Chapter 84: Xiaotan Ancient Town

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Zhu Run was covered in dew, his eyes were red, and he walked on the bluestone road of the town, facing the morning sun, enjoying a rare tranquility. Today is the third day that Zhu Run has returned.

Last night he went alone to the creek at the west end of town, where a woman he knew and stranged to was buried. The poor woman, who had brought him into the world twenty-four years earlier, died before she could even look at him. For twenty-four years, he never knew about this woman's existence, nor did he know that he was actually her child. But not long ago, she appeared out of nowhere, in a way he absolutely didn't expect.

Zhu Run thought that he would not be sad, because Liu Yue was just a stranger to him, and he had no impression of her at all, let alone feelings. But the moment he saw the lonely grave, Zhu Run cried inexplicably, crying like a child.

He didn't know why he was crying, but he just cried, crying.

After weeping, he plucked the weeds from the grave one by one, and then stood there quietly all night until now.

It's already six o'clock in the morning, which is a time in a big city like Yanjing, and most people are still asleep, but in Xiaotan Town, it has already begun to be lively.

Of course, the so-called liveliness of Xiaotan Town is completely incomparable with a big city like Yanjing, but on the other hand, the liveliness of a big city cannot be compared with Xiaotan Town. Xiaotan Town is one of the few towns that still retains the tradition of catching the market, in the past, every fifteenth day of the new year, now every Saturday and Sunday, the mountain people in the nearby mountains will carry their own mountain goods to Xiaotan Town, or buy or sell, it is very lively. That kind of excitement is the excitement that reveals the enthusiasm in the bones, not the pure commercial excitement of the big city, and the atmosphere is completely different.

The tradition of catching the market in Xiaotan Town has continued for seventy or eighty years, and in fact, it has a lot of roots with Zhu Run's family.

In other words, Xiaotan Town is actually a very strange place, although it is called a town, but in fact, the population living in the town is less than 300. But it is really a town, an ancient town that has lasted for more than 300 years.

This ancient town has been very famous since it appeared, what is it so famous? Well, it is said that in the two or three hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, the nearby mountain people had to pay a portion of Xiaotan Town every year in addition to the emperor's grain. That's right! At that time, Xiaotan Town was still called Xiaotan Village, a bandit den that had been passed down for more than 200 years. Although the heroes who occupy this place often change, the nature has never changed.

According to Zhu Run's grandfather, if he hadn't been liberated, it is estimated that his old man would have been the dog-headed military advisor of Xiaotan Town's generation. It is said that the old man who had a reputation for showing talent in their family back then, since the hiccups of the Qing Dynasty, he was forced to make a living, so he had no choice but to go up the mountain and fall to the grass. As a result, he was treated as a guest by the owner of the village at that time, sat in the second position, and became a well-known Xiucai bandit at that time. However, after the Republic of China, newcomer forces sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the bandit industry became fiercely competitive. Unable to imagine, Zhu Xiucai had no choice but to instigate the owner of the village at that time to recruit An, which gave him the title of Xiaotan Town.

And because the infrastructure of Xiaotan Town was good at that time, after Zhao'an, the then government of the Republic of China set up the governance office of Xiaotan Town here, and later gradually became a place for nearby mountain people to catch up and trade. Later, the reputation spread, and even the ethnic minorities in the distance came to join in the fun, and as a result, after seventy or eighty years, the market in Xiaotan Town has become famous in the local area. Now even if the highway has been opened, it is easy to go to the county town for shopping and consumption, but the mountain people are still used to coming to this place.

"Isn't this the child of the old Zhu family?" At this time, someone on the side of the road laughed, "I heard that you went to college?" It's time to graduate this year, right? It's early in the morning, come to a bowl of noodles? ”

Zhu Run turned his eyes and saw a middle-aged man wearing a little white hat standing at the door of a small restaurant and smiling at him.

"It's Uncle Bai!" Zhu Run glanced at him, then went into the store and found a table to sit down, and said with a smile, "Then let's have a bowl of mutton noodles." Remember, put more meat and less noodles. ”

"Stinky boy! I've learned to joke after going out for a few years," Uncle Bai said with a smile, "Put more meat, and tell you Uncle Bai and I will drink the northwest wind." He said so, but in the end he did add two large pieces of mutton to him.

