He was about to nod, but when he saw Lao Zhu couldn't help but sigh: "If you don't show off four boxes, it will be like walking at night in brocade clothes!"
Xiao Qi's hands trembled, but finally he steadied himself and handed over the washed peaches, making a rare joke: "Ye Xing Peach, would you like to eat one?"
Lao Zhu also laughed and turned around, holding a peach and stuffing it into his hand: "You can eat it too, hurry up and try it! Next time there is a courier, you should run faster!"
Xiao Qi laughed: "Don't worry!"
Then take a bite!
Needless to say, Lao Zhu actually felt a little guilty when he looked at the peach - as he was getting older, his teeth would inevitably be a little bit bad, but the peach looked green and crisp, and it would definitely be refreshing to bite into it!
He chose the angle and carefully took a small bite with his side teeth. As soon as he chewed it, his eyes lit up!
But here, Xiao Qi had already finished chewing a big mouthful, and his whole expression was dreamy.
However, before he could say anything, he heard a "bang" outside the door and someone pushed the door open and came in——
"Lao Zhu! Lao Zhu! Where's my peach!"
"Yes! Lao Zhu, don't hide! I know you have four boxes!"
"Lao Zhu! Lao Zhu——"
Xiao Qi's heart skipped a beat.
He subconsciously looked at Lao Zhu, but saw that the other person's brows were frowning and his expression was painful. He was holding a peach in one hand and covering his mouth with the other.
When everyone entered the room, they saw Lao Zhu spreading his hands tremblingly. Under the bright light of the living room, a trace of bright red on it was particularly obvious!
"Huh!" The old man who broke in first and wanted to blackmail Taozi was startled: "Old Zhu, why are you vomiting blood?"
"What? Vomited blood?!"
"What's wrong with Lao Zhu?"
"Quick, quick, call the doctor!"
"Hurry, call quickly..."
Everyone crowded over in an instant, and there was a commotion.
Xiao Qi, holding half of the peach, looked dull at the moment - because just now, Lao Zhu had winked at him...
"Xiao Qi, why don't you move? Hurry up and call someone!"
It wasn't until someone pushed Xiao Qi that he came to his senses.
He pretended to be looking for the phone and hurriedly ran into the house. When he turned his head, he saw Lao Zhu winking at him. At this moment, he felt reassured and entered the storage room without saying a word.
Then he took out the peaches that had just been stuffed into the refrigerator together with the box, and quietly placed them among the layers of rice, flour and fruit gift boxes.
His movements were so quick that he was worthy of being the best among those who had chosen to enter the mountain! Then he gnawed on the remaining half of the peach, feeling completely satisfied.
When the time was almost up, he finally went out, and then said nervously: "I just called the doctor. He said he would come right away, but first he had to lie down quietly and don't move around."
After thinking for a while, he added:
"The doctor said the problem shouldn't be serious. It may be due to the dry weather recently."
And Lao Zhu also opened his mouth vaguely, stretched out his hand, and said tremblingly: "Go back, everyone go back..."
He probably just vomited blood and his heart was weak, so his voice sounded particularly strange when he spoke.
Everyone looked at the other half of the peach in his hand, and they couldn't help but regret it now——
Even if you are older, you can't help but be scared. Did they come too aggressively just now?
But the last time Lao Zhu struggled with them, his attitude was even more fierce than theirs...
Everyone hesitated in shame and embarrassment, and finally saw that Lao Zhu had just vomited blood and stood up tremblingly to entertain them, so they couldn't help but go out.
As soon as everyone went out, Lao Zhu instantly stood up from his chair, rushed to the door without saying a word, and greeted Xiao Qi:
"Quick, quick! Lock the door!"
As he spoke, something popped out of his mouth.
Xiao Qi took a closer look and couldn't help being stunned: "Have you lost your tooth?"
"Losing teeth is not a big deal..."
Lao Zhu's words were a little leaky: "At my age, it would be strange not to lose teeth!"
He quickly stuffed the peach to Xiao Qi: "Cut it for me!"
He couldn't help but stare at her again:
"These peaches are really delicious, aren't they, Xiao Qi? As expected of her, she is my granddaughter. The few outside must have tasted it too and feel that one box is not enough - hum, what a beautiful thought!"
Oops, even though one of my front teeth is missing, how can I not be happy when I have four boxes of peaches to myself?
Lao Zhu had a huge appetite. He cut the peach into pieces and put it in a small bowl. He ate it all in a few seconds, and then complained to Xiao Qi:
"You already washed three of them for me, why did you only cut one?"
Xiao Qi looked at his watch in embarrassment: "But it's already noon, lunch..."
Lao Zhu also took a bite of the peach stuck on the toothpick, and his eyes widened: "Then I tell you to stop eating peaches now and have a good meal at noon. What are you doing?"
Xiao Qi:……
He glanced at the last of his three peaches, and silently took the bowl into the kitchen again.
In the living room, Lao Zhu looked at the peach that he had just generously promised to Xiao Qi on the table, with a hint of heartache in his eyes.
These peaches are so delicious, I really want to eat them all secretly by myself!
But then I thought: He has four boxes! He is the only one who has four boxes!
So I felt happy again.
…
He had a good meal here, but his old friends on the other side couldn't help but look more and more nervous when they heard that they hadn't even eaten lunch.
"It's strange, why don't you see the doctor going there?"
"But I haven't eaten lunch. Could it be because of my illness..."
"That shouldn't be the case. Haven't you been doing inspections all the time?"
"What's the point?" Lao Zhou snorted, looking down upon these older and increasingly dim-witted guys:
"Just tell me, who has eaten for lunch? Aren't these peaches enough to fill your stomach?"
Everyone got the peach in the morning. Unlike Lao Zhu, they were wasting time by scrolling through Moments and replying slowly. They had already shown off two or three times...
No, seeing that there wasn't much left, I came over anxiously.
Lao Zhou sneered: "I guess we must have been deceived by Lao Zhu! He is fine at all!"
"It shouldn't be..." Some people calmly analyzed: "We went suddenly, he couldn't have known in advance, why did we just act? It's not like we haven't seen blood before, it's really real."
Lao Zhou:......
He was at a loss for words and could only defend himself: "Can't it be because he bit his tongue or something?"
That...makes sense.
If you bite your tongue, you will definitely not be able to eat. Doesn’t that mean the peach hasn’t been moved yet?!
Good guy!
Everyone was refreshed, gearing up, and then looked at each other with worried faces:
"Let's go visit Lao Zhu!"
"Yes, I have to go and see it!"
"Old Wu, what you are best at is being a scout. The important task of finding Tao is left to you!"
"There is also Xiao Qi, who was taught too well by Lao Zhu. Later I will tell him that he is not feeling well and tell him not to be distracted..."