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Chapter 18 Coming
This old lady!
Su Daoshan was somewhat helpless. He could only say in a serious tone: "My father didn't mention this when he punished me yesterday. Maybe my grandmother heard it wrongly."

"I didn't hear it wrong!" Su's mother said with a long face, "I heard it clearly, she said she would break your legs! Humph, you dare to run away from home, what are you still doing with these legs? It's better to break them as soon as possible!"

Su Daoshan snorted and turned away.

"Great!" Su's mother was furious, "You're turning your back on me again!"

Su Yu couldn't help laughing softly, and Su Wan poked her with a finger on her waist, so they quickly stood up. One of them patted Su's mother's shoulders, and the other served her tea. With Xixi struggling in her arms, Su's mother couldn't hold back her expression.

She gave Su Daoshan a fierce look, then gave up, and said to the three women with a groan: "Alright, alright, my old bones can't stand you rubbing them."

Su Daoshan's cheeks twitched.

In the Su family, Su Daoshan and the old lady have always been at odds with each other and have a lot of grudges against each other.

This is not surprising. After all, how many elders can like a stubborn and harsh-spoken guy?

Besides, the old lady loved to be lively and was particular about honor and respect. Among her grandchildren, the eldest grandson Su Daoyu was extremely talented and praised by everyone. The two granddaughters Su Wan and Su Yu were considerate and sensible, making her smile. Even Xixi was well behaved in her arms.

Compared to them, this second grandson is just a piece of stinky shit. Others dare not talk back to Su's mother, but he dares. He sticks his neck out and can't be stopped. Anyway, the truth is the most important thing in the world.

Even if it's your grandmother, you can't be unreasonable!

It would be rare if the grandparents and grandchildren didn't have a quarrel when they met.

However, Su Daoshan knew very well that although the old lady was cold and stern, and looked at him with a cold nose and cold eyes, she was actually soft-hearted...

"Mother, look, the third brother and his wife have spoiled him," Su Xianwen said angrily, "and now he is even more outrageous. Not only did he run away from home, but he also behaved recklessly outside, causing the family to lose ten carts of food for nothing. Now this winter..."

Su Daoshan lowered his head and curled the corners of his mouth.

This unsophisticated and out-of-date gene obviously did not come out of nowhere. It was inherited from the Su family...

Sure enough, Su's mother's firepower shifted instantly, and she angrily shouted at Su Xianwen: "I am a grandmother teaching my grandson, why are you butting in? How come Master Su is in charge of the family and is putting me, the old lady, in charge?"

Su Xianwen was a little confused and stammered, "My son was just talking about Daoshan. You didn't see that yesterday at the City Lord's Mansion..."

"What's wrong with the City Lord's Mansion?" Mother Su glanced at him and said coldly, "Isn't it just that the kids from the Yue family and the Zhou family have become famous? You don't need to tell me, they have already shown off to me. Do you want to do it again?"

All the young people in the room lowered their heads at the same time. Su Xianwen was secretly poked by Qian, and his neck shrank and he kept silent.

The inner houses of several major families in Yishan City often visit each other. It's easy to guess that Su's mother might have been irritated by one of the smug old sisters. Saying one more word now would only add fuel to the fire.

After scolding, Su's mother waved her hands and said, "Alright, alright, don't we still have Dao Yu at home? He is now the master's direct disciple in the Mohu Sword Sect. He is not comparable to the kids from those families. You just need to worry about the things in the fort. Live peacefully for two years, and when Dao Yu comes back, you, as a father, will naturally have the chance to be proud."

When Su Xianwen and Mrs. Qian heard the old lady praising their son, they couldn't help but straighten their bodies and smiles appeared on their faces again.

Mother Su glared at Su Daoshan fiercely and said unhappily, "You don't even know how to learn from your elder brother! You are a saint and a gentleman all day long, with a lot of principles, but have you learned anything? If you have the ability, let the old lady follow you and share in the glory!"

After saying this, seeing Su Daoshan's neck stiffen and he was about to speak again, he hurriedly drove him away: "Okay, okay, your mother is still waiting for you to eat. Go quickly."

Seeing this, Su Daoshan could only take Su Xixi and say goodbye.

After returning to Mrs. Jiang's courtyard in the east yard and having breakfast, it was time to go to school.

"Go out through the small door in the backyard," Madam Jiang urged. "Your master Qiu and his men have been waiting for you out front since early morning. They said they wanted to teach you a lesson. If you are caught by them, you will suffer the consequences."

"I'm not afraid of them!" Su Daoshan walked out of the door with his head held high. When he went out from the small door in the backyard, his attendant Wang Tong was already waiting for him in the car.

Wang Tong was originally a servant of Su Xianyi, ten years older than Su Daoshan. He had been Su Daoshan's companion since he was born. He had an ordinary appearance and a taciturn personality, but he was steady and orderly in his work.

The carriage avoided the front yard and took the small road out of Sujiabao. Su Daoshan could hear several loud voices shouting from afar.

"When I see that kid later, I'm going to spit in his face!"

"This little loser is trying to take on the mad puppet? He doesn't even consider his own weight. With his small body..."

