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

Zeng Zhengen decided to go to the mountains to see if she could catch some game to replenish her food reserves. Although Zeng's mother was a little worried about her going out alone, she didn't stop her when she thought about how Zeng Zhengen had shot a wild deer yesterday. She knew her daughter was capable, and the only thing she could do was to take good care of the three children so that Zeng Zhengen would have no worries.

After leaving the cave, Zeng Zhengen chose to walk separately from the villagers as usual. Zeng Siyuan wanted to follow her, but Zeng Zhengen walked briskly, not giving him a chance to catch up, and walked alone into the mountains.

Today's luck was not as good as yesterday's. She walked for a long time, but could not find any water source, and there was no trace of small prey such as hares and pheasants. Seeing that it was almost noon, she thought for a while and decided to spend 20 system coins to buy two rabbits and two pheasants from the system mall.

She chose the right prey, neither too fat nor too thin, which was more suitable for the current drought environment. She knew that if she brought back too much prey, it would inevitably arouse others' suspicion.

On the way back, Zeng Zhengen deliberately took a different route. Thanks to a map she bought from the system mall, she didn't have to worry about getting lost.

When Zeng Zhengen came to a dense forest, he unexpectedly discovered several wild fruit trees.

Although there were not many fruits on the tree and the quality was not good, Zeng Zhengen still picked all the wild fruits. Although these fruits did not look good, they tasted good and were juicy, which could quench thirst when traveling. After picking them, Zeng Zhengen did not stay for long and walked straight towards the cave.

When she was almost at the cave, she met Zeng Siyuan. Zeng Siyuan also had a lot of wild fruits in his hands, but apart from these fruits, he didn't seem to have gained anything else. After seeing Zeng Zhengen, Zeng Siyuan smiled, but when his eyes fell on the pheasants and rabbits in Zeng Zhengen's hands, his smile froze.

"Zeng'er, have you gone deep into the mountains?" Zeng Siyuan's tone was clearly certain, and he obviously didn't believe that these prey were caught near the cave. In this famine, there is no game to catch outside the cave, and only by going deep into the mountains can you find these things.

Zeng Zhengen scratched her head, feeling helpless. She did not go deep into the forest, and bought the prey from the system mall, but she couldn't tell Zeng Siyuan this secret. Seeing that she didn't explain, Zeng Siyuan also assumed that she went to the mountains, and then began to lecture her.

Zeng Zhengen almost fell asleep listening to Zeng Siyuan's constant chatter. Finally, Zeng Siyuan stopped, sighed and said, "Zeng'er, don't be so reckless in the future, okay? There are many dangers in the mountains. What if something goes wrong?"

Zeng Siyuan sighed helplessly, thinking that his sister was really a cause of worry, but he still nodded lovingly.

"Brother, I know, don't worry. Let's go in quickly, mom and dad must be worried." Zeng Zhengen comforted him and walked towards the cave with light steps.

Zeng Zhengen and Zeng Siyuan had been out for quite some time, and the fact that the soldier was bitten by a poisonous snake yesterday made them even more uneasy.

"Old man, why don't you go to the cave entrance and take a look? It's almost noon, why haven't they come back yet?" Zeng's mother was a little impatient and urged Zeng's father.

Although Zeng's father was usually calm, he could no longer hold back and was equally anxious. He was about to get up and go to the cave entrance to take a look, and several villagers in the cave were also about to follow him out to see what was going on. Before they could take a step, Zeng Zhengen and Zeng Siyuan walked in from outside.

"Dad, Mom, we're back." Zeng Zhengni's voice came into the cave.

As soon as Zeng's mother heard her daughter's voice, she immediately stood up and looked towards the cave entrance. Seeing that her children had returned safely, the heavy stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

"Ms. Zeng, how is it? Have you found water?" Zeng's mother asked anxiously.

The villagers also gathered around and asked anxiously, "Yes, Zeng girl, did you find a water source this time?"

