Chapter 61: To Darwin
"Hi, welcome to my home, Claremont Village." David jumped off his horse and spread his arms, looking familiar and bold.
This human settlement is indeed quite secluded, built behind a small hill and the road is deliberately narrow to keep some large dinosaurs at bay. And it's not too far from the abandoned town of Gibes, which only takes a few hours to ride a horse.
In order to facilitate the journey, Evans gave up his horse and squeezed a horse with Martin so that Gao Heng and Chen Ru could ride together.
These horses are very tame, not only do they not need to be controlled by Gao Heng, but they also know how to automatically keep up with their companions.
"David!" In the distance, a plump white woman pounced.
"This is my wife, Jenny." David also hugged each other excitedly and kissed each other, and it took a long time to remember that he hadn't introduced it. For hunters, every time they go out hunting, it is almost a life-and-death experience, and if you are unlucky, you may never come back.
Evans and Martin took the initiative to take the task of bringing the prey down. With the exception of the jaguar they had just hunted yesterday, the rest of the prey had been bone-cut and made into pieces of jerky that filled several bags on horseback.
"Hello, distinguished guest, thank you for saving Marty, she is my only sister." David's wife, Jenny, looked grateful. But to be honest, the two sisters don't look like each other at all, the elder sister is gentle and charming, and Marty is simply a woman.
It's a small village surrounded by corn and wheat, and a dozen rows of simple wooden houses are sparsely built. The population is estimated to be more than 1,000 at most, and the village is dominated by women, after all, the able-bodied men have gone out hunting.
"Are you here?" A bald old man in good spirits walked over with blazing eyes and looked at Gao Heng and Chen Ru, "Introduce yourself, I'm Old Tom, the village chief of Claremont Village. ”
Evans hurriedly stepped forward and told him what happened last night.
Hearing that Gao Heng was from another settlement, and that he was able to give away a piece of erythromycin ointment, which is now worth a lot of money, Old Man Tom suddenly became enthusiastic.
The situation in each human settlement is different, and some places are hidden from dinosaurs, but there are few modern resources and equipment. There are also settlements that are lucky enough to be built on certain factories or military bases, so that they can produce industrial products, even if there is a lack of raw materials and technical personnel, and the output is low, life can be good.
Like Rayson City, it was originally a remote military research institute somewhere, but then slowly expanded, and accidentally found a few large warehouses, and its power expanded dramatically, so that it had a population of hundreds of thousands.
"Hey, young man, are you short of food in the settlement, we can exchange with each other." Old Tom looked at the hiking bag Gao Heng was carrying, "If it's medicine or scientific and technological supplies, it's even better." ”
"Actually, there is no shortage of penicillin in Darwin, it's just that the profiteers are deliberately inflating the price in order to annex our small settlements." Old Tom muttered, not only complaining, but also reminding Gao Heng not to ask too much.
"Okay, when I go back to the settlement, I'll mention it to my father, after all, he is an elder, and he has the right to decide." Gao Heng said casually, and Old Tom was somewhat disappointed.
"By the way, I heard David say that you want to go to Darwin, it's a very dangerous journey......" Old Tom winked treacherously, "and you know, if David goes to Darwin with you, it will reduce the harvest of prey in the village, which is a big loss." ”
"Father!" David heard what Old Tom meant, and was immediately a little dissatisfied, he didn't plan to ask for payment, after all, Gao Heng had already given him an erythromycin ointment. Although Marty used some, at least half of it was left.
"I can pay me fairly." The corners of Gao Heng's mouth twitched, and he smiled indifferently, "I only have ten erythromycin ointments left on my body, leaving one as a backup, and the remaining nine as compensation and compensation, is it okay?" ”
"Oh, may God bless you, lad, for your generosity!" Old Tom smiled from ear to ear. If it was before the disaster, just ten erythromycin ointment was not worth his second glance, but as the various substances produced back then were exhausted, with the productivity of human beings today, one erythromycin ointment was probably enough to save a life.
After all, it is difficult for a hunter to fight a wild beast without getting hurt, and if the wound is inflamed, this is a big problem.
"You don't need so much, Gao, you're too generous, father, you're too treacherous, how can you treat a friend like this. And we were supposed to take the jerky to Darwin City to trade after a while, but this time it was in advance. ”
Faced with his son David's accusations, old Tom was a little embarrassed, and glared hatefully at this simple-minded son with developed limbs, as if regretting that he should have shot him against the wall in the first place.
The perennial hunting life made David not as flexible as his father at all, and Gao Heng's act of giving erythromycin ointment last night also successfully won David's favor. If Marty dies due to inflammation of his wounds, he will not be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life, and it will be difficult for him to face his wife.
Jenny was caught between the two fathers and sons, in a dilemma, so she had to smile apologetically at Gao Heng.
"I'm going to have Martin and Evans go with me, it's more crowded, and it's safer." Old Tom quibbled helplessly, "David, you can't let Martin and Evans work in vain, can you?" ”
"But this price is too unreasonable, I think, it's too much......" David looked at Gao Heng embarrassedly, he also hoped that the more medicines in the village, the better, but he felt that just taking people to Darwin City, this price was too tricky. Although Gao Heng took the initiative to bring it up, David still couldn't help it.
"David, you don't need to pay too much attention to it, it's just a few sticks of erythromycin ointment, it's a testimony to our friendship." Gao Heng smiled, although the lack of medical treatment and medicine after the disaster made these people attach great importance to medicines, but a few erythromycin ointments were not put in Gao Heng's eyes at all.
In the real world, a box of erythromycin ointment isn't worth much.
"Yes, it's a testimony of our friendship." David glanced at Gao Heng with gratitude on his face. The reason why he refused to receive remuneration before was because he did not think that the value of his labor in taking Gao Heng to Darwin City could be compared to the precious antibiotic drugs, so he accused his father Lion of opening his mouth. didn't expect Gao Heng to be so generous, which immediately made David, a white man with a rough temperament, grateful.
After spending the night at David's house, the next morning the group set out on horseback.
"Hey, Gao, when you get to Darwin, if someone wants to confiscate your gun or weapon in the name of the committee, you don't need to be polite to such people, they will be honest if they are beaten up. The committee would not dare to do such a thing, and it was all thugs who were pretending to be law enforcement officers to scare and deceive outsiders. ”
David introduced Gao Heng to the precautions of Darwin City.
The Supreme Council of Darwin is run by a few consortia, and they are so at loggerheads that the law and order situation is not very good, and the poor and crazy thugs dare to do anything for a little supplies.
It's a slightly chaotic city.