Chapter 17 Old Man

You should ask first.

What if it's a misunderstanding?

Xu Qing asked, "What else did the old gentleman say about the Black Qilin?"

Ah Qi shook his head and said, "He basically never mentioned it again. If I asked too much, he would get angry."

This is difficult to handle.

It seems that I still need to go to the old man's house in person and ask him clearly.

If it was really the dark culinary world causing trouble, he could go back and discuss countermeasures with Chef Abe.

If it was a misunderstanding, he would go and ask by himself and would not involve Master Abei and Ju Xialou.

"Can I go see the old man?"

Ah Qi was overjoyed and asked, "Why, have you come up with a solution?"

Xu Qing shook his head. "It's hard to say now."

He didn't want to give Ah Qi too much expectations. The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

If you don't have any expectations, maybe an unexpected surprise will pop up at some point.

"Okay, I'll explain everything to everyone later, and then I'll take you to see the old man."

After saying this, Ah Qi left quickly.

As soon as Ah Qi left, two little heads popped up from the wall. They were Liu Keling and Liu Maoxing, the brother and sister.

Xu Qing was surprised and asked: "When did you two come here?"

"We came here when you and Uncle Qi just started chatting."

"So you heard it all?"

"heard it."

The two nodded in unison, then looked expectant, "Can we go together?"

"no!"

Xu Qing refused sternly.

He didn't dare take the two children around again. If something unexpected happened in an unfamiliar place, he would have no place to cry.

The two of them looked frustrated. They had finally come out for a chance to play, but they still hadn't had enough fun.

Xu Qing saw the two people's eyes rolling around, and was afraid that the two siblings were secretly plotting something, so he threatened: "If you don't obey me and run around, I will tell Master Abei that you ran to stir up a hornet's nest!"

Hearing Xu Qing say this, the two siblings immediately shrank their necks in fear and agreed dejectedly.

When they left, their mother repeatedly told them to listen to Xu Qing and not to make any trouble along the way.

As a result, once they got to the wild, they completely forgot what their mother had said.

If mom knew they were so disobedient, she would definitely be angry!

"By the way, Brother Qing, what is the Black Qilin?"

Amu asked curiously.

Xu Qing casually replied, "It's a ferocious beast from legend. If you don't obey, it will crawl out from under the bed in the middle of the night and eat you."

There is no need to tell him about the dark cuisine world for the time being. He won’t understand it anyway. When he grows up, the dark cuisine world will find him automatically even if he doesn’t want to know.

Ah Mao was so frightened that his face turned pale, but he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Qing, are you going to stop the black unicorn from eating people?"

Xu Qing choked and stammered, "That's about right..."

"Brother Qing is so awesome!"

A-Mao's eyes sparkled as he looked at Xu Qing with admiration. Liu Keling stood aside and looked at Xu Qing with contempt as he made up a story to deceive children. She was no longer old enough to believe such things.

Although I don’t know what he is planning, the Black Kirin is definitely not a good thing.

Moreover, when Liu Keling heard the three words "Black Kirin", she felt inexplicably uneasy.

Liu Keling asked worriedly, "Ah Qing, you're not going to do anything dangerous, are you?"

Xu Qing looked at her in surprise. The little girl seemed quite sensitive.

Then he comforted her, "Don't worry, it's not dangerous. I value my life the most, and I will be the first to run away if I see danger."

Hearing Xu Qing say this, Liu Keling couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the uneasiness in her heart also dissipated a little.

"Why don't you tell mom? I'm sure she can find a way."

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "Don't tell me yet. Wait until I come back."

"Okay, then you have to come back soon." Liu Keling agreed.

Xu Qing said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I'm just visiting someone else's house, not going to venture into a dangerous place."

When Ah Qi came back, Xu Qing asked Ah Qi to find someone he knew to send the two children back first, and then he and Ah Qi took a carriage to the village where the old man lived.

The village was not far away, so the two set out at noon and arrived at the village in the evening.

Ah Qi and Xu Qing found the house with familiarity. They saw a dilapidated thatched house in front of them. The thatch on the roof was withered and yellow, and in some places the thatch had fallen off, revealing the bare beams. When the breeze blew, the crumbling thatch made a rustling sound.

An old man was sitting in front of the thatched house. He was in tattered clothes and had a thin face, but his hair was combed meticulously, and his gray hair was neatly tied behind his head.

The old man bit a bamboo stick in his mouth, squinted his eyes, and weaved a bamboo basket in the dim sunlight without stopping for a moment.

"Master, I'm here to see you!"

Ah Qi shouted as he approached.

The old man knew it was him when he heard the voice. He looked up casually, then lowered his head to weave the bamboo basket and said, "Why are you here? Didn't you say you had business today? What? Have you run out of flamethrower? Wait a moment, I'll get you some more."

The old man didn't wait for Ah Qi to answer and continued talking to himself.

Ah Qi was used to his style and said quickly, "Don't be in a hurry, old man. I still have some flamethrower left that you gave me last time. I came here to introduce you to a distinguished guest."

Ah Qi said this with a mysterious look on his face.

"Distinguished guest?" The old man sneered, "My shabby house cannot accommodate distinguished guests. Please go back."

Ever since his son's accident, he no longer has the slightest good impression of these so-called dignitaries.

As he spoke, the old man picked up the unwoven bamboo basket in his hand, turned around and walked into the house, obviously intending to close the door and say hello.

Ah Qi hurriedly called out: "Hey, old man..."

At this moment, a clear voice was suddenly heard from behind Ah Qi.

"Sesame, flax, sheep fat, yellow wax, pepper... and walnuts."

The old man suddenly froze and turned to look at Ah Qi in disbelief.

A handsome young man walked out from behind Ah Qi and asked with a smile, "Old man, am I right?"

After the initial surprise, the old man's face gradually became frighteningly gloomy. He stared at Ah Qi and said through gritted teeth, "I really didn't expect that Ah Qi would steal my oil-making formula and tell others about it! Do you want to piss me off to death?"

"What? It's not me, I didn't do that! I am innocent, I...how dare I!"

Ah Qi cried out in injustice, feeling extremely wronged. He felt that he was even more wronged than Dou E who was lying in the snow in June. He was so anxious that he almost cried.

"Don't blame Uncle Qi, he didn't say anything. I smelled it myself."

Xu Qing pointed at his nose.

The old man snorted coldly: "You are so young, but you only know how to brag. I have never heard of anyone who can smell out the formula just by smelling it, and tell it exactly right."

(End of this chapter)