I, Little Grayshu, travel the worlds
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With the Jiannu army eyeing us covetously from outside, it is urgent to strengthen the border defense.
There were constant natural disasters and man-made disasters, which wasted the last of the Ming Dynasty's luck.
The disasters brought by the Little Ice Age were far more than that.
Abnormal weather, extreme weather.
The significant reduction in grain production is just one of the reasons.
More importantly, the temperature dropped dramatically.
Not to mention that the north is already a cold and bitter place.
Even the originally warm and humid south has begun to experience the usual coldness of December.
And in this case...
No cotton, no cotton clothes.
The people of the Ming Dynasty could only use silk and linen to keep warm.
It was as if they were completely defenseless... struggling in the bitter winter, in the frozen soil.
then!
Died one by one.
Several years passed.
Some died of starvation, some died of freezing.
countless.
Corpses everywhere!
Facing the pressure of survival.
The moral bottom line that should not be crossed has been crossed again and again.
Eating one's own children has once again become a reality.
There was no surplus food at home, so it was common for people to sell their daughters and sons in order to survive.
And in this.
Selling daughters... became the most common thing.
because.
In ancient times, men were valued over women.
It is generally believed that boys can carry on the family line, while girls are meant to marry out and are money-losing goods.
If I could sell my daughter in exchange for some food.
First, it reduces the number of people in the family and eases the burden.
Secondly, out of sight, out of mind.
Even if they knew that their daughter was being sold, whether as a slave or eaten directly.
After all, it's not in front of you.
If parents were asked to eat their own children, they would never be able to do it.
Exchanging one's own children for food, this is what is called Yi!
Even if you become a slave, you can still survive.
Survival is more important than anything else.
But if it's true, and it's eaten...
It's better.
Continue to struggle in this hellish world.
This is a calculation that everyone would make even if they have never been educated.
It is helpless, but also a fact.
The Ming Dynasty has lasted for more than two hundred years, almost three hundred years.
In addition to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties as described in ancient legends, there is also the Han Dynasty which was a merger of the Eastern Han and Western Han dynasties.
later generations.
No other dynasty could last more than three hundred years.
It's like a curse.
Everyone had a premonition.
The Ming Dynasty...maybe it really has run its course.
Even if some people don't want to believe it.
Some people laugh unrestrainedly.
But this is the truth!
The ancients did not understand what the Little Ice Age was.
They only know... that the country is about to fall due to natural disasters and man-made disasters.
Whether it was the great famine where no grain was harvested or the large-scale drop in temperature across the country, it seemed to indicate that God had entered a period of harsh and severe weather.
Even according to incomplete statistics.
The average temperature in the Northeast region, including the area north of Peking, has dropped to more than ten to twenty degrees below zero.
More and more people became bandits.
More and more people, unable to bear such weather, are heading south in large numbers, towards the slightly warmer south.
Notice.
There was also a household registration system in ancient times.
Likewise, there are road guides.
The household registration system ensures population stability.
Road permits ensure the legality of personnel flow.
When countless people spontaneously and almost ignore the normal rules, regardless of their household registration or travel permits, need to leave their hometowns and go to live in other places.
This applies to both the North and the South.
In fact...it's all a disaster.
The population in the north is even smaller.
In the south, a massive influx of refugees pushed the already precarious society to the brink of collapse.
Robbery, fighting...
one after another.
An army of righteous men rose up in rebellion.
If it were in their jurisdiction, it might be a little more peaceful.
But that's only relative.
Because many rebel armies are, in essence, no different from the bandits who gather in groups and roam the mountains.
At best, it's just a new name.
That's it.
however.
Sui Sui, who is only five years old, is unfortunate but also lucky.
Unfortunately, she was born in this crumbling era and is about to witness another period of darkness and turmoil.
I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times.
This is something everyone knows.
But it is also a helplessness that everyone knows.
Since she was born, she has never had enough to eat or enough clothes to wear. It may be common for her to go hungry for nine meals in three days.
but.
Why do you say she is lucky?
It's also very simple.
She saw the neighbor's children being sold.
This is the general environment.
Someone also came to her home and asked her parents whether they would sell their daughter.
But her parents loved her... no matter how hard it was, they didn't want to sell her off.
A father, a mother, a younger brother, and Sui Sui.
It’s a family of four.
Although it is hard, I can always persevere.
Sui Sui also firmly believes this.
but.
Different from the ignorant and optimistic children.
Her parents are pessimistic.
They don't know how long they can hold on.
I don't know...how long I can keep going like this.
Hunger and cold, coupled with various pressures, have torn their nerves.
The highly taut string seemed like it would break if touched even slightly!
They just hope.
Before the complete collapse...
I can take good care of Sui Sui and my son, and at least help them grow up a little bit.
In this way, in this troubled world, there is hope and we can continue to live.
"That's why I said that."
"If we follow the normal script..."
"..."
"The mother collapsed first, hanged herself and committed suicide."
"And my younger brother, due to improper operation, fell headfirst into the boiling water in the pot and was cooked on the spot."
"The father had no choice but to leave the familiar place and go to a farther place to find food, and was eventually robbed and killed by the male protagonist Liang."
"..."
"Only Mansui is left."
"..."
Little Grayshu's projection this time was not tiny.
Because I am so small and soft, like a porcelain doll, and if I stay in the late Ming Dynasty, I will only cause all kinds of trouble.
Although the grown-up Big Grayshu still looks like a delicate woman at first glance, and has a stunningly beautiful face, she can also be considered a threat of some size.
But it is much better than the condition of a child.
It’s more convenient to do things... After all, it’s not bad.
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