C6

"Save me …" "Save me …"

A childish cry for help came from not far away.

Looking at a boy with tattered clothes, he ran towards and in extreme fear, as if he had seen a ghost.

Behind him, a big yellow dog was chasing the boy like crazy.

Xiao Sui were shocked, she actually really liked all kinds of animals, but seeing this kind of mad dog, she would still be afraid. She pulled at his sleeves and retreated.

"What's wrong?" Shi Jinchen sensed that something was amiss from the actions of Xiao Sui.

"Dog..." "Mad dog!" Xiao Sui immediately dragged his Shi Jinchen with him, intending to escape.

However, before he could even run two steps, he was hit by a little boy who hurriedly ran over, and accidentally tripped the two of them.

Just at this time, he saw the mad dog dashing towards them. Without hesitation, Xiao Sui grabbed the little boy, protecting him under his body.

Shi Jinchen stepped forward and blocked in front of Xiao Sui, pulling out the long whip from his waist. His brows furrowed slightly, and his ears twitched as he tried to determine the direction of the mad dog. He waved his hand and the long whip drew a sharp arc in the air like a snake, heavily striking the mad dog's body.

The mad dog screamed and rolled on the ground. Then it quickly got up and ran away with its tail between its legs.

Xiao Sui helped the little boy up, and checked his body to see if he was injured.

"No, thank you, sister." The little boy thanked him very politely.

"No need to thank me! What's your name? Why are you here alone? What about your parents? " Xiao Sui smiled cordially.

The little boy slowly lowered his head. With a sorrowful expression, his sparkling eyes, he said, "I am called Xiao Sheng. "Father, mother, and the others are all dead. Only Grandma and I are left."

"They're all dead?" Xiao Sui looked as if he was about to cry but at the same time endured it, causing his heart to ache. She then looked at the desolation of the village and asked, "Little Sheng, what happened here? Where did all the villagers go?"

"There had been a famine here before, and those who had the strength have all left. The rest, some have all died. Those who haven't died are still barely alive. I don't know when there will be another famine and they will starve to death! " Xiao Sheng tightly pursed his lips, despair spreading out from his young and tender face. A wave of helpless sadness pierced straight to the heart of Xiao Sui.

Xiao Wen was only eight or nine years old. His eyes should be clear and pure, but there was a sadness that didn't match his age. Whatever he saw and heard, he must have experienced more than his peers.

"How did you meet that mad dog?" The best way to pull a man out of his misery is to distract him.

"When I went to look for sweet potatoes, I met that big yellow dog. He came to steal my sweet potato. If I didn't give it to him, he would bite me!" But thanks to big brother for beating away the yellow dog. Big brother is so amazing, what weapon is that in your hands? "

Xiao Sheng focused his attention on the long whip in Shi Jinchen's hands, the grief in his eyes also disappearing.

"Is there a famine here that local officials don't care about?" The Shi Jinchen successfully pulled his attention back to grief.

"Grandmother said that this is a small village. The government doesn't care about us!" Little Sheng said.

"Damn it!" The Shi Jinchen frowned tightly as he tightly gripped the long whip in his hand.

"Elder sister, why are you two here?" Xiao Sheng asked.

"We need to go home and see how dark it is. We want to stay here for the night. "However, from the looks of it now …" Xiao Sui surveyed the decaying walls around them. Presumably, there wouldn't be any inns or something like that here. Even if there was, there wouldn't be!

"Let's continue on our way!" Shi Jinchen clearly understood the meaning of Xiao Sui's external tone, and coldly stated.

"The sky is already dark, and up ahead is the woods. Wolves often come and go inside. You all better not leave! " Xiao Sheng was as mature as an adult.

Xiao Sheng's dark eyes darted around before saying, "Why don't you come stay at my place for the night? We have somewhere to stay!"

"Huh?" Before Xiao Sui had even agreed, this little one was already pulling at Xiao Sui with one hand and Shi Jinchen with the other, while walking towards his residence.

Xiao Shen's family lived in the southernmost part of the village, and more or less all of them managed to survive.

Xiao Sui looked at the little boy's house, and it was not any better than any of the houses he had seen before. The earthen yellow walls had already revealed the rocks and grass within. More than half of the roof tiles had already been lost. The only thing left to do was to cover them with straw.

The room was filled with dust, and there was a sour and moldy smell to it. This made Shi Jinchen want to retch the moment he entered the room.

"What is this place?" "How can we live here!" Shi Jinchen spat coldly.

When Xiao Sui saw the smiling face of the little one darken, he immediately said in an amicable manner, "I feel that this place is very good. It's cool and breathable, so it won't be hot in the summer!"

"Yeah, it will freeze to death in winter!" Shi Jinchen quietly took down the stage.

Although he couldn't see anything, at least he felt a little better in his heart.

She smiled at him in embarrassment, "Oh right, didn't you say you had a grandmother?"

"That's right! "Grandma, grandma …" Xiao Sheng suddenly remembered, looking around for his grandmother. However, the room was only slightly larger, so it was obvious at a glance. Other than them, there was no one else.

"Sister, you guys take a seat here, I'll go look for Grandma!" With that, the boy ran out.

Just as Xiao Sui was about to say that he would go and search with him, the little one disappeared without a trace. "It's really hard on this child!" Xiao Sui's voice was filled with pity.

"This is the life of the commoners. A poor man's life is spent prematurely. This is not necessarily a bad thing!" Shi Jinchen said emotionlessly.

Right now, Xiao Sui was very annoyed from hearing his words, it was truly because his words did not reach the ears.

"However, this place is not as good as the farmhouses in the valley!" Shi Jinchen sat down on a chair in disdain, and lightly waved his hands in front of the tip of his nose.

He hated the damp, musty smell the most, and it made him feel especially bored.

Xiao Sui despised him the most, looking down on everyone else. She snappily replied, "This is how it is. If you don't like it, you can sleep in the woods." Oh, yes, there are wolves in the woods! Of course, you have a long whip in your hand, and your skill is good, so the wolf won't eat you. But it's hard to say, so just go by yourself! "

Shi Jinchen furrowed his brows, a trace of displeasure could be detected from his expression, "Are you mocking me for being unable to leave alone?"

He was always able to twist and distort the meaning of others. Xiao Sui clearly wanted to tell him that having a house would at least be better than sleeping in a forest, but he felt that Xiao Sui was a joke that he was blind and needed someone's care.

"You can leave if you want!"

After experiencing the previous incident, Xiao Sui understood, they could no longer live like a soft persimmon, and would allow him to squeeze them as he pleased. He had to be stiff.

"You …" He tightly clenched his fists, as if he was about to erupt with anger.

It was at that moment that a cockroach the size of a thumb quickly climbed onto Shi Jinchen's hand and scuttled along his arm.

However, the Shi Jinchen which had been blinded by anger did not feel anything strange. On the other hand, she was able to see everything clearly with her sharp eyes, so she screamed: "There's a cockroach!"