Atnoontherushhourpassed.Therewerefewguests(顾客)inthesnackbar.Itwasnotcrowded.Whenthebossofthesnackbarwasreadytohavearesttoreadanewspaperincameanoldladyandalittleboy.
“Howmuchmoneyisabowlofbeefsoup?”thegrandmasatdowncountedthemoneyinherpurseandorderedabowlofbeefsoup.Thegrandmapushedthebowltothelittleboywhoswallowed(吞咽)hissaliva(口水)lookingathisgrandmaandsaying“Grandmadidyoureallyhavelunch?”“Ofcourse.”Hisgrandmachewed(咀嚼)apieceofradish(萝卜泡菜)slowly.Veryquicklythelittleboyateupthemeal.
Seeingthisthebosswentovertothemandsaid“Oldladycongratulationsyouareluckytohavethefree(免费的)foodbecauseyouareour100thguest.”
Afterwardsoveramonthormoreonedaythesmallboysquatted(蹲)acrossthesnackbarwhereheseemedtobecountingsomethingThebossfeltshocked(震惊的)whenhehappenedtolookoutofthewindow.
Whenthesmallboysawaguestwalkintothesnackbarhewouldputasmallstoneintothecirclehedrewbutthelunchtimehadalmostpassedtherewereonlyabout50smallstonesinthecircle.
Thebosswasquiteworriedandcalledupallhisoldguests.Theguestsstartedcomingoneafteranother.
“818283…”thesmallboycountedfasterandfaster.Atlastafterheputthe99thstoneintothecirclehehurriedtopullhisgrandma’shandandwentintothesnackbar.
“Grandmathistimeit’sonme.”thelittleboysaidproudly.Thegrandmawhowasthereal100thguestwasserved(被供应)abowlofsoupbyhergrandson.Ashisgrandmaasbeforethelittleboychewedapieceofradishinhismouth.
6.Grandmaorderedonlyonebowlofbeefsoupbecause______________.