Chapter 12: The Beggar Prince
The white-haired driver smiled, his brows gradually loosened, he looked up at the street through a layer of windows, and slowly started the engine on the car with a skillful posture. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 The info taxi runs down the central parking road towards the destination.
At this time, He Wei sat in the car, and his body couldn't help but lean to the window, looking at the gorgeous scene that flashed outside. The excitement of a child who has never been in a car before.
Cars come and go on the streets, and there is a constant stream of people on the side of the road, and the atmosphere in the city is very lively. Soon after, the taxi was speeding to its destination.
What he is talking about in front of him is a wide stone bridge, and below the bridge is a flowing Yangtze River, with a width of more than 100 meters on both sides, and its length is endless, and you can't see the edge at a glance, but unexpectedly, there is no 72nd net around the bridge.
"Master, I'm in the wrong place, why didn't I see that Internet café?" The taxi suddenly stopped on the side of the road, He Wei looked around, and felt a little strange, so he asked.
"Young man, I'm only responsible for bringing you to this place, as for the Internet café you mentioned, I'm really unheard of, you better get out of the car and ask, maybe you can find the answer you need in the crowd." The driver's tone was very gentle and felt approachable, with a hint of an amiable smile on his face.
"Thank you, master, you are so kind, right? How much does it cost? After He Wei finished speaking, he reached out and touched his pocket, but at this moment, he was surprised to find that there were only two silver coins left in his pocket, his face turned red, and he raised his head slightly embarrassed and replied: "Master, can you wait here, I lost my wallet, I will get out of the car now and find someone to borrow some." ”
At this time, He Wei's voice was very low, so small that he couldn't even hear his words.
But the white-haired driver in the car seemed very calm, and replied softly and casually: "Young man, go and go back quickly, please forgive me for waiting for you here for ten minutes." ”
This sentence was something He Wei never expected, when he heard this sentence, the whole person was stupid, he may be thinking in his heart, "Isn't he afraid that I will drive away as soon as I get out of the car?" Believe me so, although it doesn't have much money, it doesn't seem like a normal person's reaction. ”
He Wei sat dumbfounded and stalemate with the driver for a few seconds before slowly replying, "Thank you...... Thank you, master, I will definitely give you the money. When he said this, his lips trembled a little, and he probably felt quite incredible.
After He Wei got out of the car, he walked to the road and looked around for the No. 72 Internet café last night, but he couldn't find the unique and conspicuous signboard, there were all kinds of shops on this street, but he couldn't find an Internet café.
He Wei asked passers-by walking on the side of the road everywhere, but many pedestrians avoided him when they saw him, pretending to ignore them and turn a blind eye. There are also some people who really can't get rid of his entanglement, and helplessly said three words: "I don't know." ”
He asked one after another, but no pedestrian told him where the No. 72 net was, but at this moment a beggar suddenly rushed to the side of the road, covered with dirt and dirt, and came to him and said, "Young man, are you looking for the No. 72 net?" I know where. ”
The beggar's words immediately made He Wei excited, and he hurriedly responded: "Do you really know? Where? ”
"Hey, hey! I can tell you, but there is one condition. A sinister smile appeared on the beggar's face, and his hands rubbed his body dishonestly, looking disgusting.
"I can promise you anything, you just need to tell me where that Internet café is, okay?"
The beggar suddenly stretched out his hand, palms facing outward, and said softly with a smile on his face: "Come on a white-flour steamed bun, add a bag of mustard, and I'll tell you where the non-existent Internet café is." ”
"A non-existent Internet café? What do you mean? Is there something wrong with that Internet café? He Wei's eyes instantly widened larger than the ball, and he stared intently at the dirty beggar in front of him.
"This Internet café, in fact, has closed down three years ago, there was a fire, many people died, it is said that all of them are students, ouch, that scene, it is really miserable, the fire burned for three hours in a row, from dawn to early morning."
Hearing this, He Wei had goosebumps all over his body, because he clearly remembered that the girl he met in the Internet café that night was the spring of the family, and when he thought of this, he couldn't wait to continue to ask: "Uncle, since that Internet café has closed down, how do you still know where it is, is it still open?" ”
"Yes, it is said that after the Internet café was burned beyond recognition, some strange things often happened on the whole street, and in the middle of the night, there would often be a few students, holding hands, dancing on the side of the road, and many passers-by saw it with their own eyes, and those students would wave at passers-by and let passers-by play with them."
When He Wei heard this, he felt even more creepy, and his whole back was faintly numb, and then he continued to ask: "Do you know where that Internet café is?" ”
"Young man, today is the right person, in fact, I am a yin and yang, I can see things that ordinary people can't see, and I also know the exact location of the non-existent Internet café, as long as you give me a steamed bun and a bag of mustard, I can take you to find it immediately." The beggar's tone suddenly seemed exaggerated, and his fluent Mandarin was more like a salesman selling third-rate products.
He Wei didn't think much about it, so he immediately nodded and agreed, took out the only two yuan coins left in his pocket, ran to the roadside stall, bought a white-flour steamed bun and a bag of pickles, and reached out and handed it to the knee in front of him.
The beggar hurriedly took the steamed bun and began to eat it violently, like a wild wolf that had not eaten for a long time, gnawing on the food in his hand with his teeth and claws.
In less than a minute, the steamed bun in his hand was eaten by the beggar and there was no residue left, and He Wei, who was on the side, looked very anxious, and rushed forward impatiently and asked, "Have you finished eating, take me to the Internet café." ”
"Hey, don't worry, what are you anxious about, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, when I finish eating the bag of pickles in my hand, I will immediately take you to the unaware yin and yang Internet café." While saying this, the beggar tore open the mouth of the bag of pickles, grabbed it in his hand, and swallowed it in a big gulp.
