Chapter 69: Alley Storm (1)
Sending butterflies and poisonous snakes away, Su Mu walked into an alley.
It wasn't too late, but it was gloomy, and it was a stormy scene.
Su Mu went to a snack bar, the small shop was not very large, and there was a woman and a young woman in it.
The business of the shop is not very good, only a few people eat noodles inside, and those people are dressed as migrant workers, and they are not rich and noble at first glance.
After Su Mu entered, the fat proprietress came over with a towel and wiped the table: "Young man, what to eat, although our shop is small, we are guaranteed to make you full." ”
Xu is the optimistic personality of the proprietress is pleasing, Su Mu looked at the menu and ordered a bowl of beef noodles.
The proprietress readily agreed, and then her daughter carried the kettle and poured Su Mu a cup of tea.
The kettle is a teapot used in the past, pottery, the age is a little old, and the little girl protects it very well.
The little girl is not very old, about the same age as Su Mu, and she is still wearing the uniform of Haiqing University.
There are talents in the poor man's cave, and this sentence is not wrong.
The little girl stood next to Su Mu, waited for his tea to finish, and continued to fill him until the beef noodles were served.
There was actually a man in the store, but he was called away just now and was not in the store.
The proprietress was very talkative, and seeing that Su Mu didn't mind, she sat opposite him and chatted with him about some common things.
Su Mu was very willing to communicate with people who were not hostile to him, and he also chatted with the proprietress for a while.
This chat, the proprietress is about to explain the affairs of her ancestors for three generations.
The proprietress is called Li Cuihua, and her name sounds quite ordinary, but the rural woman doesn't mind any of this.
She was the fifth oldest in her mother's family, and there were more people in the countryside at that time, and as a woman, she had little education, so she married the owner of the store early.
The boss's name is Luodong, and he is quite an honest man.
Both of them are from the countryside, and a few years ago, they saw that the social development situation was good, and their daughter was admitted to a prestigious school in Haiqing, and then the family came to the city to work hard, and opened a noodle restaurant in a small alley.
As everyone knows, no matter how well the outside world develops, it is also relative to the rich.
For the poor, even if there is a great revenge, it is difficult to have a place to stretch their fists.
The same is true for the husband and wife, who came to the big city with a vision of a better life, but the reality of society gave them a basin of cold water.
The noodle shop they run is barely enough to make ends meet, and they are harassed by thugs in the neighborhood every month.
Su Mu's bowl of beef noodles bottomed out, and the proprietress cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and left.
Before leaving, he explained that his daughter had a good chat with Su Mu.
Rural people are honest and have no heart for anyone, and their daughter Luoyang has inherited the honest character of the husband and wife, and is a little shy.
Su Mu looked at her and secretly laughed in his heart.
Luoyang is quite outstanding, and if he dresses up a little, he will not be much worse than the daughter of some rich families.
She sat next to Su Mu, holding the teapot older than her tightly in her arms, and asked softly, "Classmate, do you still drink tea?"
"Huh~ How do you know that I am also a student?" Su Mu was a little surprised
She saw that Su Mu didn't have the bad problems of the rich children outside, and she didn't speak formally: "I saw you at school, and you even sent the senior of the Taekwonxing Club to the hospital." ”
Su Mu touched his nose with some embarrassment: "There was no way that time, the sauerkraut people bullied us, someone has to fight back, you say?"
Luoyang was more timid, and nodded: "That's the reason." ”
As soon as there was no text, the two of them fell into an awkward atmosphere.
But the embarrassment didn't last long, and a burst of exparse scolding broke the embarrassment.
Outside the shop, four or five men with sticks burst in.
As soon as they came in, they were swearing, shirtless, and each of them had a dragon tattooed on their bodies.
Seeing them, Luoyang was so frightened that he didn't dare to raise his head.
The proprietress who was busy in the kitchen hurriedly rushed out, took out a handful of crumpled change from her pocket and handed it to the bald head headed by the leader: "Brother Guang, this is this month's protection fee, it's not bad, you count it!"
The bald man patted the money in his hand with his hand, took it and sniffed it in front of his nose, and then stuffed it into his pocket with satisfaction.
Su Mu couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene, how could anyone dare to do such a thing in broad daylight?
He was about to get up to find trouble with the group of people, but was stopped by Luoyang next to him.
Luoyang didn't dare to look at him, just shook his head.
Su Mu was puzzled, but still didn't move.
After the man named Brother Guang got the money, he looked around the store for a while, then walked to the account desk and knocked on the table: "This month's payment, last month's payment has not been paid." ”
Li Cuihua rubbed her hands a little embarrassed: "Brother Guang, you see that we are also a small business, and we don't have so much money, so you should give a few days of grace." ”
It turned out that Brother Guang's face was instantly lowered: "I'll give you time, who will give me time? Brother has been in a panic in his crotch recently, what should I do if I don't have money? Will you give us that beautiful daughter of your family for a few days?"
As soon as he heard this, Luoyang, who was sitting in the distance, trembled, and almost collapsed under the table.
Su Mu reached out and patted her back gently, and then held her hand, which could be regarded as giving her a backing.
When Li Cuihua heard them mention her daughter, her face changed and she was shocked, and hurriedly said good words: "Brother Guang, just one day, you come again at this time tomorrow, I promise to pay." ”
Brother Guang smiled and patted Li Cuihua's sturdy figure: "This is decent, I will come back at this time tomorrow, if there is no money, then your daughter will be ours." ”
As he spoke, a group of people burst into laughter, turned around and left.
As soon as they left, the proprietress immediately sat on the ground decadently, and Luoyang lay on the table and cried.
The rural workers who were sitting and eating noodles slapped the table angrily at this time: "Sister Li, who is that person, so arrogant, do you need my brother's help?" Although we have no money, we still have a little strength, if they dare to come, we will beat them and they will never dare to come again." ”
Rural people are known for their honesty, but if they are really forced to be in a hurry, they are more ruthless than anyone else.
Will rabbits bite when they are in a hurry?
Li Cuihua thanked them for their kindness, but they all refused.
Several rural workers sighed and shook their heads, then paid for the noodles and left.
Li Cuihua is a person who doesn't want to cause trouble, and every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and they are all from the countryside, so who doesn't have a difficulty? If she hurts them because of her family's affairs, Li Cuihua will not be able to get over it in her conscience for the rest of her life.
Su Mu sat next to Luoyang and watched her cry on the table.
For women crying, Su Mu is the most helpless, neither is comfort, nor is it inconsolation, but he still has a headache while sitting next to him.
While Li Cuihua was sitting on the ground in a daze, his man Luo Dong rushed in from outside in a hurry: "Cuihua, that group of kings and eight calves are here again?"