Plane Supermarket

Chapter 159

The goblins didn't intend to live in the town at first. They didn't dare to spend the night in the human territory. They only dared to sleep in the woods a few days before they arrived in the town, and arranged for people to watch the night. Because they lived in the deep woods all year round, no one felt How uncomfortable it is.

After all, building a house is not easy for them. There are no nails and adhesives. The houses are all wooden houses. The roof will be woven with unique local leaves, and several layers of woven leaves will be covered. It will not leak rain, but it will not block the wind.

In order to prevent the wooden houses from being blown down, these wooden houses cannot be built very big, and are a little smaller than ordinary tents.

It was Ye Zhou who saw it, and told Feng Ling and the little goblins to let the goblins move to the tidied up house first.

Ye Zhou also didn't want to extract money from these goblins, let them live in either well-decorated houses or ordinary local houses, but not broken, broken or leaking, and the goblins are short in stature, two houses are enough for them to live in Very comfortable.

The price Ye Zhou set was two silver coins a day for a house, and the goblins didn't say anything—they used to be poor, but because they didn't have much to spend money on, they didn't pick it up. It was a pleasure to give a silver coin.

As for eating, the dwarves took care of themselves.

They have no staple food. Although they can occasionally dig plant roots in the woods, it is not common. Starchy plants are just a small meal for them to change their appetite occasionally. The staple food is meat.

Because I am used to eating it, I will not feel tired of eating meat alone.

The goblin lived in the town like this for five days, and Ye Zhou met the old goblin the night before he left.

Ye Zhou wouldn't personally discuss this kind of small business, and he had to give the employees a chance to exercise, and he didn't earn much. Anyway, it was still far from the target amount, and he had to wait for Stan to come back after selling the first batch of goods.

The old goblin was led to the rest room by Feng Ling. It was not the first time she entered the supermarket, but she still couldn't help being nervous—she had contact with human races, but she had never come into contact with high-status human races, even the goblin merchants who often did business with them. , is just a small businessman outside.

It's different from a "businessman" like Ye Zhou who owns a big supermarket.

"Don't be nervous, our boss is easy to talk to." Feng Ling kept reassuring the old goblin on the way here.

She didn't tell lies either, Ye Zhou just wasn't easy to talk to rich people.

The old goblin smiled at Feng Ling, then quickly lowered his head so that it was hard to see what she was thinking.

Feng Ling sighed in her heart. These days, she often dealt with goblins. The life of goblins is not good. They live by hunting and gathering in the deep mountains and old forests. There is a lack of medicine, and the infant mortality rate is very high. A ten-year-old may die from a small wound on the body or from a rain.

Adults are not much better, and hunting is also risky. Without guns, hunting is all about traps and hand-to-hand combat.

Goblins have no advantage at all against large beasts, they are all disadvantages. Every year they lose a lot of people because of hunting.

The goblins don't know how to count very much, but they also know that there are fewer and fewer people in the group now, and fewer and fewer newborns.

Feng Ling felt a little sympathetic to them, but there was nothing she could do for them.

Although she also saved some money, the money was to be kept and handed over to her partners when she left the supermarket.

The closeness and distance determine that she can't actually do anything for them.

After sending the old goblin into the lounge, Feng Ling stood at the door and waited.

I didn't know what the old goblin was going to say to the boss. Feng Ling was still a little curious, but she was too embarrassed to eavesdrop.

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The old goblin didn't expect the supermarket owner to be so young. His face was not wrinkled yet, neither serious nor mean. He didn't have the common philistine smile on the faces of businessmen. The old goblin stared at him for a long time until Ye Zhou said: "Sit down, you're welcome, if you need anything, you can tell me directly."

The other party spoke, and the old goblin sat down.

Ye Zhou waited for a long time before the old goblin spoke. He was not in a hurry, drinking tea and waiting.

The old goblin didn't have much interest in tea. He only thought the tea smelled good, but he didn't know the price of tea.

