Volume 1 The Newborn Calf Chapter 1 Youth
On the side of the main entrance of Gyeonggi Province, Pyongan County, and Yangchun Building, there are always some peddlers, pawns, and people who lead cars and pulp sellers to stop, or stand, squat, or lie on the steps, just because of the smart and graceful sound coming from the building, but they don't want to give up the little bit of silver they have worked hard to accumulate.
The voice of the warbler's tongue and the cheerful and pleasant rhythm from time to time attracted bursts of applause from inside the building, and these stout and swarthy men outside the building did not hesitate to applaud with their voices.
"Yo, this guy is a little interesting, he even plugged his ears in this Yangchun Building." Just when everyone was intoxicated, a middle-aged man with a round look smiled.
Everyone followed the middle-aged man's gaze, some were suspicious, and some were accustomed to it.
The young man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, snow-white skin, and the contours of his facial features are clearly visible. I saw him holding a tea tray with several cups of herbal tea in it. The tea is yellow and green, lustrous and clear.
Seeing this, a burly and sturdy young man stepped forward and flattered: "Look at this color, it's a first-class Longjing!" As he spoke, he was about to start with a glass and taste.
The young man trayed with one hand, slapped the burly young man with the other, and said, "Two copper plates and a cup, give the money first!" ”
The burly guy didn't say a word, immediately took out four copper plates, and said with a smile: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, this is Longjing!" ”
The fat man who laughed at the young man before also came up, thinking that this Yangchun Building can't enter, and he can't let Lao Tzu drink a cup of Yangchun Building's Longjing, and it's not in vain that I have listened to the wall roots so many times!
Seeing this, everyone came up to buy tea and drink. I don't know when, the tray in the young man's hand was changed again, and it was still full of fragrant Longjing tea. In this way, Longjing tea has sold more than 20 cups unconsciously, and the burly guy drank the most, six cups!
However, they didn't know that this expensive Longjing tea was brewed from the tea leaves that had been soaked in water by the guests inside, otherwise how could the Longjing tea in the building be five taels of silver and a cup of silver to them, and it was two copper plates.
As the sky grew dark, the boy appeared in the department store at the east end of the city, carrying six or seven white cloth bags on his back, and rushed out of the shop towards the city.
Behind him, the burly guy who was also carrying eight or nine white cloth bags was the one who rushed to buy tea during the day.
After the two of them gave these dozen white cloth bags to the dignitaries and nobles, they appeared in front of the restaurant in the west of the city, and kept beckoning pedestrians on the road to enter the store and sit down.
After dinner time, the tired two appeared in front of the Yangchun Building again, ushering in the send-off, and from time to time they also supported the guests who drank too much. Of course, if you meet a generous guest officer, maybe you can reward them with a few taels of silver, and it is not impossible to even take out the only one hundred and eighty taels of silver left in your arms.
Looking at the waves of guests, the young man gradually became melancholy, and this melancholy feeling has become stronger and stronger recently, but this was immediately interrupted by the words of the burly guy next to him.
"Xiao An'an, you seem to have forgotten one thing today."
The young man known as Xiao An'an looked confused and didn't know what to do.
The burly young man reminded again: "Old man! ”
The young man's name is Zhao Anping, a person from Ping'an County, Gyeonggi Province, Ningguo, and the burly and sturdy young man with him is named Feng Xi, the two grew up together, and I don't know what the guest officers who drank good Longjing tea during the day would think if they knew about this relationship.
When Zhao Anping heard the words "old man", his head buzzed instantly, and he ran straight to the west of the city without looking back. Feng Xi stood in place and looked at Zhao Anping's departing back, smirking vigorously, thinking that Xiao Anan would have to be scolded again this time.
After a while, a roar came from the west: "You second fool, didn't you go too, why are you still stunned?" Let's go! Feng Xi pulled his legs and followed.
In the Dalang Baked Cake Shop in the west of the city, a white-haired old man is eating the baked cakes fragrantly, and from time to time he sucks a mouthful of spicy tofu soup, which is very comfortable.
The boss looked at the old man and asked with a smile, "What's the matter, old pedant, you two students didn't come to class again?" ”
The old man, who was called an old pedant, just nodded, but he didn't have time to talk to him.
"Boss, give me another baked cake, it's really fragrant!"
"Okay, here we go!"
A ray of moonlight sprinkled on the stone pavement, casting a sparkling scene on the wall with the rain accumulated on the ground, but the two teenagers passing by did not look at it and rushed forward.
"Lao Feng, why did you say it now, you have to be scolded by Sister Li when you go back." Zhao Anping turned around and complained as he ran.
Feng Xi said aggrievedly: "Then you can't blame me, I just remembered it." ”
The two hurried to Da Lang's bakery, and Feng Xi was puzzled: "Why are you here, don't you go to find Mr.?" ”
Zhao Anping smiled: "He must be stealing his mouth here again!" ”
Feng Xi nodded wisely and followed Zhao Anping inside.
"Yo, old pedant, you two students are really here." The boss laughed.
The old man just buried his head in the bread and ignored it.
Zhao Anping and Feng Xi walked to the table next to the old man and sat down, and one of them asked for a bowl of spicy tofu soup and a piece of baked cake, and they didn't talk nonsense, and ate it directly. The boss looked at the three teachers and students curiously, thinking that they had severed the teacher-student relationship.
