Fifty-third round
Walking and walking, a few little beggars came behind at some point, and snatched the ice cream in her hand as soon as they could, damn! Mei Ying scolded in her heart. It is really a wild place, although there is a Buddhist faith, but it still needs the education of human nature. Looking around, she was really shocked, how could so many beggars pour out all at once? Luckily, the bag was still there, and they didn't bother with her suitcase. The little beggar who snatched her ice cream was eating it, and he was pointing at her with a hippie smile, as if he was despising her for not even being able to see ice cream. There were many restaurants on both sides of the street, and in each one there were several beggars sitting outside, and as soon as the guests left, or before they could leave, these people rushed in and grabbed the leftovers. Mei Ying shook her head, although there were beggars in her hometown, her behavior was much more restrained, unlike these people who robbed and robbed. I didn't want to look at them anymore, and I was thinking about pulling the box and walking.
"Hey, you guys stand for me, what kind of fame, why do you have to grab everything, that's not a biscuit, it's a sanitary napkin." Mei Ying turned her head to look at the woman who made the voice, listening to the accent, she should also be from Sichuan, but it didn't look like she was here for a tourist, her face was already a little red, and she seemed to have been here for a long time. It is estimated that he had just come out of the store, and the pack of sanitary napkins in his hand was torn into cotton by those little beggars in an instant. Mei Ying turned around and continued walking, shaking her head all the way.
It's really incredible, the temple in her heart is so unbearable, all of a sudden, the blue sky above her head has lost color, and the Potala Palace has also been reduced to ruins in an instant, only Cangyang Gyatso's affectionate poem is still reciting in her heart. Her request was so perfect, so perfect that it could not be blasphemed. It just so happened that a fly flew in, and the buzzing noise was enough to extinguish all her yearning for this temple. Perhaps her IQ was too low for her to imagine that there would be beggars and flies in this holy place, two of the dirtiest and most intolerable things in the world. Yes, she doesn't like it, she still likes to be pure and clear, just like the pair of incomparably clear and warm eyes he looks at her, without a trace of impurities! Perhaps, she will never see the same eyes as him again...... Thinking of him again, I couldn't help but feel sad and a little distracted.
It was getting dark, she didn't go to the hotel, she wandered around the street for an afternoon, and suddenly wanted to drink, if it was really as the boss said that drinking can still make money, then why not do it? Isn't it just to earn a few tips, what's the big deal, she also gave those little brothers in the Hadron bar in the past, and it's not a shameful thing. took out the address given by the boss, spent another five yuan, and took three wheels to Octagon Street.
Octagon Street is so lively, and it's the same at night. This is one of the most prosperous commercial streets in Lhasa, built around the Jokhang Temple. Most of the buildings here are white, with the exception of the former secret palace of Changyang Gyatso, and the current Maji Ami Tavern is a small building painted with yellow paint. Legend has it that it was here that Cangyang Gyatso and Maggie Ami met, for which he wrote the famous "On the Mountaintop of the East". "On the top of the high mountain in the east, a bright moon rises, and the face of an unmarried lady appears in front of my eyes from time to time." In Tibetan, Maggie Ami means unmarried. Mei Ying didn't walk in, but she felt that it was a bar with a very artistic atmosphere, and you could smell the romantic atmosphere of the house when you stood on the side of the street. But now she has no extra silver in her bag, and if she loses this bet tonight, she has to keep the only scattered silver left for the phone call. When you make money, you can come here to drink again.
After searching the street for a long time, she finally saw the bar, still a little hesitant, she struggled in her heart, standing on the opposite side of the bar, looking at the neon lights winding outside the bar, those lights kept blinking, as if to lure her, she paced back and forth, hesitating whether to go in.
“higirl." A young foreigner came up to greet her.
Mei Ying smiled in response to him, and the hand holding the box trembled a little. July and August were spring in Lhasa, and the night was not hot at all, but she was sweating slightly.
“haveadrinktogether?" The foreigner invited her to go for a drink together. Although Mei Ying is not a good student, she still knows these basic English. I think that in order to get into college, she still worked hard and memorized a lot by rote.
“okok!ialsojustthirsty." Mei Ying felt a little panicked, and actually said that she was thirsty, and the foreigner came up with a smile on her face to help her get the box, and she went in with him.
It seems that he is not the first time to come here, the boss greeted warmly, the bar is very lively, but not noisy, there are a few private rooms in which there are singing, the sound insulation effect is quite good, but faintly can be heard, most of them are Tibetan songs, and it is quite in line with the atmosphere and Tibetan decoration style here. Mei Ying put the box on the boss's counter, pulled the boss aside and told him that it was introduced by his friend, and the boss squeezed her eyes and said "I understand", turned around and went to get them wine.
“higirlwhatwouldliketodrink?" The foreigner was asking her what she wanted to drink.
“i'lldrinkwhatyoudrink.” Mei Ying's heart was too flustered, and she actually let him call the shots, in case someone wanted to drink spirits, she would have been poured over in three or two clicks, she really regretted dying, and she would have said red wine if she knew it.
“thebossbeer.” The foreigner ordered a beer, and Mei Ying breathed a sigh of relief, she had never drunk a beer. But thinking in the bottom of my heart, how much do you have to drink to get a kickback, it is better to call some expensive wine to drink, just about to raise his hand to call the boss, a few foreigners walked in, they hugged each other and said hello, it seems that the foreigner who brought her in before came to Lhasa before these people, and they were ready to go climbing the mountain together. Anyway, Mei Ying understood it intermittently, and knew that they were all from England. The raised hands had to be put down, because they asked for some beer, no wonder foreigners are so tall, and the daring is all prompted by beer.
