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"What, learning the art of mechanics?"

At this moment, hearing this, Wang Guan was stunned.

"I'm interested, I'm interested."

Yu Feibai, who was next to him, heard the sound, hurriedly came over, and excitedly recommended himself: "Old Hou, not only him, but in fact, I am also very smart, can I learn the trick?" ”

"You?"

Hou Lao glanced at Yu Feibai, and suddenly smiled: "No problem......"

While speaking, Hou Lao took out a bronze medal in his pocket, and then said with a smile: "The brand has a mechanism, if you can crack the mechanism, I will teach you." ”

"It's a deal."

Yu Feibai was overjoyed, and hurriedly took the bronze medal to study. While he was studying the bronze medal, Hou Lao continued to ask Wang Guan: "How is it, are you interested in learning from me?" It's a very interesting thing......"

"It's also a test of brainpower." Wang Guan smiled and politely refused: "Old Hou, I'm learning from Qian Lao, I'm afraid I can't be distracted and take care of other things." ”

"That's a pity." Hou Lao shook his head and sighed, looking very disappointed.

"Brother Hou, you have already accepted seven or eight apprentices, are you still not satisfied?" At this time, Qian Lao smiled and said: "You actually dig my corner in front of me, it's too unsophisticated." ”

"Okay, three cups of self-punishment will be considered reparation."

Hou Lao smiled, and then complained: "Those apprentices are not what I am willing to accept, they are all arranged by the superiors. And one by one only knows rote memorization, and does not know flexibility at all, so they are stupid. ”

"It's good to be able to write it down, and if you study it slowly in the future, you will always get the hang of it."

Qian Lao comforted, and then led everyone to the restaurant. At this time, Grandma Lu had already prepared the banquet, and after some pushing, everyone also sat down in turn.

before sitting down. Hou Lao immediately patted the table and urged: "What about the wine?" ”

"Don't worry, it's not without what you have in your cup." Qian Lao said with a smile: "And you can drink as much as you want, don't worry about getting drunk and making mistakes." ”

Hearing this, Hou Lao immediately frowned: "Are you going to fool me with champagne?" ”

"How could it be ......" Qian Lao smiled, and after a slight gesture, Wang Guan immediately nodded and ran to fetch the fine wine soaked in the essence of white jade. Ten catties were loaded into a jar and rested on the dining table, but it made Hou Lao stunned: "Is it a little more?" ”

"It doesn't matter. How much can you drink. Qian Lao said with a smile, personally picked up the jar, and carefully poured a glass of wine for Hou Lao. The liquid is as clear as water, but the rich mellow aroma is very attractive.

"The wine smells good, but I don't know how it tastes." Hou Lao was a little anxious, but it was quite steady, and when everyone's wine glasses were full, he raised his glass and signaled, "Come, let's go." Feel free to do it. ”

Others naturally accompanied, because it was the kind of high-legged round-bellied big cup used for drinking wine, so they didn't shout cheers, and how much they drank depended on their sincerity. Anyway, Yu Feibai took a bite to the bottom, so he casually put down the cup and continued to study the bronze medal.

"Hey, the taste is clear, and the mouth is soft and mellow. Not bad. Hou Lao was pleasantly surprised, after all, he was old, and he definitely couldn't drink spirits. But he is reluctant to give up what is in the cup. He just shouted for wine to drink, which was expected that Qian Lao would definitely arrange some rice wine with a lower degree and more health. Unexpectedly, it was actually liquor that came out, and the taste of this liquor was unexpectedly mellow and not strong, which suited his appetite very much.

"If it's good, try it." Qian Lao said with a smile, and then took the lead in raising chopsticks to signal everyone to have a banquet.

"I haven't drunk it before, is it really a new variety? Which manufacturer brews, I'll buy a few jars when I go back. ”

“…… It's home-brewed, and the market doesn't have to sell it. ”

"Really, when did you have the ability to make wine? That's the best way to give me a couple of altars when you go back. ”

"Good!"

Between the staggered discussions, the atmosphere in the banquet was very good, everyone talked and laughed, and listened to Hou Lao tell some little-known interesting stories about the organs. There is no mention of specific time, place, person, and event, but only some types of organs. That's it, and it also makes others listen very attentively.

Of course, Yu Feibai is an exception, he is focused, but instead of listening, he focuses on studying the bronze medal.

Speaking of this bronze medal, it is only half the size of a palm, which looks very quaint. However, it may be due to a long period of play, and the surface of the bronze medal exudes a warm luster, which is very beautiful. On one side of the bronze medal, five flying bats are inlaid to symbolize the meaning of five blessings. On the other side, there is a pattern of auspicious clouds.

Now Yu Feibai suspected that the mechanism was set in the five flying bats, or those auspicious cloud patterns, but no matter how he rubbed and pressed, the flying bats and auspicious clouds just didn't change.

Ten minutes passed, and when nothing was found, Yu Feibai had to change the direction of his research and repeatedly observe every inch of the bronze medal with a high-powered magnifying glass, but still found nothing.

