Chapter 7 The Unfathomable Heart of Man I
After Liu Changsheng came down from Wansui Mountain, he did not go to the school, and he turned a corner into a relatively hidden alley.
Dongfang followed him without asking a word, just honestly following him two steps away.
His height is logically speaking, his steps should be much larger than ordinary people, but the distance of each step he takes now is almost the same as Liu Changsheng's. This is a habit formed by cooperating with Liu Changsheng's footsteps for many years, and even when he sometimes doesn't follow Liu Changsheng, his footsteps are also this distance.
This kind of small pace compared to him makes his whole person look a little awkward, and there is a sense of contraction, giving people a feeling of resignation. In addition, when he laughed, people felt a little silly.
He was often called a fool to his face.
In fact, Dongfang is not only not stupid, but also has a superior IQ. It's just that he and Liu Changsheng have stayed for a long time, and they haven't learned anything else, and Liu Changsheng's lazy temperament is exactly the same.
As long as he followed Liu Changsheng, he didn't think about anything except caring about Liu Changsheng's safety.
Whatever Liu Changsheng says, he is.
Dongfang actually put a lot of hard work into protecting Liu Changsheng's safety. For example, the coordination of the pace, and the watch-and-see that he now forces himself to form a habit. He looked at the past and could almost investigate most of the hidden dangers within his ability. Especially some visual blind spots, he can see through them at a glance.
Constantly raising his vigilance is the second thing he has always loved to do.
As for the favorite thing, it is, of course, eating. For his height and age, he has the mentality that he can't eat enough no matter how much he eats every day.
Liu Changsheng walked in the alley. It was still early, and there were only a few old men and women cleaning their yards along the way.
As soon as they saw Liu Changsheng's figure, they all stopped what they were doing at the same time. With a smile on his face, he greeted him very warmly.
Liu Changsheng squeezed out a little smile and responded enthusiastically. When the whole alley was in the middle of the road, an old lady with silver hair who looked to be at least eighty years old walked tremblingly and quickly in front of Liu Changsheng.
She walked in a hurry, and the people kept moving forward. Liu Changsheng was afraid that her old man would fall, so he held her old man's hand. After the old lady stood firm, she grabbed Liu Changsheng with one hand and didn't let go.
She seemed to be using too much force, Liu Changsheng was pinched by her, and a slightly painful expression appeared on his face.
Liu Chang vividly moved the wrist that was grabbed by death, but the other party used a lot of force, like pliers. Liu Changsheng struggled twice but didn't break his hand away, so he simply let her pull it.
After the old lady tightened Liu Changsheng's hand, she asked him to go to the house for breakfast.
Liu Changsheng kept explaining to her that he had eaten, but he couldn't stop her enthusiasm. The old lady held Liu Changsheng's hand all the way, as if she was afraid that he would run away. She was old, and she was a little trembling when she walked, and Liu Changsheng didn't dare to break free again. I was afraid that as soon as I used my strength, the old lady would fall to the ground, and I could only let the old lady keep holding his hand.
Not to mention that although the old lady is old and her feet are not good, she has a lot of strength in her hands. Pulling Liu Changsheng all the way to her yard, Liu Changsheng's entire wrist position turned red.
She beckoned Liu Changsheng and Dongfang to sit down in the courtyard. Liu Changsheng looked at the red handprint on his wrist helplessly, while Dongfang smiled happily.
Dongfang loves to hang out with Liu Changsheng in a few alleys here on weekdays. As long as you follow Brother Changsheng, then today's delicious food will be settled.
Regardless of whether it was a meal or not, the old man in the alley always had to keep Liu Changsheng until he finished eating before letting him go.
Liu Changsheng and Dongfang sat in the courtyard. The yard of the old lady's house is not big, but it is very well kept. There is a small stone table and four stone benches. There is also a small shed built in the courtyard with grapevines on top. The leaves are green, and there are bunches of green grapes that are not fully ripe in the middle. The green grapes, which have not yet dried up in the morning, look golden and clear.
Liu Changsheng sat on the stone bench with a helpless expression, while Dongfang kept standing, his eyes kept glancing into the inner room. The smell of fried eggs came from the back room, a little fishy, but it tasted excellent. As soon as you smell it, you can tell that the fried eggs inside are the eggs of domestic chickens, and the fragrance is positive.
Don't look at the old lady's age, but she is very neat at making food. In less than five minutes, two bowls of hot rice noodles were served.
Liu Changsheng's rice noodles are shredded pork, and the Oriental rice noodles are nestled with two fried eggs.
The two bowls of rice noodles are both big and scary, and it is more accurate to say that it is a bowl than a basin. On one end of the Oriental rice noodles, pick up the chopsticks, directly pick up the whole egg, and eat it in one bite.
Liu Changsheng smiled and looked at his gobbling up food, Dongfang scratched his head embarrassedly, turned his body a little sideways, and ate in a big gulp.
Liu Changsheng didn't have such a big appetite as him, after all, he had eaten a lot just now, and his stomach was a little full.
