Chapter 194 Food (4K words, please subscribe!)

"Meet the angel?"

Hydrangea had a look of joy on her face, without any of the fear and panic she had felt before.

It seemed that as long as she saw the angel, she would no longer be persecuted.

"Yes." Yin Yue looked up into the night. Over there hovered the Royal Capital that covered the Hidden Rain Village. He said, "Let's go there."

Hydrangea was excited, hugged the kitten tightly in her arms, stretched her neck and asked tentatively:

"Then...can I take it with me?"

Yinyue glanced at the cat, then reached out and took it out of Ziyanghua's arms, handed it to Nanfeng, and replied: "Of course, but we need to check it out."

Hydrangea nodded excitedly and continued to ask, "So, you three came from heaven?"

"Yes." Yinyue nodded.

"After I leave with you, will... I come back?" Hydrangea asked cautiously.

"No return."

Yin Yue replied calmly.

Hydrangea was excited. She grabbed the air with both hands and said excitedly, "Then wait here for a while. I'll go buy something."

As she spoke, she ran towards the exit of the alley.

When she ran out of the alley, she realized that her three saviors had no intention of chasing her at all.

Hydrangea breathed a sigh of relief and sighed inwardly, "They didn't chase me. It seems that they are not bad people. I hope they didn't lie to me."

As she spoke, she ran quickly towards her residence and returned to a shabby little house under the dull gaze of a group of skinny, dazed children sitting on the street corner.

Glancing around the last safe haven her parents had left her, she dug out an exquisite and beautiful jewelry box from the secret compartment in the corner without any hesitation, hid the box in her arms, and ran out of the cabin.

before leaving.

Hydrangea locked the door, and after thinking for a while, she decided to take the key away and keep it with her.

After leaving the slum, she looked around to make sure no one was following her. She carefully combed her hair and clothes, and mustered up the courage to walk into the grilled fish restaurant.

"Boss, um... I want to buy a grilled fish..." Hydrangea said weakly.

Nourishes—

On the grill, the plump sea bass exudes a charred aroma and the surface is golden and crispy.

The boss glanced around the grill and didn't see anyone, so he continued to sprinkle seasoning on the grilled fish.

"Boss...I want to buy a grilled fish!"

The little girl's voice sounded again.

"Huh? Haunted?"

The boss's expression suddenly changed, and he looked around but still didn't see any customers.

But when he looked down, he found a pair of water-soaked ninja shoes under the grill.

The shop owner came to the side of the grill and saw Hydrangea with an ashamed look on her face.

The little girl was too short and was completely hidden by the grill.

he asked:

"So you're a kid. Did your parents ask you to buy grilled fish? Your parents are really generous. The Shinobi Village is not safe tonight. Mackerel, filleted fish, salmon... tell me what kind of fish you want to buy. The price list is in the store. I recommend you buy silver cod. They are all fresh fish. Of course, if your parents specify something to eat, then buy that."

The middle-aged boss seems to be particularly talkative.

Hydrangea was feeling nervous.

But she still mustered up the courage to walk quickly into the store, looked up at the price of the grilled fish which was far beyond what she could afford, and felt disheartened.

"Where did this little girl come from? She's very pretty, but her clothes are a bit shabby."

In the store.

A drunk sitting in the middle compartment inadvertently noticed the hydrangea and began to tease her.

"Come here, let us take a good look!" another drunkard waved.

Ziyanghua's heart tightened, and she hurriedly left the grilled fish shop, came to the grill, and said nervously:

"Sorry, uncle, the price of grilled silver cod is 241 yuan, which is a bit expensive..."

The words are not finished yet.

The grilled fish owner was surprised and said: "How can it be expensive? It's the same price every year. Don't talk nonsense. Grilled fish is very difficult..."

Hydrangea mustered up her courage again, handed over the exquisite jewelry box in her hand, and said weakly:

"This is the last jewelry box my mother left behind after she passed away. There is still ten dollars in it. My father spent a lot of money to buy it... Of course, I... I am not going to give it to you. You can keep it first. When I have money, I will redeem it."

Mortgage of property.

But eating grilled fish, not so bad.

The boss's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he was about to say something subconsciously.

But he couldn't help but look at Hydrangea carefully. He reached out to take the jewelry box, looked around, opened it and saw a wrinkled Rain Country currency inside.

"You are the same kind of people as those children who beg and steal, right?" the boss asked with a sigh.

"..."

Hydrangea lowered her head and did not answer.

"Why have I never seen you wandering around the streets nearby?" the boss asked curiously.

As far as I can remember, there is indeed no such little girl with such a recognizable appearance.

Hydrangea said weakly, "They won't let us."

"hiss……"

The boss frowned, he had never thought that even the begging industry had become so complicated.

