I sell Coke in the doomsday

"Uncle, can you give me a cigarette?"

I was stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to touch the cigarette in my pocket, but at this moment a cold and stern voice suddenly sounded.

"Children should not learn to smoke. It is bad for the health."

My movements paused. The voice belonged to Lu Ruisheng. Because the room was too crowded, Lu Ruisheng was not far away from Jasmine and me.

Jasmine shrank her head, a little afraid of Lu Ruisheng, but didn't want to give up, so she spoke to Lu Ruisheng with some lack of confidence.

"Uncle Lu, you smoke too, why don't you let me learn to smoke?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ruisheng's voice sounded again, calm and powerful, like a parent disciplining a child.

"I have nothing left. If I die, I'm dead."

"What about you? If you injure your lungs and throat from smoking and die, what will happen to Little Orange?"

After saying this, Lu Ruisheng seemed to realize that there was something wrong with his tone, and he softened his voice a little and spoke slowly.

"Jasmine, you are different from me. No one is waiting for me to come back. If I die one day, I will be nothing more than a piece of dirty land at best."

Upon hearing this, Jasmine no longer asked me for a cigarette. Instead, she chuckled dryly a few times, lowered her voice, and whispered to me.

"Although Uncle Lu's words are harsh, he is actually a good man."

At this time, Lu Ruisheng's voice came again.

"Jasmine, I can hear you."

Jasmine became even more embarrassed and stopped saying anything. She turned over, lay on her side, and began to pretend to sleep.

I smiled. Jasmine was right. Although Lu Ruisheng looked a little depressed and seemed to care about nothing, he was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

This small group is much more loving than I thought.

With a smile on my face, I reached into my pocket, took out the pistol, put it aside, looked at the roof again, and pretended to be asleep.

There was no conversation or excitement that night.

The next day, when it was just daybreak, everyone got up. They divided into two groups. One group packed their luggage and prepared to set off, while the other group dug out the sprouted potatoes and a big pot and started cooking.

After a night, Lu Ruisheng was no longer as distant as he was the night before. He held the stove, poured some snow from outside the yard into it, and said to me as I was adding fuel to the fire.

"Potatoes with sprouts are poisonous, but the poison is concentrated in the sprouts. Just pull out the sprouts, peel the skin a little thicker, and cook them at high temperature, then you can eat them normally."

"If the potatoes taste raw, spit them out immediately, otherwise you will get poisoned."

As the flames burned, large amounts of black smoke emerged, and we had to open the windows to let the black smoke dissipate outside.

Lu Ruisheng used a spoon to scoop the rapidly melting snow water in the pot, glanced at the door, and asked me.

"The guy you were with went out this morning and never came back. Aren't you worried?"

The thick smoke almost made me cry. After coughing a few times, I covered my mouth and nose with my hands and said helplessly.

"She went out to catch rabbits, and wanted to add a meal to everyone's meal."

Tongtong has a deep obsession with rabbits. Maybe she holds a grudge. She once fell to the ground while chasing a rabbit. Since then, she seems to have hated rabbits.

Early in the morning, I took her outside to find some drier firewood. When she saw a rabbit, she chased it without hesitation and has not come back yet.

Lu Ruisheng stopped what he was doing, frowned slightly, and the glasses on his nose were covered with a layer of steam. He reached out to wipe off the steam and whispered.

"Aren't you a couple? You should worry more about her."

I nodded with a wry smile, feeling helpless. Tongtong could knock me across the street with one punch. In this area, let alone a rabbit, even if a wild wolf appeared, it would not be enough for Tongtong to slap.

Lu Ruisheng seemed to notice my disapproval and frowned. Just as he was about to say something else, the door suddenly opened.

Everyone in the room turned their eyes away at the same time, but were surprised to see Tongtong standing at the door with four rabbits in her hands.

With a plop, the spoon in Lu Ruisheng's hand fell into the pot, splashing the water that had just been warmed up. He looked at Tongtong with a strange look, then looked at me, and seemed a little confused.

Tongtong's eyes quickly swept around the room, and when she saw me covered in dust, a bright smile appeared on her fair face. She walked over quickly, then squatted beside me, and handed the four living rabbits to me as if to take credit.

"..."

I was speechless. According to the plan, we should act more normal and not attract other people's attention, which might bring some unnecessary trouble.

However, looking at Tongtong's expression waiting for praise, I could only sigh helplessly, then smiled, reached out to take the four rabbits, and said with a smile.

“Great job.”

This is a bit like the tone of praising a child, but it is often very effective for Tongtong, no matter whether she is the quiet and elegant Tongtong in the past or the lively and naughty Tongtong now.

She always likes me to praise her and is easier to coax than a child.

After I took the rabbit, I stood up and asked Tongtong to find a rusty iron basin in the messy house. I took out a knife and skillfully cut the artery on the rabbit's neck.

The red blood quickly fell into the basin. After bleeding, I began to skin, wash and chop the meat with ease.

Thanks to Tongtong's persistence in rabbit skinning, I am now a decent skinner.

Suddenly, I felt a gaze sweeping towards me. I turned around and saw Chen Ben sitting in a wheelchair, looking at me quietly, without hiding the uneasiness on his face at all.

Sure enough, Tongtong's abnormality still aroused vigilance.

I hope these people won’t do unnecessary things. Unlike me, Tongtong’s kindness towards other humans is very limited.

Chen Ben suddenly called Lu Ruisheng over and whispered something in his ear. Lu Ruisheng frowned, seeming a little unhappy, but didn't say anything, just nodded.

Then, Lu Ruisheng strode towards me. During the whole process, Chen Ben did not try to avoid my sight, so I could see him clearly.

