Abnormal Food Article

Chapter 33 Dry Land Barren Years (4)

People had to leave before it got dark, and there was a long line of people walking sparsely.

Chen Huihong, who was at the front, was walking as fast as she could. Apart from her appearance, which was hard to describe and a little sloppy, she really didn't look like a disaster victim. Especially her bulging clothes stuffed with straw, compared with the really weak victims next to her, she is simply a strong man who can beat ten.

Hui Niang was a little afraid that her face would change faster than turning the page in a book, so she followed Chen Huihong closely, even if she couldn't keep up, she gritted her teeth and wasted her energy in jogging to keep up. Chen Huihong would occasionally slow down her pace when she glanced back at Huiniang's staggering figure.

As for Ren Yazi, who was third in the team, his expression and movements were much more ferocious.

In terms of body shape, Ren Yazi is considered to be on the thin side among modern people. He looks to be in his forties or fifties, and he is as tall as Chen Huihong. The clothes he wore were also very shabby, and the clothes were relatively thick. He was holding sweet potatoes in his arms and carrying belongings. He was considered quite wealthy among the victims.

Perhaps because of the heavy load, it was more difficult for her to keep up with Chen Huihong than Hui Niang, and Chen Huihong didn't care at all whether she could keep up. He just walked forward on his own and waited for Hui Niang.

Ren Yazi didn't want to be left behind by Chen Huihong, and was also afraid that the goods behind him would really fall behind. He was tired and anxious while walking, looking forward and backward, so he could only curse softly along the way, but Chen Huihong couldn't hear it anyway.

Chen Huihong couldn't hear it, but Qin Huai could.

Hearing that it was getting dark in the middle of the afternoon, Qin Huai probably figured out what the situation of this team was.

Compared with the scene seen in the last dream, Chen Huihong and Hui Niang this time should be temporary teammates who have been teaming up for several months and have a somewhat tacit understanding. Not only did we get out of the drought-stricken area, we also made up our identity and determined our direction.

As for Ren Yazi, her surname is Zhang, and everyone else calls her Mrs. Zhang.

From Zhang Po's point of view, Chen Huihong was a young lady from a wealthy family who was separated from her family on the road to fleeing the desert because of her eccentric personality. Huiniang was a maid she picked up on the way.

This strange team was formed because Zhang Po's man died.

Mrs. Zhang is from Peiping and has been in this business for more than ten years. They have always been a husband and wife team. There was a severe drought in Sanjin in the past two years. The couple made a lot of money by buying low and selling high. This year, they heard that the drought was still the same, so they went to Sanjin to buy people with the idea of ​​making a lot of money again.

Unexpectedly, this year's drought will be even more severe than the previous two years. The grain harvest has been cut off, and the land is bare for thousands of miles. Ordinary families have reached the point where they can't survive even if they sell their children and daughters. You don't even need money or food to buy people. Just howl and a large number of people will come up and follow them in order to get a bite to eat.

Years of hunger, people eat each other, desperate hunger turns people into beasts, Zhang Po's husband died unexpectedly while shopping. Zhang Po, who witnessed everything from a distance, was frightened and fled overnight with the collected goods, away from the crowd, and eventually met Chen Huihong and Hui Niang, who were also far away from the crowd.

Huiniang was from a farmer's family with a decent family background. She was a little stronger and taller than a girl from a truly poor family. When Qin Huai saw Hui Niang in a dream for the first time, he felt that Hui Niang was thin, small and extremely malnourished, which was far different from Chen Huihui in the real world. But compared to the group of half-year-olds bought by Granny Zhang, Hui Niang is much better than them.

Not to mention Chen Huihong, with her height, body shape, and face, she comes from a wealthy family. Before, Hui Niang was the only one who didn't stand out in comparison, but now she stands out among this group of people.

Huiniang knows the way and can find water. Chen Huihong seems to have a backing and is healthy enough to fight. After Zhang Po died, the man still brought dozens of new goods with him. He was afraid that he would not be able to keep the food on his body, so he asked Chen Huihong to accompany him, hoping to find a strong man to protect him.

When Granny Zhang met Chen Huihong, she was surrounded by more than 20 half-year-old children, the older ones were thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger ones were only six or seven years old, both boys and girls.

Up to now, the good-looking girls have been sold at discounted prices along the way, and those who are in poor health and cannot keep up have died on the road. Those who are left to this day are considered to be Granny Zhang's choice. Each one of them looked as angry as a gossamer and was about to die. When they got back to Peiping and had two full meals to regain their energy, they could still sell them for a good price.

Now that they were about to arrive in Peiping, Zhang Po had Hui Niang's idea in mind.

