Chapter 4： ravioli

Chen Xing walked out of the gate of Gu's house, only to find that the scene outside was different from what he imagined.

Chen Xing originally thought that the inside of the door was overgrown with grass, and the outside should be relatively desolate. Who knows that there is a street outside the gate of Gu Mansion. Although there are not many pedestrians, it can be seen that this is not a remote place.

Chen Xing looked back at the dilapidated door plaque of the Gu family, still did not understand why there was such a big difference between the inside and outside of the door. But soon he remembered what he was going to do, so instead of delaying time here, he chose a direction and walked over.

After a quarter of an hour, Chen Xing saw a bustling street two streets away from the Gu family mansion. Looking at the flow of people coming and going on the street, as well as the various steaming snacks, Chen Xing felt that he had found the right place.

Chen Xing stood at the end of the street and observed it for a while, and determined that most of the people coming and going here are strong laborers, and occasionally only women pass by with children. He guessed that there should be a relatively dense labor place nearby, which is why such a scene occurs.

After observing the main consumer groups here, Chen Xing turned his attention to the food sold here.

Chen Xing walked in and scanned the food on the street, and found that most of the food sold here are steamed buns, steamed buns, noodles, which are cheap and easy to cook, and occasionally some sell rice , but the business is not as good as the previous ones.

Chen Xing wrote all these down in his heart, and then found a relatively dense place where the stalls were relatively dense, and stood there silently observing what tools they used when selling things, And how that food is priced.

After looking at it for a long time, Chen Xing finally got the price here, and he was going to find a nearby vegetable market.

Just as Chen Xing turned around and was about to leave, an old voice stopped him next to him, and at the same time, a bowl of steaming wontons appeared in front of him.

Chen Xing looked over the old arm holding the wonton and met a kind face.

Seeing Chen Xing looking at him, the old woman holding the wonton gave him a loving smile, "This wonton was given to you by your mother-in-law. Go home early after eating."

Although I don't know why the old woman suddenly sent wontons to him, but I also know that the wontons were sold by the mother-in-law. If she eats a bowl, she will sell one less.

Chen Xing waved his hand quickly and refused: "No, no, this is something you sell for money, I can't ask for it!"

The old woman looked at Chen Xing's delayed appearance, her face became more kind, she pushed the bowl of wontons into Chen Xing's hands, looked at him and said, "Next time I think After eating, come here to help mother-in-law with chores, and mother-in-law will give you food. Don't stand here stupidly, your family will be worried. "

After hearing her say this, Chen Xing realized that she had misunderstood.

The amount of wontons is not much, and the taste is average, Chen Xing finished it in three or two. When he finished eating, he returned the bowl to the old woman, looked at her and said sincerely, "Mother-in-law, thank you."

The old woman looked at his handsome face covered in sweat and waved her hand with a smile.

Chen Xing wiped his mouth, looked at the old woman and said a little embarrassedly: "Mother-in-law, I want to ask you something."

Chen Xing thought of his own question and felt a little embarrassed, but he still asked, "I want to ask, how much can one tael of silver buy here?"

Before the old woman had time to speak, the eldest grandson next to her answered, "You don't even know this, are you a fool?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by his grandmother.

Chen Xing was stunned, thinking of what Gu Lang said, a bad premonition gradually rose in his heart, he asked tentatively: "Then how many shops on East Street will sell at least? money?"

The old woman looked at him with more and more pity in her eyes, and there was also a little bit that the child didn't work hard, just thinking about some things in a day was not condemned.

But even so, the old woman answered Chen Xing's question, "That shop is not something that people like us can afford, I only know that the cheapest shop there, the rent is 50 taels. One year of silver."

Chen Xing was stunned immediately, he thought it would be very valuable, but he never thought it would be so expensive. Thinking of the look in Gu Lang's eyes when he said he wanted to give money last night, I'm afraid Gu Lang felt that he was a little fool who didn't understand anything at the time?

Come on down, don’t think about reaching the sky in one step.”

