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

The three Zhang brothers and sisters were full of pride and arrived at the entrance of the cave in a high-spirited manner. When they were about to go in, they were stopped by the villagers of Dapo Village.

"What are you going to do?" Pan Mingyang asked coldly.

Zhang Yan was full of impatience and said angrily, "We are here to look for the Zeng family. This has nothing to do with you! Stop interfering and get out of the way!"

Zhang Laosan was not to be outdone and shouted, "Right! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Pan Mingyang frowned and said in a cold voice: "The Zeng family is a villager of our Dapo Village. Before Zeng Yatou and Zeng Siyuan left, they specifically asked us to take care of their families. Now that their families are in trouble, how can we in Dapo Village just sit there and watch? Tell me, isn't this reasonable?"

His words immediately resonated with the villagers, and everyone echoed him.

"Right! We can't just stand by and watch our villagers get bullied!"

"That's right, the Zeng family belongs to us, no one can touch them!"

Some villagers took the lead in expressing their support, and others followed suit. The Zhang brothers and sisters were originally aggressive, but now they were surrounded by the villagers of Dapo Village and could not move forward or backward.

The people from Zhangjia Village were standing far away and seeing this situation, they just watched coldly without any intention of stepping forward to help.

Seeing the villagers of Dapo Village's resolute attitude, the Zhang brothers and sisters immediately realized that they would not gain any benefits for the time being, so they decided to retreat first. Anyway, without Zeng Zhengen and Zeng Siyuan, the Zeng family would sooner or later become sheep to be slaughtered. They sneered in their hearts, not believing that these villagers would protect the Zeng family forever.

Just as the Zhang siblings turned around to leave, they suddenly saw Zeng Zhengen and Zeng Siyuan rushing back together. Zeng Zhengen saw the situation at a glance, frowned, and strode forward with great momentum.

"What? Are you so impatient to cause trouble?" Zeng Zhengen's voice was cold, like a knife piercing the hearts of the Zhang brothers and sisters.

When the Zhang brothers and sisters saw her, they were so frightened that their souls flew away. They jumped back a few steps in fear, their faces pale, as if they had seen a ghost.

"Ah... why are you back? Are you... are you a human or a ghost?" Zhang Laosan asked with a trembling voice. They originally believed that Zeng Zhengen was dead, but now seeing her standing in front of them in good health, they naturally felt terrified.

Zhang Laoer was panicked and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "We didn't do anything! We were just passing by, don't bother us!"

When Zhang Yan saw Zeng Zhengen, she was even more frightened, and the humiliating scene of being slapped that day emerged in her mind.

"Didn't do anything? Do you think I will believe what you say?" Zeng Zhengen asked back coldly, his eyes full of sharpness.

Zhang Yan was so panicked that she trembled all over when she heard this. She quickly pushed all the responsibility onto her two brothers: "I really didn't do anything! Please let me go! It was my second and third brothers who wanted to take your three children in exchange for food. This has nothing to do with me. I was forced to come here by them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Laoer and Zhao Laosan's faces turned pale and they looked at Zhang Yan angrily.

"Zhang Yan, stop slandering me! It was obviously you who wanted to come along, but now you are turning the tables on me!" Zhang Laosan shouted angrily.

Zhang Lao Er was not to be outdone. He glared at Zhang Yan with a sneer and said, "That's right, aren't you the most active one? But now you want to push the two of us out?"

The three of them argued endlessly, their voices getting louder and louder, accusing each other and shirking responsibility. Zeng Zhengen stood aside and watched coldly, with a hint of sarcasm on his face, as if he was watching a group of dogs fighting each other.

At the same time, Zeng's mother was overjoyed to see Zeng Zhengen and Zeng Siyuan return safely. She walked up to them and told them in detail what the Zhang brothers and sisters had done before.

After listening to Zeng's mother's story, Zeng Zhengen was grateful and walked to the villagers of Dapo Village to express his sincere gratitude: "Thanks to everyone's generous help, I, Zeng Zhengen, will never forget this kindness."

