Liang Shengdi finally reached the place she wanted to go.
It was just so different from what she had originally imagined.
Just as I was almost at the foot of the mountain, I heard the rumbling sound of an airplane. Although it didn't pass by my scalp, it looked very close.
Although she didn't see them dropping bombs, it didn't look like they were flying there for charity.
Liang Shengdi was going down the mountain, but she saw many people carrying large and small bags, carrying things in their hands or on their shoulders, and dragging their children and girls up the mountain.
"Are you... moving to the mountains to live?"
Liang Shengdi casually grabbed an old lady who looked quite kind and asked,
The old lady had her hair tied up and was wearing a clean short jacket. She looked Liang Shengdi up and down, then chattered in her local dialect.
Liang Shengdi: ...She didn’t understand. The tone sounded almost like the Japanese language.
A young man standing next to the old lady with a baby on his shoulders explained in broken Mandarin,
"...The Japanese have invaded. They bombed Shunjiang last month, and yesterday they said they bombed the entire city! We don't know when they'll reach us, so we'd better settle down in the mountains as soon as possible. If we're late, all the good places will be gone."
They are all farmers who make a living from the land. They have fields and tea plantations at the foot of the mountain. They will definitely not give up their livelihood at the foot of the mountain until the enemy really invades.
However, everyone was rushing up the mountain. It was said that the larger caves were almost full, and they were rushing to grab a spot. At least they had to settle the elderly and children first.
Liang Shengdi said "Oh", then raised her hand and pointed them in a direction, "Over there, I just came over, there aren't many people there."
The man's eyes lit up instantly, "Really? Thank you!" After thanking him, he did not forget to remind Liang Shengdi,
"Girl, if you're alone, you'd better hide in the mountains if you can! If you really want to go out, don't go to crowded places. The planes will only bomb people in groups. The Japanese don't want to leave us alive!"
Liang Shengdi also thanked the elder brother who kindly reminded her, and then went down the mountain.
They ran up the mountain where the whole family was, and they had a job to do at the foot of the mountain and food.
What does she have?
A gun?
She wanted to throw away the gun.
Because I had run out of bullets in the mountains, although I couldn't hunt any wild boars, at least I still had some pheasants and rabbits, otherwise I wouldn't have survived until now.
Liang Shengdi’s most urgent thought now is to find a place to make money to buy rice.
As for the idea of being the best female hunter in the world, now that she has come down the mountain, why not retire?
However, things did not always go as planned. People in the county town were already in a panic. Those who had money and connections had already contacted their reliable relatives from other places and packed up their things to prepare to flee.
Poor families with no money can only carry a roll of bedding wherever they want.
In addition, May is the time when there is a shortage of food, and landlords are reluctant to sell their surplus grain.
After repeated consideration, Liang Shengdi decided to exchange her gun for food.
The pawnshop owner's eye twitched. "...How much...how much do you want to change?"
If she wasn't a little girl, he would definitely call someone to calm the situation down for him.
"How much do you think it's worth?" she asked with wide eyes and full of momentum.
In the end, Liang Shengdi took out fifty dollars. It was the first time in her life that she had received so much money, and her heart was almost beating fast.
But she still felt it was a pity, because the boss said that if there were bullets, two bullets would be worth one dollar.
Damn it, she actually wasted 60 dollars in these few months in the mountains!
She put the money in her pocket and walked out, not afraid of the boss robbing her because when she put the money in her bag, she took out the grenade and put it on the table. After putting the money in, she put the grenade on top, closed the bag and put it on her back.
The boss's mouth was almost twitching.
She went to the grain store with money in her pocket, feeling very happy, but was told that 10 kilograms of rice would cost one dollar, and the purchase limit was 50 kilograms.
Liang Shengdi: ...The old village chief really didn't cheat her.
What a wicked society!
Liang Shengdi still paid for 49 kilograms of rice. Why 49? Because she didn't have a sack, so the boss said he would give it to her but would deduct one kilogram of rice.
She wasn't even given a chance to hesitate, because the price had already been paid at five dollars per pound, and the boss had the final say.
Evil profiteer!
Liang Shengdi looked at Mi standing on the street with the money, and suddenly felt a little at a loss.
What then? Find a house here and settle down? We can't go any further into the mountains, can we?
She randomly pulled a few people over and asked where there was more money and where it was easier to find a job.
They said that many people from Shandong would go to Shan County to do odd jobs. There were many big landlords there, and some of them did business with capitalists in the provincial capital, so they were very rich.
Liang Shengdi listened to the advice and continued walking in that direction for several days.
Then when she arrived in Shan County, she inquired about the housing and food prices and thought they were not bad, so she decided to stay there.
She was really tired of walking and wanted to find a place to live a few days of peace and quiet. Whether she got married or lived alone for the rest of her life, she had to have a home.
So she followed the agent to look at houses with her grain bag on her back, and used the small yellow croaker left in her bag to exchange for two bungalows.
Honestly, she had thought the small yellow croaker would be worth more, but she was surprised when the agent said a single small yellow croaker was worth 40 yuan. At that price, she couldn't even afford half a house in a big city. The fact that she was able to buy two houses here was a sign of her taking good care of Liang Shengdi.
In response to this, Liang Shengdi could only reply with an "Oh".
They said they were buying a house, so they were buying a house. There was nothing in the house except walls, windows and doors. Liang Shengdi didn't mind, she just spread the tent cloth on the ground and slept like she did in a cave.
But this place really belongs to her, so she doesn't have to worry about tigers, leopards, jackals or wolves coming to visit, and she can sleep more peacefully.
Wait until she finds a job, then buy a bed frame. As for the quilt... the weather is getting warmer, so let's talk about it later.
When she makes money, she can buy anything!
The 17-year-old girl would have looked fresh and radiant even if she had cleaned up, but she didn't dare. Before going to look for work, she used a military knife to cut her hair short, and then put on her dirty and worn jacket.
It's May, and I just went out to find a job.
The most advanced one was the restaurant. She had hoped to have a meal here, but she was kicked out before she even opened her mouth.
"Get lost! Where did this beggar come from?"
Liang Shengdi: ...
Then she went to the gates of the courtyards of those wealthy families and asked if they needed maids.
After being looked at a few times with lustful eyes by the men guarding the door, she felt that she was not that hungry and turned away.
She also went to the dock to ask if they needed someone to carry the bags.
As a result, the foreman sneered at her, waved his hand at her, and didn't even bother to pay attention to her.
Liang Shengdi:...Damn it, she just doesn’t believe she can’t find a job!
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