After hearing the introduction from the shopkeeper of Tianji Grocery Store, Gong Jian was completely relieved. In the future, he would not want to sell game to that shady restaurant again. Since the grocery store can buy it, he no longer has to worry about sales.
Already.
"Okay, shopkeeper, after we have agreed, if I have any game, I will sell it directly here."
The shopkeeper showed a friendly smile again: "No problem. Brother, I didn't expect you to be able to go hunting in the mountains at such a young age."
Gong Jian sighed slightly. If he had other options, he would not want to hunt those small animals. But the current situation at home does not allow him any chance to be soft-hearted.
The shopkeeper also noticed that Gong Jian's family was probably in a difficult situation, so he had to risk going into the mountains to hunt.
He sighed in his heart. He looked like a well-mannered young man, so he must have gone to school. He didn't know what happened to his family, but now he was forced to make a living by hunting.
Thinking of this, he suddenly said to Gong Jian: "Brother, you can actually try tanning the leather. In this way, we can receive fifteen cents per treated rabbit skin here."
Tanned leather? The shopkeeper's words reminded Gong Jian. With the emergence of this new term, a new knowledge immediately appeared in his mind.
He knew that the shopkeeper was kindly reminding him, but he also realized that if he peeled off the rabbit skin, the rabbit meat would probably not be sold in the grocery store. After all, the meat would be too easy to spoil. About this
At one point, he would have to go back and think about it carefully.
Gong Jian thanked the kind shopkeeper and walked out of the store. He also wanted to buy some grain and his father's medicinal materials. The family was almost out of food, and his father's condition was urgent.
After he bought the whole grains, he went to the drugstore in the town, took his father's prescription, and bought ten days' worth of medicine. After buying these things, he had no money left. Gong Jian once again lamented that life
It's not easy, he still has to work hard to earn more money.
After buying these things, Gong Jian walked to a remote corner. He took out the pancakes and water that his mother had prepared for him from his backpack and ate them in big gulps.
Just when Gong Jian was sitting under a tree having breakfast, a simple carriage passed by on the road next to it. Although this carriage looked inconspicuous, it still attracted the attention of many people. Mainly because
There were actually dozens of guards surrounding the carriage. These people had serious expressions and were guarding the carriage in an orderly manner. At first glance, they looked like a group of well-trained guards.
Just as the carriage passed by, Gong Jian, who was eating food with his back to the street, suddenly felt something in his heart. A strong attraction dominated him, making him turn his head towards the street.
Soon, his eyes followed the carriage, as if there was something vital inside, attracting him to get closer.
For a moment, Gong Jian stood up in confusion. The corn tortilla he had eaten more than half of fell to the ground. The bamboo tube filled with water in his hand also fell to the ground. Water gurgled out from the bamboo tube.
Gong Jian just stared blankly as the carriage went further and further away. His heart seemed to be taken away by the carriage, and he seemed to have lost consciousness.
Just like this, in this remote corner, people who occasionally walk by will find a stunned young man standing under the big tree. He seems to have lost his mind, standing there blankly, motionless.
People walked over and looked at the young man curiously, wondering what happened to him and why he was standing here like this.
Until a few children ran out of the alley playing and playing. One of the children was only busy playing with his companions behind him, without looking at the road ahead, and bumped into Gong Jianjian. Only then did he get out of his dream.
In the dreamy state, I pulled back.
After Gong Jian woke up, he lowered his head and found a two- or three-year-old boy standing at his feet, with an expression on his face that said he wanted to cry.
Although he still didn't understand what happened, he couldn't think about it. He quickly knelt down and coaxed the child: "Little brother, don't cry. We don't like children who cry."
While he was coaxing, he was trying to find something on his body that could temporarily distract the child.
Fortunately, that child was probably relatively tough at ordinary times, and he was just a little scared because he hit someone hard. Now looking at the person who was hit, he comforted himself and did not cry.
When Gong Jian wasn't paying attention, the child hurriedly broke out of Gong Jian's arms, pulled several other children, and ran into the alley next to him.
Gong Jian didn't know what happened to these children. But since he didn't cry and call for adults, it probably didn't have much to do with him.
He stared blankly at the corn tortillas on the ground that were already covered in dust and soil, and the bamboo tube that had no water. He touched his head in confusion.
What's wrong with me? How come one second, he is still eating well, and the next second, the food and water are on the ground, and there are a group of naughty children around him.
Gong Jian looked at the bamboo tube that had fallen on the ground again. He was very sure that it was filled with water. It was just cold boiled water at home. He shouldn't have been drinking, so why did he feel so fragmented?
Of course, he didn't realize that a new word appeared in his mind. Gong Jian said that he was accustomed to a new word or new thing popping up in his mind from time to time.
Really unable to think of a reason, Gong Jian could only put this matter aside. Anyway, he had always felt some discomfort since he fainted and woke up last time. But these were nothing compared to the situation at home.
important.
He quickly picked up the small half piece of cake on the ground. Although he couldn't eat it, he planned to take it home and maybe use it as bait. This was food anyway and couldn't be wasted.
Gong Jian did not wait for the bullock cart in the village, and walked back to the village on foot, carrying a basket full of things.
As soon as I entered the house, my little sister came out happily and said, "Brother, you are back. Come on, put down your backpack and have a good rest. I will get you some water."
Without waiting for Gong Jian to answer, Gong Yue quickly walked back to the main room and quickly brought him a bowl of cold water.
Gong Jian touched his little sister's hair lovingly and drank all the water in the bowl in one breath. He was indeed thirsty.
"Little sister, I bought the food." When Gong Jian said that she had bought the food, Gong Yue was very happy. She hurriedly walked over and took out the bag of food from Gong Jian's backpack. (To be continued)