Chapter 55: The Weird Uncle Who Sells Goldfish

  The melodious guitar sound gradually attracted many university students who were out for a stroll at night, and Ye Yangjian was still immersed in the melody by himself, without noticing that a large crowd had gathered around him...

  "Hey, Lily, look over there. It seems like there's a handsome guy playing guitar." Two girls who were buying snacks...

  "Hmm, it seems like a street performance, wow! So stylish and talented. It really has the feel of a street artist..." Several female dorm-mates who were out for a stroll...

  "Let's go take a look." A girl grabbed her boyfriend's hand...

  "Wow, what a cute little goldfish!" Several girls gathered around Ye Yang Jian's stall...

  "Excuse me, are these goldfish for sale?" a girl with glasses asked weakly...

  "Boss, how much is this small goldfish?" a university student said with a smile.

  "Is the fish tank for sale too?"

  "Wow! Look, look, this big-eyed little goldfish is so cute! Husband, can you help me buy a few? I'll raise them in my dorm room."

  "How to feed fish and insects, boss?"

  "Can I just have this fish tank?"

  A burst of cheerful voices surrounded Yeyan, and Ye Yangjian suddenly responded. Faced with the sudden explosion scene, Ye Yangjian obviously didn't make any psychological preparations, and he hastily greeted the guests in a flurry.

  "...... two yuan per fish, five yuan for three, a fish tank is also five yuan... buy three fish and a fish tank, I'll give you a pack of fish food for free... the fish food sells for 5 yuan per pack, and the aquatic plants are on me too, you can choose your own... one by one, come on... hey, don't touch that! Who touched my butt? Ah, sorry about that, I have a girlfriend already..." Ye Yangjian enthusiastically but clumsily dealt with the first batch of customers. He had underestimated the lethal power of goldfish on college girls after all... and another characteristic of these girls was that they loved to follow the crowd, wherever there were more people, they would squeeze in...

  The first batch of customers to be sent away, Ye Yangjian lit up the money in his hand, just a short while ago, he sold 80 yuan, calculated the cost, and made a net profit of 40. Ye Yangjian smiled self-deprecatingly, "This thing might really make me rich! Hehe..."

  The street vendor's business was like this, sometimes crowded with people, and sometimes very quiet. When it was quiet, Ye Yangjian would smoke a cigarette, play his guitar, or hold a small tank of goldfish and watch them swim happily. He couldn't help but smile to himself. But before he could relax for long, another group of college students came running to his stall to look at the goldfish. The things he sold weren't expensive, just 10 yuan for a small tank of goldfish to decorate their dorm room. And since most of his customers were kind-hearted female college students, Ye Yangjian's business was quite good. In just a few hours, he had sold almost all of the goldfish he brought with him. Looking at the 300 or so yuan in his hand, Ye Yangjian could feel that although he still missed his brothers and felt lonely, his mood had improved a lot tonight, and his heart felt more open and cheerful. Even the sound of his guitar was more lively than usual...

  Look at the watch, it's already past 11 o'clock. It's summer now, and to save energy, half of the streetlights on non-major roads have been turned off in H City. Outside the university gate, there are not many students left on the road, only a few are walking towards the school gate in twos and threes, preparing to rest. Many stalls have started to pack up their things and head home. Yang Jian sat there playing his guitar, he had plenty of time now, and it seemed like he didn't want to go home either. At home, except for himself and the shadow on the wall, there was nothing else...

  "Two little guys, don't you want to go home either?" Ye Yang Jian lit a cigarette. He asked without turning his head, as if asking someone else, but also seemed to be asking himself. He had already noticed that behind him, not far away, on the flower bed, sat two small children who didn't seem very old. At first, he hadn't paid much attention, because during summer vacation, it was common for kids to come out and play at night, but now it was already eleven o'clock, and the two children seemed to have no intention of going home.

  Not hearing any response, Ye Yangjian turned his head to take a look and saw that the two children were still only thirteen or fourteen years old, one was a boy and the other was a girl. Ye Yangjian curled his lips. "He thought to himself, could they be a pair of young lovers who had eloped?"

  Curiosity got the better of him, and Yang Jian turned around with a smile and beckoned. The little girl looked at him for a moment, then sat back down, her head lowered, unmoving. The little boy, on the other hand, looked left and right for a long time before slowly walking over. When he reached Yang Jian's side, he stopped moving, his big eyes blinking as he stared at Yang Jian. His face and clothes were both somewhat dirty, making him look like two little vagrants.

  "Little brother, big brother has something to attend to. Can you help me take care of my little goldfish?" Night Yang Jian said with a soft voice as he looked at the young boy who had walked up to him. Years of military life had honed his ability to observe details, and he noticed that the boy's eye sockets were slightly sunken. Although it was evening, thanks to his good eyesight, he still saw the dull color in the boy's eyes, a color he was all too familiar with...

  "...Okay!" The little boy thought for a moment, the other side seemed to have no malice, just letting him take care of the stall, and had no threat to him. He himself was idle anyway, so he nodded slightly as if in agreement. Actually, he had long wanted to see these goldfish.

  "Alright, I'll be back soon..." With that, Ye Yang Jian gave a kind smile and stood up, started the "meat grinder" motorcycle and left. He didn't take anything with him, not even the small change from selling goldfish in the evening, which was all placed together in the round soundbox of his guitar...

