...Zhang Fan opened his eyes drowsily and sat up from the sofa on the second floor of Maoshan Incense Shop.
Because he had to participate in the Hell Maze, Zhang Fan did not go back to the hotel to stay with Chu Chu last night, for fear of scaring Chu Chu again during the teleportation back to the Hell Maze.
Zhang Fan reached for his phone from the side, opened the screen and looked at the time, and found that it was already past four in the morning.
It gets dark very late in winter, and it's dark and gloomy outside. A freezing wind blows, making the dry trees on both sides of the road sway.
The Maoshan Scented Candle Store only opened in recent days. Many of the equipment in the store are not complete, and even the heating has not been started. The temperature in the store is currently so low that it is like being in an ice cellar, making people shiver with cold.
Zhang Fan shivered, wrapped his clothes tightly around his body, stood up, and walked slowly downstairs. It's so cold here that even if the physical strength is increased to 5 points, it won't be of much use.
The physical strength value only increased his own strength, not his resistance to cold, so at this moment, Zhang Fan couldn't bear the cold.
After running downstairs quickly, Zhang Fan met Su Mei'e and her son. He briefly greeted them and went out.
When he came outside, the temperature was even lower. Zhang Fan gritted his teeth and ran all the way, trying to find a warm place to stay until dawn.
He did not return to the hotel where Chu Chu was staying. At this time, Chu Chu was probably still sleeping, and Zhang Fan did not have the heart to disturb her.
After searching on the road for a long time, Zhang Fan finally found an Internet cafe open 24 hours a day and jumped in.
As for Internet cafes, when he was in college, he and his roommates would often climb over the wall in the middle of the night and go out to the Internet cafe all night long, and then come back early the next morning.
He was young and ignorant and had a great time doing this kind of thing. Now that he thinks about it, he really shouldn't have done it. It was really a bit childish.
You should study hard during your good years, otherwise you won't end up like this. As soon as he entered the Internet cafe, there was still the familiar smell of smoke and the familiar smell of feet... Zhang Fan spent thirty yuan to book a quiet single room. Two sofa chairs were placed in line with each other. He lay down and breathed. Huda fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but Zhang Fan was woken up by the cleaning aunt of the Internet cafe, who told him to go home and sleep if he wanted to go to bed. What the hell was it that he was imitating others at an Internet cafe at such a young age?
After hearing what the other party said, Zhang Fan's face was filled with shame and embarrassment, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Is he that crooked now?
He's a good guy. Zhang Fan looked at his phone and saw that it was already 13:30 in the afternoon. He was shocked, quickly put on his clothes, and trotted away.
On the way back to the Maoshan Candle Shop, Zhang Fan sold an egg-filled cake at a street stall and ate it while walking to fill his stomach.
But before Zhang Fan walked in, he saw someone waiting in front of the Maoshan Incense Store. Seeing this, Zhang Fan looked stunned, a little confused.
Walking forward, Zhang Fan saw clearly the appearance of the person coming. This is a girl wearing a pink down jacket, about 1.6 meters tall, with two ponytails, and a small dimple on each side of her cheeks. She is cute, smart, and charming.
The girl looked like she was only in her early twenties, like a college student. Judging from her age, she seemed to be only one or two years younger than Zhang Fan.
She stood at the door of Maoshan Incense and Candle Shop, pacing back and forth. The cold wind outside made her face turn red and she couldn't help but breathe.
"Hello! What's the matter with?" Zhang Fan stepped forward and looked at the other person shivering with cold, and couldn't help but asked with concern.
"No...it's okay! I just came to this store to buy some things, but the boss doesn't seem to be at home, and I don't dare to go in..." The girl rubbed her hands vigorously, looking very cold. .
"Oh! So that's it!" Zhang Fan nodded thoughtfully, and soon laughed again and said: "I am the boss here. If you want to buy anything, just come in with me!" Zhang Fan waved his hand and motioned for the girl to follow him. .
The girl with the twin ponytails looked hesitant when she saw this. After hesitating for a few seconds, she still followed. In fact, she didn't want to come to a place like this, but she had no choice but to do so. The things she encountered recently were too unbelievable, which made her very depressed and she couldn't sleep well for several days.
She went to many incense and candle shops in the past two days, hoping to buy some props to ward off evil spirits. However, the items sold in those shops were too expensive. The price of a yellow charm was as high as several thousand yuan. She was just a senior this year. I am in the stage of social internship and I don’t have that much money at all.
Moreover, she did not dare to tell her family about this kind of thing she encountered, for fear that they would be worried. Just when she was desperate, she happened to see this Maoshan incense candle shop that seemed to have just opened. She thought that the prices inside would be very cheap. She didn't hold out much hope. She just wanted to come and ask. If the price was still that high, she turned around. Leave and think of other options.
With an uneasy mood, the girl walked into the store and looked at the dazzling array of props such as peach wood swords, Bagua mirrors, and yellow talismans hanging on the walls of the store. Her eyes shone with hope.
"What do you want to buy?" Zhang Fan brought the girl a cup of hot tea, put it into her hands, and asked softly.
"I want...I want..." The girl hesitated and couldn't speak, her face turned red and she was extremely nervous.
After hesitating for a long time, the girl held back a sentence and said: "Boss...how much does the yellow charm you have here...how much does it cost?"
"Huang Fu?" \"For Huang Fu, it's eight hundred yuan a piece!\" Zhang Fan thought about how he had lost blood before, and without even thinking about it, he directly stated the price.
Last time, he pasted a yellow charm to Du Jianhai for 20 yuan, which made Zhang Fan's heart bleed, so this time he beat him to death instead of doing a loss-making business.
"Eight hundred?!" Upon hearing this, the girl's face suddenly turned pale. With trembling palms, she took out a Peppa Pig's small wallet from her pocket. She counted it carefully and found that it was only more than four hundred. Time, tears welled up in my eyes.
She didn't have enough money at all. She just paid 450 yuan in rent last week, and now she only had more than 400 yuan left for food. Even if she spent all of it to buy yellow talismans, it wouldn't be enough. And even if it was enough, if she spent all the money I bought a yellow talisman, but for the rest of the days, I couldn’t even afford to eat.
It was still more than half a month before her salary was due.
"What? Sister, don't you have enough money?!" Zhang Fan saw the other party's embarrassment and asked with a smile.
"That...that...Boss, can I owe you this money first? I will pay you the salary in half a month. Once the salary is paid, I will pay it back immediately." Here you go..." The girl lowered her head, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she was extremely bitter.
"Sister, this is a small business! Don't embarrass me!" Zhang Fan shook his head and sighed.
"I'm sorry... I really don't have enough money... just four hundred..."
"Oh! The boss bothered you... I don't have enough money, so I won't buy it this time..." The girl's eyes were dim and she looked a little depressed. She stood up from the sofa and held the bag in her hand. He placed the water cup on the coffee table and bowed to Zhang Fan.
After saying this, the girl ran out with tears in her eyes. This time she was really naive. She couldn't move without money and couldn't buy anything she wanted.
The moment the girl ran out of the shop, Zhang Fan called out to her: "Wait a minute! Don't leave in a hurry!" Hearing Zhang Fan's voice, the girl stopped suddenly, with surprise on her face. She turned to look at Zhang Fan, wondering why he stopped her.
