When I arrived at the appointed place, I found that it was still early. There happened to be a Starbucks nearby, so I strode in.
I ordered a cup of iced Americano and a cup of hot latte at the bar. After sending a message to Hua Muling, I found a corner and sat down. I turned over the men's clothes in my hands in boredom while waiting for Hua Muling. .
The coffee beans were roasted very darkly, and the bitterness was mixed with a slight burnt smell. I couldn't help but frown after taking one sip.
But fortunately, there is a slight fruity aroma in the aftertaste, which does not completely destroy the impression of this coffee shop in my mind.
I drank half a cup of coffee and put it on the table aside.
The theme of this issue of the magazine is men's clothing, which mainly introduces some brand-name clothing and shoes, as well as some watches and accessories.
I didn't have any special preference for these things, so I briefly flipped through them twice and threw the magazine aside.
I raised my head and looked out the window at the bustling crowd. At this moment, a man suddenly walked up to me and sat down on the chair opposite me.
This is a middle-aged woman who is not very good-looking. Her slightly fat figure makes her look a little bloated. Perhaps she knows that her figure is not good, so she wears a long windbreaker that covers her waist and buttocks. Under the clothes.
However, the color of this windbreaker is a kind of rose pink that I can't accept.
Looking at this eldest sister's face, she has thick eyebrows, small eyes, and a cherry mouth under her plateau red cheeks.
If there was anything about her that was good, it was her mouth.
Apart from the appearance of this eldest sister, the most difficult thing for me to accept is the smell of her body.
I don’t know if it’s because the eldest sister has a bad nose, or because she likes the smell of perfume on her body too much. When she sat opposite me, the smell of low-quality perfume penetrated my nose one after another, and it made me fussy. Tears kept flowing down.
I looked at the eldest sister in front of me for a while, and then slowly said: "Sister, I have a friend here who will be here soon. I wonder if you can change seats?"
I said it very politely, but when I said that, the eldest sister opposite suddenly laughed.
I just heard her say in an accent similar to Shanxi: "This little brother, is your surname Hu?"
Seeing her directly call me by my last name, I couldn't help but be stunned.
I looked at the eldest sister and asked, "Do you know me?"
The eldest sister shook her head and said with a smile: "Oh, no! I don't know you!"
I asked doubtfully: "Then how do you know my surname is Hu?"
Hearing me saying my surname was Hu, the elder sister immediately showed an expression of great joy, held my hand and said, "Are you... Hu Tian? Is it really you? Great, I finally found you!"
The eldest sister's sudden operation completely confused me. I looked at her with a puzzled face and asked: "Who are you? Do you have anything to do with me? Also, how did you know that I was here?" here?"
The eldest sister smiled, and then said slightly mysteriously: "Of course someone told me!"
"Who told you?" I asked hurriedly.
Because it was entirely my impromptu decision to come to this Starbucks to have a cup of coffee, and if that person didn’t have the ability to predict the future, he was following me all the time.
So, after I asked once, before the elder sister could answer, I asked again: "Who told you I was here?"
At the same time, my eyes began to look around vigilantly. In just a few dozen seconds, I looked at almost everyone in the cafe and outside the window, but I didn't find anyone suspicious.
Seeing that I was a little excited, the eldest sister's expression changed from a smile to a hint of panic.
Seeing that the eldest sister didn't answer my question, I asked again, "Who told you I was here? What do you want from me?"
The eldest sister looked into my eyes, her eyes a little wandering, and after a while she stammered: "He's an...an old man, I don't know him! He's probably...about sixty years old, about the same height as you Gao, he was wearing a black one...it seemed to be black...no, no, it seemed to be...blue. Oops...I can't remember..."
I asked doubtfully: "A man in his sixties asked you to come to me?"
The eldest sister nodded decisively and said, "That's right!"
I asked, "Why did he ask you to come to me?"
The eldest sister said: "He gave me 2,000 yuan and asked me... let me give this to you!"
With that said, the eldest sister took out a letter from her handbag and handed it to me.
The envelope was the most common post office envelope that costs 50 cents each. It was not thick. I twisted it with my hands and found that there was only one page inside.
After taking the envelope, I looked at the eldest sister and asked, "That person only asked you to give this to me and nothing else?"
The eldest sister looked at me and said, "No! He only gave me this!"
I looked at the eldest sister and asked, "Where did you meet that old man?"
The eldest sister said: "It's just outside...!"
As she said that, the eldest sister pointed outside the glass window. I looked outside in the direction of her finger, but there was no old man outside the window at this time.
I turned around, and the elder sister had already sneaked out of the cafe door while I wasn't paying attention.
When she was about to go out, she didn't forget to glance at me secretly. When she saw me looking at her, the eldest sister immediately trembled all over, with an expression of "Don't trouble me", she ran out the door, and soon she was gone. Disappeared into the crowd.
I looked at the pink figure in the crowd, and instead of chasing after it, I smiled helplessly.
I picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip. The cold and bitter taste made me sober in an instant.
