"Hey, let me tell you, I met a fox fairy when I was unloading the goods that day!"
"Bullshit fox fairy, we haven't heard of anything being haunted at our pier in all these years? I'm afraid you drank too much that day!"
"How could it be possible? We really saw a fox fairy. Didn't a ship come the night before yesterday? The boss asked us to unload the goods. It was so hot that we took off our clothes and did it directly? You took off your clothes too.
Yes, do you remember?"
The man on the other side of the table took a mouthful of rice noodles and said, "Yes, I took off my clothes? Then what? What happened behind there? How did you see the fox fairy?"
Having said this, the man sitting next to him rested his chopsticks, shook his head and meditated, and finally sighed and said, "Hey! Really, then when we finished work and went home, my mother-in-law asked me where my clothes were?
Then I remembered that I had fallen off the boat. So I ran back to get my clothes. You said it was really strange. We also thought we were dazzled, but the moon that night was big and round, and the road it illuminated was bright and clear. I
As soon as I arrived at the dock, I saw a dark figure flying from a distance from the boat where we were unloading the goods. It flew across the river for a long time, and then landed on the top of the warehouse at the dock on our shore.
I just looked at it, thinking I was dazzled, so I rubbed my eyes again. Then, I saw a person standing on the roof of the warehouse where we usually load goods. She was wearing a big black robe.
My hair has grown longer. I have never seen anyone with such long hair in my life. When the wind came, it seemed like many willow branches were floating there. That night, the moon was bright, and I stood
You can clearly see it from below. The hair is very white. No, it should be the same color as silver. Hey, how do you say it? Just like, like, right, that long hair is just like that day.
The moon at night shines the same color as the moonlight. It’s scary to see.”
At this point, the two men next to him stopped with their chopsticks in their hands and listened attentively to his description of what they saw that night.
"What happened next? Did you see clearly what she looked like?"
"That's right, what happened next?"
The two urged each other, and the man continued: "I didn't see clearly what she looked like, so I stood there and looked at it for a while. I thought I saw some old white-haired monster and was so frightened that I couldn't move. I was just about to get closer,
But when I looked up, there was nothing above the warehouse."
"Gone?"
"Gone!"
"Is this the end?"
"Yes, we will go home later."
"Hey!!!" The story came to an abrupt end. The two of them were still satisfied with what they heard. They let out a long sigh and sarcastically said together:
"Why did you meet the Fox Fairy? It's obvious that you drank too much! Where in the world can there be anyone with such white hair?"
"That's right, I'm afraid I wasn't hooked by the sisters from Yihongyuan when I went back. I couldn't pay the public food when I went home at night, so I made it up for my mother-in-law!? Hahahaha"
"Hey, you still don't believe it, but I really saw it..."
The three men laughed and successfully redirected the conversation to the other party. This strange story came to an abrupt end.
The story ended, and some of the guests in the shop began to eat their own food. After all, they had heard countless such folk stories and weird talk, and they regarded it as a pastime after dinner.
But the table finally stopped, and someone from the other side shouted at Shen Ye who came in.
"Old Yan, what are you doing? I've been waiting for you for a long time, why did you come?
"I originally had an errand on the road, but those two scholars were extremely stingy. I had to bargain with them for a long time, which delayed me."
The man who answered the call followed Shen Ye and entered the shop. When he got to his seat, he took off his bamboo hat and put it on the table. Then he picked up the teapot on the table with great skill and poured himself a cup of tea. Then he went to the court. The landlady shouted:
"Hey, grandma, a big bowl of cold rice noodles, as usual, pour more chili oil on it!"
The proprietress of the jelly shop here responded without raising her head, "Okay, Xiao Yan, please sit down first. Just come!"
She answered, but the tip of the knife was flying in her hand. She used the palm of her hand as a board to cut a square piece of rice noodles into long strips, placed it in a porcelain bowl and handed it to her daughter-in-law. She moved quickly and quickly, and after a while, Several large and small bowls have been cut out, and there is no trace of the half-hundred-year-old man with slightly gray temples.
