Chapter 7, can it be worse?
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Hong Xin Bu
Chapter 7, can it be worse?
While the fight was lively outside, there was no movement in the waste cave club.There are quite a few of them, but with just a few guns, they dare not even go out to see what happened outside the house.
It wasn't until Patel contacted Nei Li through their secret channel, and after confirming that he was not pretending or defecting to the enemy, that he opened the door and let him in.
And let him alone.
At first, he was worried that the governor would be dissatisfied, but he was not. Gu Hang graciously let him in first, and explained the situation clearly.The Governor's troops will stay outside the Waste Tunshe for two days, waiting for news from him.
As for what the news is waiting for, Gu Hang didn't say clearly, but Patel probably understands it.
The governor has completed the salvation he promised, and now it is time for the waste hole society to show its sincerity.
In this regard, Patel did not feel uncomfortable.
The Waste Cave Club completely obeys the governor, what's wrong with that?
Entering through the doorway, he returned to his hometown.
Familiar faces appeared in front of his eyes.
Their features were both pale and black.Pale is due to living underground all year round and does not see the sun; black is due to the sweat from labor and coal ash sticking together, and there is no condition to wash frequently.
He is the leader of the Waste Cave Society. There are more than 900 people in the cave, and he knows every face.
People rushed to ask him:
"Patel, are we saved?"
"Have those damn robbers been killed?"
"Who saved us?"
Facing many of these questions, Patel replied one by one while walking at the beginning, but in the end, he really couldn't answer everyone's questions one by one, so he could only give a unified answer loudly while trying his best to pass through the crowd .
"Yes, we are saved."
"Those robbers have all been killed."
"It was the governor who saved us."
The people who heard the answer wept with joy.
After finally passing through the crowd, he turned his head and looked at the malnourished and definitely not good-looking faces of his compatriots. He was both proud and worried.
The pride stems from the fact that he moved in the rescuers and saved everyone.
Worry is not knowing what the future holds.
Sighing slightly, he turned his head and saw his uncle, Old Butch.
Old Butch's hand was smashed when a cart full of ore overturned, the wound was infected, and then amputated, and he almost didn't survive.During that time, Patel was promoted.
After recovering from his recovery, Old Butch did not try to seize power—there was nothing to seize, and in the environment of the Abandoned Cave Society, there was no room for exploitation or oppression.The leader is elected, and the entire settlement is too poor. Even as a leader, the labor and living conditions are not much different from other people.
Because of his disability, Butch couldn't do any heavy work anymore.But he is still giving full play to his residual heat, and doing his best to assist Patel, a junior.
Old Butch patted his shoulder with his remaining one hand: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's my job," Patel replied.
The two of them entered a small room, and Patel told Butch the whole story of his going to help.
Old Butch sighed, "It's a misfortune rather than a blessing."
The attitude of the old comrades is somewhat pessimistic.
Patel disagreed with him: "What is a misfortune? I don't think there is a misfortune. This is definitely our chance. The Governor said that he will not only save our lives, but will save us to the end. He It’s here to build the whole world, and our waste cave society is the first stop.”
Patel sighed, "Those big people, how can they believe what they say casually? In their eyes, us people are like rats and bedbugs in the gutter. Since when did they see us as human beings? When you say something nice, it seems that you are very important, and if it is useless, you will be ruthlessly abandoned."
Patel said: "I don't think the governor is like that kind of person."
Old Butch snorted: "You brat, what do you know? You've only known him for a few days?"
"Then what can we do?" Patel skipped the question of whether to trust or not, and asked, "Can our situation get worse? More than 900 people are dying under this mine. , No one dares not to work hard, and those who do not work hard will starve to death. But even so, we still don’t have enough food and clothing, and casualties occur from time to time due to work, and people will freeze to death every winter.”
