Xingqiong: Playing as a homeless person, picked up by Xier

The two began to explore the interior. The surrounding tracks were staggered, and there were some miner's lamps for lighting, but the light was still dim, and some corners could not be seen clearly.

After walking a certain distance inside, passing through a mountain with two horns standing on both sides, we came to a human gathering place.

There are some gray tents standing everywhere, there are more miner's lamps around, and there are some pith ores piled up in some places around them, which are yellow and orange.

Except for some dusty absenteeism, most of the people around were homeless. Seeing the two children walking in, they were a little surprised, and scanned the two with scrutiny.

It is not uncommon to have children walking here.

Some miners with families come here and may not be able to return for a while, or may die. If there is no news for a long time, someone will come to look for them. Most of them will be a combination of women and children. This kind of combination with only children is not uncommon. .

Su San followed Xi'er, facing the gazes from all over the place, feeling compelled in his heart.

Most of these people didn't have any thoughts about the two of them, some showed pity, and a few looked maliciously.

Xi'er walked in front, she didn't bring the nailed wooden stick, and now she came over and grabbed Su San's arm, showing a timid look, which made people feel pity.

Su San understands this girl's thinking, showing the enemy to be weak, no one will have a sense of crisis for such a young child, and it is easy to arouse the sympathy of others. In terms of self-protection, this girl has her own experience .

Su San also cooperated with her, with a heavy expression on his face, holding Xi'er's shoulder with his backhand, like two poor siblings who depend on each other for life.

At this moment, one person has already been attracted by the two.

This is a middle-aged man who is absent from work, with a beard on his face, wearing a gray robe, with a lot of dust on his face, he looks a bit like a gold miner.

"Hey kids, this is not where you hang out, what are you doing here?"

The man stopped in front of the two of them, and seemed relatively kind.

Su San wanted to explain, not wanting to be preempted by Xier.

"Hello, uncle, we are here to find the pith mine. Our mother is sick. You know, without the heat provided by the pith mine, she will freeze to death."

After finishing speaking, Xier had a sad look on her face, like the melting ice and snow on a high mountain snowfield, pure and heartbreaking.

Hearing this, the uncle showed a touch of pity, of course he would not suspect that the two children were lying.

In the lower area, such tragedies happen every day, and besides, there are only two pith ores, which are not considered precious.

"Poor boy, my name is Jack. They all call me Old Jack. You can call me Uncle Jack. If there is a lack of pith ore, I can send you two."

This uncle was so kind that he actually wanted to give them two marrow mines directly.

This is a good thing, no need to go deep into dangerous places.

Su San thought that Xi'er would agree, but she didn't want her to shake her head and refuse.

"That won't work. Although the two of us are still children, we still earn our living through hard work. We will never eat for nothing."

Chapter 5 seems quite simple

"If you want to help us, please find something for us to do! We want to exchange labor for payment."

As soon as Xier's words came out, old Jack couldn't help showing a bit of surprise on his face, followed by endless pity.

What a sensible child this is!At such a young age, I thought of exchanging labor for remuneration.

Unlike the scum that lies or sits around, the moths of the lower quarters only know how to live off robbery and charity.

Old Jack liked the two children more and more, and said with a smile.

"Okay, okay...Since you think so, I have to respect your choice."

"In this way, I will go to the mining area to transport the pith ore later, and you will accompany me for a trip, and you will relieve my loneliness. After the transportation, I will use three pieces of pith ore as a reward."

After speaking, Old Jack looked at the two of them.

Su San thinks that this condition is very good. Sometimes it is understandable to use other people's sympathy to gain some benefits. At least the other party is willing, out of sympathy for the weak.

But Xier is extremely vigilant. After staying in the lower area for a long time, she always speculates on others with the greatest malice.

So said.

"Thank you Uncle Jack, but we want to know how far you are going from here, we are all afraid..."

Hearing this, Old Jack patted his hat.

"Oh! My brain, hahaha..."

"Don't be afraid, it's less than two kilometers away from here, at the intersection of the mine roads over there, I'll go there to meet you."

Xi'er had obviously been here many times, and she was relieved upon hearing this.

Pulling Su San to bow to Old Jack.

"Thank you!"

The more Old Jack saw the girl, the more he liked it, but Su San was on the sidelines, he really didn't have any masculinity, and he needed a girl to communicate with him, which was too delicate.

Maybe it's just that the child is a little silent!

Old Jack didn't pay attention to this and led the two of them away from this place along the mine cart track.

And some people with malicious intentions, when they saw the old Jack leading the two away, also restrained their eyes and did not follow.

"You two children are from that town. Where's your father?"

"We are from Panyan Town, and my father died a long time ago." Xi'er replied.

Hearing this, Old Jack could only sigh helplessly.