Lu Ruisheng gently pushed me aside, grabbed the rabbit meat that had not been thoroughly chopped, and spoke softly.

"Leave the rest to me. You are guests after all."

I hesitated for a moment, but finally took a step back without explaining anything. There was no doubt that the reason they didn't allow me to touch the rabbit meat anymore was because they were worried that I would tamper with it.

Like poisoning or something.

If nothing goes wrong, after the rabbit meat is cooked, I should be the first one to eat.

Seeing this, Chen Ben called over a young boy. After whispering a few words to him, the boy pushed Chen Ben's wheelchair, left the room, and went to the yard outside to bask in the sun.

After Chen Ben left, Lu Ruisheng cleaned the rabbit meat again and spoke slowly in a low voice.

"Don't worry about it. Chen Ben has always been a careful person."

"If it weren't for his caution, none of us would have survived until now."

I was quite surprised by Lu Ruisheng's proactive explanation, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"You're so straightforward, it seems like you don't doubt me."

Lu Ruisheng cleaned the meat bit by bit, chopped it with a kitchen knife, and whispered.

"I believe you, and it's not because I'm stupid."

"But I can't think of any reason for you to attack us."

"If you really want to kill someone, you can kill all of us with the guns in your box."

Lu Ruisheng stopped what he was doing, turned to look at me, and spoke slowly.

"I don't think we are worth your effort, and I haven't seen anything that can be called poison in this world."

"but……"

Lu Ruisheng changed the subject, waved his hand gently at me, and spoke very sincerely.

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, you should take the initiative to avoid suspicion."

Hearing this, I nodded slightly without any objection, turned around and left. This room filled with black smoke was indeed not a good place to stay.

I took Tongtong and walked out of the house. When we stepped into the yard, I saw Chen Ben sitting in a wheelchair, holding a gray pigeon and gently stroking the pigeon's wings.

A young man stood behind him, holding the wheelchair, acting as his bodyguard.

After hearing my footsteps, Chen Ben glanced sideways, but loosened his hands and let go of the pigeon in his hands.

With the help of the young man behind him, Chen Ben turned around, looked at me, and once again showed his signature gentle smile.

"Mr. Qu, did I do something wrong?"

Chapter 157

"Mr. Qu, did I do something wrong?"

Chen Ben's voice was as gentle and polite as ever, but the sense of alienation at the beginning became much clearer again.

I didn't explain anything, but smiled rather hypocritically, looked at the gray pigeon that didn't fly far away, and asked for the sake of conversation.

"Why should we release the pigeon? We can at least add a dish to it."

Chen Ben turned his head and glanced at the pigeon. The grey pigeon seemed to be frightened. It flapped its wings and flew into the air, quickly disappearing from sight. Looking at the grey pigeon flying away, Chen Ben slowly retracted his gaze, put his hands on his legs, and whispered to me.

"Mr. Qu should be able to see that I am not very healthy."

"Because I can't run or walk, I envy birds that can fly. I have a special feeling for them and don't want to hurt them."

It's a rather odd reason, but I'm not in any position to get to the bottom of it.

I took a step back and whispered.

"Don't worry, we won't set off with you."

"Let's go our separate ways. I have no ill will towards you."

Hearing this, Chen Ben was stunned for a moment, then he let out a sigh of relief and spoke softly.

"I'm sorry, I'm not doubting anything, it's just that people like us have a hard life."

“You have to be careful.”

The temperature outside was very low, and the boy behind Chen Ben's face was already red from the cold. I smiled helplessly, said nothing more, and turned around and walked into the house.

Suspicion and lies are the most prominent background colors of this end times. Not many people like to be doubted, and not many people can withstand doubt.

After all, most of the time, lies can better protect yourself.

After returning to the house, I told Tongtong about this. Tongtong didn't show any dissatisfaction. She didn't like crowded places, so this could be said to be good news for her.

After this incident, the atmosphere became weird again. When the teenagers looked over, they were a little wary, and no one knew what Chen Ben had said to them.

But this makes me a little confused. These teenagers didn’t seem to be very wary of Tongtong and me yesterday. This is actually quite abnormal.

For people living in this doomsday, their first reaction when seeing a stranger should be to be alert, and this alertness will take a long time to disappear.

These young men in front of me were so careless yesterday, but they are different today.

Even if Chen Ben really saved all of them, such an extreme change in a short period of time was still somewhat unbelievable.

It can be said to be blind obedience.

While busy, Lu Ruisheng poured the chopped rabbit meat into the pot without any seasoning. He just added some potatoes and boiled the meat and potatoes with water.

I believe that this taste will definitely not be good.

In the slightly tense atmosphere, Jasmine took Xiaojuzi's hand and walked in front of Tongtong and me.

Jasmine lowered her head slightly, seeming a little guilty, and spoke in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, uncle."

"I know you're a good person."

"sorry."

The blind little orange didn't know what was going on, but still followed Jasmine and spoke in a childish voice.

"sorry."

I waved my hand gently, but a hint of warmth flashed in my eyes. Although I had not spent a long time with Jasmine in front of me, she was willing to trust me. This kind of somewhat hasty trust made her more likable.

"There's nothing to apologize for. You should be more careful in the future and don't approach strangers casually."

At the end, I couldn't help but remind the kind-hearted young man in front of me.

Hearing this, Jasmine scratched her head and said a little embarrassedly.

"Well... we have come into contact with many strangers before, but this is the first time we have encountered a situation like this. This is also the first time that Chen Ben has warned us so seriously."

“That’s why everyone’s reaction is so extreme.”

I nodded and didn't take it seriously. After thinking about it for a while, I suddenly looked up, looked at Jasmine with some confusion, and asked in disbelief.