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Chapter 1053 It¡¯s freezing cold and snowing heavily!

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    The north wind howled, the clouds gathered, and a blizzard rarely seen in a century descended on the Central Plains. It lasted for five days and five nights without stopping It started from Mount Tai in the east, to the Qinling Mountains in the west, to the Great Wall in the north, and to the Yellow River in the south, covering an area of ??several thousand miles.  The entire area has turned into a world of ice and snow!

    For dignitaries, heavy snowfall is a good thing. They may gather friends to drink around the fire and talk about world affairs; they may take their wives and concubines to walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms and appreciate the natural scenery. When the interest rises, they will also  Reciting poems and composing poems!

    But for the poor people, snow is a disaster. The ground freezes, the temperature drops sharply, the vegetation withers, and the birds and animals disappear. This means cold, hunger, disease and even death!

    "Gugu! - It's been snowing non-stop for five days and five nights. Is this going to freeze me to death? Even if I don't freeze to death, I'm going to starve to death!"

    In the early morning, with a strong sense of hunger, Hao Xuan slowly opened his eyes. Through the huge gap in the hut, he saw the heavy snow outside. He couldn't help but curse a few words and tightened the torn leather jacket tightly around his body.  , trying to find a little warmth!

    Hao Xuan is thirteen years old this year. He is a young man with good looks and a quick mind. He has three older brothers, so he is also called Hao Xiaosi. He lives in a mountain village. Because most of the villagers are named Hao, it is called Haojia Village.  ', located in Jizhou-Zhongshan County!

    Haojia Village is backed by mountains, has beautiful scenery, and the land is also very fertile. The villagers farm, hunt, and collect herbs They work hard, and their days are pretty good. However, in recent years, natural and man-made disasters, wars, and wars have made the situation worse.  It also plummeted!

    "Gu!¡ª¡ªGu! Gu!"

    The feeling of hunger surged again, interrupting Hao Xuan's thoughts. He had to tighten the hemp rope around his waist and moved to the bed, trying to use warmth to dispel the hunger. It was not that he was lazy by nature and didn't want to cook, but that he was in a year of famine.  , there is no food at home, it is better to lie on the kang, which can reduce physical consumption!

    In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the snow is falling heavily. If there is no earthen kang for warmth, I don¡¯t know how many people will freeze to death. This is thanks to a man named "Ghost Face Xiaolang". It is said that this man is murderous, but he also saves people in distress. This kind of low-cost and practical  He invented the convenient Tukang, which was very popular among the poor!

    Maybe he had been lying down for too long, and the earthen kang gradually became cold. Hao Xuan had no choice but to get up, stuffed some dry firewood into the stove, and boiled snow water with black pottery, which at least warmed his empty stomach.  It was completely empty, only myself was the only living creature left!

    I remember that a few years ago, there was a kind father and mother, three strong brothers, and a docile old ox in the small courtyard. I went out to herd cattle every day. Although the life was a bit harsh, it was also happy and warm!

    It's a pity that the world is in chaos, the princes are vying for hegemony, and young people are constantly being recruited into the army. The war has destroyed countless homes and swallowed up a lot of lives. Three years ago, the eldest brother died in Xiliang, and last autumn, the second brother died in Guandu.  , this spring, the third brother went to Yecheng to serve in the military, and he never looked back!

    More than two months ago, the Wuwan cavalry went south to Jizhou, plundering Han people along the way. Haojia Village also suffered great misfortune. His parents hid Hao Xuan in a kang cave and luckily escaped, but the couple was killed by Wuwan.  The soldiers were killed, and the property, food, livestock were also looted!

    From then on, Hao Xuan became an orphan, living by catching fish and shrimps, collecting wild vegetables, and receiving donations from his fellow villagers. Likewise, he hated the Karasuma people deeply and vowed to one day massacre their entire clan and take revenge.  avenge!

    During the war, life was difficult, and the etiquette in summer and autumn was relatively easy. You could pick some wild vegetables and fruits, and you could barely survive the hunger. However, in the coldest month of winter, the temperature dropped sharply, the vegetation in the mountains withered, the birds and animals disappeared, and there was no trace of food.  Not there!

    Half a month ago, the village was completely out of food. The people were so hungry that they had to eat grass roots, tree bark, and Guanyin soil to satisfy their hunger. Many people bloated to death. The scene was horrific. Hao Xuan was young and had a small appetite, but he survived.  I haven¡¯t eaten in three days!

    "Shame on you! - Instead of starving to death, I might as well try my luck. If God has eyes, he will definitely let me get through it and get my revenge in the future!"

    After drinking a lot of snow water, he was still hungry. Taking advantage of the fact that he still had some strength, Hao Xuan decided to go out for a walk. Maybe he could get something to eat. When he walked in vain, he could only close his eyes and wait for death!

    The villagers make a living by fishing and hunting, and they have some skills in martial arts. Hao Xuan carries a hunting fork and carries an ancestral iron bow on his back, walking towards the vast white wilderness in the wind and snow. If he catches one or two  As long as you prey, you can survive. If you are unlucky, you will be a frozen body on the road!

    "If you are even less lucky and encounter a hungry beast or a wanderer with red eyes, your tender fleshIt¡¯s about to become a meal in your mouth!

