Chapter 9
Is it because I think about it day by day and dream about it at night?
After all, I have been looking at her so much in the past two days that I almost use her as a pen.
However,
The next moment,
Qin Li, who was standing on the dam, raised her head and looked at Li Zhuiyuan, who was standing on the terrace.
The two met their eyes for the first time.
Li Zhuiyuan understood that she did not dream out by herself, but that she entered her own dream. Dreams are projections of reality. He had almost become accustomed to freeze-frame images of her, and he should not let her appear in his dreams. Superfluous actions.
No...
Li Zhuiyuan frowned slightly,
This time,
Are you sure this is my own dream?
Is there a possibility that I, like Qin Li below, are both participants?
I still have too few dreams to summarize too many patterns and experiences; I have just started reading books now, and I only read introductory science books.
It's like a question is placed in front of me, but I don't even understand the meaning of the question.
Possibly,
Does Qin Li know something?
Now that she can take the initiative to look at him, can we expect that she will still be able to speak?
However, the first floor is very lively and noisy now. If you go down the stairs by yourself, you have to pass through the middle of the first floor, which is not feasible;
The terrace on the second floor is not too high, but with my small frame, it would be unrealistic to just jump off.
Because this is probably not my dream, I lose the qualification to take risks and make mistakes at will.
Li Zhuiyuan squatted down and waved to Qin Li below, gesturing for her to come over and see if he could lower his voice and whisper something.
However, before Qin Li could react, Li Zhuiyuan heard footsteps coming from the stairs behind him.
He looked back and saw four ladies walking towards him. They were wearing brightly colored clothes, with thick powder and blush on their faces.
They also saw Li Zhuiyuan, and it could even be said that they came here for Li Zhuiyuan.
"Xiyao'er, why are you here? The banquet is about to begin!"
"Come on, the banquet is about to begin. Hurry up and sit in the first batch. The second batch will have to wait for a long time!"
"That's right, that's right. After finishing the first batch, go home and go to bed quickly so that you don't delay going to school tomorrow."
When the number of guests is large and the reception capacity is not enough, they will eat in batches. After the first batch of people have finished eating, the table will be cleared and the dishes and cold dishes are placed again, and the second batch of guests will be seated.
"I don't..."
Before the words of rejection could be spoken, an old woman reached out and grabbed Li Zhuiyuan's hand.
In an instant, Li Zhuiyuan found that the original clothes on his body were gone and turned into a small blue robe. It was very old-fashioned, but the color was very new.
The old woman's hand was also very strong, and she pulled Li Zhuiyuan to stagger several times. When going down the stairs, Li Zhuiyuan wanted to pry her hand away.
Her hands were very white, a miserable white color, and no lines could be seen.
As if feeling the struggle, the old lady suddenly stopped and slowly turned her head:
"Xiyao'er, you're not good, you don't want to go?"
Her voice became very slow and eerie, and the original light in the corridor became dim. The remaining light shone on the old woman's face.
Li Zhuiyuan took a deep breath and let a smile appear on his face:
"Go and have a feast, I want to have a feast."
"So good."
As soon as he finished speaking, the light in the corridor returned instantly.
The old lady continued to hold Li Zhuiyuan's hand and walked down to the first floor.
Originally, the first floor of the grandfather's house was purely used as a warehouse. The walls on all sides were not bothered to be painted, and were all made of cement color.
But now, the entire first floor is decorated with lights and colors and is very festive.
Tables were set up one after another, and each table was covered with red plastic film, with dishes and cold dishes placed on them.
There were many people coming and going, both men and women, old and young, all wearing overly flashy new clothes, their faces were heavily powdered, and they all had obvious blush.
Li Zhuiyuan probably knew what they were.
Because all the tables, chairs, benches, and plates on the first floor were placed, but the paper figures filled with goods were nowhere to be seen.
After the old lady pulled Li Zhuiyuan to the first floor, she let go and went to work on her own. Li Zhuiyuan turned around, only to find that the stairs he just came down... were missing.
He didn't just stand there stupidly, but walked towards the door. In order to facilitate the delivery of goods, the front door of the grandfather's house was opened a lot. At this time, the door panel was also removed and fully opened.
