Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 62 062

Tao Hua got the answer, her heart warmed up, she hurriedly saluted the two of them and ran towards the familiar figure on the street.

"Zhu Silang, what's going on in the street? Where did everyone go?"

The person who was patted on the shoulder by her turned around, with a few cracks on his numb face, showing a surprised expression,

"Little Six, didn't you leave? Why, those people didn't want you last time?"

Little Six, that is, Tao Hua, was choked for a while, but thinking of the two people on the street who were waiting for her to bring the news back, he immediately said,
"No, I came with them this time, and we plan to find more people to flee famine together."

Zhu Silang was stunned for a moment, "Are you also fleeing from famine?"

Taohua didn't want the two of them to wait for a long time, so she said quickly,
"Let's not talk about that, tell me first, why are there so many fewer people?"

Zhu Silang hesitated for a moment and said,

"They also fled the famine."

"What? What's going on? Can you explain clearly?"

Tao Hua grabbed Zhu Silang's shoulder and shook it for a while, Zhu Silang's originally sluggish appearance finally had a bit of a living breath.

"On the second day after you and Xiao Fengzi left, someone came up and said that they were fleeing from famine and lacked manpower. As long as they are men and young women who can still travel, they want it."

"So those people all followed?"

"They said that if you sell yourself three catties of grain, you will have to eat after the sale."

Taohua stopped and thought for a while, if she met this condition before meeting the current master, as long as she didn't go to the kiln, she would definitely go.

For people like them, as long as they can survive and have something to eat, it is enough, and they can't care about other things for the time being.

However, now that she has a master's house, the master's house is also in charge of food and the people are very nice, she has no intention of changing places.

But why didn't Zhu Silang go?

"Then why didn't you go?

This condition sounds okay. "

Zhu Silang shook his head bitterly.

Taohua narrowed her eyes, but she didn't miss this opportunity.
"I know you're not a picky person, if it wasn't for Haruyuki that day, you would have left with us.

By the way, where is Haruyuki? "

"...She followed those people."

Taohua frowned, and for a long time couldn't figure out why, why Zhu Silang, who had always followed Haruyuki, didn't go with him, but seeing Zhu Silang's lost look, he couldn't ask further.

She looked around, and finally saw an acquaintance again, hurriedly chased after her to ask, and the result she got was the same as what she got from Zhu Silang.

Recently, some wealthy families have indeed come here to recruit people. As long as the conditions are not too bad, those who can move around and work will go. This condition, or some other reason.

Taohua looked around, feeling that the situation was a bit tricky, most of the people she mentioned had left, only a few crooked ones remained, which made her very embarrassed, and she didn't know how to go back and answer.

But she still went back and told Mu Yu and Yang Erlang about it.

"You mean a big family came here and took most of the people?"

Taohua, who was not scolded, felt relieved, and told all the other news she knew.

Mu Yu and Yang Erlang looked at each other, and after thinking about it, they said,

"I didn't expect this. I thought that big families would not accept too many ordinary people. Maybe they have other plans."

After all, for them who are single and weak, having more people means strength and safety, but for a big family who doesn't send people, bringing so many people together, wouldn't it be an outpouring of kindness?
It's not impossible, it's just too small.

Taohua, who still hasn't been scolded, said her most worried thing anxiously,

"But some of the people I'm talking about have gone away..."

Mu Yu waved his hands casually.

Although being preempted by someone made her feel a little bit unhappy, but thinking about it, she didn't feel angry, so she didn't worry about it anymore.

"Originally we didn't need too many people, how many are there?"

"I see four or five more, if not enough, I can persuade a few more..."

"No, these are enough, let's go and have a look."

At this moment, Taohua breathed a sigh of relief, completely let go of the heart she had been carrying all along, and led the two of them energetically.

Taohua helped to match the bridge, Yang Erlang acted as a façade, and Mu Yu hid behind the two of them the whole time and was responsible for nodding and making decisions.

Things are going pretty well.

Originally, some people also wanted to go with those big families, but those big families confiscated them, either because they were old or they didn't want to go fast, so they could only stay.

Although Mu Yu also requires flexible hands and feet so as not to delay fleeing famine, but it is relatively less strict, and there is no age limit, so there is a lot of room for choice.

The only requirement is that people are nice and easy to get along with. This is not easy to filter, but it also plays a certain restrictive role.

Because the troubled times have lasted for so long, many people have exposed their ferocious nature long ago, and they can tell by asking around.

In a short while, they selected four people.

Grandma Chen, who is over 15 years old but can weave quickly, Zhu Silang, a lame brother who is only [-] years old, and Li Dayong, who is carrying a seriously ill wife and refuses to give up, and his wife.

Mu Yu is satisfied with these few people, they all seem to be honest and reliable good people, but it is different from what she thinks that they can help immediately, but it is not bad, besides consuming food, there is no other trouble.

She and Yang Erlang were about to take the four of them away when someone spoke suddenly.

"Why don't we take Old Man Zhao with us? He is not in good health. He barely survived until now by relying on our donations and medical treatment. If we leave like this, he will only die..."

The one who spoke was Zhu Silang who had been in a daze.

Yang Erlang frowned and asked the others,
"Who is this old man Zhao?"

Taohua took the initiative to say,

"Old man Zhao is a barefoot doctor who can treat people, and Zhu Silang's leg was connected by him.

If it weren't for him, Zhu Silang would have died by now.

However, the old man Zhao has been seriously ill, unable to get up, and can only crawl on the ground. "

Yang Erlang frowned even deeper.

This is not an ordinary inability to take care of themselves. If the old man is taken away, not only will no labor be found, but one will be brought in instead.

They flee famine to survive, not to save others and become saints, and they cannot be saints.

In troubled times, it's not easy for little people like them to just live.

He was about to refuse, but unexpectedly Mu Yu said first,
"We can take Old Man Zhao with us, but we need someone to take care of him.

Zhu Silang, are you willing to take care of Old Man Zhao?
We'll take him if you want. "

Zhu Silang was dull and silent.

Seeing this, other people expressed that they could help.

For example, Grandma Chen,
"The old Zhao is a good person. He helped a few people to see the doctor, but his life was miserable. He was very sick. It would be good if there was one more person. If he got sick, someone would take a look at him."

Zhu Silang finally nodded, and returned to the team with Old Man Zhao on his back not long after.

After this trip, Mu Yu's fleeing team has five more members.

(End of this chapter)