Under the Tula River bed in Ulaanbaatar, across the fertile land of the grassland, and through nearly 6,100 meters of underground rock formations, a huge cavity covering an area of ​​63,000 square kilometers has become a settlement for people.

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This is District 41, a place of rich and poor.

The two adjacent areas are the territory of the Greenstone people. Going west along an underground water vein, it is the Eurasian Continental Bridge Treasury that starts from the Golden Township and ends at the Kuerbo Gold Mine. People call this area

A huge mineral reserve hidden deep underground is called King Solomon's Treasure.

District 41 happened to be sandwiched in the middle. In the early years, Green Stone, who was good at agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, cultivated fertile land for it and took this little brother on the road to modern industrialization.

In the more than fifty years from the 1980s to 2032, it changed its appearance and devoted itself to heavy industry, and then transformed into light industry and tertiary industry.

This process is very different from other blocks, but District 41 has never had a mad butterfly, and it is a rare safe haven in turbulent times.

It is neither a transportation artery of the Asia-Europe railway network, nor does it have specialties such as disaster beasts, psychic mediums, etc. The water vein network branched from the Pompeii Sea is almost adjacent to the 41st District, from the two large areas where the Greenstone Man is located.

District slipped away - so the brothers naturally came to help this younger brother.

It is said to be poor because it is difficult to obtain water in these cities. Residents are short of water and have to transport water from the 36 geysers dug by humans in the surrounding areas. Other basic facilities for people's livelihood are also very rudimentary.

It is said to be rich because District 41 has not experienced spiritual disasters. It is like a gem that is not affected by wind, water, rain, and natural erosion. Most of the underground cities settled near Mongolia at the same time have experienced serious disasters.

Let us cross the four dams of the Hella Water Vein and come to the drier loess land, transfer from the Nine Realms to the 18th station in the direction of Huangjin Township, fly over the winding and complicated mountain road slopes, and travel through the underground world.

One hundred thousand mountains.

Qi Ji lives in the first stop of District 41, in a small county town.

This county town has a nice name, called Morning Light. The reason is that from here looking towards the neighboring houses with mountains and the 40th arrondissement, the light source in the morning is the brightest no matter what time of year it is.

The green stone people who love productive labor are very close to the salary kings. In the supporting facilities next door, there is also expensive energy like "sun". In the early morning, Chenguang County can get some sunshine. In addition,

There is no sunshine at all.

Go from the railway station in the county town to Tulahan Square, cross two commercial streets, and come to the water diversion mouth of the geyser. Follow the artificial river of the canal for more than 700 meters, and you will see the flea market.

There is a fast food restaurant in the flea market. The owner is in his forties, a Uyghur man whose Chinese name is Ma Youguo.

The shops on the first floor are used to entertain guests, and the second floor is Brother Qi Ji’s rental house——

——The morning is the busiest time for Ma's Mutton Restaurant. Chenguang County has no time to welcome the sunshine, so Boss Ma has to take two apprentices on a tricycle to go to the fresh food stall and slaughter morning market four kilometers away.

Boss Ma's daughter would help look after the store. Between five and seven in the morning, Ma Fenfen could hear rustling noises coming from the rental house on the second floor - that was brother Qi Ji making money.

She didn't know how this young tenant made money from the Internet. Maybe he was like an online anchor, advertising various products, but could he bring products live just by typing on the keyboard and clicking the mouse?

Qi Ji made her feel strange. This little brother had been living in her father's shop for more than half a year. His daily routine was the same, going to bed at 12 noon and getting up at 7 pm.

Before 7:30, when Ma Fenfen came home from school, she could see this black-haired boy with gloomy eyes, climbing down the ladder like a zombie, and asking Ma Youguo for a bowl of mixed noodles, a plate of vegetables, and a basket of steamed dumplings.

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He doesn't eat peanut butter, so he chooses the cheapest vegetables. If it's suitable, it depends on the season. If it's not suitable, it's all-purpose tomato scrambled eggs.

Ma Youguo would occasionally go out to play cards. Qi Ji couldn't find the boss, so he asked Ma Fenfen to open the kitchen and do it himself.

In Ma Fenfen's eyes, this little brother looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old. For some reason, Qi Ji, who was the same age as her, had already left his hometown and moved to District 41, living a solitary life.

Maybe this is [otaku]?

This term was popular for a while in the very early Internet era.

But later, through various distortions and stereotypes, it became a strange name.

You must know that the second floor was originally a warehouse, with only two ventilation windows. The boss initially rented it out because it was too troublesome to carry ingredients up and downstairs, so he simply renovated it and rented it out as housing.

I had six tenants in succession, but none of them could stand the cramped, depressing, dark and lightless environment. People would become depressed after living there for a long time.

But little brother Qi Ji has been here for more than half a year, and his health is getting better and better——

——This is something that Ma Fenfen cannot understand. Maybe some people are born to like to be alone and like to be alone. They are not social animals and are different from ordinary people.

In addition to his strange physiological schedule, this autistic boy only eats two or one meal a day.

