Chapter 62: Xiao Ye (Ask for Collection)
"Hmm." Mei Xu will naturally agree, the girl's heart should be softer, and besides, this drunkard was kind enough to help them before.
Zhao Xiao'an and Mei Xu walked over together, put the drunkard's hand on their shoulders, and then helped him under a straw hut and let him lie on the haystack.
The drunkard didn't seem to be sober yet, but the bottle in his hand was still clenched, and he didn't know what to say.
Zhao Xiaoan took out a clean handkerchief, and then dipped it in some water from the well next to him, completely soaking it.
He gently wiped the drunkard's face, but he didn't seem to be awake yet, and his head was shaking slightly.
After wiping it clean, Zhao Xiaoan took out some sobering juice and slowly poured it into his mouth.
About two more minutes passed.
The drunkard coughed heavily, and then a large smell of alcohol poured out of his mouth.
When he opened his eyes, he didn't seem to know what was going on.
"Hehe, two little dolls, are they still alive?" The drunkard's shriveled old voice rang out.
Zhao Xiaoan felt that this drunkard was a magic stick, swaggering and cheating, and then went to buy wine and drink.
"That little minion doesn't seem to be very good, and he fell down with one move." Zhao Xiaoan is not a big trust, this is indeed a fact.
"Little doll, what a big breath."
The drunkard then got up and walked down the gravel path.
After taking a hard sip of wine, "But thank you, two little dolls." ”
Looking up at the sky, "It's going to change." ”
Then he hummed a little song, staggered, and disappeared at the end of the gravel road.
"Sure enough, it's a magic stick, what the hell has it become? It's two o'clock in the morning, and it's going to be daylight......" Zhao Xiaoan looked at the eastern sky.
"Xiao An, what should I do tonight?"
"If the villagers won't accept us, we'll have to leave work."
You can go offline directly in the village, but you are afraid that some accidents will happen when you land.
Zhao Xiaoan remembered that someone used to play exciting, jumping off a 100-meter-high building, and pressing in mid-air to exit the game.
As a result, when I went online the next day, I forgot about it, and I went to the resurrection stage before I had time to spread my wings in a sleepy haze.
At that time, Zhao Xiaoan was at the scene of the crime.
However, there should be no accidents in such a small village.
Mio also nodded when she heard this.
"But let's try it first." Zhao Xiaoan was walking along the gravel path at this time, looking left and right to see if any fishermen were willing to open the gate.
The glow of a pair of eyes often floated through the cracks in the windows.
However, the light was dim, and it was difficult to detect it without careful observation, and the door was so closed that the slightest cool wind seemed to be unable to enter.
It's not just the robbers who block the gates, but also the fresh air and dreams!
Zhao Xiaoan sighed slightly.
Maybe there's no hope, just find a place to take it offline...
Just when Zhao Xiaoan was a little discouraged, a little boy suddenly burst out of a room in front of him.
"Brother, sister, do you have something to do with coming to the fishing village?" The innocent smile of the little boy bloomed on his face.
The little boy was about eight years old, only dressed in a coarse cloth short, and his skin was dark and shiny due to the long sunshine, which was evident even in the moonlight at night, and he had the smell of the sea.
It seemed to be the little boy they had seen in the air before, and it seemed to be a family of three.
"What's your name, kid?" Mio seemed to be interested in the child and asked preemptively.
"My name is Ye Xiaoye, but everyone calls me Xiaoye, and my brothers and sisters can also call me that." The little boy tilted his head and thought for a moment.
Mei Xu touched the child's head and smiled, "Xiao Ye, in fact, we came to find a hostel in Zhongzhong, but there doesn't seem to be one here, so we want to find a fisherman's family to stay for the time being......"
As Mio was talking, a middle-aged man ran out of the room, who seemed to be the father of the little boy; Behind the door was his mother, who was watching with worry in her eyes.
"Two officials, children are not sensible, please forgive me if you say something wrong!" The boy's father bowed slightly.
Xiao Ye seemed unconvinced, with a slightly immature voice: "I didn't say the wrong thing!" ”
The man frowned without a trace, wanting to say something more....
"It's okay, Xiao Ye is very well-behaved, we like it very much. It's just..."
"Even if the two officials open their mouths, I can help both officials as much as they can." The middle-aged man gritted his teeth, then raised his head and said with a smile.
"We're just looking for a place to rest and we'll leave early tomorrow morning."
The man seemed relieved, and turned to look at his wife at the door.
His wife nodded slightly.
"Two officials, please." Men bow down with affection.
The little boy was jumping ahead at this time.
The man scolded: "Xiao Ye, don't be rude!" ”
"It's okay, just think of us as younger brothers and sisters, there's no need to be afraid of us." Zhao Xiaoan persuaded.
The man was slightly stunned, but nodded hurriedly.
The woman opened the door and leaned in a little, trying not to block her way in.