"Oh, uncle, can't you take me with you while eating, I'll buy it for you when the time comes." As soon as He Wei finished speaking, several three or five-year-old children rushed over to the side of the road, gathered together with hippie smiles, and formed a circle hand in hand, surrounding the beggars.
At the same time, the little kid kept nagging a string of after-break words: "Uncle Ma, pull the erhu, cheat the ...... who cheats the food and drink"
This nursery rhyme was read in their mouths over and over again, so that He Wei, who was standing on the side in a daze, immediately realized, his face seemed to be red by the tongs, his emotions were out of control, and he yelled loudly at the beggar: "I'll you, do you still have a conscience, even the two steel hammers have to go to great lengths to deceive." ”
But the beggar didn't pay attention to He Wei's taunt, but smiled triumphantly, swaggered around and walked towards the other side of the road. The exaggerated posture step by step seems to deliberately show his lofty temperament.
He Wei looked at the back of the long away, his angry face still did not stop, he was not sad because of the two yuan, but because the beggar actually spent so much effort to deceive his feelings, the reason was just for the white steamed bun.
After a while, the figure of the beggar turned into a small dot and disappeared from He Wei's field of vision, but He Wei did not chase after him to ask for an explanation, because he clearly understood in his heart that a brazen scoundrel is not something that a dull teenager can defeat in a few words.
Therefore, He Wei only cursed twice, and then turned back and continued to look for the previous No. 72 network, he kept asking every pedestrian who passed by him on the street, and the answer he got was almost the same three words: "I don't know." ”
At this time, a very familiar voice suddenly came from behind He Wei, this voice he had heard not long ago, it was still fluent Mandarin, and it was calling him repeatedly, "Hey young man, don't go yet, I have something for you." ”
He Wei turned around and looked back, but only glanced at it, then turned his head forward, completely ignoring the string of voices behind him, and the beggar behind him chased after him when he saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "Young man, don't go yet, in order to repay the grace of the previous drop of water, I want to give you my heirloom to express my gratitude." ”
"I'll you, I don't have a white-flour steamed bun for you, don't keep pestering me, okay, I'm annoying enough now, I'm going to be rude to you when you're like this." He Wei suddenly turned around and made a fist gesture, signaling for the beggar to disappear from under his nose immediately.
But the beggar did not dare to be afraid of his actions, but looked at He Wei with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Oh, young man, don't be impulsive, impulsiveness is the devil, you know, if you beat me to death now, wouldn't it be a misstep into a thousand years of hatred, and then you will suffer from prison, you must think twice." ”
When He Wei heard these wordy words, his whole body froze for a moment, and after a long while, he scolded the beggar loudly: "Stay away from me, I feel extremely disgusting when I see your dead face, I use sincerity, but in exchange for your rhetoric, I will never look at you in the future." ”
"Hey, I said young man, don't be angry, I'm older than you anyway, don't be so aggressive." As soon as the beggar finished speaking, he took out a golden bracelet from his sleeve, which was strung with black beads, and continued: "Young man, I will show you my ancestral treasure, which the Buddha has opened and is invaluable, and today I will give it to you with a spring." ”
As soon as He Wei saw his black dirty hands, he felt that he could rub out two catties of mud when he rubbed it, and he didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, so he showed a disgusted expression, and replied tentatively: "At first glance, it's a stall, what an ancestral treasure, a roadside stall bought it for two yuan, what a broken thing." ”
He Wei turned around and found that the pedestrians on the side of the road were all casting strange glances at him, and continued to say to the beggar: "I'm leaving, don't follow me, if you follow me like this, the people around you will think that I am good friends with you." ”
"Young man, what are you talking about, you see that you are so handsome, so that some people will think that I am good friends with you."
Just when the beggar said this, He Wei's mobile phone rang suddenly from his pocket, He Wei took out his mobile phone from his pocket, pressed the connect button, put it to his ear, and said, "Hey, hello, may I ask who it is." ”
"Xiaowei, where have you been, hurry up and go home, you can't leave if you don't leave." On the other side of the earpiece, the sound of Shen Basket came.
"Mom, you wait a while, I'll be back soon, but I have a very important thing to figure out now, Mom, you must be careful about the spring next to you, she is very likely to be no longer human, I can't explain it to you clearly for a while, and I'll explain it to you when I come back."
As soon as He Wei finished speaking, he immediately hung up the phone before the other side of the receiver replied.
"Young man, your phone is a little strange, where did you get it?" The beggar standing on the side saw He Wei take out the silver-white mobile phone and suddenly asked.
"Why haven't you left yet, you're annoying, I've told you 10,000 times, I don't have any steamed buns anymore, you're pestering me, and I won't get any food." He Wei turned around angrily and turned his back to the beggar and left, not looking at him at all from beginning to end.
"Hey, young man, please stay, your phone is really evil, I advise you to throw it away, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." Seeing that He Wei ignored him, the beggar continued to take a step forward and chased after him.
At this time, there was a sudden downpour in the sky, and the raindrops the size of soybeans dripped like a sharp blade on every corner of the street, and all the pedestrians on the side of the road saw that the rain gradually became heavier, and they all ran around on the street, and soon the pedestrians on the side of the road gradually decreased, only a handful, and finally even a pedestrian could not be seen.
He Wei saw that the rain was getting heavier, and immediately ran into a phone booth to hide from the rain, he just ran inside, and the beggar behind him also followed, as soon as the beggar entered the phone booth, the whole small space exuded a strong smell, which made He Wei's mind a little delirious.
(To be continued)