Chapter 64: The City
One more
Ruan Wan felt that she was really a [beep-] dog, how did she find out that Qiao Yi was also wilted.
She squinted her eyes and stared at Qiao Yi, Qiao Yi stared back at her with a righteous face (he didn't lie), and after the two looked at each other, they found that the woman who was still "domineering and leaking" just now left quietly.
Ruan Wan originally guessed that this woman would pull someone back to find fault, but she found that the other party was even more cowardly than she thought, and just like that, her road was calm.
1. There is nothing to say at night.
The next morning, the train arrived.
Even though there was still a considerable distance from Zeshui Town, Ruan Wan was shocked. If you don't go out, you will never be able to understand the special meaning of your hometown in your heart. Although the characteristic of Huaguo is the general high temperature in the country in summer, I don't know if it is a psychological factor, when Ruan Wan took a deep breath of the morning, she always felt that she smelled a lot of water - raise people!
"Let's have breakfast before we get in the car. Qiao Yiti said. It was true that he deliberately sent Ruan Wan back this time, but at the same time, he also accepted the old man's request to visit Su Jingshu for him.
Su Jingshu is her grandmother.
"That's fine. Ruan Wan nodded.
In fact, she would rather go home in the car hungry so that she could see her grandmother sooner. However, if the driving time is only one hour, it will be enough, but it will take three hours at the earliest, and it is not easy for her to drag Qiao Yi to be hungry for so long.
ββ¦β¦ Are you hungry?" Qiao Yi was silent for a while, and then said, "Actually, I'm not too hungry, otherwise I'd better take the car directly." β
Ruan Wan was stunned for a moment, then showed a helpless expression, and asked rhetorically: "Is my face full of the words 'I want to go back as much as I can'?"
Qiao Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said: Did she just find out?
Ruan Wan also curled the corners of her lips slightly, and was interrupted like this, her idea of going home was not as eager as just now, so she said: "Anyway, you are also here to visit your grandmother, I should entertain you as the host, or go back after breakfast." She didn't give Qiao Yi a chance to object, and said directly, "Then it's decided, let's go." β
Qiao Yi saw that Ruan Wan was determined, and walked to the breakfast stall next to the station with his luggage.
"Hey, wait a minute. Ruan Wan walked a few steps briskly and kept up with him, "You want to eat here?"
Qiao Yi stopped and looked at her inquiringly.
Ruan Wan said speechlessly: "Haven't you heard of the saying - things near the station are usually expensive and unpalatable. β
......Of course he knew, but it would be more convenient to be nearby.
"Forget it. Ruan Wan waved her hand, "You better come with me." β
Qiao Yi: What is the feeling of being sympathized with in the "......"?
After that, Ruan Wan took Qiao Yi on the bus - in the early summer morning, the people who took the bus were very good, so the two of them found a place to sit down very easily.
"Which stop?"
"Willow Lane. Ruan Wan replied, "There is a restaurant where rice noodles taste very good." After eating, take the same bus, and two more stops will be the bus station. After finishing speaking, I remembered to ask, "Do you eat rice noodles?"
"Eat. Qiao Yi is not a picky eater, but he still asked curiously, "What if I answer that I don't eat?"
Ruan Wan turned her head to look out the window: "It's okay, that house also sells omelettes and tea eggs, you can eat as much as you want." β
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After a short time, the two arrived at Liusi Lane. Ruan Wan took Qiao Yi into a laneway, Qiao Yi's sense of direction was not bad, but she still felt that the road was very detouring, and she was also grateful to be able to remember. The lanes are narrow, the bluestone bricks under the feet look old because of long-term trampling, and the moss grows in the corners, giving people an indescribable sense of vicissitudes of antiquity.
Qiao Yi was originally worried about whether she remembered the wrong way, because it didn't look like there was a store here, but immediately, the alluring scent that came to his face made him completely dispel this idea.
Ruan Wan took a deep inhalation of the fragrance and muttered to herself, "It's really the old recipe and the old taste." The pace under his feet also unconsciously became brisk.
