Chapter 598 600 Gifts
"Really? You didn't lie to me. Xiaojie is really back?" Jiang Jie's mother asked Aunt Qi while running.
"It's true, what Taotao said couldn't be false. Let's go." Both of them looked happy.
After walking through the narrow corridor at the entrance of the cave, the cave was very spacious. There were oil lamps lit on the walls. In order to save oil, the wicks were small. The cave was large, so the light in the cave was a little dim. Jiang Jie walked in and was a little uncomfortable with the dim light in the cave, so he slowed down his pace.
"Brother Jie, let's go quickly. I can hear Aunt Seven and Aunt Three talking." Jiang Lei said behind Jiang Jie.
"I heard it too." Jiang Jie was excited.
"Xiao Jie, oh, you're back. Mom was so worried." Jiang Jie's mother's eyes turned red with joy when she saw her tall and strong son, and she held Jiang Jie's hand tightly.
Jiang Jie turned around and hugged her, "Mom, isn't my son back? Where's my dad? Is he okay?"
"Hmph, you little bastard still has some conscience. You know how to worry about your father. Why didn't you come back earlier?" Jiang Jie's father also rushed over after hearing the news.
"Dad, do you know how hard it is to survive out there? If it weren't for the help of noble people, I would have died several times." Jiang Jie complained to his father.
"God bless you, God bless you, son, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." After hearing what Jiang Jie said, Jiang's mother's eyes turned red again. She looked scared. Although the villagers lived in the cave, they were not completely isolated from the world and had a certain understanding of the outside world.
They make a living by hunting and gathering, and would regularly take surplus prey and herbs collected in the safe zone to the safe zone to exchange for salt, cloth, leather armor, weapons, and the like.
"What are these?" Jiang Ma asked curiously as she looked at the boxes.
"They should be some food and daily necessities." Jiang Jie chuckled. These were all packed by Sister Rong. He really didn't know what was inside.
"Let's go, let's take these things to the central square. The light there is good and we can see clearly." Father Jiang directed everyone to move things.
The central square not only has good lighting, but also has many people. Dad Jiang wants to show off the things his son brought back in front of everyone.
The underground cave of Jiuhuan Mountain is very large. The environment in the cave is complex, winding, and like a maze. Jiang Jie came here to play with his friends when he was a child. Later, a child disappeared in it and could not be found no matter how hard they looked. In order to prevent further accidents, the adults in the village discussed and sealed the cave.
Originally, there was only one main route in the cave that was easy to walk on, and some small caves on the side walls were irregular in shape and adults could not pass through.
Now the cave has completely changed. The irregular small caves on the side walls have been opened up, crisscrossing and dotted around.
They chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at the central square. The so-called central square, the above-ground part is a valley sandwiched between two mountain peaks. The two mountain peaks are steep and sparsely populated, so the villagers dug a square underground corresponding to the valley, opened four skylights for lighting, set up mechanisms and traps on the ground part, and installed three layers of glass at the top, middle and bottom for safety.
The central square is the only area in the cave with daylight. During the day, most of the elderly people in the village who are unable to go out gather here to deal with miscellaneous items, grind bone tools, process prey, make materials for traps, and dry medicinal herbs.
"Come here, put it here and see what my Xiaojie brought back?" Father Jiang said in a loud voice.
In order to facilitate the acquisition of survival resources, the residents in the cave now live a primitive collective life, hunting together and sharing the prey together.
Father Jiang thought that what Jiang Jie brought back should be the prey he hunted, and at most some weapons or salt exchanged in the safe zone. However, when he opened the first box, an enticing fragrance wafted to his nose.
"What, what is this? It smells so good?" An old man closest to the box sniffed.
"Grandpa, they look like wild fruits." A young man standing next to Jiang Tao answered.
"This is Tianluo Fruit, it's delicious, everyone please try it." Jiang Jie said politely.
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man who had just spoken reached into the box without any courtesy, grabbed two and stuffed them into his mouth without even washing them.
"It's so delicious. How come you kids have never picked such delicious fruits?" The old man said as he grabbed a few more from the box.
"Hurry up and see what's in the other boxes?" the old man urged.
Father Jiang now regretted carrying these boxes here. The second box he opened was the heaviest one carried by Wang Yao and another young man. The box was full of cold weapons, the sharp blades flashing with cold light and the sharp gun tips full of murderous intent.
The boxes at the back contain cloth, protective gear, and leather armor. These things appear to be made of extraordinary materials and are all top quality.
"Brother Jie, where did you buy these weapons? I've been to Mengjia Bay and Qiming Mountain, and there are definitely no weapons of this quality." Jiang Lei touched the long sword in the box and couldn't let it go.
"And this protective gear, I have never seen this kind of protective gear before." Jiang Tao echoed.
"These are common weapons in the capital." Jiang Jie said with a smile. These weapons were taken by Rong Xianxian from the warehouse in Sibao Building. They were originally intended for Jiang Jie to give as gifts to relatives and friends. They were indeed common things.
The old man had already opened the last box, and a unique aroma of food wafted out of the box. Inside were some of the more famous snacks from the Beijing Safety Zone. I didn't know if the old man was hungry, but he took the food and ate it without asking.
Father Jiang didn't know what to say, so he asked a few young men to distribute some to other people in the square. Father Jiang achieved his purpose of showing off, and there was little food left in the boxes. Half of the weapons and protective gear were distributed to the brothers who were closest to Jiang Tao, and the rest were carried back to the cave that belonged to Jiang Jie's family.
Several elderly people in the square watched the Jiang father and son leave with complicated expressions.
"Look, I didn't even eat two bites of the things my son brought back, and you took them away." Mother Jiang complained as she looked at the empty box.
"Our son is back, and it's time for us to leave. We can share these things with everyone, and we will feel more at ease." Father Jiang sighed.
"Have you really decided to leave?" Jiang Ma asked after a moment of silence.
"Xiaojie can bring back so many good things, which shows that he is capable. He has been outside for so long, he must have other friends. Do you think he can stay here? Do you want to stay here or follow your son?" Father Jiang said with some pride.
(End of this chapter)
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