Suddenly, Feng Shao took out a large bag from his storage ring, handed it to the middle-aged man, and said, “Many thanks for uncle’s hospitality, please take these things as a thank-you gift!”
“How is this possible?” The middle-aged man hastily declined, “It’s just a little countryman’s meal, why should the guests be so polite?”
“Uncle, please don’t refuse. We rashly came to the door to bother you. If we come empty-handed, how can we be guests? Please accept it, uncle!”
“This…” The middle-aged man looked hesitant.
Seeing his hesitation, Feng Shao had no choice but to say, “Uncle, what’s in this bag is just some salt, it’s not worth much, don’t refuse!”
Hearing the word “salt,” the middle-aged man’s eyes lit up immediately.
In fact, salt is not worth much as Feng Shao said. Unless one lives in a place where salt is abundant, salt is considered a luxury product for most people. Although adding a little salt can make food taste delicious, it is this little salt that most people cannot afford.
Firstly, the extraction process of salt is very backward in this world, secondly, the transportation conditions are poor, and thirdly, the salt tax is very high.
The life others take for granted is often what some people dream of.
For the middle-aged man, although the salt Feng Shao brought out was only coarse salt, it was worth more than its weight in silver.He happily received it and thanked them repeatedly.
Seeing his delight, Lin Xiaoran couldn’t help being curious, and she asked, “Uncle, it’s just some salt, there’s no need to do this, right?”
The middle-aged man couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “Miss, you don’t know, but our place is remote, and we have to go to a big city hundreds of miles away to buy everything. Miss may not think this salt is valuable, but for us, it is a rare good thing.”
Lin Xiaoran still looked confused after hearing his explanation.
Feng Shao secretly sighed. After all, Lin Xiaoran grew up surrounded by stars, how could she truly understand the sufferings of the common people?
The middle-aged man rolled the wild boar leg and sprinkled a little salt on it.
With the added salt, the wild boar leg became even more fragrant.
Every time a layer is roasted, the middle-aged man will cut off a layer of roast meat, and then spread a layer of lard and seasonings.
After a while, the middle-aged man cut a plate full and brought it to the table.
Sitting at the table, in addition to Feng Shao and Lin Xiaoran, were the middle-aged man’s wife, son, and two daughters. Several people sat around the table and feasted on the freshly roasted meat.
The middle-aged man’s son looked to be no more than twelve or thirteen years old, and he kept looking at Lin Xiaoran while eating. Being constantly watched, Lin Xiaoran couldn’t help asking, “Little brother, why do you always look at me?”
When the young man was asked such a question by Lin Xiaoran, his face immediately turned red. He quickly turned his head to the side, and said in a low voice, “I want to ask, since sister is so beautiful, is she a fairy in the sky?”
Lin Xiaoran couldn’t help but laugh, finding his words funny. She smiled and asked, “If I’m really a fairy, what do you want to do?”
The boy said embarrassingly, “I want to ask the fairy sister and pray that our village will have a good harvest every year, and no one will starve to death again!”
Lin Xiaoran couldn’t help being startled.
After a pause, she asked, “Do people starve to death in your village?”
The young man pursed his lips and looked gloomy, before answering, “There was a drought two years ago, and many people in the village starved to death. Xiang Xiang from Uncle Huang’s family died of starvation at that time.”
Lin Xiaoran was speechless for a moment.
The middle-aged man smiled wryly and said, “Those of us who live in the countryside rely on the heavens to reward us with food. If the heavens are in a good mood and the weather is good, we don’t have to worry about food and drink. But if the heavens are in a bad mood, it rains too much or too little, and we will inevitably starve.”
Lin Xiaoran also experienced the feeling of hunger. At that time, she never thought that food, which she never cared about before, was so important. But in her mind, it was still hard to believe that there were people in this world who would starve to death.
They can obviously farm and hunt by themselves, but why do they still starve to death?
Lin Xiaoran was stunned, realizing for the first time that there were still many things she didn’t understand about the world.
She subconsciously looked at Feng Shao, as if she had vaguely guessed Feng Shao’s purpose for bringing her here.
From the beginning to the end, Feng Shao was very calm and seemed to be accustomed to what the boy had said. He should have known for a long time that in this world, there are still many people who can’t even afford salt, and can’t even eat enough, right?
Feng Shao noticed Lin Xiaoran, who was in a daze, so he patted her hand and said, “This wild boar meat is something that people are normally reluctant to eat, but it was specially brought out to treat us today. We can’t live up to such delicious food!”
Lin Xiaoran looked down at the wild boar meat in her hand, and suddenly asked, “Brother Shao, do you think there will be a day when everyone in the world can have enough to eat, and everyone can have money to buy what they want?”
“Maybe there will be such a day!” Feng Shao nodded and said, “But to make that day come, someone has to take the initiative and do something.”
Lin Xiaoran looked at Feng Shao thoughtfully.
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TN: Lin Xiaoran’s way of calling Feng Shao is now constantly changing from big brother to brother. I decided to stick to just brother Shao.
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