"Hello, little girl." A foreigner who had just come in patted her on the shoulder and greeted her in a very lame ordinary language. Mei Ying turned to him with a smile in response, and raised her glass to toast him. In fact, foreigners drink very Zhiya and Sven, they do not like to drink as much as Chinese, they rarely clink glasses, when they are happy, they raise their glasses at the same time, and no one tries to persuade them to drink, they just drink very casually and casually. If they drink red wine, they don't know how long they will drink it.
Mei Ying didn't bother to call for wine, anyway, the boss said that as long as she ordered more beer, she would still give a commission. Sitting at the bar, I poured a few glasses because of the depression in my heart, and the more I listened to what the foreigners said, the more confused they became, so they simply chatted with the boss while drinking slowly. Those foreigners were also standing or sitting against the bar, and there were many people in the hall, sitting scattered around, chatting freely.
From time to time, the young foreigner who had brought her in came over to talk to her, kissed her on the cheek, and praised her cuteness, and she kept nodding her head as if she didn't understand, not interested in their names at all, and didn't bother to introduce herself. In short, "yes, ok" or "no", as well as "um" and "ah", these basic words are common all over the world, if they really don't understand, it's okay to use body language to compare, where to learn what English, and don't go to foreign countries to work, just drink with them here and earn some of their silver by the way, look at these foreigners so much hair, it is estimated that the foreign moon is also a hairy moon, how can there be as bright and bright as our Chinese moon, thinking about it can't help but secretly happy. I couldn't stop being happy with the wine, so I asked the boss to take some wine.
I don't know how long I have been drinking, these foreigners are already a little tired, Mei Ying estimated that they were going back to the hotel, she didn't know how much to tip her, and she was even more embarrassed to ask others, watching them get up one by one, she turned around and deliberately talked to the boss to hide her embarrassment. The foreigner who came with her came to settle the bill, put his arm around her shoulder and asked her a little drunkenly if she wanted to go with him, Mei Ying understood this sentence, shook his hand vigorously, saw him settle the account and took some money out of his pocket, sure enough, he put the money in Mei Ying's hand, and kissed her on the cheek, saying that their people have not come yet, and they will leave in a few days, and continue to drink here tomorrow night. Mei Ying understood what he meant, waved to him and said goodnight, and said see you tomorrow. Holding the banknotes in her hand tightly, she didn't dare to let go, as if she was afraid that a gust of wind would blow them away.
Seeing them go away, the boss gave her a 50 yuan rebate, which she accepted a little shyly. Touched her chest to stabilize her emotions, yes, she was a little nervous and slightly dazed. For the first time in my life, I made money by drinking with others, and I don't know if it's wrong or right. Seeing that the boss went to greet other guests, she finally mustered up the courage to spread her hands, and couldn't wait to count the banknotes given to her by the foreigner, and she eagerly hoped that the four great men on the banknotes would be the beacon of her life and guide her to the journey. Just as she was about to start counting, a middle-aged man walked over, stood beside her, propped his hands on the bar counter, bent down, and looked at her with a smile.
"Sister, it's very drinkable, I've come out at least seven or eight times, and every time I see you raising a glass. I'm still fighting with foreigners, and I don't speak English well, how is it? Go to my private room and have a few drinks with a few of my guys, okay? ”
Mei Ying raised her head and looked at him, and at a glance she knew that this was a rich lord, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, wearing high-end goods, quite tall, with a round face, and a fair complexion, which was not at all the same as those who were running around all day, he must have his own office, and every day he crossed Erlang's legs to either answer the phone or drink tea, or also tune with the female secretary. Listening to his accent, he seems to be from the Northwest, Mei Ying is very grateful for her college career, and she can always hear the southern and northern accents at a glance. This man spoke quite attentively and forcefully. It looks good, it's okay, it's not ugly, it's well maintained, and its demeanor is good.
"Who are you, how do you know I can drink, in case I fool them into holding an empty cup. Besides, I haven't seen you before, and you don't look like a good person, wearing glasses and being so sinister. Mei Ying put the money in her pocket, picked up the wine glass and drank it to herself, the man was not angry at all, he still looked at her with a smile, his eyes focused as if he was studying something.
"Are you rich in drinking with you? I'm going to earn money to get home. Mei Ying turned to him again, she was still so blunt, she was too tired to talk around the corner.
"Hey, you little girl, you don't talk at all, you like money so much?"
"Yes, money is the root of all evil, but it is also the source of our life, and it is difficult to move an inch without money. You say, why can't I just like money? Didn't they just give money to a few foreigners for a drink, I don't feel any shame, and there's nothing wrong with relying on me to earn travel expenses. "
"Well, that's a good point, I like your straight personality and easy to communicate. Let's go, go to our private room for a few drinks, don't worry, there is money to be made. ”
"Let's go, whoever is afraid of whom, I am penniless, and I am afraid that you will not succeed in robbing money." Mei Ying stood up and was about to follow him to the bread room.
"Little girl, I don't rob money, can I rob sex?" The man bent down again and asked her with a smile.
"Hahaha, you don't, at first glance, you are a high-quality big boss, dressed so generously, you don't like a thin woman like me, you like plump and charming, right?"
"You little girl, I see that you go outside to set up a stall to tell fortunes and make more money than drinking with others, hahaha."
Laughing all the way, Mei Ying followed the man into their private room.