Chapter 8: The Outside World
"Turn left, turn left again, okay, just walk down this street."
Babu didn't pedal, he stood on the roof of the caravan and pointed loudly in the direction, and in his eyes, a light curtain more than three meters wide and straight into the sky unfolded right in front of him.
Monica didn't kick either, she sat comfortably in the cab, her long legs on the rudder and her feet to steer the direction, one hand fanning the wind with the plank, and the other hand occasionally waving the whip to make a loud whip.
But the caravan was still going, because there were three poor coolies pushing the cart behind, the three fourteen and fifteen-year-old half-grown children from last night, and the three of them were sweating behind the caravan at this time, and every time the sound of the whip came, the three of them shivered at the same time, and pushed harder.
"Push me faster, if you dare to be lazy, I will let you eat the whip." Monica waved her whip again and said with a sneer, "If you still dare to resist, then give me a long memory, and push my cart to death, so that you don't have to die when you go home." Hmph, next time it's not about whips and carts, it's probably because you're going to grow tentacles to whip others next time. โ
Monica roared fiercely and loudly, and none of the three dared to speak, since there had been an extra circle of black green in each of their eye sockets in the morning.
When Babu opened the door outside in the morning, the three of them had nothing to do, and they were so frightened that they had been locked up all night, so they picked up a few broken stones and lay in ambush behind the door, intending to knock down the people who came in and escape from the cave. However, the door was opened, but no one came in, and finally the three of them couldn't help it, and poked their heads out to look out.
Then they were seized by Babu, who was waiting at the door, and gave each of them an eyeshadow, and the three of them embarked on a miserable journey of cart, not only to do coolies, but also to endure the intimidation of the cruel woman, which was so pitiful that people applauded.
Fortunately, the days of suffering were coming to an end, and Babu stood on the roof of the car and clapped his hands to remind everyone: "Attention, enter the world immediately, everyone sit down steadily, I don't say a few of you, you give me an honest cart." Okay, three, two, one, let's go. โ
As a result, the dark edges of the red mist shattered like a mirror, and everyone's eyes lit up, and they entered the present world with a sunny and clear sky.
"That's what it is...... The outside world? Looking at the strange but normal world in front of him, Babu was a little stunned for a while, and his memory of this world for ten years was only the small town of Sol, his hometown, and when he suddenly saw the outside world, he was a little at a loss.
The town seems to be in a different season from the town of Saul, the air is full of the smell of summer, and the grass on the outskirts is full of wildflowers, and the smell of the fragrance makes people reluctant to leave. In addition to the floral scent, there is another special fruity aroma wafting from afar, and although Babu doesn't know what kind of fruit it is, the smell is sweet and smells very pleasant, even intoxicating.
Blue sky, green fields, rolling hills, endless terraced rice fields, scattered farmhouses in the fields, and the center of the town with houses at the foot of the mountain, a scene of uncontested utopia.
However, this peaceful world, which has no quarrel with the world, is not at peace at this time.
Everywhere there was the sound of horses' hooves, and in the distance many horses could be seen running along the border in the field, and the shouts of the horns were heard in the wind, but the distance was too far to hear what was being shouted in the distance.
It should have seen that there was a caravan here, and seven or eight galloping horses turned around and came galloping towards this side, Babu looked back at the three young men who were still pushing the cart, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he whispered to Monica: "It seems that the town has exploded, and they are all looking for these three fools......"
"Hmph." Monica and Babu looked at each other, and already understood what Babu meant, she tilted her head and thought about it, smiled slyly, made a crisp sound with a whip, and shouted to the three people who were trembling subconsciously, "Okay, don't push, you three come over for me, stand here, yes, it's here, stand in a row for me." โ
Letting the three children stand in a row under the caravan, Monica was condescending on the roof of the car, and seeing that the riders in the distance were about the same distance, Babu stabbed her, so she pointed to the three young men and began to curse.
Similar to what young people don't cherish life, what are you worthy of your parents, what are you worthy of your obligations to the town, everything has the ability to work and don't know how to share worries for the family, only know how to run crazy and play stupidly, no sense of responsibility, what this time is just to teach you a lesson to let you remember for a long time, don't play with the edge, otherwise your family can't find it if they want to hold your corpse and cry, and then it's too late.
The voice was not loud or small, just enough for the riders around the town to hear, and several riders heard Monica's reprimand, and even when they arrived, they didn't come right away, but just watched from a distance, looking in agreement.
