This herb shop, Duan Qing had passed by once when he came to the village chief to "talk" before, but he only glanced at it casually at that time and never came in. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info was pulled over by Mengzhu this time.,I also took this opportunity to take a closer look.。

Most of the dwellings in Greenstone Village are simple, at least as far as Duan Qing has seen so far, the houses in the village are basically like this, the walls, window frames, door panels, and the furniture inside are almost all wooden—perhaps because the village is next to a forest. Even in serious places such as the blacksmith's house and the herb house, most of the business counters and shelves for all kinds of goods are very shabby wood. At this time, on the wooden shelves of this herb shop, there were a lot of herbal products that Duan Qing didn't know what to do, some were tied in bundles with small ropes, and some were already packed into bottles of medicine jars.

Strangely, if you ignore the quaint patterns, the wooden shelves look very worn, and the wooden panels of the left shelf are even partially broken, but the store is still in working order......

Thrift? Or is it to create some kind of "century-old store" culture?

I don't know if there is such a business concept in this world, Duan Qing thought blindly for a while, and then began to observe the old grandmother who was talking to the girl.

The old grandmother's dress is also a little shabby, just like the old people in the northern countryside in Duan Qing's impression in the early years of the last century, with neatly combed white hair and a shabby cotton jacket. At this time, the old woman put her hands in her shabby cotton sleeves, and sat in front of the old table with the owner of the hands in her arms. Maybe it's because of her bad ears when she gets older, she tilts her head slightly and makes a listening appearance.

But the old man's feeling to Duan Qing was very warm.

Although the years have left too many wrinkles on that face, it also gives people a sense of peace and reliability. Her mouth was closed in a long line, and her teeth had probably fallen out a lot, and she looked slightly sunken, but the smile that pursed her mouth, her eyes that were slightly curved into crescents, her neatly backwards, her meticulous white hair, and the slight and pleasant shaking when she listened, could make those who saw her feel the love and tolerance of an old man.

Although the girl's performance was a bit chaotic on the previous road, Duan Qing finally figured out her current situation, and at the same time felt a little helpless in her heart, she also sighed at the innocence of the little girl. However, seeing such an elderly woman at this time, Duan Qing really didn't know where the girl's worries came from just now.

How can such an old grandmother be difficult for you...... But it's okay, it seems that you don't need to bother to prove it yourself.

Not surprisingly, after listening to the girl's intentions, although the old grandmother frowned, she still expressed her comfort to Mengzhu quite kindly, while saying that those herbs are not tight, and it doesn't matter if you don't receive them, while looking at the girl with a somewhat embarrassed look: "It's good to come back, it's okay to be fine......"

But when the bamboo basket was mentioned, the old woman's kind smile faded.

"That bamboo basket isn't worth a lot of money, but ...... The bamboo basket wasn't mine, it was made by the wife of the Batsdam family in the north of the village. A few days ago, Butstein seemed to be sick, and took some herbs, and when he got better, he came over and said some words of thanks, and then gave me the basket, saying that his wife had made ......."

The old grandmother's speech was a little leaky, but the two of them still had no problem listening: "So, if the bamboo basket is lost, it will be lost, I don't care about these things, but if I go to their house to talk about it, it should be better......"

The old grandmother looked at the ceiling with her hands in her sleeves, her body shook slightly, and after thinking for a while, she said that although the family is located in the remote north of the village, but people are all good people, you go and talk about things, it will not embarrass you, and say that a bamboo basket is nothing, it is much better than someone having an accident, etc. The girl smiled and thanked repeatedly, but the smile was not very natural. In the eyes of Duan Qing, who was in the know, he knew that the girl was probably annoyed by her previous thoughts.

So what's the point of pulling me over before, do you want to listen to the nagging together......

"Oh, if you run into Fei Lin, remember to ask him to get today's medicine, his illness, just take it for a few days, it won't be cured, of course, if you can't touch it, forget it......"

"Good old woman." Mengzhu kept a smile on his face and responded with a crisp voice. However, Duan Qing, who was standing on the side, rolled his eyes, thinking that he would probably ask who Fei Lin was again after a while.

"And Benny, that kid hasn't shown up in days, and maybe he's found some kind of work. You go and see him, he's still young, and although there's no way, there's no way to keep him busy so much......"

"Okay old woman......" The little girl continued to nod again and again, but her eyes were towards Duan Qing to the side. Duan Qing looked up at the ceiling and pretended not to see it.

