Continuing westward from Yequpo, the ground became drier and drier. After the flood had gone for half a month, life began to emerge on the ground.
Unfortunately, all the crops were ruined.
The boundaries of the rice fields are no longer discernible, as they are filled with silt, which has formed cracks after drying up.
"Mom, it would be great if our rice crops hadn't been damaged by the disaster."
Jinbao muttered something unconsciously, and the three of them walked on the road in increasing silence.
Disasters cannot be changed, and surviving is a victory.
"Let's go quickly before it gets too hot. Mom can still walk now, otherwise she won't be able to bear it later."
Although Wang Yi has never farmed, the emotional impact and pain brought by her previous life made her very sad, and she didn't like this feeling.
Let’s get out of the area of Yequpo quickly, and we will be there in three miles.
"Mom, we have to go around here. Big brother said we should leave the man-eating swamp."
"Man-eating swamp? Why is it called that?" Wang Yi thought it was the name of the mission to scare people, but she didn't expect that the locals also called it that. Why didn't she notice it in her previous life's memory?
"Mom, you've been sick these past two days, and I don't know that Lan Miao's mom got lost here! Someone saw her hand on the roadside, and it was in such bad shape, with teeth marks all over it! She got lost right here! Lan Miao cried for three days and three nights, and her voice is still hoarse now."
"Ah? Lan Miao Niang?"
The memory of the previous life suddenly rolled out a pretty woman's face. Although it was dark and rough, her eyes were bright like a lady from a wealthy family.
Lan Miao was the same age as Lao Wu, with the same large, bright eyes. She was pretty, nimble, and good at housework. In good times, the eldest brother had even discussed with her about going to Lan Miao's house to propose marriage to Lao Wu.
"What a pity, the person was not found? There is no body either?"
"No. They say it fell inside and was eaten by a ghost."
“…”
Wang Yi fell silent. She didn't believe that she was eaten by a ghost.
Lan Miao's mother must have met with an accident.
That being said, there are some dangers in the swamp.
Jinbao pulled Wang Yi towards another road, but Wang Yi shook him off and continued to stride forward.
How can I avoid it? My mission point is still over there! I have to go there even if it’s dangerous.
"It'll take an extra hour to get around the swamp, and I can't stand it. Come with Mother!"
"Mother! Mother!"
The two were scratching their heads anxiously. Their mother just wouldn't listen to their eldest brother. What would they do if something happened?
It’s easy to deal with if mom is lost, but if the gold jewelry is lost, won’t my brother skin them alive when I get back?
As the mission point got closer and closer, and a large area of dense reeds swayed gently in the breeze, Wang Yi's face became nervous.
"Third brother, let's be careful."
Yinbao muttered softly, and Wang Yi turned around and glared at him, scaring both sons into shutting up.
The task prompt on the system page kept flashing in the reeds. Wang Yi gritted his teeth, lowered his head and began to roll up his trouser legs.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Jinbao and Yinbao were startled by Wang Yi's posture and asked quickly.
"Mom just saw something in the reeds. I'm going to take a look! It looks like a lotus, so there must be lotus roots underneath!"
"No, mother! Mother!"
Wang Yi ignored their obstruction and stepped into the mud. When he landed on the ground and found that it was solid, he explored and walked forward step by step.
She didn't see any lotus. She was just following the mission instructions. What could she see in such a big patch of reeds?
Jinbao and Yinbao were so anxious that they didn't know whether to follow him down or wait on the shore. In the blink of an eye, Wang Yi had disappeared in the reeds.
"No, I have to follow Mom! The gold is still with her. Yinbao, you wait up there. If anything happens, go back and tell Big Brother immediately!"
After saying this, Li Jinbao followed and walked in the direction of Wang Yi.
Suddenly, a scream was heard in front of him. Jinbao was so scared that he hurried forward to chase after her. What happened to his mother?
Wang Yi's figure disappeared from the mud. The next second, a mud-like figure stood out from the mud.
It turned out that Wang Yi slipped and fell into a mud pit.
She reached out and touched it while it was flapping, and was pleasantly surprised.
As she raised her hand, mud dripped down her arm, revealing a piece of lotus root covered in mud. She and the lotus root were both muddy in color, and now they seemed to be in harmony.
"San'er, come quickly! Look, there are lotus roots!"
I actually touched a smooth lotus root!
In fact, how could there be lotus roots in this season? It will take at least another month. This must be arranged by the system.
But no matter whether it is reasonable or not, as long as there is a little excuse or reason, she has to take the things out, otherwise her body will really starve to death.
Hunger can also block people's cognition. If the people at home know that there are lotus roots, they will ignore this fact even if they know it is not in season, and follow the instructions of the stomach to harvest them all.
Wang Yi also became happy.
With these lotus roots and completing the walking task, she can have a full meal even if she doesn't go to Qingdong City, which takes two days and one night to walk!
"Lotus root? It's actually real!"
Jinbao walked over in the mud, one foot deep and one foot shallow. Just as he was about to go down and touch it, Wang Yi put the lotus root covered with mud in his arms.
"Hold me! I'm covered in mud, let me touch it!"
In the muddy ground, Wang Yi lay down again without caring about anything. The mud and water stuck to her face, but she still picked up the things happily.
It’s not that she doesn’t want Jinbao to help, but she is afraid that only she can find the reward for this task, and others can only grope around and watch helplessly, so it would be better for them to be porters on the side.
Ten pounds of lotus roots may sound like a lot, but in fact, there are only a dozen or so sections, and one lotus root has three or four sections, so in total there are only five lotus roots of different lengths, thicknesses, and sizes.
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