boy of science

Chapter 305 Those little girls

Clothing, food, shelter, transportation.

For "survival", we must first pay attention to keeping warm and have food, and then shelter.

There is no shortage of shelter for the children, as there are a large number of abandoned houses that are uninhabited.

What they lack is clothes and food.

When the incident happened ten years ago, all the residents who could escape ran away, and those who couldn't escape had most likely become dead souls.

There are many remaining living materials in abandoned urban areas.

But everything has a shelf life.

Ten years have passed, and most of the things have become debris. What we wear cannot be worn, what we eat cannot be eaten, and what we use cannot be used.

Therefore, the children here are all starved of food and clothing.

It's not like I have no clothes at all.

It's just that the shabby single clothes obviously can't withstand the severe cold of winter.

Fortunately, it's not winter now.

The temperature is neither high nor low, and it feels neither cold nor hot.

Probably the turn of spring and summer?
Bai Ye didn't notice the season.

Don't even care.

Anyway, the normal temperature changes throughout the year will not affect him.

Children seem to be afraid of strangers and will turn and run away when they see him.

Or enter an abandoned building, or get into the sewer, or hide in the grass that is getting thicker because no one is taking care of it.

Some ran away directly, while others hid in the dark and observed the young man who suddenly visited.

Bai Ye stood there and looked around, then magically took out a pineapple bun.

It's just fresh out of the oven, full of aroma.

Then a group of little girls ran out again and stood two or three meters away staring at the steaming bread in his hand.

Many little girls couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

You can hear the "gurgling~" sound coming from their bellies during the day and night.

Then he pointed at a little girl and cocked his finger at her.

Six years old?Four years old?
Long-term malnutrition makes it difficult to judge their true age from their appearance.

The little girl hesitated and walked up to Bai Ye amid the envious eyes of her companions.

The closer she got, the stronger the aroma became, and the little girl swallowed her saliva faster.

Stopped in front of the boy.

Bai Ye didn't speak, and she didn't dare to move. She just stared at the pineapple bun with longing eyes.

If you move, you will be beaten, if you don't move, you will be beaten.

No matter what you do, you will get beaten.

So they didn't dare to just run to the city, and even if they did, they had to be careful.

Unfortunately, their red eyes prevent them from hiding their identities.

Bai Ye squatted down, looked at the little girl in front of him equally, and handed her the pineapple bun in his hand.

"Come on, let's eat."

As he spoke, he stretched out his other hand, and a carton of milk suddenly appeared on it.

"Take this and drink it too."

The little girl couldn't resist the temptation of the fragrant pineapple buns. After hearing Bai Ye's words, she grabbed the bread and started to chew it.

Milk ignored it for the time being.

Bai Ye tried to touch her little head with the hand that just held the pineapple bun.

But as soon as she made such a move, the little girl shrank her neck, and then squatted down with her head in her hands. The pineapple bun she had just taken a few bites fell to the ground, but she ignored it and shivered.

The little girls who were watching all took a few steps back, their expressions full of fear.

Very skilled, probably experienced it many times.

Bai Ye sighed secretly and gently stroked the little girl's head.

It feels very bad.

"???"

The little girl quietly raised her head and looked at him, feeling that he had no intention of beating her.

So I grabbed the pineapple bun that fell on the ground and continued to eat it.

Bai Ye didn't say "dirty, can't be eaten", but put the milk in front of her.Then with a wave of his hand, dozens of well-packaged breads and dozens of cartons of milk appeared in front of the little girls. In their eyes, it was like a mountain of food.

Bai Ye waved to the little girls watching: "You can come and eat too, you're welcome."

"..."

Little girls, look at me and I look at you.

As a result, they couldn't resist the temptation of food, so they rushed towards the "hill" of bread. In an instant, half of the "hill" disappeared, and each person started to eat one by one.

One for each person, they didn’t dare to take more.

There wasn’t even a fight, it was more orderly than the crowds of people rushing to buy during discounts in supermarkets.

Seeing that none of them had touched the milk, Bai Ye could only do it himself, inserting straws into the boxes and giving them to them.

Then he stood and watched.

When they had almost finished eating, Bai Ye clapped his hands to attract their attention.

"I need a volunteer. The job is to let me do examinations and conduct research. The reward is food, clothes and other daily necessities. Which of you is willing?"

When the little girls heard this, they all stopped and raised their heads to look at Bai Ye.

But there was no expectation or joy in his eyes, instead there was fear and fear.

It seems that many people have done this kind of thing, tempting them with food and the like, and the little girls who followed them never returned.

Otherwise they wouldn't be so scared.

There is actually another possibility for not coming back: being taken away for adoption.

But considering the world's attitude towards them, this possibility is obviously unlikely.

After being taken away, the only ones who remained alive for the time being were the Initiators who became fighting tools.

Feeling the fearful looks in the little girls' eyes, Bai Ye sighed again.

Just as he was about to continue explaining, a little girl who looked like she belonged to the oldest group stood up biting her lip.

"I-I'll go with you."

About seven years old?Eight years old?
It's really hard to tell.

The hair is quite long and hangs down like that.

Wearing a shabby, faded skirt, her thin body could be seen through the holes.

Still seemed to be shaking slightly.

Without waiting for Bai Ye to speak, she made her request: "You should prepare more food that can be preserved for a long time to share with them."

"...How long to store it? How long? How much do you need to prepare?"

Bai Ye asked a few questions.

The little girl raised her hand and held up three fingers. She was about to speak, but after thinking about it, it turned into one.

"A month...a week."

After saying this, it seemed that he finally mustered up the courage and even spoke louder.

"In one week, they can eat enough food for a week, and it is best to prepare a set of warm clothes."

Bai Ye didn't agree or refuse, but just asked: "What about yourself? Why don't you make a request for yourself?"

"..."

The little girl bit her lip and didn't answer.

Probably thinking, "I'm going to die anyway" or something like that.

Of course she didn't want to die.

But if we continue like this, we will either starve to death, freeze to death, or be beaten to death. To be honest, there won’t be much difference.

Bai Ye could roughly guess what she was thinking, so he didn't ask further questions and just made a guarantee.

"As long as I am here, I will continue to provide you with food and drinking water, and I can also give you clothes, as long as you cooperate honestly."

"……I see."

The little girl nodded.

Then he continued to eat bread without saying anything.

The little girl next to her looked at her worriedly, but hesitated to speak.

Bai Ye also looked at them.

These dozen little girls seemed to be united, which was a bit unexpected.

Other little girls probably don't have such unity. After all, if they can't even take care of themselves, how can they have the time to take care of others?
Not to mention "sacrifice oneself for others".

Have they received education?
(End of this chapter)