Chapter 40 Slums (7)
Danica's insistence made Tom helpless, so he had to accompany the noble lady to walk towards the slum.
Before coming, Danica was already mentally prepared. She knew that the slums were crowded, and there were few living facilities, and everyone was crowded in a cramped environment. But in fact, the slums were not as bad as she thought. Although the roads here were narrow, like a small alley, the road was still neat and there was no garbage everywhere.
Danica said directly to Tom who was following him: "This place is better than I thought, it is not as chaotic as the legends outside!"
Tom lowered his head and said, "Miss Fengyu, no matter which kind of person, there are always a few bad people. Most of the people living in slums are simple, kind and hardworking ordinary people. There is nothing special about them. They can also clean and decorate their own residence."
Danica nodded, signaled that she knew, and continued to wander. After passing the freshness at the beginning, Danica did see many different places. First of all, compared to the chaos and dirtyness of other urban slums, the environment here is indeed much better. Every household has a small section of street in front of them. If everyone cleans up a little more, the environment in the entire slum is very different. In addition, Tom used so many adjectives to describe the people here, and it is hard to say whether it is right or wrong, but at least "hardworking" is right. The people here are very hardworking, and everyone is working hard and resting. Danica has been wandering for so long and has not seen a lazy person wandering around.
Danica did not underestimate the slums, but to achieve the above two points, it is still a bit difficult to rely solely on personal consciousness, which requires organization.
Danica asked Tom tentatively: "It's really good here, much better than I thought. Is this the whole slum in Melens like this?"
When Tom seemed a little uneasy when he heard Danica ask, he answered honestly: "No, there is no other place, but it's also good."
As expected, Danica smiled in her heart. She was going to come to the slum to see, but she didn't know how to go and where to enter the slum. It was all arranged by Tom. Perhaps in order to leave a good impression on herself, Tom brought her to the best area of the slum with security at the beginning. Although this is only part of the entire Melens slum, it is not small. I guess in Tom's vision, even if Danica is interested, she can only take a look around in this area. She wouldn't just rely on her own legs to pass through this area?
After solving my first question, the second question appeared. Judging from all the signs, some rules seemed to be accepted here, and the people here seemed to be organized. So who formulated such rules and who organized the poor here?
Danica asked a second question: "Tom, do you know there are any special people here worth visiting?"
Danica's ill-intentioned problem did not arouse Tom's alertness. Instead, he was very happy that Danica could face the slums. Even though the people here were a little troubled in their lives, it did not affect the appearance of great people here.
Tom said happily: "Yes, Uncle Joaquin here is a very respected old man. If there is a conflict here, everyone will ask Uncle Joaquin to judge."
Uncle Joaquin? It seems that this is the key person. Danica said: "Can you please make an appointment for me? I want to visit this old man."
Tom said with a smile on his face: "No need, there are not so many rules and etiquette here, we can just go there."
Danica asked, "Wouldn't that be inconvenient? Besides, what if Uncle Joaquin stops now?"
Tom replied: "Don't worry about this. Uncle Joaquin fell off the scaffolding while working before and broke his leg. He never got better. It was because he was not very convenient to move, so he usually stayed at home."
Danica said, "Okay, let's go over and visit!"
Under Tom's leadership, Danica walked through the labyrinth alley, and after a while, they stopped.
Tom pointed to a small house not far away and said, "It's Uncle Joaquin's home, we can just go there."
Danica looked carefully and at first, she felt that the house was no different from other people's, but compared to that house was a little cleaner, at least someone was repairing it, and it didn't feel so dilapidated.
Chapter completed!