Due to the robbers and the sudden coma, Ren Xiaosu returned late. He glanced at the sky and saw it was about to be enveloped in darkness. It was extremely dangerous to carry prey through the market town at this time.
During the day, people from the refuge barrier came out to maintain order, and at night those people returned to the barrier.
Of course, the people in the refuge barrier do not have good intentions, but they are worried that too much chaos in the market town will affect the work of the refugees.
"Hey, Ren Xiaosu has gained a lot today!"
When Ren Xiaosu ran into the market town carrying the iron pot, someone greeted him, and the man's face was covered in black. It sounds like he hasn't washed his face since he was born.
Many people in the market town are like this. In order to exchange for food, they go to nearby coal mines to dig coal. The coal is transported into the refuge barrier, and then the workers can get just enough black bread or potatoes to survive. .
Not only coal mining, but also the dirty work required inside the barrier will be done by people outside the barrier.
Well water in market towns is all rationed, so no one can get more than that every day. There is no clean water source nearby, or the clean water sources are too dangerous, and there are many beasts drinking water. Therefore, everyone in the entire market town was so dirty that they could not see clearly, and Ren Xiaosu was no exception.
It’s just that Ren Xiaosu never digs coal. He has his own way of survival.
At this time, Ren Xiaosu did not respond to anyone saying hello. He just wanted to return to his shack quickly.
Just when Ren Xiaosu was passing by the market town road, he saw a towering fortress wall not far away. When he looked up, he felt as if he couldn't see the end of the sky and was filled with a sense of oppression.
There are not many earth and stone buildings in the market town, but more shack-like residences.
Ren Xiaosu, who was quite relaxed at first, suddenly became wary after entering the market town. He even pulled out a bone knife from his waist. The atmosphere on the street became solemn, as if there was some danger hidden in those shacks. However, when Ren Xiaosu pulled out the bone knife, those who were ready to make a move calmed down again.
The first thing Ren Xiaosu learned while living here was not to trust anyone... except Yan Liuyuan.
There were whispers from the shacks by the roadside: "Ren Xiaosu has caught another prey."
"That's not a prey, just a sparrow."
"This is different from the sparrows in old textbooks. I guess the eagles before the disaster were only this big, right?"
"Don't mess with him," a voice ended the whispers, as if Someone knows about Ren Xiaosu's past.
Ren Xiaosu opened the door curtain of his house, and the warmth inside made his body no longer seem so stiff.
Yan Liuyuan, who was sitting in the shack doing homework, looked up and saw Ren Xiaosu coming back, and was pleasantly surprised: "Did you hit a sparrow?"
"Why don't you light the kerosene lamp?" ?" Ren Xiaosu asked with a frown.
Yan Liuyuan is actually not well-behaved.Coincidentally, at least he is not like this in front of people other than Ren Xiaosu, but when facing Ren Xiaosu, his "brother", he is always surprisingly docile: "I want to save some kerosene for my family."
"What if I'm nearsighted?" Ren Xiaosu put the sparrow down.
Yan Liuyuan's eyes lit up and he said: "The teacher in the school said that there were such things as glasses before the disaster. He also said that there are actually glasses now, but in the refuge barrier, having this thing is considered short-sighted. "I'm not afraid."
Ren Xiaosu dismissed this statement: "I have seen someone bring you the thing you mentioned. It's just that in this wilderness, my vision is entrusted to an object that may fall at any time. It's equivalent to dying. Don't listen to your nonsense. Some of your husband's words may not be right."
"Oh..." Yan Liuyuan nodded: "Then you will send me to school?"
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Ren Xiaosu choked and said, "There's so much nonsense."
"When can I hunt with you?" Yan Liuyuan asked.
"Why are you learning how to hunt when you are only 14 years old? If you go to school and learn it, you won't need to hunt anymore," Ren Xiaosu said, "Learning how to calculate accounts, learning physics and chemistry, etc., won't it be better than hunting?"
"You are only 17 years old," Yan Liuyuan was unconvinced.
In this era, even the most barbaric people understand the importance of knowledge.
This is also the reason why the teacher can survive in the market town. No matter what trouble happens in the market town, the teacher is always the safest one. No one will try to take advantage of the teacher.
However, the tuition is expensive, otherwise Ren Xiaosu would also want to listen.
Ren Xiaosu skillfully dissected the sparrow while setting up the iron pot: "What did you talk about today? This sparrow can only give you some internal organs, and the rest will be sold tomorrow."
< p> "Are you injured?" Yan Liuyuan frowned when he saw the wound on Ren Xiaosu's tiger's mouth. It was pecked out by a sparrow and was bleeding.The big iron pot was placed on a stick, and the fire in the shack made Ren Xiaosu's cheeks dim and bright: "Small injury."
The room fell into silence, and after a while Ren Xiaosu took out the sparrow offal from the pot and handed it to Yan Liuyuan: "Eat it."
Yan Liuyuan's eyes suddenly turned red: "I won't eat it, but you eat it. You need to recuperate."
“I’ll just drink some soup,” Ren Xiaosu said, “I also have black bread.”
“I won’t eat it. Your injury is not a minor injury at all. In the past few days, I have seen people in the market town die of inflammation and infection due to a small wound. We have no medicine here," Yan Liuyuan said stubbornly, with tears about to flow.
Crack.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly slapped Yan Liuyuan on the face off guard and said, "Remember, you and I cannot shed tears while we are living in this world. This world does not believe in tears."
p>Ren Xiaosu continued: "Look at the people around us. If you don't eat enough, someone will rush in at night."What if you stab me to death? I let you go to school because I don't want you to be like me and can only go hunting. You have special abilities. As long as you study hard, you don't have to work early in the morning and go to the wilderness to make a living like me. I let you go to school just because I don't want you to become as barbaric as them! "
Yan Liuyuan suddenly took the sparrow offal handed over by Ren Xiaosu and devoured it. The tears did not fall after all. He had to learn to be as strong as Ren Xiaosu.
"Ahem, eat. When you're done, bring me a clean cloth and bandage my wound," Ren Xiaosu said.
"Oh," Yan Liuyuan agreed.
"I'm usually pretty weird outside. Why do you look like a little doormat when you get home?" Ren Xiaosu sighed: "Did anything happen in the market town today? "
"By the way," Yan Liuyuan said while looking for a clean cloth: "A group of people came out of the refuge barrier and said they were looking for a guide who could lead the way to Refuge Barrier No. 112. They wanted to Go directly through Jingshan. "
"Go to Refuge Barrier No. 112? Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment and frowned: "Do you still have to go to Jingshan?" "
"Do you think they will look for you? Everyone in the market town knows that you are familiar with the outside world," Yan Liuyuan blinked and said, "I heard that they are from the No. 113 Refuge Barrier. The band and singer were invited to perform at Refuge Barrier 112. I haven't met the singer yet. "
"I won't go," Ren Xiaosu shook his head: "Whoever wants to go to that area of Jingshan can go. You should avoid them, there is something weird about this group of people. "
Ren Xiaosu's mood was a little complicated at this time. What kind of world is this? There are people who specialize in singing and a band? What is it like inside the refuge barrier?
Ren Xiaosu Suddenly I feel a little yearning for it.