One hundred and ninety-third, the pursuit of memory
In the early morning, the sunlight slightly penetrated the dense dark clouds and shone into the slums. This was a good weather for several months. At this time, people from the slums came to the river to clean their clothes. Because after Li Luoxuan opened up a new source of water, several rivers that were originally abandoned were now absorbing clear river water. People no longer worry that they would drink dirty water full of viruses and larvae.
Old He Bo, I heard that he was once the old captain of a boat. He could come and go freely in the water even if it was windy or rainy. In the slums, he was the most respectable person on the water.
"Dong!" Today, Old He was free and he would usually ferry around the entire slums. The original river channel was cleared, and many wild water fish entered the slums. Moreover, it seemed that there were still many lotus seeds left in the abandoned river channel at that time. In this way, the food problem in the slums was alleviated.
"What is this?" Just as Old He Bo passed through the water source near the Security City, he felt that there seemed to be a huge foreign object in the water while ferrying. When he used a oar to catch the thing up, he found that it was actually a human being?!
"Hey!" Old He Bo pulled him onto the boat. He looked carefully and saw that it was a young man wearing a mask covering his face. He originally thought that he was dead, but the boy's body twitched at this time and spit out the water in his body.
"Child, are you okay?" Old He Bo asked with concern.
"..." The boy did not rush to answer. He first looked around, then touched his hands around, and said, "We - in the water? Isn't this a safe city?"
——It seems that he ran back from outside and was lonely. Uncle He thought this way, and he sat down and asked while ferrying: "Child, who are you? What are your name? Why did he fall into the river?"
"What's my name?" The young man was about to say it, but the word "was taken back" to his mouth, so he found a reason and replied: "I don't remember my name anymore, I only know that I am a blind man now."
"Blind? Can't your eyes see? So that's it. No wonder you wear a mask that covers your eyes." Old He sympathized with the boy's experience very much. He patted the boy on the shoulder, "Child, if you don't mind, just follow me to learn to ferry. You don't remember anything now and your health is not good. You live here now, wait until the machine comes and talk about it."
"Thank you, by the way, I don't know your name..."
"My surname is He and his name is He Yuanqing. Because I have been dealing with water all year round, people like to call me Lao He Bo."
"Then I will call you Uncle He."
"Hahaha, you good boy-"
The slums occupy most of the land in the safe city, but even so, the problem of dense population is still difficult to solve. In fact, the reason is that poor people are poor, but having a boy is not as valuable as having a girl. In this world, it is a big deal to sell a girl. Boys are different. If you become a soldier, you will be troublesome. If you are lazy, it will be troublesome. Even more so, if you are still extremely vicious, you will definitely harm one side. Therefore, every family in a slums will have an average of three to eight children, ranging from men and women.
"Old woman, I'm back! I have guests at home, so I'll cook a few good dishes!" Old He's home is located in the center of a lotus pond in the slums. The main axis of the house is the old pavilion. Old He and his wife work together to expand it to build a luxury house in the water. When the flood comes, the anchor and heavy objects can be put down, and the whole house can remain motionless. Here, the couple has experienced decades of spring and autumn...
"Here I'm back... Oh, what a guy you found here?" The old woman walked out. Although Li Luoxuan couldn't see it, she could feel that the old woman was filled with a kindness. If he could see it, the old woman was actually well-maintained and looked only in her forties, but in fact, the old woman was already over sixty years old.
"Hello, Grandma He, just call me a little blind man... I can't remember my name myself." Li Luoxuan bowed to the old woman.
"This..." When the old woman was still surprised by Li Luoxuan's words, Uncle He walked to the old woman and explained: "Old woman, stop asking - I salvaged this child from the water. My life is really great. It seems that I have been soaking water for three days. When I got up, I didn't remember anything, and I don't know where it came from..."
