HSK 2 · Chapter 1 · 311 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/one-egg-too-many

多出来的鸡蛋

One egg too many

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小李xiáolǐ来lái北京běijīng工作gōngzuò还hái不到búdào一个yígè月yuè。他tā住zhù在zài一个yígè老lǎo小区xiǎoqū的de六liù楼lóu，楼下lóuxià有yǒu一家yìjiā小xiǎo饭馆fànguǎn。

饭馆fànguǎn不bú大dà，只zhǐ放得下fàngdexià五wǔ张zhāng桌子zhuōzi。开kāi饭馆fànguǎn的de是shì刘奶奶，六十多岁liùshí-duōsuì，说话shuōhuà很hěn快kuài，笑xiào起来qǐlái声音shēngyīn很hěn大dà。

小李xiáolǐ天天tiāntiān下班xiàbān都dōu来lái这里zhèlǐ吃chī一yì碗面wǎnmiàn。他tā不太bútài会huì做饭zuòfàn，也yě不想bùxiǎng一yí个gè人rén在zài房间fángjiān里吃chī。

第一dìyī天tiān，他tā要yào了le一yì碗wǎn牛肉面niúròumiàn。面miàn来lái了le，里边lǐbian有yǒu一yí个gè鸡蛋jīdàn。他tā想xiǎng：“可能kěnéng这里zhèlǐ的de面miàn都dōu有yǒu鸡蛋jīdàn。”

第二天dì’èrtiān，他tā要yào了le一yì碗wǎn鸡蛋jīdàn面miàn。面miàn来lái了le，里边lǐbian有yǒu两liǎng个gè鸡蛋jīdàn。

第三dìsān天tiān，他tā要yào了le最zuì便宜piányi的de面miàn，只zhǐ放fàng一点儿yìdiǎnr菜cài的de那种nàzhǒng。面miàn来lái了le，里边lǐbian还是háishi有yǒu一yí个gè鸡蛋jīdàn。

小李xiáolǐ看看kànkan旁边pángbiān的de桌子zhuōzi。别人biéren的de碗wǎn里，只有zhíyǒu面miàn和hé菜cài。

他tā拿ná着zhe碗wǎn走zǒu过去guòqu：“奶奶nǎinai，是不是shìbúshì弄错nòngcuò了le？我wǒ没有méiyǒu要yào鸡蛋jīdàn。”

刘liú奶奶nǎinai看kàn了le看kàn他tā，又yòu看kàn了le看kàn碗wǎn：“没错méicuò，快kuài吃chī吧ba，面miàn要yào凉liáng了le。”

“那nà我wǒ给gěi您nín鸡蛋jīdàn的de钱qián。”

“不用búyòng不用búyòng。”刘奶奶说shuō完wán，就jiù回去huíqù做zuò面miàn了le。

小李xiáolǐ坐zuò回huí桌子zhuōzi前qián，看kàn着zhe那nà个gè鸡蛋jīdàn，想xiǎng了le很hěn长cháng时间shíjiān。他tā不bú认识rènshi刘liú奶奶nǎinai，刘liú奶奶nǎinai也yě不bú认识rènshi他tā。这zhè个gè鸡蛋jīdàn，是shì为什么wèishénme呢ne？

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
来	lái	to come
工作	gōngzuò	work; job; to work
月	yuè	moon
住	zhù	to live; to stay
六	liù	six
小	xiǎo	small; little
大	dà	big; large
只	zhǐ	only; just
五	wǔ	five
桌子	zhuōzi	table; desk
开	kāi	to turn on; to switch on
说话	shuōhuà	to speak; to talk

English (for the teacher)

Xiao Li had been working in Beijing for less than a month. He lived on the sixth floor of an old housing estate, and downstairs there was a small restaurant.

The restaurant wasn’t big; it only had room for five tables. It was run by Grandma Liu, in her sixties, who talked fast and laughed loudly.

Every day after work, Xiao Li came here for a bowl of noodles. He wasn’t much of a cook, and he didn’t want to eat alone in his room.

On the first day, he ordered a bowl of beef noodles. The noodles came, and there was an egg in them. He thought: “Maybe all the noodles here come with an egg.”

On the second day, he ordered a bowl of egg noodles. The noodles came, and there were two eggs in them.

On the third day, he ordered the cheapest noodles, the kind with just a few vegetables. The noodles came, and there was still an egg in them.

Xiao Li looked at the table next to him. In other people’s bowls there were only noodles and vegetables.

He carried his bowl over: “Grandma, is there a mistake? I didn’t order an egg.”

Grandma Liu looked at him, then at the bowl: “No mistake. Eat up, the noodles are getting cold.”

“Then let me pay you for the egg.”

“No need, no need.” With that, Grandma Liu went back to making noodles.

Xiao Li sat back down at his table, looked at the egg and thought for a long time. He didn’t know Grandma Liu, and Grandma Liu didn’t know him. So why the egg?