Tianjin people will never lose SAN

Chapter 534 Free Lunch (4k+)

Liu Yonglu is no longer a fledgling gangster. What big scenes has he not seen?
It is definitely not normal that a city suddenly appeared on an uninhabited desert island, with so many residents coming and going.
So after coming out of the cave, he was more careful, holding the black stone with one hand in his pocket and swinging his folding fan with the other.

However, seeing people also meant there was hope of leaving the deserted island. It was impossible to stop and move forward. Liu Yonglu walked cautiously towards the city center.

At first he wanted to avoid people and sneak into the village without firing a shot, but Liu Yonglu soon realized that this strategy would not work because there were too many people coming and going in the city.

In front of me, there is a family of six picking wild flowers with baskets, including grandparents, parents, son and daughter. It's quite a complete family.

"Uncle, do you know how to get to the Hidden Island?"

Seeing that there was little hope of sneaking in secretly, Liu Yonglu simply came out and greeted them openly.

"I don't know, you can ask others."

The old man responded to Liu Yonglu with a smile, and there was no sign of surprise or fear towards the intruder on his face.

"Where are we?"

Liu Yonglu had a feeling that this place might not be the real world, but a special space similar to a dreamland.

“This is the Island of Tranquility!”

"Oh, thank you, thank you, sir. Are you digging wild vegetables so early in the morning?"

Not getting any useful information, Liu Yonglu was prepared to exchange a few casual words to appear less purposeful and to eliminate the locals' wariness of him.

"Wild vegetables? No, we just want to pick a few flowers to put in the room."

As the old man spoke, he touched his granddaughter's head.

Liu Yonglu took another closer look at the family of six. They were all dressed neatly and cleanly, with plump and fair faces. They did not look like ordinary farmers, but rather wealthy with no worries about food and clothing.

But they clearly live in a small wooden house on the edge of the city.

"Guests from afar, would you like to come to my house and have a seat? It just so happens that we have just finished picking all the flowers."

The old man seemed to see Liu Yonglu's confusion and warmly invited him to follow him home.

"Oh, okay, I won't bother you, will I?"

"No interruption, absolutely no interruption."

Seeing the old man's expression, Liu Yonglu couldn't help but feel suspicious, worried that this family had evil intentions and would come back to trick him into coming in and use them as stuffing for dumplings.

He walked at the back, fanning himself with a folding fan. Before entering the house, he looked around and thought about his escape route.

But after entering the house, the old man and his family did just as they said. They simply asked Liu Yonglu to come in and sit down. Of course, they also poured him a cup of tea, and then the family went about their own business.

Grandpa and grandma were in charge of arranging flowers and cleaning the house. Mom and Dad sat on the piano stool and started playing the piano, while the other sat on the sofa and read a book. The two children were playing with rocking horses, building blocks and other children's toys in the living room. From beginning to end, no one paid any attention to him.

This is really new. I suddenly saw a stranger and I dared to bring him home! ?
"Sir, I am not from this place!"

Liu Yonglu emphasized it particularly.

"I know. I can tell right away! And your accent is so strange that it's a little hard for me to understand."

The old man smiled and threw the cut flower stems out of the window, then turned to Liu Yonglu and continued:
“However, our peaceful island occasionally has some guests from outside the island coming in. I remember… the year my granddaughter was born, there were seven or eight people coming.

They said they were brought here by space rain."

Hiss... Liu Yonglu took a breath of cold air. The old man was so honest and he really told me everything he knew.

"So what happened to these people? Do you have a boat on your island that can take them out?"

Liu Yonglu was only focused on finding Millie Tang as soon as possible, and asked anxiously.

"Well, I don't know, I really don't know. As you can see, the population of our city is not small. Those outsiders are just passing by our house.

Then they entered the city, and I don’t know what happened after that.”

The old man felt embarrassed and spread his hands.

"I can go directly into the city in this situation? It's not...it's not dangerous, right?"

Liu Yonglu always felt that something was wrong in this room, so he asked another question.

"Danger? I don't think so. This is a peaceful island with good public security. No vicious incidents have ever happened here.

Georgia, have you heard about this?"

The old man asked his wife who was washing her hands beside him.

"No, I've lived to such an old age and never encountered any danger. Even though we live here, we still have to go into the city every day."

The old lady’s smile was more kind than the old man’s. Liu Yonglu felt that this family seemed really friendly and not bad people.

