Chapter 5 The old store manager

The invigilator stared at the test paper for a long time, holding his glasses from time to time, and there were many curious eyes projected around, Chu Xiao frowned slightly, and he didn't know what was wrong with the invigilator.

Stretched out his hand and shook it on the test paper, the invigilator immediately came back to his senses, showed a trace of embarrassment, coughed lightly, and said, "Since the answer is finished, let's hand in the paper." ”

While speaking, don't forget to glance at the card pattern on the test paper.

"I'd like to check it a few more times."

Chu Xiao has always been cautious in doing things, and this exam related to his future must not be sloppy, and he must not allow a little mistake.

The invigilator's eyes rolled and he felt that the candidates' requirements still had to be met, so he said: "Give you another ten minutes to check, and then hand in the papers, so that you don't have to sit here and interfere with the rest of the candidates." ”

Chu Xiao couldn't help but muttered in his heart, how long the exam is the candidate's freedom, no matter how powerful the invigilator is, he can't deprive the candidate of the time for the exam, I wanted to fight on the basis of reason, think about it or forget it, I can't please anything good by doing this, in case of conflict with the invigilator, I will be unlucky in the end.

Ten minutes of inspection time is enough.

"Okay."

The invigilator then left satisfied, and returned to the podium.

The invigilator is in the examination room, but his heart has already swam in the ocean of card structure, the magic card pattern drawn by the candidate just now, although it uses the most basic upper and lower structure, but the drawing method is very novel, the line is always unexpected, but it can always return to the original trajectory.

He has read countless cards, but he has never seen such a very reasonable and innovative card, if there is a suitable card material and card ink to make it into a magic card, maybe he can really research a new card with a certain effect.

The reason why the entrance exam has to test such an out-of-scope drawing card question is because the teenagers and girls who have not studied systematically are creative, and their thinking is not limited by those rules and regulations, and they can give full play to their imagination.

As for drawing a magic card that is not available today but has a reasonable structure, the university does not report much hope, but with so many candidates, there may be a card-making wizard, and if a new type of magic card with a reasonable structure is drawn, it will be a great blessing for the university.

Ten minutes came quickly, Chu Xiao got up and picked up the test paper, and didn't forget to confirm the personal information again when he walked to the podium.

His actions attracted a lot of attention, and all the candidates looked at him with surprise on their faces, and they really finished answering, there is no doubt that Xueba, no, it is Xueshen!

The oversized leather jacket that had peeled off its skin was infinitely attractive at this time.

Those who thought that this poor boy had nothing, but just took the exam with the mentality of flying on the branches and becoming a phoenix, and the rich second generation who ridiculed in their hearts more than once, suddenly changed their views, no matter how poor they are, they are worthy of admiration after answering the test paper in one hour.

If they knew that Chu Xiao was not even a child from a poor family, but an orphan who came out of the black street, they were afraid that it would set off turbulent waves in their hearts.

Of course, there are some people who think that people are just writing things casually, just to join in the fun, after all, such a poor kid can't even afford to go to training classes, let alone hire a private tutor, how can he be so powerful.

Chu Xiao handed over the test paper, but the invigilator took it with both hands, as if he was taking over some valuable items, Chu Xiao felt strange, the invigilator's impression of him should not be very good, how could he be so polite?

What he didn't notice was that under the invigilator's glasses, there were countless lights hidden in his somewhat cloudy eyes.

After he left, the invigilator concentrated on studying the card pattern and ignored the rest of the candidates.

Walking out of the examination room, there were a few people standing scattered in the school, and it was very empty.

Chu Xiao didn't stay long, just sat on a bench near the flower bed and rested for a while before leaving, the refreshing potpourri made him quite nostalgic, which strengthened his belief that he wanted to be admitted here.

This is the end of the theory exam, the results will be announced tomorrow, and those who pass will go directly to the practical exam, and those who fail can only wait until next year to fight again.

Walking on both sides of the street where the shuttle car flies, my stomach growls uncontrollably, and I feel even more hungry when I smell the aroma of restaurants along the street in the wind.

He took out eight federal coins from his pocket, and pulled them into the bottom of his pocket a few times, and sure enough, it was impossible to take out one more, and pie in the sky would not hit him.

Enduring his hunger, Chu Xiao came to a convenience store under the Huada Library.

Stepping into the store, there are a dazzling array of goods on the shelves, Chu Xiao rarely comes to the convenience store, he is always attracted by all kinds of novel goods, if I remember correctly, it has been more than ten months since the last time he came here.

The store manager is an old man who is over half a hundred years old and has entered the age of sixtieth birthday, and he treats customers very warmly, and always has a smile on his wrinkled face, giving people a kind and amiable feeling.

"Kid, what do you want?"

I remember the last time I came, the old store manager called him the same, Chu Xiao smiled slightly, the store manager is old, and it is not strange to call him a child who is only 15 years old, after all, the age gap is there.

"I want a bottle of Kamo." Chu Xiao said loudly, the old store manager's ears were a little back, and he knew it last time he came.

Card ink usually refers to the card ink needed to make energy cards, because only the card ink of energy cards does not need to be modulated and can be used immediately, while the card ink used to make other cards requires a variety of substances to be modulated.

"I want Kamo, Kamo ......"

The old store manager repeated the word "Kamo" in a low voice, afraid that he would forget it when he turned his head, and his memory deteriorated very quickly as he got older.

The old store manager carefully took out a bottle of ink from the shelf and put it on the counter, stretched out his dry palm, divided his five fingers, and said to Chu Xiao with a smile: "Five federal coins." ”

Five?

After a burst of surprise, Chu Xiao counted out five federal coins and put them on the counter, smiled at the old store manager, and took the card ink and wanted to leave.

"Hey, kid, take this, and you're almost skinny as a monkey."

The old store manager casually took down a compressed biscuit from the shelf and gave it to him, Chu Xiao hurriedly refused, such a large compressed biscuit was worth at least five federal coins.

"Take it quickly, it's time to grow your body at a young age, and you can't starve." The old store manager insisted on stuffing it into his hand, putting on a picture that you would be angry if you didn't want him.

Chu Xiao couldn't bear to refuse the old store manager's kindness, so he took the compressed biscuit and sincerely thanked him.

Hearing the thanks, the old store manager, who was a little angry because he didn't accept the gift, immediately smiled.

Leaving the convenience store, Chu Xiao strolled down the street with a hard compressed biscuit, his mind was full of the wrinkled old face and the kind smile, and his heart was not a taste as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle, and the old man who was late and charitable was always distressing.

As soon as the front foot walked, a few young people patronized the convenience store on the back foot, and the customers were endless.

Everything in this convenience store is the cheapest in the Red Gorge area, and when I came here in October to buy a white card and a slanted pen, I knew that a bottle of card ink was sold for five federal coins, and after almost a year, I didn't expect it to be five federal coins, and the price of card ink sold in other convenience stores is estimated to have already increased.

I have long learned from Sister Xin that this old man does not make money by running a convenience store, and the selling price of most goods is only one or two federal coins higher than the purchase price, and he can only make a living by relying on a good source of customers.

The old man does not rely on this to make money, because the old man's son is the chief card maker of a group, and he is very prosperous, and the old man is bored at home alone before his son buys this store and runs a convenience store to pass the time.