After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

"It seems we won't be able to leave here anytime soon. The official road was supposed to be repaired by the government, but the villagers from the nearby villages are still bringing their own people to repair it. I'm afraid we'll have to wait another three to five days for someone to come!"

After a moment's thought, Li Quanfu said this.

After all, Hu Da wasn't in the yamen anymore, and he didn't even know the head constable who was currently in the yamen.

He also heard from Hu San Niang's sister-in-law that the head constable and Hu Da were not on good terms and he specifically told Hu Da not to go to the yamen to inquire about anything recently, lest he cause trouble for no reason.

Therefore, let alone organizing the villagers to repair the road immediately, this troubled him somewhat.

Zhang He was also troubled.

She wanted to see if there were any other roads nearby.

Although she had passed by several times in the past few months, she had only been in a hurry, so she was not very familiar with the surrounding roads.

She tiptoed and peered around, trying to see if there was any way to get across, but the thought was immediately dismissed by Hu San Niang, who was also observing from behind.

"Oh dear, what should we do?"

"There's a river on the left and a steep mountain wall on the right. How are we supposed to get across?"

Zhang He looked and saw that it was indeed so.

Xu Zhuzhu, perched on her mother's back, could see even further.

However, the road was still out of sight, but the other side of the landslide was barely visible, where two women were patting their chests, their faces filled with terror.

He then pointed it out to Zhang He.

"Mother, look, there are still people over there!"

Zhang He looked in the direction Xu Zhuzhu was pointing and saw two women sitting on the ground, looking flustered.

The two men were deathly pale, clearly having just escaped death from the landslide, and it was easy to see that they were still shaken.

"It's true, it's likely that this place collapsed just as we were walking. They're incredibly lucky. I hope no one is buried in there."

Hope so!

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhuzhu also became nervous.

Xu An, who was standing next to her, also wanted to see, but unfortunately he was too short. Even when he stood on tiptoe, he couldn't reach the height of the bushes on both sides, so he couldn't see anything and therefore didn't understand why Xu Zhuzhu was sighing.

Hu San Niang, who was turning her attention to the broken tree and sighing, noticed that the mother and her two children were all looking in one direction, so she also stuck her head out and came over.

What are you all looking at?

Zhang He pointed it out again.

"Sister-in-law, look across the street."

Following the direction Zhang He pointed, Hu San Niang saw two women. However, unlike Zhang He, she seemed to recognize these two women.

However, because the distance was quite far and there were many small bushes blocking the view, Hu San Niang couldn't see very clearly, and she was a little undecided.

She then asked her husband.

"Quanfu, come and take a look. Isn't that Sister-in-law Tang who lives across from my parents' house?"

Li Quanfu was also wondering how to get back when he heard Hu Sanniang calling out, so he looked over.

With just one glance, he confirmed the identities of the two women. "It's definitely Sister-in-law Tang. And isn't the one sitting next to her his sister-in-law? She just got married before the New Year. We even went to her wedding banquet."

Although Li Quanfu wasn't very talkative, he had a better memory than Hu Sanniang.

Having received Li Quanfu's affirmative answer, Hu Sanniang did not hesitate and immediately raised her voice, calling out to the two women on the other side of the landslide.

"Sister-in-law Tang...it's me, Third Sister! Are you alright?"

Hearing the commotion, the two women looked over and, recognizing Hu San Niang, eagerly recounted what had happened on their side.

Although both of them were frightened, thankfully neither of them was injured.

Hu Sanniang also learned from the two that fortunately they had moved quickly enough that no one else was buried under the collapsed hillside, which relieved everyone.

They were all silently praying, thank goodness, thank goodness...

The two women opposite her adjusted their mindset, said goodbye to Hu San Niang, and left, leaving Xu Zhuzhu and the others behind.

However, Hu San Niang and the others soon returned to their initial doubts—

How am I supposed to get back now?

Zhang He didn't see any other roads, so she asked, "Second brother, sister-in-law, do you know if there are any other roads around here?"

