Chapter 41

These two sudden large sums of money did not cause any reaction from Fang Shao. Even when Fang Shao saw the text message notification the next day, his eyes just glanced over it indifferently.

On the contrary, when the chat group started competing for lucky red envelopes, Fang Shao showed great enthusiasm and passion. But perhaps his rapidly developing business sucked away all his luck, and he won more than a dozen red envelopes, but almost every time he got the last one, the total amount was less than ten yuan.

This also caused unanimous ridicule from the friends, and everyone took this opportunity to vent all the jealousy and envy that they had been holding in for the past six months.

What else could Fang Shao do? He could only lower his head and admit defeat.

As a human being, it is impossible for everything to go your way. You have to bow your head when you should.

Dave beside him also looked at his phone with a smile. Although there were not many people in his address book, he was still very happy to receive blessing text messages from the telecommunications company and the bank.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The clock struck twelve, and the TV screen switched to the branch venue, where the sound of fireworks and firecrackers from all over the country was deafening. Dave's heart was also pounding, and he finally understood why the Chinese regard the Spring Festival as the end and beginning of the year.

Compared to the light and fresh New Year's Day, the grand Spring Festival represents the Chinese people's expectations for the year.

"Bang!" There was a gunshot, followed by a long series of gunshots, some deep and some crisp.

In the cellar, everyone gathered quietly around the dining table. It was dark all around, and everyone could only barely see each other's faces. After a while, when the brief exchange of fire stopped, Adam breathed a sigh of relief and opened the small window on the top of the cellar.

Light returned to the room along with the fresh air.

“Let’s continue playing hopscotch!” Luca and Emilia ran away from their parents hand in hand.

Adam walked to the tool bench and continued working on his previous task. He was trying to assemble a radio. Since leaving the original apartment building, he had lost the radio and had not received any news from the outside world. Fortunately, the necessary parts were finally gathered, and the familiar broadcast and music could echo around him again.

Anna began to prepare lunch for the day. Although it was called lunch, it was actually the only meal of the day. After all, in such an environment, being able to fill her stomach every day was a blessing in disguise.

While she was busy, she was a little worried about her husband. Boris went out to search for supplies last night and has not returned yet.

"It's okay. Boris is smart. He won't have any problems." She shook her head and calmed down.

When the stewed meat and vegetable soup in the pot started to bubble up, the aroma made the two children give up playing and gather around Anna obediently. After recovering from a serious illness, the baby fat on the cheeks of the two children has been reduced a lot, and their eyes look bigger and brighter, which makes them look more lovable.

Perhaps not wanting to miss this hot meal, Boris returned to the garden dodgyly with a huge backpack on his back. He opened the cellar door and opened his arms as usual, "Hey guys, I'm back!"

The two children laughed and ran over. But their laughter was also suppressed. Children in wartime are unusually well-behaved and precocious. Although they do not understand the current situation, they remember their parents' teachings deeply in their hearts.

Anna didn't have time to rejoice, she walked to her husband and held his hand tightly. Boris understood her feelings, and after kissing the little guys one by one, he also gave his wife a hug.

He walked to the dining table, unpacked his backpack and put it on the table. "Look what I brought back."

Adam came over. He looked surprised and couldn't help but take out the things in the backpack one by one. "Food, food, food, medicine, medicine, uh," he said with embarrassment, put a bag of women's products aside, and continued to count, "Medicine, medicine, and medicine..."

"Oh my God, Boris, did you rob a warehouse somewhere?" Adam was shocked.

Anna looked at the neatly packaged supplies with a thoughtful look on her face. She looked at Boris and said, "You met..."

Boris nodded and said, "I went to search for a villa yesterday. There were only two old people there, so I didn't disturb them." Adam and Anna had no objection to Boris's behavior. Even in the war, they had their own bottom line.

"Then on the way back, I saw the bar you mentioned." Boris looked at Anna excitedly, "It was clearly marked on its sign. When I passed by, it was still a ruin. I didn't have any cards, and I didn't have anything to trade. I was still hesitating whether to go in and seek help. But..."

His eyes lit up.

"They are really angels. They set up a charity corner outside." He pointed to the supplies spread out on the table, "They put these outside for people in need to take for free. I only picked out the most needed things to take away." It was because of this that Boris delayed his return, causing Anna to worry.

"Why did you take so many medicines?" Anna was a little confused. Now everyone is healthy, and only some medicines are needed for emergency.

Adam, who took turns with Boris in the role of searcher, understood Boris's behavior. "Are you taking it for the hospital?"

