"Hey, cook."
In the bookstore, the little girl sat in Boss Zhou's favorite window seat, flipping through an economics magazine casually.
Turning over and over,
She was hungry.
Since I'm hungry,
Just have to eat.
However, Zhou Ze is not in the bookstore now, and the silly zombie is not there either.
The cook is still unconscious.
Deadpool is still growing grass,
The Taoist priest was the only one left alive.
The old Taoist curled his lips and ignored her. He was currently giving his monkey a bath in a small bathtub. He had already had dinner on the way back, which was treated by Officer Zhang.
Little Lolita habitually wants to get angry.
She felt that her life was going backwards.
When Zhou Ze was in front of her, he could only be a little quail, with his life and death in his own hands.
And now,
An old man who worked as a handyman under Zhou Ze actually dared to ignore him.
Reluctantly, I took out my phone, opened the food delivery app, and prepared to order a meal.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak…”
The monkey in the bathtub suddenly started dancing.
“Bang!”
The old Taoist patted the monkey on the head and said, "Take a bath and don't be naughty. Do you want to have lice on your body in the future? I need to breed you later. This is such precious time, but you let the female monkey catch lice for you and delayed most of it. Don't you feel it's a waste?"
The monkey covered his head, feeling very aggrieved.
The little girl put down her phone. She saw a white cat crawling outside the glass door of the bookstore.
The white cat should be a wild cat. It is dirty and has several wounds.
At first, the little girl didn't care, but the monkey's cry reminded her and made her look at the white cat a few more times.
Then,
She noticed something was wrong.
He stood up, walked to the door and opened the glass door.
The white cat raised its head and looked at the little Loli with a look of fear on its face, and subconsciously began to drag its tired body backwards.
"Demon?"
The little girl immediately bent down, held the white cat in her arms, and then walked to the bar and placed it there.
He grabbed the white cat's front paws with both hands, turned it over and over, and examined it back and forth several times. The cat's face turned red, and it looked very ashamed and angry.
"It's a female."
The little Loli frowned slightly.
"What kind of monster is this? It's obviously a fox."
The Taoist priest had just finished wiping the monkey's body and walked over. He glanced at the white cat on the bar and spoke directly.
"fox?"
"Yes, a fox, but the tail has been cut off. This is fucking weird. Do foxes have to participate in beauty pageants like corgis these days?"
The white fox turned its head and looked at the old man, grinning, showing its teeth, and made a "hissing" sound with a threatening tone.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
The clean and fragrant monkey immediately jumped onto the bar and glared back at the fox!
The old Taoist looked thoughtful, as if he had thought of something. He immediately squatted down and looked at the fox on the bar, wondering:
"Club?"
The fox nodded.
"Damn it!"
The old Taoist was so frightened that he took several steps back and fell to the ground.
"She's been injured, her skills are ruined, and her tail is gone. Why are you afraid?" The little girl glanced at the old Taoist with disdain, pointed at the white fox in front of her and said, "Now you want to braise or steam her, or be more decisive and have an affair with her, and she will have no choice but to let you do whatever you want."
The white fox looked at the little Loli with a flattering and pleading look on his face.
Foxes are the best at being human.
People often refer to those old men who have lived a long time and have rich life philosophy as... old foxes, and the same is true.
The fox knew who he needed to please in this bookstore right now.
In fact,
She really had nowhere else to go, and after a long period of wandering, she had no choice but to lower her head and find this bookstore, hoping to seek refuge with Zhou Ze.
But who knows,
She came at an unfortunate time.
Boss Zhou is not in the store at this time.
There was a little girl in the store.
But this little girl wouldn't get all giddy over cute pets or anything like that.
"Give her a bath, she stinks. She's here to look for Zhou Ze, let her wait."
The little Loli finally decided not to interfere. Anyway, Zhou Ze had this collecting habit and liked to collect all kinds of things in his place.
"bath?"
The old Taoist was stunned for a moment, then walked over.
The fox was so frightened that he kept backing away.
Although the fox was not wearing any clothes and was almost naked, asking the Taoist priest to watch it at this time and asking the Taoist priest to help it bathe later were two completely different concepts.
A fox demon who has cultivated for more than a hundred years would be called the ancestor by the younger generations in the tribe. Back then, she was even able to spend a night of intimacy with Yuan Shikai. How could she allow an old Taoist to desecrate her body like this
The thought of this old Taoist witnessing the whole process of me being submerged in water and turned into a plucked chicken made me feel very uncomfortable.
The fox was absolutely unwilling to do so.
The old Taoist actually didn't dare.
Oh shit,
This is a fox demon!
I had been punished by her before. Even though a plucked phoenix is no better than a chicken, who can be sure that this thing cannot be restored in the future
Unless I stew her and eat her now, and kill her completely, I will never dare to desecrate her.
"Well, you go first. How about I buy you some food?" the old Taoist said to the little Loli.
The little Loli looked unwilling.
"The boss was quite interested in her, back then in the club, hehe."
The old Taoist winked at the fox as he spoke.
The fox also showed gratitude in his eyes.
She knew that the old Taoist was adding drama to his own story and trying to use the tiger skin to make a coat for himself.
"Zhou Ze?"
