Walking on the streets of Sijiu City, regardless of the shouting and shouting of the young men in the shops next to them, just by looking at the dim sum chefs in the dim sum shops who are so tired that their eyes are straight, and smelling the fragrance of moon cakes sent by Xiao Nanfeng, you can understand that it is almost August 15

The shopkeepers of the time-honored dim sum shops in Sijiu City are kind-hearted, in addition to the moon cakes ordered by the rich and noble people early, they all let the dim sum master bake out a kind of rough moon cake with mixed bean noodles as a filling, and the two eldest sons are one, no matter how poor the family is, they can also buy two people to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Seeing that Na Jiuye, who was standing in front of the counter, took out a few eldest sons from his arms, the face of the shopkeeper of the dim sum shop was smiling, and his hand had already stretched out towards the cheapest moon cakes, and his mouth was also shouting attentively: "How many months of cakes are you coming?" ”

raised his hand to stop Na Jiuye, who was holding a few eldest sons, and looked at the moon cakes decorated with green silk and red silk fruits behind the counter in a short dress: "Shopkeeper, please give me eight!" ”

Slightly stunned, the shopkeeper of the dim sum shop agreed crisply, took out a piece of red-dyed coarse paper from under the counter, stretched out his hand and grabbed the mooncakes that Xiang Youbao wanted to buy, but he clearly heard Na Jiuye's muttered in a low voice: "Why buy that?" It's a mooncake, just a scene."

Grinning at Na Jiuye, Xiang Youbao reached out and took out a banknote from the blanket hanging on his shoulders and put it on the counter: "Uncle, the Mid-Autumn Festival has only passed once a year, and we don't want to save it at this moment!" Isn't there an old saying - visiting the kiln, eating bean dregs, the flowers that should be spent in the province! ”

Listening to the dim sum shopkeeper's 'flutter' and laughing, Na Jiuye couldn't help but stomp his feet, glaring at Xiang Youbao with a look of hatred and not steel, and scolded in a low voice: "Look at your master, what did this teach you to do well?!" ”

With a playful face, he pointed to the scorpion jar that Na Jiu Ye was holding tightly in his arms, Xiang Youbao reached out and took the moon cakes handed over by the shopkeeper of the dim sum shop, and smiled at Na Jiu Ye with a suppressed voice: "Seeing that we have to go to the Half Moon Building to test insects and receive sticks, this master who is holding the Seven Killing Scorpions in his hand, how can he also eat a mouth with oily lips and full of energy, right?" Besides, just follow those masters behind us, although they are separated by Master Xiong's people and can't get in front of us, but if you pick and search like this, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right? ”

With the help of the shiny big mirror behind the counter of the dim sum shop, Na Jiu Ye looked at a few helpers who were probing their brains outside the dim sum shop, and gritted his teeth fiercely: "It's just that from now on, the autumn insect will fight the insects, and Uncle Shi will listen to you!" I don't know what you've hidden in your head, why do you have so many twists and turns."

Carrying eight pieces of moon cakes, Xiang Youbao turned his head and walked to the door of the dim sum shop, tore open the coarse paper that the shopkeeper had just wrapped, and generously handed a few pieces of moon cakes to the green-skinned gangsters waiting at the door of the dim sum shop: "Several brothers have worked hard, and they have been relying on a few brothers to take care of them back and forth. At this time, I will take the moon cake pad to pad my stomach, and wait for two days for my uncle to get the insect king of the Autumn Insect Society, I didn't say it, I am waiting for a few masters in Yanlailou! ”

Unceremoniously took the mooncakes handed by Xiang Youbao, and the two green-skinned gangsters in long clothes were chewing on the fragrant mooncakes, and at the same time, they raised their thumbs and shouted: "Go on the road!" Master Xiong spoke, the autumn insect will be in the past few days, our brothers will protect the two of you in shifts, and there will be nothing wrong with the management! ”

Guarded by two green-skinned gangsters, Xiang Youbao and Na Jiuye couldn't walk out of the same street, and they hadn't even finished eating the moon cakes in their hands.

