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

After dark, Zhao Yan took her daughter to a hot spring for a relaxing soak and persuaded Tian Xiu'e and Chen Qingjiao to also go to the wooden house for a good bath.

They'll be on their way first thing tomorrow morning, who knows when they'll get their next shower?

Although Tian Xiu'e felt embarrassed, she couldn't resist her daughter's desire to wash, so she took her into another wooden room.

I must say, soaking in the warm spring water was really comfortable, and it relieved a lot of my fatigue.

The four of them leisurely soaked in the hot spring, while Yang Sanlang and Chen An were left waiting anxiously.

In the darkness, Yang Sanlang tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He decided to give up and sit on the carriage shaft, waiting for the mother and daughter to return.

Yuan Gang, who was on duty for the first half of the night, saw him like this and teased him with a smile: "What's wrong? Can't you sleep without Yan'er here?"

Yang Sanlang awkwardly touched his nose and laughed it off.

No, I'm not sleepy right now.

You're kidding me.

Yuan Gang chuckled silently, ceasing his teasing.

Not long after, Chen An also emerged from the cave, limping.

Seeing that Yang Sanlang was also there, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

When Yuan Gang saw another one arrive, he immediately felt like teasing him again.

"Oh, another one. You're not sleepy either, are you? Hehe."

"Ah, yes... I'm not sleepy."

What did Chen Aneng say?

He had no choice but to back down and admit it.

Some things are best left unsaid; it doesn't matter what others say.

The two waited for a short while before they could faintly hear a woman's voice coming from the darkness ahead.

Yang Sanlang and Chen An exchanged a glance, then turned and left.

Yang Sanlang: I need to hurry back, lest a certain woman become suspicious.

Chen An: Let's go back into the cave and wait. Xiu'e will start nagging again if she sees him outside in the cold wind.

"Hey? You two are really something..."

Yuan Gang watched the two sneak back into the cave speechlessly, momentarily speechless.

how to say?

Being afraid of one's wife is a good thing.

You also need to learn to cherish your wife.

What a pair of blockheads!

Zhao Yan brought her daughter back to the cave. Yang Sanlang had already lain down and pretended to be asleep, but his fluttering eyelashes showed that he was not asleep.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yan's gaze froze for a moment, but she quickly pretended not to have seen anything and went to coax her daughter to sleep.

Yang Sanlang held his breath and only dared to glance into the cave from afar when he heard the woman's soft breathing.

Seeing that the mother and daughter were sleeping peacefully, he lowered his eyes, lay down, and continued to sleep.

A good night's sleep.

……

The next day, the sky was clear and blue.

After tidying up their belongings, the group left the valley and continued heading northeast.

I've been busy digging sweet potatoes and kudzu roots these past few days, so I haven't had time to hunt wild game.

Zhao Yan said something to everyone, then shouldered her basket, picked up her machete, and quickened her pace to move forward.

She did this partly to hunt some wild game, and partly to scout out the route down the mountain.

According to her observation, they should be in the heart of Yulin Mountain, and to get out of the mountains, they must travel eastward.

Therefore, while she was heading north, her direction was shifting eastward.

The road was still overgrown with weeds, and the long thorny vines made the mountain road extremely difficult to walk on.

About an hour later, Zhao Yan found two persimmon trees on the hillside.

Bright red persimmons hang heavily on the branches, silently exuding an enticing sweetness under the sunlight.

Zhao Yan swallowed hard, looking utterly pathetic.

Sweet and juicy soft persimmons, delicious dried persimmons, persimmon cakes, persimmon porridge...

She can rattle off ten or eight different food items in one go.

The two persimmon trees weren't very tall, so climbing them was no problem for Zhao Yan.

She scrambled up the tree in a flash, reaching out to pick the ripe and nearly ripe persimmons, and also picked the firmer ones, putting them into her basket.

We can keep these and eat them slowly when we get home.

She quickly picked all the persimmons from the two trees.

It was only half a basket at most, with the hard stuff at the bottom and the soft stuff wrapped in leaves on top.

Zhao Yan climbed down from the tree and couldn't resist picking up a ripe persimmon and putting it in her mouth.

One bite, and your mouth is filled with a refreshing sweetness.

"So sweet."

Zhao Yan couldn't resist and ate three in a row before stopping.

After wiping her hands and taking a sip of water, Zhao Yan continued walking forward.

On the way, when she encountered lost wild rabbits or pheasants, she didn't hesitate to throw out her machete and easily killed three gray rabbits and two half-grown pheasants.

She walked for a long time without seeing the end of the road. When she saw that the sun was directly overhead, she decided to turn back.

Yang Sanlang and his group traveled northeast along the mountain road that Zhao Yan had cleared.

When Zhao Yan returned, they were making lunch under the tree by starting a fire.

Zhao Yunjie was the first to see her and rushed over in one stride.

"Auntie, you're finally back."

Zhao Yan touched his forehead and took out a few ripe persimmons from her basket and handed them to him.

"Go and share some with your brother and the others."

Wow! It's a persimmon!

Zhao Yunjie's eyes lit up, and he quickly went to find his brother, carrying a bunch of persimmons.

There were still plenty of persimmons, so Zhao Yan gave them all to Tian Xiu'e to distribute among everyone.

Ripe persimmons don't keep well; they need to be eaten within the next couple of days.

If it's not fully cooked, leave it to soften before eating.

As soon as the sweet persimmons entered their mouths, a contented smile appeared on everyone's face.

Yang Sanlang looked at Zhao Yan with the same focused attention he would give a rare and precious treasure.

His wife's luck is so good that even God is jealous.

"Sister Tian, ​​there are still some wild game left. You can decide what to do with them."

Zhao Yan put down her basket and took out several dead pheasants and rabbits.

Everyone's eyes lit up at the sight of meat.

They hadn't had any fresh wild game for several days.

Yang Sanlang stepped forward and took the game.

"I'll go clean it up."

This was the first time Zhao Yan had looked at him properly since she returned, and she simply replied, "Mm."

After lunch and resting until the sun was no longer hot, Zhao Yan and the others continued their journey.

After walking for eight days, Zhao Yan finally found a trap in a patch of grass.

At first glance, she knew it was a trap set by hunters in the mountains.

Zhao Yan was immediately overjoyed.

The presence of animal traps indicates that they are not far from the village.

She went back and told the others the news, and everyone was no longer calm.

Zhao Yunjie rubbed his stomach and said, "Finally, I can eat normal meals again."

Although kudzu root powder is still powder, he just wanted to eat a pancake made of flour, even if it was just dark flour mixed with bran.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but think that she could finally take things out openly.

Yuan Yutang urged everyone to eat quickly so they could continue their journey.

They walked until the sun was setting in the west before they could see clusters of villages in the distance.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, wisps of smoke rise from the kitchens of the villagers' homes, and the sounds of dogs barking and chickens crowing can be heard from time to time.

An atmosphere of peace and harmony prevailed.

But Zhao Yan looked from afar and didn't see anyone walking around in the village.

She had a gut feeling that something was wrong.

However, darkness was about to fall, and everyone urgently needed to find shelter.

The group quickened their pace and headed towards the village.

Just as we approached the path at the village entrance, five men wielding machetes suddenly rushed out from both sides.