In the days that followed, life at home became increasingly difficult. In order to make a living, Lu Daniu and Luo E went to the landlord's house. They begged the landlord to collect less land rent next year.
"If you want to plant, just plant. If you don't want to plant, I will rent it to others." The landlord's attitude was too harsh and he showed no mercy to them.
"Landlord, if the land rent cannot be reduced or reduced, can you give us more money from selling charcoal and bamboo baskets?" Lu Daniu felt helpless and begged again.
According to the previous agreement, the landlords will get 90% of the benefits from the charcoal and bamboo baskets, and they will get 10%. In other words, if the charcoal and bamboo baskets are sold for ten cents, they have to hand over nine cents.
But even with this exploitative trading method, many people are still begging to do it.
"You have a good idea. I won't let you go to my mountains to chop wood and bamboo. Where did you get the charcoal and bamboo baskets? Now you dare to bargain. Believe it or not, I will let you earn not even a single copper!" The landowner looked cold.
"Landlord, but Sunba from the county has taken away all my family's savings. Look at how many people there are in my family. I'm afraid we won't survive this winter. Please, please, please."
Lu Daniu pulled Luo E and knelt down towards the landlord, and they kowtowed to him together.
"If your family makes a start, let other families do what they want. Whether I want to make money or not is not up for discussion. Let's go." The landlord waved his hand impatiently.
"The landlord has shown mercy, why don't you get out!" Several evil servants threatened with sticks.
Lu Daniu and Luo E got up from the ground with mournful faces, bowed and retreated.
"Daniu, what should we do this winter?" After coming out, Luo E cried and felt that the future was dark.
"Just cut more firewood and sell it. As long as I'm here, I can't starve you to death!" Lu Daniu said loudly.
Although he said so, the pressure on his shoulders was heavier than anyone else's.
The two of them were walking on their way home.
"How about we go to the county and ask who needs servants, and we can send Zhaodi and the others there." After Luo E stabilized her mood, she suddenly suggested.
Being sent to work as a servant in the county may be a bit tough, but at least you can make some money, and you won't go hungry.
At least it's better than staying at home.
"Then why not sell that brat Lu Ning to save me the trouble." Lu Daniu said casually.
"Are you really willing to give up?" Luo E couldn't help asking.
She knew in her heart that Lu Daniu loved her son the most. Before Lu Ning was born, she had been looking forward to having another son.
Only then did Zhaodi, Pandi, Nian'er and Shengnan appear.
But I never expected that the last son would be a sick man, and his body and bones would become weaker and weaker.
This made Lu Daniu more and more disappointed with Lu Ning, and later he no longer had any illusions.
But in the past two days, Lu Ning suddenly seemed like a different person. Not only did his personality become tougher, but his body also looked bigger.
It seems to be getting better.
Seeing this, Lu Daniu and Luo E were happy.
Lu Daniu no longer mentioned the matter of betraying Lu Ning. Even if he did, it was just out of anger.
What's more, Lu Ning can also shoot arrows now, and his achievements in the future are limitless. At least he can become a hunter.
"We'll talk about it later." Lu Daniu muttered, not wanting to say more on this topic.
He was preoccupied now, thinking only about how to spend this winter.
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Lu Ning suddenly discovered that there were suddenly more strangers in the village.
Moreover, these strangers all held swords and looked indifferent, looking extremely dangerous.
"Dad, who are they?" Zhao Di asked during the meal.
"That's a warrior." Lu Tian replied.
Warriors are a group of people with great strength. They live a life of licking blood, and most of them have strong and arrogant personalities.
Lu Daniu told them not to run around and stay at home.
He was afraid that his sons and daughters would anger him
Some warriors.
Unfortunately, good things don’t come, but bad things do.
On this day, a warrior broke into their home.
"Bring me all the delicious food." The warrior was a burly man. He put the knife in his hand on the table with a commanding tone in his voice.
