Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 4 004 Copper Beads, Silver Plates, and Gold Pillars

Feng Xiuhu knew everything clearly, and if he asked directly, he might be able to clarify many issues.

But this kid just played him, so he couldn't lose his momentum at this moment.

The momentum was there, but Feng Xiaohu was angry.

He stared at Feng Xiuhu, his eyes full of resentment.

Feng Xiuhu first saw his cheeks bulge and his hair stand up, and then his body and limbs began to swell.

Feng Xiuhu quickly moved two steps to the side, fearing that he would be splashed with blood.

Feng Xiaohu's body slowly rose taller, and his eyeballs rolled over, turning into reddish-brown vertical pupils.

He opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but suddenly his whole body exploded.

Feng Xiuhu woke up from the dream and opened his eyes.

It's already daybreak.

Feng Xiuhu sat up and found herself lying on a wooden bed, covered with a quilt made of patchwork and sewn together animal fur.

Feng Xiuhu turned over and stood up, stepping on the wooden floor, which made a creaking sound under his feet.

The quality of this house is questionable.

Feng Xiuhu looked around. The room was not big and was almost full of beds, leaving only an aisle in the middle.

There is a window on the wall at the end of the corridor, and the sunlight shines through just enough to illuminate the corridor.

When Feng Xiuhu came to the window, he leaned over to look down. What he saw was so shocking that he quickly took two steps back - the house was actually suspended in the air, dozens of meters above the ground.

There was a noise behind me and someone pushed the door open.

"Captain, are you awake?"

There was surprise in the voice. Feng Xiuhu looked back and froze in place.

At first glance, the person's figure was no different from that of an ordinary person, but his exposed skin was light purple and covered with vine-like patterns.

Which monster?
Feng Xiuhu did not dare to act rashly.

Fortunately, the stalemate didn't last too long. Shunzi's voice came from behind the door: "Brother is awake?!"

Shunzi pushed the purple-skinned monster aside with his butt and walked in with his head down.

He took two quick steps and came in front of Feng Xiuhu, and the roof under his feet shook again.

Feng Xiuhu complained, "Where have you been?"

Shunzi touched the back of his head and smiled innocently: "I took the brothers to eat bread."

As he spoke, he took out a paper bag from his arms and handed it over: "This is for big brother."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. As soon as Shunzi mentioned it, Feng Xiuhu suddenly felt his stomach was empty, so he quickly tore open the oil paper and took a big bite.

The hot and greasy meat filling is revealed, and the fragrance spreads with the heat.

Shunzi stared at Feng Xiuhu eagerly and asked him in a low voice: "Brother, does it still hurt?"

Feng Xiuhu was confused and looked up at him. Shunzi pointed to the back of his head.

Feng Xiuhu reached back and found that his head was wrapped in gauze.

The wound on the back of his head ached slightly, but he didn't care much: "Let's talk about it after we get out."

When the two of them left the room, the first thing that caught Feng Xiuhu's eye was a narrow corridor - calling it a corridor would be an exaggeration. It was still made of wooden boards and could barely accommodate one person. The height was also very limited, so Shunzi had to keep his head down and shoulders hunched when walking here.

On one side of the corridor is a stone brick structure, and on the other side are multiple rooms - from the outside, it looks like the same style as the shabby wooden house that Feng Xiuhu had just come out of.

After turning a corner, two elevators made of wooden boards appeared in front of us.

Feng Xiuhu was amused when he saw it - he didn't expect that this old community actually had an elevator.

The elevators moved left and right, and Shunzi asked him, "Brother, where are we going?"

Feng Xiuhu stroked his stubble and said, "Let's go find the driver from yesterday and take a divine bath together."

When Shunzi heard about the magical bath, he felt a little guilty, but he didn't dare to refuse his brother's kindness.

"What's so good about the fairy bath..." Shunzi muttered softly. Feng Xiuhu watched him untie the waistband of his trousers, reach into his underwear and rummage for a while, then turn the purse hanging inside out. With some effort, his thick fingers finally untied the knot.

