"Child, you two eat slowly and don't burn it. If there is not enough, add more. There is still more in the pot."
Watching Chu Ye and He Liu'er devouring their food, the old man showed a kind smile. He took away the bowls that He Liu'er and Chu Ye had finished, refilled them and handed them back.
"Grandpa, your cooking skills are so good. The chefs in my family are all called chefs from five-star hotels, but their cooking skills are really far behind compared to yours!"
He Liuer said with a bulging voice while stuffing food into her little mouth.
Although the old man couldn't understand what He Liu'er was talking about, he could tell from the clothes on Chu Ye and He Liu'er that these two young people were not children of ordinary families, but they lived in this town. This made
He was surprised.
"Eat slowly. If it's not enough, I'll fill it up for you. You must be starving."
The old man thought for a moment, then took out two braised pig's trotters from the back kitchen and placed them on the table.
Chu Ye and He Liuer each started eating quickly.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the back room: "Grandpa...why hasn't it closed yet?"
A little girl of four or five years old jumped out of the back room, hugged the old man's arm like a baby, and hid behind with a little fear. Her big bright eyes looked curiously at Chu Ye and Chu Ye who were devouring the food.
He Liuer.
The little girl is very cute, with big bright eyes and two dimples on her red face. She is dressed relatively plainly, and the clothes on her body are a bit too small, and it looks like they were cut for her using the clothes of the adults in the family.
"Nanny, go to bed. Grandpa will close the shop soon."
The little girl nodded, looked at the pig's trotters in Chu Ye's and He Liu'er's hands, swallowed quietly, touched her belly, and then turned around and entered the back room.
After eating, Chu Ye burped.
He Liuer also wiped his mouth, and then said: "Grandpa, prepare to close the shop, we have finished eating."
At this moment, He Liuer reached for the pocket of his clothes, and after touching it for a moment, an embarrassed look suddenly appeared on his face.
It turned out that her mobile phone had been lost at some point, and she had never been in the habit of carrying cash.
He Liuer looked towards Chu Ye and saw that Chu Ye had been digging in his pocket for a long time, but he only took out a lighter, and it was filled with water.
For a moment, the two of them froze on the spot. They didn't even have any money or anything valuable with them.
"Child, you two don't have any money with you, do you?"
The old man spoke.
"……Yes."
Chu Ye and He Liuer were a little embarrassed for a moment.
"You guys are here to bully my grandpa again!"
The little girl stood at the door of the back room, with a look of grievance on her face and she was about to cry, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
..." Having said this, the little girl looked at the remaining pig's trotters that He Liu'er had chewed, and said aggrievedly with red eyes: "My grandpa said... those two pig's trotters are reserved for my daughter's birthday tomorrow.
's... now for you to eat... why are you bullying me and grandpa if you don't pay me..." The little girl came over and hugged the old man's arm. Her little body was shaking slightly due to sobbing, and she was so big.
Tears fell down his face.
Chu Ye and He Liuer could see that the old man and the little girl lived a very difficult life, and they must have been bullied by the bullies in the town.
"I..." Chu Ye was speechless for a moment. He had never been so embarrassed in his life. He could tell that the old man and the little girl's family had a very difficult life. Not only were they bullied by bullies, but they also couldn't even eat meat.
"Child, you don't need to explain. I can see that you and this girl are in trouble, otherwise you wouldn't be living in this town."
While stroking his granddaughter's head, the old man comforted him kindly: "I know you didn't do it on purpose. Unlike the bad guys in the town, you really didn't bring any money. It doesn't matter..." As he said that, the old man touched his granddaughter again.
He held his granddaughter's head and wiped away her tears of grievance, and said: "Don't cry, girl. Grandpa also left a piece of pig's trotters for you. You will definitely be able to eat meat for your birthday tomorrow..." "No, I won't.
Tomorrow is also grandpa's birthday, and that pig's trotter is for grandpa." Nannan hugged grandpa's arm and cried aggrievedly: "They all bully grandpa, they all bully us. We have been living together so hard, even Nannan's parents are so miserable.
No, why are they still bullying us... Wuwuwu... Grandpa, Nannan wants to eat meat, and Nannan also wants grandpa to eat meat..." Hearing these bitter words of the little girl, Chu Ye was stunned for a moment.
His eyes swept over the grandfather and grandson, and when he saw the old man's obviously shabby clothes and the daughter's big, ill-fitting coat, he felt a little sad in his heart.
The hard work of the working people at the bottom in remote areas made him feel a little sore in the nose.
"Little sister, don't worry, sister is really not a bad person..." He Liu'er looked at her grandson and grandson like this, and she couldn't help but feel sad.
"this is for you."
At this moment, Chu Ye took out a simple piece of jade from his arms and placed it on the table.
There is also a word "wu" engraved on the jade, which is the number plate of Dragon Blade. This word "wu" represents invincibility! "I didn't bring any money, and this jade is the only one that is worth some money.
gave it to you."
Chu Ye smiled slightly at Nannan.
"no."
The old man quickly shook his head, returned the jade plaque to Chu Ye, and said seriously: "This jade is worth a lot at first glance. If I accept this jade, what's the difference between taking advantage of it and taking advantage of it?"
Chu Ye didn't expect the old man to refuse, and couldn't help but sigh. This old man and young man had such a difficult life, but they still had such noble character, which filled his heart with respect.
"Please accept it. Although this piece of jade has some value, to a starving person, its value is not as good as a bowl of hot porridge."
The old man took a few steps back, shook his head and said, "My child, everyone is in trouble, so I can't accept your things.
Let's do this. When you have money later, you can make up for it."
Seeing that the old man refused to accept it, Chu Ye had no choice but to put the jade away again.
"Old man, when will the boat from this island back to the mainland arrive?"
Chu Ye asked.
The old man thought for a while and said: "That's a coincidence. There are only two ferries to the mainland from this island every week. The last ferry just left tonight. If you want to leave here, you can only wait for the ferry in three days."
Already."
Chu Ye and He Liu'er looked at each other with helplessness on each other's faces.
If they want to go back to Jinling by themselves, they will have to wait for the ferry in three days, unless Jinling gets news about them and sends someone to pick them up in time.
"Sir, do you have a mobile phone?"
Chu Ye asked, "Or, can I access the Internet?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Chu Ye regretted them.
The life of the grandfather and grandson is so difficult that they can't even afford meat. Where can they find the spare money to buy mobile phones and surf the Internet?
As expected, the old man shook his head and said awkwardly: "If you want to make a call, you can only go to another store in town."
When He Liuer heard this, she couldn't help but look embarrassed. She and Chu Ye drifted to this island penniless. It was already late at night outside. If they couldn't find a place to stay, they might have to sleep on the street.
.
She saw that the grandfather and grandson were doing well, so she begged: "Then... can we stay here for two days?
We can stay and help you work."
The little girl bit her lip and said sadly: "But...but we all have a hard time..." Chu Ye smiled slightly, picked up the little girl, scraped her little nose, and said with a smile: "Don't worry,