In front of the counter, Shen Ye looked carefully at the small shop and stood there for a while. After finishing his work, the lady also raised her head and looked at this strange customer.
He was extraordinarily handsome with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. He held a long knife in his hand and looked like a knight-errant from nowhere. After he came in, he remained silent and just stood quietly in front of the counter and looked around. He had already attracted many eyes in the small store.
Seeing that he remained silent, the aunt took the initiative and said, "This little guy is really good-looking. He looks so handsome. I'm afraid he's not from here, right? This cold rice noodle is the most appetizing and relieving the heat. A big bowl of ten Wenqian, seven Wen in a small bowl, would you like to have a bowl, little brother?"
Hearing the store owner's words, Shen Ye felt strange: He is another stranger looking at him. How come everyone knows that he is not a local wherever he goes? Weird, weird!
(Actually, the reason is simple. If a man as good-looking as him were a local, the girls in the streets would have already spread his name.)
"Okay, ma'am, give me a big bowl too, with more vinegar. I like the sour ones." Shen Ye nodded and responded to the boss with a polite smile.
"Okay, okay! A big bowl of jelly, add more vinegar! Little brother, sit over there first,"
The cold and sour jelly is refreshing, smooth and refreshing. There is no better way to relieve the heat at noon. The dock on the riverside is not too far away from here, and there are many porters working at the dock. When I go out to work under the scorching sun, and it’s noon, there is no better choice to escape the heat than to come here to eat a bowl of jelly and drink a pot of tea. In the small shop, all kinds of people from the market are chatting in a rough and natural way. In such a place, It is lively and lively but also peaceful and comfortable. What is extremely inconsistent with his own temperament is that Shen Ye, who has always spoken to others and has a majestic air, likes to squat in this kind of place. He put the knife against the table and poured himself a glass first. Tea. When the tea enters the mouth, it is not slightly bitter or astringent as I thought, but with a hint of sweetness. Seeing the people coming and going in the street, hearing the strange things happening around me, the parents are short-lived, so calm, and then It couldn't be better, for him, this is the most real world. Before meeting his younger brothers and sisters, Shen Ye had always been burdened with too much. Now that all those burdens on his heart have been left behind, now he just thinks that the three of them can live peacefully. An'an means happiness, and everything else should go to hell!
It's just that everything is destined that his trip will never be ordinary and simple.
"Oh, that's it. This tea is a scented tea, so it's no wonder it's slightly sweet. It's fragrant and the tea is slightly sweet but not rich. What a wonderful trick!"
Taking another sip of tea, Shen Ye praised the scented tea.
After finishing half the pot of tea, the shopkeeper here also brought him a large bowl of jelly.
"Sir, this is the big bowl of jelly you asked for. If the taste doesn't suit you, the seasoning is placed on the side of mother's counter. You can move over there and season it yourself." The person who brought the jelly to Shen Ye was a young woman. , she held the bowl in both hands, placed it on the table, and introduced it to Shen Ye carefully.
But what surprised her was that when they arrived at the table, Shen Ye stood up to meet each other, raised his hands, but did not force him to take the bowl. When he saw the jelly was placed on the table, he quickly clasped his fists and thanked her, "Oh, okay, thank you girl, Shen Ye." It’s clear.”
She was really surprised to be so polite. She originally thought that this was the first time this person came here, so she would have to serve him something in person. The regular customers who came and went on weekdays had mixed the jelly and called directly. Just ask them to come and pick it up by themselves, so that they can season it themselves. After all, gourmets all have different understandings of this mouthful. How much salt, how much sauce and vinegar, and how red the pepper should be are all different.
She also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are so polite! Could you please add another pot of tea?"
Speaking of this, Shen Ye suddenly remembered, "Yes, yes, then there will be a useful girl!"
