Strongest Worker

Labu is a small town beside the highway. It is far from prosperous, but it is absolutely lively.

There is an endless stream of pedestrians on the Loess Road, driving livestock and carrying things. There are also people selling straw mats and some handicrafts.

"Today should be a good day," Du Huasheng said, looking out of the window. "I'm afraid all the people in the nearby villages have come here to go to the market."

Li Qing said, whistling all the way and slowly driving the car to the town: "more people, it's not easy to attract attention."

"Indeed." Du Huasheng nodded and suddenly said again, "stop."

"Ah? What are you doing?"

"Buy clothes." Du Huasheng kicked open the door and walked to a clothes stall on the street.

Li Qing followed him, staring at those old clothes covered with a thick layer of gray, and pulled hard at the corners of his mouth: "you shouldn't... Want to wear this kind of thing?"

"Oh, you're quite picky." Du Huasheng turned his head, glanced at him, twisted his fingers, "do you have any?"

"What?"

"Nonsense, money." Du Huasheng stubbed his neck. "You want to wear famous brands and big money. Bring the money."

Li Qing grinned and stepped back: "forget it, just buy your own clothes. I'd rather wear this one now."

"No."

"Why not?"

Du Huasheng looked at him up and down, took a half step forward, lowered his voice and said, "although you are down and out, your clothes are too expensive. At first glance, we are rich people. We will encounter trouble when we leave the country. Do you understand?"

Li Qing's face suddenly changed: "how do you say that?"

Du Huasheng grinned: "we can leave the country if we dress a little shabby. If we dress too well and ask for bribes from the border guards, we may not be able to leave."

Li Qing suddenly realized: "I see."

"HMM." Du Huasheng patted him on the shoulder, turned to pick up some clothes and began to bargain with the stall owner in Malay. The honest stall owner turned blue with anger. He was very stingy and paid some money. He waved to Li Qing and signaled that he could go.

The two men sat back in the car. While driving, Li Qing tilted his mouth and said, "it's a shame to stand by and watch you bargain. I'm going to be embarrassed."

"Hey." Du Huasheng counted the poor ticket and shook his head again and again. "I can't help it. We have so much money in our hands. If we want to stay in the hotel and transit, we must at least support to TESAN. If you think I'm ashamed, you can contribute your wedding ring to save us?"

"Forget it, when I didn't say anything."

The two drove to the town and found a humble hotel to stay.

When Li Qing entered the room, he saw only two single beds, with black quilts rolled aside, like a twisted corpse that had died for many days. His eyes twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

He pushed the quilt aside, sat down directly on the bed board, raised his hand and wiped his cheeks with a thick layer of ash.

Du Huasheng seemed quite satisfied with Li Qing's performance. He threw the two clothes he bought to him: "there is well water in the yard. Make do with the washing, and then change the clothes. Let's go to the front to eat and then come back to bed."

Li Qing shook his clothes, stared at the sign at the neckline and said, "it was made in China."

"Almost." Du Huasheng took off his dirty shirt. "Chinese things are very popular in Southeast Asia. The first batch of gold miners in Lingang made a fortune by trade."

"But this garment factory closed down more than ten years ago. I seem to smell the musty smell of the warehouse."

"I wish I didn't get rat shit." Du Huasheng pulled the corners of his mouth and turned and walked out.

Taking advantage of the cool well water, the two washed the dust and blood all over their bodies, then changed their clothes and ate at the stall outside the small hotel.

During the meal, Du Huasheng asked for two more glasses of wine.

"The food in this stall is not clean." he picked up his glass and said slowly, "for a master like you who is used to eating delicacies, drink a glass of wine to kill bacteria, so as not to have diarrhea again."

"The first time I heard that drinking can kill bacteria..." Li Qing also took a sip from the cup and frowned in an instant, "it's really spicy."

"It's made by local people. It's usually like this."

After the meal, the two returned to the dark and narrow room. Du Huasheng sat by the bed, drugging and bandaging the wound on his arm.

Li Qing glanced gently and lay down on the other bed. Although it was a hard and rough bed board, he still felt comfortable all the way.

"Your recovery speed is amazing," he said faintly. "You can basically remove the suture."

"Wait until TESAN."

Li Qing asked again, "what's the matter with you? Is it because you injected some kind of medicine?"

"It's genetic." Du Huasheng applied the medicine and wrapped the wound around with gauze. "My mother's constitution is very special, so I was also affected."

