Chapter 25
This locust plague came so suddenly that no one even knew where it originated. It seemed to have appeared out of thin air, and then in just a few days, it started from near Zhaojiagou and ate up all the food in the fields of an entire province and city.
This is a huge disaster, especially for human beings.
Yunmian sat in the small courtyard, holding up her face to listen to the familiar and old voice of the village chief coming from the loudspeakers hanging on the tall electric poles and trees outside.
"...Fellow villagers of Zhaojiagou, this locust plague has affected not only our village, but all the people in the entire province and city of Hongshan. The county governor and provincial governor have been actively holding meetings these past two days to find a solution to the locust plague. Everyone should cheer up, believe in the country, and believe in our cadres and comrades..."
Yunmian has listened to this broadcast, which lasts more than ten minutes, more than twenty times in the past few days.
"Uncle System, is everyone going to have no food to eat?"
Yunmian hadn't seen a smile on her mother's face in the past two days. Instead, she seemed strangely nervous. She didn't know what her mother was busy with at home these days. She neither sewed clothes for people nor made soles for shoes, but she didn't even go out once.
The system gave her a positive answer: "Yes, the entire Hongshan City and nearby provinces and cities that have been ravaged by locusts must conserve food from now on and use the remaining food at home to survive until the next year's grain harvest season."
Yun Mian asked again: "What if there is not enough food? What should we do if we can't eat? Will we starve to death?"
"..." The system was silent for a long time this time. When Yunmian didn't want to answer the question, it whispered, "Without so much food, humans will look for other things to eat, such as animals in the mountains, fish and shrimp in the river, birds flying in the sky, and tree bark and grass roots on the ground."
Without waiting for Yunmian to speak, it continued, "If they finish eating all this, or if they can't find more food, they will target their own kind, whether it's stealing, cheating, or robbing. In order to survive, they will become as unstoppable as those locusts."
When their own kind have no food... they will even choose to eat humans, children, women, the elderly... all those weak and edible will become their objects of sacrifice in order to survive.
However, the following words were too cruel for a five-year-old child, so the system selectively blocked them.
Besides, the previous words had already caused a great impact on Yunmian.
She sat up straight, frowning and obviously nervous: "Then, will someone come to steal our food? What if mom is cheated by them? What if...what if a lot of people come to our house to steal food?"
system:"……"
It doesn't know either.
It is just a system that no one can see or touch. No matter how worried we are, we cannot solve these possible problems for Yunmian.
Yunmian didn't care about it anymore. She got up from the stool and ran straight to the inner room.
"Mom!" The little girl's voice was crisp and tender, but what she said surprised Yun Jin a little: "Let's quickly hide all the food, otherwise it would be bad if some bad guys come to our house to steal food."
Yun Jin stopped what she was doing and pulled her daughter closer: "Look at what mom is doing?"
Yun Mianmian finally had the heart to see what her mother had been doing mysteriously these past few days. Before, she wanted to know, but her mother always chased her out of the house and refused to let her see it no matter what. Why did she suddenly agree to do so now?
With this curiosity, Yunmian bent down and looked down.
There is a big, dark hole under the bed!
Yunmian opened her mouth in surprise: "Mom, when was this hole dug?!"
The system was also shocked and flew around the room: "Why is there suddenly a hole here?! There was nothing under the bed when we first came to this world!!"
"We started digging last year." Yun Jin answered calmly, "We have been digging until this year. I didn't expect that we can use it now."
Yunmian: “!!”
system:"!!!"
She lied!!
What did I not expect? I had obviously thought of it a long time ago and had started digging a long time ago, and I had deliberately avoided this system!
The system flew under the bed and went into the hole to take a look. There was a simple ladder in the hole, which was filled with various foods packed and tied tightly in snakeskin bags. After scanning, it even learned that this hole had been carefully smoked many times!
It was obvious that it had been planned in advance and had been dug long ago, otherwise it wouldn't be so dry and clean.
