Chapter 55: The Crime of Gender 55
The villagers’ thoughts were not off; the Qin Family indeed still had a lot of grain, and unlike the previous life where most of it was stolen by people from outside the village, this time the Qin Family truly still had plenty.
Even though they weren’t lacking food, when everyone else was in scarcity, the Qin Family didn’t dare to show they weren’t hungry. Just like the others in the village, they pretended to go out daily to gather some bark and roots. Of course, they wouldn’t eat them after bringing them back.
Every time Qin the Third went out to find bark and roots, he would wander far, find a spot to lazily take a nap, and after waking up, he’d grab some inedible dry grass, cover it with a cloth, and no one would know what he actually brought back.
One day, as Qin the Third found a secluded spot to sleep, he was caught by vagrants wandering around various villages looking for people who were alone. Naturally, Qin the Third’s family wasn’t short on food, so he had more flesh on him, making the vagrants very excited.
The vagrants discussed that since Qin the Third had a lot of meat, they might as well roast him to eat! Listening to such discussions, Qin the Third was so terrified that he lost control of his bowels on the spot!
The vagrants didn’t mind his soiled state, laughing heartily as they carried the tightly bound Qin the Third back, thinking they had plenty of water to wash him well when the time came.
Seeing he was about to be roasted, Qin the Third hurriedly shouted, "No, don’t eat me. I have grain. I can give you a lot, a lot of grain. Just don’t kill me!"
The vagrants ignored him and continued on. At such times, who would believe there was grain? Eating the meat in front of them was what mattered.
Seeing that they weren’t listening, Qin the Third grew desperate, "Trust me; I’m telling the truth. Didn’t you say I look plump with meat? If I didn’t have grain at home, how could I be raised like this? Trust me, my family once sold grain, but when things looked bad, we stopped selling most of it. As long as you don’t kill me, I can sneak and open the door at night. You can directly move the grain from my house, just don’t hurt my family..."