Chapter 100: An Old Man Who Is Not an Old Man
At the door of this little shop sat an old man, dressed in gray coarse cloth, with a lazy appearance, his hands in his sleeves, and a cigarette stick in his mouth.
The cigarette stick, what a luxury, but when I looked closely, the rod was a plastic one, and I thought it was fine, and the rough tobacco leaves, because of the ease of transportation, were much cheaper than packaged cigarettes.
From the time I walked in, to the time I stopped in front of him, to the time I approached the shop, he only raised his eyelids and looked at me, and he didn't say anything the whole time, very dragging and lazy.
An interesting old human man.
With this in mind, I found a random seat at the shop and sat down.
The shop is small, and with six tables, there is no extra terrain.
The table is a stone table, and the stool is also a stone bench, but the stool is covered with a thick layer of lizard skin, which is not so cold to sit on.
The table is also very clean, without the greasy feeling of the wooden table, and the wall is luxuriously pasted with a layer of white mud, on which are hung dungeon specialties, that is, photos printed on thin skin (paper is also considered a luxury).
Looking at those figures with relatively unclear skins, I suddenly felt that I might not be able to talk to this shopkeeper, because his aesthetics and night whistle are of the same level, right? I like that kind of blood-soaked banshee, like this very old, already a little curly thin skin pasted in front of me, what is rubbed on it? Hippopotamus?
I can't see clearly, and I can't tell if it's a pig or a hippopotamus?
At this time, a shopkeeper came to greet me, still human, relatively young, still lazy, came over, pretended to dance a few times on the table in front of me, I don't know if I rubbed it, so I asked, "This adult, what do you want to eat?" ”
"What do you have here?" I asked rhetorically.
The shopkeeper said enthusiastically: "Mushrooms, fish, lizard meat, all of them." Tastes good, have a serving? ”
"Is that broth at the door too?" When I entered the door, I smelled the broth well, unlike the ordinary ones in this dungeon, the main kind of monitor lizard meat or other meat, always with a strong earthy smell.
In fact, the fish in the dungeon is good, but it lacks onions, ginger, garlic, orange peel and other fishy things, and it is not like the sea fish that is cut raw, so it is generally very fishy, and only the rich and noble can cook it with enough condiments.
"Broth at the door?" There was a hint of intriguing look in the eyes of the shopkeeper, but it quickly disappeared again, still lazy, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, this adult." We don't sell the broth, but a nobleman saw that we were good at it, and entrusted us to cook it for him, and every morning he would send a pot to his house. ”
I didn't speak, and began to feel that this small shop was unusual, and the shopkeeper suddenly asked me: "Late-night menu?" ”
"What?" I'm sure I heard me right, but the shopkeeper had already stretched his waist and said with a 'haha', "Do you want a menu?" Why don't you order something to eat when you come to the shop? The broth at the door is not for sale. ”
He emphasized.
I thought he was fooling me, but I was here to meet people, not to get in trouble, so I could only say, "Then bring me a portion of your signature dish?" By the way, I want a bowl of hot soup, can I get a bowl of hot soup from the pot of broth at the door? The soup will be fine, I'll pay a good price, and you just need to add some more water to the pot. ”
"There's no way, guest. I hope you don't bother us. Don't bother with that soup idea anymore. There was already a bit of unkindness in the tone of the shopkeeper.
I wanted to get angry, but I held back, what kind of service attitude is this? I can only say: "Then I still need a bowl of hot soup." ”
Because of the lack of vegetables and other things, the people in the dungeon do not have many condiments, and there is no habit of drinking soup at all, rice soup is the best soup they think, and the average person is clear water, and the water quality of the dungeon is very good and sweet. As someone from the terrestrial world, I miss hot soup.
The dish I asked for was ready quickly.
A plate of thinly sliced meat with a good knife work, a rare dish of soy sauce and a little chili noodles in it.
The soup was also served, a bowl of bone broth, not as tempting as the pot of soup at the door, but at least there was no earthy smell.
It's very fresh, the people in the dungeon are very rough, under normal circumstances, even if the meat comes from the ground, it is all large pieces of meat, and there are few pieces of meat that are intentionally made, and there are very few shredded meat, not to mention any dipping dishes.
I won't talk about the soup.
Originally, I drank a stomach full of wine and had no appetite, but when I saw the freshness, I became more and more interested in this small shop, so I picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat, dipped it carefully, and put it in my mouth.
It turned out to be good! This texture is still monitor lizard meat, but there is no earthy smell, and it has a particularly delicate and tender taste, which is very suitable with a slightly spicy dipping dish.
I was accustomed to eating all kinds of meat in the surface world, and suddenly I found that this monitor lizard meat was very delicious, as long as the earthy smell was removed, and it was eaten fresh.
