Chapter 24: The Shanghai Teahouse
The gray sky and gloomy weather predicted the coming heavy rain, and the pedestrians on the street were in a hurry, all trying to rush home before the heavy rain came, but the weather did not fulfill their wishes, and soon, the rain poured all over the sky.
In the teahouse on the side of the road, the shopkeeper yawned boredly, looked at the people running fast outside, and squinted on the counter, this ghost weather, how could anyone come to drink tea
Especially what happened recently, there are more and more foreigners in Shanghai, and the children of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty are not strong, although those good news are very good, but everyone understands in their hearts that the Qing Dynasty lost to the British in the south, and the French in Vietnam, and most of the foreigners have come to Shanghai, and the turbulence of the times and the influx of a large number of foreigners, the teahouse business here is even worse
But I also thought about it in my heart, Mo Tan on the pillar of the teahouse had just been posted recently, and there were only some regular customers left in the teahouse that was still lively, and they all left after drinking
That group of officials caught the Chinese so badly that they shrank when they saw the foreigners!
The shopkeeper was a little annoyed and swept the table with a rag
I don't know how long these days will pass
Knock knock--
The sound of boots on the plank pulled back the shopkeeper's thoughts
"Hey, what's up to drink? Let's get some heat" The white-haired boy who entered the door shook the rain on his head, "This ghost weather, it's really troublesome"
"I'm sorry guest officer, there is only tea here, if you want to go to the concession with foreign drinks," the shopkeeper said weakly, I often see such people coming here, drinking a lot of tea, saying that they don't like it and then leaving
White-haired, either ghosts or foreigners, recently heard a White Lotus Sect say that foreigners are ghosts? It looks pretty much the same
"I'm just here to drink tea" Qiu Chen, who didn't notice the shopkeeper's thoughts, found a place to sit down by the door, "Let's order Tieguanyin, I like to drink that"
"Okay, wait a minute, the guest officer" As soon as he heard that there was really business coming to the door, the shopkeeper immediately became enthusiastic and began to make tea behind the counter
In a place where the shopkeeper couldn't see, a gap suddenly appeared, and Yakumo Zi, who was still wearing that kind of robe, walked out of it, "Yo, little brother, long time no see"
"It's been a long time, Zi" Qiuchen said hello, "It's been a thousand years, what's the matter with me coming here?" In fact, Qiuchen was going to go to England directly by boat, but at Meihong's place, he suddenly received a letter from Yakumo Zi, asking him to come to Shanghai, saying that there was something important to discuss
But when he left, Huiyin looked at him and made him care a lot, how can there be a sense of getting out of the house and not disturbing my life with my sister Hong
No, no, it must be that I think too much, how can a good girl like Huiyin be like this
Qiuchen shook his head and threw away all the messy thoughts, "Let's talk about something"
"Little brother's words are really sad~" Yakumo Zi looked aggrieved, "A friend of a thousand years, can't I finally meet to see you?" ”
Stare at---
"Don't look at people like this, you'll be embarrassed" Yakumo Zi also pretended to be a little red on his face
"It's all a handful of old people, cough cough, what's the matter, I'll help if you can" Halfway through the words, Qiuchen suddenly felt that if he continued to talk about it, he would be dropped by the gap, so he quickly changed his mouth
"It's just asking you something, it's not a big deal" Yakumo Zi's tone was full of the feeling that you knew each other
"I ask you, is it better to die in freedom or to live in prison?" Purple suddenly became serious
Hearing this, Qiuchen probably knew what Yakumo Zi was going to ask
"Purple, don't worry too much about this, sometimes, the people who are enclosed in the cage don't lock up the people outside?"
Yakumo Zi frowned, looking like she was thinking about something
"Purple, are you thinking about the survival of monsters" Qiuchen sighed, and directly made it clear that Yakumo Purple is not easy now, she is now just like Moses led the human race, to lead the entire monster population out of the predicament of extinction, but unlike the human beings led by Moses, not all the monsters will buy her account
"You know, don't you!"
"No, I'm not affected by anything" Qiuchen shook his hand, interrupting Zi's conjecture
Not all youkai are born because of human beliefs or fears, like Yakumo Purple, such a youkai can still survive even if there is no fear, Qiu Chen is not a youkai in the first place, plus he was originally a living human, even if he doesn't have any faith and fear, it won't have any effect on him
"It's just that I've found something about the current situation of youkai, but, Murasaki, no matter what you do, I'll support you"
"Hehe" Yakumo Zi chuckled twice, folded the fan to cover his face, and returned to his previous expression, "Is the little brother going to talk rhetoric again?" We're single-minded about Yuyuko."
Where do you want to go, Qiuchen supports your forehead
"Believe it or not, even if you want to make a cage, I will turn it into a new world" Looking at Qiuchen's serious appearance, Yakumo Zi was rarely determined
"Guest officer, the tea is ready" Just when Yakumo Zi was about to say something, the voice of the shopkeeper sounded
"Little brother, let's take the tea, I'll go first" Yakumo Zi opened a gap, and his figure disappeared from the teahouse in an instant
"The tea is good" As soon as Zi left, Xiao Er walked over with a tea tray, saw another teacup on the side, and asked suspiciously, "Hey, guest, have you made an appointment?" ”
"Huh? Dating someone? Absolutely"
"Of course there is~" Just when Qiuchen was about to deny it, a sweet voice came from the door and interrupted him
As soon as she turned her head, Qiu Chen saw a delicate girl wearing a yellow cheongsam, with black shawl and broken hair, and a fan to hide her face, walked in, but what made Qiu Chen care more was not that the other party would split the cheongsam to her waist, which was inconsistent with the times, but the small red pupils in her eyes
"It's none of your business here, you can go" The girl pointed a little at the shop with a fan, and Xiao Er was stunned and left very obediently
"You are" Qiu Chen looked her up and down, he would pay attention to everything that was out of line with the times, but Qiu Chen didn't feel any energy fluctuations in her movements just now
Lord God, is it a traverser? Or a reincarnation?
[Neither, there is no reaction from the traverser and the reincarnation]
"You're really forgetful, we met not long ago" The girl hid her face and sat down with her legs across from Qiuchen
"I'm sorry, I've been in some trouble lately, and I may have forgotten a lot of things" Qiuchen still can't remember where she has seen her, and it is impossible for Qiuchen to forget such a distinct person
"Aha, it's normal that you're not impressed" The girl casually fanned, and then Qiuchen noticed that the other party didn't bring an umbrella, but he didn't get wet when he came in from outside, "I didn't introduce myself at the time, we just met"
"Then let's introduce it, my name is "I don't know why, Qiuchen suddenly felt that he couldn't bring up his malice."
"Qiuchen, right, I know this" The girl closed her fan and looked at him with a smile on her face, "My name is a little troublesome, just call me Naia"
(I paid back the chapter I owed that day, I'm so sleepy~)