Two people who had a fever, one survived and the other died. They were both bachelors and had no relatives, not even a name. The dead one was named Li, the second child in the family. At the time, only the name of Li Er could be engraved. People's life and death have been numb, but the people around them died, and everyone's face was full of grief.
Li Er is seventeen years old this year. He was separated from his family when he fled, and when he met Brother Dao, he followed Brother Dao all the way. He was simple and honest, and he didn't like to talk. After that, even when I laughed, I kept my mouth shut. The biggest dream in my life is to eat and drink enough, marry a wife, and have a few children.
Brother Dao cried the worst. With snot and tears, he sat on the grave and talked to Li Er in the grave.
"Little Er, I can't buy the money you are using now, my brother owes you first, and when I can buy it in the future, my brother will burn it for you. Do some management, and tell the elders that in the next life, I will let you cast in a good baby, and be cast in a good family, and also be a young master, eat white noodles every day, and eat meat every day."
Yang Yuanan stood aside and didn't speak. When he went out, the whole person became gloomy. He squatted next to Brother Dao: "Brother, I am not optimistic about people."
Brother Dao wiped away tears and spat on the ground: "I don't blame you! Blame the god of the gods! Blame the court of the gods! As long as there is a way for people to survive, how can it be like this! Treat us as pigs and dogs! Pigs and dogs! And stutter, we don't have it!"
When the government's disaster relief food was distributed back then, what kind of food was that? Stones are mixed with chaff, and the chaff that can be eaten is mixed with stones. Some people don't pick them out. After eating a few times, people will be bad. What's more, if there is only so much, even if they are picked out, won't they starve to death
"Fourth brother is right!" Brother Dao stood up with tears on his face, "You should be against him!"
"Big Brother!" Yang Zian quickly advised, "Be careful!"
Brother Knife touched his tears and finally regained some inspiration. He sniffed and stopped talking.
Those who died outside were buried on the spot by Yang Zian, and only wooden plaques were used as monuments with their names engraved on them.
They have never had a good day. From birth, they have struggled to survive at the bottom of society. The happiest time in life is when the family is still together and tastes the meat residue during the New Year.
Brother Dao sniffed hard and waved Yang Zian away.
"I'll talk to Xiao Er for a while."
Yang Zian could only nod his head: "Brother, don't be too sad."
Brother Knife: "I know."
People are dead, but they have to live their lives. The new arrivals have their heads shaved, and many people have shaved their heads. Now the weather is warm, and there is no need to boil water for bathing.
These people are very frightened. They were basically sold to Renyazi by the host family. Renyazi took them all the way to sell. Now there are fewer people who buy people. Zhan - That's when Ren Yazi did business and was in a good mood.
They didn't want to run away. After they ran, the bean dregs cake was gone, and they were taken with them, so they still had the bean dregs cake to eat.
After a long journey all the way, relying on a bean dregs cake, they have long been thin and unremarkable.
Lin Yuan observed these people and found that they had been "domesticated" by the original owners. If you were sold to Renya, you just listen to Renya.
Now that they were sold to Lin Yuan, they should listen to Lin Yuan's words as they should.
As long as they have a master, they are at ease.
These people are skinny and skinny. Yang Zian originally bought more than 100 people, but now there are only 56 people in front of Lin Yuan.
They were all men, and Yang Zian didn't dare to buy women.
"I don't dare to bring back women and children." Yang Zian explained, "The road is too dangerous, and you won't be able to survive if you buy it."
Lin Yuan understood, he sighed: "It's nothing."
However, Yang Zian said: "Fourth brother, don't feel guilty. Only when the city wall is built will the chances of people living inside become greater. If we don't go out to buy people, we will have to wait for the bandits to come in."
Yang Zian, who has experienced bandits twice, said seriously: "You have to make a choice in anything you do."
Lin Yuan reached out and wiped his face.
On the one hand, he knew in his heart that if he didn't buy people back and fill the population, this Zhuangzi would not be able to continue a virtuous circle.
But on the other hand, he felt that those people died because of his own orders, which he could have avoided.
An overwhelming amount of guilt and self-doubt was about to overwhelm him.
In modern times, the biggest decision he makes is whether or not to proceed with a project, and how much upfront investment can be injected into the value of the project is only determined by his own monthly bonus.
Now, every decision he makes is about human life. If he makes a mistake, someone has to fill in it.
Lin Yuan finally knew that not everyone could be a general when he went to the battlefield.
You must be calm enough and hard-hearted to make the right choice.
Yang Zian looked at Lin Yuan firmly: "You did nothing wrong in this matter."
Lin Yuan looked up at the sky, a big man of his own can't cry, when he lowered his head again, his eyes became calm and sharp, and he said to Yang Zian, "We must get the city wall out before the spring of next year, except for planting seeds. Outside the land, everyone has to get it."