"We don't have extra property to buy guns and cannons to arm ourselves. When we encounter any danger, we can only lock ourselves in the hole and pray that the danger will pass by itself. We were not finished before because we were too poor and the robbers didn't want to spend money. Too much effort to pry open the tortoise’s shell, so we couldn’t eat two bites of meat. This time, we met the most greedy ones, determined to attack and sell the living people as rations, so we could only sit and wait for death.”
"I absolutely don't want my compatriots to live on like this."
"What's more, what else can we lose?"
These words silenced Old Butch.After a while, he said, "We will lose our freedom."
"Hahahaha! Freedom!" Patel laughed so loud that it almost spread outside the door. Those who didn't know thought he was really happy, "Can freedom be eaten? This time I also went to the league Fuxing City, the capital city of China, I have seen slaves. The lives of slaves are much better than ours, and we are not even as good as cattle and horses! If we pay for our freedom, our people will no longer be starved to death, frozen to death, or treated as human beings. If the rations are eaten, then I am willing to give up my freedom."
Old Butch finally couldn't say anything else, he could only sigh again: "I don't object to any of your decisions, I just hope that we won't regret it."
"We will never regret it."
……
"I believe you will not regret it."
On the same day, Gu Hang saw Patel come back, and together with several people who could talk in the waste cave society, they expressed their complete surrender to him.
It was completely within Gu Hang's expectation.
The people of the Waste Cave Society have no choice.
Patel said humbly: "Master Governor, there are a total of 907 people in the waste hole society, waiting for your first order."
"Let's go into the hole and have a look."
"What? Are you going into the hole?"
"not welcome?"
"No... but... the conditions in our place are very poor, you..."
He really didn't want Gu Hang to enter the mine, not for any other reason, but because the conditions in the mine were too bad.
More than 900 people live in a narrow cave, and even if there are vents, the smell inside is definitely not good.The living conditions are poor, and feces and urine are everywhere...
Patel was very afraid that the situation in the mine would dirty the Governor's gorgeous clothes, and he was even more afraid of dirtying the Governor's heart.
Gu Hang waved his hand and said, "I always have to see what's going on with you before I can decide what to do next."
(End of this chapter)
While the fight was lively outside, there was no movement in the waste cave club.There are quite a few of them, but with just a few guns, they dare not even go out to see what happened outside the house.
It wasn't until Patel contacted Nei Li through their secret channel, and after confirming that he was not pretending or defecting to the enemy, that he opened the door and let him in.
And let him alone.
At first, he was worried that the governor would be dissatisfied, but he was not. Gu Hang graciously let him in first, and explained the situation clearly.The Governor's troops will stay outside the Waste Tunshe for two days, waiting for news from him.
As for what the news is waiting for, Gu Hang didn't say clearly, but Patel probably understands it.
The governor has completed the salvation he promised, and now it is time for the waste hole society to show its sincerity.
In this regard, Patel did not feel uncomfortable.
The Waste Cave Club completely obeys the governor, what's wrong with that?
Entering through the doorway, he returned to his hometown.
Familiar faces appeared in front of his eyes.
Their features were both pale and black.Pale is due to living underground all year round and does not see the sun; black is due to the sweat from labor and coal ash sticking together, and there is no condition to wash frequently.
He is the leader of the Waste Cave Society. There are more than 900 people in the cave, and he knows every face.
People rushed to ask him:
"Patel, are we saved?"
"Have those damn robbers been killed?"
"Who saved us?"
Facing many of these questions, Patel replied one by one while walking at the beginning, but in the end, he really couldn't answer everyone's questions one by one, so he could only give a unified answer loudly while trying his best to pass through the crowd .
"Yes, we are saved."
"Those robbers have all been killed."
"It was the governor who saved us."
The people who heard the answer wept with joy.
After finally passing through the crowd, he turned his head and looked at the malnourished and definitely not good-looking faces of his compatriots. He was both proud and worried.
The pride stems from the fact that he moved in the rescuers and saved everyone.
Worry is not knowing what the future holds.
Sighing slightly, he turned his head and saw his uncle, Old Butch.
