"Boss Zhang, let's go! Come back another day! ”

The shopkeeper behind the counter who was fiddling with the account book looked up in response, bowed slightly to the customer, and did not have too much nodding and hunching businessman in his smile, enthusiastic and casual, more like a parting between friends. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Walk slowly." After smiling, the send-off words are also simple and neat.

The person named Boss Zhang is called Zhang Zhen, ordinary size, ordinary body type, skin color is neither black nor white, and he belongs to the kind of person who can't remember even if he looks at it twice on the street. If you really want to pick something that is inconsistent with the coarse cloth kaftan worn by the shopkeeper on his body, it is that he is too young, so young that the self-made man is wearing coarse cloth and short clothes, and the inheritor of the ancestral business is often freshly dressed and angry, and it seems that he should not wear this decent but regular gown.

Fortunately, he always has a harmless smile on his face, and no one will think about such a little incongruity.

Zhang Zhen's eyes followed the back of the departing guest and looked at the sun outside, and it was about the right time. He retracted his gaze and looked at his shop, which was not large, with nine tables in three vertical and three rows in the lobby, plus a few private rooms upstairs.

The main seller of noodles in the shop, bringing some side dishes and shochu, a large number of bowls, three points of profit, affordable tight.

At this time, most of the diners had already left, and only the two drunken gentlemen were drunk and hazy in their faces, and it seemed that they would not be able to end for a while.

Zhang Zhen looked at it and laughed softly, with a kind of satisfied tiredness in his eyes. He closed the ledger, took out a handful of melon seeds from the clay pot under the counter, walked to the door, leaned against the door frame and bowed slightly, and looked out leisurely while sipping melon seeds in a small people-like manner.

In the north and south alleys, the small shop sits east and faces west, at this time the sun is shining on Zhang Zhen's face, warm but not dry, and soon the whole body is full of warmth, and fine beads of sweat ooze from the tips of the forehead and nose. The alleys are bustling with pedestrians, and the cries of selling come and go.

It's lively and vibrant, and Zhang Zhen likes this feeling.

"Yo! Boss Zhang, come out to bask in the sun again~~" A sound in his ears, dragging a long tail note, sweet and ecstatic, without seeing people, Zhang Zhen already knew who it was.

Fathers and sons, the entire land of China is built according to the family system, so people often have special respect for their elders. On weekdays, if you greet someone's daughter-in-law, he may smile back and greet your sister. But if you say hello to the, he'll pick up the guy at hand and knock out your front teeth.

But there is such a group of people, their blood relationship is obviously not half of the copper plate relationship with you, you will still willingly lick your face and call them - mother.

"Mother Feng." Zhang Zhen said with a smile: "Why did Mother Feng come out to greet the guests in person today?" This is going to end up stealing business with the girls. ”

Zhang Zhen's small noodle shop is diagonally opposite, in front of a three-story embroidery building, there is a coquettish and seductive woman, with a gorgeous appearance, a plump figure, and a ribbon around her waist outlines the curve, which makes it easy for men to have the most primitive impulse. She was wearing a lilac skirt, the placket was pulled very low, revealing a large white dazzling chest, Zhang Zhen only looked at it twice, and felt a fire in his lower abdomen, so he quickly took his eyes back.

"Boss Zhang, look at what you said, I'm an old man~ I can't compete with those little girls who are like flowers, so it's really over, where is there anyone who wants it." Mother Feng laughed, deliberately twisted her waist like a water snake, walked to Zhang Zhen's side, pasted her body softly, and put a pair of ruddy little mouths next to Zhang Zhen's ears, and whispered in a charming tone: "Go, go to my place to play." ”

After speaking, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, her full chest rubbed back and forth on Zhang Zhen's arm a few times.

Zhang Zhen said with a smile: "Mother Feng, don't be so modest, who wants to say that you are old and I Zhang Zhen is the first to deny it, just the year!" I have been thinking about it since I first met my mother, and I want to kiss Fangze, but unfortunately I don't have that blessing. Saying that his hand went down, he patted her plump and straight buttocks lightly and heavily, and couldn't help but praise it secretly in his heart, it felt really good!

This woman has a very good figure, not as thin and immature as the so-called twenty-eight beauties, the round is round, the warped is warped, and the skin is also delicate and fair, especially the waist. The words of praise that Zhang Zhen said, although there are polite elements, are also sincere.