Qiao Yi followed behind her, turned a corner, and felt that it suddenly opened up in front of her, and a rather lively side street suddenly appeared. And not far away, in front of a seemingly old store, there is a banner that is usually only seen in novels and TV dramas, with five big characters written on it - check the rice noodle shop.
"This is a local old shop. Ruan Wan said, "It is said that the current boss is already the fifth generation. In previous generations, it was the center of the city, but after the city was rebuilt, the boundary became the 'outer ring'. The owner was unwilling to leave his ancestral business and his old neighbors to relocate, so he has been opening a shop here. Fortunately, the old customers are very popular, so the business is still hot. As she spoke, she pointed to other shops on the street and said, "Not only his house, but also many old shops here." Of course, there are also new shops mixed in to 'pretend to be old', and it is not easy for locals to be fooled. β
While talking, the two walked into the rice noodle shop.
The rice noodle shop occupies a small area, the size of an ordinary noodle shop. It's only morning, and it's almost full. There was no chatter, because everyone was burying their heads in the woods. Along with their movements, a large array of seductive scents continued to rise in the room, seducing passers-by who almost drooled, often walking...... Huh, why did I just come in!
The two were lucky enough to sit at the last empty table.
"Do you eat dried or soup?" Ruan Wan asked Qiao Yi.
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She looked at his blank expression and had to explain: "It's the ones with soup and those without soup." β
"Don't bring soup. Qiao Yi recalled his habit of eating noodles, and he preferred fried noodles to noodles with soup and water.
"Is there a taboo? What about chili peppers? What about eggs? If you want it, the tea leaves are fried?"
"No, it's generally fine, omelette. β
Ruan Wan nodded, raised her head and shouted at the guy: "Please come to a bowl of dry noodles and a bowl of soup powder, they are all generally spicy, dry noodles need fried eggs, and soup noodles need tea eggs." β
"Okay, wait a minute!"
After a while, the steaming rice noodles were brought to the two of them.
Qiao Yi stared at the "dry noodles" in front of him, it was a bit similar to mixed noodles, it seemed to be made by mixing rice noodles in boiling water once and then adding condiments. The condiments look ......
"I won't say much about salt, soy sauce, pepper, onion and garlic, etc., do you smell the fragrance?"
Qiao Yi sniffed: "Sesame oil?"
"That's right, authentic small grinding sesame oil, not the kind sold on the market. Ruan Wan continued to count, "In addition, there are dried radish, snow mushroom foam, and fried peanuts. Of course, none of this is the point, the point is this. β
She lifted her chopsticks and tapped the red object in her bowl.
"Chili?"
"yes, pepper. Ruan Wan corrected, "To be precise, it's called chopping pepper." She picked up a piece of crushed chili pepper, stuffed it into her mouth, and squinted her eyes with pleasure as she chewed, before saying, "There is a custom of making chili sauce in various places, but the taste is different in different places." Locals prefer this little chop of chili peppers to chili sauce β and even then, the taste of chopped peppers varies from house to house. One-third of the credit for the restaurant's rice noodles goes to it. "Of course, grandma's chopped peppers are also delicious! The pickles she makes are also delicious! But she won't tell Qiao Yi about this kind of thing, lest he hit the autumn breeze when he leavesβeverything my grandmother makes is hersβthat's how stingy!
Qiao Yi suddenly felt that the little girl had a bit of a talent for being a "food show host", and when she said this, the simple food instantly became taller and more appetizing. The rice noodles made of late rice are white, dotted with a little dark soy sauce, light-colored sesame oil, green onions, green in the snow, yellow-brown diced radish, and deep red fried peanuts. Especially the fried egg covered with rice noodles, with white circles and brown edges, and a little oil star on it, the egg yolk in the middle is condensed but not old, tender but not raw, it seems to be really tempting.
He couldn't bear to mix it.
But compared to this......
