Didn't you go to Tivat to make money to support me?

Although Shen Liang felt that this kind of behavior of using houses as resources was quite cruel to those relatives who lost their husbands and children, Haizhi Island was almost financially poor, and attracting talents was more important than appeasing people's hearts.

Absolute poverty is a crime, even sympathy and humanity are conditional.

Volume 20 · Umiji and Narugami's Little Ancestors! : Chapter 20 Chapter [-] This is white rice

Those who report the death will wear a black umbrella upside down and wrap half of a white silk as a mark.This kind of thing is usually done by the obituary officer of the shogunate, but now that Kaiji Island and the shogunate are at odds, this kind of thing is the turn of the young witches.

"roll!"

"I beg you, I beg you, bring him back, he is not dead, how dare you say my guy is dead without seeing the body! I beg you, Lord Coral Palace... "

"Don't you witches know spells! Don't you know how to protect him! It's all caused by your Coral Palace! It's all caused by you! Did you kill him, didn't you! He won't die if you don't come!"

Some people cried loudly, some cursed viciously, some couldn't believe it, and some even pushed them out of the door desperately when they saw them the first time, covered their mouths and didn't want them to speak, until finally they collapsed on the door frame, I can't cry.

To these people who have lost their loved ones, even Quan Gongsi can't say a word.

"These people can just toss around for a while, they can't listen to anything now, they can only scold, scold us, scold the rice wife, scold the war, even the dead and the god of thunder in the sky, they dare to swear, at this time Just listen." Luzi walked out of a peasant woman's house who fainted from crying, and told Shen Liang that she seemed to want to brighten the atmosphere, but her own expression was not very good-looking.

Although she kept her eyebrows low and submissive, Shen Liang didn't feel any resentment.

"How does it feel?" Coral Palace Xinhai asked in a low voice.

"Nothing to say."

"I have nothing to say, that's right, you are from Liyue, you really have nothing to say." Coral Palace Xinhai tidied up the wrinkled skirt that was pulled, closed her eyes, and opened them again At that time, she regained her calm and resolute appearance as a little witch, "Actually, I have nothing to say."

"yes."

"Reason tells me that this is a necessary death, which was told to everyone before engaging in war. Our war is not for anyone's selfish desires, nor is it evil, but purely to defend our land and our Faith, and our dignity." A lonely smile appeared in Coral Palace's heart, "But emotionally, I feel sad and angry at the death of every soldier, because his death comes from the incompetence of Coral Palace, and we are obviously just. But a price has to be paid, and I don't have the face to say this death is honorable and necessary in front of these poor people."

"However, it is precisely because it is justice that we need to pay the price." Shen Liang said, "Otherwise, justice would not be precious."

Coral Palace was silent, then smiled, "Liangzi is really educated."

"Is the job done?"

"We're still short of the last one."

"The last family is so special, the deceased is not a general and pioneer, is he?"

"No, I'm just a very ordinary soldier, but I..." The little witch stopped and pushed open the door of a dilapidated farm house with brand new white paper hanging on it, "I don't want to face it."

When Shen Liang stepped into this house, it was dark, because it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were no candles or oil lamps in this house.

The house is very messy, farm tools are randomly thrown in the corner, and tatami mats made of straw are spread near the brazier in the center of the house.

A woman with scruffy hair stood in the center of the house, holding a pitch-black pot on the brazier, stirring some vegetable soup in the pot calmly——Shen Liang couldn't see what was in the pot, because it was too dark .

She was wearing a kimono that was already dirty and unsightly, her hair was not tied properly, her cheeks were so thin that there was almost no flesh, her eyes were red and swollen from the fire, her waist was bent, and she looked like a crazy woman who was insane.

But she is not crazy. Seeing Coral Palace Xinhai walk in, she hesitated for a while, then looked at her black umbrella, and then slowly said: "Master Coral Palace is here. I am fine and have something to eat. The village has given me the food for the pension, and I don't need any help."

Shen Liang suddenly realized something, he suddenly looked at Xinhai of Coral Palace.

The little witch's breathing became heavier, she walked forward a little, and finally said in a euphemistic tone that had been considered for a long time along the way: "It's not about your husband."

"Oh, that's..." halfway through the woman's words, she suddenly turned her head and stared at her.

Coral Palace Xinhai did not dare to look into her eyes, "Inamori Ichiro, who belonged to the Manta Ray Squad of the second unit of the Third Division, died in the afternoon of December 12th while performing a military mission. He was 14 years old. Inamori Madam, please be sorry, this is your son's... relic."

