"Qin bricks and Han tiles for thousands of years,

Pork belly and mutton tendon half hanging money. ”

There was such a couplet on the door of the tavern.

The paper had been decolorized, peeling off with a kind of decaying joy. It is like looking back at the prosperous year that has just passed after a long time; It is also like a marriage that is about to be excited about the marriage.

To say, Xianyang City is the best place to see colors, because there is no color here. The remnants of the black and yellow of the mound have long since faded their color, leaving only the smoky and scorching aftertaste.

So, look at the colors here to see the most brilliant, right?

But there's nothing to see about the city. The old city, the decaying streets, the broken paper windows, the dusty trees, the puff of smoke when the clothes were patted, and the smoke was also turbid. I looked at a pair of dry eyes, and I couldn't find a little brightness. It's like thirst with smoke in your throat, but you don't want to drink the turbid Yellow River water.

- But、Who wants to have so many red makeup of Jianghu women at once!

Thinking of this, Tian Xiao couldn't help but be happy, he squinted and thought about the Xianyang spring color he had seen these days. I only feel that everything around me is cute, even the tree that does not grow a few young leaves in front of the store, I don't feel that its branches are old and ugly, I only feel that the new leaves are pouting like a child's mouth.

He and Huanzi were sitting in the tavern at this time.

The tavern where they sat was quite secluded. Since the day of Mu Zetang, Tian Xiao never wanted to see people from the so-called famous families, so he didn't go to the lively place.

The tavern had only one door outside, and a little further inside was a stove. There is only one cook in it, and he also doubles as a boss and a handyman. There was a hole in the wall where food was delivered, and in front of the hole stood a lame fellow.

At this time, the boss was talking to the shopkeeper, and his voice was hoarse, "Do you want it?" Who would you say? The queen mother's phoenix chariot in Beijing was actually smashed! ”

The guy had a little horror on his face, and the news shocked his lame legs to look normal, but his normal face was limp, and half of his face was crooked and asked, "Who is so bold?" ”

The boss was proud of his news, and his face immediately shone like a dish of red stewed meat.

"Who else, I heard that it is the evil emperor in the rivers and lakes. The evil emperor has been famous for a long time, mixed in Xiangxi, fought with the Miao people, and became famous in the rivers and lakes. I heard that the court has hated him for so many years, and they haven't been able to do anything like him. He had a daughter, but this daughter was never raised by him. Now that his daughter is older, he recently made a wedding car and said that he wanted to marry his daughter. The people who saw the car actually said that the queen mother's phoenix in Beijing was more beautiful than his car. He said that there could not be a car in the world more beautiful than his daughter's car! I don't know how to do it, he really asked someone to smash the phoenix. This matter is a big trouble, it is said that even the people in the seven major offerings of the Wuying Hall are going to come out to investigate this matter. ”

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue: "Such a powerful father-in-law, his daughter doesn't know who he has a crush on, and who dares to marry?" ”

The boss was furious, and he went out the door.

The two of them knew each other and smiled slightly, and most of the smiles were proud.

Tian Xiao was still eavesdropping at first, but at this time, he saw that it was Gu Shan, who was finally involved, and a pair of eyebrows couldn't help but twist up. His eyebrows were already black, but it was rare to twist them into such a pimple.

But I heard that the boss was still sighing: "...... Alas, it's really thanks to the old young master. In the past few days, how much more business has come out in Xianyang City! Although we can't compare with those big restaurants, there are some out-of-town guests who come now, which is much better than in normal years. ”

Tian Xiao's mood was easily relieved and was suddenly broken by the boss's words. I only felt that his voice was extremely noisy, like writing on a greasy table with his fingernails - in this ear, these days, how can I hear Gushan everywhere!

For a while, the look on Tian Xiao's face was very dung.

Of course, to put it all down, it should be "prince of dung".

——Xianyang is an ancient place, and most of the legends of Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, and Qin Huang are spread in the four fields. But seeing the noisy power of others, Tian Xiao didn't have the ability to think of saying the famous sentence "The husband should be like this" like Liu Bang, which combines envy and insidiousness and does not cause a big disaster; can't learn Xiang Yu's rudeness, courage and straightforwardness, "He can replace him"; Only the little ones immediately took it with the dung.

