Ji Siye and her mother soon came to an open area. The mountain above their heads seemed to have a big crack, and sunlight poured down from it.

Not to mention, this cave is a very suitable place to live.

Later, Ji Jingxing talked about this cave. It turned out that he discovered it by accident. He originally wanted to use it as a summer resort, but he didn't expect it to be put to such great use now.

In the evening, Ji Jingxing finally came back.

Also following him were his good friend Ji Changqing and his family of four.

Originally, Ji Jingxing wanted to bring his third uncle and sixth uncle with him, but only a few relatives knew about his storage of grain.

I guess someone must have betrayed him.

He had no intention of making a fuss about it. It was understandable that people might have evil thoughts when they were extremely hungry.

When they arrived at the village, they found that those relatives had actually teamed up with the thugs to turn their house upside down and take away everything they could.

They also discussed how to find them in the mountains.

It’s a pity that human nature is so evil that there is no such thing as family affection.

So Ji Jingxing only brought Ji Changqing's family with him.

Ji Changqing's family consists of four people, his wife Song Yue, and a pair of children. His son is named Ji Wuyou and his daughter is named Ji Wuchou.

In this way, the two families of seven saved food, lived on tree bark and wild vegetables, and settled down in the cave.

Occasionally, Ji Jingxing and Ji Changqing would go out and hunt some prey to improve their lives.

They didn't let the young people go out because they were afraid that the three young men would not restrain themselves and expose their whereabouts, or that they would encounter ferocious beasts and get into danger.

The days in the cave were dull and monotonous, and one could only tell how much time had passed by the marks made on the walls.

No one knew how long the famine outside would last, and no one dared to easily ask when they could get out of the cave.

However, when the two fathers went out hunting, they would secretly observe the situation in the village.

One time, Ji Jingxing came back and inadvertently mentioned that cannibalism had started in the village.

Ouyang Chuyan was stunned on the spot and asked whether they should share some of their food. After all, those villagers had lived together in the past and had developed feelings for each other.

But Ji Jingxing disagreed.

It's not that he still had any complaints about the villagers uniting to rob him of his food.

But the remaining crops are the foundation for everyone's long-term survival.

If these crops were distributed, everyone would be left to die.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him any more, Ouyang Chuyan stopped talking and wiped away her tears secretly.

What I was imagining in my mind was that a relative or sister who I grew up with had died.

Ji Jingxing didn't expect his wife's reaction to be so strong, and from then on, he never mentioned anything about the outside world again.

As time went by, winter came and it snowed one day.

Ji Jingxing and Ji Changqing returned from hunting.

Ji Changqing's wife Song Yue saw that the two of them got nothing and couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

Ji Changqing got angry on the spot: "You should be thankful that you are alive and well. Do you know that almost everyone in the village is dying now?"

After saying this, he remembered that Ji Jingxing had repeatedly told him not to talk about what happened outside.

He carefully observed the reaction of his sister-in-law Ouyang Chuyan, fearing that she would start crying and blame them for not distributing the food, causing the villagers to freeze to death or starve to death.

Fortunately, she just sighed a few times and then continued to busy herself with needlework.

Yes, it is hard to protect oneself in such a cold weather. Even if Ouyang Chuyan sympathizes with others, she knows what is more important.

Right now, we should focus on how these two families can survive the harsh winter.

Fortunately, God favors them.

Although life in the cave was hard and difficult, at least it allowed them to survive until the ice and snow melted and spring came.

It turns out that I spent about half a year in the cave.

As for the crops that Ji Jingxing had stored, he was waiting to plant them in the spring so that he could have a harvest in the autumn and ensure his long-term survival.

So everyone discussed it briefly and decided to leave the cave.

Everyone was very happy that they could finally be freed from this cage.

Two people were even more excited.

Because during that time in the cave, Ji Siye and Ji Changqing's daughter Ji Wuchou fell in love with each other and secretly decided to spend their lives together.

Considering that the family members were struggling to survive at that time, they kept it secret, planning to announce their relationship after they got out of the cave and their life became stable.

When they heard that they were about to leave the cave, they smiled at each other tacitly, thinking about getting married and having children in the future.

Except for Ji Jingxing and Ji Changqing, everyone else came out of the cave for the first time in half a year.

It really feels like seeing the light of day again.

The air outside is fresh and free.

After arriving at the village, everyone felt as if a stone was pressing down on their hearts.

The village was deserted, and both sides of the road leading from the mountain to the village were lined with graves.

Ji Jingxing consoled him, "Many people have left. They won't stay here foolishly and wait to die."

But anyone with a discerning eye, counting the graves, knew that most of the people were actually dead.

Even if someone escaped from the village, it is not known whether they could survive this cold winter of hunger and cold.

During that famine, only the seven of them survived in the cave relying on the food that Ji Jingxing had stored in advance.

It’s not a big deal, after we got out of the cave.

Ji Siye found that his lucky physique disappeared, and he even started to become unlucky.

While hoeing the ground, the hoe suddenly broke.

When walking on a flat road, you may suddenly sprain your ankle.

Branches would suddenly break and hit you on the head.

In the middle of the night, mice would come and bite his mouth.

Ji Siye couldn't tell why all these things happened, but he always had a vague feeling that something worse was waiting for him.

After this famine, there were only two households left in Fengling Village, which was a very small population.

So, Ji Jingxing set out to rebuild his homeland while looking for other people who had survived the famine.

He even intended to bring Ji Siye and Ji Wuchou together so that they could have children.

This undoubtedly played into Ji Siye's hands, and he was just waiting for the day to break the window paper.

However, Ji Changqing's idea was different from that of Ji Jingxing's family.

When the powerful and resourceful people in Ji Changqing's town were not affected at all by the famine.

He then considered marrying his daughter to a wealthy young man in the town as a concubine.

Not to mention that it could be exchanged for some gold, silver and food, at least Wuchou would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Ji Siye originally thought that Ji Wuchou was interested in him, and naively believed that she was willing to elope with him and travel around the world together.

Unexpectedly, after Ji Wuchou knew about this, he advised Ji Siye to let go.

"If I marry there and live a good life, I will never forget your kindness to our family, and I will definitely let your family live a good life.

But if I marry you, even if we survive this famine, what about the next one? Will we be so lucky? "

Even though Ji Siye was extremely reluctant, the way he said this made it sound as if if he didn't let go, he would ruin Ji Wuchou's life.

So he could only reluctantly let go and watch his beloved woman being married to another man.

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