I will still be a god in this life

Chapter 13 Ghost in the World

After Zhou Fuxi got on the shared electric scooter, she started walking around.

In his life as "Zhou Zehua", he traveled through the streets and alleys of Junsha. From 1978 to 2004, the entire city had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Who would have thought that from 2004 to now in 2023, the city's development has far exceeded before.

High-rise buildings are just the surface of the city. For a returner like him, after a rough experience of the surface of the city, a deeper understanding is the inner layer - the changes in various details seem to be noticeable at a random glance at a corner. You can have different emotions based on the memories.

He left Baolan Street and rode westward, passing by the "Jinmandi" which is still the retail and wholesale market for small commodities, clothing and department stores. Then he entered the narrow alley of Chunfeng Street. When he turned the corner, he saw the signboard of "Guang Nao Ke Home Cooking Restaurant Flour" .

Hundreds of people are queuing up here. The waiters giving orders, calling out orders, customers passing the time with their mobile phones, and the constant flow of delivery people make the whole alley seem more congested and cramped.

The folding table and plastic stools were placed on the opposite side of the road, and a sign was hung on the wall that read, "The wall is falling off here and there is danger. Please do not come near!" However, the store owners and diners did not care at all. No one dared to place a table or stool. , one dares to sit.

Most of them have never had any accidents. This is just human nature. As long as no accidents have happened, they feel fine, or they feel that they will not be the unlucky ones.

Zhou Fuxi remembers that this place used to be a card shop, but the owner later started a noodle business, and now it has become a home-cooked restaurant.

The word "flour" on the signboard is probably just a sentiment. After all, none of the diners here come here for the noodles and noodles. The staff in the store are very busy and have no time to make such trivial matters as noodles and noodles. The list is up.

Looking at the dishes on the tables on the roadside, they are heavy in oil and spicy, and the main seasonings are garlic seeds, chili and garlic leaves... Zhou Fuxi feels that the dishes here may not be very delicious, but they are not expensive and can leave people with a stomach full of food. Memory is the reason why it is so popular now, right?

Zhou Fuxi originally wanted to stop by to get some fans, but he might as well forget it now... He saw his boss standing outside strolling around, still wearing his iconic bald head, but with a big gold chain hanging around his neck.

All my acquaintances call me "Mr. Guang". He is no longer the down-and-out guy who couldn't afford the rent of the poker hall back then. It's probably hard to remember the old customers who used to come here to play cards and eat fans, but who have disappeared for nearly 20 years. .

It can't be said that Zhou Fuxi is no longer "Zhou Zehua" now, and even his appearance has changed.

So I didn't bother to ask the boss if he still remembered "Zhou Zehua". There would always be someone in this city who remembered this name.

Zhou Fuxi ordered a cup from the hand-made lemon tea stall nearby. The stall owner said her tea had lemongrass in it.

"Lemongrass is particularly good. It has a lemon aroma and is also called lemongrass, so it is very suitable for this lemon tea..."

"Well, I used to roast pigs with lemongrass and stuff the pig's belly with lemongrass."

The stall owner stopped explaining in detail how special her lemon tea with lemongrass was.

After Zhou Fuxi took a few sips, he took a bag and hung the lemon tea on the handlebar of his bike. After riding for a while, he saw the signboard of "Xu Changxing" and decided to eat roast duck here.

As a century-old brand, it is different from the world-famous BJ roast duck. The duck skin is not so oily and has a slightly burnt aroma.

The way of eating has not changed much in the past hundred years. One duck is still eaten four times. The duck skin is wrapped in pancakes, the duck meat is stir-fried, the duck is cooked with cabbage in soup, and the duck is steamed with eggs.

Xu Changxing Roast Duck is an authentic local product of Junsha. Unlike BJ, which is a food desert. If Zhu Di hadn’t moved the capital and brought the Nanjing roast duck masters and the taste of roast duck to BJ, there probably wouldn’t be “BJ Roast Duck” now. This BJ gourmet signature is the best.

As for Old BJ’s soybean juice... To put it in the words of the old men in the alley, who would drink that stuff if you are not a coolie?
Zhou Fuxi had enough to eat and drink, and felt a little emotional. Why did he feel like he was just nostalgic after running all the way?There are obviously so many new things waiting for you to experience.

With this in mind, he walked into the subway station. In 2004, Junsha had not yet opened a subway.

After Bai Weiyan's guidance and half a day of practice, Zhou Fuxi has basically mastered the key to integrating mobile phones with modern life - either scanning the QR code or showing the QR code, so he successfully entered the station and took the subway.

The subway car is very air-conditioned. In such a comfortable place, there are not many old men and women to use the air-conditioning.

