War of Weeks, Months and Years

Wu Dynasty, Ming Village

Yue Calendendar

Wu - Zhuo War

3 weeks after the war

"My child is dying from hunger, how long do you want us to wait?! The village has run out of food! The King's followers promised us that they would send carriages but they are still not here! " The woman cried out from despair. The village food supply has run out empty from the war. The crops that they work hard sowing for dies from the hot weather these past few days.

Without enough supply of clean water and food the lives of the villagers became more desparate.

Now, the villagers had no choice but to complain.

As the complains of the villagers spread all over the place, a booming voice made the villagers attention focused from the man in front of the hall

"Our son's pledge their loyalty to the king, they promised to serve and protect this country, they are sacrificing themselves in front lines, fighting from the possibility of our country being eradicated from the map. Why don't we wait a little more! Don't let this war take our hopes, our complains will get nowhere! " The crowd cease in silence, this man was right..

" We send off our children from a dangerous place, a battlefield..with no certain knowledge about what is waiting for them there.. They can be tortured, they can be killed just by standing, war is unpredictable. They are our children anyways.. we know them since they came out of birth. We know their fears that's why us, parents must be strong for our children, because they are our country's last hope, all of you.. wait just a little bit more"

The villagers stood in silence, dumbfounded like they where slapped from reality. Yes, their sons had their days more difficult than them. They don't even know if their son's is still alive. What they are doing right now is plain insult but you wouldn't blame them. They are experiencing something that could end all of their lives..

As the villagers share their thoughts about Ling Que's statement, one man questioned "But now is not the case, without food we will not last for a week! We already pick all the available resources from the farm but its still not enough for us to feed the whole village " the man said helplessly as if they couldn't do anything.

"We also tried to look for food from the forest but theres nothing" the bald men added

"Then look for another solution, we must not lose hope! How about the river? Have you searched for it?"

The hall was filled of the villagers suggestions as they try to lessen the problem of the village for the lack of food . As they talk, a young girl stood in the corner beside her younger brother staring from the other kids who are eating, the young boy stomach grumbled in hunger.

The young boy bowed his head from embarrassment as he hold his stomach from grumbling any longer. Fei Wanrou laugh softly as she gaze to her young brother. She also is hungry but compared to her brothers grumbling stomach is far more worse than her's. She took out the last piece of bread that she kept for her supper and gave it to him.

"S-sister why are you giving me your food? You should keep it for yourself..I'm not hungry" Fei Zuo shove his sisters hand, not accepting his sisters food but his stomach betrayed him as his stomach grumbled even more louder

Fei Wanrou smiled "Don't worry I still have food hidden in the cottage so don't be shy" she lied but it doesn't matter she can still hold on anyway. As long as the carriages arrive she has nothing to worried about.

While both siblings are having their own conversation they didn't notice that someone was watching them from afar. Zheng Qi accidentally heard the kids conversation and couldn't help but pity them. If only the war didn't happen then the young one's wouldn't suffer and will not meet this kind of ending.

"Here. You can have this one, don't worry you need it more than me and you also can't say no. If you don't want to eat it then save it. " Zheng Qi gave a rice ball in the girls hand and left without the little girls thanks.

Fei Wanrou stared at the man's back and without a word she muttered" Thank you, Mister. " her voice was loud enough for Zheng Qi to hear with this his lip curved up a little but didn't stop walking. As the man dissappeared, she clench her hands and thought" this kindness will be remembered. "

Fei Zuo who was currently eating whispered as he look at the mans back "He's a good (munch) man (munch)" Fei Wanrou nodded in response and without a thought she pinch her little brother's cheeks that was akin to a squirrels.

"Sister! Stop pinching my cheeks already! It hurts you know!" Fei Zuo's natural flushed cheeks turns even more redder as she pinch her brother's face buttocks but you couldn't blame her, with her brother's cuteness you would also do the same.

All matter aside, Fei Wanrou was thankful that even if there is a war, her little brother remains the same..As his older sister she needs to protect his safety and innocence from this chaotic world, if only she had power then she will be able to do all of that but the time isn't ripe yet she still have more work to do to achieve all of that..

She aims to be a politician, and if someday that happens then she can finally help her family.

As Fei Wanrou stood upright, thinking deeply a loud bell rang through the village meaning that there is someone who is going towards the village

"The carriage is here!" the village guard shouted loudly because of the exciting news and he didn't fail for the villagers couldn't help but to jump in joy "Our lives are save!" the villagers quickly ran towards the gate to greet the coachman

"Sister! We can finally eat" Fei Zuo laugh contagiously as he literally jump in her arms which she immediately accepts "hmmm!" she nodded as her smile reach her eyes, she shift her gaze from the carriage who was getting closer and closer, without knowing why, she unconsciously stared intently to the approaching carriage and couldn't help but feel weird..

Fei Wanrou shift her gaze as if she was finding something in the carriage but still couldn't grasp the weirdness she was feeling but then finally her gaze landed to the coachman who was eeriely silent.

Sensing someone was staring intently at him, the coachman tried to locate the person until his gaze accidentaly landed to a little girl's burning eyes with that he smiled.

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