Chapter 216 A world with more men and fewer women 16

Mrs. Zhang agreed to An Ran's stay because she felt that An Ran was kind to her. She did not let An Ran in because of doubts and fear like others did because of An Ran's lame excuses.

An Ran came to this village to stay. The excuse she made was that she had escaped from the city. Since she didn't have any relatives, she was going to hide in the countryside for a while. If it didn't work, she would have to escape again.

Who can believe this excuse? Firstly, Anron’s accent is not local at all, it’s strange that he escaped from the city; secondly, even if he has no relatives, it’s not too late to escape to a safer place and then settle down. To settle down close to the battlefield, it didn’t sound like they were really fleeing. How could a real refugee dare to settle down so close to the battlefield? Therefore, the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled villagers in the village were very vigilant and did not let them go. She stayed.

But Mrs. Zhang accepted An Ran's accommodation.

In this regard, Mrs. Zhang said this, saying: "I don't care whether what your son said is true or false, it doesn't matter if it is false. Anyway, if you believe the wrong person, you will just kill my old lady. Anyway, I have made plans to die, so I will die. If what your baby said is true, my old lady is doing good things. Besides, there is someone here who can talk to my old lady and help me. It’s good to get water, but I’m worried that my old man is getting too old and it’s difficult for me to carry even some water for food.”

Therefore, Mrs. Zhang’s idea is very simple. It can be summed up in one sentence: break the jar and break it, so do what you like.

An Ran naturally reciprocated the old lady's kindness. At that moment, An Ran went up the mountain to help her collect a lot of firewood, and also carried a lot of water to keep at home.

It's a pity that during the war here, not only the people ran away, but also the wild boars and rabbits. Otherwise, An Ran wouldn't have said that he would give the old lady a wild boar. It wouldn't be a problem to kill a hare.

There were no wild boars or rabbits, but fortunately the wild pigeons were not gone, so An Ran shot a few wild pigeons, and then cooked for the old lady himself. After all, the old lady Zhang was already in her sixties. In this era, Even if you are over sixty, even if you are very old, generally speaking, it is difficult to move around. She is embarrassed to let such an elderly person with limited mobility cook for her.

Mrs. Zhang ate the food cooked by An Ran, smiled very satisfied, and said: "You are so good at cooking, I have lived so old, and I have never eaten food cooked by anyone better than you." of."

"The old man can eat as much as he likes." An Ran said with a smile.

"I'm very strong, I can hunt and cook, and I'm pretty handsome. If I were dozens of years younger, I would marry a capable young man like you no matter what." Old Mrs. Zhang joked, An Ran blushed. He kept saying, "The old lady is very grateful."

Obviously, Mrs. Zhang did not realize that An Ran was a woman.

That's right. It's hard to imagine that a woman with such strength can hunt. It's even more unimaginable that in this chaotic world, a girl dares to go out alone. Even if An Ran looks like a woman, others will automatically think of her. He thought she might be a sissy, but would never think of her as a woman.

The quiet life with Mrs. Zhang didn't last long, probably only four or five days. An Ran collected what she wanted to know about the quality of Zhang Wentian's team.

On this day, a grain collection team came to the village. It was said that in order to overthrow the corrupt officials everywhere and save the people from disaster, they were ordered by General Zhang to collect grain on the spot. I hope that all the villagers and elders can understand that for General Zhang's Dedicate yourself as much as possible to your righteous deeds. In the future, General Zhang will rule the world, and he will never use these corrupt officials to harm the people like this court.

Therefore, it is said that it is a food requisition, but in fact it is a grab for food.

Of course, on the surface they say they are buying, but during the current war, the price of food in this area has soared to five taels of silver per stone, and they only buy at five hundred taels of silver per stone. Isn't this called robbing?

The people in the village were very cooperative and gave food to others when they asked for it. Even if their last bit of food was found and taken away by the other party, they did not resist.

Although he is old, weak, sick and disabled, it is best to be alive. Naturally, he does not want to lose his life by resisting. Even if there is no food, it is still a word of death, but dying in a few days is better than dying now.

The grain collection team searched for the last bit of food in the village and left without embarrassing the villagers.

An Ran felt that it was not because they didn't want to be in trouble, but because they could see that there was no one in the village and there was nothing left. Even if they went on a killing spree and killed a few old, weak, sick and disabled, it would be of no use, so they naturally searched for everything. He left and did not do anything else such as rape or robbery - mainly because apart from the old lady, the slightly younger women all left. They didn't even have anyone to rape or rob (and they didn't find out that An Ran was a woman), so At most, they kicked a few people who made them feel dishonest, played tricks with them, and dared to hide food. For these people, these people didn't even kill them, they just kicked them a few times.

Even so, the other party may feel that the discipline in his family is very strict, at least he didn't kill the people, right?

But in Enron's view, the other party was clearly unqualified.

Tsk, you also said that when King Zhang becomes emperor, he will not use corrupt officials. He has already started robbing things before he even came to power. How can the people believe their lies?

Moreover, although they did not kill anyone, they robbed the last bit of food from the people. These old, weak, sick and disabled people had nothing to eat, and they were still dead in the end. In other words, General Zhang, who held high the flag of righteousness, did the same thing as the imperial court. The imperial court's excessive levies and miscellaneous taxes made it difficult for people to live, and he also robbed things everywhere, making it difficult for people to survive.

Seeing such a situation, An Ran was ready to go back and do what he should do instead of seeking refuge with Zhang Wentian.

An Ran is ready to leave, but what will happen to the people in this village who have no food?

At that moment, An Ran summoned the old, weak, sick and disabled and said, "How about following me to Yunyang Mansion? Yunyang Mansion is not far from here, but across the river and the chasm, it is relatively safe. I know you are not willing to leave. Hometown, but there is no food. Staying here means death. It is better to go to Yunyang Mansion to stay for a while. When the war is over and your relatives come back, you will be nearby. It will be convenient to reunite with them. No matter what, it is better to die than live."

An Ran's words made many of the dozens of old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the village a little tempted, and they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Everyone has noticed An Ran's performance in the village these days. He is a very capable young man with a lot of strength. If he follows "him", it shouldn't be a problem to reach Yunyang Mansion on the other side safely.

They are not afraid of what An Ran will do to them. Anyway, they are already like this. They are just burdens. What use can they be to the other party?