It was only at this time that the old man realized that the house in the city was gone.
All of his past glory and the wealth he had accumulated through a lifetime of hard work, except for the more valuable items that Zhao Wei helped him move back home, the rest were lost.
He also understood why Zhao Wei repeatedly stopped the old couple from returning to the city.
If you go there, you will suffer the same fate as Liu Xiaoyu's family.
I was feeling restless inside and wanted to say something several times, but it was as if something was stuck in my throat and I couldn't open my mouth.
For the first time, his cloudy eyes looked at the young man in front of him seriously.
There is a hidden calm temperament about him, as if everything is under control.
But in the past, he only saw that the other party was dressed simply and had no ambitions. He didn't even want to be the president. He didn't look like the descendant of the Zhao family that he wanted at all.
He couldn't help but think of the days when they first met.
I was so happy that I wished I could take them father and son together to tell the world.
He always wanted to give them the best and make up for what they had missed over the years.
Each person in his family had several sets of exquisite and well-fitting clothes made.
They did accept it, but they didn't want other things, such as money and valuables, as if they were poisonous.
In the past, I thought they were petty and didn’t know good things.
Now I understand that being penniless is the best amulet.
Zhao Nan fell down. Although it was not a big deal, Zhao Wei did not say anything about kicking him out. He just made three rules that they had to abide by.
First, those who do not work shall not eat.
In this era, there are no idle people and no one who eats for free.
Zhao Wei has to feed so many people in his family, so as for Zhao Nan and Liu Qian, if possible, they should find a way to solve the problem themselves.
They can only provide relief occasionally, but cannot help the poor all the time.
After all, they are both capable of working.
If they stayed in the village in the future, Zhao Wei could take her with him to open up new land.
The food rations in the village are fixed, and it can be said that there is almost no surplus.
When they come here for refuge, it increases the pressure on food distribution.
Only if they adopt a good attitude and work hard will the villagers accept them.
Otherwise, even if he didn't chase them away, the people in the village would still drive him away.
By then, life will be even more difficult.
The second condition is to put away that condescending attitude, stop looking down on others, and be a low-key person.
Don’t even mention how high-ranking officials they were in the city and how prominent they once were.
Here, they have only one identity, that is, distant relatives who have come to seek refuge when their family has encountered misfortune.
Among the people in the village, the only ones who knew about Zhao Wei's family's background were his disciples. As for the arrival of the old man, they had never held a public banquet to recognize him in front of everyone.
Only those living in the family compounds in the city know the relationship between them.
In the village, many people only think that they are relatives who are just staying with them temporarily.
Therefore, Zhao Nan’s identity to the outside world can only be cousin.
If you let the cat out of the bag, don't blame Zhao Wei for disregarding the feelings of his family.
In fact, no matter how difficult it was for her because of Zhao Nan, she could only endure it no matter how aggrieved and painful she felt now.
After all, Liu Qian is not yet an adult, and as a mother, she always has to make plans for her child.
As for the third condition, I haven’t figured out what it is yet, so I’ll leave it for now.
This is a hanging sword, which can be used to shock Zhao Nan whenever he does something naughty.
These rules and regulations have controlled Zhao Nan so tightly that he dares not even say a word.
After going through hard times, they realized that the country life that they once looked down upon was actually so beautiful and was the paradise they longed for but could not reach.
That night, Zhao Wei prepared a set of pots and pans for them, and also borrowed some rough food.
There is no refined rice or white flour, and the main point is that you can choose it or not.
The vegetables we eat have grown to some size in the field planted by our grandmother, so we can just pick them ourselves.
But after eating, you have to learn how to save seeds and cultivate the crops yourself. They can provide technical guidance but will not interfere with anything else.
Now that such a big house is available for them to live in, they can also eat the mushrooms growing well in the holes.
It can be said that as long as Zhao Nan doesn't do anything stupid, he will not starve to death.
As for meat, it was not given at the beginning.
Zhao Wei doesn't like to eat bacon that has been pickled for a long time. That's the only way to do it when there is too much meat.
These days, he has been running around and has no time to hunt, and his apprentices are also unable to spare the time to take care of their families.
Finally, there was very little bacon left.
So, when Liu Qian came to ask for meat with some embarrassment, Zhao Wei openly brought it to his kitchen and showed it to him, saying: "There was more meat in the past, because there were more prey in winter. As long as you are not afraid of the cold and work hard, you can still get it."
"But now it is spring, when everything comes back to life and begins to reproduce. Most of the animals are pregnant, so they cannot go up the mountain to commit sins."
"The last time we ate meat was fish. You came at an unfortunate time because the meat has just been distributed. You should learn to be patient. We country folk only eat meat once a year, and that's how we get by."
Liu Qian watched the family eating vegetarian porridge with pickled vegetables and could only leave helplessly.
In fact, how could Zhao Wei let his family live such a miserable life.
There was meat, but it was all given to Huangmao, who then exchanged it for grain or grain and meat coupons through some channels for Tiesuo.
He no longer has any need for cash. In this day and age, money is of little use and is not as cost-effective as these.
Whenever you want to eat meat, just take the meat ticket and buy it.
Or Zhao Wei would go up the mountain at night to get some traps and some wild game, just enough for the family to have one meal.
Although the two families are close to each other, there is still some distance between them.
The new house where Zhao Wei and his family lived was in a much higher location. When the smell of meat wafted from the chimney, he usually refused to acknowledge it.
He just said that someone in the village was eating meat.
Liu Qian still didn't believe it and walked around the village. He actually saw several families squatting under the eaves of their houses, eating slices of meat.
On the first day, I could still hold on and ate only a small bowl of rice for each meal as usual.
But they soon realized how quickly they would get hungry if they ate vegetarian food.
I had no choice but to eat three large bowls of food in one go the next day, almost like a starving ghost.
Later on, the thing that happened to me was that the little brat brought me down.
Liu Qian was like a pig that could never be full. His appetite slowly caught up with the bowl, and then the bucket...
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