C5

Time passed very quickly. Lin was sitting by the table waiting quietly. From beginning to end, he did not hear Aunt Xia go downstairs, nor did he hear any squeaking or quaking. The sky had darkened as well, but there was still a bit of light. Lin Zheng's stomach rumbled as he took out a few wild fruits and placed them in his mouth before chewing and swallowing them. He was a little anxious. What was his aunt doing? Lin was shouting "Aunt, Aunt" at the top of the stairs when Aunt Xia answered, "Wait a little longer." After another ten minutes, his stomach began to growl non-stop. Forget it, go to the market and have a look. When he heard the hawking, Lin Zheng could not hold it in anymore. He stood up and walked towards the stairs. It was pitch black in the alley, so he couldn't see anything. Why didn't Aunt Xia turn on the lights? Didn't Aunt Xia just go upstairs? How could he see her? Lin was just thinking about it, but he did not think about it too much. In fact, his stomach was growling again as he walked out of the front room.

After leaving the front door, they walked straight into the town. On the stone road, there were a few pedestrians at first, but more and more soon, there were also some inside. However, they were not meant for food. Walking further in, he heard the sound of food being sold. Sure enough, there were more shops on the street, as well as more pedestrians. There were people chatting, and people piling up to sell things. At this moment, the fragrance of food drifted over. It was the smell of burning meat, and Lin was beginning to feel even hungrier. He began to sniff the smell of the meat as he walked down the street. Sure enough, there were all sorts of stalls placed at the entrance of a road. The meat fragrance was coming from one of those stalls.

One of them was a middle-aged woman who was sitting far away on a stool. Her appearance could not be seen, only her senses and blurry vision showed that the old lady was baking a biscuit on a soldering iron while the other was sitting on a wooden stool beside her. To the left of the old woman was a girl no more than twenty years old. She was standing by a cart, taking the electric lamp from a stick on the cart. There were two dustpanes on top of the cart. The dustpanes should have been made from hemp. Ever since he arrived at the bustling city, he hadn't seen anything like it for many years. This place still had this item, so it was quite backward. Lin Zheng walked up and saw big buns and buns in the dustpan. One of them was still full, while the other was only half full. The fragrance of meat was coming from that big steamed bun. When the girl saw Lin Zheng coming over, she quickly said, "Boss, do you want a big bun?"

"Yes, how do I sell it? Why does this bun smell like barbecue?" Lin Zheng asked.

The little girl hurriedly said, "A big bun cost two yuan, and as for barbecue, that's for making rolls." As he said that, he picked up the folder and flipped through the big buns. After he flipped open the big buns, he picked out a piece of smoked meat and looked at Lin Zheng.

"How fragrant." Lin Zheng hurriedly asked, "How much are you selling the pancakes for?"

At this moment, the old lady beside him said, "Five yuan per card, the boss must be an outsider. He just came to our village, right?"

"Yes." "Give me two rolls of bread and six buns," as she said this, Lin Zheng glanced at the old woman. At the same time, the old woman was smearing soy sauce on a piece of bread. She raised her head and smiled at Lin Zheng, saying, "Boss, wait a moment. Although the faint light was dim, it still illuminated the old lady's face. Lin Zheng did not have his glasses, so he was still unable to see clearly. However, he could vaguely see the old lady's set of yellow teeth.

"No?" As he said this, Lin Zheng searched around for a place to devour the food, but he could not find it. Even though there were many pedestrians on the streets and many gates, he could not find it. Lin Zheng was a bit puzzled, after buying the big bun he would walk inside to take a look, maybe there would be one, he thought as he turned around to look at the old lady. By this time the old woman had handed the rolled meat pie to a customer, who paid for it and took it away. The girl deftly placed a piece of smoked meat on the soldering iron, and the old woman began to rub another piece of cake.

"You're a family?" Lin Zheng asked.

"Yes," the old woman replied, still covering her head with the sauce.

"Where do you sell snacks?" Lin Zheng asked in a bored manner.

"Dinner. You haven't woken up yet, have you? It's still not normal. This is breakfast." She said this while putting the big bun into a paper bag.

Lin was reaching out his hand to receive it when he saw the old woman with a strange expression. The old woman was pouting at the girl, but Lin Zheng retracted his hand and turned to look at her. The old woman came to Lin Zheng and saw her. She gave him an embarrassed smile, then turned her head to roll up her rolls. Lin Zheng was a little disgusted with this old woman, especially when he saw her yellow fangs, which made him even more annoyed. Lin Xin was a little puzzled, what kind of people were these? Was he crazy? It was clearly dark, yet he said it was morning. He even needed to make eye contact with someone who was selling rolls. Lin Zheng cursed in his heart as he saw that this old lady was indeed a profiteer. Wasn't the only one that displeased him? Even if it was just fifty yuan, so what? You profiteer, Lin Zheng thought to himself.

