Half a month passed in a flash.
Early in the morning, Luo Xiao stretched and got up. Gently pushing open the wooden window pane, you can see a man in the quiet courtyard, lighting a local tobacco. He seems to have just finished breakfast and is leaning leisurely in a rattan chair. Cigarettes are rolled in paper and wrapped with very fragrant leaves. Last night he let Luo Xiao smell his hand.
Luo Xiao watched quietly for a long time.
It turns out that some men's figures are more moving than the morning light.
Luo Xiao opened the box and began looking for clothes to wear. Even though she had been in this town for more than ten days, she was still used to packing the entire box whenever and wherever she went.
Without exception, the box was filled with red banknotes, nearly hundreds of thousands of them. Luo Xiao looked at them and suddenly felt a little annoyed, and closed the box with a "snap".
When she went downstairs, Han Tuo had been waiting for a long time. When I heard the noise and looked up, I saw her wearing a grey T-shirt, black trousers and sneakers.
She has a fresh and refined look, the type that will catch any man's eye. But he always looks shabby and dirty. Han Tuo could almost imagine how sweet and bright she must look when she put on the elegant Korean style makeup.
But it’s good like this now. Although it is not very eye-catching, it is simple and refreshing upon closer inspection.
She is pretty and willful.
Thinking of this, Han Tuo smiled.
Luo Xiao saw it and asked, "What are you laughing at?" They were already very familiar with each other, so her tone was naturally casual.
"Nothing." He stood up. "I was just thinking about it."
Today's plan is to accompany Luo Xiao to see a house. Since she planned to settle down in the small town, staying in an inn all the time was definitely not a solution. Han Tuo is an expert on the local area and has wide connections. When he is around, the sky seems to be brighter.
After leaving the inn, Han Tuo took Luo Xiao up a slope and they could see two rows of houses in the distance. The house he had his eyes on was among them.
At first glance, it doesn't look impressive, just two doorways and a low wooden house. At first glance, it seems quite deep inside. But after a closer look, Luo Xiao fell in love with this place. The color of the wooden house is very bright, and you can tell at first glance that it is built with old wood. There is an elegant purple bougainvillea growing at the door. It is not very dense now, but you can already imagine it climbing the entire house. Through the facade, there is an open-air courtyard at the back, paved with stone slabs and filled with potted plants in the corners. Further in is the old house. As soon as you walk in, you can smell the wood.
Only those who think deeply in their hearts can understand the beauty of it.
The owner of the house was an old man with gray hair. Luo Xiao went in with him to see the house, and Han Tuo waited outside. When Luo Xiao came out, she saw him leaning his hands on several granite blocks at the door, looking at her deeply.
"Do you like it?" he asked.
Luo Xiao's eyes sparkled and he nodded: "I like it, I like it very much."
Han Tuo smiled slightly, as if he had expected it.
Luo Xiao looked down at the gravel at their feet, but was thinking: I really like what he chose.
"What are your plans if you rent this house?" Han Tuo asked.
Luo Xiao replied: "I can live here by myself and open a coffee shop, bakery or something. It must be great."
Han Tuo said, "The economy is bad now, and many people are losing money. Of course, there are also people who are making money, such as me. If you open a coffee shop with personality and reputation, you may be able to have good business. And..." He looked up at the bottom of the hillside, from where he could even see the roof of "Jianwang". He said, "This place is not far from my shop, I can introduce customers here."
"Aren't you afraid that the coffee I make won't taste good and will affect your reputation?"
He replied, "No." Then he added, "You won't."
Somehow, both of them were silent for a while and didn't speak. There was only a drizzle of rain in the sky, still floating above my head.
"What are you standing there for?" Han Tuo gave her a gentle push from behind, "Go and negotiate the price."
"Oh... okay." Luo Xiao took a step forward.
The owner of the house was named Sun. He was a skinny old man who was dressed very simply and kept looking at them with a smile. His previous offer for this house was 40,000 per year. Because the location of the house is relatively remote, the price is neither expensive nor cheap.
Luo Xiao: "Hello, Grandpa, can this house be cheaper?"
Han Tuo laughed when he heard this. He also knew Old Sun and usually called him "Uncle Sun" or "Uncle Sun". Luo Xiao called the guy "grandpa" right from the start, which made him feel like he was a generation younger than him.
This girl still has a child living in her heart.
Old Sun smiled amiably and said, "Girl, my price is already very cheap. Look at the houses in the old city, they cost hundreds of thousands a year. I really can't go any lower, I can't go any lower."
Han Tuo thought Luo Xiao would definitely bargain. After all, she was quite good at it when she first came to his store. Unexpectedly, Luo Xiao lowered his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said to Uncle Zhao: "Okay then..."
Oh my god.