The young shopkeeper here smiled and went to fill the pot with water, but the men drying noodles on the side all looked at this unfamiliar face.
Different from them who were born and raised in this place, this person has an elegant temperament, decent words and deeds, and embodies the extraordinary magnanimity from the inside out. He is a noble prince from afar, floating in this remote place. , and seemed out of place with them. He should be a young bachelor sitting in a carriage, going in and out of the Hanlin Academy, or a knowledgeable scholar from a scholarly family, but he would never be sitting with them like this on a hot day holding a long knife. These rough guys crowded together in a street shop to make powder.
What a strange thing!
However, what surprised them even more was what was behind.
Shen Ye stirred it a little with his chopsticks, then took a piece and put it into his mouth. Hiss! It was sour and refreshing, which made him more appetizing in one bite. Just as he thought, no, no, it should be said that it was more delicious than he had imagined. After putting a few pieces into his mouth, Shen Ye was already assimilated by everyone in the store. He directly picked up the bowl and began to immerse himself in drying the noodles with his chopsticks.
Seeing him eating like this, everyone felt relieved. It seemed that they were all just of the same kind. When the rice noodles came, their true colors were revealed. Everyone withdrew their eyes and turned their attention back to the porcelain bowl in their hands. inside.
But just after taking two bites, another "uninvited guest" came to the small shop!
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!! Mad, are you blind!? How dare you block our young master's way!" Several servants with strong backs pushed a few people away fiercely, and surrounded a fat, greasy, and luxuriously dressed young man in. Jelly shop.
One of the thin servants trotted into the store first, drove away the person at the table next to him, pulled out a stool, knelt on the ground and wiped it vigorously with his sleeves, then stood up and greeted the fat young man in a charming manner: "Master, Master, sit here."
"Well, good!" The young man glanced at him appreciatively, and then sat on it. But the huge weight could not be supported by this small wooden stool. As soon as he sat on it, he heard the creaking sound.
It kept ringing.
The fat young man frowned and cursed directly, "What the hell? I have the nerve to take out this stool for people to sit on. Is it suitable for people to sit on?"
The master here complained, and the bad-ass servant below immediately cursed at the two people behind the counter, "Damn it! How do you do business!? How dare you bring out such a stool to make people look embarrassed? Are you trying to kill my young master?"
Can't you?" As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and looked as if he was going to beat someone up to accuse him, which frightened the mother and daughter who were doing business in the store.
After listening to his subordinates barking for a while, the noble prince waved his hand to stop, "Okay, okay, that's it! They are just a bunch of unruly people from the mountain village! I don't have to worry about them, so what, let them hurry up,
Hurry up and bring the food. Mad, it’s so hot today, young master."
The monkey servant just got the order, stopped barking, walked straight to the counter here and shouted, "Did you hear that? My young master wants to eat your jelly. This is your great fortune. Why don't you bring it to me quickly?"
."
Seeing that this fat young master had brought a group of people, two of them had even blocked the door. The two people doing business in the store were both women. I had never seen such a scene before, and they were yelled at by the fierce servant.
The people looked at each other but had no idea, so they could only do what he said.
It was quiet for a while, and your fat young master looked around the store, glancing in the direction of Shen Ye from time to time.
Seeing the person coming, Shen Ye smiled secretly in his heart. It seems that he will definitely pass this test today.
Knowing that this person was probably here for him, he was not in a hurry. He finished scooping up the rice noodles in two or three times, and then shouted, "Shopkeeper, give me another bowl of rice noodles. It's the same as before, a big bowl."
I called the store owner to give a brief explanation. After that, I started chatting with a few men next to me.
"Here, guest, is your jelly!" Jing Chai, a young girl in a cloth skirt, brought the jelly up tremblingly, her eyes full of uneasiness.
But before it got close to the table, the vicious servant snatched it away and placed it respectfully in front of the fat young man: "Master, your fan!"
