A massive famine! The whole family travels through time together, and with their spatial abilities,

Chapter 10: Entering the Mountains to Search for Someone, Finding the Second Uncle

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, I know you can't believe it when you first heard this news, but I would never joke about something like this with you."

Shen Yuehua looked serious, only then realizing that she hadn't introduced her daughter to her family yet.

Quickly pull Shen Shuli in front of you and introduce her to everyone.

"Father, Mother, this is my daughter. She just came back from Qingzhou. She used to live in the Lin family in Qingzhou. She was switched with Wanwan when she was a baby. I came here this time to introduce her to you."

"The information I just mentioned was brought back by her from Qingzhou, so there's absolutely no mistake about it."

Shen Yuehua recounted the story of her daughter being switched at birth to her family.

The Shen family had noticed the bruised and swollen girl that Shen Yuehua had brought, but she hadn't mentioned it, and they hadn't had a chance to ask.

Only now do they realize that their beloved granddaughter isn't actually their biological child...

"I never expected that our family would encounter something so outrageous. Fortunately, we've figured it out."

Grandma Shen then took a closer look at her granddaughter, whom she was meeting for the first time, trying to find any resemblance between her and her daughter on her swollen face, but she failed.

Shen Shuli could sense that the Shen family members looked at her with no malice, and even with pity, but no affection whatsoever.

After all, feelings don't develop from just one meeting if you haven't spent time together.

"Grandpa, Grandma, eldest uncle, eldest aunt, second aunt," Shen Shuli greeted them one by one.

Seeing that his second uncle wasn't there, he casually asked, "By the way, when did your second uncle go into the mountains? When will he be back?"

"He's been in the mountains for a day and a night, and he should be back by tonight at the latest," Auntie said with a smile.

She only prepared two days' worth of food for her husband.

The deep mountains are dangerous, and the longer you stay, the more dangerous it becomes; two days is already the limit.

Shen Shuli nodded in understanding, and was about to say something when she suddenly thought of something and her expression changed.

She then remembered that there was a brief description of her maternal grandparents' family in the original book.

Seven days later, on the very day that the fake heiress finally returned to Peach Blossom Village after overcoming countless hardships.

They happened to encounter a band of mountain bandits coming down from a nearby mountain to rob all the surrounding villages.

Peach Blossom Village and White Mountain Village were among them, along with more than a dozen nearby villages, and many people died.

However, apart from the fake heiress, the entire Su family was unharmed, thanks to the author's lucky buff.

But the Shen family wasn't so lucky.

Uncle Shen was seriously injured when he encountered a herd of wild boars while hunting in the mountains.

The Shen family lived at the end of the village. When the bandits raided the village, they had a chance to escape.

However, because his second uncle was injured and needed to be carried, he was a step slower and was caught up by bandits who killed several of his younger relatives and raped the women.

My second uncle died a tragic death.

The remaining members of the Shen family perished during their subsequent escape from famine because they lacked able-bodied men.

Shen Shuli immediately whispered in her mother's ear, "Mom, I suddenly remembered a plot in the book. My second uncle might be in danger this time when he goes hunting in the mountains. I want to go into the mountains to meet him. I don't know if I can make it in time."

The Shen family will likely flee the famine with them, and if one of the seriously injured patients is the breadwinner of the family, the Shen family will be under great pressure.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuehua's expression immediately became tense.

She held her daughter's hand tightly, not wanting her to go on the adventure alone, but she was also worried about her second brother, and she was really torn.

"Don't worry, I will put my safety first if I encounter any danger."

Shen Yuehua nodded with difficulty, then turned to her nephew and said, "Ziqian, your cousin has never seen what the mountains are like. Why don't you take her for a look around?"

Shen Ziqian is the eldest grandson of the Shen family. He is tall and has also learned some self-defense skills from Su Yunhai. He often goes hunting in the mountains with his second uncle.

He's a good guide.

Shen Ziqian glanced at Shen Shuli, somewhat reluctant, but still nodded in agreement.

"Come on, cousin, I'll take you for a walk, but there's a severe drought right now, and the mountains have been almost stripped bare by the villagers, so there's not much to see."

Shen Ziqian gave his pampered cousin a heads-up beforehand, lest she be too excited about the mountains and be disappointed.

"Okay, I understand, cousin." Shen Shuli obediently replied and followed him away.

Seeing her daughter leave, Shen Yuehua took a deep breath and said to her parents, "Father and Mother, I know you find it hard to believe right now. How about we go into town to inquire about the news after lunch? We can also buy some food while we're at it."

If it doesn't rain, grain prices will only rise day by day.

Even if they don't believe it or can't find out the news, just consider it as going to buy grain.

Old Mr. and Mrs. Shen still trusted their daughter, but this matter was too important for them to make a decision blindly.

“Alright, after lunch, you accompany your elder brother and sister-in-law to the city. I’m going to the village chief’s house now to see if I can find out any information.”

Old Shen was filled with worry, as if he were sitting on a bed of nails, unable to sit still, and wanted to do something to relieve his anxiety.

"Cousin, are you sure Second Uncle came into the mountain from this side?" Shen Shuli climbed the mountain very quickly, even leaving Shen Ziqian behind.

Shen Ziqian thought that his cousin had never seen the countryside before and was just casually strolling around the foot of the mountain.

Unexpectedly, she was going to venture deep into the mountains!

"Cousin, we're very close to the deep mountains now, it's dangerous. Let's go back quickly, be careful of wild animals," Shen Ziqian said, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings while trying to persuade her.

Shen Shuli knew her cousin was worried about her safety, and in order to get him to cooperate, she had no choice but to explain.

“Cousin, I have been taught by more than a dozen famous teachers in the Lin family. I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. You may not be my match.”

"Most importantly, there has been a severe drought recently, and water sources in the mountains must be very scarce. In order to survive, wild beasts will definitely expand their territory to find suitable places to live and will wander around randomly. I was worried that my second uncle was in danger, so I asked you to secretly bring me to the mountain."

"You don't want anything to happen to your second uncle either, do you?" Shen Shuli threw the question at Shen Ziqian, letting him make a choice.

Shen Ziqian felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this. He had never thought about this issue before, but now that his cousin had brought it up, he felt that what his cousin said made a lot of sense, and the more he thought about it, the more flustered he became.

Without thinking, he urged, "Cousin, you hurry down the mountain, I'll go look for it by myself."

Shen Shuli smiled slightly. It seemed that this cousin was quite qualified. She continued to follow the human footprints, leaving her voice behind.

"Catch up with me first."

Seeing his cousin's back view, Shen Ziqian didn't have time to think and immediately chased after her.

Shen Shuli often undertakes jungle missions in the real world, so finding a trace of a person in deep mountains of this magnitude is not difficult.

The two followed the clues and searched deep in the mountains for two hours before finally finding the location of their second uncle, Shen Yuebai.

Shen Ziqian looked at his second uncle, who was surrounded by a herd of wild boars and was temporarily hiding in a big tree in the distance, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"Oh no, Uncle's surrounded by a herd of wild boars! What do we do? What do we do?!"

Shen Ziqian looked anxiously into the distance, regretting that he hadn't brought a bow and arrow with him before leaving home. Otherwise, he wouldn't be standing here anxiously, not daring to rush forward rashly. He muttered nervously to himself.

Seeing this, Shen Shuli secretly pulled out two short knives from her boots, handed one to Shen Ziqian, and said, "Use this opportunity to do your thing."

After saying that, she rushed towards the wild boar herd like a gust of wind.

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