Chapter 004 The Fourth Melon
Gu Xicao slept soundly for a rare time.
Before, she would worry every night before going to bed that Mrs. Liang would finally lose patience and drive them away. But now, since she helped Mrs. Liang yesterday, she must be too embarrassed to ask them to leave again.
Early in the morning, Gu Xicao was sleeping. She dreamed that she was surrounded by mountains of gold and silver. She could grab a handful of gold sand at will. She laughed out loud with joy. Then she heard someone calling her: "Sister, sister, wake up quickly, someone is knocking on the door."
"Hmm." Gu Xicao opened her eyes sleepily, her stomach already growling with hunger.
She looked at Lin Yuan who was beside the bed, "It's Xiaoyuan, what's wrong?"
"Sister, the landlord is knocking on the door!" Lin Yuan whispered, "Is she here to collect the rent again?"
landlord?
Gu Xicao sat up with a somersault, and hurried over in slippers to open the door.
Outside the door was Mrs. Liang, who was holding a pot of soy milk with several fried dough sticks on top.
"Xiao Gu, you finally opened the door. I brought you breakfast."
The soy milk is steaming hot and the fried dough sticks are crispy and fragrant.
Gu Xicao hadn't eaten such delicious food for some days, and couldn't help swallowing and making way.
Mrs. Liang put the soy milk and fried dough sticks on the table opposite the bunk bed. Seeing that Gu Xicao and her brother were in a daze, she smiled and said, "Why are you still standing there? Come and eat. The soy milk and fried dough sticks from Old Xu's in the market are famous for their delicious taste. You haven't tried them, have you?"
Gu Xicao and Lin Yuan both shook their heads.
A serving of soy milk and fried dough sticks costs 2.5 yuan, and their daily food allowance is only 1.5 yuan. How can they afford to spend money on breakfast?
"Then I'll treat you today."
Mrs. Liang said enthusiastically, "Come over and eat. Don't be polite."
"Landlord, it's not appropriate for us to eat your food for free." Gu Xicao said hesitantly, but walked over with a straight face.
It wasn't that she was greedy, but she had been eating only lightly for more than a month, and she couldn't help herself when she saw these greasy things.
"It's not for nothing. The guy you mentioned last night has been caught!"
Mrs. Liang said happily, "We went to give a statement early in the morning, and that bastard was still trying to get away. Fortunately, Xiao Lin listened to you and went over to catch him right away. I will never let that bastard go unless he pays 18,000 yuan!"
hiss!
Eighteen thousand.
No wonder Mrs. Liang was so happy this morning. This amount of money was not a small sum. Gu Xicao hurriedly asked Lin Yuan to get the bowls and chopsticks, and said, "That's great. Jiabao's surgery fee and hospitalization fee have been settled. Landlord, please stay and have breakfast with us."
"No, I've already eaten, and I have to go back to the hospital to bring breakfast to Jiabao."
Mrs. Liang said as she took out a red envelope from her pocket and stuffed it into Gu Xicao's pocket. "Little Gu, thank you so much this time. I didn't recognize you before. This is just a little token of my appreciation."
Getting it right once might be a coincidence, but getting it right twice in a row only proves that Gu Xicao is really capable.
Gu Xicao hurriedly said, "Landlord, I can't accept this. You usually take care of Xiaoyuan and me so much. If I accept your money, what kind of person would I be?"
"Yes, this is the rule. You fortune tellers must take money when you tell people's fortunes, otherwise it will be unlucky."
Mrs. Liang obviously had her own ideas.
She looked at the neighbors who had come outside to join in the fun and said, "If you ask Xiao Gu to tell your fortune, you have to pay her. You can't bully the little girl."
"Mrs. Liang, do you need to tell me this? We are not stingy people."
"Xiao Gu's calculations are much more accurate than Master Bai from Temple Street."
Gu Xicao blushed a little, "Thank you, Mrs. Liang. Can you give me some grace for the rent? I plan to open a stall to tell fortunes for people. I'll give it to you when I make some money."
"Why are you still asking for rent? You've helped me so much, you don't have to pay rent for the past two months."
Mrs. Liang waved her hand.
"Of course I do. How can I not pay rent if I rent your house?" Gu Xicao insisted. "Let's put this in perspective."
When Mrs. Lin came over to watch the fun, she heard Gu Xicao say this.
She couldn't help but look at the little girl a little more, feeling a little admiration in her heart.
The rent for two months is more than a thousand yuan. Gu Xicao and her brother go out to pick up garbage every morning, and they can't earn this much money even if they work themselves to death. How could she not be tempted?
"Landlord, you have a fish ball stall in Temple Street. Now you have to take care of your grandson, and the stall can't do business. Instead of giving it to others, you might as well take care of Xiao Gu."
Mrs. Lin said, "We are all neighbors. Xiao Gu can make some money to pay the rent."
"Your idea is not bad. Jiabao's fracture will take a hundred days to heal, and he will need three months to recover," Mrs. Liang thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Gu, I will lend you my stall for the time being."
Gu Xicao was pleasantly surprised by this pie that fell from the sky. She looked at Mrs. Lin with gratitude and said to Mrs. Liang, "Thank you very much. Please charge me whatever the booth fee is. Don't be polite to me."
Mrs. Liang waved her hand and said, "We'll talk about these things later. While we're still free, I'll take you there first, so that no one will occupy my territory."
Temple Street is not far from the public housing estate, just a few blocks away.
