Come on, butcher

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Xi took a look outside. The sun was the hottest at this point, and there were no living things in his field of vision. There should be no one coming to the greenhouse. He decided to go to Zheng Haifei's room to blow on the air conditioner.

Zheng Haifei rented two acres of land, and now uses only half of it. He built three houses with cement and blue bricks on the open space behind the shed, which he regarded as his temporary home.This was the first time Xiao Xi went to Zheng Haifei's house. As soon as he came out of the back door of the shed, he heard a few barking dogs. He yelled to himself, as if trying to stop him from approaching the house.

Xiao Xi felt relieved when he saw the yellow dog with a chain tied around its neck. He flattered and discussed with the yellow dog: "Dog, you are so handsome! Don't bark, I'm not a bad person! Let me in." After finishing speaking, prepare past.The yellow dog was devoted to protecting the house, and desperately rushed towards Xiao Xi, barking wildly, as if trying to drive Xiao Xi away, and the iron chain rattled as it struggled.Xiao Xi had no choice but to call Zheng Haifei: "You have a dog at home, don't let me in."

Zheng Haifei said: "Yes, I forgot to tell you, it is called the captain. You turn on the loudspeaker, and I will tell it."

Xiao Xi had no choice but to turn on the hands-free phone and turn the volume to the loudest: "Okay."

Zheng Haifei's voice came from the mobile phone: "Captain, don't call, you are a friend, not a bad person."

The yellow dog tilted its head when it heard the familiar voice, and looked at Xiao Xi suspiciously. It was clearly the owner's voice, so why did it come from that person.Zheng Haifei said again: "Captain, get down!"

The captain hesitated for a moment, then slowly got down on the ground.Xiao Xi was very surprised: "It really understood what you said, and it actually got down."

Zheng Haifei said: "Well, if you call it by its name, it should not resist so much."

Xiao Xi looked at the captain: "Captain, you are so handsome, and your name is also imposing. You can tell that you are a good dog at a glance. Let's make friends and bring you bones next time. Now let me go in." Finish speaking slowly Slowly moving towards the door, the captain tried to stand up again.Xiao Xi ordered: "Captain, get down!"

Zheng Haifei also added: "Get down, captain, be good, don't be rude."

With double guarantees, Xiao Xi finally walked to the door smoothly. Although the captain was uneasy, he still didn't get up or call again.Xiao Xi used the key to match several times, and finally opened the door to the east room. This is Zheng Haifei's bedroom, and the air conditioner is in this room. "Okay, I'm coming in. Your dog is really good, I'm dead."

The area of ​​this kind of temporary building is not large. Zheng Haifei’s room is about a dozen square meters. A 1-meter bed occupies a large area. There is a wardrobe next to the bed, and a desk under the window sill. They are all piled up with things - flower pots, fertilizers, tools and so on, it is almost half a storage room. The house can't be said to be untidy, but with so many things, it can't be seen that it is tidy.

Xiao Xi found the remote control and turned on the air conditioner, and looked at the pots of Twelve on the table. They were not the common Yulu, but Shouhe Vientiane① with a very peculiar shape. Their windows were very unique, and the white patterns resembled spiders. Silk-like covered the translucent window surface, reflecting the light under the strong light at noon, very beautiful.Xiao Xi couldn't help touching it with her hand, thinking it would be as soft as jelly, but it was actually okay.Xiao Xi knew that Twelve was different from sedum. Sedum had become popular in a large number and basically became common goods, while Twelve was generally expensive. The few pots on the table cost hundreds or thousands of dollars at least.In fact, he didn't know that these pots were famous products of No. [-] High School, and the current market price of each pot was several thousand.

Xiao Xi washed his face, took off his sweaty clothes, took a shower, scrubbed the clothes and hung them on the bamboo poles in the corridor, and returned to the room to blow on the air conditioner.With the air conditioner blowing, the hotness in Xiao Xi's heart gradually calmed down.Zheng Haifei's bed was placed next to the wall, with only a bedside table.Xiao Xi saw the retro compass on the bedside table at a glance. A layman may have to think about this thing after seeing it, but Xiao Xi understood it in seconds. This is a nautical compass, and he also kept one.

Xiao Xi picked it up and looked at it. The disk was a bit old, and the brass was shiny, which was the result of being often rubbed.Xiao Xi looked at the compass in his hand, and remembered the names of the big shed and the yellow dog. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was not a coincidence. Zheng Haifei must also be a sailing enthusiast. Let him ask when he comes back.He put down the compass and scanned the books on the bedside table. There was a world atlas and many original English books.

He took out an English book and flipped through it. He saw that the pictures were about succulents, and there were many annotations in it. The writing was not very good-looking, but the pen was as sharp as a sword, piercing through the back of the paper.Xiao Xi’s English is not bad, because their profession requires English. If they go on international routes in the future, they will have to deal with foreign crew members and foreign customs frequently. Understandable, he couldn't help admiring Zheng Haifei, he didn't expect him to be so powerful, he really hides his secrets.He couldn't help but think of the gossip he saw in the group before, saying that the greenhouse owners who raise succulents are basically highly educated, college students are common, and there are even postgraduate and doctoral students. It seems that Zheng Haifei's education is not low.

