0033 The Witch's Broom
Hearing the name of the hydraulic company he was going to investigate, Leon's expression couldn't help but sink slightly, and then he quickly reacted, this should be as coincidental as his "Ryan", just a name bumped into a surname.
Memories of the familiar name of the company, the hundreds of sick numbers still lying in the hospital hallways, and the painful howls in the hallways he heard when he went to see Anna, most of Leon's good mood suddenly dissipated.
After the public water pipe incident, the price of antidiarrheal drugs in the old city has increased more than 50 times, and the special supplements that can treat the epidemic are even more expensive, and they can't buy many sticks for a year's salary.
Although there are only four or five hundred patients on this side of the red brick road, these are severe cases of unbearable abdominal pain, and the residents in the old city who are really affected are at least tens of thousands, and I don't know how many patients are still stiff when they can't afford to pay.
The only thing to be thankful for is that this time the disease is not very contagious, as long as you do not directly contact excrement and vomit, or stay in a confined space where these things volatilize a lot, you will basically not be infected with the epidemic, and most people are still safe.
But the trouble is that this epidemic that originates from dirty water seems to be difficult to heal on its own, and at least it needs to be injected with an alchemy supplement, which is not much for the income level of people in the old city.
And the only way I can think of to solve this problem is to find evidence of the negligence of Char Hydraulics and the Ministry of Highways, and then report to the higher levels of the kingdom or provide news to the big newspapers that are not afraid of things, in short, to make a big deal and force them to pay for the medicine!
Also, if you find that it still can't be solved......
"Guest?"
Looking at Leon, who suddenly fell into deep thought after hearing his name, and the expression on his face became cloudy, the profiteer boss couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, and then said softly:
"Guest, your meal is complete, and you will receive a copper wheel and a half."
"Oooh!"
After hearing the call of the profiteer boss, Leon, who came back to his senses, sighed twice, and then reached out to take out the money, and shook his head with a not very good-looking face:
"I'm sorry, your name reminds me of something...... Also, you're older than my father, and it's not good to call you by your name, so I'll call you uncle! ”
"Hehe, Cheng, you are willing to call me an uncle who sets up a stall, why am I unwilling to agree?"
After bringing the coffee and the plate of bread over, looking at Leon, who was a little thin and estimated to be two years younger than his daughter, the owner of the coffee stall smiled kindly, then pulled a lame stool and sat next to him, and asked softly:
"Since you call me uncle, then uncle will ask a few questions, when you mentioned Char Company just now, your expression didn't seem to be very good...... Have you ever had anything unpleasant with that company? ”
"Hmm...... Sort of......"
After a slight hesitation, Leon did not say that he was going to investigate the Char Hydraulics, but told about Anna's injury to the "gas pipeline explosion".
I see...... You're the one who won't ask for compensation.
"Then your family is really not easy."
After listening to Leon's words, the old man at the coffee stall couldn't help blinking, and then sighed and said:
"Your sister is still sick, but she has encountered this kind of bad luck again...... In this way, if you call me these two uncles, as long as you come to me to order something in the future, I will give you half price for anything, are you happy or not? ”
???
Ah......h Is my uncle so effective?
Looking at the coffee stall owner who suddenly exploded with sympathy on the other side, Leon couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, a little overwhelmed by this sudden kindness.
However, before he could figure out how to ask, the profiteer in front of him smiled innocently, returned half of the copper wheel, and added:
"Of course, since you call me uncle, then remember to come to me often to sit and take care of my uncle's business!"
“……”
Understood, my uncle shouted out, which is equivalent to getting a membership card at your house, right?
Good guy, if I'm the kind of person who can't wipe his face, no matter how cheap other stalls are this time, I guess I'll have to be half-locked in your stall, and if you go to another house for breakfast, I guess I'll feel guilty for at least half a week...... You have taken great pains to keep customers, and you really deserve to make money!
Knowing that this was mostly a routine to attract customers, Leon smiled and didn't say much, but responded directly.
After all, although this coffee stall is more expensive, it is indeed the most comfortable of all the stalls on this street, and at the moment, in order to develop itself into a regular customer, and willing to give a preferential price, of course there is no reason to refuse.
After eating bread and ham slices in two bites, and saying goodbye to the cheap uncle he had just recognized, Leon, who had become warm from the inside out, re-wrapped the scarf that Anna had knitted herself, and once again walked into the cold wind of the late autumn morning.
After he left, a regular customer by the fire came over with a cup of coffee, and laughed with a wink:
"Old Charl! I've been drinking coffee at your stall for seven or eight years, and I've never seen your iron rooster take the initiative to lower the price! How did you change sex today?
Could it be that your daughter has never been able to get married, and you are in a hurry to find a son-in-law, and you are ready to get acquainted with other young men first? ”
"Hehe, what's the matter~
I'm just quite close to that young man, and seeing that he may be having some trouble with money lately, I will take care of him a little so that he can take care of my business more. ”
After waving his hand to show that you think too much, looking at Leon's distant back, the owner of the coffee stall said with a smile:
"But it's not completely impossible, I think the young man must be quite good, although a little thin, but not short, and quite handsome.
And if you look at the direction he went, there were only those office buildings in the municipal district in front of him, so he should have a serious job, and even to me, the coffee seller on the street, he was always very polite...... Well...... It's a good kid. ”
Thinking about what else he had heard from his daughter Amy, the owner of the coffee stall raised his eyebrows slightly, and after a few more casual conversations with the regular customers, he sat back in his chair and looked up at the black canvas roof of the coffee stall, while thoughtfully rubbing the gray stubble at the chin.
People, when facing familiar people and environments, always like to hide themselves.
Only in the face of the temptation at your fingertips, and those strangers who are not as good as you, and who have little to do with each other, can you not help but leak a little.
What this kid unconsciously leaked out is quite rare...... Well...... Gentle and polite, conscientious, and quick-witted, if Amy likes him, then I really have no reason to object......
But the problem is, our family doesn't accept a wife, only a marriage, and I don't know if he can agree?
……
Unaware that he had been included in the list of sons-in-law to investigate, after braving the cold wind to arrive at the Cleanup Bureau, Leon had just opened the door to his office when he saw the new anomaly that the red-haired director had said - a black broom floating in mid-air.
[Name: Lazy Witch's Rental Broom (Fallen, Flying, Protection)]
[Appearance: A hardwood broom painted black throughout, with a small number of crow feathers hanging on the top, in addition to the lingering slight smell of pine oil, there are often small cat paw prints on the broom shaft]
[Abilities: Magic Enhancement, Flying, Airflow Mask]
[Price: Every Friday at half past three in the afternoon, a feline will knock on the door of your house, be sure to entertain it]
[File: An old broom eliminated by an unknown witch, the witch has to go out every Friday afternoon to play flying ball, and will only return home in the early morning of the next day, and has no time to take care of her cat, so she hereby reaches an agreement with the Lion Branch of the Cleanup Bureau to rent a broom in exchange for the broom user to take care of his cat one day a week]
[Evaluation: Simple and practical anomalies, and you can pet cats for free, the lion director Beverly's favorite]
[Impregnation value: 0.5]