Qiao Yi, who has never been a picky eater, looked at the bowl in front of Ruan Wan and asked curiously, "What do you have to say about this bowl?"
"My bowl?" Ruan Wan first took a sip of soup with a spoon - unlike Qiao someone, she liked soup very much, even if it was a clear soup noodle - after tasting it, she replied, "Of course, the highlight of the soup powder is in the soup." The base material is the bones of local chickens that grew up eating millet, and they are boiled carefully for a night, constantly scooping away the oil stars, so it is so clear. However," she said, stirring up the red soup, "how to process it into red soup after that is just as exclusive to the boss as the method of chopping peppers." "Some shops blindly pursue spicy, and throw any capsaicin into the pot without discipline, even if it is edible, and some people throw inedible food, it is very refreshing to eat, yes, I have a stomachache after eating. Unlike this one, when you eat it, you will be satisfied, and after eating, you will iron it in your stomach, and there will never be any uncomfortable phenomenon after eating.
"In addition," Ruan Wan picked up her chopsticks and pulled the side dishes in the bowl, "There are also beef, soybeans, bamboo shoots, diced radish, and snow mushrooms...... This one is about the same as your bowl. By the way, the beef here is also very delicious. Speaking of this, she picked up a very thinly sliced piece of beef and stuffed it into her mouth, swallowed it with satisfaction, and winked at Qiao Yi: "Do you regret your choice a little?" The soup powder is really stunning~
Qiao Yi: "......" Is this a belated revenge? If so, it is quite successful.
He was speechless when he saw the little girl raise her hand and shouted at the guy: "Please add a plate of beef to this table and a bowl of soup." β
"Okay, is the soup still red?"
Ruan Wan tilted her head to look at Qiao Yi, who turned her head without hesitation and replied, "Red." After a pause, he added, "Add another tea egg." β
Ruan Wan secretly rolled her eyes, thinking to herself that this was really a foodie! Then she immediately raised her hand and shouted, "I want an omelette too." "This guy in the bowl on the other side looks so greedy!
Two more
The two of them got into the car with their stomachs up.
Ruan Wan quietly touched her slightly bulging abdomen, thinking to herself that it was fortunate that the clothes she was wearing today were not tight, otherwise how ugly it would be. And when I go back, I will definitely be poisoned by my grandmother, such as "Yo he, I haven't seen you how much fat you have grown in a few days" and so on...... qaq
The closer you get to Zeshui Town, the lower the temperature becomes. When the car stopped, Ruan Wan got out of the car, only to feel a cool breeze blowing on her face.
"It's really cool here. β
"By the water. Ruan Wan walked briskly in the direction of her home and replied casually.
It's just been out for less than half a month, and there will obviously be no obvious changes in the town. However, for people in the town, a little girl has been missing for half a month, which is really "big news", not to mention that Ruan Wan's old man is very good, so there are people to greet her along the way.
"Xiaowan is back?"
"Well, it's back!" smiled.
"It seems to have lost a little weight. β
"Is there one?"
"Your grandmother said the other day that you were out playing crazy and wouldn't come back. β
"...... "Grandma, the little one is not!"
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In this way, Ruan Wan greeted the residents of the town all the way, and walked home happily. Compared to her, Qiao Yi was much more uncomfortable. Well, because he's being stared at by countless pairs of gossip eyes.
The townspeople were considerate of Ruan Wan, although they were curious about why she "brought a big man home", but they didn't ask in person, for fear of making the little girl shy. After thinking about it in their hearts, they asked Granny Su directly, but their eyes kept looking at Qiao Yi, if the latter had watched the blind date show, he would clearly know that he was being "scored", and there were already quite a few people who had turned off the lights - hooking up with a little girl, shameless!
Well, if Qiao Yi knew what these people were thinking, he would definitely vomit blood silently: You guys really think too much!
It's a pity that he doesn't know, so he can only endure it silently.