He glared at the door and thought indignantly: What about the family! For example, this Xianyang, don't tell me what it was the former capital of the Qin Dynasty. Such a small broken county, from the east to the west, there are no two miles of land! With his foot strength, he can't let go of the step at all. Such a place, what is the outstanding way to raise people?

But this cramped place is most likely the border of Gu Shan's life!

…… Qin bricks and Han tiles? That's the decoration in the graveyard, who cares about that one who is really alive? Where are the descendants of the magnates of the time who carved the cheeks on the bricks? Is it the Zhang butcher in front of Gulou Street? Lou Qi'er, who smirked and sang the lotus flower under the base of the city wall, was it ......

He despised Gu Shan's ancient feelings in such a nostalgia.

But Huanzi's words immediately pulled him back from his nostalgia.

"Brother Tian, I found that you seem to be jealous?"

Huanzi's eyes widened, and he had been watching Tian Xiao for a long time, and then summed up such an earth-shattering sentence.

"Jealousy?"

Tian Xiao's buttocks were like a spring, and he jumped up suddenly: "Nonsense! Eat one's heart out? Why am I jealous? What good does he have for me to be jealous of? ”

Huanzi said straightly: "Look, I haven't said who it is, but you have even recruited people yourself." Look at you now, your eyes are red, your nostrils are upturned, and your expression is indescribably vicious. Inhale cold air in your nose, but hot air in your mouth. Alas, I've never seen you like this. The way you look now, it's really like what the joke says: big ears without wheels, big eyes without eyes, big mouth without lips...... No matter how you look at it, it looks like a rabbit! The kind of rabbit that has just seen a well-oiled skin, sharp claws, and a strong body, and you can't catch up with its good breed hound. ”

Tian Xiao knew that she couldn't quarrel with this girl, the more she felt weak, the more she singled out her scar, and she seemed to be unintentional, which sentence was direct, which sentence was urgent, and the girl would say it accurately.

…… Eat one's heart out?

Then, Tian Xiao was silent for a while.

- Is he jealous?

It is said that Tian Xiaoben is a happy person, and he has never been good at jealousy. As before, that kid from Gushan can make trouble as much as he likes, and what does it have to do with him. Even Tian Xiao would rather let him make a little more noise, so that his long-stuffy throat could be torn open to give him a drink of tyrannical color.

But...... Right now...... There is such an eyebrow in this......

Tian Xiao closed his eyes slightly—somehow, in the past few days, as soon as he closed his eyes, he couldn't help but recall the pair of eyebrows he had seen two days ago.

What kind of eyebrows are they? Anxious, a little angry, a little angry...... The eyebrows are crossed, and the nose is straight...... The hairs are alive in the sun, and the fine fluff on the peach dough is like teasing your heart...... According to the style of ordinary people, I am afraid that it is far from being good-looking......

As soon as Tian Xiao thought about it, he felt that no matter what, such a wanton pair of eyebrows and eyes, so a little bit of anger, nothing could make her aggrieved Gu Shan.

But listening to Huanzi happily continued: "If you want me to say, Brother Tian, although those women are not here for you, what does it matter!" You just go to the ring, beat everyone else under the ring, and then defeat the Gu Shan, take the color ball, and snatch the surname Gu back first......"

Tian Xiao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then felt that it was not unreasonable-a big man surnamed Gu was embarrassed to compete in martial arts to recruit relatives, and it was difficult for him to succeed and not go on stage to fight?

Huanzi became more and more excited the more he spoke: "Then, the people snatched it, don't those women follow you?" I can't help you with your sister, and when those sisters come after me, I'll hide that kid. The rest of the green mountains and green waters, willow eyebrows, apricot eyes, and cherry mouths are not all yours, but you have to choose? ”

Her whim, Tian Xiao couldn't help but listen to it leisurely. I just think that if this can really be done, it will be quite lively and fun.

The only thing he can't be sure of is: can he beat that Gu Shan? But don't worry about this for now, and think about Lele, can't it?

