Sanlang looked back at Liu Shi, then leaned closer to Jiang Wan and whispered, "Wan Wan, when can that thing you mentioned happen?"
Jiang Wan, with her short legs, walked briskly. "Big brother, your patience is too poor." With that, she ran to Jiang Pan and, since he wasn't pushing the cart at the moment, had him carry her.
Sanlang was so anxious he scratched his ears, wanting to grab Jiang Wan and ask for clarification, but he was afraid his father would hit him.
The sun was strong. Although it was late autumn, the temperature was not low. Combined with the dryness of the weather, everyone was suffering from severe thirst.
Jiang Pan took out a small waterskin and handed it to Jiang Wan. "Good girl, have some water."
This was Jiang Wan's own special waterskin, filled with enough water for her to drink for a day.
Jiang Wan took a big gulp and capped the waterskin, handing it back to Jiang Pan. Then she noticed that everyone in the family except her wasn't drinking water.
She even saw that Da Lang and Er Lang's lips were so dry they had formed thick layers of skin.
"Dad, Mom, why aren't you drinking water?"
Chen Yuezhi smiled and said, "We are adults. Adults don't get thirsty so easily."
Jiang Wan couldn't help but pout. Did they really think she was a little fool?
She glanced back at the other families in the procession. The situation was similar. They hadn't brought much water, so they had to ration it, unwilling to waste a single drop.
It seemed they needed to find a water source quickly in the next two days, or the family would be parched.
Finding a water source shouldn't be difficult. Although water was scarce now, as long as there were animals in the mountains, there would definitely be water for them to survive. Following the animals would surely lead them to it.
With a plan in mind, Jiang Wan said to Jiang Pan, "Daddy, let my brothers drink some water. The old immortal won't let us go thirsty."
Jiang Pan smiled at her. "You are still young and don't understand some things. If everyone has no water and only our family does, over time, it will make people unbalanced. Also, tell the old immortal not to create such conspicuous things in the future."
Humans are unhappy with inequality, not scarcity. If that big fat rabbit last night was a one-off, it would be fine. But if it happened a few more times, their family would become the target of hatred.
Jiang Wan naturally understood this logic, but she felt these were not problems. As long as her own fist was strong enough, who would dare to gossip?
However, seeing that her family was willing to endure thirst and hunger rather than disrupt the harmony of the group, she didn't say anything else.
In the evening, the procession stopped before a mountain.
The group they had encountered yesterday had also set up camp not far ahead of them.
The two groups had coexisted peacefully for over ten hours, and the other party had let down their guard. Some even came over to ask for water.
But in the current situation, which family would be willing to give up their water?
Jiang Wan's family wasn't overly kind either. After refusing the person asking for water, they instructed Da Lang and his brothers to guard the luggage and water. Jiang Pan, carrying Jiang Wan, called out to Chen Yuezhi, and they headed up the mountain.
Er Lang muttered, "I wonder what Dad and Mom are thinking, taking Wan Wan into the mountains? What if she falls and gets hurt?"
Da Lang slapped him. "Why worry so much? Hurry up and set up the tent."
Jiang Wan didn't care what her brothers were thinking. Once they entered the mountain, she began to trick her parents.
"The old immortal said he wants to treat our family to mountain delicacies today. Dad, Mom, look for things that can be eaten. The old immortal said he will only use his magic if we find edible things first."
The little chubby girl could lie without any preparation.
There was no way around it. She didn't recognize any of the plants in this world, and the original owner was a little fool. Apart from some memories of her family, everything else was a blank slate.
Jiang Pan and Chen Yuezhi believed her words implicitly and led her to search carefully in the mountain forest.
The couple had grown up in the wilderness and were very familiar with all sorts of plants. Soon, they found some edible plants, but these plants had already withered.
Finally, Jiang Pan and Chen Yuezhi found two pieces of wood.
Jiang Wan blinked. Did her parents want her to revive these two pieces of wood?!
Setting aside the difficulty, the key question was whether wood could be eaten.
Seeing Jiang Wan's distressed expression, Chen Yuezhi asked, "Wan Wan, what's wrong? Did we not find the right things?"
Jiang Wan scrunched up her little face. "Mom, wood can't be eaten, can it?"
Chen Yuezhi chuckled. "Silly child, how can wood be eaten? But the wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms that grow on wood can be eaten."
Wood ear mushrooms? Mushrooms?
Jiang Wan thought hard in her mind, unable to recall what these two things looked like. However, since her parents said they could grow, there shouldn't be any problems.
So, she reached out her little hand and touched the two rotten pieces of wood, injecting her ability into them. Soon, dense small dots began to appear on the surface of the wood.
The small dots continued to grow larger, turning into black wood ear mushrooms and white mushrooms.
Seeing that the wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms were about to grow to an impossibly large size, Chen Yuezhi quickly said, "Alright, alright, that's enough. Old immortal, please stop your magic."
Jiang Wan withdrew her ability and smiled at the wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms.
These two things looked very delicious.
Jiang Pan, with some difficulty, discussed with the 'old immortal'. "Thank you, old immortal, for your grace. However, these things are too fresh and might attract attention. Could you trouble the old immortal to dry them?"
What difficulty was there in this!
Jiang Wan activated her ability again. The wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms, which had been moist and tender moments ago, instantly lost all their moisture and became shriveled.
Jiang Pan and Chen Yuezhi were so moved by the 'old immortal's' responsiveness that they didn't know what to do. They once again forcibly pulled Jiang Wan to kowtow to the 'old immortal'.
Jiang Wan: ...
Collecting all the wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms and carrying them in their clothes, the family of three began to walk down the mountain.
They hadn't gone far when they met people from the same village.
"Da Pan, you're here so early?" The other person's eyes were sharp and they immediately saw what Chen Yuezhi was carrying. "Did you get something good again? What is it this time? Can I take a look?"
Chen Yuezhi was very generous and opened her clothes a bit. "We found two pieces of wood over there, and they were covered with wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms."
Upon hearing this, the person quickly asked, "In which direction?"
Chen Yuezhi pointed. "Not far ahead, but..." But there was nothing else nearby, so there was no need to go.
Before she could finish the latter half of the sentence, the person had already rushed off.
Chen Yuezhi shrugged helplessly, and Jiang Wan giggled.
In the procession.
As soon as Su Shi had started the fire, Grandma Jiang and Liu Shi came looking for her. "Where is your mother? Where did she go?"
Da Lang glanced at the two of them and ignored them.
Er Lang and San Lang remained silent. Su Shi, seeing their silence, also stayed quiet.
Grandma Jiang was so angry she almost fell over. "I'm asking you! Are you mute?"
San Lang leisurely said, "Oh, where did that dog barking come from? Bringing dogs on a famine? How rare."
Grandma Jiang was furious and, with a darkened face, cursed, "You little brat, who are you calling a dog!"
San Lang slowly replied, "I'm scolding a dog. Why are you getting anxious?"
Grandma Jiang was so angry she took off her shoe to hit San Lang. Liu Shi quickly held her tightly. "Mother-in-law, don't you forget what we came here for!"