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

Zeng's father shook his head and sighed, "No, Pan Yang said we should wait until the villagers come back before discussing it."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.

"Boss, what should we do if the villagers are unwilling to change the route?" Zeng's mother was a little worried.

Zeng's father didn't know what to do for a moment, and then turned to look at Zeng Zhengen.

"Zeng girl, do you have any good ideas?"

Everyone turned their eyes to Zeng Zhengen. Zeng Zhengen cleared his throat and then spoke slowly.

"Mom and Dad, Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law, I have thought about this problem before. If Pan Yang and the villagers are unwilling to change the route, then we can change the route ourselves."

Anyway, she has the system mall where she can buy food, so she doesn't have to worry about going hungry. Besides, without outsiders around, there's nothing to worry about even if her family eats better.

Everyone in the Zeng family was shocked when they heard her words.

Leaving the team and traveling alone was something they had never dared to think about before.

After all, the journey of fleeing famine is long and full of dangers. Not only do you have to guard against fleeing victims, but you may also have to face various bandits.

"Zeng'er, it might not be appropriate to leave the team!" Zeng's mother said hesitantly.

"Mom, if there are really soldiers conscripting men in Qingzhen City, and we follow the team to Qingzhen City, my brother will most likely be captured and forced to serve in the army. By then, it will be too late for us to regret it," Zeng Zhengen advised.

When Wang Huan heard that her husband might be captured and sent to exile, she immediately became anxious.

"Mom, let's just listen to his aunt!"

If her husband was captured and sent to the army, wouldn't she become a widow like her sister-in-law?

No, she doesn't want to be a widow.

Zeng's mother naturally did not want to see her son being captured and sent to exile, so she became hesitant.

In the end, it was Zeng's father who made the final decision: "Okay, let's do as Zeng'er wants. If the villagers are unwilling to change the route, then our family will leave the team and take the small road instead."

Although taking the smaller path is also dangerous, at least the family can be together.

Although they had made up their minds, everyone looked worried.

Soon Zeng's mother went to prepare lunch. No matter what, it was more important to fill her stomach first.

By the time Zeng's mother had prepared lunch, all the villagers who had gone to the town to buy food had returned.

After lunch, Pan Yang gathered the villagers to discuss the route change, and Zeng Zhengen and Zeng's father were also called over.

When the villagers heard that there were soldiers conscripting men ahead, they were all terrified.

"Pan Yang, why don't we listen to Zeng Yatou and take the smaller path?" a villager said immediately.

Pan Yang did not speak, but continued to look at other villagers, waiting for their opinions.

"But if we take the small path, we will have to take the mountain road. There are many wild animals in the mountains, and it may not be safe!"

"That's right. The wild animals in the mountains are so powerful. If we take the mountain road, wouldn't that be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?"

"That's right! What if there are no soldiers to arrest people ahead? Then wouldn't we have suffered in vain?"

After hearing this, the villagers began to back off.

Pan Yang's wife was originally just watching from a distance, but when she heard that the villagers were unwilling to change the route, she immediately became anxious.

"No, it's better to believe it than not to believe it. We must change our route." Pan Yang's wife was very firm.

As soon as she said this, other village women started to speak as well.

"Li Li! You can't be so unreasonable just because you are the village chief! It's too overbearing to ask everyone to change their route just because of an uncertain matter, isn't it?"

"That's right! Even if your man is the village chief, you can't be so unreasonable!"

Other village women also echoed this.

Li Li looked at the villagers calmly, with no intention of compromising.

"Since you don't want to change your route, then we will separate. Those who are willing to change their route can take the small road with us. Those who don't want to change their route can continue to take the official road."

As soon as Li Li said this, the crowd exploded.

No matter what, no one expected that Li Li, who seemed easy to talk to on weekdays, would become so tough and even say that she wanted to go her separate ways.

Pan Yang was also extremely shocked. He didn't expect his wife to say such a thing.

Zeng Zhengen raised her eyebrows. She really admired the courage of Pan Yang's wife.

You have to know that this was in ancient times, an era when men were respected. It was really not easy for a woman like Pan Yang's wife to say such words in front of so many people.

After a brief moment of shock, the villagers began to become angry.

"As a woman, what qualifications do you have to say that we should go our separate ways? Don't forget that we are all refugees from the same village. Moreover, your husband is the village chief. How can you take us out and abandon us on the road?"

"That's right! That doesn't make sense!"

"Yes, that's right, you can't just leave us alone."

Seeing that things had come to this, Pan Yang had no choice but to stand up and speak.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me for a few words."

As soon as Pan Yang spoke, everyone immediately quieted down, and then looked at him eagerly, waiting for his next words.

"We are not saying that we are going to abandon everyone. It's just that when Zeng Yatou entered the town earlier, she met a few people who came from Qingzhen City. They said that the officers and soldiers in Qingzhen City were conscripting men, so they told me the news."

"I am gathering everyone here just to discuss how to proceed. After all, every household in our village has strong laborers, and we don't want anyone in the village to be captured and sent to the army, so we proposed to change the route."

After all, he has been the village chief for so many years. After just a few simple words, he calmed the villagers down and then Pan Yang laid out the solution.

The villagers were not as excited as before, but some of them still did not quite believe that the officers and soldiers were conscripting men.

Finally, someone set his sights on Zeng Zhengen.

"Zeng girl, can you guarantee that what those two people said is true?"

Zeng Zhengen looked at the man who asked the question and shook his head, saying, "I just happened to overhear it. I can't guarantee whether it's true or not, but my family believes that it's better to believe it than not, so we decided to change the route."

Zeng Zhengen did not try to convince everyone to change their route. She just told everyone the story and the news that her family was going to change their route. As for what others wanted to do, that was their own decision and had nothing to do with her.