PFC Chapter 33 Cold outside and hot inside
Chapter 33 Cold outside and hot inside
Grandma An was holding the heavy bowl of porridge, still in a daze.
Did this matter just go away so easily? That high-ranking citizen didn't bother them?
Moreover, how come even though there was trouble, they were given more rice?
She looked at Anjiu who was walking beside her, and while she began to doubt her life, she felt that her granddaughter was a capable person.
Maybe, a trip to another world really changed her personality.
Grandma An thinks that some sharpness is a good thing, but she is also worried that this sharpness will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble...
For a woman, as long as she can live peacefully every day and nothing happens, that's the best...
Walking across the crowded platform, Anjiu immediately spotted Captain Pu standing at the end of the team.
He was very tall, and under the dim light from the ceiling, his superior brow bones cast a shadow under his eyes, making his originally ordinary facial features appear vivid.
Coincidentally, Pu Huai also looked over at the same second she noticed the other person.
At that moment, Anjiu's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he seemed to feel a chill rising around him.
The feeling was fleeting, so quick that it seemed as if she were hallucinating.
Pu Huai nodded slightly to her as a greeting.
Grandma An pushed An Jiu out and said, "Go and talk to Captain Pu. He has helped us a lot."
Anjiu temporarily put aside the subtle feeling in his heart and walked over.
"Captain Pu."
Pu Huai hummed lightly.
"You come too... uh, get the porridge."
This is an obvious fact, and Anjiu is just a random topic.
Pu Huai did not respond, his expression was indifferent.
To be honest, this conflicts with the kind-hearted behavior that anyone, regardless of gender, age or status, can work in the mines as long as they sign up.
Or maybe, he is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and is a person with a strong sense of boundaries?
"The porridge is cold." Pu Huai suddenly turned his head and reminded.
An Jiu immediately said, "Oh, it's true. I'll go first, Captain Pu!"
Grandma An looked at her granddaughter who had come running back, waved to Pu Huai, and asked quietly, "What did you say?"
An Jiu held her arm and said, "It's nothing. Captain Pu asked me to go there as usual tomorrow."
"That's good." Grandma An smiled with relief, "You've really grown braver. You used to run away when you saw him, but now you can say a few words. If you get along well with Captain Pu, you won't have to worry about not finding a job in the future, and you won't have to go hungry every day..."
Anjiu listened quietly to his grandmother's muttering. The two of them walked along the corridor from the central area to the outermost area. There were no lights here, and they could only rely on the dim light from the windows of the room to see the road under their feet.
After nightfall, the sky outside turned into a dull yellow color, which instantly reminded Anjiu of the sealed glass windows downstairs.
The basin and bucket that were originally placed at the end of the bed were also moved by Grandma An to the gap between the head of the bed and the wall.
Anjiu walked to the window and touched one of the cracks with spider patterns on it with his finger.
In the wasteland at the center of the pattern, several small gusts of wind were blowing yellow sand around.
Anjiu felt increasingly uneasy.
"The weather is going to change." Grandma An stood beside her, looking at the glass with worried eyes, "I don't know if we can survive this rainy season."
"Rainy season?"
Anjiu originally thought that the biggest crisis facing him right now was the possible sandstorm, but he didn't expect it to be a rainstorm.
There is a rainy season in such an extremely dry place?!
"Well, this may be the most severe one in history. I remember the last time I saw this kind of weather was when I was in my twenties." Grandma An squinted her eyes and fell into memories.
"The sky was also yellow at that time, and the wind soon became stronger and stronger. The sand in the air made it hard for people to open their eyes. When they came back home at night, their hair and clothes were full of sand. After a few days, the wind could chase people. The government issued an alert and closed all exits..."
Grandma An suddenly trembled and fear appeared on her face, as if she was recalling a bad scene.
An Jiu put his arm around her shoulders and squeezed them hard, trying to change the subject: "Drink porridge first, I'm hungry."
The warmth from the palm of my hand penetrated through the thin clothes and touched Grandma An's skin, and her accelerated heartbeat gradually calmed down.
Grandma An clenched her hands and closed her eyes. The voice seemed to come from far away.
"Your great-grandfather was blown away by the wind in order to protect me. I was lucky enough to survive, but I also faced problems with food and other safety issues. At that time, unlike today, women had a lower status. I, I..."
She couldn't speak anymore.
An Jiu couldn't help but hug her tightly, feeling very sorry for this woman who had suffered so much.
……
The tense atmosphere in the building grew thicker and thicker.
The closer you get to the center, the more people sit on the ground.
On the contrary, the passage in front of Anjiu's door was so quiet that it seemed as if theirs was the only family there.
After drinking two sips of the porridge that he hadn't been able to finish last night, Anjiu hurried out the door.
The central aisle was crowded with people, but there was no sound.
As the elevator swayed and just appeared, more than 20 people stood up from the ground, close to the people in front of them, and surrounded the elevator door, ready to squeeze in as soon as the door opened.
But the elevator door didn't open at all.
The people inside were squeezed like sardines in a can, with their hands either holding onto the iron bars or stretching their arms out, like square balls of yarn with the hair blasted out. Their faces were pressed into the gap in the middle, breathing heavily, and looking at the people outside with cloudy eyes.
After a crisp ding, the elevator creaked down again.
Those who were preparing to get on the elevator were very stable. They sat down very quietly, looking at the elevator shaft, waiting for the next elevator to arrive.
Anjiu didn't understand why they did this.
But soon, the appearance of a "telephone pole" solved her puzzle.
"What are you all doing here?!"
"Do you have to collapse this road before you're satisfied?"
"You all want to see me get punished, right? Get back here!"
The administrator had a scowl on his face and waved his hands to drive them away.
A person sitting at the elevator door whispered, "...I'm going to take the elevator downstairs to buy some water. I'm not trying to cause trouble."
Several other people beside him also spoke up: "Me too, there is no water at home, and I am thirsty."
"We will go back to the room and lie down after buying water. We will definitely not cause any trouble for you here."
The administrator's face frowned, especially when he saw that there was indeed an empty water cup in their arms. He frowned and looked extremely depressed.
"Okay, you guys can stay here, and the rest of you guys should go back quickly!"
Seeing that what these people said was accepted, the others immediately followed suit and said they also wanted to go downstairs to buy some water.
The administrator was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "If they buy water, you buy water too. If they eat shit, will you go? You didn't even bring a water cup with you, and you dare to say you bought water yourself?! Get out, get out!"
He took out the registration book as a weapon, and unceremoniously pulled everyone up from the ground, and drove them all back to their nests like sheep.