Take Taobao with you to another world

Lida opened her eyes just as the morning light was breaking on the horizon.

Mother's breathing was long and steady. Lida tiptoed out of bed, washed up, and changed into work clothes.The dormitory is very small, with a bunk bed, a cabinet, a table, and two chairs, and then there is not much space. In the light blue morning light, Lida sat on the chair, facing the wall. The young girl's youthful face is clearly reflected in the glass mirror. She has a pair of bright eyes, freckles dotted her cheeks, her long hair is very light brown, and her lips are bright and full.It was a perfectly lovely face.

Lida tilted her head and cupped her cheeks with both hands.

Before leaving the dormitory, she turned around and walked to the bed, leaned over to the ear of her mother who was trying to open her eyes, and said softly, "Mom, I'm going to work."

"...Ah, my Good Lida, you got up really early, so go... Remember to be obedient."

"Good mother, I will."

She gently closed the door, the sky in the morning was clear blue, a few clouds floated in the sky, the cool morning breeze blew through her braids, she tapped her mouth and walked briskly on a smooth road.The dormitory area is very quiet at this time, and she can hear her own footsteps. In this season, the bell for getting up will not ring until the sun lights up half of the roof. At that time, the dormitory area will be like a big beehive Just as noisy.People will yawn, stretch their waists, go to the washstand to clean themselves in groups, the sound of splashing water and people saying hello to each other, "Hurry up", "Oh, the water splashed me" and other sounds Mixed together, the toilets are full of people, some parents are carrying wet stained trousers, waiting impatiently for a free faucet, and on the spacious road, people in overalls are swimming towards the cafeteria like a school of fish.

This is a daily scene in a dormitory area with less than 500 people. There are at least dozens of such dormitory areas in Maxi City. As long as you think of this, you can’t help but sigh the hugeness and prosperity of Maxi City today. The old Maxi City Almost no one can remember the appearance of the city, just like the people of the old Mahi city have fully integrated into the city.It accommodated so many suffering people, not only allowing them to survive the famine years, but also bringing them into a life of abundance, order, stability and hope.This kind of life compares the years they have experienced in the past to a kind of suffering, the serf, the freeman and Lida all think so.

Even though she had once been the only daughter of a lord, and had made an admittedly good marriage, she had no nostalgia for the past.Now, when her bright eyes drooped to think, she was actually thinking about the breakfast in the cafeteria today. She was not only thinking about the breakfast today, but also about the lunch and dinner today, not because she was hungry, but because she thought about it. Just feel happy.

——I heard that the working groups who are out in the field can eat very well.

She jumped into the cafeteria like a lively little fish, most of the people in the working group had already arrived, and not long after she took a seat, all the people arrived.Today's breakfast is fish muffins and vermicelli soup, both of which are very generous. When Lida is still counting and eating fried rice, the team leader checks the backpacks of the team members one by one to make sure that they have all brought the necessities. The last handful of rice was stuffed into her mouth, and she opened her small bag to the team leader—she was not yet an adult, and the bag she carried was smaller than others.

After counting, the team leader pinched her face.

Then they headed to the pier together.

The long bells echoed in the sky, the golden sun spread on the avenue, the city was completely awake, people walked in groups on the road, or went to the cafeteria, or went to work, their working group was not at all conspicuous They merged into the crowd, neck bells accompanied by the sound of horseshoes, a carriage convoy passed by them, and then another, the long convoy could not be seen at a glance.Not long after, their team hitch a ride. At the front of the train, a young driver whistled. The tune was a song that almost everyone had learned. With this familiar tune, no one knew who it was. At the beginning, people sang this song together. They praised the earth, wind and rain, and sang labor and love. Pursing her lips to try to learn to whistle, but making futile puffs, her companion laughed.

When the group arrived at the pier, it was no surprise that it was already a busy scene.At this time, the passenger and cargo ship on the lower reaches of the Buber River should have just set sail. The snow-white transport ship No. [-] is parked at the port, with white steam coming out of its tall chimney, the hatch of the cargo hold has been lowered, and the transport team is unloading at the loading area One wooden box after another, the dock workers are installing inclined ladders.

Among the people hurrying to and fro, a beautiful figure stood out in the corner but was still eye-catching.The only elf in Maxi City didn't wear a mask today. The morning light and shadow fell on her face, and her eyebrows were as beautiful as a dream. Lida's team leader walked towards her.

The elf raised his head from the new newspaper in his hand, and greeted the group leader with a smile.