Mother Feng glanced at Zhang Zhen very charmingly, her eyes seemed to be dripping, and she said in a resentful tone: "Cut, Boss Zhang, don't make me happy, who on this street doesn't know Boss Zhang, you, have been to me so many times, only playing and not eating, and have never even touched the hands of the girls, and your eyes are very high, can you still look at me?" ”

Zhang Zhen shouted: "Mom has wronged me, my sisters all look like fairies, I have high vision, can I go to the sky?" It's really my shop's small profits, I have no money in my waist and no bottom in my heart, and I can't climb up to my sisters' embroidery bed after drinking flower wine. ”

Mother Feng leaned on Zhang Zhen's arms again, twisted her waist slightly, as if deliberately teasing, and said with slightly blurred eyes: "Boss Zhang can really look at me?" Or I'll break the rules for a while, and ...... tonight Personally with you? Mom, I fell in love with your person and didn't charge you money for the night. ”

When she said this, she was almost close to Zhang Zhen's ear, and the breath she blew lightly teased Zhang Zhen's face, and at the same time stretched out a white and tender hand to draw a circle on Zhang Zhen's chest.

The movements are sophisticated and ingenious, Zhang Zhen suddenly felt that there was a reaction somewhere in his body, this goblin!

Zhang Zhen's expression moved, his eyes quickly glanced outward, and said, "Huh? Something seems to be going on over there? I'll take a look. With that, he pulled his arm out of the two soft balls of incense and left.

Mother Feng stood in place, her hands folded in front of her, and she stood dignified with a beautiful posture that no moral gentleman could find fault, and the glamorous look on her face suddenly disappeared. She looked at Zhang Zhen's back, and the corners of her mouth raised a hint of playfulness.

The accident was an excuse for Zhang Zhen to get rid of Feng's mother's temptation, but this excuse was not made out of nothing, something really happened. Some people are noisy and some people are watching, judging from the demeanor of the onlookers pointing and pointing calmly, it is not a big deal, after all, there is generally nothing big in the alleys.

Zhang Zhen squeezed into the crowd, and at a glance, he still knew Li Gongzi.

Li Gongzi is also a celebrity on Tongping Street, and he is not called a son because he was born rich. Although he was wearing a moon-white scribe's robe, a square scarf tied on his head, and a jade pendant of good color hanging from his waist, he looked like a scholar with status. But Zhang Zhen knew that all his belongings were all on his body.

Li Gongzi's ancestors are indeed a wealthy family, and they are also scholars, but his grandfather and father were both involved in gambling, and all the family funds of 100 acres of land were lost. By the time he took over, the Li family was left with an old courtyard with only four walls.

Originally, the rich and the poor had the poor side, and it was not impossible to live in a stronghold. But Li Gongzi has a good face, and he refuses to let go of the ancestor who is already lying on the grave, obviously he doesn't take the next meal, and he loves to put on a rich son's style.

"Li Gongzi" is his self-title, and after calling himself for a long time, others have begun to call him with this title, but there is not much respect in it, more mockery and narrowness.

When Zhang Zhen squeezed into the crowd, this Li Gongzi lost his temper at a fortune teller in righteous anger, dancing with his hands, and his pale face turned red.

"Why don't you give this son a reckoning! This son's scholarly family, the champion list of the ancestors is gone! Childe, I am also a talented eight buckets, rich and five cars! If you go to the exam to take the exam, the title of the gold list is a sure thing! What an attitude you have! What do you mean by that! Yes? Look down on me? I'm telling you, you ask around the whole street, who doesn't know......"

"Hey~ Li Gongzi, don't be so angry, you are a Sven person, and you have such a big temper with a fortune teller, you can't do it, and it doesn't look good for the neighbors to see it, right?" Zhang Zhen leaned over and patted Li Gongzi's shoulder.

Li Gongzi was about to have a seizure, but when he turned his head and saw that it was Zhang Zhen, the anger on his face was forcibly suppressed. Zhang Zhen often helped his bedridden old mother, so he has always been very polite to Zhang Zhen.

Li Gongzi held back the fire and said, "This old thing! Ben Gongzi kindly took care of his business, and he dared not to give Ben Gongzi a calculation! Tai Chi gives birth to two instruments, and two instruments give birth to gossip, this son understands! This old thing must be not good at learning, I'm afraid that this son will demolish him! Boss Zhang, you are a sensible person, you say, such a charlatan, can I let him harm the neighbors here again? ”

Li Gongzi said righteously, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at the square table in front of the fortune teller.

