Cheng Yi was only sad because she returned to her original home, was touched by sad things, and had no one to talk to, so she cried so pitifully. Now that Su Hao forced her to speak out, she had cried enough.
, I no longer feel uncomfortable.
In fact, being able to come back here is not only sad, but also has some warm memories.
Cheng Yi freshened up in the room, changed her clothes, and put some makeup on her face. She returned to the image of the quiet and gentle girl before, but her eyes were still a little red and swollen, which could not be eliminated at once.
dropped.
Su Hao also wanted to change Cheng Yi's mood, so he proposed that everyone go to the city to have dinner together. Xu Guangzu and the singer both firmly agreed to this proposal. The old and the young were both masters who did not mind having too many things. Li Zhi didn't want to
They wanted to join in the fun, but they couldn't spoil everyone's fun, so they had no choice but to follow. As for Chen Guanyu and Zhou Ruyuan, they both knew that they had no say. They just did what Su Hao said.
As the captain of the soldiers, Xiong Minfan naturally had to follow them. There were also several soldiers accompanying them. Each of them had two short spears and short blades hidden in their arms. It was no problem to deal with ordinary thieves.
In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Su Hao asked everyone to change their clothes. Su Hao himself dressed up as a rich young master, and the others dressed up as masters, boys, ladies, etc. according to their identities. The group walked up to Runing in great numbers.
street.
Runing Street is full of entertainment, singing and dancing. As you look around, you can see shops, restaurants, and brothels lined up in rows, and all you can hear are the cries of merchants. There is an endless stream of pedestrians on the road, and from time to time you can see people stopping to greet each other.
They all spoke in local dialects, babbling, which made it difficult for outsiders like Su Hao to listen.
"Can you understand this?" Su Hao asked Cheng Yi who was walking beside him. He was also trying to distract Cheng Yi's attention and get her out of her sad mood.
Cheng Yi smiled lightly and said, "I haven't heard what Runing said for many years. I can understand it, but I don't necessarily speak it fluently."
"Actually, Runing dialect and Mandarin are somewhat similar. If you listen carefully, you can guess a few sentences." Su Hao commented.
Cheng Yi said: "Yes, if they speak slower, adults will definitely be able to understand them."
The group of them walked on the street and looked at the scenery, and the people on the street regarded them as scenery. Runing is not on the main traffic road. There are not many businessmen passing by. There are old people and girls like Su Hao and others.
The foreign team is quite eye-catching.
"Drunk Liu Ling... let's go to this restaurant." Su Hao stopped at the door of a restaurant and said to everyone.
The chief officer had spoken, who would object? Xiong Minfan stepped forward and opened the door curtain for Su Hao. Su Hao led everyone into the restaurant in a swaggering manner.
"Please, sir!" A waiter had already come forward to greet Su Hao and his entourage with a smile on his face. At the same time, he pointed to a table at the entrance of the store. Su Hao raised his eyes and saw the entire store.
The place was almost full, and the only big table left was the one at the door.
Chen Guanyu frowned and said to the waiter: "Waiter, are there no private seats upstairs?"
"I'm sorry, sir, there are no seats upstairs anymore," the waiter replied apologetically.
"Proprietor, look..." Chen Guanyu asked Su Hao for instructions.
"Let's just go downstairs." Su Hao nodded. Since they had changed into casual clothes, they didn't need to be extravagant. Besides, this kind of overcrowded restaurant should generally have more delicious dishes. It would be better to go to another restaurant.
If there are few people, the food may not be good.
When the waiter saw that the leader had agreed, he quickly ran over, cleared the table, and waited for Su Hao and others to sit down. As for Xiong Minfan and other soldiers, they found two smaller tables nearby.
They sat down separately.
The task of ordering food naturally fell on Cheng Yi, who made her a local? However, when Cheng Yi was in Runing, firstly, she was still young, and secondly, as a lady, she did not go out often
At most, she only attended some banquets with her parents. She looked at the water card handed over by the waiter and ordered a few dishes she remembered, but then she couldn't order any more.
Su Hao chuckled and took the water card, and added a few more dishes. Su Hao had never been to Runing in this life, but he had been to Zhumadian in the previous life, and he knew a little bit about Shandong cuisine.
The food and drinks were served quickly. Su Hao greeted them, and everyone exchanged a few polite words before starting to use chopsticks. Cheng Yi and Songling, the two girls, couldn't talk much in this situation, so they could only eat the food in silence.
Su Hao and other men exchanged cups and drank while chatting.
"Mr. Lin, you see that the city of Runing is prosperous and the people are very wealthy. It is different from what students have heard before." Su Hao said to Li Zhi. Li Zhi now uses the pseudonym Lin Zhi. In such public places,
Su Hao must call him Mr. Lin to prevent any interested people from hearing the flaw.
