Quickly wear and change the fate of the little cannon fodder
Chapter 21 The Little Cannon Fodder in the Escapist Stories 21
Afterwards, the village chief complained that the villagers were not united and did not help them escape together. As a result, their money and supplies were lost, and their granddaughter was almost insulted. In addition, the previous incident of his youngest son's leg injury was also caused by the villagers running fast, which caused his son Paozi to be injured.
The villagers also complained about them because they rushed back to save the village chief's granddaughter instead of being grateful. Anyway, after this incident, the rift between the village chief and the villagers became wider and wider.
But at this time, no one dared to leave the other and act alone, and they could only continue to flee the famine in silence. However, both sides had become defensive, and some minor incidents occurred later, and everyone was more concerned about themselves. They bought things individually, or in small groups, and did not act collectively as before.
Because of the wounded, it took some time to rest and recuperate. It would have taken two and a half months to reach the destination, which was originally two months. What was different from the previous life was that the villagers were scattered in several villages, instead of being all together like before.
In that case, even if they were outsiders, they would not be afraid of the large number of people, and the village chief still had a lot of say, and the village chief would come forward to discuss any interests. Now it is different, it is scattered, and each village is divided into three or five households. In this way, the advantage of the villagers' unity is gone, and life is much more difficult than in the past.
The village chief was even more upset. The supplies were robbed and the village suddenly became poor. The village chief was no longer the village chief. When they moved into a village, they were outsiders and had to obey the arrangements of the village chief. The old village chief felt a great sense of loss.
Later, he had to work in the fields and build houses like other villagers. The village chief rarely worked before, but now he had to work. After all, there was a cripple in the family and his granddaughter was a young lady who had never worked before.
The eldest son and his wife had lived in the town for many years and had not worked. They also supported a poor scholar, and the family was seriously lacking in heavy labor.
So they captured scholars to work as laborers. When they came, they were penniless. They recuperated after their injuries, and then fled from famine until now, when they settled down.
I didn't feel it before I had never worked, but now I need to work in the fields and build a house, and the scholar's weakness is revealed! He can't carry anything with his hands or shoulders, which really proves the saying that a scholar is useless.
The old village chief was unhappy. He was old and had to work in the fields, so he naturally didn't want to support a scholar who ate for free. Seeing that the scholar couldn't do this or that, he despised him in every way. Then he gave the scholar tasks to learn and work, and he had to finish a certain amount of work before he could come back to eat, which put pressure on the scholar!
The scholar felt very aggrieved and even more unwilling to accept it. Before the disaster, he had always been a smooth-living young man, with a carriage when he went out, and people to take care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation. But after the disaster, he was bullied like this.
He ate unpalatable coarse grains and slept on straw mats, which was fine, but he was also asked to work in the fields. He couldn't even put on his own clothes before, so how could he do farm work? His weak body couldn't learn and didn't want to learn, so he left the old village chief's house in a rage.
The scholar knew that it was not safe outside, and he had no money or food, so it was impossible for him to leave. He did not walk far, but went to the current village chief's house and revealed his identity as a scholar to the village chief.
He said that he wanted to take the imperial examinations and become an official in the future, but now he was in trouble and needed the help of the village chief.
The village chief was also confused after hearing this. The imperial examinations have been cancelled now. The outside world is in chaos. Even a scholar has to flee from famine. How can one pass the imperial examinations and become a high-ranking official?
"The imperial examination is cancelled now. But it is true that heroes emerge in troubled times. The chaos will not last forever. Once the chaos is quelled, a large number of officials or military officers will be needed to stabilize the court. The imperial examination will definitely be reopened, and the military examination will be held at that time. That will be my chance. If this pattern continues, the chaos will not last long." The scholar said this affirmatively when he saw the village chief's face full of disbelief. After all, the scholar was a scholar, and he still had vision.
The village chief was skeptical. The scholar struck while the iron was hot. "I am in trouble now. If the village chief lends a helping hand, I will definitely repay the village chief one day when I pass the imperial examination."
The village chief didn't know whether he would pass the exam, but he didn't want to offend him. He could only ask him: "What kind of assistance do you need now? You should know that we are just ordinary people. We already have a hard life. Now the world is in chaos and we are hit by natural disasters. Even if I want to help, I am unable to do so." The village chief was afraid that he would ask for too much.
The scholar thought for a moment and said, "I don't need any big help, I just need a place to stay and some ordinary meals, which are not free. I will teach the children in the village to read and count."
The village chief thought that this was the only way. The situation was too chaotic now, and he didn't know if any children wanted to study. After all, the imperial examinations had been suspended, and ordinary people were too far away from taking the examinations. Besides, studying was a very expensive thing.
In this way, the village chief arranged for him to live in the house of an elderly widower who passed away last year, and also found two or three children from relatively well-off families to teach him how to read and write.
It was at this time that the scholar was horrified to find that his fingers could not hold the pen, and the thumb of his right hand had no strength at all. The scholar was very desperate, and he didn't know why God had given him so many disasters. If he couldn't hold the pen, he would definitely fail the imperial examination. What should he do? What should he do in the future?
However, no matter how panicked he was, he dared not speak out. Once others found out, he would not be able to teach and would definitely be driven out by the village chief. The old village chief would not take him in anymore. Now he had no choice but to teach while thinking about his future life.
The old village chief was furious when he found out that the scholar had left. He felt that he had saved an ungrateful person. He had saved his life, treated him, and taken care of him along the way. Now that he was finally settling down, he wanted to get rid of them and turn his back on them. How could it be possible?
If the old village chief was still the head of the village and had good conditions, he might not care about anything, but isn't he in trouble now? And it was heard that he hooked up with the current village chief and became his teacher, which was tantamount to betraying him. How could this be tolerated?
So he had to seek justice for himself, at least he had to get some benefits, right? Since he was a teacher, if his character was not guaranteed, no one would give their children to him!
Thinking of this, the old village chief came to the scholar's residence. He was very polite and waited until he got out of school before talking to him.
"That's right. When I met you that day, you were covered in blood and fainted. I carried you back home to find a doctor for treatment, and then I brought you all the way here to escape the famine.
Even though our belongings were robbed, we were short of food and clothing, and no matter how hard it was, we never wanted to abandon you. We fed you well and treated you like a family member. In this way, I am your lifesaver.
But how did you treat me? You left without saying goodbye after you climbed up the ladder? Well, now I am not the head of the village anymore, so I can’t help you, right? "The village chief was very sad.
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