"And that little Kara, what she said, I have already told Fabre, he will definitely help her deal with it, let her rest assured and wait for the news......"

"Ahh......h

"And Luca......"

"And ...... Firaz"

The old woman chattered kindly for a long time, and then the two finally said goodbye and escaped from this hell.

"Whew, my face is going to freeze...... You're still laughing! What a laugh! I pretended not to see it just now......" The girl looked at Duan Qing's face that had been holding back her smile, and couldn't help but step forward with a mess: "Aren't you a victim?" ”

"Okay, okay, I'm not smiling, I'm not smiling...... Hey, if you're making trouble again, it's okay if I don't look at you. Seeing that the apples on the girl's face were about to hang up, Duan Qing hurriedly found a topic to change the topic: "Speaking of which, what are you going to do next, do you really go to that Tan's house to talk about it?" ”

The girl finally stopped her anger and began to think about it seriously.

Under normal circumstances, such a thing happens, and there is nothing wrong with talking about it. However, this is a game world, and people's views of good and evil and values may not use the same edge in the virtual world. The top line of good and the bottom line of evil are no longer the inevitable criteria for judging whether a thing can be done, but are often replaced by ways to measure interests, such as "whether this matter is troublesome or not" and "whether this matter is beneficial".

After all, everyone is here to play games, and the moral constraints are naturally much smaller than in real society, you can do what you want, and you don't do what you don't want to do. If someone does something they don't want to do, it's probably because there's an attractive reward for a task or an unknown benefit. Conversely, some of the things that human kindness requires people to do may be less willing to do because they don't make sense in terms of value in the game.

Just like this time, it is already very good that ordinary players can achieve the current level of Mengzhu. They can also convince themselves with reasons such as "I'm going to apologize so that I can make a good impression on the NPC selling herbs, and maybe it will be good in the future". God knows what the Batstein family does, will they give rewards, do they also sell good things, do they sell bamboo baskets? What's the use of me asking for so many bamboo baskets, especially since they're just a civilian......

More people probably won't do anything that comes to apologize, and they just lose it when they lose it, and they don't necessarily gain anything from so much effort...... As for Mengzhu's petty worries when he came, there would be no one.

Duan Qing had already seen the kindness of the girl, she had lost her own weapons in that battle, and she had never seen her so attentive. So he looked at the girl with a frowning little brow and heard the decision he expected: "Well, then go talk about it".

After the girl decided, she found that Duan Qing was staring at her again, she pulled her hair a little inexplicably, and then shouted as if she suddenly realized: "Hey, it's all here, don't think about running away, I'm not afraid of what else you're afraid of......"

Seeing Duan Qing laughing again, Mengzhu thought that the other party wanted to be the farmer in "The Wolf is Coming", so he began to persuade the other party: "Let's go, let's go together, I won't harm you...... That's right! ”

She became excited, as if she had suddenly found a new bait: "Maybe this is some kind of hidden mission, don't you want to take a look, there is a surprise!" What do you think, how secretive this plot is......"

You'll have an epiphany...... Duan Qing once again sighed at the girl's innocence, and then was pulled away again.

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Hidden missions, naturally, are not.

To the north of the village is a relatively desolate place, and it is conceivable how barren it can be called desolate in this remote place.

The houses in the north are even more dilapidated, especially in the north-east area, where there is a ruined wall, as if it was left behind after a disaster and then many buildings were destroyed. Occasionally, one or two inhabited houses would be found between the broken walls, but the old houses, which seemed to have no living people in or out, were like an island in a vast sea of ruins, lonely and lifeless. As for what it looked like inside, Duan Qing and the others couldn't know.

The girl who saw these scenes became a little silent, but still said some words from time to time, such as how to talk in the future, how to show the sincerity of her side, how to say to get information, and so on.

"If people ask for money in a while, you can go out first, I'm poor....."

"Hey, I paid for the previous medical expenses......"

"Isn't that what you should be...... Besides, you're a big man, and you always let me, a little woman, pay, okay......"

"How do I think you have the potential to be an iron rooster......"

"What did you say!"

Walking in such a place, the two of them chatted casually, although they occasionally quarreled, but Duan Qing still had some understanding in his heart when he saw the girl's absent-minded expression.

Even though this is a virtual world, this bleak scene still gives people a negative feeling.

