“It’s cause and effect.”
Miss Jin didn't seem to care about it: "It's not particularly powerful, just a rather strange ability. She can use her causes to sow the effects of others."
Xu Wei was stunned for a moment when she heard that, and then asked curiously: "Could she be the Twelve Spirits?"
"I don't know. You have to come here to know for sure."
Xu Wei quickly called Brother Zhang, but Brother Zhang did not answer her call at this moment. Naturally, she had no way of knowing Brother Zhang's movements. Therefore, no one knew whether the mountain girl Chen Zhiming in front of her was the Twelve Spirits. Can be sure.
But how can I put it, just like what the little old man from Dawutong said, no matter what it is, even if it is fate, you can't avoid it if you have it, and you can't find it if you don't find it.
However, Chen Zhiming was sitting there waiting for the meal and curiously chatted with Xu Wei. She asked Xu Wei whether she had super powers. Xu Wei shook her head to express that she was not sure, and then forwarded her question to Miss Jin.
"There must be some, but this ability is nothing unusual, it's just a blessing." Miss Jin smiled at Chen Zhiming: "Let's wait for the boss here to come back for more details."
"But I'm leaving in the afternoon." Chen Zhiming held his chin and sighed leisurely: "I have to go back to being a social animal again."
Chen Zhiming actually didn't particularly want to know if she had superpowers. Anyway, after so many years, she had long been accustomed to her own characteristics. There is a saying that she is accustomed to it, and she did not get any bonus from this. Her boyfriend He even broke up with her.
"Go ahead." Miss Jin said with a smile, "We will see you again if we are destined."
The rice will be cooked soon, but the rice just out of the pot cannot be eaten directly. It needs to be blown under an electric fan until it is half cool. This can further blow off the layer of water vapor in the rice, so that the braised pork is hot. Paired with fragrant rice with distinct grains, the texture and taste are at their peak.
"I go first."
Miss Jin left the small restaurant with four boxes of lunch. This was lunch for her and her team comrades, while Chen Zhiming sat there and began to eat the rice. The rich aroma of the sauce and the slightly sweet and spicy sauce penetrated the crystal. In the clear rice, you don't have to worry about being burned even if you eat it in big mouthfuls. The happiness brought by carbohydrates and fats is unmatched by other things.
The meal was finished quickly. Chen Zhiming scanned the QR code and paid. Then she sat there and ordered a glass of Salted Lemon Seven. After taking a sip, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow... this drink of yours is so amazing." , it’s delicious, is it really only seven yuan?”
"This is very simple." Xu Wei took out a jar of salt lemon: "The secret is this jar of lemon. Our salt lemon is the boss's unique secret recipe. It uses salt powder, honey, tangerine peel and kumquat. This lemon The taste will be particularly rich, and our family needs to soak it for two years. Every year we make more than a thousand kilograms of salted lemons. When using it, take a lemon and mash it, add a spoonful of juice, and add a bottle of 350 ml Sprite is fine. If you are sweating all over in the summer and have a drink, it will be comfortable."
"It tastes really good. Can you sell some to me?"
Xu Wei glanced at the jar, then took out a small glass jar and filled it with a jar of lemon: "I'll give it to you. I brewed this myself, it's not valuable."
Although Xu Wei is the most inexperienced among the Twelve Spirits, she is the most humane among the Twelve Spirits. There is no doubt about this. Maybe it is because she has been exposed to rain herself, so she is always used to it now. Sexually hold an umbrella for others.
Chen Zhiming hugged the jar and left with a lot of gratitude. When she left the small restaurant, she reluctantly looked back and then glanced at the big sycamore tree. She felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. She was so lost. arrived at the airport.
After going through numerous security checks, she glanced at the time, then sat in a resting position holding a lemon jar until she was prompted to board the plane. She followed the crowd to the boarding gate, but just when she passed the last hurdle, she stood She set her pace and stood for ten minutes. The staff next to her began to urge her, but at this moment she took out her mobile phone and called: "Dad, tell my mother that I won't go back. Looking for a job here!”
Faced with her hasty decision, her father had no objection and just said that he would speak if he ran out of money. Then she called her employer directly to resign, and then she started running back with her suitcase in a hurry.
