Occupational sacrifice

Chapter 4

After a while, Zhang Buyi walked another two blocks and came to the place in his memory.

This is a rather old neighborhood, with bluestone streets lined with old wooden houses, and the air is filled with a slightly decayed and turbid smell.

Obviously, even if this is not an ancient slum, it is not a high-end place.

"You are back, why is it so late today?"

At the entrance of the alley, a 24 to [-]-year-old young man with a resolute face and a strong figure, who looks a lot like Zhang Buyi, walked up to Zhang Buyi with a worried expression on his face.

The other party was wearing a shabby linen jacket, a pair of linen trousers, and a pair of rotten cloth shoes on his feet.With bare shoulders, bronze-colored skin, sharp-edged muscles, and a lot of tendons, it looks like a master with a lot of strength.

It's just a little dirty. The old clothes were already a little dirty, but now they seem to be covered with some dark stains, which look like ink.

The biggest difference between him and Zhang Buyi's traditional ancient attire is the short hair like a steel needle.The whole image is very similar to those workers who ran the docks during the warlord period.

The man's name is Zhang Bucheng. He was originally his own brother who worked as a coolie. He seemed to be a peripheral member of the gang.

Well, it's not the kind of member who collects protection fees, it's more similar to the leader of the dock labor team, they are the parents of the original body, and the two brothers depend on each other for life.

But looking at the appearance of the two of them, they look more like servants and down-and-out young masters!

A piece of information flashed through my mind.

As he went deeper, complex emotions such as disgust and shame towards Zhang Bucheng came over, making Zhang Buyi frown slightly.

"Did you...have been bullied again in the school?" Zhang Bucheng who came up to meet him saw Zhang Buyi who was disheveled, his complexion changed, and his face was full of anger.

Zhang Bucheng's words interrupted Zhang Buyi's thinking, and when he regained consciousness, he said indifferently: "It's okay!"

"Who is it? Tell me, see if I can't beat him to death!" Zhang Bucheng asked with an ugly face.

"I said it's fine!" Zhang Buyi said impatiently.

It's not that he's crazy, but that the way the two of them get along is so strange.That's what Zhang Buyi did to his brother, if he showed a good face, then something was wrong.

Seeing this, Zhang Bucheng didn't dare to say anything more, and immediately said: "The rice may be a bit cold, I'll go and heat it up."

After saying that, he walked into the alley.

"By the way, this is today's salary!"

After saying that, he clumsily took out a few copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Zhang Buyi.

Zhang Buyi took the money in astonishment, the touch of his hands was full of rough feeling, which was in stark contrast with Zhang Buyi's white and tender hands, making Zhang Buyi speechless for a moment.

According to memory, Zhang Bucheng worked part-time to earn money for the original body to study, and it was handed in every day, and the younger brother was kept by the original body.

As for the elder brother who raised him, Yuanbeng also had complicated emotions, some moved, some felt ashamed, and most of all, disgusted. It can be said that the two brothers are very strange.

Of course, what caused this strange phenomenon was not Zhang Buyi's self-esteem as a scholar who disliked his brother.

It's because the two brothers ended up in this situation, and it's all his brother's fault.Well, at least he's mostly to blame.

Yuanshen's family originally belonged to a well-to-do family. His father was a doctor and he had his own small pharmacy. In this Jingle City, life was decent.

So the two brothers were really close and had a very good relationship in their childhood.Yuan himself was a bit timid since he was a child, but Zhang Bucheng was very wild, and he often beat those wild boys who bullied Yuan body.

But when Yuanshen was 12 years old and Zhang Bucheng was 15 years old, his father was infected when he saw a doctor, and his mother was also infected.

Fortunately, his father reacted quickly and separated them.

Then, within three or four days, the couple left, leaving the two of them dependent on each other.

The family suffered drastic changes. Although Zhang Bucheng was 15 years old at that time, he should consider starting a family in this era, but because of his previous family background, he lived a carefree life. Instead, he was a bit wild and not very sensible.

A half-grown boy, facing the sudden death of his parents, left him at a loss.Afterwards, the people who hang out with him got into some bad habits and entered the gambling game.

There is a high probability that someone has been tricked.

Not only the old couple's savings were wiped out, but even the pharmacy, which was their source of income, was gone.If it wasn't for the cleverness of his predecessor, who frightened Zhang Bucheng into waking up by hanging himself, even this only home would be wiped out.

And because of this series of events, Zhang Bucheng finally matured and took on the responsibility of life.

In addition, his father, Dr. Zhang, has treated many people in the past, so there is some relationship.Under the care of some nostalgic people, the two brothers survived like this.

But because of all these things, the current situation has been created, Zhang Buyi hates his brother, at least on the surface.But Zhang Bucheng was afraid of Zhang Buyi.The two depend on each other for life, and regard each other as their only relatives
His elder brother Zhang Bucheng probably also understood that what happened before was because he was not a human being, and he also felt sorry for his younger brother and lost all his family property.

