Chapter 681: A Celebration of Life (I)
Liv arrived late in Ilmassu City, and after she was assigned to the Green Valley, she had a regular source of food, although not much, but she could not starve, and after a show of potions and saved some people, she became a recognized physician in the Green Valley. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Her father is an excellent pharmacist, and he has already touched the intermediate realm, and she has also followed her father in dealing with herbs since she was a child, and she has heard and seen and learned some, but it is no more, after all, she has not studied systematically, and her own knowledge of pharmacists is not complete.
In addition, there is a big difference between a pharmacist and a doctor, her understanding of the disease is very limited, and the diseases that can be treated are only a few common ones, but this does not prevent everyone from recognizing her.
This is Green Valley, the people here are refugees from other places, if they have money, ability and connections, they have already left, and those who stay are naturally the lowest level of the original society, and in the process of fleeing, who does not have a headache, brain fever, injury and strain?
Liv's medical skills may be limited, but for them, as long as they can save one, they are already earning.
Moreover, potions were not cheap, perhaps not as expensive as potions in gold, but they were not affordable for refugees who had lost their homes. And Liv can be on credit here, she can bargain, she can pay off her debts with herbal items, and she can even offset it with her labor.
That's why so many people come to Liv to help, in fact, they don't help, they work to offset their debts, and for most refugees, it's the most cost-effective thing to get a potion for a little effort.
For Liv, in the case of self-production and self-consumption, she will hardly have any loss except for the time-consuming configuration of the configuration, but although she can also directly waive the cost of the potion, she will never do so, even if the other party's family is really difficult, she adheres to the principle of exchange.
People are lazy after all, and if it becomes a habit and norm to get something for hard work, then it is not a good result for her.
The hustle and bustle did not subside until the sun rose in the sky, and when the first wisps of smoke rose, the people left after saying hello to Liv and needed to go back to prepare their lunch meal.
When everyone left, Liv made herself a cup of tea and sat down in a daze on the chair at the door.
Green Valley is a slum, and it has common characteristics of slums, such as haphazard houses and miscellaneous objects, narrow roads between intervals, such as ragged people and bare-bottomed bear children running around, or indispensable gangs that squeeze refugees.
However, compared to other slums, this place is different.
Garbage and sewage are not allowed here, and defecation is strictly prohibited, so there is no eerie stench in the air that is characteristic of slums.
In addition to distributing a little basic food, people have to go to work to get 'paper money', and with 'paper money' they can buy various items, and it is said that after saving a certain amount, they can buy a house and become a real 'Ilmasu'.
Therefore, refugees cannot be numb with nothing to do, they must work hard to complete various tasks to create their own tomorrow.
There are also gangs here, but the gangs follow the rules, and the protection fee they charge is fixed, not much, but it must not be paid.
They form weird patrols to roam the Green Valley, they break the arms of all bullies and teach them a lesson they will never forget, they warn strangers not to cause trouble on their turf, and they help their neighbors solve problems that they can.
So, the gangs, the rats, the notorious people in this slum are actually more respected and popular than the patrol camp.
Arnold is a gang member, with his strong body, he was trained by the gang and became the leader of the patrol, he can't speak, but he once gestured to tell Liv that the entire Rose Leader gang belongs to the Axe Gang, and he met his big leader once, that is a powerful and domineering professional, is his idol.
Liv has been to many places, and has been in many slums and cities, but this place is different, there are many different places, but at the end of the day, it makes people feel safe.
Ironically, in this day and age, security is one of the most expensive things to be desired.
She couldn't help but look up at the sky, and through the heavy space, she saw the city looming between the clouds, which was the city of Ilmassu.
It is said that there was an unusual illegitimate son who inherited the lord, and then, the city began to become different.
It is said that he will have a grand coronation ceremony, cheering will be the theme of the city, and people will taste food and drink for free.
"I really want to see it!" Liv said, longingly:
"Dr. Liv, it's time to eat. An aunt with a waist circumference almost the same height as her height walked over, carrying a basket in her right hand, and when she saw Liv, she opened her throat and shouted.
"Aunt Mary, I'm sorry for you. Seeing her, Liv smiled and put down her glass, and replied:
"No trouble, no trouble, Dr. Liv, you have given me much more food than you have eaten, and I have taken advantage of it. "Aunt Mary seemed very cheerful, and when she laughed, her mouth was very cracked, and she looked a little scary, but those who knew her well knew that she was a warm-hearted person.
