Origin Chapter 469: Ask others

Although he said he wanted to find a way, Wu Zhongyuan couldn't think of any way, at least he couldn't think of any way to solve the food shortage problem of the bear clan. At this time, the productivity was extremely low, and there was no problem of food and clothing. The solution is that there is not enough food to eat without fighting, not to mention the extra consumption caused by large-scale wars.

In addition, it is well known that the five seals are about to disappear, but anyone with a bit of brains will stock up on grains to prepare for shortages. At this time, it is more difficult to exchange rice grains easily than usual.

The questions reported through the bamboo slips were similar to those asked for instructions, so the palm book wrote the reply. Wu Di took the opportunity to take out some wooden boards from the wooden box, untied the ropes tied together, and removed the wax seal for Wu Zhongyuan to review.

Wu Zhongyuan was already worried, and looking at these wooden boards, the more he looked at it, the more annoyed he became. These confidential memorials were not reported on government affairs, but small reports of intrigue. Chaos and discipline are similar in content, and there are also those who compete for favor and loyalty. The only value of these memorials is to be able to see each person's temperament and who they have a better relationship with through the content of the memorial. Other than that, it's useless.

After reading it patiently, Wu Zhongyuan got up from his seat and let out a rough breath, "Let's go, accompany me out for a walk."

At this time, the director had also finished writing Wu Zhongyuan's disaster relief decree. Wu Di ordered people to carry the bamboo slips down and distribute them separately, then put a cape on Wu Zhongyuan and accompany him to leave the palace.

The cloak of different colors is a symbol of the warrior's identity and status. The warriors of the three ethnic groups wear cloaks all year round. The cloaks worn from April to October are relatively thin and belong to the real cloak. The cloaks from October to April of the next year Thicker, it is more appropriate to call it a cloak.

The cloak worn by Wu Zhongyuan is brand new. The two sleeves have the mark of the bear clan wizard, and the embroidered head is not a bear head but a dragon head. He negotiated with the old blind man yesterday to become the Yellow Emperor. The cloak embroidered on the dragon head was made by a large number of embroiderers overnight last night.

Wu Zhongyuan originally wanted to tell Wu Di not to do this in the future, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it, no matter how difficult it is now, as a Yellow Emperor, you must have a decent dress.

On a cloudy day, there are snowflakes floating in the sky. Wu Zhongyuan did not go to Zuofu Palace or Youbi Palace. After leaving the palace, he went directly to the dwellings in the city. At this time, except for the royal family and nobles, ordinary people only eat two meals a day. , he wanted to see what the clansmen were eating.

The situation in the city is better than he expected. The porridge and rice are not too thin and the quantity is not too small.

The clansmen in the capital are equivalent to the modern urban population. They are mainly craftsmen and soldiers. Their situation is not representative. If you want to see the real situation, you have to go down. Wu Zhongyuan turned his head and said to Wu Di, "Go back. I'll go elsewhere."

"Where are you going?" Wu Di asked.

"I'll go to see the Yicheng and the besieged city below." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"I'll go with you." Wu Di said.

Wu Zhongyuan thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

The two of them went south. After being promoted to Taixuan, Lingkong Feidu could reach eight miles with a single use of strength. The snow in the south was bigger than that in the north. .

Daejeon is a grain-producing area with bears. He wanted to come and see the situation here, and by the way, to see if Wu Shouzheng, the city owner, was exaggerating.

The two did not go to Yuancheng or Yicheng, but came to a besieged city. The village was very small, with only a few dozen houses. When the two came here, it was noon. It was very big, there was no one outside, and the villagers stayed at home. Wu Zhongyuan almost choked out when he pushed open the door, and the house was full of smoke.

Seeing someone open the door, the people in the room came out, a woman with three children, you can tell at a glance how good or bad their lives are, a family of four is in ragged clothes, in fact, the ragged clothes are not enough to describe their poverty And embarrassment, because this family of four is not clothed, but has no clothes at all, and they are wrapped in rags, animal skins and straw.

In addition to ragged clothes, Wu Zhongyuan also had three other words that appeared in Wu Zhongyuan's mind at the same time, face with dish, radish head, and disheveled face. A man with a dish on his face is not thin, but swollen and blue.

Due to long-term malnutrition, all three children have big heads, similar to the image of Zhazidong's little radish head. It is also possible that the heads are not as big as they appear on the surface, but because the limbs are too thin, the heads appear large.

The gray face is because there is smoke in the house. The family of four builds a fire in the house to keep warm. The smoke is big because there is no charcoal, so they can only burn straw to keep warm.

The woman didn't know Wu Zhongyuan and Wu Di, but she knew that the people wearing capes were all officials, and the one wearing the purple cape was the biggest official, so she invited them to the door diligently and fearfully, and then she was at a loss and didn't know what to take. What a treat.

The woman had never seen outsiders and was very nervous. She was even more nervous when she talked to Wu Zhongyuan. Wu Di knew what Wu Zhongyuan wanted to know, so she asked her questions.

After the conversation, Wu Zhongyuan knew that there was a man in this family, but the man went out to fight and didn't come back, and the warriors who besieged the city also went out to fight, and were not in the village. It is far away from Daegu. According to the time, the soldiers who went to Daegu to participate in the battle should still be on their way back to the city at this time.

After the corn is harvested, until the snow falls, it should be the time for men to build houses, chop wood, fish and hunt. Since men go out to fight, women can only do these things, but women have physical strength. How could it be possible to replace the role of a man at a congenital disadvantage.