So the two brothers have gotten along so strangely for five or six years.

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While thinking, he entered the small courtyard.

The yard is run down, but not too bad.Two wing rooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a small yard outside.

According to preliminary estimates, it is more than [-] square meters to say the least.

To be honest, in this situation, just talking about family background, or real estate, in the previous life, it was already better than countless people.At least it is much better than Zhang Buyi's previous life, after all, he is a person with a house in the city.

But here...
"Let's eat!" While Zhang Buyi was thinking about his memory, Zhang Bucheng had already heated up the food and brought it up.

Two rough porcelain bowls, each with a bowl of mush, with a few lumps of sweet potatoes and some pickles in it.

Zhang Buyi smelled it, and it should be porridge made from a mixture of corn and chestnut rice.

His bowl was obviously much thicker, the other party only had half a bowl, and it was a bit thin, Zhang Buyi frowned subconsciously.What a miserable two brothers!

"Is there a shortage of food at home?" Zhang Buyi asked with a frown.

It is difficult for one person to raise two and a half boys.It is even more difficult to provide for him to study.

If it wasn't for the fact that Yuanzheng was able to study since he was a child, he was a bit promising, and his parents fell into the eyes of his master before they died, so that they often owed their debts, Zhang Buyi would not be able to continue studying at all.

So the lives of the two are very tight.

"I changed a new job in the past few days. It was relatively easy and I didn't put in much effort, so I wasn't too hungry, so I cooked less." Probably because he saw Zhang Buyi's eyes and felt concern, Zhang Bucheng smiled.

On the resolute face, there was a bright smile, a little honest and flattering, as if he was happy because of Zhang Buyi's inquiry.

In the poor ancient times, even in the case of two meals, if you were short of money, the dinner would be very "exquisite", because if you don't work at night, you will pass away when you are hungry.

Zhang Buyi glanced at the other party silently, then said nothing more, and started to eat.

Well, not very tasty, or hard to swallow.

The chestnut rice should not be cleaned, some bran, and the corn is also very thick, resulting in a paste that is not only moist, but also rough and pungent.

Even Zhang Buyi, who was born in a rural area, felt a little bad.

However, the energy stored in the original body was not much, and after going through such a "fierce battle" in Tianxiang Building, it was true that his chest was stuck to his back with hunger.

Therefore, Zhang Buyi silently ate the porridge with pickles.

After Zhang Buyi finished his porridge, he got up subconsciously and prepared to wash the dishes.

"Hey, I'm coming, you go read a book!" Zhang Bucheng said immediately.

Zhang Buyi paused, and finally said nothing, put down the bowl silently, got up and went back to his room.I lit the oil lamp at the window and looked around the room.

His bedroom is relatively large, it is the master bedroom, about ten to twenty square meters, but it doesn't look spacious.

On the left side of the house, there is a four-legged wooden bed and a small wooden table next to it. The wooden table is located under a papered wooden window, which seems to be the place where the original owner reads.

On the right side of the house, there are several boxes.Most of the items in it are related to pharmacies and doctors, stacked together, making the room look a bit messy and crowded.

"call······"

Lying on the dilapidated wooden bed, Zhang Buyi let out a long breath, and began to sort out the memories in his mind carefully.

First of all, he should have indeed traveled, and traveled to a world very similar to the humanities of his previous life.

But history is very different.

This world also has the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, as well as the Pre-Qin Dynasty and the Great Han Dynasty, but there is no Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

After the Han Dynasty, there were only Da Chen and Da Xia.

The Great Chen Dynasty actually lasted for thousands of years, and was replaced by the Xia Dynasty built by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang 500 years ago, and then the 400-year Xia Dynasty has continued to this day.

The reason why the millennium dynasty can appear and last for so long is because this world is not ordinary and has extraordinary power.

As for the extraordinary power, the original body probably didn't know much about it, and now that his memory is incomplete, even less.

"Boom..."

Zhang Buyi was lying on the bed cleaning up his memory when there was a knock on the door outside, he stopped, got up and opened the door, and asked indifferently: "What's the matter?"

"Take off your clothes, let me see if there is any injury." Zhang Bucheng said while holding a small porcelain bottle.

Apparently, they were afraid that he would be beaten and wanted to apply medicine to him.

Hearing this, Zhang Buyi looked at Zhang Bucheng who was close at hand, and his heart fluctuated a little.The faint smell of medicine mixed with a slightly pungent smell of ink and sweat filled the tip of his nose.

Zhang Buyi suppressed the emotions in his heart, but there was no expression on his face, and said: "No need, I didn't fight with anyone."

After saying that, Zhang Buyi closed the room with a cold expression.

He just came, it's better to maintain the original owner's settings first.

"bump······"

After a slight sound, only Zhang Bucheng was left standing at the door holding the porcelain vase.After a while, he turned and left silently without saying a word.

The affection between the two of them when they were children, and their mutual dependence now, made this only sibling precious.Coupled with the guilt of having made mistakes, it made him look a little humble.

(End of this chapter)