Some people become more and more withdrawn as they get older, while others become more casual as they get older.
After living a life of strict discipline, and seeing that there is not much time left to live, I naturally become free and easy and casual, otherwise I always feel like I am losing out.
At least,
In Lao Dao's opinion,
Having a drink and eating some peanuts with an old friend you meet by chance is also one of the great pleasures in life.
"Brother, you look really strong."
The old man said with some envy,
At this age, it’s not about who’s richer or who has more children, it’s about comparing health.
If I can live longer than you, that means I am more awesome than you!
Just now, when the old man was watching the door outside, he heard the noise of the Taoist priest clearing the sewer inside.
Most of the people who come to this secret alley are middle-aged and elderly people. After all, the prostitutes inside are already old, and young people will not come here.
Others come in and leave in a hurry, and the gap is obvious when compared with the length of time taken by the Taoist priest.
"Hey, just exercise more often. I tell you, with my physical condition, even if a group of ghosts stood in front of me,
I'm not afraid at all!
I’m not afraid that they will take my life away.”
The old Taoist patted his skinny chest vigorously while speaking.
These words,
He said it with great confidence!
"I'm so jealous, old brother." The old man took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, and sighed, "I'm old, I can't do it anymore, and now I even have a bit of Alzheimer's disease.
Who knows one day I might stupidly walk out on my own and lose myself.
You see, if you are left on the street, that's okay, there will always be someone watching you. If something happens, no one dares to help, but there will be someone in the nightclub who will call the police or an ambulance or something.
If you run to the wilderness, there won't even be anyone to collect your body, and you don't know which stray cat or dog will eat you, haha."
"Alzheimer's disease?" The old Taoist was stunned for a moment, "Then why are you still working here?"
"Why not do anything? It's still a day if you stay at home, and it's still a day if you go out, right?"
They drank a cup.
The bitterness of old age is all reflected in the wine.
"How about this, it's almost evening anyway, I'll go cook two more dishes, and we two brothers can have a meal together, what do you say?"
"Okay, then I'll wait shamelessly."
The old man stood up and walked into the kitchen.
This is a two-suite layout, that is, two bedrooms and a living room, with an area of about 60 square meters. It is very narrow, and the kitchen is even smaller.
"Do you live alone?" asked the old Taoist.
"Yes, I live alone and I'm too lazy to rent it out. It's quiet living alone, even though the place is a bit small."
"If you live alone, it's not that small. The places where young people living in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou live are really small."
"That's right. I heard that the rent is going to increase soon. It's really not easy."
After a while, the old man came out and said, "I'm going to pick some onions from the vegetable garden downstairs. Brother, you sit here and have some wine. Wait a minute."
“Thank you for your hard work.”
The old man walked out of the room and went out.
The old Taoist went to the bathroom and quickly took a load of water. After coming out, he pushed open the bedroom door and took a look. The bedroom was empty. There was no bed inside, but there was a large freezer.
It was like the freezer that sold cold drinks in a small store, lying in the corner, plugged in.
The house was cleaned spotlessly.
When I went to the toilet before, I saw a set of things like air freshener and disinfectant in the toilet.
This old brother is really a very particular person in life.
He’s almost as good as my boss who has a mysophobia.
I remember that the boss also had a freezer on the second floor of the bookstore, but that freezer was very scary. It was the kind used to store dead people.
The boss has been sleeping there for a long time. Of course, because of his special physique, he is the only one who can sleep there without fear of freezing to death.
If people like Lao Zhang and Little Loli sleep in the freezer, don't wake them up for breakfast the next day. Just prepare for their funeral.
However, after the boss had Yingying, the ice coffin was not moved to the new store on South Street.
Regarding this,
The old Taoist also understands.
Oh,
man.
Open the door of the second room.
The old Taoist was stunned for a moment.
There was only a mat on the floor.
There is no TV or anything else. It couldn’t be simpler.
The old Taoist touched his chin.
This old man lives a very frugal life.
No wonder he has Alzheimer's disease.
If I lived here, I would also become demented.
Thinking about it this way, the old Taoist suddenly felt that since he lived in a bookstore, he would be frightened by something every now and then.
I saw a ghost the day before yesterday, and a hanging yesterday.
See you the day after tomorrow.
Often stimulated,
It can also prevent Alzheimer's disease.
After closing the doors of both rooms, the old Taoist walked to the door and looked out. How come the old brother had not come back for so long after going out to pick onions
At this time,
A woman carrying a plastic bag came up from the corridor below.
