back to the turbulent age

Chapter 16, there is a problem!

The distance of hundreds of meters was reached in a short while.

A middle-aged man with two children.

A young man of about eighteen, and a girl of fifteen or sixteen.

Zhao Chuanliang came up close.

The middle-aged man looked at it, put down the tool in his hand and asked him, "Young man, why did you come here? There are many wolves around here!"

"Uncle, there's nothing to eat at home, come out to find something to eat, you guys are..."

Zhao Chuanliang looked at a few people, and the boy had already run to the side, holding a shotgun in his hand.

Hearing this, the man sighed: "Hey, the family really didn't have anything to eat the year before last, so they went into the mountains."

Zhao Chuanliang understood.

No wonder that cabin is so new.

However, many people who couldn't hold on these days ran out, some went to relatives, some went out to beg for food, and naturally some people went to the mountains.

He nodded, and didn't mean to disturb others, so he asked casually: "Uncle, I got lost while walking into the mountain, where is this?"

"Here? This is Eagle Cliff!"

After finishing speaking, the man looked at the kitchen knife in his hand, and was speechless for a while: "You... dare to enter the mountain with a kitchen knife? Are you afraid that you won't be able to get out?"

Zhao Chuanliang looked at a few people, and said with a wry smile, "Uncle, there's nothing to do, don't be in a hurry, who has nothing to go into the mountains to find something to eat!"

After finishing speaking, he looked around and asked pretending to be puzzled; "Laoyingya, isn't this the place where the bandit hides? Where is it?"

"Oh, over there, just pass the valley in front of you and go up. Don't go there, it's dangerous, it's Wild Wolf Valley."

When speaking, he pointed to the entrance of the valley ahead and said.

Zhao Chuanliang nodded lightly, "Oh, I'll just ask. Uncle, how can I go back?"

"Gollum..."

While speaking, Zhao Chuanliang's stomach was like thunder, which made him feel embarrassed for a while.

The man hesitated for a moment, and said to him: "Come in and have a bite, the meal should be ready."

"Thank you, no need, I'll go back."

"It's okay, it's not bad for you. You can walk back when you're full. If you encounter a wolf, you still have the strength to run."

After the man finished speaking, he said to the young man next to him, "Okay, Yuan Shan, pack up your things, pack up and go home."

After finishing speaking, he took his things and walked in towards the door of the house.

Chen Yuanshan nodded upon seeing this.

Putting away the shotgun, he glanced at Zhao Chuanliang, "Let's go, come in."

Zhao Chuanliang hesitated for a moment, but finally followed in.

When they came to the fence, they opened the wooden door and everyone went in, leaving the girl behind to bolt the wooden door.

There is also a small amount of vegetable garden in the fence, and there are only a few vegetables in it, including spinach, Chinese cabbage and green vegetables

There is also a four or five-year-old boy playing in the open space.

"Brother, I don't know what your names are. My name is Zhao Liang."

He didn't say his real name either.

At least for the time being, there is no need to reveal the details.

The man glanced at him, and then talked about the situation of several people in the family.

The middle-aged man just now is called Chen Bencai, and his mother is Zhang Lan.

His name is Chen Yuanshan, and the girl's name is Chen Jing. The youngest son is not introduced.

Zhao Chuanliang nodded and didn't ask any more questions. In fact, he still had a lot of doubts.

For example, where did this tool come from, and did you bring it with you when you came out?
This gun has been used for two years, do you still have bullets?

Like has anyone found them?

Where did the salt come from after staying here for so long?
But the other party is not very familiar with him, so he didn't rush to ask too much, it's not bad for him to give you a meal.

When I came to the wooden house at the entrance of the cave, there was already a simple small wooden table at the door.

A middle-aged woman in an apron was preparing food there.

He was making soup with a wooden spoon in his hand.

When Chen Bencai saw him approaching, he pointed to the table and said, "Let's eat, the food is just right."

After speaking, he sat down.

Zhao Chuanliang glanced at it, and found that the cave was near the exit, and there were many prey hanging on it.

There are hares, there are pheasants, and a few other things.

