Chapter 69 A Few Words of Advice: In chaotic times, naive people don't live long. ...
At first, everyone was too busy showing off their food to even talk.
They only slowed down after eating until they were about 70-80% full. They started drinking and chatting while eating snacks like braised meat, cold pig's ears, and pickled chicken feet.
While slurping his pickled chicken feet, Chen Rong asked Lu Xuan with great interest, "Speaking of which, aren't you curious why those families suddenly wanted to come down the mountain to look for someone?"
Lu Xuan casually remarked, "What reason do you need to find your own child?"
"Of course we should!" Chen Rong slapped his thigh. "If you really care so much about your daughter, why didn't you follow Aunt Liu's example and keep her here before the earthquake? Weren't you worried about the burden of having another mouth to feed? It was only after we went into the mountains and found that life was better than we expected that you changed your mind."
"Besides the Zhao family, the other families either had sons who died in accidents or only had one daughter. If they don't find their children, their lineage will die out. Although daughters only have half of their blood, Sun Dahai's daughter gave birth to a big, healthy boy. If we bring our grandson back alive and change his surname, wouldn't he become a descendant of the Sun family?"
Lei Yan frowned upon hearing this, "What kind of time is this to still be thinking about these things?"
Chen Rong chuckled and said, "Of course I don't care when I can't even get a meal. It's just that I've been eating too much lately."
When life is too good, people easily become greedy for things they wouldn't have thought of before, and all sorts of little ideas start to emerge.
His mother often grumbled to him in private that it would be even harder for him to find a wife after the disaster, and that he would probably remain a bachelor forever, and that she would never be able to hold a grandson in her life, Yunyun.
Chen Rong himself didn't really care about any of this.
It would be best to marry a wife to warm your bed, but if you can't marry, you can still live a carefree life alone.
Even after a catastrophe, being able to eat your fill and have meat every now and then is like living in paradise. What more could you ask for?
Viewers in the live stream were enjoying chicken feet and pig ears while expressing their opinions.
Although I enjoy watching live streams from ancient times, I've never been able to understand or like the feudalistic ideas associated with those eras.
[I don't want to generalize, but it's true that nine out of ten men in ancient times suffered from reproductive addiction. Population was important, but focusing solely on having sons and refusing daughters, some even strangling or drowning daughters upon discovering they were born. Didn't they consider that if everyone did this, their sons would grow up without wives and become bachelors, leading to the extinction of their lineage?]
[Being childless is certain, but being a bachelor isn't necessarily a bad thing; after all, you can be gay, hahaha.]
[The comment above is so toxic! If their sons actually became gay, these fathers with a penchant for procreation would be furious.]
[It would be better if you were driven mad.]
[Regardless of their motives, at least Sun Dahai and his group were willing to go out to search for people even knowing that things might be chaotic outside. Compared to others who don't treat their daughters like human beings, they are much better.]
[The premise is that they didn't try to morally blackmail the streamer; based on that alone, I can't like them.]
While eating braised pork hock with grease all over his mouth, Xiong Mao said, "We still need a son. Putting aside the issue of carrying on the family line, if something happens to me, a son can take care of my wife. If it's a daughter, she'll belong to someone else's family after she gets married, and then my wife will be all alone. That won't do."
Chen Rong clicked his tongue twice, "You really dote on your wife, but you know perfectly well how she used to seduce other men in the village..."
Xiong Mao's expression changed, and he fiercely swung his fist at Chen Rong: "Do you want to get beaten up?!"
Chen Rong quickly raised his hands, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, alright?"
Xiong Mao snorted coldly, his tone unfriendly: "My wife only likes me. The others are just for fun. They deserve it because they couldn't control themselves and were seduced into becoming my wife's laborers. They should take a good look in the mirror. How could my wife possibly be interested in them?"
Chen Rong, who had also been seduced by Su Ying and ended up doing work in a daze, was speechless and scolded.
[Just kidding, hahaha—he really dares to say that.]
Why doesn't he look in the mirror himself? He's not that much better than other men, is he?
"That depends on which angle you look at it from. Xiong Mao may not be the most handsome, but he's tough and strong! He'll definitely satisfy Su Ying in that area."
[Suddenly driving? However, the success of sexual relations still has a significant impact on marriage.]
[Besides, someone with Su Ying's looks is prone to attracting trouble. If she doesn't find someone as capable as Xiong Mao, she'll definitely suffer.]
But the truth is, Su Ying not only didn't suffer any losses, but also took advantage of others by doing the opposite. It has to be said that this woman is quite something.
In a way, Xiong Mao and Su Ying were a match made in heaven. Looking at all the men of her age in the entire Yunlu Village, Su Ying couldn't find a second man more suitable for her.
As Lu Xuan watched the comments section and listened to Xiong Mao recount how he and Su Ying fell in love and how they were happily married, he glanced at the two brothers who were silently drinking with gloomy expressions.
Lu Xuan said calmly, "You're unhappy because you can't go to see Li Yue?"