The layout of this store is as follows: the ground floor is a shop, including a foot massage shop, and the upstairs are all residents.
The old man’s house is on the third floor.
"Who are you?" The woman looked at the old Taoist with some confusion.
"I don't live here. I'm visiting a friend's house."
"That old man is your friend." The woman was a little surprised.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"That old man is quite strange. He sits at the entrance of the alley playing chess all day long. I rarely see him go out."
"I'm old."
The old Taoist expressed his understanding, saying that knowing that he had Alzheimer's disease, but still wandering around was a stupid thing.
"Where are the others?" the woman asked.
"Go down and pull onions."
“Do you cook at home?”
"yes."
"Haha, isn't it strange? I've never seen him go out to buy groceries, but he seems to eat well every meal. Sometimes when I go upstairs, I can smell the smell of meat coming from his house."
"hey-hey."
The woman finished gossiping and went upstairs.
The Taoist priest returned to the house, sat down at the table and began to peel peanuts.
During this period, Zhang Yanfeng sent him a WeChat message, asking him where he was and that he would come to find him.
This frightened the old Taoist so much that he trembled.
He was not afraid that Lao Zhang would come to the police station to arrest him for the sake of justice. At that time, he would still have to ask his boss to bring 5,000 yuan to the police station to pick him up.
But the Taoist priest didn't want Lao Zhang to drive a police car around here, as it would scare the ladies below.
Therefore, although he saw the message, the Taoist priest simply did not rush to reply.
After two sips of wine,
The door was pushed open and the old man came back with a bunch of onions in his hand.
"Sorry for the long wait. I'll go cook now and let you taste my cooking skills."
The old man went to the first room and came back with something in his hand, which looked like meat.
The old Taoist didn't pay attention.
After a while, bursts of fragrance came from the kitchen.
"Um!"
The old Taoist rubbed his hands.
Really looking forward to it.
About half an hour later,
One portion of braised pork, one portion of stir-fried pork slices, one portion of fried meat, and a bowl of bone soup.
Just put it on the table.
Seeing a table full of meat,
The old Taoist was stunned for a moment.
"Brother, now I know how you got Alzheimer's disease."
Eating so greasy food every day,
Except meat, it's meat.
WTF,
If you are not demented, who is
“Hehe, when I was a kid my family was poor and I wanted to eat meat, but I couldn’t.
Now that I have the conditions, and I don’t have many years left to live, I might as well eat as much as I can. God knows whether I will be poor in my next life, right
Mao and Xi also said that eating braised pork can nourish the brain.
“That’s right.”
The Taoist priest picked up a piece of meat and ate it.
The meat is delicious.
Fatty but not greasy,
(o゜▽゜)o☆
So delicious!!!
The old Taoist enjoyed the meal so much.
Enjoy your meal.
No need to eat, no rice is cooked, just meat.
Finally, I drank three bowls of broth.
I just feel extremely satisfied.
Patted my belly,
The old Taoist sighed:
"It feels so good, so comfortable, so exciting!"
The old man picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the Taoist priest. They both drank it in one gulp. He also finished his meal.
"Brother, with your cooking skills, it's a shame if you don't go out and be a chef. The chefs in my company are not as skilled as you."
"Hey, brother, do you still run a company?"
The old man was a little surprised and asked immediately.
"Yes, he owns a company. The store is on South Street."
"South Street, that's amazing." the old man exclaimed.
In the eyes of authentic Tongcheng people, South Street is the most prosperous area in the city center of Tongcheng. The rent alone for opening a store there is scary enough.
"I'm not making any money. I'm losing money. There are all these weird people in here. I'm worried."
"Haha, that's right. Business is not good nowadays, and it's not easy to find serious and down-to-earth employees."
"That's right. The employees in this store are lazier than each other. If I don't keep an eye on them and whip them from behind, they would dare to bask in the sun and drink tea every day right under my nose.
Being a boss is really hard for me.”
"You have to teach your subordinates a lesson and set up rules."
"you do not say."
"It's not easy for either of you. I heard before that you had no relatives or friends, but you actually opened a company. I didn't expect it. You are also interesting. Why do you come here to spend money
With your income, you shouldn't come here.
If something happens, your employees will be worried to death, right? "
"Who told me that I like this? The girls in the club are indeed young, but I can't do it. They are all old enough to be my granddaughters, or even great-granddaughters. I really can't do it.
and,
We are already this old, how many impulses and needs do we have
I just want to find some comfort.
Find someone close to you to talk and chat with, don't you think? "
"That's right."
The old man nodded.
But he sighed silently,
look,
A little disappointed.