From then on, Jiang Yu and the children in the temple, besides going out to make a living, followed the bearded man every day to learn martial arts and calligraphy.
Qi Nuan, though young, also imitated them quite well.
"Ayu, I want to go back to the village." That evening, Qi Nuan, who was already over three years old, said to Jiang Yu.
"Go back for what?" The boy looked at Qi Nuan, his dark eyes revealing no emotion.
Over the years, they had become accustomed to each other's precocity and intelligence, and had not hidden their own unusual traits.
As if that's how they're supposed to be.
The famine and war weighed heavily on Qi Nuan's mind. She wanted to go back to find the female lead, because she knew the female lead had a trading system that could trade anything.
However, there are limits on the number and frequency.
The female protagonist was unaware of the impending famine; all she was doing was trying to improve her family's standard of living.
Three years later, due to a shortage of supplies, the female protagonist's family was forced to flee the famine. Hunger can drive people to do unpredictable things, and the female protagonist almost died in the famine.
If possible, she wants to find the male and female leads; perhaps they can change something.
The world has a low level of productivity and very low food production. Coupled with natural disasters, famine is rampant.
Moreover, because the current emperor is indulging in pleasure and neglects his duties in government, the people are suffering terribly.
Rebellions broke out everywhere, and in the end, it was the ordinary people who suffered.
But she couldn't tell Jiang Yu any of this.
The important thing is that Qi Nuan still remembers the fire that Jiang Yu set on the night she left the village. She wonders if the villagers have realized that it was Jiang Yu who set it.
To be honest, she didn't dare to take the risk with Jiang Yu.
Moreover, both they and the female lead are too weak right now. They lack manpower, wealth, and power. Can she really change history?
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's forget it!"
Jiang Yu gently rubbed his chin against her hair, gazing at the moonlight on the horizon.
She said softly, "I'll go with you."
For Jiang Yu, all he wanted in life was to give Qi Nuan a good life, and he would help her with anything she wanted.
Jiang Yu looked down into her eyes. "We'll set off tomorrow morning."
"But……"
"No buts. Do whatever you want, and I'll be there for you."
Qi Nuan snuggled closer to him, "Okay."
She knew that Jiang Yu seemed strong, but he had no enthusiasm for life. He wasn't like the children in the temple who would be happy for half a day because of a steamed bun, nor did he learn martial arts like other little beggars for a better future.
He was indifferent to everything. Over the years, he had put all his money into Qi Nuan's space and hadn't spent a single penny on himself.
He probably only cares about Qi Nuan.
At daybreak, they told the bearded man and set off.
The reason given was to clean up the remains of his mother.
The bearded man only told him to take good care of Qi Nuan, and said nothing else. He was very confident in Jiang Yu's abilities.
They arrived at the village the next morning.
But the whole village was unusually quiet.
Qi Nuan asked Jiang Yu to put her down, and the two of them carefully entered the village. They walked for a while but didn't see a single person.
Logically, this should be the time when villagers come out to farm, but there isn't a single person there.
There wasn't even the sound of roosters crowing or dogs barking.
That's strange, could something have happened?
They hurried into the village, which was in complete disarray.
However, no one was seen.
The doors of every house were wide open, and the inside was a mess, as if it had been robbed.
Qi Nuan's face was pale. What happened?
Where is the female lead?
She remembered very clearly that the female protagonist and her family stayed in the village until the famine struck, when they left.
What's going on now? She doesn't think her butterfly effect is that powerful.
But no one could answer her confusion.
Qi Nuan sat on the bed, staring blankly at the weeds in the yard.
These weeds are so tall; it's clear this place hasn't been used for a while.
Jiang Yu patted her head.
After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Let's go."
"etc……"
Something in the weeds in the yard seemed familiar, so Qi Nuan quickly jumped off the bed and ran into the yard.
She was pleasantly surprised; it looked like potato leaves.
Qi Nuan tried to dig at the soil under the branches and leaves with her hands, but the soil was too hard and she couldn't dig it open.
Jiang Yu told her to stand aside, then took a sharp stone and used it to dig downwards. She quickly dug up three small potatoes and handed them to Qi Nuan.
Qi Nuan was pleasantly surprised. These really were potatoes. Modern people know that potatoes are highly productive. Even though these three potatoes were pitifully small, with the seeds, how could they not be able to grow potato seedlings?
She asked Jiang Yu to find these leaves in the yard, and once she found them, she would dig up the potatoes growing underground.
Then I'll see if there are any other crops I can grow.
She was very fortunate to have lived in the countryside for a period of time, and she recognized most of the common crops.
This was obtained by the female protagonist from the system's trading platform, but Ye Sheng didn't know how to farm, and her parents didn't take her seriously. They also ignored the seeds she offered.
Left with no other choice, Ye Sheng simply planted the potatoes anywhere and didn't take care of them much, which is why they grew to be so small.
Qi Nuan and Jiang Yu searched the surrounding area thoroughly and found only seven or eight potato plants, digging up more than thirty potatoes.
Then there were five or six corn stalks, but only two ears of corn.
Qi Nuan carefully stored them away in the space.
He smiled at Jiang Yu and said, "With these, we won't be afraid of going hungry."
Potatoes and corn are both drought-resistant crops that do not have high requirements for their growing environment and have high yields.
Although Jiang Yu didn't know the value of these two items, he was happy to see Qi Nuan so happy.
Qi Nuan looked at the desolate village. Although she didn't know what had happened, she believed that the female lead would be alright and that one day they would meet again.
Qi Nuan composed herself and Jiang Yu and decided to leave.
Who are you?
Just as they were about to leave, someone called out to them. They turned around and saw a constable looking at them.
Behind them were three constables escorting two young girls.
Jiang Yu shielded Qi Nuan behind him and replied, "Sir, we came to visit relatives, but we don't know what happened here? Everyone has disappeared."
"Who knows? Maybe they messed with the wrong person."
The constable didn't say much, but instead asked, "Which village are you from?"
Qi Nuan held Jiang Yu's hand, which was slightly sweaty; she was a little nervous.
Jiang Yu gently squeezed Qi Nuan's hand and calmly said, "Dahe Village."
"That's a bit far from here. How old are you this year?"
Jiang Yu looked at the girl being escorted by the constables behind him; she appeared to be about twelve or thirteen years old. He lowered his eyes slightly and said, "She's fifteen this year."
"That's all, you can go now."
After saying that, he ignored them and left.
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