Li Qing wanted to ask about his mother again, but he felt impolite and simply shut up.

Du Huasheng wrapped up gauze and waded down on the single bed next to him.

It was quiet in the room. Only mice squatted on the windowsill and nibbled at the rotten wooden window frame.

Li Qing stared at the mouse for a while, then moved away and looked at Du Huasheng on the other side. It can be seen that he was holding a dagger and tapping his belly in boredom.

"What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking..." Du Huasheng paused slightly. "Can I find a chance to kill you, then I can directly return to ah Mai and don't have to suffer this crime again."

Li Qing smiled.

"Is it funny?" Du Huasheng turned his head to look at him. "I don't understand. Why don't you let her live and die? You have to come all the way? Don't think no one can kill you by relying on your extraordinary skills. If you are careless, we both have to go to see the king of hell."

"I owe her."

"That woman doesn't necessarily get your love."

"Maybe." Li Qingshu sighed, "but I've been thinking all the way. Even I think this living environment is too harsh. How can she stand such a beautiful and beautiful girl?"

"Oh, where is this?" Du Huasheng sneered. "When we get out of the border, more fresh ones are still behind."

"That's why I feel more guilty." Li Qing said low. "I should have come to her earlier, or... I shouldn't have let her go."

"You're so pretentious. I don't bother to pay attention to you." Du Huasheng pulled his cheek, turned over directly and soon fell asleep.

Li Qing had to keep staring at the mouse on the windowsill. After the two confronted each other for a while, he lost first, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

I don't know how long he slept. He was suddenly awakened by a strange rustle. Sit up straight from the bed and look out the window. It's dark.

"Xiao Du!" he cried and got up to pull the wall fire by the bed.

"What's the matter?" Du Huasheng opened his eyes vaguely. At this time, the light bulb suddenly lit up.

Li Qing glanced at the room with the muddy yellow light and saw a thick layer of cockroaches on the bed board, which retreated like a tide under the deterrence of the light.

"Fuck me!" Du Huasheng shouted, jumped up from the bed, patted the insects on his body, and looked so frightened that he couldn't be named. "Shouldn't he drill into my anus? It would be terrible if he was stabbed by a group of insects..."

Li Qing was speechless for a while. He bent over and knocked off some cockroaches on his trouser legs. He said in a deep voice, "let's go on the road."

They left the small hotel in the night, started the car again and drove to the border.

Du Huasheng sat in the co pilot's seat, reached out and scratched his body, muttering: "it's itchy, itchy and painful, these damn insects have swollen the places they have bitten..."

"Eh?" he suddenly stopped and looked at Li Qing, who was driving with an indifferent face, "Why are you all right?"

Li Qing shrugged his shoulders: "there's something wrong with my blood."

"What's the problem?"

"It's hard to say." Li Qing frowned. "In short, it's not invaded by poisonous insects."

"It's really amazing." Du Huasheng looked envious, lowered his head and scratched his arm, showing his teeth for a while.

While driving, Li Qing asked, "how can we cross the border? Can we do without a passport?"

"Don't worry about that. It's easy to get over it." Du Huasheng paused for a moment and said slowly, "it's easy to go out, but it's not so easy if you want to come back."

"What do you say?"

"Darussalam is the richest country in Southeast Asia. In essence, it doesn't welcome visitors from neighboring countries. Of course, except for the port, that place is really rich. Otherwise, Demeter wouldn't dig hollow ideas to squeeze in."

"Is this... The richest country?"

"What do you think of Sri baga Bay?"

Li Qingsi measured it for a while and answered honestly, "it's really a great city."

"That's over. There are poor people everywhere. Isn't China the same?" Du Huasheng spread his hands. "If you go to other countries around, you can't see the grand occasion of Sri baga Bay."

"Concentrating wealth in the hands of a few people is not a good thing."

Du Huasheng looked at him without blinking, looking inexplicably: "if you put a mirror here, will you see you smoke your mouth?"

"Ha ha, I know what you mean." Li Qing smiled helplessly. "It seems that I should do more good deeds and spread out the money I can't spend."

"Even so, you're just comforting yourself. It's meaningless." Du Huasheng gently rubbed his chin with empty eyes, "For a rich man worth millions, it's no pain to take out a hundred dollars. But if he is poor and penniless, it's enough to be called a huge sum of money. The world is so disgusting that everything is tasteless when compared."

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