After waiting for a while, the old goblin opened his mouth.

She buried her head very low, which was a begging gesture.

"Boss." The old goblin imitated Feng Ling's name, "Can we, can we buy a house here? Live here?"

She didn't want to go back to the mountains. The mountains were not safe. Every night, someone had to watch the night, lest the wild beasts would take the child away, but even if there were people watching the night, there would still be hungry beasts trying their best to get into the house or tent.

Every season when wild animals migrate, they have to move.

Without access to the outside world, you have to listen to the merchants when buying and selling things. Don't the old goblins know that the goblin merchants cheated them?She knew, but she had no choice but to offend the businessman, and no one knew when the next one would come.

What's more, she did trust her peers more before.

The old goblin had thought it over. She knew that for the middle-aged and old goblins like her, staying on the mountain would give them a sense of security. After all, they have been here since they were young, and they are used to it, so they don’t think there is anything wrong with it. .

"The dolls can't stay in the mountains forever." The old goblin's head was lowered to his chest.

She could see how much the young goblins liked the world outside the mountains. They ran wild on the flat ground, and were even willing to take the initiative to deal with the human race.

They want to get in touch with this new world, and they don't want to be trapped in the barren mountains anymore.

This is for the ethnic group, and the continuation of the ethnic group depends on young people.

Lao Di was meticulous, she didn't dare to look up at Ye Zhou, her voice became smaller and smaller: "We are willing to pay."

After she finished speaking, Ye Zhou was also silent. The old goblin was uneasy, and his heart was raised in his throat.

Just when the old goblin thought that this matter should not be possible, he heard the young man on the opposite side say: "You can buy a house, but what will you live on in the future? One day I will leave, what will you do then? "

The old goblin waited for several days before coming over, and she also thought about these things in her heart, and she said slowly: "We can still go hunting when we live here, and we also want to learn from the human race to farm the land. Dolls will not get sick easily if you live here. Let’s move back to the mountains.”

After gaining knowledge, even if you go back to the mountains in the future, you will have the courage to come out again.

Ye Zhou chatted with her for a while, and after confirming that the patriarch of the goblin had really figured out how to solve all possible problems, he nodded and said, "Just buy the two sets you live in now?"

The old goblin shook his head: "We want to buy a few more sets."

Now they still have some goods in hand, they can exchange some money, and take this opportunity to buy a few more houses, so that the young couple can go out and make dolls. The old goblin is most worried that no newborn will be born, or the newborn will not live long.

"Yes." Ye Zhou agreed readily, "You can ask Feng which buildings to buy and how much it will cost."

Only at this time did the old goblin dare to look up at Ye Zhou.

The old goblin had droopy eyelids, and before leaving, he looked carefully at Ye Zhou's face.

I don't know if it was her illusion, she always felt that the other person's face was a little strange, but she couldn't see what was so strange.

But the old goblin was not stupid enough to ask, she bent towards Ye Zhou, and walked out of the lounge slowly.

From this day on, the goblins have been living in the town. The old man selected people to pick up the tribesmen who are still in the mountains. There are still a few who come out. Most of the goblins still stay in the mountains, and the only ones left are Children are young people.

This is the wisdom of the old goblins. If they have an accident outside and cannot go back, the young people and a small group of old people can also bring up their children, and the ethnic group will still be there.

After all, the little goblin is a goblin, and he was on guard against these "outsiders", and within a few days he became friends with children who were about his age.

Goblins don't have much family concept. A group of people live together, and children are brought up together. Most of the time, children only know their mothers but not their fathers, so they accept little goblins very quickly.

Even apart from the little goblin, several adult goblins who were rescued before quickly integrated into it.

However, the little goblin still kept his "duty" in mind, and usually guarded the gate of the city, and greeted anyone who looked like a customer.

But the little goblin still eats with the goblins when eating.

