Chapter 696: The Herd (two chapters in one)
The ward was quiet. Two figures stood in front of the bed, looking at the patient lying motionless on the bed with a very pale face.
"Second brother." The younger brother with the tattoo on his arm sighed and broke the quiet atmosphere in the ward.
"Huh?" The young man with blond hair responded, still staring at the figure lying on the hospital bed.
“The medicine the doctor just mentioned is not cheap!” said the boy with the tattoo on his arm.
"I know." The young man with dyed blond hair replied.
“We don’t have much money on hand.” The boy with the tattoo on his arm said sadly.
"..." After hearing this, the young man with blond hair fell silent and did not say a word.
He told the doctor before that he could afford the medical expenses, but he was actually lying. The money he has left now will be exhausted in a short time if he continues to spend it like this.
"Second brother, should we mention it to Mr. Xu and see if he can help us advance the medical expenses first?" the younger brother with a tattoo on his arm suggested.
The silent young man with blond hair listened to his younger brother's suggestion and immediately shook his head.
The younger brother with the tattoo on his arm was very confused and asked, "Now that the money we have on hand will be exhausted soon, why can't we ask Mr. Xu for help?"
< br>"It's not like you don't know what happened last night." said the young man with blond hair.
"So what? The deal failed, and we can't rely on us." The younger brother with the tattoo on his arm said with a frown.
"Huh..." The young man with dyed blond hair took a long breath and then explained.
"I just went to see Mr. Xu. He told me to arrange for people to collect all the debts outside.
This shows that he does not have enough funds on hand. Now let's go find him When talking about elder brother’s medical expenses, there is a high probability that he will not get a satisfactory answer.”
The younger brother with the tattoo on his arm looked surprised after hearing this. With an expression on his face, he said with some disbelief, "Mr. Xu is actually short of money. He shouldn't be!"
"The transaction failed last night, and our losses were not small.
In addition, we don’t know about some places where money is needed, so I’m not surprised that Mr. Xu is short of money at this time..."
The younger brother with the tattoo on his arm had a sad expression on his face, "Then what should we do now! Where should we get money to renew the medical expenses for my elder brother?"
The young man with dyed blonde hair looked at Seeing the sad expression on his younger brother's face, he suddenly smiled.
“???”
The little brother with the tattoo on his arm was full of question marks, wondering how he could still smile at this time.
Then, before he could ask, he got the answer.
"You don't need to worry about medical expenses. Mr. Xu gave me a task not long ago. As long as I complete this task, I will receive a large bonus..." A young man with dyed blonde hair said.
“What mission?” asked the younger brother with the tattoo on his arm.
"Don't ask if you shouldn't ask, just do what I tell you." The young man with dyed blonde hair scolded.
“Yes.” The boy with the tattoo on his arm realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly admitted it.
"Okay, I'm going to do that task. I'll leave this to you. If there is an emergency, call me immediately." The young man with dyed blonde hair said.
"Second brother, go and do your work! Leave this to me, don't worry." The younger brother with the tattoo on his arm patted his chest and promised.
The young man with dyed blonde hair nodded, then turned and left the ward, walking quickly towards the parking place.
Although my goal is to be a teacher in school, I am currently working and will not leave school.
But no one can tell whether he will leave school at this time due to some unexpected factors.
Therefore, he had to rush to the school gate immediately to conduct surveillance in case he lost his target.
"Bang."
The door to the ward closed and the room became quiet again.
The patient lay motionless on the bed, feeling nothing about the outside world.
The little brother with the tattoo on his arm standing in front of the hospital bed looked at the patient lying on the bed and whispered to himself, "As the old saying goes, if you do too many bad things, you will be punished.
My eldest brother usually does a lot of bad things, but now he looks like he is half-dead, which really proves the old saying.”
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In Ping'an Garden Community, the golden sunshine passes through the gaps between the leaves of the leafy trees in the green belt and falls on the grass.
The little white cat and the little black cat were lying under the big tree at this time. When the sunlight fell on them through the gaps between the leaves, within a few seconds, these two little cats The guy immediately moved to a place where the sun couldn't penetrate.
