Chapter Twenty-Eight: The First Test of the World
I slept soundly and had no dreams all night.
In the early morning, a few unknown birds flew past the window and chirped.
I was woken up by the sound of birds.
When I opened my eyes, I saw all kinds of books at the head of the bed.
I picked up a copy and flipped through it, which read "Selected Poems of Li Bai".
It dawned on me that this Shen Xiaochuan still had a friendship with my master Shixian Li Bai! No wonder Shixian arranged for me to meet and become friends with Shen Xiaochuan!
Walking out of the bedroom, I saw a large round lid on the dining table in the living room, and next to it was a note that read: Please have breakfast.
I lifted the lid and saw a bowl of soy milk and two steamed buns inside.
I thought: Is this the breakfast that Shen Xiaochuan's mother prepared for me?
What a good old man! My heart was so hot that I was too moved to rush to eat that breakfast.
I looked around and found that it was an old-fashioned three-bedroom space, one room was the bedroom of two old men, one was the bedroom of Shen Xiaozhou's younger brother and daughter-in-law, and the other was Shen Xiaozhou's own bedroom. The overall area of the space is not large, it seems to be very crowded, there are a lot of debris piled up in the corridor, and even some unknown debris is piled up on the fence of the balcony.
I think, it seems that this Shen Xiaochuan's friend's family is not well-off, he actually lives under the same roof with his parents and younger brother and daughter-in-law, which is really a bit of persecution!
I thought again, Shen Xiaochuan is a railway policeman and a literate railway policeman, why is the housing condition so poor?
It seems that this world is not easy!
Thinking about it, I feel hungry.
I began to eat breakfast without thinking about itβit was my first breakfast on earth! The soy milk is still warm, and there is sugar in it, which is sweet. The buns are minced with meat and fragrant......
After eating breakfast, I wiped my mouth, and suddenly saw a yellow gold ring on the sofa next to me!
Gold ring, this is a valuable thing!
If I exchange this gold ring for money, will I be short of money in the future?
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly found a white necklace in the corner of another sofa......
Yellow gold ring! White gold necklace!
It's all valuable!
In an instant, I had a thought, take this yellow gold ring and this white gold necklace for money, then will I be short of money in the future? Still worried about not having food, no drink, and no place to live?
I walked over and grabbed the yellow gold ring in my hand, followed by the white gold necklace......
I was holding a yellow gold ring and a white gold necklace......
At this time, an idea came to me: you can't be like this! The two old men were so kind, and when their son was not at home, they were so friendly to me, a so-called friend who could not be fully affirmed, to ask me about the cold and warmth, to make me tea, to let me stay in their house temporarily, and to keep breakfast for me...... How can I beat someone's idea of gold and silver jewelry because I need money?
No!
Absolutely not!
Although I was transported to this world, I came to this world as a person after all. Then, I should follow the rules of people - I believe that no matter where I go, people can't be greedy for money!
This should be the bottom line for people!
I have to abide by this bottom line!
With that in mind, I put the yellow gold ring and the white gold necklace back in place.
Suddenly, I heard the door of a room open, and out came a young man of medium stature.
"Hello!" The young man greeted me.
"Hello! I'm ......."
"You are my brother Shen Xiaochuan's poetry friend, I know. You feel free. β
"You know me? β¦β¦β
"I don't know, but I heard you talking to my parents last night, and my daughter-in-law and I were already asleep, so I didn't get up to greet you, I'm sorry."
"No, no, I'm embarrassed to visit late at night and disturb me."
"It doesn't matter, since it's my brother's friend, then don't be polite. My parents went to work, my daughter-in-law also went to work, I was working in the afternoon today, and I got up a little late in the morning. You sit. I'll go wash up. β
Only then did I know that he was Shen Xiaochuan's younger brother.
Shen Xiaochuan's younger brother went into the bathroom to wash.
I opened the window and saw a large patchwork of houses outside the bed, both small and bungalow.
Downstairs, there is a very lively small street, many pawnshops have signs of various leather goods, a little farther away, you can see the train station, the roar of the train and the sound of loudspeakers flying in through the windows without shying away.
