Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

Sujia Village.

Inside the village's ancestral hall, more than thirty people, young and old, gathered together.

Without exception, all of these people were dressed in rags and were emaciated and pale.

At the front of the crowd, an elderly man with gray hair and a cane said with a face full of grief, "Last year, the village was hit by a locust plague, and the whole village fled the famine. But most of them starved to death along the way."

Upon hearing this, suppressed sobs immediately filled the ancestral hall.

The locust plague was devastating, and the journey to escape famine was fraught with danger. After a year, the original two hundred people of Sujia Village were reduced to just over thirty. Now, Sujia Village is practically a scene of mourning for every household! Every house is draped in white mourning clothes!

What's even more tragic is that Sujia Village's situation is actually considered better compared to several nearby villages! In the neighboring counties most severely affected by the disaster, entire villages have starved to death on their way to escape famine.

It is now the Republican era.

In addition to natural disasters, there are also man-made disasters and wars.

Local officials embezzled relief grain and drove famine refugees away in all directions. It was as if as long as they didn't die within their jurisdiction, it wouldn't be considered their fault.

Clan Chief Su Xiaoquan wiped away his tears and continued, "I have failed my ancestors and have no face to continue being the clan chief!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd stirred.

Several elderly people of similar age to Su Xiaoquan were filled with excitement!

"Third Brother, everyone knows that this is not your fault."

"Natural disasters and man-made calamities, who can avoid them?"

"If you don't become the clan leader, who else can we rely on!"

“The neighboring Dashu Village is a large village with more than 300 people, but only a few people came back this year.”

Su Xiaoquan tapped the ground with his cane.

Once the ancestral hall had quieted down, he continued, "I've made up my mind. What will become of the clan leader..."

The old clan chief's cloudy eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he scanned the surviving members of Su Family Village. His gaze finally settled on a young man at the very back of the group.

"From now on, the position of head of the Su family will be handed over to Xiao Chen!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their heads in unison!

The young man, whom Su Xiaoquan called Xiao Chen, was seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a faded short-sleeved shirt, was tall, and handsome.

He stood out like a crane among chickens among a group of emaciated people.

Faced with the gazes of his clansmen, Su Chen looked utterly helpless.

Because he doesn't belong to this world at all!

Su Chen lives in the future and is a recent college graduate.

I found a 9-to-5 job; it's not exactly a life of great wealth, but it's stable enough.

He never expected that he would encounter something like time travel.

"I saw a shooting star last night and made a wish for great wealth and prosperity... Who knew this thing would be like it had a GPS tracker installed, able to crash down from outer space onto my neighborhood!"

Su Chen looked utterly dejected!

He could even imagine that the next day's headlines would be "A meteor struck a certain residential area, and no one survived!"

If he had another chance, he would definitely keep his mouth shut and pretend he didn't see that shooting star.

After transmigrating, Su Chen became one of the surviving members of the Su family.

The Su clan migrated to Changsha from the north more than a hundred years ago, and it is said that their ancestor was the great writer Su Dongpo...

At its peak a few years ago, Sujia Village had more than two hundred people.

But a famine wiped out a century of hard work.

It is now the eighth year of the Republic of China, a time of great upheaval in China.

The famine that Sujia Village experienced last year is just an insignificant speck of dust in the many tragedies across China.

In addition, as the old clan chief Su Xiaoquan said, Su Family Village originally had more than two hundred people.

One trip to escape famine resulted in the deaths or scattering of most of them.

In the end, only the thirty-odd people in the ancestral hall returned to the village.

Even Su Chen's adoptive parents died during their escape from famine.

Among these people, Su Xiaoquan and three other elders of the "Xiao" generation were the oldest and of the highest generation.

The remaining members of the Ren generation, numbering about seven or eight, are the backbone of the family.

Finally, there are the young people of the "Yi" generation, who are the most numerous and include both men and women.

This is also the fundamental characteristic of the Chinese people; young people represent the future.

Even if there's only one bite to eat, they'll save it for the children.

Su Chen also belongs to the "Yi" generation, and his full name is Su Yichen!

However, the older generation in the clan usually calls him Xiao Chen.

This world is very similar to the Republic of China era that Su Chen knows, but there are also some similarities and differences.

For example, in the nearby Changsha City, the most famous people are not the government, but the Nine Gates Admirals represented by the Zhang, Wu, and Huo families.

For example, in western Hunan, bandits roamed freely, and the name of Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xieling bandits, was well-known in several southern provinces. Even ordinary people had heard of his deeds.

This confirmed Su Chen's guess: this world was no ordinary place.

of course!

Whether it's the Nine Gates Admiral or the Chief of the Unloading Ridge, they are both too far removed from Su Chen.

What's giving him the biggest headache right now is that these thirty-odd people are still hungry...

Man is made of iron, food is made of steel!

Regardless, filling our stomachs is the most important thing right now.

Perhaps seeing the helplessness on Su Chen's face, the old patriarch Su Xiaoquan sighed softly and slowly spoke.

“Xiao Chen, you are the only one in the village who has ever been to school. I originally planned to hand over the position of clan chief to you when you were older, but now, we can only rely on you.”

A few years ago, when Sujia Village was doing well, Su Chen's parents spent all their savings to send him to a modern school in Changsha City.

Although he only studied for three years, compared to the villagers who spent their whole lives toiling in the fields, he was already considered one of the few educated people in this era.

As soon as the old clan chief finished speaking, everyone in the village, young and old, looked at Su Chen with anticipation in their eyes.

Regardless of the era, scholars are always respected.

A scholar can know the affairs of the world without leaving his home!

Especially when a family suffers a great calamity, there is an urgent need for a visionary and knowledgeable person to lead them out of their predicament.

Looking at the bewildered eyes, Su Chen sighed softly.

Just as I was about to steel myself and say something...

But then he heard a system notification in his mind!

[Congratulations, host, on becoming the clan leader! You have met the requirements and are now binding with the system!]

[Successfully bound to the Longevity Family System!]

[Host: Su Chen (Head of the Su Family)]

Age: 18

[Clan Level: 0, 32% Progress]

Family members: Official members: 32. Non-official members: None.

[Family assets: 3 acres of wasteland, 300 silver dollars]

[Family Status: In grave danger!]

[Family Buildings: None]

[Clan Bloodline: None]

[Township Skills: None]

[New Player Quest Released: Successfully lead your tribe to excavate any ancient tomb! Reward: 200 coins, New Player Gift Pack.]

Su Chen was overjoyed when he saw the light screen that appeared in front of him.

Sure enough, these days, any protagonist needs a system or cheat code.

This can be considered as keeping up with the trend.

However, this system seems to be bound to the entire Su family, meaning that they share both prosperity and adversity!

It seems I have no choice but to take over the position of clan leader!

Just as Su Chen was about to speak, Su Xiaoquan suddenly walked shakily to Su Chen's side.

"Old patriarch..."

“Xiao Chen, I know this is unfair to you. You’ve only just come of age, and this heavy burden has been placed on your shoulders.”

Su Chen shook his head and said decisively, "Elder Chief, you don't need to say anything. I will be the chief."

"Okay, good boy!"

Su Xiaoquan patted Su Chen on the shoulder, then shakily took out a folded blue handkerchief from his pocket.

With a solemn expression, he carefully unfolded the blue cloth handkerchief.

Inside the handkerchief lay three silver dollars.

"This is the last bit of money the clan has left, and now it's all yours."

As Su Xiaoquan spoke, he placed three silver dollars into Su Chen's palm.

This was not only the family's last remaining assets, but also their hope for survival.