The children surrounded him, chanting in Mandarin, "Handsome guy, handsome guy, handsome guy... money, money, money!"
While shouting, they made gestures as if asking for money.
Lin Xi: "Ask me for money? No way! I'm looking for someone else to ask for money!"
The group of children were still surrounding him, reaching out their hands.
Lin Xi got scared and turned to run.
The children continued to chase him, relentlessly pursuing him like ghosts.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at a bustling market.
A fellow countryman saw this, immediately took out his phone to record a video, and then went to talk to some of the managers.
The children ran away as soon as the administrators arrived.
The authorities quickly went to arrest them.
Seeing the child run away, the fellow countryman went over to Lin Xi and said, "You're Chinese, right? Don't be afraid, begging is prohibited here, it's illegal." These children know that Hua Country are easily moved by compassion, so they always chase after Hua Country asking for money.
Lin Xi wiped away a bead of sweat.
Although he had business dealings with people here, they never talked about begging, so he had no idea that begging was so strictly regulated here.
Fortunately, I've met some kind people now.
He quickly asked the kind person, "Could you lend me some money? I want to take a taxi to the embassy."
Even kind-hearted people have their guard up.
Many people are scamming people these days, and their lines are all similar. "I'm from the same hometown, but I have no money to go home."
He doesn't watch domestic variety shows, doesn't know Lin Xi, and is afraid that he might also be a fraud.
So he said, "I can't lend you money; the most I can do is call the embassy for you."
Lin Xi nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, thank you so much!"
He immediately contacted the embassy and asked them to help him contact the program production team.
This kind-hearted compatriot also posted the video he had just filmed of Lin Xi being chased by a child asking for money online.
--[I encountered a fellow countryman being chased by a child asking for money. Actually, in this sandy land, begging is illegal, and while it's not prosecuted unless there are children around, children are still punished and sent to juvenile detention centers for education. Locals who beg face fines and imprisonment. Foreigners who beg face fines and deportation.]
He usually posts guides on how to avoid being scammed while making a living in the Sand Kingdom.
But nobody has been watching it.
It's nowhere near as appealing as those mindless videos that glorify developed countries, like "I made 400,000 yuan picking up trash in the Sand Country," which only get a few hundred likes at most.
This time, he thought he had just casually helped an ordinary fellow countryman.
I never expected that this video would get such a huge surge in views after I posted it today!
The number of likes quickly surpassed 100,000!
[The guests performed admirably, sending someone to jail again! They don't even spare children...]
[ Xi Bro, you're amazing! It takes real skill to get from the glamorous city center to the slums! But even though you don't know your way around, you're incredibly lucky! You even met some kind fellow countrymen here! You weren't tricked into being sold!]
[Those of you who keep spreading the word that you can get rich begging there, you're so mean! Begging is illegal there!]
I suspect these are all deliberately spread rumors, an attempt to lure us into this mess!
[Exactly! It's clear that life isn't easy for ordinary people at the bottom of society anywhere!]
[I've followed this blogger! From now on, I'll look at foreign countries from multiple perspectives, appreciating both their good and bad sides, and I'll never listen to those pro-foreign opinions online again!]
Kind-hearted people were delighted to see the explosive increase in internet traffic.
Good deeds have finally been rewarded!
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Duan Xuanyu followed Su Mian.
As the two of them left the group, Duan Xuanyu vaguely sensed that something was wrong...
Because Duan Hongxu didn't insist on following them as usual.
This time, Duan Hongxu simply stood a short distance away, watching them leave with a half-smile.
Could it be that he gave up because he and Su Mian always ostracized him?
Duan Xuanyu felt a vague sense of guilt.
When he arrived in the modern world, Duan Hongxu was the one who helped him integrate into society.
But he only cared about clinging to his wife, ignoring the bond between him and the descendants of the Duan Family.
Duan Xuanyu suddenly spoke up, "I feel I owe Duan Hongxu something."
Su Mian thought for a moment and then seriously offered her advice, "You can take him back to Northern Liang and abdicate the throne to him."
Duan Xuanyu: "... I don't owe you anything."
However, aside from a little guilt, Duan Hongxu felt great not following them.
Because as long as Su Mian is by his side, he looks forward to the difficulties they go through together.
Duan Xuanyu recalled the past, "I remembered that for a time in ancient times, we were stranded in a place where we couldn't speak the language, and we survived by hunting there."
Su Mian: "But this is an urban area; there are no wild animals here, so we can't hunt."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a lion's roar came from the side.
Wow, I never expected there to be wild animals in this city.
Su Mian looked toward the direction of the lion's roar.
It turned out to be a wealthy man's private garden.
The garden is enclosed by an iron fence.
Besides all sorts of beautiful flowers and plants, there are also gorillas, leopards, giant dogs...
There's a sign standing outside the garden.
A message was written above in several languages:
[Private pets, do not feed them. They eat better than you do.]
It seems that many tourists pass by and inexplicably feed the animals in people's private backyards.
Su Mian leaned over the outside of the railing, watching the gorilla lying there enjoying the breeze.
Su Mian poked the gorilla's back.
The gorilla turned around and looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Su Mian held out her hand to it, squinting her eyes. "Feeding animals is prohibited. It didn't say animals are prohibited from feeding me. Give me a bite."
She hasn't eaten anything since early this morning and is really hungry.
The gorilla hesitated for a moment, then placed a large bunch of bananas in Su Mian's hand.
Su Mian praised it, "Good baby, so understanding!"
The gorilla was very aloof and waved its hand dismissively.
The look in his eyes seemed to say, "Take it and eat it, you poor wretch."
Gorillas are truly excellent pets.
Because they live long, and if well cared for, can live to sixty or seventy years old, and are also intelligent and perceptive.
Su Mian tore off a banana and handed it to Duan Xuanyu beside her. "Here."
Duan Xuanyu was touched. "Thank you, you're so kind to me."
Su Mian readily replied, "No need to thank me. We are compatriots from the same country and should help each other when we are abroad."
Duan Xuanyu: "You have a much broader perspective."
"Eat quickly, then figure out how to earn some money for a taxi."
Su Mian was eating a banana when suddenly a huge banana leaf fell to the ground with a thud.
Su Mian looked up at the flowers extending out of the garden...
Suddenly, a great idea for making money came to me.