Shen Xiaochuan's younger brother finished washing, came out of the bathroom, and said: "We are a leather goods distribution street here, and it is also the largest leather goods distribution center in the country, so it is very lively." It's also close to the train station, it's very noisy, you have to bear more. β
"No, no, it's good." I say.
It occurred to me that I shouldn't have eaten the breakfast on the table just now, that might have been left for him.
"I, just ...... that breakfast"
Shen Xiaozhou's younger brother glanced at the table and said, "It's good to eat, I'm afraid you won't be used to it." β
"I didn't feel uncomfortable, the main thing was ...... That should be your breakfast, right? β
"Nope. I never eat breakfast at home, my mom bought it for you. β
I asked, "Has your brother Shen Xiaochuan been living with your parents and you?" β
"My brother is divorced, he doesn't have a house, so he lives with us all the time. It's a bit awkward, but it can't be helped. Alas, live a life, that's it, a day is a day, and no one knows how to go on the road ahead. You just rest at home, I have something to do, I need to go out. My mom will come back at noon to cook for you. β
"Okay, okay, you go get busy."
After Shen Xiaochuan's younger brother left, I was left alone in the empty house.
I thought, I'm a big living person, I can't just stay in someone's house all day!
I decided to go out and have a look, and maybe I could come across some good opportunities.
When I was about to think about going out, I suddenly saw the yellow gold ring and the white gold necklace again, and I didn't know what to do for a while......
Alas! When Shen Xiaochuan and his brother were there just now, I was just busy talking to him, why did I forget about the connection between the gold ring and the gold? Wouldn't it be easier to hand it over to him!
It's good now, it's a dilemma!
Put it away, it wouldn't be good if Auntie came back and couldn't find it, and there was a misunderstanding......
Let's stay put, there are many people in their family, in case someone else moves, then my suspicion is the greatest, and I can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River......
I began to complain about Shen Xiaozhou's mother.
Auntie, why are you so sloppy? Gold rings, gold necklaces, these are all valuable things, why don't you leave them here......
I grumbled as I poked out of bed.
I saw that between the high-rise buildings and bungalows in a disorderly area, there was a very conspicuous pavilion, and at the door of the pavilion was written the four big characters "Public Security Booth", and a woman was sitting at the door of the pavilion, wearing a red armband on her left arm.
I watched carefully and recognized her - she was Shen Xiaochuan's mother.
I suddenly knew what to do.
I took a yellow gold ring and a white gold necklace to the security booth.
"Auntie, you work here."
"Ah, yes, you're up."
"I've eaten the breakfast you bought me, thank you. However, you may be in a hurry to go to work, and you have left in a hurry, and you have left the gold ring and the gold necklace at home, and I have brought it down for you. I said, and handed it to her.
The aunt took the gold ring and the gold necklace and threw it on the table, smiling slightly.
I think it's strange that this gold ring and gold necklace are all valuable things, why did she just throw them on the table so casually?
My aunt may have seen my doubts and said, "It's worthless, it's all sold on the stall, a few dollars a piece." β
"Ah, so? I thought it was something very valuable. I said.
"I'll tell you nothing, I'm testing you." Auntie said.
"Test me? Test me? "I find it incomprehensible.
The aunt was very frank and said, "After all, you are coming to my house for the first time, my son is not at home, and we don't know you, we don't know you, we don't know what kind of person you are, so I will test you with this to see if you are a greedy person." Yes, it turns out that you are not a money-grubber, you are a good person. You live in my house, and we can rest assured. β
So that's it!
"Don't mind!" Auntie said, as if she was a little embarrassed.
"Auntie, I don't mind, and I can understand, after all, you don't know me." I say.
"That's good. I'll give you the key, you can go back. There are a lot of books in my son's room, so you can read and rest at home, and I'll come back at half past eleven to cook for you. β
"I want to go out and see everywhere." I say.
"It's good to take a look around. In front of the leather city, there are a lot of people, very lively, you can go to see, and then remember to come back at noon to eat! Auntie said with sincerity on her face.
"I may not be back at noon, you leave me alone." I say.
"Then you must come back in the evening, my son will be back in the evening, you can have a good chat."
"Okay, I'll be back in the evening!" I said, and left.
Aha, I've stood the first test of this world!
Does this count as a cow A?