The villagers waved their hands to indicate that they were welcome. Zeng Zhengen comforted Zeng's mother and told her to go back to the cave to rest first.

When she turned around, the Zhang brothers and sisters were still arguing, which made Zeng Zhengen upset. She frowned and shouted coldly, "Enough! Shut up! I have said before that if anyone dares to attack my family, I will never let them off easily.

Zeng Zhengen's words were like a sharp blade, piercing the hearts of the three Zhang brothers and sisters, making them terrified. Especially when they thought of how Zeng Zhengen had easily dealt with the leader of the bandits before, their fear doubled. How could they forget? This Zeng Zhengen is not an ordinary person at all, she is simply a demon!

"I...I promise I will never do it again!" Zhang Yan said tremblingly, and without caring about his brothers, he turned around and ran away, running faster than a rabbit.

Seeing their sister running away, Zhang Laoer and Zhang Laosan also panicked. When they were about to run away, they found that Zeng Zhengen had already dodged in front of them, not giving them any chance at all. Before the two could react, they felt a sharp pain coming - Zeng Zhengen had already removed one of their arms.

"Ah--!" The shrill screams instantly echoed in the valley. The two brothers collapsed to the ground in pain, their faces pale.

Zeng Zhengen didn't care about their miserable condition at all. He threw them out coldly, as if throwing away garbage. His voice was icy and piercing: "Next time I see you trying to target my family, it will be more than just cutting off an arm."

After giving the warning, she turned coldly and walked back to the cave without looking back.

Zeng Siyuan stood aside, completely dumbfounded. He witnessed everything from beginning to end, but could not say a word. When did Zeng'er become so powerful? Not only did she fight off the bandits by herself, but now she was also so efficient in dealing with the Zhang family.

Zeng Zhengen did not realize that her actions had caused Zeng Siyuan to be suspicious. At this moment, as soon as she stepped into the cave, she was surrounded by villagers from Dapo Village, and the village head anxiously asked about the situation of the bandits.

In the face of everyone's concern, Zeng Zhengen did not hide anything and directly informed them of the result: "Those bandits...are all dead."

When the villagers heard the news, they were shocked and incredulous. Those bandits were so brutal and cruel, how could they be wiped out so easily? This was too unbelievable.

"Well, when I was confronting the bandits, I happened to meet a group of people with superb martial arts skills. They acted in time and helped kill all the bandits." Zeng Zhengen calmly concealed the truth and did not mention that she had personally dealt with the bandits.

When Pan Yang heard this, he patted his thigh and said excitedly: "Oh! I knew Zeng girl was a good person, good people will be rewarded! Look, isn't this coming true?"

Many villagers had previously believed that Zeng Yatou must have met with an accident, but he inexplicably believed that Zeng Yatou would be able to return safely.

As expected, his feeling was accurate! The girl came back safely.

Seeing this, other villagers gathered around and praised Zeng Zhengen. For a moment, the cave was filled with a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

In sharp contrast, the people of Zhangguanbao outside the cave stared at the three Zhang siblings with resentment. Originally, they also wanted to talk to Zeng Zhengen so that they could get some care on the road to escape famine. But now, because of the provocation of the three siblings, they were isolated instead.

Zhang Laoer and Zhang Laosan each had one arm crippled, and their wives stood by, wiping tears and saying nothing. As for Zhang Yan, she had already been frightened out of her wits by Zeng Zhengen, and no longer dared to have the slightest thought of disrespecting her. She lowered her head, her legs trembling slightly, and she no longer looked as arrogant as before.

The people from Zhangguanbao cursed a few words, but when they saw that the Zhang brothers and sisters had their arms broken and were in a miserable state, they felt some sympathy and didn't say anything more.

Zeng Zhengen discussed with Pan Yang and decided to rest in the cave for the night.

They will go down the mountain early tomorrow morning and then go to the city to find out the situation. They have been walking in the mountains for so many days and have no idea about the situation outside, so they should go and find out the situation first.