Traveling through famine: The space peasant girl

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have developed to such a large scale and they would have probably thought of a way to escape from here long ago.

In fact, Wang Shiyu still felt that the emperor wanted to preserve some of his own flesh and blood, so he sent these people here. Otherwise, he could have just exiled them directly, or just played a family elimination game. Why go through so much trouble?

But this place is a bit like the paradise on earth that Tao Yuanming talked about. With fresh water, you can farm, and with farming, you can feed yourself. Plus with the fish in the sea, these people can survive even if they don't leave here for generations. Even when there is a major disaster outside, they can directly avoid the disaster here. Except that life is a little difficult, there is no comparison, no rivalry. How wonderful it is.

If there is a chance, they can establish relationships with the captains of the passing fishing boats and use this boat to return to the dock directly. If they don't want to go back to the shore, they can also trade with them to ensure their supply and demand. There are many people on the island, so even getting married is not a problem, as long as they are not stupid enough to maintain the nobility of their bloodline and end up marrying their close relatives.

I just don't know why these people are unwilling to leave. The founding emperor has been here for more than 200 years, so these people have lived here for more than 200 years. They are really determined.

"Then why don't they just use the fishing boats to return to the shore? You know, living in the city is much better than living on this island. Even if they are exiled, there is a time limit. Generally, they can go out to make a living after three generations. Why do they have to stay here?"

"They can't go back. Even if they want to go back, they need someone to help them. They have no money and nothing. Who can help them?"

Yu Xiuming shook his head instead. If these people returned to the shore, they would have no way to survive. The long-term captive life made them accustomed to the hardship here and the need to be self-sufficient in food and accommodation. If they were suddenly brought to the shore, not only would they not be able to adapt, but they also had no household registration and no money. You know, in Jizhou City, they might be able to make money by working hard, but food and accommodation are both expensive. It’s not like they own properties in Jizhou City and don’t have to worry about it. If these people had money, they would not suffer here.

"How could they not want to leave? But without a household registration permit, once they reach the shore, they are like lambs to be slaughtered, which is no different from seeking death. Moreover, they don't need money to live here. If they reach the shore without money, they will die. It is better to live here and live a few more years. When they were exiled here, they didn't have a penny and couldn't even afford a boat."

Unexpectedly, it was the household registration and travel permit that were so difficult. These people could no longer dock. If they wanted to apply for travel permits and household registration, it was not something that could be solved by just having people. Money was also needed to pave the way. These people were demoted here and they didn't bring anything with them. After so many years of development, life outside was changing with each passing day. The long-term isolation made it impossible for them to continue to go there. So in order to survive, these people could only stay on this island.

But this is also good. The disasters and food shortages that happened in the Dazhou Dynasty before did not happen here at all. When the people in the city were almost gnawing at the roots of the trees outside, the crops in the farmland here were still growing lushly. Moreover, the fireballs falling from the sky did not fall on the island at all. It is quite enviable to say. After all, outside, the world is turned upside down and people are even cannibalizing their own children, but here people still live a slow-paced life. As long as they are diligent, they will not starve to death, but it is impossible to become rich.

"In fact, there is nothing wrong with living here. Not only is there no one to disturb you, but the slow pace seems to make life calmer. You won't be so impatient. It's just too tiring. Working from sunrise to sunset, it looks good, but if you get close to them, you'll probably see calluses all over their hands, accumulated from hard work."

When Wang Shiyu said this, there was envy and hesitation in her eyes, and she expressed envy. She even felt that even if she was trapped on an island, as long as she had food and drink, it would be enough. She didn't need to face the right and wrong of the outside world, nor did she need to worry about someone plotting against her at any time and risking her life.

She has food and water, so please throw her on an island. She is willing to live alone on a safe island. As long as there is no tsunami to flood her or the planet explodes, she can stay there alone until the end of time.

After hearing what she said, Yu Xiuming was silent for a long while. In fact, there was nothing wrong with such a life, but they were already used to living in groups. Being isolated like this for a few days or months would be ok, but over time, people would definitely go crazy. So this was simply impossible to do. Even if Wang Shiyu was envious, if she was left alone on the island for a year, she would probably not be able to speak when she came back.

"If you like islands, I have several private islands that I have purchased with government approval. If you like me, you can have someone build a house on the island. We can live there for a few days in our spare time. It's not a bad idea to have a relaxing life there, but you can't live there for a long time. Not to mention the biting sea breeze, living in the same place every day is like being in a steamer. I don't think you can stand it."

Yu Xiuming said that if Wang Shiyu liked, they could choose an island for vacation. He had several islands that could meet Wang Shiyu's expectations. Life on the islands was really not that good. Larger islands were basically inhabited, or had been bought by someone. They were private islands. If Wang Shiyu really liked this kind of life, he could occasionally take her to the sea to play for a few days and take a rest.

Wang Shiyu said that she didn't want to say anything. She was a little jealous of the rich and even wanted to kick Yu Xiuming, who was standing in front of her and showing off that he had an island, or even more than one, into the sea. It really seems that if you have money you can do whatever you want.

As Mo Ru Ru listened to what the two people said, she no longer had the heart to embroider and slowly looked at the island. Then she turned around and heard her son-in-law say that he had an island and he could build a house on it so that she could go there to play during her leisure time. This made Mo Ru Ru almost unbelievable. How much does an island cost?

Being rich isn't such a bad thing, right? Maybe she's just used to being poor, so she really can't adapt to being exposed to such wealth all of a sudden.

And from what he meant was that there was more than one island. Mo Ru Ru suddenly felt a little envious. After all, such rich people were really rare. She worked hard embroidering and only earned three or four taels of silver a month. But her son-in-law was talking to her about the island. This was a bit too much for her heart, and she couldn't stand it.