On the stage in the open space of Sanlitun, a stack of green bricks was placed in front of everyone.

Niu Aihua clapped her hands and said: "You can shake the rolling pin again, and if you don't have any real kung fu in your hands, it is not a skill, I was going to go home to sleep, you have to ask me what is the real talent." ”

"Eldest sister, you brought a stack of bricks to compare bricks with me?" Hu Xiaomeng asked.

Niu Aihua said: "It's not that I compare with you, it's my son, if you can't compare with such a child, I don't think you need to perform this skill." ”

Niu Aihua pushed Xiao Wu to the stage as she spoke, and Xiao Wu shouted with a blank face: "Mom." ”

"If you're afraid of someone, you can split a brick." Niu Aihua said.

"Eldest sister, your son looks like he is only eight or nine years old, are you sure you want to compare bricks with me?" Hu Xiaomeng asked, then dragged the offering table on the stage to the front of the stage, picked up a few green bricks and put them on the offering table, and there was a space between the two stacks of green bricks, and then a brick was placed on it.

"Come on, Little Five!" Zhao Dahai shouted.

A group of Sanlitun children also shouted cheers, Xiao Wu scratched his head, three generations of their family are strong men, no one in the same age can compare with him, generally children have to drag away when carrying water, and Xiao Wu is not short, carrying a bucket in one hand is no problem.

Hu Xiaomeng practiced basic skills in the cold winter and heat in the pear orchard, as a martial artist, he was not proficient in all eighteen kinds of martial arts, but at least he was not an ordinary person who could deal with it, he was strong and strong, and he didn't believe that a child could really smash the palm-thick green bricks, and he himself had no bottom on the matter of shooting bricks, so he made a gesture to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu saw that it was difficult to ride a tiger, so he had to roll up his sleeves and smash his fist on the green brick, but what everyone didn't expect was that the green brick broke in response!

The villagers in the audience applauded, everyone knew that Ma Aiguo's family had great strength, and as long as they didn't use a knife on the other side to fight with others, one person was not false to four or five, and their own children also said that Xiao Wu's strength was great when they ate, but no one thought that Xiao Wu would have such a stunt.

The reason why Niu Aihua is so confident is because she used to see Ma Aiguo not use a brick knife to build a wall when he used blue bricks to build a wall, but with a little force with both hands, he broke the green bricks into two like breaking biscuits.

Later, Xiao Wu was born, and his strength was also amazing, half a year ago, Niu Aihua saw Xiao Wu playing at the door and cut off the green bricks with her palms easily, she also intended to let Xiao Wu be in the limelight, and she had a long face.

At that time, the most taboo for men who went to the countryside to ask for a daughter-in-law was the sick seedlings with weak hands.

Hu Xiaomeng's eyes widened, he never expected that a child would be able to break a solid green brick without effort, even if it was normal and energetic labor, it was impossible to do this so effortlessly.

"Maybe this green brick is not strong?" Hu Xiaomeng was puzzled in his heart, put an intact green brick on the offering table, and slapped it hard, and the green brick also broke in response.

The audience applauded again, and the masters watching on both sides of the stage also secretly sweated.

Hu Xiaomeng said: "I didn't expect that there would be such a child born with divine power in a small village, if it was placed in ancient times, it would definitely be a generation of famous generals, this eldest sister is really blessed to be able to give birth to such a child." ”

Niu Aihua looked proud and said, "It's not over yet, son, put two bricks to compare with him." ”

The audience was in an uproar and shouted one after another, Xiao Wu is a child after all, and the villagers are praising him, and he is used in his heart, but he said to Niu Aihua with a bitter face: "Mom, the two pieces are really shooting." ”

"How do you know if you don't try." Niu Aihua said.

"Kid, what brick did you ask him to chop, and then he broke his hand." Ma Aiguo said.

"You care about me?" Niu Aihua said angrily.

So Xiao Wu picked up two green bricks and put them on the altar, he took a deep breath, shouted, and smashed down with a fist, the green bricks snapped, the upper layer was broken, but the lower layer was intact.

"After all, it's two bricks, even if you are patriotic, you can't break it all at once, right?" The villagers in the audience said.

"It's your turn, boy!" Someone shouted at Hu Xiaomeng.

"Come on, senior brother!" The little shovel peeked at Hu Xiaomeng on the stage from the backstage.

Hu Xiaomeng stiffened his head and put the two green bricks flat on the offering platform, he adjusted his breath, and cut it down with a hand knife, and the two layers of green bricks were also broken at the top and intact at the bottom, but those who were close could see at a glance that the bricks broken by Hu Xiaomeng were only barely cracked, and they were not as good as Xiao Wu's thorough shooting.

Hu Xiaomeng's right hand trembled and swollen.

In the teahouse of Beiping, there is often a storyteller who tells the story of Huo Yuanjia and Chen Zhen of Jinmen, when Chen Zhen was living on the street, he was asked by the audience to split three pieces of real green bricks at a time, and only two pieces were split.

Niu Aihua snorted and said, "That's it, it's really a real talent, and you can't even compare to a child." ”

There was a sigh and ridicule in the audience, Hu Xiaomeng heard it harshly, picked up a green brick on the table and slapped it on his head.