"Okay, I'll secretly make you a grilled fish, but when you go back later, remember to hide it in your arms and don't let anyone see it."

The boss whispered, giving instructions in a meaningful tone.

The voice just fell.

Then he heard the drunkard in the store urging: "Asshole, the fish is not grilled yet? If you don't hurry up, we won't pay you tonight!"

"Ahahaha, here it comes, here it comes, right here." The boss smiled and handed the jewelry box back to Hydrangea, saying cheerfully, "I won't charge you for it. This is something your mother left for you, take good care of it."

As he spoke, the boss quickly walked into the store carrying the grilled sea bass.

After a moment, Hydrangea shuddered all over and was startled. She only heard the sound of wine bottles hitting and glass breaking coming from inside the store.

After a while, the boss came out of the store with a dusty face and a miserable look on his face.

"What...what happened?"

Hydrangea asked.

The boss sighed softly:

"There were a few drunks who wanted to cause trouble, but they've been dealt with for now. There's no business right now, so I'll grill you a fish."

Hydrangea felt a lump in her nose, and she understood what the boss meant when he said grilled fish was difficult.

"This kind of thing happened almost every day when Hanzo was managing the ninja village. It was very normal."

The boss was used to it. He stood in front of the fish grill and started grilling a fresh cod fillet.

Before, when he was grilling the sea bass, his face was numb, but when grilling this fish, he was particularly serious, as if he wanted to perfectly control the heat and sprinkle the most suitable seasoning.

I put all my years of experience into this grilled fish.

"God..." Hydrangea's eyes were red and she wanted to say something.

The boss immediately understood what Hydrangea meant, shook his head and sighed: "God, how could God care whether mortals live a stable life."

Hearing this, Hydrangea lowered her head with a gloomy look, and remembered what Xiaonan said in a previous speech: "Change takes time."

"Indeed, some people may never be able to wait for this time in their entire lives."

The boss said this with a smile on his face as he packed the grilled fish into a simple food box.

"Why did you invite me to eat grilled fish?"

Hydrangea asked, looking down.

The boss waved his hand and stuffed the grilled fish into Hydrangea's arms:

“Because, I was also a war orphan. When I was about to starve to death, my master treated me to a grilled fish.

That was the most delicious grilled fish I have ever eaten in my life. Since then, my master accepted me as his apprentice, and I followed him in making grilled fish, determined to become the best grilled fish chef in the ninja world...

Hey, hey, hey, these are all past events. Why talk about these things? I hope you can find something you like to do, and I also hope you can find your own guide in life!

Let’s go, hurry up!”

Feeling the warmth from the grilled fish box in her arms and listening to the boss's urging, Hydrangea's eyes turned red and she shed tears quietly.

It is precisely because there is still this kind of warmth in the ninja world that she did not give up on living.

"Hey, hey, hey, you bastard boss, didn't I ask you to bring that girl here? What are you doing here?" A drunk walked out of the store holding a bottle of wine and staggered towards me.

The boss's face changed, and he quickly protected Hydrangea and whispered, "Run!"

Before Hydrangea could move her legs, the drunkard had already swung his palm towards the grilled fish owner, but because of his lack of accuracy, the owner dodged it repeatedly.

"what…"

Hydrangea knew that she had gotten into trouble again, and she froze in place for a moment, not knowing how to deal with this matter.

In an instant, a black shadow suddenly flew over from a distance, completely violating the rules of physics, but this is the ninja world, so it seems very isolated.

I saw a footprint landed on the drunkard's face, kicking him hundreds of meters away. He fell heavily on the street, wailing in pain.

The grilled fish owner was stunned.

Hydrangea also looked confused.

Tamao stood up calmly and nodded to the grilled fish owner and Hydrangea, "You're welcome."

The grilled fish owner asked in surprise:

"You...are you?"

"Her friends." Tamao said, and walked straight into the grilled fish restaurant. He turned around and said to Hydrangea, "I will help the store owner deal with these guys. This grilled fish meal is my treat. When you make money in the future, just pay me back."

As he said this, he strode into the store.

The grilled fish owner was stunned and said excitedly:

"You have such a powerful friend, but you still come here to pawn your belongings to eat grilled fish?"

Hydrangea didn't know what to say for a moment, but suddenly felt that she thought these people seemed... very lucky.

Soon, Tamao dragged the group of drunkards who were causing trouble out of the store and gave them a beating in front of the owner of the grilled fish shop.

The drunkards were beaten so hard that they kept wailing, and were finally hung on the street lamp with ropes by Tamao.

Yinyue and Nanfeng walked slowly towards them.