Zhou Fuxi suspected that it was definitely not that old men and women didn’t like to use air-conditioning anymore, but that there were more places to use air-conditioning. Sitting in a subway car would cost a ticket anyway, so there was no point in “taking advantage of it” if you had to pay the cost.

There were not many people in the carriage. According to Zhou Fuxi’s observation, apart from the fact that you can scan the code to enter and exit the station, there is not much difference between the subway stations in BJ, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places 20 years ago.The operation of the subway buses is much more stable, very smooth, unlike the previous subways that were a little wobbly from time to time.

After observing for a while, Zhou Fuxi found that everyone around him was looking at their mobile phones, and he was the only one looking around idly.

Zhou Fuxi couldn't help but feel a sense of being out of place, so he took out his mobile phone.

He is quite satisfied with feeling out of place. This is the advantage of using the "Pisces Concentric Chart" to adjust his personality. He can naturally integrate into the current life with the personality and perception of ordinary people, instead of turning a blind eye like he did yesterday. .

When he took out his mobile phone, he always felt that some eyes around him were focused on his mobile phone.

The corners of Zhou Fuxi's mouth curled up slightly. He was used to this feeling.

When he takes out some ultimate treasures in the sky, he will also attract all kinds of envious and jealous looks from other gods.

Other phones are either too small or too thin and don't seem to be able to pack as many features as Zhou Fuxi's Submarine 9600.

Zhou Fuxi accidentally turned on the projector. Under the light environment of the carriage, it was almost impossible to see the projected image.

This is normal. Even the projectors he has used before, only some high-end products are equipped with high-power bulbs, so they can be used in such a bright light environment. The power of the projection lamp on the mobile phone is definitely not enough.

The projection bulb flickered for a few times before being turned off by Zhou Fuxi in time. He didn't want to show off his submarine 9600.

"What are you taking pictures of?" A girl in a short skirt sitting opposite Zhou Fuxi quickly clamped her legs, pressed her skirt hard, and stared at Zhou Fuxi with disgust.

"No." Zhou Fuxi remembered that when she met Bai Weixiang in the morning, she didn't seem to like others taking pictures of her.

Bai Weiyan didn't make it obvious, she just deleted Zhou Fuxi's photo, but the girl in the short skirt in front of her reacted very fiercely, to the extent that Zhou Fuxi was confused.

Of course, the point is that this is a misunderstanding. Zhou Fuxi doesn't want to waste the power and memory of his new phone.

"I said what are you filming!" The girl in the short skirt stood up and glared at Zhou Fuxi condescendingly. Her eyes were full of contempt and disdain, and she exuded the aura of eradicating evil after catching some evil deeds.

Zhou Fuxi frowned. He casually photographed Bai Weixiang this morning. That was because he could feel that the puppet actually had some affection for Bai Weixiang. Moreover, he was photographed by so many people yesterday, and he just tried it today. Mobile phone, just press it casually.

He had no reason to take pictures of the woman in short skirts in front of him.

"You were looking around just after you entered the car, and then you saw me sitting opposite me in a skirt, right? After you sat down, you still looked around to see if anyone might notice you, and then you took out that thing... "

Seeing that Zhou Fuxi didn't speak, the girl in the short skirt became even more convinced that Zhou Fuxi was taking secret photos. She looked around at the passengers in the car and pointed at Zhou Fuxi's mobile phone: "Look at his mobile phone. It's the kind of machine specially used for secret photos. Who in the right mind would do that?" With a mobile phone like this?”

Secretly photographed?Zhou Fuxi suddenly realized that he had been regarded as a filthy man who was secretly photographed in the subway car. This... Zhou Fuxi looked at the face of the girl in the short skirt, then reached into his wide trouser pocket, took out a large mirror and pointed it at the girl in the short skirt. .

"puff--"

There was a burst of low laughter in the carriage. The boy who was suspected of being secretly photographed in front of him was sunny and handsome. He did not look like a wretched man who could secretly photograph him.

It's just that people should not be judged by their appearance, so everyone still keeps waiting and watching. Who knows that he will take out a mirror?The meaning is self-evident and makes people laugh immediately.

"What do you mean!" The girl in the short skirt was furious. She stared at the mirror and took a step back involuntarily. Her momentum suddenly poured out like a balloon pricked by a needle.

As the aura weakened, the whole person shrunk in size, hunched up the chest and shoulders, and became cowardly and cowardly, like a female ghost hiding in the darkness and baring her teeth, suddenly frightened by a ray of sunlight that leaked in.

Because what is shown in the mirror is her without makeup.

(End of this chapter)