Chapter 33: Spooky Town
In the early morning, the riverbank wharf exuded a sense of peace, some people were quietly waiting for the boat, Qin Tian came to the riverside wharf quietly, and quickly glanced at the people on the wharf, more than a dozen men, carrying mountain goods, it is estimated that they are going to sell outside, and there are six women, all with scarves around their faces, they can't see their faces clearly, carrying a basket made of bamboo strips, there are some things in it, covered with dark blue cloth, I don't know what it is.
These people all look like mountain people, going out to return shopping and the like, there is no hostility, and it does not pose a threat, Qin Tian secretly looked around, and after not finding the danger, he breathed a sigh of relief, and waited patiently, not long after, a motor vehicle slowly drove over, docked on the bank of the river, and the boatman shouted something, but unfortunately he didn't understand.
Qin Tian was not in a hurry to board the ship, he paid attention to it, and found that everyone would give the person who drove the boat a red ticket after getting on the boat, which was estimated to be the fare, and took out the money given by the strong man from his pocket, and found an equally green money from it and stepped forward and handed the money to the person who drove the boat.
The person who drove the boat skillfully took it, didn't take a second look, didn't even ask, and didn't even ask, these people who drove the boat dared to come out and run the boat, naturally well-informed, very experienced, and knew what to ask and what not to ask in order to live a long time, Qin Tian was happy, walked into the cabin, and sat down in a corner.
The people on the boat just glanced at Qin Tian curiously, no one came up to ask anything, they all kept their distance, silent, in this transition of war, for their livelihood, for their lives, everyone has already learned a lot, Qin Tian glanced at everyone, and saw that everyone was not hostile, so he closed his eyes and recuperated.
The boat quickly turned around and walked forward, the sudden sound of the motor came out quickly, breaking the tranquility of the riverbank, along the way, everyone was silent and waited quietly, Qin Tian looked at the beautiful scenery outside and couldn't help but think of his country, such a good scenery is definitely a tourist attraction, I don't know how many people visit, the boat is absolutely chattering non-stop, it is not easy for people here, in order to survive, no one dares to talk much, they will close themselves, and their nature and desires are suppressed.
"I don't know what happened to my parents?" Qin Tian couldn't help but think of his family, and an inexplicable melancholy welled up in his heart, praying secretly.
The motor boat suddenly drove forward, the green hills on both sides of the bank were thrown away, and before I knew it, two hours passed, the terrain in front became open, and not long after, a busy wharf appeared in front, and there were many people selling all kinds of goods on the wharf, and some vehicles were desperately pressing the artillery to go together.
Qin Tian took a cursory glance and estimated that this was a small town, those who kidnapped and died were either hiding in some unknown base, or hiding in a bustling city, mercenaries worked hard for money, and if they had money, they would go to enjoy themselves, and they would never hide in this kind of town to live a hard life.
Not long after, the motor boat docked, everyone went ashore one after another, Qin Tian also went ashore, and suddenly found several armed men in front of him, he was surprised, and his hand involuntarily touched the pistol hidden in his waist, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a heavy machine gun on the roof of a house not far away, and he was even more surprised and alert.
Soon, Qin Tian found that these armed men did not mess around, but only collected money, and everyone who passed through had to pay a sum of money to enter the market, Qin Tian estimated that it was tax collection and the like, these armed men had no more sources of income, and it became a common practice to collect more taxes after occupying an area, and people did not dare to resist in order to survive.
Qin Tian breathed a sigh of relief, followed the flow of people and walked forward, seeing that everyone handed in a yellow banknote, took out a yellow banknote from his pocket, pulled out a yellow one, and put the rest away, a wave of gratitude welled up in his heart, sure enough, it was a thousand miles away at home, and it was difficult to go out, if it wasn't for the strong man who gave him some money, I'm afraid it would be troublesome.
The companion was very smooth, the armed personnel recognized the money but did not recognize the person, plus Qin Tian was dressed as a local, it was difficult to see through if he didn't pay attention, and the armed personnel did not receive a danger notice, one person was very skilled in taking the money that Qin Tian took the initiative to hand over and let him go, Qin Tian followed the flow of people and came to the market.
The market is very large, a main street, two horizontal auxiliary streets, goods are sold on both sides of the street, mainly mountain goods, food, there are also some daily necessities, you can't see children's toys and the like, the country of suffering, people's life is not easy, no one has extra money to buy toys for children, as for teenagers, they have begun to learn to use guns, who cares about toys?
Suffering makes people mature, this is a good thing, but also a kind of sorrow, Qin Tian didn't have time to feel nostalgic, followed the flow of people, saw a station not far away, and quickly walked over, the station is not big, there is only one ticket window, they are all locals, the language barrier, there is no way to communicate.
Qin Tian quickly glanced around, and saw a small shop, the small shop not only sells food, but also sells some daily necessities, and more importantly, there is a public telephone, Qin Tian was overjoyed, and stepped forward quickly, just about to pick up the phone, a thought flashed, it is not the time to contact the headquarters, and then talk about it in the advanced city.
"Hello!" Qin Tian tried to shout in an international lingua franca.
The shopkeeper looked at him blankly, Qin Tian had no choice but to change to another international lingua franca, and changed five in one breath, the other party was still at a loss, obviously didn't understand, Qin Tian smiled bitterly, it's right to think about it, the shopkeeper is just a man in his fifties, he is a local at first glance, he has no knowledge, it is estimated that he has never walked out of this land in his life, and it is normal to not understand.
In desperation, Qin Tian had no choice but to come to the ticket gate, there was a family in front to buy tickets, Qin Tian waited a little, stepped forward after his turn, and tried to say hello in an international lingua franca: "Hello." ”
"Hello." The other party also said hello with blunt words.
Qin Tian was overjoyed, someone finally understood, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the largest city?" ”
The conductor looked dazed, Qin Tian was stunned, obviously the other party didn't understand, just imitated the greeting just now, and asked in other languages unwillingly, hoping to know what the largest city was and whether there was a car to pass, however, the other party shook his head blankly, picked up a sign and put it in front.
Qin Tian glanced at it, he couldn't understand it at all, but there were numbers on it, and he estimated the cost of where to go, the problem was that he didn't know where the address above was, Qin Tian suddenly thought of a possibility, this kind of town is very remote, and there are not too many lines of buses, and it is estimated that there is only one line, that is, to go to a slightly larger city.
Thinking of this, Qin Tian couldn't help but think of his own country, and the buses in remote places also go all the way, that is, to the county seat, and only when they get to the county seat will there be more vehicles to go to other larger cities, is it the same here? Qin Tian doesn't know, he can only gamble, he can't waste time here, right?