Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Layman in Black
It was a hot noon, the sun was baking the earth, the trees were hanging their heads, the grass was bent over, and I was riding the bike I had just bought in front of a bicycle shop.
When I looked up, I found a person wearing a black Taoist uniform, this kind of clothing seemed to have heard Wang Xiaosheng say, it was specially worn by lay people, called lay clothes.
The man walked in the middle of the road, out of place with the people around him, and was unusually conspicuous.
After seeing his face clearly, it was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
But I shook my head again, couldn't remember, got on my bike, and left.
Soon, I was back at the casserole shop. After locking the car, I entered the store, and the owner was still there.
I said hello to my boss and he asked me what I was doing.
I said buy a bike and go.
Boss: "Oh, I bought a bike and went to ...... What? You just went to buy a bike? ”
I asked strangely, "yes, what's wrong?"
The boss asked rhetorically, "You bought it at your own expense?"
"yes!"
"Oh, that's nothing, it just feels like young people are really rich nowadays!" The boss smiled and asked, "How much did it cost?"
"It was originally one hundred and seven, but in the end it was one hundred and sixteen." I replied casually.
Without waiting for the boss to continue talking, Zhang Qian exclaimed directly: "What! You just went to buy a bike? It also cost one hundred and sixteen! ”
"yes, it's nothing, it's not that expensive."
For me, it's really not expensive, after all, my family is now a factory, a proper rich second generation, one hundred and six may be equivalent to their wages for several months, but for me, not to mention the drizzle, it's not enough to worry about.
As soon as Zhang Qian heard what I said, she stood up directly: "One hundred and six is not expensive, you have a lot of money!?"
The boss also joked: "You are here to experience life with me."
In the face of their words, I didn't know what to say, I could only say that I miscalculated, the bicycle is expensive, I should choose a cheaper one, otherwise it will be too embarrassing.
I could only make up a random reason, saying, "Harm, how can there be, I bought this after saving money for a long time!" I'm actually much poorer than you. ”
The boss smiled, didn't say anything, went out to look at the bike with me, and then left.
Zhang Qian also ran out, squatted next to the bicycle and looked carefully, as if she had just discovered something new, looking at her appearance, I smiled "poof" and asked, "What are you doing?"
"This is a rare thing, I haven't seen a few of them around us, this is a Phoenix brand, it's precious!"
"yes, this brand is quite popular."
"No, where did you get the money, if I were to get this car, I would have to work with Wang Xiaosheng for two months to save enough money to buy it."
I continued to talk nonsense: "Before I came to Beiwei, I had been working in Yuantian, and I had been saving for about half a year."
Zhang Qian was silent for a while and said: "Don't be so lascivious in the future, you come to Beiwei alone, you are not rich." Now you don't have much money in your pocket, do you? ”
"Well, it's okay, there's enough money left over for my daily expenses." Just kidding, the money I brought here is enough for Zhang Qian to work for a few years!
Buying this bike really didn't hurt me anymore.
Subsequently, Zhang Qian did not continue, but asked me to lock the car, because the return time in the afternoon was almost coming, so I went in with her to clean up the tables and chairs.
After a while, the guests came intermittently, and we kept busy until nine o'clock in the evening, and then we got off work.
I ate a bite of food in the store casually, pushed the bicycle and was about to leave, and suddenly thought that Zhang Qian and I were all the way, so I asked her: "Let's go, I'll take you?"
Zhang Qian hurriedly waved her hand: "No need, no need, I'll just walk by myself, let Wang Xiaosheng see that the impact is not good."
I saw her like this, smiled and said, "That's right, then I'll go first."
With that, he rode his bicycle and drove away.
After a while, I arrived at the land apartment, I locked the car, and quickly went upstairs.
When he came to the room, he looked at the night outside the window, took a deep breath, and said, "Old man, come out and ask you something."
As for why Wang Xiaosheng knew my name, I was very puzzled and even a little anxious, but tonight, the answer will be revealed!
In front of me, a white mist slowly flowed, a gust of wind blew, and out of the white mist, a person walked out, still with a cane, wearing black clothes, and his white beard was almost up to his waist.
Before I could speak, he asked, "What do you want to ask me?"
"I actually have a lot to ask you, but you old man is very brainless." I teased him first, and then said, "Just ask a simple question today, why did Wang Xiaosheng know that my name was Lin Zhi?"