"May I have your name?"
"Ella."
The little girl held a plump bun in both hands and gobbled it up ravenously. The meat bun disappeared quickly in her mouth.
Gu Jiu took out another meat bun and handed it to her, but the little girl just held it in her hand and didn't eat it directly. She still looked very hungry, and she obviously wanted to eat, but she controlled her appetite.
The little girl stared at the food box in Gu Jiu's hand. There were three plump meat buns left in the box. Her eyes showed an undisguised desire for food.
"Little Ella, why don't you eat?"
The little girl glanced at her quickly, lowered her head, and whispered, "Adventurer sister, can I take this back?"
Gu Jiu asked: "Do you want to save it for later?"
The little girl shook her head and was silent for a while. Then she whispered, "I want to take it back for my grandmother to eat... My grandmother is sick and hasn't eaten for a long time."
Gu Jiu did not answer but asked: "Where are the other adults in your family?"
"There's only me and my grandmother at home, no one else."
Gu Jiu looked down at the timid look of the little girl and guessed the situation of the family. There was an old man and a young child. The old one was sick and the young one looked only seven or eight years old. The town had become like this. It was not easy to survive.
Before the little girl's grandmother was sick, she could take her granddaughter to find some food during the safe time at noon every day. Now that she is sick and cannot go out, her granddaughter has to rely on herself to find food, but it is not enough. Food at home is even more scarce, so she is reluctant to eat and gives it all to her granddaughter.
After understanding the little girl's family situation, Gu Jiu asked, "Is your grandmother at home?"
The little girl nodded.
Gu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Take us there. We have medicine and maybe we can save your grandmother."
The little girl was a little hesitant at first, but when she heard this, her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Really?"
"It's fake." When the little girl showed blank disappointment on her face, she added, "I have to see what the disease is before I know if the medicine will work."
The little girl's mood was shaken by her words. The hesitation she had originally had disappeared in an instant, and she wanted to take them home immediately.
The two followed the little girl into her home.
The houses in Ella Town seem to have protective magic. If outsiders enter without the owner's invitation, they will be thrown out. Unfortunately, if the monsters actively destroy them, they can be easily destroyed.
In short, the houses in Ella Town can be destroyed by monsters, but outsiders cannot occupy them.
The light in the house was dim.
The window is locked with wire. Although it can be opened from the inside, the opening space is not large. This is also to prevent the monsters from spying on the people in the house.
The room was not only dark but also cramped, with a lot of things piled inside, making it look messy.
This had no effect on little Ella. Like someone used to walking in darkness and among obstacles, her thin body nimbly turned around the obstacles in the house and walked towards the innermost room.
"Grandma, there is white bread today, and it has delicious meat stuffing inside. I brought it back for you."
The little girl's voice was very brisk.
Baozi is an oriental food, which is not available in Ella. The little girl didn't know what it was called, so she called it "bread". Although customs and food cultures are different, people have the same taste buds for "delicious food". Moreover, Gu Jiu's meat buns are made by a chef from a five-star hotel in the real world. Food that can satisfy a picky young lady naturally tastes good.
Little girl Ella was conquered by the meat buns.
Gu Jiu and Lu Ji followed behind her.
Both of them could see in the dark, so this obstacle had no effect on them. They followed the little girl all the way to the innermost room in the house.
The room was very small. There was a bed against the wall at the very back, on which lay a skinny old man.
Ella came to the bed and handed the meat bun to the old man with both hands.
A hoarse voice sounded: "Little Ella... What is this?"
"Delicious bread." The little girl handed the meat bun forward, "Grandma, you eat it."
Perhaps because she hadn't eaten for a long time, or perhaps because the little girl's voice contained too much anxiety and worry, the old woman opened her mouth and took a bite. After tasting the food, she couldn't help but take a second and third bite out of hunger...
Not until he had eaten most of the bun did the old man finally wake up from his desire to eat.
"Ella, I'm full. You can eat the rest." The old man said with difficulty.
The little girl smiled and said, "I have already eaten one, so I'll give the rest to you, grandma. I'll leave this for you, so you won't get sick if you eat it..."
The old man couldn't help but take another bite, and finally remembered, "Where did this thing come from?"
"It was given to me by a kind-hearted adventurer sister."
"Adventurer?"
The old man's confused mind finally cleared up and he struggled to get up.
At this time, an oil lamp was lit in the room.
Gu Jiu put the oil lamp on the table and looked at the old man on the bed.
He has sparse hair and a wrinkled face. Due to his illness, his face is covered with a layer of grayness and looks gloomy. If he is not treated, the old man will die soon.
The old man looked at them with a pair of cloudy eyes.
Gu Jiu walked over and handed the old woman a pill, "Old lady, take the medicine, you will feel better."
