At this time, it was about 23 o'clock.

Qiao Mu, walking in the lonely cold wind.

In the empty alley, it is unusually quiet.

He looked up at the dim street lamp in the distance.

He wrapped himself in a black coat and walked slowly towards the small shop in Xu Zhen's mouth with slow steps.

This alley is very narrow, and Xu Zhen's car has no way to drive in. Therefore, Xu Zhen found a place to park, he told Qiao Mu the approximate direction, and asked Qiao Mu to go first.

So, Qiao Mu walked alone.

The shadow was gradually shrunk into a ball, Qiao Mu stood under the street lamp, looked up at the broken signboard, and he stopped.

He looked at it for a long time, until his eyes were sour and a little moist.

"Smack. ”

Xu Zhen patted Qiao Mu's back and asked with concern, "Why have you been standing here stupidly?" ”

Qiao Mu turned his head to look at him, squeezed out a smile, he inhaled two breaths of cold air on his nose, and he said, "It's nothing." ”

Then he said, "The shop you are talking about looks too dilapidated from the outside. This doesn't match Dali's painting style at all, I just watched it from a distance, and I had no desire to go in. ”

Xu Zhen said with a smile: "What's more, it's not just dilapidated? This store also has a death rule, and it will only open after the early hours of the morning every day." That day, I was also drunk and wanted to get out of the car to find a small alley to relieve myself, and then I found this shop inexplicably. ”

Qiao Mu sighed a little, just this group of people go to nightclubs every day. I have to shoot early in the morning, and my body is strong enough, which is not in line with their age at all.

He shook his head and said, "Does this restaurant have any signature dishes?" Or do you have any particularly delicious ones?"

Xu Zhen smiled: "It's delicious, I'm not sure, but it's definitely in line with your taste." You're from Huadu, and then this shop only cooks Cantonese food, isn't it a coincidence?"

"It's a little. ”

"Then go in and sit down. ”

Four standard fast-food restaurants, white tables and chairs. Inside, it was bright, clean and quiet, and at the door to the back kitchen, there were wind chimes that Qiao Mu was very familiar with.

Xu Zhen found a table at random and sat down, picked up the menu on the table, and said to Qiao Mu: "I've only been here a few times, and I don't know what is the best, you are from Huadu, give me a reference?"

Qiao Mu didn't take the menu, he said, "I kind of want to eat noodles, what about you?"

Xu Zhen put down the menu and said, "I'm casual, I'll have a noodle too." ”

Qiao Mu shouted towards the back kitchen, "Is the boss there?" ”

Qiao Mu didn't see the boss's person, but he heard a familiar voice, and a very weak small voice came from the back kitchen.

"Mixed noodles or noodle soup?"

"Noodle soup. ”

"Then you wait, the freezer is outside, and you can get what you drink. ”

Qiao Mu stood up and walked to the red freezer against the edge of the wall, before he opened the freezer door, he looked at Xu Zhen, and said, "Teacher Xu, what do you want to drink?"

Xu Zhen buried his head in playing with his mobile phone, as if he was sending some text message, and he said, "Bring me a bottle of cold beer." ”

Although the night in Dali is very cold, it does not prevent Xu Zhen from loving cold beer. Qiao Mu took an unpackaged glass bottle of drink from the freezer, and took another can of cold beer.

When he handed the beer to Xu Zhen, Xu Zhen asked him, "What is that drink in your hand that is not even packaged?"

Qiao Mu looked down and said, "Herbal tea, the herbal tea made by the store." ”

Xu Zhen smiled and teased: "It's winter." Especially at night, it's frighteningly cold, what kind of herbal tea do you drink?"

Qiao Mu smiled slightly, and he said, "I know, I just want to taste the familiar taste." ”

Xu Zhen got up, and he said, "Then I will also taste what that herbal tea tastes like." ”

Then he put the beer back and came back with a bottle of herbal tea.

After a long time, two bowls of hot wonton noodles were served, but Qiao Mu had no intention of looking at them.

He looked at the thin little man with a stunned expression.

