Chapter 116 (1/2)
Chang Wen suggested: ”we'd better find a B & B place to stay. I think maybe we'll stay here for a while and go abroad after the show.”
Looking around, there were many houses in a nearby cave. They walked towards the cave.
I met an old man at the intersection. In front of him was a cloth bag with pecans in it.
Wang Xiaoman asked: ”old man, how do you sell pecans?”
”Five yuan a Jin.”
The old man replied with a smile.
Wang Xiaoman winked at Chang Wen, squatted down, and asked, ”old man, how old are you?”
”I'm seventy-eight years old.”
Wang Xiaoman exclaimed: ”old man, you are nearly 80 years old, and you are still so handsome and healthy. It's not easy.”
The boss asked, ”are you two here to travel?”
”Yes, sir, we just got here and wanted to find a place to live.”
The old man said, ”there is no hotel here. We can only live in the hometown. What's the name of B & B?”
Wang Xiaoman asked, ”how many villages are there near here?”
”Just one village, divided into two villages.”
The old man pointed to the house in the valley and said, ”this is qianshantun. There is a houshantun more than two miles away. The two villages together are a village.”
”Old man, do we have B & B here?”
The old man replied, ”if you are rich, you will build a tile roofed house and open a B & B. Those grass houses, even if it's a homestay, are uninhabited
Wang Xiaoman asked, ”old man, is your house a tile roofed house or a thatched cottage?”
The old man said sheepishly, ”my family is a thatched cottage. It's a poor family in the village.”
Wang Xiaoman asked again: ”old man, how many people are there in your family?”
The old man sighed and said, ”my family is just me and my wife. My wife hasn't given birth, so we have to live together.”
Wang Xiaoman winked at Changwen and seemed to be asking for his advice.
Chang Wen nodded.
Wang Xiaoman asked with a smile: ”old man, we want to live in your house, can we?”
The old man was embarrassed and said: ”my family's condition is poor. I live in a thatched cottage and eat a simple meal. You two are city people and will not get used to it.”
”Old man, we both come from hard times, and our mouths are fierce. Please take us in.”
The old man said, ”I'll only charge you 50 yuan a day.”
Wang Xiaoman said with a smile: ”old man, fifty yuan is too little. We give you one hundred yuan a day. What's the matter
The old man was so happy that he could not close his mouth and said, ”I'll take up the stool. I'm really sorry.”
”I'm sorry to disturb you, old man.”
Chang Wen helps the old man carry the pecan bag, and the three go back together.
The old man's house is in the westernmost part of the village. The two cottages are very simple but clean.