vrcanaries Chapter 1274 Extra: Zhou Dacai Zhou Dafu 1
Chapter 1274 Extra: Zhou Dacai Zhou Dafu 1
Zhou Dacai thought that he should go to the county town to find some work, earn some money, and buy some good food to nourish his family, even if it was just a few eggs.
The little girl's originally white and chubby face has become thinner, and her big eyes are bright.
The old lady in the family relied on her to eat all the delicious food, and even she became thinner, so you can imagine how the other children suffered.
It was just after the summer harvest, so work was still available. Even if the daily wage was 20 wen, the two brothers could still earn 40 wen, which was more than one guan a month, enough money to buy a lot of meat for the family.
Buy more meat this year, smoke it, and save it for eating slowly after the New Year. Then the children will not be as thin as they are now.
He found his elder brother Zhou Dafu, and the two brothers hit it off immediately. There were so many children to raise in the family, and the younger brother Dacang was not yet married. Together with Zhou Gu, this one was two, which meant a huge sum of money.
The food from the few acres of land at home is just enough to keep the whole family from starving to death. As for anything else, they dare not even think about it. They can only rely on this, earning penny by penny, and saving bit by bit.
The two brothers did the math and decided to bring more dry food with them. Usually, people outside would provide them with lunch, so they would have enough food to eat and could save the money they earned.
If they could find opportunities to work for one more business, they would have a lot of money. Then they could find some more work in winter. In the next two years, Zhou Dacang and Zhou Gu's wife would be able to earn back what they had earned.
The two people thought very clearly that Old Zhou was old and they could not rely on him, so they had to make more plans for the family themselves.
Especially Zhou Dacai, he has a silly daughter. If she gets married, she will be bullied by her husband's family for the rest of her life. He can only keep her by his side. He has to earn more for this silly daughter, otherwise the next half of her life, when he and her mother are gone, will definitely be difficult.
The two of them took some dry food and left home the next day.
Like many people.
At first they thought this farewell was just an ordinary one, no different from going to the market as usual, but they never expected that this turn would bring about such a drastic change.
Zhou Dacai was still full of hope as he walked on the road. He said to Zhou Dafu, "Brother, let's work a few more days this time. If we can work a few more months and earn more money, the two boys will be able to find wives."
Zhou Dafu said: "It's not that easy. We are not the only ones who come to the city to find work. So many people come to the city, and it's not certain whether they will want us or not."
Several villagers were optimistic. "If they don't want it here, they will definitely want it somewhere else. At worst, we can go farther away to help the landlords collect food. Although it's a bit far, there's more work to do at the landlords' house, and the food is better, which is much better than doing odd jobs."
There aren't that many odd jobs, but it's different for the landlords. They can be busy for a month or two and earn a lot from it.
Everyone nodded enthusiastically. As long as they could make money, they were willing to run no matter how far.
The group entered the city with great expectations and wandered around the streets and alleys. They did find a few odd jobs, but there were not many people who wanted them, only one or two, for a day or two, so the two brothers gave the jobs to others.
As the saying goes, brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons fight in battle. When two brothers are away from home, it is better for them to stay together so that they can take care of each other.
The two men walked from one end of the county town to the other and just found a job digging wells for others. They happily negotiated the price, which was 20 cents a day, but two meals a day were included. The two men happily agreed.
As soon as he finished speaking, the city became chaotic.
I don't know where the soldiers came from, but they arrested any man they saw. Some were running away, some were being arrested, some were falling down, some were crying, and some were lost. The street was in chaos. The two brothers came to their senses and were about to run away, but they were caught.
The two men were completely desperate. Being caught by the soldiers was not a good thing.
Zhou Dacai begged, "Sir, we haven't done anything wrong. We have a lot of children at home and a mother and father. Please let us go?"
"Humph, we are not arresting you, we are promoting you and letting you work for the court. You will have to work hard for eight lifetimes to get this blessing. Come with us!"
The two men looked at each other, their faces pale as death. They were forced to serve in the army.
Zhou Dafu said, "Sir, this is too sudden. Our family doesn't know about it yet. Can you let us take a letter back?"
"Why are you nagging? Just follow me if I tell you to! If you keep nagging, watch out for your heads!!"
Both of them shut up, because they clearly saw that the knife was really pulled out, and they believed that if they continued talking, someone would really lose their head.
The two brothers really wanted to die. They came here to find a job, but they were unexpectedly drafted into the army.
There was also someone from their village who was conscripted into the army a long time ago, but he never came back and no one knew when he died outside.
The officers and soldiers arrested many people on the street.
When leaving the city, Zhou Dacai saw his younger brother and tried his best to wink at him, asking him to go home and stay away, but he didn't know whether he saw him or not.
After being drafted as conscripted men, they did not even have time to feel sad. They were taken away and started doing hard labor outside the city, transporting food and supplies.
Two people shared a cart, and the wheels of the cart rolled over the road, leaving deep ruts.
They didn't have to worry about anything, just push the carts loaded with food and follow the main force.
But this job is really hard. Even though we are two strong laborers, we don't find it easy.
If you encounter an uneven surface, you have to use all your strength to push through.
The whole day apart from eating, pooping and peeing, the rest of the time is spent on the road. Even an iron man can hardly endure such intensity.
But if you are a little slower, they will whip you and beat you to pieces.
People kept falling down and being replaced by others.
Zhou Dacai looked carefully and found that those who fell down were dead, and no one even collected their bodies. He was afraid that they would be eaten by wolves, tigers and leopards.
They absolutely cannot die here. They must keep their lives to go back home. There is such a big family waiting for them at home. If they leave, only the old and the young will be left at home.
Whenever Zhou Dacai thought about these things, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep, and he didn't know how his family would survive.
I hope that after this experience I can grow up quickly and take responsibility for the family's livelihood.
The two brothers supported each other and finally got through the difficult journey.
In order to avoid being caught and brought to the battlefield, the two men pretended to be sick and weak, and no one really planned to attack them in the early stages.
Later on, the fallen civilians could no longer be replaced as easily as before. Sometimes even logistics personnel like them had to go to the battlefield. The two men felt that they could not go on like this.
If they continue like this, they will have to go to the battlefield sooner or later. According to their observations over the years, their army rarely wins battles.
The two of them thought of a solution.
Zhou Dacai said, "I think the only ones who don't need to go to the battlefield are the Fire Troops. If they want to go, they will have to wait until all the people in front of them are dead. But if all the people in front of them are dead, it will be useless for the Fire Troops to go forward. I guess they will retreat or surrender. Brother, let's go and be the Fire Troops?"