Crossing the Unknown Country

The little boy bowed and thanked them, choking with tears in his eyes. He had been wandering around since his family left, and when he came to this town, he felt that people were not bad to him. At least he could get something to eat every day, and although he was not full, he would not starve to death.

Later, he was lucky to meet this uncle and little sister. They gave him food and told him how to sell firewood. Now he has his own regular customers who want firewood, and he can earn a few coins. He doesn't have to beg for food every day and can support himself. He is already very satisfied. Some children in the dilapidated temple want to learn from him, but they think it's too hard. He is not afraid of hardship, it's much better than being scolded.

He would grow up, and when the time comes, he would join the army or work, and he would always be able to eat and learn some skills. He saw that his little sister's family had a mule cart, and he would buy one in the future. He had to grow up and live well, so that he could make a lot of money.

He said goodbye to Su He and the others happily, and went to look for his old customers with his firewood on his back. He could save some money in the next two days, so that if the weather was bad and he couldn't chop firewood that day, he wouldn't go hungry.

The dilapidated temple where he lived was full of children like him. There were many orphans in this border town due to constant wars. Once their parents died, they could no longer survive at home and had to beg for a living. They also stick together, but they help each other when someone bullies them. But they have to find food for themselves, and whoever has the ability will eat, and whoever doesn't will starve. But sometimes, if they beg for too much food, they will give some to the youngest child.

After selling firewood, he returned to the dilapidated temple and took out a steamed bun and gave it to the youngest boy, who was only three years old and followed his brother out to beg for food. It was obvious that he had not begged much today, and the little guy sat listlessly against the wall, and it was obvious that he was not full.

When the little guy saw the steamed bun handed over by Brother Dabao, his eyes lit up. He took it and took a bite, mumbling: "Delicious, very delicious. Thank you, Brother Dabao."

Tang Dabao is his full name. He was once the baby of the family and his parents loved him very much. He also had younger brothers and sisters, but a flood washed away his home and drowned his relatives. He was the only one who survived. He followed the crowd and fled. He didn't know where he was. He finally stopped at Baima Town. He heard that if he walked any further, he would reach the border town, but he didn't want to go there because it was not safe. He finally survived and didn't want to die.

He was still young and couldn't do anything, and no one wanted to hire him. It was only because of pity that a few families asked him to chop firewood, so he could live a stable life. For now, he could live like this, and the firewood he chopped from a long distance every day could only be exchanged for a full meal. He was very satisfied with this, at least he didn't have to go hungry.

Su He's father led them to continue walking home. He sighed and said, "If a country is not prosperous and disasters happen one after another, there will be many homeless orphans. I pity these children."

Su He and his brothers were also in a low mood. They had no other options in this world and could only protect themselves. They would help as many people as they could! Su He lowered his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Let's keep working hard. When we have a chance, we can save more people."

Su He found that she needed to make some changes. She couldn't just make money for her family. A family was too small compared to such a big country. Even if she took her family to hide, she couldn't completely avoid the disaster.

The family put aside their complicated feelings, no matter what, they had to live a good life first. Su He discussed with her two brothers about going home to give their mother a surprise, buying a house and jewelry, which was a big deal for her mother.