The alley wasn't long.
Huai Shi reached the end after walking for two minutes, but he seemed to have been stopped by someone.
A pale hand stretched out from behind him without warning and pressed on his shoulder. Huai Shi turned around in shock and saw the girl standing in the shadows in the corner.
She was wearing a white dress, and her long hair spilled over her shoulders like black water.
She was also wearing a mask.
She seemed to be looking for help.
"Sorry." Huai Shi was a little embarrassed. "I didn't see you just now."
Indeed, she had hidden it too well. Even Huai Shi herself was shocked.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Huai Shi asked.
As if it was the first time she had been asked such a question, the girl was stunned for a moment and looked at him as if she was looking at an idiot.
Then, she suddenly asked, "Am I beautiful?"
She suddenly asked this …
Huai Shi looked at her and thought. She had a good figure, but it was hard to say with a mask on.
But soon, she seemed to sense that something was wrong. She narrowed her eyes and looked down at Huai Shi's chest. Then, she saw a faint emblem on his clothes.
It was a small pipa.
The girl frowned and quickly reacted. She bowed slightly and said, "Sorry to disturb you." Then, she turned around and left.
"Uh, wait a minute."
Huai Shi called out to her. The girl turned around and looked at him with cold and puzzled eyes.
Huai Shi was a little embarrassed by that gaze. After a long time, he sighed. "Although it's not good to be so direct for the first time, you've already asked. I can't help it …"
He reached out and pointed at her forehead.
"You can't use this kind of foundation for dry skin. You're going to have pimples."
"…"
Thanks to the teachings and influence of a certain male cowherd, Huai Shi was now very familiar with this. His tone became regretful. "Your skin is really good. What a pity. How do you do your skin care?"
"…"
The girl seemed to be stunned as she stood rooted to the ground. Only Huai Shi continued to impart his experience. "If you have time, how about you try the essence of the MKII? I don't know if I can buy it here … But you shouldn't wash your face too frequently with your skin. You should pay more attention in the future. "
As he spoke, he suddenly took a step back and carefully observed the startled girl in front of him from head to toe.
Finally, his gaze fell on her face and he frowned.
He felt that something was not quite right.
Being stared at by that harsh gaze, for some reason, the girl subconsciously wanted to avoid it. She wanted to hide her face in the shadows and turn around to leave.
"Don't move."
Huai Shi's tone became serious. Then, a cold blade light burst out from his hand. He stepped forward and flashed.
Her bangs, which were originally a little too long, instantly became shorter and stopped above her eyebrows, revealing a pair of big, panicked eyes.
Following that, Huai Shi's movements were extremely agile. Left, right, right, then right, and then he fixed it.
Everything was done.
He took a step back, looked at his work with satisfaction, and waved his hand to disperse the blade light.
"That's more like it!"
He nodded in satisfaction and took out a shiny piece of metal. After wiping it on his clothes, he handed it to the startled girl in front of him. "Take a look. With the shape of your face, you'll look better with a hairstyle … Just now, I felt that something was wrong. Your bangs are too long."
The girl held the metal piece in astonishment and looked at herself in the reflection in disbelief. Her pair of big black eyes trembled, and she was speechless.
"Now, you're prettier than before."
Just like that, the youth solemnly answered her question just now.
She did not know why, but she could not help but lower her head and felt that her cheeks were a little hot under the mask.
"Okay, I have to go, goodbye."
Huai Shi turned around, waved his hand and said, "It's late, I heard that it's quite dangerous outside, you should go home early."
After taking two steps, he heard a nervous voice behind him.
"Wait, wait a minute …"
"Hmm?"
The girl lowered her head and subconsciously rubbed the corner of her clothes with her fingers. "It's almost night, if you don't mind, can you come to my house to rest? Right, right, you haven't eaten dinner yet, right … "
Huai Shi froze for a moment and heard an awkward sound from his stomach.
Sure enough, he was a little hungry.
"… Can I?"
He was a little embarrassed.
Was there such a benefit to being a barber in the village for the first time?
"You're a guest recognized by Master Luoni, of course."
As if afraid that he would regret, the girl took the lead and walked one step ahead. She looked back at him and said, "Please come with me."
"Ah, okay."
Huai Shi followed behind and then remembered that he did not introduce himself. "By the way, my name is Huai Shi, from Dongxia, how should I address you?"
"Ma, Ma Yi."
The girl walking in front said her name. "You can call me Ma Yi."
"Okay."
Huai Shi walked behind her, following her on the way home.
.
Unexpectedly, the place was not far away. After walking for two hundred meters, they arrived.
It was an ordinary-looking single-family house with a small courtyard and a parking space. However, there was no car in sight. It should have left.
"My humble abode is simple, please don't mind."
She walked with Huai Shi through the dusty door with a little shame. She opened the door and shouted inside, "Grandma, I'm back."
"Ma Yi, you're back so early today." A kind voice sounded from the kitchen and walked quickly in the direction of the entrance. It was an old woman wearing a gray Yingzhou native costume. Her hair was tied up and she looked meticulous.