Speaking of the Half Moon Tower, the old and young masters walking on the scene in the Sijiu City can shake their heads and recite the broken couplet in front of the Half Moon Tower--Enjoying the Half Moon in the Half Moon Building!

From the day the Half Moon Tower was built, this mutilated and half-written couplet was hung at the door of the Half Moon Tower. There are many capable people in Sijiu City, and there are even more literati and like carp crossing the river, of course, no one can match such a not too esoteric couplet.

But as long as you walk into the Half Moon Building, especially the fixed and immovable chairs in the Half Moon Building, and sit for a while, no one has the heart to think about how to match that couplet—no matter which chair you sit on, you can only see the half moon from the large open window!

Just looking at this scenery and this artistic conception, it is already a combination of gossip, yin and yang, Zhou Yi, and some rational numbers in Lao Zhuang. If you want to round the couplet in front of the half-moon building, why bother?

Since this building and this scene can hook people's hearts, most of the people who usually come and go in the Half Moon Building are those who can speak into chapters and rely on horses and thousands of words. All kinds of elegant gatherings are even more crowded in this half-moon building. If ordinary customers want to book a seat in the Half Moon Building and hold an elegant gathering, they may not be able to go three months early.

Looking at the flow of people coming and going in front of the Half Moon Building with a scorpion jar, Xiang Youbao couldn't help but sigh with a bit of envy: "In the end, it is in the city of Sijiu, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is easy to see it outside this gate!" ”

Towards the several tables placed horizontally in front of the door of the Half Moon Building, Na Jiu Ye carefully protected the scorpion jar he was holding in his arms, and lowered his voice and responded: "In the past few years, the autumn insects will save the game, and the master of the village can almost get gold and silver, and it is not uncommon to rent the Half Moon Building to hold this autumn insect meeting!" Besides, you can take a look at these people who come to inspect insects and receive the signatures, and each person has a large amount of money for the lot, and the one-day fee for this half-moon building will be returned! ”

didn't listen carefully to the conversation between Na Jiu Ye and Xiang Youbao, the two green-skinned gangsters sent by Master Xiong opened their arms and unceremoniously bumped into the dense crowd in front of the Half Moon Building: "Boiling water!" Boiled water! Watch out for the hot hey"

As soon as the placket of the Ninth Master of Lana squeezed through the passage opened by the two green-skinned thugs from the crowd, he didn't care at all about the obvious anger and suspicion in the eyes of others, but walked straight to a long bookcase, and shouted to Mr. Wenbi, who was sitting behind the bookcase: "Jingshui Hutong Na Jiuye, bring a fighting scorpion!" ”

The words shouted by the leopard were recorded in an account book, and the gentleman in a coarse cloth robe replied in a muffled voice without raising his head: "The worm is called a worm!" ”

dragged Na Jiu Ye who was following him closely, Xiang Youbao deliberately slowed down his movements, and carefully took the purple bamboo silk scorpion jar from Na Jiu Ye's arms, but shouted to the crowd of people who were watching the excitement around the bookcase: "I'm sorry for you to make it convenient, borrow a step back, don't be surprised by this treasure in my hand!" ”

The laughter one after another suddenly rang out from the crowd gathered around the bookcase to watch the excitement: "Ho, what a big posture!" The people of the Qi family of the Desheng Sect came to test the insects, and they didn't have such a big spectrum as you! ”

"Baby? Do you know what a baby is? The fighting scorpion that Debelle has lit up in the morning, the golden tongs have a purple-backed spotted tail, and the fighting scorpion that comes out with a little gold stone is called a baby! ”

"The scorpion is still afraid of being frightened? Let's go home and raise the kang! ”

Glancing at the crowd around the bookcase, Xiang Youbao unceremoniously shouted, "What is a baby?" The scorpion that can take down the insect king, do you say it's a baby?! It's not that I'm talking big in front of you, the fighting scorpion that can win this baby in my hand at this year's autumn insect meeting is just afraid that it is still lying on its mother's back! ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiang Youbao gently uncovered the bamboo lid on the scorpion jar, carefully tilted the scorpion jar, and carefully aimed the mouth of the jar at the weighing pan with a wire mesh hanging on one side of the jar.