The land in the field is very suitable for farming, but at this time the grain yield is very low. Most of the grains have to be turned over after harvesting. The remaining ones are not enough to support the villagers through the winter. They were recruited to fight and have not returned until now, and now the snow has closed the mountains, making hunting much more difficult, the water has frozen, and fishing is even more difficult. They are afraid they will starve to death.

The woman was crying while talking. Wu Zhongyuan, who was crying, was very uncomfortable. Although the current situation was not caused by him, these were all his clansmen. Seeing his own clansmen, he could imagine his mood.

The cry of the woman attracted other women in the village. When they saw the two wearing purple cloaks, they knew they were high-ranking officials of their own clan. Just starve the child.

Emotions are contagious, everyone is sad and crying, and Wu Zhongyuan's heart is extremely heavy. Before this, he has experienced many hardships and encountered countless dangers, but no matter what difficulties, he can overcome them, but this At that time, he felt powerless. No matter how high his spiritual level was, it was useless. These things could not be solved by force. The top priority was to find food for the clan, otherwise most of them would not be able to survive this winter.

From entering the village to leaving, the two stayed for half an hour, but before leaving, he didn't have the courage to lift the lid of the house. He didn't know what was in the pot, but he knew it wasn't what he wanted to see. to something.

"Are you going anywhere else?" Wu Di asked softly.

"Let's go." Wu Zhongyuan said in a deep voice.

The route was chosen by Wu Zhongyuan. He chose to move to the southeast and stopped at five besieged cities along the way. The situation was more serious than he imagined. All the besieged cities lacked firewood and rice for winter. Like bears, the people below can only last until the end of the month at most. If they don't get help, they will start dying after the year.

At this time, he finally understood why the old blind man didn't let him run around again, and the current situation did not allow him to do goodbye any more. The search for psychic soldiers could be postponed, and the search for minerals and metallurgy could also go to Delay, save the lives of the clan first at all costs.

At the beginning of the watch, Wu Zhongyuan came to the mountain forest where Dasha was located. It was snowing here too, and there was no living thing in the mountains. Only Dasha braved the cold in the night to open up the mountain.

Dasha is not as arrogant and arrogant as Huang Maoer. When he saw him coming, he leaned over to get close to him. Wu Zhongyuan felt Dasha's emotions while touching his hand. In addition to the joy of reuniting after a long absence, he also had strong fatigue and tolerance. Cold pain.

Dasha is an insect. Insects are cold-blooded animals. What they are most afraid of is the cold. It should not be sent to work on such a cold day. Before that, Wu Zhongyuan was in a bad mood. It's down to the extreme, and now Dasha has taken a lot ahead. Even if he continues to open up, the barbarians can't keep up with the cleanup. It's too cold, so quit and take him away.

Wu Zhongyuan did not return to Youxiong, but went east with Wu Di on the Dasha. The Yi people did not pay tribute to the Birds this year. They must have extra food and grass, and they had to be cheeky to ask for some.

Although he had promised to shelter the barbarians before, the consensus reached by the two parties was that the barbarians would provide them with crossbows and a certain amount of salt for defending the city, which did not include food. This time it was an additional request in the past. Man, how do you speak?

On the way to the barbarian city, Wu Zhongyuan thought about his senior brother Lin Qingming the most. After the death of his master, he and Lin Qingming had a very difficult life, but Lin Qingming never let him worry about money. I have never borrowed money from others, and I have never owed tuition fees. Lin Qingming gave me all the living expenses after I went to university. There is a saying that there is no such thing as a quiet time. It's just that someone is carrying the burden for you. The reason why he was not embarrassed or embarrassed before was because Lin Qingming was taking care of him.

Now it's his turn. Not only is there no one to take care of him, but there are tens of thousands of people waiting for him to take care of him. At this moment, he feels the pressure that he has never done before. It turns out that life is not all about happiness** Fighting and killing, as well as living a life and living with firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Knowing that Wu Zhongyuan was going to the Yiren city, Wu Di guessed what he wanted to do. Seeing that he was in a low mood, she comforted her, "As long as we recover, we can repay them more."

Wu Zhongyuan smiled wryly and shook his head. He didn't answer. His current mood was the same as if he wanted to borrow money from someone else's house, except that he was embarrassed or embarrassed, except that he was embarrassed or embarrassed.

The weather was cold, so Dasha flew slowly, and did not arrive at the Yiren City until the third watch.

In the cold winter and snowy night, who didn't rest early? When the two arrived, the Yi people had already fallen asleep, and the city was pitch black.

I'm embarrassed to go to someone's house to borrow money. It's even more impolite to call someone up in the middle of the night. After hesitating for a long time, Wu Zhongyuan turned to look at Wu Di, "It's too late, don't disturb them, there is a place nearby. The cave, let's go there and rest for the night."

"Okay." Wu Di nodded in agreement.

Wu Zhongyuan sent his thoughts and directed Dasha to go to a cave not far away. He and Li Bie had been here before and knew that there was a cave in Dongshan where people could live.

The cave is so big that even Dasha can go in. The cave is located at the east foot of the cave, and the light of the fire will not be seen by the barbarians.

Wu Zhongyuan packed up firewood, lit a bonfire from the entrance of the cave, and then sat by the fire and watched the bonfire in a daze.

"If I didn't take over as Da Wu, I wouldn't have these difficulties," Wu Di said.

"I am the only remaining royal family of the bear clan, and it is my duty to protect them..."