When she was about to walk to the door, Ruan Wan's heart was full of excitement, wondering how her grandmother, who came back today, would she greet her? Could it be in the courtyard? Could she have already made breakfast? Could she have specially cut the fruit? I knew that she wouldn't eat so much! But the reality is......
"Boom la la ......"
"North Wind!"
"Twenty thousand!"
"Three of a kind!"
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The bag in Ruan Wan's hand fell to the ground with a "snap", the whole person was petrified, and the glass heart was even more shattered.
β¦β¦ It turned out that she was really thinking too much. qaq
What's going on with this feeling that is more painful than falling out of love!tat
And it's too depraved to start playing mahjong early in the morning!!
Ruan Wanzheng was full of tears and vicissitudes of life, and the grandmother, who had no conscience, finally raised her head, noticed her standing at the door, and said, "Are you back? Why are you standing at the door stupidly?"
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Ruan Wan thought to herself: I don't want to stand stupidly, who asked you to put a big petrification on me!
"Ah, Xiaowan is back. β
"I just talked about you. β
"I haven't seen you for a while, how have you lost weight. β
Grandma's three card friends talked to Ruan Wan one after another, and the latter hurriedly shouted: "Grandma Qi, Grandma Ma, Grandma Diao." β
Needless to say, Grandma Qi, Grandma Qi.
Grandma Ma is Aunt Ma's mother, who is Aunt Ma? Well, it's the aunt who used to wear big red flowers and heavy makeup for her when she danced.
As for Grandma Diao...... She is the oldest of several old people, including her grandmother, and her brain is already a little confused, and she does things upside down, but her personality is very cute.
Seeing that Ruan Wan finished greeting her, Qiao Yi also stepped forward and shouted respectfully, "Grandma Su." β
"Are you ......" Grandma's eyes narrowed slightly, not knowing what she remembered.
Qiao Yi, who was being scrutinized by this old man, suddenly remembered his grandfather, and suddenly had a more correct attitude. But I was a little distracted, I was worthy of my grandmother and granddaughter, and my demeanor when I squinted was really similar.
There was a sudden silence in the courtyard.
At this moment, Grandma Diao spoke, she looked at Qiao Yi seriously, and then said with emotion: "In the blink of an eye, Xiaowan is actually in her twenties, I thought she was only fifteen or sixteen years old." β
The rest: "......"
Grandma Ma couldn't help but remind: "She is fifteen or sixteen years old." β
"How is that possible!" Grandma Diao retorted, "I have a bad brain, don't lie to me! According to the law of the country, a girl can only get married when she is twenty years old, and she has brought men back for the New Year, how can she be only fifteen or sixteen years old! Look at this young man, how handsome he looks and how many things he carries, he is really filial!"
Ruan Wan: "......"
Qiao Yi: "......"
Grandma Ma held her forehead, thinking that since you know that your brain is not good, don't talk nonsense.
What the hell is married!
What the hell is a man!
And it's summer, and you're still wearing summer clothes!
If Grandma Ma knew a new word that became popular a few years later - "spitting", she would definitely find resonance. Because she's now complaining like crazy in her heart.
"Alas, it's so warm this winter!" Grandma Diao said with emotion, "It's a little hot." β
Others: "......"
Grandma Qi, who was secretly determined to save the atmosphere, threw out a card: "Four cylinders!" and then said to Grandma Diao, "It's your turn." β
"Oh, yes!" Grandma Diao reacted, then threw a card, "Two of a kind!"
Everyone, including Ruan Wan, looked at it, well, it was Zhang Nanfeng.
Everyone was speechless, and grandma pushed the card with a calm expression: "Hu!" After speaking, she picked up this south wind and went to the middle side of one and three, which was logical to the point of outrageous.
Ruan Wan clearly saw that Grandma Qi and Grandma Ma had green tendons on their heads, but they were speechless!
Grandma Diao muttered while pulling the playing cards that were placed in her hand instead of weights: "Why are you always the winner?" After pulling a few playing cards, she suddenly reacted, "No! I'm not a two-of-a-kind, it's a south wind!" After speaking, she pointed at her grandmother and said, "You cheat!"
