He didn't know how long he had slept. When Lu Yuan groggily woke up, there was a lot of noise around him.
A man was fast asleep beside him, and Lu Yuan turned his head to look at him.
There he was, the bartender who had worked the night shift the night before, fast asleep right in front of him.
He wrapped himself in his slightly smelly bedding and went to sleep.
Seeing the other person's expression, Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly, rubbed his face, and then got up.
He gently pushed open the door, and the noisy sounds from the tavern immediately hit him, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
After closing the door and allowing himself a moment to reflect, he slowly came to his senses.
"Hey bro, you're awake."
When the waitress who was pouring drinks for customers in the tavern turned her head and saw Lu Yuan, she gave him a smile.
However, this woman wasn't very pretty, and she had slightly protruding teeth.
Judging from her expression, she seemed to already know about Lu Yuan's situation.
Lu Yuan scratched his messy hair and then nodded at the other person.
The other person casually pointed to another room on the side.
"There are some toiletries inside. You can use them if you don't mind, but there isn't much water, so use them sparingly."
Lu Yuan nodded and expressed his gratitude to the other party.
Lu Yuan pushed open the door to the next room, which was a small cubicle located under the stairs. The room wasn't very big, and inside there was a blackened washbasin, a bar of soap, and a bottle of shampoo.
However, this bottle of shampoo looks like it's been repackaged, because this brand was quite popular before the apocalypse, but disappeared afterward.
Lu Yuan didn't plan to wash his hair; who knew what chemicals were in it?
It would be really embarrassing if you accidentally washed away the last bit of hair you had left.
So he filled a little water in the container, washed his face briefly, and felt much better.
The temperature outside was gradually rising, and when I looked down at the time, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.
Lu Yuan quickly wiped the water off his face, and as he went out, the buck-toothed girl handed him a bottle that looked like either alcohol or water.
"Be diligent on your first day at work, and don't get up so late next time!"
After saying that, the other person shoved the wine bottle into Lu Yuan's hand and then pointed to the wine cabinet behind him.
"There are labels on the bottom of the bottles. Just put them in the appropriate cabinet. Also, don't break the glasses. These are very expensive; one of them can be worth a month's salary."
"By the way, it's best not to wander around aimlessly when you're not busy. The boss hates it when we're just loitering around. Chatting with customers is fine, but don't try to pick up girls. The girls here only like rich guys!"
The other person seemed to be quite talkative, constantly introducing the place to Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan was still a little confused.
He looked at the wine bottle and glass in his hand, then found the storage place for the wine bottle on the shelf, hung the glass on the wine rack, and asked softly.
"Um...you mean I'll be working here from now on?"
The girl smiled slightly and turned to look at Lu Yuan: "Yes, don't you like this job? You know, in this no-man's-land, there doesn't seem to be a more suitable job than ours. Other jobs are too dangerous and not suitable for you. This place is quite good. Also, you probably don't know the name of the person sleeping in the inner room. His name is Liu Ke, and I am his older sister, Liu Qing!"
Lu Yuan nodded and extended his hand to the other person.
"Hello Liu Qing, my name is Lin Hao!"
"Okay, hello. Let's get to work. There's a lot of work to do today. Look, the place is packed. It's only on Sundays that there are so many people. And apparently, they've caught their prey, so the whole insect-hunting team is here!"
Lu Yuan looked up and saw that the tavern was packed with people.
They placed their weapons in front of the table, and the group played drinking games, ate meat, and talked, creating a lively scene.
They don't care at all if their noise disturbs others. If they get annoyed, they might curse and argue, but they won't take the initiative to fight here. It seems they are quite afraid of the owner here.
Lu Yuan worked with Liu Qing at the bar all morning. Around noon, when there were fewer people around, Liu Qing handed Lu Yuan a plate.
The plate contained some food that I couldn't identify; it was sticky and gooey, like mashed potatoes, but it felt a bit thicker than mashed potatoes.
"Have some. This is a local specialty. It may not taste great, but it's definitely not the junk produced on Earth!"
Lu Yuan glanced down at the thing, then picked up a spoon, scooped out a tiny bit, and put it in his mouth.
He'd actually eaten things far more disgusting than this, so he wasn't really bothered by these kinds of foods.
He just wanted to know if eating this stuff would cause any harm to his body. He needed to prepare for the worst in case he couldn't handle the poisoning.
Upon tasting it, Lu Yuan noticed a strong, foul odor emanating from the food.
He tried desperately to suppress the nausea he felt.
However, this nauseating feeling seemed to surge up from the deepest part of my stomach all at once.
He couldn't hold it in any longer and spat out the food.
Fortunately, there was a trash can nearby, and Lu Yuan vomited all of his food, including what he ate yesterday, into the trash can.
After reading it, Liu Qing frowned and waved his hand.
"You're so unsophisticated! Have you never eaten this before? Or have you never even been exposed to it before? Judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be from around here. People here usually have dark skin, but why is yours so fair?"
As Liu Qing spoke, she poured Lu Yuan a glass of water.
Lu Yuan took the water glass, said thank you, rinsed his mouth, and then began to answer the other person's question.
“I used to work in a prison, but then the prison made a temporary personnel adjustment, so I got out. I haven’t seen the sun much since!”
These were all suggestions that Lu Yuan had thought of in advance.
There have been a lot of personnel changes over there, so nobody knows who has been transferred and who hasn't.
People simply ask a question, without delving too deeply into the other person's background or identity.
This was the rule of the underworld, and Liu Qing seemed to understand it well. He simply nodded slightly and said nothing more.
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