Chapter 172 Past Events(1/2)
He stood there for a long time, so long that he almost buried his head in the dust...
"Take him to clean up and find him a room." Wu Zhong ordered.
Then someone took him out, and he followed confused. Do you want to clean him and then eat him?
"I'm very hungry, can I have something to eat?" Yuli thought, if he was eaten immediately, he wouldn't be able to resist, but he was too hungry and wanted to eat a full meal before dying.
The man seemed quite surprised, looked at him with a strange look, and then said nothing.
"These are clothes. You can put them on after washing."
The man took him to a room and prepared a big wooden bucket with water in it. He also got him a set of clothes. They didn't look like new ones, but they were still very good clothes, much better than the ones he was wearing.
Clothes are much better if they are all patched.
He had already asked once, so he gave up and asked again. Maybe they didn't want to give him food! After all, food was so expensive, and he was a dying man, so people didn't want to waste food!
He numbly took off his clothes, then got into the barrel and took a good bath, which was actually very good.
He thought that there was not much water in Yaocheng, so apart from food, even water was in short supply. It was good that he could wash himself off before he died.
But he was still very scared, and he wanted to cry. In fact, he had seen people eating people, which was disgusting, but he was going to be eaten soon, and he didn't know if it would hurt.
It's a pity that he can't fulfill his parents' last wish, and he doesn't want to die, but there are so many people here. If he resists, he may die even worse!
He was thinking wildly. The book said that people will be reincarnated after death. He didn't want to come to Yaocheng in his next life. It was too miserable. Every day was dark. He was tired and hungry every day.
He has never been out and doesn't know what the outside world is like, but he has read books and found that it is very good outside, much better than Yaocheng. If he is reincarnated, he wants to go outside.
Maybe it was because he had been washing for too long, and someone was urging him outside. He agreed and then got up.
In fact, he was not very dirty, he just looked a little sloppy. He washed himself and changed his clothes.
The clothes were a bit too big, and they were a bit empty when he put them on. He didn't know whose clothes they were, so he just rolled up his trousers a little so that he wouldn't trip over them.
After he opened the door, he saw the same person who had just brought him here. He raised his head and saw that the person seemed surprised for a moment, and then quickly recovered.
"I brought you something to eat. There is nothing to eat at this time. There is porridge and steamed buns, so you can make do with some!"
This person seemed to be talking to him for the first time. His tone was very calm and his voice was a little hoarse. Then before he could react, he gave him a food box.
"Thank you..." He seemed a little confused.
Aren't they not giving food? Why did they bring it here again? Not only did they have porridge, but they also had steamed buns. This was already very good. He could only have one steamed bun a day before, and it was a black-faced steamed bun with sand.
He took the food box and returned to the house. He opened the food box and found that the food inside was surprisingly good.
A bowl of porridge, a very thick vegetable porridge, two steamed buns, and a plate of pickled vegetables.
He was very hungry, and became even hungrier when he saw something to eat, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
There was no sand in the steamed buns, and a lot of oil was put in the vegetables. The vegetable porridge was delicious. At the end of the meal, there were a few pieces of meat in the bowl!
He looked back at the man in surprise. Is his food so good?
"The leftovers from lunch are put in the porridge, just right to heat them up." The man said in a very calm tone.
While he was eating, he took the bath water out and poured it out.
"Have you finished eating? Then I took away the dishes and chopsticks. I took your clothes to my aunt to mend. There are many holes in them. I will bring them back to you after they are mended."
"I still have a future?" Yuli thought that he was destined to die. How could there be a future?
"What do you mean? Do you want to seek death? There is no need. I advise you not to think too hard." The man seemed surprised for a moment, then frowned and said.
"I didn't want to die, I thought I was going to die, so why did you bring me back? Not to eat me?"
It is undeniable that Yuli was quite excited when he heard that he would not die, but then he thought about how delicious they were to him, and he spent a bag of grain to buy them. He thought that he was now
Not worth the price.
He is not afraid of hardship, but he does not believe that they bought him for work. It is not cost-effective. It is better to buy him than to buy a strong man.
"We don't have the habit of cannibalism. The one who bought you is the gang leader. Whatever he wants you to do, you do it. Don't resist, you will get hurt..."
The man seemed a little helpless. He may not have guessed that he was thinking this way. He said that the Qing Gang had rules and did not eat people.
Later, he told him to be obedient, not to resist, and to do whatever the gang leader told him to do.
"When will the gang leader find me? What should I do now?"