Grandma smiled, picked up the South Wind, and placed it next to the other South Wind in the pile. By the way, he put the 70,000 yuan that was originally placed next to the latter in the middle of one or three, and said calmly: "It's still Hu." β
Qiao Yi: "?"
Ruan Wan explained in a low voice: "Our mahjong here has a 'treasure', that is, there is a card that can replace any card. In this sentence, 70,000 is a treasure. "At first, my grandmother used it instead of Nanfeng, and now she uses it instead of Nijo, so it's all Hu anyway.
Grandma Diao: "...... You can do it. β
Grandma Qi and Grandma Ma gave their grandmothers a thumbs up: "It's still your cow." β
Grandma smiled slightly, stretched out her hand to Grandma Diao, rubbed it twice, and motioned her to quickly take out the cards and not be ambiguous.
Grandma Diao had a bitter face and took a few playing cards and put them in her grandmother's hands. The latter shook his head, pointed to the flower card in front of him and said, "Not enough." As she spoke, she took all the cards in Grandma Diao's hand into her hand and counted, "Well, how many are still owed, what do you think?"
Grandma Diao stared blankly at her empty hands, and after a moment of silence, she burst into tears.
Grandma Qi and Grandma Ma burst out laughing, "You're a lot older, and you still run away", after speaking, they casually said hello to their grandmother and left. On the one hand, it is to take care of Grandma Diao's home, and on the other hand, it is also to no longer disturb the grandmother who is obviously in trouble at home.
Grandma stood up, shook her head and said to Ruan Wan: "Your grandmother Diao came to pester me early in the morning and said that I wanted to play mahjong, and if I didn't play with her, she would sit on the ground and cry, so I had to play with her for a while." β
That tone sounded helpless.
Ruan Wan felt that her grandmother was very shameless, hmph, she was obviously very happy to bully people, it was really a bad taste!
Full of "anger", she pursed her lips and did not speak.
Grandma glanced at her and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, my eldest lady is finally willing to come back? β
Ruan Wan: "......" Shenma called a rake, this is called!
"Alas," my grandmother sighed, "it's hard to take care of the child when he gets older, and when his wings are stiff, he wants to fly out, and it's really ...... to pity my old man who is left alone at home."
"Grandma, you're enough!" Ruan Wan was full of black lines, threw away the things in her hand, threw herself up and hugged her grandmother's arm, and said angrily, "Then I won't go to school anymore, okay to accompany you at home every day?"
"Then let me raise you?" Grandma poked her finger at Ruan Wan's head.
Ruan Wan puffed out her face: "I don't eat much!"
"That's not going to happen. Grandma snorted softly, "When the time comes, I will buy two sheep and come back, and you will herd the sheep for me every day, and live in the sheepfold for me at night." β
Ruan Wan: "...... is this still her own grandmother...... No, whoever can say such a thing is definitely a pro. qaq
She was sad, but her grandmother seemed to be addicted, and then said, "This sheep, if you lose a tael or two, I will starve you for a meal." β
Ruan Wan vomited blood: "Grandma...... You really deserve to be born in a landlord family...... "family history!"
In this way, the arrogance of Ruan Boss Wan, who thought he had been upgraded, was once again slapped away by the Outer Ultimate Boss and Mother-in-law, which is also a tragic urging!
Qiao Passerby Yi was accidentally ignored, but he thought it was really interesting to watch this scene, especially when he saw Ruan Wan deflated, such a sentence floated in his heart - little girl, you also have this day!
Then, he was targeted by his grandmother who was [crossed out] wolf crossed out.
Qiao Yi: "......" unconsciously straightens his body with a correct attitude.
"Xiaowan, go pour some water for the guests. The grandmother pushed her granddaughter away.
Ruan Wan was stunned for a moment, then nodded obediently: "Oh." "Grandma seems to have something to say to Da Qiao, I'm really curious......