Ma Tao looked at the ring in his hand. It was a diamond ring. The diamond was not big, only about 30 to 40 centimeters, but it was very pure. The silver ring setting may have been damaged by the years or because it was buried in the soil. After a long time, it becomes a little dark.
He looked up, down, left, and right with his eyes. Who must have accidentally lost it here? However, since he found it in someone else's land, Ma Tao had no idea of possessing it. The main reason was that it was not expensive, and it was also covered in soil. It was very rotten.
Putting the ring in his pocket, Ma Tao continued to drain the sweet potato field.
After all, there is strength in numbers, and a few young men and women worked together for half an hour to complete the drainage work in the sweet potato field. The villagers were simple, and after greeting each other, they each carried their own tools and went back. .
Ma Tao did the same. He returned to his eldest sister's house with a hoe on his shoulder.
"Sister, the sweet potatoes in the field should be fine. You'll have to check in a few days."
Ma Tao entered the house, put the soil-covered hoe at the door, and said with a smile showing a row of white teeth.
"So fast? You must be exhausted. Come and wash your face."
The eldest sister had already prepared two side dishes in the house. Seeing that Ma Tao was covered in sweat and his face was extremely dirty, she quickly found a basin, filled a basin of water, and brought it to Ma Tao to wash his face.
"It's okay. The folks in the village are very enthusiastic and a lot of people help. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so fast."
Ma Tao took the washbasin and washed his face on the spot. When he looked up, the eldest sister had already prepared the meal.
"Come and have a meal. It's a thank you. I don't have anything good at home." The eldest sister put the bowls and chopsticks away for Ma Tao with a smile on her face.
"Thanks, have you eaten?"
After working for so long, Ma Tao was really hungry. When he saw that there was a small plate of meat on the table, his appetite suddenly whetted. He picked up the bowl and chopsticks and put it in his mouth. After two bites, he realized that he was eating.
“We’ve eaten”
The eldest sister saw Ma Tao eating there happily and said with a smile on her face.
"Oh, I was working in the fields just now and picked up this..."
As he spoke, Ma Tao took out the ring from his pocket and placed it on the table while eating.
"what?"
The eldest sister was also very curious and took the ring in her hand, "Hey, it's a ring, or a diamond ring. This should be the wedding ring that the couple in our village lost after their wedding a long time ago. I've been looking for it for several days. You Where did you find it?"
"It's right in your sweet potato field."
Ma Tao put a piece of meat into his mouth, and then took a few mouthfuls of rice.
"I didn't expect that it took so many years to find out. It's so nostalgic... Can I return it to them?"
The eldest sister looked at the ring in her hand and asked with emotion on her face.
"What's wrong with that? I just planned to bring it back to you. It's really useless if I want it." At this moment, Ma Tao had already finished the rice in the bowl.
"I'm serving you a bowl of rice."
After the eldest sister finished speaking, she took the bowl handed by Ma Tao and turned back to the kitchen at the back to serve Ma Tao rice. She came back after a while, but she still had something in her hand.
"There's nothing I can thank you for. My father found this when he traveled to the East. It's not too precious. I'll give it to you and accept it."
"What is this?"
Ma Tao took it over and looked at it. It was a relatively thick glass mirror. It was red and transparent. It was like a gem. It was very beautiful. However, Ma Tao couldn't see what material it was made of. It felt like a glass product, but it was quite beautiful. It's beautiful, let's call it a gemstone mirror for the time being. It feels like it shouldn't be expensive, so Ma Tao accepted it.
As soon as Ma Tao turned around, he found that the teenage boy from his eldest sister's house was lying on the door frame of the back room with his big round black eyes, secretly watching Ma Tao eat. The eldest sister also discovered that her child was stealing food from the door frame. Look, the little boy glared at him and ran away without saying a word.
Ma Tao suddenly understood. The eldest sister had told Ma Tao that they must have lied to Ma Tao after they had eaten. Looking at the plate of meat on the round table that he had almost eaten, Ma Tao suddenly became angry at himself for not observing carefully.
In this world dominated by Noah, everyone lives such a difficult life. How can a family that can only eat meat live with such poverty? Thinking that this small plate of meat may be their family's expenses for several days, Ma Tao I felt even sadder.
The hardship of a woman maintaining a family can never be appreciated by outsiders, but even though life is so miserable, the eldest sister still chooses to entertain Ma Tao with meat. Ma Tao cannot repay this kindness.