Boris nodded. "When I went to the hospital a few days ago, Dr. Jeffrey Moss said they were short of medicine and in urgent need of help. The hospital is the only place in this ruin that is still accepting and saving patients, but without your help, Dr. Jeffrey Moss's efforts will be in vain."

"Of course I'm not saying that we should donate all of it to the hospital. We'll keep some for emergencies and transactions," Boris added.

The remaining two people agreed to this plan.

The adults stopped discussing, and the children who were quietly waiting nearby came over again, "Can we eat now? I'm hungry."

"Emilia is hungry too."

The three adults finally reacted. Boris and Adam cleared the table, and Anna brought out the large stew whose soup was already a little dry, and served it to everyone in bowls.

The two children devoured their food, and the adults also quickly finished the food in front of them.

When night fell, Adam went out with half a bag of medicines. Seeing him disappear into the night, Boris, who was exhausted after a day of running around, took the children to rest, while Anna, who had a good sleep in the afternoon, sat at the door holding an axe and kept watch.

The radio that Adam had put together played music at a very low volume. As Anna listened to the pleasant tune, her determination grew stronger.

Everything will be alright. It will.

"Why is that weird guy gone?" In a corner of the palace, a boy in luxurious clothes hid behind a pile of rocks and whispered to his companions.

His companion looked a little older than him, about 11 or 12 years old, but his clothes were much simpler. The young companion rubbed his eyes, also looking confused. "I don't know. As soon as he left the shed, he disappeared in the blink of an eye. He must have disappeared."

"I don't think so. He's clumsy and doesn't look like a magician. Do you think he would be captured by the people inside if he took the things from it?"

"But doesn't the sign say 'Free Pickup'?"

"Well, can't you take too much? It says 'Don't waste' on it."

As the two children were talking in low voices, a gentle voice sounded behind them. "What are you two doing hiding here?"

oops!

Hearing the sound, the two boys jumped up from the rocks, not caring about hiding themselves.

"Your Majesty." A boy knelt on one knee, respectfully and politely.

"Brother." The other one smiled at his closest relative. He casually dusted off the dirt on his body and pointed to a house not far away and said to his brother. "Look, that's the strange place I mentioned before! It's here again!"

Long Ming looked over with confusion, and suddenly found a strange building in front of him, with a signboard flashing strange light on it.

"It's fate..."

He followed his brother's trail and looked in the direction his brother had pointed his head several times, but he had always thought that it was just an empty space that did not need his attention. It was not until his brother pointed out the direction that the fog in his eyes suddenly cleared, and he finally saw the tavern.

"Is this where you pray for rain?" Long Ming's expression was solemn.

Long You nodded innocently. "Yes. My uncle taught me not to go into unfamiliar places, so I didn't dare to go in."

The boy puffed out his chest as he spoke, as if to say, "Big brother, look how obedient and smart I am." Unfortunately, Long Qi was so confused at the time that he didn't notice his brother's expression as he waited for praise.

Long You was slightly disappointed, and continued, "Later they built a tent outside and put a notebook there to collect everyone's suggestions. I didn't have anything I wanted, so I wrote 'rain'. But it was useless." The boy pouted.

In recent years, the water sources in the Demon Realm have gradually dried up, and the weather has become increasingly hot. Several countries, such as Shura and Rakshasas, which originally did not invade each other, have been fighting for years to compete for living space and water sources. Although their Yaksha country is slightly better due to its dangerous terrain, it has also been greatly affected, with reduced food production and people suffering from hunger and thirst.

Although Long You, the second prince of Yaksha Kingdom, was young, he always heard people around him talking about this matter, and he also had the concept of water shortage. When he opened the suggestion book, he looked at the request left by the previous person, and couldn't help but write down his own request.

Pray for rain.

But unfortunately, his little adventure did not pay off.

So after a long time, when this tavern appeared again, Long You had a lot of ideas in his mind to write in the notebook. But at this time, there was a strange-looking weirdo in the shed taking something. Long You didn't want to meet him, so he pulled his friend and hid behind a stone.

Now that his brother was present, Long You's courage grew again. "Brother, there must be something strange in this tavern, shall we go in and take a look?"

Hearing Long You's half-coquettish request, Long Jing hesitated for a moment and waved to the kneeling boy. The boy seemed to have been pardoned and disappeared in Long You's incredible eyes.

Fortunately, Long Ming did not reject his brother's request. He took his little hand and walked towards the tavern, pushing the door with one hand.

but……

Long Ming tried harder and harder...

The seemingly ordinary wooden door did not move at all.

Only then did Long Ming notice that there was a note stuck on the door.

"We are closed today. The charity corner is operating as normal. Please help yourself."