When Ding Chen walked into the small restaurant on the first floor, Carlo was taken aback, if he hadn't seen the middle-aged man following him, Carlo would have thought that this was another newcomer.It seems that Ding Chen has made full use of the time spent washing, not only washing the mud off his body, but also cutting his hair short, shaving his beard, and changing into clean clothes.At this time, the image of Ding Chen, who was wearing an old shirt, was completely different from the sloppy homeless man Carlo had just seen, and it was no wonder that Carlo couldn't recognize him.Standing in front of the door of the restaurant, Ding Chen looked at the furnishings inside, then walked in with his legs raised, ignoring the eyes of the diners sitting in the corner of the small restaurant, and walked to Carlo standing behind the bar."
Hello."
He said gently, "I'm coming." ”Carlo suddenly woke up at this time, realized his gaffe, and nodded to Ding Chen in a little panic.In her heart, she slandered that this guy was so young, at the beginning, she looked at Ding Chen's calm appearance, thinking that he was at least thirty or forty years old.Ding Chen dragged a chair, sat in front of Carlo across the bar, put a small bag in his hand on the bar, and then took out a few things from it one by one and placed them in front of Carlo one by one.The first thing he pulled out was a small cardboard box with a delicate pattern printed on it."
Cigarettes."
Someone in the restaurant exclaimed in a low voice, this thing is definitely a luxury now.Although tobacco cultivation is not that difficult, the paper industry is completely finished after all, and even if some people are addicted to smoking, there is no way to restore the industry.In fact, it's been a long time since anyone here has seen real tobacco.Ding Chen didn't stop, the second thing he continued to take out was a small bag wrapped in some kind of animal skin, untied the rope tied to it, and inside were some powdered white crystals.Although he knew that cigarettes were a valuable item, Carlo still looked unimpressed when he saw it, and was not surprised until he saw the white powder in the packet.She hesitantly raised her hand, glanced at Ding Chen, and asked, "Is it okay" Ding Chen made a gesture very elegantly to signal her to please, so Carlo dipped the little finger of his right hand in the white powder lightly, slowly put it to his lips, licked it with the tip of his tongue, and then looked at Ding Chen in surprise and said: "This is salt" Ding Chen nodded, and at this time he had already taken out a third thing, which was a string of small rings tied together with a thin rope, under the oil lamp placed on the bar, glowing with a dull yellow luster."
Gold."
Ding Chen looked at Carlo gently, "Of course, they also have some decorative functions. ”Carlo nodded, of course she knew the little dull yellow rings, and in fact she now had something similar on the index finger of her right hand, a keepsake left to her by her late mother.Ding Chen obviously noticed the ring on her hand as well, but he only glanced at it briefly and withdrew his gaze."
Can these things be used to pay rent?"
he asked.Carlo had completely collected his surprise at this time and nodded, "Anything is fine, of course, their value is different, and the rent they represent is also different." ”Listening to the girl whispering about the value of the three items, Ding Chen's gaze slowly stayed on her lips that kept opening up.To be honest, the place was much better than he could have imagined, totally unexpectedly good.But what surprised him the most was the girl in front of him, he couldn't imagine that today, when material civilization was completely collapsed, there would be a chance to meet a girl who was so in line with his previous aesthetics.Carlo quickly noticed Ding Chen's gaze, a trace of anger appeared on his face, and he stopped to explain.So Ding Chen reacted immediately, and he coughed embarrassedly, "It's very reasonable." ”He said, "Keep all these things."
Tell me if it's not enough. ”"Not necessarily."
Carlo had a good impression of the young man in front of him, but when he noticed that he also had the same eyes as the other men, the good impression began to fade.She straightened her face and picked up the bag of salt, "Just use this as a deposit." ”Ding Chen knew what the problem was, and it was obvious that the male instinct was broken.So he obediently put away the other two items, and said to Carlo, "Can I eat something?"
and he spread his hands, "I smell the smell of hot food." ”Carlo looked at him, nodded, and turned back to a plate of hot mashed potatoes and poured a spoonful of chili sauce on top, "I'll ask for that." ”"Then you're welcome."
Ding Chen took it with a smile, and then said: "If I want to find someone to inquire about some news, do you have any good suggestions" Carlo took a deep look, raised his voice and called out to the people sitting around the table in the corner: "Dad, he wants to ask about something." ”"Then look for me."
A shirtless man with short gray hair turned his head to look at Ding Chen, beckoned and said, "Come here." ”"What do you want to know," he said, "I won't tell you that my daughter won't look down on you." ”Carlo glared at his father in anger as the crowd laughed.Ding Chen thanked her with a smile, and then walked over with a plate.Someone gave him a seat, so he sat down next to the old man.Ding Chen glanced at several other people and stretched out his right hand to the old man, "Ding Chen." ”The old man looked at his outstretched hand and smiled, "Boy, put this set away." ”He said: "Let's talk about why you came here first" Ding Chen looked at the few people who stopped their respective movements and came to watch him together, slowly withdrew his hand, and said, "I heard the scavengers talk about here. ”"So you believe it," said the old man mockingly, "and you can't live your age if you are gullible." ”"Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway."
Ding Chen looked at his father with a smile, and did not mean to explain.The two looked at each other for a moment, and Daddy withdrew his gaze, "Okay." ”He said, "What do you want to know?"
and "The city to the west." ”Ding Chen said: "All the things about it. ”There was silence at the dinner table for a while, and then Daddy said, "It's been a long time since anyone has been anywhere." ”"So you know" Daddy nodded, looking at Ding Chen, "I don't want to send my news in vain if you want to go there." ”Ding Chen took out the box of cigarettes just now, gently placed them on the table, and expressed his attitude.Daddy's eyes moved between the cigarette case and Ding Chen a few times, and then he reached out and picked up the cigarette case, raised it to the front to look at it, and said, "I haven't heard of this brand in Nanjing." ”Ding Chen tilted his head sideways and did not speak.So Dad tore open the cigarette case, took out the cigarette roll inside, scattered the people at the table, and called out to the middle-aged man sitting by the door, "Li Xiang, come one." ”"I have no news for him."
Li Xiang shook his head and refused, "Come by yourself." ”Dad didn't care, put the cigarette butt in his mouth, reached out to take the oil lamp on the table, lifted the glass cover above and lit the cigarette roll in his mouth, looking at his movements, it was obvious that he was once a senior smoker.He took a deep breath, exhaled the smoke, looked at the slowly diffusing smoke rings, and said lightly: "Do you know that the news I gave you is not worth this box of cigarettes, usually I don't take advantage of others." ”He turned his head, looked at Ding Chen with a calm expression, and said, "But since you want to go there, then it doesn't matter. ”A small smile appeared on his face, "You're going to die there, so there's no use in keeping these things." ”aa2705221，，； mobile phone reading,