Chapter Fifty-Eight: There Are No "Accidents" There Are Kane

Vera's mother was on the phone, she nodded her head to show that she understood, and continued to talk on the phone - as a domestic helper, she needed to know all kinds of housework in order to give reasonable advice when consulted by others, and at the same time, as a new housewife who had risen to the wealthy class, she needed to know this kind of knowledge herself.

In the kitchen, An Feng set up dinner, and after waiting for a while to see Vera's mother finish, he greeted Scarlett with a smile: "Come on, let's eat first." ”

Scarlett listened intently to her mother's conversation, and when she realized that her mother was talking about being completely forgetful, she pursed her lips complainingly and asked, "Brother Kane, are we all going to be like this in the future?" The home is the same as the office, and my mother can't take care of us at all? ”

An Feng sat on the chair and greeted: "It'll be fine in a few days, my mother is now familiar with the work and needs to reserve a lot of knowledge." etc......"

The job of "domestic consultant" is just a game for middle-class women to stay idle and keep in touch with society. In the beginning, the "domestic counselor" often did not receive a few cases a month. Even if the job is regular, and there are 100 employers on hand all year round, this profession is not so busy, after all, everyone has their own choices, and who is idle and listens to the advice of "domestic consultants" all day long.

As she was talking, the work phone came in, Vera's mother suddenly became more energetic, she snapped her fingers, signaled An Feng and the others to be quiet, and then took a deep breath and grabbed the work phone. It was a man on the phone, and he asked urgently: "Ms. Vera, I saw your advertisement in the newspaper, I live on Eden Street in the West End, I want to have a party recently, I want to know how many tables and chairs I need to prepare if I invite thirty people, and what is the right music for me?" What advice do you have for champagne? ”

"£65 for an hour's consultation", Vera's mother replied quickly.

Scarlett stuck out her little tongue and whispered, "Okay, Mom's first customer is here." ”

An Feng motioned to Scarlett to speak in a low voice, Scarlett rolled her eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, what do you think we need to bring with us for camping?" ”

An Feng did not hesitate: "Dagger, well, match...... What do you think about bringing another stove -- one of those small stoves that can boil water. ”

Vera's mother kept talking to the other party, and suddenly raised her voice and shouted: "Kane, turn to page 64 of my notepad, Eden Street in the West End, who is the nearest red wine supplier, help me see ......"

Where does Vera's mom have a notepad?

An Feng raised his head in surprise, only to see Vera's mother blinking desperately and tilting her head to suggest, An Feng was at a loss at first, and immediately understood what Vera's mother meant...... Mom's business is not proficient and she was asked, so she hinted that An Feng hurried to check the information.

An Feng stopped his knife and fork and replied without blinking: "Mr. Brig House, the phone number is ...... The address is ......"

Vera's mother widened her eyes suddenly, her eyes were full of doubts, An Feng calmly scooped up a spoonful of soup with a soup spoon and nodded affirmatively. Vera's mother reluctantly repeated An Feng's words on the phone...... The consultation lasted for two hours, and after half an hour, An Feng got up to clean up the kitchen, and Vera's mother used that trick again - let An Feng check the information. An Feng reported the information needed by his mother again......

An Feng cleaned up the kitchen and set up the table with Scarlett to do homework, during which Vera's mother consulted An Feng several times, and always got an answer that she didn't know right or wrong. When Vera's mother finally hung up the phone, she stared at An Feng seriously and asked, "Kane, are all the answers you gave correct?" How do you know those? ”

An Feng pointed at Scarlett with a pencil and replied with a "this is not worth mentioning" expression: "Eden Street, where have I been with my sister?" ”

Scarlett's eyes widened in surprise: "What? When? How come I don't remember? ”

An Feng said an exact date and reminded softly: "There was light snow that day, we rode our bicycles past Eden Street, and later on XX Street three streets later, eating hamburgers to keep warm, you also asked for a cup of hot chocolate, when you took a cup to find a seat...... You forgot? ”

Scarlett said with a look of remembrance, "It seems to be ...... There is such a thing. ”

An Feng's expression seemed to say that he ran this morning and met that person, Vera's mother widened her eyes and was completely stunned: "Kane, you really rode by and wrote down the whole street?" ”

An Feng replied as a matter of course: "The phone numbers are all on the signboard, it's easy." ”

What is easy? This was all a few months ago, okay? We're still native, okay? Is it okay for our house to be in the South Side, Eden Street is good in the West Side, and you are good for spanning the whole city? You're a newcomer to a foreigner, and you know better than us what was on the street a few months ago, you...... You're still not letting us natives live?

