The characters in the game died so quickly that even Lin Qian'an felt a little unprepared.
Is even growing up a luxury?
How about starting the second life directly and seeing if I can have a good birth?
But wasting a lifetime always feels a bit unworthiness.
Lin Qian'an thought for a while and clicked to start the second reincarnation to check out the game's mechanics.
【The second reincarnation begins.】
[You can choose two of the following qualities to bring to the new life.]
[Male Prime: In the next reincarnation, you will only be male.]
[Died early: It’s hard for you to survive past five years old.]
[Sickly: Your constitution is -1 and you are more likely to die from illness.]
....
Lin Qian'an fell into silence.
Except for one prime minister that he could barely see, the others were all negative buffs.
No, he must start over in his first life.
You absolutely can't die so casually.
Ever since, Lin Qian'an has returned to the original starting point.
When the game character is three years old.
Lin Qian'an knows very well that the game character will have a disaster year when he is four years old, and then his father Gao Ming will offend the steward and lose his job at the dock.
These things must be handled with caution.
But the characters in the game can't speak, and they're not allowed to go out. This start is really difficult.
After staying at the door for a while, Lin Qian'an tried to control the game character to sneak out. However, because the fence was too high and the sound of moving things to open the fence was too loud, Wang Cui found out and was immediately taken back and beaten.
A meal.
Escape didn't work, and Lin Qian'an began to be in a daze again.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a child carrying a small bamboo basket passing by not far from the fence.
He quickly saved the file and said hello.
[Gao Zhang: Hey, kid, stop!
】
The child heard the sound and turned to glance at the game character.
[Gao Shi: You are the child, I have a name, my name is Gao Shi.]
[Gao Zhang: Gao Shi, right? Where do you plan to go? 】
Gao Shi tilted his head.
[Gao Shi: Why should I tell you this, you little brat? 】
Lin Qian'an directly typed and made up a lie.
[Gao Zhang: I have candy, if you tell me, I will give it to you.]
Hearing the sound, Gao Shi's eyes changed slightly.
[Gao Shi: Impossible, where did you get the candy? 】
[Gao Zhang: My father works hard for the master’s family, and the master’s family rewards him.]
Gao Shi heard it and immediately believed it.
After all, the kid didn't have that much thought. He swallowed and asked.
[Gao Shi: Did you just give it to me after I told you? 】
[Gao Zhang: Of course, I will do what I say. 】
[Gao Shi: I plan to go to Xiaohegou to catch crabs with Gao Yu and Gao Zhi. I’m done. Can you give me some candy? 】
After speaking, Gao Shi looked at the game character expectantly.
[Gao Zhang: Of course! 】
While talking, Lin Qian'an directly read the file.
Time goes back to before.
[Gao Zhang: Tell me what you usually play, and I will give you candy...]
.....
By constantly reading files, Lin Qian'an also gradually obtained more information.
I understand how many children there are in the village, how old they are, how they play in the village, etc.
There are not many children in Gaojia Village who can go out to play, only eight or nine. The youngest is seven years old and the oldest is fourteen.
My usual recreational activities include catching shrimps and fish, climbing trees and stealing fruits, and sometimes I help the adults with farm work.
In addition, none of them are literate, and there are no private schools in the village.
There is no one who can learn a craft. Anyone who can learn a craft has a way.
These villagers have no such means.
After knowing this information, Lin Qianan wanted to trick Gao Shi into taking the game characters out to play.
[Gao Zhang: How many crabs do you usually catch? 】
[Gao Shi: Sometimes there are more than a dozen, and sometimes there are not enough to catch two a day.]
[Gao Zhang: I know how to catch crabs, I guarantee I can catch a big basket.]
Gao Shi looked suspicious.
[Gao Shi: How did you know? 】
[Gao Zhang: My father taught me, but it’s a pity that I can’t get out. If you take me to catch crabs, I will definitely catch a lot of crabs today, and I won’t be able to finish them all.]
Hearing this, Gao Shi was obviously moved.
[Gao Shi: You didn’t lie to me?]
[Gao Zhang: I never lie. It’s just that the fence is too high and I can’t open it.]
After hesitating for a moment, Gao Shi glanced around, then asked in a low voice.
