Chapter 41: One Hundred Times Tastier Than Maltose

The village chief looked at everyone with a complicated expression. Who wants to leave? He didn't want to leave either.

His family had a row of blue brick and tile houses, dozens of acres of land, and such a huge family business, and they were all going to be thrown away in a blink of an eye!

He was in great pain, but there was nothing he could do.

It was clearly written in the Book of Heaven that there were thousands of starving people and plagues everywhere. If you don't leave, you can't survive!

After the village chief finished speaking, he didn't care. Whether to leave or not, it was up to everyone to decide. He couldn't put a knife on someone's neck and force them to follow him.

The crowd was in chaos, and everyone was looking for their familiar friends, or brothers and sisters to ask for advice.

Gu Zhong looked around and finally found Gu Zhang, and quickly grabbed him, "Second brother, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing? Are you really going to flee the famine?"

Gu Rong, the third brother of the Gu family, also squeezed over, "Second brother, you don't have to flee the famine, right? If you really want to leave, what will happen to the house and land in this family?"

Gu Zhang sighed, "I only got the news last night, and I didn't have time to tell you."

"Third brother, don't worry about the house and land. There is no food in the land anyway, and the house is not afraid of being stolen. We have to stay alive first."

Gu Rong was stunned, "Second brother, are you really going to leave?"

Gu Zhang nodded cautiously.

Gu Rong made a decision after only a moment's thought, "Okay, then I'll go with my second brother."

He gritted his teeth, "Anyway, there are only three people in my family, and I don't have many acres of land, so I won't feel bad if I throw it away."

The second brother is the only educated person in the family, no, in the whole village. Although he and the eldest brother can read, they can only recognize a few words. The second brother is also smart. If there hadn't been an accident in the family that year, the second brother would have no problem passing the examination to become a scholar.

He has been accustomed to letting the second brother make decisions on everything for decades.

Gu Zhong was still hesitating, "I have to think about this matter carefully."

Gu Zhang didn't persuade him, but turned to Gu Zhong and said, "Go to the eldest sister's house tomorrow and tell her that she must go with us no matter what."

Gu Zhong's heart skipped a beat. He even called the eldest sister. The second brother was determined.

He was already inclined to leave, but he still said, "I'll go back and discuss it with Qian."

Gu Rong sneered, "Brother, my sister-in-law is a woman with long hair and little knowledge. Can you talk to her?"

Gu Qing stood by and only then understood the intention of his sister to let her buy a mule cart.

Escape from the famine!

At this time, Gu Rong's son Hu Zi ran over and hugged Gu Fei's legs, "Sister Xiao Fei, I want to eat candy."

When Gu Fei went out, she stuffed a candy into Xiao Cao's mouth.

Xiao Cao's mouth was bulging, and she hadn't finished eating yet. Hu Zi saw her mouth moving, and he smelled a sweet fragrance when he got closer.

Asked her what she wanted to eat, Xiao Cao said vaguely, "The candy given by my aunt."

Hu Zi came running over.

Gu Fei took out a candy and quietly tore off the package, calling Hu Zi, "Open your mouth."

Hu Zi opened his mouth and a candy slipped into his mouth.

He widened his eyes, feeling the sweetness transmitted to him by his taste buds. This is too delicious!

Before Gu Fei could say anything, Hu Zi ran away quickly again.

He ran to a few friends and showed off vigorously, "I have candy, you don't!"

A child pouted, "Who has never eaten candy? I just came out of the house to eat maltose."

Hu Zi opened his mouth, "It's not maltose, it's given by my sister Xiao Fei. It's delicious, a hundred times better than maltose!"

The friends couldn't imagine what it tasted like to be a hundred times better than maltose, and they looked at Hu Zi enviously.

Bao'er from the uncle's family suddenly pulled Hu Zi, "Give me the candy!"