The old man who sold wine didn't say anything, staring at Su Jinyao with a pair of bright eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

Su Jinyao was stunned, because the old man's eyes seemed to be inquiring and familiar when he looked at him, but he was full of doubts. Could it be that he knows the silly girl Yao'er?

Su Jin Yaosuo (xìng) asked directly, "Grandpa, are you looking at me familiarly?" Or, what did I say badly? I'm too young to speak, so don't mind. I'm here to buy wine. "Oh, no, no, no." The old man came back to his senses, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The old man is old, his eyes are not good, and he can't see people's faces clearly, so I stared at the little girl for a while to identify whether it was an old customer." Now I see that I was mistaken. ”

Su Jinyao frowned slightly, but she was puzzled. Because the old man's eyes were so bright, and he didn't squint when he looked at himself, it proved that his eyes shouldn't be a problem. And the distance between the two is only about five steps, even if the eyes are not good, this distance will not see much deviation.

But why did the old man lie? I obviously don't know him, if he knew Yao Er before, but Yao Er was a stupid girl at that time, and it should be easy to recognize.

Hiss. Su Jinyao's eyes narrowed slightly, and she thought of the only possibility...... She looks like a mother!

Su Jinyao has heard Xiao Cheng'er say more than once that she looks most like her mother, and the eldest sister and Xiao Cheng'er look more like her father. Does that mean that this old man may know his mother?

Thinking that this old man might know his mother, Su Jinyao was relieved again. Because she had heard from her father that her mother used to buy wine at this house, she came in to take a look. Now I recognize myself with the old man, it must be for this reason. It seems that she is too suspicious.

Su Jinyao smiled and asked: "Grandpa, I heard my father say that my mother used to come here to buy wine, do you think I am familiar with me and treat me as my mother?" ”

"Then why didn't your mother come?" The old man asked, turning (shēn) to stir up his jars. Every time you lift a stopper, you get a mellow and long aroma of wine.

Su Jinyao took a deep breath, almost being overwhelmed by the aroma, and almost swallowed her saliva. But he replied, "My mother has died." Dad's leg is not good, and he hasn't been to town for a long time, so as soon as he came today, he said that he wanted to come to your workshop to buy some wine and try it. I guess my dad misses his mother too. Grandpa, how do you sell this wine? ”

Su Jinyao just wanted to buy wine and go back quickly, but she was greedy, and she had never drunk good wine since she crossed over. The last time Wang Changliang came to eat at home, the jar of wine he bought was really bad, and Su Jinyao felt that the wine could only soak her acupuncture silver needles. Second, Su Xiangui was still sitting alone in the carriage, and she was not at ease after a long delay.

But Su Jinyao didn't pay attention, and when she said, "My mother has passed away", the old man's action of pulling up the wine jar cork froze slightly.

The old man pressed the plug back and slowly turned (shēn) and asked, "That'...... What kind of wine does your mother usually buy? I only sell this wine to regular customers, not new customers. ”

"Only sell regular customers?" The corners of Su Jinyao's mouth twitched, thinking that this old man was not doing it on purpose? I hadn't heard my dad say it before. Because this rule (tǐng) is strange, if Dad has heard of it, it is impossible not to mention it to himself.

Su Jinyao scratched her head and said, "Then I'll go back and ask my father." I really forgot to ask about this. After saying that, Su Jinyao turned (shēn) and was about to go out.

Unexpectedly, the old man stopped her again and said, "Little girl, wait, I remember, I remember which one your mother is." Come back, don't ask, I'll sell you wine. ”

After saying that, the old man went to the corner of the house and came over with a wine jar. The wine jar can hold at least two catties of wine, handed it to Su Jinyao and said, "Ten years of bamboo leaf green, Ying Niang used to buy this kind of wine." ”

Ying Niang? Su Jinyao looked at the wine jar handed to her, and listened to the old man call out the name of "Ying Niang", and she didn't know if she was talking about her mother.

