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

"Girl Zeng, what exactly happened?" Pan Yang asked with a worried look on his face.

Zeng Zhengen scanned the surrounding jungle, feeling more and more uneasy. "Uncle Pan, I'm not sure, but we have to leave here as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Pan Yang immediately ordered the villagers to speed up their pace. However, the carriage that was originally in the front began to slow down and was soon left behind by their team.

Zeng Zhengen was preoccupied and did not notice this change. When they were about to walk out of the canyon, dozens of fierce men holding machetes suddenly appeared in front of them and blocked their way.

"Hand over all the valuables on you, otherwise no one can pass through here today!" the leading man shouted sternly.

When the villagers saw the shining sword, they all trembled with fear. Although Pan Yang looked pale, he still mustered up his courage and walked to the front to discuss with the big man: "Brother, we are just refugees who have fled from famine. We don't have anything valuable on us. Can you please give us a favor and let us go? We will definitely remember your kindness."

The big man was furious when he heard Pan Yang's words. "Am I negotiating with you? I'm ordering you to bring me the women in your team if you can't produce anything valuable!" His voice was like thunder, and the air around him seemed to shake.

The villagers suddenly panicked. The men clenched their fists in anger, while the women retreated in fear, their faces as pale as paper. Pan Yang's face suddenly became serious. He no longer cared about his fear and pointed directly at the robbers, saying angrily and firmly: "You are completely heartless! I tell you, even if we die, we will not hand over our women!"

The men in the team responded one after another, and a huge roar of anger rang out. Seeing this, the big man was furious and immediately waved his sword in an attempt to intimidate everyone. However, his behavior did not make the villagers retreat, but instead aroused their fighting spirit.

"Everyone, we have nearly a hundred strong laborers, and they are only thirty or forty. Let's work together and fight them together!" Someone shouted in the team, instantly igniting everyone's courage.

At this moment, the villagers took out the farm tools around them and raised various weapons such as kitchen knives, hoes, sickles, etc.

Everyone was facing a life-or-death situation, and the air was filled with tension. The leading man saw that the situation was not good, and immediately winked at one of his men. The man quickly took out a whistle from his pocket and blew it fiercely at the people around him.

As the whistle sounded, rustling footsteps were heard in the surrounding jungles. Almost instantly, the villagers were surrounded by more robbers. Zeng Zhengen's heart sank suddenly. Sure enough, her premonition was right. There were far more robbers hiding around than she had imagined.

Looking at the robbers approaching from all sides, Zeng Zhengen began to think of countermeasures quickly. Although the number of robbers was less than that of her team, they all held big knives in their hands and were fierce. If it was just her, she wouldn't care, because these robbers couldn't hurt her at all. However, now there was the Zeng family around her, especially the three children, she couldn't ignore them.

Just when she was extremely anxious, the carriage that had been following her suddenly made a noise.

A one-eyed man walked out of the carriage. He had a sharp gaze and walked past the group of refugees without hesitation and went straight to the man in the lead. Seeing the one-eyed man coming, the man immediately respectfully called him "big brother". This scene made the villagers feel nervous and desperate.

It was over. It seemed that they were doomed to not be able to get out of the canyon today. They had never expected that the people in the carriage were in league with the robbers. This was totally beyond their expectations.

The one-eyed man glanced at the group of people fleeing famine and said coldly, "Take all these people to the village."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man immediately responded and ordered, "Tie them all up!"

As the order was issued, the robbers acted quickly, and the villagers were tied up one after another, with fear and helplessness spreading on their faces. Seeing this scene, Zeng's mother became more and more uneasy and asked anxiously: "Zeng'er, what should we do?"

If they were really kidnapped and taken to a bandit’s lair, would they still be able to escape?

Zeng Siyuan looked at the robbers getting closer and closer. Although he was a little scared, he still stood firm and protected Zeng Zhengen and the others behind him.

"Zeng'er, don't worry. I will find a way to help you escape on the way."

Zeng's mother nodded and said, "Yes, I'll ask your eldest brother to find a way to take you out." She looked at her beautiful daughter with a worried look, "Zeng'er, if you fall into the hands of those robbers, there will be no good result."

Zeng's father also said: "That's right, Zeng'er, your eldest brother and I will find a way to hold back these robbers. You can take the opportunity to escape with the children."

They all understood that Zeng Zhengen was a capable girl, and if it weren't for the burdens like them, she would definitely be able to escape successfully with the children.

At this time, Wang Huan hurriedly said, "Mom and Dad, Cheng'er is still young! He is the only child of our Zeng family. Can we take Zeng'er away with us?"

Wang Huan's words put his great-grandfather and great-grandmother in a dilemma. They naturally hoped that their grandson could survive, but they also knew that no matter how capable their daughter was, it would be difficult for her to escape with so many children.

Zeng Zhengen couldn't help but feel warm at heart when she saw her parents' partiality. She took a deep breath, calmed down, and said firmly: "Dad and Mom, don't worry, I will definitely protect everyone.

"Zeng'er, you..." Zeng's mother wanted to continue persuading her, but was interrupted by Zeng Zhengen.

"Mom, you don't need to say anything more. Just follow my instructions. Don't resist. Just obey them. I have already thought of a countermeasure. You just need to listen to me."

Seeing his daughter's confident look, Zeng's father gradually believed her words and began to persuade Zeng's mother: "Listen to Zeng'er, she will definitely have a way."

Soon, the robbers arrived at Zeng's house. Thanks to Zeng Zhengen's instructions, the people of Zeng's family were very cooperative. After being tied up, several robbers exchanged glances with each other and couldn't help but look at the people of Zeng's family a few more times.

"Well, you're smart." One of the robbers said contemptuously, and then they continued to walk to the back.