caged robin

All of a sudden, there was enthusiastic cheers in the dining room, and Beverly responded to the reaction of the guests with a smile, but Krystal cast a cold glance at these people, then at her mother, and left.

There seemed to be only a plate of shabby dishes and a glass of wine in front of Newt, and Beverly slammed down in front of him coldly, and then offered food to Abner and Aureas with a smile.

Aureas ordered a glass of milk for Abner, a square like a giant fried egg, and a small custard dessert.

"I wonder if it suits your taste?" Beverly looked at Abner expectantly.

Abner cut a small piece of this big fried egg. It turned out that there were two slices of bread wrapped in the egg skin, and there were some green leaves, flower petals and other things mixed in. The egg skin was sprinkled with some salty flavor He took a bite of the purple powder and thought it tasted good, so he nodded.

Beverly immediately seemed to be greatly encouraged, and said excitedly: "Taste it well, and make sure to save it for tonight's dance. I will reserve a spot for the two of you."

"If there is time, I will definitely come." Abner said, and Beverly left happily.

"Bang!" A pottery cup fell in front of Abner, and he raised his head. It was Newt. He raised the cup in his hand and took a big sip with his face flushed, and said, "You, you... are all away from Beibei. Stay away from Fuli, Beverly will be protected by me..."

Abner: "..."

Looking at Newt's expression and actions, he should be drunk.

"You, you...uh." Newt was about to say something, but suddenly Aureas stood up and pressed his shoulder.

"Sit down and talk about it," Oreas said.

He looked at Aureas, sat down in a daze, and then writhed uneasily as if he felt ashamed.

Abner: "..."

Neither Beverly nor Kristal was there, only a skinny boy was busy serving food, and Aureas called him to serve another bottle of wine.

The wine came soon, and Oreas put the wine in front of Newt. Newt understood and didn't feel embarrassed. He grabbed the bottle and filled it up. He drank a big glass and talked a lot. stand up.

"You guys...don't look at me now. I used to be...a decent person. It was all for a woman, a woman...sir..."

Abner pushed the food in front of Oreas, then quietly sat beside him, and asked in a low voice, "Are you suspicious of him?"

Oreas rubbed his head and didn't speak.

"Sir, a lot of people find a mate because they didn't meet the right person at the right time, but it's a joke. Beverly and I have known each other since we were young, and we are soul mates, but she... …Oh, she didn’t want to be my partner. At that time, I had money and energy, and I just bought a store, but she just got married with that kid. Gentlemen, don’t you think this is ridiculous? "Newt took a sip of wine and continued:

"Beverly and that boy were not happy at all when they got married, sir, I didn't make it up, they often quarreled, and you can also see a scar on Beverly's forehead, which hasn't disappeared after so many years. I waited and waited and waited for her to come back to my arms, but... I soon had one of their daughters, the daughter of the young and yellow couple. Oh, look at the poor girl , I was caught between two quarreling adults every day, and I just grew up like this."

"Later...that kid became obsessed with traveling, but he didn't have any money. It wasn't all from Beverly. In such a small hotel, he squeezed out all the money. Bev Li just borrowed money from me. Hey, at that time, I really thought she could come back to me. That poor little face was crying like pear blossoms, and my heart softened... until a big incident happened in this store , a dreadful fire, gentlemen, that burned the bottom floor, alas, I relented, and what I could do, I gave all my savings to Beverly, who was two years old by then. Ling Duo didn't come back, and the mother and daughter were helpless here, so I stayed here. But, gradually, Beverly's attitude towards me became worse and worse...I didn't have much money, In order to build a hotel for her, I sold the whole house, alas..."

Newt didn't say any more, just kept drinking.Suddenly, with a "boom", Newt fell on the table, still holding the wine in his hand.

Abner stopped the boy who was running around and said, "Call someone and take him back to his room."

The boy glanced at Newt casually, and said, "He does this often, just sleep for a while, don't wake him up, it's like stepping on a bear's tail."

Abner twitched the corner of his mouth, drank the last sip of milk, got up and was about to leave.

Then Aureas glanced at Newt's dirty shirt.

"What's wrong?" Abner asked.Newt was lying on the table, his shirt was not properly on, his collar was still turned up, and a small lavender flower bud was exposed from the turned up place, which was a mountain lotus.

If you don't pay attention, you can't see it at all.

Abner and Oreas looked at each other, they were both silent, and they went back to the room together.

As soon as the two of them walked down the stairs, they saw Christo passing them by with a cleaning tool in hand.

Oreas took out the key and was opening the door. Abner was wandering in the corridor. He glanced at the scorched marks on the wall and said, "This floor has indeed been burned. It must have been full of guests before. But after the fire, three rooms were simply vacated as utility rooms.”

"Yes." Oreas opened the door, and Abner followed in.

"How do we find it now?" Abner asked.

"Wait."

Abner stared, "What?"

"Wait for it to emerge."

Abner: "..."

Holding his chin, he asked, "Do you suspect that Newt is Christophe, or Beverly? But what do they have to do with the Bone of the Son of God?"

"Want to know?" Oreas smiled faintly.

Abner kept nodding.

"Bring the book and study first."

"..."

Abner carried the book back to the table, where the pen and paper prepared for him had already been laid out, and Oreas looked at him who was slowing down with a serious face.This scene is very familiar, but the place where Oreas is sitting should be him.

Abner: "..."

