After queuing up again at dawn, it took half an hour to get the number plate. I thought the girl must be impatient, so I hurriedly ran back to the water shop, but I didn't see her at the door. It was also, it was so cold outside, she should go in House.
He entered the water bunk and found that the floor had been laid inside and that more than a dozen men and women were already living there, but he still didn't see the girl.
At dawn, I quickly asked the clerk in charge of checking in and found out that the girl had left after he rushed to the gambling house. She also asked the clerk to give him a few words: "Don't worry, I have my own place to go. See you again when we are destined."
Li Xiao, who thought he could get along with the girl day and night these days, was suddenly doused with a basin of ice water. Where had she gone? Where can I go...
Dawn was full of questions, but the clerk had no idea what to ask. He walked out of the water shop confused and distracted, subconsciously trying to find the girl. Ordinarily she should still be on the ghost market street, the road was blocked by poisonous snow, and she couldn't get out at all...
He wandered along the corridor eaves from east to west, and then from west to east. He went in and looked around almost every store that had set up an evacuation point, but found nothing.
Of course, there were some places that he couldn't enter, such as the third entrance of the gambling house, the inn where high-rollers stayed, and the mansions of the powerful people in the ghost market. The three heads of business and their cronies all lived on this street.
There are also some places that are closed to welcome customers, such as Lan Kwai Fong and small shops.
The snow kept falling, and at dawn I saw a large number of people queuing up at the east and west gates, most of whom were wealthy people from the tile-roofed areas. They did not dare to stay at home and wait for the mob to come and harvest.
This made Li Xiao more and more sure. The girl didn't go out, but he didn't even know her name and couldn't ask anyone.
It suddenly occurred to him that since the girl got the credit from the bank, she must have signed and pledged it first, and she happened to be a few places behind him, making it easy to check, so he immediately returned to the gambling house.
At this time, there were not many people queuing up to get the cards, so Li Xiao shamelessly asked a guy he knew to help check the roster with some benefits.
However, there is no woman's signature at the end of his signature, but there is a woman's handprint.
Is she illiterate? How could she be illiterate?
The girl with Daybreak Intuition deliberately did not leave her name, because every time he asked her name, she intentionally or unintentionally ignored him.
The last clue was broken, and the girl seemed to have evaporated from the world, leaving no trace, leaving only the melancholy Dawn. She returned to the water shop full of disappointment. The man left an empty bunk for him and stayed there.
Early the next morning, I received my order at dawn and went to the toilet on the street. There was only a thin layer of snow on the ground. The snow in the sky was no longer as heavy as last night, but it showed no sign of stopping.
I don’t know what the situation is like outside the street.
He rubbed his cold hands and returned to the water bunk. The people who had taken refuge here sat on their own bunks and did not speak. They all looked worriedly at the door. Most of them pulled off their face towels, revealing their sluggish expressions. Faces, some of them had red and swollen faces, which was due to the poisonous snow.
Drug stores have medicines, but they are expensive. As long as the poisoning is not fatal, most poor people choose to fight hard.
This poisonous snow falls at any time. No one knows how long it will last. Will there be a third snowfall...
Li Xiao's hands were also a little red and swollen, and he still covered his face, not only out of habit, but also because he had to go out to find the girl.
This is the most difficult summer since the famine, but things must be reversed, and maybe things will turn for the better in the future.
The fat shopkeeper came back, lying in front of the counter, waving to Li Xiao with a smile: "Li Xiao, come here."
"Uncle Fatty, what's the matter?" Li Xiao was moved in his heart, and was about to ask the fat shopkeeper for news about the girl, but he felt a little sick and hurriedly sought medical treatment.
"How about it? Do you have enough money? Do you want to borrow some more?" The fat shopkeeper said something unexpected.
"No need for the moment." Li Xiao had no place to use the money now. After thinking about it, he said it, "I got a credit from the bank last night, and they said I have to pay you back before I can get the credit."
"Hey, other places won't let you borrow money on credit, but you can continue to borrow from me." The fat shopkeeper blinked his eyes, looking very humane.
