Life is a Game

It is a very dilapidated and small mountain temple. It is estimated that there has been no incense for a long time. It is almost dark now, and the rain has not stopped, and there is a trend of getting bigger and bigger.

It was undoubtedly a good decision to choose to stay in the mountain temple at this time. Xia Mubing walked into the mountain temple.

"Who?" There was someone in the mountain temple, a young female voice, nervous and vigilant.

"Take shelter from the rain," Xia Mubing said.

There was no sound from inside.

Half of the mountain temple collapsed. The place where Xia Mubing was standing was a little leaky, and the ground was wet. He saw a stack of haystacks a little further inside, so he went inside and sat down.

Judging by his posture, he is preparing to spend the night here.

"Don't come here!" The woman inside became nervous when she heard the movement outside, "My brother has gone to the city and will be back soon, you, don't think about doing anything else."

"I just hide from the rain and leave when the rain stops." Xia Mubing said, went to the haystack and closed his eyes to sleep.

He was really tired, he almost fell asleep with his eyes closed, and soon remembered the slight sound of snoring, the woman inside was relieved to hear the sound of snoring outside, but there was still no movement.

Curious, Jiang Feng went inside to have a look.

The mountain temple was not that big, and there was less than two meters between Xia Mubing and the woman inside. If it wasn't for the fact that it was dark and the light in the mountain temple was dark, Xia Mubing might have seen her just now.

Perhaps it should not be called a woman, but a young girl. The light is too dark and Jiang Feng can't see her facial features clearly. Based on her feeling, she should be quite handsome. She is lying in a haystack with a thin quilt covering her body. Clean, but there is an unpleasant smell on the body. There is a water tank beside her, and there is a ladle by her hand, which is very close, and belongs to the kind that can scoop water with one's hand.

The young girl didn't sleep, she looked outside in a daze, and didn't know what she could see in such a dark place, so she just kept watching with her eyes open, like a wooden figure, blinking her eyes occasionally until dawn.

Jiang Feng also watched her in a daze until dawn boredly.

It rained intermittently at night, and it happened to be still raining at dawn, and the sky was still very dark because of the rain.

Xia Mubing woke up.

Sensing that the people outside had woken up, the young girl immediately became vigilant.

"It's dawn, you go!" The young girl began to chase people away, "My brother didn't come back last night because of the rain, and now he will be back soon after dawn."

"The rain hasn't stopped." Xia Mubing slept very energeticly all night, got up to stretch her muscles, and when she turned around, she saw the girl inside.

"I'll leave when the rain stops," Xia Mubing said, turning around.

As a result, God seemed to deliberately contradict the two of them, and the rain continued to fall until noon. During this period, Xia Mubing stood up and swayed a few times. Every time, the girl inside was so nervous that she was afraid that he was plotting something wrong, so she reached into the dry grass below and grabbed something tightly.

At noon, the girl inside was so hungry that she secretly took out a pancake from the haystack, took a bite and put it back to chew slowly, and took another bite and put it back to chew slowly, just like being a thief.

Then Xia Mubing saw it.

The girl inside immediately became nervous. Now she felt that Xia Mubing might not only plot against her, but also plot against the pancake in her hand.

Three mouthfuls quickly ate half of the pancake, the young girl said vaguely: "I only have this one, my brother will be back soon, don't come over!"

Xia Mubing laughed, he was not interested in stealing things from people, and was about to turn his head away when the girl inside gave in.

"Here's half of it for you, don't come here." The young girl threw the pancake over.

Don't reject the pancakes delivered to your door for nothing, and it's okay to be bitten by someone. Xia Mubing even snatched some from the dog before, picking them up from the haystack and eating them in two or three bites.

Throwing pancakes should be regarded as the biggest interaction between the two of them in the past half a day. Jiang Feng thought they would at least say a few words, but the two remained silent. Xia Mubing continued to wait for the rain to stop, while the young girl continued to stare at him nervously.

In the middle of the afternoon, the rain finally stopped. Xia Mubing looked back at the young girl and left. The young girl let out a long sigh of relief.

Jiang Feng followed Xia Mubing, followed him back to the tree where he had buried his things, watched him dig the hole, took out the bag, and opened it.

It was full of Dayang and little yellow croakers, and the two bags of Dayang and little yellow croakers were definitely a huge sum of money. Combined with the blood on Xia Mubing's body before, Jiang Feng wondered if he had robbed and killed that big family.

Xia Mubing took a few oceans out and put them in his underwear, and buried the burden again, just like before, with no traces visible.

Xia Mubing entered the city.

Just like filming a TV series, Jiang Feng followed Xia Mubing like a country boy who had never been to the city, and everything he watched was new.

Wooden houses, brick houses, dirt roads, and bluestone roads, the pedestrians who come and go seem to be people from all ages mixed together, wearing long gowns, coats, short shirts, suits, skirts, cheongsams, perms. There are all kinds of people who wear hair in a bun.

Jiang Feng thought it was a remote rural place before, but he didn't expect that when he entered the city, he found that the city was quite lively, not like an ordinary county town.

Xia Mubing walked into a hotel. Jiang Feng saw many hotels and hotels along the way, and this one was the largest.