This means that Yun Jin probably started to take action when she heard from Zhao Xiaoli last year that she needed to save more food! She was just waiting for this day, just waiting to hide the sweet potatoes, fried beans and other food that she had accumulated over the year!
The system told the host its speculation. After being surprised, Yunmian did not question the host. Instead, she threw herself into her mother's arms, rubbed against her, and then hugged her and said in a very distressed voice: "This hole is so big, how long did you dig it? Are you tired and exhausted? Mianmian didn't know. I'm sorry..."
System: “…” Is this the legendary mama’s boy brain?
The point is completely off the mark. Shouldn't you be marveling at how awesome your mother is?
Yun Jin was also stunned by her daughter's sudden distressed apology, and then she raised her hand and gently patted the little one's back, saying softly: "Mom is not tired, Mianmian is studying hard at school, and Mom has nothing to do at home, so digging a hole doesn't take much effort."
Yunmian didn't believe her mother's lies.
In her previous life, her mother always said that she was not tired or sleepy, but Yun Mian knew all about the dark circles under her eyes, the fatigue on her face, and the way she would squat against the wall outside the door and cry secretly while hiding from her.
After hugging her mother affectionately and kissing her cheek, Yunmian let go reluctantly.
Then she criticized her mother seriously: "Don't work so hard in secret anymore, otherwise Mianmian will be very angry and distressed. Mianmian wants to know everything mom does, and you have to stay with mom all the time!"
Yun Jin pinched her daughter's cheek amusedly: "Got it, then Mianmian, tell mom, what did that uncle say to you just now?"
Yunmian told her mother exactly what the system uncle had said, and then she leaned over to her mother's ear and whispered, "Mianmian is still too young to protect her mother, so we hide the food. Even if a bad guy sneaks in, he won't be able to find the food. He'll be pissed off!"
Yun Jin hugged her daughter with relief, and while responding to her words, she clapped her hands to call in the three dogs that were biting each other outside.
"Mianmian, do you know why your mother wants to bring the dog home?" she asked the little girl with a frown in her arms.
Yunmian knew: "It's to protect me from being bullied by Zhao Yuntao and others!"
Zhao Yuntao has four brothers, but Mianmian is alone, so she can’t win. The three puppies plus herself make exactly four, so she no longer has to worry about being outnumbered!
Yun Jin suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, Mian Mian's guess is correct. However, the locust plague came suddenly and the three dogs have grown up. They will be able to help us guard the house in the future. With them around, bad guys won't be able to sneak in, right?"
Yunmian: “!!!”
It's actually possible!
The little girl performed a pupil earthquake on the spot, and stared at her mother blankly for a long time, muttering: "Are you really my mother?"
The smile on Yun Jin's face froze instantly. The next second, Yun Mian's ears were twisted tightly, and a sinister sneer rang in her ears: "Then take a good look at me to see if I am your mother?"
Yun Mian was forced to nod with tears in her eyes: “Wuwuwuwuwu, yes…”
system:"……"
This kind of scene where people use their suicidal skills to the fullest has become commonplace.
The three dogs also stared with wide eyes and looked on curiously, but not one of them was willing to risk its life to save its little master.
Although they are dogs, they know who is the boss of the family and who feeds them.
Yunmian's ear was once again damaged by her mother, but at least she gained temporary peace of mind by using an ear.
At least we don't have to worry about someone sneaking into the house and stealing food.
However, the fear of no harvest made the situation increasingly serious in the following period of time.
The village chief's hair had turned much whiter, and his forehead had several more wrinkles, but Zhaojiagou was still in a small commotion.
Because someone went to the team to make trouble. That person was not from Zhaojiagou, but it seemed to have inspired many people. So people from every village and household went to the team and the village to make trouble for the cadres to give them relief food and money.
Yunmian was dragged by Zhao Xiaoli to the village to watch the scene once.
