Chapter 69: Middle-aged Uncle

Zhao Yu finished eating all the meat skewers and continued to walk on the street. The current time is not clear to him, but it should not be until noon. He covered his forehead with his hand and looked at the sun hanging in the sky.

Oh! It's still early! Zhao Yu waved and looked at both sides of the street again.

Walking around a corner, he saw a shop specializing in rice cakes. He quickly walked in. It's the same as at the barbecue restaurant. I asked the clerk the price, and he pulled out a gold coin. Then the guy was embarrassed and said that he couldn't find it. Zhao Yu threw the gold coin into the air in a dashing manner and threw out a sentence:

"No need to look for it. ”

When Zhao Yu left this rice cake shop, he was already holding a few rice cake balls in his hands. He sniffed the rice cake drunkenly and put it in his mouth.

The rice cake was slimy and a little strong, and Zhao Yu ate it very fragrantly.

With such an idea, Zhao Yu officially entered the state of shopping.

Almost every time he went to a shop with something delicious, Zhao Yu would walk in and take a look. If you don't feel right, you can leave, and if you think it's delicious, you can buy it with gold.

He squandered a lot of his time, and he tasted almost all the good food in town. Among them are radish cakes, spring rolls, rock sugar gourds, lotus cakes and so on. Of course, these are also bought with gold.

So, on the busy street in Akita Town, there is such a strange scene, and a young man happily walks into a snack bar. After asking the price, he directly threw out a gold coin and shouted that there was no need to look for it. Under the surprised eyes of everyone and the clerk, the young man walked out of the store with snacks in his hands.

"Where the hell did you get rich and rich?" thought most of the townspeople.

Zhao Yu didn't care about this at all, he wouldn't care what the townspeople thought. Because he's just here for a day or two. However, what he didn't know was that such a high-profile move like his would inevitably attract the attention of other lawbreakers.

No, when he just came out of a fried fish shop, a middle-aged man with a wrinkled face stared at him. But Zhao Yu didn't notice it at all. He still put all his mind on shopping.

Oops! It's so delicious! Zhao Yu only felt that his stomach was already swollen, but he was still not satisfied with it. He ran his finger into his belly, thinking that he should be able to eat something more. His mother used to tease him for being too thin, so she always told him to eat more. Zhao Yu felt that the reason why he was eating like this now was also to obey his deceased mother's will!

Thinking like this, Zhao Yu was even more determined to continue shopping.

Just as he came to a crossroads, he was attracted to a very different style of architecture. Of course, the elven food written on the building sign made him feel the urge to step in. He touched his lower lip with his finger and walked towards the shop.

What do the elves eat? With curiosity, Zhao Yu entered the store.

It turns out that among the food eaten by the elves, there is something called egg tarts. The so-called egg tart is a mixture of eggs and sugar water and poured into a kneading hollow crispy crust.

Zhao Yu looked at these egg tarts the size of half a palm, and immediately made up his mind to buy two.

"I can't imagine that this little egg tart is so expensive. A few customers at the front of the line were teasing the price.

"Yes, it's so big, it costs thirty copper coins each. ”

Zhao Yu couldn't help snickering when he heard it. What? Thirty copper coins a piece? He cleared his throat and took out a gold coin from his clothes. But this time, he didn't show it for the first time, but held it tightly in the palm of his hand.

Then, when it came time for him to buy an egg tart, he shouted loudly again: "How much!"

When the guy quoted the price of thirty copper coins, Zhao Yu threw a gold coin into the guy's body with enthusiasm.

"This gold coin is for you, don't look for it. Bring me five tarts to try!"

The guys and the customers in line all showed surprised expressions, and Zhao Yu enjoyed the attention, and his waist was straight.

And just outside the egg tart shop, the middle-aged man who had been staring at Zhao Yu for some time narrowed his eyes even more finely.

When Zhao Yu came out with a bag containing egg tarts, the middle-aged man quickly hid aside. He observed Zhao Yu's words and deeds in the corner, and 'connived' at Zhao Yu to continue shopping. However, just as Zhao Yu was about to step into the corner and disappear, the middle-aged man quickly followed.

