Chapter Twenty-Eight: Little Hanako
87_87437Zhong Ziyuan didn't want to get into trouble, so she took Cardamom and turned into a sparsely populated, dimly lit alley, trying to avoid the tide of people outside. As soon as she took a few steps, she felt a hard object on her waist. I heard Cardamom exclaim, "You little ghost, what do you want to do." ”
Zhong Ziyuan subconsciously looked back and saw a little flower named Hanako, who was about thirteen or fourteen years old and half a head shorter than himself, standing behind him with a wooden stick with a thick bowl.
Hanako was wearing a torn cotton jacket that was half short, and large pieces of gray-black cotton wool were exposed. The unkempt hair was knotted in a plate, exuding a foul smell, and I don't know how long it had been since I washed it. His face was also black and white, looking very dirty, but he couldn't hide the fierce light in his black and white eyes.
I saw this stinky boy suck the frozen snot hard, and then raised the wooden stick in his hand and said viciously: "Do you have anything to eat?" Hurry up and take it out. ”
Cardamom pushed Zhong Ziyuan away, stopped in front of her like a hen protecting a chicken, and said to the stinky boy with a vigilant face: "Why do you want to give you food, who are you?" ”
There was a fierce light in the dark eyes of the stinky boy, like a beast before forgiveness, full of aggressive wildness and ferocity. Zhong Ziyuan met his eyes, and a chill suddenly appeared in his heart. I heard the stinky boy say violently: "Don't talk nonsense, if you have something to eat, take it out quickly, otherwise be careful that your head blooms."
"It's a joke, you're alone, the two of us, I don't know whose head is blooming at that time?" Cardamom said without showing weakness.
However, Zhong Ziyuan looked at the stinky boy's strong physique and fierce eyes, but he didn't think so in his heart. She secretly pulled Cardamom and motioned for her to shut up. Then he said to the kid who was almost rampant: "I am a doctor, and I am here to treat people." There was no food on the body. But I just received a little consultation fee, I can give you some, and you can take it yourself to buy food. ”
Who knew that the kid shook his head and said very simply: "I don't want money, those people won't sell me anything, I just need to eat." ”
Zhong Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, and her heart suddenly understood. With this person's style, no matter which shop he enters, he is helping others catch up with guests, of course, no one wants to receive him. Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Then let's go, you go with us, and I'll take you to buy something to eat." That's it! ”
Who knew that the kid was not happy when he heard Zhong Ziyuan's words, but clenched the wooden stick in his hand, rolled his eyes and said suspiciously: "You are so kind? Don't you want to trick me into going with you, and take the opportunity to find a servant to arrest me! ”
Cardamom was not happy when she heard it, she stared at her round eyes, and said angrily: "You are really interesting, you have said that we have nothing to eat, give you money, you don't want it." I took you to buy it, and you said we were ridiculing you. What exactly do you want? ”
The kid obviously found this question a bit tricky, too. His eyes purred, glanced at Zhong Ziyuan, who was smiling at the corner of his mouth, and then glanced at the bulging cardamom. He pursed his chapped lips, finally threw the stick in his hand out, then patted the crumbs on his hand, and said proudly: "Okay, Young Master Ben will believe you this time, let's go!" With that, he swaggered forward.
"Young master, look at him like that." Cardamom stomped her foot unconvinced, and she was so angry. Zhong Ziyuan also shook his head amusedly, and followed the half-sized boy with steps.
Tossed to this time, in fact, Zhong Ziyuan and Cardamom's stomachs were also hungry. However, considering the feelings of the shopkeeper, she still did not take the kid to the restaurant, but found a stall selling ramen with a cart.
The boss is an old man in his sixties, and everyone calls him Ramen Liu. It was snowing again, and his business was not very good, and he was now holding his hands together in front of the bright fire. Seeing Zhong Ziyuan coming, his eyes immediately lit up, and he greeted loudly: "Doctor Jia, do you want to eat ramen?" Today's soup is made with fresh beef bones, and it's fragrant! ”
Zhong Ziyuan nodded, sat down at the table, and said, "Three bowls." ”
"Great!" Ramen Liu happily agreed, and immediately pulled out three pieces of dough from the basin covered with a white cotton cloth, and began to prepare to make noodles. Suddenly, when I raised my eyes, I saw a small person named Hanako Da Lala also sitting down at the table. He immediately grabbed the rolling pin and shouted, "Stinky flowers, is this where you are sitting?" Don't get out of here, be careful I beat you up. ”
Instead of leaving, the little Hanako bared a mouthful of white teeth at him and said provocatively: "Master won't leave today, I'm ready to eat this bowl of ramen." ”
"You!" Ramen Liu Gang wanted to get angry, Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly persuaded: "Don't be angry, this kid is also hungry, even if I invite him to eat today." Anyway, there are no others now, and it won't affect your business. ”
"You invite him to eat?" Ramen Liu was obviously a little confused, and hesitated and didn't move.