"Sister, can I go see the old man in the house?" Ma Tao asked with an idea.
"A sick man, the house is very messy, big brother, it's better to let him go"
The eldest sister took a look inside the room and did not agree to Ma Tao's suggestion.
"Mom! Grandpa coughed again..."
While the two were talking, the little boy ran out again.
"okay, I get it"
Hearing this, the eldest sister smiled apologetically at Ma Tao, "You eat first, and I'll go in and take a look first." As she spoke, the eldest sister got up and hurried to the back room.
Ma Tao looked at the small butterfly meat and put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands. Seeing that the eldest sister and his child had not come out yet, Ma Tao quietly stood up and took out nearly 40g from his arms and placed it gently on the round table.
After looking up at the back room, the eldest sister and her family were still busy in the back room. They probably had to wait for a while before they could come out. Without disturbing him, Ma Tao tiptoed back a few steps and came to the door. He closed the door gently and sighed. He left in one breath.
When he came to the village again, Ma Tao was in a happy mood all the way. Unknowingly, he came to the bar in McKee Village. He looked at the neon light on the bar plaque. After eating, Ma Tao was really hungry for wine and touched his pocket. There were still a dozen or so G left in the bar, so he thought it should be enough. Ma Tao tossed his money bag and became more and more greedy as he thought about it, so he pushed the door open and entered the bar.
The room is not big, only sixty or seventy square meters. The lights here are not as dim as Lian Xiaolian's pub in Duocun. Instead, it is bright. There is no loud and deafening DJ music. People who come here to drink are very quiet. , the voices are also very low.
There were not many people here. Ma Tao also saw a few folks here who had helped him tidy up the sweet potato field. They looked at each other, nodded slightly, smiled at each other, and said hello, as well as a few guys who should be bounty hunters. They each found a seat and drank the drinks in their hands.
The reason why Ma Tao said this is that they have scanning watches like Ma Tao, and they either have bulging waists, or like Ma Tao, they carry long guns and short cannons on their backs.
After looking around, I found a seat near the bar and sat down. The waiter came over. He was a young man about the same age as Ma Tao. He came to Ma Tao wearing sky blue work clothes and holding a wine order in his hand. in front of.
"Here you go, what would you like to drink?"
Although this is Ma Tao's first time here, his first time in McKee Village, people in the service industry are familiar with each other, and waiters who don't understand that they are familiar with each other will not be able to work in this industry for a long time, so Ma Tao Tao didn't care about these trivial matters whether he knew someone or not.
"What's there?"
I took the menu in his hand and looked at it, and finally ordered a glass of plum wine and a large glass of beer according to the money in my hand.
"12G"
The waiter took the 12G handed by Ma Tao and said he would be there soon, then turned and left.
Ma Tao sat in front of the bar doing nothing, waiting for the drinks to be served while listening to the conversations of the people around him.
"It feels like the Noah's creations that have appeared recently are becoming more and more powerful, and the thing in his hand is becoming more and more difficult to use."
A bounty hunter with tattoos drank a glass of wine and said to another man who should also be a hunter.
"There is no way. The only weapons and equipment in McKee Village are these, which can be used to deal with ordinary monsters. If you encounter high-level monsters, you can only use fire bottles or grenades to fight back. If you really encounter high-level monsters, alas...just leave it to fate..."
The man opposite the tattooed hunter also sighed with a sad look on his face and drank the wine in his glass.
"It would be nice to have a car, even a two-wheeled one! At least you can still run away if you can't fight."
The tattooed hunter poured another glass of wine for his friend across from him, and the two continued to drink.
Ma Tao was sitting not far from them, listening to their conversation without saying a word, and then looked at the two hunters on the other side. Because they were a little far away and their voices were low, Ma Tao couldn't hear clearly intermittently.
"It is said that there will be many lakes if you keep going east. There is a large town to the south of the lake. It is quite large and has a lot of good things..."
The two people were muttering, and Ma Tao couldn't hear the rest of the words clearly. However, the first few sentences made Ma Tao remember them in his heart.
"There is a lake as you go east, and there is a town to the south of the lake..."
Ma Tao muttered something quietly and remembered it in his heart.
At this time, the waiter came to Ma Tao with two glasses of wine.
"Dear bounty hunter, please use"
The waiter slowly placed two glasses of wine in front of Ma Tao and Ma Tao replied with a thank you.
