"Sister, what do you want?"

Qiao Linqin washed the meat and went back to the kitchen, Qiao Linxi was still in a daze, so she poked it and scared her.

"Nothing, the meat is washed?"

Qiao Linxi shook his head, shook off the doubts in his mind, and then looked at the water in the pot, which had already begun to bubble small, so he asked Qiao Linqin to put the meat and big bones in it.

Then, Qiao Linxi poured all the noodles he bought back into the basin and began to mix the noodles, kneading them until they didn't stick to his hands. The water in the pot is just boiling, and you can still smell the meat.

Qiao Linxi took the noodles in his hand, pulled them down one by one and threw them into the pot, this is called gnocchi. Because of its small size and high temperature of the water in the pot, it didn't take long for the gnocchi to float. Qiao Linqin next to him hurriedly took out the bowl.

"Wow, it smells so good."

The smell of the kitchen filled the yard, and all the children gathered around the kitchen waiting to be fed.

"Lin Shan, you take out the meat and cut it into slices, and put a few slices in each bowl."

The pork belly is not particularly thick, just a thin strip, so it is cooked quickly, Qiao Linshan found a knife and a cutting board to cut the meat, and put it evenly on the dough that came out.

All the children were given a bowl of gnocchi soup with meat, and although the seasoning was only salt, it was also the most delicious food for the children.

Qiao Linxi also took two bowls of dinner plates and walked out of the kitchen, she walked towards the main building, planning to give the old lady a share, which would be regarded as paying the rent.

It was getting late, and there was still a touch of sunset shining behind the main building, and it was not dark in the yard, but the main building blocked the sunlight, and Qiao Linxi walked to the shade, and felt a chill on his body.

Especially when he just stepped on the steps of the main building, a cold wind rushed up from his trouser leg to his neck, making Qiao Linxi shiver.

After stepping over the steps, the chill was gone, which made Qiao Linxi think that he was hallucinating.

The door of the main building was closed, and Qiao Linxi knocked for a long time before getting a response.

"Grandma, it's me, I made some gnocchi soup and served some for you."

Just when Qiao Linxi thought that he would not get a response, the voice of the old lady during the day came from inside the house.

"Come in."

Qiao Linxi pushed the door in, and saw the old lady lying on the rocking chair in front of the window at a glance, the light in the room was very dim, only the light from the yard came in, and the old lady did not light the lamp, which was somewhat crazy.

"Grandma, I brought you some pimple soup, can you taste it, how does it taste?"

"Is that you?" The old lady seemed to recognize Qiao Linxi only when she heard the voice, and she stood up slowly with her rocking chair: "People are old, and their ears are not good." It's easy to get sleepy, so I don't hear you knock on the door. ”

Qiao Linxi smiled, didn't say anything, put the plate on the table and stepped forward to help the old lady up and help her to the edge of the table.

"It smells so good, girl, you still have this craft."

Qiao Linxi took a few and put them in a small bowl and handed them to the old lady: "I don't know how it tastes if I make it blindly." ”

Qiao Linxi didn't know what was going on, so she wanted to see the old lady eat something made from the water in her yard. She always felt that something was wrong with this yard, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Put it there, I'll eat again when I'm hungry for a while, and when this person gets old, he will have less activity, and he won't be able to eat too much."

The old lady didn't take the bowl, which made Qiao Linxi's heart more and more confused, and the suspicion in her heart became heavier and heavier.

"You can eat one and give me some advice, it's the first time I've made pimple soup."

Qiao Linxi insisted, and the old lady smiled, took the bowl, scooped a dough gnocchi with a spoon and put it in her mouth.

"Well, yes, the gnocchi is firm and smooth, the taste is good, and the saltiness is moderate. The girl is really a good craft. ”

After praising Qiao Linxi's craftsmanship, the old lady ate a few more, and Qiao Linxi left.

She came out of the main building and met a man at the bottom of the steps.

Qiao Linxi looked at him, and he also looked at Qiao Linxi. Qiao Lin went down, he went on. This time seemed to be slowing down, and the time that Qiao Linxi and him passed by was magnified countless times. This made Qiao Linxi enough to see the person's appearance clearly.

Isn't this the crazy old man on the street during the day? But he was dressed in a clean and proper robe, his hair was tied with a gray headband, and his beard hung neatly under his chin.

These facial features are exactly the same as the madman during the day, which makes it difficult for Qiao Linxi not to think about it. What is his relationship with that crazy old man in the white day?

"Old man? Are you back? ”

The voice of the old lady came from inside the house, Qiao Linxi's feet had just come down the steps, and time seemed to have returned to normal. Qiao Linxi walked to the courtyard and looked back at the person again, he had already entered the main building.

"Why did you eat it? Didn't you say wait for me to bring it back? "This is the man's voice, and the voice is no different from that of the crazy old man.

"Today we have a group of children in our house, this is what they made, you can taste it."

"Well, it tastes pretty good. I'll buy some food for you another day, so I don't have to worry about you running out of food when you're home alone. ”

There was the sound of chewing and talking in the room, and it all seemed so normal. Qiao Linxi shook his head, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and went back to the kitchen to eat.

"Sister, this pimple soup is delicious, I still want to eat it tomorrow." Qiao Linshu, a snack merchant, rubbed his little belly and said with satisfaction.

"We have to go out to earn money tomorrow to have food, if we want to gain a foothold here, we must find a livelihood that can allow us to live, otherwise we will all starve to death if we only live here without food."

As for what to do when she went out, Qiao Linxi already had a preliminary idea, that is, to make pimple soup, which does not require a cumbersome process, and the materials are cheap, as for the kitchen utensils, she can borrow them from the old lady.

"We listen to my sister."

After arranging all the children, Qiao Linxi lay in his room and stared at the roof in a daze. It stands to reason that having found a foothold and having a clue to do business, Qiao Linxi can sleep peacefully.

But she was very unsteady in her heart, and she didn't know why. She always felt that the crazy old man she met on the street during the day today was the same person as the man in this yard. The height, body shape, appearance, and even the voice are the same, it can't be two people.

But why is the old man crazy during the day, and this is normal at night? Could it be a split personality?

What's the secret behind him?

There are too many eccentricities in this yard, and the owner of the yard is also very eccentric, which makes Qiao Linxi more and more sleepless.

But she hadn't slept peacefully for several days, and soon she couldn't hold back and fell asleep.

It was about the hour, Qiao Linxi heard a knock on the door in a daze, which made her hairs stand on end immediately.