The Rise of a Farm Girl

Chapter 32: Escape from Famine 7

The Monkey King loved the taste of the spiritual spring water. After drinking it, not only did it increase his strength, but it also made him feel warm.

The monkey followed all the way, but the villagers didn't know it. However, Wang Jingru knew it. Although the monkey was far away, Wang Jingru was a martial artist.

The villagers were hurrying on their way, they wanted to stay away from the monkeys. They walked much faster than usual, they wanted to walk faster and get rid of the monkeys.

They had very little time to rest that day, and when they rested at night, they were so tired that they collapsed on the ground. After resting for a while, they got busy again.

After the fire was lit, everyone had eaten wild vegetables and lay on the ground, not wanting to move. But they still had to find someone to keep watch. Each family had to send one person, and the village chief would arrange shifts for ten people to keep watch overnight. Today these ten people, tomorrow those ten people, would take turns.

After everyone had rested, Wang Jingru secretly came to where the monkeys were. When the monkey king saw Wang Jingru coming, he quickly jumped down from the tree, and tried to please Wang Jingru, holding her legs and jumping onto her, holding her head and howling.

It seemed to be notifying the monkeys in the tree to identify this person and tell them not to hurt the person next to him. Wang Jingru took out a bowl of water from the space, and the monkey king quickly jumped off Wang Jingru. Wang Jingru handed the water to the monkey king, who took the water and drank it from the bowl.

Wang Jingru only gave him a bowl of water. There is a saying that goes, "You can't treat people too well, and you can't feed dogs too much." If this monkey drinks enough, he will not be able to serve himself.

Wang Jingru thought, this monkey is spiritual and can understand human language. It is not safe in the mountains now. If there is a monkey following behind, maybe it will be safer. It would be even better if the monkey can send danger signals to her.

After Wang Jingru fed the monkey king some water, she returned to the group. The monkey king also knew that those humans were afraid of them, so he did not follow Wang Jingru.

But he still watched from a distance, he liked this human very much, this human smelled very good. It's not that there are no animals on this mountain, but because there are always people walking on this road, so the animals have long run into the deep mountains.

The next morning, Wang Jingru got up earlier than others. Before dawn, Wang Jingru walked into the mountains. He hadn't eaten meat for several days and was really craving for it.

Wang Jingru was walking in the deep mountains and felt a sense of danger, because when he walked over, he found that it was very quiet in there, without the sound of birds singing.

There must be a large wild animal. Wang Jingru was alert all around and climbed up the tree in a few steps. She sat on the branch and looked down. This sight frightened Wang Jingru so much that she broke into a cold sweat.

It was a group of wild boars, about seven or eight of them. She could have dealt with one or two of them, but she wasn't sure about dealing with so many. She had wanted to try her luck and catch one or two small prey, but she had never expected to run into so many big ones.

Fortunately, he told his parents not to wait for her when he came out, and that he would hunt some prey and catch up with them later. Even if he was late, they didn't have to worry. He was capable of protecting himself, and his parents knew his ability. So they were relieved.

Wang Jingru didn't dare to come down from the tree, let alone make any noise. After all, she didn't know if the tree she was standing on could withstand the wild boars' ramming.

Wang Jingru waited patiently on the tree, but what she waited for was a pack of wolves. The wild boar was not afraid of the wolves, after all, there were only six or seven wolves in the pack. It was the wolves that were trying to run away, but the wild boar saw the wolves, snorted, and rushed straight towards the pack.

The wolves saw the wild boar charging at them, so they had no reason not to fight back. They immediately started to fight with the wild boar. The fight was very intense. The wild boar's most powerful feature was its teeth, and the wolf's most powerful feature was also its good teeth.

Soon, both sides were injured. The wolf was pushed by the wild boar and its hind legs were broken.

Some had their stomachs ripped open by the wild boar's tusks and died on the spot. Blood was dripping from one of the wild boar's necks. Another had one of its hind legs broken.

Although the injuries of the rest were not fatal, they were not much better, especially for the wolves.

The wolves encountered a herd of wild boars today and were already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

Eight wild boars were fighting against seven wolves, and all of them were adults with huge bodies, while some of the wolves were not yet adults. Naturally, the wolves became the weaker party.

But both sides were already blood-thirsty, and when the leader wolf saw his companions falling one by one, there was no reason for him to just let them go.

Both sides panted and snorted. The wild boar launched another attack. The wolf also launched an attack, and the two sides bit each other again. After a while, both fell down.

Both sides were injured! No one gained an advantage, and both sides collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion. Because of the serious injuries, it was difficult for them to stand up.

Wang Jingru didn't take action at this time, waiting for the right time, and quickly jumped down from the tree, took the knife, and stabbed the one who was not dead yet. Then she put it into the space and walked quickly out of the mountain.

