When Hunger Strikes, People Really Do Eat People!

The man suddenly grabbed the woman, who screamed, "My child! If you dare send him away, I'll fight you to the death!"

The man slapped her and said, "Wake up! This child can't survive. If we take him, none of us will live!"

The woman, her head turned to the side by the blow, her mouth full of blood, cried out, "So what! I'd rather die than abandon my child!"

The older brother sneered coldly, "Since she's so ungrateful, let's kidnap her and sell her too, save ourselves the trouble."

Zhou Wanwan's nose tingled with sadness as she said, "When you're hungry, you really can eat people!"

The Old Scholar Tree shook its head and said, "These days, things like this happen frequently here. Many people have no food reserves and simply cannot survive."

Zhou Wanwan couldn't stand it anymore. The Old Scholar Tree knocked those people unconscious. Zhou Wanwan looked at the woman and said, "Would you like to come with me?"

The woman held the child tightly, looking at her warily, and said, "Are you trying to take my child?"

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "Would you like to live in the mountain village? There's food and water there, and the children can go to school."

The woman looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "With my abilities, I don't need to lie to you. Go if you want, or don't."

The woman looked at her and said:

"I'm willing, I'm willing. Even if I don't go, I'm doomed anyway if I stay here."

It's better to find a way to survive.

Just as Zhou Wanwan was about to speak, a man woke up and looked at the woman, saying, "Guiying! Don't go! What will I do if you leave?"

The woman sneered:

"Do whatever you want, what does it have to do with me?"

"The only thing you can't do is not sell your son, and you can't sell me."

The man sobbed uncontrollably, "It's not like that, we're just out of rice. Guiying, we can't survive without you."

Guiying roared, "If you can't live, then die! You're actually going to give my son away for a piece of meat? Are you even human?"

The man looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Look, isn't that a ready-made piece of meat? We're not selling our son anymore, let's arrest her, what do you think?"

Guiying looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "This is someone else's child too. What right do you have to arrest her? Little girl, you should leave now. It's not safe here."

She had barely finished speaking when she saw more than a dozen men surround her.

The men's eyes gleamed. "Grab her and roast her, what a big piece of meat!"

"This little girl is so pretty!"

Guiying, her eyes red, said, "Girl, run!"

Several other women stumbled over and said, "What are you standing there for, little girl? Get out of here! These people are crazy, they'll eat you!"

"If my daughter were alive, she'd probably be about her age. Come on! What are you waiting for?"

A group of women surrounded Zhou Wanwan, while the men shouted, "What do you want? Get out of my way..."

A woman shouted:

"Why should we get out of here, you bunch of animals."

"We will not back down today. If you want to kill this girl, you'll have to step over us first."

Most people looked at them with indifferent eyes.

But there were still good people. A wall of people formed in front of Zhou Wanwan, ten, twenty, and slowly more and more...

Seeing that they couldn't gain anything, those people simply ran away.

Guiying's husband glared at Guiying and said, "Why aren't you here with the child? Are you trying to rebel?"

Guiying's mother-in-law also scolded:

"Shameless slut, I'll teach you a lesson! You're just a child; we were supposed to have meat today."

Now look what's happened, we've got nothing to show for it."

Zhou Wanwan felt a chill run down her spine; she had a feeling of unreality.

She really couldn't adapt to this barbaric era, coming from a civilized society.

The Old Scholar Tree, not far away, said:

"This is what happens when a person is extremely hungry."

They'll hold on tightly to anything that has a bite to eat.

Zhou Wanwan shook her head; these people were truly wicked.

If it were truly just about finding food, there are still wild vegetables in the mountains; it wouldn't have come to this.

They were after meat, which disgusted Zhou Wanwan.

Fortunately, there are quite a few normal people here. Apart from those few families, there are still many people who protect Zhou Wanwan.

After those people left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Little girl, what brings you here all by yourself?"

Judging from your clothes, you're probably not from around here, are you?

If you've found a good place, hurry up and leave! This isn't a place for you.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Why don't you go up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables? It would be better than staying here, wouldn't it?"

Those people shook their heads and said, "All the edible wild vegetables on and around this mountain have long been dug up."

"That's right... We used to be able to peel some bark to make soup, but now even the elm trees by the roadside have been stripped bare."

If you keep peeling them, the trees will all die.

Some people say there are wild vegetables and fruits in the deep mountains, but who dares to go?

Those deep mountains and forests are teeming with wolves and tigers. We're so hungry and weak; if we go in, we'll never come back!

"Those guys from the next village, they mustered up their courage and went in together a few days ago, and we haven't heard from them since. They're probably already dead."

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Then what are you waiting for here? Government relief?"

The people said, "The government said that relief grain will be distributed soon, and we should wait here."

Zhou Wanwan was truly helpless. She looked at these people and said, "I'll go ask them now if they're distributing relief food, so you won't have to wait here."

Some people nearby said, "Pah! Does she really think she's some kind of rich young lady who can do whatever she wants?"

"That brat is so annoying. If it weren't for her, my family would have eaten meat today."

Zhou Wanwan looked at these people and said, "That's your own grandson! How could you bear to do such a thing? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Guiying's man stared intently at her and said:

I don't know if others have suffered retribution.

But you've ruined my family's affairs, and you must pay the price today.

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? I'd like to see what price I'll have to pay today."

Then they saw several officials walking over, Guiying's husband ran over to them, saying:

"Sirs, you must do justice for me!"

A young girl has kidnapped my wife and child; you must arrest her immediately.

The official sneered, "There are still people so audacious as to act recklessly. Take us to see them."

Guiying's man led them to Zhou Wanwan and said:

"This girl is absolutely audacious."

"Sir, you must give her a good beating so she'll learn her lesson."