Vera's mother was completely defeated, and after a pause, she asked unwillingly, "So...... Ice cream? How do you know which brand of ice cream is the best? Tables, chairs, benches...... How do you know who rents out tables, chairs, benches? ”

Scarlett immediately raised her hand: "Mom, I know the answer to the first question, hehe, I have eaten 30 brands of ice cream with my brother during this time...... Well, I seem to know the answer to the second question, once I was walking down the street with my brother and saw a pickup truck parked on the side of the road, and workers were moving things to the truck. My brother wondered why they only moved tables, chairs, benches, and empty wine bottles, so he stopped and asked...... Yes, the truth is this? ”

People with strong memories can't afford to mess with them!

Vera's mother said in frustration: "It seems that you are more suitable for this job than me." ”

The defeated Vera's mother drooped her head and went back to the bedroom sadly, An Feng and Scarlett finished their homework, and the two went upstairs to count their camping equipment. A few days have passed in a blink of an eye, and Vera's mother is used to "asking An Feng if he is undecided on foreign affairs, but he is undecided on internal affairs...... has An Feng", stumbling to maintain his new career. She had three regular clients and began to work day and night to prepare "someone else's banquet".

Bartlet was not at home during this time, but Vera's mother was living to the fullest. She was glad that there was An Feng at home countless times, and she forgot about it, An Feng is a living dictionary, and when she is busy with work, An Feng is a good nanny, and she doesn't have to worry about anything at home. On Saturday, the two little ones went out camping, and Vera's mother asked. After hearing that the two of them didn't need help, they immediately put their energy into work.

On Saturday morning, An Feng got up early, ran around the street as usual, and when he passed by a small park nearby, he could no longer see the elderly Chinese couple picking up bottles, and they had already returned to China. An Feng returned home with a little regret, Scarlett had woken up, and Vera's mother was still sleeping.

Without alarming Vera's mother, An Feng and Scarlett picked up their bags and left a farewell note on the table, and the two villains quietly slipped out of the room. The school bus was waiting quietly on the side of the road, and after the two got on the bus, the school bus began to slide silently, heading straight for Lancastershire, hundreds of miles away.

Lancaster Forest is one of the few well-preserved ancient forests in the UK, and there are many legends about Robin Hood in the nearby forests...... Well, Robin Hood is not an English legend, he is actually a French legend. This character is a fictional character created by the great French writer Alexandre Dumas in the novel Robin Hood. Because Alexandre Dumas did so well, later generations simply attached several similar characters from the south and north of the world in English legends together, thinking that they were the prototypes of Robin Hood......

Alexandre Dumas said at the time: Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham. As a result, Sherwood Forest has since become a tourist attraction. However, with the development of industry, Sherwood Forest ended up with only a Robin Hood Pavilion and a small piece of Royal Forest Park, and the rest of the land was occupied by farmland and commercial land, so that the movie "Robin Hood" could only be filmed in Lancaster Woods. The magnificent and magical Robin Hood Forest shown in this movie is where An Feng and Scarlett are hiking today.

The trekking team consists of a group of 30 people and a group of 3 people. Each group of students is paired with each other, a senior guide, mostly 4th and 5th grade boys, a first-year girl, a second-year boy, and if the guider is a girl, she leads mostly boys. In this way, we will support each other and take care of each other.

The school bus arrived in the forest, the instructor on the bus told a few words of safety issues, the car stopped, the children hulala got off the bus, each looking for their own team, the captain began to recognize people, the team leader began to be familiar with the team members, during this period, the instructor on the school bus did not get off, he hid on the bus with his arms...... Listen to music. Fifteen minutes later, the team was organized, the vanguard team and the finishing team were agreed, and the pioneer group shouted and went into the forest first—at this time, the instructor still did not show up.

An Feng is not the pioneer group of this team, but there is Sun Jingya, who is in the same class as An Feng, and the pioneer of which group is the leader of the team is a fifth-grade boy, tall and strong, holding a machete to open the way first. Because Sun Jingya is short and small, she is assigned to the pioneer group...... Well, when it comes to the swamp, her small body will be responsible for finding the way.

