The decoration of the house was officially completed, and at the request of the third uncle, I set off a thousand firecrackers at the door of my house, crackling for a long time, and a bunch of people gathered at the door to watch the excitement. The third uncle was very high-profile, puffing his cigarette and wearing his clothes, smiling and watching.

The reputation of the third uncle spread in the village, and it was covered with layers of fog, saying everything, and there were even rumors that he was a Jiangyang thief in the south and returned to his hometown for refuge. But since then, no one has underestimated our Wang family.

That night, our family was watching TV, and the third uncle suddenly said, "Qiangzi, what are your plans in the future?" ”

I was a little embarrassed and said, "I want to find a job near the town, and I want to raise my family first." ”

The third uncle drank tea, shook his head and said, "A good man has ambitions in all directions, you don't have to worry about raising a family, you should have greater ambitions." ”

I smiled bitterly, a person with a stain and no college degree has no future, let alone ambition.

My mother coughed and said, "Third brother, you are a capable person, you have traveled from south to north, and you know a lot of people, see if you can help Qiangzi, who has been in prison before......"

I was upset, and my voice was a little rougher: "Mom......"

The third uncle put the teacup down: "Don't talk loudly to your mother in the future!" You don't need to hide your business, your mother told me, what's wrong with squatting in prison, you don't need to feel inferior. The prison is called a social university, and most people can't go there if they want to. Qualifications are all! To mix in this society is to look at the ability of the weak to eat the strong. Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, dogs travel thousands of miles to eat! ”

My sister said, "Third uncle, do you think my brother is a wolf or a dog?" ”

I glared at her, did you talk like that?

The third uncle was about to continue, when there was a knock on the courtyard door outside.

In the summer, the courtyard gate was not locked, and someone came in and stood in the courtyard. I was stunned when I saw it, it was Zhang Hong, why did he come in the middle of the night without even saying hello.

I asked him how he came.

Zhang Hong held something in his hand and said, "I'm not looking for you tonight, I'm looking for seniors." ”

Before I was stunned, he strode into the living room, knelt down directly to the third uncle in front of our family, and kowtowed.

Kowtowed three times, and then piled the health care products brought up, the cordyceps gift bag, as well as Longjing tea, and a few bottles of good wine, on the ground, and said: "Senior, I am here to apprentice, these are meeting gifts, don't dislike it." ”

Zhang Hong is really bloody, these things are serious and a thousand thousand.

The old mother coughed: "Zhang Hong, this kid is really messing around, hurry up and worship some teacher." How can my third brother be your master. ”

Zhang Hong was stiff and stiffened, stalking his neck: "The seniors are powerful, I know it, if you don't accept me, I won't get up!" ”

The third uncle looked at me and then at him, and said in a deep voice, "Get up first, follow me to the back, and don't affect the rest of the rest." ”

Zhang Hongle got up from the ground, and the third uncle looked at me and said, "Qiangzi, you come too." ”

He walked with his clothes on, and Zhang Hong and I followed. My sister originally wanted to see the excitement, so I pushed it back, there were too many secrets involved, and the less she knew, the better.

The three of us went to the backyard, and the third uncle took us into the newly built small ancient building.

Since the completion of this small building, my third uncle has moved here, and it seems very mysterious that my sister and I are not allowed to set foot here. Today, I was able to take the opportunity of Zhang Hong to go inside and have a look.

The small building is still stilted, with the ground off the ground on all sides, stepping on the steps to enter, and it is a room inside. The area is not large, it is not plastered cement, it is a wooden structure on all sides, because it is not cleaned up, it is very empty, there are a few mats on the ground, and there is not even a bed.

I really didn't expect that my third uncle would rest here every night, it was empty, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was an ascetic life.

The third uncle asked us to sit.

He looked at Zhang Hong and said, "That night, in the paper man Zhang's room, there was also one of you." ”

Zhang Hong's nervous teeth fought and nodded.

The third uncle said: "This is our fate. First of all, why do you want to apprentice? ”

This sentence actually made Zhang Hongwen cry, and he choked up and said: "Don't be bullied!" Seniors, you don't know, my wife cuckolded me, and now the whole village knows about it, those little gangsters bully me every day and make up my jokes, and I can't stay in the village anymore. ”

"People are good at being bullied by others, and horses are good at being ridden by others, this is the inferior nature of the Chinese, which is normal." The third uncle said.

Zhang Hong said: "If the village director's wife steals a man, who in the whole village dares to beep, or I am too honest." ”

I smiled: "The village chief's wife doesn't dare to steal men." ”

I am not happy with the tone of the third uncle, what he said is true, but casually talking about the inferior nature of the Chinese is as if he is not Chinese.