In comparison, Duan Qing gave Mengzhu a different feeling. Mengzhu watched him often look around at those scenes, looking like he was observing carefully, and sometimes stopped to stare at the people on those "isolated islands" thoughtfully, as if he wanted to see what was behind this scene.

Hey, what can you see, the people of the city have not seen the world, and observe the lives of the toiling people...... The girl pursed her lips in her heart, thinking that you can't see any flowers anymore, the life of a poor family......

Of course, the life of a poor family is nothing to see.

At a certain moment, Duan Qing stopped and watched again. Mengzhu, who was forced to stop again, looked helplessly in Duan Qing's direction. Not far from the side of the road, a little boy with a wooden basket on his back walked out of someone's house, wiped the sweat from his head, and then little by little walked to a dilapidated house in the corner of some ruins. Perhaps a little tired, his pace was a little slow, and when he got to the corner, he took a few breaths, then sat down on his legs, reached out and untied the wooden basket behind him and put it aside, and then put his hands on his cheeks, quietly looking in a certain direction.

It seems to be a very poor little child...... Mengzhu thought that he started working at such a young age, what about his family, what are his parents doing, so that such a small child can ......

Is it sick? Passed away? or eat, drink, prostitute and gamble all day long without doing their job...... Based on his childhood life experience, Mengzhu's brain hole began to expand involuntarily again. The next moment, she heard Duan Qing's voice turning back: "Gone."

So what exactly are you looking at for a long time...... Uncle now, I really don't understand.

The two had been looking left and right for a long time at this time, so they didn't take two steps and found their destination according to the old grandmother's prompts. The family was as close to the walls as they had come all the way, and the two of them were very kind, and after hearing the girl's intention and explanation, they showed the open-mindedness of the peasant family about the loss of a bamboo basket.

"Wow...... It's just a bamboo basket, if you lose it, you lose it, I'll ask my wife to make another one another day, and send it over. Oh, worthless, worthless, nothing, okay......"

Duan Qing and Mengzhu were politely sent out of the door, and the whole process was full of peace and friendliness. The imaginary hidden task, naturally, did not even see a shadow.

The girl was naturally very happy to fulfill her wish to make up for her mistakes, but her expectations for the "hidden task" that arose from a whim were not fulfilled in the end. But looking at the appearance of this area, the girl has some understanding in her heart.

yes, in such a miserable place, it would be really strange if the family could come up with some strange tasks or strange rewards...... The girl eased up, and suddenly remembered that she had brought someone over and wasted so much time, and she felt a little sorry in her heart. Although the uncle was very bad, he had saved himself and paid for the medical expenses......

After struggling in her heart for a while, Mengzhu still decided to talk to the man about his next plans, maybe he could help something, just as a thank you for this person who accompanied her...... However, when she raised her head, her eyes began to try to find the person she was talking to, and the beginning of "next ......" had not yet been spoken, but she had already found that Duan Qing had already stepped aside.

Even though you've done a lot of useless work, you don't have to be so distant...... Mengzhu felt slightly resentful in his heart, looking at Duan Qing walking in a certain direction. At the end of that direction, the little boy who was sitting quietly in the corner was looking back.

The sun was setting in the west, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, Duan Qing's walking figure was gradually elongated. The soles of the shoes were stepped on, and the footsteps were noisy and noticeable because there was a lot of unswept rubble on the ground. The boy in the corner probably heard the footsteps, so he turned his head and looked at the man who was approaching gradually.

Duan Qing stopped a few steps before him, the two figures, one big and one small, looked at each other, silent, like two masters in the rivers and lakes who had not met for a long time, finally met, and were competing with each other with sharp eyes. Mengzhu slowly followed, stopping not far behind Duan Qing, looking incomprehensible about the scene happening in front of him, and didn't know what to say.

The atmosphere in front of me seemed to be telling something. The voice seemed to echo in Mengzhu's ears, gently reminding the story in it.

There was gravel swimming on the ground, then floating, flying by, which was a sign that the wind was getting stronger, and some debris occasionally rolled on the ground, and the air was low in the evening. As if sensing the coldness, Mengzhu hugged his shoulder, feeling as if they had been standing here for a long time, and when a bundle of dry weeds rolled over the ground between the two who looked at each other, the little boy who was looking at Duan Qing finally said the first sentence.

"This ...... Mr. His voice was childish and dry: "Can you help me find my father?" ”