Sure enough, the old man refused Guan Qing without thinking about it.

"Why, I'm very hardworking, let me do anything!" Guan Qing said sonorously, "Look how firm my expression is." ”

The old man glanced at him, "It's obviously the expression of people dying for money and birds dying for food." I'm not hiring anyone here, Ye Ke alone is enough. ”

Guan Qing looked at the old man aggrievedly.

"No, I can't. The old man took out a cigarette from his pocket, and Guan Qing hurriedly took out a lighter and wanted to light it for him.

"No, I don't. Disgusted, he removed his hand, the old man touched another match, and lit his own cigarette, "You still smoke?"

"No!" Guan Qing replied straight.

"Then what are you doing with a lighter?"

"I'm going to take home a gift for my dad!" Guan Qing looked like a primary school student participating in military training.

"It's quite filial. The old man's tone softened a little.

"Thank you to the owner. ”

"Don't call me boss, I'm not your boss. Taking out the ledger and a piece of paper from the drawer, the old man handed the paper to Guan Qing, "Come, write your name, age, school, home address, and phone number." ”

I was surprised, the old man wouldn't really agree, right? Guan Qing was obviously the same as I thought, his face was full of joy, he quickly wrote it, and handed it to the old man respectfully with both hands.

But the old man didn't answer, just took a quick look, then casually opened a page in the ledger and pushed it in front of Guan Qing, "See for yourself." ”

"Is this, ledger?" Guan Qing said carefully, not understanding what the old man meant.

"Nonsense, of course I know it's a ledger, and I didn't let you read the content and words. ”

The ledger has always been written by me, why should I read the words?

Guan Qing's face was embarrassed, "Boss, this... I don't see what you mean. ”

"I said don't call me boss, I won't ask for someone who writes so ugly, it's a college student, go back to school to practice calligraphy. The old man snapped and closed the ledger, "Ye Ke, let your classmates go back, standing here is in the way." ”

I seemed to see a lightning bolt falling on Guan Qing's head, it is estimated that he has not been commented on like this for a long time, he bowed silently, and quietly walked out of Tianbei groceries, I feel that he has received 10,000 critical hits.

"Boss, you're too ruthless. ”

"Mop the floor. ”

“... Good. ”

"Give oranges and fish to the neighbors. ”

“... Good. ”

Although I felt a little sorry for Guan Qingqing, I was relieved to think that my night would be back to normal. Who knows, within a few hours, I saw Guan Qing again, and his grandmother who would make biscuits.

I was extremely tired from the nervousness of last night, and in the afternoon the old man went out again, and I sat down at the cash register, and soon fell asleep on my stomach. In the dimness, I felt a figure standing in front of me.

Awakened, I saw a well-dressed old woman.

"Sorry to bother you. The old woman said that although she had white hair and wrinkled face, she could see that she was a beautiful woman when she was young.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's my service that isn't in place, I'm sorry. I stood up habitually and shook my head to sober myself up, "What do you need?"

"Oh no, I'm not here to buy something, I'm here to pay it back. The old woman took out thirty-seven yuan of change from her bag and handed it to me, "This is the part that my grandson didn't pay last night." ”

I pushed the old woman's hand back, "No, no, I gave your grandson a discount last night." ”

"Please be sure to accept it, my grandson is not sensible, how can such a valuable tea bowl only cost fifty yuan. The old woman took out a lunch box from her bag, "But he said to me, you will definitely not accept any more money I give you, so please make up the remaining thirty-seven yuan I will make, and take this carefully, the tea bowl is very beautiful, I like it very much." ”

Just as I was trying to figure out what was going on, Guan Qing's head poked in through the door and said secretly, "The boss isn't there, is he?"

"Come on in, what it looks like, no politeness at all. The old woman reproached, but there was no reproach in her tone.

"Got it, grandma. Guan Qing walked in with a hippie smile, and when he saw the question on my face, he explained: "Grandma said that this tea bowl is a very valuable thing, and you can't just accept it for fifty yuan, so she insists that I give it to you at the market price." But you definitely won't accept it, knowing that you are far away from home, she thinks that she will often cook food for you in the future, so you are welcome, otherwise grandma will not be happy in her heart. ”

"Well, that's, that's... Well, thank you, you don't have to do this in the future, that tea bowl does cost fifty yuan. "I took the heavy lunch box, and it was still hot.

"There's something I want to ask," the old woman asked, after a moment's hesitation, "where did you find this tea bowl?"

"Hmm... It was given to one of our customers. I replied with a smile that the tea bowl was actually made by a yokai who specialized in making pottery, as a reward for writing letters.

"Can you still contact this guest now?" she was a little anxious, but her eyes were full of anticipation.

"I'm afraid it's hard, this guest hasn't been here for a long time. I replied apologetically.

"Well—" She seemed to have something on her mind.

Guan Qing also saw the old lady's depression, "Grandma, what's wrong with you, why are you suddenly unhappy?"

"It's okay, it's just that I think of an old friend, and this guest who delivered the cup may know my old friend. She quickly regained the appearance of entering the door, "Thank you for the tea bowl anyway." ”

"You're welcome, if you like it. You can see if there are any other favorites in the store. "I had a feeling that I couldn't put it into words, but I didn't think it was possible. The old lady nodded, and looked casually around the store.

"Ye Ke, can you help me talk to the boss again, let me do the part-time job. "Guan Qingzhen is three sentences inseparable from part-time jobs.

"The old man said no, you better talk to him yourself. I accidentally saw Guan Qing's pendant again, and I suddenly remembered something, "Guan Qing, where did you buy this pendant around your neck?"

"I don't know, my grandmother gave it to me, and I've been carrying it since I was a child. Guan Qing lowered his head and looked at it, and whispered to me, "Do you think this pendant is weird?" But I don't know why the old lady insisted on letting me take it. ”

"It can't be just a coincidence," I thought to myself, glancing at the old lady who was comparing the size of the two baskets, and deliberately raised my voice a little, "Your pendant is like a ring made of rice, but it's a pocket version." ”

"Haha, Ye Ke, your imagination is too rich, I don't deny you the ring, but just because this pendant is citrine, you imagine the lines on it as rice, what do you have in your head all day. ”

"Smack!" Before Guan Qing could finish speaking, the basket in the old lady's hand fell to the ground, and Guan Qing and I looked at her together.

"Ah, this, I'm really sorry, maybe I'm old and can't hold things. The old lady picked up the basket in a panic as she explained, her hands shaking slightly.

Guan Qing walked up to the old lady, "I must be too tired, I said I'll come by myself, you still have to follow me, come and I'll help you to sit on the chair for a while." ”

"I'm going to pour your grandma a glass of water. "I pretended I hadn't found anything.

"Oh good, Sherayek. Guan Qing replied.

By the time I walked out of the storeroom with my glass, the old lady was already sitting in her chair, and although she looked a little calmer, her mouth was pursed and she could tell that she was trying to keep her composure.

I handed her the water glass, "Warm water, you can drink it directly." ”

"Thank you. The old lady looked at me meaningfully, and after a few seconds, she took a shallow sip of water.

"You're welcome, that's what I'm supposed to do. I touched the handle of the drawer, "If you want to come in the future, you can come at any time." ”