Like a leech that smelled blood, from the scorpion jar in Xiang Youbao's hand, a black scorpion covered in pitch black and almost exuding a little metallic luster suddenly burst out. As if stimulated by the sudden exclamations around him, the black scorpion stretched out its huge pincers and raised the sting needles on its tail to swim around the not-so-large weighing pan.

Suddenly, the crowd that had been gathering around the bookcase was noisy, and there was a gasp of cold air.

Players who can come to the Autumn Worm Meeting to compete in the scorpion are all veterans, and they may not be able to serve the scorpions at hand well, but most of them know what the excellent scorpions look like.

Generally speaking, the combative and aggressive fighting scorpion will move around for a short period of time when it first enters an unfamiliar environment to confirm the presence of other prey or opponents in the environment. The better the fighting scorpion, the shorter the reaction time, and the greater the winning chance in the next fighting scorpion process. In the jargon of the scorpion, this deeply animalistic behavior is called - hegemony!

In the scorpion scenes I have seen in the past, the scorpion that can start to wander around in half a cup of tea has been able to be favored by many veteran players who are waiting for the scorpion. If you can start to dominate the scorpion in a pot of smoke, it will make almost all the veteran players who are waiting for the scorpion give up everything to get that scorpion, or bet all they have on that scorpion!

But as soon as he landed, he began to run around the arena and dominate the field

Looking back, it seems like I've never seen it before?!

Gently flicking the small earring-like scales on the pole with a brush stick, Mr. Wenpen, who was sitting behind the bookcase, squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, and then he shouted in a dry voice: "Jingshui Hutong Na Jiu Ye serves a fighting scorpion, and it is heavy seven dollars and five cents!" ”

The sound of gasping cold air once again converged in the crowd

Full of ferocity, and agile movements, plus the size is larger than the ordinary fighting scorpion, it is no wonder that the tone of the leopard can be so big!

Before I knew it, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Good fellow! Just this big guy, I'm afraid that I can really take the insect king of this year's autumn insect club! I didn't say it, whether I eat fragrant and spicy food during the Chinese New Year this year, or wash the five internal organs temple with clean water, I count on it! A few brothers, if you are brave enough, you will write a ticket! ”

In the corresponding sound that burst out, the gentleman who was sitting behind the bookcase opened his voice and shouted even more harshly: "Na Jiu Ye serves a fighting scorpion, with a sign number of sixty-six, and a piece of silver in the ocean of Chenghui!" ”

With a 'dang' sound, a piece of ocean flying out of the leopard's hand landed accurately in front of Mr. Wenbi's eyes.

He took out a yellow golden boot sole from his arms, and the leopard squeezed in front of another long book case under the cover of two green-skinned gangsters, and put the yellow golden boot soles in front of another writer who was already surprised: "Charge 66 lot, roll the ticket to the end, 66 Shun, in the end, it's over!" ”

Mr. Treasurer, who was waiting for the money to collect the money after the bookcase, inspected the fineness and weight of the soles of the golden boots, and Mr. Wenpen, who was in charge of issuing the ticket, silently wrote the corresponding amount of the ocean in cinnabar on a oilcloth ticket printed with exquisite patterns, and the helper who was waiting next to him immediately brushed a layer of fine tung oil on the ticket, and then gently scalded it with a large iron that burned hot, and then handed the ticket to the hand of Xiang Youbao.

Tsai carefully stuffed the ticket that exuded a trace of heat into his arms, and Xiang Youbao turned his head and shouted to Na Jiuye, who had already put the fighting scorpion back into the fighting scorpion jar: "Senior uncle, this is all done, let's go back?" There are still food and drinks waiting for us at home! ”

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at a few familiar figures who had squeezed out of the crowd and rushed away, Na Jiu Ye sighed secretly, but squeezed out a pretended smug smile towards Xiang Youbao not far away: "Okay, let's go back!" Have a good night's rest, and see the real chapter tomorrow! ”

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