I only heard him smile and say, "That's not bad." But you said I'll give you the ancient cedar. He's such a big person, how should you hide, where to hide, bring a man who is competing to call for relatives, aren't you afraid of goosebumps? ”

The ring has already been out of the way, with a small fist supporting the chin, and the small chin has been drawn into a pit. "It's okay, who called me your sister. For the past two days, I've been thinking about him...... He's ...... What kind of wind god should it be? It's worth so many sisters to show up, and they don't care about it, and they run over to chase it. This is really, something that has never happened since ancient times, and the storyteller can't make it up, it's better than the one on the stage. So you're welcome, and I don't feel too aggrieved......"

Tian Xiao snorted lightly, and Huanzi hadn't come back to his senses yet.

Tian Xiao cleared his throat again, and Huanzi realized that something was wrong. She raised her eyes and saw Tian Xiaozheng leaning low with one eyebrow high and the other eyebrow, and her face couldn't help but blush - she shouted back to Tian Xiao for a few hours, and her face had never been so red!

Tian Xiao's heart was sour and sour for a while, and he snorted: "That's!" What kind of jade are you holding, you don't have to talk about being small with your brother Tian anymore...... Saying that others are not ashamed, I think you have forgotten the word shame! ”

He was about to shake his lips and seize the opportunity to scold this little girl for forgetting her righteousness, but he heard an old voice say, "Little Er, bring me another plate of red oil elbows." A large plate of beef, a large plate of mutton tendon. ”

Tian Xiao looked sideways at the place where the sound came from, and saw an old man sitting under the dark corner of the small shop.

This little shop is not big, and the things that the old man wants can be regarded as good dishes in this small shop with only three or five tables. I don't know if he can eat so many dishes with his dry body.

The old man was surrounded by a wall that was too greasy to see. The old man was dirty, too, and he didn't look much brighter than the wall. Tian Xiao could only look at the back of his head. I saw a few gray hairs, scarce, and I struggled to pull a mustache and stick it with a chopstick. It's a pity that he has too little hair, and the chopsticks are quite crumbling with the shaking of his little head, reflecting his thin neck and small shoulders, trembling and ridiculous.

Huanzi looked back and couldn't help but laugh.

There are only two tables in this tavern now: Tian Xiao, Huanzi and the old man. Tian Xiao looked at the old man's table. Boy! I saw that on the small table, the bowls were stacked on top of each other, and I don't know how many dishes were put in, and the plates were all raised to three layers, and they still had to be added!

Look at the appearance of the old man, his stomach is deflated, his neck is thin, and he does not look like a lord with a big belly, as if he is reincarnated as a hungry ghost, as if he has eaten this meal and has no next meal.

He rummaged through a pair of chopsticks in one black hand, and wandered between a dozen plates. Looking at the look on his face, he actually has the spirit of a generation of famous generals and millions of soldiers on the battlefield.

The little second in the back responded, and looked at each other with the shopkeeper's frown, and it seemed that he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried.

They are happy that it is rare for such a big store to do any big business in a month; What I was worried about was that with the old man's poor and sour appearance, I don't know if I can afford to pay for this table of dishes in the end.

The red oil elbow is a cold dish, and some of them are cut and put on a plate, and Xiao Er first brings them up crookedly and twisted.

He was making up his mind to ask the old man to settle the account first, and he was still thinking about what to say, but it hurt so much that he was twisted, and one leg was even more lame. His mind was heavy, and the road became more and more crooked, and when he came to the old man's table, he looked at the old man before he could speak, and he stumbled somehow. Tian Xiao only felt dazzled, but saw that Xiao Er suddenly lost his center of gravity and slammed straight into the table.

He was a disabled person, and he couldn't control his pace, but when he fell, he still had a plate in his hand, and hurriedly put one on the table with the other hand, so he could barely hold on. But the plate in his hand had already landed, the ground was already slippery, and then red oil was splashed, and the little two legs struggled, and finally slipped.