The little man, unkempt, with messy hair and a bit of stubble on his mouth. Not tall, about 170 tall, barely handsome, a pair of small eyes seem to never wake up. That was Qiao Mu's familiar look......

The little man's tone was a little weak, he leaned back slightly, and he said, "You eat noodles!

Xu Zhen looked at Qiao Mu and the little man curiously, he asked Qiao Mu, he said, "Is there an impression?"

Qiao Mu sighed, shook his head and said, "Perhaps, I admitted my mistake. ”

Immerse yourself in noodles.

The little man didn't go far, he sat down at the table next to him, and he looked very accomplished as he watched them eat noodles.

Xu Zhen asked Qiao Mu in a low voice, "What do you think of this taste?"

Qiao Mu lowered his head, took a sip of noodle soup, and said, "It's delicious, it's very authentic." ”

Xu Zhen nodded, he turned his head to look at the little man, and said, "Little master, your craftsmanship is quite authentic, my friend is from Huadu, and they all think you are very authentic." ”

The little man nodded and said, "That's good, I've learned the craft for more than ten years, and there are few guests from Nanyue." When I met it, I was also drunk, and I didn't give an evaluation. ”

Qiao Mu looked at him and asked, "You're not from Nanyue?"

The little man shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm from Shonan, and if you want to eat Shonan food, I'll make a little bit of it." ”

Qiao Mu buried his head and said in a low voice, "No need." ”

Xu Zhen looked at the little man and said, "Little master, have you ever thought about changing stores? Let more people try your craftsmanship? If you are short of money, I can invest, and we will cooperate to open a Cantonese restaurant in Dali." ”

The little man said, "Do you know why I open the door in the early hours of the morning every day?"

Xu Zhen shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

The little man said, "My main business is to play games. Help people play live games on behalf of others, play games for a few hours a day, and there will be tens of thousands of yuan in a month, so there is no need to be so tired. I opened this shop because I love cooking. I love to hear the stories of tourists who come and go, and if I was too busy, I wouldn't have had a chance to listen to them. ”

Xu Zhen said: "Then have you heard any interesting stories?"

The little man said, "I don't like to ask, they want to talk to someone, so I'll be a listener." They didn't want to talk, so I watched them eat. So, I haven't heard many interesting stories. However, I have met a lot of interesting guests, and I have heard a little bit of the story. ”

Qiao Mu covered his eyes with his palm, the corners of his mouth curled, and he said with a smile: "Let's talk about it." ”

The little man got up, took a bottle of milk from the freezer, and said, "I've been to this shop the most, and I've been to it the most." Once, I met a drunken beautiful woman, and when she came in, she didn't say anything, just lay on the table and cried. ”

Qiao Mu looked at him and said, "And then?"

She just kept crying, and after crying for a while, she suddenly burst out laughing. It may be too drunk, crying and laughing for a while. I came over from the back kitchen and asked her what she wanted to eat, and if she didn't eat, I had to throw her out. I'm not a hotel here, it's almost time, it's going to close, I'm not interested in keeping her. ”

Xu Zhen smashed his mouth and said, "What a pity." You said she was a beauty, and it wasn't a big problem to keep her for one night. ”

The little man took a sip of milk and said, "I know, she is so drunk that I just put her to sleep, and she has no strength to resist." But I didn't, she cried so much. I could see that she was a sad person, and I was afraid that she would kill herself when she woke up. ”

So, I asked her what she wanted to eat, and if she didn't, I had to close the door. She didn't speak, just casually ordered the 'barbecued pork rice' on the menu. ”

Xu Zhen pretended to be surprised and said, "'Gloomy Ecstasy Rice'?"

Qiao Mu smiled: "It's just ordinary barbecued pork rice, where did the ecstasy rice come from?"

Xu Zhen looked at the little man and said, "Excuse me, just kidding, you continue." ”

The little man smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll move on to the woman." When I finished cooking it for her, she sobered up a little bit, and she was eager to find someone to tell her story. I was there, so she told me......"