Tong Dazhi was scared when he saw that Huazi was really going to wipe his neck, so he rushed over and hugged Huazi and howled: "Master, don't die, you don't want to die, I'll go with him, I'll go with him......"

The trick of asking Huazi to commit suicide has been tried and tested, first scaring Xue Fei, and now scaring Tong Dazhi. Hanako asked, "Are you telling the truth?" ”

Tong Dazhi choked up and said: "Yes, I am, I listen to you, I'll go with him." ”

When Hanako heard the reply she wanted to hear, she put down the dagger, handed it to Xue Fei and said, "I'm sorry, I'll borrow it." ”

It was impossible for Xue Fei to live with them in a dilapidated building at night, so he had to find a hotel and open two rooms, one for them to live in and one for himself.

Lying on the bed in the hotel, Xue Fei couldn't sleep for a long time, thinking that he would soon know who the producer and owner of the tiger dagger was, Xue Fei's mood couldn't suppress his excitement. But when he thought of Tong Dazhi in the next room, he was a little depressed, how should he place that child? I thought about it for a long time and didn't think of a good idea, so I just didn't want to think about it, let's take it one step at a time.

The next morning, Xue Fei saw Tong Dazhi's true face of Lushan, Tong Dazhi took a bath last night, and he hadn't washed it for a long time.

Tong Dazhi is dressed in rags and has a vegetable face, but he looks quite energetic, especially with long hair, and he has the style of a literary and artistic youth.

Xue Fei's first impression of Tong Dazhi was not bad, and he smiled at him. And Tong Dazhi was a little recognizant, when he looked at Xue Fei, he was timid and didn't dare to look at Xue Fei.

Xue Fei took the two of them to have breakfast near the hotel, and after eating, Huazi took Xue Fei to meet the person who made the tiger head dagger.

The person who made the dagger was called An Lao Jiu, which is not his real name, because there were nine children in the family, and he was the eldest, so people called him An Lao Jiu. But only people of the same generation will call him An Lao Jiu, and those who are younger will call him Jiu Ye.

An Laojiu lives in Anjia Town, Qi County, and his name is Huazi is a person from a village under Anjia Town, so he knows Anjia Town very well, and naturally knows An Laojiu, who is famous for making knives. On the way to Anjia Town by car, Huazi also told Xue Fei the story of Lao Anjia making knives.

The old Anjia knife making craft is passed down from generation to generation, called Huazi said that Anling City is rich in mineral resources, and Anjia Town in Qi County is especially famous for producing iron ore. After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the knives worn by the guards in the Forbidden City were almost all from Anjia Town, and An Laojiu's ancestor was a blacksmith who made knives at that time, and it was also the most famous among them.

The craft of making knives has been passed down to An Laojiu's generation, and it is already the sixth generation. An Laojiu started making knives at the age of twenty-two, and at that time he set a rule for himself, no matter how many people customized, and no matter how high the price was, he only made a maximum of twenty-two knives a year. At first, he was not famous, and no one asked him to spend money to make knives, because life was difficult in the past, and eating was a problem, not at all like now, when he had money and leisure, he would specially order a knife for recreation. But even so, An Lao Jiu is only making twenty-two a year, although there was a lot of money at home at that time, but later as his fame slowly grew, those inventories have long been sold and there is no one left, it is said that now on the market, there are special fried Anjia knives, and some even imitate Anjia knives to go out to sell fake and real at a high price, but these things are generally only known to insiders, if they are laymen, not interested in knives, people who have not heard of Anjia knives are also very popular. Just like Huanghuali is very precious, not everyone has heard of Huanghuali.

An Lao Jiu made his first knife from the age of 22 to the last knife at the age of 66 last year, a total of 44 years. After Xue Fei listened to the narration of Huazi, he calculated in his heart and found that something was wrong: "After 44 years, the number of the last knife should be 968, why is my 999?" It can't be a fake, right? ”

Called Hanako said: "Fakes are definitely not, I have seen a lot of knives made by An Lao Jiu, because a friend of mine had a good relationship with him back then, and I was fortunate to see a lot of knives made by An Lao Jiu." I knew at a glance that your dagger was genuine, and it was definitely made by An Laojiu, but why it was 999, I really don't know about it. When you get to Anjia Town in a while, you can ask An Laojiu. ”

When he arrived in Anjia Town, he asked Huazi to take Xue Fei to the door of An Laojiu's house, Xue Fei thought that Huazi would follow him in, but what he didn't expect was to call Huazi and say that he and Tong Dazhi would not go in, just wait for Xue Fei outside. Xue Fei couldn't ask for this, he would ask some things about the dagger when he went in, he didn't want too many people to know.