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    Hao Xuan was lucky. Before he died of cold and starvation, he picked up a frozen pheasant. Although it only weighed one pound, it was still meat. He quickly ran home and cooked the chicken in a clay pot!

    For hungry people, every mouthful of food is precious. Chicken heads, chicken intestines, chicken crops, chicken butts are not thrown away at all. Even the chicken feathers are saved and used as dry food. People  If you're hungry, you'll even eat dirt, not to mention the fishy-smelling chicken feathers?

    "Second Grandpa! Second Grandpa!¡ª¡ªWe have chicken to eat today. It was cooked crispy and rotten, and there is a lot of oil and water floating on it!"

    After the chicken was cooked, Hao Xuan did not gobble it up. Instead, he held back his saliva, took out more than half of it in a pottery bowl, and ran towards his neighbor's house

    I can survive until now thanks to the help of my fellow villagers, especially my neighbor¡¯s family, who always save a little food and give it to poor Hao Xuan. Now is the time to repay the favor!

    "Woo!¡ª¡ªWoo! Woo!"

    After a while, Hao Xuan walked back to the thatched cottage with red eyes, and there was no shortage of chicken in his hand. It was not that he regretted it midway, or that he was declined. The reason was very simple. The neighbor's family of four had already died of cold and hunger.  , the corpses became stiff!

    The dead don't need food, but the living still have to persevere. After eating all the chicken and drinking the chicken soup, Hao Xuan gathered some strength and dug a big hole nearby with a shovel, burying his neighbor's family of four.  , at least let them be buried in peace, otherwise, they may become food for the hungry people. Cannibalism is not new in the year of disaster!

    Today I was lucky and picked up a frozen pheasant, but what will I eat tomorrow Looking at the licked clean pottery bowl, Hao Xuan fell into confusion?

    "Boom!-Boom!-Boom!"

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    At noon, a bell rang in the village. Hao Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then ran out. At the same time, the remaining villagers in the village also walked out of their homes one after another, supporting the old and the young, staggering slowly.  Gather outside the ancestral hall!

    There are more than a hundred villagers, all dressed in rags, and everyone has something to eat. I remember ten years ago, there were more than a thousand people in Haojia Village. It was a famous and wealthy village nearby. Today, less than one tenth of them survive.  As for other villages, you can imagine it!

    ¡°It¡¯s snowing heavily, it¡¯s freezing cold, and there is no food in the village. If we continue like this, everyone will die. The elders have made a decision to let everyone go out to escape, and at least some tribesmen can survive!

    When the famine is over and everyone returns home, no matter who survives, they must rebuild the village so that the incense of the Hao family can be passed down forever!  "

    The old patriarch with gray hair and a face full of vicissitudes of life stood at the height of the ancestral hall, shouting to the remaining villagers. There were also several old men with white hair and beards, sitting on both sides with crutches. They were the village elders and the tallest.  authority!

    At the same time, several teenagers carried out a large pot and started to light a fire to boil water. This was the last pot in the village, because the Karasuma people plundered the Han Dynasty and liked all kinds of iron tools the most, and even regarded the iron pot as '  A rare item, more valuable than gold, silver and jewelry!

    The old patriarch took out half a bag of grains from the secret compartment of the ancestral hall, poured them all into the iron pot, and put in a lot of grass roots, bark, dried wild fruits After all, he cooked some gruel for the villagers to eat and drink.  , only then do you have the strength to go out. Whether you live or die in the future depends on your destiny!

    "Blessings from our ancestors! ¡ª¡ªHave a safe journey and come back safely!"

    "Woo! - Take care, everyone. If you're lucky, you'll be back next fall!"

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    After finishing the cereal porridge, the villagers knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to the ancestral tablets, prayed for the protection of their descendants, and after cherishing each other, left the small mountain village one after another!

    The weather is freezing, the war is chaotic, and there is no food in the wild. If people want to survive, they must go to the big cities. Young and strong men and women can sell themselves to powerful families and become their slaves and maids. The elderly and infirm people  Now, I can only hold a cane and beg along the street!

    Of course, there are also some men who are good at martial arts and do not want to be slaves or live a mediocre life. They either join the army or become bandits, ready to use their fists to fight for prosperity and prosperity!

    Holding a hunting fork and carrying a bow and arrow on his back, Hao Xuan mingled with the crowd and slowly left the small mountain village. He kept looking back on the way, looking at the village where he had lived for many years and his own small thatched hut

    There were figures moving in the ancestral hall. They were the old patriarch and several elders. They did not go out to escape, but chose to stay:

    For one thing, they are too old and very weak. Even if they go out to escape, they will starve to death on the way. It is better to stay in the village, at least not to be ghosts in a foreign land!

    Secondly, someone must stay and guard the ancestral tablets enshrined in the ancestral hall. Even if they die here, their souls will have a place to go, and they can protect the descendants who fled and keep them safe!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)p; First, they are too old and very weak. Even if they go out to escape, they will starve to death on the way. It is better to stay in the village, at least not to be ghosts in a foreign land!

    Secondly, someone must stay and guard the ancestral tablets enshrined in the ancestral hall. Even if they die here, their souls will have a place to go, and they can protect the descendants who fled and keep them safe!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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