The old man stared at the two of them silently and said, "You don't even know what's wrong with me, and you're giving me medicine?"
"You don't need to know." Gu Jiu said, "This is a medicine that can cure all diseases. It is effective as long as the patient is not dead." This is a medicine produced by Wujie City, and it is also effective for NPCs in the game world.
The old man said nothing.
She was very suspicious of Gu Jiu and the other man, but unfortunately, under the worried gaze of the little girl, she still took the medicine in the end.
Gu Jiu gave the remaining meat buns to the hungry grandparents and grandchildren, and poured a few bottles of mineral water into their water bottles.
All the water containers in this room are empty and there is no drinkable water.
The little girl held the cup of water, her emerald eyes sparkling, and she said sweetly, "Thank you, adventurer sister."
Gu Jiu pinched her slightly dirty little face and said with a smile: "Your eyes are so beautiful, just like the mist grass."
With a bang, the cup of water in the old man's hand fell to the ground.
The little girl was startled and hurried to pick up the cup. Fortunately, the cup was made of a hollowed-out fruit shell and would not break easily. What made the little girl sad was that the water in the cup spilled on the ground.
"Grandma, are your hands weak? Let me feed you." The little girl handed her water to her grandmother.
The old man didn't drink and said weakly, "Ella, I'm tired."
The little girl immediately helped her grandmother up and covered her with a quilt.
The old man turned sideways to face the innermost part of the bed, with his back facing the two outsiders, obviously not wanting to continue talking to them.
Gu Jiu didn't care and said to the little girl, "Little Ella, sister has something to ask you, can you come out?"
The little girl responded crisply. She now trusted Gu Jiu very much. This adventurer sister not only gave them food, but also gave them medicine. She was the best person in the world.
The little girl followed Gu Jiu and the others out of the room.
In the dim room, there was only an oil lamp glowing dimly.
The old man with his back to them slowly turned around, and looked towards the door with a pair of cloudy eyes.
The three of them came to the gate.
The light here is the brightest and the air is good, making it a suitable place for talking.
Gu Jiu took out a piece of Misty Grass, and was not surprised to see the little girl's eyes shining again. The emerald-colored Misty Grass and the little girl's eyes complemented each other.
The little girl asked in surprise: "Sister, is this for us?"
"Yes!" Gu Jiu generously handed the Misty Grass to the little girl.
After the mist grass is picked in the thick fog, it can maintain its vivid emerald color even after the fog recedes, and will not wither until two days later.
Why this happens, no one knows the principle.
Naturally, players will not explore it. They are not native to this world and do not need to study magic grass. They just need to pass the level.
Lu Ji looked at the things in the house and pulled out a table and three chairs.
Gu Jiu sat down unceremoniously, took out a lot of food from his personal space and placed it on the table, and started their lunch.
The little girl had just eaten a bun and was reluctant to eat the rest, so she put it in her grandmother's room. Now when she saw the table of food, her pretty eyes widened and her little mouth opened slightly.
Gu Jiu generously asked the little girl to continue eating, "Little Ella, what is your maternal grandmother's name?"
The little girl said very quickly, "Ella! My grandmother's name is Ella, the same as mine." She said vaguely, "Ella is the best blessing, and everyone likes this name."
Gu Jiu laughed.
As the players had found out, most of the girls in this town were named Ella.
So it didn't seem like a big deal that both the grandparents and the grandchild were named Ella.
Then, during the meal, Gu Jiu learned a lot about the town of Ella from Little Ella, including some magical legends of the town, daily life stories between neighbors, and topics left by the caravans that traveled all over the country...
Little Ella was still young, so what she said was sporadic, saying whatever came to her mind. But she still revealed a lot of information, more detailed than those adventurers.
"Little Ella is such a treasure." Gu Jiu touched the little girl's head, "We will come to see you again tomorrow."
The little girl looked at her with sparkling eyes, "Really?"
Gu Jiu nodded with a smile, swept the empty lunch box into his bag, and stood up to leave.
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when we left Ella's house.
The two of them actually had no purpose, so they walked slowly around the town, looking at the buildings as they walked.
"Ella."
A voice calling was heard in the distance, and they looked up and saw a young man standing on the street corner calling a young girl.
The young girl came out of the house, ran towards the young man, and the two embraced each other.
This is a couple. Because of the disaster that befell the small town, they can only meet at noon every day. They only have three hours to spend together. Because they also have to find food, they may not be able to spend that long, so the two of them especially cherish the time they can meet every day.
When we arrived at the square in the south of the town, there was an iconic clock embedded in the stone wall, and the time on the clock was ticking away.
"It was here when I came in yesterday." Gu Jiu said to Lu Ji.
Lu Ji looked at the large clock embedded in the stone wall, his eyes falling on the moving hour and minute hands.
The author has something to say: First update
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