Chapter 5: A Beggar

Walking into the lobby, it may not be dinner time, there are no guests, and there is no kind of shopkeeper who is enthusiastic to shout on TV, and there is no shopkeeper standing in front of the counter crackling and making calculations, so she stands alone.

"Anyone?" Xu Qiao asked embarrassedly.

After a long while, I heard a male voice coming from behind the curtain door: "Here it is, here it is." ”

The curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged man of about forty came out, wearing a coffee-colored robe, who looked like a shopkeeper: "Is the guest officer eating or staying in the hotel?" ”

"Eat first." Xu Qiao looked at him humorously and silently, the men here all wore their hair in a bun, and there were no various ornaments on their heads.

"Okay, okay, what do you want to eat?" The shopkeeper is quite enthusiastic.

"Uh, boss, no, shopkeeper, is there a menu?" She didn't dare to order it directly, she didn't know the price, if she ate a sky-high price, would her leg be broken? It's played on TV, and these stores all have thugs.

"What menu?"

"It's the name of the dish and the price."

"Oh, the shop is open for business, and the children are not bullied, and the prices of vegetables are hanging on the wall." The shopkeeper pointed to the side wall.

Xu Qiaoyou raised his eyes and saw that there were many small wooden signs hanging on the wall, with the names and prices of the dishes on them, such as a plate of sauced beef is three veins, that is, three yuan, a silver coin with three leaf veins, and a steamed fish is five veins, well, the price is fair, it seems that it is enough to save a little use.

"Shopkeeper, then have a steamed fish, a stir-fried side dish, and a bowl of rice." Xu Qiaoyou was already so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back.

"Okay, wait a minute." After saying that, the shopkeeper walked to the back and followed the instructions of the kitchen, carried a teapot and a cup, and poured a glass of water for Xu Qiaoyou.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any tea here? I don't see the price of tea on the wall either. ”

"Guest officer, you are joking, we are a small shop, where can we afford to eat such a precious item as tea, even if we spend a lot of money to buy it, few guests who come to the small shop can afford to drink."

Belch? Xu Qiaoyou was dumbfounded, didn't he say that this place is rich in tea? Don't you love tea and toast tea? You even make money in the shape of tea, but ordinary people can't afford to drink tea? Is tea still that scarce? I knew she was going to bring some good tea to sell it.

She didn't continue to ask, but took her time, lest she be taken for a dirt bun.

"The shopkeeper, what is the price of staying in the hotel?"

"One gold leaf for one night in the upper room, eight veins in the ordinary room."

"Then help me open an upper room." Xu Qiaoyou calculated, plus eating, a total of about twenty yuan, and only two more yuan for the upper room, which is still cost-effective.

"Okay." The shopkeeper went to the counter to open a room, and another shopkeeper wearing short clothes and a white towel on his shoulder appeared with a meal.

Xu Qiaoyou ate slowly, thinking about resting for one night first, and then going to inquire about the news of Tianji Tea tomorrow morning, it is best to understand the local laws first, and don't break the law for some reason and go to prison.

The food here is really light, not particularly delicious, not unpalatable, the sky is getting darker, and the customers in the store are slowly increasing, Xu Qiaoyou looked at the scene in front of her, her spirit is still a little trance, this is not an ancient world, I don't know if the time here is parallel to the original world, don't be too different, she also wants to save her mother and go around the world with her family......

After being full of water and food, Xu Qiaoyou took out two gold leaves from the burden and paid for it, and the shopkeeper took it to the room, which was a room facing the street, which was clean and simple, and she was still very satisfied. After a little rest, she decided to go out for a walk, it was inconvenient to carry the burden with her, but it was not safe to put it in the store, what should she do? She suddenly thought of a good way, when she changed her clothes before, she found that the mysterious uncle was not going to prepare underwear or anything like that for her, I don't know if she forgot it or because she was embarrassed, in short, she is now wearing a certain brand of sports bra, she took out the sponge in her underwear and put all her money into two underwear! Once installed, it is almost impossible to see from the outside. "Genius, Xu Qiaoyou, you are simply a genius among geniuses. "Don't forget to praise yourself.

After going to the latrine, Xu Qiaoyou went straight to the street, and the lanterns on the side of the street were lit, which really had a different flavor, and there were many more people at night than when she first entered the city. From time to time on the side of the road, there was the sound of the shopkeeper shouting, and the shouting of various vendors selling snacks and small things, Xu Qiaoyou always felt so unreal, as if he was walking in the TV.

After slowly walking a few streets, she found that this city is not big, it should only be a town? When she was about to go home, she saw a huddled figure around the corner, small leaning against the wall, with two arms around her knees, her head buried between her arms and legs.

Xu Qiaoyou approached gently, for fear of frightening the other party. After walking down a few streets, she didn't see a single beggar, nor did she see a petty thief, which shows that the security of this place is still good. She was actually very worried that the person in front of her who looked like a child was lost, and when she was about two meters away, Xu Qiaoyou stopped.

Although she is a kind, loving and sympathetic person, she is not a fool, and she still has basic guarding. She squatted opposite, looking at the person in front of her, unable to see her face, wearing tattered clothes, dirty, with only one shoe on her foot, and the other foot that was exposed was scarred, and she didn't know how long she had been wandering outside,

"Hey, are you okay?"

"Do you need help? Have you lost your parents? ”

After a while, the person on the other side slowly raised his head, and by the moonlight, Xu Qiaoyou saw a small face only the size of a palm with a pair of big eyes, full of exhaustion and fear, it didn't look like he had intellectual problems, it was really a child, Xu Qiaoyou got closer: "Can you speak?" Where is your home? ”

The boy looked at her warily, probably running out of strength, so he didn't run away. Seeing this, Xu Qiaoyou stretched out his hands, showing that he was not holding anything in his hands, and said with sincerity: "I'm not a bad person, I just want to help you." ”

The child leaned weakly against the wall and began to look at her, she waited patiently with a smile on her face, and finally the child slowly let down her guard, and said softly and softly in a voice like a kitten: "Sister, I'm so hungry." ”