The old woman had no children. She came to Li Luoxuan and first checked Li Luoxuan's body carefully. He saw that his whole body was soaked in water, and his scorching body seemed to have a fever. Taking off his mask and looking at Li Luoxuan's vast eyes, the old woman hugged Li Luoxuan in her arms and said with a heartache: "The poor child, I don't know where he came from. He looks so handsome, but unfortunately he lost a pair of eyes. It's pitiful... I really don't know why God treated a child like this."
"Grandma He, don't be pitiful..." Li Luoxuan smiled, and he held the old woman's hand, "At least, now, I'm still alive, it's my greatest luck. It's nothing to blind my eyes, and I'm not a useless person. Just cherish it now."
After hearing this, Old He Bo laughed: "Hahahaha! Good boy, your personality is really like me when I was young. You said it well. As long as he is still alive, he is the greatest luck! As long as he is still alive and live hard, he will definitely have a good life!"
"You know everything! Find a child with a dress. He was wet all over. What should I do if I catch a cold?" the old woman scolded, but she had no other meaning. However, from her tone, she loved the child who was rescued from the water very much, but she felt very sorry for what he had experienced?
"Hu—Hu—Hu—Hu—"Whip the air pump, the flames were like a greedy child, swallowing the firewood full of food. As the firewood was constantly swallowed, the flames became bigger and bigger. The old woman was cooking the dishes and said to Li Luoxuan with satisfaction: "It's really a good hand. It's easy to ignite the fire. Unlike that old monster, lighting the fire is like a coal mine generator, creating a lot of smoke..."
"I have learned from... since I was a child." Speaking of this, Li Luoxuan hurriedly covered his head, and the severe headache made him sweat profusely.
"Child, are you okay?" The old woman immediately stopped the work in her hand and went to check Li Luoxuan's situation.
"It's okay, grandma, you cook first. I'll sit for a while. My head hurts a little!" Li Luoxuan waved his hand and signaled that he was fine, and walked outside with his head covering.
"Huh..." Li Luoxuan felt the burning and painful head no longer felt so uncomfortable, and the flames subsided little by little. Sitting on the wooden railing, Li Luoxuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved it to the lotus flower that was still a bud in the water. A miraculous thing happened. Lotus leaves grew wildly, and the lotus flower in the bud state instantly expanded, blooming with a fragrant and elegant lotus flower.
"Oh, if it weren't for this rainy day, these lotus flowers would have bloomed long ago. Your grandma likes to see these lotus flowers. Today you came, these lotus flowers were actually blooming. What a coincidence..." At this time, Uncle He walked out of the room.
"Grandpa He." Li Luoxuan turned around and said.
"I heard from your grandma that you are not feeling well. I came over and took the clothes I used to when I was young. Maybe you're wearing them well." Old He Bo held a set of clothes in his hand.
Li Luoxuan groped and stood up, and fed his clothes from the old Uncle He, and then said, "I don't know what's going on? I was helping grandma to burn the fire. Grandma asked me who I learned about the fire. I just thought about it, but I didn't expect that when I thought about it, my head seemed to explode and it was as hot as it was burning."
"It hurts like an explosion, it's like a fire? Hiss-Is it an intracranial heat virus infection?!" Old He Bo analyzed based on the situation.
"Intracranial fever virus infection? Grandpa He, what kind of disease is that?" Li Luoxuan asked.
"Maybe you fell into the water and sucked some bacteria in the water from your ears, mouth and nose. The bacteria entered your brain after a long period of time, stimulating your nerves and muscle tissue. Then the white blood cells in the body have a bactericidal effect, and your head will definitely feel uncomfortable." Old He Bo said.
"So that's how it is." Li Luoxuan returned to the room and took off his clothes that were already dirty and could not be dirty. At this time, the old woman just finished cooking and walked out. When she saw Li Luoxuan's body, she was shocked. Countless scars were all over her body, but there were already some purulent burns on her arms. The old woman hurried over: "Old monster, this child has a wound on her body that has purulent!"