Lin Yuan said, "I'll lead someone to strike the iron and get the weapons out."
"I will think of a way." Lin Yuan said, "I will think of a way."
Yang Zian patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder, and finally showed a smile: "Fourth brother, that's right, now anyone can fall, but you can't."
Lin Yuan is now the "owner" in everyone's heart. It represents not only a decision maker, but also a stable life. Once the "owner" collapses, they will be flustered, chaotic, unstable, and impetuous. Something will happen.
Lin Yuan: "I know."
For the next period of time, Yang Zian led people to dig a kiln to find soil for burning bricks, searching all over the mountains and fields, sometimes sleeping directly in the wild.
Lin Yuan took people to the mountain to distinguish different kinds of trees. After experimenting again and again, which wood can burn better charcoal and has a suitable temperature—there is no thermometer, so he tried it with the back of his hand again and again. The back of his hand was also covered with burn marks.
It would be great if they could find a coal mine, but unfortunately they don't have the manpower to dig the places that might have coal in the mountains and plains.
Compared to Yang Zian and Lin Yuan, the people from the hunting team had a bigger harvest. They recently caught a lot of bamboo rats and kept them all in the village. The bamboo rats can eat wood and burrow, so they can only be kept in the village. In the house, bamboo rats are quiet most of the time, and only call when they are caught.
The food is also very simple, it is as easy to feed as a pig, and it basically eats everything.
In autumn, many bamboo rats are already pregnant, and Lin Yuan asked them to keep the bamboo rats first, and feed them some grass seeds and bamboo leaves every day. They can also feed two handfuls of pig grass. The bamboo rats grow quickly. There can be several in one litter, and when the second batch grows up, they will be able to live a life of meat.
Several rabbits were also beaten, but they were all skinny and pitiful, and they were always single. They caught four or five rabbits and ate them directly.
The meat flavor that can be tasted every day is fish soup. Many people soak the multi-grain steamed buns in the fish soup, and the steamed buns are full of the soup, which can be regarded as delicious.
Guo'er, Lin Yuan's only sister now, because she was a child, after the pain of losing her sister passed, she started running with Erliang and Gouzi every day.
Father Lin had said it several times, but he was pushed back by the Yang family.
Yang said: "I don't ask her to be rich and well-informed in the future, but I want her to grow up safely. In today's world, her ability to run and jump is the foundation of her life."
Father Lin couldn't talk about his wife. It was useless to say it a few times, so he didn't say anything.
Guo'er is a yellow-haired girl. She didn't grow very well in her mother's womb. Her hair was yellow and her arms and legs were thin. Erliang and Gouzi didn't dare to take her to fish in the pond, so they took her to pick wild fruits on the mountain. Next to the hunting party, they are not stupid, they know that they have to follow the adults and can't go out of sight.
There are so many people that even the wild animals dare not come.
Guo'er held a small bamboo basket filled with small crimson fruits, each about the size of a small pearl, but very sweet, and the tongue would be dyed red when eating it. In Zhuangzi, this sweet taste is enough to satisfy her.
"Two liang, dog, eat." Guo'er brought the basket in front of them. She had freckles and yellowish skin, but her smile was infectious. "It's sweet, you can eat it."
Although Er Liang has been following Lin Yuan, she also dealt with Guo'er when she was in the Lin family.
Like the young master, these young ladies are very kind people. When they heard the news of the death of the second and third misses, Erliang also cried sincerely.
"Xie Fourth Miss's reward." Erliang knelt down respectfully, and Guo'er said, "Get up, don't kneel on me, I won't allow you to kneel."
Erliang stood up, took a few and put them in his mouth, smiled at Guoer: "Sweet, what the fourth miss picks is sweet."
While talking, he pushed the dog with his hands.
Gouzi wanted to kneel, but Guo'er stopped him. She said, "Don't kneel on me, or I'll tell my elder brother."
The dog looked at Erliang blankly.
Erliang: "God, listen to Miss Fourth."
The dog stood up, and Guo'er grabbed a handful of fruit and gave it to him.
Guo'er said, "It's so sweet."
"I have to bring more for my brother!"
She was so excited that she had been on the mountain for almost a day. If the hunting party was not going down the mountain, she could have stayed on the mountain.
Lin Yuan was also very happy when he saw those berries. They were really sweet and high in sugar, but they were too small. He asked Guo'er, "Is there more fruit?"
Guo'er nodded: "A lot! It's all over the mountains, but there are thorns on the branches, so be careful."
Lin Yuan was going to try the fruits that Guoer brought back to see if he could make sugar.
If possible, women don't need to sew clothes during this time, and they are asked to follow the hunting team up the mountain to pick fruit.
Sweets, sometimes can really comfort people's hearts.
The author has something to say: I forgot the name of the fruit, but it was grown in my hometown.
We all call it dyed fruit, because it can dye the tongue red2333