Chapter 136: Shen Lie

When she returned to the cave, Sang Luo pinched her stiff face a few times before stepping inside.

She resolved never to do something so foolish again.

Thinking about it, in their current situation, their family of four's entire living space was just this small cave. Why overthink things?

Take drying clothes, for instance. Previously, she could hang her undergarments in the backyard, locking the door for privacy, and Shen Lie would hang his laundry outside. But could she do that now?

Obviously not. There was no longer a backyard or a front yard, just this limited space.

So, she decided to worry less and be more at ease.

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On the nineteenth night of their escape, Sang Luo finally slept on a long-missed bed, relieved that she no longer needed to fear encountering a snake when going to the toilet in the night.

Sang Luo finally felt settled. Exhausted from the day's activities, she fell into a deep sleep almost immediately upon closing her eyes. The next day, the previous night's embarrassment was completely forgotten, overshadowed by the busyness of the day.

There was still grain to be transported. Shen Lie and the other able-bodied men had only five days in the valley. They had already spent one day cutting trees and furnishing their caves, and now needed to transport soil into the valley to transform the land into farmland and the cliff faces into vertical vegetable gardens, as well as relocate suitable trees to the paddy fields.

Seizing the opportunity, Sang Luo joined Shen Lie and others on a trip outside the valley. She wasn’t the only one; others like Qin Fangniang, Shi Erlang's wife, Feng Liuniang, and Zhou family's eldest daughter-in-law also came along. They were not only searching for immediate sustenance like dried vegetables and beans, but also scouting for more diverse mountain produce, as the valley was temporarily scarce in wild vegetables due to the ongoing land development.

The mountains were rich in resources. With the presence of the able-bodied men providing safety, they ventured to gather or transplant various items.

Elderly Chen Popo insisted on going too, not for wild vegetables but to search for herbs that could ward off snakes and insects, especially crucial during the snake and insect infested months of February and March in the deep forest.