Therefore, the first floor and the outer dam are almost semi-connected.
As soon as he reached the door, Li Zhuiyuan saw two young women pulling a little girl in. It was Qin Li.
Unlike me, the clothes on her body haven't changed. I think it's because she was already dressed well here.
At this time, Qin Li's eyelashes began to beat and her body began to tremble slightly.
Li Zhuiyuan guessed that she might be violent and bite someone.
The two young women who were holding her seemed to have noticed something was wrong with Qin Li, and they lowered their heads to look at her. At the same time, the lights began to dim where the three of them were standing, and this darkness was gradually getting darker. Expanding, other people included in it also ended their respective exchanges and other activities, and all looked over here with cold faces.
Li Zhuiyuan was now sure that this was not his dream.
Of course, it wasn't Qin Li's dream either.
I have never heard that anyone who does anything out of the ordinary in their dreams will suffer backlash from the surrounding environment.
This is obviously someone else's dream. Although I don't know who it is, it is immersed in the dream, and the illogical and outrageous behavior in the dream will disturb it and make it wake up.
After waking up, it may get angry in bed; it may also strangle the two little shrimps that should not exist that are disturbing its dream, and then continue to make up for the dream.
But no matter what the situation was, Li Zhuiyuan felt that it was very detrimental to him now.
So he took the initiative to step forward, stood in front of Qin Li, and said with a smile:
"Sister, I finally found you. You don't know that my brother has been looking for you for a long time."
Li Zhuiyuan looked at the two women holding Qin Li's hands again and said:
"Thank you for helping me find my sister. It is easy for her to run away alone. She is not easy to use here."
As he spoke, Li Zhuiyuan pointed at his forehead.
"Oh, that's it."
"Your sister is here."
The two women had a look of surprise on their faces.
The shadow that was still spreading before stopped spreading, but did not go back.
The people outside the shadow are still doing whatever they are supposed to do, but the people in the shadow still continue to focus their attention here.
Not enough!
Li Zhuiyuan pursed his lips. He reached out and grabbed Qin Li's hand. Then he reached behind with his other hand and patted Qin Li's head gently:
"Sister, be good and don't be afraid. Brother is here and he will take good care of you."
After all was said and done, Li Zhuiyuan was already waiting for the scratching and biting that was likely to come next.
But he had to take a gamble. Since Qin Li would take the initiative to look up at him downstairs before, let's take a gamble that she can continue to endure this time!
The two were so close that Li Zhuiyuan could feel the girl's hands trembling.
During the two days of one-sided observation in reality, Li Zhuiyuan clearly understood that the girl in front of him rejected all contact from the outside world.
Only her grandma could whisper to her and persuade her to have a meal, but even grandma Liu didn't dare to do anything intimate with her.
However, what pleased Li Zhuiyuan was that the girl's trembling gradually weakened and her breathing began to become steady. Not only did she not push him away, she did not even try to break away from the hand he was holding on to her.
Seeing that the girl finally calmed down, the shadow under her feet began to shrink and eventually disappeared.
Everyone who had been looking at this place without moving before turned around and went about their own business, including the two women.
Phew...it's safe for now.
Li Zhuiyuan looked at Qin Li and asked in a low voice: "Do you know what to do next?"
Qin Li didn't respond, she just looked at him.
Well, she probably doesn't know either.
If during the day, he could hold her hand and let her look at him, Li Zhuiyuan felt that he would be very happy.
This feeling is like a perfect piece of art, interacting and responding to you.
But in the current environment, it was difficult for Li Zhuiyuan to feel this way.
"It's time to take your seat, it's time to take your seat, everyone, please take your seat quickly!"
"Okay, sit down, sit down, sit down now!"
Someone arranged to take a seat.
At this time, the safest choice is to be gregarious.
"Let's find a place to sit." Li Zhuiyuan said to Qin Li, and then took her hand towards a table where only one little boy sat.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to sit down, he saw the little boy immediately bending down, covering the bench, and shouted:
"This is the seat I am covering. This is the seat I am covering. My father, mother, grandparents, uncle and uncle are coming over soon. You can't sit on it!"
