Chapter Twenty-Eight: Douhua Rice Noodles
"Don't go, don't leave us behind......"
On the street, a woman with a headscarf and stray hair tugged at a man's arm, her face full of tears. There was a little doll standing next to him who had just returned to walking, with tears in her eyes, the corners of her eyes pulled back, her mouth also open, pulling back, her hands raised in front of her chest, and she froze there weakly, as if grasping the air.
The man's eyes could not tell whether it was irritability, disgust, or both, and he did not speak, his head twisted to the side, and he looked into the distance, his breathing gradually increased, and it seemed that he would soon explode.
"Ouch, you are a man too, how can you do such a thing as abandoning your wife. ”
"That is to say, this is not as good as a beast!"
"People come from afar, come to you, and you will take it home!"
"There's still a kid here!"
"That's right, don't look at anything else, you always look at the child's face and take it home!"
"It's all a world, everything is ......"
The power of public opinion is powerful, whether it is right or wrong, good or bad. Maybe the man estimated that he would have to mix in the city in the future, and he couldn't leave the handle down, so he exhaled a breath, suppressed his anger, and said, "Didn't I tell you that I would go back to pick you up, if you don't believe it, you have to come along." ”
"Haven't I settled down yet? He said again.
"You know what you cry, you cry and you don't know what others think!" The man looked at the onlookers intentionally or unintentionally.
"Okay, don't cry, you haven't eaten much along the way, hold the baby, I'll take you to eat something first." Although the man's eyes were cloudy, his tone had softened.
As soon as the woman heard that there was a turnaround, she immediately took out her handkerchief, wiped away her tears, picked up the package on the ground, and hugged the little doll.
The man split his mouth, stretched out his tongue and licked the corners of his mouth, and turned his head into Pinxiangju, which is famous and reasonably priced in Shicheng.
"It turned out that he didn't abandon his wife!"
"It looks like I misunderstood this minister. ”
"This woman is too, she can't hold her breath, just like the mother-in-law in our family, she shouts blindly when she sees no one, and cries when she is in a hurry, and others don't know what happened. ”
"Our family is too, we have nothing to do, and we don't learn embroidery, practice cooking or anything, it's all blind tossing. ”
"Eh, eh, what do you big men say? Can't you see that this man is pretending? Just put on a show, and you will believe it. If you don't say that you old men are easy to be deceived!"
"You women are strange when you see things! Forget it, you don't see things like women. ”
"Only women and villains are difficult to raise. ”
"Hehe, the villain is talking about you old men!"
Sitting in the window seat along the street in Pinxiang Curie, I peeled the fresh lotus pod, admiring and studying the expressions of the people with taste.
The shopkeeper treated people with courtesy, found a more intimate and private location for men, women and dolls, and introduced a few delicious dishes, and the man was very satisfied.
The small clock in the kitchen window rang, and the shopkeeper walked to the kitchen, announced the name of the new dish, and took away a bowl of freshly made bean curd rice noodles and a plate of sliced local chicken.
"Little brother, is the man who just dragged his family in from your Shicheng people, shouldn't he be your famous white-eyed wolf here?" I asked with a smile.
The shopkeeper put down the rice noodles and cut the local chicken, smiled, and saw that I was very curious, and he was in a good mood today, so he told me: "He is a native of a town under Shicheng, and the conditions at home are very bad. A few years ago, I worked in Jinyi Villa, and at that time, I was able to raise my eyebrows in the town. But who would have thought that Jinyi Villa would later terminate the employment relationship with him, and then he went to other places, and during this time he returned to Shicheng, and today he also chased such a woman and child. ”
"Oh, it turned out to be a hard-working person. I said it casually, but I didn't get off the hook.
The shopkeeper smiled, he had seen too much of these storylines, and said: "Everyone has their own life and mission in life. What he said was very philosophical and made me look at him more.
I took out a few copper coins from my pocket, handed them to the shopkeeper, and said, "Please add me another cup of tea." ”
The shopkeeper quickly took it, brought the teapot, filled my teacup, and went to greet other guests.
I realized that Jinyi Villa is a big local household in Shicheng, and it is easy to meet people or things that intersect with Jinyi Villa in the city.
Pinxiangju's bean curd rice noodles have pickled vegetables, tofu brain, salty and sweet soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame oil and chili peppers, the taste is spicy and smooth, if you pass by Shicheng but don't eat, wouldn't it be a pity.
Just as he was about to raise his chopsticks to eat, a person walked beside him.
