Chapter 13: A Leisurely Morning
Then she checked the message of the chat software, and a student working in Nanjing in the university group sent a job post, including a position for Korean translators. Although she majored in Korean and Japanese at university, she did not work in related industries after graduation, and the deadline for this job posting was the day after tomorrow, so she looked at it and closed the record.
Just as she was about to go out to buy breakfast, her mobile phone rang suddenly, and her mother's call was displayed on the screen.
There was a lively conversation on the other side, and she only heard her mother say: "Xiaoyu, your aunt said that she would go to your classmates to pick strawberries today and send them to you at noon, you have to be at home!"
Wei Xiaoyu listened to the "buzz" in his brain, quickly searched for the information in his head, and thought about how to prevaricate: "No, don't let her come, I made an appointment with my classmates for dinner at noon!"
Wei's mother said: "Oh, then you go over and take it in the afternoon, the strawberries can't be left for too long, they will rot!"
Wei Xiaoyu thought how could he go to get it in the afternoon, and he was worried that his absence in the old yard would be exposed, so he could only continue to make up lies and say: "Our classmate came back from Nanjing, and she will go back in the afternoon." And...... They're hiring, and I'd like to check it out!"
Wei's mother said: "Oh! Then you go, are you going to Nanjing?"
Wei Xiaoyu said: "Where is this! I'll go and see it first." Then she changed the subject and said, "You're quite noisy over there, where are you?"
Wei's mother said: "Your dad and their company organized a play, what kind of resort is this, we also rode a three-person bicycle yesterday, which is quite interesting! Today we said we were going to have a barbecue, but I heard that we were going to go fishing!"
When Wei Xiaoyu heard her happy voice, he put down a stone in his heart and said, "It's good to have fun, you guys pay attention to safety! β
Mom said, "Okay, you also have to eat well, you know? If the work is negotiated, do you want to thank your classmates for knowing?"
Wei Xiaoyu said, "Okay, I'll invite her to lunch later." β
Mom said, "Your dad is here...... I can't seem to find anything, I'll go check it out!"
Wei Xiaoyu said: "Okay, you are busy, call again if you have something." β
She was relieved to hear the sound of "doo" hanging up on the other side of the phone, and was worried that if her mother asked too much detail, she would be exposed, but now it seems that she is too worried.
The little gentleman said: "I didn't expect you to lie too!"
Wei Xiaoyu said: "Lingpo said that you must keep it secret, otherwise what can you do." Do you want to go out for a walk? I haven't had breakfast yet. β
The little gentleman snorted, jumped up and flew to the door and said, "Hurry up, what are you doing in a daze?"
Wei Xiaoyu carried the round cage, opened the door and walked out, just walked to the corner of the stairs, saw several uniformed policemen walking in through the front door, frightened and hurriedly retreated to the second floor, thinking weakly: "Could it be that you are here to check on that pickup truck?"
The little gentleman flew over her head, and after a while he came back again, and said, "Can you have some fun?" β
Wei Xiaoyu was a little relieved, but he still waited for them to leave before going downstairs, and after going out, he bought a finger cake at the breakfast shop and ate it while walking. The scenery of the old street during the day is not the same as at night, if you just look at the scenery, it is still more beautiful at night, and during the day, tourists are weaving, rubbing shoulders, and there is more lively feeling.
The overall structure of the old street is fishbone-shaped, running east-west, and is more than 1,000 meters long. The main road is flanked by a variety of shops selling tourist souvenirs, decorations or renovated into quaint restaurants. There is a snack specialty and beverage shop with a smaller faΓ§ade just a few meters away, and there are small shops or goods on the roadside from time to time, selling some dried Wucheng tea, konjac tofu and chilled sweet wine.
Wei Xiaoyu passed by a long queue of crab shell yellow baked cake shop in front of the house, the round small baked cake was golden and crispy on the outside, and sprinkled with sesame seeds, and the inside was wrapped in the filling of plum dried vegetables mixed with meat, and a large bag only cost 20 yuan. Seeing that the line was too long, she walked to another house with fewer customers in front, bought two packs and gave half a pack. This kind of small baked cake is fragrant and easy to preserve, and it is good as a snack or as a gift.
Just as she had finished buying the baked cakes and walked out of the shop only a dozen meters away, she heard someone behind her shouting, "Girl! I saw this person come to her, and said with a smile on his face: "I watched it for a long time when you were shopping just now, you little white snake, are you selling? I love to raise snakes and lizards." β
Wei Xiaoyu hurriedly moved the round cage behind him, shook his head and said, "Don't sell it." β
The man also tried to persuade her, saying, "2000! 2000 will not work." I'm looking for little white snakes like this everywhere. β
Wei Xiaoyu turned around and wanted to leave, not wanting to entangle with him, only to hear the man shouting from behind: "I'll add another 500 yuan to you, 2500!"
Wei Xiaoyu sped up his pace at this time, ignored him, walked a few dozen meters further, saw a small shop selling handicrafts and toys, and walked in for a while. When she came out again, the weather was getting hotter near noon, and she lost interest in shopping.
She bought half a watermelon and two apples at the roadside grocery store and carried them in her hand and walked towards the homestay. When I turned around, I seemed to see a shadow behind me suddenly flash into the alley, and when I passed by, I looked a little, but there was nothing inside.
When she returned to her room, she pulled out an old black T-shirt from her suitcase, which had been washed and fluffed, and the fabric was soft and crumbling. Then she borrowed scissors and needles and threads from the front desk, and wanted to make a cover for the round cage, so that no one would come to fight the little white snake along the way.
The little gentleman saw her busy and asked, "What are you doing?"
Wei Xiaoyu replied: "Make a cover for the cage, so that others will not ask me to buy snakes again." β
"It's a good idea," said the little gentleman, "but there's a spell to hide it!"
Wei Xiaoyu turned his head to look at it, and said seriously and curiously, "Is it so magical?
The little gentleman rolled his eyes and said lazily: "It's easy to lose when you get smaller, so you might as well make a cover!"
Wei Xiaoyu guessed that it would definitely not, otherwise according to its character, it would definitely show it, even if it became smaller and then turned it back.
The pieces of cloth were easy to cut, but it was not easy to sew by hand, and she estimated the wrong size for the first time, and only found that the circumference was wrong when she sewed half of it. It took half an hour to sew the scissors after careful comparison for the second time, but the thickness of the thread was uneven and crooked, but fortunately, it could not be seen from the outside after turning it over.
After finishing the work, she took the round cage in her hand and looked left and right, felt very satisfied, and said with a long sigh of relief: "It's past twelve o'clock, let's go out for lunch!"
The little gentleman said, "I will never go with you to the shops that have killed our compatriots!"
Wei Xiaoyu said, "Not last night! They didn't sell ...... Poultry. β
The little gentleman said, "No, no, no!"
Wei Xiaoyu said, "Well, then let's eat here!"
On the first floor of the B&B, in addition to the bar, there are two long imitation mahogany sofas and coffee tables in the west area, and a TV is hung on the west wall, surrounded by Bogu shelves, on which are placed several pots of pothos, books and magazines and knick-knacks. There are two eight-immortal tables on the north side, which can be used for residents to eat, and the store provides simple stir-fried and cooked dishes, and almost any dishes at home that day will be written on the small blackboard.