[Gao Shi: I'll take you there quietly and come back when I catch the crabs, okay? I'll give you two of them then!]
[Gao Zhang: Two are too few, I want five. 】
Gao Shi counted on his fingers, then nodded and answered.
[Gao Shi: No problem! As long as you really catch a big basket, I will definitely give you five.]
As he spoke, he reached out to open the gate of the fence and quietly took the game character out.
The game character was thin and short, so Gao Shi hugged him and took him away after running for two steps.
Walking on the country road, Gao Shi communicated with the game character while taking him quickly towards the small river ditch near the village.
Soon, Gao Shi had arrived near Xiaohegou.
Not far away, two children of similar age were waving to him.
The two children were a boy and a girl. The boy was about eight or nine years old, and the girl was a little older. She had a ponytail and looked about ten years old.
Of course, they are not as young as they look, it's all just because of their malnutrition.
Lin Qian'an has already asked, and the three of them, including Gao Shi, are already eleven years old.
Soon, Gao Shi came to the two children with the game character in his arms.
The girl with the ponytail asked.
[Gao Yu: Shitou, why did you bring this little kid here? Is it your brother? What if he starts crying later? 】
Gao Shi explained.
[Gao Shi: He is not my brother, but Aunt Wang’s son. He told me that he knows how to catch crabs and can fill a bamboo basket for us.]
The thin little boy next to him had a face full of disbelief.
[Gao Zhi: He must be lying to you. He just wants to play with you. Take him back quickly. If Aunt Wang discovers that her son is missing later, she will be anxious and you will be beaten when you go back. 】
Hearing the sound, Gao Shi seemed a little moved.
Lin Qian'an saw this and quickly typed and spoke.
[Gao Zhang: Ahem~! The three of you are much older than me. As the saying goes, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. If you don’t try it, then accuse me of lying. How can this truth be justified? 】
The three children glanced at the game character. Although the voice sounded babyish, for some reason, they always felt that the game character's words were quite convincing.
[Gao Zhi: Then how do you want to test it? 】
[Gao Zhang: I'll take you to catch crabs. I know where they are, and I guarantee I'll be able to point them out accurately.]
Hearing the sound, Gao Yu looked suspicious.
[Gao Yu: Is it true or false? 】
[Gao Zhang: You’ll know after you try it. 】
Immediately, Lin Qian'an controlled the game character to walk to the river, pointed at a stone and said there were crabs under it.
Gao Shi heard the sound, rolled up his trousers and got down into the ditch, then moved the stone away.
There is nothing down there, where did the crabs come from?
He was about to get angry, but Lin Qian'an had already read the file.
Three times in a row, Lin Qian'an manipulated the game character to point to a stone.
[Gao Zhang: There must be crabs under this rock.]
Gao Shi went down to the river and moved the stone away. A crab about the size of a chicken quickly crawled out from below. With his quick eyes and quick hands, he grabbed it and put it into a small bamboo basket.
When the two children next to him saw this, their expressions became extremely surprised.
[Takashi: Is it true? 】
[Gao Yu: Are you confused? 】
Lin Qian'an did not explain, but manipulated the game character to point over.
[Gao Zhang: There are also crabs under this rock.]
....
After reading the file for a long time, a lot of crabs appeared in Gao Shi's small bamboo basket.
Wherever Lin Qianan manipulates the game character to point, there will be crabs.
Of course, this is just a superficial phenomenon.
In fact, he had turned over all the rocks in the entire ditch.
Lin Qian'an shook his head slightly. This was the first time he used the archive function to do such a thing. It was an overkill!
However, after this incident, the three children barely gained some trust in the game characters.
At this time, Lin Qian'an stopped.
Gao Shi looked a little confused.
[Gao Shi: Gao Zhang, keep pointing, the worst I can do is give you a few more crabs later.]
[Gao Zhang: It’s not that I don’t want to tell you more crabs, but the crabs in one place are limited. You have already caught all the crabs here. If you still want to catch them, you have to move to another place.]
Hearing the sound, Gao Shi frowned.
[Gao Shi: Only this section of the river in the village belongs to us, the other rivers are occupied by Gao Lin and others.]
