Weiyuan County is located in Bozhou, and there is an open-air tea house next to the official road outside the county.

In the afternoon, the breeze blows, Luo Changqing enters the tea with the sound of the waves of the bamboo sea on both sides, she is covered with a power fence, others can't see her face, but the three teenagers who sit with her can see clearly, they are all good, and it is very eye-catching to sit here.

In the sound of Zhutao, I heard the young man on the right speak: "Master, why do we have to come to Weiyuan County?" ”

This title made others understand the relationship between the woman under the fence and several teenagers.

"That's not simple, Weiyuan County is suitable for the master's business." The gray-clothed young man on the opposite side answered, glanced up unintentionally, and said excitedly, "Look, there's a paper kite flying there!" ”

Several people followed his gesture and looked up, and Luo Changqing simply took off the fence and brushed the hair between his foreheads.

They watched carefully, not paying attention to the pick-up of the fence, which caused a shallow inhalation around them.

Originally, when I heard the teenagers call Master, I thought that this woman was not young, but now it seems that she is not much different from these teenagers, if she has to say that she is older, she will be a few years old at most.

However, although these masters and apprentices all have good looks, how come they have never seen the world, what is so good about a paper kite, as for such a fuss?

But a few people looked carefully, and listened to the woman laugh softly: "This is the paper kite of the Chen family, the frog chirps Liuhe, and it is a hard-winged fat swallow." ”

It turned out to be a connoisseur, no wonder.

The paper kite flies not high, the teenagers see its round head and round wings, the tail is divided into two, the end is pointed, really like the double tail of the flying swallow, and then look at the silk surface, first use the ink pot smoke base, on the head of the paper kite with the eyes and mouth of the swallow, draw auspicious cloud patterns on the edge of the wings and tail, and cover the crimson color for the verdant lotus leaves of the lotus to, spread in the blank space of the wings and two tails, and when the empty space, it is a tender green frog, upright, vivid.

"The Chen family did a really good job." The boy on the right turned his head and said, "The flying is steady, the picture is also good, and the frog is really interesting in the painting." ”

Luo Changqing replied: "The frog song Liuhe means that the world is harmonious and healthy, and the paper kite of the Chen family is indeed the most stable in structure, but in terms of picture appreciation, it is still the best of the Tang family, and the four have their own advantages back then, but it is a pity that ......" She frowned slightly and did not continue.

"It's a pity that only the Chen family is left of the four families now, the Chen family is in Weiyuan County, we are bound to compete with them when we come here......," the gray-clothed young man answered again.

Before he finished speaking, he was kicked from under the table by the person next to him, so he shut up in time and gave the master a few smiles.

Luo Changqing smiled and shook his head: "Actually, there is another reason. She paused, "I have a husband who is married to a finger, in Weiyuan County." ”

The three teenagers were stunned.

The gray-clothed young man was the first to react, first pointing to the left and shouting: "Yue Lan, your tea is overflowing, don't pour it." ”

Yue Lan came back to his senses, hurriedly put down the teapot, and wiped the water stains on the table.

The young man on the right asked Luo Changqing: "Master, you originally had a marriage contract, why didn't you mention it to us?" ”

She smiled bitterly: "Uncle Liu only told me before leaving, and I just knew about it not long ago, not to mention that the marriage contract was made by my father and mother, and now ...... It doesn't necessarily count. ”

"He can't deny it!" The young man on the right took the case, thought about it, and asked, "Who is the other party, and who is the surname?" ”

Luo Changqing looked up, and the "Frog Singing Liuhe" had already flown overhead.

She said calmly: "It doesn't matter if you admit it or not, even if you admit it, I don't plan to follow, this time I came to make it clear to him, we came to Weiyuan County to open a paper kite workshop, and when I turned around and stood still, I chose to be empty, I will visit and withdraw the marriage." ”

After that, he reached out and pulled Yue Lan's sleeve: "It's all soaked in tea, Lan'er, you go and change it, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Yue Lan quickly withdrew his sleeves and bowed his head to say yes.

After changing your clothes, it's time to head into town.

Weiyuan County is not big, a street from south to north divides it into two halves, sparkling carriages and horses come and go endlessly, the shops on both sides are lined up, the cloth signs are hung under the eaves of the high pavilion, the shouting in front of the stalls in the small square is not very elegant and vulgar, the bustling tavern is door to door with the elegant calligraphy and painting workshop.

