She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

Seeing that Lian Chengmo was looking at her without saying anything, Banxia was just about to start "reasoning with him" when she suddenly heard him say "okay".

"Lian Chengmo, you agreed?" Banxia was a little stunned; she hadn't even started "reasoning" with him yet.

It's no wonder Banxia was surprised. Lian Chengmo had been behaving very "macho" these past few days. He would never let Qi Banxia do anything he was capable of doing himself, except with the younger ones.

Even the time spent holding Lian Chengshuang increased, until he could no longer hold her, at which point he would let Banxia hold her for a while.

Banxia thought that he would also rush to find food this time.

"Yes, you're better than me at finding food in the mountains, but the most important thing for you isn't how much food you find, but protecting yourself."

"I'll talk to Yao Lizheng tomorrow and tell him to bring a knife when you go up the mountain," Lian Chengmo explained to the little girl with a slight smile.

Even though he was reborn and had suffered a lot, it was not the kind of suffering of finding food in the soil.

They had finished their brown rice, and although they still had a lot of dried meat, they couldn't just eat dried meat; they had to find something else to eat.

Of course, Lian Chengmo had no idea that Banxia had hidden more than half a pound of rice as seeds, but that didn't stop him from supporting the little girl in going with the group to find food.

"I know, Lian Chengmo, don't worry, I'm sure I can find plenty of food. You just need to take good care of my two younger brothers. When I come back, we'll still split the food 50/50," Banxia said with a smile.

Although Yao Licun is protecting her now, it is all thanks to Lian Chengmo. Moreover, compared to Yao Lizheng, Banxia trusts Lian Chengmo, with whom she has shared life and death, more.

With him helping to look after her two younger brothers, she could finally go out to find food with peace of mind.

"Okay!" Lian Chengmo nodded slightly, not refusing the girl's kindness.

But he immediately turned around and started helping a few of the younger children review their lessons. Even on the road of fleeing famine, he couldn't neglect learning to read.

The question-and-answer session between the group further solidified Yao Lizheng's resolve.

The next morning, Lian Chengmo went to Yao Lizheng and told him that Banxia was going to go out with the main group to find food. He also emphasized that Banxia was very good at finding food in the mountains and hoped that Yao Lizheng could send someone to protect Banxia.

"Don't worry, young master, I'll make sure everyone takes care of that girl." Yao Lizheng agreed without hesitation, not at all surprised that Banxia was the one who went out to find food.

After all, it's impossible to ask Lian Chengmo, this young master, to go find food, right?

With such delicate skin, it's already quite an achievement that she can keep up with the group and not fall behind.

As for Qi Banxia, ​​the villagers of Yaoli Village witnessed the ruthlessness she displayed that day, and they had no objection to her joining the group. They simply told her to stay close to the team and not to wander off or get lost.

Soon the main force set off, with more than eighty men and more than twenty strong women divided into two groups, heading into the mountains on both sides of the road.

There is strength in numbers; even wild beasts can be scared away.

The families following behind Yao Li Village seemed to have gotten used to it. Some came over to greet Yao Lizheng and sent family members to follow the group, while others shamelessly followed behind.

Those who fled the famine later mostly continued to move forward, especially the small groups of three or five families. For them, the Yao Li Village people had already swept through the area, so they wouldn't get anything by following behind. They might as well keep moving forward and then stop to find food.

Among these people, five men seemed to be walking forward with resentment, but their eyes kept glancing towards Banxia's group on the mountain, as if they were plotting something.

Lian Chengmo noticed a few people, but didn't pay attention to their actions. Instead, he borrowed some tools from a carpenter in the group, then returned to his own territory. While watching his younger siblings write on the ground with twigs, he kept fiddling with something.

The slingshot's destructive power is still too weak...

On the other side, Banxia, ​​who followed the main group up the mountain, was like a fish entering the sea, thriving as if in its own water.

She dug up any edible wild vegetables she saw, and before long, the basket she had deliberately left empty was half full.

There are plenty of wild vegetables on the mountain, but they don't keep well, so I stopped picking half a basket of Pinellia ternata.

Banxia looked around. Including herself, there were exactly ten women in her group, all scattered around digging for various edible wild vegetables and roots.

Around the women, several men appeared to be digging for wild vegetables, but in reality, they were keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings, ready to protect the village women and run away if anything went wrong.

As for the other thirty-odd men, they went deeper into the mountains to hunt. Whatever they hunted, they would share it equally with the villagers. The wild vegetables that Banxia and the others gathered would also be shared equally.

However, Banxia was not from Yaoli Village after all, and she did not intend to share the village's prey. So she decided to try her luck on her own, as it was not a good idea to always sneakily eat dried meat.

She had just pulled out her slingshot and stepped out of the circle of men when someone called out to her.

"Little girl, don't run around, it's dangerous up here." A middle-aged man in his thirties called out to Banxia.

"Uncle, I'll just stay nearby and watch out. If anything happens, I'll shout loudly," Banxia said to the uncle with a sweet smile and a gentle tone.

"No, the village head instructed us to keep a close eye on you. You can't leave our sight." The uncle shook his head again.

"Uncle, don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. It's just that my little ones at home are starving to death. I wanted to try my luck and see if I could hunt any pheasants or rabbits."

"If anything really happens, I'll definitely run back immediately. Besides, if I look around, I can help everyone check for danger, right? Uncle, please let me go. I promise I won't go far; I'll stay in this area." Banxia explained to the uncle with good temper.

They meant well by stopping her, so she should naturally treat them kindly.

However, as Banxia spoke, she raised the slingshot in her hand and pointed to the large sword on her back.

Sure enough, the uncle seemed to remember what had happened a few days ago. Then, thinking of Banxia's two dark-skinned and thin younger brothers, he was speechless for a moment before waving his hand to let Banxia go.

"Go quickly and come back quickly, don't go too far, and shout if anything happens." Although the uncle relented, he still gave him a word of advice.

"Thank you, Uncle, I understand," Banxia said happily, then turned and ran in the direction she had chosen.

There hasn't been any rain these past few days, and there probably aren't any mushrooms or anything in the shady places. Why not run towards the sunny side? It's already the fifth month of the lunar calendar, maybe we can find some fruit there.

Although melons can be grown in Pinellia ternata, she didn't want to take the risk because there were too many people and too many eyes on the road.

Running swiftly, Banxia quickly slipped out of the group's sight and reached the woods on the other side. Seeing a high hillside in the distance, bathed in bright sunlight, Banxia immediately had a target in mind.