By the time she got off the taxi and jogged all the way back to Chang'an Lane, it was already dusk. It was the busiest time in the small restaurant. Because Hualu Yue was on leave, there were only two people left. It could be said that the small restaurant was extremely busy. Touch the ground.
"Sister Xu!"
Chen Zhiming dragged his suitcase and stood in front of Xu Wei again, shouting breathlessly: "I'm back again!"
Xu Wei raised her head and glanced at her, quite shocked: "Why are you back? Didn't you say you were back?"
"I'm not going back, I'm looking for a job here. Are there any houses for rent here?"
Xu Wei made a sound, stretched out her head and shouted at the top of her voice: "Whoever has an empty house, rent one out, a clean little girl."
Suddenly the number of applicants reached seven. These guys didn't even eat, so they took Chen Zhiming to look at the houses. Although Chang'an Lane was full of old houses, they were all quite clean, as they should be. There are, and almost every household has its own small yard.
Chen Zhiming feels that she likes every set, but when she thinks that this is Yangcheng and it is one of the most prosperous areas in Yangcheng, with a busy commercial street not far next door, she may not be able to afford the rent.
But after asking about the price, her eyes almost popped out of her head. The rent here is based on the square meter. One square meter costs five yuan a month, and one hundred square meters is only 500...
This is not renting a house, this is clearly welfare relief.
"It's not a liar, it's not a liar." Several landlords said there: "If it weren't for that girl inside, I wouldn't have even thought of moving in. Just pick up whichever apartment you like and move in. The contract and the rent There’s no rush.”
People are confused about Chen Zhiming now. Although she is not experienced in the world, she still downloaded the anti-fraud APP. Her superiors clearly said that there will be no pie in the sky...
But...it's weird to say that, although she knew that the probability of being deceived by such unrealistic prices was very high, she felt almost instinctively at first sight, as if she should belong to this place.
In the end, she chose a house with a small yard. The yard was more than 30 square meters, and the house was more than 40 square meters. It was enough for one person to live in. The total added up to more than 80 square meters. The landlord gave her 80 square meters, which is enough for one month. The rent is four hundred, payable every three months. The facilities in the room are complete, including air conditioning, TV, Internet, refrigerator, washing machine, etc., and they are very, very clean. Even the toilet looks like it has never been used.
After briefly tidying up, she lay down on the bed. The mattress was given to her by the landlady's wife, and it smelled of sun exposure and had a faint fragrance of licorice.
At this time, she heard some noises outside. After the passion gradually faded away, she felt a little uneasy. So she picked up a broom and carefully came to the yard, and stood outside the yard with a small wall. There were several children aged seven or eight to twelve or thirteen years old, who were peering inside.
Seeing a group of children, Chen Zhiming also relaxed his vigilance, put down his broom stick and came to the courtyard wall and asked curiously: "What's the matter?"
The leader was a tall girl. She waved back like a big sister, and then a child with a runny nose came forward and stood on tiptoe to put a plastic bag on the wall.
"Sister Wei said you haven't eaten yet, so she asked us to bring it to you."
After saying that, they didn't even wait for Chen Zhiming to thank him, and ran away laughing. Chen Zhiming took the plastic bag and opened it and took a look. Inside was a piece of dry-fried beef river and a piece of rock sugar and snow pear soup. The soup was still hot to the touch.
She brought her things into the house and started video chatting with her parents. Parents were worried that their children would suffer a loss outside, but Chen Zhiming couldn't explain anything. Anyway, they just agreed to whatever they said. After the video ended, she finally It's time to start eating.
At this time, Chang'an Lane had gradually become quiet, and when she was walking in the yard, she found a small ladder leading to the roof. She was already full of curiosity about this place, so she climbed up the ladder. , and after standing on the roof, she couldn't help but let out a wow, because there are no high-rise buildings in Chang'an Lane, and standing on the roof can have a panoramic view of this small area in the downtown area.
The first thing you see here is the starry lights, and then there is the big sycamore tree in the center. The big sycamore tree at night is like a totem here, standing there quietly, and not far away is a very modern metropolis. , the busy traffic, thousands of lights, and the traffic on the road all converge into a shining river from a distance.
