Chapter 56: Nia
"Don't worry, I won't give you to your master, I hate them too. But you can't stay here for long, and if you find out, you're not just going to suffer as well. ”
After chatting for a while, Nia seemed to decide that Rofan was a runaway slave, so she reminded.
Luo Fan knew that possession of slaves was a serious crime in the Norlan Empire. That's why Nia, an innocent little girl who has never experienced the sinister outside, dares to take him in.
In other words, any resident of a small town would avoid him, and thinking of this, Luo Fan was indeed a little moved.
"Alright, alright, I'll be out in a few days when I get some more rest. Seeing the little girl's pretending to be serious, Luo Fan hurriedly responded.
In fact, even if Nia didn't say it, Luo Fan wouldn't stay here for long, after all, Lena was still waiting for him to bring back the medical pod.
The reason why he said that he was going to stay here for two days was mainly to understand the situation in the vicinity, after all, now Luo Fan was left alone, and he had to be careful when he went out.
Later, Luo Fan chatted with Nia for a while, and when he mentioned Nia's grandfather, Luo Fan noticed that Niya's expression was obviously a little lower.
"What's wrong?", Luo Fan asked with concern after sensing Nia's emotions.
"A few days ago, my grandfather went into the mountains to hunt and never came back, and I have been looking for it for several days. I also went to the Grimm Forest yesterday to look for grandpa, but I didn't expect to find grandpa, so I pulled you back. ”
Nia said a little lost.
Luo Fan even had a feeling that this little girl was going to cry if she continued to do so.
In the follow-up conversation, Luo Fan learned that in the small town of La Ruk, almost all the land belonged to the mayor Braham.
He owned the blue bracelet and was the most powerful man in the area, and all the commoners in the town who wore the green bracelet became his tenants, plowing the land for him every year for only a small ration.
If there is nothing to do on weekdays, although he has to be oppressed by Braham as a landlord every day, at least the rations he gets can barely survive.
However, due to the fact that this year was a dry year, the grain production was reduced a lot, but Braham did not care about the life and death of the townspeople when his own grain reserves were sufficient, and forced everyone to cut their rations in half.
At this moment, all the residents of the town panicked all of a sudden, and the halving of the mouth volume meant that everyone was going hungry, and even some families with large populations would starve to death.
So the big ones prepared to go to the mayor's house together to ask for food, but because of Braham's power, no one was the leader.
Originally, there were only two people in Niya and Grandpa, and even if the ration was halved, it would only be one less meal a day, and the patience would pass.
But Niya's grandfather is a good old man, usually helpful, and he will occasionally help anyone who lacks food or something, so he has a certain reputation in the town.
So they came to Nia's house and wept, and sincerely hoped that Nia's grandfather would take the lead and ask Braham for help.
Of course, Nia's grandfather also knew that this was not an easy errand, but he couldn't stand everyone's request, and his heart softened and he agreed.
The next day, everyone went to the door of the mayor's house under the leadership of Grandpa Nia, hoping that the mayor would give them more food.
At first, the mayor ignored the measures and left the residents pleading outside the door, but remained indifferent.
In the back, a few hot-tempered young men were clamoring to rush into the mayor's house to grab the food, and then they knocked down some of the guards guarding the gate, opened the gate and rushed in.
Seeing this, everyone rushed up, and soon rushed into the mayor's mansion, and there was a rush of robbery. Originally, Nia's grandfather wanted to stop them, but he was weak and quickly squeezed aside.
In the end, the mayor and his army quickly quelled the unrest, and those who rushed in were all blasted out by the sticks, and Grandpa Nia, who was the leader, was greeted by these sticks, and finally was carried back.
It didn't take long for the mayor to issue a proclamation, and all the grain of the leader and several farmers who had acted aggressively was confiscated.
This made it even more difficult for Niya and Grandpa, who dragged the injury to the mayor's house to ask for forgiveness, but was blasted out by the guards as soon as they arrived at the door.
After that, Grandpa Nia, who had no choice, first approached the townsfolk who asked him to take the lead, hoping that they would be able to fund some of his rations.
But they all avoided him, as if they were not the ones who had begged for their help.
Eventually, a disappointed Grandpa Nia comes to the people he had helped before, asking for help.
But those who need help are themselves the kind of people who lack food, and in this kind of year, when people are starving to death at any time, they can't take care of themselves, and they all politely refuse.
In the end, it was a beggar he often helped who gave him half of the stolen steamed buns.
The world is hot and cold, and this time is vividly reflected.
That night, Nia's grandfather looked at the few days left in the rice jar, and while Nya was asleep, he resolutely picked up the hunting equipment and came to the Grimm Forest.
Since there was no longer enough food to get from the mayor, it seemed that hunting some game meat was the best option.
But since then, Niya has never seen her grandfather again.
Speaking of this, Niya couldn't hold back her tears and slipped down.
After all, she lost her parents when she was a child and was raised by her grandfather, and her emotions are very deep.
Especially over the years, despite the hardships of life, Grandpa has never let Niya feel these pressures, and has just supported this small family alone.
"Oh, don't cry, can't I help you find grandpa?", Luo Fan couldn't help but feel at a loss when he saw the girl crying.
For a while, he didn't know how to help Niya, so he had to appease Niya and lied to her that he wanted to help him find his grandfather. But Luo Fan knew that going to the mountains alone and not coming back for so long was afraid that it would be more than lucky.
"Really, are you really going to help me find my grandfather?", Nia's eyes lit up.
Seeing those pure and flawless eyes, Luo Fan couldn't help but admire Nia's grandfather, who could still let his granddaughter remain so innocent in this kind of world.
I just don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, if it weren't for meeting Luo Fan, it's hard to imagine how Niya would face this filthy world alone after losing her grandfather.
"Of course, I'll help you find grandpa. Luo Fan said to Nia.
"A simple girl like you really doesn't want you to see through the truth of this world one day. Let me take care of you for your grandfather for a while, and I will have a chance to take you to the city-state of Grad in the future, I think Lena will like you very much. ”
Luo Fan thought in his heart.
But he soon felt that he was thinking a little far, and now that he was far away in a foreign country, he was unable to protect himself, so how dare he say that he would protect Nia.
As for returning to the city-state of Grad, I don't know when.