With a "snap", Cardamom put down a few copper coins in front of his stall, and then said angrily: "Who do you care who this noodle is for?" If you have the money, do it! ”
There seems to be some truth in this, Ramen Liu took the money and went to the ramen with a smile.
Cardamom sat down beside Zhong Ziyuan, she took out a pair of bamboo chopsticks, took out a piece of juanpa from her arms, and wiped it carefully. After wiping it clean, it was placed in front of Zhong Ziyuan.
Who knew that a pair of bamboo chopsticks stretched out in front of her, Cardamom looked up in amazement, and saw that the kid was smiling shyly, and said unceremoniously: "By the way, help the master also wipe this bamboo chopstick." ”
"You." Cardamom glared, just about to get angry. Zhong Ziyuan shook her head at her, and said gently: "Cardamom, anyway, if you wipe one pair, you will wipe two pairs, so help this little brother wipe it together!" ”
Seeing that Zhong Ziyuan had spoken, Cardamom had to pout, snatched the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, wiped them a few times, and then fell in front of him with a snap.
Cardamom was still secretly swearing in her heart that if this kid had any more moths, she would definitely throw all the buckets of bamboo chopsticks in front of her in front of him in his face. Fortunately, he just smiled hatefully, but did not ask for anything else.
With the lantern hanging in front of the stall, Zhong Ziyuan also saw the true face of this little Hanako hidden under his dirty face. I saw that his facial features were three-dimensional, with phoenix eyes and a high nose, if he was a few years older, he would definitely be a beautiful man who turned all beings upside down. In particular, his snow-white teeth were not as careless as ordinary civilians. And his physique looks very strong and vigorous, and he is not as yellow and thin as ordinary beggars. It seems that he is a man with a lot of stories on him.
At this time, Ramen Liu served three bowls of steaming and fragrant ramen. The gray-white noodles are soaked in oily bone broth, and the noodles are topped with a scoop of golden pork, sprinkled with a handful of green green onions, and the soup is mixed with a few very soft boiled radish cubes. Although it was a coarse meal, it still made the three people who were already hungry swallow their saliva.
"Let's eat!" Zhong Ziyuan said gently. Cardamom was no longer angry, she cheered, picked up the bamboo chopsticks and "purred" and ate them.
Zhong Ziyuan also picked up a few noodles in the bowl and glanced up at the kid. But he found that although he was hungry and ate quickly, he did not make a sound at all. A kind of etiquette that has been cultivated for many years has been unconsciously displayed.
She seemed to see a boy in fine clothes, making an elegant meal opposite her. Of course, the premise is that there is no such a loud "stinging" sound in the ears, it is even more perfect. Zhong Ziyuan glanced at the cardamom that was eating like a pig, and secretly felt funny.
After eating the ramen, the kid wiped his mouth and said politely to Zhong Ziyuan, "Thank you." "I turned around and wanted to walk away.
"Wait." Zhong Ziyuan stopped him abruptly. She took out a silver slot from her sleeve pocket, about three taels in weight, and put it in front of Ramen Liu.
Ramen Liu said a little confused: "The little brother has already paid for the noodles." ”
Zhong Ziyuan smiled, pointed at the kid and said, "This silver is the face money I paid for him." Don't worry, I'll let him come back to eat when there are no customers, or before you close the stall, it won't affect your business. ”
"That's it!" Ramen Liu immediately grabbed the silver horn tightly in the palm of his hand, for fear that Zhong Ziyuan would regret it and said: "That old man will suffer a little loss, and he will take care of his food this year." ”
Ramen Liu said that he was at a loss, but in fact, even if the little Hanako really ate ramen with him for a year, he still made a lot of money. Because according to the current prices, one tael of silver can buy two stones of rice, and two taels of silver can buy four stones of rice, which is enough for a strong man to eat a full meal for a year.
Zhong Ziyuan smiled and said to the surprised kid, "I can only help you get here." ”
The kid finally put away the cynicism on his face and said sincerely, "Thank you! Zhong Ziyuan waved his hand indifferently, and finally parted ways with him