Chapter 24: The Compass
The remaining two gates have also been searched, and there is no pancake stand at all.
Chu Tianlu secretly smiled bitterly: It's only been the head of the first half of the month, and he has been slapped once, if this is said, where will this face go!!
At this time, Chu Tianlu thought that he had been tricked, and his heart was relaxed. It was the first time he had been to such a place, and he was dazzled by all kinds of novelties. I couldn't help but walk into the ghost market.
After walking for a while, he saw the old man who had just pulled the corner of his clothes. At this time, he was haggling with a stall owner, and he seemed to be disgusted that the stall owner gave him too little money. I carefully stuff the things in my hand into my bag.
"If you don't sell it, leave quickly, don't get in the way of my business. Just your, this market is going to see who wants it. The stall owner drove the old man away with impatience on his face.
Chu Tianlu glanced curiously at the things in the old man's hand. It doesn't really look like a round object. I didn't take it too seriously.
Maybe it's because the old man is a foreigner, or maybe the stall owner is angry when he sees that he can't blind the old man. I saw the stall owner leaning over the stall and pushing the old man who was concentrating on stuffing things into his bag.
The old man was defenseless at all, and was pushed by this speed, and the whole person took several steps back. In a panic, the canvas bag in his hand also fell to the ground, and the object that was being stuffed into the bag also rolled out.
Chu Tianlu subconsciously took two quick steps forward and helped the old man pick up the bag and the things he wanted to sell.
When the old man saw Chu Tianlu like that, he thought that he was going to rob him of his things. didn't bother to find the stall owner's theory, rushed up and snatched the bag and objects in Chu Tianlu's hand. He also scolded Chu Tianlu and said, "What are you doing?" You're in this group!! If you can't do business, do you want to grab it? ”
Chu Tianlu couldn't cry or laugh a little, he really responded to that sentence at this moment, the dog bit Lu Dongbin, and he didn't know the hearts of good people.
However, Chu Tianlu was not angry, he was attracted by the things in the old man's hand. He saw that thing clearly just now, it was an old compass, and he knew that it was some age at a glance. He was very fond of these things, so he explained to the old man, "Uncle, you see it's me. Didn't we just meet again? How could it be a gang of them? ”
The old man also saw the person who came clearly at this time, and it was indeed the person who was pulled by him for questioning just now. The old man looked embarrassed, touched his head and said embarrassedly, "Young man, I'm sorry." Just now I was in a hurry, and I blamed you. Don't take it to heart. ”
At this moment, the stall owner was still chattering and scolding the street.
Chu Tianlu knew that all the masters who did these businesses were not good things. Although he knew that there were people around him to protect him. But it's not nice to make a fuss about this little thing. Quickly pulled the old man out of the stall and walked in the direction of the gate.
"Why did that man do that to you?"
"I don't know why he hit me, I just want to sell something. The price he gave was too low, and I didn't want to sell it to him. ”
Chu Tianlu knew as soon as he saw the old man that he was an honest man. kindly reminded him: "You are so old, and you still come to this kind of place alone." It's inevitable that you'll suffer, so be careful. ”
"I know, but I'm in a hurry for money, and my children are sick and waiting for help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to this place!! The old man's voice choked up when he said that he was sad.
"Uncle, what are you selling? Can I take a look? Chu Tianlu saw that the old man was pitiful, and his heart couldn't help but soften.
Seeing that Chu Tianlu was not like a bad person, the old man also relaxed his vigilance against him, and was about to take out the compass in his bag. Chu Tianlu stretched out his hand and pressed it, and glanced at him. The old man didn't understand, and looked at Chu Tianlu on the spot.
"Wealth is not exposed, you are alone. Be careful of being caught with something by others. If you are targeted, let alone take the money home to save the child. You can be at risk yourself. Chu Tianlu kindly reminded the old man in a whisper.
"Haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's eat some steamed buns. ”
When I arrived at the steamed bun shop, there was no one inside. Occasionally, someone in the ghost market comes to the door and asks the boss to bring buns in.
The two came to the innermost corner of the steamed bun shop and ordered two steamed buns.
Chu Tianlu hinted to the old man a few times and asked him to take out the things, but the old man just couldn't pay attention to it.
"Uncle......" Chu Tianlu was completely impressed by the old man's woodenness. I thought: Let you eat steamed buns, you really just eat steamed buns.
"Young man, you eat steamed buns!!" The old man seemed to be hungry, his mouth was full of stuff, and when he heard Chu Tianlu call him, he kindly reminded him.
In desperation, Chu Tianlu had no choice but to pick up the bun and eat it with the old man.
The two steamed buns were wiped out in a blink of an eye, and the old man didn't seem to have eaten enough. Chu Tianlu was worried that someone would come to the store for a while. He said, "Uncle, can you show me your things now?" ”
Only then did the old man think of this stubble, turned around and took out the compass from his bag and handed it to Chu Tianlu, and kept muttering: "Hey! If it weren't for the incident, I wouldn't have sold this ancestral thing!! ”
Chu Tianlu took the compass and looked at it carefully. The compass was purple and black, and the grooves on the compass were obviously much deeper than ordinary compasses, and the pointer in the middle was also very strange, it was actually an animal like a dog and stood still. The compass is smaller than the normal compass**.
Chu Tianlu found that the positions of the twenty-four heavenly stars on this compass and the twenty-four mountains were opposite. The positions of Gen, C, and You are also not in their original positions. I couldn't help but ask curiously: "Uncle, is this compass really your family's ancestral heirloom?" ”
When the old man heard this, he was obviously a little angry. But he had just eaten Chu Tianlu's buns, and he was embarrassed to have a seizure. opened his mouth and said: "My old Qiu Tou has never been empty, this is really handed down by my ancestors." My ancestors were rich. The old man said this, visibly refreshed. There was also a clear sense of superiority on his face, as if he had returned to the most glorious days of their family.
Chu Tianlu either thought that the old man was lying, or he was very curious about the origin of this compass, and then said: "If you can tell its origin, I will believe you, and I will accept it." What do you think? ”
When the old man heard this, his face couldn't help but show joy and said, "This compass, it really has a story." I also listened to my grandfather. That's my grandfather's grandfather, I can't tell what generation it is, anyway, it's the ancestor.
At that time, the family was poor, and my ancestor was sold to the landlord's house to work. If you don't let him eat, you will drive him to the mountains to look for sheep, where can you find them on the mountains in the dark? He didn't dare to go back, so he could only wander around the mountains.