Era: Retired from the army at the beginning and returned home.

Chapter 6 The Beggar

The world is peaceful, why is Luo Cheng only wearing a retired military uniform? Qin Xiaoli begged like that when she learned that he went to roughly the same place.

In the city, at least there are people from the street office to patrol, and if there are too many people gathered together, they will go forward and ask, and if there is no suitable reason, they will disperse.

But it is different in the townships. Now there are many people who escaped from other cities here, and the drought in the north continues.There are countless beggars, and if you can't survive, you won't care about anything. For a bite to eat, you are not afraid of death.

It was at this time that Luo Cheng discovered that there was no grass in many fields, and the bark on the trees had been gnawed off, leaving only the trunks that were about to wither.

It's only November, and autumn can't be so desolate.Driving away those beggars fleeing famine is something that many villages are doing, but it is different outside the village.Every village has a boundary, just cross the boundary, there is no need to kill them all.

In the fields on the road, many people lay on the ground directly, and many people did not even want to stand up in order to save energy.Whenever someone passed by, there were many eyes to inquire.

The military uniform on Luo Cheng's body really shocked many people. Everyone could see that Qin Lan was holding a backpack tightly. It was clear that there was no silver 300 taels here.

But looking at Luo Cheng's physique and rosy growth, he clearly doesn't look like a starving person.So when I saw him at first glance, I felt that he should be a soldier with strength and not easy to mess with.

The village where Qin Lan lives is called Qinlingkou. After entering the border of the village, she feels much better.After all, Ngee'an is in the south, and the drought is not as severe as in the north, but even so, it is very difficult for ordinary people to survive.Those beggars are basically from the north, because the information is not developed, many people in the north simply think that the drought in the south should not be so severe, and they should be able to stutter.

Therefore, many people in the north either go to big cities or go directly to southern cities.Some old, weak, sick and disabled people on the road disappeared as they walked.

But I didn't expect that it would be difficult for this person to survive in the south.The south is also very dry, but it is slightly better than the north.The production of food has also been greatly reduced. It is good to be alive. How can there be surplus for others.

This year is chaotic, but not chaotic.There is nothing wrong with going out alone. Qin Lan, a little girl, goes out alone, and walks to the city alone.That is, I ate a wild vegetable dumpling before going out.

But when you go out alone, just don’t bring anything, it’s fine if it’s not food.When you encounter someone with malicious intentions, you can just show the package to others. If there is no food, no one will bother in this day and age.But if you go out alone and bring food, you have to be careful.Some people are so hungry these days, they really can do anything.

Luo Cheng sent the person there without stopping, and came back directly.Everyone in Qin Lan's family is also thin and out of shape. It's not true that he is entertained there, and it's not true that he is not entertained.The main reason is that there is nothing to bring out for entertainment.

On the way, Qin Lan also said that the village will distribute food in a few days.But after paying the public rations, there is not much left at all.Everyone will have a hard time this winter. Even if it is the beginning of spring next year, we will have to wait until the spring to sow and harvest.

It's just that in spring, there are wild vegetables to dig, and if it's not possible, there are grass roots to eat.And the above will give some relief food.In which year will people not starve to death in the past two years?

Luo Cheng really doesn't understand the hardships of this era. Even the dramas of this era in TV dramas have a bit of food and drink.It's not enough to starve to death, but it gave Luo Cheng such a feeling because TV dramas are TV dramas after all, and it is impossible for many actors to have the image of people of this age.

In this era, most people are sallow and thin, and the actors in TV dramas, even if they put on makeup, it is impossible for them to lose their sensuality.

"Lanzi, it's good to be back. You must remember your cousin's kindness. It's not easy for people in the city now, and the ration has also been reduced."

Qin Lan's father said with some regret that Qin Xiaoli was not his daughter, but the daughter of his third brother.His third brother's family all needed help, and as an uncle, if he had no choice, he wouldn't be like this.

