Chapter 712: Escape from Famine 17
Early in the morning, after eating, Yuanchun put on her backpack and told Geng Dalin and his wife, "Don't go out, don't go anywhere, just stay at home and take care of the children and the house."

Geng Dalin looked worried and said, "Mom, it takes more than three hours to get to the county town. Let your son go with you."

Yuanchun glared at him, "This is a natural disaster and drought. She is a woman at home and has to take care of so many children. Do you have any intention?"

"Mom, no one else will come to our village, so why should we be afraid?"

Yuanchun slapped him on the back of the head and said, "You fool, there is no one in the village, so outsiders won't come? What if a stranger comes in and sees that there is only a woman and a group of children in the house, the little food in the house will be snatched away by everyone."

Before leaving, Yuanchun told the two, "I may not be back until after dark. You must be careful at home. If someone knocks on the door, pretend that no one is home and don't make any noise. Also, don't light a fire during the day and don't light a lamp at night. Don't let people know that there are still people living in the village."

"Got it, Mom, we'll listen to you."

This is the good thing about Geng Dalin: he listens to whatever Yuanchun says.

Yuanchun walked out of Fengling Village and took a small road towards the county town. The several villages she passed by on the way were deserted as everyone had gone to escape famine.

After walking for three hours, Yuanchun arrived at the county town and finally saw someone.

There were not many people, just a few pedestrians on the whole street. They were all skinny and pale, with legs shaking as they walked. It was obvious that they were malnourished and looked weak from hunger.

She went to the supply and marketing cooperative and saw that there was no food inside. There were only a few daily necessities scattered around. The salesperson was sitting behind the counter, listening to the radio broadcast about the drought and hardship. Yuanchun went in, looked around, and saw that there was nothing to eat, so she left the supply and marketing cooperative again.

She saw an old lady enjoying the cool air under a tree, so she went over to greet her, "Old lady, can I ask where I can buy water in our county town?"

"Buy water?" The old lady waved her hands quickly, "Where can I get water to sell? Every household doesn't have enough water to drink, and there's no water to cook. Look at my hands, I haven't washed them for a month."

The old lady stretched out a pair of black and dirty hands to show Yuanchun, "There are only three wells in our county, and there are people controlling them. Each household can only get half a bucket of water. Oh, if God doesn't rain, how many lives will be taken away? How many people will die from this natural disaster and man-made disaster."

The old lady muttered, and suddenly looked at Yuanchun again and asked, "Old sister, you are not from the city, right? I heard that the villagers all fled to escape the famine, why didn't you go?"

"The elderly, the weak, the women and the children in the family cannot escape the famine, so it is better for us to stay at home and live as long as we can." Yuanchun sighed, with a sad face, "Without water and food, the whole family will die together, at home."

"Hey, sister, the water in my house is not enough for our family to drink, so I can't give it to you. You should go find water somewhere else. The wells in the city are almost dry. You can go to the mountains and look for a spring."

After the old lady finished speaking, she stood up and went home trembling.

Yuanchun looked at the desolate streets, feeling very depressed. She asked the system, "007, is the drought in this small world nationwide? Is there any place that is not affected by the drought? I want to get some water so that the people in the city can survive."

007 told her, "Host, this drought is nationwide. People all over the country are suffering from the drought. However, there is no drought abroad. The host can go abroad to get water back."