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

Xia Fuxi delivered the fish and returned to the small valley. She hadn't cleaned her own fish yet, but her husband said he wanted to have grilled fish for dinner.

Because they don't have staple food and they do physical labor, they can't eat until they're completely full at each meal, only about half full.

Liu Dazhuang has a good appetite. He can only eat until he's about 50% full. He needs to eat at least ten fish and finish two bowls of vegetable soup to barely feel satisfied.

What they lack most right now is salt.

Old Liu always says that his mouth is bland, and he even wants to lick the sweat off his body.

But where can we get salt?

My mind was racing, but my hands never stopped killing the fish. No matter what, it's better than eating grass roots every day; I should be content.

Didn't you see her mother wolfing down her food? She didn't seem to mind the blandness at all.

"Honey, dinner's ready!"

After grilling the fish and cooking the vegetable soup, I called out loudly to the man wiping his sweat by the pond.

"coming!"

"Fuxi, I and the villagers may have to go out in a few days."

"What are you doing?" Xia Fuxi asked nervously.

She's terrified of this man leaving her; she feels insecure.

"Old Xia said he heard that seawater is salty, and it's not good that we haven't had any salt. We're not far from the sea, so we plan to go and see for ourselves. If it is salty, we'll bring some back. The elders say that not eating salt can cause you to lose your teeth."

Xia Fuxi: ...

Is that even possible?

Her grandma is very stingy when cooking, not allowing anyone to add too much salt, yet the whole family hasn't lost any teeth. It's just that her grandparents have great teeth!

Where is the sea?

“Xia Laoliu said it would only take three or four days to walk there, and that’s why we decided to make the trip. He used to work at the docks in Fucheng, where there was often seafood. He’s also been to the seaside and knows the way,” Liu Dazhuang said truthfully.

Xia Ning, who had searched for the sea for most of the Great Xia Dynasty, would probably cry himself to death in the latrine if he heard what the old bachelor was saying.

Why did she run so far?!

I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd, but there he was, in the dim light.

"How many days will you be gone?" That was her biggest concern.

"I don't know, it depends on how the seawater is brought back. Don't worry, there are many of us going, so it's safe!"

"I worry about you."

The old bachelor felt extremely comfortable, but said aloud, "What are you worried about? I'll be back in a few days and bring you seafood!"

I've already spoken to my aunts. Since you're easily scared, if you're afraid at night, you can stay with them for a few days.

"Ah."

Her husband treats her so well; he thinks of everything for her.

Perhaps because the man was leaving, Xia Fuxi held him tightly that night, refusing to let go...

The next day.

The stronger ones followed the old bachelor to find saltwater, while the rest stayed behind to continue building houses, making beds, tables, and chairs—there was just too much to do.

Xia Fuxi also went to live with the old women there.

She was all alone in the valley, in complete darkness, and she was truly timid.

Liu Dazhuang patted her little head: "Be a good girl and wait for me to come back!"

The others turned away, as if they were dead. Those two were truly unbearable to look at!

The old bachelor didn't delay any longer. He led a group of old men, carrying their luggage, and set off to find salt.

They brought enough fresh water for twenty days, as well as dried fish, dried wild vegetables, and other necessities. Everyone gave them their latest food supplies. All watched them depart.

Now, life is getting better and better. If they can find salt, they feel they can live in these deep mountains until the end of time.

The group traveled for nearly five days before finally arriving at the sea that Xia Laoliu had mentioned.

"Mother, is this the sea? It's so vast, you can't see the end of it!"

"Yes, so much water, Lao Liu, why didn't you say so before? With so much water, would the villagers still need to flee the famine?"

They hadn't said a word since their children left, but they were heartbroken. The journey to their new home was arduous, and it was impossible for everyone to arrive safely and safely.

Besides, they don't know where they'll end up. In this lifetime, whether they live or die, seeing each other again is practically a dream!

They saw the water. They were really angry. How could you know there was water and keep it a secret? Wasn't that just plain stupid?

"This water is undrinkable; it's salty, and the more you drink it, the thirstier you'll become—it can kill you. If you don't believe me, go and try it."

Xia Laoliu explained anxiously.

"They really can't drink it." Liu Dazhuang, who went out partying every day, had heard about it. "Think about it, if they could drink it, would the government be stupid? Would they run away? Would the local people run away?"

Yes, they didn't see a single house along the way, including the villagers near the sea; they had all run away.

"How are we going to take this water back with us?"

"No rush, let's take a look first. I heard there's a lot of food by the sea, and the fish are quite big. Let's find some and bring them back for everyone to try."

This is good!

"You're a smart kid, no wonder you insisted on bringing a fishing net and a burlap sack!"

Liu Dazhuang was smug. Hehe, what would these guys do without him!

"Let's take a walk around and see what's around here. Show anything we find to Xia Laoliu before we eat it, okay? I heard a lot of things here are poisonous!"

It's poisonous! A bunch of old men were terrified!

Xia Laoliu was just a laborer with limited experience. All he knew were shrimp, crabs, and fish.

Needless to say, Liu Dazhuang had never seen anything; all his knowledge came from hearsay.

Fish are definitely edible.

"Sixth Brother, this water is really salty, it contains salt."

"Absolutely! We'll use this water to make soup for lunch; it'll definitely taste better."

The others nodded in agreement. If only they could bring a lot of this water back to the mountains.

Unfortunately, the journey is long, and they can't take many with them.

How can I bring more saltwater home?

I am worried to death.

"Sixth Brother, can we eat this reptile?"

Xia Laoliu took one look and saw that they were shrimp. He had heard that they had little meat and hard shells, so no one liked them and they were sold very cheaply. They didn't mind, though; even a little meat was still meat. "They're edible!"

"Come on!"

"Old Xia, what about this one?"

"can!"

"what about this?"

Someone was holding up a huge giant clam shell. He thought it was a stone, but the thing opened and closed and moved.

"Are you stupid? It's so big and still alive, which means the villagers don't eat it. Do you think it's edible?"

"That's true, hehe!"

Disgusted, they threw away the snails, and from now on, they wouldn't want any of these stones, big or small.

can not eat!

In half a day, they figured out what they could and couldn't eat.

What they found most amazing was that the sea rises and falls.

When the water recedes, it goes back quite a distance. If you look carefully in the places where there used to be water, you can find a lot of crabs and shrimp.

They cooked these things again, and the taste was absolutely delicious.

Living by the sea is such a blessing! It's a pity there's no water; the salt water makes you thirstier the more you drink!

"We've come all this way, so let's stay a few more days, catch some more fish, and take them back to nourish everyone!"