Chapter 51 What the hell is the merit system
"Oh, there is really no other way, so I will temporarily stay in the house in the valley."
"What a coincidence? We also plan to stay there tonight." Meng Shaode said enthusiastically:
"Come on, brothers, let's take care of each other along the way. We can make plans when we get to the place."
Along the way, Uncle Wu and Meng Shaode were chatting.
Ah Jiu heard it. Uncle Wu was originally a government servant in Guo County.
Therefore, official information can be obtained much earlier than ordinary people in other regions.
However, he did not run away first, but instead took the risk of becoming a rebel and notified them door to door. Therefore, the people of Wu Village in Guo County were the first to receive news of the mutiny.
However, because the old mother was old, her wife and children were pregnant, and her health was not good, she could not keep up with the large army in Wucun.
Within two months, their whole family was abandoned. To use Uncle Wu's original words, at dawn, he found that the large army had disappeared.
Later, he met the refugees from Xinghua Village. As the family's belly grew bigger and bigger, his old mother was dragging him down, and he was abandoned again.
He was even beaten up by some strong men from Xinghua Village, and they threatened to beat him to death if he followed them again.
When Ah Jiu heard this, he glanced at Uncle Wu sympathetically. For a moment, he was too embarrassed to say that he was also from Xinghua Village.
"I have also seen people fleeing the famine. They seem friendly on the surface, but in fact, as long as they are full, no one will care about others."
This is what Xiao Yanyan said.
Obviously, he had also encountered it. Just because he had no home and no shelter and knew nothing, he was almost beaten to death with a hammer in the middle of the night and had to eat meat.
Unfortunately, he was fine and his hammer was broken.
"What this little brother said is true." Uncle Wu apologized quickly, as if he had found a confidant.
"Bah, these people's hearts are really dark. It doesn't matter, brothers, let's work together from now on." Meng Shaode was very angry after hearing this. He didn't expect that people's hearts were so bad.
"Aren't you afraid that the younger brother will drag you down?" Uncle Wu's eyes were full of excitement. Now he can survive only because he hid in the mountains.
But after eating Guanyin Tu for two days, he found that it was inedible. In despair, he even wanted to commit suicide to let his family eat him.
But thinking about it, if he died, the whole family would have no hope, so they would just have to live happily.
"We are both fallen people at the end of the world. What's the burden? We can live one day at a time. We will talk about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow." Meng Shaode waved his arms thickly, and his tone was bold.
Around evening, a few people arrived at the house located in the mountain nest.
Ah Jiu discovered that the houses here are all made of wood and have high steps.
I think this was a place with water in the past, and the houses were built so high to prevent moisture.
The house is in a mess, and the roof is full of holes. Most of the houses are in a two-room layout with a pointed roof, and there is no yard.
It seems that she guessed correctly. The residents here did not receive news of the mutiny at all, and were forced to leave early by the drought.
"I'm going to see if there's anything left in this room."
Cai Lihua was also afraid that the pheasants that lost their feathers at noon would stink when the weather was so hot.
Simply find something useful to cook, so that you don't have to worry about it spoiling when you eat it.
"Who? Is it Dalei?" The voice was very weak.
The people inside the house did not dare to open the door first and were looking out through the crack in the wooden door.
"Madam, it's me, I've met a good person."
Uncle Wu instantly washed away the depression on his face, as if he was afraid that his depression would affect the woman.
With a creak, the door was opened.
"You're finally back." The woman's face was sallow, and she was even more haggard than Ah Jiu who had not eaten for several days.
Ah Jiu saw the disheveled woman at a glance. Her patched sleeves still had some dried blood on them, and she looked so thin that she had a big belly.
"Hey, my sister is going to give birth soon." Meng Shaode looked nervous, and his arms and legs were as thin as bamboo poles, making him feel like he couldn't support his big belly.
"You..." Fear flashed in the woman's eyes.
"We are from Xinghua Village, don't worry, we..."
"ah?"
Before Meng Shaode finished speaking, the woman's already sallow face suddenly turned pale, her body went limp and she fainted from fear.
"Adi." The man stepped forward, picked up the woman and carried her into the house.
Ah Jiu hurriedly followed the room: Oh! The ethics program of Lingquan system has been activated. Would you like to receive the newbie gift package now?
"Who?" Ah Jiu turned back and looked around in fright.
Chapter completed!