Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

Zeng Zhengen listened in the alley for a while and finally figured out the whole story. It turned out that the two men were also refugees who fled southwards from the famine, but as soon as they arrived outside Qingzhen, they encountered soldiers sent by the court to capture able-bodied men. Fortunately, they were smart enough to escape, otherwise they would have been sent into exile.

The reason why the court conscripted men was because the war at the border was tense and the army was seriously insufficient. The ministers in the court proposed to use the refugees who fled famine to serve in the army, which would not only solve the refugee problem but also replenish the army. The ridiculous thing is that this proposal was actually accepted by the emperor, which led to the scene before us.

After figuring out the whole story, Zeng Zhengen frowned. It seemed that they could not go to Qingzhen City. They had to tell Pan Yang and the others the news as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the team entered the city, all the men in the team would probably be captured and forced to serve as soldiers.

She didn't dare to delay any longer, and quickly left the town, taking out the food and meat she had bought in advance from the system mall when no one was around. She spent more than a hundred system coins to buy 50 kilograms of rice, 20 kilograms of flour, 10 kilograms of oil, and 5 kilograms of pork yesterday.

Carrying these heavy things, Zeng Zhengen hurried back to the team, already exhausted and out of breath.

This body was indeed too weak. Zeng Zhengen felt extremely tired. If it was her body in her previous life, she would definitely not be so tired. As a military doctor in her previous life, she exercised constantly on weekdays, so her physical fitness was naturally impeccable.

Zeng Siyuan saw Zeng Zhengen carrying a lot of things from a distance, and ran over in a hurry. "Zeng'er, give me these things, I'll carry them."

Zeng Zhengen couldn't wait to hand all the things to Zeng Siyuan, feeling that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Zeng Siyuan easily carried these things and returned to the team.

When the villagers in the team saw the food Zeng Siyuan was carrying, their eyes lit up with longing. Food was their lifeline, and with this food, they could continue to survive and not starve.

Zeng's mother felt relieved when she saw so much food. She also looked at Zeng Zhengen with heartache. "Ms. Zeng, please sit down and have a rest!"

The three little guys over there were overjoyed to see their mother coming back. The second and third ones hurried over.

When the eldest brother Zhang Jiajun saw his mother coming back, he immediately took the water bag and walked to Zeng Zhengen, "Mom, I brought you some water, drink some quickly!"

Zeng Zhengen took the water bag with satisfaction and drank the water in big gulps. Then she returned the water bag to Zhang Jiajun and praised him a few words. Hearing his mother's praise, Zhang Jiajun's face suddenly turned red and he looked particularly shy. Seeing this scene, Zeng Zhengen was even happier and couldn't help laughing.

The second and third children looked ashamed when they saw their elder brother being praised. They lowered their heads and thought they should do something. Zeng Zhengen saw their reactions and praised them gently, "You are also very good and listened to your mother."

The two little kids smiled again, looking particularly happy. After comforting the children, Zeng Zhengen remembered the business and asked seriously, "Mom, where is Pan Yang now?"

Zeng's mother asked, "What do you want to talk to Pan Yang about?"

"Yeah." Zeng Zhengen's expression also became serious.

When Zeng's mother saw this, she immediately realized that Zeng Zhengen had something important to discuss with Pan Yang, so she quickly pointed in the direction of Pan Yang.

Zeng Zhengen knew it was inconvenient to go to Pan Yang alone, so he asked Zeng's father to go with him. At this time, Pan Yang was enjoying the coolness under the shade of a tree, waiting for his eldest son to come back from buying food. When he saw Zeng Zhengen and his daughter coming over, he couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw their solemn expressions.

"Brother Zeng, what happened?" Pan Yang stood up and asked.

Seeing this, Zeng's father directly told Zeng Zhengen what he had learned from the town. Pan Yang looked solemn after hearing this and quickly asked, "Is this news reliable?"

Zeng Zhengen nodded and said, "The news should be accurate. Pan Yang, I suggest that we change our route and avoid going to Qingzhen City."

After hearing this, Pan Yang fell into deep thought, "But if we change the route, we can only take the small road, but the small roads are relatively rugged. There are so many old, weak, women and children in our team, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to persist!"

Pan Yang expressed his concerns. It would be better if the team was composed of only strong laborers, but there were so many elderly, weak, women and children, and the mountain roads were also very dangerous.

"But if we continue to march forward, when we reach Qingzhen City, the strong men in our team will be captured, and only the old, weak, women and children will be left in the team. Isn't this still dangerous?"

Zeng Zhengen didn't want his family to be captured and sent to exile, so he was so anxious to find Pan Yang.

If Pan Yang still insisted on taking the official road, then she would have to make other plans.

"Pan Yang, I also think it's safer to change the route. Although the mountain road is more dangerous, we have a large team so we don't have to worry too much." Zeng's father also said.

Pan Yang was a little undecided for a moment, so he had to say, "How about we wait until the villagers who went to the town come back and discuss it together? What do you think?"

Although Zeng Zhengen was a little anxious, this was all he could do for now.

"Okay then, let's go back first and discuss it together after everyone comes back!"

After Zeng Zhengen and his daughter left, Pan Yang became worried.

When Pan Yang's wife saw this, she came over to ask. When she learned that there were soldiers conscripting men ahead, she agreed to Zeng Zhengen's proposal without even thinking about it.

"What are you thinking, old man? Just listen to Zeng Yatou and take the small road!"

They have two sons. If they were really captured and sent to the army, how would they survive?

Pan Yang was originally hesitant, and after his wife stopped talking, the balance in his heart began to tilt. However, as the head of the village, he had to inform everyone about such matters.

"Let's wait until they come back and discuss it with everyone."

When Pan Yang's wife heard him say this, she felt a little relieved.

"Okay, then I'll go get some food so we can eat when the old man comes back."

After saying this, Pan Yang’s wife went to cook with her two daughters-in-law.

On the other side, Zeng Zhengen and his daughter returned to the Zeng family's resting place, and Zeng's mother immediately asked about the result.

"How is it? What did Pan Yang say?"

Zeng Siyuan and Wang Huan also looked up at Zeng's father and others, waiting for their answer.