This is a case of people who book their seats in advance.
If it weren't for the thick rouge on the little boy's face, he looked like a paper man transformed into a boy. Li Zhuiyuan would have suspected that he was a tiger or a stone.
The last time they had dinner at Big Beard's house, Huzi and Shitou also went ahead to reserve seats for their brothers. Their expressions, words, and gestures were almost exactly the same.
"Yo'er, ya'er, there are two vacancies here. Sit here, so our table will be full." An old man wearing a shroud at the next table greeted him proactively.
"Okay, Grandpa."
Li Zhuiyuan immediately pulled Qin Li over here. After he sat down, he saw that Qin Li was still standing, so he could only remind him in a low voice: "Sit down."
Qin Li didn't move, still standing.
Li Zhuiyuan could only reach out, grab her waist, and push down, and she sat down.
However, when he touched her waist, Li Zhuiyuan felt her start to tremble again.
After she let go of her hand, she calmed down again.
Lowering his head, he glanced at the hand he was still holding... Li Zhuiyuan probably understood that this should be the maximum she could accept at the moment.
"Yo'er, where are your adults?" Grandpa Shoyi asked.
His tone was quite kind, but with this kind of makeup... no matter how kind the person was, he would look weird.
Li Zhuiyuan: "My grandparents are helping in the kitchen. Let me bring my sister over to eat first."
"Oh, that's it, haha." Immediately afterwards, the old man in Shroud looked at Qin Li again, "This girl is so good-looking. How old is she?"
Qin Li ignored him.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that even if she was willing to talk, he couldn't answer because she probably couldn't understand Nan Tong.
Grandma Liu's family lives with the Grandpa. Aunt Liu and Uncle Qin help the Grandpa with work, but they don't have any communication with the villagers. They even use Mandarin when talking to her, let alone Qin Li who likes to sit motionless behind the threshold all day long. .
Fortunately, it's fine if she doesn't speak. If she speaks Mandarin, it will attract more curious inquiries. At this juncture, too much talk will lead to mistakes.
"Grandpa, my sister is ten years old. She had a fever when she was a child and was not sent to the hospital in time. Her brain was burned out and she cannot hear or speak."
Li Zhuiyuan deliberately spoke loudly so that the whole table could hear him. No matter what, he wanted to block Qin Li's opening first.
"Oh, that's it. Alas, poor you, tut tut tut."
"Alas, there is also one in our team. He had a fever when he was a child. The adults in the family didn't pay attention to it, and his brain was burned out."
"No, you have to be more careful when raising a young child. Otherwise, the child will suffer, and the adults will also suffer in raising her in the future."
People at the same table began to interact with each other.
At this time, the old man in the shroud asked Li Zhuiyuan again: "How old are you?"
"I am eleven years old."
Li Zhuiyuan falsely reported that he was one year older. Although Qin Li was actually one month younger than him, he could not say that he was ten years old. The two of them looked nothing like twins, and it was impossible for "mother" to give birth to two children in one month.
When the time comes, don’t bring up the story of a second-marriage family where one is brought in by the widower’s father and the other is brought in by the widow’s mother.
That way, the discussion at the entire table will definitely be more energetic, and maybe people at the next table will join in.
"Have you gone to school?"
"In the fourth grade."
"Oh, what about your sister?"
"My younger sister didn't go to school, so she stayed at home and sat all day. I only took her out for dinner today."
"Yeah."
Grandpa Shoyi stopped asking questions and went to chat with other people at the table.
Li Zhuiyuan finally got a moment of peace. He looked at Qin Li who was sitting next to him, leaned over and whispered:
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
This is not to be attentive, but to appease. The implication is that you should stay calm and don't explode.
Qin Li turned his head and looked at Li Zhuiyuan.
Li Zhuiyuan could not see the emotion in her eyes.
Then, Qin Li turned around again and continued to be in a daze.
Li Zhuiyuan felt that she should be able to understand. After all, she could eat by herself... It was not that she had no ability to take care of herself, and she also had mysophobia.
