Lin Jinyue quickly stopped him: "Third Uncle, you can't kneel, or I'll shorten my lifespan..."

Lin Jinyue was in a flurry of activity. The whole family took turns kneeling before him. She only had two hands and was only eight years old. It took a lot of effort to pull one person up, only for the other to kneel down.

She got so anxious that she almost knelt down to the family as well.

Lin Jinyue hurriedly ran back. These people were really something, always kneeling down at the drop of a hat.

After returning home, Lin Jinyue wanted to recall the famine relief prescriptions she had read, but Lin Xueqing stopped her.

Lin Xueqing: "Yueyue, didn't you make crossbows before? They were quite powerful. Do you still remember the blueprints? If you see any wild rabbits or pheasants on the road, you won't starve to death. And if you encounter jackals, wolves, tigers, or leopards, you might be able to fight them."

Lin Jinyue nodded: "I remember, but..."

She has a photographic memory; she can recall even the details of the blueprints after careful recollection. She has no problem with that, but she doubts whether her father and brother can make these small parts properly, as they lack even the necessary tools.

However, Lin Jinyue still drew on the ground with a twig.

The ground was a mess, like a jumble of scribbles.

There was no paper, pen, or ruler, so Lin Jinyue used a twig to draw on the ground. He drew a bunch of pictures. He could recognize the triangles, but what was this crooked mess?

Lin Jinyue knew that her drawing wasn't very good. Some parts of the land were soft, while others were hard lumps, which made it difficult for her to draw. So she explained to her brother as she drew.

Lin Xueqing stared at these soul-searching drawings.

He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

But in the end, he said, "It's possible to make it. The drawing is good, but it's a pity we don't have any paper to preserve it."

Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "It's okay, we can draw it again when needed."

Lin Jinyue never expected that her hobby from her past life could come in handy now, even to save her life.

After graduating with her master's degree, she had difficulty finding a job due to her major. In addition, she occasionally wrote novels during her graduate studies, so she decided to stay at home and write novels full-time. She likes post-apocalyptic and farming themes, and she researched a lot of related information for her writing. Not to mention crossbows, she could even make firearms.

Moreover, she has a little quirk: while writing, she tries to see if she can actually make it. Back then, Lin Shucheng supported her in trying out papermaking, Zhuge crossbows, and other things.

That night, after everyone else had fallen asleep, Lin Jinyue took her brother and father to the farm to do carpentry work. They worked through the night and made two simple, crude crossbow bolts.

It's crude because it's not powerful enough and might not be able to withstand a wild beast. However, time is limited. After checking it, Lin Jinyue found that it wasn't very refined, but it was barely enough for hunting now.

The next day, the young man on night watch said that it was safe outside for the time being, so the village chief told the villagers to take turns picking fruit in the forest to prepare for the upcoming famine.

They are now out of ammunition and food. If they don't get some food to take on the road, they will probably starve to death sooner or later.

Lin Xueqing and Lin Shucheng also went out together.

They had no shortage of food, but their youngest daughter craved meat, so the couple were thinking about whether they could get some meat to take home.

Lin Xueqing carried homemade crossbows, one for him and one for Lin Shucheng.

The villagers were all stunned. They watched as Lin Laosan aimed his crossbow at a pheasant, and with a "whoosh," the wooden arrow flew out and pinned the pheasant to a tree.

They were terrified. No wonder the Lin family dared to flee the famine alone; they had something to protect themselves.

Lin Xueqing carried the crossbow, partly for hunting, and partly to show it to them, so that Lin Youliang's family wouldn't cause trouble again.

He said to the group, "Let's split up and act separately."

Lin Shucheng looked at the rabbit that was darting around so fast and remembered that his son had practiced shooting and was very accurate. He said, "Isn't Yueyue's farm supposed to have a five-fold time flow? I was thinking, if we could release these wild rabbits and pheasants into the farm alive, wouldn't we be able to eat meat at will very soon?"

After discussing it, the father and son decided that Lin Shucheng should make a fish basket to see if they could catch some fish fry to take home and raise.

Lin Xueqing then went around looking for things that could be raised.

On the other side, inside the cave.

The system notification kept ringing in Lin Jinyue's mind:

[System: Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1 wild rabbit]

[System: Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1 grass carp]

[System: Congratulations, host, you have obtained...]

[System: Two wild rabbits are about to die from excessive blood loss. If the host intends to raise them, please bandage them as soon as possible.]

Lin Jinyue almost couldn't contain her excitement.

They can finally have meat to eat!

Ignoring the many people watching, she grabbed Jiang Yun and ran outside, saying to the village chief, "I'm taking my mother to find some herbs. We'll have to rely on Grandpa Village Chief to keep an eye on our things."

Lin Youcai said happily, "Okay, okay, I'll definitely show you."

Lin Jinyue wasn't worried. Inside were just some cheap grain cakes and scraps of cloth; the valuables were kept in the farm's warehouse.

Once outside, they found a secluded spot, and she pulled Jiang Yun inside.

Jiang Yun appears to be studying traditional Chinese medicine, but she also knows a little about treating animals.

Jiang Yun cut a small piece of expensive fabric from a box she had recently bought, disinfected it, tore it into strips, applied medicine to the rabbit, and then bandaged it up.

"Hey, this rabbit is pregnant. If we take good care of it, we'll be able to eat rabbit meat in a few months."

"Hey, can these newly hatched chicks survive?"