The little girl took the roll and said, "Boss, I'll help you put this together with the big bun. When my mom makes another one for you, you can take it and eat it." At this moment, Lin Zheng noticed that the old woman was winking at the little girl again. Fortunately, at this time, another customer came to the front of the car to sell a big bun. The little girl was busy loading a big bun for that person, so she didn't see the old lady wink at her. Lin was turning his head to face the old woman, glaring at her.

Lin Zheng was a little angry, probably because he wanted to earn more money, so why did he have to do this? With this kind of face, he angrily said, "Sure." The voice was a bit loud, and the tone was very heavy.

The little girl trembled in fear. She glanced at Lin Zheng, then at the old woman. She did not say anything and handed the paper bag to the guest. The guest took out the paper bag and left. However, the little girl seemed to have understood something, but she didn't say anything. She looked at the old woman and gently nodded her head. "What is this cake called?" Lin Zheng calmed his heart and asked subconsciously.

"Tempting and intoxicating. This is the secret recipe passed down by our ancestors …" The woman took over the conversation, no longer allowing the little girl to answer.

There were people hurrying around, breathing heavily, and the people here did not seem to like to talk much, could not hear any loud discussions, and occasionally you could hear small voices, not too big; only a few stalls where people were shouting and peddling, and there were more and more people, but there were fewer and fewer electric lamps, as if the whole town was in darkness.

The old woman then rolled up the other one and handed it over. Lin Zheng received it and passed a hundred dollar bill to her. "There's no need to look for it." The woman looked at them, but did not say anything. The old lady gave the little girl a silent gesture, and the two of them stared at Lin Zheng quietly, their eyes turning dark red.

Lin was turning back with the paper bag in his hand. He wasn't going to buy a thin one, he was going to eat a padding first, so he put the bag under his left armpit, tore the wrapper off the roll, picked up the roll and stuffed it into his mouth. He didn't notice the mother and daughter behind him. Just then, from the side, someone darted out and gave him a shove, and the man turned from Lin Zheng's side to Lin Zheng's front. Lin Zheng was pushed, staggered, and had no entrance to the cake, but just as he was about to lose his temper, the man reached out and snatched the cake from Lin Zheng's hand. At the same time, a small, slightly hoarse voice whispered in his ear, "Don't eat, it's not a human.

Lin Zheng had the urge to curse, "Who is this? If you want to eat, take it. Why are you cursing?"

At this moment, a gloomy voice came from behind Lin Zheng, "Damned woman, who are you? This is our prey. You even dare to steal my prey? Don't you understand the rules here?" This is the old woman's voice. Although her voice is a little hoarse, I can still hear her voice. He turned around to scold her. It really was the Yellow Teeth. That Yellow Teeth and that girl's face were not white anymore, but dark. Only the Yellow Teeth was still yellow, and its dark face shone with a faint green light. Lin was startled, but at that moment, the person who took his wad of rolls also said, "They're not human, they still don't understand, quickly run with me." As he said that, he raised the biscuit and threw it towards the mother and daughter before grabbing onto Lin Zheng's arm and pulling him away. That person's strength was not small. Lin Zheng followed her as she ran. When he turned around, he could no longer see the old lady. Someone was chasing after them from behind. A group of zombie-like people were chasing after them. That group of people's reactions were a little slow, and they weren't as fast as Lin Zheng's group. At this moment, Lin Xin smelled the stench from the person pulling him, and there was also a stench coming from his chest. Lin Zheng looked down and saw that the big white bun he was holding had turned black, and a strange stench was coming out. He seemed to understand what had happened, and without thinking too much, he broke free from the person in front, turned around, and ran in another direction.

"It's me. Run with me. You're not familiar with this place." The voice had changed. It was a woman's voice, a little familiar.

Lin Zheng was startled, but at that moment, the zombies behind him rushed towards him. In the direction that Lin Zheng was heading towards, there were a few Hairy Ball like animals jumping towards him. Lin Zheng recognized them very quickly.

"What are you waiting for? Come with me!" the man said again.

Lin Zheng stomped his foot, turned around and ran after the woman in front of him. The hairy ball-like monster jumped into the crowd. Its momentum did not decrease at all, and a few people were sent flying. The monster turned around and followed closely behind. Behind it were a few other figures that jumped into the air, followed by the group of 'humans'.

The woman in front should be very familiar with this place. She turned left and right, leaving the group of 'people' behind after a few turns. Although the hairy ball monster could jump far away, the turn was not a strong one. The woman turned into another alley with Lin Zheng, heading straight ahead, away from the area, and finally ran into a dark house. Lin could not help but admire this woman's seriousness.