At least in that era of low productivity, such ridiculous things happened frequently, so that the world of Terra two hundred years later felt dumbfounded by the people and things at that point in time.
"How long are we going to sit down?"
Since she hadn't eaten anything in the morning and the cold wind was biting her body, Yelena began to miss her temporary home.
"soon."
Zhou Jinru stared at the gang members patrolling back and forth in front of the warehouse door. In slums where law enforcement forces could not reach, gangs had become the largest ruling department. Even if Chen Sir wanted to arrest someone, he had to deal with gangs.
Five days is enough time to put families who don't have much food reserves into trouble. People who have lost their food sources have to go to the streets to look for opportunities to make a living.
More and more people appeared near the warehouse, and they even began to whisper. In their eyes, there must be enough food to satisfy their hunger in the tightly controlled warehouse, and the restless crowd began to become uncontrollable.
"Zhou, let's go."
Faced with Yelena's uneasiness, Zhou Jinru gently grabbed her arm and signaled White Rabbit to feel at ease. Since he appeared here, it meant that he would definitely get what he wanted.
After another ten minutes, a poor man wearing linen clothes with a sallow complexion walked towards the gang members step by step. During this process, Zhou Jinru always adopted a wait-and-see attitude. He did nothing, just like an irrelevant bystander, and no one Care about him and Yelena.
Yelena became even more uneasy, because the crowd's emotions were controlled by a sense of crisis. They had no sense of security, and even docile sheep would turn into ferocious beasts.
"Studying medicine can't save Terra."
"Zhou, what did you say?"
Zhou Jinru shook his head. He had been waiting for someone to arrive.
As the leader of the city's underground forces, this person will definitely run around in the most difficult times. She wants to become a hero from the bottom of her heart. Even if she is misunderstood, even if she is rejected, she has always been like this.
Just when the crowding turned into pushing and shoving, a steam car drove in from a distance, and a team of horse boys in black uniforms ran forward and formed a human wall to separate the agitated poor and gang members.
The moment the car door opened, a piece of rotten vegetable root was thrown over, but the aim was off target and hit the side of the car door.
The woman with long dark green hair sitting in the car seemed not to notice. She stepped out with her long legs and stood in front of the warehouse door of the farmers' trading center. She stretched out her hands and pressed down. The invisible momentum overwhelmed the angry crowd, making the scene tense. calm down.
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"ladies and gentlemen……"
Zhou Jinru huddled behind and listened. What the woman with long dark green hair said was very simple. The foundation is helping everyone solve difficult problems in life. Every family in difficulty will receive three days of food. Her words made the crowd excited. To ease things up a bit, firstly it’s her resounding name, and secondly it’s the big family behind her.
Yelena was very happy. If she could receive three days' worth of food, she would be able to save a lot of money.
"Zhou, we should collect them separately."
Zhou Jinru was surprised, but also felt that it was natural. White Rabbit was a girl who knew how to live well, but he didn't expect that she would remind him to get a piece of food.
But his purpose is not as simple as receiving food.
Seeing that the situation had stabilized, the tall woman standing on the steps nodded with satisfaction and asked loudly to the crowd: "I need a few people to help distribute food. Is anyone willing to take this job? Who can read and who can write?" ?”
In slums, there are very few people who can do this. The current education level is still very backward. Reading and writing are skills that only wealthy people can master.
At this time, Zhou Jinru raised his hat. With his height, he stood out among these Victorians.
"Very good, you're...very good."
Xingxiong nodded, glanced casually, and was about to say something else. When she really saw who the person who received the job was, a look of astonishment quickly took over her face, and then quickly disappeared.
"You guys deal with it first."
She waved to Zhou Jinru to follow her, and left the rest to the gang members she brought with her.
The two people walked a few steps and walked into the warehouse together under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes. Suddenly, the smell of earth and the smell of rotten vegetables piled together made their noses suffer.
"Ah sneeze!"
Zhou Jinru couldn't help but sneeze, and then he remembered that he had not recovered from his severe cold.
Xingxiong didn't care much and looked serious: "Why are you here?!"