"Meow...why do you need to prune this big tree? The shade of this big tree has become so small now." The little black cat looked up at the pruned big tree and mouthed murmured in.
"Meow... maybe the tree will grow better after pruning!" the little white cat guessed.
While the two little guys were chatting, a small truck drove into Ping'an Garden Community and stopped in front of the corridor of Building 3.
The pale golden light flashed deep in the little white cat's eyes, and the scene of Lin Li walking out of the corridor appeared in its mind.
"Meow...Lin Li is downstairs." The little white cat's two fluffy little ears twitched, and then he said to his friends next to him.
"Meow...is he here to bring us food?" the little black cat said, with a look of expectation in his eyes.
"Meow...how did I know this?" The little white cat rolled his eyes at his friend, and then asked with some confusion, "Didn't you just eat something? Are you hungry again so soon?"
"Meow... I'm not hungry, but wouldn't it be nice if I had something to eat?" the little black cat asked.
"..." The little white cat felt that this was right. It looked at the little friend beside it in silence.
During these days, the little black cat, whose appetite has increased greatly, has grown very fast, and now the difference in size between the two can be seen at a glance.
Not long after, just as the little white cat said, Lin Li walked out of the corridor of Building 3.
It’s just not what the little black cats expected. Lin Li didn’t come downstairs to feed them food this time.
With Lin Li's help, the materials needed to repair the windows were quickly moved to the home.
Time flies so fast, it feels like it’s time for lunch in a blink of an eye.
Lin Li was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV when he heard the voice of a middle-aged uncle coming from the bedroom.
He got up and left the living room and walked into the bedroom. After a whole morning of repairs by the middle-aged uncle, the damaged window had been repaired.
The middle-aged uncle said with a smile, "Check it out. If you feel dissatisfied with anything, you can tell me and I will take care of it for you..."
"The repair is very good. Master, your workmanship is as good as ever!" Lin Li checked the newly repaired window and was very satisfied. He praised the middle-aged uncle's workmanship.
"If any problems arise in the future, you can call me at any time." The middle-aged uncle said while packing up the tools.
Afterwards, Lin Li paid the money to repair the window and sent the middle-aged uncle to the door.
After the other party left, Lin Li had to start working. Because of the window repairs, a lot of garbage and dust were left in the bedroom. If he didn't clean it up, he wouldn't be able to sleep at night. "Ding dong."
The doorbell rang at home. Lin Li, who was sweeping the floor in the bedroom, heard the doorbell and immediately walked to the entrance.
“Click.”
After opening the door, Xia Qing stood at the door with a smile on her face.
"Lin Li, I've cooked the dumplings. You can come over and eat."
"Yes." Lin Li nodded and came out of the house to eat dumplings at Xia Qing's house.
"Have the windows been repaired?" Xia Qing asked without hearing any noise coming from the bedroom.
"It's fixed."
"It's really fast! You have to clean the bedroom later."
Lin Li said with a smile, "I was in the bedroom just now Cleaning up inside.”
The two of them walked into the room while chatting, and after a while, they arrived at Xia Qing’s restaurant.
"I'll serve you dumplings." Xia Qing asked Lin Li to sit down and then walked into the kitchen.
"Gululu..." It's meal time, the hunger in the stomach comes as expected, and a small sound comes from the stomach.
"There will be something to eat soon. Stop shouting. How embarrassing would it be if someone heard you?" Lin Li raised his left hand, patted his screaming belly, and murmured softly. arrive.
"Gululu..." The hunger that came as expected made his stomach uncomfortable. It didn't care whether Lin Li would be embarrassed or not, it still went its own way and urged Lin Li to eat quickly.
Xia Qing did not keep Lin Li waiting for long and came out of the kitchen quickly.
She placed a large plate of dumplings in front of Lin Li and said with a smile.
"I made these freshly made. You can try them to see if they suit your taste... This is the vinegar dish. Do you want chili sauce?"
"Yes." Lin Li nodded, then picked up a steaming dumpling with chopsticks, dipped it in the vinegar saucer, and took a bite.
