Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

After the village chief helped the person up, he did not forget to complain a few words.

"Brother Shan, can you be more careful in what you do? My sister-in-law is still lying there. If something happens to you again, what will the children do? You can even fall on this flat ground."

I have to say that the village chief's verbosity is quite scary. Yao Shu looked on with sympathy for Shen Nanshan.

But this time, Shen Nanshan did not continue to talk about it. He defended himself.

"This is not flat ground. I'm clearly kicking something."

"There's not even a single pebble in this desert, so stop talking nonsense."

The village chief did not believe what Shen Nanshan said, and only regarded it as an excuse for him to make amends. After all, the things Shen Nanshan had done before were not without a record, and he could find any excuse to excuse himself.

Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, Shen Nanshan was angry and anxious. No one believed him if he told the truth these days. It was really unreasonable.

"I'm not talking nonsense, this is it."

He lowered his head and looked at his feet, but saw nothing. He looked up and saw the disdainful look in the village chief's eyes. He became even more unconvinced and muttered.

"There's obviously something coming."

In order to prove his innocence, Shen Nanshan bent down and touched it carefully with his hands. This time, he really let him touch it, and soon the expression on his face became arrogant.

"I just said there's something in here."

He pulled it up hard, but couldn't pull it out immediately. It was still half buried in the sand. After seeing what was in his hand, he instantly became extremely excited.

He immediately turned to look at Yao Shu, excitedly wanting to say something, but he held it back in shock.

"Why are there bamboo sticks here?"

The village chief looked at the things in front of him with a puzzled expression. It was really strange that there were bamboo sticks popping up in such a barren place.

"Who knows, we'll find out if we dig it out and take a look."

This time, Shen Nanshan did not continue to work. In his opinion, if he found the place where the bamboo stick was hidden, his mission would be completed. He immediately walked back to Yao Shu with brisk steps.

"Old lady, I found it."

"Thank you for your hard work, help me over and take a look."

Yao Shu gave Shen Nanshan a rather appreciative look. It must be said that Shen Nanshan was very effective this time, and the two people cooperated quite well.

Now that she knew where the things were, Yao Shu led everyone to dig out all the bamboo sticks buried underneath. Without her having to say anything else, the village chief also saw the usefulness of the bamboo sticks.

We are not fools, and we don’t even know how to use ready-made tools.

With the bamboo stick in hand, everyone was very happy. At least they had something to explore the way. The bamboo stick was light and the length was just right.

After resting on the spot for a while, Yao Shu's "sickness" was cured. After repeatedly stating that there was nothing wrong with her body, everyone set off again. This time, everyone's speed was much faster.

They no longer need to tentatively touch the ground with their feet. After tapping with the bamboo stick, they can move forward steadily.

Yao Shu was relieved to see that everyone had resumed their normal traveling speed. What she was most worried about was prolonging the stay in the desert for too long, as she was afraid that the water and food would not be able to support them.

In the blink of an eye, it was the tenth day since they stepped into the desert. This sensitive number made Yao Shu panic.

The water in her system backpack is only enough for everyone to survive for ten days, but there is still no hope ahead. If you continue to move forward, you will be taking risks. She is worried that everyone will end up in a situation where they can't go out and can't turn back. .

Not only her, but the village chief also sighed about this.

What he was worried about was that there was not much water left for everyone. He was really worried that everyone would die of thirst here.

After walking for so long, there was not even a single source of water. They had relied on them to get water from outside the desert until now. He was more anxious than Yao Shu because he didn't know Yao Shu was confident yet.

No, the village chief couldn't help but come to Yao Shu to discuss it.

"Sister-in-law, how long do we have before we can get out of this hellish place?"

"It should be soon. I asked about the news before, and it said that it will take more than half a month to get out."

In fact, Yao Shu didn't really believe this, otherwise she would have taken out the water from the system backpack, which was enough to keep everyone going until they walked out.

But the news cannot be fully believed. This is a matter of life and death. No matter how careful she is, she must not act haphazardly. She will not take out the water until she sees the scene outside the desert. Unless it's life and death.

"But we don't have enough water anymore."

The village chief sighed deeply.

Yao Shu also knew this. Her own lips were already dry and cracked, so how could she not understand everyone's situation?

"Let's pay more attention, maybe we can find the water source."

That was all she could say.

She didn't know if she was trying to appease the village chief or deceiving herself. It was extremely difficult to find water in the desert.

Everyone knows one thing. They have been walking for so many days. If they want to go back, there is no hope. They can only bite the bullet and continue to move forward. As they continue to go deeper, they really see different things. .

"Milk, what is that?"

Shen Xiaocao asked curiously, pointing to the green patch in front of him.

"That's a cactus."

It's not unusual to see cactus in the desert. Yao Shu explained it. Looking at the green color, she couldn't help but look forward to it. It was really a last resort that they could still eat cactus.

Thinking of this, Yao Shu smiled bitterly.

This is actually good news. After all, before this, they couldn't even see any trace of cactus.

In contrast to her calmness, everyone had already started to take action. They were already walking in the direction of the cactus, wondering if they could find anything to eat.

For everyone in Dahe Village, this was the first time they had seen a cactus. They were not sure whether this thing could be eaten. When they got closer and saw the dense thorns, they immediately stopped thinking. It didn't look like it. Yes, I can eat.

However, there are still people who can tell the difference.

Wang Chengzhi knew something about the situation in the northwest. He explained it to everyone and took the lead in attacking the cactus.

This is not something delicious, everyone is just trying to save their lives.

When Yao Shu came closer, she found that everyone had sad faces. She couldn't help but wonder why everyone was so sad. This was not bad news.

It looked like someone who didn't know it was a disaster was coming, and she was a little confused.