Urban Sims

Chapter 13 Famine Wars and Plagues

Zhou Ming was five years old.

Famine, a severe famine.

God has only had a little rain for six consecutive months. The land is cracked, the river is dry, the leaves are yellow and withered, and almost all the crops in the field are dead.

There is almost no grain harvest.

Zhou Ming didn't know how he got through this year. Except for drinking some porridge in the morning where he could see the bottom of the bowl clearly, Zhou Ming lay on the straw mat with his parents and younger sister for most of the rest of the time, his body motionless, The brain stops thinking and minimizes energy expenditure.

This kind of life only lasted for three months, and Zhou Ming, who was swollen all over his body, realized that this was not going to work. If he continued like this, he would really die.

There are many fish in the river near the town, and many wild rabbits on the mountain, because they are rarely caught by people, these things will not run around when they see people, they are very stupid...

Zhou Ming walked out of the house.

……

By the small river in front of the town, there was a lot of voices.

"My lord, this damned pariah actually stole your fish and shamelessly stole your private property without the permission of your benevolent lord!"

The chunky butler Bunode pointed at a thin boy kneeling on the ground with spittle splashing.

Next to the thin boy, lay two fat perch with their tails still moving.

Seeing the two fat fish, the pale lips of the crowd of disheveled men and women couldn't help moving, and their footsteps subconsciously took a step forward.

But seeing several tall and strong knights in front, they pulled out the long swords around their waists, shining brightly, and took two steps back in fear.

"My lord, what should I do with this pariah?" the butler asked the middle-aged man who was wearing armor with various patterns on his body while bowing his waist.

This middle-aged man in gorgeous armor is naturally the owner and highest authority of the Grand Land - Lord Baron Connor.

"According to the laws of the territory, how should he be dealt with?" Baron Connor asked.

"According to the regulations on punishment for theft crime No. 15 of the Territory Act, one hand should be cut off for stealing the lord's private property, my lord," said the steward Bunode.

"Then cut off one hand." After the sentence was pronounced, Baron Connor rode on his horse expressionlessly, and returned to the castle amidst the bang bang of armor blades.

A knight stepped forward and raised the sword in his hand high.

After a scream.

Zhou Ming, who was standing in the crowd, saw the blood-stained little hand on the ground, and returned home with a pale face.

After lying at home for a few more days, Zhou Ming woke up in a burst of pain.

"what!"

Zhou Ming yelled, quickly opened the door, and rushed out of the house.

Hungry, hungry like never before, if he doesn't find something to eat, he will definitely starve to death.

Where to eat?Where can I find something to eat?

Fish, there are fish in the river, you can't catch them, if you catch them, you can cut your hands, rabbits, there are many wild rabbits on the mountain, you can't catch them either, this is also the property of the lord.

Grass, there is grass on the ground. Although the leaves of this kind of grass are very hard and cut the mouth, the roots are relatively tender, a little sweet, and contain a small amount of protein and starch. It can be eaten, this one is definitely edible.

Zhou Ming pulled a large bundle of grass from the field ridge, and then quickly ran to the tax official Dirac and told him that he had to pay taxes.

The obese and drowsy tax officer, Dirac, looked at the bale of grass in Zhou Ming's hand and told him to keep a third, and then took away the remaining one-third of Zhou Ming's gratitude. the lower two-thirds.

"This untouchable is already starving, how can he eat this kind of grass that even cows can't eat?" Dirac dismissed the grass on the table aside. He didn't like this kind of grass, but the lord should accept it. Taxes must not be less at all!
Even if you took a stone from the lord, you still have to pay taxes.

That night, Zhou Ming felt that his life was slowed down, and his parents and sister also became more energetic. The next morning, the family of four went to pull that kind of grass.

Finally survived the autumn, the cold winter came, and there was no grass in the fields. At this time, Zhou Ming’s family had to kneel at the gate of the Lord’s castle together with the farmers in the town who hadn’t starved to death, begging The lord showed mercy, and finally received a small bag of black flour. This famine year was finally over.

After the calamity year, thieves appeared everywhere.

The thieves around the territory have already been chased away by the lord's knights. Unexpectedly, they can't be driven away. These thieves kidnapped people, burned houses, killed livestock, and even seriously affected the spring sowing plan of Granland.

"Today, I must kill all those thieves who are running amok in my territory!"

The angry Baron Connor summoned all the knights and servants, recruited all the farmers who could carry weapons in the territory, distributed some simple weapons, and aggressively tried to settle accounts with the thieves who were playing Lord Gran's idea.

After a fierce battle to encircle and suppress the territory, Zhou Ming's father, Derek, did not appear in the triumphant return team.

"Senior, where is my husband Derek? Have you seen him? Why hasn't he come back?" Mother Julina asked anxiously, holding the hand of a neighbor man.

"Derek, he accidentally fell into the trap set by the thieves. He looks so pitiful. Three sticks went through him." A man who knew his father shook his head and smacked his lips.

"Derek! My Derek!"

Mother sat on the ground and cried heartbreakingly. This day was extremely cold and dark for Zhou Ming's family.

After the war, the epidemic spread.

After the weather became warmer, several people with colds and coughs appeared in Qiangwei Town in Grandland.

Soon after, the coughs of these people worsened, and the number of colds also increased. Some people with severe colds could not save their lives even if they drank the holy water sold by the church.

Baron Connor panicked. Except for a few tax collectors who stayed in the town, he and his knights locked the city gate tightly and hid in the castle.

His mother, Julina, also fell ill, and her condition was getting worse and worse. Even if Zhou Ming boiled water every day, cleaned the house, went to the mountains to collect herbs to boil medicine, and kept the room ventilated, it was useless...

My father is gone, my mother is gone, and many adults and friends in the town are gone...

In the dilapidated home, only Zhou Ming, who was less than six years old, and his younger sister Alice, who was in her early three years old, were left behind.

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