Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

Although life may be harsh, having both parents in this lifetime is the most important thing for Lu Bu. He lost his father shortly after birth, and his mother passed away when he was thirteen. 

The early loss of both parents has instilled in Lu Bu a deep longing for parental love. In this lifetime, being able to have both parents present, even if the days are difficult, brings great joy to Lu Bu.

A group of children in the village subtly excluded him because their parents often compared Lu Bu to them. Over time, the accumulated dissatisfaction that they couldn't express towards their own parents naturally fell onto Lu Bu.

But would Lu Bu care about the exclusion and isolation from a bunch of little brats? That is clearly impossible. Lu Bu finds the childish behavior of these little radishes somewhat amusing.

In this life, Lu Bu's father rarely spoke. He spent his days mostly working or sleeping. 

The family would only come together during meal times, which were rare occasions. 

This time, Lu Bu's father rarely spoke. Every day, he would either work or sleep. The family rarely gathered together, except during meal times. Lu Bu couldn't help but feel the absence of his father's presence.

However, on occasional days when there was some good food at home, Lu Bu would find himself with an inexplicable addition of meat in his bowl. It would evoke a strange and bittersweet sensation in his heart. It wasn't something extraordinary; even in his previous life, he never lacked meat, not even in his childhood. But this seemingly inconspicuous piece of meat would make Lu Bu feel like crying.

Another year passed in this manner. When Lu Bu was four years old, his mother became pregnant again. Having never had any siblings before, Lu Bu felt a sense of novelty. What would it be like to have a brother or sister connected to him by blood?

After nine months of pregnancy, when Lu Bu was already five years old, his mother went through the agonizing pains of labor, and the Lu family welcomed a new life—a daughter. Lu Bu felt genuinely pleased about this addition to the family. As he gazed at his sister's wrinkled little face, it reminded him of his own daughter from his previous life, Lu Lingqi. He couldn't help but wonder how his daughter and her mother were faring after his departure.

Five years had passed, and he had thought he had already forgotten, but now, his memories resurfaced, and he felt an indescribable pain in his heart. In such turbulent times, a household without a man, with a widowed mother and an orphaned child, would likely struggle to lead a good life.

"Let's sell the youngest one." Little Lu Bu, who was excited about having a new sister in the family, couldn't sleep that night. He wanted to go and see his sister, but he overheard his father and mother talking. Suddenly, he froze in place as if struck by lightning.

The ‘ youngest’ obviously referred to his younger sister.

"Dear, is there no other way? After all, she is your own flesh and blood," said the mother, her voice choked with emotions and reluctance.

"There's no other way. It's already difficult enough to support Little Bu in our family, and besides, girls will always be given to another family to raise. It's not worth it," the father shook his head, resolutely refusing to even look at the baby girl in the swaddling cloth.

This was the first time Lu Bu experienced the helplessness of a poor family. But he couldn't bear to see his own sister being given away like that. Lu Bu couldn't bring himself to do it. As he saw his father about to leave, holding his sister, he quickly stepped forward and stood in front of his father, saying, "Father, we can't give her away. I can eat less if needed."

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"No, if you eat less and starve, our bloodline will end." The father looked at his son and firmly refused.

"Then I'll go work. I can work too," Lu Bu held his father back tightly. However, in this life, he was not the renowned frontier general, Lu Bu, from his past. He was just an ordinary child, lacking the strength to compete with adults at all.

"You can't do it!"

"I can!" Lu Bu stared intensely at his father, his eyes gradually turning red. "Dad, I can do it, I promise. Just don't take away my little sister."

Lowering his head to meet his son's gaze, Father Lu felt as if he wasn't facing a mere child. His bloodshot eyes resembled a fierce beast ready to devour its prey. Just the sight of them sent shivers down one's spine.

In the end, Father Lu sat down, seemingly absent-minded. Lu Bu seized the opportunity to take the swaddled baby from his father's arms and comforted his startled and crying little sister.

From that day on, Lu Bu lived up to his words. He accompanied his father every day to work in the fields. Father Lu initially hoped that his son would realize the difficulties and accept reality, but Lu Bu showed no signs of backing down. Although he knew little about farming, he diligently carried out tasks such as spreading manure, fertilizing, and weeding, for a whole year.

He never complained of fatigue, not even once. In the beginning, he was clumsy and awkward, but by the second year, he had indeed relieved his father of a considerable amount of burden.

The family had two mu of barren land. In addition to that, they worked as tenant farmers for the local landlord, which provided them with some income. However, even after paying the taxes on the two mu of land, it was still difficult to support a family of four.

TN: 1 mu = 0.165 acre, or 666.5 square meters.

Working as tenant farmers for the landlord throughout the year only yielded an extra two stones of grain. However, with these two stones of grain and the chickens that Lu Bu's mother raised at home, they could barely manage to sustain their family of four. It was a challenging situation, but they were able to scrape by.

TN: The stone was a common unit of weight for measuring commodities like grain, flour, and livestock in many parts of the world, including ancient civilizations and medieval Europe. 

By the time Lu Bu turned eight, his father had entrusted him with the complete responsibility of managing the two mu of land. His father focused on working as a tenant farmer for the landlord, which allowed them to earn a little more. Many people in the village admired Lu Bu's father for having such a responsible and capable son.

During these two years, Lu Bu learned a lot through farming. He developed the ability to roughly predict the weather and determine the optimal amount of fertilizer based on the soil conditions. He managed to turn the two mu of barren land into productive fields.

However, despite their efforts, the harvest from the two mu of barren land and the grains earned by Lu Bu's father as a tenant farmer gradually became insufficient as Lu Bu and his younger sister grew up. Lu Bu deeply understood the hardships of being an ordinary farmer. 

Every day, they struggled just to survive, putting all their energy into it. The reality of their situation made it clear to Lu Bu how difficult it was to be a common farmer. They had already given their all to ensure their survival, going any further seems incredibly challenging!

"Father, does the landlord's family not pay taxes?" 

It was winter, the least busy season of the year, and ten-year-old Lu Bu would go to the mountains every day to hunt and contribute to the household. Although his physical abilities were far from his previous life, his archery skills relied on keen eyesight and experience. Besides range, Lu Bu's natural talent in archery was preserved. 

Father and son sat at the doorstep, and Lu Bu furrowed his brow as he asked, expressing his deep confusion. He couldn't understand why the landlord's family does nothing, yet they can live comfortably while their family toils day in and day out, living like dogs, just to barely fill their stomachs.

"The landlord's family owns fertile land, but they pay the same amount of taxes as our family," Lu Bu's father sighed as he sat on the threshold.

These words left Lu Bu in a daze for some time...