Suddenly, Yu Feibai became suspicious, and couldn't help asking: "Old Hou, you didn't lie to me, is there really a mechanism for this bronze medal?" ”

"What, don't believe me?" Hou Lao smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me back the things, and I'll open them for you." But then your test will be considered a failure. ”

"Wait, I'll look into ...... research"

Hearing this, Yu Feibai hesitated again, picked up the bronze medal, looked left and right, looked up and down, looked at it several times again, and broke or pressed or twisted or twisted, but there was no gain.

"It's gone."

After half a ring, Yu Feibai finally admitted honestly, and said dejectedly: "It's okay to break it, just give me a hammer." ”

"Hou Lao is letting you crack the mechanism, not letting you break it up by brute force." Wang Guan shook his head and comforted: "Forget it if you can't help it, study your jade carefully, it will also have a very future." ”

"It's really unwilling." Yu Feibai sighed, and asked very curiously: "Old Hou, is there something hidden in the bronze medal?" ”

"There's nothing to hide." Hou Lao shook his head and said frankly: "The bronze medal is proof of identity, generally speaking, only people who are in the same door, or in the same class, or in the same company, or have a relationship, know how to crack the organ." ”

"Isn't there anyone who inadvertently cracked it?" Yu Feibai is looking for fault.

"I've already told you that the bronze medal has a mechanism, why don't you 'inadvertently' crack it?" Hou Lao asked rhetorically, and then said with a smile: "Besides, didn't I tell you, is this a test." Anyone who has cracked the mystery of the bronze medal shows that he has a lively mind, has talent in this area, and is a good seedling, and can be considered to be absorbed into the organization. ”

"Organization, what organization? Mr. Hou, you are also a member of this organization? Yu Feibai grasped the most critical issue.

"The ancient secret organization is now gone, as for me, ......"

Hou Lao smiled and said: "Didn't Ling Xi tell you, I am engaged in archaeological work, specializing in the study of institutional secret weapons. The bronze plaque was found in an ancient tomb, and we studied it for several days before discovering the secret. ”

"Not really." Yu Feibai immediately complained: "Even you have to study for a few days, how can I crack the mystery of the mechanism at once?" ”

"I'm talking about forty-five years ago."

Hou Lao smiled slightly, and also sighed a little: "At that time, I was about the same age as you, and I found this kind of magical mechanism object in the first archaeology. It's also fate, since then I have specialized in this field, studied for decades, and finally achieved a small success. It's a pity that this subject is too biased, and there are quite a few people who are willing to learn, but there are too few talented people......"

"It's been decades."

At the right time, Yu Feibai suddenly realized: "I said how can the bronze medal be so smooth and shiny." ”

"The bronze medal was in good condition when it was unearthed, but there was some patina, but it has been disposed of. During this time, the internal mechanism broke down once, so I was able to repair it again. Hou Lao smiled: "I often carry it with me, not only because of the commemorative significance, but more importantly, as a test prop." More than ten years ago, I was qualified to accept apprentices, so I used this as an exam question. ”

Between speaking, Hou Lao sighed with some regret: "Over the years, I have also tested many people. Don't mention the ones that can't be cracked, there are also highly talented ones, and they can successfully unlock the mechanism after half an hour of research. However, these people either don't want to learn mechanical skills, or they have studied for a while, and they feel that this profession has no future, and they can't bear the loneliness, so they give up halfway......"

"Brother Hou, you don't have to be frustrated. As far as I know, in recent years, there have been quite a few people who are willing to learn mechanical arts. Qian Lao said with a smile: "Brother Pan often complains to me, and whenever a new person comes to the research institute, he runs to you." ”

"It's just three minutes of heat, and after a long time, I run away again."

Hou Lao shook his head and said: "They just think that the mechanism is magical, but when they really let them crack the mechanism, they feel boring." Especially when I couldn't crack the mechanism and was in trouble, I felt very irritable, and finally couldn't stand the pressure and gave up directly. ”

When others heard this, they felt a little sympathetic and had a kinship. After all, they can't solve the mystery of the mechanism, and they understand it very well, it's just a kind of torture. Sometimes mental torture is a hundred times more painful than physical injury. This kind of pain is definitely not something that ordinary people can bear.

In addition, just look at Hou Lao, at most one or two years older than Qian Lao, but his hair is all pale, and he knows that he is overusing his brain at a glance. Perhaps Hou Lao's addiction to alcohol is not necessarily greedy for cups, but appropriate paralysis of himself, lest his brain is always in a state of high-speed operation, which is very sad. Drinking alcohol can be regarded as a combination of work and rest.

After sighing, Yu Feibai gave up, and then caused trouble, and pushed the bronze medal in front of Wang Guan: "You can also try it." ”

"What do you do for me."

Wang Guan chewed a piece of meat and said vaguely: "Didn't you see that I was busy?" ”

"Busy."

Yu Feibai was disdainful, and said bewildermently: "Elder Hou said, this bronze medal is the identity certificate of a certain organization, don't you want to know what organization it is?" Maybe it's the legendary Momen, or Lubanmen. ”

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After swallowing the meat, Wang Guan shook his head and said: "Not to mention whether there are these two organizations, even if there are, I am afraid that they will ......disappear as early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty." (To be continued......