Chapter 68

Banggeng finished speaking, but his heart was filled with worry. Would anyone else be willing to help? In the courtyard, people were watching television and discussing the plot, arguing amongst themselves. As they watched the younger sister feed the dog with grain and the older sister stop her, bringing up the hardships of their past, the crowd began to debate whether the dog should be fed. Most people believed it should. The supporters had a clear point: in the past, people couldn't even feed themselves, so they naturally wouldn't waste grain on a dog. But now, these two sisters lived in prosperity and were fully capable of taking responsibility for the animal. Were they supposed to just watch it starve to death? That would be too inhumane. The opponents had their own reasons: that era had not been wealthy, and the events had a specific historical context. Both sides argued fiercely, neither willing to yield. He Yuzhu watched them debate while watching the television, feeling that the scene was no different from a blockbuster movie. Each episode was only a few dozen minutes long, but because it was a rebroadcast playing on a loop, they could watch it endlessly.