Chapter 291 One day, everyone in the city will think highly of us
The busyness of the Foreign Trade Plaza lasted until after nine o'clock in the evening.
The lower-class workers who had finished their day's work rushed here in a hurry, made some purchases and went home satisfied.
They repeatedly calculate how much cheaper it is than buying it in the market, and get great psychological comfort from it!
But many people have overlooked one thing. The resources in this world are not as poor as the Cyber Group claims. They should not live so frugally and frugally.
The reason why most people are carrying a heavy burden is because a small number of people are squandering money.
"Brother, I'm so lucky today, all the goods are sold out!"
At the small stall in the corner of the square, Luo Li looked excited.
Due to my small stature, the newly purchased large-size cotton-padded jacket cannot be held up at all, and the hem almost hangs to the ground.
"We are still not well prepared this time. Starting tomorrow, I will go out to hunt a few wild beasts and put them into the ice pit to save them. I will definitely make more money on the trading day next week!"
Luo Ao was cleaning up the stalls and thinking about next week's harvest. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of bright lights blooming over the city. He hurriedly said: "Look! It's fireworks!"
Luo Li quickly got out from under the stall shed, raised her little face and looked at the sky.
The brilliant colors cast out patches of halo on the face.
"it's beautiful…"
Luo Ao, who was next to him, heard this and looked at his sister's joyful expression, but felt a little sad in his heart.
People in Ye Shengdu have long been accustomed to fireworks displays and the like.
For example, the employees in a store not far away didn't even bother to look at the fireworks when they heard them, and were still looking down at the information devices in their hands.
Wanderers like them are not even allowed to approach the edge of the city on non-trading days. Occasionally, they can see a few fireworks from a distance, but they are mostly obscured by those skyscrapers.
What's even sadder is that weak wanderers like Luo Li don't even dare to reveal their female identity when entering the city. They always keep short hair like a boy, paint their skin black, and pretend to be brothers instead of siblings with their brother.
They had heard a long time ago that there were many perverted guys in the middle and upper levels of Ye Sheng City. On trading days, people would be arranged to keep an eye on the Foreign Trade Plaza and catch some wandering girls who liked them and bring them back...
When Luo Ao was setting up a stall, he often heard complaints from buyers that Cyber Group did not treat lower-class citizens as human beings and exploited labor in various ways.
Luo Ao was dissatisfied with this.
It’s true that I don’t know how blessed I am!
The lower-class city citizens are just being exploited for their labor. Wanderers who are not recognized by Ye Shengdu are not even considered human beings in the eyes of the big forces!
Even if there are vicious cases such as robbery, kidnapping, and murder, as long as the victim is an ordinary homeless person without a backer, the Security Department will basically turn a blind eye.
What? You said your sister is missing? How do you prove that you have a sister? Don't interfere with official business here!
Therefore, apart from the fact that some of the homeless people are born evil, quite a lot of them are forced to be evil as a means of self-protection.
This is why good people are bullied by others!
The more Luo Ao learned about the darkness in Ye Shengdu, the more he hated it, and he always carefully protected his sister.
Although they are disgusting, they inevitably yearn for Ye Sheng in their hearts.
Imagine how wonderful it would be if you could obtain legal citizen status and live here openly and honestly?
Even if you are just the lower class among the lower class, your life should be better than living in a wilderness full of dangers, right?
As a fifteen-year-old teenager, Luo Ao still carries a beautiful vision for the future, hoping to give his sister a better and best life...
He stretched out his hand towards the fireworks that were exploding in the air, and slowly grasped them with his worn and mottled mechanical fingers.
One day, everyone in the city will look up to us!
"elder brother?"
"ah…"
Luo Ao came back to his senses and found that it was already the end of the trading day, and his sister Luo Li was urging him to pack his things together.
The Foreign Trade Plaza is about to close, and it’s time for the homeless to leave voluntarily.
The brother and sister loaded the purchased daily necessities onto a three-wheeled truck and waited for the management to come and collect the stall fee and transaction tax. Then they drove slowly out of the city.
This three-wheeled truck is an old model from Yeshengdu more than ten years ago and has been discontinued for a long time. It is the most valuable piece of inheritance left by the brother and sister's father.
Because steam erupts from the pipes and makes a "beep, beep" sound when driving, people are more accustomed to calling it a tuk-tuk.
The wanderers driving all kinds of vehicles lined up in an orderly manner within the city limits. As soon as they left the city, they immediately dispersed in chaos, shouting and racing like a herd of runaway horses, showing their wildness!
Luo Ao and Luo Li didn't join in the fun, mainly because their tuk-tuks couldn't go fast even if they wanted to.
Huh-huh-
Leaving the shelter of the tall buildings in the city, the cold winter wind suddenly became arrogant, and the whimpering sound was like the howling of ghosts and wolves.
Especially after nightfall, the wind and snow were blowing on the empty wilderness, causing the thin tuk-tuk to sway left and right, making it difficult to move forward.
In order to save energy, the brother and sister didn't even turn on the heater in the car.
My younger sister, Luo Li, was fine. She was wrapped in a brand new thick cotton jacket and it wasn't too cold even when she was curled up on the seat.
Luo Ao was having a hard time. He had to move along with the bumps of the car to keep his limbs from freezing.
"Hold on for a little longer and I'll be fine when I get home... I'll be fine when I get home..."
He muttered.
In fact, the so-called "home" is a simple hut built on a mound, which is not much warmer than staying in a car.
The only advantage is that it can burn animal bones for heating, and the cost is much lower than the energy-consuming car heater.
Buzz!!
Just when Luo was a little numb from the cold, he suddenly heard the hum of an engine approaching.
That was obviously not from their tuk-tuk!
"Brother, someone is chasing us?"
The drowsy Luo Li was also awakened. She turned around and saw a huge off-road vehicle following behind.
There are many colorful metal plates nailed to it, and the two big lights are flashing red, looking like a ferocious monster!
"It's a scavenger..."
Roo glanced in the rearview mirror and his face turned ugly.
Different from normal wanderers living in large and small settlements, "scavengers" are a small group of people who are more unorganized and undisciplined.
They wander in the wilderness every day, but rarely spend any effort to hunt wild beasts or mine ore. Instead, they focus on plundering the wanderers who go out.
Euphemistically known as "the one who picks up the gifts of the wilderness".
They are essentially bandits and robbers!
This armored off-road vehicle had probably been waiting on the outskirts of Ye Shengdu for a long time. It had made sure that after the trading day, there would be a lot of homeless people completing the purchase of daily necessities, and it was eyeing the one who was easy to bully...
Apparently, harmless-looking tuk-tuks were targeted!
"Ali, sit still!"
Luo Ao reminded his sister, pressed the accelerator pedal to the bottom, and the tuk-tuk suddenly jumped forward, trying to get rid of the pursuers.
But the opponent's power was obviously more powerful, and he easily bit the back, getting closer and closer!
At this time, Wang Hui, who was floating in the air and observing the lives of homeless people, was also attracted by the chase and escape scene here.
Chapter completed!