When I stood at the mouth of the alley, I saw the black door of the shop, and there were no pedestrians, but after Master took me into the alley, I first felt that my eyes were empty, and when my vision became clear again, the alley was full of dangling figures.

They were all merchants who came here to do business, and they could often be seen in front of the door, haggling with the shopkeepers.

The people who buy things in Feng Ho City only bargain after they go to the store, and the people here are really weird, they like to stand in front of the store and shout.

Occasionally, you can see the shopkeeper standing at the door and greeting people on the road, and when no one passes, they all have a smile on their faces, but once someone makes a counteroffer, their tone of voice becomes quite stiff.

During this period, some people greeted my master, but the master ignored me and just led me forward in a sullen manner.

The deeper you walk, the fewer shops along the road there are, and the flow of people gradually becomes thinner.

Finally, the master stopped in front of a very narrow wooden door, raised his hand and gently knocked on the door twice.

When I arrived at this place, I hardly saw a few pedestrians, but whenever anyone passed by, they would look at my master with curious eyes.

I don't think there's anything strange about Master's actions, and naturally I can't figure out why those passers-by look at my Master with such eyes.

But this door in front of me is indeed a bit strange, other people's doors are open for business, only it is closed tightly, other people's doors are very wide, only it is very narrow, narrower than the ditch that Master took me through some time ago, there is a signboard on the top of other people's doors, but this door is only a bare brick wall.

After waiting for a while, someone opened the door and opened a crack, and it was so dark that the man's face could not be seen clearly, only his eyes were attached to the crack of the door.

"Looking for whom?" The man hiding behind the door asked.

The master replied simply: "Qiao Laosan is back, right?" ”

"Are you looking for Third Master Qiao? Who are you? ”

"Du Kang." Master's response was still very brief.

But the person behind the door was a little annoyed, and his tone suddenly became irritable: "There are many people with different names and surnames in this world, I know which Du Kang you are?" ”

The master didn't mean to be angry at all, but just said to the man, "You just tell Qiao Laosan that Lao Du of Xiaolongtan has come to look for him." ”

The person hiding behind the door looked at my master for a moment, and then he heard a "pong" sound, and the door was closed again.

I was suspicious, so I asked Master, "Why didn't he open the door for us?" ”

The master smiled: "If he doesn't open it, naturally someone else will open it." ”

At the very beginning of my master's speech, there was a rush of footsteps behind the door, and then the wooden door was pushed open with a "squeak-ah-" sound.

Standing at the door at this time, is a particularly "pointed" looking person, he looks about the same age as my uncle, but his face is far inferior to my uncle, at least in my opinion, not as good as uncle, this person's nose is high and straight, like a small mountain on the face, the mouth is as thin as willow leaves, the eyes are slender and long, and the corners of the eyes are as sharp as a blade.

His eyes were as cloudy as my master's, and in the midst of the muddy, there was a kind of affection that attracted people.

At this time, a pedestrian passed by the door, and they all seemed to be particularly afraid of the person standing at the door of the house, so they bowed their heads vigorously and walked silently, as if they would be swallowed by the man if they did not do so.

I couldn't figure out why, so I asked Master, "Why is everyone afraid of him?" ”

As I spoke, I raised my hand and pointed to the door.

Master patted the back of my hand and told me to put it down: "Don't finger, it's rude." He is your elder, and when you see him in the future, you must respectfully call 'Third Master Qiao'. ”

I nodded and shouted at the person at the door: "Third Master Qiao." ”

Being called by me like this, Qiao Sanye suddenly laughed: "Where did this little point come from?" How old is it? ”

Because Master said that I was six years old this year, I replied, "Six years old." ”

But Third Master Qiao frowned: "It's so old, how can it look like a three- or four-year-old child?" ”

I said this to my master.

The master rubbed my head and responded in a slow voice: "This child is a boy who has grown so big, he has almost never seen the sun, you say, the child who does not see the sun, there are a few good-looking children, he is lucky not to have rickets." ”

"Landing on the child's life? There really is such a destiny in the world! Qiao Sanye was surprised at first, then turned sideways and let go of the door: "Patronizing and talking, come in, it's cold outside." ”

When the master led me into the door, Qiao Sanye asked casually: "Is this your new apprentice?" ”

Hearing him ask, the master's face suddenly bloomed with joy: "With the blessing of the ancestor, the inheritance has finally not been broken." ”

Connected to the narrow gate was a dark tunnel, not even a single light, and if I walked a little deeper, I couldn't see the light, and I was just led by the master, and I walked forward with my feelings.

Along the way, I always felt as if something was staring at me, and I felt chills in my heart for a while, so I could only hold Master's hand tightly, for fear that I would be left behind.

Fortunately, not long after walking, the front suddenly lit up, and I saw a flickering lamp hanging three or four meters away, and directly below the lamp head was a square table and three chairs.

Qiao Sanye beckoned Master and me to sit down, and then probed his neck again, and he didn't know who to shout: "Make the best tea." ”

My master immediately waved his hand: "I won't drink the tea, I'll leave when I'm done." ”

Qiao Sanye waved his hand into the darkness, which seemed to mean that he didn't need to make tea, and then asked my master: "So anxious?" ”

"I came to you today to ask you a favor and sell my house and the belongings in the yard."

"Why did you suddenly remember that the seller is here, you need cash, I'll lend it to you."

Master put his hand on my shoulder and said to Qiao Sanye with a smile: "Those things at home, keeping them, it is not good for him." So I thought about it, and simply pawned my family business, exchanged it for money, and donated it to a few schools. Hey, Lao Zhang, aren't they making a retreat from the sand to the forest, if there is any leftover, donate it to them, and the right is to save merit for my apprentice. ”

Qiao Sanye glanced at me, frowned and asked my master: "Those family businesses were bought by you with your life, are you willing to give it up?" ”

Master's face was relaxed: "Isn't it just money, if you don't bring it in life and don't bring it with you, you can't take it with you, what is there to be reluctant to." ”

I don't know why, Qiao Sanye suddenly became anxious: "You have been going through the wind and rain for decades, what are you trying to do, isn't it just trying to be stable?" But you've only been stable for a few years, why are you ......?"

As he spoke, Qiao Sanye's eyes fell on Master's left hand, and Master's hand was just on my shoulder.

Third Master Qiao stared at me for a while, and finally sighed: "Okay, okay, I understand, in your eyes, nothing is more important than inheritance." Tell me, when are you going to get rid of those things in your house? ”