"This bread is delicious." The little goblin introduced to the others. "It's made of ground wheat and sifted finely. There are no stones or wheat bran, so you can't eat it outside. This one has eggs."

"Better than meat only."

There is staple food to eat, and meat becomes a side dish, which can fill you up quickly.

Staple food is always cheaper than meat.

The old goblin said with a smile: "It will be better if we farm the land ourselves in the future."

Meat can be exchanged for more money, and some meat is enough to eat, and it is better to exchange more meat for necessities.

The goblins were also happy. The young goblins picked up from the mountains were cautious at first, but now they have started running wildly with the children. Because it is a human settlement, there is no danger in the vicinity, and the farmers also know not to set traps near their homes. Trap, no matter how crazy the children run, as long as they don't run into the mountains, they won't be in danger.

"Be careful when going up the mountain. It's best to go up with the human race a few times first to see where they usually set traps. Let's go around and go in." The old goblin said, "Leave them alone."

The goblins had no objection. They had just arrived and wanted to establish a good relationship with the human race, so it was fine. Anyway, they now have a house to live in, food to eat, and bought seeds and hoes. They are already reclaiming wasteland.

Suffering now is for benefiting later.

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The goblins discussed lively, and the farmers were no worse than them.

"Use stone!" Apu argued at home, "If you use wood, there will be air leakage! It will be overhauled in a few years!"

Apu's parents disagreed: "Stones are too expensive. If you have money, you can't spend it like this. If you have money, you can buy more land."

Apu can't laugh or cry, the money he got back is not to mention buying land, he can buy a few nearby mountains, but even if he has so much money, his parents don't allow him to build a stone house.

"Nobles build their houses with stones." The parents were stubborn, "You are not a noble, and you can't feel great even if you earn money!"

Apu was almost driven crazy by his parents, so he could only look at his wife, hoping that his wife could speak for him.

Only this time Mira didn't help him either.

For a native farmer like them, if they have money, they should save it to buy land, grow food, grow enough to grow when they have children in the future, and survive even if they have no money.

The remaining money should not be used to repair the house, but should be saved.

Mira thought a little more, and whispered, "When we have a child, it's best for the child to be able to learn how to read."

Church schools also accept civilians, but the tuition fees are high.

"Yes! Mira is right!" The parents felt that the daughter-in-law was thinking long-term, which was very good.

Apu couldn't laugh or cry: "I don't know how long it will be."

This time the whole family glared at him together.

Only his younger sister was on his side, but it didn't mean that what Apu said was reasonable, but that the stone house was beautiful and he could go out and brag.

In the end, the two brothers and sisters still failed to defeat the other three.

Apu can only say: "Then I'll go out for a few more trips and earn more, okay?"

Now the family has no objection, they don't think money is too much, money is a good thing, it can buy better seeds, more farm tools, and better flour.

After eating, Apu's parents were not in a hurry to go to the field. They bought pesticides in the supermarket. Now there are no insects in the field. Even if there are, it will not affect the harvest.

"There were no pesticides in the past. I really don't know how we lived at that time." Apu's mother sat on a chair and slowly shook a fan in her hand. Thinking of the old days, she pouted, "Catching insects every day, I can't even straighten my waist."

Insect pests are their biggest headache. Small and dense insects eat the leaves. If they don’t care, they will go to the stem after eating the leaves. In addition to insects, there are mice and various pests. Birds in the sky will fly down to peck them. Nearly ripe wheat.

Not only them, but every household here is the same. Apart from watering and fertilizing the fields every day, they also eliminate insects.

Even if there is not much land, you can be too tired to stand up straight.

But this is a temporary solution, not the root cause. In addition to the worms today, they reappeared within a few days.

They have been busy for a year, paid their taxes, and sold some of the leftover grain to exchange for some salt. They will still have to live on a tight schedule in the coming year.

Mira smiled and said, "It's so convenient now, just spray some pesticide in the morning."

