Quick travel to save a miserable life

Although he was just a local doctor, and his treatment methods were very crude, the treatment and medicine alone cost the village chief four taels of silver today, which was almost half of his net worth.

He originally thought that hiring a doctor would cost a lot, but he didn't expect it to be so high. However, the words had already been spoken and could not be changed. Moreover, there was no way to bargain with the doctor, so he could only go by what he was told. Pay the money.

Unfortunately, he had just given the doctor money for medicine, and Daniu's parents came with Erzhu's father and elder brother. The village chief couldn't help but have a headache.

He knew about Erzhu's death today, and also knew the purpose of these people coming here. Because of this, he felt embarrassed.

They just want money, but he really can't throw any more money away at the moment. There is another person in the village who is in a similar situation to Er Zhu. The difference is that that person has not yet died. If he gives money to Er Zhu's family, then Do you want another one?

He didn't know how far he had to go to escape, so he had to have some money to defend himself, so he couldn't just spend it all.

After Daniel ran away, the village chief regained his dignity and status in the village by taking care of his aftermath.

He dismissed these people with a few words, then squatted on the ground and let out a long sigh.

He was worried about the future. Originally, the road to escape was not easy. After coming out for so long, the government had not taken any relief measures. They could only keep going forward and get to the place where the government was willing to accept them. to the place.

The team fleeing famine is becoming more and more chaotic. Robberies and thefts continue. Several people will die every day, and many others die of starvation and illness. Every day when walking on the road, you can see that there are no people on the roadside. Buried bodies.

Special circumstances occurred today, so I stayed here for only one day. I have to catch up tomorrow no matter what.

If you delay for one day, you will have to travel thirty or forty miles less. If there is any news from the government, it will be difficult for you to get the news in time if you are lagging behind.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out near Niujia Village's residence, which attracted the attention of the village chief.

It was just dark now, and the bonfires in each house had just been lit, so the village chief couldn't tell what happened for a while, and could only instinctively look towards the place where the sound came from.

Soon someone gasped and came to report to the village chief: "Master Fengshou, Erniu found many things in the woods over there that he had never seen before."

On the contrary, the village chief was even more confused by this report. What does it mean that he has not seen anything?

He hurried to the place where the commotion occurred, where a large circle of people had gathered.

Seeing him coming, people gave up their seats one after another to let him approach the center.

It was a hill made of some unknown tuber-like things, three to four meters high, and four to five meters in diameter at the bottom. It was really not small!

The village chief has been studying for several years and is already the most knowledgeable person in the village, but he has never seen such a purple-red skinned thing.

However, he instinctively felt that this should be edible food.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel warm. There are so many here. If they were really edible, it would be enough for the whole village to eat for a long time.

However, this is a brand new thing after all. No one has seen it before, and no one has eaten it before. Naturally, you have to try it first before talking about it.

This pile of things was first discovered by Erniu. He couldn't hold it back at that time and took a piece to chew on it, so he was the candidate for this experiment.

So, the village chief first arranged for a few people to guard the "hill" to prevent others from touching the things on it. Then he took a few more pieces and led Erniu back to do experiments.

I have tried eating it raw. Er Niu said it tasted crispy and sweet. Then the village chief based on his own experience, roasted the food in a fire and cooked it in a clay pot, and then let Er Niu Eat some and see.

Gradually, an indescribable sweet smell came out of the fire, and everyone around him smelled it, and their mouths watered.

Everyone’s food bags are almost empty. Recently, when it’s time to eat, they have been relying on filling their stomachs with water. Even this water is precious and cannot be filled casually. At this time, I smell the food that I haven’t seen for a long time. Can you not be greedy for the aroma?

Later, Erniu couldn't hold on any longer and pulled the black charcoal-like object out of the fire.

Erniu didn't care about the burning of his hands. He peeled off the burnt black skin, revealing the steaming white inside. He gently took a small piece from it and put it into his mouth. It was fragrant and sweet, and soft in the mouth. It was simply indescribable. So delicious!

Even though his throat was sore from being burned, Erniu still wolfed down most of the food. He didn't eat the remaining half because it was cooked in the clay pot and the village chief wanted him to save his stomach to eat the food in the clay pot. .

Erniu didn't hesitate this time. He picked up the cooked red stuff and started eating. In a short while, he finished the whole thing.

In fact, after seeing this, the village chief was convinced that this thing should be edible and very delicious. He just had to let Er Niu digest it for a while to see what the subsequent reaction would be.

This night, except for Erniu who was well fed and drunk, no one else in Niujia Village slept well.

Everyone discussed that the appearance of this large number of things was too strange. No one saw them during the day. They suddenly appeared after dark, as if they fell from the sky.

Moreover, the Er Niu has already eaten into the stomach without any serious problems. If Er Niu is still fine tomorrow, does that mean that this thing is edible?

Of course, besides Er Niu, there was another person who slept well, and that was Lin Hui.

Others couldn't sleep well because of their curiosity and speculation about the sudden appearance of these things, but for Lin Hui, the initiator, there was no curiosity at all.

It's just a bunch of sweet potatoes. This is what she took out from the space. It was originally planted and harvested and put on the shelf. It was almost half of her inventory.

Others are curious, this is because species such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes do not seem to exist in this world, so everyone is talking so much.

Lin Hui took out these sweet potatoes after some consideration.

People in this world, especially farmers, live a very miserable life.

The farming methods are primitive, the types of planting are single, and the yield is pitifully low. You still have to face exploitation by the officials. It is a good thing to be able to eat what is left after paying taxes. Those who can have a surplus of food for their families are considered to be living a good life. If they can still If you can save some money, you will be a great family!

But all this happens in good times. If times are bad, it's a different way of life.

Just like now, when there is a disaster year, everyone has almost no ability to withstand risks and it is difficult to survive safely. The whole village flees the famine and looks for a way to survive. It is exhausted to face various risks encountered on the road.

If there is a crop that is both high-yield and easy to grow, it will at least alleviate the suffering of farmers.

Then there are only sweet potatoes!