Hearing the noise in the house, Bennu pushed the door open.

The house was full of people, sitting around the table and seeming to be eating, including the man he had met before, who claimed to be his father.

When the other party saw Bennu standing at the door, his face was pulled down on the spot.

"As I said, from today onwards, there is no place for you at home, and I work hard every day, but I don't want to support a white-eyed wolf like you."

Hearing this man's words, the other people in the seat also focused their eyes on Bennu.

"Master, please don't do this, Zach is your son."

Seeing this, a middle-aged woman hurriedly pleaded, she seemed to be the mistress of the house.

"Hmph, he's not my son, that's what he told me personally."

When the woman heard this, she hurried to Bennu's side and pulled him in through the door.

"Zach, hurry up and admit your father's mistake, I know you were unintentional."

Although Bennu didn't have the slightest impression of the woman in front of him, he still softened his heart when he saw the worried expression on the other party's face.

"Well, it's all about being able to get out of here."

Thinking of this, Bennu lowered his head and said vaguely:

"I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Seeing that the man's face looked a little better, the woman hurriedly said:

"Master, you see that Zach has already admitted his mistake, so you can forgive him."

"Hmph, since that's the case, then I'll forgive you this time.

But as a punishment, you won't eat today's meal. ”

With that, the man ignored the two of them and concentrated on the meal in front of him.

Bennu subconsciously glanced at the food on the table, and in front of the man there was a soup as translucent as clear water, and there was nothing in it except for something like leaves.

I saw that he picked up an air-dried mushroom on the plate, dipped it in the soup and ate it, and his expression looked very enjoyable.

Bennu was a little speechless when he saw this, this food was lighter than the druid, and he didn't seem to have much appetite anymore.

At this time, the woman on the side picked up Bennu and went directly to the second floor.

Seeing that there was no one else, she said with some distress:

"I know you've had a hard time lately, and you, as the eldest son, have been forced to take on a lot of work in the family.

Not having time to play with your friends must make you very aggrieved. ”

As she spoke, she reached out to touch Bennu's head, but he subconsciously avoided him.

When the woman saw this, she could not help but shed tears.

"Hey, I know you're not feeling good, but don't resent your father, he is also working hard to support the children in the family, and it is not easy for all of us.

However, as long as we survive until the next year, our family should be a little easier. ”

With that, she headed downstairs.

Looking at the other party's back, Bennu could feel that the family was not having a good time.

Druids, by contrast, were much more at ease in constant danger.

Bennu didn't think much about it, and went straight to the room on the second floor, intending to collect some clues.

As he looked around, a thin figure slipped into the room.

The thin boy in front of him kept staring at him, and Bennu couldn't help but feel a little weak, he thought that his identity had been discovered by the other party.

The boy took something out of his clothes and handed it to him.

Bennu looked at it and saw that it was half a mushroom, the kind on the family's dinner table.

"Brother Zach, you must be hungry if you haven't eaten all day.

Here, I left a little bit for you. ”

Seeing this, Bennu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then instinctively refused:

"I'm not hungry, you better eat by yourself, you're too thin."

When the boy heard this, he did not withdraw his hand, but took two steps forward and said stubbornly:

"You eat, you have to work every day, you can't eat without eating.

In order to survive the winter, the family needs to stock up on enough food, and now that my father and you are working hard for this family, I can't lag behind.

Brother, this is one of the few things I can do to help you. ”

When Bennu heard this, he could only reluctantly take the half of the mushroom from the boy's hand.

I don't know if it's because of the dream, but he doesn't feel hungry at all now.

However, in order to live up to the other party's kindness, he still sent the mushroom into his mouth.

As he expected, the dried mushrooms were not tasty, but rather bitter.

"Is this the life of the people at the bottom of the city-state?"

…………

Bennu didn't know how time worked in the dream, and according to his records, he had been here for a month.

He still hasn't found a way out of here, but he's adapted to the role of Zach.

Every day, he collects firewood, grazes cattle, cuts grass and feeds the livestock, and from time to time he needs to help the man of the family carry charcoal.

In short, every day is either at work or on the way to work.

During this time, he fully experienced the hardships of the people of the lower gold, and he wanted to return to the forest even more.

