little cotton

Sister Li's dumpling shop is opened near the middle school, and most of the business is concentrated during the time when students are out of school.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, the students all started to study late. Sister Li saw that there were no customers in the store for the time being, so she took the time to go home with an umbrella, leaving Yu Ling to look around the store alone for a while.

It was still drizzling outside, urging all kinds of people to pass by in a hurry.

The store was lit with warm yellow lights, and Sister Li was not there. Without the sound of the short video, it became quite deserted.

Yu Ling sat quietly by the cash register, resting her chin on her hands, looking out of the room, listening to the rustling rain with her head empty.

Occasionally, a customer would push the door in, and she would follow the appearance she saw when helping during the day, ask the customer what to eat, remind the customer to scan the QR code, and then turn around and run into the back kitchen to make dumplings for the customer.

It was about eight o'clock, and Sister Li came back, took a taxi, and brought the spare quilt from home.

After entering the store, she patted the rainwater on the quilt and complained about the non-stop rain for the past two days.

In the end, she handed the quilt to Yu Ling, and sat in front of the cash register to play with her mobile phone.

Yu Ling took the quilt, carried it into the inner lounge, and placed it on the small double sofa that was barely long enough for her to lie down on.

There is no window in the lounge, which is very similar to the warehouse where she once slept, but the people outside and the quilt in front of her are far warmer than everything on Xiquan Mountain.

The business of the dumpling shop is basically gone after 09:30 in the evening, but the store does not close until after [-]:[-] in the evening.

Sister Li said that at this time, there is always a regular customer who likes to order takeaway dumplings from her house for supper, and there is basically no business later, so she will wait until this point every night. Just sell two more bowls. If there is no order, she will pack up and close the store and go home.

"Just for such a guest?" Yu Ling couldn't help being curious.

"How much money can you make from a night snack? But people like to eat it, and they can order it four or five times a week. It's been like this for so many years. If I close the door in advance, won't people not be able to eat it? Get used to it, Once it is formed, it is very difficult to break." Sister Li said, smiling indifferently, "If I am exhausted every day and come home and find that the supper I want to eat the most is closed, I will definitely not sleep well at night. Sleep."

"Is that so..."

"Yeah, anyway, the kids at No. 09 Middle School are all late for self-study after nine o'clock. Those who go to school will come out to eat something, and those who live on campus will also order takeaway. It's 30:[-] after the tossing, so wait a little longer Hours make no difference."

Yu Ling tilted her head and blinked, with an incomprehensible blankness on her face.

It turns out that human beings can't sleep well because of such a small thing?

She thought, maybe it was because she never dared to expect anything, so no matter what happened, she would not be lost here.

"Xiao Yu, I'm leaving, is it okay if I lock the door from the outside?"

"It's okay, Miss Li!"

"Go to bed early, don't turn off the lights at night."

"Ok!"

Sister Li left, and the store door was locked from the outside.

Yu Ling stood at the door of the store in a daze for a while, and after recovering, she took off her shoes and socks, and wiped all the muddy footprints on the floor tiles in the store with her bare feet.

After cleaning the store, she washed her shoes and socks which had been wet all day, filled a basin of hot water, and rinsed her feet which had been soaked white in the wet cloth shoes.

In the end, she hugged the quilt, curled up, and lay down on the sofa in the lounge.

In the dead of night, the faint white aura slowly warmed the soaked socks and small rag shoes by the sofa in the dim lounge.

The springs of the sofa were a little sunken, and it was not very comfortable to lie on.

But the drowsiness that hit her eyes made Yu Ling fall asleep quickly.

……

"It's raining again." Looking at the heavy rain outside the cave, the fox demon couldn't help muttering softly, "When will the weather be so bad?"

The black clouds outside seemed to cover half of the sky, and the pouring rain, like smoke and mist, obscured the entire mountain.

Not a single part of the fox demon's body was dry, and her messy black hair, like the thin clothes, tightly clung to her slightly thin body.

"It's so cold."

With a low murmur, the fox demon came back to his senses, turned around and ran to the side of the little cotton flower.

She stretched out her hand, and a warm aura glowed in the palm of her hand, engulfing the shivering little demon curled up in it.

"It will be fine in a while." The fox demon said softly, and sat down beside her, the spell in her palm was not broken, her long eyelashes were curled, and her brows and eyes were full of warmth, "It will be done soon, and it will be done soon cold."

In the dark cave, they sat side by side.

The soft white aura seems to be able to resist all severe cold.

"Why are you so nice to me?"

"because of you……"

Little Mianmian tilted her neck, her eyes were full of confusion.

The fox in front of her seemed to say something, but she couldn't hear it clearly. Not only could she not hear clearly, but the fox's face also became blurred.

She subconsciously stretched out her hand to grab it, but it was in vain.

With a dull "plop", the girl on the sofa fell to the ground solidly.

"Well……"

Fortunately, it doesn't hurt.

Wrapped in the quilt, Yu Ling stood up, sat back on the sofa, and curled up her bare feet.

Dreaming about Lin Shuang again.

Ever since she came back here, she has always dreamed of Lin Shuang.

Sister Li said that once some habits are formed, it is difficult to break them.

Yu Ling thought that she might be used to Lin Shuang's presence, so after leaving, she always felt empty-hearted and couldn't sleep well.

What about Lin Shuang?

Did Lin Shuang sleep soundly every night after finding out that she had left?

