Li Yi led the two of them through the commercial street to a residential area behind, and on the way Li Yi went into a fruit shop to buy some fruit.

Unlike the bustling shopping streets, the residential areas are tree-lined and lush, and are quiet, with most of them being low-rise residential buildings with yards.

The trio crossed a somewhat secluded path and stopped in a somewhat dilapidated courtyard.

There is a two-and-a-half-story building in the small courtyard, and the outer wall is not pasted with porcelain tiles, but simply brushed with a layer of cement, because the age is too old, and moss grows in many places.

There was a stove with a bellows in the courtyard, and next to the stove was a small pool, and beside the pool was an old man with white hair and beard, who was shirtless and sweaty, sitting on a small stool sharpening his knife, and beside him there was a kitchen knife with a snow-white blade, and all other places were gray-black, without a handle.

"Blacksmith?"

Chen Song looked at the stove and felt very cordial.

"Grandpa Lu!"

Li Yi called out sweetly to the old man and put the fruit at the old man's feet.

"It's coming!"

Grandpa Lu was also very happy to see Li Yi, he put the knife down, looked at the fruit on the ground, and blamed Li Yi: "You girl, you don't need to bring things every time you come, it's a waste of money." ”

"I just happened to see it on the road, and it didn't cost much. ”

Li Yi stuck out her tongue, unspeakably cute.

"You......"

Grandpa Lu looked at Li Yi dotingly and shook his head.

Li Yi glanced at the lower courtyard and asked, "Where is Grandma Han?"

"She went to the stall and hasn't come back yet. ”

Grandpa Lu asked Li Yi, "Don't you have to go to school today?"

Li Yi said with a smile: "The last period was physical education, and I was a little unwell, so I didn't go to it." ”

"Little slippery!"

Grandpa Lu's eyes fell on Chen Song and Wang Ze behind Li Yi, and when he saw Chen Song's wrist, he couldn't help but shrink his pupils, and asked with a little surprise, "Who are these two little brothers?"

"They are Chen Song, Wang Ze. ”

Li Yi pointed at Chen Song and Wang Ze and said, "In the future, they will live with you." ”

"Hello Grandpa Lu!"

Chen Song and Wang Ze hurriedly said hello.

"Good!

Grandpa Lu nodded slightly to Chen Song and the others.

Li Yi smiled: "Grandpa Lu, I'll take them up first." ”

"Well, go ahead. ”

After Li Yi took Chen Song and Wang Ze upstairs, Grandpa Lu looked at the kitchen knife on the ground and sighed deeply.

Li Yi introduced as he walked: "Grandpa Lu and Grandma Han are very good, they live on the first floor, usually the iron may be a little noisy, the second floor is where their children live, but they don't come back a few times a year, and the third floor is your ......."

Wang Ze glanced back at the kitchen knife at Grandpa Lu's feet and said, "I didn't expect to see the iron now, but the kitchen knife looks really good." ”

"yes. ”

Li Yizan said: "I heard that Grandpa Lu was very powerful when he was young, he could fight all kinds of weapons, and now he can only fight kitchen knives when he is older, but the kitchen knives he makes are very durable, I can remember, the kitchen knives at home are made by him, and they have always been very sharp, unlike those bought outside, and it is useless to grind them after using them after being blunt." ”

Wang Ze asked curiously: "How much does his hand-forged kitchen knife cost?"

"Twenty!"

Li Yi said with a wry smile: "Since ancient times, striking iron, supporting boats, and grinding tofu are the most bitter, and many people can't stand it. ”

Chen Song and Wang Ze looked surprised, and they didn't know how to say this.

A kitchen knife that has worked hard for half a day is only sold for 20 yuan, and no one wants to learn it, so it's strange if it is not lost!

Although there is only half a floor on the third floor, the space is not small, the style inside is two bedrooms and one living room, there is no balcony, and the door from the living room is the other half floor, that is, the roof of the second floor.

