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

Zhao Yan: "!!!"

Isn't that the bundle of rattan in her hand?

But the surface of the vine was bare, and even she didn't recognize it as a kudzu vine.

The system is amazing; you can tell without even looking.

When Tian Xiu'e and Zhao Yunchen were cutting the vines, they also stripped off the leaves, leaving the vines completely bare.

Zhao Yan looked down at the bare vine in her hand, carefully parted it, and finally found two wilted leaves at the bottom.

These must be kudzu leaves.

Kudzu is usually grown in warm climates, but this place is close to the north, so how come we have it here?

Zhao Yan pondered for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason, so she picked up the rattan cane and hurried over to Chen An's side.

"Brother Chen An, here you go."

Chen An smiled and pointed to the ground, "Just put it here."

"okay."

Zhao Yan placed the rattan cane on the grass as instructed.

Zhao Yunchen and Tian Xiu'e worked together to move the other bundle of rattan over.

"Brother An, can you teach me how to weave a rattan basket? I'd like to learn too, and it'll be faster if we work together."

Since there was still some time before noon, Tian Xiue decided to stay and learn as she went, helping to weave rattan baskets.

Zhao Yunchen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stammered, "Uncle Chen, I... I can help too..."

Weaving is also a craft, and he was actually quite embarrassed to make this request so abruptly.

Chen An looked over generously and said with a smile, "Okay, sit down next to me, and I'll teach you how to start."

Zhao Yunchen was overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a wild smile.

"Yes, thank you, Uncle Chen."

"There's no need to thank me."

Chen An glanced at Zhao Yunchen, then pulled out a few rattan canes and held them in his hand. "Come on, you all do this like me..."

Zhao Yunchen and Tian Xiu'e quickly did as instructed.

One taught carefully, and the two learned diligently.

Before long, Zhao Yunchen and Tian Xiue each wove a small rattan basket.

Zhao Yunjie and the other kids were drawn over by the commotion, each holding a rattan cane and eager to try it out.

Zhao Yan watched for a while, then remembered something else and left.

Yuan Yutang and Yuan Gang were throwing the dug-up sweet potatoes into an oilcloth and transporting them back.

Once Chen An and the others have finished weaving the wicker baskets, they can put them directly inside.

Yang Sanlang was almost exhausted just now and is resting in the carriage.

Everyone was busy with their own things in an orderly manner, a peaceful and warm atmosphere.

Zhao Yan smiled and walked up to Yuan Yutang, holding two wilted green leaves in her hand.

Extend your right hand and slowly open your palm.

"Uncle Yuan, take a look at this."

What kind of leaf is this?

Yuan Yutang picked up the two green leaves from Zhao Yan's hand.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"These are kudzu leaves."

"Yan'er, where did you find it?"

Yuan Yutang's white beard twitched, and his voice was filled with excitement.

"Kudzu is a good thing. Its roots and stems can be used for medicine and also as food. Yan'er, you've found another way for everyone to survive. You're quite capable."

It's not that I'm so capable; it's clearly that she has the system, this cheating artifact, in her hands.

Zhao Yan didn't respond directly; a smile graced her delicate face, but she pointed at Tian Xiu'e and the others.

“Uncle Yuan, I didn’t find this myself. It was Sister Tian and the others. I plucked these leaves from the vines that she and Yun Chen brought back.”

"These leaves looked familiar, so I asked you to confirm. I didn't expect it to really be kudzu vine, haha."

"Come on, let's go ask where this thing is."

Yuan Yutang took a deep breath and went to find Tian Xiu'e first.

After Wada Hidee explained her purpose and introduced the uses of kudzu, everyone's faces lit up with big smiles.

Tian Xiu'e never expected that she would be so lucky this time, actually bringing back such a good thing.

She stood up from the ground. "I'll take you there now. It's not far, just down below."

Yuan Yutang: "Alright, alright, let's check out the place first, and then make plans in the afternoon."

So, apart from the sleeping Yang Sanlang and the lame Chen An, everyone else rushed towards the gentle slope covered with kudzu vines.

Looking at the vast expanse of lush green kudzu vines before him, Yuan Yutang's eyes, which had witnessed countless vicissitudes of life, became slightly moist.

There are so many kudzu vines, enough to feed them for a long time.

He stroked his beard, sighing repeatedly, "Good, good, let's not dig it all up. Let's leave some out, and it will grow back in large patches next year."

Kudzu is a tenacious and resilient plant; as long as a seed falls into the soil, it will sprout into a large patch the following year.

"But kudzu is hard to dig up," Zhao Yan thought to herself.

The thought of having to continue digging for the next few days made her feel miserable.

Why bother?

Even though she had a whole bunch of food on her system shelves for everyone to eat, she couldn't just openly take it out, so she had to lead everyone on a long, arduous search for anything to fill their stomachs.

Hey.

She felt helpless.

I want to eat instant noodles, I want to eat roast duck...

Zhao Yunjie pointed to the patch of kudzu vines with his little finger and asked curiously, "Grandpa Yuan, isn't this stuff used for weaving wicker baskets? How do you eat it? It looks so unappetizing."

The rattan cane was too stiff to bite into.

Yuan Yutang glanced at him with a smile, "The thing used for weaving rattan baskets is called kudzu vine, which is the stem of kudzu root that grows on the ground. Kudzu vine cannot be eaten, but it can be processed into Chinese medicine."

"The edible part is called kudzu root. It grows underground and is shaped like the sweet potatoes we dig up."

"really?"

Zhao Yunjie had never seen this thing before; he couldn't imagine it without seeing the real thing.

The other little children all looked over in confusion.

"Of course it's true. Why would your Grandpa Yuan lie to you for no reason?"

Zhao Yan couldn't help but tap Zhao Yunjie on the forehead, took the machete from her nephew, found a kudzu vine, squatted down and started digging.

Dig and dig, shovel and shovel.

Fifteen minutes later, she finally dug out a clump of kudzu roots that looked like sweet potatoes.

Perhaps because they are wild, the kudzu roots here are neither as long nor as thick as the ones she saw on TV.

Just like the sweet potatoes they just dug up, there are about five or six in a bunch.

Due to the climate and soil conditions, the wild kudzu roots are much smaller.

But that was enough to surprise others.

Wow! There really is something down there!

Zhao Yunjie opened his mouth wide and stared wide-eyed.

"Alright, we've seen the items and recognized the place. Let's head back now and talk more this afternoon."

The group then rushed back to the sweet potato forest.

After lunch, Zhao Yan discussed with everyone what they needed to do next.

"Brother Chen and Sister Tian stayed behind with a few children to weave rattan baskets, while Uncle Yuan, Sanlang, and I went to dig up kudzu roots."

"Let's dig out a portion first, and then we'll go to the hot spring."

Worried that Zhao Yan would get tired, Tian Xiu'e quickly said, "Why don't I go dig too? That area is big, and it won't be easy to dig there."

Zhao Yan shook her head and refused.

"No need, you still have to help everyone prepare dinner, your task is not light either."

Most importantly, digging kudzu requires strength, and Sister Tian doesn't have much strength.

Zhao Yan made the final decision: "This afternoon we'll go to the hot springs to see how to divide it into two areas and what to use to separate them. Let's leave the digging for kudzu as it is for now."