Hu Sanniang had walked this road since she was a child. If Zhang He asked her how many bends there were in a certain place, or how many trees were in a certain place, Hu Sanniang would know the answer clearly.

If asked about other routes, Hu San Niang did indeed have one, but she was somewhat troubled by this other route.

"There is a mountain road, but it forks at the entrance of town and leads to my mother's house. It's probably much farther, and I don't know if I can get back before dark!"

Xu Zhuzhu roughly calculated the journey in her mind and thought about it and realized that it was indeed a bit far. If she didn't go back until dark, her father would probably worry to death.

"If you keep believing, is there really no other way, sister-in-law?"

Undeterred, Zhang He continued to question Hu San Niang.

Hu Sanniang shook her head; she couldn't think of anything.

Seeing that everyone looked gloomy, Xu Zhuzhu couldn't be happy either; she had her own troubles.

This situation could have been easily resolved by her.

With the help of the garbage station, she could teleport there with her mother and brother without any trouble, but it would be more difficult for Li Quanfu and his wife.

She couldn't just openly declare that she could teleport, could she?

It all seemed so absurd, so she could only obediently follow her mother's arrangements and look for other options.

Actually, Xu Zhuzhu really wanted to lie down obediently, but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and she always encountered these "unbelievable coincidences".

At this moment, Li Quanfu, who had been silent from the beginning, seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly laughed, putting his hands together and saying:

"...I remember there was a mountain path on this mountain, which was made by the woodcutters. I walked it once before, and it leads directly to the back mountain of our village, which is where Zhuzhu's family lives."

He paused for a moment at this point.

"But that road is not easy to travel."

There is a road, and it's faster, so we don't have to go back to town. It just requires climbing the mountain for a while.

Zhang He also understood that since it was a mountain road, there was no way it could be easy to walk on.

The snow had just melted these past two days, and there were still puddles and muddy spots on the official road from time to time. The mountain road would be even more difficult to travel if one encountered moss or other vegetation.

But what can be done about it?

Hu Sanniang was quite surprised by Li Quanfu's words, because she didn't know this road at all. "Husband, are you telling the truth? I've never heard of this road before."

"Of course it's true. Not only me, but even my father-in-law has been there. Would I lie to you?"

Seeing that his wife did not trust him, Li Quanfu gave a firm reply and even brought up his father-in-law.

Upon hearing this, Zhang He smiled and reassured Hu Sanniang, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I also believe what Brother Li said."

Hu San Niang then stopped talking and asked which way to go, "Don't go halfway and find that there's no road left."

As they talked, Li Quanfu led them toward the mountain path.

To make movement easier, Zhang He bounced Xu Zhuzhu's slightly slipping bottom, pulled a piece of cloth from the basket, and tied Xu Zhuzhu tightly to her body.

He added, "Since it's a mountain path, people must have walked it before. Let's hurry up and leave before it gets dark, otherwise the path will become even more difficult to walk after dark."

Hu Sanniang thought about it and realized that made sense. Now that they couldn't get over the landslide ahead, taking the road from her mother's house was not only far, but she also didn't know if that road was still passable.

Thinking this way, they no longer suspected anything. They each made their own preparations and had their husbands lead the way up the mountain.

As for the landslide, Li Quanfu figured that someone nearby would eventually discover it and report it to the authorities, so he stopped worrying about it.

Afterwards, led by Li Quanfu, the group embarked on that mountain road.

Seeing that the mountain path was winding and very narrow, Zhang He was somewhat relieved after walking up it, as the path was not as difficult to walk as she had imagined.

Even carrying Xu Zhuzhu on her back wasn't easy, and she also had to keep an eye on Xu An on the other end, so she was soon panting heavily.

Seeing this, Hu Sanniang felt very sorry for her, so she had Xu An hold her hand and said, "An'an, you should go with your godmother so that your mother can have an easier time."

Xu An said "Oh" and obediently took Hu San Niang's hand.