Chapter 18 Survival in the Wild

Xu Wenlong slept comfortably in "Orchid Park" for a night, and slipped out of the park early the next morning like a thief. After all, sleeping in the wild is not a glorious thing, let alone a fashion thing, it will make people have an incredible idea, and even treat you as a beggar and a vagabond.

Out of the park, I hurriedly ran into a public toilet, rinsed my mouth, washed my face, bottled it with tap water, and then rushed away in a panic. This big city is different, even the toilet is so clean and elegant, and it is full of strong floral fragrance, compared to those crumbling houses in the countryside, I really don't know how many times stronger.

It is the rush hour, the cars on the street are like insects and ants, and the sound of horns. Pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, trotting. Many office workers have fried buns in one hand and milk and soy milk in the other, walking quickly and chewing wildly all the way, feeling like a rapid march of the troops, nervous, fast and methodical.

Xu Wenlong came to a snack bar and sat down, asked for a big bowl of somen noodles, and ate it in three or two bites. Taking advantage of the relatively few customers, Ai Ai pointed to a bottle of chili sauce on the table, and said to the shopkeeper: "This ...... This ......"

The owner of the shop is a fat man with a shiny face and a good smile. He looked at Xu Wenlong with a look of surprise, and it took a long time before he suddenly introduced: "This ...... This one is chili sauce. Does chili sauce know? A condiment. If you feel that the noodles are weak and the taste is low, you can dip a little bit and eat it......"

Xu Wenlong saw that the other party would be wrong, and quickly explained to him: "No...... I just wanted to ask, will you sell this chili sauce and how much will it cost, I want to ......"

When the fat boss heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. After laughing, he waved his hand and replied heartily: "What you make at home, talk about whether you sell it or not." Take it if you want, no money required. ”

"Thank you, thank you boss." Xu Wenlong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly grabbed the chili sauce on the table tightly in his hand.

The fat boss sighed, looked at Xu Wenlong with a dusty face, and said with emotion: "It's not easy to go out, it's really not easy." Who hasn't had a time when luck is bad and things are not working? Take it, take it if you want. After speaking, he also took the chili sauce from the other table and stuffed it into Xu Wenlong's hand.

Xu Wenlong was greatly moved, and hurriedly got up to thank the fat boss.

Bidding farewell to the enthusiastic fat boss, he used a bag to wrap two bottles of chili sauce mixed with ginger, shallots and star anise, and Xu Wenlong spent another yuan to buy a map of Binyang City at a stall. Turning around the map, walking the streets, and starting a new job search......

The sun is sinking in the west, and the street lights are getting brighter, announcing that the day has passed in futile footsteps. However, at this time, Xu Wenlong already had a way back, and there was no more annoying worries. As the saying goes, there is food at home, and there is no panic in my heart. He looked down at the map, looked in the direction of the suburbs, and jumped on a bus. It doesn't matter who is in the car or what they are shouting, just find a place to sit down, close your eyes slightly and recuperate.

For migrant workers, the biggest and most direct benefit given to them by the city is that the transportation is convenient and the bus points are widespread. Spend a dollar or two, as long as you have time, patience, mood, and ease, you can follow the bus back and forth around the city, no one will ask you to make up the money, and no one will drive you off.

The bus stops and goes, stops and goes, and the passengers go up and down, down and down, up and up. I don't know how many streets I have crossed and how many passengers have changed. When Xu Wenlong's eyes opened, the street was already sparsely populated, the street lights were dim, the towering buildings had disappeared obviously, and from time to time a large area of empty and barren factories swept by. Looks like we're going to the suburbs soon!

There were not many passengers on the bus, and there were only five people, including Xu Wenlong. The bus sped up and drove straight to the final stop, Tinggang Town, 35 kilometers from the city center. According to Xu Wenlong's thinking, the more remote the countryside, the more abundant ingredients can be found in the fields, and no one has paid attention to you yet, no one has asked about you, which can reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Leaving behind the last street lights, the bus finally reached the outskirts and continued to speed through the endless fields. Look at the silence all around, rarely inhabited. Xu Wenlong then called the driver to stop and left in the puzzled eyes of everyone.

Starry and moonlight. The vast fields are full of insects and frogs, the streams are murmuring, and the air mixed with the fragrance of the earth is fresh and sweet, refreshing and refreshing. In the meantime, it suddenly makes people feel refreshed and fluttering.

Xu Wenlong sniffed hard, greedily breathing in the refreshing and cool fresh air. At the same time, look around and carefully inspect the surrounding terrain and landforms.

This is a vast and boundless field, which is the time when the world is full of flowers in April, and the seedlings in the field are growing. In a mound and a square paddy field, the newly planted rice is bright and strong, and the growth is gratifying. In the ditch, the sound of insects and frogs is chirping, chirping, one after another. A small east-west river runs through the fields and stretches into the distance. The water in the river is sparkling and silvery. More than 2,000 meters to the east, the lights are brilliant, as bright as day. Looking at the map, it turned out to be Changlong Town. The houses in the town are white-walled and red-tiled, orderly and very beautiful. Not far to the west are dark rolling hills. The mountains are not high, winding, stretching away like a long dragon, and it is impossible to see where the dragon head and tail are.

Xu Wenlong observed for a long time and decided to go to the west mountain to spend the night. Because there is no one living there, there is naturally no one to interfere with, and it is more convenient to collect firewood and make a fire. Having made up his mind, he picked up his luggage, took a big stride, and walked along the embankment.

Soon, the 100-meter-high mountains stretched out in front of you, vaguely in sight. The mountains are full of shrubs and weeds, and they are full of life. By the small river that goes around the mountain, there is a dilapidated old house lying on its stomach. It seems to be like an old man in his twilight years, desolate and lonely, lonely and helpless, and he doesn't know what to build it for.

Xu Wenlong was overjoyed when he saw this, and he didn't care about the thirty-seven twenty-one, took his bag and walked into the ancient house happily, picked a hidden leeward corner, cleared the rubble and stones all over the ground, and sat down with a wooden plank......

The ancient house is very large and dilapidated, and it is full of vicissitudes and antiquity. The earthen stove toppled in the east and crumbling in the west. The huge wooden frame is strangely shaped and scattered. Smoky wooden planks were scattered all over the ground, shocking, and the incomplete iron pots were scattered and rusted. But it turned out to be an old oil mill that was extracted with the help of water and now discarded.

After resting for a while, Xu Wenlong stood up with satisfaction and walked towards the depths of the field by the light moonlight. He'll have to find a way to get something to eat, and he'll have to deal with his stomach problems first.