Walking along the mine cart track, the scenes along the way are the same, surrounded by dark frozen soil, dilapidated miner's lamps illuminate a corner, and occasionally dilapidated mine carts can be seen lying in the corner.

In some places, you can still see the hollowed-out mountain, spreading all the way down, bottomless, and there are wooden boards on the mountain as fixation.

Soon, I came to the intersection of the mine car tracks that Old Jack said, and it was indeed a meeting place. The tracks extending in all directions connected all the roads, and the mine car tracks were dazzling.

This is a new settlement, and there are many people, and there are gray tents around it.

The manager of the mine tunnel is an old man wearing a tall brown hat, over half a century old, with a white beard, but he has a bad temper, because when he came here with Old Jack, the old man was scolding a young man.

"Has your head been pinched by a rock-dwelling crab? You can't do any small things well. How long has it been, one month or two months? You can't even tell which track the minecart is going to. Even a cave salamander is stuck. I have been teaching for a month, so I should be able to tell the difference!"

The young man was still a little unconvinced, his face flushed red, and he retorted: "Then your last apprentice..."

Before he finished speaking, the old man frowned and scolded.

"You don't need to come tomorrow. You are as stupid as a pig. Comparing you with a pig is an insult to a pig."

"You..." The young man was so angry that he couldn't speak, and left without saying anything harsh.

"Damn...Old Martin, why did you leave another apprentice in anger? If this continues, no one will dare to be an apprentice with you."

Old Jack went up to meet him and gave him a familiar hug.

When Old Martin saw Old Jack, the anger on his face subsided a little, and he sighed.

"What can be done about this? Excellent and smart children all want to go to the upper areas to study and never come down again. What is left behind are guys who don't distinguish between left and right. They often make mistakes. This month's compensation for the Winterfell Shield is almost over. Eviscerated me.”

Old Jack laughed and laughed at old Martin's bad luck.

At this time, Old Martin noticed the two children following Jack and asked.

"your child?"

Old Jack restrained his expression and shook his head.

"Two poor children, their father died a long time ago, and their mother was sick. They came here to find a few pieces of earth marrow to take back for warmth."

Hearing this, Martin glanced at the two with pity.

"Okay, okay, stop talking about this and quickly adjust the track of our mining team's mine cart. I have to transport all the marrow out of the mine as soon as possible."

Jack patted Martin on the shoulder and urged, the purpose of the greetings was naturally to draw in some relationships so that the other party could do things conveniently.

Martin shook his head: "Look, there are still a lot of mine carts over there. Your mine carts are still behind, so you have to deal with the front ones first."

"Now that the apprentice is gone, my old bones will feel uncomfortable."

The rail transportation of the mine car is a simple but not simple matter. It is necessary to be familiar with the layout and direction of the mine car track and lead the mine car to the appropriate direction.

You need to have a strong memory, and don’t confuse these things, or you will send someone else’s goods wrong, and you will come to your troubles, not only need to lose money, but also be easily beaten.

Old Jack frowned when he heard Martin's words, but he couldn't help it. He was the only one who could adjust the track of the mine cart here, and no one was far from offending this guy.

"Okay! Then you hurry up, so as not to wait too long, those iron guards are going to urge you."

Most of these ore marrows are to be transported to the upper zone, and naturally they must be handed over to the guarding Silvermane Iron Guards.

The passages on the upper and lower floors are strictly guarded. People in the lower zone who want to go to the upper zone need a long time of review. Generally speaking, an ordinary person in the lower zone may not be able to see the sky or breathe in the upper zone for the rest of his life. air.

Soon, Old Martin went to the track to debug and send the backlog of mine cars to where they should go.

Old Jack smiled at the two of them and said.

"Sorry, it looks like we'll have to wait a while."

The two of them didn't have any other ideas, they didn't know how long it would take to find the pith, and they could get a few pieces of pith after waiting here for a while.

Su San watched Old Martin's operation, and frowned.

It seems to be a very simple matter, just use the switch to change the position of the track, align it with the track you want to go, and then push a minecart to make it move.

Of course, the mine tunnels are complicated and confusing, and it’s easy to get confused.

It seemed very simple, Su San decided to take another look.

It's so weird, yet so simple.

Xi'er on the side also observed for a while, but yawned directly, as if she was dazzled, and rubbed her eyes.

With a surprised expression on his face, Su San came to Old Jack, raised his head and asked seriously.

"Uncle Jack, can I try that thing?"

"It seems quite simple."

Chapter 6 Weighing

Hearing Su San's words, old Jack only felt that he was whimsical.

This thing really looks simple, but only when you go deep into it and get started, will you discover its mystery.

As for Su San, a child of a few years old, who would give him this opportunity to experiment, if he was killed by a wrong operation, his conscience would be strongly condemned.