Grasshoppers, there are countless grasshoppers in the sky, millions or tens of millions of them. Wherever he went, it was like a demon came to the world, covering the sky and the sun, and the flowers, plants and trees were eaten away and turned into light.
"Ah~~~ah~~~ah!" Desperate cries rang out one after another in the fields. The farmers waved their sickles and poles fiercely, but they couldn't stop the pieces of rice with ears from being eaten up.
It was getting dark, and the couple, already exhausted, sat slumped on the field ridge. Looking at the bare straw in front of them, their faces were expressionless, but their dull eyes revealed a chilling despair. This year’s harvest is gone! Eaten up by those evil insects from hell.
There is little rain, the season is not fertile, and it is hard to fill our stomachs. Where can we store food? There is less than 20 kilograms of rice left in the rice vat at home, which is the ration for the couple's family of four for the next month and a half. In a month and a half, the rice in this field will be ready for harvest. Now, there is no more, there is absolutely no chance of any harvest here. The swarm of grasshoppers took away their family's last hope. What they eat is not the ears of grain, but the flesh and blood of the couple...
Two thin boys walked from a distance, stepping on the field ridge with one foot deep and one shallow. It was already dinner time, but their parents still hadn't come back. The two heard the heart-rending howls coming from all over the village. They were worried that something would happen to their parents, so they walked out together.
"Brother, I'm scared!" The younger boy looked like he was only five or six years old. He followed the older boy and grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly. He called softly, with tears in his words. . He didn't know what was happening, he only heard hoarse, desperate cries all around him.
The older boy seemed to be about eight or nine years old. He turned around and reached out to hold his younger brother's little hand. He said with a smile: "Don't cry for now. My brother is here, so don't be afraid! My brother will take you to find your parents." Although he was smiling, his legs were trembling slightly.
"Dad...Mom..." The sky was dark, and although the stars and moon were shining, they couldn't see far. The two brothers walked slowly and called all the way.
"Dad...Mom..."
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In the wilderness, two thin and lonely figures walked staggeringly. They saw many people along the way, but no one paid attention to them. These people were sitting or lying feebly, cursing hoarsely, or sobbing quietly... but no one paid attention to them.
"Dad...Mom..., where are you?"
"Dad...Mom..., I am Chenchen, where are you?"
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A woman was suddenly startled, sobbing deeply and said to the languid man beside her: "My dad, it's useless...it's useless, wuwu...don't think about it, it's useless...baby" The boys are here, let’s go home.”
The man's cheeks trembled, his eyelids trembled slightly, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
common people! This is the way of heaven. How can these poor people have the slightest resistance?
"Dad...Mom..., where are you? Be afraid first!" the little boy called at the top of his throat, like a drowning person calling for help.
The voice reached the man's ears again, and he began to cry and said: "Mother, let's go back, the children are afraid. Tonight... give them... give them... a meal... Okay... Oh my god! Oh my god! How can you be so cruel and ruthless? How...how can you be so cruel...that you want to force us to separate our flesh and blood..."
The woman rushed over to him, hugged him, and advised: "My father, you...don't think too much about it. This is your life!"
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The couple found the two boys and led them home.
This is a newly built thatched house, with a New Year picture of "Wutongshen" on the door. The God of Five Powers is responsible for a good harvest and a smooth year. The woman and the two boys entered the house. The man stared closely at the festive New Year picture on the door. He suddenly stretched out his hands and tore it off, tearing it to pieces, smashing it to pieces!
For a family of four, the meal this night was even more sumptuous than the New Year's Eve dinner. The three chickens raised at home, weighing less than a pound, were also slaughtered by the woman to make dishes. The three chickens were all beheaded alive...
"First of all, you need to eat more. You are still so young and thin... You, you need to eat more!" The woman suppressed her tears and said softly: "This wowocai, you have always been My favorite food, my mother has cooked a lot for you. You...you have to eat more...from now on...you have to eat more!" She frequently picked up vegetables for the two children and put their bowls in their hands. Filled to the brim.
"Mom, why don't you eat? You should eat too!" The boy called "Chenchen" looked at his mother and asked curiously. He was still young and ignorant, so how could he know what was happening?
The woman stretched out her hand to gently caress his face, her dark face full of kindness, and said softly: "Chenchen, you are my brother. You...you can already take care of people. You...you have to take good care of them." Brother, do you know? You are the elder brother...You are the elder brother..."
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The sun shone in through the cracks in the hut, stinging Chenchen's face. He climbed out of bed and looked for his parents, but they were nowhere to be found.
Early in the morning, wailing sounds could be heard from everywhere in the village, like hundreds of evil spirits.
They couldn't find it, their parents couldn't be found, and they would never be seen again... The two brothers searched all day long, searching every corner of the village and every ridge of fields outside the village.
They couldn't find them. Their parents were gone and disappeared, leaving only a bag of more than ten kilograms of rice and a jar of meat.