"I can't eat it here, and it's a pity to waste it. So saying, Liv stood up and led Aunt Mary into the room:
The table with the various potion bottles was partially cleared, and Aunt Mary took out the contents of the basket, black bread, mushroom soup, and mashed potatoes from Wolan, and the last half of the oily sausage.
On the other hand, Aunt Mary also explained: "This is my family's 'banknote' bought in the grocery store, it tastes excellent, I brought you some." ”
"Thank you, Auntie, then I'll go. Liv was not polite, picked up the black bread and soaked it in mushroom soup and took a bite of it.
Liv's cooking skills are very bad, when she is in the wild, she mostly picks wild fruits to satisfy her hunger, as an apprentice apothecary, he can distinguish what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten, and occasionally hunted small animals, she does not dare to make a fire, the light of the fire will reveal her location, so, she will mostly ...... directly Raw.
After really experiencing survival in the wild, Liv realized that the kind of outing-like dragon slaying trip in the knight's novel is simply a joke, and it is normal for Ru Mao to drink blood and eat flesh raw.
After arriving in Green Valley, Liv has no shortage of food with her skills as a pharmacist, and those refugees who can't afford to pay for medicine will put some food as collateral, and she has always refused to come.
Of course, based on her poor cooking skills, she directly hired Aunt Mary as a cook, and she would provide plenty of food, while Aunt Mary provided her with three meals a day.
After swallowing a few mouthfuls of food, Liv looked up and saw the smiling Aunt Mary without surprise, and she repeated what she had to say every time she ate: "Auntie, let's eat together, I can't finish eating so much, don't waste it." ”
The food was generous, and Liv's appetite was not great, she really couldn't finish it, and she knew that Aunt Mary had made lunch but she hadn't eaten it herself.
Don't look at Aunt Mary is very fat, but some people get fat when they drink water, she actually has a lot of work every day, but she can not eat much, it is not that her husband does not work hard, to be exact, her husband, Matt is an extremely diligent carpenter, and he can get the highest salary on the site every day.
However, Mary had five and a half children to support, all but one of whom was her own, and the others were adopted by poor people, and little Angus was one of them.
In this day and age, soft-heartedness is not a good character, but a sin, but they can afford the hope of five children alive.
This is partly the reason why Liv is willing to ask Aunt Mary to be the cook, and Aunt Mary is extremely self-disciplined, yes, as long as she does not invite, Aunt Mary will never touch the food in front of her.
The previous conversation would take place once a meal, and it might have been annoying for a long time, but Liv could feel respected.
"Okay, then you're welcome. Aunt Mary sat down with the invitation, first put the sausage on Liv's plate, then took a piece of black bread, and ate it in a big gulp, and in her posture she was much more heroic than Liv.
Aunt Mary is very talkative, and she has no habit of eating without saying anything, and while eating, she 'sells' some outside news to Liv.
"Doctor Liv, I heard from my family that the old men in the city have spoken, and the transformation of the slums will not stop, and after the main city is completed, it will be the Acropolis of the Four Realms, and then the valleys.
As long as we work hard and earn enough 'paper money', we can buy a house, and then we will really have a home. ”
"By the way, it seems that the clerks are now registering the population of each station, and there will be job opportunities for those with special skills, you can ask.
It is said that after being selected, what kind of certification will you get, and you can also receive tasks from the government affairs department, not only will you get money, but also a lot of treatment!"
"Haha, Dr. Liv, you see, you're not too young, so you don't have any ideas?
I think Arnold is a good kid, he has nothing to say about his physique, the young man is diligent, he has a good job, and most importantly, he can see your intentions. ”
"Hey, it's just a natural mute, but they're all refugees, and they're not poor, if you're willing, I'll make peace with you?"
Liv doesn't like to talk, and the last two years of solitary travel have taught her that silence is golden, but she likes to listen to Aunt Mary's nagging, and those parents make her feel the breath of life. Of course, the last question also made her a little helpless.
The meal was supposed to end in the passage of time as usual, but the hustle and bustle outside the door broke the peace.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way......"
"Dr. Liv, Dr. Liv, something has happened, you come out and take a look. ”