Chapter 8: Neighbors

The next morning, Fan Yao woke up and came to the yard, Gao Yuqi and the little fat man had already gotten up and were washing.

Xiao Nini was still lying in the bed, and told Gao Yuqi that she didn't sleep well last night and had to sleep for a while. Gao Yuqi has long been accustomed to it, and since living together, the excuse of the little girl to rely on the quilt has not changed.

Fan Yao washed his face and only felt refreshed. Standing in the courtyard and throwing a few punches, it seems that the strength is a little more than last night. But he didn't ask Boss Gao and Little Fat what was the difference between him and the past after drinking that sip of wine yesterday.

During Fan Yao's wanderings, the first thing he learned was to look at people's expressions and understand other people's eyes, so that he could avoid a lot of punches and insults.

This skill is one of the housekeeping skills of every surviving street child, and Gao Yuqi is extremely similar to Fan Yao in this regard.

So the inexplicable actions of those people last night, as well as those lame excuses. And when he drank that sip of wine, the young man in black stretched out half of his hand to stop it, and the strong man's later actions, Fan Yao already had the answer in his heart.

It's just that Fan Yao has a young heart, but he doesn't care about it.

Boss Gao boiled a pot of porridge, let Fan Yao and the little fat man eat first, and went to the house to catch the little girl who was lying on the bed.

Fan Yao and the little fat man were drinking porridge with pickles, and there was a roar of Gao Yuqi in his ears, as well as the giggling laughter of the little girl, and Gu is smile at each other.

The little girl Nini and Gao Yuqi live in the same room, and their relationship has already improved by leaps and bounds, and they are like sisters.

After a short time, the little girl had finished washing and dressing, and walked out with a pouting mouth.

Fan Yao put a bowl of porridge and handed it to the little girl and said with a smile: "After eating the porridge, let your senior sister send you to the school, there are still a few days before the New Year, listen to the teacher's lectures, don't be lazy these days." ”

Nini took the porridge and said lazily yes.

Fan Yao shook his head helplessly, he really couldn't bear to say something heavy about Nini's spoiling.

The little fat man over there had already prepared a wooden bucket for the ingredients, Fan Yao reached out and took one, and the two of them opened the courtyard door and prepared to go to the wonton shop.

As soon as he opened the courtyard door, Fan Yao only heard someone say: "Hey! Isn't this a little shopkeeper? ”

Fan Yao was stunned for a moment, looked fixedly, and saw a person standing on the opposite side of the alley, handsome, smiling and looking at this side, but it was not the black-clothed young man in the shop yesterday.

Fan Yao already knew that yesterday's things were by no means so simple, but he didn't panic. Looking at the young man in black, he hugged his fists and said, "Fan Yao has seen immortals, I don't know what the immortals are doing here?"

The young man in black laughed and said, "What immortals are not immortals, I can't afford it." ”

After speaking, he glanced at the little fat man Liu Fax behind Fan Yao, and said, "Little fat man, is yesterday's wine delicious?"

The little fat man was not afraid when he looked at Du Yangchen, but he was dissatisfied: "Just give me such a small sip, how can I drink any taste, it's really stingy." ”

While talking, Gao Yuqi and Nini heard the sound of talking outside the door and walked out, standing at the door with Fan Yao and looking at Du Yangchen.

Du Yangchen looked at the teenagers opposite, his heart was full of joy but his face was not obvious.

Stretched out his hand to greet Gao Yuqi and Xiao Nini: "Introduce yourself, my name is Du Yangchen, I must be older than you, you can call me Brother Du in the future." ”

Little Nini frowned and asked, "Why did you come to our house? Why do you want to invite us to drink?" After speaking, he felt embarrassed and glanced up at Fan Yao.

Du Yangchen smiled slightly: "Yesterday, my senior brother and sister came to this town and found that the people in this town are simple and outstanding, and the scenery of the foggy sea and mountains outside the town is beautiful, so I decided to stay in this town for a while and have a good time." ”

Stretching out his hand, he pointed to the yard behind him and said, "We just bought this yard, and we will be neighbors in the future." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the courtyard door of the courtyard behind Du Yangchen open, and there was a person standing at the door, who was the strong man from yesterday.

The yard was dusty, and I could only hear a woman shouting: "Senior Brother Du, Senior Brother Zhao, don't be lazy, don't come to help see where you two live at night?"

Zhao Yuanzhu ignored it, and said to Fan Yao and the others: "My name is Zhao Yuanzhu, you can call me Brother Zhao in the future." ”

Du Yangchen shouted towards the courtyard: "Senior sister, stop first, come out and see who we met?"

