"Da Gui, let's go out and see what we can eat while it's still cool this morning!"
Early in the morning, the two wives went out to find food, and the youngest son cut some bamboo from somewhere and was repairing their baskets.
The second son took the family's jar and went to find a water source nearby.
Even the two young children in this family don't receive the same treatment as this old lady.
"Mother, Ah Hui and the other two have already gone to dig for wild vegetables nearby. This place is in the middle of nowhere, where can we find anything to eat?"
"You should rest here for a bit, you'll have to walk a lot before you set off!"
Li Dagui didn't want the old lady to go out and do chores, so he hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade her.
"Eldest son, are you disobeying your mother?"
Lin Xue looked at her adopted eldest son. He had lived to be 81 years old in the last world, so she didn't feel embarrassed at all.
"How could that be? You know, I, Li Dagui, am the most obedient to my mother!"
Seeing that Lin Xue's expression was off, Li Dagui immediately stopped trying to dissuade her.
He deftly picked up the original owner's personal cane from the side and carefully handed it to Lin Xue.
Lin Xue looked at the brightly colored bamboo walking stick in her hand, which had been polished and worn, and wanted to say that she didn't need it.
But when she thought about the journey ahead, she knew there would be times when she would need to lend a hand.
Having a stick to use when the time comes would be a good option.
So he stopped himself from throwing the cane away, slowly grasped the patina-covered end with his right hand, and then walked out of the dilapidated temple.
After leaving the dilapidated temple, Lin Xue looked around and chose the right side, where the vegetation was slightly denser.
He used his cane to pat and tap the grass, searching for traces of prey.
Forehead!!!
Forget about pheasants and rabbits, we didn't even find a single worm!
"Mother, all the food here has been taken by the refugees ahead. We need to hurry and try to get ahead so we can find something to eat!"
Looking at the desolate landscape of wild grass, Li Dagui thought that if these grasses were edible, he would love to pluck a handful and stuff them into his mouth for a good chew.
Unfortunately, he had tried it before, and these wild grasses were simply inedible; not only were they inedible, but they also had a bitter taste.
Forget about filling our stomachs, we'd be lucky if we didn't get intestinal problems from eating this.
"Well, that's the only way!"
Lin Xue sighed. If her family had gone with the villagers when they were organized to flee the famine, their situation would have been better.
But the original owner of this body was a stubborn old woman who refused to leave the home she had built up over most of her life.
They were still thinking of holding out in place and waiting for the imperial court to provide relief.
Instead of receiving relief grain from the imperial court, they received news of barbarian invasion from the border.
The old lady then became frightened and began to flee with her entire family.
Unfortunately, after wasting so many days, we still couldn't catch up with the main group.
After searching around but finding nothing to eat, Lin Xue had no choice but to follow Li Dagui back to the dilapidated temple.
The eldest daughter-in-law, He Ahui, and the second daughter-in-law, Liu Taozi, have both returned.
He went out all morning and only came back with a bunch of wild vegetables.
They were using the water that Li Ergui had painstakingly scooped up from the river to cook a wild vegetable porridge.
Besides the bright green wild vegetables, there was only a little bit of finely chopped sweet potato in the porridge.
"Why!"
Seeing all this, Lin Xue couldn't help but sigh again.
"Elder sister, how many sweet potatoes do we still have?"
He turned to look at He Ahui, who was squatting on the ground tending the fire, his eyes filled with contemplation.
"I still have about 20 kilograms left. If I eat sparingly, it should last me a few days!"
He Ahui was in charge of organizing the family's supplies, and she knew exactly how much food they had left.
So when Lin Xue asked, she immediately answered.
"Go get me a sweet potato!"
Lin Xue waved to He Ahui, signaling her to bring over a sweet potato.
"Yes, Mother!"
He Ahui didn't ask any more questions, assuming that Lin Xue wanted to roast a sweet potato for herself.
In this family, this is perfectly normal.
Even the two children had to endure hunger and thirst along with the adults, but the original owner, who was the mother-in-law, always ate her fill at every meal.
Otherwise, they will cause all sorts of trouble and drive the whole family crazy before they stop.
"Mom, do you need me to bake it for you?"
He Ahui took out a sweet potato the size of a fist. Although the original owner was both capricious and selfish, she didn't eat much.
This fist-sized sweet potato is enough for her to have a meal.
"No need, just give me the sweet potato!"
Lin Xue wasn't actually going to eat this sweet potato, so naturally she wouldn't let He Ahui bake it for her.
After receiving the sweet potato, Lin Xue found a clean place to sit down.
Seeing that Lin Xue had begun to rest, the others did not disturb her and went about their own business.
As for where the sweet potato went, no one dared to ask.
Whether Lin Xue wanted it steamed, boiled, or eaten raw, no one in the family dared to say no.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Lin Xue put the sweet potato into her spatial storage.
Using his mind, he buried the sweet potato in an open space next to the spiritual spring.
They also fetched some spring water and watered the sweet potato planting area.
I just hope that the growth rate in this space can be faster than that in the outside world, otherwise they really might starve to death!
After the wild vegetable and sweet potato porridge was cooked, everyone received a bowl.
Lin Xue held up a bowl of thin, watery sweet potato porridge. Because of the addition of a handful of wild vegetables, it looked green and unappetizing.
But Lin Xue knew that now was not the time to be sentimental.
She gritted her teeth, brought the bowl to her lips, and took a big gulp.
"Huh?"
Surprisingly, this greenish stuff tastes pretty good when you drink it.
It has a bitter taste with a hint of sweetness. At first, the bitterness of wild vegetables fills the mouth, but after swallowing the food, there is a sweet aftertaste.
Since it wasn't bad, Lin Xue didn't stand on ceremony and gulped down the bowl of porridge.
He glanced at the pot one last time, still wanting more.
Sigh, there's nothing left.
Then look at the several grown-up children next to her.
Well, it seems no one is full!
After finishing their meal, the family packed up and continued on their journey.
My hometown is suffering terribly from drought; the ground is cracked.
It was only because they were walking on the mountain path that they found some shade and greenery.
Because of the strong support she received, Lin Xue's journey was relatively easy.
But look to the side, there are two children being held by He Ahui and Liu Taozi.
The two children are 6 and 5 years old.
After these few days of torment, it has lost all its vitality.
The little one was so thin and looked like he was thirsty, hungry and tired.
If things continue like this, it's uncertain whether the two children will survive.
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