Chapter 225 The Love of Life (1)
It is a very dilapidated and small mountain temple. It has probably been without incense for a long time. It is almost dark now, and the rain has not stopped, and it is getting heavier.
Choosing to settle in the Mountain Temple at this time was undoubtedly a good decision. Xia Mubing walked into the Mountain Temple.
"Who?" There was someone in the mountain temple, a young female voice, nervous and alert.
"Borrowing the ground to hide from the rain." Xia Mubing said.
There was no sound inside.
Half of the mountain temple collapsed. There was a leak where Xia Mubing stood, and the ground was wet. He saw a pile of hay a little further inside, so he walked inside and sat down.
Judging from his posture, he is planning to spend the night here.
"Don't come over!" The woman inside became nervous when she heard the movement outside. "My brother has gone to the city and will be back soon. You, don't think about doing anything else."
"I'm just hiding from the rain. I'll leave when the rain stops." Xia Mubing said, went to the haystack, closed his eyes and went to sleep.
He was really tired and almost fell asleep with his eyes closed. He soon heard the sound of slight snoring. The woman inside was relieved when she heard snoring outside, but there was still no movement.
Jiang Feng was curious and walked inside to take a look.
This mountain temple is not big, and Xia Mubing and the woman inside are only less than two meters apart. If it weren't for the fact that it was dark now and the light in the mountain temple was dim, Xia Mubing would have been able to see her just now.
Maybe I shouldn't say woman, just a young girl. The light was too dark and Jiang Feng couldn't see her facial features clearly. Judging by his feeling, she should be quite pretty. She was lying in a haystack with a thin quilt covering her body. Her face and hands were all very beautiful. It's clean, but it smells bad. There is a water jar next to her, and a ladle in her hand, which is very close and can be used to scoop out water.
The young girl didn't sleep and was looking outside in a daze. She didn't know what she could see in the dark, so she kept her eyes open and looked like a wooden figure. She occasionally blinked and kept her eyes open until dawn.
Jiang Feng also watched her in a daze until dawn with boredom.
It rained intermittently during the night, and it happened to be still raining when it got bright, because it was still dark because of the rain.
Xia Mubing woke up.
Realizing that the people outside were awake, the young girl immediately became alert.
"It's dawn, please go!" The young girl started to chase people away. "Last night it was because of the rain that my brother didn't come back. Now that it's dawn, he will be back soon."
"The rain hasn't stopped yet." Xia Mubing was very energetic after a good night's sleep. When she got up to stretch her muscles, she turned around and saw the girl inside.
"I'll leave when the rain stops." Xia Mubing said, turning around.
As a result, it seemed that God was deliberately going against the two of them, and the rain kept falling until noon. During this period, Xia Mubing stood up and swayed a few times. Every time, the girl inside was extremely nervous, fearing that he was up to no good, and reached into the hay below to grab something.
At noon, the girl inside was really hungry. She secretly took out a pancake from the haystack, took a bite and put it back to chew slowly. She took another bite and put it back to chew slowly, just like a thief.
Then Xia Mubing saw it.
The girl inside immediately became nervous. She now felt that Xia Mubing might not only be plotting against her, but also plot against the cake in her hand.
After eating half of the pancake in two or three bites, the young girl said vaguely: "I only have this one. My brother will be back soon. Don't come over!"
Xia Mubing laughed. He was not interested in robbing people. Just as he was about to turn his head, the girl inside gave in.
"I'll give you half, but don't come over." The young girl threw the pancake over.
Don't give up the cakes delivered to your door. It doesn't matter if someone bites you. Xia Mubing had snatched the food from the dog before, picked it up from the haystack and ate it in two bites.
Throwing pancakes should be considered the biggest interaction between the two in the past half day. Jiang Feng thought they would say at least a few words, but the two continued to remain silent. Xia Mubing continued to wait for the rain to stop, and the young girl continued to stare at him nervously.
The rain finally stopped in the middle of the afternoon. Xia Mubing looked back at the young girl and left. The young girl breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Feng followed Xia Mubing and followed him back to the big tree where he had buried things before. He watched him dig the hole, take out the baggage, and open it.
It was full of Dayang and small yellow croakers. Two packages of Dayang and small yellow croakers was definitely a huge sum of money. Combined with the blood on Xia Mubing's body before, Jiang Feng had to wonder if he had robbed and killed some wealthy family.
Xia Mubing took out a few big bags and put them into his underwear, then buried the bundle again. Just like before, no traces could be seen.
Xia Mubing entered the city.
Just like filming a TV series, Jiang Feng followed Xia Mubing like a country boy who had never been to the city before. Everything he watched was new.
Wooden houses, brick houses, dirt roads, bluestone roads, the pedestrians coming and going seem to be people from all eras mixed together, wearing long gowns, wearing coats, short shirts, suits, skirts, cheongsam, permed hair Yes, people with their hair in a bun, there are all kinds of people.
Jiang Feng thought this was a remote rural place before, but he didn't expect that when he entered the city, he found that the city was quite lively, not like an ordinary county town.
Xia Mubing walked into a hotel. Jiang Feng had just seen many hotels and hostels along the way, and this one was the largest.
