[Naruto] Survival Records of the Warring States Period

Your cheap dad decided to take a gamble and quietly went out to hunt in the mountains before dawn.

He tried to be as gentle as possible, but the sound of getting up still woke you up.

Before leaving, he touched the heads of you and your brothers and sisters one by one, and then stayed beside you for a long time.

Only after the sound of the sliding door opening and closing passed did you open your eyes in the silence. The beams were still bare, and no paper packages with food suddenly appeared, but a small sobbing sound could be heard in his ears.

It's your cheap girl hiding under the quilt and crying.

You feel embarrassed and don't know what to do. The touch of cheap daddy's palm before he left seems to still be on your head.

There is an emptiness in your heart, like regret and helplessness.

So you lie quietly in bed, open your eyes, and wish that at dawn, the gods will conjure up a bag of food and hang it from the beam.

Until the crying gradually subsided, and finally disappeared until the faint morning light fell into this small room, there was still nothing on the beams.

Your cheap girl is up.

So you also sat up and pushed Tarang and A Cai awake one by one.

Breakfast was still a tasteless wild vegetable that was about to go bad.

You sincerely hope that Cheap Daddy will come back safely and secretly bring some meat to your family.

Damn the meat ban, you don’t believe in gods and Buddhas, nobles can be vegetarians if they like, don’t worry about what others eat.

As a child, even a child from a poor family has some small privileges.

Such as playing.

After dinner, A Cai and Tai Lang, who were close in age, chased and played in the small yard behind the long house.

You leaned against the door and watched them play. After thinking for a long time, you couldn't figure out where they got their strength.

You thought idly, instead of leaving this empty yard for two energetic children to run around, why not just use it to grow something.

What to plant? Chinese cabbage? Is there cabbage in this world? Do you remember that cabbage and lettuce are vegetables that can mature in a short period of time? I just don’t know if the growing conditions are strict.

With a wrong glance, you saw your mother opening the bottom layer of the glove box.

She seemed to notice your gaze, turned to look at you, trembled as if she had discovered some secret, and put back everything she took out.

You watched for a while, then stood up and sat next to your mother to help her pass the things.

"Mom went out to see if there are any jobs recruiting people. Xiaoxue and Taro Acai stay at home." Mom pushed the box back to its original position, patted your head, and forced a smile on her face, "Yui next door Auntie will help take care of you. If you have any emergency, just go to Auntie Yui, okay?"

You stare at Cheap Mom's face. She is very haggard, her hair is yellow at the end, and some rough hair stubbornly protrudes from her bun. Her lips are chapped and white, and she looks very lethargic.

But ignore these, Cheap Mom is actually very good-looking, her facial features are just right, and she is very comfortable to look at. But no matter how good-looking a person is, he has to become haggard and old in this kind of living environment.

You seem to have seen your future self.

"What's wrong, Xiaoxue?" Seeing your background, your mother asked again, and you came to your senses.

"I want to go out with my mother."

You hesitated for a moment, tentatively stretched out your hand, gently pulled down your mother's sleeve, and said softly, "I'm ten years old, I can still find a job."

Is this supposed to be coquettishness?

You thought while waiting for your mother's answer.

In the Warring States Period when the average age was 20 or 30 years old, many ten-year-old children would also take on family responsibilities.

In the first two months after you traveled through time, you spent time making small jewelry for your mother. It's a pity that the economy is not good now, so these things can't be sold.

You have also thought about waiting for your mother to go out before going out to find a job. But it is very dangerous for a ten-year-old child to go out alone no matter which world or country he is in.

"...Okay." You saw a flash of emotion in your mother's eyes. You didn't have time to analyze what it meant. You took a deep breath after hearing her answer.

Although you know that the chances of your mother saying no are slim and that one more person might give you an extra chance of getting a job, you are still nervous when you bring this up.

Now that you can go out, your activities will not only be limited to a few neighbors on the small street where the longhouse is located, but also to the larger castle town.

Perhaps this represents more opportunities.

After your mother entrusted Taro and Acai to the neighbor's aunt, and gave her a lot of handicrafts from the past, you were held by your mother's hand and walked out of the street where you had lived for three months little by little.

Noisy voices rushed towards us.