Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

04. Suit thug

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The rugged man pulled up his clothes again and continued:"Look, we are all wearing suits. I went back and changed into suits just to see you. We respect you very much.""

"I respect you too. Her husband replied.

The rugged man saw two pairs of chopsticks on the table and asked,"Who are you eating with?""

"No one but myself"

"Whose chopsticks are these?

Her husband hesitated for a while, but Sister Yang continued:"These are serving chopsticks." The rugged man glanced at Sister Yang and continued to ask her husband:"You need serving chopsticks when eating alone?"

Sister Yang interjected again:"This is a family habit."

The rugged man suddenly yelled:"I didn't ask you." Sister

Yang immediately closed her mouth, and the rough man lowered his voice and repeated:"Do you need serving chopsticks when eating alone?"

Her husband was frightened by this violent rage and replied tremblingly:"We are used to it at home."

The rugged man turned to the coach and said,"He is also particular about people. Coach, he has high self-esteem at home just like you. You are both particular about people.""

"uh-huh."The coach responded disapprovingly while smoking, and then came to the side, as if giving the stage to the rough man.

The rough man saw a ball on a plate and asked:"What are you eating?"

"night snack"

"Isn't it now a midnight snack, or breakfast? I ask you what is this on your plate?"The rugged man raised his voice, feeling that he was on the verge of anger again.

"This...this...this is a quail egg." Her husband stammered in reply, not knowing what the rugged man would do next.

"What quail eggs?"

"What?"This question confused her husband.

"Do you understand what I said?"The rough man's voice became louder.

"clear"

"What do you understand?"The rugged man asked suppressing his anger.

"You asked me what kind of quail egg this is."Her husband was completely confused and repeated the question just now.

"So what kind of quail egg is this?"The rugged man asked.

Her husband turned to look at the coach behind him as if asking for help. The coach was smoking a cigarette and looking at the furnishings in the living room nonchalantly. Her husband turned back and replied tremblingly:"Just ordinary quail eggs, quail raw of eggs."

The rugged man was completely angry and grabbed her husband's collar, with a fierce look in his eyes, and yelled:"You are playing tricks on us, and you said you didn't play tricks on us."

"No...no, I'm not kidding you."Her husband was so frightened that he was sweating

"Then you know what I'm talking about"

"Clear...clear...clear. Her husband replied with a trembling voice.

The rough man continued to yell:"What do you know?""

"What is this, you ask me?"Her husband repeated

"Then what?"The rugged man's expression was angry but his tone was softer, as if he was enduring it. Once the answer was not satisfactory, he would break her husband's neck at any time.

"This is a quail egg"

"Great, continue."Rough man

"You asked me again what kind of quail eggs are these?"

"So what kind of quail egg is this?"Rough man

"These are quail eggs. Such an answer angered the rough man again. The rough man pressed her husband on the chair and put chopsticks against his throat with his other hand:"Are you kidding me?""

Sister Yang was so frightened that she covered her mouth and didn't dare to add any sound. Her husband replied tremblingly, feeling like he was about to pee:"I...I...I'm not kidding you, I swear."

"Am I speaking French?"

"No... no... no."Her husband was once again confused.

"What am I talking about?"

"is Chinese"

"Is Chinese difficult to understand?"

"Not difficult to understand."Her husband, the coach, stood in front of a piece of writing, admiring it to himself, and suddenly said to the rough man:"Look, this writing is really good. The rugged man's rhythm seemed to be disrupted, and he joked in a different tone:"When did you become a calligrapher again?""

"Calligraphers are not the only ones who like calligraphy."The coach was smoking leisurely while carefully appreciating the words.

"It's like you really know how to do it"

"Why can't I understand?"The coach asked back

"What's so good about this word?"Rough man

"This character is written in all directions, with steady and vigorous force, straight force, sparse structure, broad but not tacky……"Coach explains

"Okay, okay, you understand."The rugged man said perfunctorily.

"What does it mean that I understand? If I understand, I understand. If you don’t believe me, just ask him. After saying that, the coach came to her husband and said,"Is this authentic?" The rugged man let go of his hand, and her husband replied:"Yes, it is an authentic work." It’s the name of the layman Lujun’an"

"Who is the layman Lujun'an? asked the rugged man

"He was a famous calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty. After the Revolution of 1911, he refused the appointment of the Capital Library and returned to his hometown as a Qing Dynasty immigrant to study calligraphy and reach its peak. This is what he wrote at that time."Her husband introduced that he also likes calligraphy and painting.

"You see, it’s a good word. I understand it after I told you."The coach said to the rugged man with some pride.

This operation confused her husband again, and her husband followed suit and said,"You like it, so I'll give it to you. The rugged man looked at the coach, who said,"We are here to discuss business, not to rob. Business is about mutual benefit. It's one thing to like me, but it's another thing to take it for free."

The rugged man added:"You see, everyone is very particular about people. People who care about people should talk about business well.""

"Yes, we are all particular people."Her husband quickly agreed.

His eyes focused on her husband again, and the rugged man asked:"Where did we talk?"

"What kind of quail egg is this?" Her husband reminded

"Yes, yes, so what kind of quail egg is this?"The rugged man's tone was much gentler.

Her husband's eyes were fixed on the rugged man, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and he tried to answer:"This, these are tiger-skinned quail eggs. The rugged man raised his eyebrows and said,"Look, you know it very well. Now that you know why you are trying to trick me." The answer was finally recognized by the rugged man, and her husband breathed a sigh of relief.

The rugged man continued to ask:"How does it taste?""

"Well enough"

"Do you mind if I eat one?"Rough man

"If you don't mind, please do. The rugged man put one in his mouth and made a chewing sound:"Well, it tastes really good.""

"Eat more if you like. The rugged man took another one and put it in his mouth. He continued and pouted, looking like he was enjoying it:"Well, you're not lying.""

After eating, like meeting a cute child, the rugged man pinched her husband's face happily, and then asked the coach:"Don't you want to eat one?"