Tiancheng was puzzled, this person's figure is so familiar, who is he? I must have seen him. I was puzzled for a while. Although he was surprised in his heart, he didn't say it to his wife Ziyan.

The husband and wife said goodbye to the old man and walked out of the circle, and by this time the tax collector was too frightened to know where he had gone.

As he walked, Tiancheng pondered in his heart, who that person was, why can't I remember, and the thoughts in my brain were chaotic.

Just walked out not far away, and suddenly heard someone behind him shouting: "Two benefactors, please stay." ”

Tiancheng and Zi Yan looked back together, it turned out to be an old man who had just sold things and had no money to pay taxes, and the old man was carrying a very shabby burden on his shoulders, and he was panting all the way to chase them all the way.

The husband and wife looked at the old man in surprise.

Two benefactors, can you take a step to speak, the old man was a little out of breath when he spoke, old man, do you have anything else to do? If we can help you, we will try to help you, just say it here, Tiancheng looked at the old man with a smile.

The old man looked embarrassed, two benefactors, let's find a quieter place, Tiancheng, Zi Yan saw that the old man repeatedly insisted on finding a quiet place to speak, and then nodded, Okay old man, we are not too familiar with this place, and I trouble you to lead the way.

Tiancheng, Zi Yan followed the old man to a quiet place, and the old man looked around again, making sure that there was no one around, and then said: "Two graces, little old man, I have lived here alone for decades, and no one has ever been so good to me, not only helped me out, but also gave me so much money, which is enough for me to maintain my life for three years and two years." ”

"Little Lao'er knows that the two benevolent fathers are also people with status, and you can't look down on ordinary things, I have a thing here, which is left by my ancestors, in order to express my gratitude to the two benevolent dukes, I will give this thing to the two bendulies. ”

When the old man said this, he looked around again to see if anyone had passed by here, and made sure that there were not, so he carefully took out a brocade box from his arms, opened the brocade box with trembling hands, and saw that there was an egg-sized bead in the brocade box, which was smooth and round, and glowed with soft fluorescence.

The old man pointed to the beads in the brocade box and said: I heard that this thing is called "muscle beads" from the ancestors, and I heard that it can make the white bones see the flesh, and has the function of decomposing and detoxifying.

When this thing came to me from generation to generation, I blamed the little old man for my incompetence, the family was ruined, and the little old man had no descendants during his lifetime, so I was brought here by me after my death, I am a lonely old man in the last years of the candle, what is the use of this thing, if one day it is found by others, I am a little old man, I have no power to restrain the chicken, and I am weak and sick, I am afraid that it will cause the disaster of killing.

The old man said this, handed the brocade box to Zi Yan's hand, Zi Yan reached out to take the old man's brocade box, the slender jade fingers took out the beads from the brocade box, and when they were placed in the palm of their hands, the beads were soft to touch, and they emitted colorful light in Zi Yan's palm, and the cold and humid weather around seemed to have become much warmer.

Tiancheng can see clearly on the side, the size of this bead is rare in the yang world, although the home is Wanguan furniture, and there are many good things that he has seen with his father, but such a bead is the first time he has seen it in his life.

Tiancheng and Zi Yan glanced at each other, Tiancheng looked at the old man and said, "The old man's bead is too valuable, we really can't ask for it, thank you for your kindness, please take it back." ”

"In addition, this item is too valuable, I advise the elderly to keep it properly, and do not expose it when you are fine, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. ”

Seeing Tiancheng say this, Zi Yan also knew that this thing was too valuable, so she hurriedly put the beads in her hand into the brocade box, closed the lid, and handed the box back to the old man.

Oh, two Grace Fathers, I am a lonely old man, what is the use of keeping him, just like you said, if you let others know that I have this thing one day, it will not lead to death.

This......

Tiancheng, Zi Yan heard the old man say this, but she was a little embarrassed, it was too expensive to accept this thing, if you don't accept it, the sincerity of what the old man said is also reasonable, if this thing is placed on him, he will be found to be a disaster in the future.

