chapter 31 charlatan

I couldn't wait to get off the bus before it stopped, and looked around to wait for the taxi. Unfortunately, luckily, all the people passing by were already carrying passengers. I became more and more convinced that my encounter with Penelope was not a wonderful arrangement, but an inescapable torture. Finally, a taxi arrived and drove non-stop to the farmer's market. I remembered that there were small vendors there selling some insecticide powder, but the insecticides sold in supermarkets generally cannot kill cockroaches, so I had to ask At this time, the vendors had not yet closed their stalls. When I arrived at the farmer's market, it was completely dark. Not to mention the small vendors, even the shops inside were all closed. I felt a little melancholy. Although I had tried very hard, I was destined to be unable to buy insecticide powder that night. In desperation, I had to settle for the next best thing and go to the supermarket to buy a bottle of insecticide in an attempt to get by. When I arrived at that old house, it was already 10 o'clock at night. The more than an hour of going back and forth tortured me enough. I just hoped that Penelope wouldn't find out that what I brought was only insecticide and not the killer as originally promised. Bug powder. I knocked on the door, and after a while Penelope opened the door for me in her pajamas, seeming to be eating something. I asked curiously: "What did you eat?" "cherries." “What is Cheerilee?” Penelope seemed very satisfied with my compliance with the agreement today, and patiently explained to me, "Chelizi are just cherries. You go wash your hands first. There are still a lot of them there." "You want to treat me to food" Penelope nodded, and I immediately walked to the bathroom, feeling a little happy. Penelope's attitude towards me was much better than before, so there was no harm in being a reliable person. When I came out of the bathroom, Penelope had already placed the box of cherries on the sofa in the living room. She was reading and eating while holding a book, with a graceful posture and a leisurely expression. I sat down next to Penelope and looked at the box. The box was very beautiful. Only then did I realize that they were authentic cherries imported from Chile. They were not the parallel imports in the supermarket that were labeled as imported. This box cost at least a thousand dollars. . I picked up two cherries and stuffed them into my mouth and said to Penelope: "You said we all have one nose and two eyes. Why do you live so luxuriously?" "What?"Penelope looked at me with some confusion and asked. "I said you live a luxurious life. I have never eaten such expensive fruits since my mother gave birth to me." I said, picking up two more and throwing them into my mouth. "A gift from a friend."Penelope responded, focusing on the book she was reading again. "Then tell me, why don't any friends give me such expensive fruits? After all, your class is corrupt and the big worm of luxury socialism." After I finished speaking, I picked up several more and threw them into my mouth. Penelope seemed to be in a good mood and didn't compete with me. She just said, "If you like it, take it back and eat it." "I have to take it back." I said as I stood up from the sofa, found a convenient bag and packed the box. At this time, Penelope finally put down the book and asked me: "Have you bought the insecticide powder?" "If I didn't buy insecticide powder, would I be embarrassed to come?" Penelope nodded in agreement and said, "If you dare to come to me without buying it, that's harassment." "I bought it, bought it, harassed me, ruined my reputation." I said impatiently, and took out the purchased pesticide from my briefcase, preparing to hide it from the public. Penelope stared at the insecticide, frowned and said, "Didn't you mean insecticide powder? This doesn't look like it." I panicked, and then said, "Of course not, this is the latest insecticide developed, and it has miraculous effects on killing cockroaches." Penelope looked at me suspiciously and said, "I've read in books that cockroaches are very resistant to pesticides, and ordinary pesticides have no effect at all." "Stop being dogmatic. Am I just an ordinary insecticide? I'm not going to brag to you. This jar in my hand can kill all the cockroaches in this house. It's simply inhumane." I said nonsense. Penelope still had a look of disbelief on her face and said, "Why do I feel like you are so much like a charlatan?" I felt a little guilty but still said angrily: "I'm doing it for your own good. Insecticide powder is very toxic. If you accidentally poison a mouse or something, don't you feel disgusted?" Penelope was frightened by me and quickly said to me: "Then stop standing and do what you should do." "Do you want to come in and watch?" Penelope shook her head repeatedly, and I turned around calmly, and then walked to the bathroom in a triumphant manner. At this moment, I felt the pleasure of taking back the city, and I said happily in my heart: "Silly girl, come and expose me again, come on." I said goodbye to her with the cherries Penelope gave me in my hand. It was already 11 o'clock, and it would be at least 12 o'clock before I could get back to Hayden place. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart what a torturous night it was. Before leaving, I told Penelope: "Don't use that bathroom tonight. After spraying the insecticide, there are too many toxic substances." "knew." I asked boredly: "Can you hold it in this night? I feel so choked. I usually have to go to the toilet several times a night." Penelope frowned and said, "Why do you talk so much?" "I'm worried about you, okay?" "I won't stay here tonight." Penelope's words once again aroused my curiosity. From her words, I was almost sure that she had other houses in this city, but why did she have to buy this place and live there? After all, I didn't ask my doubts because Penelope wouldn't tell me. I asked them last time. Besides, knowing the answers didn't mean anything to me other than satisfying my curiosity. Now I'm used to doing meaningful things. It’s something, so don’t ask. I took out another cherry from my pocket and threw it into my mouth, and said to Penelope: "Then I'm leaving. If you have any troubles in this house or the community, please call me." "Um." I coughed, the sensor light in the corridor came on, and then turned around and left. "Maxwell, wait." I turned around and looked at Penelope in surprise and asked, "Are you planning to let me stay? The bathroom here can't be used. I can't hold it in." "Take your guitar with you."Penelope said, turning around and going back to the house where I used to live, and took out the guitar from inside. I didn't want to take the guitar from Penelope. I was silent for a long time and said, "I told you to find someone knowledgeable. This guitar will definitely sell for a good price. I don't have the money to pay it back to you now." "I asked you to pay back the money that day because you were angry. Just take the guitar away. It doesn't belong to anyone, it only belongs to you and Emily. At least it's a memory." I asked in surprise: "How do you know this guitar is related to Emily?" "Your and her names are engraved on the guitar."Penelope's tone was calm. After a very long silence, I looked away from the guitar that Penelope stood in the corner and whispered: "I don't want it anymore." Penelope smiled: "You can throw away a guitar, but you can't throw away the memory in your heart, so why should you deceive yourself?" I have no words. "Take it."Penelope put the guitar box outside the door and closed the door immediately. With this lost guitar, I returned to Hayden residence with a heavy heart. I happened to meet Hayden at the entrance of the corridor, and a woman he was bringing with him who was dressed enchantingly. The woman took off her helmet and stepped off Hayden's modified track motorcycle, and then Hayden took off his helmet. I immediately understood that this was a friend brought back by Hayden. Hayden put his arms around the enchanting woman and introduced me: "Maxwell, this is my friend Lily." I smiled and said, "It's okay with you two, or I'll stay in a hotel." "It's okay, I won't spend the night, it'll be fine in a while,"Hayden said. "Well, I'll sit downstairs for a while and you can help me bring the guitar up first." Hayden took the guitar from my hand, patted my shoulder and signaled that it would be done soon, then he hugged the woman and walked upstairs. I sat at the entrance of the corridor, opened the cherries I brought back from Penelope and ate them again. stand up.