Huiniang relied on bean cakes every two days and the food she found along the way, and she was doing well among the victims. When she arrived outside the city, she was among the high-quality victims who had the best chance of being selected to buy. Along the way, Po Zhang lost men, lost money, and sold goods cheaply. It would be inconvenient for her to run a business by herself in the future, so she just wanted to make more money one last time and sell every one she could.

In order to earn more, Granny Zhang even generously gave Chen Huihong and Hui Niang a small sweet potato each.

Granny Zhang used flint to light hay and wood to roast sweet potatoes and keep herself warm. Hui Niang sat by the fire, holding a clay pot filled with water in her hands, waiting for the water in the pot to settle. Perhaps Chen Huihong was worried that the fire would ignite the hay in her clothes, so she sat far away, silently gnawing tree bark with her back on her back, and put the sweet potatoes into her clothes.

"Hui Niang, have you and your lady been to Peiping before?" Granny Zhang talked to Hui Niang.

Hui Niang shook her head silently. "Beiping is very big. There are imperial palaces and palaces. Now that the emperor is gone, those old princes and Baylor are still very wealthy. If you can work in the palace as an errand, you will get bean flour pancakes every day, let alone one every day." No one will care if you eat 10." Granny Zhang offered the temptation of bean flour pancakes.

Hui Niang was unmoved and said that she had seen the world: "But I want to eat white flour steamed buns."

Granny Zhang: "...there are also white-flour steamed buns. The girls in the alley, let alone white-flour steamed buns, are very wealthy. They can also eat pea yellow, donkey rolling, and kidney bean rolls that only the nobles in the palace could eat before. Have you heard of these foods? ? They are all expensive and made of fine grains, which are finer than fine grains. They are filled with enough sugar and are sweeter than honey!"

Hui Niang remained unmoved, because she had neither eaten refined grains nor honey, and could not imagine what Granny Zhang was talking about.

Granny Zhang didn't give up: "It's really not possible. You can work as a laborer in a restaurant or oil shop. Some places don't pick people. Although those places are bitter, you can still get enough to eat. If you don't like the taste of beans and rice, you can go fishing." Eat with your eyes open, 1 copper coin and chopsticks, if you are lucky you might be able to get a piece of meat.”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Zhang blinked her mouth as if in recollection: "One time, Li Mazi, who was selling staring food, got the folded basket from somewhere. He said it was a Taishalou that came from outside the customs. What a taste. , It’s delicious even if it’s sour, and it’s really not a waste of money.”

Hui Niang was moved by Mrs. Zhang's wonderful description of eating meat for a copper coin. Hui Niang ran to Chen Huihong holding the jar and handed the jar to Chen Huihong: "Sister, drink water."

The water has almost settled.

Chen Huihong took a small sip meaningfully, returned the jar to Hui Niang, and continued to play with the half of the wooden horse she had picked up before.

"Sister, just now Granny Zhang said that you can get meat for just one copper in Beiping City." Hui Niang whispered.

"I heard it." Chen Huihong said calmly, "It's all swill. If you eat too much, you will get sick. If you are unlucky, you will die."

"But..." Hui Niang was still a little eager, "You can eat meat."

There were several boys who were lying down and resting who had the same idea as Huiniang. One boy stood up with difficulty, looked at Granny Zhang longingly, and asked: "Zhang... Granny Zhang, when we get to Peking, we can also give you a copper coin." Eat meat?”

"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat!" Granny Zhang yelled angrily, "How much food did I eat along the way? The pace is so slow, it will be nice to give you a full meal when we get to Peking. Who asked you to sit and talk? Don’t you think you’re wasting food by just sitting and talking?”

"You're all sleeping with me, and you'll be on your way as soon as dawn. When we get to Peking, we have to find a buyer for you. If you sell it a day earlier, you'll miss a day's worth of my food!"

The children hurriedly lay down. Granny Zhang carefully gnawed the sweet potato, swallowed the skin carefully, then curled up with the bag and lay down to sleep.

As if in a breath, Chen Huihong and Hui Niang were the only ones sitting there among everyone.

"Sister, why should we find a job when we arrive in Peking? It seems that being a beggar will easily lead to death." Hui Niang asked in a low voice.

"That's your business." Chen Huihong put away the wooden horse, "I don't know where to go. You said that your parents might go to Peking. I will accompany you."

"When you get to the place, you find yours and I'll go mine."

After saying that, Chen Huihong lay down and closed her eyes to sleep.

Huiniang was still sitting with the jar in her arms. She sat blankly for a while, then carefully lay down, with her back pressed against Chen Huihong's back, and fell asleep quietly.

Under the light of the fire, Qin Huai saw Chen Huihong open her eyes and glance at Hui Niang, adjust her posture so that Hui Niang would not be too uncomfortable, and then close her eyes and fall asleep.

I found my white cat urinating blood at noon today. I sent him to the hospital urgently and cost 1720.

Treating cats is really expensive

(End of chapter)