There's no need to ask about the current situation; the imperial court clearly hasn't been able to control those rebels, and if they stay in the village, they're certainly doomed.
The best course of action now is to stockpile more food and hide in the mountains; perhaps that will give us a chance to survive.
If only her spatial storage were still there. She used to store a lot of things in it, just in case the apocalypse came one day, so she could be prepared.
Who would have thought that instead of the apocalypse, she would transmigrate first, what a waste of all the food she stored up.
Just as she was thinking this, she felt a sharp pain between her eyebrows, a flash of white light appeared before her eyes, and the next second, she found herself in her own space.
She was so shocked that she almost lost her balance. Looking at the neatly arranged rice, flour, cooking oil, various frozen meats, and mineral water in the space, she felt that her time travel had not been in vain.
After quickly taking stock of the items in the space, Jiang Yimian regretted not storing more things in. Although there seemed to be a lot of things in the space, there were four of them, and they would definitely need a lot of food.
Even if they scrimped and saved, this amount of food would only last them for six months at most. If the war continued, they would either be killed by the rebels or starve to death.
With that in mind, she set her sights on the shops and courtyards of wealthy families in town.
Since they were fleeing famine, those people naturally couldn't take too much with them to save their lives. She could just scavenge for what they could find, loot the town, and if they could cultivate the wasteland in the mountains and become self-sufficient, they could stay in the mountains for several years without any problems.
Jiang Yimian first went to the largest rice shop in town, and after searching several times, she finally found several hundred kilograms of white rice and white flour, as well as some mixed rice, hidden in the cellar.
It was obvious that the shop owner had deliberately hidden it, probably intending to sell it again when he returned later.
Unfortunately, she ran into Jiang Yimian, who waved her hand and put the rice warehouse into her spatial storage. She then searched around the rice shop and, after confirming that there was nothing useful there, went to the next shop.
Jiang Yimian went to several shops in a row, but they were all empty. Only some tables, chairs and benches that she couldn't take with her were left. It was obvious that these people had received the news in advance and all kinds of valuables had been moved cleanly.
The same was true for the other houses; they were all cleaned up. Jiang Yimian only found some rice and vegetables that hadn't been taken away in the kitchen. Seeing that the vegetables were still fresh, she put them into her space.
Fortunately, there were still many things left in the general store that hadn't been taken away. All kinds of seasonings, pots and pans, and various seeds were all stored in Jiang Yimian's spatial storage.
She went to a clothing store and found only some plain-colored fabrics, outdated clothes, and some useless cotton and linen thread.
In the past, Jiang Yimian would not have given these things a second glance, but now, these things are her lifeline. Regardless of whether they are good-looking or not, she put them all into her space.
Finally, she went to a pharmacy, where most of the medicinal herbs were still there. Jiang Yimian simply packed everything away, even storing the herbs that were still drying in the backyard into her spatial storage.
Jiang Yimian searched almost every available place in the town. The haul wasn't huge, but it was still pretty good. At least she wouldn't lack essential items and food for a while, so she could stay safely hidden in the mountains.
By the time she got home, it was already dark.
Wang Fengqin finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her return. "You're finally back. Yi Mian, don't run around alone anymore. It's dangerous outside."
When the world is in chaos, the people will naturally change, and arson, murder, and looting will inevitably occur everywhere.
She only has these three children left; she can't let anything happen to them.
Jiang Yimian nodded, and seeing that food was already laid out on the table beside the bed, she quickly said, "Eat quickly, or the food will get cold."
Wang Fengqin then responded and didn't say anything more.
Dinner consisted of a few bowls of watery mixed rice porridge and stir-fried wild vegetables with little oil.
Jiang Yimian finished her meal quickly. Seeing that Xiao Nuan'er and Xiao Ye were enjoying their food without any sign of dislike, she stopped worrying about it and simply said, "I went to town today and it's basically empty. Those rebels are coming in strong and I estimate they'll be attacking Jincheng Prefecture soon. We can't stay in this village anymore."
Wang Fengqin paused in her hand holding the bowl, sighed softly, and said, "How could I not know that we can't stay in the village anymore? But where can we go now? The main group of people who fled the famine in the village has already left. If only a few of us go to flee the famine together, we will surely die."
Although she had never experienced fleeing famine, she had heard from the village elders that the time when there were the most bad people was during the famine, and people would do anything for a bite to eat.
The sounds of burning, killing, looting, and cannibalism sent chills down her spine.
She was a woman with three children; it was impossible for her to make it to a safe place alive.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye and Xiao Nuan'er's mood instantly plummeted, and even the food in their bowls lost its appeal.
Seeing that the group was in a bad mood, Jiang Yimian continued, "We're not going to flee the famine; we're going into the mountains."
The mountains behind Xinghua Village are one after another, stretching as far as the eye can see. If one can find a place to hide and avoid being discovered, one should be able to escape this war.
Wang Fengqin's eyes brightened, then dimmed again. "There are many wild beasts in the mountains, and it's dangerous inside. It's not safer than outside. Besides, we don't have that much food. Even if we're lucky enough not to encounter any wild animals, we'll still starve to death."
Xinghua Village has several hundred residents, but few of them go up the mountain to hunt, because everyone knows that the mountains are dangerous and wild animals roam freely. Even when they are digging for wild vegetables, they only dare to wander around the outer edge of the mountains.
Jiang Yimian nodded, "Mother is right, it is indeed dangerous in the mountains, but going into the mountains is better than waiting to die outside. As for food, we can live off the land. Do you think we will starve to death?"
The dangers in the mountains are countless, and so are the things that could help people survive.
Although it's not summer yet, the mountains are already covered in lush greenery, so even if they dig up tree roots to eat, they won't starve to death so easily.
Wang Fengqin was persuaded and hesitated for a moment before nodding, "You're right. Going into the mountains is better than waiting to die here. We'll listen to you and go into the mountains at dawn tomorrow."
Whether she went into the mountains, fled the famine, or stayed in the village, there would be danger, but going into the mountains at least gave her a sense of hope.
If we can find a secluded place to hide, we might be able to escape this turmoil.
She has lived for decades, but her three children are still young, and she must give them hope to live on.
Jiang Yimian breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the other party was not a stubborn and inflexible person, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome.
She was confident that it would be safer in the mountains than outside.
Just then, a rapid knocking sounded at the door. "Sister Fengqin, Yimian, Xiaoye, are you still there?"
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