  About ten minutes later, with the roar of the engine, Yeyang Jian rode his motorcycle back. From a distance, he saw that the little boy was still standing by his goldfish stall, while the little girl was squatting on the ground, blinking her eyes and staring at the small goldfish swimming in the fish tank. Yeyang Jian smiled with joy... He stopped the car, took out several convenient bags from the toolbox behind the car.

  "Alright, I'm back. Thanks for watching the stall, little brothers. As a thank you, big brother has decided to treat you two to a midnight snack. How about it?" Night Yang Jian said, swinging the plastic bag in his hand at the two little guys.

  "Qiao Yu! We can't just eat other people's things, maybe he has ulterior motives, who knows, there might be knockout drops inside, and he might even kidnap us. Let's leave..." The little girl whispered to the little boy while pulling him, her eyes vigilantly watching as Ye Yang Jian walked over.

  "But, Han Hua, I think he's not a bad person. You see, when he left earlier, he didn't even take the money, that means he trusts me..." The little boy looked at the plastic bag in Ye Yang Jian's hand, swallowed his saliva, and looked at the little girl with a wronged expression, trying to defend himself.

  "You're very careful, little girl, but I don't have any ill intentions, because I've also gone hungry." Yèyáng Jiàn didn't want to pay attention to the two children's strange thoughts, and casually opened the plastic bag, taking out a few foam lunchboxes and spreading them out on the ground.

  "Stir-fried beef strips, tomato scrambled eggs, mushroom stir-fry with greens, and this, my favorite, deep-fried stinky tofu. Hehe..." Ye Yang Jian reported the dish names one by one, which he had just bought from San Shu's street stall on his bike ride over. Cui Liang and Xiao Ke were already working at San Shu's place, and as soon as they saw Ye Yang Jian arrive, they specially increased the quantity without adding to the price and quickly prepared a few small dishes.

  "Love to eat or not, it's up to you guys, anyway I'm going to eat." Yè Yáng Jiàn took out three boxes of egg fried rice and several pairs of disposable chopsticks from two plastic bags, placed them on the ground, and casually picked one up, tearing open a pair of disposable chopsticks with his teeth. He picked up a bit of each dish, buried his head and started eating, completely disregarding his image, smacking his lips while eating...

  "Zhan Hao, look, he's eating it himself, so it should be fine for us to eat too, right?" The little boy Qiao Yu said with his mouth watering. The little girl wanted to say something else, but before she could, Qiao Yu had already grabbed a box of egg fried rice and started devouring it in big bites. The angry little girl stomped her feet.

  "Eat slowly, don't choke. Little guy..." Night Yang Jian's unit background made him eat super fast, a box of egg fried rice was finished in one minute, and he smiled at the little boy who was eating anxiously. After speaking, he turned around and took out several bottles of mineral water from the car and placed them beside the little boy. He picked up another box of rice and walked to the front of the little girl, handing it over to her.

  "I used to be a soldier, believe it or not?" Yeyang Jian stared straight into the eyes of the little girl in front of him, without blinking.

  "...Believe it!" The little girl looked into Yeyang Jian's eyes for a long time, responded with a "yes", took the fried rice and chopsticks, and sat down with the little boy to start eating. Yeyang Jian laughed loudly and picked up the lunchbox containing vegetables, dividing them into the two kids' lunchboxes.

  "Eat slowly, eat slowly, damn it! Your eating manners are even worse than a big bear..."

  "What are your names?" Ye Yang Jian asked, puffing on his cigarette, as he looked at the two little guys who had just finished eating and were now drinking water.

  "My name is Qiao Yu, and hers is Zhan Hao..." The little boy replied with a bottle of mineral water in his hands, blinking his big eyes.

  "Where is your home? Why are you not going back so late?" Night Yang Jian took a strong interest in the two little guys. Were they beggars? Absolutely not, their clothes were dirty but absolutely not cheap. Pickpocket gangs under control of thieves? Didn't seem like it either, both little guys' eyes were very clear, not like those bad kids who had been through a lot and stole everywhere. Young masters and misses from a fallen family on the streets? Not quite, there weren't that many young masters and misses...

  "We don't have a home..." The little girl said softly to Ye Yangjian. Although her voice was small, Ye Yangjian heard a hint of melancholy in it.

  "Do you guys have a place to stay? I think it's been several days since you've all taken a bath?" Yeyang Jian didn't ask any more questions, who doesn't have some kind of story these days? If he told his own story, he didn't know how many people would have nightmares.

  The little girl shook her head, Qiao Yu suddenly blinked his big eyes and gazed silently at the sky.

  "I live alone, and there are two empty rooms in my house. Since you have nowhere to stay, why don't you go to my place first? We can talk about the rest later. What do you think?" Yeyang Jian sighed, he didn't know why he suddenly wanted to help these two kids either.

  Picking up the goods, Ye Yangjian pushed the meat grinder and took the two children home. Since it was not far away, they arrived at the downstairs in over ten minutes. Ye Yangjian stored the meat grinder in the garage and took the two children upstairs...

  Author's words:

  Coca and my little editor have been paying close attention to the latest developments in Ya'an Lushan disaster area. To be honest, donating money is just a way to feed corrupt officials, a tent costs over 10,000 yuan? Are you kidding me?! You dare to ask for 50,000 yuan for an invoice after buying medical supplies worth over 10,000 yuan?! Haha... Coca is calling on everyone here, please don't rush into the disaster area to offer support as volunteers. We are still within the golden 72 hours... If we go there, it's likely that our good intentions will end up causing more harm due to lack of professional skills. Let's make way for the official rescue teams and clear the "life passage"! Mourn and pray!!

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