Chapter 67 Heavy Rain, Strangers
"Lord Duan Dao, Lord Du, the inner city of Fengyun City is so chaotic, with countless fights and looting every day. How do people living in the inner city make a living?" When mentioning Fengyun City, Su Da was full of doubts.
Not only him, but other people in the Su family were also confused.
Du Lao laughed twice, picked up a piece of fragrant rabbit meat and stuffed it into his mouth. "Haven't you been there once before? The inner city may be in chaos, but people still run shops and do business. There are still ordinary people in the city."
"There are ordinary people in the city? Aren't they afraid of being bullied by the city bullies?"
"Let me put it this way. Fengyun City is chaotic, but there's actually order within the chaos. There are two overlords in the city: Bai Kui of the Bai family, and Bai Xiaofeng of Wangque Tower. They each control half of Fengyun City. As long as the fighting and quarrels don't harm their own interests, they won't interfere. However, to maintain a balanced life for the people in the city, if things go too far, the two factions will intervene. Otherwise, if there's no one buying or selling in the city and no circulation, wouldn't it become a dead city? And what overlords are there in an empty city? "
Su Er suddenly understood, "I understand. This means that the two major forces will actually protect the people in the city within a certain range, replacing the government's supervisory responsibilities!"
Su Xiuer asked, "If that's the case, why are people still so scared when Fengyun City is mentioned, and why don't they dare to go to the inner city?"
Du Buqin rolled his eyes and said, "Afraid of death!"
"..." Su Da coughed twice, "It's not that I'm afraid of death. I've been there once, and the scene in the city is really scary."
He is not afraid of death.
Really not.
But at that time, I was chased by a group of people for several blocks, shouting "kill and kill", and I almost wet my pants.
You can't blame ordinary people for being afraid of death, right? How could ordinary people have ever seen such a scene?
You have to go through some experiences and see more of the world so that you can become braver.
"Ahem!" Su Da coughed again, hesitantly discussing, "Old Du, Master Broken Knife, if you're going to Fengyun City tomorrow, why don't you take me with you so I can go take a look around the city?"
"What are you going to see? A fight or a robbery?"
"...I want to take some dried meat to the inner city to exchange for something."
"It's the same if I go and exchange with Broken Blade. It will save me from having to carry you back if your legs get weak."
Su Da was embarrassed and said, "No need to carry me, I will definitely walk back by myself!"
"Hmph, fine. Come along if you want to go. Tell me what you want to exchange? I'll take you to a good shop!"
"I can't tell you that in advance."
"What do you mean?"
"I told you in advance that this doesn't mean you can go rob."
Seeing the old man's mouth twitching, Su Dashen felt refreshed.
Gain back a city.
The climate in Yongzhou is different from other places. The four seasons are delayed, and the rainy season only arrives in July.
It would have been fine if it hadn't rained, but it suddenly started to rain heavily.
The raindrops hit the ground rapidly, instantly creating small muddy pits.
The rain fell down the thatched roof and formed a curtain of rain.
Hiding in the thatched hut, the sound of rain from all directions was like hammering, making people worry that the house would be collapsed by the rain in the next moment.
"It's raining heavily outside and drizzling inside. It's better to build a house with mud and tiles because it's more stable and comfortable." Old man Su sat at the door of the main room, avoiding the leaking place, and sighed at the rain.
Old Mrs. Su, along with her daughter-in-law and daughter, took out all the water-collecting devices in the house and placed them under the leak to collect the rainwater, but even this did not help much.
After just half an hour of rain, the floor of the main room was already soaked with water.
She wiped the rain off her body with a dry cloth. "Why think about a mud-brick house? We used to live in a thatched house in Dahuai Village. I just hope the house doesn't collapse. It's good enough for us to have a place to live."
Mud-brick house?
Is that something a family like them can afford to live in?
Since we can’t work on rainy days, the whole family can only hide in the house and chat to relieve boredom.
Tianbao was not idle either. The little kid was not afraid of getting dirty. He and his three brothers crawled on the ground to play with the rainwater collected in the container when the adults were not paying attention.
By the time Old Lady Su discovered it, the child had almost turned into a little mud monkey.
"Oh my little ancestor! You're covered in water and mud, how dirty you are!" The old woman picked up the child and wiped her face clean with a cloth. Looking at the child's curved face, she was angry and amused, "You, when you grow up, you will be naughty as hell."
While making grandma laugh, Tianbao's little eyebrows suddenly moved and he turned his head to look outside the yard.
Soon, there was a knock on the gate.
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang.
The sounds, mixed in with the heavy rain, make people feel depressed for no reason.
"It's pouring rain. Who would come to visit at this time?" Old Mrs. Su muttered in confusion.
Su Er grabbed a reed raincoat and put it on his head. "Dad, Mom, I'm going to check. Maybe my eldest brother is back."
The door opened, and two figures appeared in the rain, one big and one small.
She was a middle-aged woman, holding a one-year-old child in her arms. They had no rain protection and both of them were soaked by the heavy rain and looked very miserable.
Su Er immediately turned his eyes away and asked with a frown, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"
The woman's hair was plastered to her cheeks, and raindrops were streaming down her face. She asked in a trembling voice, "Is this Su, Su Xiang's house?"
Su Er frowned even more tightly. This way of asking questions was very familiar. He had heard it not long ago.
"Who are you?" he asked again in a deep voice, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
"It's raining heavily. Can you let us in to take shelter from the rain and talk? My child can't stand it. Please..." The woman didn't know how long she had been in the rain. Her face and lips were frozen pale by the rain. The little baby in her arms was trembling all over, with his eyes tightly closed. It didn't look like the situation was good.
"Second brother, who is outside the door?" Old Mrs. Su's voice came from the main room.
"Mom, I don't know them. They're a mother and son. They want to come into the house!"
The hall was silent for a moment. Old Lady Su poked her head out and saw the disheveled people outside the door through the rain. Especially when she saw the little child in her arms, she couldn't bear it. "Let them in first."
The woman thanked him profusely and went in.
Liu Yuelan and He Daxiang handed her clean clothes and asked her to change into the room first, and also changed dry clothes for the baby she brought with her.
The woman was still in the room changing clothes. Liu Yuelan looked at the little baby with eyes closed and a gradually flushed face. She raised her hand to touch the baby's forehead and was shocked. "Mom, the child has a fever! His forehead is burning!"
Old Lady Su pursed her lips and said, "It's raining so hard, I'm afraid you'll catch a cold if you stay out in it for too long."
"What should I do?"
"Xiu'er, go to Madam Huo's house and ask her if she has any ginger. Bring some to make ginger soup to help the adults and children get rid of the cold. We don't have anything at home, and there's nothing we can do. Wait until Old Du comes back and ask him to take a look at the child."
Since the Su family came to the place of exile, they have long understood the principle of being cautious in everything.
If a stranger comes to their door unexpectedly, they will not let him in without asking about his background and purpose.
But it happened that the person who came today was a woman, and she brought such a small child with her.
Old Mrs. Su couldn't bear it, and neither could the other members of the Su family.
They also have children at home, especially the one who is not much older than their Tianbao. Just thinking about Tianbao getting soaked like this in the heavy rain makes them feel as if their hearts are being pulled.
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