An Lao Jiu's home is obviously different from other houses in Anjia Town, his home is an antique courtyard house, very large, and it looks very luxurious. After entering the vermilion outer gate, the first thing I saw was the shadow wall, and then to the inner gate, after Xue Fei knocked on the door, soon an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man opened the door and poked his head out.

"Who are you looking for?" The lad asked.

"Hello, I'm looking for Mr. An, I want to order a knife." Xue Fei said with a smile.

"Please come in." The young man pushed the door open and let Xue Fei in.

Entering the courtyard, the carved beams and paintings were everywhere in sight, and the ancient style was leisurely, and Xue Fei instantly had a feeling of traveling to ancient times. Seeing the towering trees exposed behind the main house, it means that there is a garden behind it, and it can afford to live in such a large courtyard, which shows that the financial resources of the An family are extraordinary.

The young man shouted, "Dad, someone wants to make a knife," and saw a middle-aged man in his early forties with a bald head, a short figure, and a loyal face, coming out of the main room. Seeing Xue Fei, the middle-aged man smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, my name is Anqing, welcome to your arrival." ”

Xue Fei shook hands with An Qing and said, "Hello, my name is Xue Fei, and I'm from Ice City. ”

After Anqing invited Xue Fei into the house, he poured Xue Fei a cup of tea and asked, "Mr. Xue wants to make a knife?" ”

Xue Fei took the teacup with both hands and said: "Yes, I heard from my friend that there is an old man An in Anjia Town, Qi County, who is famous for making knives, and I have also seen the knives made by his old man, and I like it very much, so I want to come over and order one, I don't know if Old Man An is at home?" ”

"Hey, it's really unfortunate, our old man was not at home recently and traveled to the sea of clouds. The old man is old, his health is not very good, Qi County is cold in winter, and after the New Year, he and my mother and their old couple went to the sea of clouds, and it is estimated that they will not come back until the weather is warm. In addition, Mr. Xue may not know that our old man has stopped making knives since the beginning of this year, so I'm really sorry. However, I have inherited the craftsmanship of our old man, and if Mr. Xue wants to make a custom knife, I can also do it. ”

"Oh, that's right." Xue Fei said that he wanted to make a knife but it was just an excuse, and seeing that An Laojiu was not at home, he could only ask An Qing, but he didn't know if he knew about the tiger head dagger. Xue Fei took out the tiger head dagger from his bag and asked, "Does Mr. An know this dagger?" ”

An Qing was shocked when he saw the tiger dagger in Xue Fei's hand, and asked, "How can this dagger be in Mr. Xue's hand?" ”

Hearing An Qing ask, Xue Fei knew that it seemed that he knew, so he said: "This is a gift from a friend of mine, but I don't know its origin, this time I came to Anjia Town, in addition to wanting to find Old Man An to make a knife, and then I want to ask Old Man An, is this dagger from his old man's hand?" I suspect it might be fake. ”

An Qing took the dagger, pulled it out, looked at it, and said, "It's true, it's from the hands of our old man." ”

"I don't understand one thing, I heard that Mr. An started making knives at the age of twenty-two, and he only made twenty-two knives a year last year, so it should be 968 knives, why is the number of this knife 999?" Xue Fei was puzzled.

An Qing smiled, he explained: "It should indeed be 968, and the reason why it is written is 999 is mainly for two reasons. One is that the custom-made customer wants this number, because Geely, wants to ask for a lip show. The other is the last knife made by our old man, in order to keep a commemoration, I also hope that the old man can live a long life, and the An family knife can be passed down for a long time, so in the end, 968 became 999. ”

Xue Fei nodded when he heard this, it turned out that this was the case. Immediately, Xue Fei asked him what he wanted to know most about this time in Anjia Town, and he asked, "Does Mr. Na An remember who ordered this dagger in the first place?" ”

An Qing didn't think about it and said: "It was made by a gentleman surnamed Li in Extreme North County, if I remember correctly, that gentleman should be called Li Juncai." ”

When Xue Fei heard the words "Li Juncai", he "chuckled" in his heart, and sure enough, it was him.

"In fact, this dagger was not custom-made by Mr. Li last year, but two years ago. He had always wanted our old man to make him a unique dagger, but when he learned that the old man would not do it after sixty-six, he booked the last one in advance. "The reason why An Qing remembers it very clearly is that this is An Laojiu's last work, and second, Li Juncai paid 300,000 yuan to order this dagger, and he was very sincere, and An Laojiu agreed to make it for him several times.

