"Hey, old Jack, what's the price of seaweed today?"

"Well, if you want it, I'll give you all the rest, and you can give me three toots. ”

Robben looked at Hoden who was bargaining in front of him in dumbfounded, the iceberg mask showed obvious cracks, and the volcano hidden in the depths of the ocean was erupting. He wanted to explode very, very much, grabbing Howlen's face that would never wake up, and asked loudly: What the hell are you doing?

But what was left of reason suppressed the impulse.

"Don't get out of control. Don't get out of control. Don't get out of control. ”

Robben deeply believed that his eighteen-year-old life was facing the most serious challenge he had ever faced, and that if he was not careful, he might become a murderer.

"Santopi, isn't it? The rest of the seaweed doesn't look alive anymore, and the color has begun to fade, so you can't keep some defects to deal with me, right?"

Holden protested with a serious face, and even bent down to play with the pile of seaweed on the plank, carefully studying every detail—

Although the name is "grass", it is actually a collection of subtle sea creatures that are condensed and sorted one by one, and finally take on the appearance of a bunch of grass.

The longer and lighter the "seaweed" can gently ripple and extend in the seawater, and the more the roots are older, the more young the top, with the advancement and precipitation of time, the roots will gradually become inedible, forming a nest-like foundation, giving birth to more sea creatures, and reconnecting the top.

Seagrass is not very lethal and is very fragile, and it can be torn off with a little force, which makes it extremely difficult to dig seagrass, but the wonderful thing is that after leaving the seawater, the seagrass gradually becomes tougher, and the older it gets, and finally it evolves into a hemp rope that cannot be torn at all, let alone eaten.

Compared to other seafood, seaweed has almost no fishy smell, but it retains its fresh, sweet character and has a refreshing taste, making it a very unique ingredient whether it is used as a salad or in cooking. Even Iwabuchi, which doesn't have much preference for seafood, is especially fond of it by many people at the bottom.

Now, Hoden is looking at the quality of these seaweeds.

"You kid, just to save those five and eight chini, you deliberately pick and choose here. But the old Jack who set up the stall knew Horden better, and he saw through Horden's little abacus at a glance, and responded with sophistication, "That's it, three toops or three toasts, I will give you a little extra elephant trunk whitebait as an additive, wrap it in some flour, and throw it into the oil pan to fry, crispy and delicious, as a side dish or snack, this is definitely not a loss." ”

Holden's eyebrows immediately relaxed, "Deal!"

The stall owner quickly packed up his things, bandaged them in a blink of an eye, and handed over the money with Horden and delivered the goods with one hand, "Next week, several of our stall owners are going to go to sea together, see if there is any luck to find a mobile iron helmet, it is a rare commodity, you can come here on Friday to have a look." ”

Holden snapped his fingers and nodded at the stall owner with a smile, "Definitely, definitely!

Carrying seaweed and elephant trunk whitebait, Horden left the seafood stall and continued to walk deeper into the market.

Robben finally couldn't bear it anymore, because there was really no "prospect" in the depths of the market, and quickly caught up with Holden's footsteps, and said in a low voice in his ear, "What are we doing now?"

Robben took it for granted that perhaps Hodden had sensed that someone was following him, and he was pretending to be shopping in order to paralyze the other party.

But Holden had a surprised expression, "Have you forgotten?

Robben: "......"

Hoden was still babbling, "I'm really greedy, my head is full of small bones." It's a recipe I've developed myself, but it's a must, and if you're scared, cold, or sore, all you need is a seaweed stew to keep you alive again. ”

Speaking of this, Horden turned his head to look at Robben again, and smiled mysteriously, "The most important thing is that the price is good." The ingredients are only five toasts, but they can make two or three meals for two people, and they are perfect with potatoes or bread. I promise you'll love it. ”

Robben almost didn't catch his breath -

They had just gone through the ups and downs of the tailor shop and the examination center, and their hearts were about to burst, and his mind was full of question marks that could not be answered, but what was Hoden doing at this time?

Grocery shopping.

Grocery shopping!

Grocery shopping?

Robben's footsteps stayed in place, staring at Hoden's brisk back, stunned as if struck by lightning, full of anger but not knowing how to vent.

Thousands of voices in his heart were scolding frantically, and he wanted to turn away impulsively, abandon that guy regardless of it, and continue the follow-up investigation alone, otherwise he strongly suspected that before the opponent could make a move, he would have a myocardial infarction.

But......

Stiffly straightened his waist, his fists released and clenched, released and clenched, and his mind had gone through several stormy waves, turning rivers and seas. In the end, Robben still followed Horden's footsteps with a frosty face, and completed the shopping without saying a word, but kept a certain distance, pretending not to know Horden at all.

It was an ordeal, even more so than it was at the examination center.

By the time Hoden led Robben home, it was thirty minutes later, and Robben's patience was reaching its limit.

"Hoden Herlow. ”

Robben suppressed the anger in his voice and said word by word, all the anger and irritability before, now it is finally time to settle the account.

As if he didn't know what was going on, Hoden still made a hospitable introduction, "Oh, this is my cold but warm home, welcome, welcome." This is the first time I've hosted a friend. ”

It's as if friends are really welcome.

Robben felt that his patience was pushing the limit.

"Are you sure it's safe here?"

Horden pushed open the door of the room, and the room was unfolded in front of him at a glance, and Robben's voice, which had no temperature, came from behind, and his expression became more and more solemn, as if he was spitting out ice slag every word.

Hodden chuckled and turned his head to cast an inquiring look, "No, not sure. But I guess we don't have much of a choice, maybe we can look for a corner in the school library. ”

“......”

Robben felt that his head was a little congested, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked into the room, looking at the clothes and books scattered everywhere, he knew that the whole room exuded a strong bachelor's atmosphere, he couldn't even find a place to sit, if he could, he didn't want to go in at all.

But now they don't have any more options either.