Chapter 20: Maverick
After listening to Zhong Xiaozhen and Ji Xiao's words, Zhong Xiaoling thought about it alone in the hotel for a long time, and finally decided to go to that small shop again, because she always had a feeling as if she was bullying an old man.
Zhong Xiaoling began to look for the pedestrian street one by one, and did not find the small shop until dark. The shop was closed, but the lights were still on, not the white light of the incandescent lamp, but the warm yellow light. Zhong Xiaoling stood outside for a while, wondering if she would scare the old man if she went in like this, and finally mustered up the courage to walk over. There was a knock on the door, and after a while, the old woman opened the door.
"Huh? Isn't that what little girl is during the day? Can I help you? Could it be that something is bad? The grandmother warmly invited Zhong Xiaoling into the store and made her a cup of tea.
"No, no, no, grandma, the stuff is good, and my friend likes it too. But it's just wonderful...... So the price was a bit low last time. Zhong Xiaoling held the teacup tightly with both hands and said with some embarrassment.
"Huh? Is it. It's about it, didn't I say it, the price is just right. The old grandmother looked at Zhong Xiaoling with an embarrassed look and said to him with a smile.
"Really? But some of the bracelets were made of fine agate, and some of the bracelets were made of wood for more than 200 years. Even if it's not diamonds or gold, it's not worth that price. Zhong Xiaoling said a little anxiously.
"Haha, she's such a cute girl, but I don't think so. Whether it's agate or stone, they are the same in my eyes, and the beauty that a bracelet brings to people is the same. No matter how expensive the wood is made of Xun, in the eyes of people who love music, it is the producer of beautiful music, a good musician will not be unable to exert his ability because of a bad wood made of Xun, and a person who really understands music is listening to the soul of the music, not just the timbre. I know you're thinking differently than I do, but I'm probably a little confused! But I'm no longer young, and now in my eyes, it's time that determines the value of these things, in other words, when I sell things, I sell my time. The old woman said with a smile, her eyes full of determination. Besides, who would believe that in a humble little shop, there is something they think is noble? They usually go to places with beautiful decorations. ”
Zhong Xiaoling was stunned, nodded half-understanding and half-understood, the old grandmother looked at her and smiled, turned around and picked up a necklace, the pendant on the necklace looked a bit like jade, and a little like amber, but it didn't seem to be either.
"Kid, do you know what this is? Do you recognize it? The old grandmother said and showed Zhong Xiaoling the necklace in her hand.
Zhong Xiaoling shook her head, she really didn't recognize what it was, and she really didn't study this kind of thing.
"Haha, this stone was picked up by me before, so I didn't take the time, let's give it to you as a gift, this is also a kind of fate between the two of us." As she spoke, the old grandmother stuffed the necklace into Zhong Xiaoling's hand.
Zhong Xiaoling originally wanted to refuse, but seeing the happy appearance of the old grandmother, she couldn't bear it, so she was a little embarrassed to accept it. The old grandmother looked at her and said softly, "Many times, it is not the preciousness in the eyes of others that is the preciousness in your eyes." After speaking, he laughed a few times and gently patted Zhong Xiaoling's shoulder.
"Grandma, you have such a good mentality, you know yourself so well, and do what you think is right." Zhong Xiaoling smiled and looked at this old man who had gone through ups and downs, her life did not become blurred because she stayed in the world for too long, but became more clear and transparent. Zhong Xiaoling took a sip of tea, the tea is a little bitter, but the aftertaste is very sweet, although I don't know what kind of tea it is, but Zhong Xiaoling likes this taste.
On the plane, Zhong Xiaoling touched the stone on her chest, and her heart was full of thoughts. There are too many people's opinions in this world, and sometimes a point of view is put forward and will be recognized by some people, and those views that are recognized because they are recognized by the majority of people remain the truth, and slowly, people may have long lost the power to refute these truths. Because in the eyes of the people, the person who conforms to the crowd seems to have obtained the whole world, and the maverick has long been drowned in the wind and sand, just as the first ape to walk independently must have appeared before most of the apes who walked independently......