strictlysupreme Chapter 224 No Way to Survive
Chapter 224 No Way to Survive
"Except for my father and mother...no one likes me..."
The little guy cried and complained in grievance, his little baby voice was trembling and heartwarming.
"I don't have any brothers or sisters to play with me..."
The little guy also wants to have friends. Every time he sees his older brothers and sisters playing with stones and catching ants together, he envies them.
He also wanted to play with them, but they didn't take him. His parents thought he was too young and wouldn't let him go out.
He can only stay at home every day, all alone.
But when he came here, everyone was willing to play with him.
Everyone seems to like him very much.
The little guy was so happy that he couldn't help crying.
Everyone understood what he meant, was stunned for a moment, and then started laughing.
Chu Changfeng rubbed his head and wiped his tears, "Then don't cry, these brothers and sisters will play with you in the future."
Chu Jinnian: "Daddy! We are uncles!"
"Yes! Uncle!"
"Forehead……"
The generation order is indeed a bit confusing, but it doesn’t matter. The kids call them by their own names and the adults call them by their own names. It doesn’t matter.
Xiaobao stopped crying and was taken away by his uncles again.
That day, the little guy ate a lot of cakes, candies, and dried meat that he had never eaten before, and also played with toys.
He has never been so happy as today.
In the afternoon, Shen Zhi cooked some fermented rice wine and eggs, and Xiaobao's eyes lit up while eating!
He's such a little guy and he ate three!
It can be seen that he really likes this kind of sweet thing.
Chu Xiao and Lin Zheng felt distressed when they heard that his grandparents never gave him eggs to eat.
I couldn't help but curse several times.
Chu Jinnian hugged Xiaobao tightly and said, "Don't be afraid, uncle will give you food in the future!"
Niu Niu: "Xiaobao, when your uncle makes money in the future, I will buy you the most delicious food and thick clothes! Your brothers and sisters will be so jealous!"
Mumu: "I'll buy it for you too!"
Chu Jinzhou: "Uncle will teach you how to beat them and use a slingshot. Beat them till they are pissed and scared. They will never dare to bully you again!"
The little treasure smiled with his little mouth pursed and his eyes curved, he was so adorable.
The New Year has passed in the blink of an eye, but the wind and snow show no sign of stopping.
After the New Year, it will be spring planting soon. If this continues, what will happen to the food this year?
However, before they could wait for the snow to stop, they received bad news.
The government really started arresting people again.
This time, every household had to provide a male adult. If there was no one, they had to pay ten taels of silver.
When the people heard the news, several of them fainted on the spot.
Ten taels of silver...
I already paid a lot before the New Year, and now you want ten more taels!
This is simply asking for their lives!
"Sir, there are no male children in our family! My grandson is only ten years old! We don't have any money!"
"Yes! Spring planting is coming soon. If we all go to the training palace, there will be no one to plant crops! What will we do then?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't have a man. All you need to do is give a woman and two taels of silver!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned red.
In the ice and snow, the villagers huddled together, shivering all over, but their hearts were even colder.
"After three days, prepare the money and the people! If you can't hand it over by then, we will arrest you, regardless of whether you are old, weak, or a woman or a child!"
“Oh my god! There is no way for us to survive!!”
"How can I live like this? Just take my life away!"
"The world is unfair... the world is unfair..."
The people were crying and wailing, and for a moment, every village was shrouded in thick darkness.
The corvée labor was like a huge rock hitting everyone, making it difficult for them to breathe.
After standing there for a long time, the Chu family returned home, all in silence.
The little ones all overheard the news. They were stunned and didn't dare to say a word.
Chu Xiao was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table, "This court! Do you want to cut off the livelihood of all the people?!"
"If this continues..."
The little ones trembled all over and their eyes turned red with fear.
Chu Jinzhou squeezed next to Chu Xiao and said, "Grandpa, don't be afraid. If we really can't survive, we will find a place to hide! Go to the mountains and never come out again!"
"Yes! Let's go to the mountains!" Chu Jinnian agreed with both hands. "I will learn slingshot from my brother. We can use slingshot to catch prey! And I can pick wild vegetables. I am very good at picking wild vegetables! We won't starve!"
Mumu: "And me, I am better at picking wild vegetables than Niannian, and I know many kinds of wild vegetables!"
Chu Xiao stroked their heads one by one and sighed, "My dear grandson, how could... you end up in such a world? It would be great if you were born in a peaceful and prosperous era."
Shen Zhi felt really upset and went back to her room early.
Chu Changfeng followed in after a while.
He hugged her and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you... No matter what the world becomes, we will be safe."
"Changfeng... We are a land of plenty, but it's still so hard for us. How about those poorer places? How are they supposed to survive?"
Chu Changfeng pursed his lips and looked out the window. "If we can't survive, how can we be ordinary people?"
"Becoming a bandit or starting an uprising, when people are pushed into a corner, they dare to do anything."
Shen Zhi's eyes trembled violently.
"If it comes to that, Zhizhi... the world will be in complete chaos."
She was stunned and confused... How long would it take until that day?
She doesn't know, and no one knows.
After calming down, she whispered, "Fortunately, we have money and can pay it back. Now we can only take it one step at a time."
But they can still come up with the money, but what about others?
Zhang family.
Zhang Xuemei was crying, and Xiaobao in her arms and Niu Niu beside her were also sobbing softly.
Aunt Zhang sat there in a daze.
After a long time, Uncle Zhang said, "Don't cry, I can go to work when the time comes. It's not like there's no one around! I'm in good health! It's okay!"
"After I leave, plant as much land as possible, so that you can at least have something to eat."
He looked at Niu Niu, "Niu Niu, you will be nine years old soon, and you are a big boy. Dad taught you how to farm before. Be a man in the future and build this family!"
"If Daddy can't come back, you must take good care of your mom and sister. And Xiaobao, you must also try your best to look after him."
Niu Niu cried, "Dad... Dad... I don't want you to go... You don't have to go..."
Uncle Zhang said sternly, "If they don't allow me to go, how can I not go? They want to pay ten taels of silver. Where can we get the money?"
"Niuniu, you are a man, you can't cry!"
“Dad… wuwuwu…”
"Dad, let me go. You are old. I am a woman. Even if I go, you won't let me do heavy work. I can do it! Just help me look after Xiaobao!" said Zhang Xuemei.
"Nonsense! Dad won't let you go!" Uncle Zhang glared at her.