Chapter 174: Ten Cents
Hua San drove the carriage out of Kyoto City, and when he traveled three hundred miles to the west, Hua Lan beckoned to stop for lunch.
The carriage entered a small village and town, and at noon, the streets of the village were very lively.
King Shou'an said that he was going to Kunlun Mountain, but he didn't appear along the way, and Hua Lan couldn't help pouting: "It's not very reliable." ”
Hua San parked the carriage in front of a tavern, and several people got out of the carriage, walked to the tavern, found a table on the street and sat down.
"What kind of food and drinks do the guests want?"
The man, who was fifteen or sixteen years old, quick and shrewd, handed over a menu, took a towel off his shoulder and began to wipe the table.
The table was already clean, and when the towel was wiped, the light and brightness showed the figure.
"What specialty dishes do you have in the store, just serve a few plates."
Hua Lan glanced at the menu a few times, handed it back to the shopkeeper, and asked.
"Our small village shop, what good dishes can be made, nothing more than Dongxi big plate chicken, Nanhu vinegar roasted fish. The guest officer is tired of eating the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, and we still have the best rabbit meat, which is all wild meat that has crossed the barren grass slopes. ”
The guy looked at Hua Lan hesitantly.
These masters, dressed inconspicuously, had such a big tone, so he secretly pouted, "In our store, the price is a little more expensive, but the things are so delicious and affordable, and there is also a red old roast in June, why don't you have two more bottles?" ”
June red is a low-alcohol soju, and guests who are in a hurry will bring some with them, which is a frequent guest who is out and about. The young man is shrewd, this is a temptation, whether he is an old guest who often walks the rivers and lakes.
"Let's have a big plate of barren slope rabbit meat first, then ask for a Nanhu vinegar fish, and then serve two light vegetarian dishes. We want ten bottles in June, take one bottle first, and take the rest with us. ”
Before Hua Lan could speak, Jin Se commanded.
It turned out to be the old rivers and lakes.
The shopkeeper secretly stuck out his tongue, the girl who spoke, who seemed to be a fairy-like figure, was as gentle as a spring flower in March, but the tone of her voice was like a cold moon frost peeling the skin and ice knives.
"Okay, barren slope rabbit meat, Nanhu vinegar fish, plus two plates of light vegetarian dishes."
The shopkeeper secretly wiped his face, picked up the towel and sang away.
It didn't take long for the hot dish to be served.
As soon as the spring silkworm looked at the dishes served, the little complaint in her heart swallowed into her stomach.
Although I only ordered four dishes, the amount of dishes was really a lot.
A large plate of rabbit meat has to be about three catties, and then look at the vinegar fish in Nanhu, there are no less than five catties. Two plates of vegetarian dishes, one plate is stir-fried dried bamboo shoots, and the other plate is vegetarian roasted bracken.
It's all a tavern specialty.
Hua Lan and her group of four people came out, and it was really difficult to eat so many dishes.
"If you can't eat it, take it with you and eat it on the road."
Hua Lan beckoned to move her chopsticks, and first took a large piece of Nanhu vinegar fish to Jinse: "Thank you, Miss Jinse." ”
But isn't it, if it weren't for Miss Jinse's experience, according to her temperament, why would she have to serve ten or eight dishes.
Four dishes, there are already so many, how many are ten and eight dishes?
It's probably going to take a few days.
No matter how good the meal is, it is not as delicious as the freshly cooked food, not to mention, Hualan is not bad for money at all.
When leaving the house in the morning, the spring silkworm specially cooked eight-treasure longan porridge, and Hua Lan drank two bowls. Although the journey was hard, there was basically no exercise in the carriage, and I was not hungry at this time, and I was almost full after eating a few chopsticks.
There were only three large amounts of food on the dinner table, and I didn't eat half of my cheeks.
Spring silkworm and Jin Se basically didn't eat much, Hua Lan stared at the beads, it seems that dinner is at the same time.
A few people were eating, but the shopkeeper crossed his waist and walked towards the door of the tavern.
