The meat was not recovered and the child committed suicide.

So many children in the village went to help build the reservoir, but he was the only one left, so he took this task very seriously.

But after killing such a precious cow, everyone finally managed to eat the meat once, but he lost it. The shame and fear of being scolded made him dare not go back and chose to commit suicide.

He didn't know that the dog had the meat in its mouth and returned to the house of the family who raised him in the village.

Afterwards, when the villagers returned home, they learned that the boy had gone to deliver meat to them but no one was there. The family also saw a dog eating meat at home, and everyone hurriedly went out to look for it.

Only the boy's body was eventually found.

The tragedy didn't end there. The old man who killed the cow was in poor health because he asked the boy to deliver the meat. He died of depression within a few days.

The family that kept the dog also reluctantly beat to death the dog they had kept for many years.

...

Ren was silent after listening to the old man telling the story of that year.

This is a tragedy caused by poverty and hardship, and good intentions have brought bad results.

The terrible thing is that the impact of this tragedy continues to be felt.

Vallo, after learning that farmers outside the city were building a reservoir, was so happy that he did not know that he would later draw a picture of a child and a dog chasing each other in the fields that he saw on the carriage, and expressed his joy.

He also took part in it and created "Field".

The painting was appreciated by the royal family as they believed it complimented their governance.

Due to the superb skills of the painting itself and a little official support, Vallo became famous in one fell swoop and has been respected in many kingdoms ever since.

The story behind the painting is also known to the world in a wrong version.

The royal family praised Varot's paintings more vigorously. After Varot painted a second work of the same level with the theme of "anger", rumors that the so-called "Life" series would be a trilogy suddenly appeared.

, in fact Vallow did not admit this at the time.

So a child who committed suicide became a symbol of "happiness" in the art world.

Few people know the truth of the matter.

Someone knows.

The royal family has conducted relevant investigations, but taking into account their own face and Vallow's reputation, they chose to prevent anyone who knew about it from mentioning it.

The child was said to have died of a congenital disease. The day he chased the dog in the field was the happiest day of his life. He died with a blessing to others.

So much so that when Master Wallow went to that village later, he was still kept in the dark.

Another tragedy begins here.

After seeing that after the construction of reservoirs in various villages, the quality of life of most people did not improve much in a short period of time, Wallow, who was already well-known and worth a lot of money, felt his rise and donated a large amount of money, and was a long-term

of.

The boy's father also accepted the money at first. Although he was banned from telling the truth by the royal family, he also knew at this time that the child's death had nothing to do with others and that life would go on.

However, the development of the situation gradually made him feel uneasy.

When the boy died at first, few people in the village mentioned it in front of him, and they only tried to comfort him.

But as the money was distributed, smiles appeared on the faces of the villagers. They began to discuss the painting that changed their lives more and more frequently, with the same smile as the theme of the painting - a desire for a better life.

of longing.

Although the child's father looked very embarrassed, he tolerated it.

Until one day, the official who was responsible for delivering the money smiled and said, "I envy you so much, because the child who appears in the master's painting can get more money than other people every year."

After receiving more money than in previous years, the villagers even held a small celebration party.

The last straw for my father was a drunkard's crazy words: "We all have to thank the Maris children."

Amidst the laughter of everyone, he suddenly felt that everyone was sucking his son's blood.

His child's death was obviously so painful, but he was said to be so happy, and the whole kingdom was even celebrating it.

As Vallo's fame grew and he was respected as a master, his works were praised by more and more people, and the money he donated increased year by year, many villagers no longer wanted to farm.

After that, the boy's father refused the money, and moved further and further away from the others, no longer talking to each other, and gradually became the only person in the kingdom who was still farming.

The accident happened not long ago.

"The Field" sold for hundreds of millions.

A greedy and blindfolded member of the royal family came to ask for a painting from Vallott but was rejected. In anger, he told the truth that even the royal family was reluctant to say.

This incident was like a bolt from the blue to the master, and he hoped to find the person who lived there and find out what happened.

But when he took the carriage on the same road when he returned to his hometown, he saw all the abandoned farmland, and in the only acre of land with golden wheat he saw, the person who was working was the same person as him.

When he met the father of the boy in the painting whom he had met several times, he understood everything.

The other party has always hated him.

Of course I hate him.

I have mentioned that painting in front of the other party several times. The whole kingdom is praising that painting. People all over the world know the "joyful boy" because of his painting. It can be imagined that every time, it is in front of the other party.

It opened a wound in this father's heart.

Vallo fainted in the carriage and was sent back to the city by Balsa without speaking to anyone.

After waking up, he did not dare to see that person again. He was afraid of facing his father.

"I'm blind."

Vallo told Balsa that he wanted to make the truth public, but Balsa stopped him.

"Teacher, the entire kingdom depends on you. You are the flag of the kingdom and a person respected by everyone. This matter must not be told!"

"Teacher, you really didn't know it at the beginning, and you didn't mean it. It's not your fault. Let's give him a sum of money as compensation."

Even the king who got the news personally came to the door and sincerely asked him not to think too much, and they would make up the plan.

Vallo was silent, he knew that he could not tell this matter no matter what, and he could not imagine the accusations he would face.

Will the entire kingdom hate him?

But when he was alone, when he fell asleep late at night, he always saw himself in the golden wheat field, with no one around, no children's laughter, and the brilliant colors were like flames, burning him

conscience.

Vallo drew this, and his mental state was so bad that he forgot whether the gradually expanding wheat field in his hands was the one he saw with his own eyes or the one in his mind.
Chapter completed!