"I won't borrow it anymore. I have a license plate to take care of food and accommodation." Li Xiao didn't want to owe any more favors.
"At dawn, it's snowing. You can't scavenge now. When are you going to pay back the fifty coins you borrowed?" Another smile line appeared in the corner of the fat shopkeeper's eyes, but it was a bit like hiding a knife in his smile.
"Isn't it just a 13% daily interest rate? I can still afford it." Li Xiao said nonchalantly.
"If you pay it back in five days, it will cost you one hundred coins. If you pay it back in ten days, it will cost you three hundred coins. Dawn, you have to make plans early." The fat shopkeeper pretended to be concerned.
"What! How did you calculate it?" Li Xiao was startled and almost jumped up.
"Don't worry, this is the way it is calculated for everyone. If you make a profit, I'll show it to you..." The fat shopkeeper picked up the abacus and fiddled with it, regardless of whether he could understand it or not.
"Ah? What if I still can't pay?" Sweat broke out on Li Xiao's forehead. He didn't expect that it would be the first time in his life that he borrowed money on credit. The third shop in the ghost market couldn't offend him under any circumstances, otherwise it would be Cut off your own path.
"This is the rule set by Shui Xingshou. If anyone dares to change it, I can't help you even if I want to." The fat shopkeeper said tactfully.
"What will you do if someone doesn't pay back the money?" Li Xiao asked tentatively.
"It will last for ten days. If it's a girl, she'll be sent to Lan Kwai Fong. If it's a boy, she'll have to be sent to a wrestling ring." The fat shopkeeper's eyes gradually turned cold.
"Ah? Isn't this forcing good people to become prostitutes and forcing people to die?" Li Xiao blurted out, as if he had just discovered another side of the fat shopkeeper. In fact, it was not unexpected. He had already seen too many evil things in people's hearts, but he was still a little sad, so he rushed to him He kept calling the fat shopkeeper "Uncle".
"No one wants to be like this, but repaying debts is a matter of course. There are no rules and regulations." The fat shopkeeper said hypocritically, "Actually, it's not that miserable. Look at the girls in Lan Kwai Fong. They all have good food and good housing. Raise them to be white and tender. Besides, fighting in the ring may not mean you are going to die, you may even gain wealth and become a person above all others."
Li Xiao owes this debt for the girl, and has no regrets in his heart, but he has to make it clear to death: "If we really want to compete in the ring, how will the credit be calculated?"
The fat shopkeeper coughed dryly and said seductively: "The rules set by Shui Xingshou are that as long as you complete the first year of the year, the account will be cleared. Of course, if you have confidence in yourself, you can fight all the way to the new year."
"Really?" Li Xiao was a little excited. Although he had planned to never watch the fighting battles again, if he was really forced into the ring, he would have to fight to the death.
After watching two fights, Li Xiao was quite self-aware. Although he had never practiced martial arts and had never killed a corpse demon, he was still confident in fighting a corpse demon that had not awakened his health.
However, after a year of fighting, there are three preliminary matches in January, and there are still seven or eight months left until the end of the year, which means that he will have to fight more than 20 matches. If he makes a mistake in one, his life will be in danger.
As for fighting all the way to the Nianluo Arena, he had never even thought about it.
Alas, let's try to repay the debt first. Even if it's one hundred or three hundred cents, as long as you're lucky, you won't be able to repay it all at once if you dig out any rich man's treasure.
"Liao Xiao, two years ago you were still a frail and skinny boy. Now you have grown much stronger. Moreover, every time you scavenge more items than others, it shows that you have good skills and brains. If you participate in the competition, you will definitely have fun. ." The fat shopkeeper noticed Li Xiao's shrinking look and encouraged him. He had been paying attention to him for a long time.
"Uncle Fatty..." Li Xiao reluctantly called out "Uncle" again, carefully weighed his tone, and replied less forcefully: "I don't want to be beaten, I will definitely find a way to pay off the debt."