The tea servant (waiter) at the door saw Xia Mubing, and said with a disgusted expression: "This is a hotel, beg for food and go elsewhere, don't dirty the door, or I'll be rude to you!"

He spoke Hunan dialect, and it seemed that Xia Mubing was in Hunan province now.

Xia Mubing's appearance was indeed no different from that of a beggar.

"Stay here." Xia Mubing was not angry and walked into the store.

"A-class room costs three oceans, second-class room costs one ocean, rooms C and D are full, no francs, no banknotes, only oceans, if you have no money, leave as soon as possible!" The tea servant was in a bad mood. Chasing people away was because he was worried that Xia Mubing was really rich.

The tea servants felt that their owner was simply out of their minds. Other hotels with such a large scale as theirs all followed the example of the Portuguese businessman and started a lucrative business. The first floor opened a hotel, the second floor received prostitutes, and the third floor provided drugs. Even the tea services in those hotels have made a lot of money, unlike their family, they are still the same as before, only doing some laundry, haircuts, sedan chairs, chartered cars, buying car and ferry tickets, operating Jingguang groceries, Exchange offices and the like don't make a lot of money.

In the past, he would introduce the girls brought by Mrs. Chen to the gentlemen in need of first-class rooms to earn some extra money. Fortunately, other hotels have put this business on the bright side, and he has lost even the last extra money. .

"Stay in a second-class room for two days." Xia Mubing took out three ocean dollars from his coat and put them on the table. "Buy me two new clothes, and then ask me if there is a ticket to Peking."

"Okay, don't worry, there is nothing I, Wen Er, can't do in Star City. I'll send you to your room to rest for a while, and I'll bring you the clothes right away!" Wen Er immediately beamed with joy. The business is much more profitable than the matchmaking of those officials and gentlemen in the past.

"Is there hot water?" Xia Mubing asked.

"Some B-class rooms provide you with hot water throughout the day. If you need anything, just let me know. I'll get you hot water later. By the way, you have to register. If it's inconvenient, don't It doesn't matter if you register." Wen Er enthusiastically said, "I don't know your last name?"

"Xia, you can remember whatever you want," Xia Mubing said.

"Okay, let me know if you have something to do. If you want something to eat but don't want to go out, I'll buy it for you. I'll make sure it's still hot when it arrives, so you don't need to go there yourself." Wen Er graciously said He sent Xia Mubing to his room, and quickly brought him buckets of hot water, and even cold water.

Jiang Feng looked at the second-class room. He didn't know the purchasing power of a piece of ocean at this time, but it should be worth a lot. This second-class room should be considered a luxury suite in a star hotel in the Republic of China.

The area is not small, with bed curtains, quilts and other facilities. The decoration is good. The beds are very clean and tidy, the walls and other places are also clean, and there are tea and snacks on the table.

Wen Er brought the hot water and Xia Mubing was ready to take a bath. Jiang Feng went to the next room to take a look, but he was dumbfounded when he saw the next room through the wall.

He never thought that the hotel in the Republic of China could be decorated so magnificently.

The first-class cabin of Mr. Huang I saw on the boat before was nothing more than that. The decoration here was even more luxurious. Porcelain vases, wind chimes, screens, and curtains. The B-class rooms are much larger.

No wonder the first-class room costs three oceans a night, and the presidential suite of a star-rated hotel is no match for this room.

Jiang Feng looked at all the facilities inside and outside the first-class room, just like Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, and sighed when he saw one.

so rich!

Really, really rich!

By the time Jiang Feng finished watching and went back to Xia Mubing's room, Wen'er's clothes had already been delivered, and Xia Mubing had also changed.

It can only be said that Wen Er is quite capable of serving as a tea server in such a big hotel. The clothes he bought fit Xia Mubing's figure very well. Very ostentatious.

Xia Mubing still had 4 oceans and some copper coins on him. He was worried about putting them in the hotel, so he still carried them close to his body. After washing up, he drank two sips of tea and two small snacks before going out.

Wen Er was still at the door of the hotel, and when Xia Mubing came out, he immediately greeted him with a smile: "Is there anything Mr. Xia needs?"

"I'm going out for a stroll, when can I inquire about the ticket?" Xia Mubing asked.

"Don't worry, I will be able to inquire about the ticket for you before tonight!" Wen Er said, "Our Star City is a thousand-year-old city, do you want me to find a guide for you to go shopping with you?"

"No need." Xia Mubing finished speaking and went out.

Xia Mubing said to go out for a stroll, and he really did. He bought a few buns on the way and walked around the city the whole time.

He didn't return to the hotel until late at night.

"Mr. Xia, I've made all the inquiries!" Wen Er greeted Xia Mubing as soon as he saw him, "I can't buy a ticket to Peiping, since Peking has fallen, so naturally I will buy it." There is no ticket. If you really want to go to Peiping, you can only buy it in the provincial capital below, and then you will have to hire a car or go by water.”

"It's not that I'm talking too much. The northern side is like that. Everyone is running south. I advise you not to go there." Wen Er said.

Xia Mubing took out two more oceans and said, "Buy as much as you can, and buy wherever you can."

"Okay." Wen Er quickly took Dayang and put it in his pocket.