Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 150 - 0150: Successfully Brought Back 2_1

Chapter 150: Chapter 0150: Successfully Brought Back 2_1

It was at this moment that Guan Cheng truly believed in Feng Qingxue.

Feng Qingxue felt especially heartbroken. A child of ten-odd years, in her previous life, would be at an age of freedom from worries, unlike now, full of worldly weariness, displaying an indifferent countenance, struggling to survive with his little brother in this era of famine, just to stay alive!

The phrase "stay alive" is easy to write, but difficult to fulfill, especially for two children with no one to rely on.

Having established trust, Feng Qingxue once again expressed her intention, to take them away from here.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Erya and the other children in the dilapidated temple all looked at Guan Cheng, their eyes imbued with reluctance to part. The young man who had mentioned at the doorway about Guan Cheng’s return kicked a column, grumpily saying, "It’s a good thing for someone to be willing to feed Guan Cheng and Guan Yu. Why are you all looking so glum?"

"Yeah, yeah, it’s a good thing for Guan Cheng and Guan Yu. Now many people can’t even afford a meal. If one is willing to feed and raise them, that person must be so kind, nobody else would do that." Zhang Erya echoed.

The younger children were brimming with envy, their hands still holding the unfinished bread they couldn’t bear to finish eat.

Feng Qingxue felt indescribably sad. Really.

Seeing these children struggling to survive in this era, even the hardest of hearts couldn’t help but soften.

"How many people are there in total here?" Feng Qingxue asked.

Guan Cheng calmly replied, "There were originally nineteen. Three froze to death the year before last, one starved last year, and two went missing last winter. Now, including Guan Yu and me, there are thirteen left, nine of whom are girls."

He pointed to the young man who spoke earlier, "His name is Jiang He, two months younger than me, also without father and mother."

"Why bother mentioning that!" Jiang He snorted, an unruly expression on his face.

Feng Qingxue glanced over the children. Indeed, besides Guan Cheng, Guan Yu, and Jiang He, among the remaining children, only one was a boy, looking to be around seven or eight years old, pale-faced, having six fingers on his right hand, the rest were all girls.

In times of famine, girls are always the first to be abandoned.

Jiang He was an orphan, Guan Cheng and Guan Yu were also fatherless and motherless. Although the reasons why the boy ended up here weren’t clear, they surely weren’t the same as those of the girls who were abandoned for supposedly wasting food.

Guan Cheng followed her gaze and said, "That’s Liuzhi. His parents starved to death, he’s also an orphan."

Feng Qingxue gently nodded but remained silent for a long time.

Taking Guan Cheng and Guan Yu away would be easy, but she couldn’t ignore the remaining children.

Even coming in and out of the black market, she still had a tough time with the capable adults. How could she disregard these children with no one to rely on?

Feeding them wouldn’t be a problem with the resources in her space.

When she started, she bought ten thousand bags of flour alone, each bag weighing twenty-five kilograms. According to the amount of three hundred kilograms per person a year, and calculated for twenty years, it will be enough for eighty people, not to mention other various food items such as white rice and coarse grains.

After selling the jewels, she bought a lot of food to store in her space, the quantity was too much to count.

Besides, they were strong enough to work. It was certain that they would have some income in twenty years, and they could also exchange the fine food for coarse grains to fill their stomachs.

However, taking them all back does seem a bit unrealistic and could cause trouble.

"Guan Cheng, can you bear to leave them behind?" Feng Qingxue suddenly asked Guan Cheng, but Guan Cheng remained silent, just looking at her quietly.

Jiang He sneered, "Are you stupid, Guan Cheng? Why should you feel reluctant? You have the chance to live a good life and to leave here, why wouldn’t you cherish it? Guan Yu is young, how do you think he can survive if he keeps going through such hardships? We don’t need you to worry about us. We were able to survive when you were around, and without you, I can lead them to survive too!"