Chapter 40: Idle Things
Because Tianlong City is located in the central and northern plains at the northern foot of the Andes, the altitude is low, and the terrain is gentle, and it is fertile for thousands of miles, and the land and water transportation network is scattered. Such convenient transportation has also created the prosperity of Tianlong City today. Whether it is politically or economically, whether it is a frozen history, or a prosperous present, Draco City has an irreplaceable position, comparable to the holy city of St. Petersburg, and another super city, Aresburg, and firmly occupies the third place among the cities in the northern part of the Central Regions.
However, in this ancient and vast plain, there is a proverb: yellow clouds appear in the afternoon, and tiles (hail) are heard in the middle of the night. Tenryu Castle is located on the anticline of the Andes Mountains and has a mountainous climate at higher latitudes. Summer is like an autumn breeze, and it is a good place for human beings to escape the heat. But every winter day has not arrived, and the wind and snow are ushered in early. The cold snap from the northern region, under the action of high-intensity atmospheric pressure, went all the way down the south, unscrupulous, until it was blocked by the Andes Mountains, and then stopped its raging pace, and sprinkled its last and only remaining anger on this prosperous city. So, Draco City in winter. It is known for its unpredictable climate, often with clear skies at noon and snowstorms raging in the afternoon or evening.
In the Great Yan period, humans did not have that kind of sophisticated weather forecasting instruments, and human beings' judgment of climate was often based on the life experience of their ancestors. However, it is this experience that is often more accurate than that of some clever soothsayers. Whereas soothsayers can only vaguely predict the future, these proverbs have a history of nearly 10,000 years, they come from the past, they are used in the present, and they can also "predict" the future. As a philosopher once said, the present is the future of the past. The future is not in a vacuum, just like the climate, they are all traceable.
As if adding fuel to the fire, the already somewhat gloomy sky, under the raging gusts of cold wind, lifted patches of yellow belly.
"It's going to change the sky-" An old man squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, slowly lowered his head for a moment, tore off a towel on his shoulder, and patted the dust on his body while saying to the old woman on the side: "Old woman, close the stall"
"Old guy, I see you're confused again, what time is it going to close?"
"What does the old woman know, I think there will be changes in this day, so I should take it early and worry about it"
The old woman looked very old, her dark brown wrinkled face was furrowed, her shriveled lips were sunken, and every time the corners of her mouth moved, she pulled the skin of her whole face, one by one, like a chrysanthemum surrounded by petals.
"Where is it so wicked—" Although the old woman said this, her subordinates did not dare to stay, and hurriedly put away all the pots and pans.
At this time, four or five burly men suddenly turned out at the entrance of the alley, they were dressed in uniforms similar to those of the city guards and police, but they were not at the mouth of the alley. Each of them was wielding a mace, which looked a little hideous, and was waving it in pain.
"Oh, those evil animals are here again—" The old man jumped to his feet in a hurry, and hurriedly ran to the side of the stall to help the old woman clean up.
"Hey——, those two old immortals are hiding here." A big man was suddenly surprised.
"Ahh Do you think these two old have become his ** honest? I'm hiding here."
Hearing the scolding of the gang, the old woman's hand shook, almost didn't hit the plate in her hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Old man, those scourges are coming again, what should I do?"
"Don't be afraid—" The old man was busy comforting his wife, but his own voice trembled faintly.
At this time, the five people had already walked over, and when they saw that the two were closing the stall, they were even more unhappy in their hearts, one of them had a hot temper, kicked the stool under his feet away, and said angrily: "Honest, what's going on?"
The old man was dazed, took out a silver coin from his pocket dryly, leaned over tremblingly and said, "Uncle, this is this month's monthly money"
"Smack-" The man slapped us directly, "Old thing, you've been hiding from us for so many days, and you want to send us away with this bit of fart."
The old man was so old that he almost didn't get angry after being slapped in the face, but fortunately, the old woman grabbed the sky and grabbed the ground, and it took him a long time to relieve his breath. Seeing that the old man woke up, the old woman finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the old couple hugged their heads and cried. ,
"Damn, I'll hand over all the money when I'm lost, and how many grandpas are still waiting to eat?"
"Uncle, we really don't have any money in this small business," the old woman said in a choked voice.
"No money-" The man glared at him, and said to a few people behind him: "I heard that there is no money without this old thing, what are you waiting for, brothers, copy the guys"
Several strong men laughed and smashed all those tables, chairs and benches, and pots and pans smashed to the ground. At this time, a strong man came to the dining cart, pulled the drawer, and scattered all the change.
Originally, the old couple was hugging their heads and crying, and when they heard the sound of the drawer, they suddenly felt overwhelmed. The old man struggled a few times, but felt lightheaded, and he didn't get up. The old woman rushed over desperately and pleaded: "Uncle spare your life, uncle, that's the money for my son's treatment, this is life-saving money, you can't move it."
"Old thing, didn't you say you didn't have any money?" The man scolded and kicked the old woman away.
At this time, suddenly an angry voice came: "Stop-" After a pause in everyone's hands, they saw a graceful figure running quickly from the alley, helping the old woman with tears on her face, and said softly: "Old woman, you have nothing to do."
"My son—" The old woman was still crying out for the sky, and two lines of tears rolled down her eyes, as if she had lost the most important support in her life.
"Hehe, where did you come from, where did you come from, and you dare to meddle with the uncle's affairs"
The girl's face turned pale with anger, and she pointed at the people: "You...... When you do this, are you not afraid of the law? ”
"The law-" Everyone laughed, and one of them pulled the clothes on his body and said arrogantly: "Lao Tzu is the law, can you control it?" ”
"Stinky girl, get out, the uncles are in a good mood today, if it is in the past, I have to pull you over and be happy"
"Haha-" Everyone laughed again.
A burst of obscene words kept coming, and the girl's face became even paler, and then the old woman also persuaded: "Girl, you go quickly, these people you can't afford to mess with."
"It's a shame to have told you to stop meddling—" At some point, a young man in a white robe came to her side.
"Night Rain, can't you help them?"
"Help them?" The young man suddenly sneered, "I don't know them, their life and death, I don't care about my-" As he spoke, the young man glared at the girl and sneered, "Don't you hate other people's use of violence the most?" ”
"You...... You're so ruthless—" The girl gritted her teeth red, but she didn't know what to do.
"I can't stand you like this," the boy whined, and the girl's expression always tugged at his heartstrings.
At this time, the strong man over there also finished the search, and scolded Ye Yu: "Little white face, take your horse and let Lao Tzu see it again, maybe even you will explode——"
This chapter is made up for yesterday