Exchange a Bucket of Instant Noodles for a Wife

 In the extremely dirty corridor, there are refugees everywhere who are barely clothed. These refugees are extremely thin and their faces are as black as charcoal. It seems that a gust of wind can blow off a layer of grime. Men are wearing tattered robes and squatting and huddling in the corner. Women cut their fingers and use blood instead of breast milk to feed their dirty children. At this moment, the scene is like a purgatory on earth, a scene that Shen Hao has never seen in his life. These people are living worse than the Indians who drink the Ganges water. But on second thought, Shen Hao thinks that this must be a costume drama shooting site, right? After all, in the city where he is located, there is a shooting base. "I don't know what happened. How did I end up at a filming site while eating instant noodles?" Shen Hao took a big sip and ate the instant noodles into his mouth, chewing slowly. It was still that难吃 taste. Sure enough, instant noodles are only for eating in emergency situations. But what Shen Hao didn't notice was that people all around were looking at him. Whether men or women, smelling the fragrant instant noodles, they couldn't help swallowing saliva. They haven't eaten for a long time. They are all refugees from Yunshan County. They have eaten everything they could eat along the way. Some people even gnawed on tree bark. But even if they ate all the tree bark on the road, they still couldn't be full. Some people even ate kaolin. Kaolin has a strong sense of fullness, but the problem also arises. Kaolin cannot be digested. Many people can't even see the sun of the next day and are suffocated to death alive. Now, even a bucket of unappetizing instant noodles is a life-saving straw for them! Before Shen Hao could react, a man with a sallow face led a little girl over. The little girl was thin and small. She didn't seem to be very old. Her face was smeared with coal dust, so her appearance couldn't be seen clearly. The man came in front of Shen Hao, his eyes full of fear. He didn't know if this strangely dressed man would be willing to exchange the food in his hand for his girl. In times of famine, human life is the least valuable. Not to mention women who have no productivity at all. In times of famine and migration, women will only add a burden to the family. One more person is one more mouth to feed. So there are many incidents of selling wives and daughters. The man was honest and simple, but his eyes were tightly fixed on the instant noodles in Shen Hao's hand. "Young master, you must be from a wealthy family, right? The noodles you eat are so fragrant." Shen Hao smiled and said, "Brother, don't joke. This is just instant noodles. Your film crew must eat them often, right?" Hearing this, the man was stunned for a moment. Obviously, he didn't understand Shen Hao's words. But the man still didn't give up the idea of exchanging noodles. He craned his neck and looked. There was still a lot of noodles in Shen Hao's paper bowl. After all, Shen Hao didn't like eating instant noodles at all and only ate a few mouthfuls. The man licked his dry lips. This bowl of noodles was so fragrant. It was even more fragrant than the noodles in a big restaurant. This bowl of noodles was enough for him and his wife to be three parts full. As for this little burden, it would be exchanged for the young master in front of him. Anyway, this little burden was just a waste of food following them. Exchanging her to the young master to be a slave or concubine could also seek a chance of survival. "Young master, you are from a wealthy family and have a solid family background. During the famine years, you can still eat such delicious noodles. It's not a problem to support one more concubine." Shen Hao listened to the man's flattery and scratched his head, not quite understanding. Was this guy practicing lines with him? Should he cooperate? Later, he would ask this brother how to leave the set city. He still had to rush back to hand in his plan. If he couldn't hand in the plan in time, he would be scolded by his supervisor again. "Brother, how do you know my family is wealthy?" Shen Hao quickly got into the role and started to act in line with the man in front of him. "My family is considered a wealthy household. We have a little money and food. This bowl of noodles in my hand is also carefully made by a chef in a restaurant. The taste is quite good." After hearing Shen Hao's words, the man was overjoyed and immediately pushed the weak girl beside him forward. "Young master, this little girl in my family is just sixteen years old this year and is of marriageable age. I hope the young master will not abandon her. Please accept her. Even if she warms your bed, it will save her life." "Huh?" Shen Hao was full of question marks. What kind of bold words were these? The acting skills of this film crew were too realistic, right? Seeing that Shen Hao didn't object, the man immediately stepped forward and took the instant noodles. He didn't forget to hand the dirty little hand of the little girl to Shen Hao. When Shen Hao reacted, he only found that the instant noodles in his hand were gone. Instead, he was holding a dirty little girl. The little girl's eyes were numb. Obviously, the hardships she had experienced along the way had already made her resign to her fate. Anyway, she was destined to be sold. Whomever she followed was a way to live. She only hoped that this young master could be a little better to her. Don't be like her father who beat and scolded her every day. Shen Hao smelled the stench on the little girl. Looking at the situation around him, he suddenly realized that this wasn't filming? Even if it was filming, these people wouldn't make themselves stink so much. This stench was obviously formed after not taking a bath for several months. "Brother, wait a minute!" When Shen Hao was about to send the little girl back. He only found that the man not far away and his sallow wife had already eaten up the instant noodles in big mouthfuls. Their eating manners were extremely ugly. They ate ravenously as if they had never eaten good food in their lives. While drinking the instant noodle soup, the man praised, "Delicious, so delicious. I have never drunk such delicious soup in my life!" The woman also showed a long-lost happy expression: "Yes. If I could eat this bowl of noodles every day, I wouldn't be willing to be a queen." The surrounding refugees kept swallowing saliva. Obviously, they couldn't resist this bowl of instant noodles full of "technological wonders"! Shen Hao looked at the couple who were scrambling for the soup and was stunned. His whole body was numb. This was definitely not an act. Damn it, he had traveled through time! The worst thing was that when he traveled through time, he only brought a bucket of instant noodles. What should he do now? Now it was a famine year. Even if he had the knowledge of modern people, it would be difficult for him to survive. After all, in times of famine, having food in hand is the kingly way. In an era when a bucket of instant noodles can be exchanged for a wife, one can imagine how precious food is. "Alas..." Shen Hao looked at the dirty girl beside him and was also speechless. He had exchanged for a food-consuming machine. Now, Shen Hao didn't know if he could survive the famine year. If he had known, he would have eaten that bucket of instant noodles himself. The little girl seemed to also feel the change in Shen Hao's attitude. She didn't want to be abandoned again. She hurriedly held Shen Hao's hand and said, "Young master, let me serve you. I can do laundry and cooking. I can endure hardships. I will definitely serve you well. Please don't abandon me." Looking at the pitiful little girl, Shen Hao couldn't bear it either. So he asked, "What's your name?" "I don't have a name. According to the laws of the Great Qian Dynasty, women cannot have names. Before marriage, they follow their father's surname. After marriage, they follow their husband's surname. I have a nickname called Xiaorou."