Every time after eating, Grandma Liu would wipe it clean for her.
At this moment, Li Zhuiyuan, who was free, began to pay attention to the dishes on the table.
What is on display now are all cold dishes, including cold spinach shaped into cylinders, preserved egg tofu, fried peanuts, salted duck eggs cut into plates...
There are only two pure meat dishes, namely bacon slices and braised short ribs. However, the portions of these two dishes are very small. Fortunately, they are also cut into small pieces, enough for the whole table to have two chopsticks per person.
This braised pork ribs was placed right in front of him. It was eaten cold. It tasted sweet but not greasy. The last time he had a dinner, Li Zhuiyuan was very impressed by this dish.
But now that he sees this dish, he has no appetite at all. God knows what this thing is.
At this time, there was singing.
People at nearby tables looked in that direction, and many people even stood up.
Li Zhuiyuan also looked sideways. In a small open area in the center of the table, a man and a woman were standing there, with an old man holding a musical instrument next to them.
The man and woman were wearing opera robes, and the makeup on their faces was richer. On top of the thick pink blush, there were more extensions and exaggerations.
With the cooperation of the old man's instrument next to him, the man sang first, and after some body movements, the woman continued singing.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that this was a local opera in Nantong - children's opera.
Li Weihan and Cui Guiying once took themselves to Cuntou Bazi to watch it. The opera is characterized by its weird and strange vocals, high-pitched pathos, and strong impact.
To outsiders, it's... extremely unpleasant.
At that time, Li Zhuiyuan had just arrived in Nantong and was still learning and familiarizing himself with the local dialect. At that time, Li Weihan and Cui Guiying were mesmerized by the music, while Li Zhuiyuan felt that the magic sound was in his ears and was extremely painful.
It was the same this time. Everyone at the table and nearby listened with great concentration. Li Zhuiyuan looked at Qin Li again. Fortunately, she didn't react at all.
Along with the performance, someone took a basket and began to distribute chopsticks to each table, and another person took vinegar and soy sauce and poured it into the plates. Each table had six plates, usually shared by two people.
"Come on, Xiyou'er, eat." Grandpa Shoyi picked up a piece of ribs and put it into Li Zhuiyuan's bowl.
"Thank you, grandpa."
"Eat, don't look at it."
"Okay, grandpa, you can eat too."
"Yeah."
"Woof!" "Meow!"
At this time, Li Zhuiyuan noticed a lot of cats and dogs running under the dining table, and there was one not far from his feet.
Li Zhuiyuan picked up the ribs and threw them down when others were not paying attention. The dog below immediately picked them up and started eating them.
Next, the enthusiastic Grandpa Shoyi picked up the food for him, just like Li Zhuiyuan did, and threw it under the table. Soon, many cats and dogs gathered around him.
These cats and dogs were actually very familiar to Li Zhuiyuan. He had seen them among piles of paper during the day, but at that time they were not as agile or as delicious as they are now.
Grandpa Shoyi: "Yo'er, you asked your sister to eat, but she just sat there and didn't eat at all."
Li Zhuiyuan could only turn his head and say: "Sister, you eat."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Qin Li picked up the chopsticks and started to pick up the vegetables. She picked up three chopsticks and put them in the bowl in front of her, then lowered her head and opened her mouth.
No, do you really eat it?
Li Zhuiyuan quickly took her hand.
Qin Li turned her head and looked at Li Zhuiyuan. This time, there was emotion in her eyes. Although it was very weak, it was really there. It was doubt.
Li Zhuiyuan could only put his mouth to her ear. Well, it is normal for the brother and sister to whisper:
"Don't eat, feed the animals below."
Qin Li lowered her head, glanced at the group of cats and dogs below, then stood up and directly picked up a plate of food on the table.
Judging from this posture, he was planning to just pour the plate down and feed it.
This direct act of carrying the plate immediately caused dissatisfaction and frowns from the other people at the table.
Li Zhuiyuan had no choice but to stand up, grab the dish, put it back, and educated him with a smile: "Sister, this is for everyone to eat together. You can't be greedy, not all of it is yours."