When they were about to catch up with the team, they released a big wild boar, dragged it with branches, and caught up with the team. His father and mother were walking at the end.

I happened to see Wang Jingru, and she was so happy to see him dragging such a big wild boar.

The voices of their conversation were heard by the people walking in front. They turned around and saw such a big wild boar on the ground. They exclaimed in surprise. All the villagers stopped and looked at the wild boar, drooling.

But no one dared to snatch it, because they all knew Wang Jingru's fighting ability. If Wang Jingru killed such a big wild boar and took it all for herself, wouldn't it cause public outrage?

People are like this, they are angry with you and laugh at you. It is obvious that I got that thing myself, but it seems like they all participated in it.

Wang Jingru said clearly, "Grandpa Village Chief, leave half of this wild boar to me, and use the rest to make soup for the villagers." When the village chief heard this, he thought, "I'm giving half to the villagers!" There was no reason for him to refuse.

There was no rush to travel this time, so everyone got busy. There was no water on the road, so if there was no water, they could use fire.

They built a fire and tied the pig with sticks. Everyone lifted the pig and put it on the fire, turning it back and forth until its entire body was burned.

Then use a knife to scrape off the black ash on the surface, take out the internal organs from the stomach, and roast them on the fire without washing them with water. Of course, the intestines are thrown away.

Then, everyone started to divide the pork. Wang Jingru's mother took a small half of the pork and left the rest to the villagers.

The villagers expressed their gratitude profusely.

In fact, there are only a few troublemakers among the villagers, and the rest are pretty good.

Wang Jingru took out two cans of salt from the space, found two aunts in the village, and followed her mother to marinate the remaining meat with salt.

Salt is such a precious thing. Wang Laosan's family can actually produce so much salt. The village chief smacked his lips when he saw it. Wang Laosan must be really powerful!

After the meat was marinated, they put the pork on the horse, and did not let the two aunts work in vain. They cut a pound of meat for each family. The two aunts were very happy and kept saying that Yu Wenjiao was a good person.

The village chief here encountered another problem. He wanted to stew pork with water, but there was no water left, so he had no idea what to stew.

Wang Jingru also thought of this. Wang Jingru asked each family to send out one person, each carrying a bucket, and go deep into the mountains. When Wang Jingru went hunting, she passed by here and saw a small spring with clear water.

Although the water was not much, the spring was constantly bubbling out water. It was no problem for every family to get a bucket of water. The village chief was very excited to see the water.

Everyone in the village bowed to Wang Jingru and said, "Thank you, Erya. If it weren't for you, I don't know how many people would have died along the way."

The villagers sincerely thanked Wang Jingru, but Wang Jingru quickly waved her hands and said, "But I'm the youngest here, aren't you shortening my life by doing this?"

"Hurry up and fill the buckets!" Everyone got busy when they heard this. The people fleeing from famine saw that they were all holding buckets and followed them.

They were also anxious and wanted to come over to grab the food, but they were afraid. There were too many villagers. They could only line up slowly at the back.

Wang Jingru was no longer watching. The villagers took turns fetching water. The first few who went back poured water into the big pot. The women were waiting for the water to cook the meat!

After getting enough water, they came back again, this time to get water for their own homes. The villagers also filled their water bags with water, and now they would get as much water as they could.

Even the teenage children in the family were holding a can of water while walking. Everyone was thirsty.

The spring had a strong water storage capacity, so it was much faster for everyone to draw water. By the time everyone had finished drawing water and returned, the meat in the pot was cooked.

There were two large pots of meat, and the villagers all took their own bowls and lined up to get the broth.

Those who got the meat couldn't wait to pick up a piece and put it in their mouths. Even if it was too hot to swallow, they were reluctant to spit it out.

Wang Jingru's family was not as well off as the villagers, but they were not much better off. Although they ate better than the villagers, they had not eaten meat for a long time.

Everyone was very satisfied with the meat soup. The villagers ate and praised Wang Jingru. This Erya is a capable girl. We have gained a lot from following Erya. If it weren't for Erya, we would have starved to death.

Everyone was talking at once, praising Wang Jingru, and she felt embarrassed by the praise.

After eating and drinking, the villagers packed up and continued on their journey. This time, they had more strength and walked much faster.

The villagers had the energy to laugh and chat again, they had a full meal, and they had water again. They had hope of survival.

Although such good things don't happen every day, they are very satisfied. But the thing that made them worry about still happened. The refugees who fled famine in front of them ran back, saying as they ran, "Run faster, the soldiers are arresting people."

The village chief was also panicked. There were too many people, five or six hundred, and where could they run?