After that, he grabbed the chopsticks in the chopstick bucket on the table, looked at it with disgust, and threw it aside casually. He took out a small box from his arms, opened it, took out a pair of silver chopsticks, and put it on
On the porcelain bowl.
The fat young man squinted his eyes and glanced at the young shopkeeper who had just brought the rice noodles. After finding that he was not interested, he snorted disdainfully and turned his attention back to the cold rice noodles on the table.
"Huh? The taste is not bad."
After the tea time passed, the small shop, which was originally bustling with activity, was completely silent, with no one making a sound.
"Hey, aunt, check out!" Shen Ye was the first to stand up.
After staring at Shen Ye for a long time, he finally saw him moving, and the fat young man felt happy. When he saw the two big bowls on his table, he called his men in a low voice, and after a while of whispering, he immediately paid attention.
"Hey, little brother, two bowls of noodles, a total of seventeen cents."
"Hey, okay, aunt, please keep the seventeen cents!"
"Hey, okay, little brother, next time..." She took the money in her hand and halfway through her words, the lady winked at Shen Ye and signaled him to leave this place of right and wrong quickly.
But she didn't know who Shen Ye was, but Shen Ye smiled at her advice and didn't take it to heart.
Just as Shen Ye was about to return to the table, pick up his things and leave, an inappropriate voice also sounded in the store.
"Stop! Mr. Shen, it's okay for you to be tyrannical in Jinlin. How can you come to my Wuding territory and still want to oppress the people of Wuding?"
The fat young man ate a bowl of jelly for a long time, but he only took a few bites and left most of it. He rested his chopsticks, stared at Shen Ye with squinted eyes, put on a strange smile on his face, and walked up slowly.
"Oh, isn't this Mr. Liu? You're fine. I wonder what Mr. Liu meant by what he just said?" Shen Ye slowly turned around and looked at the fat Liu Ziwen with a smile on his face.
Liu Ziwen chuckled, took another step forward, looked face to face with Shen Ye and said, "Master Shen! You ate two bowls of rice noodles but gave me one bowl of money. Isn't this bullying an honest person?!!!"
A roar of anger, complaining about injustice, is to seek justice for the people of this world.
"Oh, I only gave you a bowl of money? Why did Mr. Liu say this?" Shen Ye didn't panic, and still smiled calmly.
"This bowl of rice noodles is twenty cents! You only gave me seventeen cents. Tell me, are you bullying the people of Wuding?" He said firmly, pointed his fat finger at Shen Ye, and slapped him fiercely. At the table, the two women in the store were so shocked that they dropped their work and retreated behind the counter.
"Master Liu!" Shen Ye said calmly, pushed his fat and round hand away, and then said
"Your rice noodles cost twenty cents a bowl? The rice noodles in our Donghuang City are not that expensive. Shen Ye has never heard of the rice noodles here that are so expensive."
"Here, tell me, how much is a bowl of rice noodles?" This question was beyond the fat man's expectations. He never paid for food on the street, and he didn't have to pay for it himself. How can one know the market price? He just asked his subordinate casually, but now Shen Ye asked back, he felt a little guilty. He hurriedly walked to the counter, pointed at the mother and daughter behind and asked.
For a moment, all the eyes in the store were focused on the two of them.
The aunt has been running the shop for many years and has met all kinds of people. She still doesn't understand that these two people have extraordinary identities. The name of Liu Ziwen and Mr. Liu is very popular on the streets of Wuding. Everyone knows it. Yes, whoever dares to face him is definitely not a simple person.
"Hui, sir, I have been running this shop for ten years. Rice noodles, rice noodles, have always cost ten cents for a big bowl and seven cents for a small bowl..."
All the men eating in the store also nodded and whispered in agreement, "Yes, my aunt's cooking has been delicious for several years. I have been eating it for several years, and the price is the same."
