Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

After dinner, Zhou Dashan was carried by his two sons to Zhang Dacheng's house.

Zhang Xixi was startled, thinking that her brother-in-law was about to die and was about to give his last words, so she quickly stepped forward and asked, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong?"

Zhou Dashan waved his hand. "It's nothing, I'm just feeling uneasy and want to talk to your dad."

Zhang Xixi thought to herself that he was, after all, a clan leader, and even when injured, he was still concerned about the country and its people. "My father is playing with the two babies under that tree over there. Let me take you there!"

The Zhou brothers, Zhou Yurong and Zhou Dashan, then followed Zhang Xixi forward.

Zhang Dacheng was also surprised to see Zhou Dashan coming over. What's wrong with this guy?

"Her brother-in-law, what's going on...?"

Zhou Dashan gestured for his two sons to put him down before saying, "Father-in-law, I'm always worried about whether the wolves will come again. What will we do now that we're in this state?"

"To be honest, I'm worried too! There are probably still dozens of wolves that retreated. I don't know when they'll come back. Wolves hold grudges very well." Zhang Dacheng sighed after saying that.

"But many of the villagers are injured. Although they are not seriously injured, they are all able-bodied men. We still have so much stuff. I'm afraid it's not good to set off now."

Hearing this, Zhang Xixi immediately said, "We've killed the wolf king, so the wolves will definitely have to choose a new leader when they get back. It'll probably be chaotic for a while. I'll have Xiao Jin keep an eye on things and let us know if anything goes wrong. Or maybe we should take a couple of days to rest."

"Alas! This is the only way!"

Seeing that the two had agreed, Zhang Xixi said goodbye and went to find Xiao Jin and his wife. She needed to give them the spiritual spring water; at this crucial moment, she still had to serve these two powerful warriors well.

Zhang Xixi bought two buckets of high-grade spiritual spring water for them. After drinking the water, Xiao Jin and Xiao Hua let out a happy roar.

"Xiao Jin, go check on those wolves from yesterday."

Little Jin nodded, "Yes, Master!"

After instructing Xiao Jin, Zhang Xixi was about to leave when Zhang Wenbo came over.

"Little sister, let's talk."

Zhang Xixi pretended to be naive, "Big brother, what do you want to talk about? I still need to go find some wild vegetables!"

Zhang Wenbo just stared blankly at Zhang Xixi without saying a word, which made Zhang Xixi feel uneasy.

"Big brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

"I'm checking if you're really still my little sister."

Zhang Xixi panicked; she was being suspected! But then she remembered that this body originally belonged to the original owner, and no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Zhang Xixi became defiant again, angrily saying, "Big brother, does this mean you don't recognize me as your sister anymore? The old saying is true, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl!"

Zhang Wenbo's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Brother, that's not what I meant. It's just that you've changed a lot lately, so..."

“Where have I changed a lot? I’ve become stronger because I ate that fruit, and you all ate it too. As for the weapons and food, it’s because I met a strange person who insisted that I find rare treasures for him, and then he gave me the corresponding reward.”

Zhang Wenbo continued, "What was that person's name? Was he male or female? What did he look like?"

“How would I know? He always appears wearing a black cloak and a mask, so I can’t see his face. Besides, I suspect he’s spying on me because he always contacts me as soon as I find something valuable.”

After hearing Zhang Xixi's explanation, Zhang Wenbo genuinely hadn't considered that Zhang Xixi might be fake; his imagination wasn't that wild. He simply wanted to understand why Zhang Xixi had changed so much recently. However, Zhang Xixi's explanation was unbelievable, yet he couldn't help but believe it. Otherwise, how could he explain Zhang Xixi's transformation and the appearance of those divine weapons?

"Little sister, aren't you afraid that person will hurt you?"

Zhang Xixi rolled her eyes. "What's so scary? It's a simple transaction between us. I give him what he needs, and he gives me what I need. Besides, I'm just an ordinary person. What value do I have that would make someone as powerful as him want to harm me?"

Zhang Wenbo said earnestly, "But you can't be too careful! That person is so capable, you never know when he might harm you."

"Brother, in this year of famine, we have nothing to eat or drink. Who cares about the future? Just make sure we don't starve or die of thirst right now. We can worry about the future later."

After listening to Zhang Xixi's rebuttal and thinking about it carefully, Zhang Wenbo actually felt there was some truth to it. These days, it really is true that you have to live one more day at a time. He smiled wryly and added:

"Little sister, you're right, but you should still be more careful in the future."

"Don't worry, I know, I'm not stupid, am I?" Zhang Xixi solemnly replied.

"Also, little sister, when you take those things out, you'd better come up with a reason that's easy for people to believe. After all, the villagers aren't stupid," Zhang Wenbo reminded her after thinking for a moment.

Zhang Xixi frowned. Things that require a lot of brainpower are really difficult!

I really want to take my family and find a place to settle down and live a peaceful life!

Seeing Zhang Xixi's worried expression, Zhang Wenbo reminded her, "Actually, Tianmu Mountain is quite mysterious, with many legends. It is said that immortals may even live deep within Tianmu Mountain."

Zhang Xixi nodded. Tianmu Mountain was indeed very mysterious. The fruit that the monkey gave her last time was very magical. Suddenly, Zhang Xixi had a flash of inspiration. Why not make up a strange master who lived deep in Tianmu Mountain?

"I've thought of a solution, thank you, big brother!" Zhang Xixi said happily.

Seeing that Zhang Xixi understood his meaning, Zhang Wenbo didn't say anything more and took his leave.

Zhang Xixi figured Zhang Wenbo probably didn't really believe her story, so she decided to let them witness her making a deal. She acted on her idea immediately.

Fortunately, the Dendrobium officinale she found last time was still there. Zhang Xixi bought a paper doll wearing a black cloak and a mask from the system. Although it was a bit expensive, it could turn into a living person for 15 minutes as soon as it landed. She threw the paper doll on the ground and told it what to say.

Zhang Xixi pretended to be very happy, and ran back with the Dendrobium officinale.

"Mother, I have found a precious herb."

Many people in the encampment heard the news and came curiously towards the Zhang family's location.

Looking at the weeds in Zhang Xixi's hand, Chen asked, "Girl, are you confused? These are just a few weeds."

"Mother, this is a precious Chinese medicinal herb called Dendrobium officinale, which is also known as the 'resurrection herb' in folk medicine."

"Where is the Resurrection Grass?! Where is it?!" Wang Gensheng also rushed over after hearing the news.

Wang Gensheng examined the Dendrobium officinale carefully and exclaimed excitedly, "This really is the resurrection herb, no doubt about it, exactly as described in the ancient books."

"Uncle Wang, is this resurrection herb very valuable?"

"Of course it's valuable; this one is worth 500 taels of silver."

The villagers looked at Zhang Xixi with envy, "Third Aunt has really struck it rich this time!"

"This is incredibly valuable!"

"The Zhang family really got incredibly lucky!"

Wang Gensheng stared intently at Zhang Xixi: "Yuhao's wife, where did you find her?!"

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Zhang Xixi calmly pointed in a direction, "I saw it on that big tree over there. It looked a lot like the one in Da Bao's dad's book, so I pulled it up."

Upon hearing this, the villagers flocked to the place Zhang Xixi pointed out, very excited!