"Jiuyue, Qiye, what are you two doing? Hurry up and catch up, or you'll get lost."

The famine escape has just begun, and most families still have surplus food. Lin Jiuyue and the others don’t have to worry about becoming food on someone else’s table for the time being.

But what Lin Jiuyue didn't expect was that the village chief would run back and call her and her brother.

"Village Chief, why are you here?"

The village chief looked at Lin Jiuyue and her brother and sighed.

"I've heard about your affairs, your uncle and his wife, ah..."

The village chief sighed as he spoke and patted the siblings on the shoulders.

"You two siblings have a miserable life. You thought that after you lost your parents, if you gave the house to your uncle, he would take care of you and help you grow up and start your own family. Who knew that your uncle and his wife would be such people?"

I knew before that Lin Dongming and his wife would often starve Lin Jiuyue and her brother. But at least they would give them some food to keep them alive.

After all, it was a year of disaster, and no one had extra food. Many of his daughters and sons were starving. Although Lin Dongming never fed the two children enough, he at least gave them a bite to eat.

But now that they have fled from famine, the couple no longer cares about the life and death of the two siblings.

"Alas, disaster years are not easy. Don't lose track of the team. If you get lost, who knows what will happen."

Although there are not many people in the village, they can at least take care of each other if anything happens. If the two siblings act alone, they may die at any time.

Lin Jiuyue was a martial arts coach in her previous life, and now she has the cheating tool of space. If she follows the villagers and acts timidly, she will only hold back the two siblings.

"Village chief, my sister and I want to take the mountain road."

The village chief, who had already left, turned around and looked at Lin Jiuyue in disbelief after hearing Lin Jiuyue's words.

"September, this is no joke. Be obedient and go with the villagers. I can also keep an eye on you and your brother."

Lin Jiuyue shook her head and refused with a smile.

"Village chief, you know that my brother and I have no parents, and my uncle is a cruel man. It was okay at the beginning, but if it goes on, he might sell us for food."

Lin Jiuyue lowered her head after she finished speaking.

When the village chief saw Lin Jiuyue's appearance, he finally sighed.

"Since you have made up your mind, I won't keep you any longer."

"However, there are many wild animals in the mountains, so you two siblings must be careful."

Lin Jiuyue nodded gratefully.

"Well, you too, village chief."

Before fleeing the famine, Lin Jiuyue had already obtained her own household registration. Now she is acting separately to prevent her own space from being exposed to everyone.

After all, he still had to take food out of the space from time to time. If he kept going back and forth like that, who knows when he would be exposed?

After separating from the villagers, Lin Jiuyue took Lin Qiye and walked into the mountains.

It has been dry for a long time, and although it is a hot summer, there are not many mosquitoes on the mountain.

"Sister, huh, do you think we can find the seeds?"

After walking on the mountain road for three hours, Lin Qiye was already exhausted and out of breath.

"I don't know. Let's look for it first. Even if we can't find the seeds, I won't let you starve to death."

"But we've been walking for three hours and haven't seen a single rat hole."

Lin Jiuyue pursed her lips.

Due to the drought, there were far fewer animals on the mountain than in previous years. I saw very few living creatures along the way.

"Sister, there's a cave over there! Shall we take a break before we continue?"

Lin Jiuyue had just traveled here not long ago, and her body had not yet recovered to its peak state. After walking for three hours, she felt a little tired.

"Okay, let's take a break before we go."

The cave was not big, and there were signs of people living inside. I think it must have been a temporary resting place for hunters who went up the mountain to hunt.

But now everyone has fled the famine, so no one should come to this cave.

I originally planned to take out two fish from the stream in the space and roast them to eat, but I was afraid that it would delay my journey.

"There's no one here. Let's go into the space and roast some fish. We can fill our stomachs when we get hungry. Otherwise, we won't have enough physical strength to keep up with this little food."

Lin Qiye nodded in agreement.

"Luckily I didn't go with the villagers, otherwise I would have to be on guard against others when eating."

The two entered the space, caught a few fish from the stream and grilled them. Soon, the aroma of grilled fish wafted into the air.

No seasoning, not even salt.

In the past, the brother and sister would definitely not eat it. But now it was different. It was a disaster year, and they were lucky to have something to eat. How could they be picky about the taste?

Fish alone is not enough, salt is also needed. It seems that after finding the seeds, we have to go down the mountain.

"Qiye, after crossing this mountain, we will reach the border of Qingyang County. We will go down the mountain then."

Lin Qiye was stunned.

"Sister, aren't we supposed to separate from the villagers? Won't we be together again after we go down the mountain?"

Lin Jiuyue didn't want to either, but there was nothing she could do.

As for food and other things, as long as you find the seeds, you can grow them, and there will be no problem in having enough to eat.

But this is not possible without salt. If you don't replenish salt for a long time, you will feel weak even if you eat a full meal.

Because of insufficient sodium ion intake!

"Do you want to eat food without salt every day?"

Lin Qiye shook his head subconsciously.

"Then? Let's go down the mountain after crossing this hill."

The two of them ate one of the grilled fish each, and kept the rest in the space. They could just take it and eat it when they were hungry.

"Sister, this grilled fish doesn't have any seasoning, so it shouldn't taste good, but it's surprisingly good."

The fish was from the space, not fishy at all, and tasted pretty good. It would have been even better with some seasoning.

After eating the grilled fish, the brother and sister quickened their pace and finally got down the mountain before dark.

Not only were the two of them exhausted from this trip up the mountain, they also gained nothing.

The villagers don’t know where they are now.

"The mountain road we took is closer than theirs. They must not have arrived yet."

Lin Jiuyue nodded.

"We're mainly here to get salt. We don't necessarily have to go with the villagers."

"Sister, but now the city gates are closed, where can we get salt?"

Hearing Lin Qiye's words, Lin Jiuyue frowned and said.

"Hey, aren't there refugees there? Let's go ask them if they have any salt."

It stands to reason that exchanging salt with the villagers of Lijia Village would be safer, but the villagers of Lijia Village have not arrived for half a day, and Lin Jiuyue can't just sit here and wait.

Lin Jiuyue and his companions did not have money to buy salt before fleeing, but this does not mean that other refugees did not stockpile salt.

If each family exchanges a little, it will be enough for two people to eat for a long time.

"Sister, wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Lin Qiye was not a real child, so Lin Jiuyue was not too worried.