The sky is just dark, and the small stalls that have been set up early on the street of Zhushikou have opened for business. A group of patrol policemen with big guns hanging across their necks dragged their legs and feet, and more or less threw down a few big men from some small food stalls, and almost surrounded those small food stalls and stuffed them with nonsense.

There was another table next to the food stall, and the boiling water on the table scalded two catties of raw pulp and burning knives for the executioner who had an open chest and exposed his arms, and a strip of red cloth tied around his waist and forehead to ward off evil spirits. According to the rules in the torture gate, you can only drink alcohol and blood on the day of the red business trip, and the things next to you can't be touched at all, for fear of turbidizing the righteousness in the person, and after the execution, the ghost will be haunted!

A little farther away, a number of helpers in the patrol police station carried white ash buckets and small colander spoons, and drew a piece of territory horizontally and vertically on the spacious Zhushikou Street. Especially in the center of the street, a large circle is drawn with white ash.

Holding a pickaxe in his hand, a coolie hired from Dashilar Liba in advance carried the big cake that had just arrived in his arms, picked up the pickaxe and cut the center of the street into a bucket-sized, one-foot-deep hole, and then a monk and two masters put the soul suppression card and ghost exorcism bell in the pit, and then carefully filled the hole and smashed it tightly!

After doing this bit of work, the coolie who was afraid that the master's family would repay his debts and shorten his salary immediately stretched out his hand to the patrolman with a short gun standing next to him, and steadily collected a large amount of bathing money! And a monk and a monk also began to chant their own scriptures, using the mana of the soul suppression card and the ghost exorcism bell to set up a formation for the unjust soul that was about to go on the road, so that the evil soul would be detained in this formation at the moment of leaving the body, and then trampled and suppressed by thousands of people passing by on the street, so as not to cause trouble in the future!

Looking outside, many of the two-story houses facing the street also have their windows open. Some people who like to watch the lively house take small leaf tea and eat sesame baked cakes, while eating and looking at the execution ground that has been almost arranged. There are also some people who obviously changed the position of the window to the ocean, and even moved the Taishi chair and small coffee table to the window early, and took advantage of the fact that no one came, first looked at the surrounding situation and had a good time.

In front of the main gate of the fire, the She brothers who were standing next to the open gate had already changed into a new robe and horse coat. Perhaps because the new clothes had just been put on and were somewhat unfitting, the She brothers all crooked their shoulders and shrugged their spines, looking like something was wrong with their whole body.

Walking towards the gate again, Xie Menshen and Na Jiu Ye also waited early in front of the courtyard at the head, only waiting for the gentlemen with the patron sign in their hands, they immediately greeted them politely, and then invited those who were holding the patron sign to the second floor.

At the staircase on the second floor, Xiang Youbao, who temporarily acted as a handyman, also changed into a neat and short dress. The gentlemen who are holding the jade patron brand in their hands naturally want to be respectfully invited to the Taishi chair placed by the window. And those customers who are holding bronze plaques should also be politely invited to the cleaned eaves platform.

The second entered the yard, and seven or eight large white iron kettles were lined up on the horizontal stove that came out of the new plate, and the spout of the pot was spraying white gas for a long time. Freshly washed teapots and bowls are also carried on trays, and they are served with hot water when the guests arrive.

The body and bones were only slightly better, and the daughter-in-law of the Xie Men Shen family was already idle, and she accompanied Nalan to work under the stove early. Even the half-grown children in the family gathered around the stove to hand over firewood

Only Hu Qianli, at this moment, can only stay in the courtyard of Erjin, spread out a new account book that has just been purchased, and then grind a tube of emblem ink, holding a wolf and waiting quietly.

There are many rules in Sijiu City, if someone comes to congratulate him, then the master has to take the account book and write it down carefully, so that he can return the gift one by one in the future!

Facing the first gentleman who came to the door with the patron sign, the She brothers immediately straightened their figures, and shouted hello to half the street with a loud voice: "Hey, isn't this a treasure?" But I haven't seen you anymore! You're the first customer to come to your door today, and you've got a chair ready in the middle room on the second floor! Coincidentally, our head just got the phoenix tea sent by a friend in Guangdong, and I will give you a pot of thick brewing, you always have a good taste? ”

Fiddling with the jade brand in his hand, Bao Ye, who was wearing a brocade and blue satin robe and horse coat, was very satisfied with the She brothers' greetings to him, and shouted in a Cantonese Beiping official dialect that sounded a little jerky: "It's the ninth master of Rauna who bothered!" It's still early, so it's really refreshing to go up and drink a pot of tea first! ”

Moving the grandfather's steps, Bao Ye stretched out the posture of old customers and acquaintances, and swayed in the envious eyes of the lively people around him, Shi Shiran walked into the entrance of the main gate of the fire.

