slack farmer in the wasteland

Chapter 1 Living Upstairs and Raising Dogs Downstairs
As night fell, the lights on both sides of the narrow street lit up one by one.Accompanied by the dim street lights, the quiet road during the day gradually began to be noisy. As more and more pedestrians rushed in from the corners on both sides, the small street began to reveal its bustling side under the night. The endless yelling of side food stalls, and the sound of attracting customers from the entrance of the snack bar began to fill the entire waiting hall.

The small street is very ordinary, it looks no different from any small street in any city, the only difference is that this small street belongs to Shanghai, whether it is a mottled old community or a narrow street, there is a The unique temperament of the magic city, and most of the people who live here are working in the magic city, all of them also have a common characteristic, that is, they walk in a hurry, even if they are sitting on the side of the road, they will take their clothes with them when they eat. With the fast rhythm unique to Dadu, it seems that someone is driving them behind with a whip.

The small streets are not stained with the bustling splendor of the Night Demon City. It seems that this place has been forgotten by the Great Demon City, just like the people who live here are covered with exhaustion.On both sides of the small street, food stalls and snack bars are full of young faces. These young people have returned here just for a simple night of rest, waiting for the first ray of sunshine in the magic city tomorrow morning, just like countless mornings Plunge into their dreams of the magic city.

In the small street at this time, a relatively strange pair of two people were sitting at a small table next to the roadside window in a small restaurant. A young man was dressed in a very ordinary way on the street, wearing a dark suit. , a light gray sweetheart neck sweater, a light gray shirt inside, and a dark red tie.

Sitting opposite the young man was a woman in her fifties. The woman looked good. Even though the years had left marks on her face, she could still see her youthful demeanor on her face.

The woman wore gold-rimmed glasses, a brown turtleneck sweater, and a jade pendant around her neck. Although the head of the water was not very good, it was not something that could be spent for three to five thousand dollars. Wearing a famous brand ladies watch on his thick wrist, the price must be thirty to forty thousand.

A steaming pot of mutton was placed in front of the two of them, pieces of mutton accompanied by the sound of boiling soup in the pot exuded a tempting aroma.

It's a pity that neither of the two people at the table seemed interested in eating, and they just sat face to face in such an awkward and serious manner.

The woman took out a card from the bag in her hand, gently placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of the young man with her light-white fingers.

Withdrawing her hand, the woman opened her mouth and said, "Xiao Cang, Huihui has received a lot of care from you these years. This is a little bit of love from your aunt and your uncle. You accept it, and it's not too much, just [-] yuan." Dollars!"

The young man looked at the bank card on the table, only glanced at it, and then stretched out his hand and pushed the bank card back in front of the woman.

"Auntie, I don't know what your custom is, but there is no reason for a woman to spend money in a relationship in my hometown. I am a seven-foot man, what would it be if I took your money?!"

The woman's face was a little embarrassed, she looked at the bank card that was back in front of her, she didn't reach out and push it back, but paused, as if she reorganized her words.

After about five or six seconds of silence, he continued: "Xiao Cang, don't blame Auntie for being cruel, Auntie knows you are a good boy, and she is sincere to Huihui, but in this place in Shanghai, the two of you They are all foreigners, and it is not easy to take root here! Not to mention anything else, just the house price in this magic city, when can you have a nest based on the salary of the two of you? Take a step back, even if you have a In a house of forty or fifty square meters, neither your aunt nor your uncle will prevent you two from being together, but now neither you nor He Huihui have this condition. You are alone now and there is no one at home, so there is nothing I can do to help you. And your uncle is also a small civil servant in the county. Even if you take out your money, it's only 30 to 500 yuan. I want to buy you a house here in Shanghai, not even a down payment. Where is it now? There are still [-] million houses... ".

The woman frowned slightly as she spoke, and sighed from time to time.

There was no expression on the young man's face, but his eyes showed a sense of loss, unwillingness, and a little sadness.

Seeing that the woman wanted to continue talking, the young man stretched out his hand and interrupted the woman: "Auntie, I know what you said, but what you said is not as complicated as you think, it is just what Xinhui said. Things, she opened her mouth and said that we are not suitable to be together anymore, and I will respect her thoughts."

"I know, I know, it's not that Huihui can't open her mouth, she always feels that she has betrayed you, hey! You are still young and don't know what it means to be a parent. I want to ask who doesn't want their daughter to be hurt by others? Live comfortably? Your uncle and I don't have much request, nor do we have any desire to become a wealthy family. We only have one request. If you want to take root in this magical city, you must have a small house for the two of you. Wo, otherwise, the landlord will drive you here today, and the landlord will drive you there tomorrow, what kind of life is this life!" the woman said naggingly.

The young man nodded, and hummed lightly: "Auntie, I understand!"

"I've said everything I need to say. This matter has nothing to do with our family Huihui. If you blame it, blame your auntie and your uncle..." said the woman.

The young man slightly raised his hand: "I don't blame you and uncle!"

The young people said: Blame you?Does it make sense?

After finishing speaking, the young man stood up, turned around and went to the counter to pay the bill, then turned back to the table and said to the woman, "Auntie, eat slowly, I just came back, go home and tidy up."

"Auntie has no appetite either." The woman looked at the pot on the table, put her bank card back into her bag with a smile, picked up the coat hanging on the back of the chair, and put it on.

The young man waited for the woman to put on her clothes, and the two of them left the door of the small restaurant together. They turned into the gate of the residential area more than a hundred meters away, turned another corner, and walked in side by side. An old corridor without even a light.