But the harmonious atmosphere was immediately interrupted, and two horses came galloping wildly, and the rider of the horse almost fell off his horse, and without even bothering to greet Monica Babu, one of them grabbed a young man and pressed him to the ground. The attack was much more ruthless than Monica's whip Babu's fist, and the two young men who beat him screamed heartbreakingly, and the third young man was so frightened that his face was like earth, but unfortunately before he slipped away, the other fast horse was late, and the rider above had already untied the belt before he got off the horse, and the man who jumped off the horse was still in the air, and the belt was already dancing with the wind.
Soon, the number of people crying changed from three to six, and three middle-aged women also rushed over, guarding their children and crying very sadly, the problem is that none of the three women had any intention of going up to persuade them, but instead cried while cheering up their husbands and making them beat them harder.
As a result, there was a rare bustle at the border of Griff's Town, with people shouting and neighing, crying and screaming, so that Barb and Monica in the caravan could see ...... I relished it and wanted to keep watching.
It's a pity that there is no chance.
An old man who looked to be about 60 years old, leaning towards the caravan on crutches, carefully avoiding the victims of the beating on the road, mainly for fear of affecting their parents' performance.
"Thanks, thank you very much, a few little bastards have caused such a big trouble this time, and the whole town has been alarmed to look for them, and if we can't find them again in the morning, we will ask our collection team to go to the edge to find someone. Thanks to you, thank you, thank you so much. The old man shook Babu and Monica's hands hard from left to right, "These two are marginal merchants, right...... Monica & Bรกb Chamber of Commerce. โ
The old man looked at the sign on the caravan, not only did he hesitate a little, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. The broken sign did have the name Monica and Babu Chamber of Commerce written on it, but at some point, the words Monica and Babu were circled, and then an arrow was drawn to indicate the interchange, and it became the Babu and Monica Chamber of Commerce.
Do you have to play with your own Chamber of Commerce signboard? The old man endured the question that almost blurted out and forced his composure: "I am Maren, the mayor of Grepp Town, and I welcome you on behalf of the town. You must stay in town for a few days, no, you are the benefactors of Grippertown, and you can stay as long as you want. You're not a merchant, I'll find you a room for you to sell, if you want to buy anything, Sherlock, Sherlock. โ
An old man who was also about to be fifty or sixty years old was called, this Sherlock was thin and thin, without a single hair on the top of his head, always smiling and squinting his eyes, but occasionally when he opened them, he could see the shrewdness in his eyes.
"Sherlock is also in charge of the trade in the town, and you can ask him for whatever you want to buy, and if the quantity is small, you can browse the shops in the town. Sherlock, you will be in charge of the whole process after a while, you are not allowed to be as stingy as before, don't think I don't know, you old thing always tries to lower the price, offended several groups of merchants, Monica and Babu they are the benefactors of the town, if you dare to make them angry, be careful I will settle accounts with you. โ
For some reason, when he heard the old mayor Mullen say these words, Babu always felt a faint murderous aura and hostility lingering around him, and Babu squinted his eyes without a trace, and Monica was pursed with a smile on her face, not knowing what she was thinking.
Babu was puzzled, so he heard the mayor continue: "Both, I'll go and arrange a store and a place to stay for you, and Sherlock will accompany you around the town first, your car...... You can park in the town square first, rest assured, no one will touch your stuff, I promise. โ
The mayor of the town hurried away to arrange the follow-up for Monica and the Bรกbu Chamber of Commerce, and the farce in the neighborhood was coming to an end, and the three young men were beaten half to death, and they did not dare to mess around with such an extremely dangerous place as the edge for a long time.
Seeing the mayor leave, the children's parents and relatives and friends escorted the three young people to surround them, and once again thanked them, the three unlucky children were obviously forced to push the car all morning, but they still had to bow to the enemy under the compulsion of their parents to thank them, and their hearts were slowly aggrieved, and the tears that had been stopped flowed out again.
After a large group of grateful townsfolk said they would come to the door when it opened, the crowd gradually dispersed, and at last a few people were born, including Sherlock, the head of trade, who was directing several townspeople to harness their horses to the caravan and pull it into the town.
After arranging everything, he turned around, stretched out his hand towards the two of them with a smile, and said sharply: "Then in the past few days, I have asked the two of you to take care of the business in the town, I don't have many marginal businessmen, what is offensive, please don't be surprised." โ
"Hehehe, okay." Monica stroked her hair, raised her head slightly, and also had an expression that seemed to be smiling, and said with deep meaning, "I just came back to be a businessman, I have forgotten all my previous experience, and I don't understand the current market. โ
The two looked at each other again, and Babu felt a chill all over, and felt that it was worthy of the former marginal merchant returning to his old business, and the momentum of this merchant alone was terrifying.