Wind Chaser: Rebirth in the 18th Year of the Republic of China

Their village originally had quite a lot of people, but after the Japanese occupation, most of the young and middle-aged laborers in the village were taken away to do hard labor, and most of the young girls were raped. Only the elderly and children had little labor and were left here to fend for themselves.

Some poor elderly people have died after the village’s food and resources were stolen.

The remaining elderly people could make do with what they had and divide up the surplus food at home, and that would give them enough for the winter.

They still have land and resources. Although the main laborer in the family is not here, at least they can still be self-sufficient. They drag their elderly bodies to work the land, and they can more or less get some harvest next year so they won't starve to death.

But now, in the past two years, the Japanese army has not been farming, and has only lived by plundering the people's food resources. They even think that the old, weak and sick are a burden. Not only did they take away all the food, they even wanted to take their lives and those of their children.

"A bunch of beasts."

Everyone was extremely angry, not only because of the Japanese army, but also because of the puppet troops who had defected to the Japanese army and actually attacked their own compatriots in order to survive.

Food was in short supply everywhere. Even in the concession, most people could only afford one or two dishes.

Only the meals of the richest families were not affected and they had meat at every meal.

"We will find a way to deal with the food issue. You guys stay here first. I have sent some people to search the puppet army to see if there is any food." The leading volunteer had left a few people there just now. Calculating the time, they will be back soon.

Sure enough, not long after, several young men came back, their bodies covered in blood, but holding some food, looking overjoyed.

"solved?"

Looking at the expressions of these few people, everyone guessed the fate of those puppet soldiers.

One of the young men placed the food in a clean place and then reported the situation.

"It's been resolved. We originally just wanted to teach them a lesson by crippling them, but then one of them let it slip that this group of people had also been involved in insulting women and oppressing the people before. After asking about the whereabouts of the food, we--"

He made a gesture of wiping his neck. There were children around and he was afraid of causing panic among them if he said it out loud.

The leader nodded, counted the food, and distributed it to the elderly and children who had been hungry for a long time.

"thanks, thanks."

The old people and children, who had been hungry for a long time, began to eat voraciously. After their food was plundered, they were locked up on an empty stomach. The long period of panic and hunger almost made them unable to hold on.

Shen Jinzhen and Wei Ruolai watched from the side and felt sad.

This is the situation outside the concession now. I wonder what it will be like after the concession is occupied?

They couldn't stay here for long; the pastor would have to go back after dark.

After leaving most of the food to the elderly and children, they pretended to be tired after a day's work and reunited with the foreign pastor and walked back.

After successfully returning to the concession, everyone secretly changed back into their own clothes and returned to their respective residences. Shen Jinzhen and Wei Ruolai also walked home together.

"Jinzhen, the concession won't be peaceful for long. After a while, send dad and the child to the revolutionary base, okay?"

Seeing that the armored vehicle with the Japanese flag was still parked there and no one had asked them to move it for many days, Wei Ruolai became a little worried. He and Jinzhen still had the ability to protect themselves, but Wenlan Lecheng was too small. If it was occupied by the Japanese army, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Okay, I'll go and persuade my sister-in-law in a few days. If possible, let her take Xiao Yuer and leave as soon as possible."