It's still Qin Laohuai's house, it's still the dilapidated case, but there is no longer that group of high-spirited men around, replaced by Qin Wang, Aunt Xiu, Aunt Shi, Aunt Duan, and Qin Qing and others. The man is gone, and the woman has to hold up to the sky.

"I said no。。。。。。 The old village chief is about to stop again, so I have to find a way. Aunt Shi broke the silence and asked first.

After several months of healing, the women of Qinjia Village have somewhat regained their senses, and they do not blame Qin Laohuai for all the faults, and their names are slowly changing.

"Yes, the bears, wild boars, old wolves and other miscellaneous little wild animals brought back by Brother Forget are only enough for the whole village to tighten their belts for a month. Last night, Aunt Qin at the head of the village starved to death, and later learned that in order to save some money for her two grandchildren, her old man had not eaten anything for four days. Aunt Xiu'er's words caused everyone to sigh for a while, and everyone was worried about it, I don't know how many more tragedies like this will be.

There was no joy on the old village chief's face at the change of attitude towards the women, just as he was as unfazed as when everyone used him as a punching bag. The tragedy of this period of time has completely drained the soul of this old man, leaving him with an empty skin. What supports him now to continue to live may just be his belief that he wants to live with the whole village.

"Brother Forget, what do you think?" Qin Laohuai looked at the first place on his left hand again, and at that moment, he had the illusion that it was not Qin Forget in front of him, but Qin Duanshan.

Qin Forget sat in his father's original position, and he was a little embarrassed in his heart, and he also lost his mind for a moment.

"All the families in the village have picked up the skins they have kept before, and I will go to the county tomorrow to try my luck, not too much, I can't bring too much." Hearing the old village chief ask, Qin Forget said calmly, mature is not like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.

"In previous years, this was a good way to save the day, but this year's situation is too special. Everyone ate everything they could eat, and most of the skins were boiled and eaten, and I am afraid that they would not be able to collect much. Hearing Qin Wang's method, Aunt Xiu'er said in embarrassment.

"Yes, now you have a few skins that are still worth a little money, but I heard that many people have starved to death in the county, and it has been so miserable in the past few years that the landlord's family has no surplus grain, can you sell it?" Aunt Duan also added worriedly.

"Don't worry about these for now, no matter what kind of skin you bring to me, I know that the situation in the county is not optimistic, but you have to try your luck." Qin Forget knew that the two aunts were telling the truth, but he didn't plan to give up, "Even if you can exchange it for dozens of catties of grains, it's good." When I get better, I can go into the mountains again, maybe I can still get some gains, and then I go into the city to sell skins, and so on, maybe I can get through it. Don't worry, I can't let you starve to death under any circumstances. ”

Hearing that Qin Forget was going to enter the mountain again, everyone objected in unison, "Don't you dare to forget my brother, now that the snow is closing the mountain, it will follow up the Hades Palace exactly the same when you enter the mountain, and now the prey is losing fat so badly, it's not worth it." Remembering that Qin Forget almost lost his life last time he entered the mountain, Aunt Xiu's face turned white, and she hurriedly spoke out against it.

"yes, it's not worth it!" Everyone persuaded Qin Forget in a gossipy, for fear that he would take another adventure.

"Okay, we'll talk about that later." Qin Forget knew that everyone was worried about him, so he didn't insist anymore, "Aunt Xiu, Aunt Duan, and Aunt Shi have to figure out the population of our village, how many old people, how many children, and how many women who can still work." If you bring back food, you have to divide it according to the head, which is the most economical way. In addition, everyone should not be idle, go to the forest to try their luck, pick up a few catties of pine nuts if you can, pick up a few pheasants, hares, roe de roe deer and the like, but do not go to the depths of the forest, let alone go alone, four or five people at a time to take care of it. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Aunt Xiu nodded and agreed, "The forest near our village has been tossed countless times by everyone during this time, and it is estimated that there is no gain, I will organize people to walk a little in the forest, but don't worry, we will definitely pay attention to safety." ”

"Okay, Brother Forget is right, let's just follow what Aunt Xiu said, let's disperse." Qin Laohuai habitually waved his hand.

Everyone got up and walked out.

"Forget it, you stay for a while." Like leaving Qin Broken Mountain, Qin Laohuai left Qin Forget again.

Hearing this, Qin Wangyan sat back again.

"Brother Wang, looking at you makes me feel like I see your father. I'm old, and now I'm not in good health, and I'll leave this village to you in the future. You are literate and literate, and you are brave, you must be better than me, an old thing. Qin Laohuai looked at Qin Forget expectantly, both public and private, he wanted Qin Forget to agree immediately.

"Let's talk about it after this period of time, maybe we won't survive this Spring Festival, it's a little earlier to say this." Qin Forget didn't agree or refuse, and said flatly.

"It's okay, you go back and prepare, tomorrow no matter what, people, come back alive. If something happens to you again, then our whole village will really have no way to live. Qin Laohuai had no choice but to follow Qin Forget.

Akagi County.

The city wall of the county town is made of yellow rammed earth, which stretches for no more than three or four miles, and is no more than one and a half zhang high, and the broken city wall is full of cracks, and the snow and ice block these cracks tightly, making the whole city wall look very solid.

