"It's here. I just plucked the willow twig here. What's wrong?"
The handsome policeman with peach blossom eyes and thin lips drove a police car and stopped in front of a grove with Weiwei and Du Kang.
This place was not far from Yueban Bay. It was only separated by a newly built road. At the entrance of Paper House Village, there was a barbecue stall next to the grove. The name of the stall was also very straightforward. It was called "Grove Barbecue!"
"Sister Chu, there doesn't seem to be any problem here, right?"
Du Kang got out of the police car. Suddenly, the unique aroma of mutton fat mixed with cumin and chili powder filled his nostrils. Although it was not the evening rush hour, there were already a few diners sitting at the stall, eating barbecue and drinking iced beer. Their mouths were full of oil, which made Du Kang hungry.
Weiwei sniffled and did not say a word. She took Du Kang directly to the barbecue rack and elbowed Du Kang's ribs. "Hey, Xiao Pang, did you bring money?"
"Yes, what do you want?"
"I want to eat barbecue."
Du Kang felt that he had asked unnecessary. Looking at Weiwei's drooling face, even a fool could guess what she was going to do. However, he still held a trace of hope in his heart and asked Weiwei, "You didn't bring money?"
Weiwei pouted and took out her two pockets to show Du Kang. "My pockets are cleaner than my face."
"Damn it!"
Du Kang looked at Weiwei's pitiful and pitiful expression and that guy named Yang Kangle actually curled his lips at him with contempt and ridicule. It felt as if he was a thief and did not give Weiwei money to buy barbecue. "Damn it, is there anyone more wronged than me?
She's obviously the boss, okay? "
Even though Du Kang wanted to cry and had ten thousand beasts galloping in his heart, after the barbecue stall owner also joined in the disdain, Du Kang finally gave in to Weiwei. He gritted his teeth and said to Weiwei, "If you want to eat, just buy it. Boss, hurry up. Hey, Sister Chu, what do you want to drink?
Orange juice or Sprite? "
Originally, the perfect match for barbecue was draft beer. However, in view of Weiwei's painful experience last time, Du Kang directly rejected this option.
Weiwei held three barbecue skewers in her left hand and five in her right hand. She chewed with her small mouth full and her voice could not be heard clearly. "Drink … Orange juice … Burp!"
"Eat slowly, eat slowly. There's plenty of it. There's no hurry!"
Seeing Weiwei choking, Du Kang quickly patted her back and took the iced orange juice from the boss. He unscrewed the cap and let Weiwei take a sip before sending it down.
"Ah, cool!
Uncle, give me another fifty! "
Looking at Weiwei holding the barbecue skewers with both hands and wiping her mouth in a generous manner, Du Kang subconsciously touched his wallet. "My goodness, it seems that I'm going to go bankrupt today. This little lady can eat too much. Fifty!"
"Come on, it'll be ready soon!"
The boss was naturally happy to meet such a big eater girl. Anyway, with the silly boy next to him paying, he was happy to sell more. Regardless of whether she could eat or not, he quickly got to work. In less than ten minutes, fifty barbecue skewers were delivered to Weiwei with oily, fragrant and delicious barbecue skewers. Moreover, the boss gave Du Kang a special discount and gave him a barbecued chives and a barbecued kidney.
Looking at the boss smiling meaningfully at him, and then looking at the roasted chives and kidney in his hands, he wanted to cry again but had no tears. "Brother, you gave me this to eat. Where can I go to vent my anger after eating it?"
That was what he thought, but after all, the boss had good intentions. He gave a helpless smile and swallowed the entire kidney in one gulp. He chewed fiercely and looked sideways at Yang Kangle, who was sitting on a stool and smiling while smoking. He viciously speculated in his heart that this guy was either a trap or a gay.
"Phew … So full, so full!"
Before Du Kang finished the barbecued chives, Weiwei had eaten all fifty barbecued lamb skewers. Her oily hands touched her belly and she held a toothpick in her mouth with satisfaction.
"Is this guy's belly a four-dimensional thing?
How come her belly doesn't bulge at all after making sixty barbecued lamb skewers? "
Du Kang secretly glanced at Weiwei's flat belly. He quickly ate the chives in two or three bites and ran to the boss to pay.
The boss counted the money happily and said to Du Kang in a low voice, "Young man, you're quite lucky to have such a beautiful girlfriend."
"She's just a foodie, and she's not my girlfriend."
Du Kang looked at his half-empty wallet. He felt that if he was not already dead, he would definitely die again on the spot. This time, he was dying of heartache. More than 200 yuan was gone just like that. He had worked hard to earn that money while studying. Most importantly, he had spent it in such a wrongful manner.
The boss patted Du Kang on the shoulder as if he was an experienced man. He advised him earnestly, "Young man, look on the bright side. It's a blessing to be able to eat. Besides, it's easy to feed and coax people who love to eat. It's much better than those gold-diggers who wear bags and lipstick all day."
"Uncle, you're an expert!"
After listening to the boss's words, he tilted his head and thought for a moment. It seemed to make sense. "Bah, bah! What are you talking about?"
This kind of thing would only make things worse, so Du Kang did not explain much. He turned to Weiwei and asked her what he should do next. What was wrong with this place?
"Here." Weiwei walked to the willow tree closest to the stall and patted the tree with her little hand. She looked at Du Kang and said, "Look at this tree. What's the difference between it and an ordinary willow tree?"
"What's the difference?"
Du Kang touched his chin with his fingers. No matter how he looked at it, it was just an ordinary willow tree. He shook his head at Weiwei to show that he couldn't tell.
"Your head must be filled with paste."
Weiwei reached out and knocked on the back of Du Kang's head. She stood on tiptoe and separated the willow branch near the canopy. She pouted at the trunk and said, "Here, look for yourself."
"What's there to look at? It's just …" Before Du Kang could finish his words, he felt a chill from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. His hair almost stood on end. He pointed at the tree burl in the middle of the canopy and was so scared that he stuttered, "What … What is this!?"
Hearing the movement, Yang Kangle also came over. He looked in the direction where Du Kang was pointing and was suddenly dumbfounded.
At first glance, the tree burl didn't look different. It was full of bumps and hollows. But when he looked closely, he found that the tree burl was actually a miniature version of a human face. The big mouth was tilted to one side and a pair of eyes were staring out. Because it was in the shape of bark, the eyes didn't have pupils at all. No matter from which angle you stood, you would feel that the "head" was looking at you.
"This is a Ghost Willow. But it's strange. This kind of Ghost Willow grows by the River of Forgetfulness. How could it come to the world of the living?"
Weiwei put down the willow branch and blocked the "human head" tree burl. She turned her head and saw Du Kang and Yang Kangle with pale faces. "Strange. What's wrong with you two? Are you not feeling well?
Why do you look so pale? "
"No … nothing."
Du Kang was a person who had gone through the gates of hell. His psychological endurance was much stronger than before. He resisted the tumbling of his stomach and waved to Weiwei to show that he was fine.