Chapter 188

This scene was indeed something Qiao Sheng and his friends had not expected. They had originally thought that the group of children who had prevented them from going to the island were already quite a lot, but they had not expected that there were even more children in this village.

Cao Hanmo led them to sit on the stone table and chairs outside the door of the wooden house in the middle. Seeing their surprised expressions, he told them the origin of these children.

Originally, they only knew that there were no biological children on the island. After listening to his story, they realized that there were not only the two of them on the island, but also his sister and brother-in-law.

There was only one small fishing boat on the island, and usually he and his brother-in-law would take a few older boys out to fish.

Because the fishing boat was relatively small, they could not go too far, so they stayed near the island and basically went back and forth on the same day.

Eating seafood alone is not enough to fill you up, so usually Ke Junhua, her sister-in-law and the children who stayed behind would plant crops together, but the land on this island might have some problems.

Even if they worked very hard and diligently, their efforts were never proportional to their harvests, so the people on the island were hungry and full.

This situation can be seen not only in the children on the island, but also in Cao Hanmo and his wife, who were also very thin, just a little better than skin and bones.

While they were talking here, a woman came out of the wooden house next to them with a plate of cut watermelons. She put the watermelons down, smiled at Qiao Sheng and the others, and asked the boys to move the wooden barrels containing fish into the wooden house.

When the boys came out again, they were holding cut watermelons in their hands and distributed them to other children in the village.

Cao Hanmo then said that the one just now was his sister Cao Hanshuang. In fact, this story started with her sister. They were not from this island before, but drifted to this island on a bamboo raft.

The reason why they escaped from the original island was very simple. His sister was chosen by the so-called sea god. He said she was chosen because they had no parents and were easy to control. He didn't expect that he, as a brother, could be so decisive to escape with his sister.

As for his wife Ke Junhua, they were childhood sweethearts. Knowing that they were going to escape, she not only helped to cover them, but also helped to prepare a lot of supplies.

It was because of her help that the siblings escaped so smoothly, but the subsequent developments were beyond the three people's expectations. Cao Hanmo thought that Ke Junhua would be spared because she was the daughter of the island owner. The three people never thought that this matter would be leaked.

Cao Hanshuang was supposed to offer sacrifices to the sea god, but because Ke Junhua helped her escape, even though she was over the age limit, Ke Junhua was still pushed out to offer sacrifices to the sea god.

Fortunately, after the Cao siblings escaped and got rid of the islanders who were chasing them, they sneaked back and caught up with Ke Junhua being offered sacrifices to the sea god.

Cao Hanmo discovered that the person tied to the bow was not right, so he dived into the sea in advance and rescued Ke Junhua after she was thrown down. However, Ke Junhua was already knocked unconscious and had stones tied to her body. Cao Hanmo had to work very hard to rescue her.

The three of them drifted on the sea for two months and did not dare to go ashore. They fled to this island. Ke Junhua has not been in good health since then. The Cao brothers and sisters felt sorry for her, but she felt good about herself and said that she was rewarded for her good deeds.

If she had not helped them escape, she would not have survived. Cao Hanmo's eyes were red when he said this. He said that if it were not for them, Ke Junhua, the daughter of the island owner, would not have lived such a hard life and had no food to eat.

"I feel that my life is pretty good now. I have a husband who loves me, a sister-in-law who is almost like my own sister, and a bunch of children. It doesn't matter if I don't eat well. Money can't buy you a thin body in old age, okay?" Ke Junhua, who was sitting next to him, reached out and grabbed her husband's hand, gently stroking him to comfort him.

After that, she asked Qiao Sheng and the others to eat more fruits and reminded her husband not to always talk about the past. Then she got up and went to Cao Hanshuang's wooden house to help clean up the deep-sea fish.

After a while, Cao Hanmo continued to talk about the children on the island. It turned out that they had lived on this island for more than 20 years. All these children were picked up, including his brother-in-law.

Some of them were floated in wooden basins, some were caught by them when they went fishing, and some were sacrificed to the sea god like Ke Junhua and Cao Hanshuang. There were many kinds of cases, including brides of the sea god, who were girls of fifteen or sixteen, and boys and girls, who were even younger, no older than six.

Some were already dead when they were caught, and some were rescued with great effort, but they would not live long due to lack of medical care. They tried their best to raise those who survived. The worst were those who were already sick and then abandoned. They could only watch them die when they caught them.

Cao Hanmo and his men buried all the dead children in the mountains. Some of the poor children did not even have names, but numbers were carved on wooden boards.

"I have two more books, which are used to record the children I picked up. The ones who survived and grew up are in one book, and the other book is for those poor children on the mountain." Cao Hanmo's eyes turned red again.

Li Mu patted him on the shoulder and said that it was a brotherly act. It was not easy to make a living on the island, and he adopted so many children who were not related to him.

