After transmigrating into the book, the prime minister always wants to farm with me.

Chapter 208 Digging Bamboo Shoots

Because it had just rained, we couldn't find any mushrooms or other wild vegetables on the back hill, and some wild vegetables had been washed away by the heavy rain. We did manage to find quite a few pheasants and rabbits, all of which had drowned.

I picked up five or six pheasants and two rabbits, but didn't find anything else.

Everyone was a little disappointed; although there looked like a lot of food, it wasn't enough for so many people to have one meal.

Finally, Qi Yunran had a flash of inspiration and led Huang Caicai and the others to the place where bamboo shoots were being dug.

This is the same place she dug before; the villagers don't like to eat it!

Just then, a new batch of plants grew, and Qi Yunran was pleasantly surprised as she went over to dig them up!
Huang Caicai looked at the bamboo shoots with some disappointment. Although there were many of them, they were very clean because they had been washed by the rain.

The root is easy to find, but it doesn't taste good!

"Come quick! This is good stuff. I'll cook something delicious for you if you dig it up!"

Hearing Qi Yunran say this, Huang Caicai became expectant again.

Hurry up and come help! Pei Yuanjun also brought the village chief and villagers to cut bamboo. We can't just sit here and wait to die. Let's see if we can make a few bamboo rafts to call for help from the outside!

Everyone got busy. Pei Yuanjun saw Qi Yunran staring at the bamboo shoots that no one in the village would eat with shining eyes, and he felt a strange sense of anticipation for Qi Yunran's cooking skills.

Qi Yunran was very accurate with every dig, and Huang Caicai also joined in to help Qi Yunran dig bamboo shoots.

Aunt Liu and Aunt Wu were in charge of peeling the shells.

Qi Yunran saw that they had dug up a small hill of bamboo shoots before stopping, and she followed them to peel them and put them into her basket.

Pei Yuanjun cut down bamboo and began making bamboo rafts.

Every now and then, Pei Yuanjun would look up to see if Qi Yunran was still there, and see her excitedly peeling bamboo shoots.

A cold smile curved his lips. Sure enough, once all those annoying and bothersome people were gone, his wife regained her ease and happiness!
He lowered his head and worked even harder, trying to finish the bamboo raft quickly and find someone to rescue him. That way, his wife wouldn't have to work so hard every day.

Lunch was bamboo shoot stewed with chicken; the wild rabbit was saved for dinner!

People started to think that bamboo shoots must not taste good.

But to my surprise, the first thing I ate in the bowl was the bamboo shoot!
After enjoying a delicious, hot meal, the villagers' spirits lifted considerably. With Pei Yuanjun as their leader, they felt much more at ease!
In the afternoon, Pei Yuanjun led everyone to make three more bamboo rafts. They tested them in the water and found they could paddle!

The villagers then wanted to go home to see if there was anything left to eat or use.

Pei Yuanjun had Shi An row a bamboo raft to the county government office to find people to come and provide support, as well as some food and supplies.

Finally, Pei Yuanjun led a group of young men, including Pei Shubo, who was good at swimming, and Pei Dacheng.

We went to the flooded houses in the village.

Some houses were completely flooded and no longer visible; in others, only the roofs were visible!
The young men dived into the water but found nothing.

Although the house is here, all the belongings were washed away by the flash flood.

They only found some farm tools, which weren't of much use at the moment!

Everyone was a little disappointed!
Following the floodwaters downstream, the group paddled bamboo rafts to the neighboring Qingshui Village. They found that only the crops in the village were submerged, and no one was injured.

Finally, seeing that it was getting dark, Pei Yuanjun and the others rowed the bamboo raft back.

If they don't go back soon and it rains heavily again tonight, they'll be in danger.

After Qi Yunran finished making dinner and everyone had eaten, she was a little worried about how they would sleep that night!

We all sat up all night last night, and if this continues tonight, I'm afraid many of us won't be able to hold on!
Fortunately, Shi An returned in time, bringing with him a lot of dry straw that he had found from somewhere.

They slept on the ground for the night. At the same time, Shi An brought back some unfortunate news: more than a dozen villages around their town had all suffered from disasters of varying degrees!
However, Peijiawan Village was the most severely affected by the disaster, with even the houses being flooded.

Pei Yuanjun's face turned serious; it would certainly take some time for the floodwaters to recede on their own.

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