Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, Lu Yuan's priority was to leave this hellish place as quickly as possible. If they didn't leave soon, there would definitely be a second, third, and even more starving people rushing up to steal their vegetables.
He crouched down and patted Shen Tian, who was lying on the ground. Shen Tian slowly opened his eyes. His breathing was a little weak, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"Brother Lu, you're awesome! I'm impressed! You chased away so many people!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Can you even stand up?"
"Ahem! I'll give it a try!"
As he spoke, Shen Tian slowly stood up with Lu Yuan's help. After about half a minute, he finally returned to normal. The person had hit him on the head with a brick, but fortunately, it wasn't the back of his head. If it had really hit the back of his head, Shen Tian would probably be a corpse by now.
Riding his tricycle, Lu Yuan led Shen Tian towards the vegetable wholesale market. After about two blocks, they saw Chen Ke and her group running towards the road they had come from.
Upon seeing them, Lu Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Twenty-odd people standing together were still a group, and if they encountered any more starving people, there would be nothing to worry about.
Shen Tian also breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Finally, I'm free! I was terrified the whole way here! No, I need to get my head checked!"
When the group saw that the two were covered in blood, they were so frightened that they quickly surrounded them.
"Brother Lu, what happened to your shoulder?" Sun Zhe pointed at Lu Yuan's shoulder, then looked at Shen Tian, who was in an even worse state, and asked with some fear.
"Sigh! We encountered a group of starving people on the road who tried to steal our food. We fought tooth and nail to protect these vegetables. Let's hurry back! Otherwise, they'll be eyeing them again!"
So the group escorted the tricycle all the way to the vegetable wholesale market, and when they entered, the soldiers were quite surprised to see the injuries on Lu Yuan's body.
"Hey bro, what's going on with you? And you, Chen Tian, how come you got your head cracked open?" Chen Ming walked over and asked.
So Lu Yuan recounted his experiences on the road to them again. At this moment, Chen Ming took out two bottles of anti-inflammatory medicine and two bottles of hydrogen peroxide from his bag.
"Take it and clean it up!"
Lu Yuan gratefully accepted the items, thanked the other party, and then tossed a bottle of anti-inflammatory medicine and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide to Chen Tian.
Then he asked Chen Ke and the others for half a pack of cigarettes and threw it into Shen Tian's arms, saying, "Thanks, brother. When we get back, please take the car to Boss Kong for me. We won't stay any longer!"
Shen Tian smiled broadly and said, "Thank you! I was just wondering what to do with my head! If you need any help next time, just contact me!"
After saying that, the other person took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yuan.
He took the business card and glanced at the phone number on it. He saw that the business card originally belonged to a manager of a company called Morning Star, but Shen Tian picked it up and changed the name and phone number on it to make it his own business card.
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Alright! We're off!"
So the group got into the car and drove off.
Along the way, everyone laughed and chatted, and they were delighted to see the pile of food in the car. However, Lu Yuan still remembered the scene that had just happened, and his heart sank.
"Chen Ke, drive faster and get back as soon as possible, otherwise it will be troublesome if we encounter any problems on the way!"
Chen Ke nodded, ignoring the various debris and garbage blocking the road, and drove the car at maximum speed.
However, what Lu Yuan feared did not happen, and he did not encounter any more attacks by bandits or starving people along the way.
As soon as the car arrived at the intersection of Zone 3, the people who had been waiting for a long time gathered around, and they were especially excited when they saw the car full of stuff.
"Great! I can't believe we actually managed to buy vegetables! Could you sell us some?"
"Yes! We should have gone with them! We haven't cooked anything at home in ages, please share some with us!"
People crowded around the crowd, carrying large and small bags, asking to buy some vegetables. In response to their requests, Chen Ke quickly said, "We were able to buy so many vegetables this time thanks to Lu Yuan. If you want to buy some, please line up one by one."
"But let's find someone to treat Lu Yuan's wounds first!" Sun Zhe helped Lu Yuan, who was dizzy from excessive blood loss, out of the car.
At this moment, a girl squeezed in from outside the crowd, saw that Lu Yuan's shoulder was already stained with blood, and immediately took out her small first-aid kit.
Soon after everyone returned, news of Lu Yuan's injury spread. Xiao Shan hurriedly led both families over, and when they saw the nurse treating Lu Yuan's wounds, they were all moved to tears.
Xiao Shan complained, "You secretly went out again without telling me! Don't you know how dangerous it is there?"
Grandma wiped away her tears and looked at Lu Yuan's shoulder, flustered for a moment, saying, "Xiao Yuan! You scared Grandma to death! Why are you so disobedient! A few days ago you said it was dangerous in the city and you wouldn't let me go out, and look at you now, you've gotten such a bad injury! Doesn't it hurt?"
Lu Yuan, enduring the pain, comforted her, "It's nothing, just a minor injury... Ouch! It's nothing!"
"You still say it's nothing! You brat, you're not going out again! Stay home for the time being and don't go anywhere! We'll take turns watching him!"
"That's right, Xiao Yuan, what are we supposed to do if something bad happens to you!"
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Seeing his family members taking turns to patiently lecture him, Lu Yuan realized that he had acted rashly this time, so he could only say that he would never go out again and would stay at home to recover from his injuries.
The nurse quickly treated Lu Yuan's wound and even wrapped it with bandages.
"Thank you! Um, you can take these dishes home with you!"
Seeing that Lu Yuan's wound had been bandaged, Xiao Shan immediately handed him a large bag of vegetables, expressing her sincere gratitude.
The girl hesitated when she saw the large bag of vegetables. She really wanted them, but she was a little embarrassed to take them. Having not eaten fresh vegetables for months, she kept swallowing her saliva when she saw them.
"Here you go! I bought quite a lot, actually just to share it with everyone."
After saying that, Lu Yuan handed it to the other person again.
The girl finally nodded, then happily took the vegetables and went home.
The group had anticipated that the vegetables would attract attention, so they discussed it and decided that each person would contribute a portion to sell.
Chen Ke took out a small bag of rapeseed and placed it in front of him, saying, "There are about five catties of rapeseed here. Anyone want to buy it? It's ten thousand yuan per catty, no bargaining!"
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