Heron chirp day, at dusk.

Ah Xiao and Su Jie rowed a boat back to the Jianyi pier, and after handing over to Ding Yi, who had been waiting at the dock for a long time, the two of them shook off their hands and went home without looking back.

At best, the two of them only came to help, and they were not from the yamen, so they didn't need to care about these things.

There is still some time for the Luming Festival, in the past, it was the moment when the lanterns were first lit up before the sacrificial altar could be opened, although Ah Xiao and Su Jie came back a little later today, but in fact it could not be delayed for too long.

The two of them had to go to the house to bathe and wash their bodies, so that they could come to participate in the Luming Festival, and they came to the festival with a stinky sweat to eat and drink, so that they would definitely be taught by the elders in the family.

After Ah Xiao and Su Jie said goodbye, the two agreed to go to the dock together after bathing, and then went home first.

Without much effort, Ah Xiao walked to the end of Tuochuan Street and saw the small courtyard where he had lived for more than ten years.

I don't know when the lock on the door of the small courtyard opened, and Ah Xiao didn't know what the situation was, because when he went out, it was indeed locked.

"It can't be a thief, can it?" he muttered, and pushed the door open.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw an old Taoist priest who had already changed into a clean civilian clothes and sat under the camphor tree in the middle of the courtyard.

The old Taoist priest leaned lazily on the Taishi chair, but he had a bit of the demeanor of a fairy wind and bones.

Ah Xiao was stunned, because this old man who looked like a fairy was his grandfather who had been out for a long time.

"Grandpa, when did you come back?" Ah Xiao shouted in surprise.

"Hmm, Ah Xiao is back?" The old Taoist priest was also a little happy, he raised his hand and touched Ah Xiao's head, and said with concern: "I just came back, I heard Su Qiujing say, you went to Hexi with Su Jie today?

"It's a little strange to talk about it, and there's one thing that's really strange. Ah Xiao truthfully recounted and told the old Taoist priest everything that happened today, especially the monster in Su Jie's mouth.

The old Taoist priest listened, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Ah Xiao asked when he saw this: "Grandpa, do you know what that thing is, right? You should be a very powerful person, you must have seen this kind of thing." ”

The old Taoist priest waved his hand and said, "No, no, how can I be so powerful, this Shenzhou is so big, and there are many species, I don't know all of them, Jiang Laosi is amazing!"

"By the way, don't you know how to tell a hexagram? Give a hexagram to Uncle Xie, and it will also make it more convenient for the county office!"

Although the old Taoist priest smiled and waved his hand, he had already begun to calculate in his heart, and after only three moments, he frowned.

In Ah Xiao's doubts, he went back to the house and took out his fortune-telling cotton cloth and turtle shell, and then took out two polished bronze coins from his pocket and put them into the turtle shell.

The old Taoist priest added a few other copper coins to concoct according to the law, and then covered the turtle shell, shook it gently, and still recited words in his mouth.

"Pick-up!"

The old Taoist priest threw the turtle shell onto the cotton cloth, and the copper coin was scattered and flew in all directions.

Ah Xiao watched from the sidelines, calculating the heavenly machine, there is a peculiar temptation for anyone, he couldn't help but speak: "Grandpa, how is this hexagram?"

"There is greatness, there is great fire in the sky, from the top to the bottom, the sun is in the sky, the three yangs stand in the sky, and the yang is the extreme. The old Taoist priest was silent for a long time and spoke.

Although Ah Xiao couldn't understand these strange divinations, he at least understood the good and bad, "Grandpa, isn't this hexagram bad? If it's not good, what should I do?"

The old Taoist priest didn't say anything, and quickly put away the fortune-telling utensils.

"Ah Xiao, your grandfather and I are actually not allowed to tell fortunes, to be honest, I am not a fortune teller, let me tell you a secret, in fact, on the street, those fortune tellers are basically fake, in fact, this, hehe, also includes your grandfather and me. The old Taoist priest said matter-of-factly.

"Don't go out and talk nonsense, you really have to measure people's fate, if you are not careful, it will be a long life, I am a person who knows a little, and I don't count it. ”

"Oh, that's good, grandpa, you even changed your clothes, and go to the Luming Festival at night?" Ah Xiao couldn't help but say.

He didn't think that his grandfather would trick him, because this matter had nothing to do with his own family.

It's not that Ah Xiao wants to ask this purpose, but because the old Taoist priest has never been to the Luming Festival, every year.

And today, the old Taoist priest also changed into clean clothes, isn't he going to the festival like this?

"I'm not going! I've been working outside for a day today, and my waist is going to fall apart, now come back and rest for a while, you go alone, play a little better with Fanyan Sujie and them, the relationship is slowly getting out, and strive to give your grandfather and me a grandson when my body is still quite tough!"

