If the era of intelligence had been that good, what would have happened after that would not have happened. But at this moment, in the courtyard of the Gu family, Lao Xu really had to sigh. Because the place he is going to next is a greedy town where everyone regards money as their life.

Do you want to negotiate the price with them? Do you want to make a transaction with them that you can't see the cash? Do you want to ask them for automatic payment in the background? Lao Xu thought that this must be more difficult than ascending to the sky.

A bite of delicious pancakes saved Lao Xu from the nightmare. He chewed while staring at Gu Chengzi in disbelief. With such a "hot" gaze, let alone Gu Chengzi, even the neighbors on the side couldn't look at it.

"Old Xu?" the neighbor waved in front of him.

"Well, it's a good time! It's a good time! It's not a bit mechanical!"

"Hehe, I'll just say it. It's the best pancake ever!"

Lao Xu closed his eyes and savored it. He never expected that in this simple piece of pancake, he would actually eat a sense of layering. He hurriedly gave a thumbs up and said to Gu Chengzi.

"Yes, Chengzi, you have a hand in making pancakes. ”

"Thank you, Brother Xu, for your compliment. Gu Chengzi replied embarrassedly, "However, the object of gratitude should not be me." ”

"Who is that?" asked the neighbor and Lao Xu curiously.

"Say thank you...... The person who should be thanked should be Brother Xu, yourself. ”

The faces of the people present were suddenly full of doubts, especially Lao Xu himself, he even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, and he heard it wrong for a while.

"I?ouch, it's so strange? This is the first time I've come to eat pancakes!" Suddenly, Lao Xu's eyes rolled, as if he noticed something, "Oh, I see, Chengzi, you are the first time you have seen me here, so you want to compliment me and make me a guest, right?"

"Lao Xu, Lao Xu, what do you think Chengzi is!" the neighbor said angrily, "Chengzi, tell me quickly, why do you want to thank this guy?"

Gu Chengzi scratched his head, his face flushed like an apple. After turning off the machinery for making pancakes, he took out a can of spices from the box below and let Lao Xu and his neighbors take a good look.

Lao Xu took the jar and saw that in the center of the jar, there were three very conspicuous big characters: five-flavor noodles. As soon as he saw these three words, Lao Xu understood a little. He immediately turned over and took a closer look, and sure enough, it said the place of origin: Gluttony Town.

This Gluttony Town is farther away than Greed Town, so Lao Xu himself has never been there. But he knew that all the delicacies in the world could be eaten there. Not only can you eat it, but you can eat it the best.

And this five-flavor powder is the refinement of the taste of the people there. The five flavors refer to what people often call "sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty". In order to make up these five flavors, ordinary people have to buy at least five different condiments, such as vinegar, sugar, bitter gourd, chili pepper and salt, etc.

And when cooking, it is also necessary to match different condiments according to the different dishes. A dish can only be delicious if it is accurately matched with different proportions of condiments, and if there is a certain amount of basic skills.

This is really unfriendly for a novice who can't cook, or someone who has no talent for cooking, but if you have a can of five-flavor noodles, then all the problems can be easily solved.

In the five flavor noodles, there are already five flavors of "sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty". It's like a lazy smart machine, able to adjust the weight of the five flavors according to different dishes. And always maintain a perfect balance, and it will not become unflavorful because of the overshaling and the swine.

Gu Chengzi sprinkled the five-flavor powder into the pancake, and it quietly changed the taste of the pancake in this way, making it the most fragrant and delicious state.

But why did Gu Chengzi say that he wanted to thank him

Lao Xu understands very well, because he brought back the five-flavor noodles.

"I see!" Lao Xu sighed, "I didn't expect that I had done a good thing unintentionally." ”

"Oh, what the hell is going on?" the neighbor stomped his feet in confusion.

"Man, I advise you, it's better to eat less pancakes in the future. ”

"Why?"

"Because this seasoning is so powerful! It's so addictive that the people in Gluttony Town don't use it themselves!"

"Huh?" Gu Chengzi was shocked, thinking that he had done something very wrong, "This ...... I don't know......"

"It's okay, Chengzi, it doesn't matter. I heard from the people of Gluttony Town that these five-flavor powders are natural, non-toxic and harmless, and unlike those flavorings, they are refined after thousands of processes. ”

"But you say it's addictive?"

"Gee, no fuss. When they say addictive, they mean that you use it too much and become dependent on it. That way, you won't spend time figuring out how to improve your cooking. ”

"I ...... You don't need to improve your cooking skills......" Gu Chengzi said aggrievedly.

"Of course not, we're not from Gluttony. Just, man, you should have experienced it too. Once you don't use the five-flavor powder, won't the taste of this pancake be far worse?"

"That's right!" replied Lingju.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's true!" said the others present.