The snow on the road was not cleaned, and it was trampled on the road mixed with the mud, and it was frozen into small lumps, which separated the feet. Although it was a sunny day, the whole county was gray, and there were few pedestrians on the streets, only countless beggars and homeless people squatting at the base of the wall and basking in the sun. But the sun doesn't give them any comfort, maybe it's hunger, maybe it's sickness, and they let out a series of painful moans from time to time.

The most striking thing is the dead bodies lying on the road, although there are officials cleaning up the starving people every day, but these starvation people can still be seen everywhere. Without walking a few miles, Qin Forget saw no less than a hundred corpses. They are lying, sitting, lying, or lying down, and their postures are different and strange.

Qin Forget could easily tell the cause of their death, people who froze to death would hallucinate before dying, they would imagine that they were in a very warm environment, and then die with a smile. In fact, Qin Forget knew that it was not an illusion, and he often felt that feeling. Every winter morning, after building the foundation in the water, he will feel hot after a while, because his body is too cold, and he is actively burning his fat to resist the cold. The difference is that these displaced people burned their last lives. There is nothing special about people who die of starvation, they often fall down while walking, and they can never get up again, and most of the dead bodies are in these two situations.

Another striking phenomenon is the sight of a man standing on the side of the road with a straw sign on his head. Among these people were young men and women, strong men, and young women, and their expressions were numb, and their heads were bowed, as if they had accepted their fate.

Most of the people who sold them were human teeth, and these people shouted loudly, patting them on the shoulders and hips like animals, and even breaking their mouths when someone came to show potential customers their teeth. In such a situation, there is nothing left of human dignity that has been trampled on. When the people saw Qin Wang, this poor boy, they didn't pay attention to it at all.

The only ones left to sell were the relatives of these women and children, and their faces were also numb, and they did not even despair. The price of a living person is extremely cheap, girls are only three or four hundred wen, boys are five or six hundred, and few can get thousands of wen, but they are young girls, and if they look good, they can sell consistently.

Qin Forget felt sorry in his heart, he didn't expect that even the county seat of Chicheng would be broken like this. He carried dozens of skins of various colors on his back, and held a hunting bow tightly in his hand, and he was a little worried that the hungry victims would swarm up and snatch all his goods. More than once he saw many of the outcasts standing up as he passed, and if it weren't for his stout nature and weapons in his hands, he doubted that they would have pounced. This made him speed up his pace, wanting to get through this dangerous area as soon as possible, and his destination was Dongcheng District.

Chicheng County is not big, and a pillar of incense will go to Dongcheng District, which is also the rich area of Chicheng, where all the rich and powerful live here. There is also a lot of excitement here, and the snow on the bluestone paved road has already been cleaned. Blue bricks and red tiles, large mansions are neatly arranged. There are still ten days left for the New Year, and red lanterns are hung at the doors of all the big mansions. It is also covered with snow, and the snow here adds to the festivities of the New Year out of thin air, and many people even hear the sound of silk and bamboo.

Qin Forget took out the complete bear skin in the bag on his back, and took out the tiger skin that Qin Duanshan beat last year, and stood straight at the intersection without shouting.

The intact skin quickly attracted the attention of many people, and everyone has seen the leather goods, but such a complete bear skin and tiger skin are extremely rare. But although there are many people who watch the excitement, there are very few people who open their mouths to ask the price, and everyone knows that the value must be very high. Moreover, in this famine year, there are very few people who have spare money to buy these things.

"Boy, how do you sell the skin?" After a long while, a young man in a beautiful costume squeezed through the crowd and walked over leisurely.

The young man had a white face and looked a little handsome. Just puffy eye bags, pale complexion, and weak footsteps can tell that you are overindulgent. The young man was followed by several men dressed as servants in dark blue clothes.

"Skins don't sell for money, they come in exchange for food." Seeing that a few people were not good, Qin Forget didn't want to cause trouble, so he replied truthfully.

"Food? Then you should go to the grain store, can you entertain people here? The young man scoffed disdainfully.

"Your young master has taken a fancy to it, come on, take it all away." The young man turned his face and left, without even looking at Qin Wang.

"Come on, young master." A slave closest to the young man walked a few steps as if flatteringly, and reached out to pull the bear skin on Qin Wang's body. There is a big mole on the side of the nose, and there is a large handful of black hairs on it.

Qin Forget grabbed the black hair's paws, looked at the young man and said coldly, "I said, I'm here to exchange food." ”

A simple sentence made the people around him explode all at once, and they looked at Qin Wang's eyes as if they were looking at a fool. Everyone knows who this young man in Chinese clothes is, but I didn't expect anyone to dare to do it with him. For a while, people talked a lot, some sympathized, some persuaded Qin to forget it, some ridiculed, and some said cool things, but no one dared to speak up.

"Okay, okay, after so many years, no one dares to blow up thorns with me, come on, fight you!" The young man laughed angrily, pointed at Qin Wang, and gave an order to his doglegs.

"Come on, young master!" A group of slaves approached Qin Wang's side with unkind faces, rolling up their sleeves as they walked.

Qin Forget was not to be outdone, and the hunting knife in his hand was also pulled out, just waiting for these people to make a move, and immediately fought back.

Conflict is on the verge of breaking out.