The old man looked at Chai Xu with a smile on his face, this smile not only did not make people feel close, but made people feel a little disgusted subconsciously, looking at the mouthful of big yellow teeth, Chai Xu instinctively wanted to stay away from him.

But thinking in his heart that the homeless man who had cheated people out of money that he had heard from above, he had to meet him again, and originally planned to take him down directly and take him back to the office, but the old man was too weak to help the wind, and he was not clothed in such cold weather.

Wearing a pair of shabby rubber shoes on his feet, two toes were exposed, although his face looked dirty and sloppy, but his eyes were extremely clear, and he looked straight at Chai Xu.

Maybe... It's really just a down-and-out Mr. You Fang, you can't overturn a boatload of people with a rod, let's figure things out.

Thinking like this, Chai Xu didn't rush to make a move, but walked to the old man's rags and squatted down and said to the old man.

"Old man, how do you charge for fortune telling. ”

Seeing that Chai Xu had to take care of his business, the old man hurriedly picked up the somewhat worn bamboo tube from the rags with a smile on his face and handed it to Chai Xu.

Looking at the dirty bamboo tube and the twelve bamboo sticks inside, Chai Xu was a little embarrassed, in the past, he would never believe in these cows, ghosts, snakes and gods, but he had experienced so much in the past two days, he couldn't help but believe that there are still many things in this world that human beings can't understand with their existing thinking.

“... Five bucks. ”

The old man spoke in a dialect and said to Chai Xu.

When Chai Xu heard it, maybe he really blamed this old man, he only charged five yuan, and the homeless man who cheated money must not be him.

So he took the bamboo tube, began to close his eyes and began to shake the bamboo tube in a good way, and after a while, only to hear a click, a bamboo stick fell to the ground.

Chai Xu was just about to open his eyes when he heard the old man's rough dialect say to him.

"Uncle, shake it three times. ”

So Chai Xu shook the bamboo tube twice, and waited until the three sticks were thrown to the ground, he opened his eyes, and the old man looked at the three sticks on the rags with a smile, first stunned slightly, and then seemed to have figured out something, suddenly brightened, stroked his palms and laughed.

"The old man... Explain it to me first. ”

Chai Xu scratched his head, looking at the old man who was solemn and laughing for a while, and suddenly began to feel a little uneasy about his fate.

The old man smiled and put the three sticks into the bamboo tube, and then shook his head and read a poem.

"It's like a crane out of the cage, out of the cage, the road to the cage, the north and the south are unhindered, and the king goes straight to the Jiuxiao Palace. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he directly began to put away the stall, Chai Xu was still thinking about the meaning of this poem, and saw that the old man was already walking like flying, carrying the rag package and trotting into the distance, running this way, and laughing madly while running.

The second monk Chai Xu was puzzled, stood up, a cold wind blew across his forehead, he shivered, and then thought, this old man... I'm in a hurry, I haven't paid him the money yet, it seems that there is really something mentally wrong, I will go to work tomorrow to talk to the people I go to, and let the people from the social welfare institute come over occasionally to take a look.

Thinking about it, he put his hand in the pocket of his coat and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

...

I took out all the things in my pocket, documents, ID cards, keys, bank cards, KFC membership cards, bus cards, all the same, no problem.

Wrong... Wrong!

The problem is great!!

Chai Xu suddenly realized that although these important items are not missing, these things should all exist in the wallet, but now, where did his wallet go!?

He groped all over his body, but he didn't touch anything, and finally, he found a blank piece of paper in his trouser pocket, on which he wrote a few lines of poetry with a brush.

It was exactly the same as what the old man read to himself just now.

“... Oh my god!!!"

When Chai Xu reacted, the old man had already disappeared without a trace, and his wallet and the 600 yuan in his wallet were gone.

“... Ahh ”

Chai Xu regretted it very much, he should have stepped forward and fell over the shoulder, directly knocked him down and then handcuffed him to the bureau, this old liar not only cheated money, but also stole money, and stole it from his own police, and left such a note to laugh at himself!?

Thinking of this, Chai Xu wanted to tear up the note, but...

Think about it.

“... 600 yuan to buy, or... Keep it for now, and it can be used as evidence later. ”

Driven by a strange heart, he put the note back in his trouser pocket, and then, looking at the time, it was almost 8 o'clock, but he still decided to go to the pawn shop to see, some things, there is no escape.

And... In case the two people in the family haven't left yet, if they give themselves another one this time, his Chai Xu's little heart will really explode.

600 yuan is not a small amount for Chai Xu, he brought a total of 3,000 yuan to C City, which was forced to him by his uncle, and his uncle's family is also very difficult, and there is a cousin who is going to college, he plans to rely on this 3,000 yuan, how can he support his salary.

Fortunately, although City C is small, there are also small benefits, such as the price is not high, Chai Xu is careful to calculate, and he feels that he can survive more than this month, but he never thought that he would be planted in the hands of this old liar today, and he started very quickly, and he didn't have any reaction at all, and he was already on the road without any reaction, and it seems that he is a veteran.

If I report this tomorrow... Iron will definitely become the laughing stock of colleagues, alas, why is his career not smooth, and his financial luck is so bad.