"Excuse me, is there a bounty hunter service center in McGee Village?"
The waiter put down his drink and was about to leave when Ma Tao suddenly remembered that the bounty on the water monster hadn't been claimed yet so he asked casually.
"Sorry, there is no bounty hunter service center in McGee. There used to be one, but it was buried in the mud."
The waiter turned around and bowed slightly to answer politely.
"Sir, do you have any other orders?"
"that's all, thanks,"
Ma Tao smiled at this young man who was similar to himself, and the waiter turned and left.
The door of the bar opened again, and this time two girls came in. One was hot and sexy in leather clothes and leather trousers, and the other was casual and sporty, beautiful and generous, and particularly eye-catching.
The two girls who came in could not be Su Lanyu and Su Lanxi.
Su Lanxi's sportswear is very new, she must have just changed into it, and the dress that she has worn for a long time has been thrown away.
As soon as Su Lanyu came in, he found a private table and started serving drinks in a loud voice. He didn't even see Ma Tao sitting in front of the bar. He didn't intend to join in the fun. He finally relaxed and let them have fun. , which made Su Lanxi on the side very embarrassed.
The two twin sisters with good figures and exquisite facial features attracted everyone's attention as soon as they came in. Nothing else, these two girls are so attractive. Although they are dressed differently, their impeccable faces are absolutely the same, especially Su Lanyu The sword on her back definitely belongs to a hot girl who has killed monsters. On the contrary, Su Lanxi's hands are empty. But even a fool understands that it is definitely not true that such a delicate girl can live so long without any weapons when she goes out. It's not an accident. The monsters outside won't show mercy just because you look good.
The two women who attracted the attention of the whole audience had just sat down at the private table. A long-haired guy next to them glanced from left to right, and the first one stood up and sat down in another seat in front of the two women.
This guy had his back to Ma Tao all the time, and Ma Tao couldn't see his face, but he must be very confident in his appearance if he dared to be so direct. Ma Tao frowned slightly, and just about to get up and sit down again, Ma Tao said Su Lanxi was worried, but now that her sister Su Lanyu was by her side, she was afraid that someone else would be the unlucky one to suffer in the end due to her fiery personality that exploded at every touch.
"Hi! I..."
"We don't know each other! We're not interested in knowing each other! We don't even plan to know each other!"
The long-haired man said hello and just sat down, Su Lanyu pouted his words back.
"It doesn't matter. The first time is new, the second time is familiar. I'll treat the two beauties to the wine today."
With long hair, he was battle-hardened, and his face was thick enough. Su Lanyu asked him to leave without a few words, and he still chatted with him with a smile on his face.
"your treat?"
Su Lanyu bent down slightly and looked at her long hair, showing a charming smile, "I'm afraid you can't afford it?"
"It's up to the two beauties to drink as much as they want. I still don't care about this amount of wine."
The long hair swung wildly, and the waiter was called directly. The waiter had already been eyeing them. There was no way, the place was so big, and all the men in the room were staring at these two women. , it’s impossible not to pay attention to it.
"Any orders?"
The waiter trotted over to them and asked with his head bowed.
"Are you very powerful, this handsome guy? How many monsters have you killed?"
Su Lanyu did not answer the waiter's words. Instead, she looked at the long-haired one with admiration with her big eyes that seemed to be able to speak. She asked him in a voice as gentle as water and tingling to the bones, as if she was a little girl who could give everything for her idol. Su Lanxi was still watching her sister act there obediently, silently.
This guy is in trouble!
This is the only thought in Ma Tao's mind.
When had he ever seen Su Lanyu have such a gentle side? Ma Tao mourned for the long hair from the bottom of his heart.
"Of course, I have killed no less than five or six."
The long hair made all the bones in his body go numb. He didn't understand the crisis he was in, and still sat there posing with a proud look on his face.
"Just now this handsome guy said to buy me a drink, no matter how much you want, did you hear that?"
Su Lanyu raised a shy eyebrow at the waiter, making the young and honest waiter's face turn red and he nodded hurriedly twice.
"What else can he hear? Just order whatever you want to drink. I'll serve you whatever you like. Two bottles first!"
The long-haired man snatched the order menu from the waiter's hand and said nonchalantly.