"Let me see!" Old He walked up immediately, looking at his pusculated hands, Old He frowned, "It seems that the necrotic flesh must be cut off."
Sitting in front of the fire, Li Luoxuan thought about looking at the burning flames. His hands could not move now. Old He Bo held a sharp fish-cutting knife and baked it on the flames. The old woman pillowed Li Luoxuan with her knees, smoothed his hair with her hands, so that he would not be too scared. Old He Bo took one of Li Luoxuan's hand and slashed each wound. Fortunately, the blade of the fish-cutting knife cut off Li Luoxuan's necrotic flesh bit by bit, but it was not anesthetized, which was extremely painful. Li Luoxuan turned his head left and right, his brows were folded into a hill, and drops of sweat flowed down his forehead. At this moment, Li Luoxuan's consciousness saw a memory clip:
Li Luoxuan groped and walked in the forest by himself, but even with the "listening to sound and distinguishing position", every step he took was very difficult.
I tripped, was hit by a branch in the head, and was injured while exploring my hand.
"Luo Xuan, this thing is left for you and will be used to protect your body in the future." This is what Li Xianxian left behind.
Li Luoxuan came to a place that looked like a cave. He dug out a sealed wine jar and a Wanderer's note from a mound.
Finally, Li Luoxuan was chased by the infected person, with more than twenty different species.
Then, I was shot into the river by a "patrol"... but my luggage was left--
"!" Li Luoxuan woke up suddenly. He couldn't see it now, but the quiet air made him feel that it was already dark. Li Luoxuan said in his heart: How long have I been sleeping? After straightening up, a familiar and gentle voice sounded: "Child, are you awake?"
Li Luoxuan heard that it was an old woman, so he replied, "Grandma He? How long have I... been sleeping?"
Then he touched his hands, and his hands were covered with bandages.
"It's all that old thing. Even though you know you've fainted from pain, you still refuse to stop and continue to clean up your rotten meat. It's just right that you've fainted. You don't have to worry too much." The old woman said angrily.
"Grandma, don't be angry. Uncle He said nothing wrong. It will be much more convenient if I faint. In this way, Uncle He can concentrate and not make any mistakes in making the move." Li Luoxuan smiled.
"You kid will make excuses for this old monster, but you have a very similar personality." The old woman turned around and brought a bowl of soup and rice from the table. "Are you hungry after sleeping for so long? Come on, eat something first."
"Yes." Li Luoxuan took the meal and it was indeed the fishermen's family's meal. The soup was fish soup, the rice was steamed fish, and the dish was braised fish. However, this should be the best meal in the slums.
The next morning, Li Luoxuan woke up the earliest. When he came to the wooden railing to watch the lotus again, he saw countless lotus pods growing extremely lushly. Li Luoxuan felt that his body was extremely hot and his lotus seeds were just something he had to taste.
After exploring for several times, Li Luoxuan found a harpoon and a few wooden sticks. Li Luoxuan used "listening to the sound to distinguish position" to emit a special creature's sound wave. Li Luoxuan marked the harpoon according to the direction of the echo, hit the lotus pod and pulled it back.
After a few rounds, Li Luoxuan can be said to have gained a lot.
"You mean, you have something fallen into the river?" After Li Luoxuan's remarks, Old He Bo understood that Li Luoxuan hoped that he could get the lost things back, "Is there anything in there?"
"I can't remember it, but the only thing I know is that the things in it are left for me by my closest relatives." Li Luoxuan shook his head.
Speaking of close relatives, Mr. He can also understand why Li Luoxuan is so persistent in going to the river to salvage things: "Okay, when the rain stops, we will go to the waters where you salvage you to search. If we are lucky, we may be able to really find your things and some treasures."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle He." Li Luoxuan nodded. He couldn't relieve the movement in his heart. At this moment, the old woman came out with lotus seeds boiling water, put them in front of Li Luoxuan, and said, "Child, the lotus seeds are cooked for you, wait a little cooler before drinking."
Chapter completed!