But her face was full of wrinkles, so many that it was a little scary.
Seeing Huai Shi beside Ma Yi, she was stunned. "Oh, you brought a guest? How rare … "
"It's, it's Master Luoni's guest. I happened to meet him, so, so …"
Ma Yi lowered her head and avoided the old woman's eyes. She subconsciously wanted to hide her hairstyle. The old woman seemed to understand something. Her eyes wandered between the two. Soon, she warmly greeted Huai Shi.
"What are you waiting for? Don't you want to invite the guest to sit down?"
She bent down and handed a pair of slippers to Huai Shi. After inviting Huai Shi to sit in the middle of the living room, Ma Yi served tea. It didn't seem to be tea leaves, but Huai Shi smelled a strong fragrance of flowers.
"Please treat this as your home."
The old woman said warmly. "When we were in Youshi, Master Luoni had taken care of our family … Today is the time to repay her kindness. Please don't refuse."
"Oh, oh, okay."
The Master Luoni they were talking about seemed to be the woman who played the pipa? Huai Shi vaguely realized that because of her, he seemed to be treated as a guest?
Great.
Not only did he have a place to sleep, but he also had free dinner.
He couldn't wait any longer.
Hearing the sound in Huai Shi's stomach, the old woman smiled warmly. "Just in time, Ma Yi's father has just returned with fresh meat. Please wait for a moment …"
As she spoke, she got up and bent over to the huge box at the entrance.
She reached out and casually lifted the top zipper and walked into the kitchen.
Huai Shi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Auntie, you have a lot of strength!
Such a big box, at least enough to fit a person, and you lifted it up so casually …
Just as he passed by, the box shook violently, as if someone was struggling with all their might. With a bang, a person who was trapped inside forcibly opened the lid and struggled to get out.
He looked like he had been beaten up badly.
His nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
There was even a broken towel stuffed in his mouth. He looked very miserable.
Then why did he look a little like …
"Yuanzhao?"
Huai Shi looked down at the young man in disbelief. "Why is it you!"
He still remembered this little brother who was a few years younger than him.
Although he looked like he had a serious chuunibyou problem and often spaced out as if there was something wrong with his brain, they still had some friendship.
He didn't expect that after parting at the art gallery, the two of them would meet under such circumstances.
He could only say that fate was too damn wonderful.
"Wu wu wu! Wu wu! Wu wu! "
Yuan Zhao widened his eyes and struggled to make a vague sound. Although he couldn't speak, the meaning was clear. Pretty boy, what are you watching for? Hurry up and save me! Otherwise, this young master will tear you apart!
"Aiya …"
The old woman looked at Huai Shi in astonishment. "Do you know each other?"
"It's a child I don't know. I don't know whose family he's from …" Huai Shi coldly picked up the teacup and made a suggestion. "He looks delicious when fried. It's best to cut him finely, that way he'll be crisper."
"Wu!!!! Wu wu! Wu wu wu! "
Yuan Zhao widened his eyes and screamed with all his strength. He was so scared that tears were about to flow out.
Big brother, I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again! Big brother, give me a hand, give me a hand … Don't eat me!!
Seeing that he had been taught a lesson, Huai Shi put down the teacup and respectfully said to the old woman. "I was just joking. Madam, this is a long lost friend of mine. Could you please let him go?"
To be honest, he didn't know if the old woman would give him face.
Hearing him say this, the old woman suddenly felt awkward. "This is rare fresh meat. Although you said so, but … if we only serve vegetable porridge to guests, wouldn't it be inappropriate?"
"It's okay. I've been vegetarian recently."
Huai Shi smiled and said. "If you don't mind, how about I cook? Don't look at me like that. I'm also an apprentice cooking demon. "
As if in disbelief, the old woman looked at him in astonishment. After a long time, she hesitantly nodded.
"Since it's like this, this old woman won't say anything." The old woman said. "But when it comes to cooking, please let this old woman help."
Yuan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
Tears streamed down his face. He was sobbing uncontrollably.
At that moment, hoarse moans came from upstairs. It couldn't be heard clearly through the thick wooden planks. It sounded like someone was shouting for someone. The old woman frowned and raised her head to scold him. "Shut up, old man! There's a guest! Don't embarrass the Hirata family! "
In the room upstairs, the moans stopped for a moment. Then, they heard muffled voices again. "Eat … Eat …"
"Looks like everyone's hungry."
Huai Shi stood up and rolled up his sleeves. "Where's the kitchen? I've been thinking of a lot of new dishes recently. Although I don't dare say they'll be delicious, they'll fill you up. "
The old woman happily led Huai Shi to the kitchen.
Only Hemp Clothes, who had been forgotten by both her grandmother and her guest, sat there resentfully. She felt so wronged that she almost cried. Looking at Yuan Zhao, who was still tied up and making muffled sounds, she frowned in disdain.
Then, she bent down and asked seriously.
"Am I pretty?"
"…"
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