Also, there is another fox, will she not get used to her disappearance?

"Um……"

It doesn't feel like it will.

Yu Ling bit her lower lip, lowered her eyebrows and sighed lightly.

There was no wall clock in the lounge, Yu Ling didn't know what time it was, but she knew that her drowsiness had faded a lot, and she stared at the cloth shoes and socks on the ground with blurred eyes.

I fell asleep so fast last night that I didn't even have time to dry my shoes and socks...

Not long after, the sound of unlocking the door sounded outside, and a ray of warm light came in from under the door of the lounge.

Sister Li is here.

Yu Ling remembered that Sister Li said last night that she would come over every morning around five o'clock.

After all, except for weekends, most of the time before six o'clock, people would come to buy breakfast one after another, so she had to come early to prepare.

Yu Ling reached out and patted her small face, briefly tied her hair, stood up, walked to the door with her bare feet, and poked her little head out.

"Sister Li, you are here."

"Wake up so early, Xiao Yu, did you delay this place last night?" Sister Li said in surprise, she glanced at Yu Ling casually, her eyes froze for a while, and then her voice suddenly became louder, "Ouch! It's so cold today, why are you barefoot, girl!"

Yu Ling pursed her lips, and whispered, "I just have a pair of shoes, I washed them last night, and they haven't dried them yet..."

Sister Li couldn't help sighing when she heard this.

The well-behaved girl squatted in the lounge, holding the hair dryer that Sister Li borrowed from the next door in her hand, blowing on her shoes and socks.

The shoes and socks were dried, the hair dryer was returned to the original owner, and a new day of part-time work officially began.

Yu Ling is a quick learner. When she enters the kitchen, she can help knead noodles, wrappers, make dumplings, and prepare pots. When she leaves the kitchen, she can help serve guests, cash register, serve dishes, and clean tables.

I don't know if it's because the little girl is cute, but the already good business of the dumpling shop is better than usual.

Day by day, Yu Ling always cleaned the store before going to bed, which made Sister Li feel very good every day.

The agreed wage ends every day, and Yu Ling doesn't have a mobile phone, so Sister Li gives her cash.

The little girl's large sweater came off thread, and Sister Li brought a sewing box from home to mend it for her in her free time.

Maybe it's because the business has been good these days, or maybe it's because Sister Li feels sorry for this young child. The originally agreed fifty-fifty a day has increased to sixty a day on the fourth day.

Every day before going to bed, Yu Ling would sit on the sofa, hugging her little broken bag, and count the money she had saved in the past few days.

In six days, with food and housing, and without spending a penny, she saved 270 yuan.

This city is very big, and there are people coming and going everywhere. According to the "Fairy Rules", goblins are not allowed to use magic at will. It is not easy for the fox clan to find her in such a big city, but Yu Ling did not Not planning on staying here forever.

Although Sister Li is really nice, she still feels that she should run farther, just in case.

It's just that even though she has no idea about the prices in the city, Yu Ling can still guess that such a small amount of money is not enough for her to travel far.

After all, she is a very edible cotton flower.

A bowl of dumplings costs [-] yuan, one bowl is enough in the morning, and two bowls are enough for lunch and evening.Calculated according to the price of dumplings, it would cost fifty dollars a day just to eat enough.

Where can other food be cheaper?

It would be much cheaper to buy food directly to make it, but where can I find a place where I can start a fire for Cotton, who is going to sleep on the street away from here?

In the silent night, the weak, pitiful and helpless little Mianmian, who could eat but could also purr, rubbed her belly and fell into deep thought.

She thought about it to no avail, so she simply closed her eyes, curled up on the small sofa, and fell into a deep sleep wrapped in a quilt.

When I woke up, it was business as usual.

This is the first weekend after Lidong, Yu Ling, as usual, is diligently doing chores in the store.

Many local boarding students will go home on weekends, and the business in the store is not as good as usual, so naturally there is no need to make too many dumplings.

After two o'clock in the afternoon, there are basically no customers in the store, and occasionally one or two orders for takeaway can be received.

The door of the lounge was closed, and Sister Li was taking a nap inside.

It's getting cold, thick dark curtains are hung on the door of the store, and there is a "little sun" beside the cash register that warms your feet.

Sadly, the button to adjust the power of the little sun is broken, and there is only one switch left that can be controlled. It will be cold when it is turned off, and it will be hot when it is turned on.

Yu Ling was sitting in front of the cash register, her hands and feet were itchy from the little sun under her feet, and she wanted to reach out to turn it off, but she was afraid that Sister Li would wake up later and say that the store was too cold, so in the end she only moved it a little farther away. Kicked around a bit.

Such a temperature not only made her hands and feet itchy, but also made her very sleepy. She couldn't help but narrow her eyes for a while, and fell into a drowsy doze.

In a daze, someone pushed open the thick curtain at the door of the shop.

The cold wind was blowing into the store, Yu Ling subconsciously shrank her thin shoulders, and before she raised her head and opened her eyes, she heard the voice of a customer.

"Leek eggs, dumplings, two bowls."

The voice is somewhat familiar, but I can't remember it...

"As for leeks and eggs, steamed dumplings will taste better." Yu Ling said subconsciously, rubbing her eyes that could not be opened, and sat up straight.

The next second, she narrowed her eyes.

The fragile little heart instantly hangs in the throat.

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There is another update tonight, little angels are waiting for me.