She quickly took out her mobile phone and started taking pictures, and while she was taking pictures, the window on the second floor of the neighbor's house opened, and a fat girl stood inside. She raised her head and looked at Chen Zhiming: "Are you new here? ?”
"Yes." Chen Zhiming nodded and said, "I just came today."
"Oh... I'll treat you to herbal tea in the spring." After saying that, she closed the window with a bang, and then her voice came from inside: "It's not that I dislike you, it's just that it's too cold and I can't stand it."
After saying that, the lights in the two-story building were extinguished. Chen Zhiming smiled and felt that the people here were a little weird, as if they were out of tune with the world, but they were very cute and everyone was interesting.
When ten o'clock came, Grandma Liehuo from the neighborhood committee came to Chen Zhiming's door to fill out a registration form for her, and then gave her twenty eggs and five corns.
Chen Zhiming slept very soundly that night. She had never slept well. When she woke up the next day, it was already past ten o'clock in the morning. She looked very relaxed and felt like a brand new person. .
After washing, she pushed open the door to the small courtyard and walked out. The sun was already very high and the temperature was about 20 degrees. This was the first time she carefully observed this small alley that had fascinated her. I found that there were people sitting in every place that could get sunlight. Some of them were playing chess there, some were gathering in twos and threes to make tea and roast oranges, and some were holding a radio and listening to some babbling Cantonese opera. Some quieter ones were reading with their backs to the sun.
Children on winter vacation were chasing and playing around the big sycamore tree. Next to them, there was a skinny old man shouting: "Be gentle, be gentle... Oops, all the new branches have been broken by you, and I don't have many hairs left." .”
Chen Zhiming took photos of herself all the way. It was strange to say that this place could produce pictures just by taking a photo. She felt that she had only been here for one day, but she no longer needed photos to achieve the desired effect.
And when she wandered to the periphery, she finally saw some young people who were repairing some old houses, patching tiles, repairing walls, and tidying up the courtyard. Although this place has a history of thousands of years, it is precisely because there have always been people. Repairs and repairs have made this old place not rotten although it is old.
Chen Zhiming also found a place to sit down and quietly watched them bickering while working, comfortably and naturally.
There was a shouting sound in her ears. Chen Zhiming couldn't understand Cantonese, but she could smell the fragrance. When the hawker's grandmother pushed the trolley past her, she was already hungry, so she shouted: "Grandma, this is What is it? It smells so good."
"Chicken mush."
"ah?"
"Chicken numb."
"Sesame, right..."
"Yes, Ji Ma."
She even thought she was funny and wanted to ask what sesame paste was... So she spent ten yuan to buy a large bowl of sesame paste and returned to where she was just sitting, eating and basking in the sun quietly.
It seemed that all her worries were left behind, such as broken relationships, boring jobs, and a lifetime of inaction. This was the first time in her life that she found boredom so interesting, and that she could enjoy doing nothing.
"Little girl, do you want a peace charm?"
At this time, a monk walked up to her, holding a pile of wooden pendants in his hand: "Carved by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I wish you peace, happiness, longevity, and prosperity."
"Ah?" Chen Zhiming raised his head: "With your own hands?"
"Yes, with my own hands." The monk nodded seriously.
And when Chen Zhiming got used to the dazzling sunlight and saw the monk's appearance, she was obviously stunned for a moment. The main reason was that this monk was a little too handsome... Why would he be a liar if he was so handsome?
This monk was none other than Brother Ji, who was forced by Xu Wei to pay off his debts because he was eating in a small restaurant and waiting to die. He had no choice but to sell small ornaments carved by Ksitigarbha himself.
Ever since his two apprentices died and went crazy, his mental state has not been normal. Although he can still communicate normally, he sounds very sad when he talks...very, very sad. If it weren't for repaying debts, he would really stink. Which corner does not come out.
"Huh? Little girl, I see you are very kind-faced. Have you seen me somewhere? Oh...yes, yes, you must be destined to my Buddhist family. It happens that my Buddhist family pays most attention to fate. Look at this Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s peace, happiness, longevity, and health will be sold to you for fifty yuan. Isn’t that excessive?”
(End of chapter)