Xiao Xi took the book and lay on the bed to look through it. He could sit but not stand, and he would never sit if he could lie down. I guess Zheng Haifei wouldn't mind. If he did, he wouldn't let himself into his room.Xiao Xi managed to read half a page, and then fell asleep, until he was awakened by the call for food delivery. He got up and took the food. The food was quite rich, with vegetables and soup, and it was his favorite seafood.After eating and drinking enough, Xiao Xi lay on the bed and fell asleep soundly.

When Zheng Haifei came in, Xiao Xi was still sleeping sprawled on his bed, with her hands raised above her head, her upper body was naked, her stomach was rising and falling, and she was sleeping soundly.Zheng Haifei glanced at his thin figure, and shook off the bedside sheet to cover his stomach.Sleeping with the air conditioner on, without covering the quilt, and not afraid of catching a cold.

The moment the quilt was covering her stomach, Xiao Xi opened her eyes, looked at Zheng Haifei who was bending over to cover herself with the quilt, and blinked: "Are you back? What time is it? Ah-choo—"

Zheng Haifei said: "Four o'clock. Do you have a cold?"

Xiao Xi sat up and felt a fire coming out of his nose, and his head hurt a little, and he really had a sign of a cold. He rubbed his nose: "I didn't expect to sleep for so long, didn't I lose anything?"

Zheng Haifei was a little worried about him: "No. Does it matter to you?"

Xiao Xi wiped her face: "It's okay." After speaking, she couldn't help but sneezed.

Zheng Haifei walked to the bedside table and opened the drawer: "I'll find some medicine for you." After searching for a long time, he found a box of Gankang. Looking at the time, it was produced in 2014 and had already expired. He threw the medicine into the trash can , raised his hand and wiped his sweat, "The medicine has expired, I'll go look for it in my mother's room."

Xiao Xi wiped her nose with a tissue: "No need, I usually don't take medicine for a cold, and it will clear up on its own in two days. It may be because I caught a cold when I slept without a quilt."

Zheng Haifei said: "Obviously."

Xiao Xi said, "Why don't you take care of aunt in the hospital?"

Zheng Haifei said: "I hired a nurse for her. Why don't you go back and rest?"

"That's good. I'm still worried about what you will do tomorrow. I have to go to work tomorrow. Oh, by the way, isn't the temperature in the shed too high?" Xiao Xi glanced at the still white sun outside, not daring to Going out, "I'll leave later, it's too hot now."

"The shed is fine. Then you continue to rest here, and I'll get you some hot water to drink." Zheng Haifei said and went out.

Xiao Xi ran to the corridor and touched the clothes that were drying outside. They were already dry, but they were scalding hot from the sun. He took them into the room, blown them on the air conditioner for a while, and then put them on.Zheng Haifei came in with water: "Thanks to you today, otherwise something big will happen. I have to thank you very much."

Xiao Xi straightened the collar of her clothes, turned her head and said with a smile, "Hey, this happened just in time, you're welcome."

Zheng Haifei gave him water: "Drink some hot water, sleep again, and go back in the evening. There is Huoxiang Zhengqi water here, if you feel uncomfortable, take some."

Xiao Xi nodded: "Okay." The dizziness was worse than he expected, and his temples were throbbing and painful. This heat stroke was fierce, and he probably wouldn't be able to get better after a night of sleep. He looked at Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, although he knew it was difficult Drink, but I still drank some, and continued to sleep after drinking the medicine, remembering to cover the quilt this time.

It was almost dark when she woke up, and Xiao Xi smelled the aroma of food.He got up and went out, and saw Zheng Haifei was cooking vegetables in the corridor with his upper body naked. When the captain saw him coming out, he turned his head to look at him vigilantly, and then let out a threatening growl from his throat.

Zheng Haifei turned his head and saw Xiao Xi: "Captain, be quiet! Are you up? Are you feeling better? The meal is ready, let's go back after eating."

Xiao Xi yawned and said, "It's much better. Can you still cook?"

Zheng Haifei said: "I can do something simple. Go wash your face and eat."

Xiao Xi didn't want to stay for dinner at first, but she was a little curious about Zheng Haifei's craftsmanship, so she agreed.

The two sat on the corridor to eat, and the night wind blew through, making it very cool, and it was completely different from the daytime.It was getting dark, and the lights were on in the corridor, and the bright white lights dispelled the shrouded night, but attracted a few moths, and they lingered around the lights.

Zheng Haifei was still shirtless, revealing his broad chest. The muscles on his body were very strong, not the kind of muscles trained in the gym, but the muscles trained by labor. The abdominal muscles were faintly visible, not exaggerated, very good-looking.Xiao Xi couldn't help but look at him several times enviously. He is a person without perseverance, and he doesn't like sports at ordinary times. It is impossible for his muscles to grow on him.

Zheng Haifei raised his hand and "slapped" his arm a few times, muttering: "There are still mosquitoes in such a strong wind." After speaking, he got up and lit a mosquito coil, and the green smoke curled up, and the sandalwood fragrance seemed to be faint. No, the eating environment is finally quiet.Xiao Xi thinks this scene is very cordial, a bit like spending summers at his grandma's house in the country when he was a child.

