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

Zeng Zhengen often drank spiritual spring water and had internal strength to protect herself, so she had already heard the conversation between the grain shop owner and Pan Yang. But she still pretended not to know and walked up to ask, "Uncle Pan, what happened?"

Pan Yang looked solemn and sighed, "The price of grain in this town has doubled compared to Bijie. If we want to buy grain, we have to spend a lot of money."

Hearing this, the villagers' faces darkened instantly. They didn't bring much silver with them when they fled from the famine, and they had been living frugally all the way, and were already stretched to the limit. Now that the price of food has doubled, it is undoubtedly worse. Even if they can barely buy some food, they are worried about how they will make a living in the future, as building houses and buying seeds require a lot of silver.

Zeng Zhengen's brows were also furrowed. She didn't expect that there would be a bad apple like Mr. Wang in Huaqi Town.

Zeng Zhengen checked the map she bought in the system mall and found that the next town was not far from here and could be reached in at most one day. She turned to Pan Yang and suggested, "Uncle Pan, why don't we go to the next town and see if we can find suitable food there."

Pan Yang pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, then we'll buy food when we get to the next town."

However, just as they were about to leave Huaqi Town, they were suddenly surrounded by a group of servants. These servants were fierce and ferocious, holding weapons in their hands, and it was obvious that they had no good intentions.

Pan Yang immediately stepped forward and asked with a vigilant look on his face: "What do you want to do?"

The leading servant walked forward with a grim smile, staring at Zeng Zhengen and the others with ill intent, and said coldly: "Something has been lost at Mr. Wang's house. Anyone who wants to leave the town must be searched and confirmed to be clear of suspicion before leaving. Otherwise, no one can leave this Huaqi Town."

Zeng Zhengen frowned upon hearing this. They had not stayed in the town for long, they were just passing by, how could they be suspected of theft? Moreover, if something was missing from Wang Yuanwai's house, it should be the government's business, how could these servants search it at will?

Pan Yang tried to explain: "We were just passing by, we never went to Mr. Wang's house."

The servants were just looking for trouble and didn't listen to Pan Yang's explanation. The leader sneered, "It doesn't matter if you say you've been there or not. We have to search you first."

Pan Yang was so angry that he was shaking all over. He shouted angrily: "How can you be so unreasonable? Is there any law here?"

The leading servant didn't care at all. He waved his weapon and threatened coldly, "You old bastard, we have to inspect you if we say so. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"

The weapons shone coldly, and the villagers retreated in fear. Even so, the three Zhang Jiajun brothers were afraid, but they still bravely stepped forward and tried to protect Zeng Zhengen.

Seeing the actions of the three little guys, Zeng Zhengen felt warm in his heart. He gently patted the three brothers on the shoulders, and then pulled them behind Zeng's mother who was standing aside.

Although the three brothers were unwilling, they still obediently retreated to their Zeng mother's side.

After Zeng Zhengen pacified the three little guys, he came directly to the front, stood next to Pan Yang, and looked at the group of servants in front of him with cold eyes.

"I wonder how you plan to be 'unwelcome'?" Zeng Zhengen's voice was as cold and biting as the chill wind on the top of a snowy mountain.

The leading man looked up and down at Zeng Zhengen who suddenly stood up, with a trace of greed in his eyes. This woman is extremely beautiful. If he can capture her and present her to the official, he will definitely get a reward. Thinking of this, a lewd smile appeared on the man's face, and his eyes became more unscrupulous.

Zeng Zhengen's brows furrowed even deeper, and that greedy look made her feel disgusted and angry.

"If you don't want your eyes anymore, I don't mind taking them off for you myself." Zeng Zhengni's voice became increasingly cold, carrying a fierce murderous intent.

The man didn't take it seriously, as if he had heard a huge joke, and laughed out loud: "Hahahaha...young lady, you are so arrogant! Why don't you tell me how to take my eyes?"

Zeng Zhengen had already taken action before she finished speaking. She said no more, her figure was as fast as the wind and as quick as lightning. The servant behind the man only felt a flash before his eyes, and before he could react, he heard a scream piercing the night sky.

"what--!"

The servant behind the man didn't even see how Zeng Zhengen moved his hands. He only saw a pair of black grapes stained with blood fall to the ground and roll several times before stopping.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then they reacted. The leading servant shouted, "Quick! Let's go together and catch this bitch and hand her over to Mr. Wang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the servants who were watching drew their weapons from their waists and rushed towards Zeng Zhengen aggressively.

"Zeng'er..." Zeng's mother was full of anxiety and her voice trembled.

Not far away, three children also shouted in unison: "Mom——"

They wanted to rush over to help Zeng Zhengen, but were stopped by Zeng's father and Zeng Siyuan. Zhang Jiajun struggled even more, his eyes red, and shouted angrily: "Mom! I want to help mom! Let me go!"

Zeng's father held Zhang Jiajun tightly, not letting him take a step forward: "Calm down, Jiajun, you can't go over there!"

On the other side, Pan Yang saw so many people besieging Zeng Zhengen, his heart tightened, his face anxious, and he shouted to his eldest son Pan Mingyang next to him: "Mingyang, go help Zeng girl!"

Pan Mingyang nodded, and was about to step forward to help with his weapon in hand. But after he took a few steps, the scene in front of him made him stop suddenly, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

The servants who had originally surrounded Zeng Zhengen now all fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

What was going on? Pan Mingyang was stunned. He hadn't made a move yet, so why did all these people lie down? He even wondered if he had seen it wrong.

The surrounding villagers were also stunned by this scene. The scene was silent for a while, with only the servants' intermittent screams echoing in the air.

After a long while, Pan Yang finally reacted and walked up to Zeng Zhengen and asked, "Zeng girl, what should we do with these people? Should we send them to the government?"

As honest and hardworking villagers, when they encounter such things, the first thing they think of is to report to the police.

Zeng Zhengen glanced coldly at the wailing servants on the ground, with a cold light flashing in her eyes. She knew very well that these people dared to stop them so arrogantly, and they must have someone behind them. Even if they were sent to the government, it would probably be a waste of time, and they would probably still be at large.

"Uncle Pan, there's no need to waste your time," Zeng Zhengen said calmly, "Let's search their bodies to see if we can find the silver and other items that the villagers have lost."