Chapter 4 Back to Modern Times
As a group of children walked through the streets and alleys, they finally got into a broken area.
This place is not like the tall and tiles on the main streets. There are rotten sheds and broken tiles everywhere, and the road surface is also broken mud and bricks. Except for the blue sky with Puzhou City, thick soil is different.
A thought arose in my mind: slums, ancient slums.
But the popularity here is much more popular than on the main street, and many people greeted the thin child named Lan Ge'er: "Lan Ge'er is back."
"Hello, Brother Lan."
"Lan Ge'er brings another one back."
The one who looked young, named Lan Ge was obviously very popular here, and he kept responding enthusiastically: "Well, Hello, Mrs. Wang, we are back."
"Hello Uncle Zhao."
"Hello Aunt Qin. I happened to meet a poor person. I met a bandit and was homeless, so I brought it back first."
Seeing Lan Ge'er responding enthusiastically to them, my heart also added a sense of warmth.
It seems that these people are good.
There are always many people in the world who are poor but rich in human nature.
After passing some houses, I passed some broken walls. A group of beggar children in front of me were familiar with the roads and crossed the walls and alleys. I followed closely behind and soon arrived at a broken yard.
There are several rooms in the yard but all have broken roofs. The sun shines down, and the light in the house is very good, but I suddenly thought that if it was rainy, it would probably not be the case.
Lan Ge'er stood in the courtyard and said to me: "No matter whether you are homeless or poor, since you have come here, you must abide by the rules here. Otherwise, you will leave now. We will not take in."
When I thought that this was reasonable, I hurried and enthusiastically expressed my opinion: "Brother Lan said, "You said the rules, I will follow the rules."
"Okay, first of all, I'm the biggest here. I have the final say and don't go against my opinion. By the way, I have to listen to me."
Maybe I was afraid that I would not understand the meaning of disobedience, so I said it to me more bluntly.
I nodded and smiled, "It should be so, it should be so."
"Second, we can't steal or rob with us. Although we are poor, we can't steal and rob like the tall city god temple, otherwise we won't stay for a day." When we said this, Lan Ge spoke sternly and had a serious expression, like an old-fashioned teacher.
But the truth is very correct.
I nodded quickly and said, "It should be, it should be. Don't steal or rob."
"Third, we can't be idle in normal times, we need to work more, beg for food when we should beg for food, and clean it when we should be cleaned. We don't keep lazy people here."
I nodded.
"Fourth, remember that the things you ask for are allocated by everyone and are not allowed to be embezzled. Moreover, you must give in to children and girls first. This is very important. Can it be done?" When Lan Ge'er said this, he stared at my eyes.
I immediately expressed without hesitation: "It must be, it must be, I should be allowed to let the young girl first. If there is an old one, it must be used to let the old one. Of course, it means the old one, not the old one like me." I was afraid of ambiguity. After all, compared with these children, I am an old man, so when I saw that Brother Lan's face changed a little, I hurriedly explained it clearly.
Seeing Brother Lan's look relieved, I felt relieved. But suddenly I found a problem: Among these children, it seems that I am the biggest, so I have to give in to the children and girls. Wouldn't it be the last one? Then, is there anything I can eat?
"And, fifth..."
"Ah, and so, okay, you said you." I didn't expect there were so many rules here, but after thinking about it, I should abide by the rules since I came.
"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you after I think about it." Fortunately, Lan Ge'er didn't really tell the rules after the fifth.
Then Brother Lan arranged my room and happened to be in the same room as the little black kid who brought me water. Although it was a little smaller, it was already enough to have a place to live.
There is no bedding, it is all dried weeds. Fortunately, it is early autumn and it is neither cold nor hot.
Knowing that I was suffering this disaster today and working hard for another day, Lan Ge was particularly kind and did not let me work anymore. He allowed me to go to the room to rest first. I was as tired as a dead dog, and fell asleep as soon as I lay down.