Seeing Li Zhuiyuan say this, the adults at the table looked much better, and many people said:
"Just give it to her if she likes it. It'll be fine."
"Just put the plate in front of her."
Li Zhuiyuan kept waving his hands and shaking his head: "You can't do this, it's against the rules."
"Bang... Bang!"
There was the sound of two kicks coming from outside, and the children on the nearby table began to cover their ears and scream.
A dozen kicks were played in a row. When the last one ended, the tone of the entire venue darkened. The other people on the table suddenly stopped moving, and the table next door also stopped moving.
Everyone sat up straight and looked straight ahead.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Li Zhuiyuan hurriedly imitated this way and glanced at Qin Li beside him from the corner of his eye. Well...she didn't need to learn, she was a professional.
Outside the door, an old lady walked in surrounded by a group of boys and girls.
As soon as she appeared, the atmosphere in the entire venue became a little stagnant.
Through the gap between the heads, Li Zhuiyuan recognized her. She was the old lady he had seen in his dream at Liu Jinxia's house that day, being carried by Niu Fu.
Why is she here?
I clearly remember that Niu Fu was hunched over when he left Taiye's house.
The old lady's body was a little stooped, but she was in good spirits, and she was unusually good. Her eyes were glowing green, and her face had bunches of fine hairs.
In addition, there seemed to be a few black threads on her face... and it seemed like a black beard grew out of thin air.
It looks like...a cat face.
The old lady walked to the main table under the stage, smiled and said:
"Today is my birthday. Come here to show your respect, but be sure to eat and drink well, haha."
As soon as she finished speaking, the originally darkened tone returned to bright colors.
Everyone who had been sitting upright just now naturally started eating and chatting again.
Li Zhuiyuan felt lucky that he and Qin Li were sitting with their backs to the old lady halfway, and there were several tables in between. They were small children, so they should not be seen.
But just now I was congratulating myself, and in the blink of an eye I saw the old lady actually picking up the wine glass and starting to toast from the table!
If he recognizes her, then she must also recognize him.
This should be her dream... No, Li Zhuiyuan now felt that the environment here could no longer be simply described as a "dream". He and Qin Li were probably in another special environment.
But no matter what, he couldn't be seen by her.
The old lady toasted quickly. After saying a few words, she toasted to a table of people. If this continues, it won't be long before they reach her own table.
Li Zhuiyuan immediately shouted to Qin Li: "What, do you miss grandma?"
Qin Li turned to look at him, doubtful again.
Li Zhuiyuan deliberately patted the bottom of the table with his hand. Immediately, the entire table trembled a few times, and many people dropped the dishes they had just picked up.
"Hey, sister, don't make trouble. We are eating. If you don't eat, don't affect others!"
The doubts in Qin Li's eyes deepened.
Li Zhuiyuan faced the other people at the table and apologized: "I'm sorry, my sister is here..."
He pointed to his forehead again.
Everyone also showed an understanding look. Their brains were burned out, and it was normal to do any unreasonable behavior.
Li Zhuiyuan pulled Qin Li up and left the table: "Okay, I'll take you to find grandma. Alas, I really can't stand you. I haven't eaten enough yet!"
Immediately, Li Zhuiyuan pulled Qin Li towards the door, but as soon as he got closer, he saw a row of men wearing old-fashioned servant uniforms standing outside.
Some of them were chatting, and some were tearing off the second kick lead. Although each of them had something to do, they controlled all the exits.
It is impossible to leave from here. Moreover, Li Zhuiyuan observed that judging from the posture of the old lady, she seemed to have no intention of just paying homage. If she continued to stay here, even if she kept playing hide and seek, it would be easy. Noticed by her.
Looking around, he saw that the stairs to the second floor were gone, and the only area left to hide in was the northwest corner, which led to the kitchen.
At this moment, there was also the sound of cooking.
Li Zhuiyuan pulled Qin Li towards the kitchen. During this period, in order not to attract the attention of outsiders, he kept scolding Qin Li:
"Look at you, you have to make trouble to find grandma."
“It’s hard to get the second seat, but I haven’t tasted so many good dishes yet.”