Xia Hongtao is also in An Feng's team, originally as a senior student, he should take on the responsibility of the guide in the group, but ...... The Chinese don't seem to like to get ahead by nature, so he only took on a support job, responsible for taking care of a first-grade girl with the female guide, and in the whole team, his group, ranked behind An Feng.

The Robin Hood Forest was quiet, nay, not quiet, except for the footsteps of the procession, the whistle of the leader of the Pioneer Group, the chirping of all kinds of birds in the forest, and the sound of little rabbits striking, the sound of trekking poles beating on the branches of the grass, and the music playing in the Walkman of a certain idle person. But there was no sound of talking, everyone did not speak, only walked silently.

It seems that there are no adults in the whole forest, only this group of children, but whenever the children march to a dangerous place on the road, there will always be an adult who shows up, and the minor does not speak after appearing, and the children do not greet him, and the two sides pass silently - but with this adult gentleman, the children are much more reassured. For example, Scarlett, at the beginning, she still held An Feng's hand tightly, and she didn't leave an inch, but after seeing two or three adults appear, she had already let go of her hand and played with all her heart.

In fact, the adults in the forest are not only those who show up in public, there is a guide hiding every other mile on the road, and if they feel that there is nothing wrong with the children, they generally do not show up, and let the children decide their own behavior and never give any advice. Because this hiking and camping activity is to exercise the children's ability to deal with things.

An hour later, after about three miles, the children's wheezing grew heavier, and the shoulders of several kilograms of mountaineers were heavy, and the pioneer guide signaled the team to pause, checked the direction with a compass, checked the map to make sure it was correct, and then called several group leaders to discuss with each other. Taking advantage of this, the children sat on the floor and took out snacks to replenish their strength.

Sun Jingya, who was at the front of the team, looked back and saw An Feng pulling his little sister to sit on the road, taking out mineral water and chocolates from his bag, and eating one by one, she wanted to go over a little, but she didn't dare to move, looked left and right, and found that everyone was sitting on the ground, but there was no one who was messing around, the whole team basically remained the same, she endured it, licked her lips, and turned around to rummage through her backpack.

The rule of camping is that you should never sit under a tree or in the grass. There will be lightning strikes under the trees, and snakes may be found in the grass. The safest place to do this is to sit where you are, on the avenue that people have walked. Therefore, when the leader of the pioneer team blew the rest whistle, the whole team basically stopped in place and sat down immediately, and the positions of each group remained unchanged.

Sun Jingya is different from An Feng, An Feng is an old fritter, she knows what to prepare when she comes out camping, she only brings high-calorie chocolate for food, and the things in her backpack are very heavy. Sun Jingya is a little girl who loves to learn and is relatively shy. When she came out of camping, she thought it was out to play, and did not seriously discuss the rules of camping with her boarding parents, of course, she also came out with the mentality of running and playing, and brought a lot of puffed food in her backpack, the bag was very large, but it was very light, and the two bags of food went down, and the mouth felt a click, and there was a large empty volume in the bag, but she immediately felt very thirsty.

"Okay", the guides (group leaders) returned to their respective teams and greeted: "There are still three miles to the camping site, our direction is correct, everyone check the compass and map, if there is any problem, you can ask it, if there is no problem......"

An Feng suddenly shook his hand, and something was thrown into the grass, and there was a chaotic sound of brushing in the depths of the grass, and several girls near the grass suddenly jumped up, they raised their canes to aim at the grass, and the boys ran towards the grass while shouting: "Don't move, wait for us to ......"

The tips of several canes were aimed at the rattling grass, and then the sharp-eyed girl noticed what was moving in the grass.

"A snake, it's a snake."

"Pierced, pierced", the sharp-eyed person shouted, "The knife is pierced in the head of the snake." ”

Everyone who saw it sighed: "Good knife technique!" Good head! ”

But in fact, everyone silently thought in their hearts: "This kid, luck is too good, a blind cat can also meet a dead mouse." ”

The grass under the tree was dense and dark, and the snake was covered in black and white patterns, and its body was mixed in with the grass, and it was difficult to see even when it struggled violently. An Feng didn't seem to look in any direction when he shook the dagger just now, he just shook it casually, but this kid's dagger was really sharp, slender and slender like a flat needle, but it was suddenly pierced straight into the snake's throat, nailing the snake's body to the ground.

