Riding a bicycle, circling around the outer Chinese academy, his eyes did not know what to see, Wu Ming stopped at a fence. Under the fence is a row of camphor trees with some scratches on their trunks. Wu Ming stopped his bicycle, grabbed the branches and leaves, rolled over, and disappeared outside the wall.

Outside the fence are quiet streets. The asphalt concrete pavement has been fatigued and aged, and it is said that it is oily. Next to the street is a green brick road, and a few small freshly transplanted saplings are listless. There is a T-junction not far away, to the left, or to the right, Wu Mingdao Street stopped at the entrance.

He followed the man in black, and followed the other party's trails, leaving a clue that barely touched here. He was sure that the man in black had passed by, and he had just passed by. The scorching air flow diluted the smell of the other party, but the subtle footprints on the sidewalk guided Wu Ming's direction.

Wu Ming resolutely went to the right, and after a short time he walked into a dead end. The end of the alley is blocked by a three-meter-high fence, and it is impossible to pass. Wandering under the wall, Wu Ming couldn't find any trace of the man in black.

There are only a few scattered households in the alley, and the doors are closed, except for a very old department store. The reason why it is said to be very old is because the few large characters on the door have long since faded in the wind and sun, and are faintly white.

It's sparsely populated, but it's amazing that there's such a grocery store. The doors of the shops are ajar, and sunlight shines through the panels into the back rooms. Wu Ming was curious, pushed the door in, and found that the store was a little moldy.

Some of the store's usual supplies are durable and not easy to expire. Most of them are agricultural tools, as well as daily necessities. And Wu Ming kept his eyes on a sword hanging on the wall.

The sword is more than three feet long, the scabbard is simple and simple, and there are strange symbols carved on it, which Wu Ming does not recognize. An old breath came, and Wu Ming couldn't help but feel refreshed.

"Squeak", another door in the inner room was pushed open, and a middle-aged man looked at Wu Ming in surprise, dressed very neatly, with a mustache at the corner of his mouth, small eyes, and a hat.

"Shopping?" The middle-aged man laughed.

Wu Ming's heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately showed a puzzled look. The moment the middle-aged man came out, it clearly gave him an extremely dangerous feeling, but it quickly disappeared.

This department store is not simple. Wu Ming came to this conclusion for the first time. And middle-aged men either don't know martial arts, or martial arts are terrifying. In Wu Ming's eyes, martial arts can reach a terrifying level, which is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"No, passing by here, come in and have a look." Wu Ming smiled, "I hope it didn't bother." ”

The middle-aged man smiled: "Of course not." My store has a bad business all year round, and it's rare to get people. If you don't mind, have a drink together? ”

Wu Ming was silent. The owner was very welcoming, and the request was abrupt but kind. The owner's speech and demeanor are calm and peaceful, and there is no fault with it, and there is no reason to refuse the hospitable boss.

Nodding, Wu Ming agreed, looking at the boss with doubts in his eyes, he expressed it very directly, this was his intention, just hoping that the other party could solve his doubts. It's a pity that the boss's reaction disappointed him, as if he didn't see Wu Ming's inquiry at all, and shouted to the back room: "Xiao Yu'er, hurry up and get a few hard dishes, two pots of wine, there are guests!" ”

"Guests with sisters, you dead silver-demon, do you have a crush on any girl?" The voice inside is a woman, very crisp and good.

The inner door opened, and Wu Ming's eyes lit up. A little girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a spoon in her hand, dangling. With a delicate face and a graceful figure, she came with a fresh breath as soon as she appeared. There are dark stains on his face, presumably from work.

Xiao Yu'er was also stunned when she saw Wu Ming, then looked at the boss and said disdainfully: "I didn't expect you to be interested in men, and you don't look good!" ”

The boss sweated on his forehead and said with a dry smile: "Little fish, big fish, don't misunderstand the old man." He's really a guest, don't believe you ask him. ”

"Rare guest." The boss added heavily.

Xiao Yu'er frowned and said, "Needless to say, I know." ”

Then he said to Wu Ming: "Young man, be careful. The person in front of you will not be invited to eat in vain. ”

After Xiao Yu'er finished speaking, he returned to the back room. It didn't take long for the sound of stir-frying to sound inside, and the fragrance wafted in.

The boss shrugged helplessly and said, "The surname is a bit strange, but he is a good person." ”

Wu Ming smiled: "It's nothing, I've seen a lot of people who are weirder than you, and I'm used to it." ”

The boss's eyes were half-narrowed, and an imperceptible light flashed, and he began to set the table, surrounded by three small benches, and then took out a bottle of Wuliangye from the counter.

Wu Ming raised his eyebrows, looked at the boss with a unit price of at least 1,000 Wuliangye, and muttered: "The small shop is quite rich." ”

The boss smiled: "No money is no money, but the quality of life cannot be left behind." Otherwise, wouldn't your life be in vain? Life is not satisfactory in the world, and there is wine today and drunk today. ”

After a while, Xiaoyuer brought three dishes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, back to the pot meat, and shredded green pepper meat, which was very large and fragrant. Wu Ming hadn't eaten lunch yet, and his index finger moved.

