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

"Hot spring? Are you sure it's a hot spring?"

Yuan Gang asked in surprise.

Hot springs are a wonderful thing; soaking in them regularly can improve your health.

"I'm sure, it's right there, inside."

Zhao Yan pointed to a spot not far behind her.

Yuan Gang glanced westward, then turned and walked away.

"Come on, I'll go down and take a look."

If it really is a hot spring, he will go back and encourage the elders to come over that night so that everyone can soak in the hot spring together.

"Uncle Yuan, slow down, there's a steep slope over there."

Zhao Yan hurriedly followed, but she didn't go down the steep slope; she stayed on the slope with Yang Sanlang to wait.

Zhao Yunchen followed him down, and when he felt the temperature of the lake water, he shouted excitedly like a naive boy who had never seen the world before.

"Grandpa Yuangang, this water is warm!"

"Grandpa Yuangang, Auntie is right, this really is a hot spring!"

Yuan Gang sniffed the faint sulfur smell in the air and nodded happily.

"That's right, it's a hot spring. You can come and take a bath tonight."

The Yuan family also owns a hot spring resort near the capital.

Every year, he would accompany the elders to a hot spring resort for a month or two.

Soaking in hot springs and sipping fine teas are the perfect ways to enjoy life.

Pity.

Since the Yuan family fell into misfortune, they have never experienced such comfortable and carefree days again.

A pang of melancholy swept through him. He pulled Zhao Yunchen up the steep slope, waved his hand, and said with boundless pride, "Let's go back first."

The elders and others are still waiting for them in that sweet potato field; they'll deal with this matter when they get back.

"Okay, let's go back quickly."

Zhao Yan was eager to return home.

The four of them kept walking and hurried back to the sweet potato forest.

"mother!"

Zhao Xiaomi caught sight of the figure in the distance and ran towards Zhao Yan crying.

"Mother, where did you and Father go? I... I'm scared."

"It's alright, it's alright, your father and I are perfectly fine."

Zhao Yan held her daughter in her arms and comforted her for a long time until Zhao Xiaomi stopped crying, then she took her to wash her face.

Tian Xiu'e and the others were preoccupied with Zhao Yan and the others, and had no interest in digging sweet potatoes. They all sat there listlessly, lost in thought.

Seeing that they had finally returned safely, they were all as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood and were fully revived.

Tian Xiu'e pulled Zhao Yan up and down, scolding her, "Yan'er, you scared us to death! You just walked away without saying a word."

Zhao Yan scratched her head sheepishly.

"Sister Tian, ​​I'm sorry to have worried you."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm glad you're all alright."

Tian Xiu'e took out breakfast.

"Are you hungry? Go wash your hands and eat."

Zhao Yan then felt a strong hunger.

Embarrassed, she rubbed her rumbling stomach, didn't even wash her hands, and picked up a bowl of messy rice and sweet potato porridge to drink.

"Yes, Sister Tian's rice porridge is delicious."

"Eat quickly, I'll take Xiaomi over there."

Tian Xiu'e smiled contentedly and led Zhao Xiaomi toward Yang Sanlang.

Zhao Yan quickly finished her breakfast, washed the dishes and put them away, and then came to the group.

Yang Sanlang is telling everyone about the brown bear they encountered in the valley.

The children listened with a mixture of tension and excitement.

Yuan Yutang and the others listened with serious expressions.

Seeing Zhao Yan approach, Yuan Yutang couldn't help but say, "Yan girl, if you encounter danger in the future, you must shout for help. Never be so reckless again."

"There are too many wild animals in Yulin Mountain. You can't always be this lucky, you know? Girl."

Zhao Yan nodded guiltily, her attitude of admitting her mistake was quite good.

"Uncle Yuan, I understand."

After saying that, she gave the little gray dog ​​at her feet a fierce look.

Little Grey felt a tightness on its scalp and quickly rolled away.

Wuwuwu——

It never dared to do it again.

At this moment, Yuan Yutang asked, "Yan'er, I heard from Yuan Gang that you discovered a hot spring?"

A hint of nostalgia flickered in those eyes that had weathered the years.

Hot springs are great! Soaking in them can relieve fatigue and improve your health.

His old bones need to be loosened up.

Zhao Yan's eyes were bright. "Yes, I was thinking that since there are many of us, we can divide that place in two this afternoon, with the men on the outside and us ladies on the inside. What do you think?"

It was an open-air hot spring, and she wasn't bold enough to take off her clothes and go in naked to soak.

You have to wear at least an undergarment, so that even if someone sneaks in, you won't be exposed.

Yuan Yutang had the same idea.

"Okay, let's do it."

"Then let's go dig sweet potatoes first."

After discussing and agreeing on the tasks to be done, everyone buried themselves in their work.

The sweet potato vines have been cleared away, and Zhao Yan, Yuan Gang, and Yang Sanlang have joined the sweet potato digging team.

All three of them were quite strong, and they were all thinking about soaking in the hot spring that evening, so they pulled up the sweet potatoes very quickly.

In less than two hours, the remaining half-acre of sweet potatoes had been dug up.

Looking at the piles of bright red fruits of their labor on the ground, everyone's face beamed with joy.

"Yan'er, there are so many sweet potatoes, we don't have enough baskets to carry them all."

Tian Xiu'e couldn't help but frown.

Upon hearing his wife's words, Chen An laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Let Sanlang go and cut some rattan, and I'll weave a few rattan baskets."

Any random country man can do some weaving.

Tian Xiu'e slapped her forehead, then shook her head with a laugh.

"Look at my memory, I get easily confused when something happens."

She looked at Zhao Yan and said, "Yan'er, you two rest first, I'll go cut some vines and come back right away."

"Aunt Tian, ​​I'll go with you."

Zhao Yunchen, carrying a machete, took the initiative to follow.

He didn't do much work just now; most of the work was done by his aunt and uncle.

Tian Xiu'e gave him a gentle smile and said, "Let's go."

The two men, each carrying a machete, walked towards a spot not far away.

After leaving the sweet potato grove, walk down a short distance to a gentle slope, where lush green vines grow everywhere.

"Yun Chen, this is fine."

Tian Xiu'e cut off a section of vine about the thickness of her little finger and showed it to Zhao Yunchen.

"it is good."

Zhao Yunchen nodded and joined Tian Xiu'e in cutting the vines.

The two men worked quickly and soon cut down two large bundles of branches.

"Okay, that's enough for now. I'll cut more if it's not enough."

Tian Xiu'e straightened up and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

Seeing the pile of rattan sticks so high, Zhao Yunchen stopped what he was doing.

"it is good."

He cut down two more vines, tied them together with the vines on the ground, and stacked them together.

Surprisingly, this rattan is quite heavy.

Zhao Yunchen originally intended to carry the two bundles of rattan himself.

Unexpectedly, he gritted his teeth and persevered to carry even one bundle, let alone two.

"Let me handle this. Don't try to be a hero, you're just a kid."

Tian Xiu'e helped Zhao Yunchen adjust the rattan on his back to make sure it wouldn't fall off before carrying the remaining bundle.

The two returned to the sweet potato forest in twice the time it took, and were panting heavily from exhaustion.

Just as Zhao Yan took the rattan cane from Tian Xiu'e's back, the system's mechanical voice suddenly rang in her mind.

[Ding! Several wild kudzu vines have been found!]