Chapter 157 Frost Moon Kang Family

Chapter 157 Frost Moon Kang Family

Chapter 157 Frost Moon Kang Family
Wano Country, Kuri, the town of picking up leaks.

The dark clouds of the past few days dissipated, and the sun peeked out from behind the clouds, casting its light equally on the land and illuminating the numb people.

A day in Jianlou Village begins with waking up, breathing the air polluted by factories, and then taking a sip of clean and hygienic river water, which seems to add a bit of energy to the day.

Due to the pollution of river water and farmland, it has been difficult for this land to produce food since two years ago. In addition, General Orochi has always had a grudge against Jiuli, so he ordered people to dump all the garbage nearby.

I don’t know whether this is fortunate or unfortunate. Although the people in Jianlou Village have lost their way of obtaining resources through farming, they have found a new way of life, which is picking up garbage.

They made a living by rummaging through the garbage shipped out of Huadu to find leftovers from the rich and utensils that were not completely damaged, and then sold them elsewhere.

In such a poor little village, a man wearing a turban carried a baby on his back. He dragged his tired body into the village with a smile as bright as the sun on his face.

Just last night, he received news that the general Kurozumi Orochi, who ruled and ravaged Wano Country, had been killed. This was the person he hated the most, so of course he felt happy the first time he received this news.

Of course, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. After the death of Kurozumi Orochi, the new general became Yamato, the daughter of the Four Emperors Kaido. This news diluted his joy a lot, and he began to worry about the future of Wano Country again.

But he believed that no matter how difficult the situation was, as long as he persisted, he would always see the light, just like when he was in despair, he would be healed by a little warmth.

He held the baby girl from his back in front of him. The baby was lying in a cloth bag with an innocent smile on her face. Her pink little mouth was spitting out wet bubbles. When she saw the man's face, she stretched out her little hand to touch it, which made the smile on the man's face even bigger.

"Mr. Kang, what is this?"

At this time, a villager who knew the man passed by and saw him holding a baby and asked in confusion.

"This is a child I picked up on the street. He is very pitiful. He must have been abandoned by his parents."

Kang Jia explained that he had a wife in his early years, but she died of illness before leaving any children. He has never remarried since then. Many people have advised him against it, but before he could change his mind, Kaido invaded the country, Kurozumi Orochi usurped the throne, and destroyed the peace of the country.

As a daimyo loyal to the Kozuki clan, Shimotsuki Yasuie was naturally also a target of purge. He had no choice but to change his identity and hide in this small place of Kuri.

"Yah~"

At this time, the baby in her arms opened his mouth vaguely, which drew the Kang family's attention back.

This was the child he picked up on the way back from Huadu after gathering information. She had been abandoned in the forest. Her family was obviously unable to raise the child, but they could not do such a cruel act as cannibalism, so they abandoned the child in the wilderness and left her to her fate.

Kang Jia was attracted by the crying sound and found the baby girl in the bushes. The moment she saw him, she stopped crying and started laughing, which cured Kang Jia's gloomy mood.

He didn't care that he had difficulty filling his stomach, he picked up the baby girl and was determined to raise her to adulthood.

"Mr. Kang, you are kidding me. We can't even feed ourselves, so how can we have the energy to raise a child?"

The villagers kindly reminded the Kang family, "Send her back to where she came from. Maybe there are kind people who will adopt her."

Kang Jia shook his head. He felt that in this era, sending the child back would be equivalent to killing her. Most people in Wano Country could not get enough food, and the rich people in Huadu were not kind enough to adopt a child with no relatives.

Seeing that persuasion was ineffective, the villager stopped talking. It was obvious that he understood what kind of people the Kang family was, so he left directly and started today's garbage collection activity.

Kang Jia looked at the busy people in the village, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, because he understood that he could not survive for long by picking up garbage.

The land here will become increasingly barren due to environmental pollution, and eventually not even a grain of food will grow. People will have to rely on picking up garbage every day to survive in an environment with extremely poor sanitary conditions, and will gradually become sick and die. In the end, the current large village will be dilapidated to a point where there are only a few hundred or even dozens of people.

The Kang family believes that this is a microcosm of the future of Wano Country. Even if other places are stronger than Kuri, it is only a matter of time before they gradually perish.

He was sad inside because he wanted to lead the people of Wano to live a good life, but he didn't have the power.

He once placed his hopes on Kozuki Oden, but that naughty playboy ultimately failed to defeat Kaido, and the people of Wano Country are still living in dire straits.

He decided to work hard to change the country, but he had neither authority nor personal power. If his identity was revealed, he would probably be caught and executed by Kurozumi Orochi the next day.

Now that he heard that Kurozumi Orochi was dead and Yamato had become the new general, he felt that the sorrow in his heart was infinitely magnified. He once thought that Wano Country was a great country, but the dignity of this country was being madly trampled upon.

Kurozumi Orochi used at least a lot of tricks to usurp the throne. He found someone to impersonate the general of the Kozuki family and gave him authority, making him the acting general first, and then gradually becoming the official general.

But what about Yamato? They simply killed Kurozumi Orochi and declared themselves in power.

The funny thing is that the reason they gave was that Kurozumi Orochi was rebelling.

