Chapter Twenty-Eight: Death of Hunger and Failure to Eat Food
"Gollum. ”
"Gollum. ”
"Meow!"
"Whew!"
Three days later, in Bailing City, Liaozhou, Great Xia, in the hall of an inn called Laifu.
Xu Han and Chu Qiuli were holding a steamed bun, and Xuan'er and Woo were holding a steamed bun.
None of them had the intention of swallowing, and they all turned their heads to look at the old man at the table next to them, their eyes widened and their throats squirmed.
Compared to the little dinner of the four poor babas, the meal on the old man's table was extremely luxurious.
A bowl of fragrant braised pork, a plate of superbly good-looking steamed fish, and two marinated chicken thighs. The old man was eating as if no one was around, and he was still unaware of the four glances handed over.
"That..."Chu Qiuli cautiously tilted his head at that time, licked his face and asked, "Old man, there are so many things, can you finish eating?"
Mr. Wei, who was eating well, looked up at Chu Qiuli and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Brother Chu, the old man, I have no long body, but this appetite is amazing." An old man who was proficient in medicine once said that the old man's appetite is enough to live until all the old people are gone, and the old man may not be in serious trouble. ”
As Mr. Wei spoke, he picked up a fatty braised pork in front of the table, and slowly put it into his mouth, his lips and teeth squirmed, and some fat flowed down the horns at the corners of his mouth.
And Xuan'er and Woo stretched their necks even more, staring at the old man with wide eyes, as if they wanted to pounce on it now and snatch the braised pork.
The one or two pieces of silver that the old man gave them had almost bottomed out after the consumption of food and house money in the past few days.
Without the help of Chu Qiuli's means of making a living, the life of several people in this line can be described as extremely miserable, and the first few meals can still be called a bowl of pickles, but today there are only these big white steamed buns.
Chu Qiuli, who had faded out of the bird's mouth, put all the resentment of the old man behind him, he licked his face and stepped forward again, and said, "Mr. Wei, when it comes to this way of health preservation, someone in Chu has something to say." ”
"Your friend is a quack, the older the person, the more you have to be pure-hearted, eating too greasy is not good for your health, you see that although you are old and strong now, you still have to pay attention to these things, these greasy things are better to eat less. ”
"Really?" When Mr. Wei heard this, he immediately looked at Chu Qiuli with great interest, but he didn't forget to lift the chicken leg on the table and put it in his mouth and bite off a piece.
"Meow..."
"Whew..."
"Gollum..."
Such an approach will inevitably make everyone greedy again.
"But my old man was a famous miracle doctor for us at that time, and the villagers who sought him to see a doctor were about to break his threshold. Mr. Wei had a chicken leg in his mouth, and his speech was slurred.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer meals on this table, Chu Qiuli was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
But on the surface, Chu Qiuli looked like a duke and selfless, and said solemnly at that time: "Well, someone in Chu has been traveling south and north for so many years, and he can be regarded as knowing most of the people in the rivers and lakes. ”
"It's been too long, old man, think about it. Mr. Wei tilted his head and thought for a while when he heard this, and then he frowned and said, "It seems to be called something... What the... Kun Bu Silent..."
"Kun is silent!" As soon as the old man spit out the name, Chu Qiuli slapped his thigh without thinking about it, and said with an indignant face: "Yes, yes, yes, it's this Kun Buyu, let me tell you, I've heard of this person, a well-known quack, in addition to playing tricks, I don't know how many doctors and dead people have lacked virtue! The old gentleman must have not walked on the rivers and lakes for a long time, and now there are many sects chasing and killing him!"
Xu Han, who listened to these remarks, broke out in a cold sweat, and secretly said that Chu Qiuli was too hard for a chicken leg.
"Really?" Mr. Wei seemed to be really frightened by Chu Qiuli, and his mouth to eat the chicken leg slowed slightly, as if he intended to put it down, and such an action undoubtedly stirred the nerves of the hungry people on the side. Xu Han is used to living a hard life and can nibble on steamed buns leisurely, but Xuan'er and Chu Qiuli don't have this concentration, their eyes keep moving with the chicken legs, and the greedy look seems to want to bite that thing into their mouths now.
"Isn't it!" Chu Qiuli hesitated when he saw the old man, and immediately continued to speak while the iron was hot: "So, old man, you still don't eat these greasy things well..."
"But there are so many things, if you don't eat them, you won't be violent and violent. The old man hesitated.
"Alas, I, Chu someone, have been chivalrous and righteous for so many years, relying on this heroic spirit for my friends. Don't worry, old gentleman, it is incumbent on someone in Chu. Chu Qiuli patted his chest, and then sat down next to the old man's seat, with a look of heroism that the old man was also unhesitant to go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire.
After saying this, Chu Qiuli even stretched out his hand and aimed at the only remaining chicken leg, and was about to take it.
"Hey, Brother Chu's kindness is in his heart, but since these things are not good for people to eat, then let's not eat them. The old man stretched out his chopsticks at that time and stopped Chu Qiuli's outstretched hand.
"Isn't that a waste? Look at the way of the world today, the people are not making a living..."Chu Qiuli hurriedly said at that time.
"How can it be wasted?" The old gentleman smiled faintly, with a chopstick, the chicken leg flew to the mouth of the whine, and the whining that had been salivating for a long time was naturally catched, as for the steamed fish, he pushed it lightly, and then fell at Xuan'er's feet.
"Look, wouldn't that be nice? The old man said, stretched out his chopsticks and swallowed the last piece of braised pork into his stomach, and said with a smile on his face.
Immediately, under Chu Qiuli's stunned gaze, he stood up, put the big wooden box on his back, and said, "Old man, let's go to the street to see if there is a suitable place to set up a stall, Brother Chu will use it slowly." ”
After that, he didn't even look at Chu Qiuli's face full of indignation, turned around and walked out of the door of the inn.
......
In the inn, Chu Qiuli looked at the cat and dog who were eating deliciously with an indignant face, and then looked at the steamed buns in his hand.
Chu Daxia suddenly became sad, he threw down the steamed bun in his hand, pointed at Xuan'er and whined, and scolded: "It's the so-called starvation to death and don't eat the food that comes from it! Why are you so spineless? What about the good temperament? A mere fish and a chicken leg can make you like this, how can it be of great use in the future." ”
Chu Qiuli was filled with righteous indignation, completely forgetting that he had exhausted his previous organs.
After hearing this, the cat and the wolf raised their eyes and glanced at Chu Qiuli, and their eyes were full of confusion.
But the next moment, they put all this confusion behind them, and once again lowered their heads and fought with the food in their mouths.