I looked up: she looked as bright as the moon, her eyes were smart, she was wearing a light gray robe with narrow sleeves, a shirt as thin as a cicada's wings, and a long folding fan in her hand.
"Suchen sent Luan Fei to meet again. I said.
"Girl has a good memory. I wonder if I can sit at the same table?" Luan Fei looked at me with intently eyes.
"Absolutely. Have a seat. I replied.
"I met twice in a hurry in Yancheng, Hongzhou, but I didn't expect to meet the girl in Shicheng so soon. Luan Fei said.
"Today, I'm passing through Stone City, otherwise I should go to the Suchen Sect to pay a special visit. "The Suchen Sect is located in Shicheng, Seed State.
"It's a long time coming. Luan Fei replied.
The shopkeeper brought another bowl of bean curd rice noodles and put it in front of Luan Fei, and he was not surprised at all that Luan Fei and I were sitting together.
"Douhua rice noodles, eat them while they're hot. Luan Fei said.
I think so too.
"The people of Shicheng love life, and the government and the people have jointly funded the construction of several leisure gardens, in which many people play chess, play the piano or sing small songs every morning and evening. "Luan Fei introduced me to Stone City.
"The Stargazing Pavilion looks good too. I interjected.
Luan Fei nodded and said, "The vision is indeed good, but there are too many patrols." ”
A meal is neither fast nor slow. Luan Fei saw that I had already paid for the meal, so he paid the shop for his meal.
"There will always be a meeting if you are fated, take care on the road. Luan Fei said to me.
"Thank you and goodbye. I replied.
After saying goodbye to Luan Fei, I took the black jade ring and walked into Womengxuan's inn in Stone City.
There were a lot of corn hanging in the courtyard of the inn, two bamboo chairs were placed on the ground, and the youngest son of the shopkeeper Lu Xun was running around the yard with a wood-carved bird.
I sat on a bamboo chair and looked up at the sky, where the blue was endless, closed my eyes and sensed the wind and temperature with my sense of touch.
"Sister, eat loquats, just picked them. ”
When I opened my eyes, the little boy was standing in front of me with a small basket of loquats.
Smiling, I took the basket and said to him, "Thank you." ”
It's a rare leisure.
Lu Xun handed me a package and smiled at me: "Although the task is a little inappropriate, it has been completed." ”
"Understand, bottom line, I will definitely abide by it. I smiled back at him and walked into the room with the package.
Included in the package is a set of maid clothes and a human skin mask from Jinyi Villa.
Within the scope of the government's laws and regulations, there are only unexpected needs of guests, and there is no task that Womengxuan can't do, but for some tasks, Womengxuan's guests need to sign a bottom-line treaty to ensure that they will not deliberately use Womengxuan's help to do something that violates laws and regulations and endangers the people.
So I can't put on this maid costume and use my identity as a maid to make hurtful actions in Jinyi Villa.
Of course not, I smiled at the corner of my mouth. Change your clothes, put on your mask, and blend into Jinyi Villa.
At this time, Yan Ke had already finished handling the process of the government, and he sat alone in his room, and the meals sent by the maids were returned.
"Hey, Xiaomei, what are you still doing standing there, bringing the newly cooked food to Childe. ”
By the way, you're probably calling me.
I turned around and saw a woman dressed in the same clothes as me, looking at me with a commanding look.
Taking the wooden plate, I deliberately walked heavier and walked all the way to Yan Ke's room.
Knocked lightly, but there was no response. I knocked on the door again, but there was still no response.
Just raised his feet and was about to leave, he heard Yan Ke say in the room: "Come in." ”
I frowned and pushed the door in.
The smell of sandalwood said, I frowned again, slowed down a few steps, and saw Yan Ke sitting sideways by the window, holding a small teacup in his hand. Stopped, bowed his head to Yan Ke, and said, "Childe, please take care of your body for the newly cooked meal." ”
I felt Yan Ke's gaze fall on me, and then I heard him say, "Come here." ”
I thought for a second, but I walked over as he commanded.
"What kind of food are you serving?" Yan Ke asked again.
My eyelids lifted, and I didn't know how to answer. The dishes on the wooden plates are covered with lids, so tightly protected that you can't even smell the smell.
Putting the wooden plate on the tea table in front of Yan Ke, he didn't really wait for me to answer, he opened the lid one by one, and said to himself: "Pineapple egg fried rice, mushroom chicken soup, grilled fish, flower cakes, rice noodles." ”
The names of these meals sounded delicious, and when the aroma wafted out, I smelled it, and it was really tempting. sighed in his heart, guessing that the bean curd rice noodles he ate at noon were about to be digested.
