Plane Supermarket

Ye Zhou almost didn't recognize Apu.

It’s just that we haven’t seen each other for two years. Apu has changed a lot. The young boy who was originally a bit young has grown into a real adult, and even grew a beard. If Ye Zhou hadn’t had a good memory, he wouldn’t have recognized Apu at all. .

No matter how many years it takes, Ye Zhou will not change.

But for the people here, two years is enough time for a sea change.

"Byron is busy now!" Apu graciously invited Ye Zhou to sit at his home.

Ye Zhou was also curious about what the town had become now, so he took Sarah to Apu's house as good as he could.

Apu's house is inside the city wall. Apu calls the inside of the wall the main city and the outside of the wall the outer city. He happily led Ye Zhou to his door—his house is very beautiful. The owner of the house decorated it very beautifully. A small area was specially opened at the entrance of the house to plant flowers and plants, and the vines climbed up the wall.

There is a small table outside the window, and there are also flower pots. I don’t know what kind of flowers are planted in it, but there are a few butterflies on it. No matter how you look at it, this is a house that many people dream of even in modern times. .

"My parents live there." Apu pointed to a house at the end of the street, "I live here with my wife, she is pregnant."

Ye Zhou was a little curious: "Are you still selling goods?"

Apu touched his nose, a little embarrassed, but also a little proud: "I have my own small shops in several cities, and now I don't need to run often by myself."

"Who's here?" Just as Apu opened the door, a woman's voice came from upstairs.

Mira was wearing maternity clothes—these were all cotton from the supermarket, very comfortable and loose.

Her hair was tied back casually, and the freckles on her face faded a lot. Seeing Apu bring a strange man in, Mira involuntarily exclaimed, she wanted to go back to her room and change.

When she saw Sarah, Mira forgot to change her clothes, she asked cautiously: "Sarah?"

Mila didn't go to the supermarket often before, and she never saw Ye Zhou, but she had seen Sarah, and she didn't know Sarah's identity as a vampire. Sarah nodded at her, and Mira said in disbelief, "Why haven't you grown at all?"

After speaking, Mira immediately covered her mouth, she was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to put her hands and feet: "I, I didn't mean that..."

Sarah waved her hand generously: "It's okay, I'm not angry, I'm not tall, and you're right."

Apu finally couldn't bear it anymore, he said impatiently: "Mira, this is Mr. Zhou!"

Mira looked at her husband in confusion, who is Mr. Zhou?Does she know it?Should she know?

Apu stomped anxiously: "It's Mr. Zhou who runs the supermarket!"

Now that Mira finally knew who the man was, she gasped, and couldn't stop holding onto the armrest with force, fearing that she would accidentally fall, she opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Excuse me." Ye Zhou spoke first, and he nodded slightly to Mira, "We'll be leaving in a while."

"No, no, no!" Apu said quickly, "You can live here for as long as you want! I would like to dedicate this house to you!"

"The castle has not been repaired, and now it is uninhabitable, otherwise you can live in the castle!"

Ye Zhou had already stopped Apu to blow the rainbow fart all the way, and he really didn't want to continue listening. He could only sit on the sofa and ask, "Is there nothing wrong with the town after I left?"

Apu thought for a while, and decided to tell the truth: "After you left, it was okay at first."

"People from the nearby mountains have all come down, and most humans like me have moved here."

"Probably humans ran too much, and some noble lords nearby found us." Apu shuddered, thinking of that time still made him shudder, "They said to do business with us at the beginning, we were afraid and dared not .”

It is fine for him to bring his own goods and sell them, but it would be too scary for the lords to bring the knights to negotiate business with them.

Apu: "I hadn't even seen a real knight before that!"

Ye Zhou encouraged: "And then?"

Apu: "Fortunately, there is a city wall. They can only surround us and cannot enter."

Speaking of this, Apu became proud again: "We have food to eat, and there is some land in the city, and we can go to the supermarket to buy it. All races also have the habit of hoarding food."

"They besieged us for four months, and when the food ran out, they left."

Ye Zhou felt a little strange: "Leave now?"

Apu shook his head: "No, they came again soon, but this time they brought things to attack the city."

"Then the crossbow you left us will be useful!"

Speaking of this, Apu regretted it: "I should have stayed in the town at the time, otherwise I would definitely have learned to use a crossbow."

"A lot of people died at that time, but not many died on our side, and a few were accidentally injured by our own people."

Ye Zhou: "..."

Normally, training is one thing, and actual combat is another.

"But we're afraid they'll come to fight again. If they come often, we won't be able to stand it." Apu looked at Ye Zhou's face, and said after he didn't find Ye Zhou angry, "Byron said he would talk in the past."