Zhao Yu still didn't know about this, he blindly thought about how many delicious things there were in Akita Town. He's going to eat enough today. However, just as he was about to walk into a wine-brewed ball shop, he suddenly realized that he still had something to do.

Oops! He slapped his head again. Don't you still have tents and clothes to buy? Zhao Yu looked at the sky, and the time was almost afternoon. He came out for a while, and he didn't even do a single thing of business.

It's over, it's over. If it drags on like this again, he will definitely be scolded by Shen Mengting when he goes back, Zhao Yu came around in a circle out of thin air. Let's go shopping first!, he began to wonder where the grocery store and the tailor's shop were.

However, after the previous play, he had already run away from the two places. Even, where he is now, he can't figure it out.

What should I do? He pinched his earlobe, looking extremely anxious. Ask the people around you!, he thought, and observed the crowd passing by.

Just as Zhao Yu was about to open his mouth to ask a young man about his age, a greeting sounded behind him.

"Little brother, is there anything you are embarrassed about?"

Zhao Yu turned his head suddenly. He saw a middle-aged man with a smile on his face, standing two or three meters behind him. It must have been this middle-aged man calling him just now.

"What's the matter, little brother, looking at the anxious way you looked just now, you must have encountered something embarrassing!" the middle-aged man continued.

The middle-aged man had a sunny warmth on his body, and when he smiled, his face was full of folds, like the kind of corn cob in the field, which was uneven anyway.

Zhao Yu restrained his arrogance, and he turned to shrink his neck stiffly: "Hungry! I seem to be lost. I need to find out where the nearest grocery store and tailor are here?"

The middle-aged man looked thoughtful. "Oh, I'm lost!" he frowned and nodded, "In that case, I can show you the way." ”

"Ahh Thank you very much. ”

"Actually, I don't need to thank you. Because the place I went to happened to be on the way to the grocery store. So I'll give you a ride!"

"Ahh Thank you so much, thank you. Zhao Yu bowed to the middle-aged man. He thought that there were still such good people in this world, no wonder there were always people saying proverbs like 'there is true love in the world'!

"Oh, I really don't need to, I said I was just on the way!" the middle-aged man waved his thick hand.

Zhao Yu found that although this middle-aged man was not fat at all, his arms were extremely thick! Was he a swordsman? Zhao Yu felt a sense of doubt in his heart.

The middle-aged man held up his hand in a certain direction on the side of the street, and Zhao Yu knew that he was going to officially lead the way.

Knowingly followed behind the middle-aged man, Zhao Yu walked around silently.

The middle-aged man's pace is quite steady, and there is a feeling that can make people stable. Zhao Yu nodded at this person's back with satisfaction, thinking that if this person had a child, he would definitely be very precious!

"That's right, little brother. I haven't asked your name yet, what should I call you?"

After walking for a while, the middle-aged man turned around and asked Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, and then pouted slightly and made a long sound. "My name is Zhao Yu. He replied heartily by name.

"Zhao Yu?" the middle-aged man seemed to be thinking about something, "Is it the 'Zhao' at the bottom of the word and the 'Yu' of feathers?" the middle-aged man asked as he slowed down, he seemed to be deliberately parallel to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu scratched his head: "Well, yes." ”

"Oh, that's a common name!" the middle-aged man smiled kindly, "I'll introduce myself too." My name is Chen Zhijie. ”

As soon as he heard the words 'Chen Zhijie', Zhao Yu's face froze a little. The name was a bit like one of the people he hated the most.

"What's wrong?" Chen Zhijie, a middle-aged man, quickly noticed Zhao Yu's strangeness.

Zhao Yu hurriedly put away his displeasure, and he smiled embarrassedly instead, "Hungry!

Seeing this, the man named Chen Zhijie didn't ask anything more. He opened up another topic. "By the way, little brother Zhao Yu, you're from another town, so you're very unfamiliar with our Akita Town. ”

"Yes, yes. To be honest, I've only been in this town for a day. Zhao Yu shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.

