Chapter 8: The Old Man
Probably because of the time, there were not many diners eating noodles at the noodle stall at this time, only two or three people in total, which made the old man very idle and had time to do other things.
"Hello, see you again." Ren Xiaoyao smiled at the old man, walked to the face, and sat down.
I don't know if it's an illusion, he found that the old man seemed to be stunned for a moment after hearing his own mouth, and when he looked again, the old man was already holding a towel, and said with a smile: "Hello this gentleman, I remember the appearance of your dress last time, and I almost didn't recognize you when I saw you wearing this one this time." It seems to be old, and my memory is not as good as usual. ”
The old man's attitude is very low, obviously because he feels that there is a gap in each other's identities, and he doesn't feel that he can ignore it when he is older.
In these days, the roadside vendors and the "upper-class people" who wear Western clothes and read newspapers every day are not people of the world.
The old man's restrained attitude made Ren Xiaoyao a little uncomfortable, he is a young man of the new century who has undergone many ideological education such as "respecting the old and loving the young" since he was a child, and he does not pay attention to those identity matters, he wants to be able to communicate with each other on an equal footing.
He smiled, looked up at the various noodle cards hanging above his head, including "fish egg noodles", "cold noodles", "beef ball noodles" and other types, and then said gently: "I couldn't eat it here last time, this time I came to try your craftsmanship, bring me a bowl of beef ball noodles." ”
This is naturally a face-saving word, but since he has come here, it is good to try it, after all, this was also a picture that appeared in the movie, and eating here at this time will make him feel closer to the movie and more integrated with the world.
"Beef ball noodles, okay, you wait." The old man answered, put the towel on his shoulder, and went into the stove to make noodles.
The sun is shining, close at hand, the sound of people is boiling, the pedestrians are endless, Ren Yao sits in the noodle stall, but the mood is strangely peaceful, and the thoughts in the mind are also lost, and I feel a little peaceful in this busy city.
Da, da, da, the sound of the dough throwing on the board quietly came, Ren Xiaoyao looked sideways and found that although the old man was almost old, his movements were smooth, and there was no redundancy, and he seemed to return to the basics.
At this moment, he remembered a story he learned when he was in school, the origin of the idiom "practice makes perfect", and at this time, didn't the actions of the old man in front of him also respond to this word?
Even ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Unconsciously, Ren Yao had an understanding.
At this moment, a faint fragrance suddenly came from not far away.
"This smell..."Ren Xiaoyao sniffed his nose, looked sideways, and found that there was already a girl standing beside him at some point.
The girl is about twenty-eight years old, wearing a floral cloth skirt, no powder, and her posture is beautiful.
In all fairness, the girl's appearance is not excellent, only middle and upper-middle, but the hibiscus-like temperament is very touching to people's heartstrings.
Before he could guess the girl's origin, the girl had already walked into the inside with small steps, went to the side of the noodle stall man, and shouted crisply to the old man with his back to this side: "Grandpa! ”
Ren Xiaoyao suddenly knew the identity of the girl, it turned out to be the granddaughter of the old man, no wonder she would appear here.
When the old man heard the girl shouting to himself, he turned his head and found that his granddaughter was looking at him with disgust, so he wondered, "Xiuxiu, why are you here?" ”
The girl took out a small cloth bag from her body and raised it forward: "Look, you see, it's at home!" Why are you so careless! ”
The small cloth bag was dusty, it looked like it was a little old, and it looked a little like a sachet, but no, it should contain something else.
The old man patted the top of his head, belched, and shouted: "How did I forget it, no wonder I always feel that I lost something today." It's good now. He took the cloth bag and placed it in his arms.
Ren Xiaoyao looked strange from the side, the cloth bag seemed to be very important to the old man, and he didn't know what was inside. Could it be that the old man has some disease and needs something to heal, so there are medicinal herbs in it?
As soon as the thought came to mind, Ren Xiaoyao extinguished it, what kind of medicinal herbs are sick, if others don't have it, wouldn't he curse others to get sick like this? That's not good.
The girl seemed to have sent a cloth bag on purpose, and after the old man accepted it, he turned around and prepared to leave.
This time, I happened to be looking at Ren Xiaoyao curiously here.
The eyes of the two met like this.
To the warm eyes of the previous Xiaoyao, the girl seemed to be electrified, and the whole person was excited, and then two red glows appeared on her face, which was very cute.
Ren Xiaoyao smiled lightly and nodded to the girl, who was like a frightened rabbit, couldn't help jumping up, and then ran away in a hurry, but after waiting for a distance, she couldn't help but look back, and saw that Ren Xiaoyao didn't continue to look this way, and her heart was inexplicably a little lost.
Lose? The girl was shocked, and then touched her face that could be broken by blowing, and found that the ground was very hot.
