Chapter Seventy-One: The Poor and Broken Moon
As far as Shang Ding is concerned, he still prefers Zhang Qi's character, straightforward and unpretentious, but he also respects Xuan Tiancheng's habits, so he doesn't persuade him to drink more.
Wine is the most important tool for human communication, sometimes even more than language, from this point of view, this world is no different from the previous life, the so-called feelings of deep simmering, this pair of drinks, a whole jar of wine in a few times all down.
There are more words in the stomach after drinking, especially a man like Shang Ding, who began to call him a brother without saying a few words, plus three people with similar personalities, the atmosphere was excellent for a while, and the wine was known to be a thousand glasses less, and the one who drank it was called a full fun.
Zhang Qi learned from the conversation that Shang Ding was a famous hunter in this town, and his hunting level was a little famous in the town, which can be seen from Shang Ding's proud introduction of his bow and arrow.
Although the land is as poor as fresh water, the people's sentiments are as warm as fire.
"The name here is Shanhou Village, most of the villagers make a living from hunting, although it is a village, but there are only dozens of households, but the mountain goods are not easy to beat, you have also seen it, hey!" When Shang Ding said this, he didn't feel a little gloomy. "If you want to go to town, you can go straight from here, and it's only about three hours on foot."
"Brother Ding, since your living conditions here are so difficult, why don't you move to the town." Zhang Qi asked puzzled.
"The town? Hey, you don't know what's going on here. In our town, the overall conditions are very poor, and the materials are very small, if everyone lives in the town, then who will go out to work. So now in the town, most of them are some people with poor physical strength or some old and young, like our younger ones generally live in the peripheral villages, relatively speaking, although the periphery is more dangerous, but it is easier to get some food than the town, usually save some prey or something to bring back to the town, and some grow some food to bring back. This is a way to make ends meet. Speaking of this, even the cheerful Shang Ding couldn't help but feel gloomy.
The poverty of Wanyue Town exceeded Zhang Qi's expectations, and it has reached the point where it can only rely on the surrounding villages for help.
If you receive the favor of others, you should repay it a hundredfold, and if you receive the grievances of others, you should repay it a hundredfold. This is Zhang Qi's principle of doing things.
Unconsciously, there was some planning in my heart, "Brother Ding, do you have a map here?" Zhang Qi thought for a moment and asked.
"Ah Qi, why do you want this? If you want to leave, just ask me, I'm a living map here. Shang Ding patted Zhang Qi on the shoulder and said with a smug smile.
"No, Brother Ding, I've learned about construction for a while before, let's see if I can help with this." Zhang Qi responded.
"Oh? Are you a college inquirer in the city? I used to hear that some university scholars in the city are very capable, but unfortunately we are too poor here and the road is still far away, and no one wants to come. Shang Ding couldn't help but rush to answer.
"It's not a college question." Zhang Qi smiled embarrassedly, "It's just a little bit of skin, and the structure of this town seems to have a lot of room for correction, so I wonder if I can try it, and I'm embarrassed to eat and drink for nothing here with you." Zhang Qi is modest, with his unforgettable talent in his previous life, he almost has a large graphic museum in his head, even at that time, it is definitely a doctorate-level level in architecture, let alone here.
"Great, great." Shang Ding shouted happily, "I don't usually need a map here, so I don't put a map, but there is one in the town, so I'll take you there." Shang Ding was originally an anxious person, and when he heard that he could help his town, he excitedly went back to the house to get dry food, and explained a few words to Ah Fen and was about to go on the road.
Zhang Qi was also going to the town, just in time, let Shang Ding lead the way, this time, they don't have to worry about getting lost.
In the rules of Elysium, although the town level is the lowest level of the organization, it is also a formal system under the official system, although it is not as complete as the one on the earth in the previous life, but it is at least equivalent to the level of the county city in terms of area.
Zhang Qi, who had this idea, completely changed after they came to Wanyue Town, looking at it, they couldn't see the appearance of a town at all, not even a village, let alone any market shops, now it is exaggerated that there is not even a decent city wall, there are only rows of fences scattered outside, which can barely be regarded as a gentleman's wall, not to mention this kind of thing to block robbers, I'm afraid even wild boars can't stop it. But one thing is worth reassuring, not to mention robbers, I am afraid that even rats will not patronize the poor here.
There are not many people in the town, and it is just as Shang Ding said, along the way, I only saw some ancient old people and young children, and when I saw Zhang Qi and two strangers coming, many people couldn't help but surround them, for them, for the people here, outsiders are much more precious than giant pandas, of course, if there are giant pandas here.
"Ah Ding, who are these two little brothers?" A gray-haired old man beside him asked.