"That's right, the big bowl costs ten cents and the small bowl seven cents. This bite has become a big deal since I was a snack."
Hearing the old woman's trembling reply and the responses from the customers in the store, Liu Ziwen's face turned red and white. When he came to his senses, he slapped the monkey servant's face with his backhand and cursed loudly. He said, "You're a waste! I raised you for nothing. You don't even know how much a bowl of rice noodles costs. You framed our Lord Shen, do you know your guilt?"
The monkey spirit's servant was beaten until he knelt on the ground and quickly begged for mercy, "Young Master, please forgive me, Young Master, please forgive me!!!"
Liu Ziwen kicked him away, walked forward and clasped his fists at Shen Ye, saying, "Oh, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding. Lord Shen, they are all such incompetent servants. I almost misunderstood Lord Shen! Shen Sir, please forgive me! Forgive me!"
Shen Ye saw that his face changed so quickly, and there was no expression on his face. He just walked around him slowly, took the long knife and prepared to leave. The last sentence
"Hey, how could it be? Mr. Liu cares about the people. How can Shen Ye blame such talented people? It's just that next time Mr. Liu comes out, he should ask more about the world. Don't be so ignorant again?"
"you!!"
"you!!!"
This sentence made Liu Ziwen very light. He pointed at Shen Ye for a long time but could not say a word. Seeing that he was about to leave and being humiliated like this, how could he endure it.
His small eyes were fixed on Shen Ye. From the corner of his eye, he saw two large bowls on the table where Shen Ye put his knife. He felt happy, and his face changed from anger to joy. He burst into laughter. He opened his mouth to stop Shen Ye and said
"Wait, that's not right, Mr. Shen, even if this big bowl of rice noodles is ten cents a bowl, then the two big bowls on your table are twenty cents. What you just gave was seventeen cents? I see. You know it clearly, can Jin Yiwei just eat and pay less? What does this mean? Why, are you just bullying the orphans and widowers in our store!!"
Shen Ye turned his back to him, looked at the two big bowls on the table, and remained silent. He thought to himself, I pay less for food? Then have you ever paid for food?
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Liu Ziwen smiled even more, and the fat on his face piled up with laughter.
"Master Shen, how are you doing?"
"Two big bowls, Shen Ye has nothing to say!"
"That's not a big deal. You are a Jinlin Jinyi guard, but you are oppressing the people with force. Do you really think this is still Jinlin? Come here, arrest him and bring him to the official."
After giving the order, several servants gathered around fiercely, ready to take action.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Liu, although these two big bowls are placed on my table, I didn't say they were mine."
"Shen Ye, what do you mean?"
Shen Ye turned around and continued, "Just now, the second bowl I asked for was a small bowl."
"That's nonsense, then where did the two big bowls on your table come from!!"
Facing the furious Liu Ziwen, Shen Ye remained calm and calm, "I just told my aunt that she was not used to eating, so she asked her to use a big bowl for a small bowl of noodles. Mr. Liu, if you don't believe it, you can compare it." In your bowl, take a closer look at the traces of soup in this bowl and see that half of it has overflowed."
"You! What?! Impossible?!!!" He grabbed two large bowls on Shen Ye's table. Although there was no jelly in them, the red chili oil had covered the bottom of the bowl, and the traces left behind were clearly visible. One bowl is deep and one bowl is shallow.
"Mr. Liu, how are you doing?"
Liu Ziwen's face was ashen, he said nothing, and almost crushed the two porcelain bowls in his hands. Originally, he planned to find fault with Shen Ye, but he was repeatedly humiliated by others, showing his selfishness. He was ignorant and ridiculous. His self-righteous tricks had long been seen through by him and easily resolved. This was such a huge embarrassment that no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't bear it in public.
He threw the two porcelain bowls on the ground, raised his head and tried to open his small eyes, gritted his teeth, and shouted to Shen Ye word by word, "Shen Ye, let's see!!!"