Zhao Xiaoan and Mei Xu walked in slightly sideways one after the other.
The woman stood by the door and bowed slightly to the two who came in.
A modest fisherman's family.
Wooden house with thatched roof.
There are no bright lights; There are no spacious rooms; There is no garden balcony, and there are no big fish and meat on the table.
The biggest feeling after walking in is the fishy smell.
Although the room was neat and simple, with two bedrooms and a living room, a few chairs and tables made of wood from the forest, and a few books on the shelves. Other than that, there are no extravagant things.
There are wild vegetables and kelp on the table, and there are no fish in sight, but the smell of fish fills the room, but it also smells of forest wood.
Xiao Ye stood at the table with big eyes blinking, "Brother and sister, let's eat together?" ”
At this time, the man walked into the house and hurriedly said, "Two officials, let's have a meal together." I'm going to kill a big fish. So saying, he went to the back of the house, and his wife hurriedly followed.
"Xiao Ye, accompany the two officials well." His wife whispered as she passed by Xiao Ye.
Zhao Xiaoan also happened to want to try the craftsmanship of fishermen, and he was on the beach all year round, so his understanding of seafood was definitely not a problem, and he might be able to make something new, Zhao Xiaoan was a little looking forward to it.
As they walked into the back kitchen, only Xiao Ye and the two were left in the room.
After a short silence, Zhao Xiaoan accidentally caught a glimpse of "Three Body" on the table, and turned two pages at random, the pages were already a little yellow and loose, but they were very complete and not a little broken.
"Xiao Ye, do you like reading this book?" Zhao Xiaoan asked with interest.
"I love this kind of sci-fi masterpiece, I've watched it three times." Xiao Ye seemed to be aroused, his eyes sparkling in the flickering light of the kerosene lamp.
"I also like to read this book, it has a big brain." Zhao Xiaoan continued to look at it, and there were marks in some places on the book, and the crooked handwriting that belonged to children was unique, as if they were about to jump out of the book.
Zhao Xiaoan continued, "Do you have the next two?"
Xiao Ye shook his head, but quickly said, "My father said that he would go to the market town on the other side of the mountain to buy it for me at the end of this month." He looked expectantly again.
"Xiao Ye, have you ever gone to sea to fish?" Zhao Xiaoan asked again.
"Well, I've been out, and my dad often takes me out to sea, and there are a lot of fish in the sea, and sharks, it's so big!" As he spoke, he opened his arm and wanted to make a gesture, but found that his arm was not that long at all.
"Really? Aren't sharks fierce?"
"Sharks are fierce, last time there were two sharks circling around our fishing boat, and its fins were still exposed to the water, my dad had to throw them a few big fish before they left..."
At this moment, Xiao Ye's father came out of the back kitchen, holding a large pot of steaming fish, the red oil noodles were still bubbling, and the bubbles continued to produce and break.
The sound of "grunt" came from the pot, and it seemed that it had just risen.
The fish in the pot kept churning and undulating,
Slowly place the pot on the table and set the dishes and chopsticks.
Soon, five people were sitting around the table. The heat wave in the pot gradually calmed down.
"Two officials, can you taste my craft?" Xiao Ye's father had already written his nervousness on his face, hoping to meet the appetite of the two officials.
Zhao Xiaoan and Mei Xu picked up chopsticks at the same time and gently sandwiched a small piece of fish, the golden silk of the fish meat was slender when it was detached, and the fine pattern on the fish meat gave a sense of delicacy.
Get into your mouth.
The fragrant smell of savoury lingers on the nose and is mouth-watering.
Smell its fragrance, the heart is relaxed; Pay for its meat, endless aftertaste.
The fish is firm and chewy.
With condiments, it is like entering a fairyland.
Zhao Xiaoan couldn't help but secretly admire, worthy of being a fisherman, his understanding of making fish is simply superb.
Xiao Ye's father seemed to remember something, "Official, I'll go get a bottle of good Erguotou." As he spoke, he got up.
At this time, Meixu pouted her head and looked at Zhao Xiaoan, and the words in her eyes were clear: You choose one.
Zhao Xiaoan hurriedly waved his hand to stop him, and said shamefully: "I don't drink." ”
It's not that I can't drink, but I'm afraid that I will get drunk and wake up by a slap in the face.
Just thinking about it, Zhao Xiaoan's face felt a faint pain.
"Shall you eat together?" Zhao Xiaoan was a little embarrassed, and let others eat first after they worked hard...
Meixu was sucking the soup on the chopsticks, and when she heard Zhao Xiao'an say this, she also noticed that the master hadn't eaten a bite, but she was enjoying it beautifully.
So he blushed slightly and stopped his chopsticks.
"The officials eat first, and then we will eat."
"Don't treat us as outsiders, if my uncle doesn't dislike us, call me a little An, and call the officials really torment me..."
Seeing this, Xiao Ye's father finally changed his words, "Xiao An..."