Back at Li's foot shop, the store was still empty, and there were no customers. It's just that there is an old man behind the counter with a hunched back, and his hair and beard are already gray.

Li Gui saw Shen Yiyi and Little Pepper, greeted him, pointed at the old man and said to them, "This is my father." ”

Father? This is the old plum? That's more than enough for his grandfather at this age, right? But she is about the same age as Li Gui, so should she call Lao Li Tou Grandpa Li or Uncle Li? Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, and decided to call according to Li Gui's seniority: "Uncle, my surname is Lin, this is my maid Xiao Sichuan Pepper, who introduced us to the boat." Mrs. Li lent me two taels of silver, I will save it all within this month, and hand it over to you for safekeeping, and after a month, Mrs. Li will come to pick it up. ”

On the way to the foot shop, she discussed with Little Pepper, and since then, she has changed her surname to Lin, and Little Pepper has changed her name to Little Pepper.

"Okay, okay, you're welcome, don't see outside, just call me Lao Litou." Lao Li Tou walked out from behind the counter, "You guys came back from the medical hall, right?" Gui told me. You must be tired after running this long way, so come and sit down and rest. Gui, pour tea! ”

As he spoke, Lao Li led them to a table and sat down.

Li Gui poured three cups of tea and turned around to leave, Shen Yiyi stopped him and said, "Little Brother Li, you took us to the hospital, we should have prepared a good gift for you, but unfortunately we are short of money, so we can only give you a pair of shoes, don't dislike it." ”

Little Pepper took out the cloth shoes and handed them to Li Gui.

Li Gui's eyes lit up suddenly, but he looked at Old Li Tou and didn't stretch out his hand.

Lao Li looked at his shoes and said, "What are you doing, he is just leading the way, how can it be thanked." ”

Shen Yiyi smiled: "You see we have bought everything, you just let him accept it." Shoes are no better than anything else, and we can't wear them if we keep them for ourselves. ”

Lao Li Tou heard her say this, so he said to Li Gui: "Then you can accept it." ”

Li Gui took the shoes, smiled at Shen Yiyi excitedly and restrainedly, turned around and lifted a curtain next to the counter, and ran to the back.

Lao Li Tou said to Shen Yiyi and Xiao Pepper: "Don't go, stay and eat." ”

"That's a good idea." Shen Yiyi said happily, "But we have to find a place to settle first, and ask Li Bo for advice, we are not familiar with life, so it is not good to run around." ”

Lao Li Tou said: "There are many inns in Hangzhou, and there are many houses for rent, but the price is not cheap, a lower room in the inn is about 100 wen a day, and the upper room has to be several taels; A rented house, a single room, costs 50 yuan a day. ”

This price is actually not expensive, but they don't have any money...... Shen Yiyi looked at Little Pepper and smiled bitterly. Xiao Pepper was anxious, and stood up suddenly: "Miss, you rest here, I'll go to the street to find a tooth man and inquire." ”

Lao Li Tou stood up and wanted to show her the way, but Little Pepper waved her hand and ran out.

"My maid is in a hurry." Shen Yiyi smiled apologetically at Lao Li Tou.

"When you're young, you're not in a hurry, but when you're old, you can't get up!" Lao Li Tou smiled, "Girl, you sit, I'll cook on the fire." ”

"I'll help you." Shen Yiyi immediately stood up.

"You are injured, what can you help, so you can rest." Lao Li Tou insisted on not allowing her to follow.

Shen Yiyi thought about it, he was a chef who opened a foot shop, maybe he had some unique skills, and he was taboo to show others, so he didn't insist and sat down again.

When Lao Litou's meal was not ready, Xiao Pepper came back, she ran a sweat, but she didn't care to wipe it, and said with a sad face: "Miss, the price that Li Bo talked about is quite low, the slightly better house outside, costs eighty wen a day, and the inn is even more expensive." ”

"What about the almost house?" Shen Yiyi asked.

Xiao Pepper said: "The almost houses are in remote places, unsafe, and I dare not live in them." ”

That's right, so what can I do...... Shen Yiyi frowned.

At this time, Lao Li Tou came out from behind with a plate of dishes in one hand and said, "Do you want to make do with me?" I'll pack up Agui's room and let him live with me. ”

"What's so embarrassing?" Shen Yiyi said busily.

Lao Li Tou put the dishes on the table and said: "I don't let you live in vain, I want to collect rent, thirty wen a day, you can go up to the back and take a look first, if you want, find a tooth man, we are signing the paperwork." ”

He was businesslike, but Shen Yiyi was relieved, and when she looked at Xiao Pepper again, she was also excited, so she pulled her up to the back to see the house.

Li Gui's room was very simple, except for a bed, there was almost nothing, but it was quite clean. They just have such a little money, what else can they choose, Shen Yiyi and Xiao Pepper discussed a few words, and decided to rent Lao Litou's house.

Little Pepper is an anxious child, and Lao Li Tou is still serving, so she ran to find the tooth man first. Fortunately, the tooth man was not far away, and the paperwork was signed for a while, and the meal was still hot.

Anyway, there is no need to sleep on the street tonight, Shen Yiyi replaced the wine with tea, and first toasted Lao Li's first glass. Lao Li Tou made seven or eight dishes, which, according to him, were all dishes sold every day in the foot shop.

Shen Yiyi thought to herself, the taste must not be very good, so the business is so bad, but who knows that after tasting it, she was shocked, just talking about the moist chicken, the chicken is smooth, delicious and juicy, and even the chicken skin chews up, there is a soft and smooth satin feeling.

This kind of cooking skills is better than her, why does no one come to the store?

Shen Yiyi was very puzzled, but when they met for the first time, she didn't want to inquire about this, so she had to bury her head in eating, and expressed her great respect for Lao Litou's cooking skills with her actions.

After eating, it was getting dark, so Lao Li Tou moved Li Gui's bedding to his room, and then took another set of clean ones and handed them to Little Pepper.

The sheets and bedding given by Lao Li Tou were all old, washed until they faded, and they were patched on top of each other, but they were very clean and didn't smell much, so Little Pepper took them and made the bed quickly, without saying anything.

When they were in Fuyang County, there was no cook to cook, and the little pepper had to say two sentences, and now they are so depressed that they can't even use the new bedding, but she is willing to come to the word "freedom", which is something that people engrave in their bones, regardless of ancient and modern, as long as they have freedom, they are happy to do anything. Shen Yiyi stood aside and watched, full of emotion.

After making the bed and washing up briefly, Little Pepper was going to return the bucket and kettle, Shen Yiyi stopped her and said, "When you go out, safety comes first, fill the bucket and kettle with water and hold against the door and window." ”

Originally, the door was covered with chairs, but the room was so simple that there were no chairs at all, so I had to replace it with something else.

Little Pepper did as she was told, two barrels against the door, and a drain against the window.

After a busy day, the night was late, and the two of them were exhausted at the end of the day, so they fell asleep.

Less than an hour after they had fallen asleep, a dark shadow slipped into the backyard of the foot shop, and after a moment in front of their room, it quietly floated away.