Volume 2, Chapter 23: Too Sweet
The boy said: "I can't decide where they want to buy me. Well, I'm just a boy. If they want to sell me for a big price, they might sell me to a dirty place."
What he didn't say was that he saw that Dongming Ziyu and Shangguan Ruoli were not ordinary people, and that their temperament was derived from being in high positions for a long time.
Although he didn't know why he became a disaster victim, he was kind-hearted and willing to help a stranger like him. He would definitely not abuse his servant or sell him into a pit of fire.
Higashikata frowned, they didn't know how to survive themselves, but they couldn't add another person to eat, but now that there was water and food, he couldn't leave the child to fend for himself, so he asked: "Do you have any?"
Can relatives and family members join you? If you are on your way, we can take you with us."
The boy's eyes flashed coldly and he said: "I have relatives in the capital, I can go and join them."
Dongming Ziyu saw that this boy was hiding a lot of things, so he said: "We are just heading towards the capital to escape the famine. We will take you with us first and wait until we settle down. In this situation, we cannot sign a contract with you. We are disaster victims."
, unable to go to the government to register.”
The boy clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much! Rong Chuan will definitely repay you for your life-saving grace!"
"Rongchuan is a good name." Dongming Ziyu did not ask about his life experience. He has a long time to come, so there is no hurry at this moment.
After treating his injuries, he put on clean clothes and asked Higashikata and Dalang to carry him back to the camp.
Qian had already heard what Ling Yue said, and when she saw them bringing the child back, she immediately lowered her face and scolded Dongming Ziyu.
But she didn't reprimand her. Now that her fourth son is the leader, there are people everywhere now, so she has to save some face for her fourth son.
But he was still angry in his heart and whispered: "We only have a few mouthfuls of food left, and you bring back a freeloader!"
As he said that, he secretly hit Dongming Ziyu on the back twice.
After being beaten, Dongming Ziyu smiled instead, "Don't worry, mother, there is food in this mountain, you won't be hungry."
Shangguan Ruoli looked at it and rolled his eyes. This guy really enjoyed this simple and sincere maternal love.
In his previous life, he had been scheming and fighting in the royal palace since he was a child. When he grew up, he was also fighting for power at the top of the hierarchy. He was walking on the tip of a knife all the time, with swords flashing, sword shadows, and bloodshed.
In this life, it is not bad to live the life of ordinary people. Although they are poor and difficult, they have a father, a mother, and brothers and sisters. Although they have some small thoughts, they are essentially simple and kind, and they are also good to Dongming Ziyu.
After everyone settled down, it was already dark, and there were fires all around. Other victims were making fires to cook.
Since some people made a fire for cooking, they also collected dry branches and set up a fire. They dug some wild vegetables and picked some leaves from the surrounding area.
Rong Chuan gave the wild pear in his hand to Ling Yue and said, "Here you can eat. There are many more on the tree."
This kind of small wild pear is sour and astringent, incomparable to the big duck pear and perfume pear in space, but for other children, fruits are rarely seen even in normal times, let alone in disaster years.
Wulang sat aside, looking at the wild pear with his big black eyes, and unconsciously put his hand into his mouth and started sucking it.
Sanlang, Shiro, a few ya, and a few carrot heads from Second Aunt's side also gathered around, eagerly watching the wild pear swallow its saliva.
Ling Yue: "..."
Rong Chuan: "..."
Ling Yue originally wanted to give it to her younger brother Wu Lang, but now, how can she eat it alone?
Looking for help, Shangguan Ruoli said: "Mother..."
Shangguan Ruoli is sorting out the medical kit to see if there is anything missing. He will find an opportunity to go into the space to get it later. After eating, he also needs to change the dressings of the injured.
Hearing his daughter's cry for help, he looked up and saw the scene and smiled, "I know where the wild pear tree is. I will take you to pick it."
Others were making fires, cooking, and organizing things. Most of them used the light of the fire to look for wild vegetables and leaves nearby.
Dongming Ziyu wanted to take his strong laborers to fetch water from the mountain spring, so Shangguan Ruoli took the children to the pear tree.
The pear tree is very tall. Although there are huge rocks next to it, even the leaves have been plucked where they can be reached. I guess there are some left on the top of the tree, otherwise Rongchuan would not be able to climb the tree and fall from the tree.
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Wulang tugged on Shangguan Ruoli's sleeves, raised his big head, and said in a milky voice: "Mom, it's too tall. Wulang doesn't want to eat it. He doesn't want to eat it. It must be sour."
The other children also said, "We don't want to eat the fourth aunt either."
Shangguan Ruoli's heart softened and he said: "I can climb trees and pick them up."
Sanlang said: "No, that Rongchuan fell from the tree. Fourth aunt, please don't fall. Let Brother Dalang climb the tree when he comes back from fetching water."
Shiro also said: "Yes, Brother Dalang is the best at climbing trees."
In order to reassure the children, Shangguan Ruoli took out a rope and tied one end to his waist and one end to the tree. He climbed up a bit and pulled up the rope loop on the tree, so that even if it slipped, it would be pulled.
live.
Wulang's little mouth was the sweetest, and he clapped his hands and said, "Mom is the smartest! The most powerful!"
As a result, other children praised Shangguan Ruoli for his greatness.
Ling Yue secretly rolled her eyes, is this awesome? If you saw your mother's heroic appearance flying over the roof and walking over walls, wouldn't you think that she was a deity descending to earth?
The reason why Shangguan Ruoli chose to climb trees at night to pick wild pears was because he wanted to mix fruits from space into them for the children to eat. Although there was light from the camp fire, they could not see the heights.
This kind of Akita pear space has a similar appearance, but it is much larger than this one. Anyway, this is the first time for everyone to come here and go up the mountain. They don’t know what kinds of wild pears there are on the mountain, so it’s easy to get confused.
"Hey, there's a big one on the top of the tree!" Shangguan Ruoli yelled, picked pears from the space, threw them under the tree, and mixed them with the small fruits on the pear tree.
The children picked up the pears and took a bite. They were all excited, "It's so delicious! It's so sweet!"
People gathering leaves around heard the children's shouts of joy and came over.
Shangguan Ruoli: "..."
Ling Yue maintained order, "First of all, take the children one by one, don't rob them, make sure every family has one!"
Along the way, everyone has developed a consciousness that when they find food and water, they should share it as equally as possible and not rob them.
In years of severe drought, more than 200 pears can only grow on one tree, so only fifty or sixty are picked, which is enough for the children.
When she came down from the tree, Wulang rushed up to her and stuffed the big pear in his hand into her mouth, "Mom, eat it. Mom eats it first. Thank you for your hard work!"
This boy, holding a pear in one hand, was so greedy that he didn't eat it first, waiting to give it to his mother to eat first.
Shangguan Ruoli's heart almost turned into water. He kissed Wulang's little face hard, took a bite, and said with a smile: "It's so sweet! Wulang eats it!"
Saying that, he picked him up and walked back.
Wulang smiled with his eyebrows crooked, then he nibbled on the pear in small mouthfuls, and raised the other pear in his hand, "Keep this for dad!"
Ling Yue walked behind and said: "Wu Lang, let's eat it. I have two more here. I'll go back and cut them open later, and everyone in the family will have a taste."
Rong Chuan saw that the pears were obviously much bigger and more beautiful than the ones he picked, and his eyes flashed in surprise.
Chapter completed!