The little girl looked at the old Taoist suspiciously.
It's clearly asking,
Does Zhou Ze have the ability to be "interested"
"Absolutely true!"
The old Taoist patted his chest.
"So, please bear with the hard work and help her take care of it."
"Why do I feel like you are fooling me?"
If Zhou Ze really likes this fox demon, then as her subordinate, it is natural for me to show my kindness to her. Giving her a bath is nothing.
"How dare I lie to you? Think about it.
The boss is not interested in zombies.
Not interested in men.
Not interested in virgins.
He must be interested in something, right?"
"So, he is interested in demons?"
"That's right. Look at that Eighth Auntie. The boss had no grudge against her at the beginning, so why did he hire her? Isn't it obvious?"
The little girl's eyes showed fear.
This truth,
So scary.
After the old Taoist finished speaking, he was also terrified.
I looked back subconsciously.
call,
fine,
This time the boss did not suddenly appear behind him like a ghost.
Oh,
wrong,
The boss is a ghost.
Little Loli shook her head.
Carrying the fox into the bathroom.
The old Taoist held Hou Zha in his arms and sat behind the bar. After ordering a takeaway for the little Lolita, he and Hou Zha drank peanuts and white wine, one peanut at a time.
For Lao Dao, working in a bookstore is like retirement.
When he was in Chengdu, he chose to follow his previous boss in order to experience the excitement of seeing ghosts every now and then.
This time he stayed in the bookstore with Zhou Ze instead of following Tang Shi and the others to Shanghai. In fact, he knew that he was old and tired. He had been traveling all over the country all his life.
I have seen strong winds and big waves,
I have seen the evil in people’s hearts,
I've seen ghosts,
Just want to be more stable.
In this "Salted Fish House",
oh,
wrong,
In this "Late Night Bookstore",
He can get the greatest stability, not boring, but not tired either, he can just watch the sunset of his life happily, and that's enough.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
The monkey suddenly cried out.
The old Taoist narrowed his eyes which were a little red due to drinking, took out some cow's tears, wiped them, and saw an old couple, a man and a woman, standing at the door.
Men and women supported each other and walked in.
The old Taoist stood up, motioned for them to come in, then went to the back to prepare a few cold dishes and placed them on the small wooden table in the private room, and poured three cups of rice wine.
The old couple sat down at the small table.
The old Taoist raised his glass,
Drink slowly with them.
Everyone was chatting about family matters.
Talking some nonsense that only people of this age would say.
Times are changing.
People are changing too.
When you get old, you get old.
The old Taoist chatted with them for a long time.
I found out that the old man died eight days ago, and the old lady died one day after the old man.
The old man is waiting for the old woman.
The old lady is chasing the old man.
After the old lady passed the seventh day,
The two elders joined hands together.
Let's move forward together.
Walking and walking,
I walked to the door of the bookstore.
The old Taoist talked to them about the past.
Listen to them talk about their children.
Listen to them talk about their grandchildren,
Listen to them talk about the house they lived in before and the house they live in now.
The old Taoist had no children, but he listened with great interest. From time to time, he would pick up a piece of dried tea or peanuts and put them into his mouth, chewing them slowly.
The wine was refilled twice.
Peanuts are also running out.
At this time,
The bathroom door was pushed open.
The little girl came out carrying a white fox that had been washed and dried.
The little girl really disliked the environment of this book room.
A monkey and a fox,
It's like a zoo.
Moreover, each of them is a rare and protected animal, and Boss Zhou is not willing to adopt one even though it is cheap and not against the law.
Who knows, maybe in the future there will be things like giant pandas and Siberian tigers in the bookstore.
Put down the fox,
The little girl walked to the private room and knocked on the door.
"Have you eaten and drunk enough? It's time to get going."
The old man and the old woman stood up together and said goodbye to the Taoist priest.
"Brother, sister-in-law, have a safe journey."
The old Taoist waved to them as well.
The little girl opened her mouth.
Stick out your tongue.
Like a flesh-red carpet spread out,
"The underworld is well-ordered, and the underworld can be crossed..."
The old man and the old woman held hands.
They supported each other for most of their lives.
Now we have to continue to support and keep going.
There is still a long way to go.
I can still walk for a long, long time.
After sending the two of them down,
The little Lolita retracted her tongue.
A little happy,
A little happy,
While Boss Zhou is away,
I secretly made a deal.
The grades are still yours.
Delicious.
By the way, even the kneading of the fox fur became much gentler than when I was taking a bath before.
The old Taoist sighed and sat back behind the bar.
Start drinking again.
The monkey jumped onto the Taoist's shoulder.
Give him a pat on the shoulder.
"Mr. Zhou is not coming back tonight?" asked the little Loli.
"That's right, I guess. He and Yingying went to a private world together."
"Salted fish is salted fish. Living in a villa is like a big deal. I used to... "
Speaking of which,
Little Loli doesn't say anymore.
Let’s talk about those years.
It's meaningless.
"If you take too much that you shouldn't, God will give you a chance to spit it out."
Hearing this, the little girl's face darkened and she stared at the old Taoist's back.
The old Taoist took another sip of the white wine.
Smacking his lips,
"Do you think I'm a little unfathomable now
hey-hey."