Gao Lin is the child king in the village. At the age of fourteen, he is already a big boy who can help his family hold up half of the sky.
He set the rules among the children in the village.
Including the river ditch for catching crabs, the location for fishing, and the location for cutting ragweed have all been agreed upon.
Lin Qian'an had already obtained this information from Gao Shi by reading files before.
[Gao Zhang: Wouldn’t it be great if the crabs you caught were divided into 50%? 】
[Gao Shi: Is this still possible? 】
Immediately, Gao Shi took the crabs in the bamboo basket to another section of the river.
There are also four children playing in the water, catching crabs and fishing.
Seeing Gao Shi and others arriving, these children seemed very alert.
[Gao Nan: Gao Shi, what are you doing here? This is our territory.]
Gao Shi showed off his bamboo basket of crabs.
[Gao Shi: See, this is what we gained today. 】
The children glanced at it and looked very envious.
[Gao Nan: So what? What does it have to do with us? 】
[Gao Shi: I can teach you how to catch crabs, and I will ensure that you catch a lot of crabs, but you have to share half of them with us.]
Hearing this, the children were also moved.
They discussed it among themselves and seemed to think it was a good deal.
After all, they couldn't catch a few in a day, and Gao Shi had just a bamboo basket here. Even if he gave them half of it, it would definitely not be a small amount.
It didn't take long for them to make a decision.
[Gao Nan: Okay, but you have to ensure that you catch so many crabs. 】
[Gao Shi: Anyway, it must be more than what you usually catch. 】
[Gao Nan: Tell us now, how do you catch so many crabs? 】
Hearing the sound, Gao Shi pushed the game character out.
【Gao Shi: It's him.】
Gao Nan had a strange expression.
[Gao Nan: He? A little brat? 】
Gao Shi smiled.
[Gao Shi: Gao Zhang, show them. 】
Lin Qian'an controls the game character with just one finger.
[Gao Zhang: There are crabs down there!
】
....
After showing off his skills a little, Lin Qian'an successfully gained the trust of Gao Nan and the others.
After catching crabs, not much time passed, so the children went nearby and started picking wild fruits.
Lin Qian'an manipulated the game character to eat some of the fruits.
He didn't know how it tasted, but Lin Qian'an could see the properties of the fruit.
[Chestnut: Eating it can restore a little physical strength.]
Although it is just a simple sentence, it is enough.
This made Lin Qian'an understand that the game characters still maintain some of their game characteristics.
Although the game character is young, under Lin Qian'an's control, he can always say some very suggestive words. In addition, he has shown almost the ability to predict by reading files. Lin Qian'an soon let the game character play in these
The children gained trust and a certain status among themselves.
Lin Qian'an's lips curled up. This was a good start. As long as he had the help of these children, it would be much easier for him to do things.
At this moment, a noisy sound came from not far away.
Wang Cui and several villagers were seen hurrying towards the place where the game character was.
Lin Qian'an understood that the matter of sneaking out this time was probably coming to an end.
Several of the villagers were obviously the parents of these children, and they disciplined them as soon as they arrived.
Gao Shi's ear was grabbed by a woman, and his expression became ugly.
[Gao Shi: Mom, what are you doing!]
The woman stared at Gao Shi angrily and hit him hard with a cane.
[Xu Xin: What are you doing? You quietly brought your Aunt Wang’s son out and asked me why? 】
On the other side, Wang Cui had hugged the game character and stopped Xu Xin from continuing to beat the child.
[Wang Cui: Sister Xu, don’t hit her. The child is still young and immature. Just go back and talk to her carefully. Don’t break her. 】
When Xu Xin heard this, he quickly stopped his movements.
She obviously didn't want to beat her son, but if she didn't act harshly, it would be difficult to get rid of Wang Cui's anger.
[Xu Xin: This child has been naughty since he was a child. I will definitely let his father beat him severely when he goes back.]
Gao Shi was trembling and couldn't speak at all.
Seeing that it was time, Lin Qian'an controlled the game character to speak.
[Gao Zhang: Mom, I asked Brother Shitou to take me out to play, and he even treated me to chestnuts!]
Hearing the sound, Wang Cui was stunned, obviously he didn't expect that things would be like this.
