Chapter 53: Things That Are Not Yet Known
When I met up with Mi Zhen at the subway entrance, I hadn't noticed that someone was following me all the time. www.biquge.info But at that time, in fact, Mi Zhen saw it, but he only paid attention to it a few more times, but he didn't say anything.
"What's wrong?" I saw Mi Zhen's expression very strange.
Mi Zhen shook her head: "It's nothing. Mi Zhen took her eyes off the rearview mirror and looked at me gossip with a smile, "Why did the little girl escape from parental control?" ”
"Don't mention it." I waved my hand, as if to sweep away the bad luck that had shrouded me, "My mom is already angry. "I hope her misunderstanding doesn't last long, I prayed silently in my heart.
"yes, maybe it's not as simple as you think." Mi Zhen muttered to herself.
"What's simple?"
Mi Zhen shook her head: "It's not easy, little friend. Have you had breakfast? Seeing me shake my head, Mi Zhen drove the car to the door of a Cantonese tea restaurant. Let's try the morning tea here, it should have just opened, and I found out when I passed by a few days ago, but the boss is an authentic Cantonese, and the taste should still be authentic. After a while, I told the owner of the antique shop where we were, and he was going to come together today. Truth be told, he'd love to get to know you. ”
"Know me?" I repeated it again in disbelief. "Why?"
Mi Zhen flipped through the menu and said to me without a match: "I want to see which way the little fairy will put the lone wolf at home." ”
"Is there anything special about lone wolf?" I ordered crystal shrimp dumplings and tofu brain and set the menu aside. I remember that when I photographed this ornament, Li Zhilin also had a flash of panic in his eyes, and I didn't know if there was a problem with the ornament itself or a problem with my behavior of buying it.
Mi Zhen put her index finger rice in her mouth and 'shh I don't want pork liver if I have it, I don't like it. How many pieces are in one serving of steamed pork ribs? Are there only three pieces like in the photo? Okay, then I'll also have two servings of this steamed pork ribs. What is the recommended dish of dry steamed siu mai? No, I don't order this, just now we have ordered crystal shrimp dumplings and shrimp cheong fun, and if you order dry steaming, there will be too many shrimps, and we are not here to eat seafood stew, just add your signature glutinous rice and roasted wheat here. There is also a copy of the quicksand bag, ah, your family is called the golden sand bag, sorry for the wrong name just now, that is, we want a copy of this golden sand bag, do you need to make it or do you already have a ready-made one? I want freshly steamed, and I definitely have to eat it freshly steamed to feel the sweet aroma of salted egg yolk. Mi Zhen, do you like to eat phoenix feet? If you don't like it, forget it. I don't particularly like it either, it's too cumbersome to eat. If you drink it, a boat porridge, a porridge with preserved eggs and lean pork, and a pot of jasmine oolong, but this oolong tea will be served later, and I will tell you when you need it. Order so much for now. If necessary, I will take it from the car later, and the receptionist has already given us a snack card when we enter the door. Zhizhi, do you think what I just ordered should be enough? Mi Zhen was willing to raise her head and ask for my opinion.
I shook my head exaggeratedly with wide eyes: "You're ordering too much, aren't you?" "The waiter may have looked at us with some concern because of the amount of Mi Zhen's order, and confirmed it several times before leaving with an expression of 'admiration'.
"Mi Zhen, I really think you ordered too much just now, and it would be a waste if you can't eat it." While the waiter hasn't gone far, I hope that Mizhen will change her decision.
"Do you know what morning tea is?" Mi Zhen leaned over to me and asked.
"Huh?" I didn't understand why he asked, I looked at her in surprise and nodded subconsciously, "It's breakfast, right?" ”
"That'snono. doesn't matter at all!" Shaking her index finger, Mi Zhen looked at me incredulously and continued: "You said it yourself, it's called breakfast, not morning tea." I'm not bringing you here today for a simple breakfast, but for morning tea, little friend. In Guangdong, the authentic word is not called eating, but "sighing" - "sighing morning tea", "sighing" in Cantonese means enjoyment, which is very different from eating. Eat for the sake of satisfying the stomach, but enjoy for the service of the taste buds. Enjoyment will make your life very leisurely, and I brought you here so that you can experience this kind of calmness that children like you have never felt. ”
"It has nothing to do with the fact that you ordered so many things, right?"
