"Babble."
Issa gently pushed open the heavy wooden door, a warm air mixed with noisy sounds and oil smoke rushed to his face, and the lively scene of people coming and going filled the whole space.But then, "borrowed", someone walked over, walked sideways around Issa, pushed open the door again and left the balcony seating area, the cold air left over from the slow closing of the door made her mind return to reality.Although August still has a little tail left and has not left, Iwabuchi can't wait to welcome autumn, and the dry, cool air briefly stops in the city, and it is the final revelry before the heavy snow and cold arrive.However, the lingering haze makes it difficult to perceive the change of seasons and sunshine.This is the rest area on the top floor of the Iwabuchi Library.Because the interior of the library must be quiet, no eating, no smoking, and no conversation, which also makes it difficult for people who come to the library to study hard.Later, the library set up a lounge area on the balcony area on the top floor to allow people to take a short break, and even set up a light bar to serve sandwiches, burgers, and basic food for drinks.In this way, even if you soak in the library all day, there is no problem.Issa was in the lounge area at this point, and with a sweep of his eyes, he easily found Hodden in the crowd - not because Hodden stood out from the crowd, but because Hodden occupied a four-person table alone in the crowd, which was too conspicuous to miss.The sparse sunlight near noon pierces through the glass above the head of the lounge area, sprinkles on the tabletop, and the rare golden halo flows down warmly, so that people can't help but want to wander in it.But Holden stepped back slightly, hiding his figure in the shadow of the window lattice, and the intertwined boundaries of light and shadow blurred Holden's face, and no one could spy on his eyes and expressions.A lone cup of dark brown coffee sits on the table, the smoke in the sunlight outlines a vague and hazy shape, faintly catching the dust dancing in the air, like a fairy, and then before you know it, time quietly stops between the slender and wide palms next to the coffee cups.The surging crowd is moving rapidly, gradually blurring into a rushing river, but the corner is still, inadvertently revealing a little loneliness, the more noisy the more silent, the more crowded the more lonely; Unfortunately, the face between the light and the dark is not clear, so Issa is not sure if it is his own delusion.Delusion for sure!
But if it is an illusion, how can we explain that a seventeen-year-old boy is so old and so wise?
With a long exhale, Issa shook off all the thoughts in her mind for a moment, and then walked quickly towards Holden's position, and her vision gradually became clearer, and you could see the reason why Holden had dominated the entire four-person table alone: there were many photographs on the table, scattered disorderly and chaotically, all over every corner of the table; In the far corner, there is a plate with crumbs left, the plate has been eaten cleanly, and it is placed alone on the edge, crumbling, a little pitiful."
Be careful."
Issa was about to enter his seat, and with a sweep of his clothes, he almost swept the photo in the corner, and he hurriedly pressed the photo in the original flavor, slightly embarrassed.The eye caught it, only to find that Hoden had only reminded her, and then she concentrated again, not noticing her embarrassment, which made her relax."
Did you find anything?"
Issa asked.Holden didn't affirm but didn't deny, "Have you had lunch?"
”Issa was stunned: Is it more important to have lunch now?
Glancing at the coffee cup in Howlen's hand, he beckoned to the waiter, and ordered a cup of coffee, ready to taste it - about two hundred years ago, coffee began to be found to have medicinal and edible value in the Norse continent, and the first people who tasted coffee beans lived on a remote island on the southeast side of the continent.From the initial medicinal use to the subsequent alcohol substitute, coffee was more popular in the church, but a small number of fundamentalists considered it a "cursed drink" and once wanted to ban the spread of coffee, but the leaders of the Goddess Shuma Church tasted it and thought it could be cited, which allowed coffee to gradually spread.However, for more than a hundred years after that, coffee was so expensive that only the aristocracy could quote it, and it was even called "black gold".It wasn't until about 50 years ago that a piece of land suitable for growing coffee was accidentally discovered at the junction of the southeast side between the Quran and Kag, and then coffee spread rapidly, and coffee was produced in large quantities and its price dropped began to become an important beverage in the Norsnes continent.However, just like Golden Satin beer, there are different grades of coffee beans.The most sought-after weasel beans are native to the small island directly below Iwabuchi, where they are fed to the weasel beans, which ruminate the beans and are made by stomach acid to remove the bitterness of the beans and bring out the unique chocolate flavor, which can be sold for five grams per pound of weasel beans and has no market price.What is certain is that Hoden is not enjoying some kind of premium coffee.Issa didn't really like coffee, and had only tasted it so far, but the bitterness and astringency of it made her completely uncomfortable.Seeing Holden try it today, she couldn't help but be curious, "Can you talk about why you like coffee?"
I only tasted bitterness and astringency, isn't this a self-training?
”Hoden didn't reply, still concentrating on the photo, and then rearranged the part that Issa had just messed up before he looked up, "Perhaps, that's the purpose?"
”Looking at Isa's disagreeing expression, the corners of Holden's mouth rose, "Abandon prejudice, calm down and taste it, it has its own aroma." ”"But what if you still don't like it?"
Issa retorted."
Then there's no need to like it."
Hodden said with a smile, and then changed the subject, "I shouldn't have asked to meet today to discuss coffee, right?"
”"Oh, yes."
Issa also retracted her thoughts and got to the point, but still asked, "Are you sure it doesn't matter?"
I see how you look like you're getting ready for admission. ”Hoden waved his hand slightly, "Don't worry. ”Then he raised his hand and made an inviting gesture to get Issa down to business, "What's the news updated now?"
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