Then the woman in the palace costume ran out, and saw Fan Yao and the others showing a hint of surprise on their faces at the right time, and said, "It turned out to be the little shopkeeper! By the way, my name is Wu Liuqin, and you will call me Sister Wu in the future. Looks like you're living across the street, what a coincidence!"

Fan Yao and Gao Yuqi glanced at each other, and thought in their hearts, can you pretend to be more like you?

Fan Yao found that when he introduced himself, although the few people opposite also nodded politely, their eyes were faint, and when they introduced Gao Yuqi, Liu Fax, and Li Ni, the eyes of the three people opposite lit up. My guess about yesterday is a little more determined.

Fan Yao was not disappointed in his heart, and faintly had a glimmer of hope for the future of Gao Yuqi and others.

A few people were polite here for a while. Needless to say, the little fat man has no heart and lungs, the little girl Nini is innocent and has no scheming, Fan Yao and Gao Yuqi can already see it, it is really a few people on the other side who really want to do something, and there is nothing they can do here, instead of worrying and being afraid, it is better to be generous.

And looking at the words and deeds of those people, they are quite easy-going, and they don't care about the immortal frame, but they are as close as the brothers and sisters next door.

For a while, several people also talked happily. Fan Yao was already quick-witted, and at this time, he could deal with it decently, Wu Liuqin was very affectionate to the little girl Nini, but the little fat man asked two out of three sentences, when would he be able to drink the wine.

Du Yangchen laughed, but he no longer hung the little fat man, and directly said frankly that as long as a few younger brothers and sisters often come to visit, wine is naturally indispensable.

The little fat man was suddenly excited, but Zhao Yuanzhu couldn't help but secretly worry, it was really no one in Rixi Lake who could make such a fine wine as Moon Hualu.

A few people had already discussed leaving the wonton shop last night. That beautiful girl named Gao Yuqi, Xiao Xinyao had already said yesterday that it was suitable for Qingyun Peak's swordsmanship, and with Xiao Xinyao's cultivation as the Tao, her vision would not be bad, and several people had no objections.

The little girl Li Ni has also been favored by Wu Liuqin.

The remaining little fat man Liu Fax naturally wanted to follow Zhao Yuanzhu to Rixi Lake and return to his master to practice. Now seeing that this little fat man Liu Fax is so greedy for wine, is it possible that he has to follow Senior Brother Du?

It is important to know that the acceptance of disciples by cultivators is also based on chance, and it is only right that you and I are willing to do so.

Otherwise, one wants to accept it, but the one who is accepted is unwilling, so it is meaningless to forcibly accept disciples.

If it is forced, the person who is accepted is full of depression when he cultivates, and his mind is difficult to settle, and it is difficult to go on a long-term path of cultivation, and it is normal for the master and apprentice to look at each other and hate each other. There are also those who have lost their minds and changed their temperament, and the things of deceiving teachers and destroying their ancestors have also happened.

Thinking of these, Zhao Yuanzhu suffered from gains and losses for a while.

Gao Yuqi stood aside and looked around, but she didn't see the woman in white, and she couldn't open her mouth to ask.

Wu Liuqin was delicate, and said to Gao Yuqi with a smile when she saw this: "My junior sister's name is Xiao Xinyao, and she is a great monk who has left the country. I went to see an elder in the morning, and I would come to look for him after a while. ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Xiao Xinyao's white clothes fluttering from the mouth of the alley, and she walked to everyone's side in an instant.

Xiao Xinyao saluted Du Yangchen and the others, and said to Fan Yao with a smile: "My name is Xiao Xinyao, I am from Zhuan Wheel Mountain in Fuli Country, and you can call me Sister Xiao or Xin Yao in the future." ”

He pointed to the house next to Li Ni's house and said, "Look at the door of this family's courtyard is locked, but no one has ever lived in it?"

Fan Yao looked at Xiao Xinyao's fingers, and said to Xiao Xinyao: "Sister Xiao, this house originally lived in Zhang Yuanwai in Zhennan, and after Zhang Yuanwai's family moved to Zhennan a few years ago, this house has been empty.

Although he has not lived for a long time, Zhang Yuanwai often sends people to clean it, and the courtyard of the house should be clean and tidy. ”

Xiao Xinyao nodded after hearing this, and said to Du Yangchen: "Senior Brother Du, this is your mountain, Senior Sister wants to borrow this house for a few days, no problem, right?"

Du Yangchen said with a smile: "Senior sister, please rest assured, the chief soldier of this town has some friendship with Senior Brother Zhao, and let Senior Brother Zhao greet him in a while." Senior sister, come to me to rest for a while. ”

He said to Fan Yao and others: "Everyone knows each other this time, and they will all be neighbors in the future, our senior brothers and sisters have just come to this town, and they are not familiar with the place of life when they first come here, and I hope that the little Fan brothers will take care of them more."