"Why doesn't it matter?" Mi Zhen's eyes widened as if she didn't understand my words, "And as I just said, we're not here to eat, we're here to enjoy." If you eat it for breakfast, it's a bit too much, and it's not surprising that you can't eat it at all. But if you extend the time and process of this 'eating' indefinitely, and enjoy it, you will find that from the moment you enter the mouth, it is not just a mechanical act of chewing and swallowing for the sake of the stomach, but a reservation to enjoy the whole person immersed in the aroma of affairs. Taste the unique and complex taste of different ingredients mixed not with the stomach but with the taste buds, feel the different textures of the food slowly slide through the lips and teeth into the esophagus, and experience the warm happiness when they reach the stomach. This process of enjoyment is a ritual luxury, and the greatest respect for the food, the people who cook it, and yourself. We don't usually have time to appreciate ourselves and the air, water, and food that keeps us alive. Then don't miss out on this opportunity to say thank you and those things around you that you overlooked but are important. Experience, enjoy and be grateful for this is the best feedback on life and living. Besides, we have plenty of time to digest these foods. You see, it only takes ten minutes to eat breakfast, but our morning tea time can last for hours for us to chat and enjoy the delicious food. Don't you think it's wonderful? ”
"I'm really going to make excuses for being able to eat." I was not in the mood to talk to her, for the events of the past two days had made me very restless, and I was not in the mood to discuss with him such idle topics as the true meaning of life. It's just that when the waiter served the porridge, he pushed the boat porridge to Mi Zhen in a bad temper, and he took over the preserved egg porridge that looked like it was appetizing: "I don't eat peanuts." ”
Mi Zhen noticed that my temper was not very good, so she didn't say anything, but drank the porridge by herself with satisfaction: "By the way, what did you ask me just now?" "Mizhen finally remembered my question.
However, I was made to look like you by her series of lectures just now, and it took me a long time to remember what I had just asked: "Why can't I buy a lone wolf?" ”
"It will affect Feng Shui." Mi Zhen continued to lower her head and drink porridge with a look of 'no big deal', "Having said that, it's not just a lone wolf, many things can't be bought and put around, which will destroy the aura of the family." You may think it's a superstition, but in fact I prefer to think of it as metaphysics - an unexplained science, where the ancients empirically summarized a series of laws into accepted results, doesn't that sound like statistics? There is a part of the knowledge in Feng Shui that has been included in the normal science of geography, but what we are now exposed to has not yet been discovered. The lone wolf, and those other things that affect Feng Shui, are all good warnings from the past to us now, and of course there are some points that make sense. For example, people who belong to the dragon should not put Nezha dolls or sculptures at home, have you heard the story of Nezha making trouble in the sea? Have you heard of the folklore that Nezha beat Ao Bing, the third prince of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and plucked out forty or fifty dragon scales at Baode Gate? It should also be such a legend, and the folk have this saying, "Don't touch Nezha if you belong to the dragon, and the dragon will bare your teeth when you meet Nezha", so whether it is the dragon or the dragon in the name, you must try to avoid tattooing Nezha for yourself, or placing it at home, or wearing Nezha-related furnishings, which will cause trouble for yourself. Now back to the lone wolf you photographed on Friday, there is also a saying among the people that 'a lone wolf with blood will die'. ”
Hearing this, I let out an 'ah' and repeatedly confirmed with Mi Zhen, "Is that real?" ”
Mi Zhen nodded very solemnly: "I didn't lie to you, there is indeed such a statement." But don't worry, my friend who runs an antique shop won't let you receive it home, he's still very ethical, and if he puts it in his shop, he can break the curse of bad intentions on that ornament, so don't feel too sorry for him. Even if you don't believe in the wisdom summarized by your predecessors, you must pay attention to and respect it. People have seen more of the world than we have ever eaten. ”
At this time, the waiter brought the golden sand bun. "Zhizhi, you have to eat this golden sand bun while it's hot, only the freshly released sand bun can interpret the amazing filling."
Hearing Mi Zhen say this, the waiter stole an admiring look: "It seems that Madam, you are very good at eating." ”
Mi Zhen blinked, obviously listening to the waiter's words, and looked triumphantly as I put the golden sand bag in my mouth.
