Meeting Old Friends
編集者: Atlas Studios
What a joke. The eldest son's family thought the treasure was still at their in-laws' house, so all they had to do was split up, and their little family could continue to depend on the treasure to live in the lap of luxury. But when they got home, they realized that the things were gone. They had no form of security and they still had to support the two old folks who were paralyzed. Of course they were unwilling.
No way!
This was no longer a matter of whether they were willing, but rather that the eldest son's family would have a hard winter without adequate food.
Next year, they would have to wait until the autumn harvest before they could get new food rations. The eldest son's family had four sons and a daughter, Sun Mei. And then there was himself and his wife. With such a large family, they certainly would not have enough food. Next spring and summer, they would have to depend on wild herbs and tree bark to get by…