"Lord Duandao, Mr. Du, the inner city of Fengyun City is so chaotic. There are countless fights and robberies every day. How do the people living in the inner city make a living?" Su Da was full of doubts when he mentioned Fengyun City.
Not only him, but other people in the Su family were also confused.
Du Lao Jiejie laughed twice, picked up a piece of fragrant rabbit meat and stuffed it into his mouth, "Haven't you been there once before? The inner city is in chaos, shops are still open, businesses are still doing business, and there are ordinary people in the city. people."
"There are ordinary people in the city? Are they not afraid of being bullied by the bullies in the city?"
"Let me tell you this. Fengyun City is chaotic, but in fact there is order within the chaos. The two overlords in the city, one is Bai Kui of the Bai family, and the other is Wangque Tower Bai Xiaofeng, each occupying half of Fengyun City. On weekdays As long as it does not harm the interests of the forces, they will not pay much attention to it. However, in order to maintain the balance of people's livelihood in the city, if things go too far, the two forces will take action. Otherwise, there will be no one to buy or sell in the city. Circulation, isn’t that a dead city and an empty city? Is the overlord in the empty city still a bullshit overlord?”
Su Er suddenly understood, "I understand. In other words, the two major forces will actually protect the people in the city within a certain range, replacing the government's supervision responsibilities!"
Su Xiuer said, "If that's the case, why are everyone so afraid when Fengyun City is mentioned and don't dare to go to the inner city?"
Du Buguo rolled his eyes, "I'm afraid of death!"
"..." Su Dashan coughed twice, "Well, it's not that I'm afraid of death. I've been there once, and the battles in the city can really scare people."
He is not afraid of death.
Not really.
But at that time, I was chased by a group of people for several streets, shouting to kill me, and I almost wet my crotch.
You can’t blame ordinary people for being afraid of death, right? How have ordinary people ever seen such a scene?
You have to go through experiences and see more of the world to develop your courage.
"Ahem!" Su Da coughed again and hesitated to discuss, "Old Du, Master Duandao, if you go to Fengyun City tomorrow, why don't you take me with you and I'll go to the city to see it again?"
"What are you going to see? A fight or a robbery?"
"...I want to take some dried meat to the inner city to exchange for something."
"It would be the same for me and Broken Blade to change it, so that I don't have to carry you back when your legs get weak."
Su Da lost his dignity and said, "No need to carry him, I will definitely walk back by myself!"
"Hmph, okay, come along if you want. Tell me what you want to change? I'll take you to find a good store!"
"I can't tell you in advance."
"What do you mean?"
"I told you in advance that I was going to rob you, didn't I?"
Seeing the corners of the old man's mouth twitching, Su Da felt refreshed.
Win a victory.
The climate in Yongzhou is different from other places. The four seasons are delayed, and the rainy season does not arrive until July.
If it doesn't rain, then it will rain heavily.
The raindrops hit the ground quickly, creating small muddy pits in an instant.
The rainwater fell down along the thatched roof and formed a rain curtain.
Hiding in the thatched house, the rain was pounding from all directions, making people worry that the house would collapse in the next moment.
"It's raining heavily outside and light rain inside. Building a house of mud and tiles is more stable and comfortable." Old man Su sat at the door of the main room avoiding the leaky area, watching the rain and sighing.
Mrs. Su, her daughter-in-law, and her daughter took out all the water-collecting appliances in the house and placed them under the leaky spot to catch the rainwater, but it didn't make much difference.
It had only been raining for half an hour, and the floor in the hall was already soaked with water.
She pulled a dry cloth and wiped the rainwater on her body casually, "What do you think of the mud house? Our family used to live in a thatched house in Dahuai Village. I just hope that the house will not collapse, and it will be good if we have a place to stay. .”
A mud house?
Is that what people like them can afford to live in?
No work can be done on rainy days, so the family can only hide in the house and chat to relieve their boredom.
Tianbao was not idle either. The little baby was not afraid of getting dirty. When the adults were not paying attention, he and his three brothers crawled all over the floor to play with the rainwater caught in the container.
By the time Mrs. Su found out, the baby was almost a little clay monkey.
"Hey, my little ancestor! He's covered in water and mud, how dirty he is!" The old woman picked up the baby, wiped her face clean with a cloth, and looked at the baby's crooked little face, so angry It's funny, "You, when you grow up, you will be strung up to heaven."
While he was laughing with his grandma, Tianbao's little eyebrows suddenly moved and he turned to look outside the hospital.
Soon, the door to the courtyard was knocked.
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang.
The sound was heard in the heavy rain, making people feel depressed for no reason.
"It's pouring rain, who's coming to visit at this time?" Old woman Su muttered in confusion.
Su Er grabbed a reed raincoat and put it on his head, "Father, mother, let me go and have a look. Maybe the eldest brother is back."
The door opened, and two figures appeared in the rain curtain, one big and one small.
She was a middle-aged woman holding a one-year-old child in her arms. She had no rain protection equipment, and both of them were soaked to the skin by the heavy rain and were in a state of embarrassment.
Su Er immediately turned away his eyes, frowned and asked, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"
The woman's hair stuck to her cheeks, and the rainwater flowed down her face. She said in a trembling voice, "Is this, Su, Su Xiang's house?"
Su Er frowned even more tightly. This kind of questioning method was very familiar. He had only heard it not long ago.
"Who are you?" He asked again in a deep voice, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
"It's raining. It's raining heavily. Can you let us go in to take shelter from the rain? Let's talk again. My child, I can't bear it. Please..." The woman had been in the rain for who knows how long. Her face and lips were turned white by the rain. She The little baby held tightly in his arms was trembling all over, his eyes were closed tightly, and it seemed that the situation was not good.
"Second brother, who is outside the door?" Old woman Su asked from the other side of the hall.
"Mom, I don't know, it's a mother and her son, they want to come into the house!"
The main room was silent for a moment. Mrs. Su poked her head through the rain curtain and saw the embarrassed people outside the door, especially the little baby Xie in her arms. She couldn't bear it, "Let them come in first."
The woman came in with many thanks.
Liu Yuelan and He Daxiang handed her clean clothes and asked her to change into them in the room first. They also changed into dry clothes for the little baby she brought.
The woman was changing clothes in the room before she came out. Liu Yuelan looked at the little baby who had her eyes closed tightly and her face was gradually turning red. She raised her hand to touch the baby's forehead and was startled, "Mom, this baby has a fever. His forehead is hot!" "
Old woman Su pursed her lips, "It's raining so heavily, I'm afraid I might catch a cold after being exposed to it for a long time."
"What to do?"
"Xiu'er, go to Mrs. Huo's house and ask her if she has any ginger, and bring some to make ginger soup for the adults and children to cure the cold. We don't have anything at home, and there is nothing we can do. Wait until Mr. Du comes back, and then ask him to give it to her. Let’s take a look, baby.”
Xiao Su's family has been in the place of exile and has long understood the principle of being cautious in everything.
Strangers suddenly come to the door. They will not let people in without asking clearly where they are and why they are here.
By chance, the person who came today was a woman with a small child.
Old woman Su couldn't bear it, and so did the rest of the Su family.
They also have children at home, especially the baby who is not much older than their sweet baby. Just thinking about sweet baby being soaked like this on a rainy day makes them feel as distressed as if they were being grabbed.