An old man wearing old indigo clothes and a black hair cloth on his head was sitting on the ground outside the office, kicking and rolling on the ground and crying.
"God is blind! I have never done anything to harm anyone in my life, and now my feet are about to be buried in the ground, but the damn locusts won't leave me and my dog any chance to survive!!"
"My family can't even afford to eat. Guangping, Guangping, please take care of me. I'll kneel down and kowtow to you, okay? It doesn't matter if I die. My poor dog is only seven years old! If he dies too, how am I going to explain to his parents who died early in the underworld!"
"Guangping..."
Yun Mian stood in the crowd and watched quietly. This scene was not uncommon in her previous life. When the patients' families kowtowed to the doctors and nurses, and when her mother knelt down to the doctor in front of the bed, Yun Mian watched quietly and silently.
The only difference between the two is that those who kowtow and cry in the hospital can no longer save the situation and can only watch their loved ones die.
But here, this grandmother and her grandson were able to get the results they wanted by crying.
Seeing the old grandmother and her skinny grandson standing there blankly being invited into the office by the village cadres, and listening to the sudden boiling discussions of pity, indignation, or envy in her ears, Yun Mian reached out and pulled Zhao Xiaoli, who had a sympathetic look in her eyes, out of the crowd.
"They will still die..." Zhao Xiaoli looked at Yun Mian, but her eyes were vague and unfocused.
In her previous life, Grandma Guihua also brought her dog to the village to make trouble, but no one cared about her the first time, and the second time. But later, when there was no surplus food in the whole village and the whole county, nothing could be done about her no matter how much she made trouble.
The dog starved to death first. She held the dog's body and cried for a long time, but she didn't even do the dog's funeral. She covered herself with a quilt and died with the dog.
"Mianmian, how can I change my destiny?" Zhao Xiaoli asked Yunmian blankly, or maybe she was just asking herself.
Yun Mian tilted her head and did not answer her question.
She had only a vague idea of what fate was, and she really couldn't give a correct answer to such a profound question.
But she felt that someone must be able to answer it.
So Yunmian silently pulled Zhao Xiaoli and ran away.
I ran all the way to the school, but the school had already been closed for holiday and the gate was locked. Teacher He Kaijin lived nearby.
Knock on the door and come in.
Yun Mian raised her head and asked Zhao Xiaoli the same question again: "Teacher He, do you know how to change your destiny?"
He Kaijin looked at Yunmian in surprise, but did not treat them lightly just because they were children. Instead, he thought seriously for a while.
During this process, he brought them boiled water and roasted pumpkin seeds.
Then, sitting opposite the two of them, he answered carefully: "The teacher can't give an accurate answer, but fate is definitely not immutable. Every choice we make in our lives is closely related to fate. Maybe fate is just a single point at the beginning, but when we make choices one by one, there are many more points. When these points are connected one by one, fate is called fate?"
Yunmian: “…”
It’s so complicated, I can’t understand it.
She turned to look at Zhao Xiaoli with a confused mind, only to find that she had become dazed again.
Yun Mian had no choice but to wave her hand in front of her eyes and whispered in her ear, "Teacher He answered just now, did you understand?"
Zhao Xiaoli came back to her senses, and her originally blank eyes gradually brightened up as they focused. She stood up suddenly and bowed to He Kaijin: "Thank you, Teacher He, I understand!"
This time it was her turn to pull Yunmian out.
Looking at the two little girls' hurried backs, He Kaijin smiled and shook his head, then fell into a new round of thinking: How can fate be changed?
The two children, who had no idea that they were being fooled by their teacher, were sitting on the dry and desolate edge of the field. After crushing a few stray insects, Yunmian confirmed with her friend, "Did you really understand?"
Zhao Xiaoli nodded vigorously: "Yes! I didn't expect Teacher He to be so amazing. He is simply a wake-up call. If he hadn't been a teacher, he would have become a famous philosopher!"
Yunmian was silent again.