"Oh, then, I won't bother you anymore. I'll ask someone else when we get to the city."

Liu Yonglu didn't dare to drink the bowl of tea on the table, and quickly stood up and prepared to leave.

"Young man, if this is your first time here, let us accompany you into the city. It's almost time for lunch."

Liu Yonglu then realized what was strange about this house: there was no kitchen! This building had the same layout as the first floor of the Western Continent, with a living room connected to a dining room, but no cooking utensils were seen!
Hanging on the wall are small plates and teacups for drinking tea, but there is no stove or pots, pans, or bowls!

The decoration in the house is quite cozy, but...how do we eat?
"No trouble, right?"

Liu Yonglu bowed slightly and was very polite.

"No trouble, we were planning to go into town for dinner later."

The old lady asked the family of six to get dressed and go out, and the group walked towards the city along the flat country road.

"Madam, your family of six eats out every day. The cost must be high, right? You must be a wealthy family!"

Liu Yonglu walked at the back with his hands in his mouth. The old lady probably didn't understand what Liu Yonglu was saying. She just smiled and said nothing more.

There are actually some advantages to following a family of six into the city. The citizens on the street all treat Liu Yonglu as a member of the family, and not many people stop to look at him.

But just like the old man said, the people on the Island of Tranquility really had no ill will towards outsiders. Even if these people stopped to look at Liu Yonglu, at most they would just glance at him a few more times, and then go about their own business. No one had any stress response.

While they were observing Liu Yonglu, Liu Yonglu was also observing them.

Liu Yonglu discovered that the residents in this city seemed to be living very comfortably, and their mental state was much higher than that of the Mosesad people.

Even compared to the modern society he lived in before he traveled through time, it was much better. You know, the stability of modern society was achieved after several industrial revolutions and the rapid growth of scientific and technological productivity.

But look at the pedestrians on the street, no one is in a hurry, no one looks worried, even Liu Yonglu, who is working, is not seen!
This is the weirdest!

There were no newspaper sellers, small business owners, or people building roads or houses. There was not a single one to be seen!

These people living in the huge graystone city are just like the old man's family. When they have nothing to do, they play the piano, read books, recite poems, or dance.

What a comfortable life.

Liu Yonglu wondered where these people got the big houses they lived in and the beautiful clothes they wore?
Coincidentally, today the family of six had something else to do besides eating, and the mother was going to pick out a pair of soft-soled shoes for the little girl to wear for dancing.

"I am a foreign guest, and I haven't asked for your name yet. It's really rude, but please don't be offended. We don't usually call people by their names.

The child's mother is going to take my granddaughter to buy a pair of shoes. If you are hungry, you can go to the front to eat by yourself. It is the tall building that looks like a tent. You don't have to wait for us. "

The old man nodded to Liu Yonglu, and Liu Yonglu quickly waved his hand:

"No need, sir. I'll just follow you. We'll have dinner together later. That's fine."

Liu Yonglu was worried that he didn't have other people's currency, so he took advantage of the situation and went into the building. It just so happened that he also wanted to see what the local department store looked like.

But what he didn't expect was that there was only a counter in the store, but no goods.

The room was quite spacious, a round room with seven or eight tables. Behind each table stood a young salesperson, both male and female, with bright smiles.

The people waiting to buy things were also queuing up calmly at the back. Liu Yonglu saw that some were buying shoes, some were buying skirts, and some were buying socks.

When customers arrive at the counter, they don't choose the products. They just tell the waiter what style they want, and then the salesperson takes the goods from under the table for the customers to take away.

Wow! A thousand goods company! They have everything!
Yes, there are, but why are they not displayed? How can so many socks and shirts be stored under the small table?
Within five minutes, the old man's family came to the line. The child's mother, like other customers, told the salesperson about her daughter's shoe size and the style she liked. The salesperson took out the shoes and handed them to her without saying a word.

The two sides exchanged a few more pleasantries, and the old man and his family prepared to leave with Liu Yonglu.

"Old man, you don't want to pay? Or are you keeping the account here?"

Liu Yonglu finally asked the question in his heart. Not only the old man and his family bought shoes, but other customers also bought other things without paying a penny. They just took the items and turned around and left.

"Money? Hahaha, we don't have that kind of thing here."

The old man's answer was very natural and seemed to be telling the truth. There was indeed no currency on the Island of Tranquility.

"Where did you get these shoes, hats, and gloves?"

"It was created by the wisdom of the gods."

