"Boil the mixed noodles into a batter soup, and send it out first."
Zhang Can took a deep breath and said.
"No, brother, the remaining food is specially reserved for you."
"Send them all."
"All right."
Wu Qi hesitated and replied, then left.
When Xiao Tong saw Zhang Can handing out all the remaining food, his expression softened a little, but he was still very anxious.
Zhang Can continued to sit on the chair for a while, then got up and walked outside the room.
Xiao Tong and others followed behind.
I saw people lying everywhere outside, including some women and children with cracked skin, gnawing on dried tree bark in one hand, and scooping water from the jar with a plastic cup in the other.
The whole belly was stretched out.
Not far away, Wu Qi and others had already set up a pot. They boiled water, poured in the mixed flour, stirred it, and the hot noodle soup was ready.
A skinny child with messy hair and dirty hair was holding a bowl and queuing up to receive it.
No one who was slightly older went up to receive it.
At this moment, a dirty little girl received a bowl and quickly walked towards the old man lying on the stone not far away, shouting very happily.
"Grandma, there is something to eat."
It's a pity that no matter how the little girl shouted, the old lady didn't respond.
The little girl shook the old woman's hand, but there was still no response, and then she cried.
"Woo, grandma, wake up quickly, you have something to eat."
But the old man remained motionless, keeping a peaceful expression on his face, for fear that his granddaughter would be worried if she saw him.
"Grandma! Wake up quickly!"
At this moment, the little girl couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.
Zhang Can and others saw this scene in their eyes.
The hungry and dizzy people around looked at this scene with expressions of sadness on their faces.
Xiao Tong couldn't help clenching his hands into fists, his bones cracking, and he said to Zhang Can.
"Brother, have you seen it? We can't wait like this any longer. Do you really want to go all the way to the dark side and trust that person?"
"Shut up!"
When Zhang Can saw Xiao Tong questioning Shen Qiu, he immediately shouted angrily.
"Brother, please wake up! How can those high and mighty people remember us?"
Xiao Tong said to Zhang Can.
"My elder brother told us to wait, and he will definitely come back. Just wait for me!"
Zhang Can said angrily, he was in a worse mood than anyone else right now. But as Shen Qiu said, what future would there be if we continued to rob?
"Brother, you can't trust him so much just because he has helped you before! We can't afford to lose. You have to know that now we are waiting for him with our lives!"
Xiao Tong roared angrily.
Zhang Can kicked Xiao Tong directly and yelled angrily.
"shut up!"
"Okay, if you don't let me say it, I won't say it. But if you keep waiting, I can't watch my relatives starve to death one by one. Brothers are willing to come with me."
Xiao Tong shouted with red eyes.
Suddenly half of the brothers present gathered around Xiao Tong.
"What do you want to do?"
Zhang Can's expression suddenly changed and he scolded Xiao Tong.
"Why don't you do it? You are willing to wait for death. We are not willing. Brothers, follow me to rob those profiteers."
Xiao Tong said and turned around and left with nearly half of his brothers.
"Xiao Tong, come back!"
Zhang Can shouted angrily.
"Nothing to do with you!"
Xiao Tong and others walked very resolutely and did not listen to Zhang Can's words at all and went further and further away.
Wu Qi and others looked at Zhang Can at a loss and asked hesitantly.
"Brother, what should we do? Do we want to go?"
"No one is allowed to go. If you still recognize me as your big brother, stay here and no one is allowed to run around!"
Zhang Can shouted angrily at Wu Qi and others.
Wu Qi and others lowered their heads one after another, and no one said a word.
Zhang Can walked to the side and sat down on a stone with a livid face.
He just sat quietly, the anger in his heart gradually faded away, replaced by hesitation, sadness and pain.
In fact, Zhang Can has been silently suffering from various pressures during this period. He knows very well that people starve to death every day.
But he couldn't go back to his old business. He promised Shen Qiu not to do anything until Shen Qiu came back.
Zhang Can knows very well that if anyone can lead them out of the darkness, it must be Shen Qiu. This opportunity only comes once.
But his brother didn't understand.
Time passed like this little by little, and dusk fell in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Can looked at the setting sun, with a sad look on his face. At this moment, a hand pressed on Zhang Can's shoulder, and at the same time, he sighed.
"Hey~ The world is full of sufferings, so leaving is a relief. Sorry, I'm late."
Zhang Can was startled for a moment, then turned to look over.
Seeing Shen Qiu standing behind Zhang Can, he immediately stood up excitedly and said.
"Brother, you are here."
"Um."
Shen Qiu nodded with a heavy expression. Along the way, he saw many people starving to death.
He didn't expect the situation to be worse than imagined.
Zhang Can smiled happily at this time and said excitedly to Shen Qiu.
"I know brother, you will definitely not ignore us."
"Not to mention that, I see that the situation here is terrible. Do you have no food at all?"
Shen Qiu didn't waste any time and went straight to the point and asked.
"No, I ate the last bit of food today, but it's of no use at all."
Zhang Can shook his head and replied.
"Well, let's buy some food first."
"No, big brother, a pound of mixed noodles now costs 200 alliance coins."
"Isn't it 60 when I leave?"
When Shen Qiu heard this price, his face suddenly darkened. Not to mention that the maximum price of Hongmeng was 5 alliance coins, the increase in the past few days alone was outrageous.
"Up."
Zhang Can was also very angry when he talked about the price.
At this moment, Wu Qi ran over with a panic face and shouted to Zhang Can.
"Brother, something is wrong. Something happened."
"What happened?"
Zhang Can's expression changed and he asked.
"Xiao Tong led people to rob Zheng Ang's gang of profiteers, but they were captured instead."
Wu Qi said breathlessly.
Zhang Can's face turned dark. He wanted to call him a thief, but when he saw Shen Qiu standing in front of him, he held back.
Shen Qiu frowned and asked.
"what happened?"
"Brother, I'm sorry, I failed to restrain the people below. That Xiao Tong saw so many people starving to death every day, so he privately led his people to rob profiteers, and this is what happened."
Zhang Can lowered his head and explained.
When Shen Qiu heard this, he pondered and asked.
"What kind of character is Zheng Ang?"
"That Zheng Ang is the largest grain seller in our area. He controls all grain sales channels. He is the legionnaire of Xu Bin, the biggest local snake in our area."