She handed out the obituary document and a set of blood-stained armor with both hands.

"In view of the prevention and control of the plague on the frontline battlefield, Ichiro Inamori's body has been decontaminated by the Coral Palace. In the future, the Coral Palace will send the ossuary back...Please be sorry."

Coral Palace Xinhai couldn't think of what to say other than "please forgive me"... She suddenly felt that what she said was not euphemistic enough.

How to be euphemistic?

Your son died?Come and tell her that your son is dead too, how can this be tactful!

"Don't feel too bad, Mrs. Inamori, think about it, you still have a child, and you still have a future." Luzi couldn't help but said, she was really afraid that this woman would really lose her mind, and she could only take over her heart immediately. Hai said, "I will still need you as a mother in the future."

future……

The girl at the entrance of the village?

Shen Liang thought of the little girl who was still playing in the water at the entrance of the village, blushing from the cold, and waiting anxiously for her brother to come back and make delicious food for her.

The three of them paid attention to Mrs. Daomori, and everyone was afraid that she would do something irrational because of the bad news, but Mrs. Daomori just froze for a while, and then she continued to scoop up the soup in the pot and drank it slowly. Swallowing too fast because of the boiling heat, I choked on it.

Can you still eat at this time?

Coral Palace Xinhai stared at her, a little unacceptable, and put Ichiro Inamori's obituary on the cracked window sill.She was a little thankful, and felt that Mrs. Inamori's heart was harder than she expected.

She thought about countless words of comfort to the poor woman, but Mrs. Daomori just continued to eat her porridge... Isn't she also eating her husband's pension?

Coral Palace Xinhai felt a little annoyed for a while, she was extremely conflicted, so she could only turn around and leave.

"It's already night, do you need a drink, Lord Coral Palace?" A woman's voice came from behind.

"No need," Coral Palace Xinhai glanced at the dark pot, and his heart softened again, "Eat slowly, don't be too sad."

"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality, Lord Coral Palace. Although my husband and children are gone, I can't live anymore. But, this is porridge in exchange for pensions." The woman drank the bowl bit by bit I left half of the pot of porridge, and then looked at her and the protagonist with haggard eyes as if they were empty, "There is white rice in it, so don't waste it."

Coral Palace Xinhai couldn't speak anymore, Shen Liang strode out of the room.

It was completely dark.

Volume 21 · Umiji and Narugami's Little Ancestors! : Chapter 21 Chapter [-] Miss Xinhai, be my dog

White rice is not worth much, and it is not expensive in Tivat. A catty of polished rice costs [-] moras in Liyuegang.

And it would be even better if it were on Earth. One kilogram of polished rice in China costs only five to ten yuan, and one kilogram in Japan is often [-] yen.

But this does not mean that white rice is naturally cheap. Even in China, finely ground white rice has only been affordable for nearly 30 years.For more than 2000 years before this, the people ate poorly made rice, millet, wheat, beans, and hemp, all of which did not take the bran or the wheat chaff.

Rice flour has always been yellow in Chinese history. At that time, there was no such thing as refined processing, and the yield of yellow rice flour was obviously much higher than that of polished rice noodles.Eating white rice noodles is a gift that ordinary people can enjoy due to the advancement of productivity.

Shen Liang didn't think that Haizhi Island's productivity would be so low at the beginning, because he had eaten white rice on the Southern Cross fleet, and even ordinary people like sailors could afford white rice, which meant that the continent would not be so low in theory. There is a famine.

But the theory is really just a theory, just like most people on the earth can generally afford refined food, and the waste food at the garbage disposal station in the United States can feed hundreds of millions of people, but the hungry can turn the soil into bread, cheating their stomachs There are still tens of millions of people in Africa, and the United Nations allocates tens of billions a year to no avail.

Not to mention a small island that betrayed the country.

"So, I don't know what expression to use to face the future. She calls me 'Sister Miko', but I want to tell her that her father and brother are both dead, and they died under our decision." Xinhai Coral Palace Looking at Shen Liang, "I am so weak in the eyes of many people, and Mrs. Gong Si often laughs at me for this. I know she hopes that I will not be so naive, because war itself needs to bear the price, and the price is everyone It’s not something that a few of us witches can bear—but I think this sentence is wrong, it’s a shirking of responsibility.”