[Gao Zhang: Mom, can I still hang out with Brother Shitou in the future? 】
[Wang Cui: Zhang'er, be good, you are still young and it is too dangerous outside. When you grow up, I will let you and your brother Shitou and the others come out to play. 】
[Gao Zhang: Brother Shitou has always protected me, it’ll be okay.]
Hearing the sound, Wang Cui's eyes looking at Gao Shi softened instantly.
Xu Xin also patted Gao Shi.
[Xu Xin: I guess you know the severity, I will teach you a lesson when I get back. 】
After some exchanges, Wang Cui will take the game character back.
At this time, Gao Shi suddenly made a sound.
[Takaishi: Crab, crab!
】
As he spoke, he quickly came to Wang Cui carrying a bunch of crabs and handed them to her.
Wang Cui was a little confused.
[Wang Cui: Shitou, is this what your mother meant? 】
Gao Shi shook his head.
[Gao Shi: I made an agreement with Brother Zhang that as long as Brother Zhang helps me catch crabs, I will share some with him. These are mine, and these two are shared by Gao Nan and the others.]
Wang Cui looked back and forth between the faces of the game character and Gao Shi with a suspicious expression.
[Wang Cui: Zhang'er is so young, can he help you catch crabs?]
Hearing the sound, Gao Shi was obviously taken aback.
Obviously he didn't know how to explain it. After all, Lin Qian'an's initial excuse was the technique taught by his father.
Lin Qian'an was afraid that Gao Shi would talk nonsense, so she quickly typed an answer.
[Gao Zhang: Mom, my eyesight is very good. I can see where those crabs are.]
After hearing this, Wang Cui really believed it.
[Wang Cui: I didn’t expect my son to have such a talent. It’s really a blessing from my ancestors.]
As she spoke, she also took the crab over, and then planned to leave.
Seeing Wang Cui about to leave, Gao Shi asked.
[Gao Shi: Aunt Wang, can I still take Brother Zhang out to play in the future? 】
Hearing the sound, Xu Xin, who was next to him, grabbed Gao Shi's ear again without waiting for Wang Cui to reply.
[Xu Xin: You don’t remember to eat but not to fight, don’t you?
】
[Gao Shi: Hey, it hurts, mother, please let go!]
Wang Cui paused, then showed a smile.
[Wang Cui: Sister Xu, don’t pull Gao Shi’s ears. Don’t turn around and break them.]
[Xu Xin: Humph, I’d better cut off my ears that don’t understand words, so as not to cause trouble for me in the future! 】
Although he said this, Xu Xin still let go of his hand and gently rubbed Gao Shi without leaving any trace.
Wang Cui looked at Gao Shi and asked softly.
[Wang Cui: Shitou, you can take Zhang'er out to play, but you have to make sure he doesn't get hurt, do you understand? 】
Seeing this, Gao Shi quickly patted his chest.
[Gao Shi: I understand, I understand! Don’t worry, Aunt Wang, as long as I’m here, I guarantee that Brother Zhang won’t be harmed at all, and even mosquitoes won’t be able to bite him!]
Hearing this, Wang Cuicai smiled and nodded.
[Wang Cui: Well, then I’m relieved. 】
After saying this, Wang Cuicai left with the game character in his arms.
Lin Qian'an breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Wang Cui relented, otherwise there would probably be trouble later.
Fast forward time, less than half a month passed quickly.
In the past half month, Gao Shi has taken game characters out to play almost every day.
At first, Wang Cui would come out from time to time to see if Gao Shi was taking the game characters to do any dangerous activities, but then he gradually became relieved.
Because Lin Qian'an never controls the game characters to climb trees and enter the water, he always just watches from the side.
Moreover, Gao Shi also takes good care of her, and other children have to get over him to get over their mischief.
As a result, Wang Cui quickly relaxed the restrictions on game characters.
On the other hand, Lin Qian'an has also accumulated enough prestige among this group of children. Whether fishing or catching shrimp, wherever he points, there must be something.
This also makes the daily life of the game characters easier.
Moreover, Lin Qian'an also asked these children to steal some salt and try to make fine salt.
Due to limited conditions, the filtering was not very good, but the color was much purer.