It is stuffed with leeks and pork. The meat filling is just right, oily but not greasy, and tastes quite good.
"The dumplings you made are very delicious." Lin Li said with a smile to Xia Qing, who was looking at him.
"Try other fillings..." Xia Qing said with a smile.
"They are all delicious. With your skills, if you go out and open a dumpling shop, the business will definitely be very good." Lin Li tasted several dumplings with other fillings and praised them.
Xia Qing had a bright smile on her face, and then she went back to the kitchen to get some chili sauce for Lin Li. The two of them ate dumplings and chatted.
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The spiritual world, the ruins space.
Because night was falling, Wu Qingfang and his party chose to set up camp and wait for dawn before taking action.
At dawn the next day, everyone had breakfast, packed their things and set off.
"Miss, the deeper you go into this valley, the wider the road becomes, and the more small animals you encounter, the more small animals you encounter. If we continue walking like this, will we encounter strange animals?" Zhao Xiaoya turned her head to look at Wu Qingfang beside her and said.
"The concentration of free spiritual energy in the air here is not low. In such an environment, I think the possibility of us encountering strange beasts is not small." Wu Qingfang said.
Zhao Xiaoya said, "If we encounter strange beasts, it's okay if the number is small, but if the number is large, it will be terrible."
"Don't be so talkative." Wu Qingfang smiled.
“Hmm.” Zhao Xiaoya closed her mouth after her young lady said this.
Chen Zhiyuan, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped.
When the people following him saw this situation, their relaxed expressions immediately turned serious. Everyone drew their weapons and stood ready.
"Uncle Chen, what's wrong?" Zhao Xiaoya asked, and as soon as she finished speaking, a sharp beast roar came from the distance.
"Roar..."
Hearing the sharp roars of beasts in the distance, his already serious expression became a little solemn, because these beasts' roars came one after another, and they were obviously not issued individually.
“There are strange beasts ahead.” Chen Zhiyuan said with a serious expression.
Due to the disparity in strength, only Chen Zhiyuan among the people present could sense the psychic energy fluctuations in the distance. After his reminder, everyone became a little nervous.
As Zhao Xiaoya said before, it would be okay if the number of strange beasts that appear is small, but it would be terrible if the number is large.
Listening to the sharp roars of beasts in the distance, everyone made a judgment in their hearts, knowing that there should be quite a lot of strange beasts ahead.
At this time, Zhao Xiaoya felt that she was really a crow's mouth, and she regretted saying what she had said before.
Wu Qingfang raised her hand and patted Zhao Xiaoya's shoulder to express comfort, "Don't take it to heart. Even if you don't say what you said before, this kind of thing will still happen..."
Zhao Xiaoya's mood improved a little after being comforted by Wu Qingfang.
"Everyone, follow me." Chen Zhiyuan looked around and his eyes fell on a high slope in the distance. He immediately made a decision, greeted everyone, and then ran over first.
When Wu Qingfang and others saw this, they immediately followed Chen Zhiyuan who left without saying anything.
There is a patch of dense grass on the high slope. Hiding in the grass, you can hide your body.
After Wu Qingfang and his group hid in the grass, they walked some distance ahead.
"Roar..."
The sharp beast roar coming from the distance is getting closer and closer, and everyone who is slowly advancing in the grass becomes a little nervous at this moment.
Chen Zhiyuan raised his hand and made a gesture to signal everyone not to go any further.
Then he lay down on the spot and raised his hand to push away the blades of grass in front of him.
Wu Qingfang and others followed suit, and soon, everyone saw two groups of strange beasts confronting each other in the distance.
"Roar..."
The two leading alien beasts are tall, twice as big as the younger brothers behind them, and exude extremely powerful spiritual energy fluctuations.
The roar that came out every time he opened his mouth was deafening, and the huge sound caused the large blades of grass in front of him to shake violently.
“These two herds are quite large. Fortunately, we discovered them in advance. Otherwise, if we collided head-on with them, the consequences would be disastrous...” Chen Zhiyuan said.
Although he is powerful, he cannot protect everyone from being injured under the impact of the beasts.
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(End of this chapter)