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Chapter 17 Once gone and never coming back (5)

Zimo Hongchen 池莉 1905Words 2018-03-20
In a large wooden basin, there is a black-scaled fat-headed fish with a fat head and big ears.The fish seller stares at his fish in water boots and puffs on a cigarette in his mouth. Generally, hot springs dare not go up to vegetables that no one buys alone. She is not good at bargaining and does not know scales.But her mother often told her to buy fresh big fathead fish as soon as she saw it. She lingered for a while, and stepped forward bravely. "What's the price of this fish?" The fish seller took a look at the hot spring, and said not very enthusiastically, "It costs three yuan a catty."

"Is it too expensive?" "Then go elsewhere." There is no such good fish anywhere else, and Hot Spring stood awkwardly for a moment, and whispered that he would buy one. The man scooped up a fish deftly, and raised the tail of the scale beam when he weighed it, "Look, it's nine taels a catty, and you're only nine taels a catty." Just as Hot Spring was about to take the fish, he held the scale beam with one hand. "Wait. Master, weigh it again, pick it up, and be careful not to touch the scale with your fingers." This is a stylishly dressed girl.Onsen recognized him as a classmate, but he didn't know which class he was in and what his name was.

The fish seller got annoyed and said, "If you don't buy it, mind your own business." The girl is not in a hurry, without any timidity, and her words are full of strength. She said: "This is called fighting against injustice. She is my friend. You are lying to my friend." "Go, go play elsewhere, I won't sell it anymore!" The fish seller poured the fish into the wooden basin, and the water splashed high.The hot spring jumped away, but her classmate remained motionless, letting the water splash on her fashion, and she quickly scooped up the fish.She turned her head to Wenquan and said with a smile, "Hotspring, I'm Wang Yanwen. We just want to buy this fish, right?"

The fish seller roared: "Put it down! I won't sell it!" Hot Spring said, "Forget about Wang Yanwen." Wang Yanwen said: "Don't sell it? It's not that simple! Didn't you just weighed a catty and ninety-five pounds?" Wang Yanwen suddenly raised her voice and called to the market manager: "Hey, manager, please come here. " The fish seller immediately softened, squeezed out a smile, and said, "Come on, let's weigh it again." Re-scaled, the fish weighed half a catty. Wang Yanwen took the change and stuffed it into the palm of the hot spring, and said to the fish seller, "I'm sorry."

Amidst the dumbfounding expression of the fish seller, Wang Yanwen smiled resoundingly and walked away holding Wenquan's arm. Hot Spring said, "You can really do it." "This is life." Wang Yanwen said: "Our students are so simple, but the society is so complicated, we just need to be afraid of it." Wang Yanwen is very happy, and he likes to laugh, and his laughter is very contagious. Wenquan and Wang Yanwen walked around the vegetable market arm in arm, and were amused by Wang Yanwen laughing all the way.Wang Yanwen knew the situation of almost all unemployed students, just like one interesting story, and I was very happy to hear it.

When they broke up, Hot Spring felt that he had lost something, but he was embarrassed to reveal it.Wang Yanwen said, "Shall we make another appointment to have fun?" Hot Spring said happily: "Okay." One Sunday, Hot Spring attended a party organized by Wang Yanwen.The party was held in a ballroom.The dance hall also operates a restaurant.Except for the hot spring, the other three female students all claim to be members of the Unemployed Youth Club.But they are very warm and friendly to the hot springs.A female classmate's elder brother is the driver, and he drove to pick up the hot spring.When Hot Spring got into the car, she knew that her family would definitely be watching her from the balcony.She herself was a little surprised that there was a "Santana" car to pick up an unemployed young man to go to the party.

"There is nothing we can't do, right?" Wang Yanwen is always so active. Several girls raised glasses full of Coca-Cola and responded: "Yes!" Everyone cheered with a bang and laughed wildly.The driver is a joking young man.He and his sister partnered to demonstrate various ballroom dances for everyone.Hot Spring is very moved to find that all the students can dance, but she is the only one who can't.And she was too embarrassed to learn, just stood aside and watched.I'm so worthless!Hot Spring criticized himself vigorously, but he just couldn't move forward.

Although there is no dancing, the hot spring is still very happy.It was the first time she saw a dance hall, the first time she ate Cantonese cuisine, and the first time she talked with unemployed classmates about today, tomorrow and yesterday.She saw another life.The vulgar schoolmates she had avoided before were actually quite cute.She was deeply sorry for her long-standing prejudice. Finally, the waiter brought the bill: one hundred and ten yuan. Wang Yanwen paid the bill without hesitation.The other students don't care.Hot springs can't do that. "I want to give you money, Wang Yanwen."

"Don't dare." Wang Yanwen said, "I didn't pay the money." Hot Spring was very surprised: "Who? Who will provide funds for a few unemployed youths?" Wang Yanwen said: "Yes. Who will provide us with the funds. One hundred and ten yuan, a sum of funds." After speaking, he led several people to laugh, which was meaningful. Before getting out of the car, Hot Spring said something very important: "Wang Yanwen, you have to tell me who paid for it next time we meet, or I will get annoyed." After Wenquan finished speaking, she jumped out of the car without looking at anyone, she blushed and her heart beat with excitement for having such great courage.

Anyway, life is starting to get a little more interesting, isn't it? Soon, Wang Yanwen came to the hot spring to watch a movie. The film is the war comedy "Eagle Over London".At the beginning of the movie, Wang Yanwen said, "I'm going to the bathroom." Li Zhixiang came over in the dark and sat on Wang Yanwen's seat.Hot Spring said softly: "I'm sorry, there are people here." Li Zhixiang showed the ticket and said, "I am this one, that's right." Hot Spring saw Li Zhixiang, and quickly turned away. She couldn't believe her eyes.

"It's me." Li Zhixiang said softly, as if kindly: "I'm just a plumber. How did you have fun on Sunday? How's the Cantonese food?" A trap!Onsen understands.Wang Yanwen will not come back again, a bunch of conspirators.In the movie theater, Onsen dared not say anything and could not move.The audience roared with laughter.The hot spring was like a small animal caught in a trap, and she was about to cry. "Shall we go out?" Li Zhixiang supported Wenquan's arm, and Wenquan stood up with him without any resistance.She felt like the whole theater audience was watching her instead of watching the movie.She wanted to shake off Li Zhixiang's hand, but she was afraid of attracting the attention of others.
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