She didn't seem to care much whether Xu Zhi really didn't remember or was pretending not to remember, and was a little too open-minded.
If it were Xu Zhi herself, not to mention that it was impossible for her to pick up a seriously injured and unconscious person and take him home for no apparent reason, even if she did, and the other person said he had lost his memory, she would definitely find a way to find out whether he really had lost his memory or was faking it.
But the attitude of the woman in front of me is really... strange!
However, Xu Zhi did not feel any malice from her. Even though Xu Zhi did not answer immediately, she just patiently wrung out the towel, wiped the cold sweat from Xu Zhi's forehead, turned the towel over and continued to cover Xu Zhi's still hot forehead.
Such patience and consideration made Xu Zhi feel something was amiss. She could hear the noise of raindrops hitting the roof and the roar of the industrial area, and knew that she had better find a place to stay. Although she didn't know whether what the woman in front of her said was true or false, or what her purpose was, she seemed to have no choice.
So Xu Zhi said with difficulty: "I'll stay."
Upon hearing this, the woman showed a somewhat complicated smile on her face, as if she was glad that Xu Zhi was willing to stay, but also as if she foresaw that her life might become more difficult in the future if she took on such a trouble.
But that doesn't matter.
She said, "I'll take you to the clinic when the rain stops. You still have a fever, by the way."
She seemed to remember something and took out something the size of her little finger and handed it to Xu Zhi: "I found this on you when I was giving you a bath."
A familiar scent emanated from the small thing. Xu Zhi almost ignored the wound on her body and immediately raised her hand to take it. Her movement was a little big, and her flushed face turned pale, but the girl didn't care about that.
It was just because she felt the breath of a small alien species on this seed-like thing.
No, it should be said that this is a small alien species.
I just don’t know why it has become like this. It’s as if it has exhausted everything and returned to its original and most primitive state.
This is a black and gold "seed", which is slightly heavy in the palm of the hand, but in Xu Zhi's feeling, this seed is almost "half dead", leaving only a faint breath, but after all, although weak, there is still a glimmer of hope.
Seeing that this seed seemed very important to Xu Zhi, the woman said helplessly, "Don't be so excited, be careful not to open the wound again."
"By the way, do you still remember your name?"
Even though Xu Zhi had already stated that he had lost his memory, she still asked this question.
Xu Zhi once again felt that the woman in front of him really didn't care whether she remembered or not, nor did she care whether she was lying.
As if testing him, Xu Zhi replied, "Remember, my name is Xu Zhi, the Zhi of order."
The woman nodded. "It's a good name."
It's a name the slum scavengers would never give their own children.
"By the way, can you read?"
Xu Zhi hesitated for a moment: "Is there anything with words on it?"
She needed to take a look to confirm. What if the words here were not consistent with those in the Federation?
The woman left the bed and searched for a while, then found a piece of tattered paper, which was left over from when she started a fire during a power outage.
Xu Zhi took a look and fortunately, the characters were no different from those of the Federation.
This seems to further confirm that the Federation was created by people from this world. After all, even the characters are exactly the same.
"I know him."
After Xu Zhi finished speaking, the woman smiled and said, "That's great. If you can read, you can find an easier job."
Almost all scavengers are illiterate, and the few who can read are even less likely to teach others how to read. Knowledge is a very valuable asset. If the girl can read, she can find a relatively simple job with a higher salary after her wound heals.
Women have already started planning for the future.
She didn't care about Xu Zhi's literacy. After all, she had already determined that Xu Zhi's family was probably well off in the past, and perhaps something unexpected had happened that caused him to end up in the plains. She didn't intend to ask any further questions.
At least, during the time the girl stayed with her, she only planned to treat her as her own sister.
The girl needs her, and she needs the girl too.
Xu Zhi held the seed of the small alien species in her hand and hummed lightly, but her mind was not on the work the woman mentioned. Her brain was throbbing with pain, but she was still thinking about how to obtain resources as soon as possible to repair her body and contact her clan, and how to revive the small alien species.
Although she was anxious, these were not things that could be solved just by being anxious.
I don’t know if I can trust this kind-hearted woman in front of me, or whether she has other motives. The most important thing is that she knows nothing about the real world.
She needed to stay here temporarily to recuperate and get to know the world a little bit.
After making a simple plan of what to do next in her mind, Xu Zhi felt tired. It was as if she was back to the time when she was seriously ill and would be so tired that she felt like she was about to faint after reading a little more. She realized that her energy now was not enough to keep her awake and thinking for a long time.
"Are you tired?"
The woman seemed to notice her fatigue.
Yes, she had tried her best to control herself from showing pain, and there was no way she could hide her fatigue as well.
"Get some rest. I'll wake you up when I go out to see the doctor."
Hearing the woman's worried words, Xu Zhi almost couldn't help closing her eyelids. She held the little alien seed tightly in her hand, and then almost at the moment when her consciousness relaxed a little, she fell into sleep again.
Seeing that Xu Zhi was so exhausted after just talking to her for a few words, the woman frowned again, realizing that the girl's injury might be more serious than she thought.
Then the money she saved might not be enough.
Thinking of this, the woman opened the locked drawer again and took out the fragments of instruments piled inside. Some looked like cores, some looked like bearings, and there were also some more sophisticated and complex parts whose purpose was unknown.
She didn't know what these were used for, but the more sophisticated the parts, the more valuable they were. This was the consensus among the scavengers.
"Let's sell these tomorrow, too."
The woman made a silent decision in her heart.
If she sold all these, she would have no savings at all.
But she didn't even think about whether it was worth it.
Just as she was doing her best to be nice to Xu Zhi, she also felt a long-lost sense of relief. It even seemed that the big rock that had been pressing on her heart was lifted a little, giving her finally some space to breathe.
She didn't know much knowledge and couldn't even recognize words, so naturally she didn't understand why she had such feelings. She was just thinking that she had to buy a clinic number plate in advance. Even if it was a black doctor without a medical license, there were still many patients seeking help from them.
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