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

"Brother An!"

Overjoyed, Tian Xiu'e wept tears of joy, embracing Chen An and weeping bitterly.

"Brother An, since you're still alive, why haven't you sent any definite messages home all these years?"

After crying for a long time while holding the man, Tian Xiu'e finally regained her voice.

When she learned that her husband was not dead, she was not without doubt and confusion.

Now, all she wants to know is why her husband has preferred to hide in the north all these years rather than send a message home.

He had no idea how worried she was about him.

Chen An looked guilty, pursed his lips, and gently wiped away the tears on Tian Xiu'e's face.

It wasn't that he didn't want to send a message home; it was that he didn't dare.

After he and Yang Sanlang escaped, they were afraid of implicating their families, so they dared not go home and could only venture further afield.

Zhao Yan coughed lightly from the front, her low, hoarse voice escaping from her throat.

"Sister Tian, ​​Brother Chen An still has a leg injury. Let's go back to the cave and have Uncle Yuan take a look at his leg."

Tian Xiu'e then seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly climbed out of the man's arms.

"Yes, yes, Brother An, let Uncle Yuan take a look at your leg first."

As he spoke, he bent down to help Zhao Yan push the wooden stretcher from behind.

Chen Qingjiao, who had been hiding at the cave entrance, ran over to help push when she saw this. Her eyes darted away from Chen An, but they were also bloodshot.

Chen An felt a pang of sorrow and called out softly, "Jiaojiao."

Chen Qingjiao blinked repeatedly, tears silently sliding down her eyelids.

She didn't dare look at Chen An, only lowering her eyes to look at her feet.

With everyone's help, the makeshift stretcher was pulled into the cave, where Yuan Yutang had already been gently awakened by Yuan Gang.

Tian Xiu'e wiped the tears off her face with her sleeve and suddenly knelt down in the direction of Yuan Yutang.

"Uncle Yuan... please take a look at Brother An's leg..."

Of all these people, she and her daughter are the most useless.

If it weren't for Zhao Yan taking pity on the mother and daughter, it's uncertain whether they would have been able to leave Chenjiagou alive.

She had no way to repay them, so she could only do her best to make something to fill everyone's stomachs and ensure that everyone could have a hot meal in time.

"Jiaojiao, quickly pull your mother up."

Yuan Yutang quickly took two steps forward and helped Tian Xiue up from the ground.

"Why are you doing all this, Tian girl? If you keep being so formal, I'll get angry."

Having traveled together for so long, the group has naturally grown closer to each other.

In Yuan Yutang's eyes, Tian Xiue and Chen Qingjiao were no different from his own children.

"Yuanbo..."

Moved to tears, Tian Xiu'e burst into tears.

Zhao Yan couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to pull the person away.

"Sister Tian, ​​leave Brother Chen An to Uncle Yuan. Come with me, let's quickly make a bed for him."

"Eh."

Tian Xiu'e smiled and agreed, then walked into the cave with Zhao Yan.

The two cleared a space for Chen An and Yang Sanlang on the far left of the cave, laid dry grass on the ground, then covered it with an oilcloth, and on top of that, thick bedding.

Fortunately, Zhao Yan bought enough oilcloth when she stocked up, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough.

It's the height of summer now, so you don't need a thick blanket at night.

Zhao Yan left two thin blankets behind before quietly returning to the cave entrance with Tian Xiu'e.

Yuan Yutang had already examined Chen An's leg injury and reapplied the medicine to stabilize it.

Seeing Zhao Yan and the other woman come out, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Tian girl, your husband's leg is just broken. I set his bones again, and he should be fine after two months of rest."

Tian Xiu'e nodded with red eyes, "Yes, thank you so much, Uncle Yuan."

"It's still early. Let's settle these two patients in and then everyone can get some rest."

Yuan Yutang gave some instructions, then went back to sleep with his hands behind his back.

His task is complete; the rest is up to the young people to figure out.

Zhao Yan glanced at Yang Sanlang, and Yang Sanlang happened to be looking in her direction as well.

Their eyes met in mid-air, their thoughts racing, before they each glanced away.

Tian Xiu'e wiped the cold sweat from Chen An's forehead and asked softly, "Brother An, are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"

Chen An shook his head, enduring the pain, and said, "I'm not hungry. Xiu'e, don't bother. Go and take Jiao Jiao to rest."

Tian Xiu'e then remembered that her daughter hadn't gone to sleep yet.

The cave entrance is only so big. Zhao Yan has been traveling all day and definitely can't keep watch tonight, so the responsibility of keeping watch falls on Yuan Gang alone.

Yang Sanlang suddenly spoke up, "Uncle Yuan, help Brother Chen An into the cave, and you all go in to rest. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night."

Seeing that Yuan Gang was about to retort, he preemptively said, "Uncle Yuan, I slept a lot during the day, so I'm not sleepy now."

"Don't worry, I'll call for help as soon as there's any noise."

Zhao Yan glanced at Yang Sanlang in surprise.

It's quite useful.

She said to Yuan Gang, "Uncle Yuan, listen to Sanlang and go rest first."

She was sleepy and didn't want to listen to their back-and-forth anymore.

Yuan Gang nodded, indicating his agreement.

"Okay, I'll come over again in the middle of the night."

Chen An was helped into the cave by Yuan Gang and lay down alone on the newly laid bedding.

Although he was in pain all over his body, the thought of his wife and daughter next door made the pain seem insignificant.

As Zhao Yan passed by Yang Sanlang, Yang Sanlang suddenly called her to a stop.

Looking at Zhao Yan with his dark, handsome eyes, Yang Sanlang said to her solemnly and earnestly, "Yan'er, you've worked hard."

It was he who dragged Chen An to the north to join the army.

Although Chen An stated that joining the army was voluntary, he would feel uneasy if something happened to Chen An under his command.

Zhao Yan found and rescued the person as promised, which was not only a kindness to Tian Xiu'e and her family of three, but also of great importance to him.

At this moment, although he doubted Zhao Yan, he was sincerely grateful to her.

Zhao Yan gave an indifferent smirk.

"No need, I'm doing this for Sister Tian and Jiaojiao."

After saying that, she didn't look at the man and left.

For a moment, Yang Sanlang's expression showed embarrassment and dejection.

After spending the last two days together, he sensed that Zhao Yan didn't want to have much to do with him.

If it weren't for the injuries on his body, Zhao Yan might have insisted on a divorce.

Yang Sanlang lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought as he looked at the burning fire.

Why is it different from what he expected?

If someone who has been mentally challenged for over a decade suddenly becomes mentally sound, how will their personality change?

Could it end up like Zhao Yan?

Who exactly is Zhao Yan?

……

As the birds chirped in the early morning, Zhao Xiaomi and the others opened their eyes from under the covers.

Chen An had already been helped by Tian Xiu'e to the cave entrance, where he sat side by side with Yang Sanlang on a straw mat.

Zhao Xiaomi ran over excitedly, and when she saw another unfamiliar uncle, her eyes widened in surprise.

She ran to Zhao Yan's side, blinked her eyes, and asked, "Mom, who is that uncle? Is he a fairy uncle who fell from the sky?"

Yang Sanlang is her father; her mother told her all of this.

But then a strange uncle suddenly appeared, and she became very curious. Could this strange uncle be like the fairy sister her mother had once told her about, here to help them?