I obediently took a bite, the soft skin with the fragrance of wheat, the salty, sweet and hot filling stimulated the touch of the taste buds, and the collision but harmonious deliciousness made my eyes open wide the moment I finished the first bite, and I was full of praise: "It's so delicious." ”
"Is it so amazing?" Mizhen frowned suspiciously when she heard that I could barely count it as a complete compliment, and she took one of her own chopsticks, her expression of disbelief disappearing as she put the quicksand bag in her mouth. Like me, her eyes widened, whimpering and nodding at me, with the same compliments in her eyes as mine.
"Sure enough, there are still places that can't be searched by food magazines." Mi Zhen snatched another quicksand bag from the steamer and smirked at me, "Let's have another one, but I'll take a picture of it and submit it to the food magazine later." ”
"When Auntie's cart comes over in a while, can't we just take it again? Why bother people to come over? "The number of people in the teahouse has gradually increased, and many of them are people who come to 'sigh for tea' with their families or business partners.
When the waiter brought over some other snacks from our store, Mi Zhen, who was so picky and harsh, also praised the waiter with a bright smile: "Your signature golden sand bun is really super delicious, very similar to the taste I have eaten locally." Mi Zhen smiled and looked very bright, because it was so good-looking, so that the waiter who was busy arranging the dishes on the side looked at it for a while, and the waiter who came back to his senses when he heard my cough blushed embarrassedly, but stammered and thanked Mi Zhen in turn.
However, I also think that the dim sum taste of this teahouse is really good, in addition to the golden sand buns, rice rolls, steamed dumplings, pork ribs and siu mai, the taste is enough to make people stunning. Mi Zhen took her alpha and kept taking pictures, saying that she must have written this teahouse into her column.
"Do you still have a column?" I was surprised to hear the news.
Mi Zhen expressed strong dissatisfaction with my suspicions: "What kind of expression do you have?" ”
"Nothing, just a little bit of surprise. I didn't expect you to be so versatile. I tried to be as tactful as I could, but I was still met with Mi Zhen's eyes, saying that I was underestimating her.
"I still have a lot of talents, don't think I'm just eating with my face." Mi Zhen put down her camera, "I worked as a private investigator for a while. ”
"You?" I glared at Mi Zhen in surprise, "You also worked as a private detective?" "But think about it, Mi Zhen must be very capable of finding out so many things. Looking at Mi Zhen's ability to do things, it is not at all inconsistent to say that she used to be a private detective.
"A private detective's assistant, to be exact. But not now. Mi Zhen pouted with some regret.
"Why?"
"That Mr. Zhenan doesn't need my help anymore, he's found a better assistant."
Although I know that this is not good, I can't help but gloat a little: "You were dumped by your former partner?" ”
Mi Zhen threw the tissue into a ball and threw it at me, a little angry: "How is it possible, how can I fall in love with that kind of man with a mother-in-law and mother-in-law." We are separated because of external forces. But ah, he's actually quite miserable now, and he encountered his fateful disaster. Although it is not appropriate to say that his new partner, that girl is really an existence that people have no way to reassure. Mi Zhen muttered to herself with a regretful expression, saying something I couldn't understand at all.
"What are you talking about?" I shook my hand in front of Mizhen's eyes, "What kind of uneasy existence?" ”
Mi Zhen came back to her senses at this time, suddenly looked at me, and then smiled a little weakly: "It's nothing, the partner I worked with before has found a big trouble for himself, and it is likely to make him lose his life." ”
"Then you should remind him, could it be that you said that because you were jealous of his new partner?" I still can't help but gossip.
"Nonsense." Mi Zhen glared at me, "Am I jealous of a stinky little girl?" ”
"Then why did you say that your friend was in big trouble, and didn't remind him to stay out of trouble when he knew he was in trouble?" I really don't understand what Mi Zhen is trying to say.
Mi Zhen supported her chin with her hand and leaked a distressed and helpless expression: "You really have a lot of questions. Then I ask you, if someone came and asked you to give up working with us now, would you agree? ”
"Of course not." I waved my hand repeatedly, "I said before that no matter what happens, I will stay by your side." ”
Mi Zhen was slightly stunned: "But if this person who persuaded you was for your own good, knew that the road ahead was dangerous, and asked you to leave quickly out of protection, what would you do?" ”
"I'm going to stay. Even if the person who persuaded me to leave was really trying to protect me, then I would definitely stay with you, I have promised you, and I knew that there was danger when I decided to cooperate with you, but I still chose to stand by your side because I believe that even if the road seems dangerous, if two people take care of each other, the road will be easier and safer. ”
"But that doesn't solve the danger itself."