Zhang Zhen was careful, noticed his small action, followed his eyes, and saw four copper coins neatly arranged on the square table, each copper coin was facing up, and the distance between the copper coins was almost the same.

Zhang Zhen suddenly understood, smiled hehe, stretched out his sleeves and flicked it on the square table, and the four copper coins disappeared as if they were doing a trick. Then Zhang Zhen took Li Gongzi's hand and patted it gently, and said with a pleasant face: "Gongzi is a person with status, and adults don't remember villains." Childe knows Yi Li and understands righteousness, and if he wants to debunk him, of course, it is for the good of the neighbors. But look at him as an old man, he can't lift his hands or shoulders, and he has no other way to make a living, and it's not a big sin to say a few good words to fool people and make a little money, so you can let him go. Hey, that's right! Has Childe ever eaten it? The shop has just figured out a few fresh side dishes, why don't you try it? Settle the account for mine. ”

Li Gongzi withdrew his hand from Zhang Zhen's hand, quietly retracted his sleeve, and said reluctantly: "This son has eaten it, and the braised pork made by the people at noon is rising at this time." Can...... Now that Boss Zhang has opened his mouth, this face has to be given to you. As soon as he took a step, he turned around and said to the fortune teller: "Old thing, you are lucky today!" ”

There were a few laughs from the crowd.

The person concerned, Li Gongzi, had already paced away with his head up and chest up like a winning rooster, and the onlookers dispersed. Zhang Zhen watched Li Gongzi walk towards his noodle restaurant, shook his head with a wry smile, and then turned around to apologize to the fortune teller, but as soon as his eyes stopped on the fortune teller's face, he was stunned.

What a face this is!

The wrinkles on the face are piled up layer by layer, and at first glance it looks like a puddle of mud on the face. The wrinkled eyelids drooped, almost covering them completely. Two silver-white eyebrows hung down at the corners of his eyes, the top of his head was half bald, and the only sparse hair was tied behind his head.

This face, when you go out and say that it is 500 years old, it is estimated that some people believe it.

Zhang Zhen was going to apologize and leave, but after seeing this face, he stopped and frowned slightly.

"Sit down and talk?" The old fortune teller spoke suddenly, and the jaw opening and closing made the loose skin on his neck tremble.

Zhang Zhen thought for a moment, then sat down, and couldn't help but glance at the fortune teller's face again. It's not that Zhang Zhen is rare and weird, it's just that this face is too shocking.

"I know what you're thinking." The fortune teller opened his mouth, stretched out a finger like a withered pine branch, pointed to his mouth, and continued: "I also want to rip off this old orange peel, and then a young, watery face like yours will appear underneath." Young man, if this is the case, I can laugh off this old yellow tooth. ”

Zhang Zhen followed the old gentleman's fingers and looked at his shriveled mouth, only a yellow front tooth was still there, and it looked crumbling.

Zhang Zhen put away his previous suspicions, thinking about it, even if he used the disguise technique, he would never disguise himself into such an eye-catching appearance.

Zhang Zhen sat up straight and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I'm ...... Sir, are you long-lived? ”

The old fortune teller said leisurely: "Can't remember, is it useful to remember that thing?" When Hades sends imps to detain you, it doesn't matter if you're 100 years old or 100 years old and 8 months old. ”

"That's right." Zhang Zhen smiled, this old gentleman was obviously full of foul words, but he was rough and funny.

At this moment, the old fortune teller suddenly looked behind Zhang Zhen, two people dressed as boxers on the street walked behind Zhang Zhen, one strong and one thin, the two chatted while walking, occasionally laughing wantonly, one of them said very proudly: "See, this is the territory of my second uncle's eldest cousin!" In the future, on this street, we can walk sideways! ”

Zhang Zhen turned his head to look at it, his face was raw, and he didn't go to his heart, but remembered what happened to Li Gongzi before. A fortune teller who sets up a stall is nothing more than coaxing or frightening, so that people can believe his words and cheat some money to spend, Li Gongzi's person Zhang Zhen knows too well, and he doesn't need any clever means, just a few sweet words can make him obediently give the four copper coins with both hands.

It's weird not to make money so easily.

