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

"Wow, I didn't expect there to be so much delicious food in the mountains. I don't want to leave!"

Chen Qingjiao picked as she went, but she couldn't possibly pick them all.

Why didn't she think of trying her luck in the mountains before?

She's really stupid.

But then she thought about the dangers in the mountains and forests, and quickly felt relieved.

Only someone as capable as Aunt Zhao would dare to venture into the deep mountains; a young girl like her wouldn't.

Tian Xiu'e glanced over and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Look at the chaos outside! If you don't leave, will you end up like the refugees in the South? Get to work and don't waste time."

Chen Qingjiao secretly stuck out her tongue at Zhao Yan, who was looking over, and quickened her pace.

After pulling the carriage up into the mountains, Zhao Yan harnessed the horses back to the carriage.

Besides medicinal herbs, the carriage contained large items such as pots, pans, and bedding, leaving little room for people to rest.

Besides the three adults, Zhao Yan let Yuan Yutang and the remaining children take turns riding in the car to rest.

Considering that Zhao Yunchen's leg had only recently recovered, they walked slowly, covering only a dozen or so miles in the morning.

The midday sun was blazing overhead. Zhao Yan led everyone to a stream, where they planned to cook their meal.

The stream was not deep, only reaching up to an adult's ankles.

"Ah! There's a fish!"

Zhao Yunjie, with his sharp eyes, spotted fish swimming around in the stream and excitedly rushed into it.

"Really? Where?"

Yuan Tianbao's eyes lit up, and he stepped into the stream.

Zhao Xiaomi also wanted to see the fish, but she was afraid of getting her clothes wet, so she only dared to look from the stream.

Zhao Yunchen and Zhao Yunqi stayed by her side and did not go into the water.

Yuan Gang went to find dry wood in the distance, while Zhao Yan was building two small stoves with stones.

One is for cooking porridge, and the other is for stir-frying.

Tian Xiu'e and her daughter were washing wild vegetables they had picked along the way by the stream.

Yuan Yutang was the oldest, and he had walked along the mountain path all morning. Fearing that he would get tired, Zhao Yan coaxed him to rest in the carriage.

Everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

Suddenly, Zhao Yan heard a "clattering" sound of running.

Then, Zhao Yunchen, who was standing by the stream watching, suddenly turned pale and shouted hoarsely to Zhao Yunjie and Yuan Tianbao in the stream: "Yunjie! Tianbao! Get ashore quickly! There's a wild boar—"

Zhao Xiaomi saw two enormous, incredibly ugly wild boars leap out of the woods across the stream and burst into tears, crying, "Mommy! Wild boars are so scary! Waaah—"

"Yunqi, quickly take Xiaomi back to the carriage!"

Zhao Yunchen gave a brief instruction, then stepped into the stream to greet the two frightened children.

"Ah! A wild boar is running towards me!"

"Grandpa, save me! There's a wild boar!"

Zhao Yunjie and Yuan Tianbao were both so frightened that they burst into tears and ran towards the shore on all fours.

Tian Xiu'e and Chen Qingjiao threw away the wild vegetables they were holding and hurriedly ran over to pull the two children ashore.

Da da da--

As soon as they reached the shore, two adult wild boars with tusks charged into the stream.

Zhao Yan rushed to the shore immediately. Before the wild boars could even come ashore, she swung her arm and threw a stone used to build a stove at one of the wild boars.

boom!

She was strong and accurate; when she threw the stone, it instantly smashed the wild boar's head open.

He died instantly.

Seeing its companion was dead, the other animal let out a long roar and charged headlong at Zhao Yan.

"mother--"

"aunt--"

"Yan'er! Get out of the way!"

"Girl! Watch out!"

The expressions of everyone on the shore changed simultaneously.

Zhao Yan's eyes were cold, and a sneer curled at the corner of her lips.

A gleaming dagger suddenly appeared in her hand.

mock up!

Today, you're not leaving alive!

She swiftly moved forward to meet the boar, and in the instant of collision, she swerved to the side, simultaneously plunging her dagger into the boar's neck, then rapidly twisting her wrist—

A gush of thick, foul-smelling blood spurted out, and the wild boar managed to run two more steps forward before its head lolled to the side and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Do not look down.

Where is the wild boar?

Yuan Gang heard a commotion halfway back and rushed back.

Yuan Yutang blinked and pointed uncertainly at the two wild boars in the stream.

"Over there, you go and check if they're really dead."

"died?"

Yuan Gang's eyes widened like dragon eyes, his astonishment undisguised.

"I'll go take a look right away."

He replied and quickly jumped into the stream.

Both wild boars were completely dead; they were both killed in one blow.

Yuan Gang was trembling with shock and looked at Zhao Yan in disbelief.

“Miss Zhao, you…”

After you spoke for a while, he suddenly fell silent, not knowing what to say.

These are two wild boars that big; if he were in charge, he might not be able to kill them both.

Miss Zhao once said she was as strong as an ox, and she was right.

Zhao Yan washed the blood-stained dagger clean in the stream, dried it with her sleeve, and put it into her sleeve, which was actually her spatial storage cabinet.

"Uncle Yuan, help me drag the wild boar to the shore. We're having barbecue today."

Upon hearing about food, the boys were no longer afraid and ran towards the stream.

Zhao Yunjie praised without reservation: "Auntie, you are so amazing! I want to learn how to hunt wild boars from you."

Yuan Tianbao's eyes were glued to the wild boar, and he couldn't help but lick his lips.

"Auntie, is the barbecue delicious?"

He had only ever eaten stir-fried pork.

Zhao Xiaomi wasn't that brave. She huddled in Zhao Yunchen's arms and whispered, "Mom, wild boars look so scary. Does your hand hurt? Let me blow on it for you."

Chen Qingjiao grabbed her mother's arm and said in a trembling voice, "Aunt Zhao, come up here and take a break. My mother and I will cook the meal."

My daughter knows how to care for me.

Zhao Yan smiled with relief, "It's alright, all of you step aside. After we drag the wild boar ashore, I'll roast some meat for you."

Just thinking about the taste of barbecue made her mouth water, and she couldn't help but swallow.

Hold it in.

Despite being over forty years old, Yuan Gang is skilled in martial arts.

He and Zhao Yan each grabbed one side of the wild boar and dragged them both to the stream.

Both of these are adult wild boars, and each one weighs at least three or four hundred pounds if the skin is removed.

Yuan Gang carried a dagger with him, and he and Zhao Yan each took one of the daggers, quickly and efficiently beginning to gut the wild boar.

He returned in a hurry, leaving the dry firewood he found nearby. Zhao Yunchen dragged the three boys along, huffing and puffing as they went to move the firewood.

The wild boar skin was thick and tough, so it was separated and thrown aside. The offal was thrown into a basket and cleaned by Tian Xiu'e.

The pork fat weighed about ten kilograms, and it was all rendered into oil.

The aroma of pork cracklings wafted for miles, making the little ones' mouths water.

Zhao Yan secretly sprinkled white sugar on the fried pork cracklings and gave each person a small half bowl.

The little ones were eating the fragrant and sweet pork cracklings, bubbling with happiness.

Yuan Yutang was also given a bowl of pork cracklings. He took a bite and the sweet flavor filled his mouth.

He sighed deeply, "There's such a way to eat pork cracklings? That's great, really great."