Chapter 1 The Way to Survive in Troubled Times
Great Xia, Jizhou, Stone Fire City.
It was March, but the weather was still a little cold.
The dilapidated streets are filled with plainly dressed people, and the shouts of hawkers on both sides are mixed with the weak sounds of beggars.
……
In the crowd, Chen Che wore a washed white scholar's robe, carrying a medicine bag and hurried home.
He has been here for a few days, but walking on this street in broad daylight, he still feels a chill down his spine.
He came through time.
crossed into the world of Chen Che, who has the same name and surname.
Chen Che of this world is nineteen years old and a poor scholar.
My father went to Beijing to participate in the scientific expedition in 19 years and never returned.
His mother, Wang Rou, pulled him up alone.
Because of this, this Chen Che knew that his mother's difficulties were not easy, so he was determined to study hard at a very young age, looking forward to following the scientific expedition team into Beijing in the future, and inquiring about his father's whereabouts by the way, so as to give his mother an explanation.
But what he didn't expect was that he encountered a fraud incident at the first level of the county examination and unfortunately fell off the list.
In a hurry, this Chen Che whimpered, which made him take advantage of the loophole.
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Of course, these are in the past.
Since he is here, it doesn't matter what he is looking for his father or what scientific expedition.
Now he has only one goal, and that is to quickly activate the suspected plug-in jade bottle that followed him through in his mind to obtain some life-saving abilities.
The specific function of the jade bottle is not yet known.
But as long as he drinks the medicine, some of the energy will enter the jade bottle.
In the past few days in this world, he has been pretending to be sick, and his mother has been feeding him medicinal soup.
If it continues to be installed, it will take about another three or four days for the jade bottle to be completely complete, and there may be some qualitative changes at that time.
But last night, his family was robbed, which doubled the pressure on his heart.
He couldn't wait.
That's why today he brought most of his private money out to buy medicine.
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"I hope the jade bottle is a better plug-in......"
With such anticipation, Chen Che's pace sped up a bit.
His home is in a broken alley in the outer city of Stone Fire City, with only two low bungalows and a small courtyard of more than ten square meters, and the environment is not good.
But in these troubled times, it's good to have a place to stay.
Seeing that he had arrived at the mouth of the alley where his house was located, the tension in Chen Che's heart had just eased, but at this moment, three people suddenly came out of the alley.
One of them was about thirty years old, dressed in a black short, with a sturdy body and dark skin, and it was Wang Zhen, the uncle of the original owner of his body.
Behind him were two yamen with knives.
Seeing this scene, Chen Che sighed in his heart.
My uncle was a gangster in his early years, and later he became a gangster.
In this world, gang vendettas are quite common.
So in order not to disturb my sister and my nephew, my uncle rarely walks around with the family on weekdays.
But what's going on today?
Uncle not only appeared near his home, but also looked like he had been arrested by the government.
didn't have time to think about it, Chen Che hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"Uncle...... What are you? ”
Wang Zhen was very calm when he saw Chen Che, he didn't rush to answer, but first whispered a word to one of the catchers, and then pulled Chen Che aside.
"It's not a big deal, it's just a stab someone, you have to go in for a while.
But don't worry, I'm familiar with it, and it won't take long to come out. ”
Speaking of this, Wang Zhen paused, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and said coldly: "It's a pity that I couldn't kill that little rabbit!" ”
"No, uncle...... What the hell is going on? ”
Chen Che asked in a low voice.
Although the uncle rarely walks around with the family, he has a deep relationship with his mother and his nephew, and he secretly takes care of the orphans and widows of the Chen family on weekdays.
Wang Zhen said in a deep voice: "Didn't you get robbed in your house last night? After your mother told me, I walked around your house, but I didn't expect to meet Liu Agou's little rabbit cub! ”
"Liu Agou?"
Chen Che recalled it carefully, and soon searched for such a person from the memory of the original owner.
This Liu Agou is a little beggar, who has been messing around in the market since he was a child, abducting and stealing all kinds of evil.
About a few years ago, this guy stole into his own home, but was caught red-handed by the original owner of the body and sent to the government.
Later, it seems that he was sentenced to several years of hard labor.
Calculating the time, it will come out this year.
The original owner remembered very well that this Liu Agou had a fierce expression on the way to the official mansion, and kept making threats, saying that if he didn't let him go, he would have to retaliate when he came out......
"I remember...... Was it him last night? ”
Chen Che's tone was complicated.
Anyone can say threats, but few of them are serious......
Wang Zhen's eyes were cold, and he said quietly: "When I met him this morning, his eyes were wrong, I estimate that nine times out of ten it is him."
If I'm right, he came into your house last night to steal the Sun Stone. ”
"Stealing the Sunstone?"
Chen Che felt a sudden chill in his heart, and then he was afraid for a while.
The Sun Stone is a must-have thing to ward off evil in every household, and if this thing is stolen, the home is easy to be invaded by evil spirits.
According to the laws of Great Xia, stealing the Sun Stone is a felony.
"He wants to get revenge on you...... Then I naturally have to strike first.
It's a pity that this kid seems to have learned some skills in prison, and I didn't kill him on the spot, but instead disturbed passers-by. ”
Wang Zhen looked regretful.
Chen Che was speechless.
The house was burglarized, and the uncle saw Liu Agou in the surroundings, but his eyes were wrong, and the uncle judged that he was going to steal the family's sun stone in retaliation, and decisively took action to kill him.
There is no conclusive evidence, it is all based on feelings, and the first strike is strong, and there is no room for error.
This may seem a bit reckless......
But this is the way to survive in troubled times!
At this moment, Chen Che was both depressed and angry in his heart.
Could it be that the original owner of the body did a wrong thing by sending Liu Agou to the government in the first place?
But if he had been let go, who knows if he would have gained an inch?
Or should he have opened one eye, closed one eye, and let him steal in the first place?
But let him steal, what did he and his mother eat?
So, no matter what you choose, you can't choose.
In this cannibalistic world, there is no reason to talk about it.
Seeing Chen Che's solemn expression, Wang Zhen continued: "That little rabbit cub was stabbed by me and suffered a lot of injuries, so there shouldn't be any trouble for you in a short time......
But the little rabbit cub at this age is the most vicious and vicious, leaving no room for things, and when he gets better, maybe he will come to you for trouble.
Lately, you and your mother have been going out as little as possible, and we'll talk about it when I come out. ”
Chen Che bowed his head and answered, and then said apologetically: "It's me who has caused you uncle......"
Wang Zhenyan's expression was a little surprised when he heard this, and then he gently patted Chen Che's shoulder.
"Don't say that, I'm your uncle.
But you have indeed changed, if it was before, you would definitely think about going to the police to expose him, hehe......"
After chuckling twice, he turned around and returned to the two catchers.
"Okay, I'm leaving, you go back, take good care of your mother, you're not too young."
Chen Che nodded slightly, but he didn't rush into the alley, but stayed where he was and watched the two catchers leave with their uncle.
After the figures of the three of them completely disappeared into the distance, he clenched the medicine bag in his hand and went into the alley.