Chapter 14 Chapter 2 The broken stall in the open space

one Xie Xiaoyu did not go back to Shenjian Villa. After the Shuiyue Tower incident last night, she should have gone home immediately, but she didn't. She didn't go back, not because there were any interesting places in Jinan City. She stays here for one reason only. A reason for girls to stay usually. two After returning from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Bai Baiyu did not return to the Drunken Willow Pavilion. Because there are still some annoying people there, he doesn't want to see these people, he just wants to find someone who can chat, drink and spend the night quietly.

The best candidate for this person is of course Tibetan flowers. It's a pity that Bai Baiyu can't find her now, maybe her people will be in Zui Liu Pavilion, but Bai Baiyu doesn't want to go back there. So by chance, Xie Xiaoyu and Bai Baiyu met. ——This chance, of course, must have been caused by Xie Xiaoyu. Bai Baiyu knew, but it didn't matter. It's better to have someone to accompany than to be alone, besides, Xie Xiaoyu is not an annoying girl. ——This is the most important point. three Even in the busiest cities, there are lots of open spaces left unoccupied for some inexplicable reason.

These places were originally intended to be used for building houses and doing business. No one could figure out why the houses were not built and why the business was not done. Later, people even became confused about who the owner of the land was. Everyone only knows that there is an open space that no one cares about. Anyone can graze cattle, raise pigs, fight, kill people, and even urinate there. Only people with extremely quick brains would think of using this open space to make money. It is certainly easier and more enjoyable to make money from places bought by others, but it is not an easy task.

Because you not only have to move your brain faster than others, but also have harder fists than others. The stall is on a large open lot. When Xie Xiaoyu and Bai Baiyu met by chance, Xie Xiaoyu asked Bai Baiyu: "Where are you taking me to eat?" "To seven and a half." "What does seven and a half mean?" "Seven and a half is seven and a half cents, seven and a half cents." "That place is called Seven and a Half?" "The owner of that place is also called Seven and a Half." "Why does this man have such a strange name?"

"Because it costs fifteen cents for other people to shave their heads, but it only costs seven and a half cents for him." "Why?" "Because he's bald." Xie Xiaoyu smiled. "This man was not well-known in the market at first, but later he set up a beef stall there. No matter whether it was beef noodles or pig's feet noodles, he only sold them for seven and a half yuan a bowl. Later, his business became famous. Of course, the people are more famous, and there are only seven and a half people who come out here to fool around." "The business there is very good?"

"great!" The business of this stall is indeed very good. Xie Xiaoyu had never seen so many people in the middle of the night, nor had he seen so many different people in the same place. Dozens of tables are filled with all kinds of people. Some came on horseback and some came by car, so there were still many carriages parked beside the empty space. There were all kinds of carriages with different names, and in some carriages, there were actually well-dressed and well-dressed coachmen waiting. Xie Xiaoyu really couldn't figure it out, since these people could afford such beautiful carriages and horses, why would they come to this kind of dilapidated stall to eat beef noodles worth seven and a half dollars a bowl?

In a large open space, there are only a few dim lights hanging at the front. The lantern has been blackened by the oily smoke, it is not very bright at all, but the place is too big, and the place where the light cannot reach is still dark, and even the faces of people cannot be distinguished. There are far more places where the light does not shine than the places where the light can shine. Bai Baiyu and Xie Xiaoyu waited for a long time, and finally found an empty table in a place where the light could not reach. After waiting for a long time, a strange guy came over and put the cups and chopsticks on the table.

"Do you want wine?" "want." "How many?" "Five catties." After asking these two sentences, the guy turned around and left without even looking at them. Xie Xiaoyu was stunned. "This guy has a big shelf!" "We are here to eat." Bai Tianyu smiled: "Not to see people." "But he didn't ask you what you want to eat?" "He needn't ask." "why?" "Because there are only four things here, and people who come here almost call each one a dish." "Which four things?"

"Beef noodles, stewed beef, pork feet noodles, braised pork feet." "Only these four things?" Xie Xiaoyu was stunned again. "Aren't these four enough?" Bai Baiyu smiled: "People who don't eat beef can eat pig's feet, and those who don't eat pig's feet can eat beef." Xie Xiaoyu sighed and said with a wry smile: " It’s a genius to be able to come up with these four things.”—Maybe it’s because there are only these four things in this place that people find it new. "I knew he was by no means a genius." "Oh?" Xie Xiaoyu said.

"He got rich just because he wasn't a genius." Xie Xiaoyu laughed again. She couldn't help admitting that there was some truth to that. But what is the reason, she is not quite clear. ——Are there some inexplicable truths in the world that no one can figure out. No place for a table, much darker. Xie Xiaoyu suddenly noticed several figures in those places, wandering around like ghosts in the darkness, neither their clothes nor their faces could be seen clearly. All I could see were pairs of shining eyes, like hounds waiting to catch a rabbit. That look was a bit hostile.