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Fu Zun couldn't remember how he was discovered by Mei Wanting. He only remembered that when he woke up, he was lying on a soft bed and what he saw when he opened his eyes was a charitable face. The first person he saw when he woke up was Mei Siyuan's mother, Mei Wanting's wife Bai Shi. And next to him was his brother who was so hungry that he was just skin and bones.
Fu Chu's original name was Fu Chen, and his younger brother Fu Su's original name was Fu Xian. The reason why he changed his later name was because he told Mei Wanting about the experiences of his two brothers after waking up. Mei Wanting listened to his words, thought about it for several days, and decided to let them change their names and live in the house.
Eating one's mother's flesh is the most sinful crime in the world. Mei Wanting renamed them punishment and guilt to pay for their sins throughout their lives.
Twenty years have passed since this incident, and Mei Wanting and Mrs. Mei have also been dead for fourteen years. However, Fu Zun's gratitude to Mei Mansion did not fade at all, but grew day by day. Over the years, the two brothers have been following Mei Siyuan, serving him both front and back.
More than a year ago, Mei Siyuan was promoted from the Inspector of Qingxi County to the Secretary of Salt Transportation of Anxian County, and naturally their brothers came with him. I didn't expect that this high position from the first level would be so troublesome. Since the second month of taking office, people have started to attack Mei Siyuan from time to time. First, a staff member and a Taoist priest who came with Mei Mansion were killed for no apparent reason. Later, the food in the mansion was poisoned. Fortunately, on that day, the masters and servants of Mei Mansion were eating together. One of Mei Siyuan's guards was on duty and ate in advance. He died soon after. His death saved Mei Siyuan and others.
Four months ago, on the official road in Fuzhou, more than forty masked gangsters suddenly rushed out and charged at them without saying a word. That time was so tragic! Fu Su's left palm was cut off, and a knife on his back had hit the blade. Yun Yao was dug through the stomach by a hook, and his internal organs were also damaged. If Yun Yuan hadn't come to save him at the critical moment, he might have died. . As for himself, he was severely slashed on the face, piercing his eyeball and cutting open his cheek...
A month and a half ago, more than two hundred men in black armed with weapons stormed into the Salt Government Office in broad daylight, obviously intent on exterminating the family. If the young master had not rushed back early, I am afraid that none of the dozens of people in the house would have been spared.
How many deadly battles have we gone through, how much blood and sweat have been shed for Mei Siyuan! Fu Pun didn't regret it at all.
"No regrets, if I don't block these swords and spears for you, these swords and spears will fall on you. For the public, Fu Pun can die, but Mei Siyuan cannot die. For private purposes, my two brothers received the grace of Mei Mansion to survive. Even if I die for the young master, I can't fully repay him. Even if I die right now, Mei Mansion will give me twenty more years of life. This is a great kindness!" Fu Pun often thought.
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Fu Chu stayed up all night, staying beside his beloved wife and children, thinking about this.
Seeing that his beloved wife had finished feeding and put the two children aside, Fu Zun said, "Bai Ze, I have something to discuss with you."
Bai Ze was a mother for the first time, and her heart was filled with joy. When her husband told her something, she smiled sweetly and replied, "Brother Chu, what's the matter? Just tell me. You make the decision in our family, and I will listen to you in everything." She At this time, life is perfect, how can I ask for anything else? I just feel sorry for my husband who works hard all day long and is tired and dangerous. She had never thought about him not doing those things.
"I want the baby to take your surname as Mei!" Fu Zhen said softly: "My wife said she would be our baby's adoptive mother. I...I want to simply adopt the baby to you!" This was what he thought. It took one night to decide. You know, at that time in Dahua, it was extremely unfilial to have no children. Fu Zun had just given birth to a pair of children, and he wanted to adopt them to Mei Siyuan the next night. This was really a big deal for them. However, Mei Siyuan only had one son, Mei Yuanchen, and it was impossible to have any more children after he was injured a few months ago. Once something happened, the Mei family would be wiped out.
"The Fu family can be the best, but the Mei family absolutely cannot!"
Bai Ze bit his lip gently, shed two lines of tears, nodded slowly and said, "Yes!"
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While listening, Bai Lisi was sitting in the main seat, and Fu Zhen was standing on her lower left.
"Names? Haven't you guys chosen names before?" Bai Lisi couldn't help laughing when she heard that Fu Pun came to help her name the two babies.
Fu Zhen pursed his lips and replied: "We are vulgar and illiterate, so we can't come up with any good names. Please ask my wife to help me pick two!"
Bai Lisi was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "That makes sense." After pondering for a while, he said: "The boy is called Yuqing, and the girl is called Xinyue, how about? They were born under the new moon on the birthday of Emperor Changsheng."
"Mei Changsheng...Mei Xinyue..." Fu Zun called softly.