The tea waiter (waiter) at the door saw Xia Mubing and said with a look of disgust: "We are a hotel. Go somewhere else to beg for food. Don't dirty the door, otherwise I will be rude to you!"
He spoke in Hunan dialect. It seemed that Xia Mubing was in Hunan Province now.
Xia Mubing's appearance is indeed no different from that of a beggar.
"Stay in the hotel." Xia Mubing walked into the store without being angry.
"A-class rooms cost three oceans, B-class rooms cost one ocean. Rooms C and D are full. We don't accept legal currency or banknotes. We only accept oceans. If you don't have any money, leave as soon as possible!" The tea servant was in a bad mood. The reason for driving people away was because they were worried that Xia Mubing was really rich.
The tea waiter felt that their boss was simply out of his mind. Other hotels as large as theirs had imitated the Portuguese businessman and started a hugely profitable business, opening a hotel on the first floor, picking up prostitutes on the second floor, and selling drugs on the third floor. Even the tea servants in the hotels are making a lot of money. Unlike their family, they are still doing the same as before. They only do laundry, haircuts, sedan chairs, chartered cars, buying car and ferry tickets, and dealing in Beijing-Guangzhou groceries, etc. Exchange offices and the like are not very profitable businesses.
In the past, he would introduce the girls under Mrs. Chen to earn some extra money for the men in need of first-class rooms. But now, it's better. Other hotels have taken this business seriously, and he has lost even this last extra money. .
"Stay in the second-class room for two days." Xia Mubing took out three oceans from his coat and put it on the table. "Buy me two new clothes, and then ask me if you have a ticket to Peking."< br>
"Okay, don't worry, there's nothing I, Wen Er, can't do in Star City. I'll send you to your room to rest for a while, and the clothes will be delivered to you right away!" Wen Er suddenly beamed with joy. He made this order today. The business is much more profitable than the old days of helping those officials. It is true that people cannot be judged by their appearance.
"Is there hot water?" Xia Mubing asked.
"Some second-class rooms provide you with hot water all day long. If you need anything, just let me know and I will go get you hot water in a moment. By the way, you have to register. If it's inconvenient, don't It doesn’t matter if you register,” Wen Er said enthusiastically, “What’s your surname?”
"Xia, just remember whatever you want." Xia Mubing said.
"Okay, if you have anything to say, please tell me. If you want to eat something but don't want to go out, just tell me and I will buy it for you. I guarantee it will be warm when you arrive, and you don't have to go there yourself." Wen Er said diligently. After sending Xia Mubing to his room, he quickly brought him several buckets of hot water and even cold water.
Jiang Feng looked at the second-class room. He didn't know what the purchasing power of a piece of ocean was at this time, but it should be worth a lot. This second-class room should be considered a luxury suite in a star hotel during the Republic of China.
The area is not small. Beds, bedding and other facilities are all available. It is well decorated. The bed is very clean and tidy. The walls and other places are also clean. There is tea and snacks on the table.
After Wen Er brought the hot water, Xia Mubing was ready to take a bath. Jiang Feng went to the next room to take a look, but when he saw the next room through the wall, everyone was stunned.
He had never imagined that a hotel during the Republic of China could be so magnificently decorated.
The first-class cabin of Mr. Huang that I saw on the ship was just like that. The decoration here was even more luxurious. Porcelain vases, wind chimes, screens, curtains, every facility was exquisite and unusual, and the area was larger than Xia Mubing's. The second-class rooms are much larger.
No wonder a first-class room costs three oceans a night, and the presidential suite in the next star hotel is incomparable to this room.
Like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, Jiang Feng looked around at all the facilities inside and outside the first-class room, and sighed when he saw one.
So rich!
Really, so rich!
When Jiang Feng returned to Xia Mubing's room after reading the novel, Wen Er's clothes had been delivered, and Xia Mubing had also changed into his clothes.
It can only be said that Wen Er is quite capable of working as a tea waiter in such a big hotel. The clothes he bought fit Xia Mubing's figure very well. The clothes are clean and new, and the cotton is comfortable to wear without looking awkward. Very ostentatious.
Xia Mubing still had four oceans and some copper coins with him. He was worried about leaving them in the hotel, so he still carried them close to him. After washing, he drank two sips of tea and ate two snacks before getting ready to go out.
Wen Er was still at the door of the hotel. When Xia Mubing came out, he greeted him with a smile: "Mr. Xia, is there anything you need?"
"I'm going out for a walk. When can I ask about the tickets?" Xia Mubing asked.
"Don't worry, I can definitely ask you about the tickets before tonight!" Wen Er said, "Our Star City is a thousand-year-old city. Do you need me to find you a guide to accompany you around?"
"No need." Xia Mubing said and went out.
Xia Mubing said he was going out for a walk, and he really went out for a walk. He bought a few steamed buns on the way and kept walking around the city.
It wasn't until late in the evening that he returned to the hotel.
“Mr. There is no ticket available. If you really want to go to Peiping, you can only buy it in the provincial capital below. Then you will have to hire a car or take the waterway.”
"It's not that I'm blabbering. The fight in the north is like that. Everyone is running south. I advise you not to go there." Wen Er said.
Xia Mubing took out two more oceans and said, "You try to buy as much as you can. Buy whatever you can."
"Okay." Wen Er quickly took Dayang and put it in his pocket. (End of chapter)