As one of the twelve base cities in China, Jiangcheng has a population of over 100 million. With the protection of [Blue Moon], the safety here is more guaranteed than other cities, and there is no need to worry about monsters attacking the city all the time.
It also means more opportunities and resources.
Therefore, even the residential area on the shore is still overcrowded.
The poor can't afford to buy a house in their lifetime. These are all low-rent houses built by the government.
The house rented by Lin Feng's family is on the 36th floor of Building 186.
This is the top floor. In order to save electricity, there is not only no elevator, but also because the roof partition is not good, it is cold in winter and hot in summer. The only advantage is that the rent is cheaper.
The rent of 1,800 Singapore dollars a month is almost impossible to find in Jiangcheng.
The Singapore dollar is the universal currency in the world today, and it is very strong. An ordinary worker earns about 3,000 Singapore dollars a month.
"We have to make money as soon as possible and move out of this place."
The air in the narrow, dark and damp staircase is very bad, with a musty smell, and the bloody smell that has not yet dissipated is disgusting.
While climbing the stairs, although Lin Kerou was panting, she kept finding various topics, as if she wanted to divert Lin Feng's attention.
Lin Feng obviously noticed it, because the eldest sister was not a talkative person, he smiled and said: "Sister, don't worry, I'm fine, give me some time, I will change the life of the family. Don't work too hard, don't wrong yourself."
Looking at Lin Feng's firm eyes and words, Lin Kerou's mouth corners rose, and a warm smile appeared on her face:
"Okay, I won't wrong myself."
"Sister, be happier and believe in your brother."
"I believe you!" Lin Kerou said seriously.
Today's awakening day failed, and he didn't refine the demon spirit. Lin Feng knew that what he said was not convincing, and the eldest sister didn't really take it to heart, but he still said it.
He just hoped that the eldest sister could be happier and treat him better, that would be enough.
"Do you want to rest for a while before climbing?"
When he climbed halfway, he saw that the eldest sister slowed down, and Lin Feng asked.
For Lin Feng, with his strength of the seventh stage of physical cultivation, climbing stairs is just an easy endurance training.
But it is not easy for the elder sister who is not a warrior.
"No, the more you rest, the more tired you will be!"
When the two climbed to the 36th floor, Lin Feng was fine, but Lin Kerou was sweating all over, her feet were numb, and her breathing was very rapid.
Although the spiritual power has revived and the physical fitness of people is stronger, climbing 36 floors of stairs is still a difficult thing, so generally speaking, as long as they go home, the family rarely goes downstairs.
Click!
Lin Feng took out the key and opened the door.
What appeared in front of him was a small room with less than 30 square meters, but it was forcibly divided into two bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom.
The location and layout of this house are not good. The room is dark all year round. Even on sunny days, you have to turn on the lights. There is no decoration. It is a bit exaggerated to say that the house is bare, but there is almost nothing valuable in the house except the refrigerator and TV.
"I'm back."
Hearing the sound of the door opening, footsteps came from the kitchen.
"Clean up, it's time to eat."
A middle-aged woman wearing a floral apron walked out of the kitchen.
She had hair that was neither long nor short to her neck. Her skin was very fair with some light brown spots. She looked very elegant, but gave people a feeling of weakness. This was Lin Feng's mother, Lin Fang.
Lin Feng was 70% similar to his mother, mainly inheriting his mother's genes. When the two stood together, anyone would know that they were a mother and son.
Lin Fang first glanced at Lin Kerou, who shook her head imperceptibly. Lin Fang's expression remained unchanged and she turned back to the kitchen.
Seeing his mother, Lin Feng was stunned.
In his previous life, when Jiangcheng was attacked by monsters, he was not at home, so he didn't know whether his family was killed.
But even he couldn't guarantee that he would survive, let alone his family who had no fighting power.
"Mom, what kind of meat are you cooking? It smells so good."
Lin Feng asked with a smile, his voice trembling slightly.
"Today, tusk pigs are fried with green peppers, of course it smells good." Lin's mother's voice came from the kitchen.
"Mom, how many pounds did you buy?"
The tusk pig is a first-level monster, equivalent to the strength of a first-grade warrior, and is also the lowest-level monster. Its meat is delicious, and it has ten times more blood and qi than ordinary pork. Eating more can strengthen blood and qi and improve physical fitness.
In normal times, a pound of tusk pig costs 300 Singapore dollars, and my mother's monthly income is only 3,000 Singapore dollars. A pound of tusk pork is equivalent to her three-day salary, so she can only eat it once during festivals.
However, today, because of the awakening day, there are monster corpses everywhere outside the city, so the price of monster flesh has dropped sharply, and the price is only one-fifth of the usual price.
This is also the day when many residents in the shore community buy monster flesh and blood once a year for their children to replenish their blood and qi.
Buy dozens of pounds at a time and put them in the refrigerator to eat for a year or two. Although the taste and blood of frozen meat are not as good as fresh ones, the price is cheap.
Today, Lin's mother did not go to work just to buy monster flesh and blood.
Because of the awakening day, tonight's meal is much richer than usual, comparable to the New Year.
A plate of one pound of fang pork fried with green peppers and spicy cabbage, as well as braised carp, three dishes and one soup, and the staple food is white rice.
After the meal was served, the door opened, and a middle-aged man holding a briefcase walked in, sweating and panting.
The man was in his forties, with an ordinary appearance and a fat body. At first glance, he gave people the impression of being honest and dutiful.