"Good day." She looked at the others, "Good morning everyone."

Everyone responded "good morning" a little stiffly, and Lida even bowed nervously, and the elf's eyes swept over her.

The elves will accompany them on this journey. Although Lida's role in the team has always been equal to embellishment, she will only speak when the name is called in each group meeting. She is a hand-raising party who has never had any objections. She felt a little troubled about this delicate guest, until she saw the elf easily lift a stack of three wooden boxes—each Lida had to use both hands to drag it.

She opened her mouth slightly, and finally connected that slender figure with the basic knowledge taught to her by a legend: elves have always been a very powerful race.

Except that they won't be here permanently, the work of the elves in the working group is no different from that of other people.Together with the dock workers, they moved the goods in the loading and unloading area into the cargo hold, tied them up by category, and then confirmed the handover records with each other.The door of the cargo hold was pulled up, the metal bolts snapped firmly into the iron trough, sweaty people came to the deck, there was no ceremonial guard of farewell, the iron anchor was raised from the water, the whistle rang through the port, the steam engine rumbled, and the huge white The ship left the port slowly.

The gentle river stretches forward all the way in front of you, and the sparkling water looks like a golden road in front of you. At this time, the sun has risen, and the sun shines directly on people's eyes. Although there is water and wind blowing, the sweat is still on this white road. The hot light keeps pouring out.A pergola has been set up on the deck. After the working team came out of the bathroom one after another, they threw the tops and trousers to the center of the river with net bags and dried them on the brackets to form a short curtain. Water droplets fell in strings, and the sun passed through the water curtain. It seems that they are not so vicious anymore. The members of the working group are sitting on the Maza, drinking the water drink just pulled up from the bottom of the boat while circulating today's new newspaper.Lida, who was wearing shorts and shorts, put her arms around her knees, and peeked sideways at the elf who was brushing and writing on the small table not far away.

Not only Lida, but also the young men in the working group couldn't help but glance over, but this beautiful woman seemed to be completely unaffected by the gaze, until the leader of their working group sat down beside her.

"Even if they don't talk to you, will you have new discoveries to record?" The team leader said, "Our journey today has just begun."

"Well, these are not my work notes, but some of my own essays."

"Is it just a random diary?"

"Yes, that's what it is."

"Your writing is very good. I read your article in the newspaper. May I talk to you about it?"

The elf opened his eyes wide, "But, I wasn't in your newspaper—"

"I saw it in the Forest Newspaper. Your newspaper is not the same as ours, and the articles you write are also very different."

The elf's astonishment continued, "Do you understand elves' writing?"

"I know a little bit, because I have taken the school's elf elective course." The team leader said frankly, "And my grades are relatively good."

The elf looked at her for a while, and then said, "You must be a very clever person."

"I don't even count. Really smart people work with magicians."

"..." said the Elf, "so what do you think of my article?"

Then they began to discuss the role and application of striving for a common language logic in practical work.

Lida at the side: ……………! ! !

Gosh, smartness must also be a gift of strength, right? !

She listened intently to their conversation, others were gradually attracted by their topics, some people tried to ask questions, and then the conversation turned into a discussion, Lida was still the little answering person in the shadow, she followed Nodding at their topic, while thinking of the recent suitor because of their topic.

Companions in the working group said that it was far too late for her to think about these things, but Lida's mother gave birth to her at the age of 14, and she should have given birth to her a younger brother, but unfortunately, Lida's father suffered bad luck.In all fairness, the glib man named Waterland is not annoying, at least his character is much better than her fiancé. Even though this man he knows is no longer a nobleman, he doesn't know how to throw away the priest's ring Where is it, but in Maxi City, past status is not important, not to mention nobles are useless.The man said that he was very patient and waited for her to grow up, and he could completely accept a woman to talk about marriage after the age of 22, but Lida felt that he didn't really want her to be his partner, because when talking to her, he Half of the time he was complaining about his brother - not to find a topic to get along with her, he really hoped that someone would join him in blaming that unlovable relative.

——Don’t you have anyone else who can be called a friend?she thought a little sympathetically.

Even though few people talked about the rumors brought by the disaster victims in front of her, Lida could still imagine how famous Lida Spin Nelson is among the nobles in the kingdom. A particularly big scandal, because "the world is impermanent", but as the widow of Viscount Nelson, Lida's mother chose not to be the most legitimate marriage contract family when encountering a crisis, but to take her family and daughter to that evil foreigner City, this move is undoubtedly a betrayal of the kingdom and all nobles.It was rumored that her mother intended to dedicate her to the new owner of Marcy City to seek status. This incident almost happened, but when they went through all kinds of hardships and finally faced the black-haired lord, Lida's astonishing courage Mother couldn't say a word.