"But you can be bold, since you already know the danger, two people in one can always think of a way to avoid the danger, so it is safer than fighting alone. But. I looked at Mi Zhen with a frown, "You didn't come to me today to get rid of me, did you?" I won't promise, I won't leave you until I find the White Snake,"
Mi Zhen looked at me with some amusement: "No, it's just that you asked so many questions just now, I have a little headache, and you don't believe the answer than me, it's better to let you find the answer yourself." Look, didn't you just say the answer yourself? ”
"What did I say?"
"The answer is what you said just now, the answer you gave in the same situation coincides with the thoughts of my previous partner. My partner thinks a lot like you, but he's a little more complicated than you. Although both of you know that you still have to jump in the fire pit, you are still a little luckier than him, if you really reach the edge of the fire pit, I will definitely hold you and not let you fall, I am not so bad. But my friend is not necessarily, he, the moment he agrees to a new partner, there is no room to turn back, and he is destined to force himself into a dead end. Once his current partner regains his memory, the first thing to do is to kick him directly into the fire pit. But even if this detective knew the result, he was willing to take risks to accompany that frustrated friend, and he looked like he was willing, which made me have to sigh that love is so great. Mi Zhen showed a somewhat regretful expression on her face, but then she clapped her hands and said, "Okay, don't mention the person who spoiled the fun, anyway, his life and death have nothing to do with me, except for a pity, I can't stop him if he wants to die." Just as you insist on getting involved with dangerous people like us, I can't persuade you to leave. But why didn't he come? ”
"The owner of the antique shop?"
Mi Zhen nodded, squinting her eyes a little lazily, but when her eyes locked on a certain direction, her eyes suddenly widened: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, but why him?" ”
I followed Mizhen's eyes and found a long figure walking leisurely towards the two of us, and when he walked up to us, he showed a somewhat apologetic smile: "Sorry, I'm late." ”
Mizhen handed me the bag and gave up the place next to it to the man who had just arrived. I didn't make any noise, I heard Mizhen's surprise just now, and guessed that this man should not be the antique shop owner she mentioned earlier, but the hapless detective Mr. Detective mentioned in the chat just now.
The man noticed that I had been staring at him, so he looked at me and smiled politely: "Hello, my name is Li Jing, and I am here today on behalf of a friend of mine." You must have mentioned that he really wanted to meet Miss Mozhi, right? Then he politely held out his hand.
I cautiously shook it back, thinking that I didn't know what to say next, so I turned my attention to Mi Zhen for help. Mi Zhen received my distress signal and flapped the arm of the man named Li Jing: "You won't accompany your amnesiac little poor today?" ”
Hearing Mi Zhen's words, the corners of Li Jing's mouth, which was still smiling, suddenly collapsed: "She has something to go home today." ”
"Can that also be called home?"
"It's already a good haven for her with amnesia." The man's expression slowly began to darken.
Mi Zhen sneered without hesitation: "I think you are more like playing the role of a shelter." ”
"That's my own business, I'm not here today to tell you about my situation." The man was clearly a little impatient to be asked.
Mi Zhen shrugged her shoulders and stopped continuing the topic. However, from their conversations, it is not difficult to find that the new partner is undoubtedly his most untouchable sore spot.
The man named Li Jing used an unnatural cough to hide the embarrassment caused by the conversation just now: "Ahem. I came here today for Mr. Zhou's antique shop, and he had something to do temporarily, so I came over to meet him instead. How to get back to the point, I think, you shouldn't have sent such a big surprise to Mr. Zhou yesterday just to make trouble for him, right? Underground auction, I remember that Zixuan strictly forbade you to go again, Mi Zhen. The man sitting opposite finally found the man who was actually teasing Mi Zhen.