I don’t know how long I slept, but I heard someone calling me: “Brother Yong, wake up, it’s time to eat.”
I was originally like I was dispersed and didn't want to move, but when I heard the word "Food" I suddenly got up, but I saw that it was a little black kid. No, her name was Shen Yan, nicknamed Xiao Yanzi, calling me. Before going to bed, I heard her nagging and introducing it like this, but I didn't listen to too much and fell asleep, but I still remembered her name.
Shen Yan was only eight or nine years old. Although her face was greasy and dirty, her eyes were clearly black and white, extremely tender, and she exuded a sense of elf power. Through the darkness, she could still tell that she was a girl with exquisite face, which was very popular. When I saw her reaching out her little hand to call me, I didn't know where the strength came from, so I got up and followed her out as soon as I swung.
Just kidding, how can you miss eating?
I saw that Brother Lan had already formed a big circle with everyone in the courtyard, and there were a few more faces in the crowd that I had never seen before. Two boys looked like twelve or three. Although they were still thin, their skeletons had already become a sign of initial success. If it weren't for long-term malnutrition, they might have increased their height a little more.
In a big pot in the circle, soup and vegetable porridge were boiling. Although the soup was still weak, my legs were still weak by the fragrance.
People become hungry as they get poorer.
Before, I would never take a look at such a dish, but now I smell it a little drooling.
My huge figure was squatting there like a group of children, and suddenly it was taller, which made many children laugh out loud. I also laughed with them.
Maybe I was really beaten up and didn’t know how to laugh.
When I smiled, they were even more happy. Only the two older boys were expressionless, but when everyone couldn't help laughing, they laughed.
My heart suddenly felt warm, and this feeling was actually good.
Suddenly, my heart felt sad again. How could this feeling make me feel? I, a big man over 1.8 meters tall, actually squatted on the ground with a bunch of kids to drink vegetables and porridge, but it was the kind of rotten vegetables and porridge!
Is there anything worse than this? But my future life tells me,
There is no worst, only worse!
As Lan Ge said, one of the tall boys held a spoon, and the youngest girl first took a broken bowl to serve the soup, and then from small to large, I naturally prepared to drink the soup for myself. But when it was my turn, I found that there was still one person who didn't serve it. The man was Lan Geer, who was still behind me and became the last person to drink the soup.
I didn't feel embarrassed to serve the broken bowl that Xiaoyanzi brought to me first, but asked Lan Ge'er to serve it first. Lan Ge'er shook his head and said, "I'm the biggest here, so you serve it first."
"It seems that I'm bigger than you." I said stutteringly.
The two tall boys suddenly looked at me coldly, and I was shocked. Could it be that they said the wrong thing again? But I was kind-hearted.
Lan Ge'er waved his hand and signaled the two tall boys not to mind. He smiled and said to me: "No matter age, I am the boss here, so I'll drink it last."
Hey, this boss is really stylish.
I was afraid of misunderstandings for no reason and argued again without intention, so I took a broken bowl to serve the soup.
The tall boy holding a spoon looked at me and served me half a spoonful of clear soup.
I didn't say anything, after all, I'm a newcomer, so I can't eat more because I'm tall. Just as I'm about to turn around, Lan Ge'er said, "Ling Xiao, add him to the fullest and add the porridge."
I looked at the little left in the pot and felt embarrassed to ask for it again, so I hurriedly said, "I have eaten most of the cake before, and I am not too hungry, that's enough." In fact, my body was so hungry that I felt weak and my legs were weak. But I had to rely on others and understand the rules.
Lan Ge'er looked up, obviously unhappy.
Ling Xiao said with a cold face: "Lan Ge'er, just add it, just add it, don't be too naughty." He is really obedient, then add it.
"Oh." I agreed and said nothing else. Sure enough, Ling Xiao served me half a bowl of relatively thick ones.
Seeing that Brother Lan was left with only some clear soup and water, I was so moved that I felt a little excited.