This feeling of sadness is difficult to understand unless you deeply love this country and have the ability to think independently.

It was as if his country was nothing more than a toy, and the election of leaders was very arbitrary, manipulated at will by those who held supreme power. On the way back, Kang Jia even thought about committing seppuku to end his miserable life.

But when he heard crying in the mountains and saw the baby girl, he suddenly realized that even in the most barren land, life might bloom again, and even in the most impoverished country, new life would smile.

In order to protect these smiles, he decided to try harder, even if he had to transform into a bandit and rob the rich to help the poor, he still wanted to protect the people and keep the tiny sparks of Wano Country.

As he was thinking this, Kang Jia heard the cry of the baby in his arms again, "Don't cry, don't cry, are you hungry? I'll find you something to eat."

After coaxing the baby girl, he felt distressed again. Due to the poor living conditions in the village, there was no family that could produce milk. Even if there was, it was not enough for their own children, so how could they be willing to share it with other children?

According to his estimation, the child is only three or four months old. Even if he can be weaned and eat some liquid food, there are requirements for the hygiene and nutrition of the food, and he must not be fed randomly.

If you feed a baby food picked up from the garbage dump, the child will probably get sick and die within a few weeks.

After realizing this, Kang Jia felt a little sad and desperate, but he still had a bright smile on his face, because many villagers were paying attention to him. If even someone as optimistic and positive as him was desperate, then he would really never see the sun again.

While he was deep in thought, Kang Jia suddenly noticed a commotion at the entrance of the village and turned around curiously to walk over there.

The nearby villagers also ran as fast as they could, as if they had received some news. When they passed by the Kang family, they kindly reminded them, "Mr. Kang, I heard that the government has sent food to help with the disaster. Go grab it!"

Kang Jia was stunned, thinking he had heard it wrong.

The government sent food to help the disaster? What was going on?
After Kurozumi Orochi came to power, he raised the national tax rate to the highest level, pocketing almost all the production. He then sold it on the market at extremely high prices, squeezing the people till not a penny was left.

Such a person certainly would not distribute food to the starving people, but the newly appointed general is a real pirate, the daughter of the Four Emperors Kaido. Shouldn't she be even more brutal?

Confused in his heart, Kang Jia followed the crowd to the village entrance. When he saw the long line of grain carts, he was shocked.

He forgot how long it had been since he had seen so much food, and he couldn't even imagine that this food was sent by the government to feed the hungry people.

"Line up, don't rush. Everyone gets one, based on the number of people. Each adult gets 10 kilograms of rice, a bag of soy products, two pieces of fruit, and a piece of dried meat. Children get half that."

The man in black standing in front of the convoy had a powerful and majestic voice, and his invisible aura calmed the confused hungry people.

Kang Jia looked at the man with some surprise, because he had seen the ceremony of the general's succession when he lurked in Flower City. He remembered this man, who was a new cadre of the Beasts Pirates and a powerful assistant to General Yamato. He was now a supernova in the country of Wano.

Such a person who is second to none in power actually personally escorts food to provide disaster relief?

And he still doubted whether he had heard it wrong. The other party actually said that one person could receive ten kilograms of rice, as well as soy products, fruits, and even dried meat. What was wrong with the government?
Even when he was still the Daimyo of Baiwu, he had never sent people to deliver food and supplies to the disaster area in such a generous and abundant manner. The other party even took into consideration a balanced diet!

For a moment, Kang Jia suspected that the new general of Wano Country was planning some shocking conspiracy, which made him feel uneasy.

"Wow-wow-"

However, the crying of the baby in his arms made him suppress those noisy thoughts. The most urgent thing now was to get some rice and cook some porridge for the child.

At this time, the residents of the village did not think too much. After hearing the dreamlike conditions, they cheered and did not dare to rush to grab things. They lined up honestly.

At first, some people suspected that there was a scam, but after seeing someone receiving a bag full of food from the guards, they suddenly went crazy and all joined the queue.

When it was Kang's turn, Lu Li looked at the baby in the other's arms, a little surprised, and then said to the soldier in charge of distributing supplies next to him: "There is a child, give him half an extra portion."

After receiving the food with mixed feelings, Kang Jia still thanked him politely, "Thank you, sir."

There are not many people in Jianlou Village. Even now, there are still many people who have not fallen ill and died. There are only about one or two thousand people. The supplies were distributed quickly.

Seeing the grateful residents kowtow on the ground but speaking incoherently, Lu Li asked, "Do you know who gave you these grains?"

Many residents present looked confused. They were busy picking up garbage all day long, and many of them did not understand the changes in the country's situation.

"The country of Wano has undergone changes. Kurozumi Orochi has been executed, and the new general is Yamato, the daughter of the Ming King."

Lu Li looked at everyone and said, "Remember, these food items were requested by General Yamato from the Beasts Pirates. She did not enjoy them by herself, nor did she sell them at a high price. Instead, she distributed them to you."

Seeing that everyone present had a confused expression, Lu Li asked: "Do you know why this is happening?"

People were even more confused. Many of them didn't know that a coup had taken place in the country, and they didn't know why the pirates would be given food after becoming generals.

(End of this chapter)