"I'll go with you"
Su Lanyu smiled happily. After speaking, she stood up and twisted, walking straight to the bar counter with enchanting cat steps. She was wearing a leather jacket that showed her bulging front and back, and she started twisting. Her perfect S-shaped figure made people's noses bleed.
Passing by Ma Tao, Su Lanyu was stunned for a moment, but he kept walking and turned his head slightly to glance at him, revealing a face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"Beauty, which of you is the elder sister? Who is the younger sister?"
As soon as Su Lanyu, who was dressed in leather clothes, left, Long Hair set his sights on Su Lanxi again. Su Lanxi looked at her without saying a word. When Long Hair was about to continue speaking, he heard a startled sound from the waiter. Yelled, followed by a loud crash, and everyone in the bar was stunned for a moment, including the long-haired man who just turned around.
In front of the bar counter here, Su Lanyu followed the waiter to the wine cabinet. The waiter pointed to the various drinks on it and introduced them to Su Lanyu one by one.
Su Lanyu listened very seriously at first, but as she listened, Su Lanyu ran directly to the wine cabinet. The waiter thought she was going to get some wine. Who would have thought that this girl who had been smiling charmingly at him would actually With one move, he pulled down the wine cabinet facing him. Nearly dozens of bottles of wine in the wine cabinet fell to the ground in an instant and shattered into pieces. All kinds of wine were scattered on the floor. There was a strong aroma of wine in the air of the bar. Then, Su Lanyu happily found a bottle on the ground full of broken bottles and glasses and jumped up happily.
"I found it. There is a bottle that won't break. It must be good wine!"
Su Lanyu held up the still intact bottle of wine in his hand and smiled so happily.
Not only was Long Hair stunned by this scene, everyone in the room opened their mouths in a circle, and the waiter was even more stunned and couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Ma Tao was also surprised, but because he knew Su Lanyu's character so well, he was mentally prepared and would not be as shocked as everyone else.
"You...you~...do you know...do you know that items that are maliciously damaged will be banned and will never be accepted by villages, towns, strongholds and fortresses around the world!!!"
The long-haired man looked at the scene in front of him, and the words he spoke changed his voice, and he was stumbling, but he finally finished.
"I didn't damage the items maliciously. Didn't you say you wanted to treat us to drinks and let us pick whatever we wanted?"
Su Lanyu pouted her little mouth and immediately turned into a pitiful and pitiful expression. She looked at the face with long hair that was so frightened that it turned white, and then continued.
"Now I found the drink I want to drink, handsome guy, pay for it"
"510G, sir..."
Su Lanyu's words seemed to make the waiter wake up from the shock immediately. He ran to Long Hair in a few quick steps. He was afraid that he would run away, so he took out a machine.
"Brush or cash G, otherwise I will contact the World Alliance to disqualify you from entering any station in the world."
"Smelly bitch! I..."
The long-haired man finally realized that he had been tricked by this woman, and reached out to take out his weapon from behind.
Soon after, Ma Tao was about to take out the rifle on his back. A short-handed flying knife was nailed directly to the guy's shoulder with a whoosh. The huge force directly drove him back several steps until he hit him. He stopped after getting on the table behind him. When he looked again, he saw that the clothes on his shoulders were already blood red, and the knife had penetrated deeply into the long-haired shoulder blade.
"Hmph! You don't even have any armor, and you still dare to flirt with me! I've killed hundreds of times more monsters than you! Bah"
Su Lanyu spat looking at the long-haired man who was shot down by a flying knife. He reached out to take off his backpack and opened it. Then, he took out many G's and threw them directly on the ground.
After seeing Su Lanyu, who was wearing a leather jacket, take out an amount of no less than 600G from the backpack, the fiery girl pulled up the backpack and took a look at the long-haired man who was still lying on the ground and the waiter who was staring blankly at the ground and snorted coldly. .
"It's almost 600G here. The spilled wine is mine. The rest is for this guy to buy a few ginseng pills. If he bleeds too much and dies, don't blame me. Then he'll give me a few more bottles for a long time. I want to be with us. Husband, have a drink”
As Su Lanyu spoke, he glanced at his sister Su Lanxi. In fact, Su Lanxi also noticed that Ma Tao was here, but she didn't say anything. Now that her sister had spoken, she understood that it was for the benefit of those around her, not to mention that she didn't say anything. After worrying about this, he got up and followed his sister to Ma Tao, who was sitting in front of the bar.