The room is quite tidy, there is a folding table and a few plastic stools in the hall, and each room has a simple bed, which is said to be a bed, but in fact it is two mattresses.

The bathroom and kitchen are not big, slightly cramped, and there is a small rice cooker and a few pairs of chopsticks in the kitchen, as well as a small bag of rice and seasonings, which should be left by the person who came to live here on duty before.

The two were very happy with the accommodation.

"This string is the key here, and the other string is from the store, remember not to be late tomorrow. ”

Li Yi handed the two sets of keys to Chen Song, went downstairs and chatted with Grandpa Lu for a while before leaving.

The sky is getting dark, and the two people who have taken a shower are wearing the work clothes of Yimeng dessert shop, standing on the roof of the building and watching the afterglow of the sunset in the distance.

Neither of them spoke, and just stood quietly.

At this moment, the hearts of both of them were unusually calm and satisfied.

The lights gradually turn on all around.

"Come down to dinner, young man. ”

A voice rang out from downstairs.

I saw an old woman with short hair and a straight back looking up and shouting to the two, "I've cooked your rice, come down quickly." ”

Chen Song groaned and said to Wang Ze: "Let's go." ”

In the living room on the first floor, the lighting is a little dim and looks a little deserted.

I don't know if it was because of the arrival of Chen Song and Wang Ze, which increased their popularity, and with the entry of the two, they became no longer so cold.

In the face of the two enthusiastic old men, both of them became a little restrained.

The meal was simple, with just a plate of greens and a plate of braised pork that looked very fat.

"Don't mind, I didn't know you two came here today, and you didn't buy groceries. ”

Grandma Han looked a little embarrassed when she saw that the two of them didn't move their chopsticks.

"Well, that's good. ”

Chen Song looked at the bowl in front of him that had even been filled with rice, and felt that his nose was a little sour.

"Drinking?"

Grandpa Lu asked the two.

After Chen Song and Wang Ze glanced at each other, they replied, "Drink a little." ”

"Good!"

Grandpa Lu smiled, got up and went to the kitchen to take out three bowls and a stack of peanuts.

He took out a white square plastic bucket from under the table, unscrewed the lid to fill the three bowls, and motioned to the two of them.

Wang Ze looked at the transparent liquid in the bowl and sighed.

Liquor, he can't drink much!

After he took a sip, he found that the wine was not only a little spicy, but also a little sweet, so he couldn't help asking, "What kind of wine is this, it's delicious." ”

"Haha, it's just ordinary rice wine, drink more if you like. ”

Grandpa Lu laughed, raised the bowl and took three sips, put some peanuts into his mouth, chewed slowly, and felt indescribably satisfied on his face.

Grandma Han glanced at Grandpa Lu, and said angrily: "Don't listen to him, you are still young, drink less, he has a problem left by his previous work, and he is uncomfortable without drinking half a catty of wine every day." ”

"Grandpa Lu is really a good drinker!"

Chen Song and Yang Hao looked admiring.

"Do us this, don't drink, don't have the strength to muscles. ”

Grandpa Lu grinned and asked Chen Song, "Little brother is a person who practices martial arts?"

Chen Song nodded and said, "Grandpa Lu has good eyesight!"

"I'm an old bone, how can I have any eyesight. ”

Grandpa Lu waved his hand and praised: "What a hero is a young man, you are young, and your kung fu is not low!"

Chen Song said with a bitter face: "I'm afraid Grandpa Lu has lost his eyes, I am not good at learning." ”

"How can you not be proficient in learning, you are just a weapon that has not been used regularly, which limits your play. ”

Grandpa Lu squinted his eyes and said, "I'll make you a sword another day!"

"You think I should use a sword, too?"

Chen Song was shocked.

"You must use the sword!"