"Xiao Yuer's craftsmanship is comparable to that of a star chef, if you hadn't come, I would have to eat instant noodles." The boss said excitedly, looking like a child.

Wu Ming's heart moved slightly, and he secretly observed, and found that Xiao Yu'er's face was always dull and wooden, even if he showed disdain and disgust, it disappeared instantly. The boss always has a smile on his face and rarely looks like anything else. The combination of the boss and the little fish is very weird.

There was nothing to be afraid in his heart, Wu Ming simply clinked glasses with the boss, two glasses of wine were down, and several people became acquainted. Wu Ming identified himself as a student at Shanghai Jiaotong University, while the boss said he made a living by being helpful. Although the answer was unreliable, Wu Ming did not ask. Since the other party doesn't want to answer, there are naturally concerns about someone's family. What's more, I didn't answer honestly.

Xiao Yu'er had a small amount of food, and after a few bites, he lost his appetite and got up to leave. The boss is like a demon from hell, gobbling it up, he eats a surprisingly large amount, and Wu Ming is in a cold sweat when he sees it. Ordinary people have two bowls of rice, but the boss eats ten bowls, which is not counting, most of the dishes on the table have entered his stomach. It wasn't until a full burp sounded that the boss put down his chopsticks and picked up a toothpick to pick up his teeth.

Wu Ming felt full when he looked at it, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said with a smile: "It tastes good." ”

The boss said, "It's really strange, why don't you eat the same amount as me?" ”

"Why be the same as you?" Wu Ming smiled and said, "Then I won't be a monster." ”

The boss suddenly frowned and said, "You were originally a monster. ”

Wu Ming was stunned for a moment, then didn't continue to ask, and changed the topic: "How long has the boss been here?" ”

"It's been many years, older than you." The boss smiled and said, "When I was here, the new campus of the Foreign Chinese College had not yet been built, and it was quite lively at that time, but now it is not good." ”

Wu Ming said strangely: "Why don't you change places, the trees will die, and the people will live?" ”

The boss shook his head and said, "I'm tired, I can't die of hunger anyway, if I don't die, I'll go out and do some work, just enough for it." And the figure is quiet, I like quiet places, like here. ”

Xiao Yu'er came out to clean up the dishes and said lightly to the boss: "The guests are alive, you are quite idle." ”

Wu Ming realized that it was time for him to go, got up to say goodbye, but was pulled by the boss and said: "Don't worry, you can make less money, but you can't make fewer friends." As soon as you and I see each other, come and sit down, drink some tea and leave. ”

In this way, Wu Ming sat down to drink tea again, and the best Tieguanyin was comparable to what Lafayette galew, which made Wu Ming feel more and more that the boss was not simple. As for the traces of the man in black, Wu Ming knew that he couldn't track it, so he really gave up and chatted with the boss with the surname Suo.

The boss has a lot of knowledge, and he knows a little about finance and politics, especially the inside story of some stock trading, and he says that there is indeed something to do. Wu Ming listened with a smile, and when the boss said about the relationship between men and women, he couldn't help but squirt tea in his mouth.

The boss asked, "Boy, it's still a virgin, right?" ”

Wu Ming could only nod and said, "It seems that virgins and men have not violated social morality and laws, right?" ”

"Of course it does!" The boss sighed and said, "Why do you say that God wants to divide men and women, you are in your twenties today, how can you not understand God's intentions?" Every morning, Optimus Pillar is a hint that you will be happy in time. Oh, young people are young people, don't be sad at my age. I was too rigid when I was young, and I became the miserable person I am now, and my beloved didn't touch my little hand and ran away with others. Later, I couldn't hold it, and my middle-aged people were overindulged and my body was very impetuous. ”

"Overindulgence?" Wu Ming said tentatively, "Impetuous? ”

The middle-aged man said in a hurry: "Damn, Lao Tzu once had seven times in one night, which made women scream, haha." I'm hunting time again tonight, do you want to go? ”

Wu Ming smiled bitterly: "I understand the kindness, so forget it." ”

The boss said disdainfully: "I called you because I saw that you were a fellow believer and had the same breath as me." If it were anyone else, even if the Lord begged me, I wouldn't necessarily take them there. ”

"Old pervert, after saying that, no, I worked. Don't you want to eat? The little fish cried again,

This time, the boss shrugged his shoulders and said, "It seems that you really have to work, your name is Wu Ming, right?" ”

Wu Ming nodded and said, "Yes." Thank you very much for your hospitality today. I could feel that this little shop was unusual. ”

"Unusual?" The boss smiled flatly, "It's all the same, just do some private work and make some money." ”

After speaking, the boss smiled, and Wu Ming also smiled.