In fact, Xiaozhu has never gone shopping. Although he has gone back home a few times, he has always been under the surveillance of the wind chime, coming and going in a hurry, so he is still a little excited.
After leaving the small courtyard, Xiaozhu introduced Ye Feng:
"Wangxiangtai Town is a small town with three to five hundred households. I heard that there are all kinds of shops, but I haven't visited them yet."
"Miss Xiaozhu, you are back!"
However, before Ye Feng had time to reply, a stocky woman not far away greeted him first.
"Sister Erniu! We just came back. We don't have much to eat at home. We are about to go to town to eat something."
Erniu is the person who usually helps Xiaozhu take care of his house. She is a farmer nearby. She may have heard something going on here, so she came over to take a look and happened to bump into her.
"Miss Xiaozhu, there may be nothing to eat in the town. Now all the towns are overcrowded and food is rationed. Restaurants don't dare to open anymore."
Erniu was very enthusiastic. As she spoke, she walked closer and took Xiaozhu's hand, inviting her:
"Since you haven't eaten, you might as well go to my house. Xiao Hei and the others have gone to the battlefield, leaving us orphans and widows at home, so we don't need food."
"Oops! I forgot about this!"
Xiaozhu covered his mouth and chuckled.
She was really confused. During the insect famine, Nandu's population increased tenfold, every town was not overcrowded, food was uniformly rationed, and commercial trade basically came to a standstill.
During this period, everything was to serve the frontline battlefield, all personnel in the rear were deployed uniformly, and production activities were all to support the front line. Only the original rural residents maintained their original agricultural production at home.
Therefore, during this special period, they are the most advantageous. After all, no one has any rations in stock, raising livestock, etc. In addition, most of the men are on the battlefield, so there will be a surplus of rations.
"Let's go. I heard that Nandu City has been closed. You probably won't be able to go back. You can go to my house later to get some food and just stay at home for a while."
"Thank you, Sister Erniu. I don't dare to cause you any trouble. In times like this, food rations are the key to survival."
"Oh, why are you being polite to me? Our family's life has improved not because of the money you have given us over the years. We are self-aware and help you take care of the house. What is the value of the money?"
"Sister Xiaozhu, since the eldest sister is so enthusiastic, let's go and sit down!"
Ye Feng didn't understand why Xiaozhu refused. He didn't want her to go hungry.
"All right!"
Xiaozhu actually didn't care, he was just worried about Ye Feng. After all, he didn't need to eat, and the dignified monk was afraid that he wouldn't want to talk to a village woman.
"Miss Xiaozhu, is this your husband? What a handsome little brother!"
Erniu was very happy to see Xiaozhu agreeing. She glanced at Ye Feng and praised with a smile.
"Sister Erniu, my name is Ye Feng, Xiaozhu is my sister, my biological sister!"
Ye Feng didn't want Xiaozhu to be embarrassed, so he rushed to say.
"Oh, I misunderstood, we country people can't speak, little brother, don't be surprised!"
"How come, Sister Erniu is so hospitable, I feel very kind!"
Ye Feng laughed and said.
"Hey, you city people are really good at talking. Let's go to my house and I'll make delicious food for you."
"Then thank you first, Sister Erniu!"
Ye Feng doesn't have so many polite words, of course he also wants to experience farm life.
Although Erniu's house was not too far away, there were not many roads in the countryside, and it would take some time to go around the fields, so Xiaozhu and Erniu started doing their daily routine.
"Sister Erniu, how is my aunt doing now?"
"I feel better after taking the elixir you gave me, but I am getting older after all. This time there will be another war. I don't know how many of Xiao Hei's father and five brothers will be able to come back. It is estimated that once the mood is bad, it will be difficult to get better.
"
Erniu sighed, her face full of hatred.
"Yes, how many people will never be able to return home again. I wonder when these bugs will be truly eradicated."
"Who can say otherwise? As soon as I heard that there was going to be an insect infestation again, my mother-in-law's condition began to relapse. She kept talking nonsense all day long. Why didn't the savior come? He came after telling her in a dream."
"Well! It's no wonder for her. This savior has been passed down for thousands of years, but he still hasn't appeared. Not many family members have died in the battlefield. As you get older, you will naturally miss him more, but there is nothing you can do."
"Let's not talk about it anymore. Anyway, we are used to it. Our family's life is really hard. Fortunately, I met you. Otherwise, our family would have been overwhelmed by the number of injuries and illnesses. There would be no money for medical treatment.
It’s just that the Prince of Nanjun is true. Ten years ago, four of the ten men in our family were killed in battle and five were seriously injured. Thanks to the money you gave me, I finally managed to save my life, but I still have to go to the battlefield. It would have been a long time ago.
I know it’s better not to treat it.”
"Why, if you are injured on the battlefield, the officials are not responsible for the treatment, nor are they providing pensions?"
Ye Feng listened to their chat and felt very strange, so he interrupted and asked.
"What is a pension?"
"It's just to give some cash compensation to the families of those who died in the war!"
"How is it possible? The officials don't care about the life and death of us people. Anyway, we have a share in the battlefield. It would be better if we died. What we are afraid of is getting injured."
"Brother, every time after a war, prices will skyrocket, especially when there are so many injured people. Those rich families make a lot of money from the war. Medicines are so expensive that ordinary people can't afford them, so they die due to lack of treatment after the war.
Or there are more people with disabilities.
The worst thing is for farmers. Male laborers are the backbone of the family. Once the casualties are too heavy and production cannot be completed, they are basically waiting to die.
Sister Erniu's family was originally prosperous, but they suffered a disaster in the last war. Out of the ten men, only Brother Xiaohei was safe and sound. Four men died in the battle, and the other five were all injured. The huge medical expenses were simply unbearable.
rise.
We finally got through it, and now the war is about to start again. No wonder my aunt is sick again. It's all these hateful bugs, and those people who are unkind for their wealth. How can ordinary people have a good life?"
"hateful!"
Ye Feng was really speechless. It seemed that sometimes man-made disasters were even worse than insect disasters.
"Yeah, actually we don't want to go to war at all. If we fight back and forth, we won't survive. We might as well let the bugs eat us. But isn't there some kind of savior spread here? I really don't know where he is!"
"Since the officials don't care about the life and death of the people, why don't they rise up and overthrow them?"
The people of the earth that Ye Feng accepted were not so submissive, which is really hard to understand.
"How is it possible? There are immortals in the royal family. The immortals here are the gods. How can a mortal fight with the sky?"
"Oh! Come on, come on, Miss Xiaozhu, Mr. Ye, don't think my family is sloppy!"
Erniu obviously didn't dare to talk about this topic anymore. Although she was still a little far away from the houses in front, she was already shouting anxiously.
"Mom! Come back soon, grandma is sick again!"
Perhaps hearing the voices here, a six or seven-year-old boy ran out of the house and shouted loudly.