"That's my own business." Mi Zhen obviously became unhappy, but suddenly laughed as if she had thought of something, "On Friday, the little girl and Li Zhilin went, but I chose to go myself, I suggest you visit him in the next two days, you will have fun watching it." ”
"Li Zhilin?" Li Jing had an extra word 'Sichuan' between his eyebrows, and he looked at me again: "Didn't Li Zhilin tell you that the ornament couldn't be photographed?" ”
I didn't know how to answer, I couldn't answer for a while, but Mi Zhen glanced at Li Jing: "Your question is so stupid, do you think Li Zhilin won't tell her?" It must be the children's own willingness, Li Zhilin couldn't stop it, so he let her make her own decisions. Just like you, no matter how much we stop us, don't you still have to go to the soup for the little pity that made you fall in love at first sight, and don't hesitate to do anything? ”
"Mizhen." Li Jing added the name of the doctor, Mi Zhen, and his tone sounded very angry. I'm sure that this man named Li Jing is the man Mi Zhen just mentioned to me who didn't leave a way back for himself, and the man who went crazy for love.
Mi Zhen also seemed to guess what I was thinking, looked at me and nodded, "I know what you think, yes, this is the fool I mentioned when I was chatting with you just now." ”
"What did she just tell you?" When I heard Mi Zhen's words, Li Jing's eyes when he looked at me suddenly became very different from just now, and the polite and distant gentleness disappeared, replaced by a sharp and fierce gaze like a wolf. Now I look at Li Jing in front of me more like a lone wolf.
"No, nothing." I was too scared to speak.
Mi Zhen patted Li Jing on the shoulder: "Don't scare her, I didn't say anything core." Don't worry, that little poor thing, I have no interest in paying attention to. I just said that you are very similar to the little girl in front of you, knowing that moths are fighting fires, but you also want to move forward towards danger, which is stupid. Don't embarrass our children because of your nervousness about the little one. Mi Zhen was very dissatisfied with Li Jing's current appearance, "Pay attention to the expression management, didn't you see that our children were all frightened by your sudden bad temper and turned pale." After that, Mi Zhen turned to me and cast a gentle look: "Zhizhi, don't be afraid, he's just a little nervous." ”
Li Jing looked at Mi Zhen, then at me, breathed a sigh of relief, and when he raised his head again, he was still staring at my eyes, as if he was searching for something.
I stiffened and raised three fingers: "Mi Zhen really didn't tell me anything." Well, Mr. Li, I'm sorry that the gossip offended you before. If you're really angry, I'll forget all the things that Mizhen just told me. I swear. ”
Li Jing's expression softened a little, he pursed his lips, and changed to the first gentle expression: "I'm sorry, I was a little excited and scared you just now." Okay, now can you tell me why you wanted to photograph the lone wolf's ornaments? ”
I hesitated to speak, but I smelled a scent slowly approaching me. Mi Zhen's eyes lit up, and she beckoned to the middle-aged woman pushing the cart: "Hello, can you give me a golden sand bag?" Then add a serving of purple rice rolls and coconut milk cake. Mizhen handed her the card, and we helped with the things Mizhen ordered. I'm glad that the food truck moved to our side at this awkward time, giving me room to breathe a sigh of relief.
When everything was busy and when he looked at Li Jing again, he had completely recovered his previous gentle appearance: "Now let's see the purpose of my visit this time, little friend, Teacher Zhou really wants to know the reason why you took a picture of that cursed ornament." If it is not entrusted to someone, but to your own hospital, I can only remind you once more that it can be very dangerous to have it at home. ”
Mi Zhen helped us distribute the golden sand buns on the side: "Eat it while it's hot, and talk after eating." This must not be eaten cold, when I was looking for a photo just now, I was very anxious. It is estimated that when the bricks pull you, you have to do the late stage. ”
"You're still writing that column that no one reads." Food can sometimes really heal people's moods, and I saw that his expression finally softened the moment he was about to drop the quicksandbag. Knitting has the mood to ridicule Mi Zhen.
Mi Zhen glared at him: "What, I obviously have a lot of readers, okay." ”
"Don't deceive yourself." Li Jing did not hesitate to debunk Mi Zhen's explanation.
"That." The atmosphere is now slowly relaxing, and I decided to say what happened Friday night. At the moment when I hesitated, the two people who were joking with each other just now turned their eyes on me in unison.
I pursed my lips, looked at the two people opposite me very seriously, and said with a blank look: "The lone wolf reminds me of my father. ”