Seeing that Su Jinyao was a little puzzled, the old man smiled and said, "Don't worry, the old man, I don't have good eyes, but the memory (xìng) is not bad." You look alike with your mother, you can't be wrong. What she used to buy was bamboo leaf green. You take it back and let your father taste it, if it doesn't taste like the original, I'll give it back. ”

"Oh, good." Su Jinyao didn't believe this old man, but felt that he suddenly remembered it again, this thing (tǐng) was strange.

But this old man really doesn't look like a villain, and his snow-white beard, hair, and ruddy complexion look a bit like a fairy. Maybe I was lucky enough to really meet a fairy?

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao took the wine jar and asked, "Then how much should this jar of wine cost?" ”

"My good wine is only sold to regular customers, but the price is not cheap. A tael of silver and a tael of wine......" The old man said here and looked at Su Jinyao. But he didn't see Su Jinyao's surprised appearance, but hugged the wine jar more cautiously, and said: "That's it, since it is the orphan of the deceased, then only charge a cost, five taels of silver." Originally, I thought that you, this little girl, were going to smash my wine jar when she heard the price, but now you only charge five taels of silver, do you buy it or not? ”

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "Good wine is hard to buy, even if you are really a tael of silver and a tael of wine, it proves that it is worth the price." However, twenty taels of silver for a jar of wine, I can't afford to drink it now, five taels...... There are. ”

After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she took out a silver ticket from the money bag in her waist, handed it over and said, "I don't have any cash, is the silver ticket okay?" ”

"Okay, wait, I'll give you change." When the old man saw that Su Jinyao, a little girl, casually took out a silver ticket, he didn't mean to be surprised at all, but instead took the silver ticket and entered the back room without looking at it. After a while, he came out and handed it to Su Jinyao with two silver tickets and some broken silver.

Su Jinyao took the change, hugged the wine jar and was about to leave. The old man said, "Little girl, if you think this wine is delicious, remember to come back." Old man, I still have a 20-year-old daughter here, but I haven't found a buyer. ”

Twenty years of daughter red! Su Jinyao swallowed her saliva and said with a smile: "Grandpa, as long as you give me a cost price, I will buy it." If it's too expensive, keep the wine for me, and I'll pick it up when I get married, and you can take as much money as you want. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao walked away with the jar of bamboo leaves. Going out, Su Jinyao glanced back at the old wine disguise, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she was thinking about something. But he only stayed for a while, and then left in a hurry.

It wasn't until Su Jinyao walked out of the alley that the old man poked his head out from behind the curtain of the wine shop, looked at the direction Su Jinyao left and shook his head, sighed a long time, and seemed to mumble a few words, but except for the old man himself, no one knew what he said.

Su Xiangui had been sitting in the carriage waiting for Su Jinyao, and when he saw her coming back with a wine jar, he was surprised: "Jinyao, why did you buy so much?" The wine in this house is not cheap, and my father is not strong enough to drink, so you can buy two taels of wine. ”

"The store said that this is a ten-year-old bamboo leaf green, and it is a good wine. It's cheap to sell, and it's a pity not to buy it back. It's okay, two catties is not much, I'll drink a little with my dad when I go home. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she handed over the wine jar and motioned to Su Xiangui to put it in front of the carriage, squeeze it with something, and stop breaking it when the carriage was moving.

Su Xiangui took it and put it away, sighed and said, "Yes, ten years of bamboo leaf green, your mother also likes this taste." Since she bought it once, my father also likes to drink bamboo leaves. ”

It turns out that this is really the case, is the old man really good at memory, or is he remembered because Niang Parenting (shēn) is very special? Su Jinyao took a breath and couldn't help but glance at the wine shop again.

However, Su Jinyao knew that now was not the time to delve into this, so she untied the reins and led the horse out of the alley.

After walking forward for a while, Su Jinyao suddenly saw a woodware shop in front of her. And the thing in front of the store made Su Jinyao's eyes light up, and she walked over quickly with the carriage.