Still very rich.

There are still a few pheasants with clipped wings planing in the open space!

But he just glanced at it and didn't look at it, so as not to think that he was thinking about other people's things.

He sat down quietly.

The food on the table was ok.

Steamed buns with Lianghe noodles are steamed by mixing cornflour and flour. In the past, they could only be eaten during busy farming seasons or during festivals.

The dishes are a bowl of fried spinach, a bowl of miso, and a bowl of braised rabbit meat.

Several other people went to the table to eat.

Chen Bencai took a steamed bun and handed it to him, "Eat it, go home when you're full, it's not safe in this mountain!"

Zhao Chuanliang thanked him and took it. He took a bite and ate it with some sauce.

After a while, Mother Chen came over with a bowl of fish soup.

He said with a blank expression: "Eat, it's not easy outside now, we used to come here just to make a living."

Zhao Chuanliang thanked him, feeling a little embarrassed.

Because Mother Chen's expression seemed a little cold.

I don't know if it feels like he is here, and I feel unhappy after eating the food at home.

And the three children didn't think much of him.

Just eating quietly.

Zhao Chuanliang took a few mouthfuls, and then asked Chen Bencai with a smile, "Uncle, have you guys been in or out? Has no one been here except you?"

"Eat meat!"

Chen Bencai picked up a piece of rabbit meat and put it in his bowl. He said with a smile, "I went out, and I went out once this year. Seeing that the current harvest is still not good, I changed something and came back. Some people have come, just a few hunters, and no one else has come."

Hearing this, Zhao Chuanliang suddenly realized.

It turned out to be the case.

The previous doubts are all explained, and it is not considered a complete hermit.

It's just that he was a little strange at this time, the two young ones didn't talk much, even the little one didn't talk much.

So I asked casually: "Then why don't you go back for such a long time?"

"It's okay. There was a shortage of food a few years ago. The production team issued a certificate of going out to ask for food, and they didn't say when they would come back. It will be fine when the difficulties are over."

Hearing this, Zhao Chuanliang paused while eating.

Then back to normal.

He didn't ask any more questions after that.

But he didn't ask, Chen Bencai still asked: "Did you come here alone?"

"Oh, no, there are still a few people. We got separated, and they should be nearby. You should be able to meet them when you walk back."

Hearing this, Chen Bencai paused while eating, and then said with a smile: "I said, how can you enter the mountain alone! Do you want me to take you out later?"

"Oh, no need, Uncle, just give me a general direction."

Zhao Chuanliang refused with a smile.

Subconsciously glanced at the family.

What I saw before was recalled in my mind.

has a problem!
When he saw a few people in the distance before, the middle-aged man was sitting there, and the two young men were working.

At first he thought it was because he was tired and took a rest.

But shouldn't this situation be a break together?
The phrase begging proof that caught his attention was the real problem.

In other places, there is a special begging certificate, but under the foot of the emperor in Kyoto, basically there is no begging certificate, because it will be troublesome for the director of the commune.

Unless there are such people in the nearby communes, they will open.

Of course, it's not absolute, he just doubts it.

The strangest thing is eating.

A few children will only eat meat from men, which is completely contrary to common sense.

Whose children don't clamor to eat meat when they see it.

This is normal for a family that lacks food outside, but it is a bit strange when there is no shortage of meat in the mountains.

With doubts, he quickly ate two steamed buns.

Others ate quickly too.

After eating, Zhao Chuanliang thanked you with a smile: "Uncle, thank you, then I'll go first, I'll look for my companions. See where they are, and make it back. Otherwise, it will be too dangerous in the mountains when it gets dark."

"That's fine, go back quickly. I won't keep you."

The man took out a cigarette, lit it with a smile, and stood up.

Zhao Chuanliang didn't seem to notice that he was smoking a cigarette, so he greeted him with a smile and walked out of the yard.

As he walked, he turned his head and waved his hands from time to time.

After getting out of the fence, Zhao Chuanliang closed the door, took a thoughtful look inside, and hurriedly walked towards the place he came from before.

(End of this chapter)