Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 49: A peaceful and happy life like a small rich man
The next day, when the sun was rising.

On the second-hand donkey cart at the entrance of Hibitsu Village, grain, medicine jars, books, purses and other sundries have been tied up securely. Harano's stupid son has also been placed among the pile of sundries to shelter from the wind, indicating that Harano is ready to move to Takeuchi Village to live.

After his personal safety was guaranteed and he had initially adapted to this chaotic era, he wanted to start pursuing quality of life. Hibatsu Village was no longer suitable for him. Even though it was the closest place to the crossing point, he finally decided to leave - he had stayed there for so long without seeing any hope of returning, and he couldn't just suffer in this barren village like a fool all his life.

This was a dilemma, a bit like choosing between "As long as I keep buying lottery tickets, I will definitely win 500 million, and then I can eat and drink delicious food every day" and "I feel that the hope of winning 500 million is a bit slim, I should make some money to eat and drink enough first." After much deliberation, he finally chose the latter.

In a sense, this is a relatively rational choice, one that eliminates the mentality of relying on luck. Otherwise, if the prize is only drawn once every thousand years, his life would become a joke.

Of course, one must always retain a glimmer of hope, and lottery tickets can be bought by someone else. He temporarily entrusted the [Second Daily Task] to Yayoi's father Jikuro, and asked him to go to the ridge to take a look at sunrise every day. If he found anything unusual, he should immediately run to Takeuchi Village to tell him, so that he could carry his silly son and run back to try his luck.

At least we can summarize the time patterns and be prepared for the next time when thick mountain fog comes.

This is all he can do for now. When he has more money, he will get a few horses and find someone to stay in Hibitsu Village to be responsible for this matter.

"Everyone, go back!" Yuanye waved to the villagers of Hibitsu Village who had gathered to see him off, saying that they didn't need to be so polite. He then turned around and thanked Jikuro, the landlord, "I'm sorry to bother you during this period. Thank you very much. If you have any questions in the future, you can always come to Takeuchi Village to find me."

"I don't deserve it, sir! I wish you a safe journey!" Jikuro's expression was very serious. He didn't think that Yuanye had caused him much trouble. After all, he had not yet repaid him for saving his life. The villagers of Hibitsu Village also spoke some farewell words in unison, and were very reluctant to leave.

After all, Yuanye did do a lot of good deeds in Hibizun Village and cured many people's illnesses. Even if his original intention was to save his life and he was worried that the villagers would engage in "samurai hunting" and hit him with dung forks, he could not be considered kind, but he did do some good deeds. These simple working people were still very grateful, otherwise the whole village would not have come out to see him off so early in the morning - usually when someone died in the village and was buried, people would not gather so neatly, it was really rare.

Yayoi stood beside Yuanye with a small bag on her back. She was very nervous about leaving home for the first time, but she managed to stay calm. When she saw that the time of departure was approaching, she immediately knelt down and gave a big greeting to Jikuro and Ah Ping, whispering, "Father, mother, I'm leaving now. You should take care of yourself."

Jijiro glanced at her, sighed and nodded, while Ah Ping's eyes were red. He reached out to help her up and choked up and reminded her. Even though he had reminded her many times last night, he still had to remind her again, "Follow Nohara-sama and work hard. Don't be lazy. Take care of yourself, be patient when encountering problems, don't argue with others, remember..."

She couldn't continue talking, she was very reluctant, her eyes were redder, but it was her decision to let her daughter go with Yuanye. She was convinced that her daughter had no future in Hibitsu Village, and she would probably starve for the rest of her life. Even though she was reluctant, she made up her mind to ask Yuanye for a "position" for her daughter - from now on, Yayoi would be Yuanye's family member, just like the Taoi brothers, and she would rise and fall with Yuanye.

Of course, Yuanye doesn't think so. He doesn't attach much importance to feudal personal dependence and loyalty chains. He doesn't believe in loyalty without reason. He regards these three people more as "employees". Yayoi is probably equivalent to "babysitter + life secretary". If she wants to resign one day, he will not stop her, and will not regard it as a betrayal. Instead, he will give her 2N+1 to part ways amicably.

