Of course, this was just verbal comfort, in the minds of the two of them.

Only the first-level Zhou Yi could scrounge up enough goods for one trip, and he had probably already spent all his money.

Now that all the goods are lost, it is probably impossible to get another batch together. After all, every piece of goods from Hongshang is valuable.

After comforting Zhou Yi, Uncle Li turned around, revealing the bamboo forest behind him, looked at Xu Hu and said.

"Second son of the Xu family, you can take Brother Zhou into the town, but after entering, remember to report to your Uncle Zhang."

"I know, thank you Uncle Li, let's go back first."

Xu Hu carried the medicine basket and walked around the two of them towards the depths of the bamboo forest, while not forgetting to introduce it to Zhou Yi.

"Uncle Zhang is Brother Zhang's father. He usually manages the internal affairs of the town. All outsiders entering the town need to report to Uncle Zhang. This is also to prevent unknown people from appearing in the town."

Zhou Yi, who was walking next to Xu Hu, nodded.

I originally thought that as a stranger, it would be more complicated to enter the gathering place. At the very least, I would have to go through interrogation, or even be investigated and imprisoned.

But I didn't expect it to be so smooth. All I need to do is report it and let people in the town know that someone like you has come to the town.

As for the others, they are not used at all.

Zhou Yi understood why without thinking too much. His current strength was only a small first level.

In this small town with dozens of first-level and above people, it is impossible to do anything bad even if you want to.

Unless he didn't want to die, he might be able to cause some negligible harm to the town before dying.

That's why the guard at the entrance of the town was so relieved to let him in.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi showed a smile on his face.

In fact, this is quite good. There are no obstacles and it is convenient for me to move around the town and learn more useful information.

If you make a big show of it and impose any kind of surveillance or restrictions, it will be detrimental to your own actions.

After all, I came here to learn knowledge. If my actions were restricted, how could I learn about it?

Not long after entering the bamboo forest, a cave more than two meters high on the rock wall appeared in front of Zhou Yi.

"Brother Zhou, let's go in!"

Xu Hu said and took the lead into the cave, while Zhou Yi quickly followed behind.

After passing through a passage more than ten meters long, a huge cave of over a thousand square meters appeared in front of Zhou Yi.

On the top of the cave are two rows of burning torches, illuminating the entire cave interior.

On the cave floor, there are dilapidated houses separated by stones and wooden boards.

Around these houses are children laughing and playing, and adults preparing dinner by the light of torches above their heads.

Although the place seemed small, it was full of human fireworks, and Zhou Yi felt a little emotional.

While Zhou Yi was observing, Xu Hu in front also stopped.

"Brother Zhou, what do you think of our Xiaozhu Town, compared with the gathering place you visited before?"

Although he was asking, from Xu Hu's expression, Zhou Yi still saw a trace of the young man showing off.

Xu Hu had also learned about the situation in other surrounding small towns from the mouths of other outsiders.

I also know that although Xiaozhu Town is underground, it is much better than other towns.

At the very least, as long as you guard the entrance, you don't have to worry about the town being attacked, and as long as you are willing to work in Xiaozhu Town, you don't have to worry about starving to death.

This is something no other small town can do.

Seeing Xu Hu's eyes expecting praise, Zhou Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Apart from the Xiaozhu Town in front of me, the only town I have ever come into contact with is the ruined town I traveled through.

As for what other small towns look like, I have never seen them in my dreams, let alone in reality.

Of course, this is just thinking in my mind and cannot be said out loud, otherwise it would be tantamount to self-destruction.

After pretending to think for a few seconds, Zhou Yi looked at Xu Hu, extended his thumb, and nodded appreciatively.

It seems to be saying that Xiaozhu Town is very good.

Xu Hu, who received a positive answer, couldn't help but smile happily.

"Brother Zhou, you can rest at my house tonight. I will go to Uncle Zhang to talk about your situation later. Uncle Zhang should come back to you tomorrow to find out more about the situation."

As he spoke, Xu Hu led Zhou Yi towards the residential area.

When passing by other houses, keep saying hello to the people on both sides who are preparing dinner or standing together chatting.

"Good evening, Brother Ergou!"

"Aunt Sun is preparing dinner!"

"Tiedan, be careful when you play. Be careful not to bump or touch him."

Hearing Xu Hu's greeting, the others responded with smiles.

But when they saw Zhou Yi following Xu Hu, everyone showed an expression of surprise.

There were even children who ran over and wanted to watch, but their parents grabbed their necks and pulled them back in time.

The reason why I am curious is that in this small town with only a few hundred people, Zhou Yi is a rare new face.

For those children, Zhou Yi may even be the first stranger they see, so they will inevitably be curious.

After watching people along the way, Zhou Yi followed Xu Hu to a corner of the cave.

When several children who were playing under the torch saw Xu Hu, two of them had surprise smiles on their faces.

Then he quickly abandoned his partner, ran to Xu Hu, hugged his thigh, and looked up at Xu Hu expectantly.

"Second brother is back!"

Xu Hu, who knew their purpose, smiled and stretched out his hand to rub their heads.

"Two greedy little cats!"

Then I saw Xu Hu taking off the medicine basket behind him, rummaging around inside for a few times, and then grabbed two handfuls of finger-sized wild fruits and placed them in the hands of the two children.

"It's sour fruit!"

Looking at the handful of small fruits in their hands, the two children instantly became happy.

Then he eagerly picked one up and stuffed it into his mouth.

Although he was grinning in pain, the smile on his face could not be concealed.

Xu Hu also showed a happy smile after dividing the wild fruits.

Then he pointed at the older-looking child and introduced it to Zhou Yi.

"This is my sister Xu Xiaohua, also known as Sanya. She is nine years old this year."

And then there's the slightly smaller one.

"This is my brother Xu Lang. Brother Zhou, you can call him Si Wazi. He is also six years old this year."

Listening to Xu Hu's introduction and looking at the two children, Zhou Yi was stunned again.

Because the nine-year-old Xu Xiaohua doesn't look as old as the six-year-old child in Zhou Yi's impression.

As for the six-year-old Xu Lang, he looks like he is only three years old.

This also made Zhou Yi understand one thing, that is, Xu Hu's thinness is not just a person, but a general phenomenon.

Living underground since childhood, not only was he malnourished, but his development was also relatively slow.

If you want to change this situation, you have to let them move back to the ground, and then eat some nutritious food to slowly make up for what the body is missing.

But this is obviously impossible.

After all, it is not easy to survive in this world, so why do you expect health and nutrition?

While Zhou Yi was observing, the two children holding wild jujubes finally realized that there was a stranger beside their second brother.

After being stunned for a few seconds, the two of them turned around and ran to a dilapidated house nearby.

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