Ah Xiao's face turned red in an instant, and he ran into the back of the house at once, leaving only one sentence: "Grandpa, I'll go take a bath first!"

The old Taoist priest looked at Ah Xiao's fleeing figure and said with a smile: "This kid, her face is still so easy to red, just like when she was young, she is red, I really can't help but pinch it." ”

"Alas. ”

The old Taoist priest seemed to recall something again, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and after a long time, his face began to fall lonely, and he said to himself: "These two copper coins, I'm afraid they will have to be handed over!"

......

Ah Xiao didn't spend much time, so he packed up and went out, went to Su Jie's house, and went to Jianyi Pier together.

Because when participating in the festival, you have to sit on the street, so Ah Xiao just walked with Su Jie, a resident of Tuochuan Street.

The bluestone road to Su Jie's house Ah Xiao has been through for more than ten years, every step, every stone slab he is proficient in, and even how big a step is, he can clearly know how many steps it takes.

It's already a little late at the moment, and there are no people on the empty streets, Ah Xiao is in a hurry to go to Su Jie's house, after all, it's really not good to fall in time.

"Da, da, da......"

There was a sound of footsteps on the empty street, and listening to the sound, it was not an ordinary person, because the insoles worn by ordinary people were different from those of the rich and noble, and the rich people usually liked to insert silver buttons on the sides of their shoes, which also looked more gorgeous.

Ah Xiao looked puzzled, when did such a big family come to Tuchuan Street?

Su Jie's father, Su Qiujing, is naturally impossible, he doesn't like such cumbersome things, and his clothes are relatively simple on weekdays.

The man slowly approached, Ah Xiao saw his appearance clearly, but he was taken aback, this person looked no more than forty years old, wearing an ordinary black robe, with a jade plate hanging on his waist, at first Ah Xiao thought that the shoes were silver buttons, but when he approached, he found that this was actually a jade button!

The jade plaque fell on his waist, swaying gently with the footsteps of this master, although the carved pattern on it Ah Xiao couldn't see clearly, but he and Jiang Laosi learned a lot of knowledge from traders, including eyesight, according to his speculation, the price of this thing should be ridiculously high!

And that piece of jade pendant also brings himself a mysterious aura, this thing is definitely not simple.

That ordinary-looking caftan is estimated to be an extremely expensive material.

"What a strange person, this person shouldn't be from Jianyi City, today, who in the city will be wearing black clothes?" Although Ah Xiao was puzzled, he still ran to Su Jie's house at a fast speed, because the time was really late.

The steps of the man in the black robe were not slow or slow, every step was extremely precise, his face was very ordinary, he walked past Ah Xiao, and his eyes kept looking into the distance.

But the rope he was holding the jade pendant didn't know why it broke, or if it was loose, and the jade pendant fell into the grass on the bluestone pavement, and its owner didn't know it, but kept walking forward.

Ah Xiao stopped his hurried steps, picked up the jade pendant, and beckoned, "Hey, your things have dropped!"

But the man walked straight ahead as if he had heard nothing.

"Hey, I said you dropped something!" Seeing that he ignored him, Ah Xiao was so anxious that he ran forward and patted the man's shoulder, and the man turned around.

The man looked at the jade pendant in Ah Xiao's hand, stunned for a moment, and then muttered: "How can this be drop......ped?

"What's impossible, if the rope is not tied, won't it fall off?Is the master of the rich family so big-hearted?" Ah Xiao was a little angry, this person was really weird, he dropped something to help him pick it up, and he didn't even say thank you, but the pestle was there, like a piece of wood.

Ah Xiao was really impatient, picked up the jade pendant and stuffed it into this person's hand, and said, "I'll go first, you pay attention next time, everyone is not like me! If someone else picks up something that was dropped today, it will never be returned to you!"

The man finally lowered his head, caught a glimpse of Ah Xiao's face, was suddenly startled, stretched out his hand to stop, and said, "Little brother go slowly! I have something to ask little brother." ”

"What's wrong?" Ah Xiao turned around, he didn't really want to deal with this strange person.

The man finally lost his wooden appearance, and arched his hand: "I dare to ask, who is the little brother Lingzun, and who is the mother?"

"No! I have no father and no mother!" Ah Xiao said impatiently, no matter how polite he was and how good his temper was, he couldn't bear it anymore.

How can anyone be so rude?

How can you ask these kinds of questions, is it possible that you are still the official of the yamen to check the number of households?

"Gone!" Ah Xiao ran to Su Jie's house without looking back.

After Ah Xiao left, the man was still in place, holding the jade pendant, looking at the direction of Ah Xiao's departure and muttering, "Impossible......"