Facing Bao Ye, Na Jiu Ye raised his hand and made a flat head: "Bao Ye is here early?" The seat upstairs has been prepared for you, and someone is waiting for you! Come on, make a pot of the phoenix tea you just got for Bao Ye, and you want it to be thick! ”

Laughing proudly, Bao Ye also made a flat head: "I'm tired of the ninth master, do you remember that my old Guangdong is so good?!" ”

Stretching out his hand to support Bao Ye's arm, Na Jiu Ye led Bao Ye towards the second floor, and whispered in Bao Ye's ear with a smile: "Take advantage of the fact that no one is coming at this time, and there is still a thing next to you, you have to ask Bao Ye to appreciate his face and take a look!" ”

Looking at Na Jiu Ye with a courteous smile on his face in surprise, Bao Ye asked in a puzzled manner, "What kind of thing is it?" Is it worth telling me when you are hiding it like this? ”

didn't say much, Na Jiuye just pointed his hand towards the staircase: "You go up and take a look, don't you understand everything?" Come and ascend under your feet"

Walking up the stairs in the direction guided by Na Jiuye, his feet had just stepped on the floor of the second floor, and Xiang Youbao, who was dressed in a neat and short dress, immediately greeted him, clasped his hands and smiled at Bao Ye: "Bao Ye, you are here early?" You sit down first, and the phoenix tea you like will be sent to you in a while! ”

Very curiously looking left and right at the layout of the second-floor watchtower on the face of the main gate of the main gate, Bao Ye sat down on a Taishi chair in the middle of the watchtower, and turned his head to Xiang Youbao, who was waiting diligently, and asked: "Didn't Na Jiu Ye say that there are any rare things, you want me to take a look?" ”

With a mysterious smile on his face, Xiang Youbao raised his hand and pointed at the pink wall on the window frame in front of Bao Ye: "Isn't that there?" ”

As soon as he raised his head slightly, Bao Ye, who was still sitting as steady as Mount Tai, jumped up, and couldn't help but exclaim in his mouth: "What is the loss?" ”

Listening to Bao Ye's surprise to come out of the difficult to change the country sound, Xiang Youbao still looked as usual, pointing to the scorpion that was connected end to end on the powder wall and happened to form a Taiji diagram and said: "This is the thing that my Uncle Na has recently served, Bao Ye, take a look, it's still a strange thing?" ”

Staring at the fighting scorpions that were connected end to end and slowly crawling in the shape of the Taiji diagram, Bao Ye couldn't help but nodded: "This is quite a surprise!" Well, the end is connected, there is no fighting, and you can come out with a Taiji diagram! In the main gate of the fire, there are really some skills that can be mastered! ”

With a shallow smile on his face, Xiang Youbao took the tray that Nalan sent to the staircase, and turned his head to smile at Bao Ye, who was nodding slightly: "Bao Ye, you can see, this thing is fresh, but it's not just that!" Come and give Bao Ye a great blessing! ”

With a soft cry from the leopard and a heavy slap of the hand on the handrail of the staircase, the scorpion that was crawling slowly from end to end suddenly scattered the order of the squares, and quickly crawled on the pink wall to form a bat pattern!

Looking at the fighting scorpions that were connected again and crawling slowly, before Bao Ye's wide open mouth was closed, Xiang Youbao had already put the tray with the teapot and tea bowl in his hand towards the table next to Bao Ye, and stretched out his hand on the table and patted it again: "Give Bao Ye another gold and silver bucket!" ”

Still in response to the leopard's instructions, those fighting scorpions once again loosened their formation, tumbling and crawling rapidly, forming a cornucopia pattern full of gold ingots on the pink wall!

With his mouth wide open, Bao Ye even heard the gurgling sound of his jaw bone pulling his head!

There have always been a lot of strange things in Sijiu City. Twenty years earlier, a group of out-of-town entertainers who came up from the overpass were stunned to erect a rope in broad daylight, and then let a child climb up the rope, and in the weather of the tenth winter wax moon, seven or eight fist-sized peaches were thrown down out of thin air!

If you count the stalls selling goldfish in the old official garden, there are two or three that can put the goldfish on a shallow plate half an inch deep, knock on the plate and say which way the goldfish is swimming, and the goldfish will listen to the mercy of Xuan!

But these fighting scorpions in front of him, but they don't need to touch them at all, but they can pose several different patterns back and forth according to the shouts of leopards?

It's too

casually copied the hot tea that Xiang Youbao had just poured for himself, Bao Ye drank the bitter tea in one go, which was somewhat stable, and raised his eyes to Xiang Youbao and shouted: "What kind of means is this?" ”

smiled and refilled a bowl of hot tea for Bao Ye, and the leopard god mysteriously leaned into Bao Ye's ear: "This is naturally not a matter of telling you!" Left is nothing but "

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of footsteps at the staircase, and several players who were also dressed delicately and decently also walked in with the jade sign in their hands. The sharp-eyed one raised his head suddenly, and suddenly shouted at the top of his voice: "Good guy, what is this?" ”

Seeing that there were more people coming, Xiang Youbao immediately closed his mouth, and only put on a smiling face to greet the new players and walked over: "How many masters are here?" It's all for you."

