Chapter 9: Christopher
"How much?" the boss looked stunned.
"A thousand. Zheng Fei repeated, smiling.
"Are you kidding?"
"Apparently not. ”
"Okay, then you take this pile of ugly shells with you, and roll as far as you want!" the boss became angry, and his face turned red.
At this moment, the half-covered kitchen door was pushed open with a creak, and the waiter cautiously poked his head in, squeezed out a hint of laughter, and said, "Fifty servings of abalone, every guest wants." ”
The boss, and all the chefs, were stunned.
The delicious abalone with sauce can really conquer the appetite of the Italians, Zheng Fei thought so, and had a bottom in his heart, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Boss, since you don't accept it, I'll try my luck in other restaurants!" As he spoke, he turned around to leave.
After two seconds of hesitation, the boss finally shouted, "Wait a minute!"
"Is there anything else?" Zheng Fei turned around, pretending to be puzzled.
"Tell me, how much is it?"
"Two thousand, a fixed price. ”
"My God, I can only get out of one thousand and five!"
"Two thousand!"
The boss thought for a while, made a painful expression and said, "One thousand eight, this is my limit." ”
Zheng Fei smiled, whistled and said, "Pete, let's go!"
"Two thousand is two thousand!" The boss secretly scolded in his heart, annoyed: "Put down the abalone and follow me to get the money!"
Two thousand silver coins, shiny new, counted for about ten minutes, and finally poured into a sturdy cloth bag, and tied tightly with a rope.
Seeing such a huge sum of money flowing into other people's pockets, the boss couldn't laugh at it, and said with a straight face: "Man, can you tell me where I caught those abalones?"
"Do you think I'll sue you?" Zheng Fei smiled slyly and walked out of the restaurant without looking back.
"****!" the boss scolded in a low voice as he looked at their backs as they disappeared into the doorway.
Walking down the street, Zheng Fei was attracted by the architectural style that belonged to medieval Italy.
The walls are of various colors, mostly white or brown, perhaps marble in texture, and almost every house is topped by a large round bag, somewhat like a yurt, which is characteristic of Byzantine architecture.
The blonde Italian girls pushed open the small window and greeted the people downstairs warmly, their smiles were charming, but what caught the eye was their low-cut long skirts, through which the snow-white grooves were faintly visible.
Zheng Fei and they looked at each other and smiled, more and more obsessed with this era of no mobile phones, computers and wireless networks, and it was wonderful to soak in an innocent and amorous Italian girl!
"Hey Captain, where are we going now?" There was no shortage of street girls in Atlanta, and Pete's thief eyes kept staring at their graceful figures, and the intention was obvious.
"Want to play, take a shower and change your clothes first!" Zheng Fei patted the back of his head, laughing at the way he shrunk his head, and then cleared his throat pretending to be serious.
Actually, he also wants to play, and of course he has to be cool if he makes a lot of money! It's just that I pity that guy in Santiago, I guess he is still floating on the sea at this time.
After finding a hotel and taking a comfortable hot shower, the two went to the tailor's shop, the best tailor in the whole town.
The shop is hung with a variety of clothes, mostly slim-fitting and strong, as well as a few gorgeous floral dresses, with delicate and silky fabrics, which make people can't help but associate it with a princess with a graceful temperament.
Who would have thought that these dresses were made by an old man.
The shopkeeper is an old man with gray temples, sitting quietly behind the sewing machine, fiddling with a small object, and his eyes behind the spectacle lenses are full of connotation.
He's old, but he hasn't lost the charm of a mature man.
"Hello, please choose first, if you are not satisfied, I will help you tailor. Seeing Zheng Fei coming in, he lowered his eyes and said with a smile, his voice was very magnetic.
"Okay. Zheng Fei fell in love with a black slim suit at a glance, and it was perfect to wear it to sail.
"That one, lad, is the most expensive, and costs five silver coins. The old man glanced at his shabby labor clothes and the broken shoes on his feet, and did not believe that he could afford them.
Zheng Fei smiled, counted out a dozen shiny silver coins, and said, "Bring me two, two pairs of boots and a hat." ”
"It's really unseemly~" The old man said approvingly, gladly took the silver coin, and shouted to the shop: "Kerry, get two pairs of boots and a sailing hat for the guests!"
Hearing the call, a child slipped out from behind the curtain and obediently took what he had asked for.
"This is my grandson. The old man introduced, not caring whether the two were listening or not.
Changing into this outfit, Zheng Fei stood in the tailor's shop with a different look, facing the mirror with poor craftsmanship, and turned the nautical hat to the most handsome angle. Pete chose the best sailor outfit and borrowed scissors to shave off his messy beard, and he was more energetic.
"Young man, you are very handsome!" the old man said to Zheng Fei with a smile on his face.
"What about me?" Pete couldn't wait for the compliment.
The old man looked at it for a while, rubbed his eyebrows and joked, "Hey, everyone is not perfect, you have to learn to accept the facts." ”
"My God!" Pete grumbled, sticking out his tongue.
Inadvertently, the little guy named Kerry had already squatted at the door, pulled out a piece of grass and put it in his mouth, looking up at the blue sky in a daze.
Zheng Fei wanted to talk to the little guy, because he was like this when he was a child, and he was often in a daze.
"Hey, what are you thinking?"
"I didn't think about it. The little one lowered his head and began to look at the pedestrians on the street.
"Huh, I really didn't think about anything?" A few pieces of candy appeared in Zheng Fei's palm, which he bought when he came out of the hotel.
When he saw his favorite candy, the little one pouted and took it, and said, "Well, I'm wondering, what is the other side of the sky, and what is the other side of the sea?"
"Maybe when you grow up, you can be a navigator, so you can go across the ocean and see it. ”
"Have you been there?"
"Yes. Zheng Fei replied with a smile: "On the other side of the sea, there is a wider and richer land, with mysterious primeval forests, endless fields, and wonderful glaciers. ”
"Then why don't you stay there?" said the little one, with his big eyes open, curious.
"Someday I'll go, a lot of people will. ”
"I want to go too!"
"Okay, I'll call you then!" Zheng Fei touched his head and straightened his messy hair by the way.
The little one grimaced, ate a candy, and waved to his little friend across the street to show off.
"By the way, what's your name, is it Kerry?" Zheng Fei asked.
"No, only grandpa calls me Kerry, and my name is Christopher Columbus!"
Zheng Fei's fingers flickered.
Christopher Columbus, the great navigator Columbus!