Chapter 5: Life has become a problem! The old man ran to Gu Chan, grabbed her hand and ran into the water. Gu Chan had just climbed out of the water, but soon half of her body went back into the water. She stopped, grabbed the old man and shouted, "Don't run into the water. We can't swim to the other side." "You have to swim even if you can't swim! It's better to drown than to be eaten by this beast, right?" The old man looked terrified. "..."Gu Chan. At this time, the two loaches in Gu Chan's pocket spoke. Baidu was the first to say, "Master, don't be afraid. It's just a mysterious beast. It's no match for our spiritual beasts." [Yes, Master, throw us into its mouth and see how we deal with it. ] Sogou also got involved.
Gu Chan was completely confused. She had no idea what a mysterious beast or a spiritual beast was. All she knew now was that the big white tiger had already waded into the water and was not far from them. If she didn't find a way to save herself, she would either be drowned or bitten to death. She took action to save the situation, grabbed two loaches, and threw them quickly into the white tiger's bloody mouth. The two loaches slid into the big white tiger's mouth in an instant. The big white tiger was stunned at first, and then a shocking scene happened. Suddenly, white mist came out from all over the body of the big white tiger, and then it rolled around in the water in pain as if it had eaten poison. Its entire body began to shrivel up slowly, and the two loaches actually sucked all the blood and flesh from its body. The old man was stunned, his mouth opened so wide that a big goose egg could fit in it. When the big white tiger was sucked into a dried corpse and lay motionless in the water, two loaches flew out of its mouth and ran back into Gu Chan's pocket. The old man came back to his senses and quickly ran to the shore to distance himself from Gu Chan. He stared at her and exclaimed, "Who are you?" "Don't be afraid, grandpa. I'm just an orphan." Gu Chan avoided the main point. "How can an orphan have such a powerful loach? You are lying." Gu Chan did not rush to explain, but walked out of the water step by step, came to the shore and approached the old man. The old man remained alert and kept a distance of ten steps away from her. Gu Chan's eyes rolled, and suddenly her legs went limp and she sat on the ground, sobbing, "Grandpa, my family was killed by our enemies, and I was thrown into the river from the cliff last night. Fortunately, I was protected by these two loaches passed down from my family, so I was spared!" "Woooooooo..." As she spoke, Gu Chan deliberately cried even more sadly. The old man was on guard just now, but when he saw how pitiful Gu Chan was, he softened his heart and let down his guard. He quickly walked up to her and helped her up from the ground and comforted her, "So that's how it is! Dear child, don't cry. It seems that you are also a miserable person. If you have nowhere to go in the future, just live with me, your grandpa!" "Okay, Grandpa. I couldn't ask for more."
"Then let's go! Come back to the village with me. From now on, grandpa will raise you as his grandson, as a way of repaying you for saving my life just now. It's just right that you can also carry on the Zhang family's bloodline in the future, which is better than raising a daughter." "..."Gu Chan felt like crying but had no tears. She really wanted to say that she was a girl, not a boy! Seeing the old man's kind face, she thought about it and let it go. After all, in ancient times, it was normal to favor boys over girls. If the old man knew that she was a girl, she might not be treated as well as boys. Dregs! Preferring boys over girls is a bad thing. When she becomes capable enough, she will definitely change these bad things. The old man said no more and happily took Gu Chan's hand and walked into the woods. On the way back to the village, through the two people's chat, Gu Chan learned that there are many countries in this world, big and small. It can be said that there are many countries, hundreds of schools of thought, and people often fight and live in poverty. The country she is in now is called Tiancang Country, which is just a small country in this world. The old man's name is Zhang Wanshan. He is a villager from Jiuyang Village, the small village in front. He encountered the big white tiger when he went into the mountains to chop firewood today. In Jiuyang Village, every household makes a living by blacksmithing. Zhang Wanshan is also an old blacksmith. Two years ago, when the Tiancang Kingdom recruited soldiers, his three sons were captured and forced to serve as soldiers. All of them died on the battlefield, leaving him, an old man, alone and alive. It is no wonder why he wanted to adopt Gu Chan as his grandson so much just now. At noon. Gu Chan followed Zhang Wanshan into Jiuyang Village. The whole village is not big, with a total of about thirty households from the beginning to the end of the village. Every family lives in a mud house. The better ones have tiles, while the rest just have thatched houses. Everyone in the village makes a living by forging iron. You can hear the clanging sound of ironwork as soon as you enter the village. The children are either wearing tattered clothes or running around naked in the mud. The boys even have their little elephants exposed without any hesitation. Gu Chan looked at this realistic scene, feeling emotional but also embarrassed and blushing. After all, she was also a girl, how could she be as shy as these little brats! The villagers heard that Zhang Wanshan picked up an orphan by the river and raised him as his grandson. None of them looked at Gu Chan well and spoke to her in a sarcastic tone. Gu Chan was very confused. She didn't understand the reason and didn't ask any further questions. After returning home, Gu Chan discovered that Zhang Wanshan's family was indeed poor. They only had two mud houses and a blacksmith shop, and nothing else. They didn't even have any livestock. After entering the yard and sitting down, Zhang Wanshan happily went into the house and took out two white flour buns and handed them to Gu Chan, "Eat quickly, and when you are full, grandpa will teach you how to forge iron. In the future, you will have a skill, so you won't have to worry about having no food to eat." "Grandpa, why don't we have any livestock?" "We can't afford it! Even if it's a chicken, it's a mysterious beast that can kill enemies on the battlefield. How can we ordinary people afford to raise one!" "Ah? Chickens are mysterious beasts?" Gu Chan opened her mouth wide, surprised and at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She thought that livestock could be raised casually! She never thought that she was just overthinking it. Zhang Wanshan sighed repeatedly, "Our Tiancang Nation goes to war every year, and countless soldiers die every year. When the fighting power is insufficient, even the lowest-level mysterious beasts such as chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, and pigs have to go to the battlefield to fight. Anyway, I haven't eaten eggs for more than ten years, and I almost forgot what eggs taste like." "So, don't you usually eat meat?" Gu Chan was very curious. "We are ordinary people, not officials or wealthy people. Why should we eat meat? We are lucky to have corn buns." Gu Chan was stunned!
Dry! She had finally traveled through time and space, and not only was she unlucky, but she couldn't even eat meat and had to only eat vegetarian food from now on? This uncle can tolerate it, but my sister-in-law can’t! "No, if I only eat vegetarian food, my weak body will only get worse and worse. I have to find a way to eat meat." Gu Chan reached out and touched his chin, thinking secretly in his mind. She had never thought that the first thing she wanted to do after traveling through time would be to find a way to eat meat. This...what the hell is going on! Zhang Wanshan didn't want to say anything more, and just kept urging him, "Eat quickly and fill your stomach. Come and learn blacksmithing from me. I have to teach you as soon as possible, otherwise both of us will starve to death." "Grandpa...it's...it's not that serious, right?" "These are the only two steamed buns left in the house. We have to wait until we finish making these knives and sell them at the market before we have money to exchange for food." Zhang Wanshan explained somewhat embarrassedly. "..."Gu Chan. Gu Chan covered her face with her hands! It’s over, life has become a problem! (End of this chapter)