Little sister Xiaoli always likes to say some strange words that other children can’t understand, which is totally making things difficult for her!
Zhao Xiaoli turned sideways and hugged Yunmian excitedly: "Mianmian, you are amazing! You actually thought of asking the teacher right away. I never thought of that. If it weren't for you, I would never have figured it out so quickly! You are simply my lucky star!"
Lucky Star smiled happily: "Well, it's not that great..."
Compared to her mother, she is only a little bit better!
After letting go of Yunmian, Zhao Xiaoli shook her feet that were hanging on the edge of the field, staring quietly at the barren and messy land, and said softly: "Mianmian, do you remember the piece of gold I picked up?"
"I remember it was a very big piece, bigger than my hand!" Yun Mian still remembers it vividly.
"I'm going to give it to the village chief and ask him to sell it and buy food to distribute to everyone." Zhao Xiaoli's tone suddenly became relaxed. Facing Yun Mian's surprised look, she curved her eyes and smiled sweetly: "I have always wondered why I am the one with good luck. I am not particularly smart, nor do I have a powerful family background, nor do I have any special abilities. I am not even very good-looking. Why doesn't good luck find others, but finds ways to get close to me?"
Yun Mian's attention was attracted by her words, but her first reaction after listening to them was inexplicably a little biased.
"Are you saying you are stupid and ugly?" She asked seriously with her eyes wide open.
"......?" Zhao Xiaoli's emotion was stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down, and her face became strange.
Before she could recover, Yun Mian stretched out his claws and patted her shoulder in a very loyal manner, comforting her: "It's okay, I don't dislike you at all, just don't get a perfect score like me next time!"
Zhao Xiaoli: “…”
Under the bright and expectant eyes of Yunmian, Zhao Xiaoli sneered and slapped the claws on her shoulders: "Dream on! Next time I will definitely do better than you in the exam, and I won't leave any reward for you!!"
Yunmian is indeed the most annoying kid in Zhaojiagou!
Even the three dogs she has are more likable than she is!
Zhao Xiaoli left angrily, leaving Yunmian sitting on the edge of the field in confusion. After a long while, she pulled at the grass leaves and asked blankly, "Uncle System, why is Sister Xiaoli angry again?"
system:"……"
If it were me, I would also be angry. If the protagonist didn't get so angry that he reached out and pushed you down, I would want to praise you for having a kind heart!
This conflict seemed a bit serious, and Zhao Xiaoli didn't come to see her for the entire afternoon.
Yun Mian didn't think much about it. She rode on the tallest and largest little gray wolf, and ran into the mountains with the other two dogs on its back.
The oncoming wind blew away all the heat. Yunmian grabbed the fur on the little gray wolf's back and was so happy that she couldn't see her eyes.
The system was watching from the side and couldn't help but sigh for Zhao Xiaoli: She is probably still sitting at the doorstep waiting for Yunmian to apologize and coax her?
After all, Zhao Xiaoli did this every time before.
Sure enough, the little gray wolf soon passed by Zhao Xiaoli's house carrying Yunmian.
Before, Yunmian always wanted to bring Zhao Xiaoli with her when she came here, so the little gray wolf stayed at the door of Zhao Xiaoli's house for a few seconds, and when he was sure that Yunmian was not going to call for help, he ran away again, fulfilling his duty.
But in the eyes of Zhao Xiaoli who was standing behind the door, it seemed that Yun Mian not only did not coax her, but also brought the dog to mock her!
As a result, the grievances that the child had been holding back for the whole afternoon suddenly came to his mind and finally exploded in silence, and he cried out at the top of his lungs.
Just then, her mother Li Jiaxiu came out of the house and saw Yunmian's back through the gate. She asked in surprise, "Why are you crying? Don't you run after your sister Mianmian every day? Now that she's gone, why don't you catch up with her?"
Zhao Xiaoli: "...Wow, wow, wow, wow!!!"