The third uncle took out the cigarette, Zhang Hong hurriedly pouted his ass and lit it with a lighter.

The third uncle said: "Since you two know a little bit about me, I won't hide it from you." My identity is very special, and I can't tell you now, you just need to know that I am not an ordinary person. I do have some methods that ordinary people don't know. We have no money and no power, these unique methods are the ability to walk in the world! With this ability, no one will dare to bully you, and with this ability, you can get everything you want. ”

Zhang Hong's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he knelt on the ground and said, "Please accept me as an apprentice, I will raise you in the future, and I will be a teacher for one day and a father for life." ”

The third uncle laughed: "Have you heard of a mythical story in the West, there was a doctor Faustus back then, he made a contract with the devil, and the contract stipulated that he could get everything, he could make all his wishes come true, and all his wishes could be fulfilled. But there is a condition, after 24 years, he will give up his body, soul, and all his wealth to the devil. ”

Zhang Hong and I didn't blink when we listened. I asked, what happened later?

The third uncle said: "One night 24 years later, Faust was lingering on the bed of the most beautiful woman in the city, and suddenly, his body exploded into a ball of blood with a popping sound. The devil took everything from him! ”

Zhang Hong and I swallowed and foamed. Zhang Hong wiped his cold sweat: "This is a legend, right?" ”

"Legends?" The third uncle sighed twice: "I am a person in this way, and I have seen too many of these things." Let me tell you this, if you want to get power, you have to pay the corresponding price, the more small and big, the more you counterattack, the greater the price you pay! This world is fair, this universe is balanced, no one or even any god can break it, and the law must be obeyed. ”

He took two puffs of his cigarette: "You understand what I mean." Zhang Hong, if you want to worship me as a teacher, we are also fated, I can consider it, but there is no turning back after you enter the door, and you will have to pay an unimaginable price in the future. ”

I coughed a few times to remind Zhang Hong to think carefully.

I have never been exposed to what the third uncle said before, and the concept is very fresh. And I have a gut feeling that what he says is true.

In the past, my vision was still too narrow, but my third uncle's words seemed to open the door to another world for me.

Zhang Hong probably didn't understand what the third uncle meant, so he stiffened his neck and said, "It's okay, I'll learn." At what cost? It's nothing more than bankruptcy. ”

The third uncle laughed and said, "That's it, don't agree so hastily, I won't be so childish if I accept apprentices, I'll give you a test first, and then you can pass it." ”

Zhang Hong nodded: "Please test the seniors." ”

The third uncle suddenly said to me, "Qiangzi, you go out first." ”

I hesitated, didn't want to leave, but stood up, patted Zhang Hong on the shoulder, and reminded him to do it for himself.

I slowly walked out of the house and into the backyard, not leaving, anxiously waiting.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Zhang Hong came out of it, his face was not good-looking, and he seemed to have something in his arms. I was about to ask carefully, but Zhang Hong hurriedly said, "Senior let you in, I, I'm leaving." ”

I watched suspiciously as he left, and then went back into the house.

The third uncle was still smoking indifferently, and the cigarette burned to the buttocks, so he snuffed out the cigarette butt and asked me to sit.

"Qiangzi, you tell me the truth, you have a grudge against the paper man Zhang, you used a kind of disgust at that time, where did you learn it?" The third uncle asked.

I didn't hide it: "It's a remnant of Grandpa's stay." ”

The third uncle's eyes lit up: "Hurry up and bring it!" ”

I went back to my room, took out the booklet hidden under the futon, and handed it to my third uncle.

The third uncle looked at it and asked if I still had it?

I shook my head and told him that I had found it just a pamphlet, a few pages thin.

The third uncle carefully inspected the middle seam of the page, and muttered, "There are traces of tearing off the front and back. ”

"I asked my mother," I said, "and she didn't know where it came from, and she used to want to sell it for money." ”

The third uncle touched his chin: "Sell rags...... I'll look into this matter slowly. Now it's another thing, Hadron, it's not easy for you to succeed in getting disgusted just by relying on these two mutilated pages of paper. ”

I was a little embarrassed: "Third uncle, the booklet is clearly written, just follow the process." ”

The third uncle shook his head: "It's not that simple. This booklet is considered an entry-level Fa book, but it is also called a Fa book. The magic in the law book is to be realized, and it is still human beings, so that people can achieve their goals with the help of unpredictable natural forces. This requires a natural fit between man and nature. Some people don't open their minds, and they don't make progress after practicing for a lifetime, but you succeed once with your understanding without anyone's guidance, this is talent! ”