In the end, Zi Yan came up with an idea, old man, let's do it, we will accept this thing, but we must give you money, and you can make a price.

The old man was very happy when he heard Zi Yan say that he agreed to accept this pearl, but when he heard that he said to give money, he shook his head again and again, no, no, the little old man said that it was given to Engong, that is, to give it to Engong, how could I ask for money, if it wasn't for your husband and wife to break the siege just now, I couldn't say that I was killed by the evil officer just now, and it was not impossible. If Engong insists on this, I would rather destroy this thing, little old man, and please ask the two Engong to accept it. ”

The old man looked at Tiancheng and Zi Yan, and his face turned red in a hurry.

"You see that the old man has said that this is the part, or we will accept it." ”

Everything is up to the lady's ......

The old man looked very happy when he saw that Tiancheng and Zi Yan had agreed to accept it, stretched out his trembling hand, and wiped his cloudy eyes.

"Old man, may I ask your surname, how old are you, and does your family live around here?" asked Tiancheng.

If you go back to Engong, my surname is Liu, and I was a blacksmith before I was born, so the people around me call me Blacksmith Liu, I am seventy and three this year, and I have to spend fifteen years of yin life here before I can be reincarnated.

Alas, it's hard. The two Engongs, thank you and your husband for saving each other just now, the little old man is grateful, I won't bother the Engong couple Yaxing more, let's just say goodbye here, the old man is facing Tiancheng, Zi Yan arched deeply, turned around and was about to leave.

The old man is slow, this money is still expected to be accepted by you, you are an old lonely person, the health is not good, and there is no source of livelihood, although the money is not much, but it is enough for you to live for a while, if you don't accept the old man, then we really can't accept your beads. Zi Yan took out some more money and stuffed it into the old man's hand. The old man couldn't shirk it, so he accepted it.

"Old man, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can go to me, my name is Wang Ziyan, and I live by the Nai He Bridge. ”

Okay, good, thank you, thank you, the husband and wife will definitely have a good reward, good people! What a good couple...... The old man staggered into the distance as he muttered.

Bidding farewell to Blacksmith Liu, Zi Yan asked Tiancheng, "Husband, do you know the origin of this bead that the old man gave us?"

"Lady, I don't know where he came from, but I can feel that this thing is quite spiritual, and it is by no means an ordinary jade. ”

I see, let's see if there is a chance in the future, can I ask my godmother to help him with the old man, so that the old man's life can be more comfortable.

Zi Yan couldn't help but open the brocade box again, and stroked the beads inside the brocade box, the tentacles were round and smooth, and a trace of coolness made people feel extremely comfortable.

Saying goodbye to the old man, Tiancheng not only remembered what happened just now, the familiar back always appeared in front of his eyes, and when he thought of that back, there was always an indescribable uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

Suddenly, Zi Yan pulled him very hard, "Husband, look ahead." ”

Tiancheng was stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction of Zi Yan's finger.

A person rode a horse in the opposite direction, this person was tall, with well-defined facial features, bronze complexion, giving people a little wild and unrestrained at first, and there seemed to be a trace of evil charm on his body, wearing a dark official uniform, and the collar showed off the pattern of red fire.

"Husband, this person is the noble person you went back to. ”

Zi Yan pulled Tiancheng and came to this person's horse, Zi Yan looked at this person on the horse, "This official, the little woman is so polite." ”

The man on the horse saw a stunning woman in front of him, gorgeously dressed, "wearing a yellow horse clip," and on the front of the shirt were the four characters of Yudu and Zhishang, respectively, and beside him was followed by a richly dressed and handsome man, who was saluting him.

I didn't dare to hold it up at the moment, so I hurriedly turned over and dismounted, hurriedly returned the salute, and said: "Look at this princess, she is elegant and vulgar, elegant and noble, and she is by no means an ordinary person, I don't know what you are looking for." ”