Nowadays, this kind of small underworld gangs have become the norm. Most of them are young and strong men, armed with sticks and kitchen knives. They also got fences from somewhere and cordoned off the way down the mountain. Only those who paid protection fees are allowed to pass.
Basically, they are available near every collection point and they do not hurt anyone. As long as each person hands over one tenth of the harvest when leaving, they will be released.
Some people have reported this situation, but no one cares.
The police now only deal with cases of injury. If no one is injured, they usually record it and let the reporter wait for notification.
After a few times, everyone had no choice but to pay the protection fee.
Ji He felt that the government was doing this on purpose and allowing them to grow bigger.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be possible to catch these gangsters without any hesitation?
It is not yet dawn and not many people have left the mountain. There are 6 people in front of Ji He. They bend down and take out the wild vegetables they have dug from their bags and hand them in.
Each person only has a small handful.
Three people who were collecting protection money stood aside without moving, and another bald man came up to check.
Although no one was willing to give it, in the end they had no choice but to hand it over.
When it was Ji He's turn, she was also ready to give it obediently.
But others gave wild vegetables and insects, while Ji He only gave a small bundle of firewood.
The bald man who was collecting protection fees was still a little unhappy: "Sister, can you at least bring me some wild vegetables? You have branches all over the ground."
"Brother, I would like to give it to you, but you see I didn't pick up any wild vegetables today." Ji He pulled the firewood next to him so that the bald man in front of him could see it clearly. "The wild vegetables have been almost plucked out by these people. A lot of bark has been pulled off the trees. Where are the wild vegetables?"
The bald man didn't believe it: "Don't tell me these useless things here, hurry up and take out the food, or the brothers will not be polite!"
Ji He sighed, untied the bag he had been carrying, and held it in front of the bald man, looking regretful: "Okay, I'll give it to you. If you like it, take it all. I'll look for it when I get home."
The bald man was a little confused and subconsciously reached out to take the bag. A man who heard their conversation grabbed him, glanced at the thin Ji He standing next to him, waved his hand and started to chase him away:
"Girl, no, no, keep it for yourself, and go!"
"Brother, you really don't want it? It's delicious. The taste is quite good!"
"Hurry up and leave!!!"
The other people glanced at Ji He and then looked away, pretending not to see anything.
"Next!"
Ji He stood there and watched the two people leaving, shrugged, carried the firewood on his back, greeted the people who collected protection fees with a smile, turned around and continued walking down the mountain.
I could also hear the faint voices of several men talking.
"Dude, you just got here, so you don't understand. Listen to me, this girl is famous in this area. She has bad luck and can't pick up anything. She can only eat maggots when she goes home."
"She's not pretending. She's really not. We opened the firewood on her back before and there were no wild vegetables hidden inside."
"Didn't you see the shovel on her back? It's used to shovel maggots. Last time someone provoked her, she used that shovel to shovel away, yue..."
"There's not a single drop of oil in it... Even dogs won't eat that thing... From now on... stay away from it..."
Ji He listened to the voices behind her and smiled. Wasn't it just that someone came to annoy her a few days ago, and she performed a trick of scattering flowers for that person?
She meant well and wanted them to share the joy of food with her!
How come these people don’t know how to cherish food?
Ji He was in a good mood. He tightened the firewood on his back and walked home briskly.
It was a lot for her at such a young age to bear just for the firewood!
On the way home, Ji He suddenly heard a burst of dense gunfire coming from the distance.
She first stopped and looked in that direction, which was the suburbs. Then, without hesitation for a second, she sped up and rushed home.
What a joke.
This damn lively scene is not suitable for her to watch.
I'd better go home and read the news on my phone.
As soon as he entered the house, Ji He took out his mobile phone, but it was still the same policy news. There was no other news, and he couldn't even find the previous riots in City A.
There are a lot of videos of riots abroad, and it can be seen that the situation over there is even crazier.
Looting and smashing took place, turning the city into a desolate place.
Seeing that he couldn't find it, Ji He could only throw his phone down, turned around, took out a glass of snow water, took a big sip, and then started to boil water and cook.
She would decide what to do every day based on the smell coming from the neighbors around her.
If there is more fragrance, she cooks; if there is less fragrance, she boils water.
The surroundings smelled pretty good today, and she could smell that at least several families were cooking.
She is also ready to follow suit.
Make cold-mixed bilidan and chili fish head.
Ji He had tried Bili Ding before. It didn't have any special taste and was slightly cool when eaten. It was quite delicious when mixed with various seasonings.
Today she plans to make the biltong according to the method of kelp, add some garlic, vinegar, chili oil and coriander, mix it and eat it as a cold dish.
Chili fish head is even simpler. Just cut the fish head and put chili on it. She didn’t chop the pepper, so she just put the pepper on it. It’s almost done if you eat it yourself.
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The next day at three o'clock in the afternoon, Ji He woke up on time.
During this period of time, she has adapted to the reversed day and night schedule. At the beginning, she always felt like she couldn't wake up when she slept during the day, but she feels much better during this period of time.
It was not yet time to stock the store, so Ji He took out his mobile phone to read the news and catch up on current affairs.
"The water temperature in the reservoir is too high, dead fish are covering the water surface, polluting the water source, and water resources will become even more scarce."
“Following poultry, fish are dying in large numbers. Is humanity facing the end of the world?”
"The state said: Gasoline will be included in strategic resources and will not be sold to individuals."
"Experts say: Mosquitoes are about to take over the earth!"
“Insects are rich in nutrients and can be officially included in the human diet!”
"A little trick to save water! Instead of flushing the toilet with water, just fill it with sand."
Ji He casually flipped through the news and found it was pretty much the same as before.
Various experts spoke up, either predicting that Planet M was going to be destroyed or that the disaster was about to pass.
Anyway, they said both the positive and negative things.
However, the national host who had previously stood up to introduce the talented person stood up again.
Usually when he comes out, it means he has something to announce.
Last time we introduced the gifted, but I don’t know what it will be this time.
Ji He became interested, so he sat up, took out a cup of soy milk and took a big sip.
The host was in good spirits, but his clothes were a little dirty, his hair was cut short, and his lips were chapped, obviously he was dehydrated. He stood in the not-so-bright studio and introduced loudly and rhythmically:
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