Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

Zhang Xixi immediately looked to Zhang Wenbo for help, "Big brother, I need you to do this!"

Zhang Wenbo pondered for a moment, "Mother, my sister has already spoken, so she can't go back on her word. But we can find another way. If anyone wants to exchange something, they have to sign a contract with my sister beforehand, and have Clan Chief Zhou and the elders witness it. They can promise not to cause trouble for my sister in the future."

"That's a good idea, big brother, I'll leave this contract to you!" Zhang Xixi looked at him approvingly.

Knowing that what's done is done, Chen reluctantly agreed to the idea. Zhang Xixi, wanting to see things through to the end, also took out the herbal classic and handed it to Zhang Wenbo.

“Brother, these are some precious medicinal herbs. You can make a few copies for the village.”

Zhang Wenbo took the book, flipped through it, and the further he went, the more miraculous the herbs recorded inside became, so miraculous that he questioned his own existence. He thought to himself, "Could this book also have been given to me by that little sister's master? What an extraordinary person!" Although he hadn't seen the herbs in the earlier parts, he had heard of them, so he would just copy the beginning and not waste paper and ink on the later ones.

"Little sister, we still need to discuss this matter with Clan Chief Zhou and the others."

Zhang Xixi nodded, "We should talk to the clan leader about it."

"Mother, take a bag of rice back with you, and take some of this sugar too!" Chen didn't stand on ceremony, but decided in her heart to cook more food for her daughter and the others during this period, and these would be their food rations.

After putting their things away, Zhang Xixi and Zhang Wenbo went to discuss the matter with Zhou Dashan and the others. When they arrived at the big tree, all the clan elders were already there. They had arrived quite quickly!

Zhang Wenbo didn't stand on ceremony and told everyone what he and Zhang Xixi had discussed beforehand, while Chief Zhou and the others were deep in thought.

Zhang Xixi added, "Although I provided a catalog of medicinal herbs, it was only to ensure that the villagers wouldn't miss them if they came across them. I don't approve of searching for them deep in the mountains, and don't expect me to take you there either. I'm not going to take any risks."

Clan Chief Zhou and the other clan elders expressed their understanding of Zhang Xixi's actions. They would definitely have done the same in her place. After all, everyone has their own ulterior motives, and if something goes wrong and she gets blamed, it would cause trouble for her family.

They had indeed considered taking everyone to find the medicine, but it was a bit awkward to say it out loud because Zhang Xixi was a woman. Little did they expect that Zhang Xixi had already clearly refused.

Seeing the elders' somewhat unnatural expressions upon hearing this, Zhang Xixi thought to herself, "Luckily, I spoke up beforehand. Otherwise, things would have been really difficult. It would have been dangerous for so many people to go together, and it would have affected my mission. It would have been better for me to go alone."

After thinking for a moment, Chief Zhou said, "Actually, we don't lack food now, so there's no need for everyone to risk going into the deep mountains and forests. If we're lucky enough to find something, we can exchange it for some good stuff. If we don't find anything, we won't starve. There's no need to take the risk."

The others thought about it and agreed. Although the food was not good, they wouldn't starve to death. Why risk their lives for such a small amount of food?

Zhang Dacheng also reminded them, "The young people in the village won't think that way, especially after the fierce battle with the wolves. They've become bolder. Chief Zhou, I think we should gather everyone together and talk to them, so that if someone loses their life, they won't blame it on my daughter."

"Alright! I'll have Ping'er go and inform everyone to come here and say hello." To be honest, Zhou Dashan was also really afraid that someone might lose their life for greed, and he still hoped to get everyone out safely.

Seeing that everyone was about to have a meeting, Zhang Xixi figured it wouldn't matter if she wasn't there, so she made an excuse that she needed to go find Xiao Jin to find out about the wolf pack and then left.

When Zhang Xixi arrived at this side of the cliff, Xiao Jin and his wife had already returned.

"Xiao Jin, how are you? Nod if you're in danger, shake your head if you're not!"

Seeing that Xiao Jin shook his head, Zhang Xixi felt relieved. She was really afraid that those cunning wolves would catch them off guard.

"Xiao Jin, have your wife stay here and protect everyone. We're going out for a stroll."

Zhang Xixi rode on the white tiger and left. Although her stomach still hurt a little, she thought it would help to find something to do to distract herself.

"System, activate the scanning function!"

"Host, you didn't bring your weapon. Aren't you afraid of encountering a situation like last time?"

Zhang Xixi retorted, "Why not? I'm not going to steal their treasures this time. I'm just touching them. One shouldn't be too greedy!"

System: I didn't believe your nonsense!

Zhang Xixi first had Xiao Jin lead her to the wolf pack's den. Unexpectedly, the wolf pack's den was quite far away. However, apart from some small animals, there were no large wild beasts along the way, so it seemed that this forest belonged to the wolf pack.

"System, have you detected any treasures?"

"Yes, there is a Ganoderma lucidum on that big tree in front of you."

Zhang Xixi looked up and glanced at the Ganoderma lucidum. It was about ten meters up in the tree. There were no branches at the bottom of the tree, and it was so high. I don't know any light-body skills, how could I climb up there?

"Xiao Jin, can you climb up there?"

Little Jin shook its big head. "Master, I can't climb trees!"

Zhang Xixi was not discouraged and continued to think of solutions. "System, are there any manuals on lightness skills in the shop?"

"No, and even if you could, you wouldn't be able to learn it right away!"

Zhang Xixi rolled her eyes. "System, didn't you say you could have whatever you wanted? There's not even a martial arts manual. I was thinking of leaving a mark here so I could come back and take it down after I learned it."

Without making a sound, the system directly displayed the store page in front of Zhang Xixi, which contained various sword and spear techniques.

"Since we have all of these, why can't we have light-footed kung fu!"

The system didn't want to explain; it simply said there was nothing.

After waiting for a while without any response from the system, Zhang Xixi kicked the tree a few times in frustration. Luckily, she was wearing protective shoes, otherwise her foot would have been injured. The tree twitched slightly from the kicks.

After venting her frustrations, Zhang Xixi came to a conclusion. This Ganoderma lucidum didn't look very good, so she decided to leave it for someone destined to have it. Zhang Xixi mounted the tiger and continued on her journey. Not long after...

"Ding! Rare treasure detected. Host, would you like to sign in?"

"System, it's not going to be on a tree that's beyond my reach again, is it?" Zhang Xixi stared intently at the electronic screen in front of her, which only she could see, and said sarcastically.

"Of course not, it's right under your feet! Friendly reminder: Host, you need to control your temper, people who get angry often age faster!"

Damn it, you dog system! Who doesn't say I have a good temper?!

Zhang Xixi told herself, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Don't bother with this damn system. Let's find the treasure first." Zhang Xixi squatted down and looked at the mushrooms on the ground. She picked one and examined it closely. It was a monkey head mushroom, and there were many of them. Her mood, which had been depressed by the system, instantly improved.

Zhang Xixi happily said "Sign in" and picked up all the monkey head mushrooms on the ground.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have gained 10,000 luck points!"

Finally, I have money! But these monkey head mushrooms are a bit low-value; it takes more than twenty of them to get this much luck.

Sigh! Getting rich quick is a bit difficult these days!