There are 26 species of snakes in the UK, and only one is the Arctic Viper. Most snakes are not aggressive, however, humans have a natural fear of snakes, even if British children see and hear every day, no one has been bitten by snakes, most children are reluctant to reach out to catch snakes, several group leaders were stunned at the snake for a long time, or Xia Hongtao broke the silence: "It's delicious...... The British snake doesn't know what it tastes like, uh-huh, I haven't eaten snake soup for a long time, Fengzi, give it to me, okay? ”

Xia Hongtao's words were said in Chinese, An Feng looked at the distorted faces around him, and said in a low voice in Chinese: "This, let's not participate...... Don't blame me for not reminding me, if you dare to disembowel the snake in public today, you will be well-known in the whole school tomorrow - not a good reputation. ”

"What do you suggest?" Xia Hongtao swallowed and foamed at the mouth and asked.

"You go and catch it, put it in the bag and say make a specimen, and you will look for ......me when you turn around" An Feng stretched out his hand to blindfold Scarlett, and then said loudly to the leader of the pioneer team: "Harun dares to catch snakes, his hometown is in the south, the tropics, and he grew up playing with snakes." ”

Xia Hongtao jumped out, holding his arm and making a great ape: "Leave it to me, I'm not afraid of anyone who is not dead...... This, Fengzi, this snake is not poisonous, right? It's the first time I've seen a British snake, isn't it fierce? ”

Xia Hongtao's last sentence is, of course, Chinese.

In order to maintain Xia Hongtao's image, An Feng of course replied in Chinese: "It's okay, are you still afraid of the dead snake?" This snake is absolutely dead, not poisonous, and tastes very good. ”

While speaking, Xia Hongtao grabbed the snake with one hand and immediately shouted: "Fat, fat!" This snake is fatter than me, with a lot of oil, Fengzi, do you like to eat it roasted or fried? Stewed soup is a great supplement ......"

"What did he say?" Scarlett's eyes were blindfolded by An Feng and asked quietly.

"He said he knew a cooking method that would make this snake absolutely delicious. Oh no, it's not Thai snake ball soup, it's not Indian fried salt and pepper snake, it's Chinese food, do you want to try it? I heard that the royal special forces train the bravest fighters, and there is a desert island survival that requires soldiers to catch snakes and eat them by themselves, which is a symbol of bravery, Scarlett, let's eat snakes for dinner, right? ”

"Vomit", Scarlett retched. Many children in the team had constipated expressions on their faces, and they didn't dare to vomit because the more An Feng said just now, the louder he became, deliberately linking snake eating with bravery, so many children had to endure it.

"Hey, this snake has six (city) pounds, and it is very fat", Xia Hongtao raised the snake high and said to show off.

An Feng hurriedly reminded: "Pack it up, don't disgust humans...... Pull the knife off for me, be careful, the knife is very sharp. ”

A few children in the "vomit" team finally couldn't hold back and vomited wildly. Xia Hongtao hurriedly stuffed the snake into his bag, and muttered while stuffing it: "Hey, hey, you've made a fortune." The Guangdong Snake House on Red Street has 50 pounds of snake meat per catty. There are no snake catchers in the UK, all snakes are imported, and the quarantine of devils is very troublesome, and snakes are precious. This snake can sell for 300 pounds, which is 3,000 yuan......"

The other children all looked at Xia Hongtao sluggishly, and at this time, the forest suddenly remembered the sound of the phone, and the sound of the phone was relieved, and everyone turned their eyes to An Feng, and An Feng had to feel out embarrassed...... Cell phone. Taking advantage of people's inattention, Xia Hongtao stuffed the snake into his backpack, ignoring the blood on the snake.

Of course, a snake doesn't have much blood in total.

When An Feng went to call, Scarlett asked worriedly, "Is it my mother's call?" No problem at home, right? ”

The head of the pioneer team had a bad face: "Kane, you actually have a phone with you." ”

"Accident, pure accident. Hehe, I forgot to put it at home", An Feng smiled and checked the screen, Scarlett secretly pouted in An Feng's arms: I don't believe it. There were no "accidents" there was Kane.

The caller ID is...... Argyle's mobile phone, An Feng's heart suddenly twitched.