At least the obvious impurities are no longer visible.
This is already a good that can be sold.
However, when Lin Qian'an found out that it was nearly ten miles away from the city, she gave up the idea.
And the most important thing is that he can't find a partner for the time being.
As honest as the game character's father is, if he masters this wonderful method of making money, he will probably be eaten right down to his skin and bones.
Time passes, and a few months pass quickly. The weather is getting colder, and it is unreasonably cold.
Heavy snow fell from the sky, streams froze, and a thick layer of ice appeared in the river. The work of moving cargo at Wangming Port also came to a standstill, and the price of charcoal began to skyrocket.
Lin Qian'an recalled what she had said about the disaster year before, and she had some guesses in her mind.
Sure enough, the cold days continued for several months and did not get better when spring began. When it was time for the villagers to plant seeds, the cold did not subside.
Then comes disaster.
The villagers starved to death and froze to death.
Some of them were unwilling and tried to escape with their families, but it was to no avail.
This disaster affected almost half of the beam.
The game character's father works for the Sun family in the port, and he can barely get a little food from them, but other families are not so good.
Gao Shi was sold to the city by his father, but he himself starved to death.
The fate of the other children was also extremely miserable, and no two were good.
Lin Qian'an began to think about how to change this situation.
The game characters have limited abilities, are too young, and are too insignificant to face natural disasters.
In a small wooden house, beside a simple campfire, Wang Cui was holding a game character and chatting with Gao Ming.
[Wang Cui: When my sister came to us to borrow food, she said that another person in Wangjia Village was killed by black smoke while burning coal for heating. Alas! 】
[Gao Ming: There is no way. With this damn weather, we will freeze to death if we don’t burn coal... We don’t have much food at home. I’ll ask the owner for some credit tomorrow. I hope I can spend this period of time smoothly, otherwise
....]
....
Lin Qian'an, who was thinking about the problem, accurately captured what Wang Cui said about someone burning coal and dying.
This sentence reveals some information.
First, there seems to be a coal mine nearby?
Second, people in this world do not have the technology to make anthracite.
Third, the way they burn coal for heating seems unscientific.
Immediately, Lin Qian'an asked Wang Cui about these three questions.
Wang Cui also answered.
Coal mines do exist, and they are semi-open-air. There are two coal mountains with a large output. They are near Wangjia Village. However, because people have been poisoned by burning coal, they are superstitious that coal is poisonous and no one dares to burn coal.
Naturally, no one knows about anthracite.
In addition, they do not understand the factors that require ventilation when burning coal for heating, and many of them may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
After understanding these three problems, Lin Qian'an knew how to solve this cold winter problem.
Since no one wants coal, he will find a way to get it, then make anthracite and sell it cheaply to the villagers to make some money, and tell other villagers about scientific heating methods to reduce mortality.
The only question is, whose coal mine belongs to it?
What should I do if I want to cooperate?
Lin Qian'an asked Gao Ming about this question, and then got the answer.
That is obviously also the property of the Sun family.
The Sun family is a large family in Fengshui City. It has been accumulated for thousands of years. Even if it is just a local gentry, its wealth is unimaginable.
After thinking about it, Lin Qian'an decided to load the game and go back to the time when the cold winter had just appeared, and controlled the game character to follow Gao Ming to meet the steward of the Sun family.
He has the technology for anthracite coal, and when the price of charcoal rises, he thinks he can use this opportunity to cooperate with the Sun family.
With the power of the Sun family, they can definitely do things better.
Click to read the file and go back in time to the beginning of October.
Lin Qian'an manipulated the game character to find a way to obtain coal from the Wangjiacun Coal Field, and asked the children to help burn charcoal into anthracite.
Taking advantage of the fact that his father Gaoming went to work in Fengshui City, Lin Qian'an asked the game character to bring a piece of anthracite coal sample and prepared to go with him to meet the manager.
At dawn, there were villagers who had picked mountain products and drove ox carts to the city to sell them. Gao Ming also packed up and prepared to take the ox carts and go to the city to work.
And just before he was about to go out, Lin Qian'an manipulated the game character to grab his trouser leg.
[Gao Zhang: Dad, are you going to the city to work? Can you take me to the city to see you? 】