Women who marry out will be gossiped when they help their natal family, let alone relatives of their natal family.Although it is only a stick noodle that weighs less than ten catties, it is really expensive these days.

Let's put it this way, if you want a big girl with yellow flowers, in the countryside, a bag of grain is enough.And it's still coarse grains, so no one wants to.If this daughter-in-law asks for it, it means she still has to eat from your family. Many people may not be able to afford it now.

"Lanzi, who is that soldier? Why did he escort you back?"

It was Qin Lan's mother who was asking the question, Qin Lan didn't hide anything, and she and Luo Cheng just met by chance.Then I told the story of how I got to know each other, and took out the instant noodles that I didn't want to eat.When she came back, Qin Lan wanted to return the instant noodles to Luo Cheng, it was too precious.But Luo Cheng didn't want it, and after pushing back and forth a few times, Qin Lan accepted it, thinking in his heart that life would be easier in the future, and he would definitely repay him.

"This is the noodles that Luo Cheng sent out in the army. He gave me half of them. There are still a few packets in it. He said they are seasoning packets. Mom, boil a pot of water. Let's cook the noodles. This season Even if you go to the mountains, you can't find anything to eat."

Instant noodles can be seen as fine grains, although there is only one such thing, but it is impossible to eat fine grains as a meal.It is clear to drink porridge now.With such a piece of noodles, it is enough to cook a soup, isn't there a seasoning packet?

Today, my daughter borrowed food from the city and came back, so she will spend a while, and the fine grain will be cooked.

A piece of fine grain is indeed a luxury these days, but what is even more luxurious is the seasoning packet.Only those who have soaked in instant noodles will know.In later generations, many people may get tired of eating instant noodles and feel that they have no taste, but once the seasoning packet of this instant noodle is put in, the fragrance is absolutely amazing.

It is normal for people in the countryside to not eat a piece of meat all year round, so it is normal to have no oil.And the seasoning bag contains not only oil, but also beef cubes.Although there was no packaging, Luo Cheng could tell that the instant noodles should be spicy beef noodles.

Once this seasoning package is boiled, the neighbors near Qin Lan's house will smell it.This thing is an absolute luxury in this era.

Luo Cheng, who returned home, was naturally not clear about Qin Lan's family.He is now worrying about how to face his home.

In such an adobe house, parents and grandma live in one room, two younger sisters who will never be born live in one room, and a younger brother who just slipped off to nowhere.And when I came back by myself, my mother directly arranged the housing issue, as if she wasn't worried about not having enough housing at all.

Without time reference, Luo Cheng only felt that a lot of time was wasted going back and forth.The main reason is that he has no leg strength, not even that little girl Qin Lan.Fortunately, he was discharged directly from the army at the beginning. If he stayed in the army, it would be a joke with his physical fitness.

Before going home, several members of Luo Cheng's family were actually suffering.Luo Shishi helped Luo Cheng pack the bag. As Luo Cheng's younger sister, she was very curious about what was in the bag of her brother who hadn't seen him back from the army for several years.I secretly opened it and took a look, and then I couldn't move my eyes.

Steamed buns are big white flour steamed buns, so you can tell that the white steamed buns are made of good flour, and flour is fine grain.

It had been a long time since she had eaten steamed buns, and Luo Shishi kept swallowing her saliva.After Luo Xiaoyu found out that her sister was not in the right state, she helped Luo Cheng spread the quilt and came to ask her what was wrong.

Then I also saw the steamed buns in Luo Cheng's backpack. This is the big brother's steamed buns. As the younger sister, she should have her own share in it.Like Luo Shishi, she kept swallowing saliva in her throat.But they all knew that the food was precious, and it was brought by Luo Cheng from the army, so they didn't dare to steal it.

After trying to restrain their inner impulse, the two ran to their parents' room, saying that there were a lot of white flour steamed buns in the backpack of eldest brother Luo Cheng.The eldest brother is back, don't you have to worry about starving to death this winter?

(End of this chapter)