Chapter 4 Deliveryman (4)
"Uncle, can you help me?" the little girl asked again.
Bai Ye swallowed hard, somewhat unable to look directly at what was in front of him.
I only caught a glimpse of it in my haste, but now, with the little girl handing it to me so close, every detail is magnified.
It was clearly half a head that had been twisted off, but the cut surface was so neat, as if it had been chopped off with a knife.
Moreover, the hole on the top of the head is also very round and smooth.
"uncle?"
"Ah! Okay."
Bai Ye banished the strange thoughts from his mind and tried to control his hand as he reached forward.
The moment I grabbed his head, a warm sensation filled my palm.
It's hot?
It's hot!
The sensation was so intense that Bai Ye's fear returned.
"Well, I..."
"Press it here, buckle it here, make sure it's aligned." The little girl lowered her head and revealed the entire cut surface.
Bai Ye was forced to accept such a grand occasion, and his adrenaline surged instantly.
"A true warrior dares to face the dripping blood."
"Hello Mom, I'm going on a long voyage today!"
My home is in Northeast China, on the Songhua River.
Bai Ye could no longer control his mouth, and with his trembling hands, it took him more than half an hour to finally put the head back in.
The little girl rotated her neck 360 degrees, making a crisp "snap snap" sound, and seemed quite satisfied.
"Uncle, come with me, this way."
This time, Bai Ye quickly found the family who had ordered takeout.
Looking at the luxurious villa in front of him, Bai Ye was a little unsure whether this was the customer who ordered six yuan worth of takeout.
"Uncle, I'm not lying to you."
The little girl pushed open the door and went in first, but after only a couple of steps, she disappeared.
Bai Ye hesitated at the door for a while, then steeled himself and walked inside.
The door was ajar. He stood at the door, knocked, and called out, "Is anyone home? Your fried rice delivery has arrived. Please come out and get it."
There was a sound from inside the door, and soon the door was opened.
An elderly woman dressed in black walked out, leaning on a cane. She swayed unsteadily from side to side, looking as if she might collapse at any moment.
Bai Ye handed over the plastic bag, "Grandma, here's your takeout."
"Oh, my takeout, my takeout."
The old woman raised her hand, and her long sleeve slowly slid down, revealing a withered hand.
Apart from a piece of skin, there was almost no flesh to be seen. These hands were barely bigger than chicken feet.
Bai Ye was stunned. Was this still a human hand?
"Young man, my takeout is here," the old lady urged.
Bai Ye handed over the plastic bag, and the old lady was clearly very happy, murmuring, "It was delivered so quickly, so quickly. Do you have any good reviews? I'll definitely give you a good review."
"grandmother."
Bai Ye felt uneasy and couldn't help but say, "This fried rice stall is unhygienic. Don't order from it next time."
“How can it be unhygienic? It costs six yuan, that’s expensive fried rice, it must be hygienic.” The old lady didn’t believe it.
Bai Ye relayed what he had seen to the old lady, and then added, "It's really unhygienic, especially these mobile stalls, which usually don't have health permits. If you really want to order takeout, try to order from places with signs or storefronts; those are relatively safer."
It's only relative. Those who work in this industry know perfectly well that there's always something unclean going on.
"Actually, it's better to cook at home. It's cleaner, more hygienic, and more nutritious."
The old lady's eyes lit up immediately, and she grabbed Bai Ye with her withered hand. "Young man, come in and make me some fried rice with eggs."
"Grandma, I..."
“My granddaughter said, ‘You delivery drivers all know how to cook, so come in and cook. We always have food at home.’”
...
Bai Ye stood by the kitchen stove, bewildered as to how things had turned out this way.
While it's common for delivery drivers to help pack food, it's rare for them to take away a cook's job.
At least, he wouldn't do it.
Which food delivery drivers just wander into restaurant kitchens all the time?
Well, now look what's happened. As a delivery driver, I've ended up in a customer's kitchen.
This is a mess.
The old woman kept tapping the ground with her cane, making loud "bang bang bang" sounds. "Young man, hurry up and do it."
Bai Ye took a deep breath, thinking that the other person was so old, so he decided to cook a meal.
It's no big deal.
but--
The rice in the rice cooker was actually moving; each grain was white and plump, and it was slowly wriggling like an insect.
The beaten egg yolk was black, and the egg white was full of blood streaks, which were tightly wrapped around the black yolk.
There were also green vegetables, sometimes blue and sometimes red.
The water coming out of the tap was thick and had a fishy smell; it was clearly blood...
I can't stand being in this kitchen!
"Grandma, I'm not a very good cook, how about..."
"Young man, I give you a five-star review."
These were the words Bai Ye most wanted to hear; they were simply the most pleasant and melodious sounds in the world.
"Grandma, it's not that I necessarily want a five-star review, I just want to cook you a meal myself."
Full of energy, Bai Ye immediately stirred and scrambled the previously difficult-to-handle black and red eggs, scooped out a large spoonful of wriggling white rice, washed vegetables and scallions with the bloody water, and then, wearing an apron, lit a fire and started cooking...
Ten minutes later, a large plate of fragrant fried rice was ready.
Well, if you ignore the still-wriggling, dark reddish-brown rice.
Bai Ye pretended not to see it, placed the plate of fried rice on the table, and even washed and arranged the chopsticks himself.
"Arrange them like this, stand them upright," the old lady instructed from the side.
Bai Ye asked in confusion, "Stand up? How do you stand up?"
"Stick it in the rice, make sure it's in place, and don't tip it over."
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"!"
