"Master......" Hu Shijiu was surprised and blamed himself, his nose was sore, he didn't know what to say, he just opened his mouth and almost cried, and his feet couldn't help but turn to the direction of the secret wine cellar.

This silly kid......

Although I wanted to learn to make wine from the beginning, I didn't complain at all after I asked her to do the work of cleaning and washing dishes for so many days, but this time, when I heard that I got what I wanted, the grievances in the child's heart were also relieved......

Looking at Hu Shijiu's funny appearance, the old man didn't feel funny at all, but was moved.

In fact, the work in the wine cellar is much harder than the work in the drunkard's building, so many people would rather take a slightly lower monthly salary in the drunkard's house than go there to suffer hardships.

This is also the reason why the old man avoided Hu Shijiu at first, and secretly instructed Sun Wu to treat Hu Shijiu as a boy and let her do all the hard work in the drunkard building.

It's just that what Sun Wu did later was something that the old man didn't expect.

Such an almost harsh behavior is to let Hu Nineteen retreat if her will is not strong. At that time, just find an errand for her in the drunkard's building and protect her thoroughly.

Although Hu Shijiu is a "genius" in the eyes of the old man, it is precisely because of her talent that the old man has tested her many times. If it is difficult to endure hardship, it will be easier to compromise with material things in the future.

Talent, once used in the wrong direction, will be endless troubles.

Therefore, after many tests, the old man finally decided to let Hu Shijiu go to the cellar to learn winemaking.

"Nineteen, you go to work in that wine cellar in the Drunkard Building first." The old man said patiently, for fear that if he was not careful, the child's full expectations would turn into disappointment again.

Hu Shijiu didn't know the old man's hard work, she just looked in the direction of the courtyard from afar.

"Wine cellar." She was so happy that she didn't know what to do, although she had done more and heavier than others in the Drunkard Building these days, Hu Shijiu was grateful to the old man from the bottom of her heart for giving her a job that could support herself, and now, she could learn a skill, this surprise came too suddenly, almost making her a little dizzy and tinnitus.

She nodded in confusion.

"Not here," the old man shook his head with a smile and came to Hu Shijiu.

is the so-called overjoyed, wise and foolish, perhaps, this is the child's state at this time.

"You go to work in the wine cellar on the right turn of the drunkard building first." The old man looked at Hu Nineteen with a sense of inquiry.

Hu Shijiu finally understood the old man's words, she took a step back, and stared at the old man with a complicated expression.

Is this kid regretting it?

"Nineteen, thank you, Master!" She was silent, solemn, and bowed deeply.

The old man hurriedly stepped forward and helped Hu Nineteen and said, "No, no." ”

"What you can learn in that cellar is the same as here." Recalling Hu Shijiu's attitude just now, the old man was worried that she would be disappointed, so he added.

"Yes, Master!" Hu Nineteen completely relieved himself, and nodded hurriedly, "Nineteen understands!" ”

Being able to learn to make wine in such a short period of time is a luxury that Hu Shijiu once dared not imagine.

As for which wine cellar she was going to, she would feel very satisfied.

"Speaking of which, this secret cellar is different from the one in the Drunkard Building, but there is a difference in the water source." The old man walked forward slowly, as if speaking to himself.

Headwaters?

How is it water again? Hu Shijiu was completely confused, is this drunkard building selling wine or water?

The old man couldn't help but smile and said, "It's wine, it's also water." ”

Wine? Water?

"Nineteen, since you love to listen to stories so much, then I'll tell you another one as a teacher."

At this time, the sky is full of cold stars like broken silver, embedded in the deep and distant night sky, like a fishing fire reflected on the sea, clear and bright, flickering and uncertain.

The old man looked up and looked into the distance, time, I have been racing against you all my life, and I always have to give me a little more......

Back then, when he came back from the tomb of Guiru and his mother, although Xu Mao was unwilling at that time, but he suffered from no evidence, and he tried to intercept the two beasts of the Wu family in front of the Xinghualou several times. However, every time he didn't get close to the other party, he ate a lot of punches and kicks from the thug next to the two of them.

Because of this, I was discouraged that day, and I thought of ending my life in front of the grave of my relatives.

However, Xu An's words woke him up. With such a nest of deaths, what kind of face do you have to go to the underworld to meet the innocent Gui Ru's mother and daughter who died in vain!

What's more, since he can spare his death, what else is terrible in this world, he is unwilling, and the drunkard workshop full of his and Gui Ru's hard work has turned into a scorched earth. He was unwilling, and the Xu family wine was lost in his hands. He was even more unwilling, Gui Ru and A Ning gave their lives in vain, while the murderer who did all kinds of evil sang songs night and night and got away with it!

He hated, but he couldn't do anything about it.

In the middle of the night, he came to the small courtyard that he once lived, and it seemed that as soon as he opened the courtyard door, he could hear A-Ning's crisp call, and he could see the figure under the Gui Ru lamp.

However, the moment the courtyard door was opened, everything in front of him disappeared.

Cobwebs are all over the knots, and people go to empty buildings......

He did not have the courage to step into the hut again, but walked along the courtyard to the well where so much wine had once been brewed.

The well looked like it was freshly polished, and every crevice along the smooth blue brick well seemed to have been carefully wiped.

It's Gui Ru, every time, even if she doesn't approve of her decision, she always silently supports it.

Xu Mao stroked the edge of the well, as if nothing had changed, but everything was different.

Pulling the barrel out of the well with great difficulty, Xu Mao sat down on the ground with exhaustion. Once upon a time, it was easy for me to fill seven or eight buckets of water at a time.

Looking at his bony arms, if Gui Ru was here, he would definitely be nagging himself for not caring for his body.

He always felt panicked in his heart, so he lifted the barrel high and poured it down from his head with a "bang".

"Heh......" The well water was biting, and the boredom in my heart was also dispelled a little by this chill.

Xu Mao wiped his face with his hand and threw the barrel into the well again.

This time, it seems to be a little more relaxed.

By the moonlight, a figure is reflected in the clear well water.

"Who!"

"Bang!" Xu Mao threw down the barrel, turned his head sharply, and shouted loudly!

In the courtyard, quietly.

He picked up a dead branch and held it tightly in his hand. Could it be that those thieves are still not dead? Come on, you're going to kill me! Even if I, Xu Mao, die, I will turn into a powerful ghost, so that you will not be at peace day and night!

When I think of it like this, I feel more courageous in my heart.

Xu Mao strode through every place in the courtyard, but he didn't say it was a human figure, and there was not even half a rabbit that used to build a nest in the courtyard. Only the cold wind in the middle of the night blew the weeds in the yard to swish.

"Come out! Come out! ”

He carried the dead branch and slashed through the air, as if to split the whistling wind in half.

In the distance, a dog in the village barked twice.

Xu Mao licked his bloody lips and gasped violently, like a hungry wolf searching around. However, until he was exhausted, the figure reflected in the well never reappeared.

Could it be that I am too tired, so I am dazzled?

I was shocked and angry just now, but when I relaxed at this time, I felt that my tongue was dry and my lips were burnt, these days, my body has long been a ruined shell, and only the hatred of revenge is supporting Xu Mao.

He dropped the branches and dragged his tired steps to the well, where the clear water reflected a full moon.

Xu Mao grabbed the hemp rope and leaned down, about to fill the barrel with well water again, however, he was horrified to see that person appeared again!