Yuli didn't like such a life without any foundation. He wanted to do something so that he wouldn't think randomly. He always felt that getting something for nothing would not work in Yaocheng.
If he stays here like this and does nothing but eats and drinks here, he will feel unsafe and uncomfortable.
"I don't know when the gang leader will look for you. Anyway, you are temporarily living here. This is your first day. I will come over tomorrow to show you the geographical location of the Qing Gang. In the future, you have to do your own things by yourself and help.
I'm working in a gang. As for the work, I'll arrange it tomorrow."
Yuli felt better after hearing this. As long as he had something to do, he nodded.
"It's very late, you should rest! Lock the door at night. Unless ordered by the gang leader, you cannot open the door. It is not safe at night."
"Okay." Yuli nodded.
After the man finished speaking, he turned around and went back. Yuli quickly stopped him.
"I still don't know what your name is? My name is Yuli, what's yours?"
"Wu Qi." The man didn't turn around, but still told his name.
Yuli stayed there and watched for a long time before entering the house.
The room is not big, but it is very clean. It has a bed, a table, a box, a bucket, a bowl, and nothing else.
He was lying on the bed, unable to sleep. He was still very uneasy. People outside said that the people in the gang were very fierce, but this time he came in and met a few people, but he didn't feel that way.
Gang Leader Wu made him afraid, and that boy made him feel inferior. As long as Wu Qi was there, he felt safe when he was around.
He is not cruel at all. Although he does not smile, people who smile are not the only ones who are kind. He feels that Wu Qi is not bad.
His uncle loved to laugh. He asked him to work with a smile, and sold him to the Qinggang with a smile.
Yu Li thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what Gang Leader Wu wanted to do to buy him, why the young man felt disgusted when he looked at him, and why those people looked at him as if they wanted to eat him...
There are many things that he can't understand, but he has to live his life and he can't die. So, no matter what happens, as long as he doesn't die, he can get through it.
Yuli slowly fell asleep. He didn't know what was waiting for him, and he didn't know if it was right to insist on living.
The next day, before dawn, there was a sound outside and Yuli woke up. He was confused and forgot where he was.
When he came to his senses, he remembered that this was no longer his uncle's house. He had been sold to the Qinggang.
He didn't know what to do. Wu Qi said he would come to him, so he put on his clothes, used the water in the bucket, washed himself, and then sat quietly by the bed, waiting for Wu Qi to come over.
Soon, Wu Qi knocked on the door. He was a little surprised at that time. He was alone here in silence, and the silence frightened him.
"Brother Qi!" Yuli called out.
Wu Qi seemed stunned for a moment, and then returned to his usual indifferent expression.
"Are you ready? I'll take you there."
"Okay." Yuli replied obediently.
Wu Qi nodded and led the way, asking Yu Li to follow him.
"Go to the kitchen first and have breakfast. Today you will stay in the kitchen, chopping firewood and carrying water."
"Okay." Yuli nodded. He also had to chop wood and carry water at his uncle's house, and he also had to do more work.
Yu Li followed Wu Qi and met many people along the way. Some people walked over without looking sideways.
Some people would say hello to Wu Qi and then look at them with a special look.
Wu Qi walked very fast. When he met an acquaintance and greeted him, he just nodded and kept walking.
Yu Li was very scared, so he was very grateful to Wu Qi for walking so fast. He lowered his head all the way and followed Wu Qi closely.
There were a lot of people in the Qinggang, so the place was very big. It took me a long walk to get to the back kitchen.
There was no one in the kitchen now, only a few men and most women and children.
"This is the kitchen. You should come here at this time every morning from now on. Don't come early. Everyone will eat early. If you come later, there will be fewer people."
Yu Li nodded quickly, but when he looked at Wu Qi, he hesitated to speak.
"If you have any questions, just ask."
"Seventh brother won't be with me anymore?"
"I have other things to do. I can't go to you every day. You have to solve everything by yourself. If you really can't solve it, go to me. I will take you to where I live in a while. If you have anything in the future, you can come to me."
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In this place, no one will always help you, and he will not always take care of him. His original task is to take him to a place to live, and then arrange life for him.
But he finally relented and told him some things that he shouldn't have cared about in the first place. But now that he saw the look in his eyes, he couldn't help but promise to help him in the future.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Qi." Yu Li smiled for the first time.
"You're welcome. You have to be careful in the future. No one will protect you here. You can hide if you can."
Wu Qi didn't know what was wrong. He didn't like to talk, but he talked a lot today.
To be continued...