There was a lot of commotion in front of the store, and two beggars, one old and one young, were kneeling in front of the store with a dirty and broken porcelain bowl begging for food.
"The proprietor is good, let's give up a penny!"
The old beggar had a yellow face and thin muscles, his ragged clothes were shiny with gray and black oil, and his hair looked like he had been ambushed from a haystack. The hay was a little yellow and white, and the old beggar's face was sad when he saw the shopkeeper coming, and begged: "Brother Dong hasn't eaten for three days, please ask Lang Zhong for ten cents, the proprietor's business is prosperous, and you will be rewarded with one penny?" ”
These two beggars are well-known in the town, and the shopkeeper is unbearable every day, not to mention eating three meals a day, and now they have copper coins.
The shopkeeper inside had a cold face, and the shopkeeper didn't have a good face: "I said bigfoot Liu, Brother Dong's girl is so weak, why are you picking her up?" The baby who is already walking on the Huangquan Road, what can be used for more copper coins? I advise you to save it, our copper coins are not blown by the wind, today you will be given a penny of copper, tomorrow you will be given a penny of copper. When will it be considered a head?
According to me, it's better to buy a good mat first, and wrap it in the deserted grave. Why bother to save a baby who is going to die? ”
"The shopkeeper, Brother Dong is not dead, the baby is just sick! Lang Zhong said that it can be cured, just grab a few pieces of medicine, you can do well, do good deeds, the size is also a life, please come, save her. ”
"Save, save, save, save, save? How many times have you been saved? It's not like we haven't given you copper coins, but when is this a head? Bigfoot Liu, do you calculate, just I paid out of my own pocket for more than 20 yuan? I also have a family to support, when will this be a head? The little baby won't live for a few days, so you can let us all stop and stop, it's not easy for us to earn a few dollars. ”
The shopkeeper made up his mind, and Bigfoot Liu had already begged from door to door The store begged, and he only asked for five copper coins in his hand, and there were only three of them when he walked over. All three of them craned their necks and watched, and if the shopkeepers didn't say anything, the three were completely hopeless.
He was so anxious that he fell to the ground, and his head slammed on the steps with tears in his eyes: "I beg the owner to show mercy, I beg you." The proprietor's business is prosperous, the proprietor's business is prosperous......"
"Don't talk nonsense, I don't have a penny today."
The shopkeeper made up his mind and did not back down, and brought a large bowl of leftovers from the back kitchen and poured it into the old beggar's broken bowl, impatiently: "No, no, not a penny." After saying that, he entered the store in a huff and ignored him.
Where is Bigfoot Liu willing to go, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing vigorously.
His head slammed on the bluestone steps in front of the store, and it didn't take much effort to knock out a large patch of bright red blood.
The little beggar on the side was only four years old, and when he saw the blood flowing from the old beggar's face, he cried loudly.
"What a bad luck!"
These two came to the door of the store, and some diners couldn't bear to look at them, so they went around the door of the store to other houses.
The shopkeeper's face is dark, this is the middle of the day, what is Bigfoot Liu going to do, is it true that he is sincerely blocking his business?
"Little Er, go and send them away."
The shopkeeper waved his hand to the shopkeeper with a cold face and annoyance.
In fact, the shopkeeper was ruthless to the old beggar, and he also showed it to the shopkeeper.
What is a penny, he doesn't have it, the shopkeeper is not bad for this penny. But he waited and waited, and the shopkeeper not only didn't take a penny, but even turned his face over.
That's it.
The shopkeeper really had no choice, so he had to check his waist again and walk to the front of the store angrily, and scolded the old beggar and said: "Bigfoot Liu, I said that there is no copper coin, why are you playing a scoundrel?" You don't have more than a penny today, and if you don't leave, you won't have a chance to ask the shopkeeper to be kind in the future. ”
The shopkeeper reminded him that he was really desperate when he was an old beggar.
He didn't move, and his head bled more from the steps.
"It's going to kill you. Xiao Er, why is your shopkeeper just picking it out like this, and there is no copper coin? ”