001 was surprised by Song Xixi's unusual behavior and asked: [Host, do you like this cub? 】
Song Xixi was silent for a moment, and finally shook her head: "No."
In my mind, the long-awaited figure of Niu Niu gradually overlapped with another little figure full of hope.
001 encouraged: [If the host doesn’t like human cubs, you can try raising fluffy animal cubs. 】
Song Xixi instantly thought of the two chickens in the pet farm, and became wary: "You are fooling me again!"
001 Wrongful Baba: [No, this system just wants to make you happy.]
After being bound for so many days, even after completing several tasks in succession, it has never seen the host's heartfelt smile.
Song Xixi pursed her lips: "As long as you don't worry about my points, I'll be happy."
Not wanting to continue messing around with 001, she casually clicked on the [Pet Farm], and unexpectedly found that the fluffy, golden chicks were gone, replaced by two half-sized chickens, a male and a female.
This, this is what two chicks look like after they shed their down.
001 immediately ran out to claim credit: [Host, in a few days you will be able to eat the eggs laid by the hen, so the 99 points are well spent, right?]
The time flow rate in the [Pet Farm] is ten times that of the outside. In addition, the two chickens are scientifically fed and can lay eggs in a hundred days, so only ten days have passed outside.
Song Xixi did not expect such an unexpected surprise and asked: "Can this hen hatch chicks inside?"
001 affirmed: [Yes, as long as the eggs are laid in the pet farm, chicks can be hatched inside. 】
Song Xixi's eyes lit up: In this case, wouldn't she be able to own a chicken farm soon?
001 seemed to have read through her thoughts and said cruelly: [99 points is the price of raising two chickens. If you want to open a chicken farm in a pet farm, you have to pay extra!]
Song Xixi's mouth twitched, not forgetting that she had only accumulated 501 points, and immediately gave up the idea of opening a chicken farm.
As soon as Yang Cuilian came back after digging up the grass roots, Niu Niu told her about the good food Sister Xixi gave her with a look of aftertaste.
Yang Cuilian didn't think much about it, thinking that her daughter was greedy and asked for food, so Song Xixi gave her the dry food she saved from her own mouth and thanked Song Xixi embarrassedly.
Food is so precious these days, even the roots and bark of trees are being snatched by people. They gave their daughter a bite to eat, and she had no choice but to give it back.
Song Xixi would not put a toffee in her eyes, so Yang Cuilian didn't need to take it to heart.
I don’t know whether Niu Niu is too cute or Song Xixi likes to feed her. As long as Yang Cuilian goes to find food and water, she will stuff Niu Niu with a toffee or a small corner of snacks.
These foods are unfamiliar to the little girl. Every time she talks about them to Yang Cuilian, she keeps saying they are delicious and cannot even describe them with words like "sweet".
Therefore, Yang Cuilian only knew that Song Xixi gave her daughter food, but did not know what exactly she gave her. Therefore, she never pried into the secrets of the Song family that could not be revealed to others.
As evening approached, the group failed to find a village to stay. They originally thought they would spend the night in the wilderness. Yang Cuilian, who went out to look for water, ran back and said excitedly: "Uncle Song, there is a city ahead, and there are many people walking around at the gate!"
Song Wufu stood up suddenly and said urgently: "Did you read that correctly?"
Yang Cuilian nodded repeatedly: "It's true, I can see it clearly."
Song Cai said happily: "Dad, let's go over and take a look. Maybe Mom and the others are waiting for us there!"
According to previous calculations, they should catch up with the fleeing team in the next two days. Now that a city has appeared in front of them, and entry and exit are allowed, it is unlikely that they will miss it. At least they will find a way to sneak into the city to get some water and food.
Song Wufu was also afraid of missing his old wife and his eldest son, so he said decisively: "Pack your things, let's go over and have a look."
I don't know what he thought of, but Song Wufu reminded him seriously: "People in the city are very repulsive to the victims of the disaster. If the city guards refuse to let in, you must not force your way in. Otherwise, if the city guards take action, you will still suffer the loss."
After hearing this, Song Cai and Niu Hua'er couldn't help but think of all the bloodshed they had witnessed when they passed through several cities before, and their expressions suddenly became particularly ugly.
Yang Cuilian had fled the famine not long ago and had never experienced such cruelty. She couldn't help but said: "Don't the city take in the victims? In the past, the wealthy families in our city would give porridge to the beggars at the city gate."
Niu Hua'er said gloomily: "When the victims are hungry, they will do anything. Naturally, the people in the city won't like to see them."
When the disaster first hit my hometown, hungry victims broke into the city, robbed the food store, and even beat the shopkeeper and his family to death...
After fleeing for so many days, it was not that I didn't encounter any towns. It was just that the officials were afraid that the victims would come into the city and cause trouble, so the city gates were tightly closed.
Before, they encountered a large group of disaster victims who wanted to force their way into the city, but were eventually shot into pieces by the officers and soldiers at the city gate with bows and arrows.
The bright red blood flowed all over the ground like water, and flies flew around in black masses. Within a few days, the body was covered with maggots, and the stench could be smelled from a distance.
Later, when I saw the town, as long as the city gate was closed, no one would force their way in.
Having made up their minds to check out the situation, everyone immediately packed up their things and walked quickly towards the city gate.
This is a small town called Lucheng belonging to Yongzhou Prefecture.
Lucheng was also affected by the drought. Compared to towns with severe droughts, Lucheng had a geographical advantage, with a river running through the city and abundant groundwater, which could barely supply the people in the city.
As for the refugees from outside, the government has no power to control them.
On the contrary, a few wealthy households set up several porridge shacks at the city gate, and cooked several pots of porridge every day to feed the refugees who were blocked at the city gate.
At this time, hundreds of thousands of victims were crowded at the city gate, and this little porridge was not enough for them to share.
Every day people fight over a mouthful of porridge, and each other is beaten to a bloody head, with limbs and limbs cut off.
In the scorching heat and with no medical treatment or medicine, many injured people's injuries worsened and they died in despair amid hunger and the cries of their loved ones.
Now it is time to give out porridge again. The victims quickly took out their bowls and rushed to the porridge shed, trying to get a seat at the front:
"Get out of the way, get out of the way for me, I was here first!"
"Why did you come here first? The person standing here now is your grandpa. If you have the ability, come and grab it!"
"Fuck—come on, you think I'm afraid of you!"
"..."
Scenes like this can be seen everywhere, and there are even more fights.
After a while, the city gate opened, and several carts pushing cooked gruel appeared in the sight of the victims.
Smelling the aroma of food wafting in the air, the crowd became more and more noisy. The skinny victims pushed forward desperately, and there were shouts and yells everywhere.
It was very quiet in front of a porridge shed. Men, women, old and children who were so hungry that their legs were swinging were holding their own bowls and queuing up in an orderly manner. There was no one who didn't have the foresight to step in and cause trouble.