"The friends from outside the town are all high-ranking people with university education, and they are here to help us, and they are all my friends. Hehe. By the way, what about the mayor, is he not at home? Shang Ding said proudly, answering the old man's words.
"Mayor Mare, at home, I just came from there." The old man was also full of curiosity when he heard this, and replied casually.
Shang Ding waved his hand, and took Zhang Qi and they went straight to the mayor's house.
"Brother Shang, it seems that many people in the town know you." Zhang Qi watched passers-by keep greeting Shang Ding as he walked.
"No way, don't look at this town, in fact, there aren't many people in total, and no one in the whole town knows anyone." Shang Ding said helplessly.
is talking, a few words of work, to the mayor's house, the mayor's home is easy to find, is the largest in the middle, but the big return, in fact, there is no home at all, it is estimated that the former hall was renovated, there is a broken wooden bed on the side, there are some tables and chairs that look broken and old scattered on the side, there is a big pot in the corner, the afterglow of the sunset shines in, and there are a few small holes, fortunately, the quilt and tables and chairs are wiped very clean, but there is no smell.
On the chair sat an old man with white eyebrows, estimated to be at least 90 years old, looking very kind.
"Mayor Town, I've brought two college inquisitors who want to see the map and help our town." Shang Ding said directly to the mayor.
"You're traversers." The mayor of the town is more knowledgeable than Shang Ding, after all, he is so old, and I heard that he went to the city when he was young.
"Yes, Mayor Mare." In this world, the traverser is not a secret, it is basically like a migrant worker on the earth, which is very normal.
"Oh, very few time-travelers are here, I've been mayor for so long, it's the first time I've seen them here, hehe." The mayor stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I saw you traversers when I was young, it seems that you have more or less strange skills, you should be in a better place, how can you be in our place, are you really willing to help us?" The mayor was puzzled.
"Mayor Town, of course it's true, Brother Ding helped us when we were in trouble, and we should repay the town. Just because we are a time-traveler, we don't have a place to live here when we first come here, although the conditions in this Wanyue Town are a little harder, but we are willing to stay and help, if the mayor is willing to take in, we are willing to settle here. These words are really Zhang Qi's heart, but I don't know if it will be abrupt if it is so direct.
"What's wrong there, you're willing to stay and help the town, of course we do, as long as you can get used to the harsh conditions here." The mayor smiled and said that it was a good thing for him to help the town, and that the villagers in the town would have a better life in the future if there was a time-traveler to help the town.
"Mayor Mare!" Zhang Qi held the mayor of the town and said with a serious face: "You are wrong, the reason why we chose here is because there are what we need, that is, you lovely and warm people, as a part of Wanyue Town, I will definitely do my best to build Wanyue Town into a real important town." Zhang Qi looked at the old mayor and made a heavy promise.
This sentence is really Zhang Qi's heart, to be honest, Zhang Qi was very optimistic about this town, it is too poor here, not to mention materials, I am afraid that even food and clothing will be a problem.
But since he saw the people here along the way, he has long been moved by the folk customs here, and the career in his previous life made his heart cold, but it also made him crave the warmth of human affection more than ordinary people.
And for such a brutal and bloody Elysium, this is tantamount to a real paradise.
Looking at Zhang Qi with a straight face, the old mayor couldn't help but nod secretly, although he saw Zhang Qi for the first time, he felt that this seemingly cold young man, his heart was as hot as a volcano. But he still smiled cautiously: "Let me also introduce some of the situation in our Wanyue Town, how can you feel bad after listening to it, you can also leave." ”
"Old mayor rest assured, no matter what the circumstances are, I can't change my decision." Zhang Qi listened to the mayor's words, but his heart became more steady.
People don't deceive me. I don't deceive.
Even the mayor of a town is such a simple person, and he has strengthened his idea of settling in Wanyue Town.
"Ahem." Mayor Ten coughed and paused, seemingly lost in a distant memory......
"Our town is really not very numerous. All of them are local aborigines, all from the same family, merchants, and the whole town has the surname Shang. Outside the town, there are still four small villages, most of them are young people, some are responsible for hunting, some are responsible for planting, and every once in a while some food will be delivered to the town, and we will be given here the old and weak, so that we can survive. ”
"But after all, the number of people is too small, there are more than 2,000 young people, and there are more than 2,000 of us, old and young, plus the people here are all whiteboard civilians, and there is no warrior, so life is very poor, and if there is a natural disaster or something, it will be even more difficult to make a living. Did you think when you came, why don't you repair the teleportation array? In fact, I remember a long, long time ago, a magician came to see it, and said that it was not a problem with the teleportation array at all, but that it could not be transmitted here at all, so there have been no outsiders in our town since then. The old mayor lamented the predicament of this place as he took out a map from the side.