"We sell him a batch of tea at a cheap price every year, and this matter is over."

Apu: "But he's an earl! Since we reached an agreement with him, no one has come to trouble us again."

Ye Zhou asked, "What about the fields outside the city? Isn't it far away?"

A Pu said with a smile: "There are a lot of people in the town now, and many farmers will go out together to help each other with work and harvest. If we act together, we will not be afraid of danger."

Ye Zhou relaxed a lot after listening to it, and was also very relieved.

People here are resting and living on their own, earning enough food and dignity by working with their hands.

"Since the beginning of this year, many people have wanted to live in the town, but the town has been overcrowded." Apu said, "The worst houses have been sold, and they can only build their own houses outside the city walls. At first it was a grass shed, but now it has been replaced by a wooden house."

"These people don't have land, they don't know how to hunt very much, and there is no prey to hunt around, so they will rent farmers' land, or help with farming and harvesting, and then get paid."

"But don't worry, there are standards for remuneration, and there is a certain minimum amount for each mu of land." Apu proudly puffed up his chest.

He felt that there were two worlds inside and outside the town, and as a townsman, he was proud of it, especially now that the town was getting better and better.

Ye Zhou smiled and said, "That's good."

Apu: "I'll clean up your room!"

Ye Zhou quickly stopped him: "No need, I will leave today."

Apu stared at Ye Zhou with wide eyes, with unconcealable disappointment in his eyes: "You...won't you stay?"

Ye Zhou smiled and said, "You are doing well now, even if you don't need me to stay."

Now the managers of this small town are the leaders of several races. They cooperate with each other and check and balance each other. Before Ye Zhou left, he asked Byron to supervise them. Byron is also the manager of the supermarket branch. Can act as a check and balance role.

Ye Zhou didn't know if it would be possible to hand over such a heavy responsibility to Byron, but he really didn't have a better candidate.

Now knowing that everything is fine in the town, Ye Zhou is relieved.

"You guys rest." Ye Zhou stood up, and Sarah also stood up.

Apu wanted to stop him, but seeing Ye Zhou walking towards the door, knowing that he couldn't stop him, Apu could only chase Ye Zhou out.

"Is Byron in the store now?" Ye Zhou asked Apu.

Apu affirmed: "He's here, he usually stays in the store, if he's not here, he can't concentrate on anything."

Apu looked at Ye Zhou's color and sighed in his heart.

The supermarket is still too heavy for Byron. Before he became the store manager of the supermarket, Byron didn't even manage a small stall.

He is always in awe and fear, and he has to ask and see everything by himself.

At the beginning, I even slept in the supermarket every day, fearing that thieves would enter.

In the past two years, Apu watched Byron change from a lively little goblin to a man of few words. He was steady, but he was too tired.

For others, being a store manager may be a good job, but it may not be the case for Byron.

But Apu didn't say anything, and it was better for Byron to say some things himself.

But Byron said nothing.

When he saw Ye Zhou, he couldn't help but stepped forward and gave Ye Zhou an exaggerated bow. It was Ye Zhou who helped him up, otherwise Byron would have been able to maintain this movement.

The three of them stayed in the office in the supermarket, which was very simple compared to Ye Zhou's own.

There are only tables, chairs and a cabinet.

There were not many things on the table, but there were a few books. When Byron noticed Ye Zhou looking at those books, he immediately said, "I'm learning Chinese characters now."

Ye Zhou smiled: "Good thing, you have changed a lot."

Byron's stature remained the same, but his face and spirit did.

In Ye Zhou's eyes, it is a good change. Byron's face and body have flesh. It is probably because he has been working in the front line for a long time, so it is tendon flesh instead of fat. His temperament has also changed a lot. Be steady, although he is short, no one will underestimate him because of this.

Byron lowered his head slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Are you going to come back?"

He carefully looked at Ye Zhou's expression, and looked at Ye Zhou's lips expectantly.

Ye Zhou said, "I'm not going to come back, I'll send her back."

Only then did Byron look at Sarah.

Sarah was very rude. She sat down on a chair and asked, "Has my mother ever come back?"

Byron knew Sarah's identity. He whispered: "I came back, but I was beaten away, and I still come here occasionally. She doesn't want to give up here, especially after Mr. Zhou left."

Sarah looked at Ye Zhou: "Don't worry, I will find you soon."

Byron looked at Sarah enviously. He also wanted to follow Ye Zhou, but he knew he was not so lucky.

Ye Zhou looked at Byron: "She will stay here, I hope you can take care of her, not let you work hard for her, and take care of yourself first when you encounter danger."

"It is enough to provide her with news and shelter."

"I will leave some things, but not many, she needs to earn money to support herself by herself."

"Don't get used to her."