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Chapter 9 Famine (don't forget)

Wang Quancai left, and he was not peaceful.

Although Wang Chong did not understand traditional Chinese medicine, he could still do it by simply examining the body. He could see that Wang Quancai was not killed immediately.

When the house collapsed, he only hit his legs, and eventually he gradually lost too much blood and died.

Apart from them, it was not easy for others in the village to live. All the fertile fields that were about to be harvested were soaked in water for too long, resulting in crop necrosis and no harvest of grains.

In addition, many people's houses collapsed, their property was lost, countless casualties, and more and more displaced people were displaced.

As for the court, it was incompetent and incompetent. The food originally produced by the disaster relief was embezzled by officials at all levels, and in the end the victims received no relief.

After the rainy season, Wang Chong and his mother built Wang Quancai a straw mat and simply buried it in the back mountain of their home.

It’s not that Wang Chong didn’t want to buy a better coffin, but his family’s property was gone, leaving only two people and an old sheep who could only breed. They couldn’t afford the coffin.

Wang Chong never expected that the originally happy family would become like this after the disaster.

Fortunately, he has the mindset of a modern person. As long as he has hands and feet, he believes that he can stand up again.

There were no people in the village who ate, and more and more people were stealing. At night, Wang Chong and his mother lived in the sheep shed, and in the middle of the night, he heard the old sheep shouting.

“Babababa…”

Because this old sheep has lived for a long time and is very smart, his voice is very urgent.

Wang Chong turned over and stood up, and without saying a word, he picked up the axe he hid in the haystack.

"who!"

In the dark night, Wang Chong saw two figures pulling the old sheep away.

"What's his!"

Wang Chong cut over without saying a word. After all, these two people were guilty and turned around and ran away.

"Erping, what's wrong?" Chen Yu walked out tremblingly.

"It's okay, there are two little thieves who want to steal our sheep."

"God is not giving us a way to live. We are all like this. There are still thieves who are thinking about us, cough cough cough..."

Chen Yu cried suddenly and started coughing violently.

These days she doesn't sleep well and eats well. She is getting older and her health is getting worse and worse.

In the following time, Wang Chong asked Chen Yu to clean up the ruins at home, pick up some useful things, and watch the old sheep.

As for him not farming anymore, because he had no money to buy seeds. Besides, he had no time to wait for the harvest now, so he had to find a way to get money and food.

So he took the axe and a shovel and entered the mountain decisively.

Nowadays, the mountains are still the world of animals. If you enter the deep mountains, you will easily encounter wild animals, so Wang Chong dare not go too deep.

After climbing a few trees and digging out a few bird eggs, Wang Chong found a small hole, and he actually caught a nest of bamboo rats, with three of them.

After he got rid of the axe, he picked some wild fruits and mushrooms and then went home.

When I got home, I saw several villagers gathered at my doorstep.

"Erping's mother, our family really has no money. You can do it. Let your old sheep breed our ewes. There are only three of them left in my family's sixteen sheep."

Lao Huang and his family were leading three ewes, and his family was in a very miserable state. He was originally a blacksmith, but this time the house collapsed and his son was killed. But people always had to survive. After cleaning up, they would live a new life.

Originally, they had to collect two cents for one breeding period, but this time they had to breed three ewes, which cost at least six cents.

But Lao Huang said that his family really has no money.

Chen Yu didn't know what to do at this time, but fortunately Wang Chong was back.

"Uncle Huang." Wang Chong shouted: "It's okay if you don't have money, give me some food."

"this……"

Lao Huang was very embarrassed. At this time, who had food? Even if there was one, who would be willing to take it out. It was no longer the same as before.

"This is how you can help me make some iron pipes in the future, and you can breed them at any time." Wang Chong thought for a while.

"That's fine." Old Huang nodded without thinking. He was originally a blacksmith, so it was okay to make one or two iron tools.

After the preparation, Wang Chong brought some wild fruits picked from the mountain for Chen Yu to eat, then boiled a pot of water, and put a pot of picked mushrooms.

While cooking, Wang Chong quickly peeled and dug the three bamboo rats and was about to bake them when he saw seven or eight lanterns appearing in the distance.

"Hey, it seems that someone is coming to our house." Chen Yu said curiously.

Wang Chong also saw the lanterns. When these people came close, he realized that the leader was actually a beautiful woman, somewhat familiar.

The woman's face was a little cold. After glanced at the bamboo rat in Wang Chong's hand, she covered her mouth and said, "You actually eat such disgusting things as rats."

"Girl, there is a famine outside now, and we have nothing to do." Chen Yu patted his chest and replied with a cough.

"You are...Sun Xiuxiu."

Wang Chong recognized this girl who used to be eccentric and asked him to learn how to crow a rooster and a pig.

"It's me." Sun Xiuxiu frowned, "Father knows you are not doing well, so let me come and pick you up."

Chen Yu was a little happy inside, but she was also a sensible person. Their family is so poor now that they might be looked down upon in the past. It doesn’t matter, but what about Wang Chong?

"You guys get ready quickly. My father is not in good health. He wants to see you over as soon as possible." Sun Xiuxiu said calmly.

"I understand." Wang Xin nodded.

Originally, his plan was to make primary muskets by Uncle Huang to hunt, and then go to the county town to sell the fur and meat he had hunted to make money. When he was eighteen, he would take the accumulated money to Sun's house to propose marriage.

But since he came here so early, there is no need for him to be pretentious.

Chen Yu went to the sheep shed to pack up the ceremony. Sun Xiuxiu said to Wang Chong: "Follow me, I want to tell you some things."

"Can."

Following Sun Xiuxiu to the field, Sun Xiuxiu turned her back to him and said, "I haven't seen you for so many years, and you are still the same as when you were a child, and you don't like to laugh."

"What do you want to say?"

"My father was seriously ill and he couldn't do it anymore." Sun Xiuxiu turned around: "He wanted to see us get married as soon as possible before he died, and he had his wish."

"Can."
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