Thinking like this, Chai Xu had already walked to the door of the pawn shop, and before he could raise his hand and knock on the door, the door had already opened, holding a porcelain bowl and chewing food in her mouth, and the girl looked at Chai Xu expressionlessly.

“... Excuse me. ”

Chai Xu barely squeezed out a smile, and after the girl swallowed what seemed to be a large piece of meat, she shouted to the back room.

"It's coming. ”

Then I saw Chang Ziming, who was dressed in a long shirt and holding a porcelain bowl in his hand, walked out, and after looking at Chai Xu, he said with a smile.

"You're too slow, we're hungry, so we're eating, come in quickly, close the door, and we're going to burn firewood again. ”

Chai Xu looked at Chang Ziming a little speechless, but he still closed the door, and as they walked into the inner room, they saw a square table in the center of the room, and there was an induction cooker on the table, and there was a hot pot boiling on the stove, which made Chai Xu a little eye-opener.

Originally, I thought that this Chang Ziming would seem so mysterious to outsiders, and this pawn shop was as intimidating as the tiger's den in Longtan for others.

I never thought that there would be such a side of life.

Looking at the steaming various meats in the pot, the aroma was fragrant, Chai Xu swallowed his saliva, and then realized that he hadn't eaten dinner yet, too, where was the time to finish eating, he was dealing with those official documents and materials this afternoon, and he was busy until 7 o'clock before getting off work, and he was stolen by an old madman on the way.

Thinking of this, Chai Xu looked depressed again.

"What's the matter, the young man looks like he's going to die, hurry up and sit down and eat. ”

When Chang Ziming said this, Chai Xu realized that there was an extra pair of empty dishes and chopsticks on this table, and it was in the position opposite him, obviously, it was prepared for him.

“... How do you know I'm coming. ”

Chai Xu asked, Chang Ziming added a piece of beef, smiled lightly, and said unhurriedly.

"I don't know, but it's not that hard to put an extra pair of chopsticks, right?"

Saying that, he beckoned to Chai Xu and motioned for him to sit down, helplessly, Chai Xu had to sit at the table, but he didn't eat this thing for the time being, although he didn't feel that it was poisonous, but if Chang Ziming didn't explain the meaning of yesterday's words clearly, his heart would never be at ease.

Chang Ziming also seemed to see his concerns, so he put down the dishes and chopsticks with a smile.

"Actually, you don't have to be so nervous, what I want you to do is just some small things, you can rest assured, under basic circumstances, you will not be in any danger to your life. ”

As soon as this Chai Xu heard this, he was immediately about to stand up in fright, and Chang Ziming hurriedly beckoned him to sit down.

"Alas, alas, I haven't finished speaking, what's the hurry, I mean, in most cases, you won't be in danger, even if you are in danger, no, is there still me?"

As he spoke, he patted his chest very confidently.

“... Tell me what the hell you want me to do. ”

Chang Ziming didn't speak, he raised his hand with a smile and pointed to the top of the shelf beside Chai Xu, and when Chai Xu turned his head to look, he added.

"The second in the third row. ”

Chai Xu looked at the object, it looked like some kind of ceramic jar, beautifully made, but unfortunately, there was a crack in the middle that could not be ignored, and it looked like it should already be a defective product.

"This thing was found from Jiangbei a few days ago, called soul nourishing porcelain, as the name suggests, it is a container used by some individuals or families to restrain their souls to achieve their own various goals. ”

Hearing Chang Ziming say this, Chai Xu had questions again.

“... You mean, besides your kind of 'people', there are other people who know the art of souls and will use it for other purposes?"

Chang Ziming smiled and nodded.

"Yes, boy, react fast enough, in fact, you don't have to be restrictive to what you call me, strictly speaking, I do, I can't be called a human, but you kid don't use this around the bush to scold me for not being human, otherwise I will be in a hurry with you." ”

Chai Xu naturally didn't have time to joke with him, so he didn't answer, waiting for his follow-up.

Seeing Chai Xu's serious face, Chang Zi smacked his lips a little boringly, and continued.

"This container, as you can see, when it was discovered, it had been cracked, and the crack was from the inside out, that is to say, this soul-nourishing porcelain was broken by the things inside, which is not common, generally speaking, this kind of craft of soul-nourishing appliances is not something that ordinary people can afford, some of the genius earth treasures consumed daily are enough for these people to drink a pot, it is such a warm and nourishing utensil, how can it be easily broken by the soul inside. ”

After that, Chang Ziming picked up the chopsticks and directly knocked on the bowl of Lingxue, who kept eating meat next to him.

"Leave some for Lao Tzu! You know how to eat, believe it or not, if you continue to eat like this, your weight will definitely break 200 in the future, and when you can't get married, Lao Tzu will keep you as a soul in porcelain, believe it or not." ”

The girl was not deterred by Chang Ziming's words at all, and continued to hold the meat with an expressionless face.

"Then you'd better prepare a larger porcelain, if I weigh more than two hundred, this soul is not something that ordinary heaven and earth can accommodate. ”

Chang Ziming laughed angrily, and couldn't hold back a word for a long time.