Old Butch's hand was smashed when a cart full of ore overturned, the wound was infected, and then amputated, and he almost didn't survive.During that time, Patel was promoted.
After recovering from his recovery, Old Butch did not try to seize power—there was nothing to seize, and in the environment of the Abandoned Cave Society, there was no room for exploitation or oppression.The leader is elected, and the entire settlement is too poor. Even as a leader, the labor and living conditions are not much different from other people.
Because of his disability, Butch couldn't do any heavy work anymore.But he is still giving full play to his residual heat, and doing his best to assist Patel, a junior.
Old Butch patted his shoulder with his remaining one hand: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's my job," Patel replied.
The two of them entered a small room, and Patel told Butch the whole story of his going to help.
Old Butch sighed, "It's a misfortune rather than a blessing."
The attitude of the old comrades is somewhat pessimistic.
Patel disagreed with him: "What is a misfortune? I don't think there is a misfortune. This is definitely our chance. The Governor said that he will not only save our lives, but will save us to the end. He It’s here to build the whole world, and our waste cave society is the first stop.”
Patel sighed, "Those big people, how can they believe what they say casually? In their eyes, us people are like rats and bedbugs in the gutter. Since when did they see us as human beings? When you say something nice, it seems that you are very important, and if it is useless, you will be ruthlessly abandoned."
Patel said: "I don't think the governor is like that kind of person."
Old Butch snorted: "You brat, what do you know? You've only known him for a few days?"
"Then what can we do?" Patel skipped the question of whether to trust or not, and asked, "Can our situation get worse? More than 900 people are dying under this mine. , No one dares not to work hard, and those who do not work hard will starve to death. But even so, we still don’t have enough food and clothing, and casualties occur from time to time due to work, and people will freeze to death every winter.”
"We don't have extra property to buy guns and cannons to arm ourselves. When we encounter any danger, we can only lock ourselves in the hole and pray that the danger will pass by itself. We were not finished before because we were too poor and the robbers didn't want to spend money. Too much effort to pry open the tortoise’s shell, so we couldn’t eat two bites of meat. This time, we met the most greedy ones, determined to attack and sell the living people as rations, so we could only sit and wait for death.”
"I absolutely don't want my compatriots to live on like this."
"What's more, what else can we lose?"
These words silenced Old Butch.After a while, he said, "We will lose our freedom."
"Hahahaha! Freedom!" Patel laughed so loud that it almost spread outside the door. Those who didn't know thought he was really happy, "Can freedom be eaten? This time I also went to the league Fuxing City, the capital city of China, I have seen slaves. The lives of slaves are much better than ours, and we are not even as good as cattle and horses! If we pay for our freedom, our people will no longer be starved to death, frozen to death, or treated as human beings. If the rations are eaten, then I am willing to give up my freedom."
Old Butch finally couldn't say anything else, he could only sigh again: "I don't object to any of your decisions, I just hope that we won't regret it."
"We will never regret it."
……
"I believe you will not regret it."
On the same day, Gu Hang saw Patel come back, and together with several people who could talk in the waste cave society, they expressed their complete surrender to him.
It was completely within Gu Hang's expectation.
The people of the Waste Cave Society have no choice.
Patel said humbly: "Master Governor, there are a total of 907 people in the waste hole society, waiting for your first order."
"Let's go into the hole and have a look."
"What? Are you going into the hole?"
"not welcome?"
"No... but... the conditions in our place are very poor, you..."
He really didn't want Gu Hang to enter the mine, not for any other reason, but because the conditions in the mine were too bad.
More than 900 people live in a narrow cave, and even if there are vents, the smell inside is definitely not good.The living conditions are poor, and feces and urine are everywhere...
Patel was very afraid that the situation in the mine would dirty the Governor's gorgeous clothes, and he was even more afraid of dirtying the Governor's heart.
Gu Hang waved his hand and said, "I always have to see what's going on with you before I can decide what to do next."
(End of this chapter)