Cao Hanmo waved his hands and said that this was what he had to do. Anyone with a conscience could not watch these children die.

Qiao Sheng looked at the children playing in the open space. They were not too old, so he asked him about the grown-up children. After all, they had lived on this island for more than 20 years.

"We have sent away all those who can be sent away. The island is poor, and the older ones won't leave. But if they stay here, they will have to make a living in misery. Our family can just stay here. There is no need for them to be tied to this rope." Cao Hanmo looked at the way they came.

That should be the only shore on the island where you can take a boat to leave.

After thinking about it, Qiao Sheng still asked a bad question, why didn't the older children who left come back to visit.

"I didn't let them. I told them when they left that they could have a better future. Don't always think about the past, and don't always think about this island. It's fate that they can grow up here. If they leave, the fate will be gone. Don't force it." Cao Hanmo was very calm. He even thought it would be best if these children didn't come back.

Qiao Sheng was unsure about his attitude, so she secretly asked the system. After the system replied, she secretly sent an email to Li Mu.

In fact, the children who left could not come back, which was simply a game setting. This island can only be entered by those abandoned children. Not to mention that the children who left could not find the way back, even other NPCs passing by here could not see the island.

This setting is somewhat inhumane. It is understood that this makes them fend for themselves here. The system is very single, saying that these NPCs were originally abandoned. They want to resist the game, so there are so many disasters. It also overstepped its authority to tell Qiao Sheng that it is best to give up the reward of this island.

Because according to the setting, these islands are islands abandoned by the game. If players are too nice to them, they will suffer backlash in the future.

The system wanted to say something, but Qiao Sheng shut up and stepped back. He shut up, weighed the pros and cons, and began to discuss this matter with Li Mu via email, whether he should help or not, whether he should extend his hand.

Li Mu did not reply for a long time after receiving the email, but continued to talk with Cao Hanmo, talking about the weather on the island, farming, their fishing harvest, the children on the island, daily food, etc. After talking about

these, they began to discuss how to deal with the beasts on the mountain. After listening to Cao Hanmo's description, you can know that the beast on the mountain is a tiger, but it may not be the one that comes down every time. There are also wild boars and bears. I don't know how these beasts work together, anyway, they come to harass every night.

If they succeed, they will take something away. If they fail, they will come to scare them. They are busy every night. It sounds like they are torturing these people.

Since there were wild beasts harassing the mountains, Cao Hanmo and his brother-in-law could not go out to sea to fish together. The harvest at sea has been reduced a lot. The land they cultivated was always destroyed by wild beasts. As a result, both roads to open up sources of income were blocked.

Otherwise, he would not have agreed to Qiao Sheng's request for barter so easily. Although seafood makes you hungry easily after eating it, it is easier to fill your stomach than fruit. It is always good to be able to exchange it.

Cao Hanmo and Li Mu walked around the village and discussed the setting of traps. Qiao Sheng stayed in the village to play with the children. When the sun was about to set in the afternoon, Cao Hanmo's brother-in-law came back with a fishing rod. When he entered the village, he found someone he didn't recognize.

At that time, they were full of hostility, but they still surrounded Qiao Sheng. After these children who were bribed by Ling JJZL Food explained, they were half-believing and half-doubting.

At this time, Cao Hanshuang and his sister-in-law Ke Junhua also came out of the wooden house and quickly stopped the suspicious man. This time the explanation was much more effective, and the man named Han He let down his guard.

Qiao Sheng observed that the man should not be very old, because his skin was dark due to years of hard work. There were also a few small fish in the wooden barrel he brought back, which should be his day's harvest.

At this time, Li Mu, who had been busy outside the village for an afternoon, finally came back with Cao Hanmo. Ke Junhua told them that dinner was ready and they could have dinner.

Under their enthusiastic invitation, Qiao Sheng and Li Mu also stayed to eat a bowl of wild vegetable root fish soup. The others did not have staple food for dinner, but two black nests were prepared for Qiao Sheng and Li Mu.

The two thought that they could save a little bit, so they said that they were not hungry and asked them to put away the dry food. As for Ah Dai and You Su, they squatted aside honestly and did not mean to ask for food at all.

After a full stomach of water, Qiao Sheng and Li Mu said they would go back to the boat first to replenish their weapons and ammunition, and come back at night.

In the afternoon, Cao Hanmo also said that these wild animals would only appear late at night, and it would be useless to guard here at this time.

Before leaving, Qiao Sheng also distributed the dried sweet potato snacks in her bag to the children. It was not that she didn't want to distribute the dried meat, but they were very dissatisfied with their snacks being distributed.

When the dried sweet potatoes were distributed, they could still accept it, but when the dried pork and rabbit meat were taken out, the two ran over to grab them. Seeing this, Qiao Sheng did not dare to post it

, thinking that when he left, he would leave some piglets and rabbits for them, which would be food when they grow up.