"Ah, the old hen soup is about to be served, and you prevented me from eating the chicken legs!"
Sure enough, as we were marching along, everyone at the table nearby was eating and drinking, and there were no shadows under our feet. Everyone thought it was normal.
Finally, Li Zhuiyuan led Qin Li into the kitchen. As soon as he entered, he saw a large plastic basin with many dirty dishes piled around it.
Seven or eight old ladies were squatting next to the plastic basin, holding rags and washing dishes.
However, the plastic basin was not filled with water, but with sand, and they were using sand to clean it.
Beside the large stove, a fat chef wearing an apron is cooking vegetables. He is very skillful in his movements, and he is a master chef at first glance.
But the ingredients placed in the baskets around him were all stacks of white paper;
What he filled in his seasoning jars was not oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, but various paints;
There is a large bucket next to it, which is filled with paste.
I saw him first heating the paste in a pot, then pouring in a stack of white paper, stir-frying, and then adding various pigments. Finally, he turned the heat over to reduce the juice. When he lifted the pot to put it on a plate, what was poured out was plate after plate. Delicious dishes.
Moreover, the flame rising from the stove was not an ordinary color, it was faintly green, like a will-o'-the-wisp.
"Younger, if you want to go out and play, don't get in the way here!" the chef urged impatiently.
Li Zhuiyuan said: "Wow, you are so good, and the food you cook is delicious. I also want to be a cook when I grow up, and I want to learn from you!"
"Haha." The fat master put away his previous impatience and laughed, "Go to school hard and be a bad cook. It's so hard in this summer."
"No, I just want to be a cook. It would be great to be a cook. I can eat a lot of delicious food. Also, I am stupid and have poor academic performance, so I can't learn."
"If you are poor at studying, you must quickly learn a craft, otherwise you will starve to death in the future."
"You are really awesome. Wow, that's what you did. You are so awesome. I will just watch from the side and won't cause you any trouble."
The fat master didn't agree, but he didn't chase people away anymore.
Li Zhuiyuan stood nearby, praising him from time to time and helping pass a plate to refill the paint.
In fact, this kind of praise is really counterintuitive. After all, no matter what the cook cooks, he just cooks it with white paper and paint.
But watching the finished dishes come out like this... it feels really strange.
After standing like this for a long time, someone came from outside and said: "The first batch is over, the second batch is seated!"
Next, more dirty dishes were brought over, washed with sand by the grandmothers, and then placed on the chef's side for repacking.
The cold dishes were served first. There was a cold dish chef for the cold dishes. The fat chef could take a rest. He first picked up the towel hanging around his neck to wipe his sweat, then picked up two pieces of tiger skin from the side and ate one himself. Finally, he handed another piece to Li Zhuiyuan.
"Come and eat."
"No, no, no."
"Eat, don't be polite."
"I've just eaten."
Li Zhuiyuan felt that maybe he had exaggerated before, causing the fat master to be overly enthusiastic now.
However, just after he refused for the second time, the fat master's expression suddenly turned cold.
Li Zhuiyuan noticed that a shadow appeared under his feet and gradually spread.
The cold dish chefs who were arranging the dishes and the old ladies who were washing the dishes also turned their heads to look at him.
Apparently...what kid can resist a big piece of meat these days?
Li Zhuiyuan had no choice but to take the piece of meat from the fat master's hand and put it into his mouth. While chewing, he showed a shy smile, as if his previous rejection was just a thin-skinned one:
“Delicious, so fragrant.”
A smile appeared on the fat master's face, and the shadow below began to shrink, while others around him continued to be busy.
"Ah, sister, why are your shoes broken? Why are you so careless? These are your new shoes. I don't even have new ones to wear. I don't want my mother to beat you!"
As he spoke, Li Zhuiyuan squatted down and pretended to help Qin Li take care of her shoes. In fact, he secretly spit out the piece of meat in his mouth and quietly placed it on the ground. Then he reached out and grabbed Qin Li's left ankle, asking her to lift her foot and step on it. On the meat.
It's not like he never thought about simply swallowing this piece of meat. At worst, it's just like eating some paper. It's not a big deal. But the problem is that as soon as this piece of meat enters his mouth, a special and indescribable feeling of nausea comes over him. My forehead and stomach began to cramp.