Han Tuo quickly stretched out his hand to stop her, then looked at Lao Sun with a half-smile: "Uncle, this is my friend, can't the price be a little cheaper?"
Old Sun looked at him and groaned, "It's only because of your friend that it's so cheap. Hey, it's not easy for an old man like me to rent out a house..."
Han Tuo sneered in his heart and was about to speak again, but another hand reached out in front of him and stopped him.
"It's okay." It was her calm voice.
Han Tuo was stunned.
She looked up at Old Sun with a very gentle expression: "Uncle, let's go by your price. This is the deposit, please give me a receipt."
Well, you changed your mind pretty quickly. I immediately followed him and called him uncle.
Old Sun happily went in to write the note, and the two of them were left standing outside the porch.
Han Tuo slapped her on the head lightly and said, "You've changed your personality. You agreed so easily. I wonder if you can negotiate the price again."
Luo Xiao raised his head and from this angle, he happened to see Old Sun's hunched figure. She replied: "It doesn't matter, he is an old man, let's not bargain with him anymore."
Han Tuo looked her over and asked, "Are you so soft-hearted?"
Luo Xiao: "It's not that I'm soft-hearted... I just can't bear it."
"Then why don't you show any mercy to me?" Han Tuo said calmly, "This old Sun, don't be fooled by his poor appearance, he is a well-known old fox, he owns many houses, and collects hundreds of thousands of rent a year. He just pretends to be pitiful in front of you outsiders. I was planning to fight him for 300 rounds, but he must give us at least 5,000 or 8,000 yuan cheaper for this house."
Hearing what he said, Luo Xiao was also stunned: "Is that so..."
"Do you want to regret it?" he asked.
Luo Xiao thought about it, but shook his head: "I don't regret it." He looked up at the house again: "It's his business if he's dishonest. The decision to rent the house was made by me. The most important thing is that I think the house is worth the price, that's all. I don't feel frustrated or resentful about it. I'm still very happy in my heart - I finally have a place to stay."
The last sentence did reveal a bit of vulnerability. After finishing speaking, Luo Xiaolue felt a little embarrassed and said, "I'll go in and see if he has finished writing."
Han Tuo said, "Let me go. You two are willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten, what else can I say? But... hehe, at least you have to let him take care of the water, electricity, and gas for you!" After saying that, he strode in without waiting for Luo Xiao to speak. Luo Xiao looked at his strong back, then at Lao Sun's evasive expression, and suddenly laughed.
Finally all the procedures were completed and both parties agreed to hand over the house in a few days. It was already afternoon, and the two walked down the hillside. Han Tuo asked, "What would you like to eat for lunch?"
"I still want to eat yesterday's fried noodles."
"Okay, I'll make it for you later."
We had only walked halfway up the hill when the heavy dark clouds that had been hanging in the sky for a long time finally started to rain. The rain was pouring down very heavily and soon both of their clothes were soaked. Han Tuo didn't care, but he didn't want Luo Xiao to get wet. So he took her hand and hid under the eaves of a roadside shop. The shop was closed, so the two of them stood quietly against the wooden board.
Soon, the rain turned the entire road into chaos. There was steam rising from the muddy road. At the beginning, there were a lot of people running. Later, there was no one left to run away.
The temperature dropped quickly and Luo Xiao, wearing wet clothes, sneezed. Han Tuo's clothes were also wet. He looked at her and said nothing.
"Thank you today." Luo Xiao said. That soft voice, accompanied by the sound of rain, fell into Han Tuo's ears, and it was particularly gentle.
"Yeah." He responded lightly.
Luo Xiao felt that this man was really special. Sometimes, when you need him, he is so attentive and gentle that you are confused. But sometimes, he is cold and distant.
So Luo Xiao smiled and said, "Now that I think about it, ever since we met, I've always been thanking you, thanking you non-stop."
They were both silent for a moment, and he tilted his head and looked at her. There was rain, slowly flowing down his cheeks. A tough and lively man with eyes as deep as pools.
"What are you running for?" he asked.
A sudden question. He never asked, but he asked today. But she understood immediately.
Luo Xiao subconsciously wanted to lower his head and avoid his gaze. But at this moment, I actually felt reluctant to leave.
"I..." she answered, "I'm looking for a place where I can die alone. Let me gradually forget about this world."
Han Tuo raised his hand to wipe the rain off his hair, then held her arm. The tall figure approached instantly. Luo Xiao was stunned and looked up in a daze. He also looked at her and bent down to kiss her.
It was Luo Xiao’s first time kissing someone, and his whole body was stiff. I only felt the man's strange and moist breath, with some kind of thrilling temptation. At first he just tasted it briefly, but when he saw that she had no reaction, he simply held the back of her head and inserted his tongue inside. After kissing for a while, he moved his face away. But he put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Why couldn't I hear what you were saying just now?"
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