OBS Chapter 124 We don’t have any good food to treat you
Chapter 124 We don’t have any good food to treat you
Mr. Chen returned to the woods. Not knowing where his home was, he wandered around in the woods. He had already made up his mind that if he didn't get out by dark, he would find a place to hide.
In this way, Mr. Chen wandered in the woods for a long time. Just when he was about to despair, he heard a rustling sound coming from the woods in front of him.
Chen Sheng didn't dare to move and hid behind a big tree. He didn't come out from behind the tree until he saw Song Zizhou and Song Qing, whom he had met in the camp before.
Song Zizhou and Song Qing were a little surprised to see Mr. Chen.
Song Qing asked, "Why are you here?"
Chen Sheng said, "They said I was a bad person, so I didn't stay there. I left. Big brother, have you found my home?"
Song Qing frowned when he heard this, "Who said you are a bad person?"
Chen Sheng said: "Brother, since everyone in your camp thinks I'm a bad person, I didn't stay there anymore. Brother, have you found my home?"
Song Zizhou said: "We found it. We are here to take you back. Let's go. Your grandfather is very worried about you."
"Wow, thank you both big brothers." Mr. Chen bowed to them politely to express his gratitude.
Song Zizhou waved his hand and said with a smile, "You're welcome, let's go."
"Okay!" Chen Sheng agreed and followed Song Zizhou and the others.
Not long after they started walking, Song Qing asked, "Do you know why there's no one in Jiankang City ahead?"
Mr. Chen glanced at Song Qing and said, "I don't know, maybe my grandfather knows. You can ask my grandfather."
Song Zizhou and Song Qing looked at it and found that the village where Chen Sheng lived was very close to Jiankang City, so they should know what happened in Jiankang City.
When they left the forest, it was already dark, and when they arrived at Chen Sheng's house, it was already three quarters past ten.
Chen Sheng’s grandfather is called Chen De. He had heard Song Zizhou and others say that they would bring his grandson back, so he had been waiting in the yard.
Seeing that they really came back, Chen De was very happy and hurried forward to greet them.
Chen De led them into the house.
Because Song Zizhou and the others promised to bring his grandson back, he hasn't eaten yet and has been waiting for them.
After entering the house, Chen De asked them to sit down and went to get the dishes and chopsticks.
There was no decent food on the table, only green wild vegetables, and these wild vegetables did not have any oil. Apart from the plate of wild vegetables, there was no other food on the table.
Song Qing asked Chen Sheng quietly, "Is this what your family eats?"
Mr. Chen nodded, "Yes."
Song Zizhou and Song Qing never imagined that Mr. Chen and his grandfather would eat this at home!
This dish has no oil at all. As for salt, the price of salt is very high now. I guess they can't even afford it, so there is naturally no saltiness in this dish.
No wonder Mr. Chen is so thin. It would be strange if he didn’t lose weight if he ate this kind of food every day.
Soon, Chen De brought over four bowls and four pairs of chopsticks.
After putting down the dishes and chopsticks, Chen De went to bring over a pot of food of unknown origin.
The food looked grayish and a little rough.
Seeing this, Song Qing couldn't help but ask, "Old man, what kind of food is this?"
Chen De explained: "This is a tree root I dug in the back mountain."
Chen De didn't know what kind of tree root this was. After he crushed it, some white stuff precipitated out. After the white stuff dried, he put it in a pot and boiled it for a long time until it became the paste it is now.
Song Qing and Song Zizhou looked at each other. To be honest, they didn't dare to eat this thing. After all, the old man didn't even know what it was. If they ate it, what if...
Chen De said somewhat embarrassedly, "My two lords, you sent my grandson back to me, but I don't have anything good to thank you for. I hope you can forgive me!"
Song Qing said: "Old man, we are not disgusted with anything, we are just worried that eating this thing will be bad for your health."
Chen De said, "Oh, don't worry about that. I've eaten it a few times. Although it doesn't taste very good, it's fine."
Even if it was okay to eat it, the two of them couldn't eat such food.
Mr. Chen curled his lips and said, "I'm sorry, big brothers, we don't have any decent food to treat you."
Song Zizhou pursed his lips and smiled, "It's okay, let's eat."
In order not to make Chen De and Chen Sheng feel uncomfortable, Song Zizhou did not say anything else.
When he took a bite of the grayish-white food, he found that it tasted very rough and had no taste at all. In short, it was not very tasty.
As for that dish, it was even harder to swallow.
Although it tasted bad, Song Zizhou still ate some.
After the meal, Song Zizhou and Song Qing helped to clean up the dishes.
After washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen, Song Zizhou and the others went to the outer room.
Song Zizhou sat down and drank the water that Chen Sheng poured for him. He looked at Chen De who was sitting at the table and said, "Old man, we came from Jiankang City, but we didn't find anyone in Jiankang City. Moreover, it seems that no one has lived there for a long time. Do you know what's going on?"
After hearing Song Zizhou's words, Chen De's gentle and kind face immediately showed a solemn expression. He said, "Five years ago, all the people in Jiankang City disappeared overnight. There is no way to find them!"
Song Zizhou and Song Qing were shocked by these words!
They didn't expect that the people in Jiankang City disappeared overnight!
Song Zizhou frowned, bewildered, "Such a large city, with at least a thousand people, how could so many people disappear overnight?"
Chen De shook his head. "I don't know either. Anyway, they all disappeared overnight, and there were no signs of fighting. It looked like they disappeared silently, or like they left on their own. Anyway, I don't know the specific situation."
Song Qing said: "Did the people in Jiankang City just disappear overnight?"
Chen De nodded. "Yes, the people in these nearby villages moved away because of the famine. It's been five years, and the people who disappeared from the city haven't returned yet. We don't know whether they are alive or dead."
Song Qing said: "This is too mysterious, right? How could so many people suddenly disappear?"
Chen De sighed, "I don't know!"
Seeing that Chen De had nothing else to say, Song Zizhou took out a tael of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Chen De, "Old man, here is a tael of silver, please keep it and go buy some food or something."
Seeing the silver he handed over, Chen De waved his hand and said, "Sir, we are in the wilderness here, and Jiankang City has become a deserted city. There is no place to buy food! You should keep this silver for yourself and don't give it to me."