Get the golden finger at the beginning: Enjoy the journey of escaping from the famine

After this farce, the Shen family had lost all their reputation in the village, and even their reputation had been torn down.

Lin Hu patted Shen Changshan on the shoulder and said, "Changshan, after what happened today, they probably won't come to cause trouble again."

"We've already torn our skin apart, there's no need to show mercy anymore."

Shen Changshan nodded, "Thank you, my two uncles."

Lin Kun waved his hand and said, "We didn't help much, no need to thank you, we'll go back first."

The next day, when Shen Li and his group came down from the mountain, they saw Shen Wensong standing outside the yard.

He was wearing a sky-blue gown with bamboo leaves embroidered on the cuffs. From a distance, he looked quite like a scholar.

Shen Wensong turned around when he heard the noise, "Uncle, eldest brother, third brother, fourth brother, A-Li."

Shen Changshan had a pretty good impression of his nephew, and he didn't have a cold face when he saw him appear here.

"Wen Song, is there something going on here?"

Shen Wensong bowed deeply to Shen Changshan and said, "Uncle, I already know what happened yesterday. It was my parents who did something wrong, so I came here to apologize."

Shen Wensong also wanted to bring Shen Dajiang and Yang Chunhong with him, but they were his elders after all, so he had to give them some face.

Shen Changshan looked at his nephew and sighed in his heart that although his second brother and his wife were not of good character, this nephew was indeed a good person, and this could not be denied.

He took two steps forward and helped Shen Wensong up, "Wensong, what they did has nothing to do with you, there's no need to do this."

Shen Wensong had a bitter smile on his handsome face, "Uncle, they are my parents, how can what they do have nothing to do with me?"

"Besides, all these things they did were for me. Since my nephew has enjoyed the benefits, he cannot stay out of it."

He knew a little about how Shen Wenfeng and his wife were behind the scenes instigating Shen Dajiang and Yang Chunhong.

But those are his parents, and he would tell them every time he came back from the ten-day holiday, but it had little effect.

Shen Changshan looked at him and patted his shoulder, "You are a good guy."

"Go back, we have already separated, there is no need, and we should not have any contact in the future."

After Shen Changshan finished speaking, he walked past him and into his own yard.

Shen Jingyuan and others behind greeted Shen Wensong and followed their father in.

They couldn't say that they had a good impression of Shen Wensong, but they couldn't say much about him either. He was the only person in the Shen family who showed kindness to them.

However, the treatment they had endured over the past decade was related to him and even his parents, so he felt very complicated.

Shen Li was the last one to enter the yard. Before closing the door, she glanced at her second brother who lived in the next room. Could it be that Shen Wenfeng and his wife were trying to get something good out of a bad situation?

Shen Wensong himself understood this. He looked at the closed door with a somewhat lonely look in his eyes and turned to walk towards the old house.

Before he came, he already knew that everything his grandparents and parents had done had deeply hurt his uncle's family. There was a deep rift between them that could not be repaired or restored.

When Shen Wensong returned to the old house, He Lai Di was standing in the yard. When she saw him coming back, she hurried forward and asked:

"Wen Song, where have you been?"

Shen Wensong's complexion had returned to normal. "Mom, I didn't go anywhere. I went to review my lessons first."

"Ugh."

He Lai Di looked at her son and always felt that something was wrong, but he seemed quite normal. Thinking of her son saying he wanted to review his lessons, she did not dare to disturb him.

……

Time quickly came to late June. For more than a month, the temperature has been around 38 degrees. It has not rained, the weather is very dry, and it seems even hotter.

To date, the price of grain has increased many times. Brown rice is now 60 wen per catty, and there is a daily purchase limit. One person can only buy 5 catties at most. The government does not intervene, and the lower-class people are complaining bitterly.

This price makes many people discouraged, and they can only turn their attention to old rice, soybeans and millet.

Perhaps because it has not rained for a long time, most food has been restricted in purchase. For example, for soybeans and millet, each person can only buy one stone a day.

At the same time, people in the town started selling water, 50 copper coins per bucket. The wooden barrels were not big and could hold at most 15 liters of water.

That’s how it is. Those who don’t have a well and are short of water at home can only grit their teeth and buy water to use sparingly.

Most of the restaurants and eating places selling steamed buns in the town have been closed. Due to the shortage of water and food, the prices have increased many times, and not many people are willing to eat there.

But there are still a few restaurants with a good background in the town, and their business is pretty good.

Sanli Village is backed by the Wuling Mountains and is not short of water at the moment, but if it doesn’t rain for a day, no one will feel safe using water.

The village is relatively quiet. There are more people taking a walk in the morning and evening. At other times, the sun outside is too hot, so most people stay at home.

There is another reason, which is that everyone saves hot water. Everyone has some body odor, and they don’t want to let it out unless it is necessary.

Sanli River dried up two days ago. Before the river dried up, the fish and shrimp in it had already been fished out by nearby villagers. Some of them were not discovered in time and were sun-dried to death.

Shen Li's home is at the foot of the mountain. It is relatively cool in the morning and evening, but it is really hot during the hottest time of the day at noon.

The water level in the well at home has dropped a lot, and it is estimated that it may dry up in another month.

The small pond at the back had dried up long ago. Shen Li pulled up the lotus roots in it and ate them, and also threw some into the space stream.

Although there are lotus flowers in the space, his is quite special. If you want to eat lotus roots, you can plant some more.

The weather was hot, and Shen Li had to dress warmly every day. She felt like she was going to collapse.

Fortunately, she has a space with a constant temperature. When she can’t stand it, she can go into the space to escape the heat.

Shen Li was moved by the moist air in the space.

God knows it hasn't rained outside for such a long time, the air is dry, and the weather is hot, it feels like I'm going to have a nosebleed at any time.

After this period of turmoil, the number of pheasants and rabbits in the outskirts of Wuling Mountain has become completely reduced. In addition, the weather is hot now, and animals have the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm, so it is even harder to find a chicken.

The trees on the outskirts of Wuling Mountain have turned yellow from their previous emerald green due to lack of water. However, the inside of the mountain is still emerald green, and the endless peaks are frightening to look at.

Shen Li has also met other people in the village in the past few days. A few of them are no different from before, but most of them have greasy hair and yellow faces. One can tell at a glance that they are saving water and food during this period.

"Dad, we only have one mule cart, and I'm afraid there won't be enough space for our things."

Shen Li was sitting in the room, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan in one hand and talking to Shen Changshan next to her.

"Little sister, it's okay. I have my second brother here. I can push a cart."

Shen Jingyuan felt that his third brother was right, "Big brother can push one too!"

When Shen Qi'an heard what Shen Li said, he knew what she was thinking, but his two brothers misunderstood her meaning, and he felt helpless and amused.

"Big brother, third brother, Ali wants to buy another livestock."

Shen Changshan had already explained the situation to them a few days ago, meaning that they should be prepared to escape.

The three brothers were a little confused at first. They grew up here, so if they had to leave their hometown, where would they go?

But when I thought about the fact that my family was by my side, I was no longer afraid.

Xu Taohua also looked panicked. If she wanted to escape the famine, could she do it?

As soon as this thought came to her mind, an answer quickly came to her mind: she could do it.

She would not have been sure before, but she has been training with her mother-in-law for the past few months, and with her in-laws around her, she is not afraid of fleeing famine.

However, when she thought of her mother and younger brother, she became very worried. Although her mother had a strong personality, she was still a woman, and her younger brother had been studying all year round.

What do they do?

Although Xu Taohua was very anxious, she kept it in her heart and did not bring it up.

Her husband's family treats her very well, how can she bring her own family to hold them back!