"I almost died."
Zhou Jinru repeated what he heard from Yelena after waking up. Xingxiong fell into deep thought. She couldn't help but sigh: "You are really lucky. No wonder we couldn't find you and thought you fell into the Sega River." Drowned."
"you?"
Xingxiong glanced at him: "Chen, she was like crazy. She searched all over the place where you might appear, but found nothing. If she didn't know how to swim, she would definitely go into the water to look for someone. After all, you disappeared two years ago. Once, she can't bear the fact that you disappear again."
Zhou Jinru didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only smile awkwardly: "Fortunately she didn't do that, but I did narrowly escape death."
"Okay, don't say so much, you have to go back with me."
Xingxiong's words were resounding. If Zhou Jinru didn't comply, she would tie him up and carry him back.
"No problem, but I need to borrow some money from you, preferably food."
"Why?"
"A girl saved me and I ate her food for several days. I couldn't leave her alone."
There was a bit of surprise in Xingxiong's eyes, as if he was saying why is your conscience back?
"It's not a big problem, let's take it away together."
Zhou Jinru grabbed his hair: "But I can't leave now."
"What's wrong with you?!"
Why is this guy acting like a mother-in-law? He is not happy at all.
"Since I agreed to be the registration clerk, I have to do this job. My reward will be on Yelena's head. Just give her more food and money."
Xing Xiong said abruptly: "Are you attracted to her?"
Zhou Jinru denied it flatly: "How is it possible? Chen is my girlfriend."
"Humph, if you have some self-awareness, any scum that falls into my hands will be put into a barrel and sunk in the Saiga River."
Xing Xiong is still so ruthless in the sitcom, and Zhou Jinru's forehead is covered with cold sweat. She is a ruthless person who does what she says, so she must be careful what she says.
after a while.
The work of registering and distributing food was carried out in an orderly manner. With Xingxiong personally in charge, no one dared to attack the warehouse of the vegetable distribution center.
Work continued into the evening, but most of the inventory had been consumed, and the poor people waiting in line still couldn't see the end at a glance.
"Shift change."
Zhou Jinru was replaced by another temporary clerk in charge of registration. He rubbed his sore wrists and said seriously: "It's not an option to continue like this. There are too many people in need of food, and we can't get replenishment. When the inventory is exhausted, I'm afraid There will be a humanitarian disaster.”
Xingxiong glanced at him: "You know so many words."
"Is there already a solution?"
Xingxiong nodded and said: "Just relying on a foundation is a drop in the bucket. My lady is contacting other families. More assistance will arrive in the early morning. This battle with the royal family is far from over."
Zhou Jinru frowned. He had not heard who the lady from Xingxiong's family was, and the information revealed showed that the conflict had changed from aristocrats and commoners to aristocrats and royal families.
He found Yelena who was still in line from the crowd. When he took her out, Miss Carters was very reluctant because she had been waiting in line for a long time. It was a pity to give up like this.
"What you eat?"
Yelena asked.
Zhou Jinru then remembered that he had eaten a baked potato and drank a glass of warm water at noon. He had not eaten for several hours and was already hungry.
"I also have a baked potato, why don't you eat it first?"
She took out a potato the size of a child's fist from her pocket and held it warm in her hand, which also made Zhou Jinru feel warm in his heart.
He asked: "Aren't you hungry?"
"I haven't done anything, I'm not hungry."
"follow me."
"ah?"
Yelena's eyes widened, and the words spoken by the man in front of her made her freeze on the spot.
Zhou Jinru repeated: "Come with me. If I eat your food, I will return it to you."
Xingxiong, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted: "You two, let's not have any drama about love here. Hurry up, we still have a lot of things to be busy with."
The steam car drove over, and Zhou Jinru stuffed Yelena into the passenger seat. He and Xing Xiong sat in the back. The eldest sister of the ghost tribe next to him had a thoughtful expression on his face, as if he wanted to find something on him and Yelena.
"Zhou, don't you think this Miss Yelena is more suitable as a wife?"
Wow, Star Bear, don’t make a fuss here.
