"Bang! Syllable! ”

The young man, Ah Jiu, picked up a gong hanging on the earthen wall and struck it twice with a drumstick.

This is like how the alert is dismissed.

Zhou He guessed.

Soon, a multitude of men, women, old and children, two hundred, came out of the empty bungalows, dressed in clothes sewn from unknown fur, or a whole piece of skin, the kind that had been simply sewn on, very bloated and unaesthetically untouched, and it looked like a primitive tribe, including its inhabitants, if not for their possession of firearms and some weapons that had never been seen before.

Zhou He became the focus, all eyes focused on him, and his bright eyes were obviously hostile and vigilant, or numb, and of course, curious.

Outsiders?

Most of the hostile eyes were young men, perhaps because of his handsome appearance and fair skin····· He must be an outsider with bad intentions.

There were young women looking at him with straight eyes, looking up and down his huge body, as if admiring the beautiful scenery as naturally, without the slightest shyness, they felt that this was a very strong man, but they couldn't understand why his skin was so white. It's whiter than a girl's skin.

"Smack!"

The young boy raised his gun, the muzzle of which was pointed at Zhou He's head, and his mouth made a 'snap' sound, as if he was being used as a target to test fire.

It was a boy estimated to be less than six years old, and his action of raising a gun startled Zhou He, although he didn't show it. It wasn't until a middle-aged woman slapped him on the back of the head that she grimaced and carried a firearm of his height behind her back.

"This is Zhou He from an external scientific research institute, a knowledgeable person, I have been admitted to the school."

Ah Yi explained softly to an old woman on crutches with a puzzled look, and told the old woman about Zhou He's situation one by one, as if she was doing a report.

"Is that so?"

Time carved wind and frost on the old woman's face, but her eyes were particularly bright, and she looked at Zhou He with a little joy: "Child, can you read and write?"

"Yes."

Zhou He nodded to the old woman, maintaining the due respect of a junior to an elder, although his memory came from more than a hundred years ago, he could still feel the vicissitudes and wisdom that the old woman in front of him exuded from the inside out. Her eyes seem to be able to speak, and people can't resist at all.

"Quick, little five, go and get some clothes and food for this gentleman."

She seemed to sense Zhou He's predicament at this time, and beckoned gently to a young woman, then faced Zhou He with a sincere tone: "Sir, welcome to your arrival." ”

"No, no, you're too polite, my name is Zhou He, and you call me Xiao Zhou."

He could feel the sincerity and enthusiasm in the old woman's eyes, and thanked him from the bottom of his heart, saying, "Thank you for your help and concern, I really haven't eaten for a long time." ”

"Come in and sit down."

She kindly took Zhou He's hand, which was a pair of hands with a thick layer of calluses, a little rough, but warm his hands.

"Okay."

He didn't refuse her enthusiasm, though he noticed the growing hostility in the young men's eyes, but he didn't perceive the malice, and besides, he really needed to eat at the moment, and he looked forward to food that would fill his stomach more than this hurtless look, and nothing could be more important.

"Sir, sit."

The light in the house is a little dim, there are no windows, and there is no ventilation, so the smell is a bit strong.

The old woman brought a stool made of wooden piers to greet Zhou He: "It's a little shabby here, there is nothing to entertain you, don't mind." ”

"You are too polite, you call me Xiao Zhou, if it weren't for your help, I might freeze to death and starve to death, I really don't know how to thank you."

Zhou He was shocked, took the wooden pier from her hand, and hurriedly thanked him.

"Grandma."

The girl came in from outside the door with a pile of clothes, and her bright and clear eyes secretly looked at Zhou He from time to time.

"Give me the clothes····· Xiao Zhou. ”

The old woman moved a wooden pier and sat down, smiling, "That's what I call you, Xiao Zhou." ”

"Hmm."

Zhou He nodded, looked at the girl who handed him the clothes, and expressed gratitude: "Thank you very much." ”

"No... It's nothing. ”

She suddenly felt a little panicked, her voice was uncontrollably slightly vibrased, and she quickly withdrew her hand, then turned her head and walked outside the house: "I'll go get you food." ”

"You can change it first, it's very cold here."

The old woman got up with a smile and made room for Zhou He to change clothes.

"Thank you."

Zhou He thanked him again.

The wooden door creaked shut, and there was no light in the room, and he fumbled his bloated leather jacket over his body, including trousers, with a leather belt at the end of his pants.

"It's really warm."

It's like wrapping an electric blanket around your body, clinging to your skin and not revealing a single gap. In admiration, he put his leather boots on the ropes and straps them, and pushed the door open, where a number of people stood pointing at him, and the young girl was approaching with a clay pot and a vellum wrap.

"It's food."

"There's water in this one."

The girl handed the leather wrap to Zhou He, then brought the clay pot to the room and placed it on the wooden pier, a little too shy to look into his eyes.

"Thank you."

He took the package and hurriedly thanked him.

The girl didn't say anything, and left in a panic.

Maybe it's because you're afraid of life, right?

Zhou He thought to himself.

He opened the package in his hand, and there was a piece of black meat inside, it should be meat, right? It was cut neatly like a brick, and when I kneaded it with my hands, it was quite hard. There is a smoky smell on it, mixed with a hint of lime smell, with a tentative bite of teeth, but can bite, tear off a piece hard, chew in the mouth, there is no obvious strange taste, or rather, there is no taste, the ancients said like chewing wax, may be this meaning.

But it always fills the stomach.

Zhou He held the clay pot and took a sip of water.

"Bang bang."

There was a gentle knock on the door: "Xiao Zhou, have you finished eating?" ”

"Eat it."

He hurriedly stuffed the last bit of meat crumbs into his mouth and responded to the outside of the house. He knew that the kind old woman must have many questions to ask him, but he also had many questions to ask, so he did not resist.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Zhou He got up again and thanked him.

She shook her head gently, although her face was still smiling, but there was a faint hint of tiredness: "You're welcome, you came here alone?" ”

"Yes."

Zhou He replied.

"Then you are really powerful, it is very dangerous outside, there are huge beasts, snakes and insects, under normal circumstances, we don't dare to go out at will." There was a flash of admiration in her eyes, and she complimented, "Your body is really strong, it seems that it has helped you, and it is much stronger than the young people of our village." ”

"Really? I'm lucky I didn't meet them, and thanks to my sturdy body, I wouldn't have made it here. ”

Zhou He said happily, his expression was also very sincere, but the sequelae of filling his stomach appeared, fatigue was invading his brain, and he couldn't stop yawning, he hadn't rested for a long time, thanks to this strong body that could endure it.

"Are you sleepy?"

She seemed to see Zhou He's inadvertent tiredness, and she stopped talking, but quickly smiled calmly: "Just rest here, I'll ask Xiao Wu to get you some bedding to lay the bed." ”

With that, she got up on crutches.

"Thank you so much! Thank you for your hospitality. ”

Zhou He hurriedly got up to help: "You slow down." ”

The old woman stopped again and again, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the old woman can still walk steadily." ”

After a while, the girl named Xiao Wu came over with the futon and carefully laid it out on the bed frame erected by several wooden pillars.

"Alright."

She said shyly, and without waiting for Zhou He to thank him, she ran away like a desert.

"Thank you."

Zhou He thanked him, although her back had gone away, but it was a lovely girl, although the wind and sun made her lean face look a little rough, but this could not erase the innocence of a girl.

She heard the thanks, her cheeks flashed with shame, and she couldn't help but stop and look back at the closed door.

"Knowledgeable people are so polite, and they are really different from the men in the village."

She thought, her smile narrowing her eyes into crescent moons, humming a cheerful tune, and bouncing away.