Blood flowed down his head, Hu Xiaomeng looked at Niu Aihua and asked, "What does the eldest sister think of this trick, why don't you let your son have a piece of it?" ”

The villagers trembled, Niu Aihua also laughed dryly, led Xiao Wu off the stage, and said: "Go home, go home, I'll make a joke, you see it seriously, it's really lacking heart." ”

Niu Aihua led Xiao Wu home, Hu Xiaomeng did not wipe the blood on his face, and hugged his fist to the villagers in the audience and said: "Today's brothers, sisters, grandparents, I Hu Xiaomeng scare you here to compensate you for a no, Jianghu said, rely on parents at home, rely on friends outside, this year is not easy, I am sixteen years old this year, the craft is not complete, it is helpless to give the villagers ugliness without the true transmission of the master, dozens of little junior brothers under the hands are hungry to perform for the villagers, the villagers feel that they can see it and enjoy the money, If you don't look good, please be merciful, although the juniors and disciples have no father or mother, they are all thin-faced people. ”

Hu Xiaomeng said and gave a salute to the people in the audience, his mother sighed, took out a wad of money from his pocket and threw it on the stage, the village chief and Zhao Shugen and others also took out money and handed it over, many villagers took out money one after another, some were gross tickets, and some were 100 yuan sheets, although they were worthless, but everyone looked distressed.

At this moment, the electric lights on the stage suddenly went out, and the little shovel came running from behind the curtain and said, "Senior brother, those people who made trouble today just ripped off our wires. ”

Every time the Liyuan opera troupe goes to a village to perform, it contacts the rich landlords in the village who have electricity, gives some remuneration to others, and then pulls a wire out to shine on, and the only person who has electricity in Sanlitun is Zhao Fugui's house, and this wire is from the store.

Hu Xiaomeng saw that the villagers were scattered in twos and threes while the night was thick, and he felt aggrieved, so he said: "Make a fire, the play is not over." ”

A brazier was set up next to the stage, and when the stage was lit up, there was no one on the scene.

Xi'er ran from the backstage and asked, "Senior brother, there is no one left, are you still acting?" ”

"No one is still acting for the ghost, quickly take a towel and wipe the blood on the face of the altar, what are you really talking to a country woman?" The master who played the drums said with an ugly face.

Hu Xiaomeng held his breath and didn't speak, his eyes flashed, Xi'er brought a wet towel from the backstage to wipe the blood on Hu Xiaomeng's face, seeing that Hu Xiaomeng's eyebrows were scabbed, Hu Xiaomeng frowned, and his face was in pain.

The drum master said: "I didn't bring any bruised potion with me this time, so you are not afraid of breaking this wound." ”

"It's not tight, senior brother, you should be lower." Xi'er said while wiping the blood on Hu Xiaomeng's face.

So Hu Xiaomeng half-knelt down, Xi'er stretched out his tongue and licked the wound on the corner of Hu Xiaomeng's eyebrows, he was careful for fear of hurting Hu Xiaomeng, Hu Xiaomeng asked, "Xi'er, what are you doing here?" Spit it out, it's dirty. ”

Xi'er said: "Saliva can disinfect and heal wounds, I listened to the storyteller in the teahouse for many years. ”

As soon as Xi'er's words fell, the door of Zhao Fugui's house creaked open not far away, and Shen A-Niang walked over, seeing that there was already a fire in front of the stage, and walked calmly.

Hu Xiaomeng said: "Sister Shen, I'm really troublesome to you, we use your electricity and water, and the honorarium promised to you will definitely be given tomorrow morning." ”

Shen A-Niang said: "What kind of money do you need for this little favor, I saw you when you came to pick up Jiang Sheng to the pear orchard with Master Long before, you are Jiang Sheng's senior brother, right?" ”

Hu Xiaomeng was surprised and asked, "Sister Shen, why are you so clear?" ”

Shen A-Niang said: "I was worried about Jiang Sheng's safety, so I secretly inquired, Jiang Sheng saved my life, you are all his brothers, if you don't dislike it, just call me Shen A-Niang like him." It's not easy to run the rivers and lakes now, I see that you are all as thin as monkeys, and you can't help much. ”

Shen A-Niang took out a few pieces of Yuan Datou as she spoke, Hu Xiaomeng saw it, and hurriedly said: "A-Niang Shen, you can't help this, you have already helped us a lot, how can you still ask for your money!" ”

Shen A-Niang said: "Our family is a landlord, not bad for this money, you can accept it, I see that there is no bedding in the place where you live today, although it is hot now, but the things that are not covered will also catch a cold, you use this money to buy some bedding, and the child will get sick when he sleeps on the mat." ”

"I ......" Hu Xiaomeng suddenly didn't know what to say, Shen A-Niang stuffed the money into Hu Xiaomeng's hand, and said goodbye to the drumming master before going home.

"It turns out that this person is Shen Aniang, Brother Jiang Sheng mentioned it to me before." The little shovel looked at Shen Aniang's back and said milkily, he muttered, and suddenly burst into tears.

"If only I had such a mother."