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

"Yan'er, we've finished the wild vegetables, and there aren't many wild vegetable pancakes left."

Tian Xiu'e consulted Zhao Yan for her opinion.

"It's been calm outside these past few days. How about Jiaojiao and I go out and dig up some wild vegetables?"

There's still plenty of dried wild boar meat, but we can't just eat meat and not wild vegetables.

People get tired of eating anything if they eat it too much.

Zhao Yan was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"I'll go with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yunjie and his companions all darted out of the cave.

"Auntie, I want to go too."

"And me, I also dig for wild vegetables."

Although Zhao Yunqi didn't speak, his longing eyes were fixed on Zhao Yan.

Even the two-month-old little gray dog ​​was rubbing against her feet, whimpering and complaining about not being able to go out and play.

Zhao Yan rubbed her forehead.

“I’ve set up a trap outside. You all need to follow me. I’m afraid that if I’m not careful, someone might fall into the trap.”

Falling in there is no laughing matter.

"what--"

Zhao Yunjie let out a strange cry, his mood involuntarily turning somber.

At this moment, Yuan Yutang walked over and said, "Let Yuan Gang watch over them. You can take them for a walk around the neighborhood."

"Isn't the trap still twenty meters away? As long as we stay within this range, we'll be fine."

The younger ones had been itching to go out and have some fun for a while.

Zhao Yan thought for a moment, then nodded, which was taken as agreement.

But before setting off, she repeated what she had said again.

"Let's get this straight: anyone who disobeys and runs off will never be allowed to leave the cave again. Do you all understand?"

"I heard it."

Zhao Yunjie and Yuan Tianbao shouted at the top of their lungs.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but twitch her forehead, and said seriously, "Keep your voices down. Are you trying to attract wild animals by speaking so loudly?"

Zhao Yunjie and Yuan Tianbao stuck out their tongues and blushed with embarrassment.

"Auntie, we understand."

"Come on, all of you follow behind me, don't wander off."

After agreeing on the rules, Zhao Yan, carrying a machete, led the way.

They didn't dare go too far, staying only within a ten-meter radius.

And you know what? There's nothing else in the mountains and forests, but there's plenty of wild vegetables.

Before long, Tian Xiu'e and the others filled both baskets they had brought with wild vegetables.

"Auntie! There's a rabbit over there!"

Zhao Yunjie's surprised voice came from the right.

Zhao Yan turned her head to look and saw a plump, snow-white rabbit run out of the tree hole and hop away into the grass in the distance.

Zhao Yunjie was overjoyed and was about to chase after them.

"Yun Jie! Come back!"

As Zhao Yunjie approached the edge of the trap, Zhao Yan's expression instantly darkened. She let out a cold snort and strode forward.

Just as Zhao Yunjie was about to step into the trap, Zhao Yan caught up, stretched out her arm, and pulled him aside.

Zhao Yunjie's face turned pale, and he trembled as he looked down at his feet.

He had trampled all the withered leaves and dry grass into the traps, and seven or eight logs stood upright, their spikes gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

"Auntie, Auntie... I'm sorry..."

Zhao Yunjie lowered his head in shame.

He had long forgotten what his aunt had said.

If his aunt hadn't pulled him back in time, he might have been covered in thorns by now.

Zhao Yan's expression was somber; she wanted to lash out, but couldn't bring herself to.

"It seems you didn't take what I said to heart."

"Don't eat lunch yet. Go back and reflect on your actions."

Zhao Yunjie's face grew increasingly pale.

"...Yes, Aunt."

"Girl, it's my fault for not watching Yuanjie properly. Don't let the child go hungry."

At this moment, Yuan Gang, with one in each hand, pulled Zhao Yunqi and Yuan Tianbao over.

Tian Xiu'e and Chen Qingjiao also arrived empty-handed.

Their baskets were full of wild vegetables, so heavy that they left them on the way they came.

Tian Xiu'e pulled the pale-faced Zhao Yunjie into her arms and patted his shoulder to comfort him: "Yunjie, it's okay. Your aunt is just worried about you. She doesn't really want you to go hungry."

Thinking back to the close call she had just experienced, she changed the subject and couldn't help but say a few more words: "But Yun Jie, you really did do something wrong just now. It was just a rabbit; you shouldn't have chased after it without regard for the danger."

"There are traps all around here. I can't be so reckless next time I encounter the same thing."

Zhao Yunjie's emotions gradually calmed down, and upon hearing this, he obediently nodded.

"Yes, I remember, Aunt Tian."

He then turned to look at Zhao Yan.

"Auntie, I know I was wrong. I will never do it again."

Will there be a next time?

Zhao Yan suppressed her temper and forced herself to extinguish the anger in her heart, but still instructed in a serious tone: "Remember, at any time, no matter what happens, you must observe the situation carefully before making a decision."

Impulsiveness and recklessness will only lead to a quick death.

Fortunately, Zhao Yunjie truly realized he had caused trouble this time, and his attitude in admitting his mistake was exceptionally good.

"Auntie, I've remembered it, and I'll never forget it again."

That's more or less.

Zhao Yan's anger completely dissipated. Suddenly, she saw a gray rabbit hopping out of the grass not far away. She narrowed her eyes and threw the machete in her hand.

"Bah-"

The poor gray rabbit just wanted to eat grass in peace, but a cleaver fell from the sky and hit it on the head, killing it instantly.

Everyone:...

Zhao Yan stepped forward, picked up a machete in one hand and the dead gray rabbit in the other.

"Sister Tian, ​​have an extra meal for lunch."

The wild rabbits and pheasants she had hunted while scouting the north had all been devoured by them after their hard work these past few days.

Although it's still wild rabbit meat, no one would complain if there was fresh rabbit meat to eat.

"Okay, okay, I'll cook rabbit meat for you when we get back."

Tian Xiu'e smiled as she accepted the gray rabbit, feeling both fortunate and grateful.

Although there were many wild animals in the mountains and forests, Zhao Yan never kept anything to herself and always shared her food and drink with them.

She truly treated them as her own family.

What merit does she possess to be worthy of this!

After this close call, no one wanted to stay any longer and they all shook their heads and returned to the cave.

At noon, Tian Xiu'e indeed cooked a delicious stir-fried rabbit with wild vegetables, just as she had promised.

Zhao Yan ate with gusto, her mouth greasy, and drank two large bowls of wild vegetable porridge before putting down her bowl.

In the dead of night, dark clouds loomed overhead.

A faint, unpleasant odor lingered in the air.

Zhao Yan, who had just fallen asleep, suddenly woke up from her sleep.

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, her dark eyes peering through the cave entrance into the distance into the darkness.

Suddenly, a very faint sound came from afar.

Zhao Yan's expression suddenly hardened, and she grabbed the machete beside her and got out of bed.

A deep female voice echoed in the cave.

"Yuanbo, Sanlang, Chen Ange, wake up, there's a commotion outside."

Turning to the right side of the cave, she gently tugged at Tian Xiu'e's shoulder.

"Sister Tian, ​​wake up, there's noise outside."

Yuan Yutang and the others all became wary. Tian Xiu'e held a machete in her hand and looked outside with fierce eyes.

Zhao Yan quickly led the smaller ones to Yang Sanlang's side, then picked up a machete and went to the cave entrance.