Zhu Run was also honestly unkind, grinned, picked it up and started eating. Anyway, when Zhu Deming and his wife were busy when they were young, the three brothers and sisters all went to Uncle Bai to solve three meals a day, and they couldn't be polite.

"Uncle Bai! Is this really the noodles you made? Zhu Run ate a bowl of noodles in one go, then cocked his thumb and smiled, "It's delicious!" Those mutton noodles outside can't be compared to this at all? It's all spices, and even the smell of mutton is gone. ”

"Of course!" Uncle Bai smiled, "This is my family's ancestral halal craftsmanship." Well, it's a good thing you're back today, otherwise you won't be able to eat from tomorrow, and I'm going to close the store from tomorrow. ”

"How so?" Zhu Run said strangely, "Isn't your business very good?" Why close the doors? Didn't do it? ”

"Not really!" Uncle Bai smiled, "Next month, our whole family will go to the Holy Land for Hajj, so we will start preparing this month." ”

"Hajj? Oh...... I understand. Zhu Run asked strangely, and then suddenly it dawned on Uncle Bai that he was still an authentic Muslim.

"Yes! Going on this trip is a major event in my life. Uncle Bai said with emotion, "I'm old, and I can't walk if I don't go." ”

"How so? Uncle Bai is still very young! Zhu Run smiled, "But it's a happy event to be able to go to Hajj, congratulations!" ”

"Huh! Thanks a lot! Uncle Bai smiled, "It's finished so quickly, another bowl?" ”

"No, no! No need, I'm already full," Zhu Run stood up, then touched his body, his face became embarrassed, "Uncle Bai!" When you go out early, you forget to bring money with you, or don't you have the old rules and hang the account? ”

"Forget it! What kind of account is there for a bowl of noodles," Uncle Bai smiled and waved his hand, "Even if Uncle Bai invites you to eat." ”

"What's so embarrassing about that?" Zhu Run smiled and humbly conceded, and then smiled cheekily, "Uncle Bai, why don't you invite me to eat some white-cut mutton again!" Well, give me a ten-pound one, and I'll have a bag. ”

Uncle Bai: "...... Get lost! ”

"Cut! Stingy! Zhu Run came out of the noodle shop in a huff, and then squeezed the crowd back to his home, an old house with a storefront on the street.

Due to the large number of people rushing to the market, Zhu Deming's shop had already opened early, and there were already several customers waiting in the store.

"Master! You can bring me one in this pattern," said a young man sitting in a chair, pointing to the star type on the poster, "I must cut it handsomely, and I will go on a blind date later." ”

"Okay! No problem! Zhu Deming smiled, "With my Zhu Deming's craftsmanship, you can put a hundred hearts." ”

At this time, Zhu Run walked in and said, "Dad! Why are there so many people today? Would you like to help? ”

"Ah...... ...... you last night? When Zhu Deming saw him come in, his whole body shook, and his hands shook. Then the faces of both father and son turned black at the same time, and I saw that the young man's head was already missing a large piece, and his scalp was faintly exposed.

The young man didn't notice it, and his mouth was still boasting: "You don't know, that girl was introduced by my second uncle, a minority girl, it is said that the one who looks beautiful is called good, and her temper is good......

"Oops! Ethnic minority girls? That's great! Zhu Deming suddenly smiled dryly, "It's just that in that case, it's not appropriate to cut this type, well, it's just too inappropriate." ”

"Huh? What does this say? The young man said strangely, "I feel very good, very handsome?" It matches my face shape perfectly! ”

"Unworthy! Unworthy! Zhu Deming shook his head wildly, "It's so unworthy, let me ask you, which clan is that girl from?" ”

"The second uncle didn't say ......"

