As he spoke, a slight rumble sounded not far away, and everyone focused their attention on the end of the road.
Tian Lei stared ahead with some suspicion: "Bastard Gongzi?"
At the end of the road, a wheelbarrow came toward us. It was filled with bulging items, and we couldn’t tell what they were.
The person pushing the cart wore an oversized straw hat, which almost covered his entire face.
"Clatter..."
The unique creaking sound of the wheelbarrow moved slowly on the loess road. It wasn't until it was a few meters away from me that I could clearly see what was on the wheelbarrow.
Those are round watermelons.
The long journey has long depleted the water in our bodies. When we go out, most of us have drank all the water in order to reduce the burden on the road.
Now that I see the round watermelon, I can't help but salivate.
"Watermelon, sweet and big watermelon..."
The shouts struck a chord directly into my soul, and before I could say anything, several new Taoist priests had already gathered around me.
"How to sell watermelons?"
"Come on two!"
…
I gave Tianlei a look, and he immediately stood up and roared: "Sit down the hell! Are there any rules?"
Everyone put the melon down reluctantly, with dissatisfaction written on their faces.
I glanced at them sideways and said, "I'll be thirsty for two more hours at most. I won't kill anyone, so I can't bear it."
I turned around and looked at the watermelon seller: "Brother, I disturbed your business. I will pay you normally, but please go and sell it nearby."
After saying that, I took out 100 yuan from my pocket and put it into his hand: "Just a little more."
When he reached out and took the money, I happened to see the cuffs of his sleeves.
On this hot day, he was wearing at least four layers. The layer closest to his body was even a cotton coat!
What the older generation left behind really makes sense.
I quickly put the money into his hand, not wanting to argue with him any more: "Thank you for your hard work, let's go."
The vendor never raised his head to look at me from beginning to end, and coupled with the weird dress, this string was immediately triggered in his mind.
I shook my hand deliberately, and the red note fell to the ground.
I quickly took a few steps back and said, "My waist is not good, please pick it up yourself."
Just when he bent down and lowered his head, I could just catch a glimpse of the corner of his straw hat.
Although I couldn't see his appearance clearly, I could clearly see the white patches on his face.
Looking at this appearance, I can't help but feel a little suspicious. This looks like vitiligo.
However, vitiligo patients are not afraid of the cold, right?
Forget it, maybe it's some kind of hidden disease.
The watermelon vendor took the money and left without much hassle.
Looking at his retreating figure, the dissatisfaction behind him gradually erupted.
"Why are you so pretentious! What's wrong with eating a watermelon?"
"Yes! Isn't this bullying? Zhou Bapi!"
…
The sound behind me became louder and louder. Seeing that the thunder was about to strike again, I stood up first.
"I can't even see anyone in this damn place. Suddenly a watermelon seller pops up. Isn't it strange?"
Let me put it this way, their restlessness was suppressed a little.
But he was still unconvinced: "If you think there is a problem, you can break one open first and take a look!"
"Then how can you guarantee that the next melon will be fine?"
I swallowed my almost dry saliva and said, "When you get outside, as long as you are not greedy for money, sex, or mouth, you can basically avoid 99% of the trouble."
At this point, no one can argue.
Zhang Lin's speed was faster than I expected. Before two o'clock, he had already rushed back with a lot of people.
I handed him the water that I had been reluctant to drink. Zhang Lin was not polite. He took a sip and almost bottomed out.
"Everyone is here."
I looked carefully and saw that there were 19 people in front and behind.
"This is……"
Zhang Lin immediately understood: "Except for the east, the residents from three directions are here."
These people are indeed very few.
I pulled Zhang Lin aside and whispered: "You always ask me to do this, and I will do my best to do it. But, as you can see, we only have this few manpower in total. I promised to help you find someone before." Son……"
Zhang Lin slapped his thigh hard: "Oh! I can't care about that! The living are about to die, so save the living first!"
With his words, I feel relieved.
"Okay, let's set off."
It’s only half an hour’s journey from the crossroads to Sawstone.
There are several crooked mud houses poking along the jagged roadside. The red bricks are nakedly exposed to the wind, and there is not even a cement wall.
Turning around, I looked at Zhang Lin: "Find a way to get everyone settled, and we'll get to work right away."
The poorer the place, the more people stick together.
After several shouts from Zhang Lin, more than a dozen people came out of the mud house and enthusiastically invited the outsiders to their home.
