Master smiled and rubbed my head, then bent down again and lowered his voice: "Look back. ”

I turned my head and looked beyond the wall of the courtyard to see the majestic mountain behind the courtyard.

Master continued: "Halfway up this mountain, there are people living in the younger generation of Jingyun Mountain, and I went into the mountain yesterday to observe, and most of these juniors are not as good as you. There is a small Taoist temple at the foot of the west mountain of Jingyun Mountain, which is the place where Jingyun Mountain receives mortal incense, and it is also the vestibule of the entire Jingyun Mountain. ”

Hearing this, I guessed what Master wanted me to do, so I nodded at Master: "I know, don't worry, Master, I'm halfway up the mountain." ”

The master was still not very relieved, and then instructed: "There are a few old monsters who occasionally go to the foot of the mountain to move, you must be careful when you see them." And ......"

As he spoke, Master put a sticker in my ear again: "Observe more, talk less." When it's time to do it, you can do it. ”

What's wrong with Master, being so careful?

Although I was suspicious, I still nodded at Master.

After that, the master didn't stay long, and immediately left the other courtyard.

I know that when Lu Shengcai heard what Master just said, he must have countless questions in his heart.

So as soon as the master left, I quickly blocked Lu Shengcai's mouth: "Don't ask more, you will know what I am going to do at night." ”

Lu Shengcai scratched his cheeks irritably: "Damn, why are you masters and apprentices talking like bandits?" ”

It just so happened that Uncle Shi came out of the kitchen at this time, so I didn't have a deep chat with Lu Shengcai, and continued to stand up on the floor pile.

After the morning exercise, Uncle Lu took care of the two of us for a second breakfast, and then took us on a tour of this "Mountain Gate Courtyard", during which we also went into Uncle Lu's workshop to learn how to make inkstones.

This annex is actually a shop opened in Jingyun Mountain, specializing in brushes, inkstones, and cases used to lay paper and write.

I carefully read the price of each item, even the cheapest inkstone costs more than 10,000 yuan, and Lu Shibo proudly told me that every item here is from his handiwork.

That's weird.

Things are sold so expensive, but Uncle Lu is not necessarily rich, I found out last night that although the furniture and bedding he used were very clean, they were also very old, and the two quilts covered by Lu Shengcai and I were also patched several times.

Could it be that the things in the store are all priceless?

That's not right.

In just one morning, there are many people who come to ask for inkstones, and the turnover on the books has increased by at least hundreds of thousands, I don't know the cost, the profit is not easy to calculate, but no matter how the net profit has to be 78,000, right?

Business is so good, how can Uncle Lu have no money?

In this mountain gate courtyard, the more things you see, the more strange you feel in your heart.

It was about three o'clock that afternoon when I witnessed something even stranger.

At that time, Lu Shibo was in the front hall to greet business, Lu Shengcai was in a daze in the courtyard, and I was sitting on the threshold of the workshop reading a book.

When I looked up and listened, I immediately recognized it as the sound of gunpowder exploding.

Someone set off firecrackers in the alley.

Lu Shengcai frowned: "What festival is it today, why are there still people whipping?" ”

It's not a festival today, and the whole alley is just our store, and there is no situation where anyone opens and wants to fire fireworks.

I made a closer look, and the sound of firecrackers must have exploded against the exterior wall of the workshop.

The person who sets off the firecrackers seems to be trying to disturb the people in the workshop.

Who is so painful?

Before the artillery battle was over, the courtyard gate was pushed open.

No sooner had the two wooden doors opened than a young man about my age rushed in.

This guy is very handsome, whether it is eyebrows, eyes or nose and mouth, he looks quite outstanding, his facial features are matched together, and he also has a heroic spirit, after he rushed into the courtyard gate, he was followed by a few half-sized children, and a female classmate of the same age as me.

In Lu Shengcai's words, all girls who are the same age as us should be called "female classmates", so that we can appear close to others.

I glanced at the person quickly.

Several of them were wearing the same style of short shirts, and if they guessed correctly, they should all be disciples of Jingyun Mountain.

In addition to the heroic young man who just entered the door, there was a big man with a height of more than 1.8 meters, a thin little man, and a boy who was about the same height as me, looking as ugly as Lu Shengcai, and his face was full of freckles.

The "female classmates" who followed the last belonged to the kind of facial features with delicate facial features, and they were the faces of beautiful embryos since childhood.

Let me tell you, as soon as Lu Shengcai saw the female classmate in front of him, his eyes hated to emit a strong light of fifty watts.

The young man who started the first was still aggressive when he came in, and when he saw me and Lu Shengcai, he was a little confused: "Hey, why are there other people?" Who are you? ”

I casually replied, "We are Mr. Lu's apprentices." ”

"Apprentice? It's child labor, right? ”

"We only learn the craft, we don't get paid."

During the summer vacation last year, I thought about going out and looking for a job, thinking that I could earn a little bit and at least help Master subsidize a little bit of the family, but when I went out to look for a job, I found that many places did not dare to accept children under the age of 18, saying that if someone reported for child labor, it would be a number.

The other party just asked that, the motive is bad.

By now, I've seen that except for the female classmate who came to play, the other boys are all bad people, and everyone has a sense of irritability.

The people who set off firecrackers outside just now must have been a few of them.

Lu Shengcai and I are new to the city, and they are definitely not here for us.

Since it wasn't for us, it must have been for Lu Shibo.

After getting along for most of the day, I can basically conclude that Uncle Lu is the kind of gentle and indifferent character who is unwilling to compete with others, how can such a person provoke so many half-grown children?

Uncle Lu probably heard the movement, and at this time he also opened the curtain of the back door of the front hall and walked quickly to the courtyard.

As soon as he saw these half-grown children gathered at the gate, Lu Shibo suddenly felt like a big enemy: "Why are you here again!" ”

Just as Master Lu opened his mouth to speak, the big man standing at the gate of the courtyard suddenly spread his steps and rushed over, pressing his shoulders and pushing towards Master Lu.

I was some distance away from Uncle Lu at the time, and I didn't have time to help him stop this.

But after a moment of nervousness, all I had left was my mind.

Whether it was this big man or Uncle Lu, the reaction at that moment was extremely weird.