Chen Xiaobei sat blankly on the squeaky old bed for a quarter of an hour.
He finally figured out one thing. He traveled through time and space to a parallel world, a place called Dacang Country.
This is a country that cannot be found in history books. Judging from the construction level of the houses and the craftsmanship of the table in front of them, it is at most equivalent to the Tang and Song Dynasties in real history. Although, the table is old and has only three legs.
While he was deep in thought, a slight sound of footsteps came.
A little girl who was no taller than the table walked in cautiously.
This little girl was probably about five or six years old. Her hair was as messy as a chicken coop, her face was the color of dust, and her clothes were so dirty that the underlying color could no longer be seen.
She walked into the house and timidly came to Chen Xiaobei's bed, "Brother, Qiaoer is hungry."
Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but shudder.
The little girl in front of her is the younger sister of this body, Chen Xiaobei, named Chen Qiaoer.
Although I was a loser in my previous life, I could make ends meet by screwing screws in a factory.
But in this life, Chen Xiaobei is really a poor man. Apart from the bed I sleep on, there is only a three-legged table. Yes, there is a water tank in the corner.
Gulu, his stomach growled unconvincingly.
But his memory told him that there was no food left in their so-called home.
Chen Xiaobei forced himself to stand up, "Let's go out to find something to eat."
After walking out of the room, Chen Xiaobei looked at the home again.
In the yard, there is a big locust tree.
But there is only this big tree.
In the east side room, three bricks support a half-drawn iron pot.
This is called the kitchen.
The surrounding courtyard walls are only as high as one person, and you can jump up to the top of the wall with a simple jump.
well.
Chen Xiaobei shook his head. What have I traveled through?
I'm not a prince, so I can't stand it. It doesn't matter if I don't give him a golden finger. At least I can give him enough food to eat. But this is good, he doesn't have to eat, and he is given a burdensome oil bottle.
It's almost noon now, walking on the village street. But I couldn't see smoke rising from several houses.
This village is called Hetou Village.
The village is close to Qingniu Mountain. In this era, this kind of small mountain village has little cultivated land and low output. It is already a blessing for ordinary people to not go hungry for a year. Therefore, many people endured it at noon and passed by.
As for the two brothers and sisters, one is very lazy and the other is too young to eat one meal but not another, which is to be expected.
After walking not far, several people came face to face.
The leader is a second-rate boy in the village named Chen Ermao. On weekdays, this group of people idle around, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and everything else.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei, Chen Ermao laughed all the way, "Brother Xiaobei, I'm going to find you, please give Qiao'er to me."
Next to him, a young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, nicknamed Monkey, continued, "Hey, brother Xiaobei, we helped Qiaoer find a good home. Member Zhao in the city is a well-known good person. Qiaoer will not suffer when he gets there."
Chen Ermao then said, "That's right, as long as Qiao'er enters the Zhao family's door, not only will our gambling debts be wiped off, but I will also give you another five hundred coins."
Chen Xiaobei shuddered, and his memory suddenly came to him.
That idiot of mine, Chen Xiaobei in his previous life, actually wanted to use his sister Chen Qiaoer to pay off his gambling debts.
Today is the day when Chen Ermao and others come to collect people.
Hearing these people's words, Chen Qiaoer visibly trembled all over and held Chen Xiaobei's arm tightly.
"Brother, don't sell me out. I'm going to dig wild vegetables right now. From now on, you, rest at home while I go get food..."
Chen Xiaobei's nose felt sour, Chen Xiaobei, no, the dead Chen Xiaobei, you bastard, your own sister wants to sell this evil piece of shit.
He turned his head to look at the poor little girl, raised his hand and patted her head gently.
"Don't worry, I won't do it."
After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Ermao, "You may have heard wrong, I will not sell Qiao'er."
After hearing this, Chen Ermao laughed and said, "Okay, I know that you two are brothers and sisters, so give him to me. You wait at home. I promise you a lot of money, and I will send you home."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head firmly again, "I said, I will not sell my sister. She is my only relative in the world."
After saying that, he protected Chen Qiaoer, took two steps back gently, and picked up half a brick on the ground.
Chen Ermao's expression changed, "Chen Xiaobei, what do you mean? We all agreed the day before yesterday."
The monkey next to him then said, "Brother, think about it, Qiao'er is only six or seven years old now, and she can't help you. Besides, you are still hungry and full, so how can you feed her?"
Yes, what the monkey said is true.
During this period, the common people really had no other alternative other than farming.
Chen Xiaobei's two acres of land had long been subleased to others. The rent for one acre of land is only one hundred kilograms of grain, which is not enough to eat. If it hadn't been for the charity from kind-hearted neighbors, he would have probably starved to death.
But these are not reasons to sell my sister.
Chen Xiaobei shook the brick in his hand again, "I told you, I won't sell my sister."
Chen Ermao's expression finally changed and he waved his hand.
"Go on, grab this person."
Chen Xiaobei was experienced in fighting. He took two steps back and almost leaned against the wall with his sister. It was safest to protect her behind him. The most important thing was that he still had half a brick in his hand.
Monkey cursed, rolled up his sleeves, rushed forward, and raised his hand to strangle Chen Xiaobei's neck.
This was the case in the past. When he saw this posture, Chen Xiaobei immediately surrendered and wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy.
But today, Chen Xiaobei burst out with endless fighting power. He swung a brick and hit the monkey on the head.
The monkey was caught off guard and hurriedly dodged, but was still half a beat too late and was hit hard on the shoulder.
The monkey grinned in pain and hurriedly backed away.
"You damn thing, you're looking for death." Chen Ermao rushed forward again upon seeing this.
Originally, Chen Ermao thought that because he was half a head taller than Chen Xiaobei, he would be enough to intimidate the opponent, but he didn't expect that Chen Xiaobei would hit him with another brick without saying a word.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei working so hard, Chen Ermao also quickly took two steps back.
Chen Xiaobei stared with scarlet eyes and said viciously, "I'll say it again, I won't sell my sister."
Looking at Chen Xiaobei who was going crazy, Chen Ermao stamped his feet and shouted, "Chen Xiaobei, don't forget, you still owe me two taels of silver."
Chen Xiaobei sighed with emotion after hearing this. It was true. He had been gambling all night and lost to Chen Ermao and two taels of silver.
Now it seems that this is a trap. Just to force him to sell his sister.
The monkey next to Chen Ermao blinked, "Chen Xiaobei, please think clearly. With your conditions, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out even a copper plate, let alone two taels of silver!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ermao laughed and said, "Yes, if you don't give it to others, you will pay back the money."
Thoughts flashed through Chen Xiaobei's mind. It seems that if he doesn't do something cruel today, this matter won't be solved. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Give me ten days and I will pay you back."