After that, he stepped out of the small door of the jelly shop without looking back.
The crowd came and went quickly, and suddenly the small jelly shop seemed a bit spacious again.
Shen Ye walked to the counter in a few steps, bowed deeply to the lady inside, cupped his fists and said in thanks, "Shen Ye, thank you so much for speaking up!"
"Oh, sir, please get up quickly, please get up quickly, how can I bear this? Alan, help the master up quickly." The aunt learned from the conversation between the two that this man was a general, no wonder this He had such an extraordinary bearing, but before any of them spoke, he bowed and thanked her first. This startled the aunt, who quickly wiped her hands with her apron and hurriedly walked out from behind the counter.
A young woman named Alan hurriedly walked over and helped Shen Ye up, and kept urging, "My lord, my lord, you can't do it, you can't do it!"
"Auntie, this Liu Ziwen is here for me. Thanks to the auntie's unfair remarks just now, Shen Ye has been cleared."
"Your Excellency is ridiculous, I'm just telling the truth. Thanks to your lord's wit, I already expected that he would make things difficult for you."
After a brief conversation, Shen Ye also briefly learned the story of this store.
The elderly lady's surname is Chen. She married in Wuding a long time ago. Since her marriage, she has been selling herbal tea here with her hard work. In the blink of an eye, more than thirty spring and autumn years have passed. Just like many people in the shop just now, As the man said, many of them grew up eating the aunt's cold rice noodles. In this way, it has become a habit for them to come here and eat some cold rice noodles every day.
The other young girl in the store is her daughter-in-law. According to the aunt, her only son is currently on duty in the Imperial City. He was suddenly transferred there more than a year ago because of his performance in the military camp. But the prices in the Imperial City are astronomical. It had only been a year since I had even stood firm, so it was impossible for my wife, children, and mother to take over and suffer together. So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stayed in Wuding to continue the jelly business, hoping that one day they would be able to save enough money to go to the imperial capital. A family reunion.
The three of them chatted for a while, and they were very happy. Shen Ye, who had no airs at all, directly changed their stereotype of Jin Yiwei. Moreover, they learned from his mouth that Shen Ye also came from a poor family, which immediately brought the two parties closer. distance.
"I was really blind just now. I didn't even recognize you. How disrespectful you are. I hope Haihan can do that." The aunt finished her work and sat on both sides of the table near the door with Shen Ye. Her daughter-in-law Alan was a good boy. stood aside.
Shen Ye shook his head and said, "Mom, I still like you to call me little brother. The word "adult" is very unfamiliar. Shen Ye and his two younger brothers and sisters depend on each other, and they also come from a poor family like you, but He is not a prince or grandson, he is a high-ranking official! He goes out to run errands every day and just wants to have food and clothing..."
After chatting for a long time, it was already past noon. Shen Ye still had something to do, so he didn't stay any longer and said goodbye to the two of them.
Before leaving, I didn't forget to ask, "Auntie, the scented tea in your shop is overflowing with fragrance, sweet and delicious, it is wonderful. Shen Ye likes it very much. Shen Ye is abrupt, I would like to ask if Auntie can sell some dry tea to Shen Ye. , so that I can take it home and let my sister-in-law taste this wonderful scented tea."
Hearing that he was still so polite, the aunt quickly waved her hand, "Where are you talking? Jasmine tea, it was passed down from Fuzhou. The ones in the shop are all made by us, and they are not even on the table. If you like it, little brother Shen Just take some back..."
With the tea in his arms, Shen Ye left the store with satisfaction. Although he was a little less interested in meeting Mr. Liu today, he had already gained a lot. He was already looking forward to Xiao Yuer's cute reaction when he drank the delicious scented tea. Already.
However, apart from that, Shen Ye was also worried about the case. After leaving the long street, he didn't wander around any more and went straight back to the Yamen of the Wei Command Post. This chapter has been completed!