Liu Yonglu's jaw almost hit the floor. Can the wisdom of gods transform things? Your god is not Doraemon!
"The materials for these fabrics are actually grown on the hillside on the east side. We just used some forbidden spells to shorten the production process. There's nothing strange about it."

The old man answered very easily, and the little granddaughter beside him was overjoyed. She pulled her grandfather's hand and asked if her new shoes were beautiful.

“This is the place to eat.”

After walking for another ten minutes, the seven people came to a stone building that looked like a tent. The building had a high pointed roof and seven or eight surrounding doors, and was renovated in an elegant and beautiful manner.

The family was queuing at the back just like they did when they were buying things. There was a small counter in front and the waiters behind the counter brought delicious meals to everyone.

“Is this porridge factory also free?”

Looking at the people in front of him bringing steak, fish, mushroom soup and many other delicacies, Liu Yonglu swallowed his saliva.

Isn't this a porridge factory where free meals are offered? This god must be a kind person!
"Porridge factory? You can also order vegetable porridge if you like. It all depends on your personal taste. Like I said, we don't have money here."

The old man had a good temper. Liu Yonglu asked him many questions along the way, but he did not show any impatience at all.

When he arrived at Liu Yonglu's place, the waiter was still looking at him with a smile.

"Master, give me some food, some... fried celery!"

Liu Yonglu also wanted to try it, so he ordered food politely. The waiter really did as the old man said and brought Liu Yonglu a portion of fried celery from under the table. The only difference was that the cooking method was a little different from what Liu Yonglu had expected. It was stir-fried without soy sauce, as he guessed they didn't have any soy sauce.

"Don't be busy, don't be busy. Ouch, stir-fried celery is not as good as stewed tofu. Stewed tofu is worse than rice!"

The waiter was very patient. He took the celery away and brought Liu Yonglu a portion of tofu and rice. Liu Yonglu looked at the lump of white tofu and licked his teeth. He turned around and said to the person behind him:
"Or you can buy it first, and I'll think about it."

The person in front of him finished buying, so Liu Yonglu squeezed over and started ordering again:

"Fried eggs with garlic! Hey, hey, hey, don't rush to serve it. Let me think about it. Garlic is delicious. It tastes good, but there is one thing. This thing is different from other vegetables. It doesn't reduce internal heat. Let me..."

Liu Yonglu was standing in front of the counter, hesitating. Did he really not want to eat?

No, he really didn't dare to eat it! Although Liu Yonglu usually likes to take advantage of small things, he always takes home the red wine and cakes given by the Investigation Department, but that's because he knows everything about them! He has no guilt in eating it!
Liu Yonglu is usually very careful when buying things outside, for fear of being cheated.

There is a saying in crosstalk that "cheap goods are not good"! Liu Yonglu even said it in his own jokes. Selling carrots as ginseng and selling potatoes covered with mud as preserved eggs are all tricks to deceive people.

Seeing the free food, Liu Yonglu felt a little confused.

He didn't come for the food, he just wanted to try and see if there was anything fishy about this "peaceful island"!

After trying for a long time, Liu Yonglu swallowed his saliva and finally didn't order any dishes. Just like the old man said, this porridge factory is really something. You can have whatever you want to eat. It's amazing!

But... Liu Yonglu turned his head and looked at the restaurant again. The villagers of Peaceful Island had all got their favorite meals and were naturally eating them with relish. Many of them finished one portion and then lined up for a second one, just like at a buffet.

I always feel... something is wrong. Something is very wrong.

Liu Yonglu also made great efforts and used his willpower to resist the temptation of delicious food. He forced himself to leave the restaurant. He still planned to ask someone if there was any boat on the island.

Squatting at the entrance of the restaurant, Liu Yonglu was so hungry that he felt uncomfortable. Suddenly, the light dimmed and he felt someone standing in front of him:

"Aren't you going in to eat? Aren't you hungry?"

Liu Yonglu looked up and saw a young man in his twenties standing in front of him. He was dressed similarly to the others on the Island of Tranquility. He had a pair of cute gold-shaped ears and a big fleshy nose, but he had an untidy beard and looked a bit sloppy.

"No, I don't dare to eat it if it doesn't cost money..."

Liu Yonglu sighed and shook his head.

"Huh? Why don't you dare eat it if it doesn't cost money?"

"Zeng Zi said: Everyone has two hands, so they don't have to eat for free in the city. Haven't you heard this?"

(End of this chapter)