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Chapter 65: Common People

Sometimes when Wang Luo was lying in the cave in Jurassic World at night and looking at the stars, he thought that he, a time traveler, might be a loser. Look at those predecessors, each of them is capable of both literature and martial arts, and knows everything, but he can't even take care of a child. It's simply amazing!
"I haven't asked you two what your names are yet? Come, wash your faces first. Your hands are so dirty, you'll have a stomachache after eating!"

"My last name is Wang, my name is Maodan, and my brother's name is Goudan!"

The little girl named Maodan was not afraid of strangers, but Goudan, probably because of her young age, seemed rather timid. She kept hiding behind her sister and would sneak a peek at Wang Luo from time to time.

"Hey, we are still from the same family. What a great relationship! You can't write two characters for Wang with one stroke. We are all descendants of the big locust tree in Hongdong, so we have the same ancestor. My hometown is Langya in Lu Province. Where in Henan Province are you from?"

Wang Luo's gentle and soft questioning was to make the siblings let go of their nervousness and unfamiliar feeling.

"Guangzhou, Henan Province!"

Wang Luo thought, this is a place where three provinces meet, close to Dabie Mountain, with many mountains, and close to the Huai River. The Huai River is not a docile river, and it will make trouble every now and then. Since ancient times, this place has been relatively poor and lacks industrial development. The only thing he can remember seems to be Maojian tea.

They make a living by farming, and maybe they can develop tourism in the future, but who has the leisure to travel now? They have nothing better to do than to eat. So when a famine occurs, they can only go out and make a living.

Many people in later generations slandered the region online, saying that people from Henan Province were either stealing or robbing. But they did not consider how hard life was for people in Henan Province. Since ancient times, this place has belonged to the Central Plains and was a battleground for military strategists. As the saying goes, whoever controls the Central Plains controls the world. Therefore, this place is unlucky whenever there is war. In addition, the population is large and it is close to the Yellow River, a river on land. So one can imagine the natural environment.

They are all forced out by the poor days, don't talk about high or low quality. "Cang Jie knew honor and disgrace through reality." Whoever is rich or wealthy will not do things that go against his conscience for a few dollars.

"Come, eat some candy to replenish your energy."

He Yushui ate all the milk candies brought back from Uncle Li's house. Wang Luo had no desire for snacks and only ate one occasionally. So there was still more than half a pound of the candies left untouched.

"This thing is precious, I won't eat it."

Maodan quickly refused and hit Goudan who was trying to reach out to take the candy.

"Take it. We have the same ancestor, so we are relatives. Don't be polite when you are here. I am the only one in our family, and I don't like to eat these. Be good and eat them!"

He peeled off the wrapping paper and stuffed a piece into their mouths.

"Xiao Luo!"

Just as I was getting them towels, the third aunt knocked on the door and came in.

"I'm here, Third Auntie, you two just sit here and be good. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything I can give you to eat!"

Letting the brother and sister sit and wait, Wang Luo took the third aunt to the kitchen next door.

"Look, here's some flour, some cornmeal, and a little bacon. Can we make something out of it?"

"Cut some bacon and make some dumpling soup with white flour. They can only eat liquid food now, and you can't let them eat too much, otherwise, their stomachs can't take it!" The third aunt was very envious when she saw the ingredients in the kitchen. Cornmeal in their family was the best food, and usually they had sweet potatoes and other things. She didn't expect that Wang Luo also had white flour.

"Then just do whatever you want. I didn't expect you to know so much. If it were me, I would probably just give them meat and steamed buns!"

"That can only mean that you were born in a good time. You are the only child in your family, and your parents are capable. We are not like those of us who came from the war years. Back then, your third uncle had a cousin who suffered a disaster and fled to the capital. When we saw his condition, we hurried to cook for him. We boiled soybeans at that time. My goodness, he ate a lot and finally died of overeating.

Later, things became even more serious. There were wars all day long, you hit me and I hit you, and there was not a single day of peace. The money and notes were changed every few days. There were military notes, legal tender, and so on. What was even more hateful was that you could buy a pound of flour with your money today, but tomorrow you couldn't even buy an ounce.

We are really afraid of being poor. We have to plan everything. If we don’t plan, we might go hungry tomorrow or even beg on the street. Sigh, ordinary people have it hard.”

The three aunts were cooking in a familiar manner while chattering about the past.

"This kind of thing has happened in your family before, I haven't heard you talk about it?"

In his impression, Yan Bugui's family was really stingy, and they even schemed against their own children. He never expected that they would even end up overeating someone to death from the free meals they provided. It was truly a bizarre story, and if this were to be told to others, it would probably shock people all over the place.

"What are you talking about? This kind of thing is not unique to our family. It has happened many times. In the past, there were always dead bodies being dragged out of the city. We are used to it. Now, at least we can have enough food to eat. We are already very satisfied.

Come on, let’s not talk about the past. There’s no point in talking about it. What are you going to do with these two children? It’s not that you are cruel. Just provide them with a few meals. Don’t even think about keeping them at home. This is not a long-term solution. You are a child yourself. You can’t take care of so many things. It’s better to wait until they have eaten their fill and recovered a little, and then send them to the street office.

I believe the people in the street office will take care of it. Your family has enough food and drink, but we have to know when to do good things. Do you understand?"

The third aunt kindly reminded Wang Luo.

"I understand. After they have something to eat, I will take them to the street office to see how the regulations are handled."

There is something wrong with what Auntie said. You can help, but you can only help for a while, not for a lifetime. You help them today, but what about the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? It is not a long-term solution. No matter how powerful an individual is, he will always be insignificant compared to the country. So, it is better to leave it to the country.

"That's the truth. We ordinary people can't think too much about other things, and we can't care too much. We just need to take care of our own little piece of land within our ability."

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After the noodles were ready, he put them in bowls and handed them to the two children: "Eat quickly. It's not that I won't let you eat dry food, but I'm afraid you'll get an upset stomach. After you're full, I'll take you to the street office to help you solve specific problems and see if the government can give you a bite to eat."

"Thank you, brother. Thank you, brother!"

When the two children saw the dumpling soup being served, although they were very greedy, they still knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Luo and the third aunt to express their gratitude.

(End of this chapter)