Chapter 145: The Blind
I don't know how the mechanism was installed in the stone wall, but I saw Ah Qing raise his hand and touch a raised rock, and the stone wall began to rotate, and suddenly a cool breeze blew on his face, and the sound of birdsong and waves poured into my ears together.
I saw the trees and grass, and the sea surging in the distance, the endless starry sky stood out in the unlit places, and the stone wall was actually open air.
Ah Qing pushed me out, and I vaguely saw that the harbor was in the lower left, and we had gone so far that it was already on the other side of the island.
The situation under my feet was even more surprising, I saw potato seedlings growing one by one in the weeds, maybe there were too many weeds, the potato seedlings grew very shabby, and if I was far away, I must have thought that this was a barren meadow.
"No way, it's not going to make them notice, it doesn't look good, but I promise the sweet potatoes are great."
Ah Qing smiled at me, squatted down and began to dig sweet potatoes, he didn't have any tools, so he just dug with his hands, he really looked like a child.
I was dumbfounded, he really brought me to eat.
"Why?" I found that I couldn't see through him at all.
"What, why?" He didn't look up, still digging into the earth.
"Didn't you say that you couldn't be discovered, why did you bring me here and not be afraid of me telling me?"
I really can't understand, I have only met him a few times, why should he be so good to me, even if this island is controlled by him, it is not good for this kind of thing to be known by the high-level of the Mo family, how can the Mo family steal food with the new staff.
"Will you say it?" He stopped, turned to look at me, his eyes pure and incredulous.
"Not really." I was really defeated by him, he was not sure at all, and dared to bring me.
"That's fine."
His voice was full of joy, and his men dug harder, I looked at him in a daze, feeling very absurd, and couldn't help but pinch myself, it hurt, this is not a dream.
Don't look at the shabby potato seedlings, the size of the sweet potato is really not small, this kind of sweet potato grown in the wild will definitely be eaten by insects, but he dug it out big and clean.
He took two sweet potatoes to the side of the tree, peeled off the layers of fallen leaves, and I saw a bulging earthen bag underneath, which turned out to be a mud stove that had been built a long time ago, and it seemed that he had not eaten here less.
He buried the sweet potato in it and lit a fire, and I could see no fire, only curling green smoke coming out of the dirt wrap and escaping into the air.
I feel like I'm going back to when I was a kid, and Lao Huang and I also used this mud stove to secretly roast sweet potatoes and potatoes, and it was a carefree time.
Ah Qing walked back and sat down on the rock next to me, and I couldn't help but speak: "Why are you so nice to me?" ”
He looked at me with a flickering gaze: "You should know that no matter what the Mo family does, there is a purpose. ”
My heart tightened: "So what can I give you?" ”
He smiled: "You don't have to give me anything, tell me about the outside world, what the outside world is like." ”
There was a suppressed curiosity in his voice, I felt strange in my heart, I couldn't even breathe smoothly, didn't he ever leave this island?
He seemed to see through my thoughts: "I've been on this island for as long as I can remember, and people like you occasionally come to the island, but most of the time it's me alone, I'm not allowed to leave, and the next mission will be my first and probably last." ”
"Why?" I was surprised, "What about Mo Yinchen?" He's a doctor, so he's supposed to be there. ”
"He was there when there were wounded, and there was also the master who cooked, and it was also because of you that I was the only one on the island, and the family was very permissive to me, they turned a blind eye, and I never followed the rules of one meal a day when no one was there, and now that someone is coming, I will restrain a little."
He laughed as he spoke, but my heart was sour, I was bored with so many people on the island, and if it was just me, I would definitely go crazy.
"Why are you staying here?" I spoke cautiously, for fear of hurting him.
"Because I am the chosen one, this island is very important, in fact, it is ......," he said, and hurriedly covered his mouth, "I'm sorry, I can't tell you, but this island needs me to guard, otherwise it will require a lot of manpower, and the family can't let so many people do this kind of defense work, I am the most suitable person." ”
"Why?"
I feel like I can't say anything but ask why, the Chosen One or something, it sounds like Brother God is as unreliable.
"All the monitoring systems on the island were established by me, not those cameras that you can see, those are just decorations, it is because of my ability that I want to participate in the next mission, the family is unwilling to let me go, if I die, it will bring heavy losses to the family, but you are more important, you are not a staff member, just foreign aid, you will return to ordinary life in the future, we must ensure your life as much as possible."
