Sun has hung in the horizon, the time feared that does not go back early now definitely without enough time. 太阳已经挂在天边,时间怕是不早了,现在回去肯定来不及。 Chu Guang rather at the Bette Street dull evening, is not willing to march on the night road in the evening. 楚光宁可在贝特街呆一晚,也不愿在晚上赶夜路。 Once had his too clear of several not happy experiences is also dangerous, can live is the heaven enlarges ones vision. 曾有过几次不愉快经验的他太清楚那又多危险,能活下来都是老天开眼。 Pipe Rifle that Chu Guang will buy entangles the plastic bag, with that sharpening water pipe binds together behind, no one can look at this from the contour is a spear/gun. 楚光将买来的铁管步枪缠上塑料袋,和身后那根削尖的水管绑在一起,从外形上没人能看出来这是把枪。 Although Bette Street does not limit the survivors to carry the weapon, the informer but who Chu Guang does not want to let the mayor, discovered oneself and matter of outside caravan in private transaction. 虽然贝特街并不限制幸存者们携带武器,但楚光并不想让镇长的眼线,发现自己和外面商队私下交易的事情。 50 g blue-cap shroom trades only trades 1 chip. 50g蓝伞菇换只换一点筹码。 Really owes the leech of this group of blood sucking to think! 真亏这帮吸血的水蛭能想得出来！ Across the Bette Street front door. 穿过贝特街的大门。 Chu Guang sees, the entrance of recycling station gathers round a person densely, there are both men and women, has always has young. 楚光看见,回收站的门口黑压压围着一圈人,有男有女,有老有幼。 They in rags, emaciated, conducts the back at the back of the woven bag or the rim, in the hand is carrying the plastic barrel, or other vessel. 他们衣衫褴褛,面黄肌瘦,背上背着编织袋或者框子,手里拎着塑料桶,或别的容器。 Their daily daily is very simple. 他们每天的日常很简单。 The trash that will clean up changes into the chip, trades the essential item of life with the chip again. 将捡来的垃圾换成筹码,再用筹码去换生活的必需品。 „Soap of new arrival of shipment! The Boulder Town chemical plant produces, so long as 3 chips, can wash to be clean on you these revolting smelly tastes. Hurries to buy one to go back to give your wives to use, only has 30, first come , first served.” “新到货的肥皂！巨石城化工厂生产,只要三点筹码,就能洗干净你们身上那些令人作呕的臭味儿。赶紧买一颗回去给你们老婆用吧,只有30颗,先到先得。” „Cooking oil, is anything refining up leave alone, is the fresh good things, ships from Brown's Farm, so long as each rise 10 chips...... were expensive, but expensive/noble had the expensive/noble reason, you best find the person to spell.” “食用油,别管是什么东西炼的,都是新鲜的好东西,从布朗农庄运来的,每升只要十点筹码……贵了点,但贵有贵的理由,你们最好找人拼一下。” „Makes me have a look, right, coarse salt! So long as leave alone thumb-sized 5 chips...... come, you also want to eat well? Buys.” “让我看看,对了,还有粗盐！拇指大的一块只要五点筹码……别管是怎么来的了,你们还想吃多好的吗？都来买吧。” „Leaf tobacco, no matter oneself pull out, is used to smoke meat well, is Brown's Farm...... considers as finished, you select, I rest.” “还有烟叶,不管是自己抽,还是用来熏肉都不错,也是布朗农庄……算了,你们自己挑吧,我歇会儿。” Charlie called in the entrance sluggishly, person who that attitude does not do business probably. 老查理在门口懒散地吆喝,那态度一点儿也不像是做生意的人。 In fact, this truly does not do business, is more like a bestowment of master to servant. 事实上,这确实不是做生意,更像是一种主人对仆人的施舍。 Let alone is Bette Street. 别说是贝特街。 Five li (0.5 km) of this surrounding area, the lots can only buy here, live the power that the person here has not chosen. 