FWF Chapter 281 "Deadly: Weird Town (12)"
Chapter 281 "Deadly: Weird Town (12)"
Chapter 281 "Death in a Strange Town (12)"
No!
She was hit by a drought just after crossing, and her wealthy family couldn’t hold on anymore, let alone ordinary people who were struggling to get enough food and clothing. Her luck was really comparable to that of non-chiefs!
How Zhou Meng wailed in her heart, she still looked sickly and weak on the surface, she pursed her lips, and let Xiaoya help her to take a stroll in the courtyard.
By the way, to inquire about the news, Zhou Meng secretly thought.
It was noon when she woke up, the scorching sun was hanging in the sky, setting off heat waves on the ground, as soon as Zhou Meng went out, she was frightened by the oncoming heat waves and took half a step back, the scorching air waves made her skin ache, She finally felt what Yuanshen was like a delicate and frail young lady.
Xiaoya went to the closet to get the gauze dress with keen eyesight, she put it on, and then put on the curtain, following the shade all the way, she found the big garden of the original owner's house.
She was greatly disappointed. The beautiful garden that she thought was full of flowers and blooming in bloom, now under the sun for many days, the remaining petals are all sick, and they all look like they have been sucked out of all nutrients. Flowers, leaves They were all artificially pulled out, the grass was withered and yellow, and what I saw before my eyes was a decadent and decadent scene.
Great drought!
"What time is it today?" Zhou Meng pretended to ask unintentionally.
The little girl didn't have any doubts, followed behind her, and replied respectfully: "Miss, you forgot, this is Jiwang in April of the second year of Guangxu."
Guangxu two years?
That was 1876...
Zhou Meng suddenly remembered the great famine that happened from 1875 to 1878 and spread to the whole country——Ding Wu Qi Famine!
Xiaoya just mentioned "Handong Province".
Zhou Meng's heart skipped a beat. Judging by the situation, it should be close.
Zhou Meng was greatly shocked, and was supported by Xiaoya and went back to the bedroom.
Before she could recover from the blow, a middle-aged woman in a cotton skirt with long skirts opened the curtain.
Zhou Meng raised her head and looked carefully. The woman's face was haggard and sallow, similar to a little girl's complexion. Zhou Meng didn't know her identity yet. Tears flowed from the woman's eyes, and she took three steps at a time, pulling Zhou Meng hand, hesitated to speak.
Zhou Meng's heart skipped a beat, why, what's the matter?
Tears flooded the woman's eyes, and she couldn't stop stroking Zhou Meng's hand, "Son, it's all because mother is incompetent, our family can't hold on anymore, your father, your father is going to betroth you to the young master of the Zhou family... ...Mother and father are sorry for you, your brother and sister are too young, they are so hungry that they vomit bitter water, you should also pity them, son, you should marry..."
Zhou Meng didn't understand the situation, so she didn't dare to speak rashly, but she pinched her thigh secretly, and after a while, she shed two lines of tears, "Mother..."
Seeing her daughter weeping bitterly, the woman felt uneasy.
The year is not good, and the family is almost out of food, so she plans to disperse all the servants who have nothing to do tomorrow.
Alas, the children in the family can't drink milk or eat dry food. The young master of the Zhou family is a bit stupid, but his family generously gave out three thousand catties of rice grain!
The palms and backs of her hands are full of meat, and she can't bear to...
But, there is no way!
Zhou Meng stared at the woman with her watery eyes, and she patted Zhou Meng's head, "Son, you should have a good rest and go to Jinxiu Town tomorrow."
The woman dodged her eyes, as if she didn't dare to stay in Zhou Meng's bedroom anymore, she covered her face and left in a hurry.
Zhou Meng was stunned for a moment, Jinxiu Town?
Why is this name so familiar?
The name Jinxiu Town seemed to be hidden deep in her consciousness. As soon as the woman said it, she immediately realized that the soles of her feet felt chills first and then later.
Could it be that the original body has been to Jinxiu Town?
Xiaoya waited for her to wash her hands and feet. Seeing Xiaoya's busy figure, she waved her hand, "Stop busy, go and rest."
The little girl walked over coyly, with her mouth pursed, "Miss, do you want the little girl?"
Zhou Meng was helpless, this little girl was crying, for some reason, she had no resistance to a little girl like Xiaoya, seeing her cry, her heart softened.
It seems that she also grew up with such a little girl before, but she lost her memory and forgot about her...
She shook her head helplessly, and waved, "Little girl, come here."
"Miss--"
"Where am I going in the future, where are you going?"
"Yeah, miss, you are the best lady in the whole world." The little girl smiled so hard that her teeth could not see her eyes, and her skinny face suddenly burst into brilliance.
In the middle of the night, the moonlight is faint, and the window screen moves with the wind.
Lying on the carved wooden bed, Zhou Meng tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Inexplicably coming to this age and this place, she didn't have many worries in her heart, as if she subconsciously felt that she had something to rely on, and she was not afraid of the upcoming suffering ahead.
However, Jinxiu Town...
Zhou Meng's head was full of the words "Splendid Town". She couldn't fall asleep, so she simply sat up, put on her cloth shoes, put on her coat, opened the door and walked out.
Looking at the crescent moon that bends like a boat, an emptiness arises out of thin air.
She felt that she seemed to have forgotten something.
……
The ground was dry and cracked, and the heat of the skin was everywhere. There were few trees along the way, and the strong laborers of the welcoming team were so thirsty that they almost all smoked from their throats.
Along the way, I saw people begging along the street or fleeing south in ragged clothes.
All of them were sallow and thin, and their eyes were full of despair.
Only by going south can there be such a glimmer of life.
The drought caused Han Dong to suffer from famine and suffering...
Zhou Meng was sitting in the carriage, wearing a bright red wedding dress. She opened the curtain of the carriage, and couldn't help but be frightened by the tragic scene in front of her.
What is in the book is never as tragic as reality.
The trembling woman left behind with a baby under one year old in her arms. The children along the way were almost all boys, all skinny and skinny from hunger, with shockingly big eyes, and the younger ones were crying as they walked.
The men carried their bags silently, helping their wives or children to carry things from time to time...
Zhou Meng saw with her own eyes that her son left her old father by the side of the road, her mother left her baby in someone else's bamboo basket, and her parents exchanged their daughter for a little bit of food...
This world, famine and suffering, is the most test of human nature...
Zhou Meng can't do anything now, because she was also used by her mother as a bargaining chip in exchange for three thousand catties of grain. Feeling helpless, she put down the car curtain heavily again, resting her chin, looking at a certain void, wondering what was going on in her head.
"Miss, after crossing the provincial border, we will soon arrive at Jinxiu Town, why don't you have something to eat."
The little girl lifted the curtain, secretly took out a white steamed bun and a water bag from her arms, and handed it to Zhou Meng. Her eyes were stuck on it and she couldn't take it off, but she stuffed it into Zhou Meng's hand without hesitation.
Zhou Meng smiled, she broke open the steamed bun, and handed the bigger piece to the little girl, "I can't eat it, so you can too."
"Miss—" Xiaoya couldn't be more moved.
She swore that no matter what, she would take good care of Miss.
(End of this chapter)