Chapter 1031 Enduring Humiliation and the Dancer of the Republic of China (6)

The master and his two servants spent the whole night in fear. The sound of the woodcutter in the middle of the night scared them so much that they could not sleep at all in the first half of the night. When the sound finally died down and the street became quiet, they leaned on each other and fell asleep. But they slept very uneasily, so when it was dawn and the street gradually became lively, they woke up with big dark circles under their eyes and looked very haggard.

"No matter what, we have to find a place to stay today. We can't sleep on the street anymore." Wan Dingjun said dejectedly.

"Yes, yes. If we continue to sleep on the street, we might be killed at any time." Lao Zhou said with lingering fear.

The three men no longer dared to have any hope. Lao Zhou and Lao Wang really went to the dock to carry bags. However, they had only done easy work at the Wan's house before, and their bodies had been pampered. In addition, they did not sleep well last night, and now they had to do such heavy physical work all of a sudden, and they could not bear it. After carrying a few bags, their hands and feet began to tremble, and their shoulders were swollen and painful. However, they were frightened last night, and the urgency of making money overcame the panic of sleeping on the streets. Therefore, no matter how uncomfortable they were, they gritted their teeth and endured it.

Wan Dingjun was young and could not do any work, so he could only find a corner to wait. He could no longer put on airs as a young master, so he kept an eye on the packages of several people, fearing that these few things would be snatched away. Although there was no money in the packages, there were their clothes, shoes, socks, as well as some of his books.

He thought that leaving his hometown and living in hiding in other places would definitely not be as good as at home, but he never expected that life would be so difficult. As soon as he got off the train, all the money he had was stolen. He had to sleep on the streets and even encountered a gunfight in the middle of the night. He almost lost his life.

The most important thing before them now is to find a place to live. Wan Dingjun no longer expects to live well. He just hopes to have a roof over his head, a wall to keep thieves out, and shelter from wind and rain.

As for continuing his studies, that was already impossible. Lao Wang and Lao Zhou tried their best to make a living for them in Shanghai, but they could not afford to support his studies.

At this time, Wan Dingjun thought of his cowardly sister who ran away with a large amount of property and disappeared without a trace. If she were still there, would his current situation be better?

But when he thought about her abandoning him and running away, Wan Dingjun felt extremely resentful. How could she have the guts to abandon him and run away? Shouldn't she have stayed by his side and devoted herself to him without regrets? If she hadn't run away, how could he have fallen to this point now? It was all her fault!

Shi Chu had no idea that her ungrateful adopted brother resented her for not sacrificing for him. After she settled down in Huangshi Village, she indeed lived a very stable and peaceful life.

"Xiaochu, are you going hunting in the mountains again? You are really good at it, better than some of the old hunters in our village who are in their thirties or forties!"

The sixty-year-old village chief was moved when he saw Shi Chu dragging a little wild boar back from the mountain.

In order to have less trouble in life, Shi Chu appeared in front of people as a boy. She was only twelve years old now and her body had not developed yet. Everyone who saw her would think that she was just a pretty boy. In addition, she could hunt prey from the mountains from time to time, so no one doubted her gender.

"Village chief, I can't finish this wild boar by myself. If left in this weather for too long, the meat will go bad. Can you help me ask each household if they want to exchange money or food for meat?" Shi Chu said to the old village chief with a smile.

When the old village chief heard this, he smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I'll go ask for you right away." Then he went to ask people very quickly.

In fact, Shichu could completely digest the wild boar by herself. Even if she couldn't finish it, she could dry it into bacon or store it in the refrigerator in the space. But she felt that it was unnecessary because it was more important to use the meat to exchange materials with the villagers of Huangshi Village and deal with them. After all, only by being kind to others could she live a better life in this village.

Not long after, the old village chief really brought a lot of people, so in the end Shi Chu didn't even have to deal with the wild boar herself, the villagers just helped her slaughter it. Everyone used a little money or a little food and vegetables to exchange a piece of meat with Shi Chu. Everyone was very happy and praised Shi Chu a lot, saying that she was kind and honest. So everyone was happy and everyone got what they wanted.

"Shichu, in a few days, when everyone is not so busy, let them help you renovate the house. Although your house is habitable now, it will collapse if it rains heavily. Even if it does not collapse, it will leak..." The old village chief said to Shichu while smoking a bamboo tube cigarette.

He was very satisfied with Shi Chu. After all, she was generous and kind. It was a great achievement for people nowadays to be able to fill their stomachs, let alone eat meat. They could only taste meat during the Chinese New Year. However, Shi Chu hunted a wild boar and generously gave it to the villagers as a gift or exchange. Who would not like her?

The old village chief felt that everyone had taken advantage of her and he had to return the favor, so he decided to help her renovate her house.

"Thank you so much, village chief. I'm young and don't know much about how to build a house. I have to rely on the village chief and my uncles, aunts and sisters for everything." Shi Chu said happily. Of course she welcomed someone who took the initiative to help her build a house.

In order to avoid being too outrageous, she didn't build the house very well. Now the village chief offered to help her improve it. How could she not be happy? Finally, she didn't have to live in a leaky house to maintain her image. Although she could sleep in the space at night, it was not very convenient. After all, if a thief broke into her house in the middle of the night and found no one, wouldn't it arouse suspicion?

"Okay, okay, but you have to prepare some good wood in advance. Thatched houses are not as strong as mud brick houses. If you build the house now, you won't have to worry about getting married and having children in the future. It will be easier to get married with a mud brick house. By the way, Xiaochu, you are twelve or thirteen years old, right? You will have to get married in a few years. What kind of wife do you want to marry?" The old village chief started to worry about her marriage from the house.

Shi Chu helplessly pretended to be shy and said, "Village Chief, I am still young, it is too early for me to get married."

The old village chief burst into laughter and said, "It's not too early. We can get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. How many years do you have left? It's time to find a date. After all, good girls are very popular..."

Shi Chu thought: Good girls are indeed in high demand, but I am just a girl myself.

"You are still shy, but you won't be able to find a wife if you are shy." The old village chief continued to tease her. The old man liked to see young people being shy when talking about marriage. "Although you don't have any land in our village, your hunting skills are unmatched, and you can often eat meat. This is an advantage over other young men..."

(End of this chapter)