"Yes." Lu Daniu and Luo E were so scared that they quickly took out the porridge and some wild vegetables they had just cooked today.
"Why is there no meat at all?" The warrior looked unhappy.
"Our family..." Luo E was just about to say that there was no meat, but she was pulled by Lu Daniu next to her. Lu Daniu looked at her and said, "Go and kill that chicken."
He was talking about the only rooster in the house.
Although Luo E felt distressed, she was afraid of angering the other party at this time, so she turned around and went outside the yard, caught the rooster and killed it directly.
Soon a large bowl of fragrant chicken was placed in front of the big man.
The big man wolfed down the food, his mouth full of oil.
"Do you have any wine? Bring some wine." It's not enough for the big man to eat chicken, he also has to pair it with wine.
"No, there is no wine at home." Lu Daniu replied carefully.
"Hmph, a man who doesn't drink doesn't deserve to be called a man." The man glanced at Lu Daniu with disdain in his eyes.
"Yes, yes." Lu Daniu smiled along with him, without any thought of refuting.
Just when they thought the big man would leave after eating, they saw the big man starting to move around the room.
At a glance, he saw several people lying on the bed covered with quilts.
They say that having enough food and clothing means you miss YINYU, and so does this big man.
He grabbed a corner of the quilt and lifted it hard, "Ah~" With the exclamations of Zhaodi and others, four girls, Zhaodi, Pandi, Nian'er and Shengnan, were suddenly revealed in front of him.
A smile immediately appeared on the big man's face, "Haha, okay."
His eyes were particularly focused on Zhaodi's chest. After all, Zhaodi was the oldest and had the most obvious growth. Although Pandi was beginning to take shape, it was not as obvious as Zhaodi.
"You stay here, you guys go out and don't disturb my pleasure." The big man pointed at Lu Zhaodi and waved his hands to the other people and ordered.
Pandi and the others were trembling with fear and did not dare to move. They all turned to look at their father.
"Sir, please spare us." Lu Daniu came over to beg for mercy.
"What? Is it because I can't use my sword? Or do you want your mother-in-law to stay with me?" The big man put the long sword on Lu Daniu's shoulder. He glanced at Luo E, who was at a loss next to him. Somewhat cold.
Lu Daniu's eyes met the other person's, as if he suddenly met the eyes of a cobra, cold and ruthless, which made him suffocate inside.
"roll!"
The big man shouted loudly, and the loud sound caused dust to fall in the room.
Lu Daniu seemed to be frightened out of a dream, and pulled Luo E and ran out of the house.
Not long after they came out, Pandi and others also ran out one after another.
"Dad! Mom!"
Zhao Di was the only one inside who shouted at the top of her lungs.
Lu Daniu and Luo E looked troubled, but they didn't dare to go in.
At this moment, Lu Ning and Lu Tian came back, and Lu Tian was holding a rabbit in his hand.
"What's going on!" Lu Ning asked quickly after seeing everyone's expressions.
After he knew what was going on, he ran inside with a bow and arrow without saying a word.
"do not go!"
Lu Daniu couldn't stop Lu Ning. Seeing that Lu Tian wanted to follow him in, he quickly stopped him.
Lu Ning was not rash, but quietly walked in.
As soon as he entered, he saw Zhao Di on the bed being slapped hard by the big man for resisting. Because of the excessive force, Zhao Di hit the corner and then fell unconscious on the bed.
This made Lu Ning's mood change, and his eyes became colder.
The big man didn't notice Lu Ning coming in.
Lu Ning no longer hesitated and stood up.
Aim at his head and shoot an arrow.
"puff."
The long arrow pierced the big man's head, and it bloomed immediately.
The big man who was about to enjoy it opened his eyes wide. He slowly turned his head mechanically and looked at Lu Ning.
His last sight was that the person who killed him was a child.
The big man died, and he died of frustration.
He was shot in the head and couldn't die anymore.
The corpse lay on Lu Zhaodi's body, and Lu Zhaodi's body was stained with some blood.