这方圆的五里地,很多东西都只能在这儿买到,生活在这儿的人并没有选择的权力。 Also, do not think that five li (0.5 km) are very short. 还有,别觉得五里地很短。 Although Lucent Spring City is situated in the south great plains, but here has turned compared with the forest more dangerous reinforced concrete cemetery...... 清泉市虽然坐落在南方大平原,但这里早已经变成比森林更危险的钢筋混凝土坟场…… Charlie wipes away sweat, the work that will receive money gave the partner in shop, oneself sat in one side, is narrowing the eye rest. 老查理擦了擦汗,将收钱的工作交给了店里的伙计,自己则是坐在了一边,眯着眼睛休息。 At this time, a stature skinny, put on the young people of gray coat, is brandishing the wooden sign in hand, before arriving at the crowd . 这时候,一位身材干瘦、穿着灰色大衣的年轻人,挥舞着手中的木牌,走到人群前。 „Mobilization order! Mobilization order of mayor Sir!” “动员令！镇长大人的动员令！” „Before the end of the month, each household must turn in 100 kilograms firewood, the furs of 2 side.” “月底之前,每户需上缴100公斤木柴,二方的毛皮。” „Passed on mutually!” “互相转告！” A crowd tumult. 人群一阵骚动。 The complaint is intermittent, but no one comes out to revolt. 抱怨声阵阵,但没有人出来反抗。 After all in the past also crossed. 毕竟往年也是这么过的。 Bette Street does not collect taxes, but does not mean that the life is here free, besides in soft exploitation in the transaction rights, the mayor would collecting a number of commodities through this and that way. 贝特街不收税,但不意味着生活在这里是免费的,除了在交易权上的软剥削之外,镇长总会通过这样或者那样的方式征缴一批物资。 But the mobilization order is one, every year eight in September will have. 而动员令就是其中的一种,每年八九月份都会有。 How as for refusing to levy to be able? 至于拒绝征收会怎么样？ Penalty also quite straightforward. 惩罚也相当的直截了当。 The inhabit region is 16 men and women, whether or not branch family to live alone, without the marriage, calculates alone one household, after the marriage, two people uniting household. 聚居地所有年满16的男女,不管是否分家独居,只要没有婚配,都算独一户,婚配后则两人合一户。 Without giving the commodity, registers the steward of household register to rule out from the register of names the name of that household of person, and confiscates him in the Bette Street shack, expels the survivor foothold. 若是没缴上物资,登记户籍的管家会将那户人的名字从名册上划去,并且没收他在贝特街的窝棚,逐出幸存者据点。 In this life compared with the paper also thin world, lost the shelter, with dying no difference. 在这个命比纸还薄的世界,失去了庇护所,和死没什么区别。 Especially in cold winter. 尤其是在寒冷的冬天。 Although Bette Street is not wealthy, but is very good compared with Brown's Farm of next door, at least the life survivor here can also have the little pitiful freedom. 贝特街虽然不富裕,但比起隔壁的布朗农庄已经很好了,至少生活在这里的幸存者还能拥有一点点可怜的自由。 „It seems like the mayor is planned that catches up before this year's last batch of caravans come fishes one again, takes commodity that is trading fat year.” “看来镇长是打算赶在今年最后一批商队来之前再捞一笔,拿着换来的物资过个肥年。” In the Chu Guang heart pondered over, has not actually been serious this so-called mobilization order. 楚光心中思忖,却并没有将这所谓的动员令当一回事儿。 Before the winter, he will leave this. 冬天之前他就会离开这。 When the time comes does not choose a person to catch up, he can walk. 到时候不用人赶,他会自己走。 Went round the recycling station. 绕开了回收站。 