A peasant girl with a special ability uses herself and two wolves to escape famine!

"It's better for someone to take it than for it to be dried up by the sun. Everyone knows that we're not at the point where we have to fight to the death for a sip of water. What we lack most right now is food."

When the river dries up and only the wells have water, water will definitely be rationed. If there's no water in the wells, everyone will probably have to flee the famine.

The thought of fleeing famine sent a chill down the spine of the old bachelor. Fleeing famine meant certain death for nine out of ten, with the last one barely clinging to life.

Without food or water, famine is not so easy to escape. He wouldn't choose to flee unless absolutely necessary. Looking at the mountains behind him, the old bachelor seemed lost in thought.

During the day, the two slept as much as possible to recharge. After dark, each carried two buckets and headed towards the river. The Xia family's daughter had always been considered lowly and worthless, and Xia Fuxi often did housework at home, so carrying two buckets of water didn't feel heavy to her.

It was so hot; sweat was constantly streaming down her face under the mask. If it were before, seeing her like this would have prompted some teasing, asking if she was too ashamed to be seen in public or something.

Now, everyone's minding their own business and nobody wants to talk to anyone else.

After three round trips, Xia Fuxi was already feeling the strain. His body, weakened by long-term malnutrition, had limited strength.

"Let me catch my breath and rest for a while. I'll go fetch water from there later."

Seeing her pale face, the old bachelor knew she had done her best.

"You rest a bit more, I'll go pick a few more trips." And you know what, this man really is naturally strong. I don't understand why someone like him would live the way he used to.

After Xia Fuxi brought him back from fetching water again, he gave him a large bowl of cool boiled water, and the two continued fetching water together. The night was deep and quiet; apart from the occasional person going to the river to fetch water, the village was eerily quiet.

There are fewer people.

"You think everyone is as capable as your man? They're all spineless cowards. They give up after a few tries. They're not as capable as you, a woman."

Under the mask, Xia Fuxi grinned as he was praised.

In one night, the old bachelor carried 40 buckets of water in 20 trips, while Xia Fuxi carried 12 trips, truly no less capable than an adult man.

In the end, only the two of them were carrying water in the village.

As dawn broke, they fell asleep immediately, too exhausted to even wipe themselves.

This job is absolutely inhuman; it's going to kill them!

After searching for ten days, they saw clean and clear river water in the well. It wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small amount either, and the two of them were overjoyed.

"The water level is getting lower and lower," Xia Fuxi said to the man as they walked, the rate at which the water level was dropping alarming.

"Yes, we need to hurry, there won't be many more days to store water."

"But we don't have enough food either," Xia Fuxi said worriedly.

"When the river is almost dry, let's go up the mountain," the old bachelor said, outlining his plan.

"Why are you going up the mountain? There are wild animals."

“Yes, we’ll take it as our food. Let’s go up and see if there’s a water source or a cave. Also, let’s see if there are any wild herbs or vegetables, and we can dig some up to eat later. If there’s a river, we can hide in the mountains and live there when things get chaotic in the village.”

"Then why are we stockpiling water?" Xia Fuxi was a little angry. Heaven knows how tired she has been lately; her shoulders are chafed raw in several places.

"Just in case, if the mountain dries up too, that water will be our lifeline."

Xia Fuxi: ...

Why is this person so cunning?

This was the first time in all his years as a bachelor that he had seen the water level drop so quickly. Not only the river water, but the well water was also decreasing. He had a bad feeling. For several days in a row, the entire village was desperately trying to store water.

Only in the Xia family, the old are old and the young are lazy; apart from the eldest son, Xia, none of them are willing to do anything.

He was so hungry that his vision was blurry, and his legs were so weak that he struggled to carry half a bucket of water. Sweat soaked his clothes, and large drops of sweat dripped from his face onto his chest.

He gritted his teeth, trying to keep himself from collapsing. Otherwise, all that walking would have been for nothing.

In the hazy light, he seemed to see Fuxi's figure.

Is he leaving? Fuxi must be gone, right?

Xia Laoda staggered along, shook his head, and tried his best to catch up with the figure in front of him.

The closer you get to Fuxi, the more he resembles his daughter's back.

Xia Fuxi put down his water buckets, intending to rest for a while. The head of the household said that after fetching water tonight, they would go up the mountain tomorrow.

Xia Laoda also put down his carrying pole, grabbed the person in front of him, and ripped off her mask.

"Fuxi?"

He rubbed his eyes, opened them, and there really was his daughter.

"What are you doing here, you brat? Why aren't you home?"

He looked at his daughter in front of him, feeling a mix of emotions, unsure whether to scold or beat her, or to feel joy.

Finding her meant the family finally had another breadwinner, and he was truly exhausted. But because she ran away, he even sold his wife, and he was filled with resentment!

Xia Fuxi was so frightened that she stood there stunned, staring at her father, who was glaring at her menacingly, and it took her a long time to recover.

"Where the hell have you been hiding? Tell me!" Boss Xia grabbed her hair.

The pain finally brought her to her senses. She inwardly groaned, "Why am I so unlucky to run into my father at this time?" She shoved him forcefully, knocking the already weakened Xia Laoda to the ground. She frantically picked up the carrying pole and ran forward in a panic.

"Stop, you little slut, stop right there!" Boss Xia sat on the ground, his buttocks aching terribly, and he was starving and panicked. He couldn't get up for a long time.

"Xia Fuxi, stop right there!" he roared weakly.

Only an idiot would stop. Xia Fuxi quickened his pace. It was dark, and he soon disappeared into the night. Even Xia Laoda's back was nowhere to be seen.

"grass!"

Xia Laoda, having finally managed to get up, planned to search house to house after dawn. He was certain the little bitch was hiding in the village. Damn it, if he found out who had taken her in, he'd make them pay.

As I approached my home, I saw the old bachelor about to go fetch water again.

"Husband!" The bachelor was startled by her sudden shout.

"What's wrong?"

"I just ran into my dad! He recognized me." Luckily, there was no one on the road earlier, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to escape.

"What should I do?" Xia Fuxi was terrified. She even wanted to pack her bags and flee overnight.

"Don't be afraid, come on, let's go inside and pack our things."

Xia Fuxi's eyes lit up; she hadn't expected the man to be on the same page as her.

Where do we run to?

"Why run away? Let's go up the mountain now and find something to eat."

He had already planned to go up the mountain and had stocked up on plenty of water, fearing that if he went any later, there wouldn't even be any leaves left on the mountain.

Xia Fuxi was already completely lost and would do whatever the man said, as long as he didn't stay there.

The two took all the grain from the house; the Xia family certainly wouldn't take anything else. As for the dry well, he was confident no one would find it. He had dug several loads of soil to cover it up, making it look no different from an ordinary road.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Let's go!"

Xia Fuxi followed closely behind him, step by step. At this moment, she felt at peace. Thank goodness, and thank you again to the past self who had run away to find her!