"Jinyao, ...... are you" Su Xiangui followed Su Jinyao's gaze, and of course he also saw the woodware shop.

And what was placed at the door of the wood shop, which attracted Su Jinyao's attention, should be a wooden wheelchair in front of the store.

Su Xiangui immediately understood Su Jinyao's intentions, and hurriedly said: "No, no, Jinyao, don't spend any more money on Dad, Dad doesn't need this thing." ”

"Dad, this thing can be used as your legs and feet for the time being." Su Jinyao walked over, tied the horse, and said to Su Xiangui: "I understand what my father meant, you mean that you are being treated now, and you don't need this substitute if you are cured." But according to my guess, it will take at least two or three years for you to walk on your own legs. During this period, if you can wander around the house and yard by yourself, wouldn't it be comfortable to be able to do so? If you don't see it, forget it, it's in front of you now, of course, you have to buy one. ”

After Su Jinyao finished speaking, without waiting for Su Xiangui to object, she pressed his hand, motioned for him to sit here and wait, and walked towards the wheelchair at the door of the woodware store.

The wheelchair is completely wooden, and several households have no nails or anything like that. It is only as wear-resistant that a piece of polished and smooth iron sheet will be wrapped in the corners. Su Jinyao wanted to try it out, so she asked the store, "How do you sell this wheelchair?" Can you try it? ”

"Here we are." A young man walked out with a promise in his hand, still holding an iron ruler in his hand, nodded at Su Jinyao and said, "The girl wants to buy a wheelchair?" You can try, but you can't sit or push too far, just push it at this door. ”

The store's request was not unreasonable, and Su Jinyao did not object, so she pushed the handle of the wheelchair and walked back and forth at the door twice.

Although this wooden wheelchair looks clumsy, it is still very light to push. I have long known that the ancient skills are very exquisite, and now Su Jinyao can be regarded as having insight. It's just that the fly in the ointment is that this wheelchair looks a little fancy. In Su Jinyao's opinion, the decoration in many places has been removed, and this wheelchair can be a little lighter.

Su Jinyao asked, "How can this wheelchair be sold?" ”

The young man said, "Three taels of silver." This is what my master did, and the craftsmanship is very good. Girl, look at the iron sheet in the corners of this package, they are all custom-made, beautiful and wear-resistant. And the pattern on the back of this chair, my master carved it for a whole day. ”

As the young man spoke, he turned the wheelchair around and motioned to Su Jinyao to see if there were still patterns on the back of the chair.

Su Jinyao hadn't paid attention to this position just now, but now when she looked down, she saw that a pattern of eight immortals crossing the sea was embossed on the back of the chair with a boxwood board. Then it was embedded in the back of the chair, and it looked good. However, such an extra burden is actually completely unnecessary.

Su Jinyao looked at the upside-down wheelchair, sighed, and felt that the person who made a wheelchair was not very real, and it was better to make the wheelchair lighter, the price could be cheaper, and it was estimated that it would not be placed at the door for decoration. In fact, wheelchairs are for people with disabilities, and there are a few people who can be Zhuge Liang, and sitting in a wheelchair is just to put up a shelf.

Su Jinyao's disappointment and sigh were seen by the young man, and he thought that Su Jinyao was too expensive, so he said: "Girl, it took my master two months from the selection of materials to the completion of this wheelchair." Moreover, in the past two months, my master has repeatedly studied many times, and he has also discarded one, so that he has such a labor-saving and good-looking wheelchair. Three taels of silver is actually worth it. ”

Su Jinyao knew that he had misunderstood, shook her head and said, "It's not that I'm too expensive, I just think some fancy things are unnecessary." Can this wheelchair be customized? I wanted a simple and practical one. For example, the portrayal behind this is not needed, and the edging here and here is actually not necessary. The iron sheet can still be worn when held on the pedal, but this is not a place to touch under and behind, it is just good-looking, and there is really no need. ”

After hearing Su Jinyao's words, the young man looked at her with a surprised expression, but did not answer.

