Quickly wear the boss and don’t be cannon fodder

Chapter 2175 Fleeing from Famine 11

"This is plantain. It has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, cooling the blood, and also has anti-inflammatory properties." As he spoke, Su Yan picked up a plant with leaves as big as umbrellas from the ground and put it into Daya's basket.

"Those are wild onions and wild chili peppers up ahead, not bad, not bad."

The group wasn't completely unfamiliar with everything; aside from medicinal herbs, they recognized most of the edible wild vegetables.

Now they have reached a remote mountain area, where there is more greenery.

Suddenly a rustling sound came from behind, and the group of people were so frightened that they quickly huddled together back to back.

Daya and Erya also gripped their weapons, adopting a defensive stance.

Zhang Tong stood next to Er Ya, and he even reached out to shield Er Ya behind him.

Upon seeing this, Su Yan's lips curled up slightly.

When the sound came again, it was a loud bang—the sound of a stone hitting some kind of animal.

Liu Mazi and Zhang Gang cautiously walked over to investigate. Pushing aside the branches and weeds that were blocking their view, they were shocked to see a wild rabbit lying on the ground, its legs twitching.

Zhao Fu exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Su's skill is truly amazing; it's more accurate than many hunters'."

Su Yan said modestly, "Actually, it's nothing. My hearing is just very sensitive."

"This isn't something you can do just by having a keen ear; you also need to be accurate with your hands."

The others also congratulated Su Yan, saying that this was meat! They hadn't seen meat in so long, and if they hadn't known that there were probably many good things in this deep mountain, they might not have been able to restrain themselves.

Su Yan tied up the rabbit legs and put them into Daya's basket. Su Yan was carrying Sanya on her back, so Daya carried the basket for the time being.

As they continued walking, they saw many wild animals, but no large or ferocious beasts appeared, and their courage gradually grew.

Half an hour later, Zhao Fu also caught a pheasant.

They also found a cluster of wood ear mushrooms and a plum tree in the mountains. Everyone was overjoyed and busied themselves picking the wood ear mushrooms and plums.

With Er Ya's help, Zhang Tong also caught a rabbit. The two of them intercepted it from both sides, and the rabbit, in its panic, crashed into a tree trunk and lost consciousness.

Su Yan looked at Zhang Tong and Er Ya, wondering which of the two was luckier, to have such a bargain to be had.

Zhang Tong said very sensibly, "It was caught by Er Ya and me together, and we each got half."

Su Yan wasn't being generous with other people's money. Since Er Ya had contributed, she naturally wouldn't refuse Er Ya's share just because she already had a rabbit.

Er Ya looked at Su Yan with surprise, as if to say that she could also catch rabbits and find food for her family.

Su Yan praised, "Er Ya is really amazing, she is indeed a good helper to her mother."

"whee."

Along the way, they picked medicinal herbs and wild vegetables, and caught pheasants and rabbits. Liu Mazi, Qian Gui, and Zhang Gang even caught a roe deer together. They returned home with a full load.

Compared to seeing a glimmer of future on their journeys of fleeing famine, they truly felt they could control their own destiny in these mountains.

Of course, this is on the premise that no wild beasts are encountered.

With 999 navigation, Su Yan avoided areas inhabited by venomous snakes and ferocious beasts along the way, so everyone was naturally safe.

Seeing that everyone had hunted enough to eat for two days, Su Yan suggested, "Let's go back. It's getting dark and it'll be hard to find our way. Besides, it's not safe to go too far."

"Yes, Sister Su is right."

So the group headed back, with Su Yan leading the way and Da Ya and Er Ya following behind her.

The two sisters chatted and laughed, much bolder than when they were at the Li family's house.

Qian Gui, Liu Mazi, and the others were also surprised to see this. They had thought that the mother and daughter were the most pitiful, but who knew that along the way, the mother and daughter looked better than the strong men like them.

The Li family is truly despicable. Da Ya and the others have only been away from the Li family for a few days, and their complexions have visibly improved a lot.

This shows how hard they had lived before.

On their way back, Su Yan led them on a shortcut and they found a small pond. The group was so happy they almost jumped for joy.

They came out of this place looking for food and water, and now they have both food and water; it's truly a blessing from God.

The group processed the wild animals they had caught that day by the pool, scooping out water to wash the wild vegetables, pheasants, and rabbits, and then filling their water bags and bamboo tubes with them.

Having noted the location of the pool, everyone reluctantly headed back to the cave. By the time they returned, it was already dusk.

Zhang Gang wanted to go to the pool to get more water, but Su Yan stopped him.

"No rush. We're staying in a cave. We can take the others to fetch water tomorrow. There's no need to take risks. What if we get lost in the mountains after dark?"

"Yes, yes, I was too impatient. I'm so happy to finally see such a clear pool of water."

Who can argue with that? They're all still very excited.

He was already considering the possibility of staying in the cave for an extended period.

If there were no wild beasts around, they could indeed consider living in these mountains; it would be better than starving or dying of thirst outside.

That evening, everyone ate their most substantial and hearty dinner since they fled the famine.

The aroma of meat lingered in the cave, and smiles finally returned to their previously numb faces as they ate the long-awaited meat with great satisfaction.

At this moment, all the hardships of the journey of fleeing famine were soothed by the satisfaction of this moment.

Su Yan divided the roasted rabbit legs among herself and the four women ate the honey-roasted rabbit meat, their eyes full of smiles.

Su Yan found the honey on the mountain. No one else dared to disturb the hornet's nest, but Su Yan did.

She first smeared mud all over her body, then had Daya and the others stick leaves all over her, wrapping her up like a tree stump, before she went to remove the hornet's nest.

Fearing being caught in the crossfire, the others quickly took cover several hundred meters away.

So they didn't know that Su Yan had sprayed insect repellent before removing the hornet's nest.

That's how the honey came about. The others didn't contribute, so they could only watch with envy.

Su Yan was worried that they might get diarrhea from not eating oily food for a long time, so she only let them eat one rabbit leg, which wasn't greasy.

The soft and fragrant wild vegetable pancakes paired with the delicious rabbit leg made them feel more satisfied than ever.

Seeing that Su Yan and the others were eating with great satisfaction, the widow Zhang next door noticed that her and her son's half rabbit wasn't fully cooked yet, and since they didn't have honey, they could only sprinkle some salt on it.