No one understands her!
No one!!
"Uncle, didn't you say there was no one there?" Yun Mian pulled Ping'an's ear and hid in the bushes, looking from afar at two people who were aiming everywhere with wooden bows not far away.
An acquaintance and also an enemy.
They happened to be the two brothers Zhao Yunhai and Zhao Yuntao.
The system stopped on a leaf, muffled for a moment, and then said, "There was no one there just now, but they ran faster than dogs."
The little gray wolf and his three dogs liked to run around and scurry all over the mountain. By the time they got there, Zhao Yunhai and his two brothers had already occupied the area.
This is where Yunmian found it yesterday. The little gray wolf kept sniffing around and then barked at that place. Then Yunmian heard the sound of the animal flapping its wings.
It was a pheasant, but after it flew up, it rested on a branch. No matter how high Yunmian jumped, he couldn't catch it. He could only wait until it was getting dark today.
In the end, I don’t know how Zhao Yunhai and his brother came here, with bows in their hands and with a clear purpose.
Yun Mian peeked through the gaps in the grass and secretly observed the two people.
After being expelled from Zhaojiagou Primary School last year, their family split up again. The third daughter-in-law of the Zhao family held a grudge and did not allow her two sons to mix with their brothers. Zhao Guangcheng originally wanted to continue sending his grandson to school, but the younger generation himself was unwilling to do so. Moreover, if he went to study in another village, he would have to walk several miles back and forth tomorrow. If it was too far, he would have to ask his family to pick him up, otherwise the wild beasts in the mountains would not let go of the meat in their mouths in this era.
So the family considered it for more than half a month, and finally did not mention the issue of schooling. Instead, they thought about sending the two brothers to town or somewhere else to find a master as apprentices to learn a craft, so that they could at least earn money to support themselves when they were two years older.
Zhao Yunhai and Zhao Yuntao, two out-of-school children, run around aimlessly in the village all day long. They are both restless and have been blocked by countless parents with their children asking for explanations.
However, Yunmian was never bullied by them again, because the scene when Yunmian was almost beaten to death and the time when they tied her to a pillar and beat her later became their long-lasting nightmares during that period.
When the nightmare was over and he wanted to teach Yunmian a lesson to avenge himself and his family, the three dogs had grown up...
At this time, they were avoiding Yunmian, so if you count carefully, Yunmian had not seen these two people for a long time.
"Uncle System." Looking at them, Yun Mian suddenly whispered, "Have you ever seen a little gray wolf bite someone?"
System: ...a moment of silence for the two brothers in advance.
Yunmian the dog hid back stealthily, then whispered and gestured to the Little Gray Wolf and Pingping'an, not caring whether they understood what he meant or not, and made a "charge" gesture to the two of them.
The next second, the four dogs rushed out like arrows.
System stuck: Wait! Four?!
Looking again, three dogs plus Yunmian were rushing and barking aggressively. The barking not only startled the animals and birds in the mountains, but also startled the two brothers who were looking for pheasants.
The key is, Yunmian runs faster than a dog!
"Brother! There are dogs and people!" Seeing the leader Yun Mian, Zhao Yuntao's expression changed from horror to confusion.
As a result, he successfully missed the best opportunity to escape.
When the four little ones came closer, the two brothers were blocked in front of a tree.
Yunmian stopped in front of them, put her hands on her hips and said, "Don't move!"
No one dared to move.
The dog didn't move.
The little gray wolf held down the restless Pingping with one of his paws, and squatted obediently beside Yunmian's legs with Anan.
"Yun, Yunmian, what do you want to do?!" Zhao Yuntao tried to muster up the courage to ask back, but his eyes were always fixed on the three dogs.
Zhao Yunhai glared at Yunmian: "We already paid for beating you up before, don't even think about letting your dog bite us!"
Yun Mian was confused: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why should I let the dog bite you?"
She just wanted to ask if the chicken they caught could be divided equally?
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