Farming doesn't seem to be that hard anymore, and now farmers have enough salt to last for several years, and they are all waiting for a bumper harvest in autumn.

There is no shortage of things at home, there is surplus food, and the farmers have smiles on their faces, and the disputes are much less.

After resting for more than half a month, Apu set off again. He knew that Stan had been here, so he planned to go to a further town to try his luck this time. He brought the same group of people. He went out together once, and everyone else obeyed him. A group of people just want to be twisted into one rope, and go out in unison. If a team has two voices, then the team will be difficult to lead.

Although Apu has never read a book, he learned these principles without a teacher.

The partners tasted the benefits of earning money, and when they returned home, they were praised by their parents and relatives, and they didn't think much of the money they earned from farming.

If farming could make money, they wouldn't be poor for so many years.

When he was leaving, Apu told his wife and younger sister carefully that when he left, there would be no mature man at home, and the doors and windows would be closed when it got dark. Even if someone came looking for them outside, they would have to wait until the next day to ask them.

Anyway, if you have money, you have to be more careful.

Ye Zhou also saw the back of Apu and the others leaving in groups one morning.

A group of young people are full of vigor and vitality. They have money now. In addition to goods, they even bought horses from Ye Zhou before leaving.

Last time they walked out on their legs, this time they finally had a horse for transportation.

Their parents and relatives stood at the door and watched them leave.

"Actually, I also kind of want to be like them." Ye Zhou muttered to himself, forgetting that the person standing beside him at this moment was Zou Ming, not Chen Shu.

When Ye Zhou came back to his senses and glanced at Zou Ming, he closed his mouth again, as if he hadn't said anything.

Just as Ye Zhou was about to leave the lounge and go out to get some air, Zou Ming stood behind Ye Zhou with his back to the window. The sun fell on his shoulders but could not reach his face.

Zou Ming's voice reached Ye Zhou's ears: "How long are you going to hide from me?"

There was no emotion in his voice, as if he was just asking what he had for lunch, without any questioning or persecution.

Ye Zhou stopped in place, turned around after a while, and smiled at Zou Ming: "I didn't hide from you, but I think sometimes getting too close is not necessarily a good thing."

Zou Ming's face can be seen from his angle, but because of the backlight, Zou Ming's face is not clear.

Their faces were all covered with prostheses. Ye Zhou tilted his head slightly and turned around again. This time, he raised his leg and left the lounge without waiting for Zou Ming to speak.

After Ye Zhou left, the door of the lounge was driven by the wind and slowly closed with a "snap".

After walking out of the supermarket quickly, Ye Zhou stood under the steps and took a deep breath. The fresh air calmed Ye Zhou down.

He didn't really want to face Zou Ming, to be precise, he didn't want to face Zou Ming alone in a confined space.

After discovering that Zou Ming's feelings for him were beyond the normal range, Ye Zhou was shocked at first, then felt absurd, and finally avoided, but the supermarket is only so big after all, it is impossible to avoid, let alone him I also don't want to make the atmosphere of the supermarket strange and awkward because of him and Zou Ming.

So he just avoided being alone with Zou Ming.

With other people around him, Ye Zhou would not deliberately avoid conversations and physical contact with Zou Ming.

Ye Zhou rubbed his temples, and he looked at the mountains in the distance.

Didn't expect him to have "good luck", let alone a man.

But his impression of Zou Ming was more embarrassment than disgust.

As long as he was alone with Zou Ming, he would feel uncomfortable and even dare not look into Zou Ming's eyes.

Ye Zhou let out a long sigh.

He thinks that Zou Ming can like him, but ordinary liking is enough, like him, he also likes Zou Ming very much.

But there's no need to like it so much.

"Immortal, why are you here?" Cao'er, who was drying clothes not far away, trotted over.

She was wearing short sleeves and a pair of cropped jeans. She looked no different from the girl of the same face as Ye Zhou, except that her mouth was exposed.

