His son Lin Ziren scratched his head and added, "Dad, are you trying to talk about melancholy?"

Lin Changshou slapped his head and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean."

Lin Rui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Uncle, I'm worried about whether our food can last until Huangmo Pass!"

Lin Changshou looked at the grain bags that had mostly disappeared from his oxcart. The joy he had felt from finding water was instantly wiped out. He stammered with difficulty, his voice trembling, "It should be possible."

Nephew Lin Ziming and son Lin Ziren looked at the bags of food on the car in silence. Not wanting to disappoint their father's extravagant hopes, they simply kept silent.

Lin Pingmao leaned on his crutches and sighed, "This is terrible! Rui Ge'er originally estimated the journey would take about two months, and we've been delayed in Lianshan for over half a month. Hasn't all the food and drink we've been eating and urinating for half a month been consuming our food reserves? The weather is incredibly hot right now. It should be cooler, but it's so hot that not a single blade of grass grows. The wild grass we've been eating along the way has turned yellow and dried up. Now there's nothing to chew in the mountains. I'm afraid there's going to be a drought!"

"The world is in chaos, and the drought has hit. It really leaves us ordinary people with no way to survive."

"There are floods in the south and droughts in the north. People all over the world will be displaced. The journey out of the mountain will not be peaceful either. Everyone should take out the things on the ox carts!" Lin Rui said. In the original owner's memory, Lianshan occupied the north and south boundaries, and there were two seasons on each side.

They encountered a super storm on the south side of Lianshan Mountain, and when they passed the south side of the mountain and reached the north side, the soil was dry and cracked with sand. The soil in the middle junction area was wet, slippery and soft, and the weather was hot and suffocating.

There is no time in the mountains. Since entering the mountains, he has watched the forests go from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn, over and over again. He used to record the time he entered the mountains, but as he was busy looking for water and food every day, he gradually stopped keeping records.

So now it’s been more than 20 days since we entered the mountains, or more than a month?

When Zhang Dacui's family had only 30 kilograms of food left in their home, they could count the grains of rice in the porridge they cooked every day. The men and women in the family would have their stomachs rumbling with hunger before they had even taken two steps after eating.

"Mom, how can we travel with such watery food every day? My dad, Ziyang's legs are shaking from pushing the cart. Can you just let us have a full meal?" Lin Zicheng looked at his mother pleadingly. After the water was distributed, the power over the family's food was taken over by Zhang Dacui again.

It wasn't that Tan Ying and Lu Hua were bad chefs before; on the contrary, they were too good, ensuring that everyone in the family could eat half full at every meal. But during this trip, even half full was a luxury, and coupled with the loss of damp rice, their food supply had visibly decreased.

Lin Changhe was trembling with fear after seeing this situation, so Zhang Cuihua came back online and started her plan to starve the whole family.

At least the watery soup is still something to eat. If you eat without any rules, the remaining food will be eaten up in just a few days. What will they eat then? Lin Changfa, Lin Pingmao, and Lin Rui's family also have limited food reserves. If you give them any aid, how much should be enough? Don't make people look down on you for no reason. Help in emergencies, not in poverty!

Every family is in difficulty, and thinking of begging on the road to escape famine is even more impossible. Who would be so kind as to give you precious, life-saving food just for a word of gratitude from you?

Shuanzi has been eating with Lin Rui's family these days. The other three families have run out of food. Although Lin Rui's family's food is not enough, it is much better than theirs. At least they can have a thick meal.

There was some bacon and pickled pork cut into a bowl of porridge, with a little bit of oily smell and aroma floating on the surface. Everyone in the family ate it without even looking up.

The camphorwood box was filled with things that Lin Rui had taken from the house, including bulk rice, White Elephant noodles, and vacuum-packed chicken legs, wings, and claws. These were his confidence.

Now, all the water used by every family in a day is used to cook porridge. Only in this way can they replenish water and fill their stomachs. Of course, replenishing water accounts for the majority of the water consumption. After all, how can one feel full after eating porridge that is so clean that it can make one shine!

Lin Rui's family was still in good condition, but even with the semi-thick porridge, he was still hungry.

The situation worsened after Lin Zicheng fainted while on the road. His stomach was empty, and he couldn't even poop every day, just urinating. Add to that the intense travel, the baggage on their backs, and the cart they were pushing. The last hill they were currently climbing was uphill, which was extremely strenuous. At times, the path was so steep that the wheelbarrow and cart would back up in the direction they were pushing, requiring all their strength to hold them back to continue.

His brother Lin Ziyang was walking beside him. Lin Zicheng had just told him that it seemed like a dream when he was full of wild boar meat and python meat. The greasy aroma of the pork made him dream of tasting it again every day. He stared at the little wild boars tied with ropes at his uncle's house every day, waiting for another one to die so that he could have a meal of meat.

The vitality of the remaining wild boars was beyond his imagination. They were full of energy while eating tree bark and roots all the way, without any signs of weakness. It was they who were weak from hunger. He was really so hungry that his legs were weak!

Lin Ziyang tried to comfort him, "Brother, be patient. These little wild boars are like mobile granaries. We have to carry rice, flour, grains, taro, and other things on our backs so that we can eat them when we need to rest. But what about the little wild boars? We just need a rope, and they'll go wherever we lead them. The two little wild boars at the village head's house just follow the ox cart without being tied. It's much easier."

"When can we have a full meal? Our mother is so cruel that she doesn't even give us a full meal. Even if I die, I must eat a full meal before I continue on my journey!" It was really hard to travel during this period, and with the lack of food, Lin Zicheng's eye sockets were sunken.

Lin Ziyang was not in much better condition, his face was sallow, and Lu Hua was holding their son Xiaozhan behind him. He walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow as if he was floating.

"Brother, mom is doing this for our own good. Eat less. At least you'll have food in your stomach. If all the food is gone, drinking water won't fill you up. Besides, water is hard to find now. It was Lin Rui who found some and shared it with us last time. Even if we don't tell him, we can still find water to help him share his worries. We can't hold him back. You say - Brother! Hey, brother! Someone come and help, my brother has fainted!" Lin Ziyang shouted.

After Lin Zicheng fainted, the cart he was holding began to move backwards rapidly without anyone supporting him. The difference in terrain caused by the steep slope caused everything on the cart to fall down. Lin Ziyang dropped all his luggage and chased the cart.

This cart is one of the most valuable assets in the family. If it is damaged, not only will it delay the journey, but there are no spare parts to repair it!

Zhang Dacui was also frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. She and Tan Ying hurried downstairs: "Chengzi, Chengzi, don't scare your mother. What happened?"