"Who are those people?" Xie Xiaoyu couldn't help asking again. "Business people." Bai Baiyu glanced over there. "Come here for business?" Xie Xiaoyu asked again: "What kind of business?" "Shameful business." Xie Xiaoyu thought for a long time before she nodded, but she didn't know if she really understood?Or pretend to understand? There are not only men but also women in the darkness. These women were waiting to do business—at least she knew that. After seeing the dark side, she looked back at the brighter side. She saw all kinds of people, rich and poor, noble and humble. Almost everyone is drinking. That's the only thing they have in common, other than that they come from completely different worlds. Then she saw the guy from just now walking over with a big wooden tray. The noodles and meat are both hot, as long as they are hot, they won't be too unpalatable. But Xie Xiaoyu took a few mouthfuls, then put down his chopsticks, looked at Bai Baiyu: "You said this place is famous?" "Yeah." "Is it famous for selling these two kinds of noodles?" "Yeah." Bai Baiyu was eating noodles, and he didn't have any extra mouth to answer. Xie Xiaoyu looked around and suddenly sighed. "I think these people must be sick." "Which people?" "These people who come here to eat." During the day, Yu finally ate up the noodles, and then let out a long breath. "They are not sick." "Where is this person?" Xie Xiaoyu's eyes were fixed on a person. This person was sitting in a place with relatively bright lights, and he was wearing a light blue long gown that looked soft and comfortable. He is not very old, but his expression naturally carries a kind of majesty, even if he sits on such a broken table and bench, he is not to be underestimated. "This person must be very prestigious." Xie Xiaoyu said. "And the status is not low." "For a person like him, there must be no maids and servants at home." "Not only are there, but there are many." "If he wants to eat, someone will prepare it for him." Xie Xiaoyu said. "Anytime." "Then, if he's not sick, why would he come to this place to eat in the middle of the night alone?" Bai Tianyu didn't answer right away, he drank a glass of wine slowly, staring at the darkness in the distance, after a long time, Then she said: "Do you know what loneliness is?" "Of course I do." She replied: "I used to stay in Excalibur Villa, and I often felt very lonely." "What were you thinking at that time?" "I was thinking about things, I wanted to go out and wander around, I wanted to chat with someone." Bai Baiyu suddenly smiled. "You think that's loneliness?" "That's not what loneliness is?" "It's just that you feel bored. Real loneliness is not like that." He smiled, very sadly. "What does true loneliness look like? Maybe no one can tell, because then you don't even know what the hell you're thinking? "Xie Xiaoyu is listening. "If you have experienced many things, you suddenly realize that everything is in the past. If you have gained many things, you suddenly realize that it was all in vain. In the dead of night, you are the only one left..." His voice Lighter, slower, and then slowly said: "Until then, you will understand what loneliness is." "Do you understand?" Bai Baiyu didn't seem to hear her words, and was stunned for a long time before saying: "At that time, you probably didn't think about anything, you just sat there alone in a daze, feeling empty in your heart, and couldn't find anything." Falling, sometimes even want to scream, want to go crazy." "That's when you should think of something interesting." "Perhaps the greatest pain of human beings is that they can never control their thoughts." Bai Baiyu said lightly: "If you try your best to recall the past events, but you always think about the bitterness and pain, then You will feel as if a needle is being pricked in your heart." "As if a needle is pricking?" Xie Xiaoyu smiled again: "That is just the description of the literati." "I didn't believe it before. My heart really hurts, and I thought it was just an exaggerated description by literati." Bai Tianyu drank another glass of wine: "But then I realized that even the literati who know how to use rhetoric best can't Describe how you felt at the time." His smile was even more bleak. "If you have ever felt that way, you will understand why those people came to this dilapidated stall alone to drink in the middle of the night." Xie Xiaoyu was silent for a long time before opening his mouth: "Even if he is afraid of loneliness, he doesn't have to Come here alone!" "No need?" "Why doesn't he go find a friend?" "Yes, when you are in pain, you can find a friend to accompany you, to accompany you for ten days, to accompany you for half a month." Bai Baiyu said: "But you can't ask a friend to accompany you for a lifetime?" "Why?" "Because your friends must have their own problems to solve, and their own family members to comfort, and it is impossible to stay with you forever." Bai Baiyu smiled again: "Besides, you wouldn't really want to Your friends are always there to share your pain." "You can at least pay someone to stay with you." "That kind of person is by no means your friend. If you are really lonely, it is definitely not that kind of person who can relieve you. Bai Yu said: "Otherwise, what is the difference between you and a friend? ""I know there are other kinds of people. "Her big eyes rolled. "What kind of person?" "Like the girl in the Drunken Willow Pavilion, at least that place is much more comfortable than here." Xie Xiaoyu actually knew about the Drunken Willow Pavilion. "Someone like him should be able to get there." "That's right, he can go." Bai Baiyu said: "But if you go to that kind of place too much, sometimes you will feel very tired, very tired!" "So he would rather come here alone to drink." "He's not alone here." "But although there are many people here, there are no friends for him, and no one understands his pain. Isn't he the same as a person?" "That's completely different." "what is the difference?" "Because here he can feel the existence of others, he can feel that he is still alive." Bai Baiyu said: "He will even see some people who are more painful than him." "If a person sees others who are more painful than him , will his own pain be relieved?" Xie Xiaoyu asked. "Sometimes it does." "Why?" she asked, "Why do people have to be so selfish?" "Because people are inherently selfish." "I'm not selfish, I just want everyone in the world to be happy." Xie Xiaoyu said. Bai Baiyu sighed and looked at her. "When you grow up, you will understand that this kind of idea is absolutely impossible." "Why can't people be happy?" "Because if you want to get happiness, you often have to pay the price of pain," Bai Baiyu said flatly: "If you gain some things, you will often lose other things at the same time."