On this day, Bennu was again called by his "father" to carry the freshly burned charcoal in the charcoal kiln.

At first, he was reluctant to do such a thing, but after experiencing the hardships of life at the bottom, he also understood a little more.

Moreover, the trees used to burn charcoal were not cut down by the other party, and he had no reason to blame the other party.

During this time, Bennu learned many things, such as because of the druid's relationship, lumberjacking here in Hengcheng is a high-risk profession, and no one can do it.

Scarcity is expensive, and according to the difficulty of obtaining wood, charcoal burning should be considered a better job.

However, the family's life is still not rich.

Looking at the basket of charcoal he had brought out, Bennu asked with some confusion:

"Where have all this charcoal been sent, and now that the winter is about to end, do we need to keep some as well?"

Hearing this, the "father" who was loading the charcoal into the cart suddenly said angrily:

"What are you thinking, where can we use such a precious thing as charcoal, it belongs to those noble lords in the city, and I can only get a small processing fee.

Hey, I hope that when I enter the city this time, those noble lords will be able to settle the wages they owed me last time. ”

Seeing the other party pushing the cart away, Bennu also turned around and returned home.

At this time, the home was still as noisy as when it first appeared, and the mother, as a mother, had to take care of nearly 10 young children at the same time, and had no time to take care of other household chores.

At first, Bennu was puzzled, why did he give birth to so many children when he couldn't raise them.

However, he later learned that Zach was not the eldest son of the family in the first place.

Above him, there were several brothers and sisters.

However, one winter passed, and they all died.

In this increasingly cold winter, the rate of neonatal mortality is terrible.

It is this premature mortality rate that makes the people of gold crazy to make babies in the spring and summer social season.

It seems that there are a lot of births, but in fact, they are betting on luck, and Zach belongs to the kind of gambling to win.

Seeing the busy appearance of the "mother", Bennu sighed, skillfully picked up the sickle and rope hanging behind the door, and prepared to go out to collect some forage.

And at this moment, the thin little boy from before came over again, and he smiled and said:

"Brother, let me be with you."

It's funny to say that he doesn't even know the name of this brother who has shown kindness to him and likes to cling to him.

Or rather, the other party doesn't have a name.

In this environment full of elimination, only those children who can survive deserve a name.

And the extremely thin boy in front of him should be very weak from birth, plus long-term malnutrition, he wants to survive this winter, it is really a little reluctant, so he simply didn't even choose a name.

Faced with this child, who was likely to die, Bennu couldn't bear to refuse the other party's request.

So, he took the other party to the plain outside to collect forage.

The other party's physical condition was indeed very bad, and before he could get to the place, he was already tired and out of breath.

Seeing this, Bennu did not urge, and stood in place with the other party to rest.

However, the boy was a little embarrassed and said:

"Brother Zach, I'm delaying your work.

It's just that I've always wanted to see the outside world, and if I don't realize this idea now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future. ”

Obviously, the boy also knew that he was in poor physical condition and probably wouldn't survive this harsh winter.

Seeing this, Bennu hurriedly opened his mouth and comforted:

"Don't say such things, as long as I am here, I can take you wherever you want to go at any time."

When the boy heard this, he said very sensibly:

"Thank you, Brother Zach, I appreciate everything you do, especially the labor you put into this family.

And the father and mother, they also did their best.

This winter, I think my younger siblings should be able to get through it.

With a physical condition like mine, being born in other families can only be thrown away.

I'm very satisfied to be alive until now. ”

Looking at the other party's clear eyes, Bennu felt a little uncomfortable.

He never knew that it was such a luxury to be alive.

…………

Under Bennu's leadership, the boy saw the endless plain, and although the grass was yellow and no longer green, the boy was happy.

However, this pure happiness did not last long, and the next day he fell ill.

Looking at the other party's eyes closed and bloodless faces, Bennu felt a little guilty in his heart.

On the contrary, it was the "father" on the side who spoke up and said:

"It's not your fault, this is his fate, he is destined to return to the arms of the Creator at this time, this is something that no one can stop, now all we can do is pray."

When Bennu heard this, he immediately prayed, and I don't know when he began to integrate into the role of Zach, and no longer regarded everything around him as an illusion.

As he prayed silently, a strange flute came from outside the house......