Chu Guang moves toward own shack directly, however has not gotten to the entrance, sees the entrance to stand Yu Xiaoyu and a male, is disputing anything. 楚光径直走向自己的窝棚,然而还没走到门口,就看见门口站着余小鱼和一个男的,争执着什么。 That male roughly 766, is not high, is a youngster. Chu Guang is not ripe he, only remembers that seems like the Wang Family third son, the name was Wang Defu. 那男的约莫十七五六,个头不高,是个少年。楚光不熟他,只记得好像是王家的三儿子,名字叫王德福。 His shack in inhabit region most corner, the diagonally opposite is Yu Family, again is Wang Family, generally will not drop around there. 他的窝棚在聚居地最角落,斜对面是余家,再然后才是王家,一般也不会串门到那里。 Also does not know that is anything, this Wang Family third child found oneself here unexpectedly. 也不知是什么事儿,这王家的老三居然找到自己这里。 „Makes way.” “让开。” A Wang Defu face was impatient, puts out a hand to push and shove to keep off in front Yu Xiaoyu, little miss staggers backward, but still the eagle protected chicken is opening the arm, has not let. 王德福一脸不耐烦,伸手推搡了一把挡在前面的余小鱼,小姑娘向后一个踉跄,但仍然老鹰护小鸡似的张着胳膊,没有让。 „Does not let, this is not your family!” “不让,这不是你家！” „It is not your family.” “也不是你家。” „But he has to ask me to help look after the house!” “但他有拜托我帮忙看家！” „The family/home of deceased person has anything to be attractive.” “死人的家有什么好看的。” „He has not died.” Yu Xiaoyu is staring him, eye likely goldfish. “他没有死。”余小鱼瞪着他,眼睛像金鱼。 „Little deceived people, that outsider has 45 days not to have.” “少骗人了,那个外乡人已经有四五天没回来了。” Wang Defu did not continue patiently, „your Yu Family does not want to slice, I had not planned that a person had sole possession. Thus, the crossbeam and this of shed turn over to me, other you take.” 王德福不耐烦地继续说着,“你们余家不就是想分一杯羹么,我又没打算一个人独吞。这样,棚子的横梁和这门归我,其余的你们拿。” The house of deceased person no one lives, usually will be carved up by the neighbor. 死人的房子没人住,通常会被街坊瓜分了。 No reliable news said that person several days did not come back to calculate, but general several days did not see some people to come back, everyone tacitly approved him not grasps by the slave trader or raider, held in the mouth to feed the child by mutants. 没有一个准信儿说人几天不回来算死了,但一般好几天不见有人回来,大家都默认他不是被奴隶贩子或者掠夺者抓去,就是被异种叼去喂崽了。 No one can endure several night outside continuously. 没有人能在外面连续熬过几个夜晚。 Even the experienced hunter is still very difficult to achieve. 即使是经验丰富的猎手也很难做到。 The Yu Xiaoyu lip bites turns green, the eye is staring like the small goldfish, does not make way, does not have other movement. 余小鱼下嘴唇咬得发青,眼睛像小金鱼一样瞪着,怎么也不让开,却也没有别的动作。 Wang Defu does not want to wait, waited for the Yu Family men to come back again, oneself could not ask for the advantage, therefore prepared to shove open her forcefully. 王德福不想等了,再等下去余家的男人们该回来了,自己一个人讨不到好处,于是就准备强行推开她。 However at this moment, a hand built on his shoulder. 然而就在这时,一只手搭在了他的肩膀上。 „Who said that I did die?” “谁说我死了？” The Wang Defu whole body fine hair quickly grasps the meaning of something, jumps fiercely one side, the wild animal same vision dreaded that looks at Chu Guang. Yu Xiaoyu slid Chu Guang to hide rapidly behind, filed the report low voice. 王德福浑身汗毛一个激灵,猛地跳到一边,野兽一样的目光忌惮地看着楚光。