The people in the dungeon love to marinate it in order to save condiments and facilitate storage, but in fact, they are destroying the heavens.
I ate several slices in a row, before I took a sip of the soup, this soup is also very good, although it is not so tempting fragrance, but it is steaming, there is no strange taste, and there is a faint meat aroma, and a little spicy, I sensitively perceived, this bowl of soup is called a little ginger, there is such a taste.
It seems that there are still places to eat good food in the dungeon.
I quickly forgot about waiting for someone here, and concentrated on eating what was in front of me, and after a stomach full of wine, I was very comfortable to have a bowl of hot soup to drink.
Just as I was concentrating on finishing the food in front of me, two footsteps finally sounded at the door.
I didn't look back, knowing that the person I was waiting for was coming, and at this time, there was a gust of wind blowing in front of my eyes, and the lazy shopkeeper rushed out and shouted respectfully: "Mr. Du, Boss Zhang." ”
With the voice of the shopkeeper, the old man who had been silent at the door also spoke: "Are you here?" Is it still the old rule? ”
"Well, the old rules. But, old Mengtouer, do you greet my guests like this? Such a crude diet? A soft voice sounded in the shop, and it was very comfortable, it was soft, but it had a kind of majesty, it was majestic, but it was kind.
In short, just listening to this voice, I feel that the person who came is a very good leader and extraordinary.
I finally had the desire to turn back, but by this time, two figures had already walked up to me, sat down next to me and opposite me.
Sitting next to him was naturally Mr. Du, with the same expressionless 'dead face', which looked more palatable to appetite, but the person sitting opposite me, I have to admit that he was very handsome and elegant, the mainstream handsome of the Chinese aesthetics in the fifties and sixties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, righteousness, and a gentle atmosphere.
Looking at his appearance, although he is old, the years cannot completely erase his former appearance, and he should be able to attract a lot of girls when he is young.
He was wearing a simple Tang suit, and in my impression, I had never seen this person, but he gave me a familiar feeling.
I just wanted to speak, but the shopkeeper had already come to our table, and he no longer had the lazy appearance before, but very attentively accepted what I hadn't finished eating on the table, and said to me in a loud voice: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." This lord, I didn't know you were Boss Zhang's guest. ”
"It doesn't matter." What else can I say besides this? Can't you say that your meal is the most satisfying meal I've ever had in the dungeon?
"Actually, you can't blame me entirely. When I said the late-night menu, he didn't know anything about it. The shopkeeper muttered.
"Begging for a beating." Mr. Du scolded him softly.
The person who was called Boss Zhang glanced at Mr. Du, and it was strange that Mr. Du bowed his head a little embarrassed and said, "It's my negligence, I just wanted to inform him." But there was no mention of the specific things about this store. After all, there are eyes and ears all around, and I don't dare to say too much to him. ”
Boss Zhang gave people a lot of pressure when he frowned, but after listening to the explanation, he smiled and gave people a feeling of sunshine.
This kind of person's natural leadership temperament makes it difficult for people's thoughts not to follow his footsteps, and even I feel that this person's temperament can affect me a little.
"Well, you're too careful. However, this kind of trivial matter, I think Little Brother Ye, you won't mind, right? He looked at me and smiled, the years had left two deep marks on his cheeks, and in his youth, it must have been a wine vortex, right? In short, it looks a little more majestic now.
I really admire me, at this time I still have the heart to observe this, my heart should actually set off a storm, but I can still calmly feel the smoke.
Boss Zhang made a move at this time, his movements were not slow, and he reached out to me, but I subconsciously grabbed his hand with a backhand: "Don't move, I'm very nervous now, and you'd better have something to say." ”
At this time, Mr. Du was obviously upset and said to me, "Do you know who you are treating like this? If young people have itchy hands and want to fight, I'll go find a place where absolutely no one will bother. You can use all your skills to fight me, and it doesn't matter if you even use the Spirit Flame to use it. Ye Zhengling! ”
Even he knows? I felt very bad in my heart, but I said it in my mouth; "What's the panic? I will fulfill you. And, how do I know who he is? ”
"Boss Zhang? As long as the cultivator should have done business with him, his business connects ordinary people and cultivators, runs through the east and the west, and naturally can also go from the ground to the ground. Your master is also a guest of Boss Zhang, do you know Boss Zhang? Mr. Du's tone was a little reproachful.
At this time, I couldn't make any sound, but Boss Zhang gently broke away from my hand, took out a pack of cigarettes from his arms, put it in my hand, and said with a smile: "I don't mean anything else, I appreciate you very much." Seeing that you like to smoke, but you are just asked not to smoke your own, why don't you try this one of mine? ”