There are three dishes on the small table, the dishes are very simple, tomato scrambled eggs, cold seaweed shreds, and seaweed egg soup, the staple food is rice.The taste is not bad, ordinary home-cooked taste, but there is not even any minced meat, let alone fish and shrimp. The only meat dish that can be called a meat dish is the egg.Xiao Xi is the type who doesn't like meat, but he doesn't mind, knowing that Zheng Haifei's family didn't buy vegetables today, and Aunt Li was bumped into when she was shopping.

Zheng Haifei said modestly: "If you don't do well, just eat it."

Xiao Xi drank the soup and praised sincerely: "It's delicious. I don't know how to cook at all, I only know how to make instant noodles."

Zheng Haifei smiled, it's normal for children with parents who dote on them not to know how to cook.

Xiao Xi asked, "By the way, did you go to the police?"

Zheng Haifei said: "I went there and filed a record. I guess it's useless."

Xiao Xi also thought about where to catch the perpetrator without a license plate number and a camera, and said, "Fortunately, aunt was not seriously injured."

Zheng Haifei nodded: "Lucky among misfortunes."

After dinner, Zheng Haifei asked Xiao Xi to go back to rest.Xiao Xi had a bit of a cold, and he didn't have a good rest the night before, and didn't persist, so he went back first.After washing, I lay on the bed and wanted to go to bed early, but I slept for too long in the afternoon and couldn't fall asleep.He was lying on the bed and looking at his mobile phone. The auction group was very lively. It seemed that someone posted a very beautiful chihuahua brocade② in the group, and asked if it was worth buying. Everyone identified it. Some people said it was a natural brocade. , Some people say it is Yaojin, but there is no conclusion.Then someone said: "Ask the group leader, he might know."

"The group owner doesn't seem to be online today, and I can't find anyone after leaving a message."

Xiao Xi couldn't help but said: "The group owner has something to do these few days, so he probably doesn't have time to go online."

"Oh, little Chenchen, you are so aware of the movements of the group leader, are you really developing an adulterous relationship?"

Xiao Xi rolled her eyes, there is no other love besides adultery? "[Baiyan] I work next door to the group owner's house, so I know the group owner's movements."

"2333, Xiao Chenchen and the group leader are neighbors. You are close to the water, Xiao Chenchen and the group leader must seize the opportunity!"

Magician: "By the way, I went to the group leader's shed to get some general goods today. The group leader is not there, but there is a tall handsome guy there to help. Could it be Xiao Chenchen?"

When Xiao Xi saw what the magician said, he realized that she was the female customer who came to wholesale succulents this morning. Damn, he always thought that the magician was a man, but he didn't expect it to be a woman.

"Ah, is it true? Is it really Xiao Chenchen? Is there a photo? He looks handsome?"

The magician said: "I don't have any photos. If you want, I'll take them for you next time. She's pretty and lovely, and she's very cute, with a stern look, hehe."

Xiao Xi's face was drawn as long as a shoehorn: You are the only one who suffers, your whole family suffers!

Everyone chattered about Xiao Xi, and left out the group of friends who asked about the Chihuahua brocade before, and he interrupted: "Can anyone help me solve this problem, is it the medicine brocade or the natural brocade? Help."

Xiao Xi said, "Let me ask the group leader for you." Then he called Zheng Haifei.

Zheng Haifei received a call and went online to look at it, and said: "It's not full-leaf brocade, it doesn't look like a medicinal brocade. But don't rush to buy it, and wait to see if the brocade will come back." Brocade is a variation of plants. That is, the plant lacks chlorophyll, and the stems and leaves appear red, white, yellow and other colors, which have a strong ornamental value. Generally speaking, they are very rare, so they are expensive.Driven by profit, some people use drugs to destroy chlorophyll to make plants brocade. This kind of brocade is called medicine brocade. Medicinal brocade is not as stable and beautiful as natural brocade. After a few months, the medicine brocade will lose its effectiveness and fade away.Of course, the natural brocade is not necessarily stable. If the plant itself heals, the brocade will also appear to fade, but once it is stable, it will not fade again. Stable natural brocade is worth buying.Therefore, Zheng Haifei advised the other party to proceed cautiously, after all brocade is very expensive.

The other party expressed his thanks.Zheng Haifei said: "I'll get off first if I have nothing to do, I still have things to do. Chen Guang should go to bed early, the cold is still not healed."

"Oh—what did we see? Brothers and sisters, come out and watch adultery!"

Xiao Xi couldn't get rid of it by jumping into the Yellow River, so she had to get off the assembly line quickly.

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Note ①: Longevity and Vientiane of the genus Twelve Volumes are two major categories with many types, and only one of them is selected in the picture below.

②: Brocade is a variation of succulent plants. Brocade is similar to albinism. Plants become brocade due to the lack of chlorophyll due to a certain mutation. The color is different from the normal color.The chance of getting brocade is very small, and the brocade after stabilization is very valuable.