余小鱼则是迅速溜到了楚光身后躲着,小声打报告。 „He came yesterday, wants to open your family.” “他昨天就来了,想把你家拆了。” „Thanks.” “谢谢。” The Chu Guang faint smile looks at Wang Defu, then said. 楚光似笑非笑地看着王德福,接着说道。 „You are walk, do I deliver you?” “你是自己走,还是我送你？” Wang Defu knows to be in the wrong, argues, but, casts a sidelong glance Chu Guang to conduct the back on that point to dip the steel pipe of blood stain, finally kept silent. 王德福自知理亏,争辩不过,紧接着瞟了一眼楚光背上那根尖儿上蘸着血污的钢管,最终默不作声走了。 He does not fear Yu Family, does not fear this outsider, but no one is willing to offend a well-built man. 他并不怕余家,也不怕这个外乡人,但没有人愿意得罪一个体格健壮的男人。 Especially this fellow loner, simply does not have the weakness. 尤其是这家伙孤家寡人一个,根本没有弱点。 Looks at this person of back, Chu Guang feels suddenly somewhat pitifully. 看着这人的背影,楚光忽然觉得有些可悲。 Although some people are living, but does not have the difference from outside hyena and vulture. 有些人虽然活着,但和外面的鬣狗、秃鹫已经没有了区别。 He had once personally seen mutant hyena, cuts by biting the neck of injured companion, eats its meat. At that time he has not thought, only considered the natural law, now unexpectedly a little sympathize. 他曾亲眼见过一只变异鬣狗,咬断受伤同伴的脖子,将它的肉分食。当时他并未多想,只当是自然法则,现在居然有点儿感同身受。 Oneself left for several days, these people have been ready to make trouble. 自己只是离开了几天,这些人就已经蠢蠢欲动了。 Hides has not walked in Chu Guang back Yu Xiaoyu, she felt the words that waits for again, could eat that day has eaten the candy. 躲在楚光背后的余小鱼没走,她觉得再等一等的话,或许能吃到那天吃过的糖果。 She has not eaten such sweet thing, nearly even the plastic stick chewed together. 她从来没吃过这么甜的东西,差点儿连塑料棍都一起嚼了。 Notices that pair to look at own big eye. 注意到那双看着自己的大眼睛。 Chu Guang first stares, immediately recovers what's the matter, fished out lollipop that from the pocket with a smile forgot to eat, the stopper to the hand of little miss. 楚光先是一愣,随即回过神来是怎么回事儿,笑着从兜里摸出一根忘记吃的棒棒糖,塞到了小姑娘的手里。 „For these days troubled you.” “这几天麻烦你了。” „It is not troublesome!” “不麻烦！” Xiaoyu / fish rips open the plastic paper happily, the lollipop plug cock, said ambiguously, „I do not have other matter to do in any case, you go out, I can help you look.” 小鱼开心地撕开塑料纸,将棒棒糖塞嘴里,含含糊糊地说道,“反正我也没别的事做,你出门的时候,我都可以帮你看着。” At this time, the Yu Family men, carried the spoils of war to come back from the direction of recycling station. Can look from that bulging package, their harvests are many. 这时候,余家的男人们,扛着战利品从回收站的方向回来了。从那鼓鼓囊囊的包裹能看出来,他们的收获不少。 Saw own big brother, Second Brother and father, Xiaoyu / fish hides in the room speedily. 看到自己的大哥、二哥和父亲,小鱼一溜烟地躲回了屋里。 Gaining the sugar eats is only the side occupation, staring at other place talent is being the elder confessed that to own work, Xiaoyu / fish has not forgotten the elder to own urging. 赚糖吃只是副业,盯着外乡人才是长辈交代给自己的工作,小鱼可没忘记长辈对自己的叮嘱。 However, her movement is quick, not possible quick the eyes of hunter. 不过,她的动作再快,也不可能快过猎人的眼睛。 On guardian —— that physique healthiness and face of Yu Family wrinkle old person vertically and horizontally/able to move unhindered looked at Chu Guang one, has not said anything, with entered the room at the back of two bags of verdant wheat eldest son together. 