"Really, which town are you from?"

"Vortex Town!"

"Vortex Town?" Chen Zhijie seemed surprised, he clasped his arms in his hands as if he was thinking about something.

Zhao Yu thought that he should be pondering what kind of place Vortex Town was.

"Vortex is very remote, it's a very, very small town. Zhao Yu added.

"Oh, is it?" Chen Zhijie glanced at Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu was inferior and didn't dare to look at this man. However, Chen Zhijie's next sentence made Zhao Yu have to keep an eye on him.

"Little brother Zhao Yu, did you look too high-profile when you entered the egg tart shop just now?"

Ahh He wondered why this middle-aged man would know that he had been to the egg tart shop before.

Facing the surprised gaze, Chen Zhijie Dao still seemed comfortable, he waved his shoulders, and made a chest expansion movement: "I saw the way you were in the egg tart shop just now." To be honest, that's exactly what happened. I'm going to come and talk to you. ”

Zhao Yu suddenly stopped after hearing this, and he stared at Chen Zhijie with a vigilant gaze.

Chen Zhijie walked for a while, and when he saw that Zhao Yu didn't follow, he also stopped and turned around.

"You...... How did you...... Have you been keeping an eye on me?"

"yes, I'm just keeping an eye on you. ”

"You ......" Zhao Yu took a small step back. He also clenched his staff, ready to take precautions.

"Alas, little brother, do you know how dangerous your move just now was?" Chen Zhijie walked towards Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu swallowed his saliva, not knowing what to do. Luckily, this is the main street, and there are people all around. That's why he didn't panic and wanted to escape.

"Don't you know that there is a saying that wealth should not be exposed? A high-profile display of wealth like you just now will sooner or later be targeted by some lawbreakers!" Chen Zhijie showed a sad face, which was very different from the sunny temperament he exuded from the beginning. He walked up to Zhao Yu, like an elder criticizing people, and kept tilting his mouth and shaking his head.

Zhao Yu was more and more unsure of which way the situation would develop, so he had to stand in place.

"I ask you. Chen Zhijie lowered his head slightly, and a sharp gaze shot out of his turned eyes, "Have you ever wondered if you will be targeted by some bad people every time you show your wealth." What are you going to do if you're targeted?"

Zhao Yu blinked blankly and shook his head habitually.

Chen Zhijie sighed in a low voice: "Haven't you even thought about it? You are alone in a foreign town, you haven't thought about being targeted by bad people, how to deal with it? By the way, you should be a magician! Look at the staff you are holding in your hand." ”

Zhao Yu looked for the question and glanced at the staff in his hand. After that, he hurriedly shook his head again: "Hungry! I'm not a magician. I just know a little bit of magic. ”

"Oh, that's right, but have you ever thought that your magic skills can resist the bad guys who are targeting you?"

This question made Zhao Yu not know how to answer, he licked his lips in a trance, and his mouth was also tightly pursed.

"The reason why I want to come forward to talk to you is to remind you that in such a complex society, you must not show your wealth too highly. Otherwise, you will be targeted by some bad guys. ”

Hungry! Zhao Yu stared at the middle-aged man named Chen Zhijie fiercely.

"After doing it for a long time, it turns out that he is going to remind me!" Zhao Yu's body relaxed a little.

"Little brother, you might as well think like this. If I'm a bad person. Chen Zhijie put his hand on his chest, "Then after seeing you so rich, I had bad intentions towards you." Then come and talk to you and take you to a no-man's land. Finally, threaten to hand over the money in your hands. What are you going to do?"

Zhao Yu was 'hungry', his mouth seemed to have been suddenly pried open, and he couldn't close it again. "The ...... What should I do?"

"That's a question I asked you, and you should think about how to answer it. ”

"But......" Zhao Yu grabbed his head aggrievedly, and his hair was grabbed by him and hissed, "I don't know what to do!"