"What's wrong with me?" The girl was puzzled, could it be the person just now? Thinking of this, she seemed to see those eyes again, and saw the handsome man smiling at her.
Here, Ren Xiaoyao's face was gentle, he didn't think much about it at all, he just smiled politely just now, he couldn't both look at each other, just look away in embarrassment, right? Besides, the other party is so small, it's like looking at a little sister, what's so embarrassing.
He has entered a misunderstanding of thinking, affected by the inertia that has always been, he forgot that the marriage age of women in the Republic of China period is different from that of later generations, and women at this time are married at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and when they reach twenty, they are big girls, and it is difficult to find their in-laws if they don't find them.
The granddaughter of the old man knew at a glance that she rarely went out, so she saw very few people of the opposite sex, and this time she happened to see Ren Xiaoyao, who was outstanding, and it was normal for her heart to ripple. After all, at the age when love first blooms, the mood blooms like a flower.
Ren Xiaoyao is already very good-looking, coupled with his gentle temperament, just like the man in the ancient scriptures, he is full of attraction to the opposite sex.
It's not so much that he is handsome in a modern practice uniform, but that he is more suitable for a sword immortal with a wide robe and a long placket. Just like what he wears now, the old long robe looks better than the previous suit and bow tie.
"The noodles are coming, eat them while they're hot, otherwise they won't taste good when they get thick."
At this time, the old man came with the fragrant fish ball noodles, and there were a few wisps of green onions floating on the noodle soup, green, white and black, which made people appetize.
"It smells so good!" Looking at the face in front of him, Ren Xiaoyao praised it from the bottom of his heart, and then started moving.
In the mouth, the unimaginable strength of the noodles captured his taste buds at once, and before he knew it, he swallowed it in one bite and took another bite.
"It's delicious, it's delicious!" Ren Xiaoyao gave a thumbs up and praised it.
When the old man heard the praise, a smile appeared on his face, and this smile was mixed with a strong pride, obviously he was very confident in his craft.
After eating in one go, Ren Xiaoyao wiped his mouth directly with his hand, and said to the old man with a smile: "Your craftsmanship is really amazing, I will definitely come to eat it often in the future." ”
"If you like it, you can come whenever you want to eat in the future, except for the New Year's holidays, I will be here." The old man smiled.
It's rare to relax for yourself, Ren Xiaoyao didn't rush to leave, he saw that no one else came to eat noodles again, and the old man was completely idle, so he chatted with him.
"I just saw your granddaughter coming, why are you still setting up a stall here when you're so old?" Ren Xiaoyao knew that this question was not so appropriate, but there was no way, seeing that an old man who was almost seventy years old was still selling his craft here, he couldn't ask more.
It is said that people are old, and a pair of eyes are extremely sharp, at this time the old man is nearly seventy, and no one has seen it, so after hearing Ren Xiaoyao's question, he knew that he just cared about himself, so he sighed and explained: "This is also no way." In fact, my husband and I are from the north, and I only came to Foshan more than ten years ago. At that time, in order to escape the war, I came here from my hometown of Anhui. On the way, I unfortunately encountered bandits, and my son and his daughter-in-law dragged the group of bandits with their lives in order to fight for me and Xiuxiu, and I survived..."
At this opening, the old man opened the chatterbox, obviously he rarely talked to others about these things on weekdays, so at this time, Ren Xiaoyao listened quietly on the side, and couldn't help but talk endlessly.
"That's all... Xiuxiu and I relied on each other for our lives and finally settled down in Foshan. After saying an unforgettable experience, the old man took a deep breath, withdrew his eyes that had already been distracted, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little less.
At this time, he remembered that he had been talking for so long, and couldn't help but look at Ren Xiaoyao, and said with a little apology: "I'm really embarrassed to say so much at once... Still, thank you for your patience to let me finish my old man. ”
Ren Xiaoyao's smile was still kind, he shook his head, and said seriously: "How come, it's my honor to hear you say so much, it's my honor to be a kid, in you, I seem to see the spirit of never giving up in the face of suffering, this is my luck." ”
"Haha... It's really good that you can think like this, you are still so young, and you have such a state of mind, which is really commendable. The old man was first happy, and then he sighed, he looked at Ren Xiaoyao, as if looking at his grandson, and was relieved by the latter's excellence.
There have been no guests in the back, it seems that God deliberately wants the old man and Ren Xiaoyao to chat for a while, they sat together and talked a lot.
From the body of the old man, Ren Xiaoyao has learned a lot of things, some of the insights brought by time, how can not be exchanged, even if he is a master of the peak of dark energy, in front of ordinary people is unimaginable, but in front of the old man, he is still like an open-minded and studious student, absorb everything from the old man, and firmly remember those life experiences that can be treasured.