Chapter 343 Life in the Republic of China in the Age of Chaos 01

This is an era that is deeply misunderstood.

The stories that the public sees are either the love and hatred of the wealthy, or the ambitions of the heroic sons and daughters under the gunfire, which are either intense or courageous, and fascinating.

Many people sing praises to the love and hatred of the foreign concessions, and even miss the romance of wind, flowers, snow and moon, wishing to be a part of it.

Jiang Lan has now come to this era, the Republic of China in a parallel time and space.

Today's ordinary people have three mountains on their heads, bureaucratic capitalism, feudalism and imperialism, and their flesh and blood have long been squeezed dry.

Exquisite beauties, elegant homes, gorgeous clothes, and a life of sensual pleasures belong to the capitalists and have nothing to do with ordinary people.

When the original owner was born, her family was already in financial difficulty, and her parents wanted to sell her for food.

The streets were full of people selling children and girls, but she was not sold because she was skinny, so her family abandoned her.

The original owner did not have a name, and because she always liked to beg by the river, everyone called her Jiang Yatou.

Jiang Yatou grew up day by day, and although she could not afford three meals a day, she could still eat half full with the help of a few kind people.

Everyone was having a hard time right now, and she was already very satisfied to have a little food to share with her.

The original owner thought that she could live like this, and dreamed that one day she would be able to repay those who helped her.

But she never waited for that day.

She died, and so did the kind people who took care of her. They all died under the iron hoofs of the invaders.

All this should not have happened. The location of J City in Y Province, where the original owner lived, is very critical. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times and has always been heavily guarded.

The general in charge of J City is the young marshal Gu Muzhen, known as the "Light of Beiyuan". He is known as one of the four great talents in Y Province and a well-known general.

But such a general is actually a love-brained person, and he staged a bloody love story with a woman of "you run and I chase, you can't fly away even if you have wings."

On the day when J City was broken, he gave up the entire city in order to vent his anger for his beloved woman.

After the original owner died, her soul refused to dissipate for a long time, and she turned into a transparent soul body floating everywhere.

She watched the city become devastated, watched the civilians die and fall in a pool of blood, watched her compatriots being ravaged by the enemy and unable to die.

Who will save them, who will save everyone!

She wanted to shout, but no one could hear her voice, she cried but no tears came out.

"It's a pity for the people of this city. Gu Muzhen didn't care about anything when he met Su Xinru."

"Yes, if these 30,000 troops were used to defend the city instead of being taken to vent Su Xinru's anger, J City would not have been lost."

It turned out that this was the truth, it was ridiculous!

With a heart full of hatred, the original owner found where Gu Muzhen and Su Xinru were. The happy look of the two made her extremely angry.

She was desperate to take revenge on them, but she was just a broken soul, unable to do anything but watch them get away with it.

The original owner cursed them madly, but she didn't get the result she wanted. In the end, she could only watch the whole city collapse, and the couple fled abroad.

The original owner's wish was simple, to protect the people of J City and let more people live a good life.

After Jiang Lan received the plot, she was filled with emotion.

The character of the taskmaster this time is her favorite among all the taskers Jiang Lan has met so far.

This sister is sassy and courageous, and has a conscience and a pattern. She doesn't complain about her birth, works hard to change the status quo, and repays kindness.

If she hadn't been born in a chaotic world, she would definitely have done something.

When Jiang Lan traveled through time, the original owner's body was only 12 years old, and she was already considered a big kid among street children.

In peacetime, a child of this age would still be an elementary school student who has never been involved in housework and is studying in school.

The biggest worry may be that there is too much homework today, or that parents don't take them out to play, and there is almost no pressure to survive.

But the original owner had to beg everywhere and help others with odd jobs in order to exchange for some food.

There are too few things that can be done at the age of 12. Jiang Lan considered the particularity of this world and calmed down to sort out her thoughts.

There are still a few years before J City is captured, and she must plan well in these years.

Jiang Lan walked aimlessly on the street, looking at the ragged beggars around him, but he couldn't feel much sympathy.

Everyone was having a hard time in this world, so how could he have the time to show sympathy?

"Jiang girl, you scared me to death, where were you that day?"

Auntie Pang was a cook in the hotel, and she could always get some leftovers from the guests.

She often helped the homeless children around her, and the original owner was one of them.

"Auntie Pang, I'm going to look for something outside."

"Stand here and wait for me. I've left some food for you. Eat it quickly and don't let anyone see you."

A moment later, Auntie Pang appeared again. She looked around vigilantly and handed a porcelain bowl to Jiang Lan, and said worriedly, "Eat quickly, don't let anyone snatch it away."

Nowadays, the world is in chaos, and people die of hunger every day.

People will do anything to survive.

Nowadays, people who snatch things are everywhere, and many people even kill people for a bite of food.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Jiang Lan did not disappoint Auntie Pang's kindness and ate the bowl of rice cleanly.

"Pang Dahua, what are you doing again?" An urging voice came from the room.

"Coming, coming, I'll be right there!"

Aunt Pang reminded Jiang Lan worriedly, "Don't run around. Don't go to places with few people. It's dangerous to be alone, do you understand?"

"I know. Thank you, Auntie."

"Then I'll go and get busy first. I'll save some food for you next time."

"Okay."

Jiang Lan nodded obediently.

This bowl of rice was the worst meal Jiang Lan had ever eaten after traveling through time so many times. It was even worse than what she had in the primitive tribe.

The rice had obviously been left for a long time and had become somewhat stale.

The hotel where Aunt Pang worked was not a high-end hotel, and the rice they used was not the best white rice, but more like modern brown rice.

It tasted okay when it was hot, but it was a little hard to swallow when it got cold, and it was very sticky in the throat.

No matter how unpalatable it was, such leftovers were a treasure that many people could not even ask for, and a bowl of rice was enough for many people to fight for.

Jiang Lan couldn't help but sigh, it made sense that it was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

In order to have a high-quality life, she had to change the current situation.

Suffering was the real Republic of China, and the gap between the rich and the poor in this era was as huge as a chasm.

The rich are living a life of luxury while the poor are dying. The polarization is extremely serious.

Capital whitewashes the peace while the rich are enjoying themselves, dancing and singing, swaying in their dresses and being romantic.

The average life expectancy of ordinary people is less than 35 years old, and they only have one piece of clothing covered with patches in their entire life.

They don't have enough food to eat, and many people died on the road to escape famine.

Jiang Lan thought that the next time someone wanted to travel to the Republic of China, she would have to hit him on the head a few times to let him know what is real.

To be honest, she didn't want to stay in this crappy place for even a minute!