"Listening to the meaning of Mr. Xue's words, Mr. Xue doesn't know Mr. Li Juncai, does he?" An Qing asked.

"Yes, I got it from my friend, and I don't know how he got it, because he is no longer a man." Xue Feihu said.

"Then Mr. Xue still wants to make knives?"

"This ...... Let me think again. Since Old Man An is not at home, then I will go first, and if I do it, I will come to disturb it again. After figuring out who the owner of the tiger-headed dagger was, there was no need for Xue Fei to sit down anymore.

"Okay, Mr. Xue go slowly." An Qing had a smile on his face, but he was actually very disappointed. Since An Lao Jiu sealed the knife, there are still many people who want to make knives at home, but they all name An Lao Jiu to do it, and no one is for An Qing to do it, but An Qing thinks that his craftsmanship is no worse than An Lao Jiu, so every time a guest comes to the house, it is a blow to him. There's no way, who made him not as famous as his own Lao Tzu.

Xue Fei came out of Lao An's house, called Huazi and Tong Dazhi and walked over from the side. Hanako said, "I guess you must not have made a knife." ”

Xue Fei was very strange and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Called Huazi said with a smile: "Everyone is here for An Laojiu, only the knife he made is valuable, he doesn't do it now, his son takes over, although it may not be worse than An Laojiu, but after all, it was not made by An Laojiu, no one recognizes it." ”

Xue Fei smiled and didn't say anything.

Huazi reached out and touched Tong Dazhi's head, and said reluctantly: "Dazhi, you go with your Brother Xue Fei, and the master will not return to the county seat." ”

Tong Dazhi grew up with Huazi since he was a child, and he never left for a day, thinking that he was about to leave, tears came down, and he grabbed the corner of Hanako's clothes tightly, and looked at Huazi motionlessly.

"You kid won't be repentant, will you? Let me tell you, men stand up to the sky and the earth, and they have to be true to their words, you know? ”

"I know, but ......"

"But what is it, hurry up and go with you Brother Xue Fei. Remember Dazhi, if you don't have a chance, don't go back to Anjia Town, and I won't recognize you when I come back. Huazi looked at Xue Fei, stopped talking, and then turned around and left.

Tong Dazhi looked at the distant Huazi, burst into tears, suddenly, he knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to the back of Huazi, wiped his tears after getting up, and looked at Xue Fei with a resolute expression.

Xue Fei looked at the miserable back of Huazi and felt sad, he sighed, put his arm around Tong Dazhi's shoulders and walked towards the car.

On the way back to Jibei County, Xue Fei's mind was full of Li Juncai. Although it has now been proved that the tiger head dagger belongs to Li Juncai, it cannot be proved that the fire in the ski resort must have been done by Li Juncai, because the dagger was picked up by Song Fugui the day before the fire, but Li Juncai's suspicion is undoubtedly the greatest.

Song Fugui chased the black shadow man that night, because he suspected that the other party came to the ski resort to steal building materials, and the tiger head dagger fell from the black shadow man, indicating that the black shadow man was Li Juncai, but to say that Li Juncai went to the ski resort to steal things, this seems unrealistic, with his identity as Fang Zhenye's son-in-law, there is no need to do the thing of stealing chickens and dogs. So what does he do at the ski slopes in the middle of the night? This is intriguing, and I'm afraid only Li Juncai himself knows best.

Back in Jibei County, Xue Fei took Tong Dazhi to the barber shop to cut his hair first, a half-sized young man, not an artist, and it is not very good to have long hair. In addition, considering that he will follow him in the future, he should also shave his hair, which means starting from the beginning and saying goodbye to the past.

After cutting his hair, Xue Fei took Tong Dazhi to the county hospital for an experience, wanting to see how Tong Dazhi's physical condition was, and worried that he might have some diseases if he slept outside all year round. However, when I went to the hospital for an examination, this kid's health was really good, except for malnutrition, there was no major problem.

Tong Dazhi said that it was not big, it was not small, it was impossible for Xue Fei to let him stay at home every day and raise him for nothing, and he couldn't live at home. After thinking about it, Xue Fei called Fan Zheng and arranged Tong Dazhi to the construction site of Guanyin Temple, and asked him to do what he could, not only to be fed and clothed, but also to earn money, no matter how it is better than asking for food outside. As for what to do in the future, I can only talk about it later, Xue Fei can't take care of Tong Dazhi at all now.

After placing Tong Dazhi, Xue Fei went to find Hao Dayu, and he wanted to tell Hao Dayu about the tiger head dagger.

This book is derived from reading books