This man was Lin Feng's stepfather Ma Yingzong, known as Lao Ma. Relying on his brother's relationship, he got a job as a civil servant, with an income of 3,500 Singapore dollars a month, and no other gray income. It can be seen that he is a real clean-handed government official, and his income is not as good as some part-time workers.
When Lin Feng was seven years old, his mother was with Lao Ma. Although Lin Feng never called him father, he always respected this stepfather in his heart.
Although in Lin Feng's opinion, Lao Ma is very ordinary, no matter in appearance or background, he has his own little thoughts and no ambition, otherwise with his brother's relationship, he would not have been so miserable.
But no matter what, he did his duty as a father and raised him and his elder sister.
The most important thing is that he loves his mother very much. Since the two got married, they have never had a quarrel. Although they are not rich, the family lives a simple and happy life.
"You are back."
Lao Ma put down his briefcase, changed his slippers, and smiled at Lin Feng.
"Yeah."
Lin Feng responded, and before he could speak, a figure rushed in.
It was a girl, not tall, with big eyes and a small mouth, and a little baby fat on her face. She was not very beautiful, but very cute.
"Brother, what demon spirit did you refine today?"
As soon as she entered the house, the girl couldn't wait to ask before changing her shoes.
Ma Lele is in the first grade this year. They didn't have classes in the afternoon. They watched the live broadcast of Awakening Day in the classroom.
Not only students, but also many companies, on this special day, who has the heart to go to work and class.
"Brother, I saw Sister Ya Ge on TV."
"Charming Butterfly! Eighth-level demon spirit, so cool!"
Ma Lele shouted excitedly, not noticing that his father and elder sister were anxiously winking at him.
"Brother, what demon spirit did you refine?"
"You are so powerful, at least you can refine a sixth-level demon spirit."
"But Sister Ya Ge is more powerful. She is one of the top ten geniuses of Awakening Day this year. I heard that she also signed with the Juxing Club. She is rich, rich..."
At this point, Ma Lele finally found that the expressions of others were wrong. His expression froze and he dared not say anything.
As an adult, Lao Ma learned the news from his neighbors as soon as he entered the community, so he avoided talking about it and pretended that nothing happened.
Ma Lele went crazy when she saw Ya Ge on TV at school. She started to show off to her classmates. After school, she ran all the way home. She ignored the neighbors calling her and had no idea what happened.
"Haha, it doesn't matter."
Lin Feng smiled and touched Ma Lele's chubby face.
He doted on this half-sister who had no blood relationship with him as if she were his own sister.
"Brother didn't find a suitable demon spirit today. Those demon spirits were too low-grade."
"Brother, is it true?"
Ma Lele jumped and exclaimed.
She was a loyal fan of Lin Feng. In her eyes, Lin Feng was a well-deserved genius.
She didn't think her brother would lie to her, but she was still confused:
"Didn't Ye Qiu refine the thorn dragon ranked 17th on the Earth List? Brother, don't you even look down on such a powerful demon spirit?"
"Lele, it's time to eat. A girl is crazy all day long."
Old Ma said at the right time.
He also hoped that Lin Feng would become a demon spirit master, which would change the family's living environment, but like Lin's mother, he would not put pressure on Lin Feng.
Moreover, Lin Feng's current physical cultivation level of the seventh stage, if nothing unexpected happens, will have no problem getting into a key university.
After graduation, he will at least be a second-grade warrior.
Even if a second-grade warrior does not follow the path of martial arts, even if he is an ordinary white-collar worker, he will have a monthly salary of at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, which is better than him.
Warriors are not simple-minded and have strong limbs.
A strong warrior is not only energetic, but also has no problem working overtime for several days in a row. His memory, comprehension ability, and reaction speed are better than ordinary people. Now companies are in short supply of martial arts talents.
In the future, this family will still rely on Lin Feng.
"The Thorn Dragon is naturally very powerful, but my brother was unlucky and didn't catch it."
Lin Feng said with a smile.
Lin's mother and Lao Ma did not take his answer to heart, thinking that Lin Feng was just perfunctory, or just to maintain the great image of a brother in front of his sister.
Lin Feng did not explain this further.
"A Feng, eat more. You are still in the growth stage. You can only grow if you eat."
At the dinner table, the mother picked up meat for Lin Feng, but she did not eat it herself.
Not only the mother, but also the elder sister.
It was obvious that Lao Ma wanted to eat it, but he picked it up for Lele and did not eat it himself.
"Mom, sister, and Lao Ma, you eat it too."
Lin Feng picked up a few pieces of fang pork for his mother and the other two. He knew that if he did not pick it up, they would not eat it at all.
"Okay, enough, enough."
Lin Fang said repeatedly, with a heartfelt smile on her slightly tired face.
She was obviously very pleased that her son was so filial.
"You are still in the Qi and Blood stage, and you need to replenish your Qi and Blood. We are not warriors, and eating the blood and flesh of monsters has no effect."
Lin Fang ate the thinnest and smallest piece of meat, and then picked up the meat back into Lin Feng's bowl. Lin Kerou did the same.
In their opinion, Lin Feng is the future pillar of this family. Only when he is strong, this family will have hope.
Old Ma ate a piece and gave the rest to Lele.
"Okay, stop picking it up. I like to eat fish. Eat it quickly." Lin's mother urged.
"Brother, I'll give you one too."
Ma Lele imitated the adults and picked up a piece of meat for Lin Feng, then buried his head in eating.
This made Lin Feng a little bit amused.
It seems that he has to make money as soon as possible, otherwise he can't even afford meat.
However, Lin Feng really enjoys this state, a happy state for a family of five.