"That's it?" I couldn't believe it, "If you're really that important, what am I worth?" ”
"No, the Mo family can't kill ordinary people, this is the bottom line, so no matter how much it costs, it's worth it, the next mission is too dangerous, if I don't go, the chances of you surviving are very small."
"Don't talk about it......"
I listened to it creepy, I didn't want to hear anything about the next mission, it would not be able to do anything but worry me, my mentality was already fragile, even if I temporarily retreated, it would not be strange that I had promised them, I didn't want to disrupt a family's plans because I was alone.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you that." A-Qing looked a little lost.
"Why are you looking for me, Ah Chuan also knows what it's like outside, why do you need to look for me, I ......"
I didn't know what to say, I just wanted to ask, but it sounded like I didn't want to tell him.
Ah Qing smiled instead: "He won't talk to me about this, and how much does he know about the outside?" I am also not allowed to have extra contact with the staff, one day is a staff, a lifetime is a staff, but you are different, you will become an ordinary person, this is the last chance, I don't think there will be people like you on the island in the future, I just exploited the loopholes of the rules. ”
So that's the case, I didn't ask any more questions, trying to describe the bustling world outside, my language skills were really not good, but he listened with relish.
The aroma of sweet potatoes escaped, my internal organs began to stir again, Ah Qing turned two pieces of roasted sweet potatoes out of the soil, the sweet potatoes were very hot, he changed his hand, and ran towards me quickly.
The wind at night is very strong and cool, although it is June, but it is about the same as October, holding a piece of roasted sweet potato in the cold wind is like hot to the heart, it is too hot, I change hands back and forth, Ah Qing is the same, but I am really hungry, I can't help but peel the skin and send it to my mouth without much cold, the sugar water reflects the crystal light in the moonlight, and I eat a mouthful of hot and sweet to the bones.
I never thought that there would be such a happy time on the island, but unfortunately Lao Huang was not there, I glanced at Ah Qing who was squatting on the side, it was not bad to leave Lao Huang to make a new friend, although we could not be called friendship at all.
I began to talk again, the daily life has long become a habit to blend into the flesh and blood, it is difficult to say it so abruptly, I talk dry like a running account, and from time to time I think of something else to insert a few words, but Ah Qing is a good listener, he let me go on and don't ask questions.
I don't know how long I have been talking, the Big Dipper in the sky has changed its position, I am really not suitable for organizing language, think about it, there are not a few words to say, life is too bland, I can only try to pick those that are more interesting, most of what I talk about is heard in the inn, those ethnic groups with different customs, those unbelievable things to see, Ah Qing looked at me with his mouth half open, really like a child listening to stories.
I'm a little weak-hearted, in fact, ordinary people's lives are not like this at all, so it seems that I have personally experienced it, if I only talk about my life before graduating from college, in fact, it is not much better than the Mo family, and I only spent a relaxed and happy life when I was a child.
There was already a hint of fish belly white on the horizon, the temperature seemed to be lower, and the calories of the sweet potatoes had already been consumed, but I didn't feel tired at all, my body still hurt, and the side effects of the medicine had not been eliminated, but as soon as I saw Ah Qing's divine appearance, I couldn't stop.
I told more and more reluctantly, there were many stories, but it was not easy to remember them one by one, Ah Qing suddenly stood up with a "rub", and looked straight at the sea.
My story came to an abrupt end: "What's wrong? ”
"Scared you, didn't you?" He looked down at me with apologies in his eyes, "There's a boat coming." ”
"Boat?"
I looked blankly at the empty sea in front of me, not to mention the boat, there were not even birds or fish, and there was still a black oppression in the distance, even if there was a boat, there should be a light, and there was obviously nothing on the sea.
"Well, the family's ship, you can't see it, there are still more than three hours to get to the port." He said it very indifferently, as if he didn't think it was strange at all.
I looked at him with my mouth wide open, he was always by my side, and I didn't see any communication equipment from him, and although I didn't know how far the three-hour flight was, I was sure that it wasn't a distance that the human eye could see at all.
"I'm sorry for delaying you for the night, he's here, we can't talk like this in the future, but I'm happy tonight." Ah Qing smiled and pushed my wheelchair, he wanted to take me back.
"He? Who? "I was completely confused.
"Nineteen, he'll take care of you."
I'm completely stupid, what does Ah Qing mean by this, he can not only see the ship so far away, but also who is on board?
"How good is your eyesight, that you can see a ship that far away?" I was amazed, and I finally understood what it meant that he had built the surveillance system.
"How good do you think my eyesight is?" He crouched down, his face close to me, "My eyes have long since lost sight, I'm blind." ”