"Captain, why do I feel like, just like Quan always makes the wrong choice questions, this girl is likely to get into trouble." Nan Feng sighed: "Luckily I asked Tamao to follow her just now."

Yinyue just smiled.

When Hydrangea took part in the Chunin Exam, she encountered a dangerous crisis, but she was able to turn the danger into safety by staying with Tenten and others, and eventually became the Amegakure Chunin.

But after becoming a Chunin, he was sent by Konan to carry out an S-level mission, and eventually sacrificed himself and became one of Pain's Six Paths.

This is really unlucky.

"Let's go back." Yinyue came to Hydrangea and reminded her.

Hydrangea looked back at the good-looking older brother and whispered, "Yeah, thank you."

"You want to eat grilled fish yourself?"

Yin Yue asked.

Hydrangea shook her head:

"You are going to take me to see the Angel. According to my observation, the place she visits most is the area with the grilled fish shop. I think she should like to eat this kind of food, so I want to buy her some as a meeting gift.

But... now I feel that I shouldn't mortgage the things my mother left me to buy such a gift."

“Why don’t you ask us for money?”

Yin Yue asked.

In his previous life, he had seen many fans who were crazy about stars, and Hydrangea at this moment was just one of them.

Fortunately, she still retained a bit of clarity.

There is still salvation.

"I'm afraid...I'm afraid I can't pay it back." Hydrangea said, "That's not my money."

"Don't be afraid, we are not loan sharks." Tamao teased, "You buy a gift for her, then what about our gift?"

Hydrangea's face suddenly turned red. After thinking about it, she felt that buying a grilled fish was not a good idea.

It doesn't make sense that she is thinking about leaving a good impression on the angel when she hasn't even repaid her three saviors.

Hydrangea didn't know how to repay her three benefactors.

Tamao joked:

"Since you've already bought it, why not buy three more and put them all on your account?"

Hydrangea thought about it and felt that this was the truth, but she was too embarrassed to look at the barbecue owner.

"Hahaha!" The barbecue owner was also a reasonable man. He said happily, "I'll make three more servings of grilled fish for you guys right away."

As he spoke, he started to get busy.

When the grilled fish was ready, Yinyue and the other two left with the grilled fish and hydrangeas.

Before leaving, Hydrangea bowed to the grilled fish owner as a token of gratitude.

The grilled fish owner watched the four people and the cat leave with a smile on his face. He seemed to see the scene when he was taken in by his master.

...

...

The king is fortress.

Xiaonan sat on the fortress wall, looking up at the starry sky, lost in thought.

Since she was born, she has been struggling to survive with Yahiko and Nagato in the rainy country where it rains all year round.

There has never been a day like this where I can let go of all my burdens and shackles and gaze at the starry sky that I have only seen a few times since I was born.

Sitting here, she is just herself, not an angel of the Hidden Rain Village, and she doesn't have to carry a heavy burden.

a moment.

Xiaonan seemed to see his childhood self’s face in the stars.

"Eat something." Yinyue came to Xiaonan and handed him a bento. "I bought it from Yuyin Village. Hydrangea said that this should be your favorite food."

The bento was packed in a simple food box from the Hidden Rain Village. Inside was a grilled fish of excellent appearance, two slices of lemon, and a small dish of sauce.

Xiaonan did not reach out.

But with the help of the light from the lamps on the city wall, I could see the bento clearly.

Her expression suddenly changed, and she asked in surprise: "Who is Hydrangea...?"

Xiaonan did have an impression of the name, but couldn't remember what the person looked like.

After all, she patrolled the ninja village every day and occasionally gave speeches in the ninja village. She had met so many people. Although the Hidden Rain Village was a small place, there were many people living there.

She couldn't possibly know everyone.

“Don’t waste food.”

Yinyue did not answer her question.

When Xiaonan heard this, a sad look appeared on his face. He raised his right hand helplessly and took the lunch box.

Only those who are truly starving to death know how hard it is to get food and what it means to some people.

See Xiaonan take the food box.

Yin Yue then explained: "She is a little girl who often listens to your speeches and agrees with all your views. She is about the same age as Naruto and Sasuke. It is normal that you don't know her."

"Naruto... is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Sasuke is?" Konan was puzzled.

But many familiar faces of little girls had already appeared in her mind.

If she comes to every speech, then... she should be the pretty girl with purple hair tied up on the top of her head with curled hair on both sides.

"That's not important." Yinyue replied: "What's important is that in this war-torn land, there are people who recognize your ideals and are willing to follow you."

"So, what did you do to her?"

Xiaonan frowned.

"I saw that she had good qualifications, so I brought her to the fortress." Yinyue said to the back, "Come out and meet your idol."

Xiaonan's face darkened.

Is this guy Yinyue, who has already started to collect the few resources of the Guayu Country?