"Therefore, if you eat the five-flavor powder for a long time, you will also become addicted because of the large difference in taste. It's like you, as soon as you wake up, you run over. ”

"Oh, it turns out that people who eat it are also addicted. The neighbor suddenly realized, "No wonder every time I wake up, the first thing I want to eat is pancakes." ”

"Original...... I'm doing bad things with good intentions......" Gu Chengzi lowered his head in remorse, ready to close the stall and stop making pancakes.

But as soon as he was about to put his things away, Lao Xu immediately stopped him. Everyone was amazed and waited for the result.

Those who have just finished eating feel regretful and happy. regret is because they only know that after eating fragrant pancakes for so long, they have actually been eating five-spice powder. And fortunately, because this may be the last time Chengzi will make pancakes, so they can catch up.

But those who haven't eaten it yet also feel happy and regretful. Thankfully, they learned the truth about making pancakes delicious and decided not to eat them in the future. And the regret is because they have waited so long today, can they still eat it?

Gu Chengzi didn't understand what Lao Xu meant, and looked at him with blinking eyes, like a confused kitten. And Lao Xu couldn't help but feel funny when he saw him like this.

"Haha, I might have said that. In fact, it's not a big deal, I only eat for two days a month, and I can't eat bad people. Chengzi, you can rest assured to continue doing it. Let everyone have a little appetite and a little hope. ”

"Yes, yes, hope is important!" said the neighbor.

"Then I...... Can I really continue to use it?"

"It's okay, feel free to use it. Just like before...... Just because I never came!"

"No, how can it be? If it weren't for Brother Xu, I really wouldn't know...... It's addictive. ”

"It doesn't matter if you're addicted or not, just eat happily!"

"Yes, yes, the main thing is to eat happily!" Lingju said again.

It took a lot of effort for Lao Xu to get Gu Chengzi to turn on the machine again and continue to make delicious pancakes like he did when he didn't come. But there is something that has changed, and that is the mood of the diners.

their hearts

In the end, regret and happiness were mixed together, and it became an endless question: "Should I eat it or not?"

To eat, or not to eat, this is a big dilemma.

Perhaps, this doubt will not disappear until three months later, when everything starts again. It's just that three months ago, did Lao Xu say the same thing at the same time and place?

Who knows?

Although the result made some people panic, eating a bite of hot pancakes was enough to make Lao Xu's mood extremely happy. As soon as he got back to the car, he immediately turned on the music system.

At this moment, he urgently needed a cheerful song to set his mood.

But just as he was swiping the song list, a line of song titles composed of strange characters [10,000 # dot thousand * not open % to)] attracted all his attention and curiosity.

"Don't open it?" he was stunned for a moment, "I guess don't open it!"

Isn't this the three hundred taels of silver here, Lao Xu thought to himself, don't click on it, I'll open it. He didn't care about any cheerful songs, and clicked on this strange song file without saying a word.

The moment his finger touched the screen, the system froze twice, and the screen floated up and down like a frame drop. Not only the control panel, but the entire mechanics of the car were jammed, and some of them were flashing red.

"What's going on? Could it be a virus?"

Lao Xu patted the control panel in confusion, but unexpectedly, the system suddenly stopped stuck, and everything was restored. The strange song file also loaded, and began to scroll through.

"Rustle...... Rustle......"

Fifteen seconds later, the song did play, but there was no melody at all, except for a few noises. Lao Xu's curiosity turned into loss in an instant.

"Who is this prank!" he said indignantly, "strange!"

Just as he reached out to press the pause button, the murmur suddenly stopped, and a man's deep voice was heard.

"Don't press it, or you'll regret it. ”

When Lao Xu heard this voice, his whole person was stunned. For it is not someone else's voice, but his own.

"In the notebook," he says in the song, "there's a key to unlock the box." ”

"Keeping a book, a key?"

Lao Xu hurriedly took out the notebook and flipped through it from beginning to end. But in the dense text, there was no superfluous information except for the orders he was familiar with.

"What the hell is this...... What's going on? When did I record this? ”

"There's a lot more you don't remember. In the song, he replied, "You have to open the box before you come back." ”

"Huh, before you come back?"

The song file is now played, and the system automatically plays the next song, a song with a very cheerful melody. But after doing this, where is Lao Xu still in the mood.

He immediately clicked on the playlist, thinking about listening to the recording again. But the song file disappeared into the system as if it never existed.

"Search, don't open it!"

[No target file]

The eye-catching five big characters made Lao Xu fall into deeper doubts. He even suspected that it was all auditory hallucinations. But all indications were that it wasn't an auditory hallucination, he really heard it.

But why couldn't he search for the song file? What key was he looking for? What was he going to do before he came back? He couldn't figure it out.

"Who is this prank!" Lao Xu shouted angrily, "Well, it seems to be me." ”