So she walked out of the old community with simple luggage, the community was all gray buildings, old balconies, old-fashioned aluminum alloy doors and windows, blue. Out of the neighborhood she walked forward, and kept walking, and then she turned a corner, and then she turned another corner, and she saw a market that was as old as this city, with a spire, bright blue, as if this little town was so blue-preferred. At the entrance of the market hung a dark green cotton curtain, through which people came in and out, carrying convenience bags containing their loot.

The door is divided into two rows of low simple store houses along both sides of the market, Chen Mofei picked a look that looks clean and walked in, after entering she found that it was a tin house, not color steel, it was really enclosed by iron sheets, the iron sheet was breaded with a layer of benzene board for heat preservation, there was a stove in the middle of the house, the fire in the stove was still happy, there was a large white and yellowed aluminum pot sitting on the stove lid, the aluminum pot made a gurgling sound, the pot lid was steaming hot, the stove tube extended upward, until it almost touched the roof of the shed and turned abruptly, and then stretched into a circular glass hole。 There were people in the room, and several men and women in heavy cotton clothes and aprons were sitting around the fire, and they reached out to the stove, and after a while they retracted their hands, rubbed each other, and then stretched out their hands to the warm stove, and when their hands were burned by the heat, they put their hands back again to cool down, and then stretched them out again.

The proprietress is a middle-aged woman in her forties, born decently, with a round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, smeared with crimson lipstick, her nails are also coated with crimson nail polish, her hair is permed, and her complexion is very white, not that sickly white, but really fair, but the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes are a little heavier, and they are deeply carved into the flesh one by one, and they can't hide it. The proprietress was a little fat, not bloated inside, and covered with a smock, which was pink, with two large pockets in the middle, and two kissing bears in the pockets. The proprietress was surprised by the strange visitor who suddenly visited at this point in time, but after a while, she calmed down, took out the face of a businessman, and smiled at Chen Mofei.

"Eat something?"

"Noodles. Chen Mofei raised his head and looked at the recipes posted on the wall of the small counter, all of which were home-cooked dishes, dried tofu with sharp peppers, stewed vermicelli with sauerkraut, eggplant strips with sauce, scrambled eggs with soybean sauce and so on, and the staple foods were steamed buns, dumplings, noodles and pancakes. Chen Mofei finished talking about the noodles and changed his mind again.

"Nope. A bowl of rice, scrambled eggs with large sauce. She replied.

The woman took out her pen, reached out and took out a small white notebook from the front pocket of her gown, and swiped something on it.

"Something else?"

"No, that's all. ”

Chen Mofei put down his luggage and put his hands to his mouth.

"There is a fire, you can go there to roast your hands, the stove is hot, the fire is strong, and your hands will warm up in a while. "The man's warm advice.

Chen Mofei smiled at the old arc girl, didn't say anything, and then sat quietly and waited, she heard the sound of pots and pans colliding and hot oil being blown up in the small space, and then a puff of oil smoke filled the tin room. Chen Mofei doesn't like oil smoke the most, which is why she doesn't go to the street snack bar to eat, the snack bar space is small, as long as the back kitchen is stir-fried, the house will be filled with oil smoke, people eat a meal is always like a meal, after coming out of the restaurant, the clothes are all smelling of oil smoke, but now she can't care about so much.

People are really strange creatures, and there is nothing that they can't adapt to.

Before the meal was served, the fragrance of the vegetables had already drifted into her nostrils along with the fumes, and the smell made the stomach acid in the good stomach active, so as soon as the meal was served, she couldn't wait to stretch out her chopsticks and take a bite of eggs. The first bite of the egg was swallowed by her before it had time to be completely mixed with the salivary enzyme in her mouth, and she felt that she had never eaten such a delicious stir-fry in her life.

The proprietress seemed very satisfied with the way she gobbled up, and the people who were roasting the fire in the house quickly resumed their rhythm after a short look at the stranger and their inner speculation about the stranger. There is a small talk without a match. Most of the people they talked about were parents, and Chen Mofei quickly heard that they were all owners in the market next to them, but there were no heating measures in this kind of market, and no electricity or fire was allowed inside, and it was too cold inside. So they will warm themselves in the iron-clad hut they are familiar with in batches.

After eating and settling the account, Chen Mofei's forehead also showed a slight sweat, but she could still feel that the group of warm onlookers still focused their eyes on her intentionally or unintentionally, and she felt a little uncomfortable being paid attention to and studied by her, so Chen Mofei decided to get up and leave.