Chen Xing knew that the old lady had misunderstood, but she didn't argue, she nodded obediently, then remembered her plan, and asked directly, "Mother-in-law, where is the nearest vegetable market? "

Not only did the old woman give him directions, but she was afraid that he would be deceived, so she told him all the prices of the recent dishes there.

Chen Xing was very grateful for her help, and left in a hurry after thanking her.

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Pathetic."

The grandson pouted, still a little unhappy.

The old woman looked at her grandson who was sulking alone, smiled and shook her head, and did not continue to say anything to him, she turned to clean up the table, but when she turned her head, she saw a few coins on the table The amount of copper coins was not much or not, and it happened to be the bowl of wonton coins that Chen Xing ate.

Chen Xing gave the last bit of his savings to the old woman. After finding the vegetable market, he just walked around in it to understand the types and prices of the dishes, and then reviewed it empty-handed. government.

Wait for Chen Xing to go back to his room and change into his sweaty clothes, then he went to the kitchen when he saw that it was almost time, and before he went in, he saw that he was standing in the center of the kitchen staring at the wooden barrel. Qiu Jiu was in a daze.

Hearing the movement of Chen Xing coming in, Qiu Jiu raised his head and looked straight at him.

Chen Xing thought it might be his illusion, he always felt that Qiu Jiu's eyes lit up the moment he saw him.

Qiu Jiu looked at Chen Xing who came in, and said excitedly: "Come on, I have the ingredients for lunch, see if you can make it?"

Chen Xing walked over and looked at the ingredients he said, a fish in the water, a pile of green vegetables, and a basket of eggs.

Chen Xing thought about the price he asked at the vegetable market just now, and then looked at the ingredients in front of him, he always felt strange there, he struggled for a while, and hesitantly asked: "You often eat these things?"

Qiu Jiu didn't realize why Chen Xing asked this at first, until he saw Chen Xing staring at the ingredients with a complicated expression, he suddenly thought that something was wrong. He just told Chen Xing this morning that his young master is very poor, how could he come up with so many things in a blink of an eye.

Qiu Jiu was in a hurry, suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he said to Chen Xing: "I caught the fish in the river, and the egg was saved by the aunt next door when I caught the fish. Grandson, that aunt insisted on giving it to me."

He stared at Chen Xing and nodded very firmly to increase the credibility of what he said.

Although Chen Xing still felt that it was strange, but seeing Qiu Jiuyi's expression that he was about to swear to God, he did not continue to ask. He looked at Qiu Jiu and said a little embarrassedly, "Well, can you help me set the fire? If I do it alone, it may be too late."

Seeing that Chen Xing did not ask questions, Qiu Jiu immediately became happy, and immediately assured: "No problem, you can leave it to me for such trivial matters as burning fire!"

After asking Qiu Jiu's opinion, the two made steamed eggs, fried vegetables, and fish broth in only half an hour.

Since there are only three of them alive in the entire Gu Mansion, and they are not outsiders, so there is no meal.

During lunch, Chen Xing saw the down-and-out young master of the Gu family for the second time. Even better when we meet.

Just as Chen Xing stared at Gu Lang, Gu Lang suddenly raised his head, met his eyes, raised the corners of his lips, and said in a low voice, "What's wrong? ?"

Being hooked by Gu Lang's slightly magnetic voice, Chen Xing couldn't help turning his ears red, and quickly turned his eyes away.

Gu Lang stared at the tips of his red ears and thought this little brother was a little interesting.

When everyone sat down to eat, the heat in Chen Xing's ears subsided for a while, and then he remembered his plans when he came, and began to hesitate again.

During a meal, Chen Xing was very tangled, and he looked at Gu Lang frequently on the way, until they all finished eating, Qiu Jiu started to clear the table, Chen Xing still didn't know what to do Open your mouth.

After eating, Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing who was sitting across from him, and asked lightly: "Is there something on my face? Ten times."

Chen Xing was hot-faced by what he said, and his face was a little embarrassed. In the end, after squeaking for a long time, he still bit the bullet and said to him: "That is, I want to discuss with you, can you Can't you lend me some money?"