He watched the mother and daughter say goodbye, without urging them, very patiently. Times are different. A journey of more than three hours, and the road is not peaceful, is already very far away in this era, not to mention that Yayoi is still a little girl. No one will send her off in the future. She may not be able to go home for several years. It doesn't matter if she says a few more words.

Yayoi soon noticed it and stopped talking to her mother. She wiped the tears from her eyes, gently broke free from her mother's hand, the expression on her little face became strong, and she climbed onto the donkey cart under Yuanye's arrangement.

The farewell ends here. Parting is always inevitable in life. At Yuanye's command, this group of people set off and head towards their new home.

If nothing unexpected happens, such as a major event like the mountain fog coming back, he may never come back.

When they walked a little further away, he looked back and found that the villagers of Hibatsu Village were still watching them, so he waved again and then looked towards Mount Ise.

He arrived in this strange era from there, and now he is starting to move away. In the future, he may even go further and further away until he completely takes root in this era and leaves his mark. But he doesn't know what will happen in the future.

But one thing remains unchanged, no matter how bad the environment is, he will try his best to survive, and live well, live happily and freely. Yes, no matter what, he will try his best to survive, and live well, to pursue the meaning of his life!
"I say, do you like this little village so much?" Ah Man followed him and saw him looking back at her with clear eyes but a complicated expression. He was very surprised for a moment and couldn't help but start to complain again, "What's so good about this little village? You are so reluctant to leave. Do you want a dung beetle to carry your toilet and recite poems for you?"

Yuanye was silent for a moment, but he didn't recite a poem. He didn't have the literary level. It's just that her mood of parting and his feelings about the future were all destroyed by her, and his emotions became even more complicated for a moment - could you please stop talking about shit and pee and fart all day long? Is this the time to talk about shit and pee and fart?

He slowly turned his gaze to her, and said with deep regret: "I really shouldn't have taught you to read..."

People have no foresight. Since this wild child learned to read, his language ability has become stronger and stronger. He has developed a lot of dirty words about shit and farts. He keeps saying a few words for no reason and never gets tired of it. It's very annoying.

Ah Man laughed loudly, not caring about his complaints. He just said with great anticipation, "When we get to our new home, I'll go look for wild ducks. We can catch a few and roast them tonight, shall we?"

"Fine!"

"How about letting your two idiots catch some fish? The fish in the lake are fatter than those in the river. They should taste better!"

"Fine!"

"I'm craving for bamboo shoots and bobo vegetables, too. How about asking Qing to dig some?"

"Fine!"

"Have you thought about how to renovate the house? It must be uncomfortable to live in now."

Yuanye couldn't stand it any longer. "Just shut up. Do you have to talk so much while walking? Can't you just let me think quietly?"

Ah Man was in a good mood. She loved running around everywhere. Moving was even more unusual. It was the first time in her life. Now she really wanted to talk. She said with some dissatisfaction: "I just want to discuss something with you. I also care about your future life. You don't have a very good brain!"

"I don't need your concern, and I don't want to discuss it with you, so just shut up. Besides, I have a very good brain!"

"What a bad attitude! You really don't respect me as much as before..."

"Then you must also have something that people can respect!"

Yuanye wanted to put a donkey bit on Aman to stop her from talking, but he couldn't do it and was forced to quarrel with her all the time. But after quarreling with her for a while, and then looking at her making a lot of noise with the cannon on her back, Aqing who was holding a stick and carrying a little monkey, keeping alert and with a cold face, Tao Liulang who was humming a song while leading the donkey, Jing Qilang who was taciturn with a bow and a bamboo spear on his back, Yayoi who was sitting at the back of the donkey cart, swinging her legs and looking at the scenery with curiosity, and the donkey cart full of supplies, his feeling of parting disappeared and he began to look forward to a new life.

This is already much better than when he first came here. At that time, he only had a stupid son and the conditions were extremely difficult. He was worried every day, even three times a day, and the psychological pressure was enormous. But now it is much better. He has people, vehicles and supplies. Life in Takeuchi Village will definitely get better and better!

Well, that must be a peaceful, stable, high-quality and wealthy life. He would live as peacefully and happily as a small rich man. He firmly believed it!
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