"How could the Su family produce such a fool? He keeps acting stupid every day! I don't care. If he dares to cut my family's food rations this winter, I will go to his house to eat!"

"..."

Su Daoshan sat in the swaying carriage, his heart pounding. In fact, he was not too worried. The original body had made trouble more than once or twice, and in the end, someone would come out to clean up the mess. Father, mother, and the old lady whose nose was not a nose and whose eyes were not eyes...

Besides, Su Daoshan knew the whole thing clearly.

These old monsters in the castle were just trying to scare nerds like me. Did they really want to catch me and teach me a lesson?
I am just a fool, and they have raised me since I was a child. Let alone scolding me, even beating me up would not solve any problem - these old guys are just taking the opportunity to say something to the right people.

However, I have caused trouble, and I am afraid that I will have to wait for a few more days to live like a rat crossing the street and attract people's glare. At least I have to wait until someone makes up for the shortfall of ten carts of grain, so that these people can feel at ease.

The carriage went along the main road all the way to the center of Yishan City.

The climate in Yishan City is cold, the wind is strong, and the land is barren. In many places, there are rocks three feet below. There is only a thin layer of soil. Because it is early winter, the fields in the city are bare, which makes it look even more desolate.

There were quite a few pedestrians on the street. Most of them were going to work in nearby workshops. This was a system that Yishan City had formed over the years. On weekdays, no industry could compete with grain farming for time and land. But when the farming season was slack or there was no food to be harvested from the land, other industries would start to operate rapidly.

The woven cloth should be made into thick cotton clothes, the harvested grain and vegetables should be stored in cellars, the farm tools should be repaired, the weapons and armor in the warehouse should be prepared, the houses should be repaired, the dried medicine should be made into pills, the canals should be cleaned, and the militia should be trained...

Nowadays, the most common vehicles on the road are those leaving the city to cut wood and make charcoal. In the cold winter, even the thickest walls of a house can be blown through by the white wind. If there is no charcoal to burn, it will really freeze to death.

Su Daoshan watched thoughtfully.

The memories in the original body's mind are being digested bit by bit through this method of seeing with one's own eyes and experiencing it in person, and are gradually expanding into an intuitive understanding of this world.

Su Daoshan felt that after experiencing the catastrophe of the end of the world and being forced to undergo blockades and attacks by wild mad puppets for a long time, Yishan City had already developed some shadows of the early industrialization and organization of towns in the previous life.

Six forts and twelve wards, with a population of tens of thousands, have formed a system for what to do at what time, how to distribute food, how to organize defense, and how much production tasks each industry should complete. This system may not be well-developed, but it is the basis for ensuring the long-term survival of the people in Yishan City during the siege.

only……

Su Daoshan stared out the window, tapping his fingers gently on the windowsill. He knew that the real Yishan City was not as harmonious as the quiet and busy scene in the morning sun seemed.

This is a cruel world. Just outside the city, countless refugees are struggling on the brink of starvation and death every day. Countless people are facing the threat of mad puppets and alien species at any time. Many children don't even have time to grow up.

Not only do crazy puppets eat people, people also eat people!
And why can the people in the city enjoy the protection of the city walls and the army, why can they eat a full meal, live in warm houses, and live a life that is like a paradise in the eyes of the refugees?

This is certainly not the result of mutual humility and the teachings of saints and gentlemen.

This system is based on the law of the jungle, life-and-death struggles, and bloody slaughter.

The entire system, from top to bottom, is full of cruelty and cold-bloodedness.

This kind of cruelty and cold-bloodedness will not be blocked by the boundaries of a city wall. With the same human heart and the same social structure, the world outside the city is cruel, and the struggle inside the city is also bloody.

Not to mention anything else, the aristocratic families in the city have changed three times in the past hundred years.

The first group was the dozens of forces that took root in Yishan City at the end of the apocalypse, relying on the military forces in their hands. They built the city together to resist the You Clan and the Crazy Puppets, and also killed each other for land and food to survive. In the end, those who were exterminated were exterminated, and those who were annexed were annexed, leaving only ten.

The second batch of aristocratic families were those families that failed to see the situation clearly and chose the wrong path when the State of Xi was founded, and eventually became crushed under the iron hoofs of the army.

The upstarts need a share of the profits, the court needs rewards, and their blood and heads are used to pay the price.

Only when they die can a new order emerge.

The Su family rose from a small family to prominence at that time. The current structure of the six great families was also established at that time.

The third time was a major case that swept the entire Xi Kingdom more than ten years ago. Countless noble families were killed in this major case. Two of the six major noble families in Yishan City changed. The Zhu family also became the city lord at that time.

The original city owner, the Ye family, had 63 members, but it was said that not a single one of them survived. Nearly 2,000 people in Yejiabao died or fled. Even if they managed to save their lives, they became refugees in the wild.

Su Daoshan sighed.

There are many memories in the original body's mind. These memories, the original body has never thought about them carefully, or even paid attention to them. But Su Daoshan can see through these memories and see some things that he has ignored.

Living in a strange world, it is important to have a comprehensive grasp of information. But if you think too much, you will not only be tired, but also age quickly.

What was particularly frustrating was that the carriage shook again and a familiar fragrance wafted over.

She came as expected.

(End of this chapter)