I was speechless all night. The next morning, before dawn, I was awakened by Xiaoyanzi before I woke up, and I rushed out in a daze.
After running for more than half an hour, I arrived at a market, and then found that I was following these children to pick up leftovers that others had fallen or picked off.
I was so big, with an old face red and followed a bunch of little kids to pick it up. I really picked up half a frame, and I was so happy that I didn't expect that Xiaoyanzi would shave her face and shy me. When I saw that, she was really twice as many as I had picked it up.
I suddenly felt that I was so old that I was not as capable as a little girl of eight or nine years old.
I made a great wish in my heart! I waited for tomorrow, no, in the future, I must pick up more than these children!
Oh, my god, there is no worst, only worse! What kind of days are these! I miss Wang Dahai!
After picking up vegetables in the morning, I went to the backyards of major luxury houses around noon to guard the spots, waiting for the wealthy house to throw away some leftovers. The same is true at night, and I was begging for food in the streets and alleys.
It’s really like a chicken and a cow, and the dog returns home. After getting tired, it’s impossible to lie down immediately. It’s clean and chop the ingredient to work. When it’s time for duty, it’s also necessary to cut vegetables and cook. This whole day is full of arrangements and labor is extremely hard.
It greatly subverted my concept of beggars being lazy and greedy.
Alas, this life!
The two consecutive days of hard work have made me feel mixed and I can’t tell what it tastes like. The bitter, spicy, sour, salty, but the sweetness is lacking.
Finally, it was time to rest. I lay on the straw like a disastrous and fell asleep without caring about anything.
I have to sleep well. I can’t wait until Xiaoyanzi calls me to wake up tomorrow. I must get up first and go to the market to pick up vegetables. Otherwise, I will blush when I drink soup.
The next day, I suddenly woke up and turned over in a daze. It was still dark and my eyes couldn't even open, so I shouted: "Swallow, get up quickly, hurry up, pick up vegetables, if you are too late, I will snatch them."
"My, what time is it? Do you let people sleep? It's not time for morning jogging."
"Who is this? I'm not sure, can I have a good night's sleep? It's the big weekend."
"Zhan Yong, I'll fuck you, what a ghost? You're holding a beautiful woman with your voice. I'm about to kiss you, and I'm going to shout to you and run away!"
I suddenly heard the voices of Li Xiaole, Wang Dahai and other roommates ringing in my ears. I was immediately surprised and rubbed my eyes in disbelief!
Damn, it’s true that the bed, table, chairs, and bathroom in the dormitory were still unbelievable, so I ran to the window and looked at it again. The sky was dark before dawn, but the huge grassland outside the window and the occasionally bright teaching building opposite, still told me that I was back and back to modern times.
In order to confirm, I slapped a few times on my face.
It hurts, it hurts so much, but it is beautiful!
His grandma! I'm alive again, beautiful, so beautiful!
Excited, I ran directly to Wang Dahai's shop and hugged Wang Dahai and kissed him, which shocked Wang Dahai.
"Hey hey, what are you doing? Oh, this mouth is smelly." Wang Dahai shouted, covering his face. The others were also shocked. When I saw me turning my target towards them, they all held their backs to block them.
When I turned around and wanted to kiss Li Xiaole and another roommate Su Xiaohong, both of them were watching me with their backs alertly and kept a distance for me.
It looks like a young wife facing a gangster.
I waved my fists happily and laughed: "Damn, I'm back again, I never have to pick up vegetables, drink soup, and beg for food!"
Wang Dahai, Li Xiaole, and Su Xiaohong looked at each other with six eyes, frightened and confused. After a while, Li Xiaole said: "It's over, Zhan Yong is crazy! He is crazy!"
Wang Dahai and Su Xiaohong also said with lingering fear: "Oh my uncle, I will never look at my phone again when I walk, and I must not bump into each other."
Chapter completed!