New county county center

"Brother Zhou, here...... It's so lively, what's going on in this new county? Why do I always have a feeling that it is very unreal......" Looking at the men and women shopping leisurely in front of him, chasing and frolicking children, and the vendors passing by with fruits and snacks, and listening to the noisy sounds of the exclusive downtown area, the fat man said with an incredible face.

“…… Want to figure it out? Isn't it enough to ask? The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he looked up at the sun at noon Zhou Hong walked towards the crowd, to be honest, all this in Xinxian County did arouse his curiosity and interest.

Anyway, he couldn't rush to find his father, but he wanted to see what was going on.

The two first came to the bottom of the big tree on the side of the road, found an old man who was leaning on a rattan recliner to cool off, raised his voice, and Zhou Hong asked: "Hello, old man, we are all from other places, why is it so lively here?" After speaking, he pointed to the crowd around him.

The old man who was asked looked up at Zhou Hong, and replied with a happy smile on his wrinkled face: "Hehe, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and it happens to coincide with the day of the market in our county, can it not be lively?" "'It turned out to be a fair...... But what is going on on Chinese New Year's Eve? After listening to the old man's words, Zhou Hong thought in his heart.

"Old man, do you know what day of the week it is? I forgot. After thinking about it, Zhou Hong asked the old man again, "Hey~ How old are you young doll?" How can you forget the day of the week? Fortunately, the old man, my memory is okay, I tell you, today, Tuesday, February 9th, Chinese New Year's Eve~" The old man shook his head and said to Zhou Hong in a slightly educational tone.

Hearing this, Zhou Hong's face changed slightly, and he looked at the old man in front of him who was estimated to be more than ninety years old, and based on a few conversations, he couldn't be sure whether the old man had remembered the wrong date or ...... But I still silently wrote down the date "Tuesday, February 9th" in my heart.

"Brother Zhou...... What the old man said just now is true? Today is Tuesday, February 9th? But today it's obviously ......" As soon as the two of them said goodbye to the old man, the fat man couldn't wait to whisper the question in his heart, "I don't know...... It's still uncertain, seeing that the old man's age is not ninety or eighty, maybe he can't say if he remembers the date wrongly......" Zhou Hong returned with an unnatural face.

To be honest, Zhou Hong also prefers to believe that this is just an old man's memory because of his old age, but somehow, there is always a "bad" premonition in his heart; Looking at the time, Zhou Hong smiled at the fat man: "Let's go, when the meal is ordered, let's go to lunch first, and find out more by the way." With that, he walked towards a fast-food restaurant.

"Brother Zhou...... We...... Where's the money......"

"I have."

“…… Where did it come from? ”

"Just 'borrowed' in the crowd."

“……”

In this way, the two came to a fast food restaurant, which may be early in the morning and there are no customers in the fast food restaurant; Generally, in a small fast-food restaurant like this in the township, the chef and the owner are often the same person, and if not, the chef will also arrange for his own family to serve as the chef, which can save more labor.

And the reason why Zhou Hong chose this fast food restaurant is because the owner and chef of this fast food restaurant are the same person: a young man who looks about the same age as them——— is always easier to talk to young people; Second, there are no other customers in this fast food restaurant, so it is easier for them to talk than to avoid crowds.

"Hello, welcome, please sit casually, this is the menu, do you need to eat something?" Zhang Tao, who came over early in the morning to clean, purchase, and prepare ingredients, and had been busy all morning, originally wanted to take advantage of today's Chinese New Year's Eve and the day of the county's market to make a fortune, but who knew that there were still no guests coming to the door after the meal was now.

Now that I finally saw two guests who were about the same age as myself coming to the door, the simple Zhang Tao immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Fatty, what do you want to eat? Don't worry about money. After speaking, Zhou Hong took out a black wallet, although it was not unfolded, but a small stack of red banknotes could still be seen from the opening folded in half......

“…… Then have a braised sea bass, half a white-cut chicken, a pot of fish-flavored eggplant pot, and a plate of garlic cabbage...... Well...... Add another pot of rice, "It seems that I also know that I am here to inquire about the news this time, and money can make the ghost grind, so the fat man is more expensive; Two people, four dishes, and a pot of rice, this meal can be regarded as quite bold.

"Okay! Wait a minute, I'll get ready! Sure enough, seeing that the fat man and the two of them had ordered so many things, and they were still on the menu, Zhang Tao suddenly smiled, wrote the menu, and hummed an unknown tune into the kitchen to prepare.

Glancing at the boss who was busy in the kitchen, Zhou Hong swept the furnishings of the fast food restaurant at random, and his eyes stayed on the calendar hanging on the wall next to the cash register at the door, and his eyes were fixed: "Boss, the calendar style you hung at the door is quite beautiful, it is the latest one this year, right?" Finding a reason casually, Zhou Hong asked the boss loudly.