He reached into his purse and pulled out two small, square, round objects with a bright red copper sheen.

Feng Xiuhu looked at it carefully and saw that it looked like a dice, with the same shape and size. It was perforated from top to bottom, and the other four sides were printed with symbols and patterns.

"What's this?"

Feng Xiuhu took a bite of the meat pie and asked curiously.

"Copper beads."

Shunzi looked at Feng Xiuhu with deep worry in his eyes.

He still took the rumor he heard yesterday to heart - could madness really be contagious?
Otherwise, how could he not even recognize the copper beads?

He comforted Feng Xiuhu, and at the same time comforted himself: "Brother, you were hit by a club by Big Ear yesterday, so you may not be able to remember some things for the time being."

"These are called copper beads. Two copper beads can buy a dry cake, and one copper bead can buy one with meat filling. A hundred copper beads strung together make a string, and ten strings can be exchanged for a silver plate - the kind you extorted from the teahouse owner yesterday."

"One hundred silver plates can be exchanged for a golden pillar. Unfortunately, we have only seen such rare things in other people's wallets."

Shunzi opened his palm and looked at his thick fingers, feeling that it was not appropriate. So he grabbed Feng Xiuhu's hand and pointed at his little finger and said, "A golden pillar is about this size."

Feng Xiuhu was not satisfied with the first half of Shunzi's words, feeling embarrassed: "Don't tell anyone outside that I was hit with a club."

"Oh."

Shunzi agreed obediently.

There was a rusty pipe next to the elevator, connecting the upper and lower parts. Shunzi opened the cover of the opening on the side of the pipe and threw two copper beads into it.

With a ding-dong sound, the elevator on the right came down with a crash.

Seeing Feng Xiuhu stretching his neck to look upward, Shunzi explained, "The one on the left goes to the lower city, and the one on the right goes to the lower city."

Feng Xiuhu observed that the elevator on the left could only go down, while the one on the right could only go up. He was currently standing on the highest level the elevator on the left could reach. He was puzzled: "If the Lower City is so much higher than the Bottom City, why is it still called the Lower City?"

Shunzi was also confused. He didn't expect that Feng Xiuhu didn't even remember this.

Just then the elevator arrived. Shunzi pulled Feng Xiuhu in and said, "Go up and see for yourself."

The elevator creaked and shook, but didn't move.

Suddenly, a voice sounded beside Feng Xiuhu's ear: "Three people, one less."

Feng Xiuhu looked up and found that the sound came from the iron bucket hanging above his head. There was a leather tube connected to the back of the iron bucket, and it was unknown where it extended to.

Feng Xiuhu looked around again, confused: "Where did these three people come from?"

Shunzi, standing next to him, had already reluctantly taken out another copper bead and dropped it into the pipe: "They said I was heavy and had to be counted as two people."

The elevator began to rise.

"Who are they?" Feng Xiuhu asked Shunzi while stuffing the remaining cake into his mouth and swallowing it with chewing.

Shunzi replied, "There are two people operating the elevator, two at the top and two at the bottom, rotating in shifts. There's always someone there."

As he spoke, the elevator arrived at the station.

A sturdy old man outside the door glanced over and said, "Han Shunzi, can't you fool me less just once?"

Shunzi lowered his head and was embarrassed to look at him.

The sturdy old man patted the joystick on the big winch and said, "I can tell whether the weight is right or wrong with just one touch. If you dare to play tricks on me again, you will never get up here again in your life."

Feng Xiuhu was unhappy when he heard this and rolled up his sleeves to approach: "Have you bought medical insurance?"

Shunzi was startled and quickly grabbed Feng Xiuhu back and pushed him out.

The sturdy old man's curse came from behind: "Feng Shoumao, you've been beaten stupid, right?! How dare you fight me?"

Feng Xiuhu's face changed.

It seems that many people know that he was beaten.

(End of this chapter)