Waving his hand impatiently, among the new players, a gentleman with three or four large gem rings on his fingers shouted loudly: "The nonsense on the side is said first!" Those scorpions on the wall, how to wait?! ”

Putting on an embarrassed look, Xiang Youbao muttered: "Actually, this method was figured out by my uncle!" If you want to talk to a few masters, it's really not very important! But all of you also understand that this trick is eaten all over the world, if all the masters in the city will do this, it will be boring for you to play, right? ”

His eyes rolled, and Bao Ye, who had arrived at the watchtower first, suddenly jumped up from his chair: "Since I have the first-class patron brand in the main gate of the fire in my hand, then I have to take the first share!" Ladies and gentlemen, we have to pay attention to the first come, first served."

Unceremoniously showed a piece of the same jade brand, and several players who were on the watchtower on the front and back feet suddenly shouted: "Isn't the brand in my hand also a first-class patron?" ”

"Isn't it the first to come? I'm going to talk to Na Jiuye, I buy two patron brands, why don't you have to take my turn first, right? ”

"How evil do you say?! I don't have to know how this scorpion played this formation! also mentioned a few pieces of nonsense about the patron brand to the master, Ma Yuer offered the master a price, and the master didn't open his mouth to make a price! ”

With the increasing number of players walking up to the watchtower, those who are vying to learn this skill of scorpion drawing first are also jumping up and raising the price. When the sun was up, even the gentlemen who stood on the platform outside the watchtower over the eaves also understood what was being argued in the watchtower. I really can't squeeze into the watchtower, so I can only surround Na Jiuye, who is waiting to enter the courtyard to welcome guests!

Seeing that the entrance of the main entrance hall was already crowded with people, the She brothers who stood at the door to welcome the guests only heard a leopard on the watchtower, and immediately waved to the ringer team that had already brought all kinds of ringers to the door of the main gate of the fire, turned his hand and lit the ten thousand whips that had been tied to the bamboo pole for a long time, and then picked up the ten thousand whips that sizzled with green smoke!

In the deafening sound of firecrackers, the ringer team invited by the overpass immediately sounded a trumpet, gong and drum, and a "big open" opening auspicious tune, which suddenly shook the window paper on Zhushikouer Street!

With a crisp voice, the principal of the festive line who was invited early sang a few old words in the 'Praise and Welcome': "auspicious day and auspicious place, good year, good month and good day!" Fulu birthday star is coming, and the God of Wealth Black Tiger is coming across the door! I'll see you when you open the door."

In the auspicious words of praising the guests, Xie Menshen, who had already carried a lot of big sons in his clothes, rushed to the door with an arrow, opened his voice and shouted: "The fire is open at the entrance of the main gate, and the money is all over the place."

Under the wave of the big hand like a fan, a large number of big sons rained down on the heads of the loudspeaker team and the crowd of onlookers. Seeing that the neighbors around them who had already had a disturbing snack followed the rules and carried the Hexi rice cakes to the door to say hello, the more clever players suddenly came back to their senses, reached out and took out a few pieces of ocean from their arms, and followed the neighbors who sent the Hexi rice cakes to the second courtyard.

Even if it's temporary, you have to take advantage of the opening of people's doors to lose face. Even if it doesn't come in handy at this time, it will work in the future?

Waving the wolf's hair, Hu Qianli, who still had a cold face on this happy opening day, walked the dragon and snake, and recorded the names of the neighbors who came to congratulate him, as well as the names of the players who gave the opening gift. In just one hour, a newly bought ledger was written to the last page

After taking a look, Xiang Youbao finally squeezed down from the crowded watchtower and came to Na Jiuye, who was also sweating profusely: "Uncle Shi, you didn't let go, did you?" ”

Shaking his head tiredly, Na Jiu Ye was distressed while tidying up the new clothes that had just been crumpled into pickles, and at the same time lowered his voice and muttered, "Where do you dare to speak?" No matter who you promised, the rest of the people will have to eat me alive, you hapless boy, where did you come up with this crooked idea? ”

Squeezed his eyes at Na Jiuye, Xiang Youbao also lowered his voice and said: "In the past, I have seen Lao Maozi play this trick outside the gate, what is it called auction?" Anyway, there are just a few things, everyone wants it, then the one with the highest price will get it! Asking for the price in person, no one can blame anyone! It's almost time to see later, uncle, you will come as we discussed last night."

Seeing that a group of players who had just finished delivering the opening gifts from the second courtyard rushed towards him again, Na Jiuye helplessly opened his voice and shouted: "Everyone, everyone, there is a lot of excitement when you talk outside, don't you see the excitement first, let's do we"

Very impatiently, the player who squeezed to Na Jiuye's side again raised his voice with some dissatisfaction and shouted: "The left is just a human head falling to the ground, so what can there be?" Let's talk about how to train that scorpion first."

Holding back the feeling of joy in his heart, Na Jiu Ye used all his strength to squeeze out a helpless and sad look on his face: "But all of you are honored guests in my main gate of fire!" Who doesn't teach this method, I don't understand! There are leopards and leopards, why don't you hurry up and figure out a charter? Are you going to kill me in a hurry?! ”