Su Jinyao thought that he couldn't be ordered, sighed again, and said, "Then let's do it, I bought this wheelchair." But can you please remove these cumbersome things? My family doesn't have much strength, and it's really inconvenient to move occasionally, so my dad usually uses it as light as possible. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao had to pay for it.

The young man hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, the girl misunderstood, I just thought that your thoughts were the same as mine, and I was stunned for a while, and I didn't mean anything else." Speaking of this, the young man quietly looked back at the shop and said in a low voice, "Because of this problem, my master has scolded me many times." He always thinks that I don't do my work well enough, and the things I make are not good enough. And I think that these practical things are as long as they are simple and durable, and the lighter they are, the more labor-saving. Now that I finally have the girl's approval, I feel comfortable. ”

After hearing him say this, Su Jinyao understood that it was a disagreement between master and apprentice on the use of technology and the practicality of objects (xìng). One advocates exquisite beauty, and the other strives for practicality and simplicity, in fact, this is not wrong, but the perception is different.

However, as far as the wheelchair in front of her is concerned, Su Jinyao still agrees with this young man's opinion. As for the master who pursues exquisiteness, it's not that he doesn't do well, maybe some high-end people will be more acceptable.

Su Jinyao said, "Then can you help me order a simple and lightweight wheelchair, or help me change this?" If it's just this, Su Jinyao thinks it's better not to buy it, because it's too heavy, and those portrayal designs don't fit the small farm yards like Pingshan Village.

It's like a Ferrari sports car walking on a rough country road, which doesn't look right and doesn't have the same practicality. But if it's an off-road vehicle, even if it's an ordinary domestic brand, the speed and stability (xìng) must be better than a sports car.

After Su Jinyao finished asking, the young man looked at the store again, and then lowered his voice and said, "If the girl can trust me, come with me to the back." I also made a wheelchair and wanted to show the girl. ”

Su Jinyao also looked inside the store, but she didn't see the carpenter master who was said to be very "exquisite". But listening to the meaning of this little apprentice, is he planning to pry into the master's business? However, if his wheelchair is more popular with Su Jinyao, it makes no difference who buys it. After all, she wants practicality, not fancy and beautiful things.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao said: "Yes, but let's say it first, if you don't like it, I won't want it." ”

The young man nodded and said, "Of course, in fact, it is a great honor for the girl to follow me to have a look." After the young man finished speaking, he pointed to the back of the woodware shop and said, "It's in the backyard, but you have to go around to the back door, and the girl will come with me." ”

Su Jinyao glanced back at the carriage and said, "Wait for me, I'll lead the carriage over." Then he came back and untied the reins, and said to Su Xiangui: "Dad, let's go to the back, there is a lighter wheelchair there." ”

Su Xiangui saw Su Jinyao talking to the young man at the door of the store, and heard some of it, knowing that she wanted to buy a lighter one for herself. He said, "Jin Yao, in fact, Dad really doesn't have to use this thing. Otherwise, you buy a pair of crutches for your father, and I'll try to see if I can move around. ”

"That's not going to work, you have to wait until you're able to stand firm. Now you can't even stand up straight, and using a cane will break you. Su Jinyao was very resolute and felt that it was more appropriate to use a wheelchair. He led the horse to the back alley.

The shops on this side are quite spacious, and the carpentry shops stock large pieces of wood, which are usually pulled by horse-drawn carts, so it is not a hassle to walk the carriages in this back alley.

Su Jinyao followed the young man to the back alley, and the young man opened a back door and said to Su Jinyao: "Girl, wait a while, I'll push the wheelchair out for you." ”

Su Jinyao nodded, went to tie the horse, and the young man went in to get the wheelchair. After a while, I pushed a wheelchair out, but the wheelchair was still covered with a blue cloth, which should be afraid of dust, so it looked cleaner.