"That's right! Ah, no," Zhu Deming said with a dry smile, "I mean, no matter which ethnic minority they are, they are different from us Han people, they all like to be very manly!" What do you say about this type you like...... Ah, what do you mean by that word? ”

"Girly! Yes, it's girly! Zhu Run said with a straight face, "It's so girly!" In my opinion, if you really cut this hairstyle, your minority beautiful girl will run halfway. ”

"Really?" The young man was stunned for a moment, then anxious, "Then what should I do?" What do you think is a good hair cut? ”

"Let me cut it for you," Zhu Run took the clipper in Zhu Deming's hand and boasted, "I have been in college in Yanjing for the past few years, well, by the way, I also learned the most popular new type." After cutting, it is called a mature and steady, shrewd and capable, and full of man's masculinity, ensuring that you can be favored by the beautiful girl at a glance. ”

"Yanjing's most popular new type?" The young man said happily, "That must be good, you can help me cut that type, right?" ”

"No problem, you're satisfied!" Zhu Run smiled and agreed, and then divided five by two, and it was done in less than ten minutes.

“ok! All right! Sincerely, 1o blocks! Zhu Run spread his hands, "Add another 5 yuan to wash your hair." ”

"......" The young man looked carefully in the mirror and said suspiciously, "Master, why does this head shape look so flat to me?" ”

Nonsense! What is called like, it is meant to be! Zhu Deming rolled his eyes, but there was an expression of admiration on his face, and said, "Son! It's worthy of being to the big city of Yanjing, oops! This type is good. Well, it looks like a flat head, but the subtleties are different, which makes it feel completely different! Well, that's great, it's going to be the signature type of our store in the future. ”

"Of course! This type is the most popular this year," Zhu Run said with a smile, "From the white-collar workers of the company to the bosses and officials of the enterprise, this type is the most spiritual and capable." ”

"Huh? I also feel good about what you say," said the young man, "and I feel much more shrewd and manly. Well, I feel that this blind date will definitely be successful, I said that the first 20 blind dates have always failed, and it turns out that the problem is in the type. Master, this time it's going to be done, I'll invite you to eat candy. With that, he paid the money and left in a hurry.

More than twenty blind dates? The father and son dripped a drop of cold sweat on their heads at the same time, glanced at each other, and laughed dryly, very optimistic about his blind date.

"That...... Master! At this time, an old man in his seventies stood up and said, "Give me that type too, which is the most popular type in Yanjing." ”

"Oh!!" The father and son's eyes widened at the same time, "Uncle, you also want to go on a blind date?" ”

The old man rolled his eyes; "What? Isn't it okay? ”

"Okay! Absolutely! Zhu Deming smiled, "No problem!" You come and sit and I'll cut it for you. ”

In this way, when the old gentleman finished cutting and went out to brag, many mountain people who came to the market really thought that this head shape was the most popular in Yanjing, and they asked to cut this style. As a result, the father and son hurried all morning and cut a bunch of flat heads.

"Ah! You ...... last night Went to the creek? When he was free at noon, Zhu Deming finally asked what he had been holding back all morning, "I wanted to ask last time, who did you meet in Yanjing?" ”

"Dad! Don't think about it," Zhu Run shook his head and smiled, "Who can I meet?" Except for a few classmates in Yanjing, I don't have any acquaintances. ”

"But you ...... last night"

"Last night! I went to the creek to fish at night," Zhu Run said, "but unfortunately there are not many fish in the river now, and I haven't caught a single one." Oops, don't talk about that! By the way, Dad, is my uncle's old house in the mountains still there? ”

"Yes!" Zhu Deming looked at him deeply, then smiled with a sigh of relief, "Then don't talk about this." Well, you ask what your uncle's old house is for? In their village, because the location is too far to build roads, most people have responded to the government's call to move to other places. Now almost the entire village is empty, and only a few families have yet to move. ”

"Here's the thing! Didn't I study cultural relics? Zhu Run smiled, "I heard that their village is quite old, so I want to stay for two days to see if I can find some old things, maybe I will be rich!" ”

"What valuable old things can they have in that village?" Zhu Deming rolled his eyes, "Even the devil occupied that place back then, and he didn't bother to do the scourge." But...... Forget it, if you want to stay for two days, just relax! Your uncle left the key to the old house for your mother, and I'll go and get it for you. After Zhu Deming finished speaking, he got up and walked to the back room without waiting for Zhu Run's answer.

Scatter your mind......

Zhu Run looked at Zhu Deming's back, savored his three words that meant something, and stood silently for a long time, and finally could only let out a long sigh.