It is daytime now, but Temple Street is still crowded. On both sides are various small shops selling clothes, sunglasses, picture books, etc. Blond-haired and blue-eyed white people can be seen everywhere squeezing among the Hong Kong people and bargaining skillfully.
Lin Yuan looked around with curiosity in his eyes.
Gu Xicao was in a similar situation. She had often heard that Temple Street was bustling, but she had never had the time to come. As they walked, Mrs. Liang said, "This place is very lively and profitable. There are fortune tellers lined up over at the Tin Hau Temple. Although my stall is not over there, you won't have to worry about making money with your skills. Yes, we're here."
Mrs. Liang stopped. The place where she stood was just a small stall with a width of three steps for an adult: "It's right here."
There happened to be a fortune teller at the stall next door. He was wearing sunglasses and holding a banner to tell fortunes, read faces and feng shui. When he saw Mrs. Liang leading Gu Xicao over, he couldn't help but slurp his rice rolls and asked, "Mrs. Liang, why did you bring these two little guys here? Why don't you open the stall today?"
"My grandson is in the hospital, so I don't have time to do business right now."
Mrs. Liang pointed at the fortune teller and said to Gu Xicao, "Xiao Gu, this is Xiao Wang. You can just call him Uncle Wang. You two are still in the same business. Xiao Wang, this is my great-granddaughter from the mainland. She is also a fortune teller. Please take good care of her."
"Ahem."
Wang Laoshi choked. He took off his sunglasses and stared at Gu Xicao with his eyes wide open. Then he looked at Mrs. Liang, "Mrs. Liang, you are joking. This little girl looks underage. What's her fate? Go back to school."
"You must be kidding me. She's more accurate than you. She predicted which hospital my grandson went to yesterday. Forget it. I won't tell you."
Mrs. Liang was too lazy to pay attention to Wang Laoshi and said directly to Gu Xicao: "I'm leaving this stall to you. Whatever you want to do, I won't interfere in the next three months. Xiaolin often patrols here. If there is any problem, just go to him."
"Okay, thank you, Mrs. Liang."
Gu Xicao hurriedly thanked him.
Mrs. Liang was busy bringing breakfast to her grandson, so she hurried back. Gu Xicao looked around and saw people coming and going. It was indeed a good place to do business.
"Sister, what are we doing now?" Lin Yuan pulled Gu Xicao's sleeve and asked.
Gu Xicao touched his hand and said confidently: "Let's go buy some things. We'll open today!"
Mong Kok Police Station.
Lin Jianyi had just returned from breakfast. As soon as he entered the office, his colleague Sun Zhaogan ran over and asked, "Brother Lin, I heard that you caught a suspect single-handedly last night?"
"You are so well-informed?" Lin Jianyi pulled out a chair and sat down, saying with a smile, "It's just a fool driving around, it's no big deal."
"That's right, a blind cat catching a dead mouse, there's nothing to brag about."
Sir Zhou came in and said in a sarcastic tone.
Lin Jianyi's smile flattened. Chen Shazhan came over and knocked on the door. He looked around and his eyes fell on Lin Jianyi: "PC1789?"
"Yes, Sergeant, what can I do for you?" Lin Jianyi stood up and saluted neatly with his legs together.
Chen Shazhan waved his hand: "No instructions, but you did a good job last night. Recently, citizens have been complaining about our poor efficiency in handling cases. Now look, we solved the car accident case in one night. Is this efficiency bad? Good job, what's your name?"
"Lin Jianyi, the meaning is 'jian' and the meaning is 'yi'!"
Lin Jianyi quickly replied.
Chen Shazhan nodded, "Keep working for Xinsi!"
"Yes, sir!" Lin Jianyi agreed excitedly.
The other police officers around looked at Lin Jianyi with complicated eyes, and Sir Zhou walked away with a sullen look on his face.
When Sun Zhaogan was getting excited, Lin Jianyi bumped into him and said, "What are you looking at? Let's go and patrol the streets!"
Eight or nine o'clock in the morning.
The streets were filled with the sound of horns, bells, and the hustle and bustle of business.
Lin Jianyi bought some soda for Sun Zhaogan to drink.
Sun Zhaogan teased, "No way, brother Yiqi, the sergeant praised you today and you only bought a bottle of Coke? Are you so stingy?"
"Don't you want it? Don't give it back to me."
Lin Jianyi cursed with a smile.
"Yes, yes, even a dollar is a lot of money." Sun Zhaogan took a sip of the bubbly Coke, sighed comfortably, and tugged at his belt. "But, Brother Yiqi, people say that you found the suspect because of what the fortune teller said. Is that true?"
"Of course I would say that..." Lin Jianyi stretched out the last syllable of the sentence. He turned around and caught a glimpse of Gu Xicao, who was setting up a stall on the opposite street with a fortune-telling banner hanging on it. He could not help rubbing his eyes, wondering if he was dazzled.
"Sister, we only have a table and a banner, is that enough?"
Lin Yuan looked at the four treasures of the study, the Bagua diagram, and the pile of books on the table next to him, then looked at their bare table, and inexplicably felt like a loser.
Gu Xicao said calmly: "Of course it's not enough."
"I said..." Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Xicao: "We are still short of two stools, otherwise there will be no place for customers to sit."
Lin Yuan almost fell down.
There are still so many customers that he is now worried that they will be treated as a joke on the first day of opening.
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