Li Zhi turned to look at the customers around him, shook his head and said, "This is just in the city. We have walked all the way. Have we not seen enough of the miserable conditions in the countryside?"
Su Hao said: "Of course I know this is a city, but when we were in Huai'an, there were poor people in Huai'an. But I think there are no poor people in Runing City."
"Haha, we have to ask the city's government." Xu Guangzu said.
"You mean you want to ask the Ruyang County Government?" Su Hao asked. Although Runing City is the seat of the government office of Runing Prefecture, it is under the jurisdiction of Ruyang County, so the Ruyang County Government is responsible for city management.
Xu Guangzu said: "In some places, the government often clears out the poor in order to keep the city quiet. In this way, there will be no poor people in the city. The officials can't see them and they can't be bothered. How wonderful."
"I see." Su Hao nodded. The profession of urban management also existed in ancient times. It is estimated that Runing City is a city where begging is prohibited.
As if to ridicule Su Hao's judgment, as soon as he finished saying that he had not seen any poor people in the city, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl with a sallow complexion appeared out of nowhere in front of the table. The girl had a pair of juicy lips.
Maybe it was because her face was too thin, which made her eyes look extra big. She timidly looked at the people at Su Hao's table and said, "Masters, could you please give me something to eat?"
Before Su Hao and the others could react, the waiter rushed over angrily, grabbed the little girl's arm with one hand, and tried to pull her out. He scolded her in a low voice: "Xiao Yingzi, why did you run in again?
!I want to be beaten!”
"Let her go!" The singer couldn't stand the bravery of a good girl. She left her seat and came to the two of them. Without any explanation, she slapped the waiter's hand and asked him to let go.
How dare the waiter dare to do something wrong to a customer, not to mention that the customer is a young lady. Although the social atmosphere at that time has been open to the fact that girls can go to public places to consume, the waiter must definitely respect the female relatives among the customers, for fear that
When he was not paying attention, he was complained by a customer. He quickly let go of the little girl's hand and said to the singer with a low eyebrow: "Miss, calm down, I blame the villain for being blind and letting this little beggar disturb everyone, villain."
Kick her out now."
"Why do you kick people out!" Ginger glared at the waiter, then stretched out her hand to grab the little girl and said, "Little girl, don't be afraid, your sister will make the decision for you."
If the little girl is really like a beggar, as a singer, at least she will not pull her away. The reason why the singer is willing to pull this little girl is that the little girl is quite clean, even though her clothes are worn.
She was wearing a patch, but it was obviously washed with care, and she was not as dirty as an ordinary beggar. If she hadn't looked very thin, and she had asked Su Hao and the others for food before, no one would have thought of her as a beggar.
"Miss..." The waiter stood aside, embarrassed and trying to explain something.
The singer glared at the waiter again and said, "Why don't you go get an empty bowl and a pair of chopsticks."
"This..." The waiter knew it was inappropriate, but he still followed the singer's instructions. He took out an empty bowl and a pair of chopsticks, put them on the table, and then still stood aside, waiting to deal with the follow-up matters.
The singer said to the little girl: "Little sister, are you hungry? Whatever you want to eat, my sister will pick it up for you."
Su Hao and others watched with smiles as the singer expressed sympathy there. Even if the singer didn't do this, Su Hao and others would not just watch such a poor little girl being kicked out.
The little girl hesitated for a while, then took out a handkerchief from her arms, held it in her hand, and said, "Sister, can you give me two meatballs?"
The singer looked at the handkerchief and said, "Little sister, if you want to eat meatballs, just sit here and eat them. There is no need to wrap them with a handkerchief."
"It's not me who wants to eat, it's my mother. She's sick...she's hungry..." the little girl stammered.
Hearing the little girl's words, everyone couldn't sit still. Cheng Yi also left his seat, came to the little girl, knelt down and asked her: "Little girl, what is your name, and where is your mother?"
"
"My name is Xiao Yingzi." The little girl said, "My mother is in the Tutu Temple. She is very ill."
"Do you know her?" Song Ling asked the waiter. She remembered that the waiter called Xiao Yingzi's name just now, so he obviously knew her.
"Alas, she is a girl from Wen Xiucai's family on East Street. Her family's house was taken over, and Wen Xiucai also... Alas, these two are the only ones left in the Tutu Temple. Her mother has been ill for several days.
, this girl has to beg for food from her mother every day. In fact, our shopkeeper also gave her food..." the waiter explained in a low voice from the side.
"The doctor said that my mother's illness is caused by a lack of meat. She needs to eat some meat to recover quickly." Xiao Yingzi said in a very low voice, maybe because she felt that her request was a bit too much.
"Sir, let me accompany this girl to take a look. You continue to use it slowly." Cheng Yi said to Su Hao, and then she was about to take Xiao Yingzi and go out.
Su Hao stood up and said, "Let me go with you. It's just a good idea to be considerate of the people's sentiments."