After hearing this, Chen Zhijie sighed again. "Since you don't know how to solve it, you should avoid it at the earliest opportunity!"

Zhao Yu bit his lip in shame: "If you want to avoid ......"

"If you want to avoid it, you have to get to the root of the problem. I've told you before, don't go too far and show off your wealth. When you were in the egg tart shop, you were so high-profile that you didn't know how important it was, and you were able to boast that you didn't need to look for a gold coin. Aren't you telling the bad guys on the street to come and target you?"

Zhao Yu took a sharp breath into his stomach. He felt that there was definitely some truth in what this middle-aged man said, and he was indeed too high-profile before. Shen Mengting gave him a big bag of gold coins, and he thought about squandering them carefree. He wanted to be a rich man too much. However, he forgot the most basic truth:

Be wary of others.

Zhao Yu's body softened as if deflated, "I'm sorry!" he squeezed out these three words.

"Why are you telling me sorry? I'm not your relative, and I have nothing to do with the money you have with me. You're sorry for yourself!" Chen Zhijie said emphatically.

"yes! I ...... Alas, I'm sorry for myself. "Zhao Yu just wants to find a hole now and let his head get into it.

"Well, don't blame yourself like that. It didn't happen, but you have to pay attention to it in the future. Don't show off your wealth like this again. Chen Zhijie said it very sincerely.

It seemed that seeing that Zhao Yu was still immersed in self-blame, Chen Zhijie comforted him a little. He stepped forward and patted Zhao Yu on the shoulder, "Little brother, don't think about it anymore." Keep going!

Zhao Yu nodded, and was ready to continue to follow behind Chen Zhijie. However, at the moment when they were about to take a step, Zhao Yu quickly walked around in front of Chen Zhijie.

"Anyway, thank you very much, uncle. It was also thanks to my uncle's reminder that I was able to come to my senses. Otherwise, it will be a matter of time before you meet the bad guys. ”

Chen Zhijie sighed and waved his arm at Zhao Yuzhi, "I really don't need to thank anything." I'm just doing what an elder should be reminding. It's normal for young people to make mistakes, and it's okay to promise that they won't do it again in the future. Okay, don't say any more thanks, let's hurry and talk about it first!"

Zhao Yu thought about it, and he hurried up with Chen Zhijie again.

"By the way, I take the liberty of asking, what are you going to buy at the grocery store?"

When turning a corner at a forked intersection, Chen Zhijie turned his head and asked Zhao Yu again.

Zhao Yu returned directly and naked: "Go buy some tents and flint and steel and other field supplies." ”

"Oh, I see. Then you're in the right place. I'm going to take you to the grocery store right now, which sells the best field gear. So I'll introduce you to a few more later. ”

"Ah, is that really possible? Thank you so much, uncle. Zhao Yu bowed and thanked him again.

"Alright, alright, I've said don't be so polite. ”

"But I really want to thank you, if you can, please accept this. Zhao Yu took out a gold coin from his clothes, and he was about to hand it to Chen Zhijie.

However, Chen Zhijie's quickly straightened face made Zhao Yu retract his hand.

"Look at you. The old mistake is made again, and I told you not to show too much money, why did you take out the gold coins again? Also, what do you think of me? Even the act of rewarding me with gold coins has come out. I'm telling you, you're insulting me. ”

Zhao Yu hurriedly explained: "No, I just want to...... Just wanted to ......"

"You'd better put away the gold coins!" Chen Zhijie's words suddenly became much softer, "I'm not rare for that kind of money that I don't get with my own hands. So, hurry up and put the gold coins away for me. ”

Zhao Yu reluctantly put away the gold coin, he observed the uncle in front of him, and immediately felt that his image was extremely tall.

"Keep on your way! I'm going to get you to the grocery store quickly, lest you don't get back before dark. Chen Zhijie quickened his pace.

Looking at the back of Chen Zhijie walking in front, Zhao Yu was glad: why was he so lucky to meet such a middle-aged uncle with excellent moral character today.