Chapter 16: Guilty Heart
A new day came, and Shen Lu opened his eyes at seven o'clock in the morning on time.
Stretched, hit my sore lower back, twisted my neck, washed briefly, and made egg waffles for breakfast.
After feeding Fucheng, Shen Lu exchanged the ingredients for making mint water. He first made the mint water, then took the tools and went out to pick up garbage.
It is rare that the sun does not rise today, and it is raining lightly in a gloomy sky.
Shen Lu opened his palms to catch some rain. The raindrops falling on his skin were dyed lightly black and smelled of decay.
It is not like acid rain, but it is also a phenomenon caused by serious environmental pollution.
Shen Lu didn’t have a raincoat or umbrella. She looked up at the sky, wondering whether to go out in the rain.
This is too dirty. There is no shelter from the rain, and the hair and clothes will get wet. Shen Lu's face collapsed when he thought of the scene surrounded by the stench.
"Shen Lu." Granny Jin stood at the door of her house and waved to her, "Come here."
Shen Lu covered his head with his hands and trotted over.
"Grandma Jin, what's wrong?"
Grandma Jin took out a half-used raincoat and put it on her body, "Don't get wet in this rain. If you get wet too much, you will get sick."< br>
She pulled off her hat and said, "This raincoat is just food money."
Having been alone for a long time, when someone suddenly treats you well, Granny Jin is a little uneasy.
She and Shen Lu could only meet by chance and did not dare to enjoy the benefits with peace of mind.
The raincoat is not a valuable thing, but Shen Lu needs it now.
Shen Lu didn’t know that Granny Jin had so much inner drama, but she could guess a little of what Granny Jin meant, so she accepted it with a smile.
“Thank you, Granny Jin.”
Shen Lu took a step forward, “Then I’ll leave first.”
It rained today, so fewer people came to the garbage dump.
Although picking up garbage can be exchanged for food, it is not worth it if you get sick due to being exposed to the rain.
Shen Lu turned over where the new garbage was dumped yesterday and found some copper pieces.
The raincoat can cover the rain, but it also blocks part of the line of sight.
Shen Lu randomly followed a path to explore, and unknowingly arrived at the place where the metal garbage was piled high yesterday.
"Didi Didi——"
The detector beeped very quickly, and Shen Lu's eyes lit up. This meant that there was either a lot of precious metals here, or the metals were very rare.
It was an L-shaped robotic arm part, stuck in layers of metal.
Shen Lu pulled it out tentatively, looking specifically at the metal tower above his head.
Fortunately, there was no shaking.
Shen Lu increased his strength.
When she was about to pull out the parts, there was a crashing sound from the top of the metal tower.
Not good.
Shen Lu gritted his teeth, his heart pounding, and he held on to the part without letting go. At the same time, he pushed back hard and finally pulled the thing out.
The metal tower collapsed.
Shen Lu covered her head and ran wildly. She had already figured out the direction. As long as she ran to the left, she would not be hit by the falling metal tower if she was fast enough.
Before she could take two steps, she bumped into someone.
To die.
There are so few people coming to the garbage dump today, how can they still bump into people?
Shen Lu ignored the pain in his nose and stretched out his hand to push the person.
Before his hand even touched the person, he was grabbed by the other person.
"You..." Shen Lu was really anxious to death. Is there anything we can't talk about until we are out of danger?
Before he finished speaking, Shen Lu was dragged away by the other party and started running.
It is a bit inaccurate to say that he was running, he was almost running. For a moment, Shen Lu felt like a kite, and it was difficult for his feet to touch the ground.
The wide rain hat blocked a lot of sight. Shen Lu could only see the opponent's hand with clear joints, and the veins bulged due to exertion.
Obviously a man's hand.
The large and small metal towers behind him were like dominoes, falling one after another, and the rumbling sound was endless. After running for half an hour, the man dragging Shen Lu and running wildly stopped.
Shen Lu held his knees and gasped for air, his lungs like broken bellows.
Almost...almost didn't get hit by rubbish. Instead, he had difficulty breathing due to running around and suffocated to death.
The metal tower collapsed, stirring up a lot of dust. The dust was flying for a while, and Shen Lu had to try his best to control himself not to inhale so much.
At such a young age, she does not want to get pneumoconiosis.
There was undisguised contempt from beside him, "I haven't seen someone as stupid as you for a long time."
The voice sounded very young, somewhere between a boy and a man.
More importantly, Shen Lu felt that it sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
She pressed the mask to try to reduce the inhalation of dust and looked up.
“It’s you?!”
Shen Lu recognized him.
It seemed that he was called Zeng Xiaodao. She vaguely remembered others calling him that.
Zeng Xiaodao was not wearing a raincoat, but a silver hat. The clothes seemed to be waterproof, and the water droplets floated on the fabric and did not soak in.
The young man's thick black eyebrows raised, and he sneered: "It's me, what's wrong?"
It was also at this time that he realized that this was the girl who secretly stretched her leg to trip him yesterday?
Tch, I wouldn’t have saved her if I had known.
Shen Lu felt guilty for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
You are so guilty.
It is true that she tripped him yesterday, but he also hit her.
"Thank you."
But things are one and the same. Yesterday they were even, but today Zeng Xiaodao saved her, so it was appropriate to say thank you.
“You just want to send me away with a thank you?” Zeng Xiaodao was obviously not that easy to fool. He lowered his eyes and his eyes fell on the metal arm part in Shen Lu’s hand, “This is my reward.”
Shen Lu subconsciously hid the thing behind his back: "No."
Zeng Xiaodao looked at her funny: "I'm not negotiating with you."
The thing she wanted to hold on to at all costs must be valuable.
Zeng Xiaodao is not a kind-hearted person. Of course he needs to be rewarded for saving Shen Lu.
Shen Lu has a flat mouth.
He took away the robotic arm and couldn't exchange it for a few dollars, so she was different.
You can use the metal inside to exchange for many, many ingredients.
“Well, I want this to be useful.” Shen Lu stumbled and lied, “This section should be part of the human exoskeleton. Xiu Yixiu can use it. I also have a brother who is seriously injured and is bedridden. , I need this.”
“Oh, really?” Zeng Xiaodao didn’t believe it at all.
"Well... or I can use other things to pay you for saving me." Shen Lu had an idea, "I set up a stall selling food every day, right on Jinjin Street. This month you You can all come and have a set meal for free, how about it?”
Zeng Xiaodao might not be tempted to ask Shen Lu to say anything else.
Free food?
He swallowed involuntarily.
"Just you? What food can you sell? It won't be insect cakes, right?"
"No, I sell mint water and egg waffles, and I'm going to make a new Malatang today. , It’s delicious.”
Zeng Xiaodao narrowed his eyes, it turns out that she is the owner of the small stall that has been making a lot of noise in the 17th Street and Jinjin Street recently.
Zeng Xiaodao rarely goes to Pinjin Street. When he does, he always goes at night, perfectly timed from Shen Lu.
"Then give me the robotic arm first, and I will make a decision after I taste the food on your stall."
Shen Lu held his breath and wanted to curse whether he likes to eat or not. If he doesn't eat, he will be knocked down, and then use the anti-wolf stick to shock him.
But Zeng Xiaodao saved her after all, and it would be hard for her to repay kindness with hatred.
"Okay." Shen Lu compromised and handed over the robotic arm, "I will pick up garbage for a while and then set up a stall. You can come over for lunch."
Zeng Xiaodao took the mechanical arm and snorted in agreement.
(End of this chapter)