The matter of Topi was left unsolved, but when Lida and her mother understood what kind of city Marsh is now, they knew that their adventure had almost achieved the best result.As for that meeting, no matter how many times she recalled it, Lida felt dazzled.Even though she couldn't help trembling with fear at that time, she was still dizzy with the appearance of that lord. If the ruler of this city is a demon, just standing there is enough reason for people to fall.

It seems that only the "Gentiles"—the pioneers are not affected by the appearance and temperament of that lord, and they naturally meet, talk, eat and work with him.The mother who worked in the cafeteria was surprised that this lord would eat the same food as the others. Although they tended to come later, that lord was with their partners every time.They talked about work even during meals. Although my mother could not understand their language, she had also seen the gentleman in the back kitchen. He was checking the digester with the person in charge of the canteen.

Ah, Lida knows what a digester is.

She could sense Waterland's ambition, but Lida couldn't quite understand this man, because he seemed to have an unfounded trust in her, and he thought she could understand what he wanted and cooperate with him.Indeed, in the wave of disaster victims that made everyone tense, Maxi City showed its strong support, tough methods and extremely brilliant governance capabilities. With the resettlement of tens of thousands of disaster victims Properly, people have been unable to find any kind of power that can threaten the city in this plain or even in this kingdom.This city can overcome all its enemies, and Lida's mother is so convinced that she dedicates the territory.

That's why Waterland thinks that His Excellency Arslan can "become king". The grander the construction of Marcy City, the more it shows that His Excellency's long-term goal.This city that has not yet expanded is like an iron fist that is gathering strength, and the homestead of the kingdom has decayed. He expects this fist to smash all the things he hates, and then he can benefit from it.

Lida doesn't really want to imagine the future where Marcy City replaces the Lawson Kingdom. She is just an ignorant little apprentice. Because of accidental good luck, she was able to get a trainee position in the current working group. Those pioneers took care of her. Watching her, not only gave her a lot of useful teachings, but also established a precious friendship with a person like her who has no merits. She refused to think about who these people put on their armor to fight for. What is there in the world worth conquering?Just like Nelson's domain, that barren and backward place where even the lord's daughter can't get enough to eat, even if she can go back there, how can she feel superior to rule a group of poor hungry and sick peasants?

In order to defuse the impact of the flood of refugees, Lida and the pioneers worked together from morning to night. Although the logistics team did not face as many affairs as those teams working in the resettlement area, they really worked hard for a while.Lida follows the pioneers rushing to the warehouse and transportation line every day, doing all the things they think she can do, the intense and tiring work, and the responsibilities entrusted to her by others, these not only did not make her feel tired of escaping, because The trust and guidance of her companions made her grow up at an astonishing speed.When writing homework in the diary every day and summarizing her study and work today, Lida can detect the changes in her body and mind. She is more surprised by these changes than when she was a little girl and became a young girl. Even her mother admires her learning speed be surprised.

"My Holida, you are about to change from a bird to a pony!"

Lida, who is like a pony, has developed a deep affection for both her partner and the city, and she knows that Waterland's brother Boravi is a pioneer, so she does not understand why Waterland admits Ma Xicheng is perfect and powerful, but he must deny the extreme excellence of the pioneers by blaming his brothers - there can be no Maxi city without the pioneers, isn't this an undoubted fact?

Waterland said he wasn't jealous of his brother, he said it with sincerity, and even though Lida wasn't a very good listener, he could hear his feelings for his brother in his complaints.

Lida didn't hate this man, but she knew why he chose her, and she hated them.

Waterland wants to re-establish the connection with the past life through her. He can't let go of the suffering in the past. He still wants to go back to the starting point of the past, thinking that only by taking revenge in that way can he win the real victory. However, Boravi has already Started a new life, even though he still remembered the hatred they shared, and also wanted to destroy the culprit who ruined their family, but he had already assimilated with the "Gentiles". Although revenge was still one of the goals of his life, he had already Don't want to do it yourself.

"'The birth of new things must lead to the death of old things'." Waterland said softly, "Why is he so sure? Why does he think that old things are bad and new things must last?"