Grandpa Lu's eyes flashed, and he said, "Your advantage is in the sword." ”

Chen Song stood up with a brush, clasped his fists with both hands to Grandpa Lu, and arched his hands: "I still hope that my predecessors will advise!"

"I'm not a senior, and I can't give advice. ”

Grandpa Lu waved his hand at Chen Song and said, "I don't know martial arts, but I have fought weapons for many martial artists, and I can know what kind of weapons and the size of the weapons are suitable for use from a person's body shape and movements." ”

"What are you fighting, you old guy, are you old and confused, you want to hurt others. ”

Grandma Han glared at Grandpa Lu with an unkind face.

"Hey......"

Grandpa Lu sighed, lowered his head and drank the wine.

Grandma Han greeted Chen Song and said, "Ignore him, hurry up and eat." ”

After Chen Song sat down, he asked curiously, "Grandma Han, what did you mean by this just now?"

"Society is different now. ”

Grandma Han shook her head and said, "Now the control of swords is very strict, and if you are found to be in prison, he will give you a sword, isn't it hurting you." ”

Wang Ze interjected: "Grandma Han is right, now some longer fruit knives are listed as controlled knives and are not brought. ”

"There are no weapons here, how can everyone practice martial arts?"

Chen Song looked dazed.

“...... There are no more people practicing martial arts anymore, it's been almost twenty years, and I only saw you as a martial artist today. ”

Grandpa Lu said a little excitedly while eating peanuts.

"So little?"

Chen Song looked stunned.

I thought that Wu Shuang didn't meet many martial artists because he was remote and didn't belong to Huaxia now, but he didn't expect to hear this kind of statement after returning to Huaxia.

"It's very little. ”

Grandpa Lu seemed to fall into a memory, and said with a wry smile: "In the past, there was an endless stream of people looking for me to fight weapons every day, even if the price was high, I had to queue for a year to get the goods, but now it is difficult to sell even such cheap kitchen knives, and the number of this martial artist can be imagined." ”

Chen Song was dumbfounded.

How has the world changed?

Grandma Han blamed: "Don't say a word, it's not good now, the world is peaceful, why do you want those bitter and tiring things, it's better not to have that thing." ”

Grandpa Lu sighed and said: "The world is peaceful, many things can also coexist, this is the crystallization left by thousands of years of ancestors, you see what has become now, a craft has been lost, no one believes in the existence of kung fu, they all think it is a show, you look at those martial artists back then, how powerful they were." ”

"You are really ignorant, society is progressive, you see today's young people, who are willing to endure decades of hardship to learn, and it is not in ancient times, if you want to go to the battlefield, you can only survive by this. ”

Grandma Han was dissatisfied: "I think you have a good life, forget the days when the war was chaotic and even eating was a problem, others believe it or not, it's his business, we just believe it ourselves." ”

"Yes, Grandpa Lu, war is about results, there was no way in ancient times, but now no matter how hard you practice, it is not as good as a bullet, who will practice." ”

Wang Ze also persuaded: "Now there are many people who are difficult to manage, and the world is peaceful, unlike the street fights that used to be carried at every turn, you need to carry weapons with you to defend yourself, and the restriction of knives is also to avoid accidental injury, not to mention that you are not allowed to practice, many sporting goods have unedged swords for sale, enough for practice, but everyone can't bear the hardship and give up." ”

"That is, if you look at the king boy, you know this reason. ”

Grandma Han glanced at Wang Ze appreciatively.

"That being said, it always feels like a pity. ”

Grandpa Lu looked regretful.

Grandma Han said angrily: "What's the pity, now I can eat and dress warmly, I don't know how good, if it was before, don't even think about it, don't talk about wine, even peanuts and rice you don't have to eat." ”

"That's ...... That's!"

Grandpa Lu smiled with a smile on his face.

Chen Song asked a little puzzled: "Grandma Han, I just heard Grandpa Lu say that there was an endless stream of people looking for him to fight weapons in the past, why was life still so urgent back then." ”

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