"Immortal, last time you wanted to eat ice cream rubbed with your hands, my mother found it!" Cao'er ran over to claim credit, "Ice powder seeds, I just made a pot, and I also refrigerated the ice, and boiled the jam, it's all good." fruit."

Cao'er stopped and saw Ye Zhou's unstoppable expression. She was stunned, looked left and right, and asked cautiously, "Immortal, who messed with you? I'll clean him up!"

Ye Zhou smiled, and waved at Cao'er. Cao'er walked over in small steps, and Ye Zhou said, "What did Apu and the others take away the most this time?"

Cao'er immediately replied: "It's still those glass jewelry, and I also bought some jade brands that Lin You sent before, but I stared at them, and the ones they gave were all bad. They said that the lines were beautiful, like oriental things. , things from the East are valuable now."

Ye Zhou nodded.

Cao'er continued: "I told them that the supermarket also sells tea and porcelain."

Ye Zhou became a little interested, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did they say?"

Cao'er said seriously: "I think Apu made up his mind, he shook his head first, and the others said they don't want these two things."

Ye Zhou nodded and asked, "Why do you think they don't want it?"

Cao'er had also dealt with Stan and the others before. She looked carefully at Ye Zhou's face and found Ye Zhou was smiling, obviously encouraging her to continue talking.

Cao'er cleared his throat, lowered his head, and said, "They are children from a peasant family. They have neither connections nor force. A group of half-sized children may be able to protect what they are holding now if they go out and hug each other. For tea porcelain, big merchants like Stan are willing to pay a higher price to buy it, and if they take it out, let alone sell it, they will have to talk about whether they can come back alive."

"Apu chooses the best and easiest to sell from the things they can protect."

The smile on Ye Zhou's face deepened: "You can understand, okay."

Cao'er was a little shy: "Learn from Brother Zou and Sister Chen, no matter how stupid you are, you can always learn something."

"Next time Stan comes again, you can go." Ye Zhou said, "You have to learn how to use it."

Cao'er was very excited: "Yes!"

Ye Zhou looked in the direction of the clothesline: "Go and do your work."

Cao'er couldn't suppress her mood, and ran back while laughing.

Ye Zhou looked away.

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Cao'er dried the clothes, carried the empty laundry basket to the supermarket, and saw Zou Ming coming out of the rest room when passing by, Cao'er stopped and said hello to Zou Ming: "Brother Zou, Immortal It's outside, you want to go out?"

Zou Ming shook his head slightly. Cao'er was used to Zou Ming's reticence, so she didn't think it was a problem. She continued, "The Immortal was out alone just now. I'm afraid he was worried about Apu and the others going out. An Immortal is an Immortal, and the heart of an Immortal, Always remember the mortals."

Zou Ming lowered his eyes, and his voice was hoarse when he opened his mouth: "What did he say?"

Cao'er shook her head: "I didn't say anything, I was tested, and I was praised!"

She couldn't wait to share her current mood with Zou Ming: "Praise me, say that I can understand, I don't know how I understand, but I just understand, brother Zou, tell me, am I pretty smart? Just before……"

In the past, she was not needed to be smart. In the Liang Dynasty, she only needed to work hard and have children. What kind of vision and wisdom did she need?

Cao'er rubbed the back of her head, unwilling to bring up the past, she asked with a smile, "Brother Zou, where are you going now?"

Zou Ming didn't speak, Cao'er said to himself: "It's strange, when I saw you before, I always followed the immortal, but now I'm often alone."

She asked with concern: "Did you do something to make the immortal angry?"

Zou Ming glanced at her.

Cao'er didn't understand, so he said, "Brother Zou, don't be stubborn, that's a fairy. The fairy doesn't say anything, but knows everything in his heart. If you make a mistake, just admit it. The fairy is compassionate and will definitely not blame you. .”

"You can't be bored, you have to say something."

"Right?"