In the affiliated hospital, the old lady panicked after receiving the call from the doorman.
Just now, old man Li fell asleep after taking the injection and taking the medicine. The old lady leaned on the chair next to her and squinted for a while. The other awake people in the ward were discussing because of the change in the weather outside, and they deliberately kept their voices low, but When they saw a tree being blown down by the wind, some people couldn't help but let out a louder sound of surprise. The old lady woke up because of their surprised sound, and so did the old man Li.
After seeing the weather outside the window, the two old men immediately became uneasy, especially Old Man Li. The first thing that came to mind was that Xiaohua was still tied to the guard's room. Now it's windy and raining, what should Xiaohua do!
Before the old lady called, the doorman called. The old lady left a phone call with the doorman, so the doorman quickly called the old lady to explain the situation after seeing Xiaohua running away.
Xiaohua ran away, which made the two old people anxious, but they thought that Xiaohua ran with the cat of Teacher Xiaojiao's house, which made the two old people feel at ease. When Xiaohua was injured a few days ago, it was the cat from Mr. Jiao who took Xiaohua to the pet center for treatment. Xiao Guo told the second old man about it, and Mr. Li called Professor Jiao to express his thanks. The old man Li also said to the old lady in private: "If you are a good person, your cat is also good."
However, the weather outside was really bad, so old man Li couldn't rest in peace, so he asked the old lady to hand him the phone, and he called Dad Jiao directly.
Jiao Dad, who was sorting out a handout in the office, looked at the caller ID and picked it up immediately. Old Man Li is a retired professor of the Academy of Biological Sciences. Although Old Man Li studies plants and does not have much overlap with Dad Jiao's research, the teachers in the academy still respect Old Man Li, so Dad Jiao accepted it without much thought. Woke up.
"Hey, Teacher Xiaojiao, has your cat returned?"
Old man Li briefly explained what happened in the hospital. Dad Jiao thought about it and said, "I'm in the office now, so I'll call and ask first."
"Excuse me, Mr. Jiao, if you have any news, give me one."
After hanging up, Dad Jiao called home.
Generally speaking, when Zheng Tan is at home, he will press the answer button when he sees a familiar number on the caller ID of the landline, but after ringing for a long time, there is no connection there. Jiao's dad looked at the weather outside, frowned, and called Jiao Wei's parents and Feng Baijin's phone, and asked, but Feng Baijin said that Zheng Tan had left early.
When Dad Jiao and Old Man Li were looking for Zheng Tan and Xiao Hua, they were still hiding in the grocery store for shelter from the rain.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the grocery store is a little weird.
The two young men who used to be arrogant are now stunned. One was twisted by his wrist and pressed against the counter, but he dared not move. His face was a little distorted due to the pain. I dare not let them go, I just hope that the mean-looking shop owner will let them go quickly.
As the shop owner said, if you want to let go, you can either pay for it or roll away.
There was still fifty dollars that the man had just pulled out on the counter, but the shop owner didn't look at it again after taking a look, only paying attention to these two young men dressed in a bit unusual.
The person standing next to him swallowed his saliva. He felt that the wind blowing in outside was a little cold, and the wind was carrying moisture, which made him feel colder.
"I warn you, don't go too far!" The young man standing next to him raised his finger and said loudly to the shop owner. But it was obvious that he was stern, and his fingers were shaking.
Xiaohua sneezed because the blown rain splashed on her nose, causing the man to tremble again.
You can't sell a Samoyed with a smile, and a pug can't pretend to be pitiful. There are not many facial expressions on Xiaohua's face.
The two were thinking about whether the big dog in the back was showing its impatience, and when they thought about it, they were even more afraid.
The shop owner didn't speak, just kept looking at them with an expression, then the young man standing next to him gritted his teeth, took out his pocket, and put out twenty-two dollars on the counter, "Is that all right? Don't leave my brother alone. It's gone!"
The shop owner didn't speak or let go, but instead twisted again, causing the man to scream in pain.
"Seventy-two yuan and thirty cents, is your elementary school math taught by a physical education teacher?"
The young man standing beside him stiffened. He didn't expect the shop owner to be so serious, he even cares about three cents.
"I don't have 30 cents anymore. If you don't believe me, show it to you!" The man took out his trousers pocket and took out all the things in the pocket. There was a dime in the left pocket and two old ones in the right pocket. A dime coin.
"… "
The man standing next to him choked, but he didn't expect that he really had thirty cents. Putting all three coins on the counter, he looked at the shop owner, "Is it alright this time?"
The shop owner shook his head, looked at the man and said, "Last chance."
"It hurts! Damn, hurry up and give the money!" The man who was holding his wrist yelled at his companion.
The person standing next to him put another fifty on the counter with a gloomy face, and then quickly backed away with his companion.
The man wanted to take away the fifty that had been placed on the counter before, but found that a finger had already pressed the corner of the fifty.
Reluctantly, he looked at the fifty on the counter. The man hummed and was pulled by his companions. After picking up the things, he walked to the door. When he left, he wanted to find something he could fight back, but he couldn't smash anyone. It's fine to smash the store, but I didn't want to turn around and kick my foot on a shelf, my toes on the flip-flops were hit and hurt, I can't wait to scold my mother, just about to scold to vent my anger and grievance , I heard two dog barks coming from behind.