"It's not to shirk responsibility. Your palace secretary is right. The pressure of war cannot be placed on one person or a few people. Everyone should be aware of it when they step into the battlefield." Shen Liang felt that she was extreme.

"Awakening? It sounds good, but how many people know what enlightenment is?" Coral Palace Xinhai was silent for a while, but still sneered, "Do you think they joined the army for justice or glory? Actually, no, it's because we want To resist, they actually don’t understand anything. Do the people really understand why the war was launched? They only know that the Coral Palace has started to collect food when the war comes. If they don’t join the army, their families will starve! It is higher than farming, they only know that even if they become martyrs, they will get pensions, and if they don’t go to the battlefield, they will be taxed by the Coral Palace! They can’t afford this year’s tax!

"But is it our Coral Palace that is wrong? The shogunate has no food, and if we don't raise taxes or collect food, we can't afford the army. Without the army, there will be no resistance! We can't even keep the bones of the gods. We can only watch the shogunate insult our faith. If we lose again this time, what else do we have to give away?

"The people have no awareness, they just trust us so they fight for us. So, we should not betray their trust, I must do everything I can for them."

She stretched out her hand towards Shen Liang, and Shen Liang seemed to see the light and shadow of the rice field shining in her eyes.

"Ryoko, help me, we can make the people of Haizhi Island not starve to death without relying on the shogunate."

Shen Liang was just about to speak, but the sudden picture in front of him suddenly attracted his attention.

[Appearance of stigmata qualified person detected]

[Name: Coral Palace Heart Sea]

【Current progress: 30%】

[Coral Palace Xinhai trusts you, and now I feel better when I am near you]

Appeared!It's my system that has never existed!

This is the first time since the system owned the information, the information is still concise, but Shen Liang finally got some information from it this time.

The stigmata qualified person finally gave birth to the first one, Coral Palace Xinhai?

How was it born?

Shen Liang thought carefully about the scene when the system appeared.

——Just now Coral Palace Xinhai finally formally invited me to do things for her. She finally made up her mind to trust me and want to farm happily with me to save the famine. Is it because of this?

——It was this mentality that caused her to "approve" me, so is "approval" a necessary condition for becoming a stigmata qualified person?

——Then what does the progress of 30% mean?Will the stigmata appear when it reaches [-]%?Speaking of which, I still don't know what the stigmata are!

Shen Liang's thoughts were quick, and he was using the method of elimination to find the special features of Coral Palace's Xinhai.

——If you can become a stigmata-qualified person if you recognize it, then why didn't sister Beidou become this thing, and sister Beidou also treats me as a brother, no matter how bad it is for Wanye!

—— Or is it that the core problem is not the eye of God, but the "degree of recognition"?Is it triggered when Coral Palace Xinhai's recognition of me reaches the "trust" level?Then why doesn't Luzi next to me trigger it? Luzi's eyes look more than trustworthy to me. It's not an exaggeration to call her an idol, right?

——Or is it a double judgment mechanism?

"Are you going to refuse?" Coral Palace Xinhai's delicate eyebrows frowned slightly, seeing that Shen Liang didn't reply but fell into deep thought, she was a little uncertain.

After seeing these scenes, Coral Palace Xinhai didn't think that Shen Liang would be indifferent. After all, a boy of this age would still have a passion for it, right?But if it's really not... there seems to be nothing to do.

Threatened guests?It's against Coral Palace hospitality, and it's not wise, so...

"Ah, no, I'm just thinking about what price to ask." Shen Liang was interrupted by her, and she also had a calculation in her heart, and said with a smile, "Miss Xinhai knows that I am a businessman and I came here to make a fortune. What do you think? I want sea rice, I want money, we are both wishful thinking, but I thought about it again, Guidao seems to be unable to afford the price of such a god right now, right?"

"If Liangzi really wants to make money, he should know the truth of long-term development. The Coral Palace will repay the favor, let alone such a big favor. Let's not hide it from Liangzi. In terms of universal value, the Coral Palace really cannot afford the price of sea rice, but the sea is only If the island gets rid of the famine war and gets on the right track from now on, it will only double your investment, Liangzi!” Coral Palace Xinhai heaved a sigh of relief, she is not afraid of Shen Liang’s asking price, as a businessman, she can tell that Haidao is poor at a glance, so she is willing to cooperate with Haidao. Zhidao's business must mean that he has something in mind!

I'm afraid that you will run away, but am I afraid that you have plans?

