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

After eating several jicama, which tasted better and better, Sun Shangxiang led everyone to go find them.

Unexpectedly, the plant that Sun Shangxiang saw was indeed jicama, and everyone was extremely excited and began searching everywhere.

Soon, excited voices filled the air.

I have a few here~

"I have some too!"

After a thorough search, they discovered a large patch of plants on the neighboring hillside, some of which had even produced seeds.

The clusters of bean pods hanging on the vines were particularly noticeable.

Sun Shangxiang thought to herself, since the roots and stems at the bottom are edible, then the beans must be edible too, so she quickly picked the bean pods.

Zhao Lian happened to see this and quickly reminded everyone, "Auntie, these seeds are poisonous and cannot be eaten. Everyone must remember this."

"What? No way? How could these seeds be poisonous?" Nobody believed it.

Zhao Lian said solemnly, "Anyway, you can't go wrong by listening to me. But remember, you absolutely cannot try it."

Seeing how seriously Zhao Lian spoke, although everyone had doubts, they still dared not disbelieve her.

The sun was particularly intense after the heavy rain, and the air was hot and humid. Before long, everyone was covered in sweat.

According to a rough estimate, they dug up more than 100 sweet potatoes, which weighed about 100 kilograms.

With this food, everyone felt much more at ease.

Having lingered here for so long, no one wanted to stay a minute longer. After packing some things, everyone was eager to get going.

Now that the water problem is finally solved, Zhao Lian discovers that the situation is worse than before there was no water.

Because the heavy rain had lasted for several days and nights, many animals that were not usually seen drowned. After the rain, the carcasses of those animals were washed out.

As we walked along, we found the landscape devastated, with trees lying haphazardly on the ground and mud everywhere.

Along the way, we found many animal carcasses, including rats, rabbits, and even worms. The largest one was even a wild boar.

These animals, having drowned, were exposed to the scorching sun for several days, causing their bodies to rot and emit a foul stench, a truly horrifying sight.

Unexpectedly, something even more terrible was yet to come. This torrential rain not only drowned many animals, but also many people.

Along the way, they could smell a foul odor from time to time, but no one paid it any mind. One noon, Jiang Si almost tripped over something. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was two legs.

A person was lying face up on the roadside, his whole body swollen, his corpse had begun to decompose and was infested with maggots, and his facial features were unrecognizable.

Jiang Si was immediately terrified and screamed loudly.

"ah!!!"

"What's wrong, honey?"

Seeing Jiang Si's terrified expression, Liu Tongzhu was also frightened.

Jiang Si pointed tremblingly at the pair of human legs: "Bronze Pillar, there's a dead man over there."

Everyone looked in the direction she pointed and saw that there was indeed a dead person lying by the grass.

The dead body was a woman, her entire body was soaked and turned white, and many maggots were crawling out of her dark eye sockets. Some of her body tissues had been eaten away, making it look extremely gruesome.

Everyone quickly sped up and passed by, but before they had gone far, they discovered another child's body.

The child looked to be about five or six years old, but he had been soaked to twice his size. He was face down, so it was impossible to tell whether he was male or female, but judging from his clothing, he was probably a boy.

Zheng Xiuzhen didn't dare let the children see, so she quickly covered Liu Yan's face and pulled them away.

Zhao Lian's face was grave; such a condition could easily trigger malaria.

Because after the heavy rain, the air is humid and hot, and there are also mosquitoes breeding and many animal carcasses, making the water quality easily polluted.

People who drink contaminated water are more likely to get sick.

If an epidemic were to break out, it would be contagious, spreading from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, with unimaginable consequences.

Zhao Lian instructed everyone: "Listen up, everyone. From now on, we must boil all the water we drink, and the water we fetch must be clean. Otherwise, drinking unclean water can easily make us sick, and it could even be fatal."

Everyone knows that Zhao Lian wasn't just bluffing; they'd seen many people die along the way.

Two more days passed, and the number of dead people on the road increased. People could see people dying from time to time, and everyone was on edge.

These past few days, Zhao Lian and the others have avoided crowded places and contact with others when they rest at night, just to avoid catching the virus.

Along the way, everyone was on tenterhooks and dared not relax for a moment. Just as they arrived at the gates of Suizhou, they were told that no one who had fled famine was allowed to enter the city. Only locals could enter but not leave, and the entire city would be closed after dark that night.

The city of Suizhou was heavily guarded by soldiers, many of whom stood outside the city gates with knives in hand, exuding a murderous aura.

Many notices were posted outside the city gate, and a large number of people gathered there to watch.

Seeing a large crowd gathered in the distance, Zhao Lian quickly told Yan Guihua and the others to wait outside while she went to investigate, intending to scout the area first.

Because there were too many people in front of her, Zhao Lian covered her mouth and nose with a cotton cloth for safety reasons.

Before she even got close, Zhao Lian saw several people whispering to each other.

"What should we do? I heard there's a plague in Suizhou City. They won't let us in, and they won't let anyone out either."

"What! There's a plague in Suizhou City?"

Zhao Lian was completely dumbfounded.

She thought that preventing outsiders from entering was to protect the people inside the city, but she never expected it was to protect the people outside.

Looking at the notice posted in front, Zhao Lian squeezed through.

The area in front of the notice was packed with people. Zhao Lian finally managed to squeeze to the front after much effort. Once she saw what was written on the notice, she realized that what the person had said earlier was true.

The notice stated that a plague was breaking out in Suizhou City, and people from other places were not allowed to enter. Currently, only local residents of Suizhou City were permitted to enter.

Just then, a man in front of the city gate suddenly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Sir, please, please let me in! My wife and children are still inside the city!"

My son got sick, and this morning, my wife took him to the city for medical treatment. Unexpectedly, once they went in, they couldn't get out.

The official said sternly, "No! You are from out of town, and according to regulations, you are not allowed to enter the city for the time being."

They had no choice; they had just received a notice from above saying that outsiders were not allowed to enter or leave the city, only locals were allowed to enter, but only before dark tonight.

After dark, no one is allowed to enter or leave the city, because there is indeed a plague outbreak in the city, and dozens of people died yesterday alone.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Suddenly, a commotion broke out inside the city gate, and several carriages stopped in front of the gate.

The carriage was being pulled by soldiers, and it seemed to be carrying something. From a distance, Zhao Lian recognized that what was being carried was not something, but a dead body.

Several carriages were piled up one on top of another, and it looked like there were about twenty or thirty corpses.