Traveling through Thailand

After staying here for a few days, Jom and Ming went to work at Phalathip's house. When discussing this matter in the evening, Jom asked Ming if he wanted to go with him, but Ming refused.

Ming was puzzled when he heard his refusal, while Jom looked at his backpack aside and stopped trying to persuade him.

These days, they went out to work, and Tucha stayed at home to look after the house. However, he didn't just sit there doing nothing, he also thought about what he could do to support himself here.

After a long thought, he realized he had no other skills besides pickling vegetables. The first thing he needed to open a shop was sufficient capital, but after several days here, he hadn't made a single cent. He even used other people's rooms and food, trading them for snacks, but that would eventually run out. After all, a bag is only so big, and even if it can hold more, it will eventually run out.

If he successfully opened his own shop and business was decent, that would be fine. The only concern was that it would fail and he wouldn't be able to support himself. If business was too good... he'd be targeted by someone with ulterior motives. If they couldn't reach an agreement and resorted to some scheming, he wouldn't be able to defeat them with his skills alone.

so...

"Alas, is this the only way for me to be a commoner?" I walked along the river with a piece of grass in my mouth. When I got tired, I found a place to sit down and stared at the shimmering lake in a daze.

"Host host."

"Hmm?" Hearing the system's voice, Tu Cha's eyes lit up: "Yeah, I have a system, what's there to be afraid of? It would be a waste to not use the plug-in!"

"Host, what are you thinking about?"

Tu Cha was a little surprised when she heard the system's question: "Don't you know what I'm thinking?"

"I don't know. I'm a good citizen. I won't listen to the host's inner thoughts."

"oh oh."

The atmosphere became quiet for a moment. After throwing a few stones into the river, he asked, "What did you call me for?"

"Oh, I meant to say that the main system sent a message to summon all systems to go back and upgrade in batches."

“(⊙o⊙)…” Go back and upgrade?

"Then when will you come back?" Tsk, what a stupid question.

"I'll be back after the upgrade is complete."

“About how long?” is another nonsense? ?

"The last time we went back to upgrade it took half a year. This time it's just a minor upgrade so it shouldn't take long."

"..." Half a year...that's a long time. Doesn't that mean I'll have to live here for at least half a year? The thought of it made him feel depressed, and he was too frustrated to even think.

"Host? Host??"

"I'm still alive, don't call me ghost. It's annoying."

The inexplicably attacked system's internal gears jammed for a moment before immediately returning to normal: "Host, you must protect yourself while the system is away."

"Yeah." Tu Cha, who had no way to go back, responded weakly, his eyes staring blankly in one direction.

The system, having come up with a good idea, ignored the perfunctory tone in his words and excitedly jumped up and down in space: "I'll take you home when I come back."

"Hmm. Hmm? Where did you get the energy to take me back when you went back to upgrade?" Upon hearing the word "go home", Tu Cha, who had regained his consciousness, sat up straight and said seriously.

"Well, I'll take you back with the main system's energy pool. Don't worry, I'm the main system's favorite, and they'll definitely open a special channel for me."

After the system left, Tucha sighed. To better survive in this era, she followed Ming and the others to Phalathip's house early the next morning to work. Since he was the one who brought the animals in, she ended up managing the farming operations alongside Jom.

Fortunately, the work here is quite easy. As long as I finish my own work every day, I can allocate the rest of my time as I please.

The work problem has been solved, and the next thing to face is the problem of eating.

Especially Jom, who looked like he was watching a show. If the occasion did not allow it, he would definitely let him know the price of laughing at himself.

I prepared myself mentally for N+1 times, repeated Tay's name N+N times, and prayed for him to come and save my poor self...

He closed his eyes and put the mixed food into his mouth. He chewed it a few times and swallowed it.

Woohoo~ Such authentic T-style cuisine, I really can't eat it. Tay, do you know what kind of life Tu Cha is living now? Woohoo~

He cried inwardly, knowing that if he didn't eat this, there would be nothing else to eat here. He ignored the food, convinced himself that he was just a food-drinking machine, and ate his share bit by bit.

He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but his stomach had been in a state of rebellion all afternoon.

Jom finished his work and came to find him. Seeing him squatting on the ground holding his stomach, he walked over quickly and asked, "Tu? Are you feeling unwell?"

Tucha looked at Jom with tears in her eyes: "Brother Jom, I miss my future life. I want to eat spicy hot pot, hot pot, Kende Chicken, McDonald's..."

"Yeah, I want to, too."

"Then let's eat it when we get back today."

"???" Jom was momentarily stunned. He was still reminiscing about his past life, wondering if Yai was the reason he was here.

Jom hadn't told Tucha about this speculation, fearing she'd blame him for the time travel. Besides, here, they were the only two who knew they came from the same world, and his presence kept him from feeling isolated and helpless. He'd already thought of ways to comfort him, but he hadn't expected him to say that next.