Yesterday Zeng Zhengen found a water source and saved everyone. The villagers have full confidence in her, and now all their hopes are placed on her.

Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Zeng Zhengen shook his head helplessly, sighed and said: "No, I looked for a long time, but still couldn't find the water source."

As soon as the words fell, the villagers' hopeful expressions instantly turned into disappointment. Some villagers who still had some water at home were a little frustrated, but they were still able to hold on, thinking of going out to look for water in the afternoon. However, those villagers who had no water at home suddenly broke down and began to lament.

"God really doesn't want us to live! How can we survive without water?"

An atmosphere of despair spread in the cave. Pan Yang immediately stepped forward to calm everyone down. He said loudly, "Don't panic, don't give up! We will definitely find water! I promise that everyone in our village will survive!"

In order to ease the current predicament, Pan Yang took out some water from his home and distributed it to the villagers who had no water at home. Although the water was not much, it could at least solve the urgent problem. Seeing Pan Yang's actions, the villagers' emotions gradually stabilized, rekindled their hope, and stopped making noises.

Zeng Zhengen handed the rabbit and pheasant in her hand to Yang's mother. As for the wild fruits she picked, she kept a few for herself and distributed the rest to the villagers.

When Zeng Zhengen finished his work and returned to his mother, he saw that his mother was still staring blankly at the pheasant and rabbit in her hands.

"Girl Zeng, am I really not dreaming? These pheasants and rabbits are real, they are not my hallucination, right?" Even though Zeng's mother was holding real game in her hands, she still found it a little hard to believe.

Zeng Zhengen couldn't help but smile and comforted her, "Mom, it's true, you're not dreaming. I caught these pheasants and rabbits myself. Go and prepare them quickly. I'll make braised rabbit meat for everyone in a while. It's guaranteed to be delicious!"

Hearing the words "braised rabbit meat", the three kids at home immediately danced with excitement, their eyes full of anticipation. They still remember the braised pork made by their mother before, and this braised rabbit meat will definitely not be much better, they can't wait.

Zeng's mother nodded, finally coming to her senses from the shock, and then called Wang Huan to go outside the cave to deal with the pheasant and rabbit. The movements of dealing with game were skillful and neat, and the two game were cleaned up in a short while.

At the same time, the villagers who went out to look for water sources also came back one after another. Some picked some wild fruits, while others returned empty-handed with disappointed looks on their faces.

Just when Zeng's mother and the others were busy processing the game, suddenly a burst of excited shouts came from outside the cave.

"Pan Yang! We found the water source!" Several villagers with happy faces ran into the cave hurriedly, their voices filled with uncontrollable excitement and excitement.

When Pan Yang heard this, he suddenly stood up from the ground.

"Have you really found a water source?" Pan Yang's voice was filled with anxiety and disbelief, fearing that he had heard it wrong. The surrounding villagers also held their breath waiting for the answer from those people.

The villagers smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, we found it. But the water source is a bit far from here, and it will take a long time to go back and forth."

"Okay! Just find a water source, even if it's far away." Pan Yang patted his thigh excitedly, and the worry on his face disappeared. As long as there is water, no problem is a problem! If the distance is far, they can use a cart to push it, and everyone can work together to solve it.

"Hurry! Everyone, take everything off the cart and prepare everything that can hold water. Let's go get some water!" Pan Yang gave an order and the villagers immediately got busy.

Zeng's mother quickly put away the pheasants and rabbits in her hands, and without even taking a second look, she quickly began to pack up the items on the cart. Wang Huan was busy looking for buckets that could hold water, and prepared all the buckets of the right size.

Zeng Zhengen watched all this and only took a bucket. After all, she was not short of water. She had the system mall to support her at any time, but in order not to arouse suspicion, she had to pretend to be more or less.

After everything was packed up, Zeng's father and Zeng Siyuan pushed the cart and set out with the villagers to fetch water.