After going out, go back the way you came. Chen Mofei guessed that this small city would not take half a day, and she could measure it with her own footsteps, what kind of people would have a deep hatred with her in such a small town? While walking like this, she had already returned to the old community, and Chen Mofei walked straight in the direction of the small shop. Before she could get close to the shop, Chen Mofei saw the window being pushed out of it. Then a familiar head emerged from it, and then a hand, which kept beckoning towards Chen Mofei.

"Hey, hey. ”

The man only called out to her, "Ahh I didn't call her "Ms. or Ms." But Chen Mofei didn't feel any discomfort, she moved in the direction of the hand beckoning her and followed the crisp "hey". When he approached, he saw that the woman's face was red, excited, and her eyes were bright. When the woman saw her standing still in front of her shop, she couldn't wait, and her mouth was like a cannon.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, the old lady opposite, I went to ask, she agreed, the rent is 150 yuan, do you agree?"

"150 yuan?" Chen Mofei felt a little incredulous. "150 pieces. It's just too cheap. She thought.

"Ah, it's not expensive. The other side apparently misunderstood her expression. Chen Mofei was not in a hurry to correct this misunderstanding.

On the other side, he began to exhort endlessly. "It's really not expensive. One room is not much smaller than another, just an old lady, a widowed old lady, there is no one, there are few things. It's pretty good, 150 yuan, not including water, electricity and gas. ”

Chen Mofei didn't know what kind of reaction to make for a while, but the woman was an anxious person, and urged her repeatedly.

"How? Do you agree or not? If you do, I'll take you around. If you don't agree, I'll tell someone, you see, I haven't even taken off my clothes, I'm just waiting for you. ”

Chen Mofei said, "Okay, then let's go and have a look." ”

A very satisfied smile suddenly appeared on the man's face, Chen Mofei waited outside for a while, and the woman stood still in front of her, and the woman ran all the way, panting in her mouth. When he saw her, he first looked up and down, and then his face was embarrassed and he inquired further.

"You're really fine, aren't you?! I'm a warm-hearted man, and you can't hurt me. The old woman doesn't have much money, otherwise she wouldn't rent a room out, she has no children and no daughters, she has been widowed for so many years, she has a perverse personality, to be honest, no one loves to rent her room, I ...... it."

Chen Mofei smiled and said, "Eldest sister, I'm like this, I left all the children at my mother's house, and I ran here regardless of anything, hoping to find my man." When I find him, of course he'll come with me. If you can't find it, or -----" Speaking of this, Chen Mofei lowered his head and groaned for a moment, then raised his head again, and looked directly at the warm-hearted woman. "I don't force it, I have to go back. Otherwise, with parents and children at home, I wouldn't be here all the time. I just ask God to have mercy. ”

The woman's face was relieved, but she still held out a hand, "Give me your ID card, and I'll see it." You came by train, and now the train also implements the real-name system, I understand this, you give me the train ticket too, I'll be right. If what you're saying is true, I'll help you with it. ”

Chen Mofei thought that in such a small place, she originally thought that she was just an overzealous housewife who had nothing to do all day long, but she didn't expect this person to think about it thoroughly. Then he stretched out his hand to reflect the ID card and took it out to the other party, and then put his hands into his coat pockets, and the hand stretched inward while saying, "Thanks to the fact that I didn't get off the bus for a long time, I didn't have time to throw away the ticket, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to let you verify it." ”

The woman stretched out her hand to take Chen Mofei's ID card and train ticket, and checked them one by one, although some of the numbers on the train ticket were replaced with asterisks, but the other numbers were misaligned, and the expression on the woman's face was completely relaxed.

"Now I'm relieved. The woman said, glancing at Chen Mofei's luggage, "I know, everything is now connected to the national network." If you're really a bad guy, someone will catch you at the train station. Let's go, come with me. ”

The woman led the way in front of the head, and Chen Mofei followed behind, opposite is also a gray old building, the building is not short, and the corridor is also dark, this is an open old community, the unit door is two broken wooden doors, one of which has long been broken, leaning crookedly on the side of the unit door.

"Are you carrying heavy luggage?" the woman condescendingly turned back to Chen Mofei and said, "Do you want me to help you, don't worry, the old lady's house is on the fourth floor." ”

"Fourth floor?" Chen Mofei repeated aimlessly, carrying the suitcase in another hand, because his body had been weak, and his mouth was a little panting.

"Is he waiting for you in confinement?" said the woman, bowing her head and walking forward.

"Nope. If so, what else to say. ”

Chen Mofei smashed his hands again.

At this time, she had already reached the third floor, and the woman stopped on the jogging platform, looked at Chen Mofei and smiled, saying Look at your weakness, I didn't expect to have such great courage. What should I do if I can't find it