It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 146

It is inevitable that people will regret why they went through all this trouble, especially when someone raises questions in public, and this regret is compounded by a layer of embarrassment.

When Jiang Yan ran into her elder brother, whom she had met only a few days ago, outside the West City Gate and curiously asked, "Why are you back again?", she felt it would be impolite not to answer and just lied, "I'm relaxing."

Relax... The man quickly glanced at Jiang Yan and his group's clothes and their slightly chapped lips, thinking to himself that they were not a wealthy family that could afford to eat enough. They wanted to relax in such a bad situation. Maybe they knew where to hide some food?

He put on what he thought was the kindest smile of his life, trying to get some advice out of her to see if he could take advantage of her. "So, where are you planning to go to relax next?"

Did you forget that since you guys don't know each other, you can't touch on such in-depth topics? Jiang Yan was speechless and remained silent.

The man was about to speak when his companion stopped him urgently: "Why are you asking so many questions? Don't you see that everyone is afraid of us?"

On the road leading to the foot of Qinshan Mountain, in addition to Jiang Yan and his group, the man who asked the question and his companions, there were other silent and lonely travelers.

When those passers-by heard the man chasing after people they caught, they couldn't help but speed up or slow down their pace to keep a distance from him.

Yile and Chunying were also on guard without leaving any trace.

After half an hour, they finally saw a fork in the road. Jiang Yan and the others hesitated for a moment and then turned directly into the north-facing mountain road.

The vegetation on the north side is relatively sparse, and there are relatively few people walking here to look for food, so they should be safer.

In late summer and early autumn, many foods in the mountains are either unripe and bitter, or overgrown and full of crude fiber that is difficult to swallow.

Jiang Yan and his group searched the ground and picked for nearly two hours before they collected enough food to barely fill their stomachs for the day. Then, while it was still early, they went deeper into the woods.

After repeated searches, there was little food left in this forest. Considering that more people would come out looking for food after hearing the news, the search range would inevitably expand. They had to seize the current advantage and accumulate more... and then go out of the north gate and head straight for the farm tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Yes, go through the north gate.

A quarter of an hour ago, they saw from a high vantage point the endless scrub stretching north from the west city gate.

Under the cover of the woods, they could not see the official road clearly, nor could they see the village at a glance. In some directions, the sky was filled with fog or miasma. Suddenly, they realized that they had thought too simply before. It was not impossible to break into the north gate.

With this thought in mind, they worked hard to collect the fruits, and finally ran into the city gate before sunset.

There were many others who came back on time like them. Although they knew that there was a 99% chance that the government would not have time to lock the city gates, they did not dare to take the risk.

There was another group of people hanging around at the city gate. They were unable to go up the mountain today or had gained very little, so they simply squatted at this necessary entrance in advance, staring at other people's gains and looking for opportunities.

Some enthusiastically asked if anyone needed help carrying the bags, and only offered a little food as compensation; others looked around, picked out their target, grabbed the item, and ran away, leaving only the victims' angry shouts hanging in the air.

Jiang Yan and his group were not as skilled as the others at work, and there wasn't much food in the forest they chose, but they had the advantage of being more numerous, and the food for seven people together was quite substantial.

In addition, they were all young girls, and even though they had weapons in their hands, some of them still followed them all the way. Jiang Yan and Chunying had to spend a lot of effort to scare them away.

After finally finding a relatively secluded and safe place and finishing his hard-earned dinner, Jiang Yan collapsed to the ground in a completely ungraceful manner.

She couldn't take it anymore and needed some help.