Lida looked up at her companions who gathered naturally. They were discussing today's new newspaper and related an article on it with their work. Among these people were elves, survivors, mountain tribes and former The slave, and her former noble lady, they are talking, almost everyone has a speech, the team leader skillfully guides the topic and encourages others to speak, slender or rough fingers hold a pen and do it on the same snow-white paper notes.In other places, this is a miraculous picture, but here, maybe only a little girl like Lida would think every time, "If this is in other places..."

Race, appearance, gender, age and language, these are still insurmountable barriers elsewhere, but here, these former barriers have fallen and become the cornerstone of people's empathy.

They all lived within those impenetrable barriers.

The sun is getting higher and higher, the clothes hanging on the rack are no longer dripping, the transport ship is moving forward steadily, the city of Maxi has fallen far behind, the river is still broad and gentle, the scenery on both sides of the bank is becoming more and more desolate, and the sight of And, the vegetation is withered, the earth is scorched, and there are few people.This plain has always been known for its abundance, but now it is devastated. A few rains have not brought any visible improvement to the land.Even though he was mentally prepared before departure, thinking of the rich civilization and richness of Marcy City, compared with the scene in front of him, people still couldn't help but let out a small sigh.

"This is a catastrophe that is widespread and far-reaching."

The voice was clear and pleasant, Lida turned her head, and the elf also came to the side of the ship.

A fresh fragrance faintly wafted from her side, Lida didn't hear any footsteps, she stuttered: "Hi, hello!"

"Hello," said the elf.

Facing such a beautiful race, Lida was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say so as not to be rude. The elf didn't look at her, but she turned her eyes to the distance, and said softly: "The sky has its own way, and the ups and downs are common sense. It is impossible to prevent natural disasters from happening."

"... yes," said Lida.

"In the face of disasters, people can only do their best to survive by dodging and enduring, and only a very small number of people can unite to resist it." The elf said, "This is the human being's response to disasters that I have seen in my life." The most active and united confrontation, and the most successful resistance. Thousands of people survived because of it.”

"Yes, yes!" Lida said, "Mash City did it!"

"This kind of miracle can't happen in other places, and it can't happen in other people." The elf turned his head and looked at her. "Noble lords and church monks can't do one-ten-thousandth of the Gentiles. The city of Mahi Will make them lose all their interests. Son, you join the Gentiles and you will become their enemy. Are you ready?"

Lida looked her in the eyes, and it was a moment before she replied, "I'm ready."

"You are a girl, and your enemies are not only the nobles and churches on the Buber Plain, and not only the king of the Rosen Kingdom. Today, you and them walked out of the city of Maxi to the town of Dele. In the future, you I will also go to a wider world with them, and more nobles and churches will become your enemies and will never die with you, are you really ready?"

The elf was taller than her, and her questioning tone was very calm. The white sunlight ruled the whole world, making all expressions impossible to hide. Lida was sweating from the tip of her nose. She looked up at the elf, cautiously and seriously. Said: "I have never fought anyone. But I will always stand with my partners."

Then the elf smiled slightly, and did not comment on her answer. Instead, like an ordinary elder, he stroked her limp hair, "Go below deck, be careful of heatstroke."

The transport ship passed several towns along the river, and each town had people watching them on the bank, following them until they could no longer be seen. Every town also had people watching from the watchtowers with spears and bows. The posture of some people clearly showed hostility to the white ship, but the huge white ship just passed them smoothly and at a constant speed, the bow cut the waves, and the propeller stirred up a series of vortices under the water, and the small boat in the distance seemed to be frightened Avoid like animals.

The scorching sun made the air blurry, and in the blurry distance, as the ship moved forward, a flagpole slowly rose in people's field of vision, two distinct flags fluttered at the top, and the flags under the flag The channel of the river is concave, forming a port. The water surface of the port is wide and the water color is deep. It opens its arms to the white ship.

In the lounge below the deck, the work team was neatly dressed, everyone put on their badges and picked up their green satchels.The team leader put a hat on Lida, and then walked in front of everyone.

"Our mission this time is to carry out disaster relief in Dele Town for seven days. A nobleman named Rams will provide us with support on behalf of Dele Town." The team leader said, "This will be a difficult task. work, but it will be an honor for us to get it done. We will soon join the local task force, and we will work with them, as a common collective, to work together to overcome the difficulties, not only to live up to the support of the city behind us, but also to Live up to the expectations of those who are waiting for our help."

The hull of the ship shook slightly, the iron anchor led the long chain and sank into the water, and faint and noisy voices came from outside the porthole.

"Get ready to disembark."