Chapter 212: Bonfire
Listening to Peng Shugen's words, Chen Ao felt afraid for a while, and shuddered. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info He made up his mind that before the rescue arrived, he must clamp his tail and be a man, and try not to clash with Ma Zongkui. simply barely passed the test with his sycophant kung fu, and he should be able to resist for a while.
After applying the medicine and resting for a while, it was already noon. The coolies who worked returned to their huts one by one and prepared to eat. Everyone glanced at Chen Ao indifferently, took their own rice bowls, went to a shed at the top to get food, found a corner in twos and threes, and squatted down to eat.
Peng Shugen really took good care of Chen Ao, fed him for him, and beckoned him to sit on a stone. Chen Ao glanced at the food in the tattered porcelain bowl, and he really wanted to cry without tears.
Even when it was the hardest, Chen Ao ate much better than this. I saw a bowl of yellowed rice, and a few rice worms could be clearly seen. The rice was covered with a few slices of greens, but I just went through it with water, and I don't know if it was cooked or not.
Chen Ao inexplicably remembered a familiar melody in his mind: "Holding Wowotou in his hand, there is not a drop of oil in the dish——"
However, he finally resisted the urge to complain. Now it is people under the eaves who have to bow their heads. Chen Ao turned his head to look at Ma Zongkui, who was proudly patrolling around not far away, and hurriedly picked up rice.
Holding his breath, he was finally able to swallow. Chen Ao filled his stomach before he felt a little strength. After a short rest after dinner, it was time to start work again. There wasn't much left to do in the afternoon, and the large salt pans were filled with seawater, waiting to be dried. Chen Ao took the initiative to ask for work, which surprised Ma Zongkui.
He patted Chen Ao on the shoulder and said, "Well, you kid is very good, smarter than them, and more diligent than them." As long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to do something in the future! Maybe you can join the Earth Demon Gate and sit in my position!"
Chen Ao snorted in his heart, knowing that he was painting a big cake for himself, he didn't care, and said with a smile: "That's thanks to Brother Ma's cultivation!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, a far cry from the early morning. The two are not like coolies and stewards, but like friends who have not seen each other for many years. This strange incident attracted the attention of the people working around him.
With the shelter of Ma Zongkui, Chen Ao can do a lot of less work, and even blatantly lazy, Ma Zongkui also turns a blind eye. As long as Chen Aoduo says two good words and makes him happy.
Thinking about it, Ma Zongkui, as the lowest-level minion of the Earth Demon Sect, guarding such a large area of salt pans alone, is very boring. With Chen Ao's flattery and patting of him, Ma Zongkui naturally enjoyed the scenery and vanity that he had never had.
But if you talk too much, you will always suffer some retribution. After half a day, Chen Ao felt that the skin of his mouth was broken, and his tongue was blistered, which was really miserable.
Seeing the sun set, everyone called off work early. The evening breeze was cold, and several people piled up firewood and built a bonfire in the clearing. It's the norm, and it's rare to have a moment of leisure in the day when everyone gathers around the campfire and whispers and laughs.
Not long after, a strong man came with two big fish, threw them to the ground, and beckoned others to clean them up. Peng Shugen told Chen Ao that this person's surname was Qian, and he was called Qian Laosan, although he was also a coolie, he was Ma Zongkui's cronies. Every day, Ma Zongkui would instruct Qian Laosan to go to the beach to catch two big fish to improve the food for everyone.
After a while, the hot fish soup slowly rose in the pot, and everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Chen Ao observed for a day and found that life here, day after day, although boring and tiring, also had a dull and stable life. If he can really dispel some unrealistic "fantasies" and stay here to work with peace of mind, Ma Zongkui will not make it difficult. Even many people are familiar with him, and they can joke from time to time.
Of course, like Chen Ao, who got special treatment just one day after he came here, is still the first one like Chen Ao.
It was already dark, the fish soup was boiling, and everyone had a bowl of fragrant fish soup and drank it deliciously.
Ma Zongkui suddenly said: "Qian Laosan, you come out and have some fun for Lao Tzu!"
As soon as the words fell, the burly man in the crowd stood up and said, "Okay!" As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Chen Ao intentionally or unintentionally, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Chen Ao found his expression and couldn't help but be stunned, thinking, what does he see me doing?
Before he could figure it out, he saw Qian Laosan walk into the crowd, pointed at Chen Ao, and said, "You!
Chen Ao stretched out his finger and pointed at himself, puzzled, "Are you talking to me? Why should I go out?"
Peng Shugen, who was beside him, stabbed Chen Ao's waist with his elbow and whispered, "He wants to fight with you!"
"Fight?" Chen Ao said strangely, "I have no grievances with him, why fight?"
He thought to himself, this guy is such a big guy, he can kill me with one punch. Lao Tzu will fight him when he is crazy!
Peng Shugen whispered: "Life here is boring, and the fun every night is to wrestle and fight with each other!"
Chen Ao was stunned, what kind of entertainment is this, it's really unhealthy! It's better to find a corner where no one is around, and slow motion with your left hand and right hand!
It's just that why this Qian Laosan wants to find himself all of a sudden, which makes Chen Ao very uneasy. He looked at the people around him, except for Peng Shugen, who had a worried look on his face, the others were more gloating, and even many people wanted to see Chen Ao being beaten.
Chen Ao was a little stunned, it seemed that he had curried favor with Ma Zongkui today, but he had offended these people. They must have been beaten a lot, but they couldn't see anyone else comfortable. Humanity! Chen Ao sighed deeply in his heart.
Qian Laosan saw that Chen Ao not only did not come out of the ranks, but muttered in place, and he didn't know what to say. And the hand he was holding up really couldn't put it down, and his face couldn't hang it. He snorted heavily and strode towards Chen Ao.
Chen Ao's heart jumped, and he hurriedly rolled around and rolled behind the other person. Qian Laosan's body was strong, but his reaction was not as sensitive as Chen Ao, and he was stunned, then he turned around and continued to chase after him.
Seeing this, Chen Ao hurriedly stepped aside, and Chen Ao was once again exposed in front of Qian Laosan. Chen Ao scolded in a low voice, and had to continue to find a place to hide. Fortunately, there were a lot of people around, and there was a lot of shelter.
The two of them shuttled back and forth in the crowd like this, and Qian Laosan was stunned that he didn't catch Chen Ao. On the contrary, it was his clumsy body that caused everyone to laugh.
Qian Laosan was annoyed and angry, and suddenly shouted: "It's all for Lao Tzu to dodge!"
Everyone was startled and hurriedly got out of the way and isolated Chen Ao. Chen Ao wanted to hide in the crowd again, but others hid aside first, like hiding from the plague god.
Chen Ao couldn't, suddenly heard the wind behind his ears, and turned his head to see that Qian Laosan had already come to the front. A palm the size of a fan suddenly grabbed at him.