Zhou Jinru couldn't help but say shit in his heart, and said quickly: "Miss Yelena and I met by chance. She saved me, and I repay her kindness. It's that simple, don't go so far."
Through the rearview mirror, Zhou Jinru could see Yelena sitting in front lowering her head shyly. She whispered: "Please stop talking nonsense, we just know each other."
Xing Xiong poked Zhou Jinru with his elbow, turned his head and said in his ear: "Are you really not moved at all?"
"Don't hurt me. If Chen Yida cuts him off, he will definitely be half as good as you."
"So you have an idea?"
How could she not have any ideas? Shuangxing was usually so fierce. It was rare to see her innocent side. To say she wasn't moved would be a lie.
Zhou Jinru's expression remained unchanged: "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
"A coward who dares not admit it."
Star Bear ignored him.
The three people fell into an eerie silence. One turned to look out the car window, one lowered his head in thought, and the other closed his eyes tightly. It was not until the car stopped steadily that they breathed a sigh of relief.
Xing Xiong solemnly said: "Let me remind you that in the Eastern District, you can't move around as you did before."
Zhou Jinru said unexpectedly: "Why?"
When he mentioned this, Xingxiong became very angry: "You still ask why? The beautiful thing you did in Vole Prison is now wanted in the whole city. If it weren't for the conflict between civilians and nobles, a large-scale search would have been carried out long ago. ”
In response to this, Zhou Jinru could only smile bitterly. There was some trouble and he had no choice.
When he got off the car, he discovered that the steam car had driven into a quiet and cold manor.
Through the thin mist, in front of the door of the bungalow, a person with a long tail was walking back and forth. Her actions aroused strong objections from the eldest lady who was sitting under the light and concentrating on reading a book.
"Chen, can you be quiet? You're making me dizzy!"
"Then go in, why do you have to read here?"
Not to be outdone, Chen retorted. The eldest lady had a hot temper and slapped the table hard: "Do you think I want to be here?!"
She shook her hair, turned around, walked into the bungalow, and came back a moment later.
"If you let me in, I will go in?"
While the two were arguing, the steam car stopped, the door opened, and a tall and thin man appeared in front of them.
It was a thin face. He had not been able to trim his beard for several days, and his chin had turned black and blue. Compared with these, what people paid more attention to was the pair of eyes, which were calm and steady, without any fluctuations in all emotions. All hidden under tranquility.
"Miss, I have brought you back."
Chen was excited, and just as he was about to step forward, he saw the co-pilot of the steam car get out of the car and see a strange girl with tall, erect long ears and long white hair looking over with vigilant eyes.
"Zhou, where is this?"
As soon as she said her words, Chen felt a strong crisis. How come there was a girl next to this guy in the blink of an eye?
The film girl who was made the eldest lady by Xingxiong raised her fair chin and said with satisfaction: "You did a good job, Chen. I didn't expect that your lover turned out to be such an interesting person. I'm a little interested in him. Do you have any objections?" ?”
No comment?
I have a big opinion!
Chen gritted her teeth. There were some words she really couldn't say. She was not a person who cared about others, even if that other person was her boyfriend.
"I thought you had an accident?"
Zhou Jinru said with relief: "There was indeed an accident, but I am still alive."
Chen was about to say something more, but the eldest lady next to him interrupted: "Chen, what your lover needs now is not your dry words. What he wants is clean clothes, rich food, and a warm bath room." , you can talk about some things slowly later."
"Don't go too far!"
"Ah ha ha ha ha..."
The eldest lady didn't care about Chen's anger at all, she let out a classic three-part smile, turned around and left coolly.
Zhou Jinru was not mistaken. This young lady dressed as a Victorian aristocrat was exactly the little tiger Shihuaiya. As the saying goes, one thing can bring down another, and she was the only one who could force Chen to a point of no return.
But seeing Chen's gloomy expression, his heart skipped a beat and he quickly said: "Ajie, I'm not..."
"Hmph, think about it carefully and I'll wait for you to organize your language."
It seems like we are in big trouble.
