Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Because Zhao Yan paid them well, Chen Hu and the other two repaired the dilapidated house, took their wages, and went home.

Zhao Yan had dinner at Tian Xiu'e's place before taking her daughter back to the dilapidated house.

After tidying up their belongings and laying out new bedding, the mother and daughter lay down in the dilapidated house and had a good night's sleep.

The next day, Zhao Yan still sent her daughter to Tian Xiu'e's place, and then went into the deep mountains with a basket on her back and a newly bought wood-chopping knife.

Yulin Mountain is a large mountain range running from south to north, with peaks one after another, stretching all the way from Shanyang County to the north.

Wild animals have attacked people in Yulin Mountain, which is adjacent to Chenjiagou, so no one dares to go deep into the mountains.

Zhao Yan slowly made her way into the heart of the mountains, following the path she had taken before.

She'd picked up most of the good stuff on the outskirts, and today she planned to explore deeper into the area.

After walking for about an hour, I suddenly heard a mechanical system notification.

[Ding! A small patch of yam spotted 50 meters ahead!]

Yam?

Zhao Yan was overjoyed and quickly went to find him.

It really is a yam!

Perhaps it was deep in the forest, in a shady spot where the sun couldn't reach, that a row of densely packed yams grew on the earthen slope.

Some of the yam leaves have turned yellow, but most of them are still green, and there are even many yam beans hanging on them.

Zhao Yan was now in a dilemma.

Yams are buried in the soil, so you have to dig them up if you want to eat them.

That's such a waste of time.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Zhao Yan resigned herself to her fate and bought a hoe from the system shop, then began digging.

The soil wasn't too hard, and she spent an hour digging out half of the yams, leaving the rest to dig out in a few days.

The yams on the ground were piled up into a small mountain, which looked very appealing.

Zhao Yan estimated that she weighed around 300 pounds.

Thinking of the empty storage cabinet, she decisively put the yams on the ground into it, and also threw the hoe into the storage cabinet.

I put my basket back on my back and was about to continue walking deeper into the area when I suddenly heard a very faint humming sound.

It didn't sound like a human sound; it sounded more like...an animal's...

Zhao Yan immediately became wary, her eyes sharp as she scanned her surroundings.

"Tweet-"

The humming became increasingly clear.

Zhao Yan gripped the wood-chopping knife tightly, her body poised to attack at any moment.

A rustling sound came from the bushes ahead. Zhao Yan's eyes sharpened, and she raised her wood-chopping knife, about to strike, but she stopped herself when she saw what was exposed.

"puppy?"

She raised an eyebrow in surprise.

How could there be a puppy in this deep mountain forest?

A round dog head emerged from the grass, and from the moment it saw Zhao Yan, it barked even louder.

"Tweet-"

"Tweet-"

Her voice is so sweet and cute, it's absolutely adorable.

Zhao Yan's expression remained unchanged as she gripped the wood-chopping knife and took two steps closer.

This creature appearing deep in the mountains and forests couldn't possibly be the puppy she thought it was; it's very likely a wolf cub.

It's just that it's still small and looks no different from a puppy.

But the more this was the case, the less Zhao Yan dared to relax.

If it's a wolf cub, how did it get here? And why is it all alone?

Where's its father? Where's its mother? Where did they go?

"Tweet-"

The little wolf cub was probably hungry, and it nuzzled around Zhao Yan's feet and rubbed against her.

Zhao Yan looked around and nudged the wolf cub with her toe. "Are you hungry?"

"Tweet-"

The little wolf cub responded instinctively and began to gnaw on Zhao Yan's shoes with its front paws.

Zhao Yan abruptly pulled her foot back.

It wasn't that she was afraid the wolf cub would bite her; the little guy looked like he was only a few days old, and probably didn't even have any teeth yet.

She was just annoyed that her shoes were dirty with the wolf cub's saliva.

Seeing that there were no adult wolves around, she kicked the wolf cub again.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Where's your dad? Where's your mom? Where's your family?"

The surroundings were quiet, and there were no other wolves around.

Did she think too much?

Zhao Yan stepped over the wolf cub and cautiously walked forward.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, she suddenly stopped.

Three animal carcasses lay in the woods ahead.

Zhao Yan frowned and identified two of the animals as wolves, and the remaining one as a black bear covered in fur.

A faint smell of rotting meat still lingered in the air.

Clearly, they had been dead for some time.

With the weather this hot, it's no wonder their bodies rot.

So that's why only that little wolf cub appeared.

Both the mother wolf and the male wolf died in their fight with the black bear, and even the black bear was killed by the two wolves.

Zhao Yan felt it was a pity.

If the black bear had just died, she could have easily gotten a good price for it.

The meat is rotten now, and nothing can be sold.

Thinking of that pitifully hungry little wolf cub, Zhao Yan's heart softened for no reason.

Forget it, just be a good person to the end.

She returned to the wolf cub's side, took a carton of milk from the system shelf, tore a small opening in the carton, and placed the milk near the wolf cub's mouth.

"Drink."

The wolf cub was really hungry, and it lowered its head to lick the milk vigorously.

[Ding! Fifty more servings of Mengjia Pure Milk have been added!]

Ok?

Animals can be used too?

Zhao Yan was pleasantly surprised, but after the initial surprise came confusion: Why are there only fifty portions? Shouldn't there be a hundred?

Naturally, no one explained the reason to her.

Fortunately, she only wondered about it for a while before letting it go.

It wasn't a big deal.

After the wolf cubs had eaten and drunk their fill, Zhao Yan picked them up and headed into the woods.

"You stay here and wait patiently, I'm going to bury your parents."

She placed the wolf cub next to the basket and took out a hoe from her storage cabinet to start digging a hole.

It took a lot of effort to dig two holes, one big and one small, just right for burying the three heads.

After painstakingly burying the body, she was so exhausted that she could barely lift her arms.

"Little Grey, let's go. From now on, you'll come with me and guard the door for me, okay? I'll cook you delicious food."

Zhao Yan picked up the wolf cub and walked back.

The little wolf cub in my arms has gray fur, round eyes, and looks adorably silly.

The little wolf cub seemed to feel safe at last, and nestled obediently in Zhao Yan's arms, squinting its eyes.

"Wow, where did this puppy come from? It's so cute."

Upon suddenly seeing the wolf cub in Zhao Yan's arms, Zhao Xiaomi excitedly ran over to pet it.

Zhao Yan put the wolf cub in the yard and let her daughter pet it as much as she wanted.

"Its name is Little Gray, and it will be a member of our family from now on."

"Really? That's wonderful! Mom, I love you the most."

Zhao Xiaomi exaggeratedly said and kissed Zhao Yan on the cheek.

Zhao Yan said she found it very helpful.

"Look how happy you are! If your mother wanted to stew Little Gray and eat it, would you stop liking your mother?"

Upon hearing that Little Gray was to be stewed, Zhao Xiaomi immediately burst into tears, "Mother..."

"Alright, Mom was just kidding."

Zhao Yan chuckled and tapped her daughter's little nose, her face full of doting affection.

"Little Grey is so cute, Mommy likes him too."