After someone has eaten and drunk enough, he stopped in front of the calligraphy and painting workshop, looked up and pointed to the signboard: "Spring Breeze Gu", and there was a line of small words under it: "'Here is the best calligraphy and painting in Liudu Street', come on, go in and take a look." ”

Pedestrians enter the "Spring Breeze Gu", let out the sight, the two-story small building next to it is unobstructed, the same Biwa Zhu eaves, but the gate is closed.

Luo Changqing took out the paper, glanced at the picture above and compared the surroundings, nodded and said, "This is the store that Uncle Liu helped us find." ”

The teenagers behind him stepped forward and opened the door, the chairs and cabinets in the house are complete, but the dust is thick, the hall on the first floor is not small, just cleaned out to do business, a few rooms on the second floor live, and the large yard behind can be stacked with equipment.

Soon cleaned up, outside the gate, the plaque of "Changqingzhai" was hung up.

Meng Xun originally wanted to add a line under the plaque: The best paper kite shop on Liudu Street, but after thinking about it, even if he was not afraid of being ridiculed and arrogant by his neighbors, he was also afraid that the next door would say that they had plagiarized the idea, and finally gave up.

But the shopkeeper of "Spring Breeze Gu" still didn't let them go, he leaned against the door, watched them hang out a few flying birds and paper kites, the skeleton was simple and unique, and the masked painting was lifelike, first sighed for a while, and then stroked the half-white beard, and said in a lengthened tone:

"You came to Weiyuan County to open a paper kite workshop, are your heads caught by the door, I don't know that this is the territory of the Chen family, the Chen family's paper kite has been passed down for several generations, with their 'Hongyuan Fang' here, can you have a way to live in these small workshops?"

Meng Xun couldn't hear it, he shook the hem of his gray clothes and was about to step forward to theorize, but before he could move, he was stopped by the people around him.

Luo Changqing shook his head at him, and said to the old man: "Dare to ask the old gentleman honorific title?" ”

The old man raised his eyebrows and glanced at his own plaque: "Everyone calls me Shopkeeper Gu." ”

Luo Changqing immediately gave a salute, first briefly introduced the group of people here, and then said: "Since the imperial court put pressure twenty years ago, the craftsmen outside are not doing well now, I heard that the county order of Weiyuan County is supporting the paper kite craft, and because of this, the Chen family's business is booming here, we want to try our luck, we don't expect to be like the Chen family, we just hope to ensure the food and clothing of our master and apprentice." ”

The shopkeeper Gu didn't think about it after hearing this: "I think, it's difficult, when the time comes, there will be no return, don't blame me for not reminding you." ”

After he finished speaking, he slowly paced back into the room, leaving several figures behind him to look at each other.

The speaker may just be quick to say something cool, but the listener still has a heart.

"Changqing Zhai" was open for a few days, and no one patronized in front of the store.

Paper kites are not a necessity for the lives of the people, who buy a play for their children on a whim, that is an opportunity, or to pray for a blessing, to think about it, to ward off an evil spirit, to buy one and put it in the house, there is enough Chen family's "Hongyuan Fang".

Occasionally, guests passing by will also be attracted by their paper kites exquisite and unique, and they want to buy one, but there are always peers who advise: "It's better to go to Hongyuanfang, which is one of the four schools of the Eight Classics, and it can't compare to here?" ”

When the passers-by heard this, they gave up.

At night, Luo Changqing wandered and slept unsteadily.

In my dream, I seemed to see the arrow of the prison officer again, the executioner's hand rose and fell, and the father and mother were in a different place in an instant!

The blood stains made her wake up, and her back was already covered in layers of cold sweat.

Her father and mother had tearfully asked her and her younger brother countless times to carry forward this craft in the family, but she was too young to understand. After the accident of her father, Uncle Liu, the housekeeper, and his subordinates took her sister and brother to escape, even if they were careful enough, they could not prevent their own people from being unpredictable......

She tried her best to pull herself out of the nightmare of memory, and remembered Uncle Liu's dying words again.

After losing his younger brother, Uncle Liu adopted three orphans in order to relieve his conscience, and entrusted these three orphans to her on his deathbed last year, hoping to learn a skill under her.

She grew up with these three children, a few years older, and she didn't have to think of herself as a teacher, but Uncle Liu insisted that etiquette should not be abolished, not only to learn the family craft, but also to ask them to worship her as a teacher, she understood that Uncle Liu not only wanted her to teach, but also hoped that she could take care of these three children as a teacher.

