Chapter 16: Desert Village
The sun set little by little, and the moment the sun disappeared, the temperature of the air seemed to be drained, and Gong Jian also found some dry branches around early, and after the sun completely set, Gong Jian lit a fire, and the whole fire became the biggest illumination except for the moon in the night.
Sitting by the fire, Gong Jian ate compressed dry food, and there were a lot of cans in his backpack, but he didn't choose to eat those cans, thinking that these things containing water might save his life at the most critical time.
There are 10,000 dollars in the food, Gong Jian doesn't know why there are these dollars, but he still keeps it well, although it is in the desert, there must be a village or something nearby, otherwise if this is a place where birds don't, how can they survive for a month.
After eating and drinking, Gong Jian rested, and the next day at dawn Gong Jian opened his eyes, and then heard the sound of a snake spitting out a letter from the corner of the wooden house.
Gong Jian grabbed the dagger he had taken out last night, and then looked at the source of the sound, where a rattlesnake was entrenched in the corner, and kept looking in the direction of Gong Jian. Gong Jian smiled at the corner of his mouth, he knew that breakfast had come to the door, so he immediately stood up and walked in the direction of the snake little by little.
The rattlesnake seemed to know what Gong Jian was going to do, and he also became vigilant, but Gong Jian didn't care about this breakfast for the sake of this, so he immediately made a fake pounce. How did the rattlesnake know that Gong Arrow was a fake pounce, and then he also jumped up at Gong Jian, and at the moment when the snake's head was about to bite Gong Jian, the knife flashed, and the snake's head fell to the ground.
Gong Jian then poked the snake's head with a dagger and took it to the fire that had been extinguished outside and threw it in, then returned to the house and began to clean up the snake meat, and soon the snake meat was cleaned out. The temperature outside began to rise gradually, and Gong Jian knew that his test had officially begun today.
Ignite the fire to roast the snake meat, and then use the iron jar to heat some water, and after the water boils, Gong Jian began to eat, after eating and drinking, put out the fire, and then put on his backpack and walked to other places, as the sun rises, the temperature is getting hotter and hotter, Gong Jian wants most at this time is to find a place to survive quickly.
Gong Jian didn't know his approximate location, but he knew that as long as he went north, he would definitely find the city, so he kept heading north.
Along the way, he saw a lot of animal bones, and there were many animal corpses that had just died not long ago, Gong Jian's whole body was already soaked with sweat, he knew that this was not a good sign, if he was dehydrated, he would soon lose his life in the desert.
As time passed little by little, soon it was dark, Gong Jian looked around to find a place to rest, the moon was already hanging in the sky, Gong Jian knew that he needed to replenish energy to continue to move forward, and found a vacant space, and then Gong Jian took out food and water from his backpack and ate it, he ate very slowly, because it was already a day, if you quickly replenish water and food, it will make the body run quickly, which will speed up the metabolism in the body, but speeding up the metabolism will speed up the consumption of energy.
After eating and drinking, Gong Jian took off his shoes, and the shoes were completely damp because of a day's walking, although the temperature was very cold at this time, Gong Jian still poured the water that was not shoeed inside.
Walking at night is not a wise choice for many people, but for a professionally trained soldier like Gong Jian, walking at night can sometimes be faster than during the day, although the desert at night is more dangerous.
Just before daylight, Gong Jian had caught a snake and hung it on his body, and he had found a village. The village in the desert is a paradise for many people, but Gong Jian is very cautious at this time, the situation here is very chaotic, so he does not dare to enter rashly.
Lying on the sand dunes, Gong Jian observed the situation of the village while eating snakes, and there was no movement in the village at this time, as if no one was there, but through some traces, it can be judged that there should be people living here.
After lying on the sand dunes for several hours, Gong Jian saw that there were finally people in the village, and Gong Jian knew that he could survive here for a month, and the survival of people meant that there was water and food here.
Gong Jian walked inside little by little, and there were all black people here. Gong Jian slowly came to the corner of the house where they lived, and immediately heard the voice of talking.
"We don't have much food left, we have to go to the town today to buy some food, otherwise the village will soon run out of food." Because Gong Jian couldn't see the other party, but listening to the voice, he could tell that the other party's age should be between 40 and 50 middle-aged men.
"Now that food is getting more and more expensive, our money can be exchanged for less and less food." This is a woman talking, and Gong Jian doesn't know the situation here yet, so he plans to listen.
The man continued: "We don't have much money left at home, and the money from the nearby mines is not enough to buy much food, so we have to eat a little less. ”
The woman sighed and said, "There is no way to live this life, I hope that the price of food will drop after a while, otherwise we will soon not be able to eat." ”
"I'm afraid the price reduction will not be for a short time, there is a war every day in the north, and there is already a shortage of food." The man sighed.
Gong Jian walked out from behind the wall, because the other party was in English, so it was relatively convenient to communicate. Gong Jian came behind the two who had just spoken and said, "Maybe I can help you." ”
The two men were startled, and then they picked up what they had at hand and aimed at Gong Jian. The middle-aged man looked at Gong Jian for a moment, and then asked, "Who are you?" ”
"You can rest assured, I have no hostility, I need to survive in this hellish place for a month, I need food and water, can you help me?" Gong Jian raised his hands above his head and said in a friendly manner.
The middle-aged man saw Gong Jian's movements and said questioningly: "How do I know if what you said is true, and our village is not rich, and we don't know if you are wanted." ”
"You can rest assured, I won't make trouble for you." After speaking, Gong Jian took out $1,000 from his pants and handed it out.
"I heard that you are short of money, and I need food, you take the money, I don't live in the village, so I want you to buy me food and water, I will come and pick it up once a day, and give you a commission, what do you think?" Gong Jian said with the money.
The woman looked at the dollar in Gong Jian's hand and was stunned, then dragged the man and said, "Looking at him, he doesn't look like a bad person, should we help him, anyway, if he doesn't live in the village, it won't bring any disaster to the village." ”