Okay, we won't delay you from opening a shop, so let's leave it at that. ”

Fan Yao said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I hope that your brothers and sisters will take care of us more in the future." ”

The little fat man said, "In the future, as long as you have good wine to drink, it will not matter." ”

After speaking, Gao Yuqi took Nini to the school, and Fan Yao and the little fat man went straight to the wonton shop with the ingredients.

When they came to the wonton shop, Fan Yao and the little fat man had a clear division of labor, and they were quick with their hands and feet, and a pot of steaming wontons was cooked in a short time.

At this time, the guests had already arrived in twos and threes, and Gao Yuqi returned to the shop after sending the little girl, and everyone was busy. The small shop was full of people for a while, but it was not lively.

Most of the people who come to the shop in the morning are regulars, a bowl of wontons is only ten cents, and after eating the wontons and drinking the soup sprinkled with some pepper, it is really a comfortable thing to sweat.

Fan Yao was busy when he suddenly heard a person shouting: "Little shopkeeper, your business is getting better and better, I don't know when you can clean up this shop again, I just ate a hot sweat on this cold day, and it is even colder when the wind blows." After this man finished speaking, many people next to him also echoed.

Fan Yao knew in his heart that Fan Yao had taken over the shop for some time since Nini's father and mother passed away.

I also know that the wooden planks of this shop are tattered, and the thick cloth that blocks the wind is also a lot damaged, but the money Fan Yao makes on weekdays has been subsidized for the family in addition to the furniture returned to the shopkeeper He.

Thinking of the more than ten taels of silver that Du Yangchen earned yesterday, he already had a plan in his heart at the moment.

Fan Yao said to the people in the shop: "I'll compensate you first, the shop is taken care of by your uncles and aunts, and I, Fan Yao, am grateful."

I actually wanted to redecorate the shop for a long time, but I was really trapped by money, and now that the business is getting better and better, I plan to close the shop in a few days.

After the Spring Festival, I will go to the shopkeeper He to buy some wood, and rebuild the shop, and I will never let everyone eat wontons in the shop, and the rain and wind will blow in the wind. ”

After saying that, the people in the shop applauded. A few others shouted that they would come to the shop to help when they were idle.

Fan Yao smiled again when he heard it.

I heard another person shouting: "Little shopkeeper, you must be careful when you go to the shopkeeper's shop to buy wood."

A few days ago, I went to buy a table, and the old boy in charge of He didn't let him pay a penny, and said that the coffin shop was unlucky and wanted to change its name, what should it be called He's wooden tools, and threatened to open the shop all over Dajing, and this old boy was not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue. ”

Everyone in the shop also laughed when they heard this.

Fan Yao smiled slightly after hearing this, but he didn't dare to tell everyone that he came up with the idea. And he gave a salute to the people, and went to the back kitchen.

Gao Yuqi stood next to the cabinet, smiling and watching Fan Yao chat and fart with those regular customers, thinking that since she met Fan Yao, she had come to the wonton shop every day to be busy for a day, and took Nini and a few people home to laugh and play at night, and she only felt satisfied and fulfilled day after day, which was really something that she didn't dare to hope for in the past.

When Gao Yuqi was a few years old, her family suddenly changed dramatically, she was living on the street alone, how many times she had almost died and how many times she had almost lost her innocence.

And now, with a fixed residence, and Fan Yao, Liu Fax, Xiao Nini and others are not brothers and sisters than brothers and sisters, Gao Yuqi just wants this life to continue forever.

Thinking of the words of several new neighbors who moved in, as well as the words of the woman in white named Xiao Xinyao, Gao Yuqi was confused for a while.

After thinking about it again, those few people are not like unreasonable people, if they really want to take us to learn some immortal arts, then we will go together, the four of us will not be separated anywhere, I think that the sister in white will also agree, Gao Yuqi suddenly felt that it should be so.

Untied the knot, Gao Yuqi was very happy.

At this time, how could Gao Yuqi know the rules of the cultivation sect, let alone the path of cultivation that everyone can do? Last night, Du Yangchen and the others had already summoned the sect to the sect, and such a major matter had to be decided by the sect, and the fate of Fan Yao and the others was no longer up to him.

The guests in the shop looked at the black-faced young man in a daze by the cabinet, one moment with a sad face, and the other with a happy smile, all of them felt funny.

After a few guests finished eating, they asked him to settle the bill but did not move, smiled slightly, put ten cents on the table, and went out of the shop by himself.