Uncle Liu is kind, in the first half of his life, he saddled the horse for her parents, and in the second half of his life, he smeared her liver and brain, and Luo Changqing couldn't help but agree.

It's just that these past events are intertwined, making her toss and turn, and it is difficult for her to fall asleep.

After thinking about it, she simply got dressed and got up, opened the bedside cabinet, carefully took out a gold box, and summoned several teenagers together.

She opened the box in front of her, and there were not many things inside, a flower and a green step, a pair of beaded white jade earrings, and a twisted silk inlaid gold bracelet.

Taking out the things one by one, she gently waved her hand to disperse the suspicious gazes of several people opposite: "Although the three of you are willing to call me Master, you don't have to obey me in everything, and you don't have to accompany me to spend here, if you have a future in the future, you can go your separate ways, the jewelry in it is still worth some money, you take the same, if one day is tight, you can exchange money for emergency relief, for the teacher is weak, this is the only thing that can be done for you at present......"

"Master, are you trying to drive us away, Yue Lan will never leave!" Before she could finish speaking, Yue Lan interrupted first.

She looked at the person in front of her with some surprise, Yue Lan didn't talk much on weekdays, and it seemed that he had taken the liberty of answering, it was the first time she had seen her.

But Meng Xun was accustomed to answering, and he followed: "Yes, we are all orphans, blessed by the master's family, not to mention that now is a difficult time, how can we leave?" As he spoke, he touched his elbow to the person next to him, "Lu Ling, are you right?" ”

Lu Ling was a little distracted, answered vaguely, and sorted out his thoughts before continuing: "Yes, yes, I can't go, for the time being...... Can't go. ”

Luo Changqing was moved in his heart, took a deep breath and calmed down, and said with a smile: "I don't want to drive you away, I just told you in advance that your future does not have to be limited to me, and you can choose for yourself in the future, but since I am a teacher, I still have to make plans for you, you can keep the jewelry, don't be polite to me, and you don't need to use it now." ”

At this point, several people did not shirk it anymore, and one person accepted it, and the atmosphere was suddenly a little heavy.

Meng Xun couldn't stand this atmosphere, he stood up enthusiastically: "Master, don't worry, as long as our master and apprentice are together, we will definitely survive the difficulties!" ”

He also wanted to show his ambition, but Yue Lan next to him poured a scoop of cold water: "It's useless to just talk empty words, let's think about what to do, do you want to make another batch of paper kites?" ”

"That batch didn't sell." Meng Xun shouted.

"If it is not sold, it means that the people here don't like it, and we should change, not wait." Yue Lan continued.

Luo Changqing cast an approving glance at him, and Meng Xun caught a glimpse of it, so he had to sigh: "Okay, then I'll go buy materials tomorrow." ”

She thought about it again: "I remember when I came to see that the bamboo outside the city grew very well, and I asked at the time, the bamboo has no owner, let's go get some, so we don't need to buy it." ”

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow." Yue Lan took the lead in responding, "Master, rest early, I have ...... We're here. ”

After that, seeing that the master was staring at him, he paused and became nervous: "What did I say wrong?" ”

Luo Changqing: "No, you are very talkative today, and as a teacher, I found out that our Lan'er has grown up." Her gaze swept over the three again, and she sighed leisurely, "You've all grown up." ”

Although she has always treated them as children like Uncle Liu, in fact, where are these three teenagers still children?

And the three people on the other side made eyes and talked with expressions: You yourself are not very good, are you?

Although he said so in his heart, he didn't dare to really show it, and some of them chatted and dispersed.

The next morning, the group came out of the city.

The bamboos on both sides of the tea house grow luxuriantly, they don't need much, but they must be the most central part of the bamboo, too tender is not good, too old is not good, it is not easy to choose to take it out, Luo Changqing is used to doing these things, more neat than the apprentices.

finally found a piece of growth that matched, and just got off the knife, but suddenly heard a reprimand, which shocked her and shook her waist and was about to fall.

Yue Lan hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop her from falling to the ground in time, she stood firmly on Yue Lan's arm, and turned around to see several people standing on the road by the forest, the formation was quite similar to them, all holding firewood knives.

But the momentum is not very different, their expressions are not like they are here to cut bamboo, but more like they are here to cut people.

In fact, they did have the intention of cutting people.