Xiong Mao and Chen Rong, who were talking, suddenly stopped. Zhang Chengming, who was busy eating, also paused and looked cautiously at Li Jing and the other person.
Li Jing said in a muffled voice, "I know Father is worried that something might happen to us after we go out, and he can't bear the loss of his daughter followed by the loss of his son. But..."
He understood, but he couldn't go to see her. The guilt he felt towards his sister was something he couldn't let go of.
Li Tuo, with red eyes, said, "I thought Mother would help us persuade Father, but I didn't expect that she wouldn't want us to go either."
"Isn't this normal?" Chen Rong crunched on a pig's ear. "Both are flesh and blood. No matter how much we love our daughter, we can't let you go on this risky journey with her. In the end, you'll both be left empty-handed. Do you want them to bury their child?"
Xiong Mao nodded, "If you two leave, what will happen to the village chief and Aunt Jin Feng if something happens here? We can't rely entirely on your wife. What will happen to your wife and son if something happens to you? Don't just think about Li Yue and forget about your own family."
Li Jing fell silent instantly.
Li Tuo said, "Then I can go alone."
Zhang Chengming frowned. "If something happens to you, is losing one son any better than losing everything?"
To put it bluntly, the village chief didn't want any more losses, which is why he prevented any of his brothers from going.
Lu Xuan glanced at the people at the table and suddenly said, "Don't you think it's cold-blooded of me to refuse to help find her? If I go, as long as Li Yue is still alive, I might be able to find her."
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent for a moment.
The refresh rate of the live stream comments also slowed down significantly.
Xiong Mao, Chen Rong, Zhang Chengming, and other siblings who hadn't married out of the family had no right to comment. Li Tuo, being young, clearly seemed to be having second thoughts, judging from his changing expression.
Li Jing quickly shook his head: "It wasn't your responsibility to begin with. There's no reason to push all the trouble onto you just because you're capable. In the end, it's because we're incompetent."
Besides, it was A-Yue who insisted on leaving, which led to the current situation. We can't expect Lu Xuan to clean up their mess; that would be too shameless.
Upon hearing this, Li Tuo's expression stiffened, and he suddenly felt somewhat dejected.
Yes, if their strength were the same as Lu Xuan's, or even just half as strong, their parents wouldn't have to worry about them not being able to return safely after they went out.
Li Tuo, fearing that Lu Xuan might overthink things, quickly said, "Brother Lu, if you were cold-blooded, why would you have told us in advance that a catastrophe was going to happen, and about gods and immortals? We could easily be mistaken for monsters."
The others nodded in agreement.
The viewers in the live stream thought to themselves, "So it really is possible to be mistaken for a monster. It's a wonder the streamer was able to remain calm and say it was a divine intervention, and the villagers actually believed it."
"Lu Xuan, don't overthink it. We all know you have a kind heart."
Lu Xuan's expression was slightly strange.
Is he kind-hearted? If you really think about it, he killed more people in the past ten years than the entire village combined.
The viewers in the live stream also felt that something was off.
They were unaware of Lu Xuan's time travel, but setting aside the fact that he had slaughtered more than one pack of wolves in the deep mountains, they only need to mention that when he left the prefectural city, he killed all the people who wanted to rob him.
They didn't sympathize with those who were ill-intentioned to begin with, but after witnessing the streamer use a vampire vine to intimidate the villagers not long ago, and then hearing them say that the streamer was a good person... it was hard to judge.
Lu Xuan, however, quickly became calm.
Whether the villagers considered him a good person or a murderer, it didn't really matter to him. He wouldn't change his carefree lifestyle because of anyone's opinion.
Life is short, so just enjoy it!
However, since the people present were all somewhat agreeable, Lu Xuan didn't mind teaching them a thing or two.
He tapped the table with his finger to draw everyone's attention. "In peacetime, it's nothing for neighbors to help each other out, but in times of chaos, it's not an era where you can just do good deeds casually."
"Just like Chen Rong said before, if I find the person, they will thank me for the rest of their lives. But what if they can't find the person? In order to make themselves feel better, will they vent all their grief and resentment over losing their loved ones on me? Blame me for being so capable that I can't find the person, blame me for not persuading them to keep the person."
Li Jing and the others were speechless.
Li Tuo opened his mouth in shock and stammered, "They can't be that unreasonable, can they?"
Lu Xuan chuckled and said, "You expect to reason with people who have lost their minds? I don't know how those families would react if they were really faced with such a situation, but I don't mind considering the worst possibility. After all, in chaotic times, naive people don't live long."
Lu Xuan reminded them, "Don't let the comfort of life here make you overlook the cruelty of the cataclysmic period."
“We won’t stay here forever. Sooner or later we will encounter other disaster victims. Unlike you, the disaster victims outside don’t have the opportunity to stockpile supplies in advance. Families are separated, children are exchanged for food, robbery and murder—all the evils you can imagine may exist outside.”
"Once outsiders find out you have enough supplies to last for several years, will they simply be envious, or will they try every means to steal them? If they can't get them from your storage space, they'll kidnap your parents and children, threaten you, and if you still don't hand over the supplies..."
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