Chapter 1810
A Different Era
The commune was overjoyed upon receiving the news and immediately sent people to transport the grain.
A large number of people came, with oxcarts and mule carts all coming together.
In just one day, all the grain in the cave was transported away.
Not long after, the commune distributed relief grain to the surrounding villages.
Although the quantity was small—it was transported to the city after being reported by the Datou Commune—it was enough for the people in the nearby villages to last until the new grain harvest.
The people in Liutong Village were the happiest, as each family had stored up a lot of grain, enough for them to cook dry meals every day.
Of course, the villagers wouldn't be so extravagant.
Who knows what the situation will be like next year? It's best to save food.
My aunt makes porridge every day, adding wild vegetables, so that the whole family can eat their fill.
Liu Dong suffers every time she eats.
It's not that he can't endure hardship, but that the taste is just too bad.
As a gourmet, I simply cannot stand bitter wild vegetable porridge.
So he wandered around the mountains every day, missing mealtimes.
After returning home, he took the food his aunt had left for him to the cowshed and asked the people there to eat it for him.
He then ate the food from the space.
Because she went to the cowshed every day, Liu Tong became more familiar with the people there.
There were six people living in the cowshed. Besides Liu Tong's father's former superior, Cheng Yuan, and Shan Wencheng, the other three were the former superior's wife, Cheng Yuan's cousin, and Shan Wencheng's cousin.
My cousin and his wife are a couple.
The cowshed was kept very clean by the people who stayed behind. They put up two straw curtains to divide the cowshed into three spaces.
The former superiors and their spouses each had one space, their cousins each had one space, and Cheng Yuan and Shan Wencheng each had one space.
These six men were all men of great vision and wisdom; even living in a cowshed, they managed to live a good life.
Liu Tong arrived at the cowshed and handed the basket containing the bowls to her cousin.
Besides the wild vegetable porridge, there were also three palm-sized roasted sweet potatoes inside.
My cousin thanked Liu Dong gratefully.
The six of them also obtained food from the cave, but because of their identities, they didn't take much.
Liu Dong brought them food every day, which really helped them a lot.
Shan Wencheng waved to Liu Dong and said, "We're going into the mountains the day after tomorrow. Do you want to come with us?"
Liu Dong understood that these people were grateful to him and wanted to take him hunting in the mountains so that he could get some meat as a thank you for bringing him food every day.
Liu Dong accepted the offer.
He told Uncle Liu about it.
Uncle Liu asked Aunt Liu to make several large pancakes, each the size of a washbasin, for Liu Tong to carry with him.
Liu Tong knew that most of these cakes were prepared for Shan Wencheng and the others.
Two days later, Liu Dong went into the mountains with Cheng Yuan and the others.
The elderly couple and their cousins are not young, but they are still in good health and can walk in the mountains as if they were on flat ground.
It is said that they were once guerrillas and lived in the mountains for quite some time.
These people are very familiar with the mountains and forests.
Liu Dong followed them deeper into the mountains. This time, Shan Wencheng and Cheng Yuan changed direction and did not go in the direction they had always chosen. They must have caught all the wild animals there.
They didn't go in the direction where Liu Dong discovered the cave, but in a completely new direction.
The area had never been mined, and it contained many valuable things. The group found several wild fruit trees, but none of them bore fruit.
My cousin and her former boss's wife dug up quite a few wild vegetables.
There were also quite a few pheasants and rabbits. Cheng Yuan used a slingshot, and Shan Wencheng, his cousin, and his old superior also used slingshots. They shot down several of them.
Liu Dong was also given a slingshot, and with his skills, he naturally hit the target every time.
However, he did not compete with the elderly men for the prey; he only fired one shot and hit a wild rabbit.
"Good eye, and good technique!" Cheng Yuan praised.
Liu Tong chuckled foolishly, just like an eleven or twelve-year-old child.
His divine sense had already been released, and it had checked the area within a five-mile radius.
Intending to see a herd of wild beasts, he pretended to unintentionally lead everyone away from that direction.
If Cheng Yuan saw a lone wild animal and knew he was capable of hunting it, he would lead his men over.
However, there were no large wild animals in these mountains!
Not to mention wild boars and wolves, there wasn't even a single wild goat.
Liu Dong discovered another cave, a cave with a mechanism!
I wonder what's in this cave!
Liu Tong thought she would explore the cave in a few days, but she didn't expect that Cheng Yuan and Shan Wencheng chose to go in the direction that led to the cave, and they even discovered the cave.
Furthermore, Shan Wencheng discovered the mechanism and opened it.
Liu Tong: "..."
This feels like a scene from a novel.
But why is the main character an old man?
Or perhaps they were just cannon fodder extras who set up the subsequent plot.
Are the real protagonists the grandchildren of these elderly people?
According to the book, the two families discovered something like an underground palace and wrote it down in their diaries.
Later, their grandchildren discovered the diary and, out of curiosity, assembled a team to embark on an adventure.
When the people gathered together, they discovered that their ancestors all knew each other, and they also discovered the underground palace at the same time...
As Liu Tong mentally conceived the plot of her novel, she followed the others into the long passageway and arrived at the underground palace...
Holy crap! There really is an underground palace!
These underground palaces usually contain many traps, and people who enter them can easily get injured or even die if they are not careful.
Liu Dong extended her divine sense, exploring the underground palace and discovering the locations of various mechanisms and traps.
He wanted to lead the group out of the traps discreetly, but he found that Cheng Yuan and Shan Wencheng were able to lead them out of the traps without his intervention.
The two of them seemed to know where the trap was.
My younger cousin couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Hey cousin, you haven't been here before, have you? You seem to know this place very well."
Cheng Yuan shook his head: "I've never been here before. I just had a feeling that there was danger somewhere, so I was able to lead you to avoid it."
Shan Wencheng said, "I've never been here before, but I feel like something inside is calling to me!"
Cheng Yuan: "I feel the same way."
Others: "Does it have to be this mysterious?"
Liu Dong: He guessed wrong?! Actually, the two old gentlemen are the main characters?
Liu Tong wiped her face, threw all the storylines she had come up with into the trash, and followed behind the crowd, silently observing Cheng Yuan and Shan Wencheng.
Liu Dong discovered that as they got closer to the center of the underground palace, the two people's physical activity became stronger and stronger, and spiritual energy swirled behind them, constantly drilling into their bodies.
Having successfully avoided all the traps, the group arrived safely at the palace at the very center of the underground palace.
In the center of the palace is a stone platform with two long swords stuck in it, one black and one white, both very beautifully designed.
As if bewitched, Cheng Yuan and Shan Wencheng walked towards the stone platform, each drawing a sword... (End of Chapter)