Chen Biao raised his head and found that he had arrived at a snack street in the county town. Here, there were food stalls and small restaurants everywhere.
The various rice, pasta, snacks and pastries from the north and south were dazzling, and the various aromas were intertwined together, making him almost crazy with hunger.
He put his hand into his pocket. If he remembered correctly, after buying gifts in the morning, he had ten cents left on him.
Where's the money?
where it goes?
He searched all over his body and turned his pockets upside down but could not find the ten cents.
“Chinese rice roll rice noodles~”
"Stewed wontons in chicken soup, old duck soup with wonton noodles..."
“Hot and sour noodles, fried beans~”
The cries of sales were heard continuously in his ears, mixed with the aroma and penetrated his nostrils. Chen Biao felt as if he hadn't eaten in ten years.
He ran to one of the stalls selling wontons, "Uncle, can you give me a bowl of wontons? I don't have any money now, but I can help you wash the pots and dishes to compensate..."
"You still want to eat wontons if you don't have money? Roll, roll, roll..."
"Uncle, I really don't want to eat for free, I will help you work..."
"I have no shortage of workers here, you poor man!"
The uncle selling wontons picked up the big laozi in his hand and chased Chen Biao.
Chen Biao protected his head with his hands and ran forward. He ran a long way in one breath and did not dare to look back.
A carriage drove up the road ahead. Chen Biao almost hit the carriage. Fortunately, the driver reacted quickly and grabbed the reins in time.
The horse neighed and stopped, and Chen Biao was so frightened that he fell to the ground, looking at the snoring tall horse that didn't regain its breath for a long time.
It wasn't until a familiar voice called his name that he came back to his senses.
He raised his head, and when he saw the familiar face standing in front of him, he felt as if he had found a savior: "My boss's girl?"
"It's me." Yang Ruoqing said.
"Chen Biao, why did you come to this county when you were not at home to accompany your seriously ill father?" she asked in surprise.
Beside him, Luo Fengtang had already leaned down and pulled Chen Biao up from the ground.
Yang Yongxian stretched out his hand to remove a piece of wonton wrapper from Chen Biao's hair.
"Chen Biao, what are you doing? Why are you in such a mess?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
Chen Biao stood there, his head hanging down, dejected.
Yang Ruoqing hated it when people stopped talking. She just asked him what he said. If he didn't talk, he would really be anxious to death.
"Are you mute or deaf? Let me ask you something, have you grown a mouth?" Her voice became stern and her face fell.
Chen Biao is very afraid of Yang Ruoqing, because she is the boss and he is her buddy.
He lowered his head further.
It’s not that I don’t want to say it, I just don’t have the nerve to say it.
When he left Changping Village yesterday, his boss girl wanted to give him money to help him, but he refused adamantly.
He also said that a lot of men should stand up to their lofty ideals, but only one day had passed, and he was defeated by the stark reality.
Being chased and beaten by a vendor all over the street just for a bite of wontons is simply more embarrassing and depressing than being a beggar!
"I'm counting to three. If you don't say anything, I'm really going to beat you!" Yang Ruoqing became even more anxious and wanted to go up and give this stuffy gourd a few slaps.
What does Ju'er like him for? She kept asking for a long time but didn't say anything. I'm so worried!
"Qing'er, don't worry, maybe brother Chen Biao has something to hide," Luo Fengtang became the mediator.
He looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk. It's getting dark. Why don't we take him to Tianxiang Tower to stay first and then ask slowly."
Yang Ruoqing would definitely listen to what Luo Fengtang said.
"Yeah!" She responded, glared at Chen Biao again, then turned around and got into the carriage angrily.
Yang Yongxian smiled gently at Chen Biao and turned back to the carriage.
Luo Fengtang patted Chen Biao on the shoulder, "If you don't want to sit in the carriage, sit in the front with me."
"Okay, thank you brother-in-law!" Chen Biao said gratefully.
Luo Fengtang smiled, turned around and got into the carriage.
Tianxiang Tower.
Yang Ruoqing was shocked when she saw Chen Biao gobbling down the food and the empty bowls stacked together in his hand.
Is this kid possessed by Zhu Bajie? How many days have you not eaten?
"Come on, eat more!" Luo Fengtang put another chicken leg into Chen Biao's bowl.
Chen Biao looked up at Luo Fengtang, then at Yang Ruoqing at the same table, "Thank you, brother-in-law."
He spoke vaguely, while chewing on the chicken legs, tears falling down.
Yang Ruoqing has a soft-spoken character, and she deliberately kept a straight face before. Now she sees Chen Biao crying and can no longer pretend.
"Why are you crying while eating? Being depressed affects digestion and your stomach will hurt. Stop crying and eat quickly. I will ask you questions after eating!" Yang Ruoqing said quickly and poured a bowl of tea. To Chen Biao.
Chen Biao took a sip of tea and burped, feeling like he was alive again.
"My boss girl, brother-in-law..."
"Hey, your title is a bit strange." Yang Ruoqing interrupted Chen Biao.
"Tang Yazi and I are a couple, so you should call us by the same name, or just call me Sister Qing'er. Anyway, my Ju'er has also fallen in love with you, and I won't marry you unless you are the one." Yang Ruoqing said.
Chen Biao nodded gratefully and said, "Sister Qing'er, brother-in-law, something big happened to my family again..."
After listening to what Chen Biao said, Yang Ruoqing's anger was immediately ignited.
"Your brother is really worse than a beast. I don't even know what words to use to scold him. How can there be such a wolf-hearted person in the world?" Yang Ruoqing was so angry that she was speechless.
"Your father looks like this. It's just that he doesn't fulfill his filial piety in bed. He stole the money from home to buy food for your father and went out to fool around. He also owes thirty taels of gambling debt."
"If your family is left in such a mess, is he still a human being? Calling him a beast is an insult to a beast!" Yang Ruoqing gritted her teeth.
"If I were you, I wouldn't accept this mess. I would just let those who want debts come to him and beat him to death!" She added.
Chen Biao said: "I thought the same thing when I got angry, but I still have parents,"
"Those people would come to my house every day to make trouble if they couldn't get money. My parents couldn't live in peace and were frightened. I could only carry it..."
Chen Biao said: "Well, talk like a man."
Yang Ruoqing rolled her eyes, "It's easy to say it, but it's really hard to carry it. Look, he traveled to so many places the whole day he came out. He didn't borrow a penny, but instead paid money to go in." .”
"If we hadn't met him, he would have been wandering around the county town as a beggar!" she said.
Chen Biao looked ashamed and lowered his head again.
I didn't go back all day and night, my parents must have been crazy with anxiety!
Why!
It’s really easier said than done!
