Chapter 173. Act III, The Age of Absurdity

The three suggestions given by Ming Yuexin, with the current conditions, only the last one can be achieved, but Zhou Jinru does not have sixty hours to waste on saturated sleep.

I have to think of something else.

He focused his attention on Yelena beside him.

"Miss Yelena, I have a request."

He was fished out of the water by Yelena, and most people who live near the water will look for food nearby.

Zhou Jinru once heard his grandfather say that in that era of great famine, there was no food to eat, and people living by rivers and lakes would find a way to survive in the water.

In other words, Yelena lives here, and she should get some aquatic products to enrich her life, after all, the current situation is difficult.

"Please."

"I'd like to buy you some meat, and fish will do."

He reached for his wallet, his hand touched the pocket of his jacket, and he was stunned, when he was in Voller prison, he had changed into a worker's overalls, and he had thrown his wallet and valuables at Adella, and now he was penniless.

In other words, he is going to eat soft rice again.

Zhou Jinru covered his forehead, and his head hurt so much that he couldn't straighten his waist.

"Zhou, don't worry about money, I said, I still have a little savings."

The white rabbit got up and left the room, she should have gone to get what Zhou Jinru wanted, leaving him alone in the room.

The faint light on the bedside table shone on Zhou Jinru's face, Yelena said that she had savings, but in fact she didn't have enough money, and it was very difficult to bear the food for two people, she struggled when she left, but she still went to get something.

"Why is it just a plot where I feel heartache?"

Zhou Jinru opened his mouth and sighed silently, he needed to hurry up to recover his body, and the acceleration of Mingyue's heart had already opened the back door.

A few minutes later, the White Rabbit walked in with two portions of cold cutlets and some small grilled fish, her eyes fixed on the meat, and the reluctance in her eyes was overflowing.

"Miss Yelena, I'll pay it back, trust me."

After Yelena put down the food, she turned to leave, not daring to stay.

No matter how heartbroken Zhou Jinru is, he must finish eating, then sleep upside down, and wait until dawn to recover.

A few hours later, when it was getting dark, the girl who had gotten up early opened her worn-out purse under her pillow and stared at the increasingly scarce coins, and fell into confusion, with only a little food left in the house, and what she had to do to persevere.

She couldn't help but look at the coat inside the bed, it was the last thing she had of value, maybe it was sold, and it would last a few more days.

But that dress has been with her for a long time, and if it is sold, there is almost no chance of buying it back.

What should I do?

But the thought had already been formed, and her fingers kept reaching for the coat, and the struggle in her eyes grew stronger.

It's good in just a few days, just a few days......

"Miss Yelena."

The man's loud voice could be heard through the door panel, which startled Yelena, she quickly retracted her hand and said in a panic: "I'm here." ”

How can I be like a thief, this is my home.

She complained to herself in her heart, tidied up her messy clothes, walked to the door, opened the door, and saw a man in good spirits.

Yelena opened her mouth and looked at each other incredulously, this man was delirious from the fever last night, and after a night, he returned to normal?!

"Miss Yelena, thank you for taking care of me, I'm recovering quickly, well, I'm going to go out and I'll be back soon, do you want to come along?"

Zhou Jinru's physical strength only returned to half of the normal level, but the appearance he showed seemed to be 120%, which made Yelena stunned in place.

She reached out to put it in her pocket, but after touching it for a long time, she remembered that the old dress had no pockets, and she waved it a few times in confusion, and finally hung down on both sides of her body.

"Do you want to go out, I'm still, okay, let's go together, what do you want to do?"

After thinking about it for a long time, she decided to go out with her, because there was not much food at home, and it was better to find a job, even if it was a temporary worker.

Zhou Jinru nodded, put on a Victorian newsboy hat, and went out with Yelena.

According to the information provided by Ming Yuexin, there is a small wharf not far away, where the goods transported from the upstream will be loaded and unloaded, most of the goods are vegetables, because there is a nearby agricultural market distribution center shared by several regions, which bears part of the city's consumption.

Even if the Jacobins provoked conflicts, people needed to eat and drink as long as they lived, and they had to control all the food sources they could control in order to be qualified to confront the nobles.

In the winter, a large number of vegetables need to be transported to various areas of the city every day in the farmers' distribution center, which means that there will be a stock of vegetables that are enough to distribute for two to three days.

Yelena followed Zhou Jinru and found that he knew the local environment better than herself, and she found the vicinity of the farmers' market distribution center.

Unfortunately, the place has been taken over by organized gangs that control the entrances.

"Zhou, what do you want to do?"

Yelena looked nervously at the man beside her.

Zhou Jinru grinned and said, "Wait." ”

He found a sheltered corner, sat down patiently, and slowly explained to Yelena: "Miss Yelena, five full days have passed since the day the city fell into chaos, and you have lived here for four and a half days, have you ever seen a cargo ship docked at the dock to unload?" ”

Yelena recalled carefully for a few seconds, shook her head, it was true that it had not been unloaded for a few days, and it seemed that the cargo ship coming from upstream had stopped moving.

But he's been asleep all the time, and rarely awake, where did he get the news?

"Your question is actually very simple, the two sides of the conflict are the broad masses of the people and the aristocracy, and it is normal for food prices to rise in winter, but because of the large increase in consumer spending due to the giving of one's own rations to others, the dissatisfaction will continue to accumulate, coupled with the long-term legacy of the problem, which eventually leads to the stimulation of the contradiction."

Zhou Jinru narrowed his eyes and continued: "If it were another country, I wouldn't think so, but we are in Victoria, we have to think like this, the nobles have a very simple solution to the problem, since you can surround and attack the municipal department, we can control the distribution of food in the entire city, as long as there is no food, hungry people will always compromise, this method they have used many times, and it can work every time." ”

Yelena is not from Victoria, she just stayed here because of Vasim's arrest, and she didn't know what had happened to Victoria, and when she heard Zhou Jinru say this, she couldn't help but be surprised: "Why is this so?" ”

"The nobles also said a very famous saying," Zhou Jinru said word by word, "when they are hungry, they will bow their heads." ”