Tian smiled kindly, and just about to reach out to help the little er, he heard the old man over there exclaim: "My pot, my poor baby pot!" ”

It turned out that in the breaking sound just now, not only the plate of red oil elbows fell to the ground, but also the plates on the table poured cups, along with a purple sand teapot brought by the old man.

I saw that the old man's color changed greatly, and the man slipped off the stool. His legs were too short to reach. At this time, the whole person flashed quickly, crying and mourning, and actually lay on the ground to pick up his pot.

But the pot had broken into countless pieces. He just picked it up, and the sad look on his face was heavier, and gradually, tears began to rise. A pair of hands gathered the stubble of the purple clay pot one by one, and cried out like a mournful woman: "My pot! You have followed me all my life, passed down the ancestors for eight or nine generations, and the purple clay pot for two or three hundred years! You've been smashed by a stupid guy like this! ”

There is nothing more frightening than an old man crying out loud. The little second over there had long forgotten his pain, and got up and stood there in a daze. The shopkeeper in the back originally looked angry, angry at this guy's incomprehensibility, and felt sorry for his plate of red oil elbows, but he was also so frightened that he forgot about it.

But the old man suddenly jumped up in anger, slapped the fellow, jumped straight to the bench, slapped his hand on the table, and slapped the table cup with a clatter, and the three-story high plate was robbed again, and was shaken into chaos.

In the loud sound, it was mixed with a low snort from the old man, it turned out that he still had purple sand fragments in his hands, thinking that he had cut himself when he slapped the table. But seeing that his eyes were full of anger, he glared at the little er, and scolded in his mouth: "Do you know what kind of pot I have? I can't afford to sell this small shop, plus you and the shopkeeper! This pot is the best purple sand, three hundred years ago during the Longqing period of the Great Song Dynasty, I used it to drink tea and drank it for more than 60 years! The water should not be spoiled for a year. I'm so distressed that I've never washed it, and I have a pot of Tieguanyin every day - I don't wash it to raise this pot! That pinch of Tieguanyin is more expensive than your entire table. After raising it for so many years, the tea dirt in the pot is always a little thicker, and it is all tea essence! Occasionally, I don't like to drink other tea, even if I pour a pot of boiled water, I can make a thousand times better tea than others. You bastard, actually, you smashed me like this, my life's work! ”

I heard him cry whining, "In this life, I haven't done anything, I haven't accumulated anything, and this is the only pot left." I thought that the pot was big, and the years in the tea were long, and I didn't want to do anything, so I pointed to this pot that could accompany me in this life. But you, but you ruined all my life's achievements. ”

The little er's face was full of panic for a while, and the shopkeeper behind him was also frightened. Xiao Er trembled and wanted to apologize, but he was a small family, he had never seen a strange thing in his life, and he had never been in such a big disaster in his life, and he couldn't earn a word after earning it for a long time.

The old man's expression was so sad that he couldn't help but feel stunned when he even looked at the ring here.

When the little second and the shopkeeper were in a state of panic, Tian Xiaoben was also confused, and was feeling sorry for the old man, but when he turned his eyes, he saw that the little second and the shopkeeper were so anxious that when they were at a loss, a trace of cunning pride suddenly slipped in the old man's sad eyes.

Who is Tian Xiao? He has gone a lot in the rivers and lakes, what can he not think of with these tricks of the next five doors!

He couldn't help but think about it for a moment.

He glared at the old man again, and felt that his judgment was good. The old man is old and mature, and at this time he is both a drama and a spectator, admiring the effect of his performance in the hearts of others. Huanzi was still feeling sorry for the old man, but Tian Xiao had already realized that the old man was an old fox. The two cowardly sheep on the ground who were shocked and felt that they had done something wrong had caused a big disaster, Xiao Er and the shopkeeper.

Tian Xiao smiled in his nose, rolled his eyes, sighed at Huanzi, and said: "Alas, when it comes to this pot, look at the ordinary, in fact, there are indeed a lot of treasures hidden in the ordinary pot." Not to mention this old man's teapot, it turns out that I also have a treasure pot at home. ”

Huanzi suddenly heard him interrupt and couldn't help but be surprised.

