Chapter 1076

If Huang Baoguo and this man named Huang Zhong were two bad guys who had just teamed up, and Wang An had taken them home to work—damn, the consequences were unimaginable.

After Wang An asked, Huang Baoguo immediately said:

"Five people. There are five of us in our family. Besides the two of us, there are three children—two girls and one boy."

As he spoke, Huang Baoguo pointed at Huang Zhong and said:

"This is my son. He has an older sister above him and a younger sister below him."

In this era, having three children in a family was considered few, but raising three children was certainly no easy task.

After Huang Baoguo finished, Wang An nodded and said:

"If you're working for me, will your own crops be alright?"

Huang Baoguo sighed deeply and said:

"Sigh! I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but those few mu of land I have won't yield much this year. In the spring, the wild boars ravaged them once, and I replanted a batch. I thought by autumn I'd at least be able to harvest some tender corn to eat, but who would have thought that just a few days ago, the wild boars came again... This really doesn't let a person live!"

Speaking to this point, Huang Baoguo couldn't continue. At this moment, his face once again showed vicissitudes and helplessness, along with a trace of despair for life.

That's right, despair. Wang An couldn't be wrong about that.

Because when Wang An was in the labor camp in his previous life, he had already seen those two words in the eyes of countless people.

After thinking for a moment, Wang An said:

"Alright, I don't have anything to do right now. I'll ride the sidecar and take you two back, and that way I can recognize the place. I reckon in three or five days, it'll be time to harvest wheat and rice. Don't worry, there's plenty of work, I won't leave you idle, hahahaha."

The reason Wang An wanted to see Huang Baoguo's home was that he needed to have a bottom line in his heart. Wang An was still very cautious about using displaced people for labor.

If Wang An were always at home, it would be fine, but if he happened to be away one day and Huang Baoguo suddenly turned into a villain, Wang An would have nowhere to cry, and he would spend the rest of his life in pain and sorrow.

After Wang An finished, he heard Huang Baoguo say:

"No need, Young... ah, that is, Little An, we two can just walk back. Taking the mountain path, we'll be home in less than two hours."

It was clear that Huang Baoguo had almost said "Young Master" again, but fortunately, he changed his words in time.

"Taking the mountain path" meant not taking the main road but traveling through the mountains.

Wang An said with a smile:

"It's alright, I have to recognize the place anyway, otherwise I won't be able to find you when I need you to work."

From beginning to end, Wang An didn't make any firm promises. The main reason was that Wang An felt that if he discovered something bad during this period and then refused, it would be a bit inappropriate.

As he spoke, Wang An walked over to the pile of meat, took a few pieces, and threw them into the sidecar. These pieces of meat added up to about 30 jin.

Turning his head, Wang An called out to Huang Baoguo and Huang Zhong:

"What are you staring at? Get in the car, you two. Let's go."

Hearing this, Huang Baoguo continued to refuse:

"Brother Little An, really, no need. We two can just walk back."

Although Wang An insisted on taking them back because he wanted to understand the background of Huang Baoguo's family, he certainly couldn't state the real reason.

Because even though they were displaced people, as the saying goes, "Adults have a big face, children have a small face." Saying it directly would be too hurtful.

So, seeing Huang Baoguo refuse, Wang An instantly dropped his face and said impatiently:

"Hurry up, you two, be quick."

Sure enough, as soon as Wang An got angry, the two of them instantly wilted and obediently got into the car.

Turning his head, Wang An said to Wang Li:

"Old Fifth, you go inside and sleep. I'll be back in a while."

Wang Li replied: "Yes, Fourth Brother, it's fine. I'll just stroll around nearby to digest my food."

Wang An waved his hand and rode off in the sidecar.

Without needing directions from Huang Baoguo, Wang An took a turn and drove the sidecar directly onto the main road.

Weizigou, as the name suggests, was a gully where many reeds grew. As soon as you entered, you felt as if the reeds were growing everywhere, boundless and endless.

In fact, this place was a wetland; of course, calling it a swamp wouldn't be wrong either.

And the dugout dwelling of Huang Baoguo's family was dug into the northern slope of this gully.

Of course, everyone in the entire settlement lived on this northern slope.

Following Huang Baoguo's directions, Wang An parked the sidecar in front of a dugout, and the sound of the sidecar startled all the displaced people in the settlement.

This time of day was noon, so the people in the settlement hadn't gone out yet.

But what was strange was that these people only watched from afar and didn't come over to join the fun.

This point was completely different from the villagers of Kaoshan Settlement.

To be honest, as soon as Wang An entered this settlement, he immediately felt like he had returned to primitive society.

The main thing was that these people were too damn poor. Many of them were wearing clothes made of sedge grass—calling them clothes might not be accurate; to be precise, they were just grass mats wrapped around their bodies.

And many children didn't even have grass mats on their bodies; they just crawled out of the dugouts with their bare bottoms exposed.

Damn, how could the people in this settlement be this poor?

This was truly "a small knife slicing the buttocks—an eye-opener"!

From this, one could see how miserable the lives of these displaced people who had come from thousands of miles away were.

However, Wang An could only watch this situation, because Wang An was not a Bodhisattva and didn't have the ability to save all living beings.

As soon as Wang An parked the sidecar, Huang Baoguo and his son jumped off. Huang Baoguo said to a woman who had come out of the dugout:

"Mother of the children, hurry and boil some water. Young Master Little An is here."

The woman hurriedly agreed and turned back into the dugout.

Amidst Huang Baoguo's nervous demeanor, Wang An followed him into the dugout.

As soon as Wang An entered, he felt the light dim. The main thing was that dugouts didn't have good lighting, which was quite normal.

A few seconds later, Wang An finally adapted to the light inside, but the scene inside was a bit too much for this 20-year-old strong young man to handle.

Because on the kang, two girls were sitting in the corner, wrapped in a tattered quilt. But this quilt was a bit small, so it didn't cover them very well, and one could still see their bare shoulders and bare thighs.

At this moment, the two girls were looking at Wang An with timid eyes, clearly a bit confused.

After Wang An was stunned for a moment, he hurriedly turned his head elsewhere.

The main thing was that these two girls—the older one must have been seventeen or eighteen, and the younger one thirteen or fourteen.

Thanks to "Emperor of the Great Empire" for the tip, thank you, thank you.

Wishing you, big brother, a smooth journey and wealth every day!