"Again, it's boring. He spoke to himself again.
I want to frown again.
"It's not appropriate to go back. In this way, I ate the rice noodles, and you eat the rest. Yan Ke said.
I blinked, my mind turned for a while to understand what he meant, and I reacted for a while, silently praising in my heart that the scholar is worthy of being a scholar of all kinds of changes, and his ideas are always so unique.
"You, sit down. Yan Ke looked at me and said.
Then eat it. There was also a chair opposite Yan Ke, so I sat down a little stiffly, dragged the wooden tray in front of me, took out the rice noodles, and placed them in front of Yan Ke. There was only a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, and I was just about to hand the chopsticks to Yan Ke, when a pair of silver chopsticks suddenly appeared in the latter's hand.
This person needs to be so careful in life?
"Eat. Yan Ke said again.
This person has a lot to say.
With his head down, he first poured himself a bowl of mushroom and chicken soup, and drank it into his mouth, which was extremely delicious; sandwiched a piece of grilled fish, which was brown on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside; then scooped a spoonful of pineapple egg fried rice, which was sweet, crisp and sour; and took a bite of the flower cake, the floral fragrance was overflowing, and the lips and teeth were fragrant.
The food was so delicious that I almost laughed so happily that I couldn't hold back.
When he looked up again, he found that Yan Ke had already finished eating the rice noodles, the bowl was empty, and even the soup had been drunk. With such a small bowl, can he eat enough? Acting also needs to replenish energy, right?
A hint of confusion.
Yan Ke took a white handkerchief from the table, soaked it in tea, wiped the silver chopsticks clean, and put the handkerchief on a wooden plate.
I put the empty bowl in front of him on a wooden plate and got up and took his leave.
"I'll send another pot of hot water later. Yan Ke commanded.
"Good. I muttered in my heart: Oh no, do I have to stay with the Variety Scholar all the time?
When I came out of Yan Ke's room, I shook my head all the way, I couldn't figure it out or see through this Variety Scholar: Yan Hua, the owner of Jinyi Villa, died, and the Variety Scholar stayed in order to take over Jinyi Villa?
"Hey, Xiaomei, what are you doing, shaking your head, and you don't pay attention to your image. ”
It was the maid's voice again. Looking back, sure enough.
The maid came up to me, saw the wooden plate in front of me, pursed her lips, and said, "Childe has finally eaten, then my work for today is done." The vigil in Childe's room at night depends on you, do it well. ”
At this moment, I only want to admire Wo Mengxuan's action, Lu Xun actually bought me the identity of a personal maid so close to Yan Ke in a short period of time. I knew that I should have asked for an ordinary maid status.
Go to the kitchen to put down the wooden plate, and after a quick tour of Jinyi Villa, go back to the kitchen and get a pot of freshly boiled hot water.
Carrying hot water, he came to the door of Yan Ke's room, knocked on the door, but no one answered, and knocked on the door again, but still no one answered. I thought about it, and when I knocked on the door for the third time, there was no movement.
I looked around, and there was no one. I heard that there are only two maids in Yan Ke's courtyard, and there are no guards and no secret sentinels, which seems to be true.
Gently pushing the door open, I looked into the room, there was no one, and when I pushed it open a little more, I suddenly saw Yan Ke fall to the ground.
What's the situation? He's pretending? Sleeping on the ground, There's an Assassin? Impossible.
I quickly calculated in my mind for three seconds, but I still chose to throw away the hot water kettle, rushed into the room, knelt beside Yan Ke, and called him in a trembling voice: "Childe, childe." ”
The strong wind behind him hits, listening to the speed and strength, he is a practitioner, but his skill is only at the usual level.
When the assailant came into view, I screamed, put my hands on the ground, and fell to the ground. The attacker, with a hateful face and fierce eyes, was very proud when he saw that I was powerless to resist, and raised his right palm and slashed at me.
I raised my hands to my ears and lowered my head and closed my eyes. The hair has already felt the approach of the palm wind, and there is actually some uneasiness in his heart.
Suddenly, the palm wind blew away, and the movement was a little abnormal. I looked up and saw that Yan Ke had sat up from the ground, his left hand firmly grasping the attacker's right wrist, and his right hand holding the pair of silver chopsticks, one end of which was against the attacker's throat.
I smiled in my heart: sure enough, it was the first case, pretended.