"If Haizhidao loses, you'll just smash it to pieces. I'll fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain. If you win, you don't need me—Miss Xinhai is thinking of a good deal." Shen Liang smiled, "You This is not acceptable, we, Liyue, have a saying called empty-handed white wolf, this is a big taboo when doing business with partners."

The little witch also laughed, and the more Shen Liang made gestures, the more at ease she felt, "Then what request does Liang Zi want to make? On behalf of the Coral Palace, I personally try to satisfy it as much as possible."

She felt that she was so thick-skinned, and she had already started calling "Mr. Liangzi" instead of "Mr. Liangzi" for a long time in order to gain rapport.To use this method to deal with a boy who is younger than him, hey, cool, don't blame my sister for being despicable.

And Shen Liang was waiting for her words.

"My request is indeed yes, and it's not difficult." Shen Liang stood up, staring at the pure and lovely little witch with white silk clogs in her eyes, "Miss Xinhai, I want you—"

Coral Palace Xinhai's face turned pale.

Luzi turned pale with shock, "No, no, no, you can date her, but you can't take her away if you want to. Xinhai is the next incarnation..."

"Be my maid for a year."

PS: Ah, there is a white silk maid!

Volume 22 · Umiji and Narugami's Little Ancestors! : Chapter 22 Chapter [-] Teleportation light curtain opened in the bathroom

It was already late at night when we returned to the Coral Palace after trekking through mountains and rivers again.

After arranging Shen Liang in Nangong's mansion, Shanhu Gong Xinhai went back to her own room first, closed the door tightly as soon as she entered, and fell down on her soft big bed in great depression.

"Why should I agree to this little bastard!"

She came back to pack up the daily necessities, because from tomorrow onwards she has to live in the guest mansion and work as a maid for that brat!The dignified Secretary of Coral Palace Quan, the next incarnation of the Goddess Maiden, actually agreed to a boy younger than her, condescending to be his maid!

If word of this spreads out, people from the entire Haizhi Island might rush into the Coral Palace and drag him out to strip off his clothes and light up sky lanterns!

But for Sea Rice, this shame is not humiliation, but greatness and glory!The impoverished Haizhidao wants to obtain such a fetish that can determine the fate of the island. It is nothing to lose a little bit of money. Coral Palace Xinhai has no doubts, let alone her, even if the Lord Palace Secretary chooses her, she will not hesitate Go put on a maid outfit!

Even according to Coral Palace Xinhai's understanding, not only is the current palace secretary willing, but she may be willing to climb onto his bed in order to secure such a distinguished guest!The purity of any shrine maiden is nonsense, if Ryoko can be so determined to help her, she won't be a shrine maiden!It would be even better if he could leave a man and a half woman in his stomach to force him to take responsibility!

Let me, Xinhai of the Coral Palace, bear it, at least it won't humiliate the Coral Palace!

Coral Palace Xinhai tried to comfort herself and relax her mind, then lay on the bed with a small face, and couldn't help but recall the agreement with Shen Liang.

"You... other than humiliating me, does this request have any meaning!"

"Comrade Xinhai's thoughts still need to be educated. Why is it humiliating to be a maid? There are so many maids in the world. This is obviously a normal and promising profession. Do you look down on maids? Don't you have maids in the Coral Palace? ?"

"Slick tongue! You know it's different!"

"Even if it's different, so what?" Shen Liang's smile annoyed Coral Palace Xinhai, "Even if you know that I have bad intentions, if it wasn't for my bad intentions, you think you can get me in exchange for the easy price of being a maid." Your support? Miss Xinhai, you and I are not children."

Coral Palace was dumbfounded, yes, if it wasn't for this requirement, there was some kind of conspiracy, it could even be said that the conspiracy was obvious, how could it be possible to get such unequal help?

It would be better to say that this poor, white and clean sea island is the only thing Shen Liang can look up to is her stunning beauty that she can be proud of.

Coral Palace Xinhai doesn't want to use sex to serve others, and doesn't want to exchange her body for any benefits... But now Haizhi Island has nothing to trade, if this body can be exchanged for a good price, there are people who want to be her!She has this capital, and to refuse is irresponsible to everyone on Haizhi Island.

She often reads novels, and many books also have such plots. At that time, the author would give answers such as "If a country needs to be saved by the sacrifice of a young girl, then such a country might as well be destroyed."

But Coral Palace Xinhai has always sneered at this kind of plot, because she would never look at herself as a commoner, she knew that she should be a leader.