Finally, the old man, who was called an old pedant by the boss, finished eating first, straightened up and looked at Zhao Anping, then at Feng Xi, and asked in an old-fashioned manner: "Why didn't you two come to class today?" ”
Feng Xi quickly wiped his mouth and replied flatteringly: "Mr. Li, we have something to delay." ”
The old scholar glanced at him, ignored him, looked at Zhao Anping again, and asked, "Anping, tell me, what's going on?" If I'm not mistaken, this is the sixth time! ”
Zhao Anping stopped gobbling up, looked at the old man with a smile and said, "Sir, we saved a girl, but we were stopped by a group of bullies, so we came a little late." ”
Old pedant: "You're knocking down three bearded men with one punch, aren't you?" I said, can you two find a fresh reason, this is the third time to save the girl, why can this girl from Ping'an County be saved by the two of you? ”
The baked cake that Feng Xi had just stuffed into his mouth sprayed Zhao Anping's face all over his face.
The old pedant's name is Li Guangshu, and he is a famous private school teacher of this generation, and in the eyes of outsiders, his biggest feature is not teaching and educating people, but some fist and foot kung fu, but few people have seen it. It is said that during the previous dynasty, Li Guangshu also won the martial arts. But Zhao Anping didn't believe it, he felt that this was all the old man's own bragging for the sake of face, anyway, the previous dynasty no longer existed, and no one knew whether what he said was true or not.
Looking at Zhao Anping, whose face was full of burnt cake residues, Li Guangshu said angrily: "Pay the money!" ”
Zhao Anping didn't dare to refute, for fear that the old man would be unhappy and run to Sister Li to complain. Although he is not Sister Li's biological son, he understands in his heart that Sister Li treats him more dearly than his own son, so even if he doesn't go to class, he doesn't want Sister Li to know, just for fear of upsetting her.
After learning from the boss that Mr. had eaten four baked cakes and two bowls of tofu soup, Zhao Anping seemed to believe a little bit in the rumors about Wuju people.
A group of three people walked down the street unhurriedly, and the two students listened to the gentleman's earnest teachings and did not dare to speak.
Mr. Li's yard is large, but it is not a vegetable garden like other people's homes, and there is only one corner to grow some vegetables. Zhao Anping also asked, Mr. just said that it is enough to eat, and it is too wasteful.
The starry sky is lit up with stars, adding a touch of color to the dark night. It wasn't very hot yet, and the breeze was blowing and it was cool. A few of them didn't speak, just sat quietly. For Zhao Anping, although he always skips class, every time he arrives here, his heart will be surprisingly calm.
"Sir, they all say that your martial arts are very high, why don't you teach me and Xiao An'an." Feng Xi was the first to break the calm.
Although Zhao Anping didn't speak, Feng Xi's words were also what he wanted to say. The two of them just looked at Li Guangshu quietly, waiting for his response.
Li Guangshu didn't answer positively: "I can't read books well, I think about these unreliable things all day long, and I am so beautiful for the two of you." ”
Without waiting for Zhao Anping to speak, the quick-tempered Feng Xi immediately said: "Sir, I just want to learn a one-and-a-half-trick, and when I really meet a bully, I will draw a knife to help when I see injustice." ”
Zhao An has nothing to love in his life, and this is not the same reason to admit that today's skipping class is fake!
Li Guangshu looked at Zhao Anping with a smile, with a hint of seeing through and not saying anything in his deep eyes.
Feng Xi didn't notice the battle between the eyes of the teacher and the student, and continued: "Sir, just give me a happy word, whether to teach or not." "Stretching your neck and shrinking your neck is also a knife, it's better to be happy.
But Li Guangshu just didn't answer his words, his eyes turned to the gate of the courtyard, and he just looked at it blankly, and the small courtyard fell into silence again, only the wind continued.
Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door outside the courtyard gate, Feng Xi immediately got up and walked to the courtyard door, and kept chanting: "Who is this at night?" It can't be Mr. Anything, right? As he spoke, he glanced back at Li Guangshu, and Li Guangshu was stunned at this glance.
As the courtyard door slowly opened, Feng Xi was stunned.
Zhao Anping looked at Feng Xi, who was stunned, and asked, "Old Feng, who?" ”
"You mother!" It wasn't Feng Xi who answered him, but a woman who pushed the door in. The woman looked about thirty years old and looked very well maintained.
Zhao Anping was dumbfounded, afraid of something.
The person who came was the top Kabuki Huang Li who used to have infinite scenery in Yangchun Building, although she called herself an old lady, but she was only ten years older than Zhao Anping, and Zhao Anping was usually not allowed to call her mother, she could only call Sister Li, she said that she would not feel old in this way.
"Sister Li, Sister Li, you have something to say, the gentleman doesn't do anything!" Zhao Anping was chased all over the yard.
Huang Li casually picked up the wooden stick behind the courtyard gate, rolled up his sleeves and waved it at Zhao Anping, and said angrily: "The old lady is a woman, not a gentleman!" You kid can, you have learned to skip class, if it weren't for Mr. Li's notice, I would still be in the dark! ”
Li Guangshu on the side had black lines on his face, covered his forehead with one hand, and didn't look at Zhao Anping and Feng Xi.
After a while, the sweaty Huang Li pointed at Zhao Anping opposite with his hands on his waist and said, "You tell me honestly, what did you do?" ”
Zhao Anping refused to say, but if he didn't say anything, he would definitely not be able to get by, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Feng Xi on the side couldn't look at it, and poured beans from the bamboo tube to tell him about today's events.
It's okay not to say it, but Huang Li is even more angry when he says it: "When will I be short of you to eat and wear, I want you to make money as a little brat!" ”
Zhao Anping didn't speak, just looked at the woman in front of him, and had mixed feelings for a while.
Feng Xi couldn't bear it, and said loudly: "Sister Li, he did this because he wanted you to leave Yangchun Building early. ”
Huang Li threw away the wooden stick in his hand, without saying much, walked towards Zhao Anping, took his hand and walked out. Because she knows that this stinky boy doesn't dislike her, but feels sorry for her!