Is anyone there (v1c57)
Ye Sheng knew the rules by heart and felt no more fear. Brushing her teeth was more exciting than this.
But Zhou Lin, who squatted beside her, kept bragging, "Shengsheng, don't be modest. You know, those guys who dare to break into houses and rob are ruthless. They won't hesitate to chop off a head with a knife."
"It wasn't just your house that worried about the thieves yesterday. Several other houses that were robbed also had people killed. It was horrible. The widows of the dead men were sitting at the door today, crying and slapping their legs. Cursing the thieves was useless."
Zhou Lin finished her gossip and looked around. Seeing no one close enough to eavesdrop, she continued, "Even my brother is scared of those vicious thugs! Luckily, I have a big family, and even if we dig a lot of potatoes, the thieves don't dare to mess with us."
Ye Sheng's eyes widened in surprise when she heard that other people's homes had been robbed.
"Zhou Lin, were other houses robbed too?"
She thought she was the only one targeted!
Not all the thieves were killed, but several were hit by arrows. They were really skilled to keep robbing under such circumstances...
Speaking of which, a three-pronged arrow worth 30 points was a big loss.
After repelling the thieves last night, Ye Sheng quickly picked up the arrows at the door and counted them by the torchlight. Only 35 arrows were left.
The remaining 15 arrows were nowhere to be found.
Ye Sheng felt very distressed.
But she was too tired after the fight last night, and she didn't have time to dwell on the pain in her body, so she just fell asleep. Now, after a good sleep, she still felt sorry for the arrows, but she felt much better.
She couldn't have her cake and eat it too.
She was well aware of the arrows she shot, and she had killed at least three thieves!
When Ye Sheng asked her question, Zhou Lin nodded and explained: "I also heard from my elders that because the spring harvest activities are suspended this year, many people will starve to death if they can't enter the plantation to dig potatoes."
"Every family has to tighten their belts to survive, but there will always be some who have evil intentions and steal... There must be more than one or two of them. If more people commit crimes, others with good intentions will follow suit and fish in troubled waters, eating blood-stained buns to make money."
There were many people in the mitigation zone. Even if only some had evil intentions, it would be a disaster for more than one or two families.
Therefore, those thieves who only wanted food were relatively better, but the ones who killed before leaving were the most feared.
After cursing angrily, Zhou Lin picked up the toothpaste bowl and took a sip of water, spitting out the stinging toothpaste foam in her mouth. Compared to the toothpaste before the apocalypse, the toothpaste in the wasteland world was made of polluted plants, and it felt awful to use.
Of course, there were also good toothpastes, but the materials were expensive and the cost was high.
Many people in the mitigation zone didn't even buy toothpaste. They just split the black locust hardwood into strips. This kind of wood was very hard and didn't shed debris. Even high radiation didn't matter. It could be used to clean teeth... The effect was not bad, but it was a bit harsh on the teeth.
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Ye Sheng used the same toothpaste. She had bought it before her parents died. She still had half a tube of toothpaste left.
Ye Sheng disliked the Wasteland toothpaste, but it was better than nothing. She brushed her teeth as quickly as possible every time, trying to ignore the stinging sensation.
She and Zhou Lin squatted and brushed their teeth without getting up, but continued their conversation. "So it was the small gangs who did it. Such evil deeds will surely anger the base. Aren't they afraid of being caught by the officials?"
"They don't care. They just run away after robbing, and the officials can't catch them. The ones who suffer are the victims."
Ye Sheng thought about the gangsters who attacked her home last night. They couldn't get into the shack, so they didn't stay long and fled. They probably underestimated her as an orphan girl, but they got more than they bargained for.
"Shengsheng, you are amazing. You weren't hurt, and you took down all the robbers! Your feat has spread all over the place by now."
Zhou Lin was proud of her little sister.
After parting with Ye Sheng yesterday, Zhou Lin was still worried. She talked to her family about it, hoping they would persuade Ye Sheng to come and stay with them for a few days.
But...
She remembered her family's impatient remarks about Ye Sheng being a burden. She felt a tightness in her chest. She only wanted Ye Sheng to come and stay for a while, not to feed her.
She knew she hadn't done anything wrong, just being realistic, but Zhou Lin still felt guilty.
Then, today, she heard that Ye Sheng had defended her house by herself and killed them all, leaving the Zhou family speechless.
They couldn't believe they had misjudged her. A thin and frail girl could be so fierce!
That was real skill!
The fiercer you were, the longer you survived in the Wasteland.
As a result, the Zhou family changed their tune and asked Zhou Lin to keep in touch with Ye Sheng more often.
Zhou Lin was annoyed and ignored her family's advice. She only wanted to chat and gossip with Shengsheng about their past and present. She didn't want to mix her friendship with other things.
After washing up and listening to Zhou Lin's gossip for a while, Ye Sheng said goodbye to her and went home with the basin.
Along the way, Ye Sheng still attracted a lot of attention, but she was calm.
She learned from Zhou Lin that the neighbors were curious and fearful because she had fought off the gangsters. That was a good thing, so they wouldn't think she was a weak orphan girl who could be bullied.
This time, most people had given up on the idea of taking advantage of her, and her safety at home had improved.
But in the future, if she saved enough points, she still wanted to move to the safe zone.
There, even if she lived in the outer city, no one could easily break into her house, and her security would be assured.
It was just that... Ye Sheng's card had a lot of points, but renting a house in the outer city cost 5,000 points a month.
She could only afford to stay for a month...
Well!
It was really hard to earn points.
"Ye Sheng, those gangsters might come back. Do you have a plan to deal with them?"
When Ye Sheng got home, Xiaodongxi was lying on the straw bed and spoke with some worry, making Ye Sheng smile and reply quickly, "Yes, I have already thought of a way. The other party will never let us go, so we have to fight them all together."
Ye Sheng felt that Xiaodongxi was so sweet.
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She saw that she was too tired last night, so she didn't say much, but told her to rest well before bringing it up today.
Ye Sheng didn't think about hiding anything and revealed her plans directly.
"Those gangsters won't waste time. They'll come back in the next few days, so I'm hiring mercenaries to guard us."
"Mercenaries?"
"Yes, I know a good mercenary group. I just have to spend some points when the time comes."
With the sworn hatred of killing his son, the gangster wouldn't be able to endure it for long.
So Ye Sheng didn't bother to save her points. She could spend money to avoid trouble when necessary... Anyway, the mercenary group also charged a fee for official cooperation with the base, so she had no problem hiring them with her points.
After Ye Sheng stated her plan confidently, she didn't get a response from Xiaodongxi for a long time.
Ye Sheng was about to ask doubtfully, but Xiaodongxi grabbed her by the corner of her clothes and tugged at her. Then someone knocked on the door that she had barely closed from the outside, "Is anyone there?"
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