Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

The next morning, seeing that the rain had lessened a bit, everyone went out and picked some more wild vegetables. They planned to have lunch early and then set off again to continue their journey.

Unexpectedly, as noon approached, the sky grew darker and darker, the clouds grew thicker and thicker, and the rain not only did not stop, but instead became heavier and heavier.

The heavy rain poured down, and the water level in front of the cave entrance began to rise higher and higher. Everyone was in a panic as the rainwater was about to flood the cave entrance.

"Old man, what are we going to do?" Yan Guihua stamped her feet anxiously.

Liu Laogen looked worried. As an old farmer, all he knew was that if the paddy fields were full of water, the dikes had to be opened to release the water.

But this hole isn't like a paddy field, and the water level outside is so high that it's impossible to prevent the water from getting in.

With a sullen face, Liu Laogen said in a muffled voice, "What can I do? I can't exactly raise the entrance."

Liu Yinzhu shrugged nonchalantly: "Mom, what are you afraid of? There are so many rocks here. If the water floods in, we can just stand on the rocks."

Hearing him say that, everyone immediately fell silent. Yes, there were still some rocks here, so the water wouldn't be that deep for a while. At worst, they could just stand on the rocks.

Zhao Lian tilted her head, biting her finger, her eyes fixed on the outside.

This mountain is a bit strange. Part of it is yellow mud. Rainwater washed the yellow mud off the mountain, and after washing, some of it was sand that settled down, which happened to be not far from the cave entrance.

Zhao Lian stared at the sand for a long time, then suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"I have an idea!"

Everyone immediately perked up.

"What method?"

Zhao Lian turned around, her bright eyes looking at everyone: "We can tie these trouser legs tight and fill them with sand to make a sandbag that we can put at the entrance of the hole to prevent rainwater from getting in."

Liu Laogen slapped his thigh excitedly: "Hey, this is a great idea!"

Zhao Lian continued, "The problem now is, who is willing to take out these pants? When the rain recedes, we can wash them and still wear them. How about this, I'll take out a pair of pants."

When it came to taking out the pants, everyone fell silent.

I didn't have many pairs of these pants to begin with, and now that I have to take them out to store sand, I still feel uneasy.

Liu Laogen rummaged through his bundle and pulled out a pair of pants: "I'll contribute a pair too."

Yan Guihua got anxious: "Old man, no, you don't have many pants to begin with."

Liu Yinzhu spoke up: "Dad, there's no need for your pants. I have my own."

Yan Guihua smiled: "Okay!"

Zheng Xiuzhen grew anxious and jabped Liu Yinzhu in the chest with her elbow, forcing a smile: "Mom~ don't listen to him, Yinzhu doesn't have any extra pants!"

Yan Guihua's smile froze on her face. This second son's wife was a good person, but she was a little scheming and always afraid of being taken advantage of.

Seeing his wife speak, Liu Yinzhu opened his mouth but didn't say anything more.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little awkward.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Sun Shangxiang quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over: "It's okay, Jinzhu has some. I'll ask Jinzhu to bring out a pair of pants."

"Yes, there are bronze pillars too."

Jiang Si's words made the atmosphere even more awkward.

Zheng Xiuzhen's face flushed red and then turned pale.

The eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law both took the initiative to let their husbands take out their pants, while she was afraid that her husband would be taken advantage of. Compared with the two of them, she seemed so petty.

If she were to change her mind at this point and ask her husband to take out his pants, she would be even more embarrassed.

Sun Shangxiang then realized Zheng Xiuzhen's embarrassment and realized that by talking to Jiang Si like that, she had clearly put Zheng Xiuzhen on the table.

It's all my fault for speaking too quickly. I was trying to help her solve the problem, but I ended up making her feel even more embarrassed.

The clever Zhao Lian immediately noticed the subtle tension between them, realizing that she would have to take the blame herself.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lian said, "How about this, Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, let's each take out a pair of pants for emergencies. Anyway, once the water recedes, we can wash the pants and still wear them."

"When we get to the market, if there are any shops, I'll buy you a couple more outfits. What do you all think?"

Zheng Xiuzhen was wondering what to say when she saw Zhao Lian speak up, so she quickly chimed in, "That works too. Anyway, these pants are still usable. We've managed to get by without changing our clothes for so long."

After saying that, Zheng Xiuzhen instantly felt less embarrassed.

As the rain outside intensified and the water level rose higher and higher, it was estimated that the water would flood the cave entrance in less than half an hour.

Without delay, Zhao Lian quickly tied a knot in her trouser leg so that Liu Jinzhu and the others could fill it with sand.

The brothers worked together to make several sandbags, which they then piled up at the entrance of the cave. Not long after they finished making the sandbags, the water began to rise.

It has to be said that these sandbags are really effective. The water level is slowly rising, but the water just won't flood in through the hole.

The heavy rain lasted for three days and three nights, and finally stopped on the morning of the fifth day.

Everyone was overjoyed to see the sun come out. They quickly emptied the sand from the sandbags, washed the trousers in the ditch, and then laid them out on the big rocks to dry.

The food they had found earlier had already been eaten, so everyone split up to go out and find something to eat.

We've been delayed here for a few days, but now that the rain has stopped, we need to get back on our way as soon as possible.

After the heavy rain, the sun was exceptionally strong, and the pants dried in less than half a day.

Zhao Lian went out to find some wild vegetables. Just as she was about to return, she suddenly discovered several plants with their white roots exposed due to the rain.

Looking at the white root, which resembled a sweet potato, Zhao Lian went up, picked up a stick and dug it out. In no time, she dug out a fist-sized, cone-shaped white root.

Zhao Di had never seen anything like it before, and immediately asked with curiosity, "Little sister, what is this? Can we eat it?"

"I can eat it, I can eat it! This stuff is delicious!" With that, Zhao Lian quickly peeled the skin off the thing and took a bite.

This is indeed jicama, sweet and juicy.

"Here, Second Sister, have a bite." Zhao Lian handed the jicama to Zhao Di.

"Mmm, it's delicious!"

When Zhao Di ate this for the first time, it was like discovering a new continent; she finished it in just a few bites.

There were still a few plants in front of her, so Zhaolian quickly started digging them up.

Zhao Di found more than ten more plants nearby. The two sisters dug up more than a dozen jicama plants in a row. These jicama plants were about the size of a fist, and some were even larger.

Zhao Lian took the sweet potato vines back with her.

Sun Shangxiang was immediately taken aback when she saw this.

Good heavens, they found this thing when they went out to look for it earlier; its leaves look remarkably similar.