"Review what you learned yesterday first." Oreas said.

Abner grabbed the pen and poked hard on the paper, shouting, "You're revenge! Revenge!"

"Click", the pen was broken by him.

Abner scratched his head, "..."

Oreas took a new pen, handed it to him, and said, "I'll report, and you write."

Abner held the new pen in a dazed manner, and obediently lay down on the paper.

"Write down the names of the four clans first," Oreas said.

Abner took a pen and said while writing, "Spirit Beast Clan...Sacred Child Clan...Sufeng Clan...Snow Witch Clan..."

"Chronograph."

"One order is equal to sixty mornings...one square is equal to thirteen orders...one round is equal to one thousand squares..."

……

Abner handed a full page of paper to Oreas. After reading it, Oreas said, "Very good, well written."

Abner immediately leaned over and asked, "I wrote so well, didn't the teacher reward me?"

Oreas rubbed his head and said, "Keep working hard."

Abner clicked his tongue and stepped back.

Abner has learned new content for a long time, and he just learned about coins.

There are four kinds of coins here. The smallest one is called "shell", which is a round coin polished with a special white shell, which is smaller than the copper coins of Shikoku; the slightly larger one is called "copper shell". , is made of copper and shells together, a square hole is dug in the polished shell, and copper is injected; the larger one is called "Meibei", which is also injected with metal in the polished shell. It is a mixture of copper and gold, and it is rose-colored, so it is called a shell; the largest one is called a "crystal shell", and the shell is a kind of spar, which is transparent and shiny.

The exchange between the four kinds of coins is ten, that is, one copper shell is ten shells, one rose is ten copper shells, and one crystal shell is ten shells.

Abner raised his head and asked, "Oh my God, you actually paid one crystal coin for the rent! Let's stay for a while..."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, followed by Newt's voice: "Gentlemen, I am Newt who lives next door."

He raised his head in astonishment, looked at the door, and then at Aureas, seeing Aureas narrowing his eyes and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"What's the matter?" Oreyas asked.

"That's right, sir... Thank you very much this morning, can I treat you two to lunch?"

Abner thought that Aureas would refuse, but Aureas stood up, opened the door, and said to Newt, "I'm very happy."

Newt changed into a clean shirt, his face was not so dirty, and he still looked decent, a different person from the morning.Newt smiled and took out a thin piece of wood painted with gold paint and said, "See you at noon then."

Aureas collected the veneer, and Newt leaned away.

Aureas put the chips on the table and said, "Go and eat."

Abner glanced at the wood chip. This is a more formal invitation card with beautiful engravings on it. He remembered Newt's embarrassment in the morning, and hesitated: "Is this okay? He doesn't even have his own meal. become a problem."

"Since he invited, let's go." Aureas rubbed his head.

Abner asked, "When you say wait, do you mean this?"

"Did you just react?" Oreas laughed.

Only then did Abner hurriedly change into a more formal dress, and Oreas took him to the place written on the invitation.

This is a restaurant far away from "Wild Mountain Lotus". When the two arrived, Newt had already arrived, and the three of them sat down at a clean table.Not long after, one person served a round plate with a plate of white food inside and two small plates beside it.

Abner: "..." What is this?

He glanced at Aureas and Newt. Newt was pouring wine, and Aureas was pouring the red sauce from a small saucer into the plate. The white food in it looks like a kind of glutinous rice flour, and the white periphery is a circle of crispy bread rings.The red sauce has a sweet and sour taste, and when poured into the white food that looks like glutinous rice flour, it faints instantly.

He saw Aureas pick up a small spoon to mix the sauce evenly, and the delicate spoon glistened in his knuckle fingers. He was stunned for a moment, and Aureas suddenly reminded him, "Don't In a daze, mix it like this."

Only then did he glance at his plate. There was a bright red mark in the white glutinous rice. He poked it with a small spoon, but it couldn't move at all.

What is this!Why is it still solidified!Abner held the spoon tightly.

"Eat this." Oreas exchanged his share to Abner, and Abner was stunned to see that all the red sauce was mixed up, and he also sprinkled all the white particles from another plate on the On the surface, it looks extremely delicious.

Abner looked at Oreas apologetically, and said, "I'll give you half."

"No, no, another one!" Newt said quickly.

"It's okay, it's fine like this." Oreas sprinkled the white granules from another plate, and then mixed them casually.

Newt sat down awkwardly, and said, "The relationship between the two of you is really good."

Oreas chuckled and rubbed Abner's head.

The author says:

---Little Theater: Abner's Dictation----

Abner: I wrote so well, didn't the teacher reward me?

Oreas: I will give you a set of "Three-Year College Entrance Examination and Five-Year Simulation", keep working hard.

Abner: ...

Classmate Abner turned on the lights and fought until late at night.Suddenly, with a "pop", he turned around in astonishment, and saw Mr. Oreas standing behind him.

Teacher Oreas' eyes were shining dangerously, he pinched his chin, and began to take off his shirt.

"Wait, wait a minute... Teacher, I want, I want to ask a question..."

"Say."

"...what's the price of the shirt?"

"Nine pounds and fifteen pence."

There was a "hiss", and the torn shirt glowed reddish under the moonlight.

"Wait! Wait a little longer!"

"I can't wait any longer." Oreas said hoarsely.

"Just... just one second!" Abner picked up the pen and tremblingly wrote on the paper: C