Climbing up to the fifth floor, the young man took out the key and turned it lightly when he came to the door. He heard a click and pushed the door open.

The light in the living room was on, and sitting on the sofa in the living room was a young and beautiful girl in her twenties, with an oval face, curved willow-leaf eyebrows, a beautiful pair of big almond eyes, a tall nose bridge and a moderately sized lip. Plus a long black shawl hair.Just based on this appearance, there is at least a [-]-[-] turnaround rate for a stop on the street.

Seeing the young man, the girl seemed a little embarrassed and at a loss, she lowered her head as if she had made a big mistake, not daring to look directly at the young man entering the room.

The young man's eyes fell on the girl, with mixed feelings in his eyes, and the young man probably didn't know how to face this woman who had gone through seven years of vows under such circumstances.

Then the woman who came in gently closed the door: "Hui Hui, I told Xiao Cang everything, he can understand!"

After speaking, it seemed that he wanted to reassure his daughter, and asked the young man again: "Xiao Cang, right?"

The young man didn't answer, but looked directly at the girl and asked softly, "Xin Hui, is this your decision?"

"I..." The girl's head drooped even lower, she only uttered the word "I" and seemed to have exhausted her strength, she bowed her head and said no more words.

The young man waited for about 1 minute, then with disappointment in his eyes, he replied softly: "I see!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards the door: "I forgot to buy something, I'll go down!"

After speaking, he pushed open the door and went straight out. The moment the young man closed the door, his body couldn't help but startled, almost swallowed by a huge sense of loss.

Standing at the door, holding on to the railing and pausing for about ten seconds, the young man came back to his senses, raised his foot lightly, and went downstairs in such a daze. After getting a car, they headed straight for the Pujiang River in Shanghai.

When we arrived at the edge of the Pujiang River, because it was already winter, there was nothing to sit on on the stone benches by the river, so the young man found a stone bench and sat down, picked up a bottle of beer, and unscrewed it. Afterwards, I started drinking it. Drinking beer in the night near zero is not a good enjoyment, but at this time, the young man no longer feels the beer and the cold weather, and the helplessness and unwillingness are in his heart. portrayal.

Gudong!Gudong!
After drinking three bottles of beer in a row, the young man raised his head and saw the dazzling prosperity in the boundless night of the magic city, the Pearl Tower opposite, countless skyscrapers soaring into the sky, and the Pearl Tower across the bank. Western-style buildings are no longer what they used to be, and they are so eye-catching in the eyes of young people, not only eye-catching, but also heart-wrenching!
Evil comes from the guts!Violence starts from the heart!
Picking up the beer bottle at hand, the young man exhausted all his strength and wanted to throw the bottle in his hand at the Pearl Tower, wishing he could smash the tower all at once.

While throwing it, he yelled at the Pearl Tower: "Don't let me get rich if you are so stupid. When I have money, I will buy two houses upstairs and downstairs, with people living on the top and dogs on the bottom!"

The young man's roar startled the nearby tourists. Everyone glanced at the young man and avoided them, as if they were afraid of getting the young man's bad luck.

Just when the young man was about to sit down, suddenly there was an exclamation in his ear: Someone jumped into the river!Someone jumped into the river!

Jump into the river? !
Cang Hai was stunned, and immediately ran towards the direction of the shout, stood on the bank, followed the direction of the crowd's fingers and saw a faint figure rising and falling on the icy river!

In Cang Hai's heart at this moment, there is a battle between heaven and man: Can you save people?save people?I'm not good at swimming?

After thinking about it, another thought jumped up: You are already like this, you are afraid of a bird coming!The big deal is death, save people!

Normally, Cang Hai would never dare to jump down to save others, but at this moment, with the thought of smashing the cans, Cang Hai jumped into the winter ordinary with only one jump of shorts left. The cold water of the river.

The water is very cold, and people are easy to save!When Cang Hai swam past, the person who jumped into the river did not have much resistance. After struggling for three or four minutes, he was picked up by Cang Hai. The person who jumped into the river turned around and did not swim two steps. The enthusiastic person reached out to take it, and Cang Hai realized that he was a full two hundred meters away from the shore.

When Cang Hai was swimming back, he felt that the river water seemed to freeze his body, his upper and lower teeth kept making clicking sounds, and the strength of his whole body began to flow away rapidly!

"That boy is in danger!"

Cang Hai only heard a human voice, and felt that his body was sinking into the river powerlessly. At this time, Cang Hai was not afraid or panicked, his whole mind was blank, and he only felt that the icy river water seemed to be My whole body was frozen, and at the same time, I kept pulling myself underwater.

Opening his eyes, looking through the river, the endless prosperity on both sides of the river became less and less, and gradually turned into a piece of darkness. A thought popped up in Cang Hai's heart: I'll go, I'm going to hang here today!

Just when Cang Hai felt that he was going to ride a crane to the west to play mahjong with the ancestors of Lao Cang's family, his whole body felt warm for no reason, and the lungs that had been emptied suddenly flooded with warm air , it seems to be pure oxygen, and Cang Hai feels a little dizzy all of a sudden!
Suddenly a voice rang in my mind: dog, save your life!
For no reason, Cang Hai used both hands and feet, and under the control of the voice, he swam out of the water quickly. As soon as his head came out of the water, he saw a simple and honest middle-aged face appearing in front of him.

"Little brother, are you okay?"

Cang Hai was stunned for a moment, then replied: "It's okay!"

(End of this chapter)