Jom had a suspicion about the backpack's uniqueness. He missed the delicious food of the future and wanted to try it again. However, after living here for a few days, he had a certain understanding of the local customs. So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was best not to bring out food that didn't belong to this era.

Seeing the rejection on his face, Tu Cha took his arm and said, "When we get back, let's find a place farther away so we won't be discovered."

Jom thought about the feasibility of this matter, and also missed the food he had before, so he finally agreed to his proposal.

Tu Cha was so happy to get the approval that he even temporarily forgot the resistance in his stomach.

At night, to ensure safety, he and Jom found a deserted spot. After confirming that no one was around, they took out the food they wanted to eat from their bags.

Because it was their first time to taste the delicious food secretly, and the burger was so fragrant, they almost chewed it up as soon as they got it. They finished the burger at a very fast speed, and then took a sip of ice cola, and their nervousness eased.

The two sat back to back under the tree, looking up at the starry sky. Attracted by the beautiful scenery, Tu Cha couldn't help but sigh, "Such a beautiful starry sky can only be seen in this time and space."

"um, yes."

The still air was filled with the lingering aroma of burgers, and only the occasional sound of ice cubes being stirred. After finishing their Cokes, they sniffed each other to make sure there was no lingering scent before heading back to their homes, one after the other.

After gradually becoming familiar with the survival manual here and being able to accept the food here, Tucha gradually began to enjoy his current life. Just when he thought that just living like this until the system returned would be a good option, Jom got into trouble.

"What did you say? Jom was brought in as a witness to accuse someone of infidelity?"

The one who came to inform him was a friend who played well here.

"Yes, that's right. But when I heard the news, Jom had already been taken away."

Tu Cha frowned and paced back and forth, feeling very worried about Jom's current situation.

If this matter is not handled properly, the owner of this place will be offended to death. If you encounter a cruel owner, he might kill you directly in order to hide such a bad incident.

Tucha, frightened, gritted her teeth and stomped her feet as she ran towards where Jom was, ignoring the worried shouts from the people behind her.

He was going too fast and collided with someone on the way around a corner. Seeing the edge of someone's clothes around the corner, his mind told him to dodge, but his body rushed straight into the person's arms. With a loud thud, if the person he bumped into hadn't reached out and wrapped their arms around his waist, he might have fallen to the ground.

Before Tucha could speak, the other party spoke first: "Are you okay?"

Worried about Jom, I didn't notice the language he used, so I replied, "It's okay. Sorry, I bumped into you. I have something urgent to do right now. I'll apologize properly once I'm done."

He finished his words like a machine gun, stepped over him and continued running towards his destination, not noticing the shock on the man behind him when he finished his reply.

"It's really interesting to meet two people who can speak English here."

Despite her haste, she was still a step too late. Jom came out of the room with his head down, looking like he had done something wrong. Seeing him like this, Tucha wanted to go forward and ask him, but when she saw the other person beside him, she stood there and waited for Jom to come over on his own.

When Jom saw Tu Cha standing not far away with an anxious look on his face, he was moved and wanted to cry, but this was outside and not a place for him to cry.

He walked forward quickly. Tu Cha could see that he was trying hard to suppress the urge to cry. She gave him a soothing look and saluted the person following behind him: "Master Yai."

"Yeah. Are you here to pick up Jom?"

"Yes, Master Yai."

After saluting him again, he walked back the way he came.

Jom kept his head down the whole way. Tucha, who was following behind him, wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know the specific situation and didn't know how to start. Besides, comforting people was not his strong point.

He was ready to accompany her immersively when he heard Jom's voice: "Tu, do you think I did something wrong?"

"?" What's wrong? Is it about accusing someone of adultery?

"Shouldn't I tell the truth?"

"..." indicates that the truth is correct. But in this day and age, what we often need to know is not the truth, but the thin veil that obscures it. Sometimes, playing dumb can be a way to protect ourselves, even if we don't necessarily do it.

But if Tay were here at this moment, she would definitely say: Well, you are acting as yourself.

Back at the farm, Jom was in a low mood and remained unhappy until the next shift.

Lying in bed, Tucha could sense the person next to him tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He, unable to fall asleep at the slightest noise, stared out the window at the night view with wide eyes.

Jom, secretly crying under the covers, suddenly felt a sweet sensation in his mouth. The cloying sweetness stopped him from crying. He turned to look at Tucha, who was sitting beside him. The sweetness in his mouth slid into his heart, and his sadness was gradually overwhelmed by emotion.

In the moonlight, Jom could clearly see the shape of his lips as he spoke. He nodded, wiped away the tears in his eyes, and fell asleep with this sweet feeling.

Tu Cha, who had been paying attention to him, closed her eyes after making sure that he was really asleep: Sure enough, when you are sad, eating candy is the best way.