76: Chapter 76 Wives and Children Left in an Orphanage, Men Go to the Battlefield

After deciding to wander around, Wang Ye suddenly realized a problem.

That was, he had no money.

The money he brought when he first left had been partly spent on the road, and the rest, along with the watch he previously had on him, had been given to Li Yan's family.

Now, he could almost be said to be penniless.

When he took out those things from his home, he hadn't considered what would happen afterward; he just felt like doing his part to help Li Yan's family.

After all, they had lost their loved one.

If Li Yan were still alive and had returned home, their lives would surely be better.

It's just that there are no "ifs."

Li Yan had sacrificed himself.

On the battlefield, no one could guarantee they wouldn't encounter any accidents.

If Wang Ye weren't a player, he wouldn't have survived that battle either.

Wang Ye had self-awareness.

Compared to Li Yan and the others, he didn't amount to much.

"Brothers, I think I'm out of money," Wang Ye said helplessly to the audience.

"I just gave all my money to Li Yan's family."

The audience in the livestream room realized this upon hearing it.

No matter where you are, it's impossible to move an inch without money.

Wang Ye was able to come here by paying for a carriage.

If he had to walk on his own, it would take several, or even a dozen, times longer.

"Damn, this is truly impossible; you can't move an inch without money."

"As expected, no matter where you are, you can't escape two words: short of money."

"It feels like time is running out too; this war has been going on for a long time, hasn't it?"

"Indeed, it's been too long. I don't even dare to imagine how many people will die on the battlefield in all these days."

"There's no way to make money; if the streamer relies on walking, his legs would break before he could make it back."

Seeing this, Wang Ye felt somewhat helpless.

Since he couldn't run around, he would just learn about Li Yan's family's situation in this village.

Wang Ye walked around the village.

The village looked very dilapidated. As Wang Ye looked at it, he was reminded of the old villages in China; they seemed just like this.

However, although the village was dilapidated, it was very tidy and didn't look dirty or messy.

Walking on the village path, he could see many children and Li Yans Mother, as well as some old people, but he rarely saw any young, able-bodied men.

Wang Ye walked to a big tree in the village.

Under this big tree, there were some stone stools and a stone table.

Wang Ye looked at this big tree and felt a sense of familiarity.

It seemed that every village in China had such a big tree.

People would cool off and find entertainment under the big tree.

It was just that, under the big tree in this village, there were only a few old people and children cooling off.

Wang Ye walked over.

When the children saw Wang Ye, their eyes stared straight at him.

An old man also noticed Wang Ye, and upon seeing him, the old man was somewhat surprised.

Because they hadn't seen a young person in their village for a long time.

"Young man, you're not from our village, are you?" the old man spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye nodded slightly.

"I have some business, just passing through this village."

Wang Ye didn't tell the old man what his purpose for coming to the village was.

This matter wasn't something to be casually spoken about.

"Is that so? You are also one of the few young people I've seen," the old man said with a chuckle.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye smiled at the old man and asked, "I see, I noticed there aren't many young, able-bodied men in this village. Where have they all gone?"

"Them? They all went to fight in the war," the old man said with a slight sigh after hearing Wang Ye's question.

"Fighting in the war?" Wang Ye was surprised.

He couldn't imagine what situation would cause all the young, able-bodied men in an entire village to join the army and fight.

He quickly thought of the invading devils.

This was a reasonable explanation.

But he was still a bit puzzled.

Even if it was fighting the devils, it shouldn't have reached the point where all the young, able-bodied men in the village had gone off to be soldiers.

"Have all the men in the entire village gone to be soldiers?"

"Yes, they went out to fight in the war several years ago. In recent years, the remaining young people have also gone out to fight, and the village has become empty," the old man said, his brows filled with helplessness.

The village lacked men, with only old people, children, and women left.

The village's fields were all being tilled by women and old people.

It's just that, they lacked this young, able-bodied labor.

Their lives were very hard.

The village no longer had its former liveliness.

Every year, news would come back about whose husband or son had died.

Some would send back letters, and some would even send back some things.

But more often than not, there was no news at all.

"Have none of them returned?" Wang Ye frowned slightly.

Almost all the young, able-bodied men in the entire village had gone out to be soldiers.

He couldn't even begin to imagine such a thing.

The audience in the livestream room were also very shocked when they heard the old man's words.

"All the young, able-bodied men in the entire village went out to be soldiers; this is too exaggerated."

"If this were in our time, it would basically be impossible."

"I even have to go through a screening process to join the army; it's not something you can just do if you want to."

"If all the men in the village didn't return and sacrificed themselves outside, what would happen to this village?"

"Without young, able-bodied men, if they were bullied by people from other villages, there would be no one to stand up for them, right?"

"Could there be a possibility that other villages are just like this one? That the young, able-bodied men have all gone out to be soldiers?"

Once this Netizens' words were out, the other audience members fell silent.

Because this possibility was very high.

"Return? How could they return? I heard that one person returned to the neighboring Ao Bei. But he was disabled, missing an arm and a leg, but he still had his life," the old man shook his head.

Wang Ye heard the old man's words, fell silent for a moment, and then continued to ask, "Are other villages just like yours? The men have all gone out to be soldiers and fight in the war?"

"They all are. A few years ago, they followed along to fight the Revolution. In the last two years, more people have gone to be soldiers, saying they want to fight the Little Devils," the old man nodded.

"Fight the Revolution?" Wang Ye didn't quite understand the old man's words.

The old man spoke with an accent.

He could barely understand him, but he couldn't hear everything clearly.

"Yes, it's been many years."

The old man seemed to be recalling something.

He was muttering to himself while recalling.

Wang Ye listened carefully, wanting to hear clearly what he was saying.

The audience in the livestream room were also very confused.

They only partially understood what the old man said.

"This old man's words sound a bit familiar."

"I can understand some of it, but I don't understand some of the words."

"What is 'Revolution'? Singing?"

Wang Ye still wanted to continue asking.

But the old man refused to say more.

"Young man, where are you from?" the old man looked at Wang Ye and voiced his question.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye had no choice but to answer.

"I came from the north."

"The north?"

"Yes."

"Is there a war going on in the north?" the old man suddenly asked.

"Yes, how did you know?"

"I remember several people from our village went to the north to fight," the old man recalled.

His memory didn't seem very good.