"Wang Wang!"
Xiaohua stood up and looked at the two of them. It felt bad from the two of them, so she just called out tentatively twice, and reminded the other side not to come this way.
Xiaohua looked huge when she lay down, and she felt even bigger when she stood up, and her every move was very eye-catching. But Zheng Tan didn't stop Xiaohua. He felt that these two young people didn't have the courage to come and confront Xiaohua, not to mention that the store owner was not an easy one. As soon as you make a move, you can control people, and if you really fight, you will definitely not be weak. Compared with these two strong outsiders, they are much more aggressive.
The two young people choked on Xiao Hua's dog barking, looked at each other, and didn't plan to scold them, so they left quickly.
"What's the matter?" The person who had run to the back room for a nap was awakened by two dog barks, so he dared to open the door and take a look.
After seeing the two people at the door, he raised his eyebrows, looking for fault
The two at the door saw that the shop owner had helpers, and they didn't want to stay here. They left quickly, and ran into the rain without even opening the umbrella they just bought.
People coming from the back of the house bypassed the small flowers and walked quickly to the cashier next to the shelf on the other side.
"What's the matter, boss, those two are looking for trouble?"
"It's nothing, two children, you don't need to worry about it." The shop owner put the money into the money box, and only the fifty-fifty card that was first taken out on the counter was still in place.
"Yo, you dare to use fake money, do it on purpose, and find fault with them. Boss, how can you let them go without beating them up?"
"Why bother with the children." The shop owner moved the fake fifty to the side of the counter, pressed it with something, then picked up the screwdriver, cigarette in his mouth, and continued to repair the electric fan.
The clerk just woke up and didn't plan to go back to the back room, so he dragged his chair and sat beside him to watch the shop owner fix the fan. He kept saying, he felt that the shop owner should give the two people a good lesson just now. The kind of people who eat, drink, play, bully the soft, fear the hard and don't do business all day, should take care of it.
"Boss, they're about the same age as me. If they're not twenty they have to be eighteen, right? They're still children." After a pause, the clerk said again, "Boss, tell me, what's the difference between a child and an adult? Isn't it age?"
The owner of the store didn't look away from the electric fan, biting his cigarette: "The difference? Children care about who can take them to eat, drink and have fun, while adults care about who can lead them to success."
The clerk pouted, neither saying he was right nor refuting it. He looked at the box placed at the door and said, "Boss, is there no one talking about your behavior of raising prices in the rain?"
"What's there to say, the station has to increase the fare during the festival, what if I increase the umbrella fare when it rains?"
"...I learned from you what it means to take advantage of the fire."
"No," the shop owner shook his hand holding the screwdriver, "I just let you know more vividly what it means to be a mercenary and not a businessman." Perhaps for many people, being a mercenary and not a businessman is a derogatory term, but for Not necessarily for many businessmen, such as the shop owner himself.
Zheng Tan squatted beside Xiaohua, listening to the conversation between the boss and the clerk, and thought the boss was quite interesting.
"Hey, boss, aren't you afraid of this cat and dog staying here?" the clerk said. He was not afraid of being overheard by Zheng Tan and Xiaohua. In his opinion, even cats and dogs who had been around people for several years could not understand complicated words.
The boss is silent.
Zheng Tan also pretended not to hear.
On the shelf, the white cat squatted in another place, still staring at Zheng Tan and Xiaohua condescendingly. Even if the store owner greeted it, it didn't move.
After staying in the grocery store for about an hour, the rain gradually subsided, and after another ten minutes, it stopped, but there were still a few drops of rain occasionally.
The sky was much brighter, but the wind was still blowing, and looking at the sky in the distance, it was estimated that there was still a heavy rain brewing.
Take advantage of this free time and go back quickly.
As soon as Zheng Tan left the grocery store, Xiao Hua stood up and followed him out.
After walking away, Zheng Tan looked back at the grocery store.
Because the rain stopped, the doors of the store were all opened again, and the situation at the cashier was clearly seen from the outside.
The store owner was testing the newly repaired electric fan, and the white cat came down from the shelf and jumped onto the cashier counter.
The white cat's slightly sharp eyes looked at the shop owner who was approaching, and then quickly slapped over to remove the cigarette from the shop owner's mouth.
The shop owner has been smoking for more than an hour. He likes to have a cigarette in his mouth when he is doing things.
After being pulled out of the cigarette, the shop owner was not annoyed, but choked with laughter.
"Cough cough, Mia, this cigarette can't be wasted, it's more than ten yuan a pack!" The shop owner quickly picked up the cigarette that fell on the counter and put it in his mouth.
Another paw passed, and it was pulled out again.
"Hey, you little heartless!"
The store owner picked up the cigarette and took a breath, then blew a smoke ring at the white cat.
The white cat squatting there tilted its neck back, probably finding that it couldn't avoid the smoke ring squatting, but it didn't want to move, so it raised its two paws and waved it to disperse the smoke ring.
Seeing this, the owner of the shop squinted his eyes with laughter. The original mean face became less mean, but Zheng Tan thought of a weasel, an animal commonly known as a weasel, that he had seen at Jiao's father's home.