Zhang Zhen looked at the old fortune teller, hesitated, and said: "The previous Li Gongzi, he just had a better face, in fact, he is not a bad person, why is Mr. unwilling to tell him a fortune?" ”

The old gentleman pouted, and the disdain on his old face was quite obvious, and said: "The person who wears it looks like a dog, and the old man knows that he has no ink in his stomach." Look at his appearance again, his body is thin and his face is pale, his eyes are almost staring at the sky, and he is not a master who can endure hardships and contribute. is such a lazy and slippery thing, if he can make a difference in the future, the old man dares to cut off his own head and kick him as a ball. Hum! Give him a fortune! What kind of hexagram is it? Saying half a kind word is a sign that smashes me! ”

Zhang Zhenle laughed, and immediately understood why the Taoist robe worn by the old fortune teller was so shabby.

After laughing, Zhang Zhen asked: "Look at Mr.'s face, Mr. is not a local, right?" ”

The old fortune teller shook his eyebrows, glanced at Zhang Zhen very cautiously, and said: "The old man is floating all over the world, passing by your land, resting his feet, and leaving soon, there is no intention of crossing the line to make money." ”

Zhang Zhen hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The old gentleman misunderstood, I mean, if the old gentleman has no relatives to go to here, can you come to my store to help me, my store is just short of manpower now." Just do chores, the work is not heavy, the salary may be less, and the food and shelter are managed. ”

The old fortune teller was stunned for a moment, put away his playful and angry demeanor, his lips moved, and he said with some difficulty after a while: "Young man, your kindness...... I understand in my heart, how old is the old man, I still have to advise you, the heart of defense is indispensable, you are not afraid of ......"

Zhang Zhen smiled calmly and said, "What are you afraid of, how bad can a person who is unwilling to make money with a clear conscience be?" Besides, I'm not a rich man, I have a small shop, what can you deceive me? Can you still lie to me? ”

The old fortune teller didn't answer, his eyes crossed Zhang Zhen's shoulder, and he was stunned for a while. Then he looked up at the sky, reached out and took the cloth banner that was placed on the table, paused on the ground, and stood up with some difficulty with the cloth banner. Zhang Zhen hurriedly got up to help, this help only felt that the old gentleman's body was terrifyingly light, and through the patched robe, he could clearly feel the bones wrapped under his loose skin.

Skinny, it really explains the word.

Zhang Zhen's heart was inexplicably soft.

The old fortune teller looked at Zhang Zhen's face, sighed slightly, and said, "The old man lives to this age, and he only has to wait for death, so he won't drag others down." When he said this, he didn't have much sadness in his expression, only a faint sense of amazement.

Zhang Zhen was about to open his mouth to stay, but the old gentleman broke free of Zhang Zhen's hand and walked very firmly.

He walked out a few steps, suddenly sighed again, turned around, hesitated, and said to Zhang Zhen: "Although the old man is not good at learning, after all, he has been in the industry for many years, and he still has a little experience. I look at your forehead, your eyebrows and eyes are extremely extraordinary, and you should have great wealth in your life. It's just that the face is black and white, there is a dark mole under the left eye and in the person, I am afraid that my life will be bumpy, remember to do good deeds and not be discouraged, and the bitterness will naturally come. Otherwise, once you enter the evil path, your fame will only be lost. I'll send you another sentence before leaving, you have to be more careful lately, maybe there will be a bloody disaster. ”

After that, he didn't pay attention to Zhang Zhen's reaction, let alone collect the hexagram money, holding a cloth banner in his hand, his body was staggering, and he walked away along Hutong Road step by step.

Zhang Zhengang wanted to recall the words that the old gentleman said, and suddenly heard a voice that was destined to be unforgettable for the rest of his life, which was a tone he had never heard of, as if it was a long sigh with eternal deep pain: "A game of chess for thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and a dream of three changes in a hundred years." The fog before and after the game is not clear in the eyes. The wind pursues profit, the rain seeks fame, and the clouds live forever. Movement and cessation are like entering an urn. If you want to see through the coldness, yi! The grass house listened quietly all night. ”

Bitter and sad, painful but unwilling.

A song is resounding, and the aftermath is lingering.

When Zhang Zhen came back to his senses from the song and looked at it again, the figure of the old gentleman had already blended into the crowd and was invisible.

"Bloodlight?" Zhang Zhen muttered to himself.

At this moment, a person rushed out of his noodle restaurant, and as soon as he saw him, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Oh no! Shopkeeper's! Something's wrong! ”