But seeing the old lady's warm eyes, he had to behave. Pick up a few rice noodles and eat them, not to mention that the taste is really good. The noodle soup is very flavorful, like bone broth.
Liu Changsheng carried this taste, and his appetite seemed to have opened. I also began to devour it.
Seeing Liu Changsheng eating happily, the silver-haired old lady showed a kind smile.
When Liu Changsheng and Dongfang were eating noodles, several old men and old ladies who had just greeted Liu Changsheng outside the old lady's courtyard gathered at the gate of the courtyard with a plate of food in their hands.
Some are pancakes, some are boiled eggs, and there are fritters, buns, and everyone has a lot of breakfast to eat. It's as if they've agreed on it, and everyone is different.
A few old men and old ladies stood at the gate of the courtyard and did not come in directly. Everyone's eyes looked at the silver-haired old lady, as if no one dared to come in without her consent.
When he ate more than half of the noodles in the east, Liu Changsheng also ate a third. The old lady nodded slightly, and several old men and old ladies who had been surrounding the courtyard immediately smiled and surrounded Liu Changsheng.
There were many of them, and they were all crowded next to Liu Changsheng, and Dongfang was forced to squeeze aside and didn't even have to sit on the stone bench.
Dongfang has seen a lot of this situation, and he doesn't mind, he takes care of the noodles on his hands, and finds a place in the corner to squat and eat noodles.
The old man and the old lady next to Liu Changsheng kept persuading him to try his craft. Liu Changsheng had to put down his chopsticks in such an enthusiastic atmosphere. Eat a bite or two of everything except eggs.
Seeing that Liu Changsheng had eaten what he had brought, the old man and the old lady had a satisfied expression. Like the old lady, standing beside him with a kind face, he watched Liu Changsheng eat a bowl of rice noodles from the bottom to the sky.
Wait until Liu Changsheng finishes eating the rice and noodles, the old men and old ladies. I've long sorted and packed the things I brought with me.
After Liu Changsheng nodded in thanks, he carried a large bag of food, burped, and got up to leave.
This time, the silver-haired old lady did not stop him again.
It's all the old men and old ladies together, you keep explaining Liu Changsheng word by word, and you have to come often when you have time. Everyone thinks of him.
Liu Changsheng kept nodding his head and saying yes, and he thanked everyone. Then pull the east and quickly leave the alley.
Dongfang followed Liu Changsheng all the way, carrying bags full of food, and burping.
"Brother Changsheng, Granny Wang, they are so enthusiastic. Every time I come, I always eat and take. That is, your elder brother is always embarrassed to come. If it were me, I would have stayed here when I didn't have anything to eat. After eating for a few days, you will sweep the coal every day. ”
Liu Changsheng heard Dongfang's words and saw that he had already left the alley. Slowed down and said with a sneer.
"Dongfang, do you say that the old man and old lady in this alley are rich?"
Dongfang was stunned, scratched his head with his hand, and said with a smile.
"Yes, Granny Wang, they are indeed not very rich. If we come a few more times, we will probably eat them poor. Brother Changsheng is still thoughtful, and I forgot to think about everything I had in this big rice bucket. ”
Liu Changsheng shook his head and pointed to the alley they had just walked through.
"Dongfang, do you see how the alley is different?"
Dongfang looked at the alley with a strange expression, and the alley was still the same alley. It's no different, by the way, there are a lot less fallen leaves and garbage in the alley. It is estimated that it was swept just now, and the whole alley looks clean.
It's no different, Dongfang looked at Liu Changsheng in surprise. I thought, what's wrong with Brother Changsheng today, I can't understand what he said.
Liu Changsheng pointed to the alley again, and said with a somewhat serious expression.
"Look again. ”
When Dongfang turned back again, he looked at the alley more seriously. This time, he seemed to be able to understand what Liu Changsheng said, the whole alley was too quiet.
The alleys that were a little lively just now are now haunted, and the silence is uncomfortable. Dongfang sensed that it was fully open, and no signs of life were sensed in the alley.
Dongfang was shocked into a cold sweat in an instant, and looked at Liu Changsheng with a blatant expression.
I saw Liu Changsheng looking at the alley with a sneer, his face was full of disdain.
Dongfang said in a trembling voice.
"Brother Changsheng, what the hell is going on, could it be that it was haunted just now?"
Dongfang said while picking up the food he was holding in his hand to make sure, Liu Changsheng was speechless, and stood on tiptoe and knocked Dongfang on the head.
"What do you think, how can ghosts come out in groups to hang out in broad daylight. ”
Dongfang touched his head and looked at Liu Changsheng with an innocent expression.
Liu Changsheng ignored him, but kept looking into the alley. He seemed to be trying to see through something in the alley.
Dongfang didn't dare to disturb him when he saw him like this, and he also stared at the alley, but the more he looked at it, the more cold sweat broke out. It's so weird that he still can't sense any signs of life in the alley by his own ability, even the chickens and dogs he saw along the way just now, he can't sense them.
"Dongfang, do you know what the old people in the alley used to do?"
Dongfang was taken aback by Liu Changsheng's sudden words.