He loves cleanliness very much. When he enters the kitchen, he will despise Boss Ma's poor cooking skills. He will also clean up the stove and kitchen table every time he cooks by himself.

He didn't have much flesh on his body, and the farthest he could go out was to go to a barber shop more than 300 meters away to cut off his excess hair and expose his forehead so as not to block his view.

If we want to talk about Qi Ji’s work in detail, it would be very complicated——

——Waiting until after six o'clock, Qi Ji slowly climbed down from the second floor and asked Ma Fenfen for something to eat.

Ma Fenfen was sitting at the door of the shop, scrolling on Douyin, when she heard the sound of the ladder, she suddenly raised her head: "Ah! It's a rare sight! Why do you want to have a midnight snack today?"

Qi Ji looked very tired, with both sleep and bags under his eyes. His voice was green and he was short, probably less than 170 centimeters tall. He was only 1.68 meters tall.

He was wearing a pair of tank tops, shorts, and thick non-slip slippers. The palms and backs of his hands were clean, but his fingers were calloused. He was a fierce key player.

"Help me, Miss." The boy shook his arms to stretch his sore muscles, apologetically, "I encountered some hard food today. I don't have enough food. I have to eat something to last until twelve o'clock.

Go to sleep again."

According to Qi Ji's work and rest, eating at seven o'clock in the morning is a midnight snack.

"Okay! I'll do it for you!" Ma Fenfen was overjoyed when she heard the title of "eldest lady". A boy of the same age was boasting and attacking. He looked clean and respectable, so naturally he paid special attention to it.

When Ma Fenfen put down her phone and entered the kitchen, Qi Ji stood next to the kitchen counter with her hands behind her back like a veteran cadre.

It started with Fenfen selecting the ingredients, and Qi Ji immediately commanded remotely.

"Don't choose beef, it's too expensive."

Ma Fenfen immediately said: "I won't charge you any money!"

Qi Ji: "It's too hot."

Ma Fenfen changed it to a skewer of mutton.

Qi Ji: "It's still hot, it's very dry. Can you cook some potatoes for me?"

Ma Fenfen obeyed the order and got two big potatoes in exchange.

Qi Ji: "There are too many. Choose one and cut it in half. I will eat half."

Ma Fenfen was upset when she heard this: "The gas to turn on the fire is more expensive than this thing!"

"Uh" Qi Ji thought for a while and retorted in the simplest and most direct way: "One unit of gas only costs seven yuan, it doesn't cost that much to cook a potato."

"Tsk" Little sister Fenfen glanced at Qi Ji, not knowing what to say: "Are you losing weight?"

Qi Ji: "No."

Fenfen immediately took the half-hung beef and threw it into the sink: "Then eat it! Don't you take Qingre Xiaoyanning when you are angry?"

Qi Ji didn't know what to say. He looked at a loss and muttered in a low voice.

“It’s not healthy to overeat while taking medicine.”

After a while, Fenfen washed all the vegetables and was about to start marinating the meat.

Qi Ji immediately continued to direct——

"——Don't put soy sauce, less salt."

Fenfen obeyed and followed the instructions with salt grains.

Qi Ji: "Less."

Fenfen collected it and then shook the bottle.

Qi Ji: "More, more, more, more! More, more, more!"

Fenfen said dumbfounded: "What's wrong with you?"

Qi Ji emphasized: "A little bit, just throw it away. I rarely move and don't sweat that much. Too much salt will also increase my blood pressure - my profession is quite special, and I can easily develop high blood pressure if I'm not careful."

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"Then do it yourself?!" Ma Fenfen asked angrily, "Why are you eating so little salt? It has no taste at all!"

Qi Ji explained: "You usually make fast food for your uncles at the construction site. They work so much every day, so it doesn't matter if they eat a little salty. I'm different."

Ma Fenfen raised the salt shaker: "Then you show me how to do it. If I learn how to do it, I will cook for you every day."

Qi Ji still didn't understand the meaning of these words——

——He wanted to get the salt shaker, but Ma Fenfen didn't let go.

This little girl has a lot of evil ideas in her mind, and her calculations are all messed up.

Qi Ji didn't go to school, where would he get the money to pay the rent?

Dad said that this kid is either speculating in stocks or working with high-end people. In short, he is either in the financial services industry or in the peripheral service industry. He must have a very flexible mind.

A boy like this who doesn't go out, doesn't cause trouble, doesn't engage in pornography, gambling or drugs, and just stays at home and makes money, is simply a nationally endangered animal in this era.

Being able to work at home is the dream of many young people. Qi Ji seems a bit lonely and weird, but he has fulfilled the dreams of so many people at such a young age. In Ma Fenfen's eyes, he is a strong person in society.

So when Qi Ji held the salt shaker, he also took Fenfen's hand and demonstrated like an old scholar.

"Look, when you shake the salt grains, you have to tilt it to about minus twelve degrees. Because of the physical parameters of our real life, natural gravity will carry the salt powder towards the mouth of the bottle."

Ma Fenfen pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Yeah! Yan Mo Mo! So cute!"

"It's not cute." Qi Ji corrected: "These small powders can be knocked out with your fingers. Knock them out slowly."
To be continued...