It was as if he was eating food that definitely didn't belong to him.
After standing up, Li Zhuiyuan began to take a deep breath, trying to get rid of the strong discomfort he felt earlier.
Qin Li lowered her head and looked at her feet, and her body began to tremble.
Li Zhuiyuan guessed that she felt that her shoes were stained.
Holding her hand, Li Zhuiyuan leaned towards her and whispered in a tired tone: "Please, be patient for a while, be good."
Qin Li raised her head, gradually stopped shaking, and did not move her shoes away from the dirty things.
Seeing her like this, Li Zhuiyuan actually felt a little moved in his heart.
But the emotion didn't last long. The fat chef, who was probably really impressed by the praise, actually took out another big chicken drumstick and handed it over:
"Come on, you, eat chicken legs!"
Li Zhuiyuan: "..."
Without hesitation, Li Zhuiyuan took a big bite and said with a smile: "The chicken legs are so fragrant and delicious."
Fat Master: "Hahahaha!"
"Ah, sister, there is some oil stain on your skirt. Really, you don't know how to cherish new clothes at all. No wonder my mother said you are a loser!"
Li Zhuiyuan hurriedly squatted down again, pretending to help his sister clean the stains on her clothes. He reached out and grabbed Qin Li's right ankle, lifted it up, spit out the remaining drumstick in his hand and the one in his mouth, and let her step on it with her right shoe.
"Ah..."
His mouth was sore, his head was dizzy, his stomach was cramping, and he felt nausea and rejection all over his body. Li Zhuiyuan almost couldn't stand up. If his hands hadn't quickly pushed him up, he might have fallen to the ground.
But he finally stood up reluctantly with willpower.
I really can't touch this food. It's not for living people.
Fortunately, the fat chef stopped giving food and started busy serving hot dishes for the second batch of customers.
When the second batch was over and the banquet was over, Li Zhuiyuan felt that he and Qin Li would be able to get out of here after the show was over.
Finally, he saw the fat master pouring sweet dumpling soup from the pot.
This is the dessert for the banquet here, it is the finishing dish. When this dish is served, it means the end of the banquet.
Li Zhuiyuan felt refreshed and squeezed Qin Li's hand: Okay, it's almost over.
Who knows, at this moment, the old lady’s voice came from the kitchen door:
"Thank you so much, masters. I feel so sorry for putting you through so much work."
Li Zhuiyuan's heart tightened, and he immediately pulled Qin Li to squat behind the stove, using the stove and the fat master's physique to block the view of the kitchen door.
Fat Master: "Old grandma, you can live a hundred years and live as long as Nanshan Mountain, hahaha!"
"Haha, I don't want to live that long. If you live too long, you will annoy your children and grandchildren."
"What are you talking about? Every old person in the family is like a treasure. I wish I could live to be a hundred years old."
"Your mother is blessed to have a son like you. Those in my family think that if I live too long, I will absorb the blessings of my children and grandchildren and bring disaster to the family."
"This is all bullshit. How can anyone talk about my mother like that? She is really nothing."
"Oh, let's not talk about them. They are not necessarily wrong. I am old and of no use anymore. Staying at home is also a waste of food and makes them uncomfortable."
"No wonder I didn't see your two sons today, and your daughter didn't come either?"
"Well, I'm not here."
"Really, I won't even come to celebrate my birthday. It's so outrageous."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I'll go find them in a few days, hehe...hehe...hehehehehe."
The old lady's laughter suddenly changed from normal to high-pitched, and the sound gradually became erratic from outside the stove. Finally, it got closer and closer and became clearer. In the end, it seemed to be fixed on her. top of head.
Li Zhuiyuan, who was squatting on the ground, slowly raised his head.
Just a few centimeters away from his own face was the face of an old lady with a cat face.
I can clearly see the dense hair on her face, and I can also count the number of beards on her face. The tips of her teeth are so long that it is difficult to wrap her lips, and her green eyes are full of Banter.
"Xi'er, are you here?"
(End of chapter)