After putting down the coffee, I shined the envelope in my hand into the sun, and sure enough, there was only a thin piece of paper inside.
I reached out and slowly tore open the envelope, and just when I was about to take out the letter inside, Hua Muling opened the door and walked in.
When I saw this, I subconsciously put the letter into my arms, and then waved to Hua Muling, "Fourth girl, here!"
Hua Muling saw me, turned around and walked towards me.
After sitting across from me, Hua Muling breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long!"
I smiled and said, "What's this? This is a latte for you!"
After saying that, I pushed the other cup of coffee on the table towards Hua Muling.
Hua Muling said thank you, then took the coffee and took a sip. The rich aroma of milk and the aroma of coffee made Hua Muling look extremely satisfied for a moment.
Hua Muling sighed and said: "Oh, it's so good that I can't taste it like this. It's so comfortable!"
After saying that, Hua Muling took a few more sips of coffee, then slowly put down the cup and said to him, "Have you brought everything over there?"
I nodded and said, "Of course! Should we go there now? Or should we wait for him here?"
Hua Muling said: "Let's go to his house. According to the location he sent me, it should be nearby here and not too far away."
I nodded and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Now that we've contacted each other, let's go!"
After saying that, Hua Muling and I walked out of the cafe.
According to the location on Hua Muling's mobile phone, the two of us came to an old community. After asking more than a dozen people, we finally asked an old man in his seventies where "Building 276 No. 1" was. .
Unlike other buildings in the community, this "Building 276 No. 1" is an independent small building.
The small building is very old. I took a quick look and found that the building is made of red bricks and covered with ivy. It is the most typical old building in Beijing. According to my estimation, this building must have some He looks like he is thirty years old.
The small building has six floors in total, with one staircase and three households.
The Peking University professor we are looking for is named Li, and he lives in the room on the fifth floor near Xishan.
"Dangdangdang...dangdangdang..."
Hua Muling knocked on the door gently.
A few minutes later, a relatively low and hoarse voice came from inside the room, "Who is it?"
When Hua Muling saw someone asking, she cleared her throat and said, "Excuse me, is this Professor Li's house?"
The people in the room said: "That's right! You are..."
While he was talking, the door of the room creaked open, and a man in his fifties, with thick eyes, a beard and a slovenly appearance, poked his head out from inside.
When he saw Hua Muling and me outside the door, he couldn't help but be stunned, frowned slightly and asked, "Are you...?"
Hua Muling obviously didn't expect that the so-called Peking University professor would look like this, and was immediately stunned.
Fortunately, Hua Muling quickly returned to normal. She smiled and said, "You must be Professor Li! I am a friend of your nephew Li Xiaming. He should have said hello to you in advance! I am here to beg you today." Help!"
"Oh! So it's you!" Professor Li nodded, "Come in quickly! Come in quickly!"
After saying that, Professor Li opened the door wide and welcomed us in.
After a few polite words between Hua Muling and I, we strode into Professor Li's home.
Compared with those so-called university professors, Professor Li is obviously a person who is dedicated to learning. His home is very messy, and he can't even move his feet in some places.
But the problem is, except for a few shabby clothes occasionally, the rest of his room is filled with various books, notes, drafts, and even papers...
These books are basically related to the history of the Tang Dynasty. It seems that the old scholar in front of me is probably an expert on Tang history.
After welcoming us into the room, Professor Li brought over two chairs, put the books on them aside, and then said to Hua Muling and me, "You're welcome, sit down!"
"Thank you, Professor Li!" After Hua Muling and I finished speaking, we sat on the chairs.
Professor Li looked at the two of us. He was obviously a master who was not very good at dealing with others. After a long time, he managed to use a slightly embarrassed tone and asked: "Do you drink water?"
Professor Li was embarrassed, and Hua Muling and I were even more embarrassed. We hurriedly waved our hands and said, "No need! No need! Professor Li, you are too polite!"
After hearing what we said, Professor Li took a long sip and said with a smile: "It's okay if you don't want to drink! Anyway, I don't have any water for you to drink here!"
It's okay if he didn't say it. As soon as he said this, my nose almost went out of breath and became crooked.
However, now that we have something to ask someone for, we can’t get angry and can only pretend that we didn’t hear anything.
After Professor Li finished speaking, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. After taking out one, he looked at me and asked, "My friend, do you have any passion?"
I nodded and said, "Yes!"
After saying that, I took out a disposable lighter from my pocket and handed it to Professor Li.
After Professor Li took the lighter, he lit the cigarette in his mouth with a "pop" sound. After taking a long puff, he subconsciously put the lighter I gave him into his pocket.
When I looked at the fifty-year-old scholar in front of me, I felt so angry and funny.
After taking a few puffs of cigarette, Professor Li looked up at Hua Muling and said, "My nephew told me about you yesterday. He said that you brought two things back from Tibetan areas. What are they? "
Hua Muling looked at Professor Li and said, "It's a piece of gold inlaid with jade, and an unknown bronze!"
After hearing what Hua Muling said, Professor Li couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he subconsciously said "oh".
