Li Lanzhen was stunned upon hearing the news.
What to do? What to do? She doesn't know! She's never encountered this before!!
To hell with it!! Just run! This is ancient times. In ancient times, soldiers were conscripted indiscriminately, there was no reasoning with them. My three grown sons were the targets, as was my younger brother. Would my father be taken away? Probably not, he's so old.
Just as I thought of this, I was about to shout "Run!"
Then they heard Xue Laohu shout loudly, "Hurry up and get into the mountains! Run into the mountains!! Leopard, you lead the way, run!"
Li Lanzhen immediately went to her family's mule cart, looked at her younger brother who was still unconscious, and her panicked parents: "Father, Mother, don't panic, I'm here. Hold on to the stream, it will be very bumpy."
Xue Bao drove the donkey cart toward the valley between the two mountains. Han Yisong and Han Yibo, who were sitting in the cart, hugged each other tightly, their little faces tense. Wu Shi pushed the donkey cart tightly, looking nervous.
A line of cars and people followed behind, with Xue Laohu and Li Lanzhen leaving last.
Xue Laohu dragged a tree, its branches still intact but its leaves gone, sweeping through tire tracks and footprints along the way. Li Lanzhen ran while observing the road conditions.
From afar, all she could see were silhouettes, indistinguishable between civilians and soldiers. All she could hear were shouts, curses, and the cries of children and women. Li Lanzhen's heart pounded. This wasn't a movie; it was real.
He turned around and quickly chased after the person in front of him.
After running for an unknown amount of time, the child couldn't run anymore and fell down one after another. The adults picked him up and carried him on their backs. Han Yuemei let Yi Nan run by himself while she helped Gou Dan push the stroller.
They only stopped when even the adults couldn't take it anymore and collapsed to the ground. One by one, they lay down or sat, like fish out of water, panting heavily.
Once everyone had calmed down, most of the children had fallen asleep.
Li Lanzhen also looked up to observe her surroundings. What she saw was remarkable: many trees had green leaves, and grass was growing right next to the hillside.
Li Sanya also noticed and shouted, "Oh my god, look! There are green leaves and grass here. There should be wild vegetables. I have to get up and look for them. We're about to run out of food. This is great!"
Suddenly, the children were awakened and full of energy again. They grabbed a tree branch, picked up a basket or bag, and began searching for edible leaves, tender branches, and a few wild vegetables.
Li Lanzhen sat still, too tired! She felt like her soul was about to leave her body.
But after sitting for a short while, the system, which hadn't spoken for a long time, said: "Host, I suggest you go and find wild vegetables and saplings. Any plant with roots can be exchanged for food, water, or other supplies you need in the shop."
Li Lanzhen stood up, feeling utterly hopeless. Okay, she had to go find it; she needed to exchange it for medicine.
My brother's wound just won't heal. It's hot, it'll probably get infected. My parents also seem extremely weak. If only we could exchange for some kind of powerful pills or ginseng nourishing pills. Ugh, this damn system is really useless.
System: You are indeed rebellious by nature!! You're not easy to manage at all! Having this system is your good fortune. And all those transmigrators and reincarnations—they all live perfectly well without us, and we don't see anyone threatening us with death.
Alas, meeting you was my downfall.
At this moment, Li Lanzhen thought to herself, "Oh well, I'm still quite lucky. Even if someone transmigrates but doesn't have any cheat codes, they still have to live a good life, right?"
In the following time, Li Lanzhen dug up all the plants that were still alive with roots and could be dug up, and put them in the shop to be displayed. She also listed the exchange items she needed: anti-inflammatory medicine, agastache water, strength pills, ginseng nourishing pills, life-saving pills, antipyretic granules, dysentery powder, and so on.
I'll mark everything I need, and I don't care if they're available or not. If they are, I'll exchange them; if not, I'll just leave it.
Gradually, she moved further and further away from the crowd.
She didn't know how many saplings or grasses she had dug up. She put the edible wild vegetables in her spatial storage, and listed the rest in the shop to exchange for the supplies she needed.
Li Lanzhen realized that the surroundings were unusually quiet, and that she was standing halfway up a mountain. She looked around but didn't see anyone.
It was eerily quiet.
A chill suddenly ran down her spine, and her heart skipped a beat. She cautiously surveyed her surroundings and keenly noticed that someone was likely hiding behind a pile of rocks.
The bright sunlight shone behind the rocks, and a metallic glint flashed in her eyes.
"enemy!!"
Thinking of this, she turned and ran, sensing the situation behind her as she ran.
"Follow the old woman, chase after her!"
Li Lanzhen cursed inwardly, "You're the old woman! Your ancestors for eight generations were all old women."
Going down the mountain was difficult, and running was even harder. Right now, she was extremely anxious and wanted to run.
When they get anxious, they sit down and slide down, and when they see their own people, they start shouting loudly.
"The enemy is coming! Run! The enemy is coming! Run!"
Everyone was in chaos. By the time Li Lanzhen reached the foot of the mountain and arrived at the campsite, thankfully the vehicle hadn't been unloaded yet; the children's baskets and bags had all been thrown into the vehicle.
"Xue Bao, tell your mother to drive the carriage. You take your bow and arrows and come with your father!"
Li Lanzhen also called out, "Xiang'er, you drive the cart and keep up, watch over your grandparents. Eldest son, go push the cart and watch over your wife. Nizi, you push the cart, and let the second son come with me."
At this moment, Tonghua ran over, waving a hoe in her hand: "Sister, I'll fight the enemy with you." Behind her followed her 11-year-old son, Li Guangyang, who was holding a wood-chopping knife.
Li Sanya also arrived carrying a carrying pole: "Auntie, I'll follow you." Standing beside her was Da Niu, a strong boy of only 6 years old. He stared with wide eyes and raised the wooden stick in his hand: "Grandma, Da Niu wants to fight the enemy with you too!"
Li Lanzhen was about to refuse again when Li Sanya proudly said, "Auntie, it's alright. My Da Niu is as strong as a laborer."
And so, Li Lanzhen handed the other three stun guns she was holding to Da Niu, Li Guangyang, and Li Sanya, and told them how to use them.
He handed Tonghua a large knife: "Tonghua, use this knife."
Just as things were getting ready, Xue Laohu and Ye Zi were already fighting with more than a dozen soldiers dressed in military uniforms.
"Aunt, watch out!" *Clang clang clang* *Pfft*
Li Lanzhen turned around and saw her nephew, Li Guangyang, using an electric baton to block a knife aimed at her.
He took several steps back, leaned against a large tree, and stopped. The soldier swung a large knife at Li Guangyang's head. Li Lanzhen quickly ran over, and the stun gun struck him in the back, causing him to fall.
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