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

Shen Huaikang no longer refused and quickly instructed his children and grandchildren to help more diligently.

At this moment, the Shen family courtyard was crowded with Shen family members, numbering more than thirty, and many of the Shen family's wives and young girls had also come.

The men were responsible for slaughtering and butchering the pigs, while the women were responsible for cleaning and making cured and dried meat.

Before long, the entire courtyard was filled with the pungent smell of blood.

But no one found the smell unpleasant at all; everyone's face was filled with barely suppressed joy.

This is all meat!

They couldn't even remember the last time they had eaten meat!

Fortunately, Old Shen's family lived at the end of the village, some distance from their neighbors; otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret.

Grandma Shen was busy directing everyone to work in the yard.

Seeing that Shen Yuehua and her daughter also wanted to help, they immediately sent them back to their room to rest.

"Ah Li, I didn't ask you carefully just now, are you injured anywhere?" Shen Yuehua looked at her daughter up and down with heartache.

Shen Shuli turned around so her mother could examine her closely.

"Don't worry, Mom. My kung fu was taught to me by my dad himself. I also have a secret weapon. It'll be no problem to deal with a few wild boars."

Shen Shuli made a gun gesture with her hand to show her mother.

Shen Yuehua finally relaxed completely.

"So, Mom, did Grandpa's family agree to come with us?" Shen Shuli asked.

"Yes, they agreed. Today I took your uncle and a few others to Qingyun County. There was only one grain shop open in the town, and the line stretched for two streets. The worst part is that they won't sell grain to us country folk; they only sell to those in the city who don't own land." Shen Yuehua said worriedly.

"However, we have gathered a lot of information indirectly. Many wealthy families in the city have moved away under various pretexts, and there are many more beggars and vagrants in the city. We have learned a lot from them, and your grandfather has agreed to leave with us."

"Also, although we didn't buy any grain today, we did buy some salt and sugar, but the prices were outrageously expensive."

Shen Yuehua felt her heart bleed whenever she thought about those outrageously expensive prices.

"That's great." Shen Shuli breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It seems that my maternal grandparents' family is doing well, which means they can avoid the terrible plot points in the book.

main room.

Old Man Su told his younger brother about what his children and grandchildren had seen and heard in the county town that day.

“My eldest son went to the county town today and found that there were many more migrants there. He got a lot of information from them.”

"Many of those refugees fled from Hanshan Pass. The Northern Kingdom's vassal king has already issued conscription orders to the states closest to Hanshan Pass."

"Every family with a ten-year-old son is to be conscripted into the army. Those who refuse are forcibly arrested. They are even forced to pay 30% more grain tax than before. This is forcing us ordinary people to die!"

"There's even worse news: Hanshan Pass has been breached by the Northern Barbarians, and they'll soon be invading our Qingzhou!"

“My son-in-law is planning to take his whole family and flee to the south. I want to go with them. We’ll probably leave in two days. You should think it over carefully these next few days and decide whether you want to come with us.”

Old Man Shen's expression was solemn.

"You need to think this over carefully. Talk to your family. Even if you don't want to leave, be prepared mentally, stock up on food, and it would be best to hide in the mountains for a while."

Upon hearing this, Shen Huaikang's initial joy at having caught his prey vanished instantly. He looked at his elder brother with fear and unease, hoping he was just joking.

"Brother, is this really true? You can't be joking with an old man like me!"

After all, this means abandoning one's family and land, leaving one's hometown without a purpose to become a refugee, and no one is willing to take this step.

Shen Huai'an said with a wry smile, "Brother, how could I joke with you like this! This is a matter of life and death! Think it over carefully and make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Let me think about it..." Shen Huaikang closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, his expression dejected.

The courtyard outside was still bustling with activity.

It contrasted sharply with the deathly silence inside the house.

The men and women of the Shen family were very efficient, and they finished processing all the prey in two hours.

Before dawn, Shen Huaikang's family quietly took their share back.

The two families also pooled their money to take a cartload of meat to the city to sell, hoping to exchange it for some grain and salt.

In years of famine, even silver is not as useful as grain.

Shen Huaikang asked his children and grandchildren to go to the city to gather information.

As for the difficult-to-process internal organs and wastewater, they were all thrown into wasteland and fertile land.

After all, every household is short of water right now, and cleaning these intestines would be too wasteful of water, so no one would be willing to do it.

These offal dishes don't differentiate between wild boar and farmed pig offal; they taste pretty much the same.

Shen Shuli secretly moved them all into the space capsule and sealed them in a sealed box. She planned to process them properly and make braised pork later.

The day flies by.

The Shen Huaikang family finally made a decision.

They were preparing to flee the famine together with the Su family.

As for the other clans in the village, they are still hesitant, and some have even stated that they will not leave.

The Shen family could only offer advice to these families.

In the past two days, those who were preparing to flee the famine together have been working intensively to prepare their supplies.

The smoke from their cooking fire was almost constant.

They were preparing various types of dry food for the journey, such as steamed buns, mixed grain and wild vegetable dumplings, cured meat, and roasted meat.

Shen Shuli wasn't idle either; she secretly went into the deep mountains alone to search for a water source.

The water resources stored in the space are too few, mostly bottled mineral water and various types of bottled mineral water, and the quantity is not large.

She wanted to stockpile more ordinary river water for daily cleaning.

After searching for a long time in the mountains, we finally found a spring.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that many large prey were hiding nearby.

This is one of the few remaining water sources in the vicinity, making it a highly contested area and naturally attracting the attention of many prey.

Shen Shuli took out a silenced sniper rifle and silently took care of them all.

All prey can be stored in the space, and the spring can hold as much water as it can carry.

The main problem is that there aren't many props for holding water in the space.

She took out all the pots, pans, cups, vases, basins, and other water-holding utensils that she had stockpiled in the warehouse.

They even took out and used those valuable antique bottles and jars that they had taken from the Lin family.

It barely held five tons.

There was still half a volume of water left in the spring, but unfortunately, it couldn't all be taken away.

The wild animals in the mountains are lucky; they might be able to hold out for a little longer.

Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua had been at the Shen family's house for a whole day, helping to prepare a lot of dry food.

Everything that needed packing has been packed, and it's time to head back.

Su Yunhai and his son, who went out to buy grain, should be back by now.

Shen Yuehua bid farewell to her parents.

"Father, Mother, Ah Li and I are getting ready to go back. Yun Hai should be back soon too. We'll need to pack up when we get back. We'll meet at the crossroads early the day after tomorrow."

"Alright, daughter, leave your share of wild boar meat with me for now. I'll give it to you when we meet up, so you don't have to carry it back and forth; it's quite heavy." Old Mrs. Shen looked at her daughter with reluctance.

"Okay, Mother, don't bother seeing me off. Go back and get some rest."