"Dadada Ta". Yuan Zhou's leather shoes made some sounds when he knocked on the flagstone floor. The clear and melodious sound sounded quite professional.
Actually, this was a village in the city of Chengdu. The environment here was relatively poor. The small houses on both sides of the street were much shabbier than those on the streets of Taoxi Road and the houses were also short.
In any case, there was an old seven-story residential building on Taoxi Road. Here, however, there were rows of brick and tile houses. All of them were facing each other, and the house number had long been hidden in the dark wall and couldn't be seen clearly.
However, Yuan Zhou was quite familiar with this place. He directly walked forward without looking at the house number.
When he came to a junction, there was also a small house here. The door was an old wooden door and the lock was also a padlock that could be locked from the outside.
Now that the padlock was open, it indicated that there was someone in the house.
"Luckily, it's still open at this time." Yuan Zhou said inwardly and then went up to knock on the door without stopping.
"Dong Dong". Yuan Zhou knocked on the door rhythmically, slowly and clearly.
"Who is it?" A kind and aged voice passed from inside.
"I'm Yuan Zhou." Yuan Zhou.
"Boss Yuan?" Along with the voice, the door was opened. The person who came out was the granny who often set up a stall at the entrance of Yuanzhou Shop.
She was the granny who helped Yuan Zhou sweep the floor every morning and also the one who specially went to Mount Qingcheng to pay her respects when she heard that Yuan Zhou would participate in the Exemplary Restaurant Selection.
"Yes, granny. It's me." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and said.
"Boss Yuan, why are you here? Come in and have a seat." The granny was quite happy and made way for him.
"No, thanks. I came to tell you something." Yuan Zhou said gently.
"What do you need me to do? Just tell me." The granny nodded her head and said.
"Well, thanks to your lucky charm, my restaurant won the Exemplary Restaurant Selection this time." Yuan Zhou said.
"Won the award? That's great. Boss Yuan, you're so amazing. This is what I should do. This is what I should do. "The granny waved her hands, indicating that this was what Yuan Zhou deserved.
"That's also because of your lucky charm. There was a shop with a similar score to mine, but they still chose me. Thank you," Yuan Zhou said earnestly.
What Yuan Zhou said was not true, because Yuan Zhou's total score was 39.5 points. He was only 0.5 points away from the full score, and this 0.5 point was deducted by Hu Yue because he wasn't full.
The total score of second place was 37 points. The gap of two and a half points determined that Yuan Zhou was the undisputed first place.
However, Yuan Zhou, who didn't lie often, said it seriously this time. His face didn't turn red, and his heart didn't beat fast.
"That's really the blessing of the Dao Ancestor. The blessing of the Buddha. Thank you, thank you." When the old lady heard that, she immediately put her palms together and bowed to the sky devoutly.
"So, I want to hang this here with you." Yuan Zhou handed over the wooden box with the silk banner with both hands and said.
"What's this?" The old lady was puzzled.
"Please open it and have a look," Yuan Zhou said.
Hua La. The old lady nodded and then opened the box.
Inside was a folded silk banner with three golden words "Exemplary Restaurant". The old lady immediately understood what it was. She covered the banner and was about to return it to Yuan Zhou, but Yuan Zhou stopped her.
"Don't be in a hurry to change it. The award is chosen once a year. I'm greedy and want to win the award next year. So, I'll leave this silk banner with you. Please keep it for me," Yuan Zhou said.
"No, no. How can you give it to me? No." The old lady shook her head repeatedly and refused.
"But I won the award this time because of the charm you asked for. Look, I'm wearing it." While speaking, Yuan Zhou unbuttoned a button and a triangular charm hung around his neck.
This charm was naturally the one the old lady had asked for in Mount Qingcheng.
Seeing the charm on Yuan Zhou's neck, the old lady revealed a smile on her face, but she was still unwilling to accept the silk banner.
"Boss Yuan, you can't give it to me. It's the honor you earned," the old lady said seriously.
"Yes, it's the honor. So I hope you can keep it for me for one year. When I win the award next year, you can give it to me again. In this way, the good fortune can last until next year," Yuan Zhou said primly.
Yuan Zhou mentioned the honor for the next year twice in a row. Coupled with the matter of the good fortune, the old lady hesitated.
After all, Yuan Zhou had just said that it was very dangerous to win the award this time. With the good fortune, the good fortune would naturally be more guaranteed next year.
Seeing the old lady thinking about it without saying anything, Yuan Zhou also let out a sigh of relief. After all, he had already said what he wanted to say. The rest of his words were all forced out and he didn't know what else to say.
That's right. From the moment Yuan Zhou received the charm, he had planned to give the silk banner to the old lady.
Yuan Zhou knew how difficult it was to climb Mount Qingcheng. Even he was out of breath, let alone the old lady who was in poor health. However, she was willing to ask for an illusory good fortune for him. She only hoped that he would be well.
Even though they didn't have anything to do with each other and she had a better life because she set up a stall in front of his restaurant.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou felt that this honor should be given to the old lady.
"Will there be another award next year?" the old lady asked hesitantly.
"Yes, there will be another award." Yuan Zhou nodded affirmatively. "The Exemplary Restaurant Award will be held every year."
"Then I'll keep it for you. Won't the person giving out the award say anything?" the old lady said.
"Of course not. This silk banner is just a symbol. There's also the certificate. This is enough." This time, the certificate Yuan Zhou mentioned really existed, although it was just a piece of paper.
After a long silence, the old lady nodded.
"Okay, I'll keep it. I'll go and ask for another blessing tomorrow and hang it up," the old lady said.
"That's not necessary. Look, I'm still carrying your blessing. If we go again, the Bodhisattva will think that we're greedy. It's better this way," Yuan Zhou said immediately.
"That's true." The old lady nodded thoughtfully.
"Of course. Keep the silk banner well. You don't have to ask for blessings to last until next year. Just watch me get another silk banner," Yuan Zhou said with a nod.
"Okay. I'll listen to you, Boss Yuan." The old lady nodded.
"Granny, you can call me Yuan," Yuan Zhou suddenly said.
"Okay, Yuan." The old lady suddenly smiled. The wrinkles on her face even smoothed out.
"Um," Yuan Zhou answered with a nod.
After a while, Yuan Zhou said, "Then I'll go back first. It's almost time for dinner."
"Okay, go back. You don't dare to delay. Be careful on the road." When the old lady heard that it was time for dinner, she urged Yuan Zhou.
"Um, goodbye." Yuan Zhou nodded and turned to leave.
"Walk slowly, Yuan," the old lady said behind Yuan Zhou.
"Goodbye." Yuan Zhou waved his hand and quickened his pace. After all, there wasn't much time left.
This was the intersection of two alleys. Yuan Zhou didn't need to follow the way he came. He just needed to turn into the alley in front and walk for a while. The two alleys were not far apart.
Just as Yuan Zhou turned, he saw the old lady carefully holding the wooden box and standing at the door, looking at him.
Due to his sensitive five senses, Yuan Zhou could even feel the happiness and gentleness in the old lady's eyes. It was as if she was looking at her own child …
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