She looked back, but heard Tian smile and sigh: "My one is a urinal." ”

The ring "fluttered" and almost didn't get out of the fun.

I only heard Tian Xiao continue: "...... My family was originally in the land of Kaiping Mansion. It was a barren land, and it used to be anointed, but unfortunately the cultivation was too diligent, and the soil was damaged. Speaking of my family's urinal, but my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather has used it since I don't know what life. The urine cocoon in there is so thick! A pot of water poured into it can soak urine that is 10 million times thicker than the urine of any strong laborer. Within a radius of 100 miles, there is no one who can compare. In that year, Kaiping Mansion was flooded, and there was a great drought after the flood, and there was a lack of fertilizer after the drought, so I was afraid that I would starve to death in the four townships, or my grandfather lent the pot out, and the family took it and took the water to water the ground in turn. And guess what, the fertility in that pot is so strong! That year, when the crops grow, it is called prosperous! It was supposed to be a disaster year, but it didn't work out and it turned out to be a good year. How many people have enough food and clothing, and they have survived that year, without selling their children and daughters, and going out to beg for food, they all rely on it! The pot was thus offered by the villagers, and incense was burned every year and the lion dance was worshipped. It's a pity that it's too famous, and then I don't know which unqualified person stole it, and I don't know what use it was used for. I don't think it's going to be a teapot, is it? ”

He was talking here, and he was looking over there with cold eyes.

Huanzi is also a clever person, this year he has walked the rivers and lakes with Tian Xiao, everywhere, and he has seen a lot of deception, and he can't help but laugh when he listens to it.

Tian Xiao was supposed to wake up the shopkeeper. At this time, I looked over there, but found that the words at the beginning seemed to have passed, and the shopkeeper's face seemed to have heard it. But then, after the old man glanced over here, no matter how loud his voice was, somehow the shopkeeper and Xiao Er didn't seem to hear it.

Tian Xiao was startled, his lips pursed, and he had already used his skills.

He condensed his voice, and although the voice was condensed into a bundle, if it was in the wilderness, he was afraid that he would not hear it for miles, and it was said that the shopkeeper and his companion would be frightened when they heard it, but they did not respond at all. When his voice reached the other side, it seemed to disappear.

Tian Xiao was startled, what kind of kung fu is this, but he felt a cold sweat behind him.

But the old man jumped up suddenly, and shouted angrily, "It's over, it's over!" I'm an old man, don't live! Now there is a water river, and there is no cover anyway. Pot, pot, I'll bury you in it! ”

As he spoke, he held the shard in his hand and stumbled out the door as if he had lost his mind.

Xiao Er panicked, but he didn't stop him.

The shopkeeper was at a loss, and he was worried that something would not really happen to the old man, which would disturb his conscience; On the other hand, he looked at the big table of meals that did not take back the money, and regretted it to the core!

Tian Xiao quietly pulled the ring, and when Xiao Er and the shopkeeper were panicked, he walked away.

They walked out of the door silently, Huanzi opened his mouth to ask, but was forbidden by Tian Xiao, walked a long way, turned out of the street, and Huanzi finally said angrily:

"Brother Tian, you are getting worse and worse. That old man escaped the account, and you also learned to escape the account? ”

Tian Xiao smiled, and suddenly turned around.

"Don't worry, let's go back quietly. They have earned, not worse than ours. ”

The two of them walked quietly, and then circled back to the back of the small shop in the back of the street. Far away, Tian Xiao put a "shhh" on his lips with his fingers and raised his chin to sign.

As soon as Huanzi looked up, he saw through the back window that the shopkeeper was reaching out and picking up a large ingot of silver from the seat behind the old man's departure. The silver is really exaggerated, whether it is the government or the money to cast the silver has a certain scale scale, the silver ingot is more than twice as large as the common one, the fist of the fierce man, holding it in the hand must be heavy.

The money seems to have been left behind by the old man. I saw that the shopkeeper had an incredulous look on his face, and his expression was embarrassed, and there was a mixture of ecstasy, and a little worry—still worried that if the old man who had broken the pot really sank into the river, his conscience would be uneasy from now on.

