In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

Not counting the chestnuts that fell to the ground, there were plenty of chestnuts still growing on the trees, so this was a complete profit.

The chestnuts that had fallen to the ground were spoiled, and Su Li didn't know how the ones on the tree were doing, so she asked Mo Bei to pick some to check, otherwise it would be a waste of her excitement.

Mo Bei was reminded and jumped up the tree without saying a word, carefully picking some.

The chestnuts were covered in thorns, making them difficult to carry down the tree. Mo Bei said to Su Li, "Madam, I'll throw this down. Please move aside so you don't get hit."

Looking at the sharp thorns covering the chestnut, Su Li silently took a few steps back, and only said after making sure she was far enough away, "You can throw it down now. When you throw it down, try to throw it onto the grass. Also, there's a white thing hanging on the tree nearby. Pick it down too."

Upon hearing this, Mo Bei glanced at the white thing in Su Li's mouth, nodded in agreement, and casually took it off and threw it down.

When Mo Bei had picked enough chestnuts and was about to climb down from the tree, Su Li stepped forward. However, her first action was not to check the chestnuts covered in thorns, but to carefully pick up the "white thing" that Mo Bei had thrown on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, it turns out that this thing is the spiky outer shell of a chestnut, except that it is wrapped in a white substance, which is cotton!

Su Li was overjoyed to realize that the spiky shell of the chestnut was actually made of cotton.

Looking at the still clean and white cotton, Su Li was certain of one thing: cotton was growing nearby, and it was ripe.

Realizing this possibility, Su Li became excited and quickly said to Mo Bei, who had just climbed down from the tree, "We might have a third surprise."

Hearing this, Mo Bei perked up and walked closer to ask, "Where is the third surprise, and what is it?"

Upon hearing this, Su Li plucked some cotton from the chestnut thorns and handed it to Mo Bei, saying, "Look, this is it."

Mo Bei looked closely and realized it was cotton. His mind worked quickly, and he said, "Madam, do you mean there is cotton growing around here?"

Su Li nodded and said, "That's possible, so we need to go and look for it now. If cotton really grows there, that would be great."

Mo Bei thought so too. It would get colder and colder, and there were many people in the team but few warm clothes. If they could find cotton, they wouldn't have to worry about the arrival of winter.

"Then let's go look for her now, Madam. Which direction do you suggest?" Mo Bei was already amazed by Su Li's good luck, and he asked for her opinion without hesitation.

Su Li naturally had her own judgment. She determined the direction of the cotton based on the changes in wind direction, and after observing for a while, she said, "Let's go southeast. I guess the cotton is in that direction, and it's not far from here."

Mo Bei nodded, naturally trusting Su Li's judgment.

"Make a note of this location, and organize people to harvest it tomorrow. With these chestnuts, our food reserves will be more abundant, allowing us to last a little longer," Su Li reminded her.

Mo Bei nodded to indicate that he understood, and after marking the spot, he followed Su Li in a southeast direction.

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Meanwhile, Zhao Zexuan led his men back to the camp. As soon as he put his things down, he beckoned a soldier and asked, "Have Mo Bei and his wife returned?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier shook his head and said, "I haven't seen General Mo Bei return, and I haven't seen Madam in the camp today either."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan glanced at the sky outside, frowned, and without saying a word, ordered a few soldiers to go outside to search for the person.

The two people Zhao Zexuan was worried about did not encounter any accidents at this time, but instead made an unexpected discovery.

Looking at the several large boxes that had been dug out, Mo Bei felt like he had been dreaming all day. How could his luck be so good?

Unaware of Mo Bei's reaction, Su Li was engrossed in examining the gold and silver jewelry in the box, saying cheerfully, "The person who hid these things was in such a hurry that they didn't even dig deeper. The mud was washed away by the flood, which revealed the jewelry inside. This is quite a bargain for us."

Coming back to his senses from marveling at his incredible luck today, Mo Bei said with some excitement, "These things are now ours."

Su Li nodded and then said, "Now that we've found the cotton and luckily acquired a few boxes of gold and silver, we've achieved our goal for today. We should head back now."

Reminded, Mo Bei looked up at the sky and said nervously, "We have to go back as soon as possible. It's too late. The general and the others have probably already returned to the camp."

Su Li also noticed the sky around her, and nodded, saying, "We should hurry back, but what should we do with these boxes? We need to find a place to hide them."

Upon hearing this, Mo Bei looked around at the scenery and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. This place is all cotton. Although it provides some shelter, it's hard to guarantee that no one will come."

"Then bury it back?" Su Li asked uncertainly.

Upon hearing this, Mo Bei's lips twitched, and then he nodded and said, "It seems that this is the only way."

"Let's hurry up and get going, or it will really get dark soon," Su Li urged.

Mo Bei was also worried about what might happen on the mountain after dark. He was fine on his own, but the important thing was that there was a pregnant general's wife with him.

Huffing and puffing, the two finally put the boxes they had dug out back in, and even filled them with some soil. Only after making sure there were no visible marks on the outside did they leave with peace of mind.

They needed to speed up their return trip, or they would really get lost. Mo Bei led the way, and Su Li followed behind, neither of them uttering a sound.

After walking about halfway back, it was already dark. Mo Bei no longer hoped to get back to the camp quickly; he just hoped that nothing unexpected would happen.

Worried that it was dark and he wouldn't be able to see the road, Mo Bei didn't walk fast. He stayed close to Su Li, afraid that she would fall. The two continued to walk back, but when they reached a fork in the road, Mo Bei heard several footsteps ahead and quickly pulled Su Li to the side.

"Madam, someone's here," Mo Bei said softly.

Upon hearing this, Su Li immediately became alert and quietly hid to the side, observing the surrounding movements.

It was dark, and the road was not visible. Normally, people going up the mountain would bring a torch for light, but these people did not. They moved with extra caution and spoke with wariness.

Su Li couldn't hear very clearly, but she could still catch a few words carried by the breeze: people were talking about food and location.

Su Li could hear those words, and so could Mo Bei, so Su Li asked, "Should we follow them?"