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

"It's all you!"

Madam Yang shoved Yang Dalang aside, cursing with furious rage, "If you hadn't been so selfish and hadn't run away without taking Erlang with you, would Erlang have died? Why don't you go and die? Why aren't you the one who died?"

Wuwuwu——

Her second son has a sweet tongue and is very charming, which is why she likes him the most.

If only her second son were alive.

She glared hatefully at Yang Dalang and the three women behind him, including Chen Lan and her son, then snatched Yang Tieniu from Wang Feng's arms and began to sob.

Yang Dalang was filled with bitterness, stunned by his mother's cruel words.

His mother actually cursed him to die.

He knew that Erlang had been favored by his parents since childhood, but he thought that as the eldest brother, it was his duty to take care of his younger brothers, so he didn't feel jealous.

But now Erlang is gone, and his mother curses him to die.

why?

Isn't he his parents' child?

Is it just because my second brother has a sweet tongue and knows how to sweet-talk people?

With tears welling up in her eyes, Chen Lan stepped forward and tugged at the man's sleeve.

"Dalang, don't be sad, you still have us."

Open your eyes wide and take a good look, Da Lang.

No matter how much you give to this family, your mother will always only have Erlang in her heart.

No, perhaps in Yang Zhangshi's heart, she herself was number one.

At this moment, Chen Chong and Chen Tietou jogged up the mountain.

Seeing the chaotic scene, Chen Chong's face turned cold, and his voice rose involuntarily: "Aunt Yang, what are you doing now? Have you forgotten what I said before?"

Yang Zhangshi's crying stopped abruptly.

The surroundings fell silent for a moment, and the sound of falling leaves could be heard.

Chen Chong exhaled a breath of stale air and said in a deep voice, "Uncles, aunts, and uncles, we need to pack up and leave here as soon as possible."

This was the result of his discussion with Chen Tietou.

Before the crowd could begin to discuss, Chen Chong spoke again: "Those beasts down the mountain not only kill without blinking an eye, they... they also eat people."

"What? Cannibalism?"

The people of Chenjiagou immediately started talking about it.

"I found it strange when Tie Dan told me earlier, but now I understand."

"Could it be what I think? They...they ate all the people from Chenjiagou?"

Under the villagers' terrified gazes, Chen Chong nodded slowly and heavily. "Yes, it's just as you think."

"vomit--"

"vomit--"

Those with weak stomachs immediately ran to the side, bent over, and vomited.

Chen Tietou, who had been holding back his vomiting all the way, thought of the hellish scene down the mountain and could no longer bear it. He ran away and vomited violently.

"Uh-uh--"

Chen Jiabao was still in a daze, and his mother held him in her arms, comforting him softly.

Chen Tiedan also witnessed that scene. He only thought that those beasts were addicted to killing and did not know that they were actually killing and eating the villagers of their village.

Recalling that scene didn't disgust him; instead, it stirred up a furious rage within him.

"These lunatics! I really want to kill them!"

Who wouldn't?

Chen Chong also wanted to, but he knew that his group of old, weak, women and children were no match for the other side.

"Alright, everyone hurry up and pack your things. We'll be leaving in fifteen minutes."

At this moment, someone asked, "Hey kid, where are you planning to take everyone?"

"Yes, there are killers down the mountain and man-eating beasts up the mountain. Where can we hide?"

Chen Chong and Chen Tiedan exchanged a glance and said, "Tietou and I have discussed it. We can't go down the mountain now. We can only go as far north as possible along the outer edge of the mountain road."

"This is the decision made by our two families. Whether you are willing to come together or not is up to you."

After saying that, Chen Chong stopped talking, found his place, and started tidying up.

There wasn't much to pack. The food rations we took out were long gone, and all that was left were clothes, bedding, pots and pans.

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Chong gathered those who were willing to leave.

Upon realizing that everyone agreed to leave, he gave a shout and led his family on their way north, followed by the brothers Chen Tietou and Chen Tiedan.

Yang Dalang thought his mother would ask him to go down the mountain to dig a hole and bury his second brother.

To everyone's surprise, Yang Zhangshi didn't utter a sound and silently followed the main group.

They were afraid of being left behind.

Yang Dalang felt a pang of loneliness and glanced at his wife and children beside him.

Fortunately, he still has a wife and children.

……

As the days went by, Zhao Yan and her group's food rations were running low.

To conserve food, they ate meat and wild vegetables for several days in a row, saving their staple food and wild vegetable cakes only for the evening meal.

They ate both together, sometimes wild vegetable pancakes, sometimes rice porridge or wild vegetable paste.

Zhao Yan has a system, so she's naturally not afraid of going hungry.

But she didn't dare to openly take food back, especially obvious foods like rice and noodles.

With so many of them, Sister Tian knew exactly how much they ate at each meal.

If she takes too much back, it will arouse Sister Tian's suspicion.

Therefore, she only dared to secretly take out a tiny bit each time, and really didn't dare to take out more than that.

By holding on like this, they managed to persevere for another ten days.

But people need food to survive; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal.

They have to walk dozens of miles every day, and if they don't eat well, their bodies won't be able to take it.

Ten days later, they finally ran out of the black masks they had brought.

Tian Xiu'e looked at the empty cloth bag with worry.

"What should we do? We've finished the dark flour, and we're almost out of white flour and rice too."

"We don't know how long we'll have to go?"

They've been walking in the mountains for almost two months now.

I wonder when this will end?

Zhao Yan comforted her, "It's okay, we've dried a lot of wild vegetables along the way, and we also have pork and wolf meat."

It's just that the staple food that provides energy is gone.

"I'll go out and look for something else to eat these next couple of days. The mountains are so big, I'm sure I can find something to eat. Don't worry."

Tian Xiu'e nodded, "Mm."

It can only be this way.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yan deviated from the group and searched in the northwest direction.

Perhaps because of its northerly location, Zhao Yan noticed that the further north she went, the more yellow the vegetation along the road became, as if it had been suffering from a lack of water for a long time.

Suppressing her inner worries, Zhao Yan cleared a path with her machete while glancing left and right, constantly paying attention to her surroundings.

Emerging from the bushes, a patch of yellow-green plants suddenly appeared before my eyes.

Zhao Yan glanced at him with her big eyes, then looked away, seemingly unconcerned.

Huh?

and many more.

She looked back.

Those leaves... they look so much like the sweet potato leaves that her grandmother used to feed the pigs!

[Ding! A large patch of sweet potatoes spotted 20 meters ahead!]

Good heavens, it really is a sweet potato!

Zhao Yan's face lit up with joy, and she strode towards the sweet potato field.

Bending down to pluck a sweet potato leaf, the crisp sound put Zhao Yan in a good mood.

That's right.

This is it.

Hahaha.

Now we have our main course.

With such a large area, Sister Tian no longer needs to worry about not having anything to eat.

She also has sweet potatoes on her system's shelves; she can secretly take some out without drawing attention.

Compared to jicama, cassava, or yams, she prefers sweet potatoes.