余家的家长——那个体格健朗、脸上皱纹纵横的老人看了楚光一眼,没说什么,和背着两袋青麦的大儿子一起进了屋。 Yu Family second son Yu Hu, actually stops the footsteps in front of Chu Guang. 余家的二儿子余虎,却在楚光面前停下脚步。 Chu Guang recognizes him. 楚光认得他。 Here person does not respond himself, but this 18 or 19 years old youngster, is the person who a few will be driving and he speaks. 这里的人都不太搭理自己,而这个十八九岁的少年,是少数几个会主动和他说话的人。 Just, this person speaks always goes straight there and comes straight back, and his name is equally robust. 只不过,这人说话总是直来直去,和他名字一样虎头虎脑的。 „For these days you were not, I also think that you died.” “这几天你都不在,我还以为你死了。” Chu Guang said. 楚光说道。 „It seems like your intuition is not quite accurate.” “看来你的直觉不太准。” Yu Hu gawked, grins to rub their head. 余虎愣了下,咧嘴摸了摸头。 This outsider is very interesting, the way of speech and others are different, always likes turning round. 这外乡人挺有意思,讲话的方式都和别人不一样,总是喜欢拐个弯儿。 Also has not cared, he continued. 也没在意,他继续说。 „I must say one with you, the mayor promulgated the mobilization order a moment ago, before the end of the month, each household must deliver 100 kilograms firewoods and 2 side furs.” “我得和你说一声,镇长刚才颁布了动员令,月底之前每户要上交100公斤木柴和二方毛皮。” Yu Family has three adult males, needs to pay 300 kilograms firewood, 6 square meters fur, in Bette Street is „large taxpayer”. 余家有三名成年男性,需要缴纳300公斤木柴,还有六平米的毛皮,在贝特街算是“纳税大户”。 The former said fortunately, in the city everywhere is the vegetation, walks the outer suburbs that to see the big piece toward the north the forest land, even if no mobilization order of mayor, they must cut the point to go back to prepare winterring. 前者还好说,城里到处都是植被,往北走的远郊更是能看见大片的林地,就算没有镇长的动员令,他们也要砍点回去备着过冬。 But the latter did not have is so good to cope, 6 squares fur/superficial knowledge at least must kill four heads, even was five mutant hyena. 但后者就没那么好对付了,六平方的皮毛至少也得杀四头,甚至是五头变异鬣狗。 „I come back heard.” “我回来的时候听说了。” „That is good.” “那就好。” Yu Hu did not beat around the bush, goes straight there and comes straight back to say. 余虎也不拐弯抹角,直来直去道。 „We were discussing with Li Family a moment ago, planned goes to the northern forest land to try one's luck, it is said there has the trace that deer group moves. If can catch two, incessantly is the skin, but can also get so far as the meat, wants the same place?” “我们刚才在和李家商量,打算去北部的林地碰碰运气,据说那里有鹿群迁徙的痕迹。如果能逮着两只,不止是皮,还能弄到肉,要一起吗？” „, I try to find the solution.” “还是不了吧,我自己想想办法。” Chu Guang tactful rejection, but actually writes down at heart silently. 楚光委婉拒绝,不过心里却是默默记了下来。 Bette Street scavenger planned that goes to the north side to go hunting, Ling Lake Wetland Park happen to also the north side west point, hopes when the time comes do not meet. 贝特街的拾荒者打算去北边打猎,菱湖湿地公园正好也北边偏西一点,希望到时候别遇上了。 Yu Hu naturally does not know that Chu Guang is thinking anything, when only he is embarrassed , to continue to urge. 余虎自然不知道楚光在想什么,只当他是不好意思,继续劝道。 „I can look person who you have the skill, but a person has the skill is also limited again, the Wang Family boy dares to bully you, is depends to overwhelm with numerical strength.” “我能看出来你是个有本事的人,但一个人再有本事也是有限的,王家的小子敢欺负你,就是仗着人多势众。” „This, my younger sister will arrive at the age of getting married next year, was inferior that you married her, like this we were the whole families.” “这样吧,我妹明年就到嫁人的年纪了,不如你把她娶了,这样我们就是一家人了。” „If you worry, tonight holds the wedding is not in the way.” “如果你着急,今晚办婚礼也不碍事。” Chu Guang almost by these words not choking, coughed the sound to say. 楚光差点没被这句话给呛到,咳嗽了声说。 „Does not need.” “不必了。” What gadget? 啥玩意儿？ How the topic jumps to this on. 话题是怎么跳到这上面的。 The marriageable age that these survivors can accept, Chu Guang from civilized society may not accept. 况且这些幸存者们能接受的适婚年龄,来自文明社会的楚光可接受不了。 He is young, marries anything also early. 他还小,结婚什么的还早。 „Yeah, that's fine.” “哎,那行吧。” Yu Hu has not persuaded again, but in the heart expressed regretted. 余虎没再劝说,只是心中表示了惋惜。 The person who in vault comes out, the head very well causes, since like that old man named Charlie, records events from him is helping the mayor do the matter, is the great person in neighbor eyes. 避难所里出来的人,脑袋都挺好使的,就像那个叫查理的老头,从他记事起就在帮镇长做事儿,是街坊眼中的大人物。 Oldman Charlie said, Chu Guang also comes out from vault, that should not have the mistake, wants to come the head also is very definitely easy-to-use. 查理老头说,楚光也是从避难所里出来的,那应该不会有错,想来脑袋肯定也很好使。 If he can have a son with the younger sister, perhaps later Yu Family can also have great person a like Oldman Charlie. 他要是能和妹妹生个儿子,以后余家说不定也能出个像查理老头一样的大人物。 He even completed plan that convinced the father. 他甚至都做好了说服自己父亲的打算。 But looking back now, was unrequited love. 但现在看来,是自己自作多情了。 Carries the thing to go home. 扛着东西回了家。 Yu Hu holds on the younger sister. 余虎拉住妹妹。 „Xiaoyu / fish, the elder brother asked you, married big brother Chu Guang in next door you, did you want?” “小鱼,哥问你,把你嫁给隔壁的楚光大哥,你愿意吗？” The Xiaoyu / fish mouth stopper lollipop, cluck was also saying. 小鱼嘴里还塞着棒棒糖,咕咕道。 „Ok.” “可以呀。” In any case in main house gate, is not far. 反正就在家门口,也不远。 In her eyes, so-called gets married, but is changes a place to sleep, and does not have any difference, said that does not permit also to be many two sugar. 在她眼里,所谓嫁人,不过是换个地方睡觉,并没有什么差,说不准还能多得两块糖。 Originally planned to give up Yu Hu, said happily. 本来都打算放弃了的余虎,高兴说道。 „The elder brother helps you urge him again.” “那哥再帮你劝劝他。” „.” “嗷。” Xiaoyu / fish spoke thoughtlessly to comply with the sound, considered only to eat the sugar, did not care. 小鱼随口应了声,只顾吃糖,并不关心。 Actually Yu Hu, in that full of enthusiasm sum total. 倒是余虎,在那兴致勃勃的合计。 „Ok, the big brother and father that side I said that but other your light is also waiting there, how has the time to look for mother study study wheat pancake...... you to eat anything, gives me also to taste two.” “行,大哥和老爹那边我去说,但你也别光在那儿干等着,有时间去找娘学学怎么烙饼……你在吃啥,给我也尝两口。” „Does not give!” “不给！” Seeing the Second Brother must snatch own sugar, Xiaoyu / fish is not glad instantaneously, the cat the body is dodging, ran not to have the shadow speedily. 见二哥要抢自己的糖,小鱼瞬间不乐意了,猫着身子闪躲开,一溜烟跑没影了。