No matter where you run, you will be caught. There are too many old, weak, women and children. No matter how fast you run, you can't outrun the soldiers.

The village chief was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, but now was not the time to talk. Wang Jingru said to the village chief, why don’t you all run into the deep mountains and run as many miles as you can!

As soon as Wang Jingru finished speaking, some villagers ran inside. They were all running as a family, and they dispersed on the mountain in an instant.

Wang Jingru took her family and the horses and walked deep into the mountains. There was no one behind them.

Because the horse he led was too conspicuous, the villagers didn't care about other people's lives when they encountered problems. So they stayed away from Wang Jingru's house, and even the big horse carrying the big pot was not wanted.

There was no one left, so Wang Jingru found a secret place and put his parents and the horse into the space. This was the first time his parents entered the space.

Wang Jingru did not go in. She turned back and put the big horses into the space.

After arriving at the space, Wang Jingru led her parents to walk around in the space. It was a prosperous scene and all the bandits were working hard.

Wang Laosan and Yu Wenjiao were both talking incoherently. My daughter! Aren't these bandits from the mountain? How did you collect them all into this magic weapon?

The bandit leader saw Wang Jingru being respectful and said, "Fairy, we are not lazy and have been working hard on the farm." Wang Jingru nodded and said, "I know. Let's go to work!" The bandit leader didn't even dare to raise his head and hurried to work.

Besides, those officers and soldiers, who could be considered rebels, did not pursue us at all.

The refugees who were fleeing were mostly women, children, and the elderly. The rebels had no use for these people, as they only captured young men.

After capturing the people, they continued on their way. Wang Jingru should be thankful that they were walking behind the rebels.

But you never know when they might come back to attack you, so you have to be on guard against it.

But it also made them feel more at ease, after all, they knew where the rebels were. The rebels were right in front of them. Wang Jingru caught a few chickens in the space, roasted them on the fire, and cooked a pot of rice.

The family of three had a happy meal. Wang Jingru asked them to go inside the house, but they refused to go in, saying that it was a house where gods lived, and they didn't dare to go in, fearing that they would anger the gods.

Wang Jingru saw that she could not persuade them, so she stopped talking. After the family finished eating, Wang Jingru went out of the space to check the situation. She found that no soldiers came to arrest people, so she let her parents out. Dad and Mom, you wait here, I will go find the village chief.

Wang Laosan repeatedly reminded Wang Jingru to be careful, and she agreed and walked inside.

These people were afraid that the soldiers would come to arrest them, but they were more afraid of large wild animals. So they didn't dare to go too far inside. Wang Jingru found them quickly. The village chief saw Wang Jingru and asked if the soldiers were coming.

Wang Jingru said the village chief didn't need to worry, the soldiers hadn't come at all. When everyone heard that they hadn't come, they all stood up and were no longer afraid. They even shouted loudly, saying that they were scared and worried for nothing.

The villagers all walked out and came to the path. Wang Jingru had already let the horses out.

The villagers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the horses still standing there quietly. They smiled awkwardly and said that they were so focused on escaping that they forgot about the horses.

The villagers returned soon, and everyone continued on their way. This time, they walked until dark, and nothing happened. When everyone was resting, Wang Jingru discussed with the village chief and sent two half-grown children to stand guard in front.

If the soldiers came, everyone could escape in time. But just as everyone was resting and before they fell asleep, they heard Goudan'er's shrill screams.

The villagers ran over to see that it was bitten by a poisonous snake. Doctor Jia from the village came over with a medicine box on his back and found that the snake was not too poisonous.

He quickly drained the blood and treated the wound. Then he went to find some herbs nearby that could cure snake venom. It was healed in no time.

No one knew where Doctor Jia came from, but he was a very skilled doctor. The villagers would come to him for treatment of all kinds of illnesses, no matter big or small, and they would never go to the clinic.

Doctor Jia's consultation fee was low, and the villagers could afford it. The villagers were very respectful to Doctor Jia, and no one dared to offend the doctor in this era.

The wound was treated quickly and herbal medicine was applied. Goudan'er's parents were asked to carry the child back. The village chief repeatedly reminded them to be careful, as they were in the mountains, not at home, and there were poisonous insects and snakes everywhere.

Everyone knew that the mountains were dangerous, so even when they were in a hurry, they were careful about their steps, for fear of being bitten by poisonous insects and snakes.

Doctor Jia cleaned the wound in time, and the wound swelled up again the next day. When they were on the road, his father carried him on his back.

It has been more than half a month since we left the village. It will take about 20 more days to reach the destination. The villagers looked miserable when they heard that they still had to walk for 20 more days, but there was nothing they could do. They had walked for half a month and still hadn't left the disaster area.

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