"Oh! Yes, it must be hanging this year's calendar, hey~ I bought it casually at the wholesale department in the county, what is there to look at? Maybe it was because the fat man ordered a lot and made him a fortune, so Zhang Tao was in a good mood and returned loudly, but Zhou Hong's brows furrowed even tighter after listening to the boss's answer.

After hearing the conversation between Zhou Hong and the boss, the fat man on the side subconsciously looked at the calendar at the door: "What's so good about this calendar?" This calendar...... it! In 2013! Suddenly, his eyes widened and he looked at the calendar on the wall in disbelief, and then turned his head to look at Zhou Hong with a frightened expression.

"Fat man...... It seems that this last world is more complicated than we imagined......" Zhou Hong said to the fat man on the side with a gloomy face; "Brother Zhou, what do you say is this? When we came out, it was already September 15th, but after coming to this new county, it became February 9th for no reason, not to mention, but ...... In 2013? Is this the rhythm of the crossing? The fat man also asked in a low voice.

"I don't know what is going on yet, but looking at the people and environment around here, it is clear that it was before the end of the world, 7 years ago...... Wait for dinner and find a chance to see if you can ask for some valuable information from this boss," Zhou Hong replied in a low voice;

At this moment, "Okay~ How about trying my craft?" This is your single-order rice~" With Zhang Tao's greeting, Zhou Hong's dishes and a single-order pot of rice were put on the table in turn.

It can be seen that the boss's craftsmanship is good, and the food with color, fragrance and taste makes people feel appetizing just by looking at it; The fat man's stomach sounded "grunt~", he had a large appetite, and he fled all the way to come here, he was hungry for a long time, how can he bear it in front of these fragrant meals now?

Suddenly, the thoughts of "asking questions", "understanding the situation", or something were thrown to Java by the fat man, "The food is now, eat and talk about it!" With this thought, the fat man rolled up his sleeves and started eating directly, and the madness of eating made Zhang Tao, who served the dishes, also look sideways......

Zhou Hong just glanced at the fat man with a black line, and then stopped caring about him, after all, he never counted on him from beginning to end...... "Boss, your surname?" Your food is very fragrant, look at my brother's eating appearance, hehe~" Pointing to the fat man who was about to bury his face in the bowl, he smiled and said to Zhang Tao on the side.

"Oh, my surname is Zhang, a single name is a Tao character, brother's surname? Look at you, you're from out of town? Hearing the guests praise their food for being fragrant, Zhang Tao was also very happy, and directly pulled a stool next to him and sat down and replied, anyway, there are no other guests yet, so let's chat with the two guests in front of him.

"My name is Zhou Hong, and you will call him my brother...... Ah Pang Okay, both of us are from other places, traveling all the way, passing through this, isn't the car running out of fuel, thinking about finding a gas station to replenish. ”

Zhou Hong shook hands with Zhang Tao, and said: "By the way, this new county is actually the first time I have entered, if it weren't for running too far this time and running out of gas halfway, I had no choice but to search and follow the mobile phone navigation, I really don't know how to come, hehe," After finishing speaking, Zhou Hong scratched his head and showed a trace of embarrassment in time.

"Oh? In this way, Brother Zhou, you should have come from far away, right? I Zhang Tao has no other skills, but I can probably know people who have traveled to the countryside and county since I was a child, hehe~ I haven't been far away, I really envy you people who can travel everywhere~" After listening to Zhou Hong's words, Zhang Tao's eyes lit up.

"Haha, there will definitely be a chance in the future, by the way, my brother and I have a habit, that is, I like some Shinto things, every time I go to a place, I always like to ask if anything special has happened in their local area, I wonder if Brother Zhang can satisfy my curiosity?" Zhou Hong smiled and began to talk.

"New county? What is so special about this kind of small place, it is just one of the ordinary county towns under the jurisdiction of Yun City, just like other counties, and people live a dull and leisurely life," Hearing Zhou Hong's inquiry, Zhang Tao shook his head and returned.

"Oh? Have you ever been to Cloud City? Isn't it the same there as here...... Oh, I mean...... Isn't it also lively? A lot of people? There are many people in the car? Hearing Zhang Tao's answer, Zhou Hong's heart moved and asked.

"I've been there, the lively scene, the crowd, it's not comparable to here, how can you say that others are also big cities, we are just a county under its jurisdiction, so how can it be compared? It's a lot more fun just for fun," Zhang Tao said with a yearning expression, "I have the opportunity to play again." ”

"Then have you been anywhere other than Cloud City? For example...... Famous city," Zhou Hong looked at Zhang Tao with a look of hope——— famous city is the city where he and the fat man are. "Famous city? Haven't heard of it, where are you? But in exchange, Zhang Tao returned with a blank face. …… Oh, it's a small place, maybe you haven't heard of it......"

Then Zhou Hong skillfully asked Zhang Tao a lot of other related questions, even including the history of this new county, Yunshi and some other counties and districts under its jurisdiction, and finally came to a conclusion: Yunshi and its districts and counties have not experienced the end of the world, zombies, viruses and other messy things, and they are all unified today on February 9, 2013 Chinese New Year's Eve......