Bai Ye's heart tightened. He looked up at the old woman again, and saw that her already wrinkled face was now completely sunken. Her eye sockets were dark and bottomless, clearly devoid of eyeballs.
When the mouth opens and closes, you can see the teeth inside, which have already turned to white bone.
The old lady ignored the dumbfounded people, walked to the dining table with her cane, picked up her chopsticks, and lowered her head to eat.
He chewed and chewed, nodding, "It's delicious, very delicious."
"Ha, right? It's delicious." Bai Ye stammered incoherently.
The old lady was very satisfied and finished the whole plate of fried rice, giving it a five-star review on the spot.
Before leaving, he was very polite, saying, "Young man, you haven't eaten this fried rice yet, why don't you take it home for dinner?"
It's a previous takeout order; the plastic bag hasn't been opened at all.
Bai Ye wanted to refuse, but when she thought about the other person's situation, she chickened out.
I didn't dare refuse; who knows what would happen if I did? So I picked up the fried rice and headed back to the village entrance, untouched.
Halfway there, he was stopped by a little girl. "Uncle, this is my reward."
Bai Ye checked the screen and saw that 100 Ghost Coins had been credited to his account. This time, however, there was no prompt to exchange them for life points.
"It seems that it only issues an immediate alert when one's life is threatened, just like a health bar?"
Bai Ye was very grateful to the little girl in front of him. If it weren't for her kind help, it would have been too difficult to find customers.
Thinking of this, he immediately squatted down and said with a smile, "I will definitely keep my promise. Where is the convenience store in your village? Take me there and I will buy you candy."
"This way."
"You lead the way, and I'll follow behind you."
Bai Ye followed the little girl westward and soon saw a small bungalow. There was a wooden sign at the entrance of the house that read "Wang Sheng Convenience Store".
The font is bright red.
Bai Ye is now somewhat resistant to the red text, so he glanced at it quickly and immediately turned away.
This little shop has practically nothing; the entire shelf is sparsely stocked.
The little girl took a lollipop from above and urged them to pay.
Bai Ye walked up to the shelf and asked, "Boss, how much?"
"100".
"What?!"
Bai Ye doubted that she had misheard.
The shop owner didn't even look up. "100, that's 100. No bargaining."
The little girl, clutching the lollipop, asked nervously, "Uncle, will you buy another one?"
The words "I won't buy" were stuck in Bai Ye's throat, but she couldn't bring herself to say them.
100 = 1 Health Point
100 = one lollipop
Therefore, one lollipop = 1 health point.
This messed-up world.
"Buy it, we promised, we definitely have to buy it."
When making the payment, Bai Ye's heart was bleeding, and she felt as if her heart was about to break.
On the other side, the little girl tore open the wrapper, stuffed the whole lollipop into her mouth, and licked it with smacking sounds.
As the little girl walked out of the convenience store, she was in a good mood and took Bai Ye's hand, saying, "Uncle, let me see you out."
Bai Ye was in a daze, still feeling the pain of the money he had spent. 100 yuan, 100 yuan, this order was a complete waste.
Even after leaving the village and riding my electric bike away, I was still sighing deeply.
Until... he successfully drove out of the sunken alley.
Bai Ye suddenly came to his senses; he had actually come out of the village!
Turning around, the large rock at the village entrance had disappeared, and a thick fog rose up all around.
His heart was pounding, and he had an urge to go back and take another look, but a voice inside him strongly told him to keep moving forward and not to look back.
Bai Ye stared at the thick fog for a long while, then turned around and drove away on his electric scooter.
Back in the city, night fell.
As the sun sets, the phone slowly rings, "DeadMe Delivery warmly reminds you that daytime services have ended. Would you like to activate nighttime services?"
This time, Bai Ye reacted quickly.
Without even a three-second hesitation period, she immediately said, "I won't turn it on, I choose not to turn it on!"
The phone seemed to pause for a few seconds before continuing to broadcast, "Dead? The food delivery has been received. Settlement of today's business for the player has begun. Settlement is complete."
A flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and when he opened them again, Bai Ye was back in the dungeon lobby.
He immediately tapped the screen to check, and sure enough, the previous 100 ghost coins had vanished completely, truly spent on buying a candy.
After a long day of delivering orders, I only gained 1 health point.
Wait a minute!
What's this?
Bai Ye noticed that a new line had appeared in his information bar, containing something that looked like a small gift box.
Upon reaching out and touching the gift box, a line of text immediately appeared: 【A Spooky Gift: 1 serving of fried rice, redeemable for one chance to win a prize】
That fried rice with egg!
Bai Ye recalled the old woman; it turned out that the strange gift she gave had such benefits.
"If I redeem one entry for a lottery, can I win a coupon similar to 'warding off bad luck'?"
Bai Ye was very curious about this instance lobby, especially the so-called forum.
He really wanted to know why those posts were floating around him in three dimensions, and why he could just grab them and see their contents.
What exactly is going on in this bizarre world?
Without a second thought, Bai Ye immediately chose to redeem the prize.
"Splash... splash..."
The sound of water could be heard in my ears.
Bai Ye turned around and looked around, searching for the source of the sound, but saw nothing.
He only looked down when he felt his feet were wet.
A surge of fresh blood gushed out from underground, along with many colorful fish.
[Players have chosen to redeem for a prize draw. The draw has begun. Please fish for the fish at your feet; catch one to receive the corresponding prize.]
[Note: The prize is valid for ten minutes only; it cannot be redeemed after this time.]
As soon as he finished speaking, a piece of yarn appeared out of thin air and landed in Bai Ye's hand.
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"..."
Bai Ye stared at the piece of yarn in his hand, lost in thought.
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