He looked embarrassed, and he couldn't tell the color on his face. Xiao Er's face was already stunned.

Tian Xiao suddenly pulled the ring and shrank his head.

When the ring shrank his head, he quickly caught a glimpse of a small head faintly revealing at the door of the store. The head has gray hair, a mustache, and a dangerous chopsticks are inserted in the mustache, isn't it the old man who ran to jump into the river?

I saw that the old man had a smile on his face, as if he was very proud, and the wrinkles on his face were like full walnuts at this time, and he was quietly admiring the extremely complicated, indisputable, and most inexplicable look on the faces of the shopkeeper and the guy. It's like a play that has just taken off his makeup, hiding behind the curtain and peeking at the stunned audience, and like a child who has just arranged a prank.

Tian Xiao couldn't help but laugh in a low voice: "This old guy turns out to be a wonderful person!" ”

At one point he pulled the ring and left. Huanzi was still puzzled, he couldn't figure out what strange things they were doing, and he was still pestering Tian Xiao to ask. I just walked to a street corner and was about to turn a corner. Meng Keli, Tian Xiao's body fell forward suddenly, as if he was about to fall.

Fortunately, this kid's waist is convenient, and he has practiced hard, but I saw him support the ground with one leg, and he spun violently to stabilize it. But before he stopped, he seemed to be tripped inexplicably again, and when he saw him fall, Tian Xiao's leg flicked again and jumped up out of thin air.

Then I saw Tian Xiao hovering around the corner of the street with gritted teeth, as if he was drunk and eight immortals, before he could stand firm, he was about to fall again, and he was easy to stabilize again, but he was immediately tripped up. looked at the ring next to him dumbfounded. said straightly: "Brother Tian, are you crazy?" ”

Tian Xiao's face flushed, he was engrossed, but he didn't answer.

For a while, I faintly heard someone say "huh", as if surprised that Tian Xiao never fell.

After this sound, Tian Xiaocai finally saw the sweat on his forehead.

He easily steadied himself on the ground, and stood on his legs, as if he could not believe that the land was stable, and did not dare to slack off.

After a breath, he breathed a sigh of relief and straightened up. But before he could stand up straight, he suddenly lost his feet, threw himself face down and fell to the ground, and the first thing to hit the ground was the tip of his nose.

This time Tian Xiaozhen fell in front of him, and Venus jumped straight up!

But he heard a muffled voice in the dark deliberately collapse, and pretended to be angry and hummed: "Hey, your kid's kung fu is good." But Lao Tzu is doing the game, did you stir it up? You see that Gu Shan is not going well, go to him, and actually make me angry. If you don't fall, you really don't know how many times I have in the pot! ”

Tian Xiao jumped up angrily, rushed around the corner, and roared angrily: "Don't leave if you have a kind!" ”

Huanzi also followed and hurried over, seeing that Tian Xiaozheng was so angry that he rushed forward, but the figure in front of him was far faster than him.

The shadow was ghostly, and it was only far away that it was around the next corner, and the shadow flickered and was gone. I saw that it was a thin and small back, and on it was a head with sparse gray hair, which was so empty that people would inadvertently think that it was their own dazzle.

Tian Xiaomeng felt that the shadow was familiar, and his mind turned, and he suddenly remembered the old man in front of Mu Zetang that day, Hu Rabbit, and the seven teeth he bent over and spit out!

He stopped in a daze, but the old man had already turned the corner, and his laughter was still in the alley.

After a while, a series of out-of-tune singing voices came hoarsely in the air, and the voice was still the old man's:

A piece of jade in the old days was left in ancient Chang'an.

The beacon fire is dry, desolate and lonely.

The brilliance turns over the wood, and the rust covers the spots.

The price is high and not sold, so who can endure and admire the front.

……

Tian Xiao listened in a daze, only to feel that the song shook down, like the time around him was flowing, word by word music words were washed away by time, surrounded by the dark neighborhoods of Xianyang City, until the music words were washed away, as if the mud and sand were also washed away, washing the riverbed barren, and the bottom was exposed...... But it's a piece of jade.