The streets were deserted, it was already completely dark, and all the shops along the street were closed, except for the occasional dog barking in the wind in the distance! The wind, whining along the streets, blew the streets spotlessly! The two lanterns of the Spring and Autumn Boat are blown up and down by the wind, and the lights and shadows are shaking like a dream! The rain from last night on the road has not dried up yet, and it is shining under the illumination of the lights!

Old Qian walked up the steps and banged the door of the shop. The loud knock on the door was heard far away in this silent night, and even the barking of dogs in the distance suddenly stopped! "Who? It's so late......". A light leaked through the crack in the door, and a lazy voice came out of the house!

Lao Qian coughed and said in a deep voice: "I, Lao Qian!" ”。

"Yo, is it Uncle Qian? Are you old and back? ”。 As the people in the house spoke, they "rumbled", took the latch and opened the door of the shop! I saw a sleepy-eyed eighteen or nineteen-year-old half-grown boy open the door, he was holding an oil lamp, snorted loudly, and said, "Uncle Qian, have you received it?" ”。

Old Qian touched the little man's head and said, "Little rabbit, your eyes are panting?" ”。

The young man wiped his eyes, saw me, and exclaimed, "Yo, look at my eyes? ”。

Lao Qian smiled: "You kid is not a person?" Waiting to be beaten? ”。

The young man hurriedly invited an ann and said, "Hello sir! ”。

I asked, "What about your boss?" ”。

The young man bowed and said, "It's unfortunate that you're here, our host has gone out to collect things!" However, when he left, he explained, saying that sir, you are here, let you wait a few days, and he will come back as soon as possible! ”。

Lao Qian asked the young man, "When did he leave?" ”。

The young man said respectfully: "Yesterday at noon! ”。

Lao Qian asked suspiciously: "It rained so hard yesterday, what did the boss collect?" ”。

The young man grinned and said, "Uncle Qian, don't you still understand the rules of our business?" If he doesn't say it, how dare I ask? ”。

Lao Qian nodded, and asked again: "Little Liuzi, I'm not here for a few days, are you kid lazy?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi shouted loudly: "Hey, Uncle Qian, you have wronged Xiao Liuzi!" You're gone, but the shopkeeper is still there? I'm the Monkey King, and he can't escape the palms of the two of you, right? ”。

Lao Qian scratched Xiao Liuzi's nose and said, "It's good that you kid understands!" ”。 Then, he turned to me and said, "Sir, let's go in!" ”。 After speaking, I asked Xiao Liuzi to hold an oil lamp to illuminate in front, and he helped me into the Spring and Autumn Boat!

When I walked into the store, Xiao Liuzi turned around, closed the door of the store, and took me to the backyard! It turns out that this Spring and Autumn Boat is a structure of the front store and the back yard, which is doing business in front of it, and people live in the back.

I was arranged by Lao Qian in the guest room in the backyard, the room is very clean, I can see that the room has just been cleaned, and the beds have been replaced with clean bedding! I put down my luggage, and I saw Xiao Liuzi walk in with a basin of washing water. I thanked him, and he grinned and said, "Sir is gracious, this is what I should share!" ”。

I asked him, "When will your boss come back?" ”。

He was embarrassed and said, he couldn't say for sure, maybe a day or two, maybe three or four days! ”。

I asked him again, "Do you have a live mar in your shop?" Where is it kept? ”。

Xiao Liuzi frowned slightly, and asked me, "What drought?" I don't know! There are rules in our shop, and we apprentices can't mix things in buying and selling! ”。

I nodded, slightly disappointed, "I see! ”。

Xiao Liuzi saw that I was stunned, so he smiled and comforted me and said: "Sir, you don't have to be like this, our shopkeeper will only be able to collect things for a few days at most, and when he comes back, you can ask him in person?" ”。

I had to nod yes, and after washing my feet in a hurry, I asked him again, "How many years have you been an apprentice in this Spring and Autumn Boat?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi picked up the basin and said with a smile: "Don't hide it, sir, this year is the second year of my apprenticeship, as the saying goes, three years of apprenticeship, two years of service, and in another four years, I can set up a household!" ”。

I laughed and said, "Yes, yes!" You were apprenticed in five years, and when I was in England, it was eight years of study! ”。

Xiao Liuzi's eyes widened, and he even forgot to pour the water for washing his feet, and he asked me with interest: "Britain? Where is the UK? Do you buy and sell antiques there? ”。

I told him that Britain is a big country in Europe, far, far away from our China!

And he asked me, "How far is that?" I said, "If you take a sea boat, you will have to walk at sea for at least a month!" ”。

Xiao Liuzi was surprised: "Britain is so far away from China!" But what does a sea ship look like? I've never seen ......! ”。

I said, "Have you ever seen a steamer?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi said: "Of course I have seen the steamer, the year before last, Uncle Qian and I went to Lingling to pick up people, and I saw it once on the dock!" ”。

I laughed and said, "The sea ship is much bigger than the steamer, about the size of ten steamers!" ”。

Xiao Liuzi exclaimed: "It turns out that the sea ship is so big? Or the gentleman is well-informed, like ......! ”。 Before Xiao Liuzi's words were finished, he heard Lao Qian shouting to him outside the house: "Little Liuzi, where did you kid die?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi agreed, and whispered to me: "Sir, when I have time in the future, you can tell me a good talk!" ”。

I said okay, you go quickly, the old money is looking for you! Xiao Liuzi bent down to me, took the basin and went out of the house.

While wiping my feet, I listened to Lao Qian interrogating Xiao Liuzi outside the house, saying who did the boss go with yesterday? Xiao Liuzi couldn't say it clearly, which made Lao Qian lose his temper! Xiao Liuzi saw that Lao Qian lost his temper, so he only told Lao Qian that when he sent the boss out, he saw a mule cart with a canopy parked outside the door, and when the owner lifted the curtain, he saw a red-faced man sitting in the car!

Old Qian asked anxiously: "Who is the red-faced man?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi recalled: "It was raining very hard at that time, and the sound of the rain covered the sound of the owner and the big man talking, but I still vaguely heard the big man say to the owner, someone wants to see the owner, there is something to sell!" At that time, I thought, with such a heavy rain, he will definitely not go to the owner! But to my surprise, after the proprietor heard the man say such a thing, his face immediately changed, and he turned around and said to me that he was going out for a trip, so that I could take a good look at the store! I was just about to ask him when he would be back, but the owner had already jumped into the carriage! ”。

Old Qian pouted his teeth and asked, "What did that red-faced man tell the owner?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi cried with a sad face and said, "Oh, I really didn't hear this clearly!" But looking at the owner's expression, it seems to be a very valuable thing! ”。

Lao Qian held his chin and groaned, "Little Liuzi, why do I think this matter is a bit strange? ”。

Xiao Liuzi shook his eyes and said, "What's so strange about this? It's not like our owner hasn't gone out to collect things, a few days ago, didn't Duan Wuye's house in Nancheng have a blue and white vase of Xuande? Isn't that the big night to call someone to let the owner pass? ”。

Lao Qian said: "You kid knows a fart, we know the bottom of that fifth master, how can it be compared with this time?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi said in a panic: "Uncle Qian, you said that the owner will be in trouble this time?" ”。

Lao Qian frowned and said, "It's hard to say, let's wait a few days before talking!" ”。

Xiao Liuzi nodded and said, "So far, we can only wait for the owner to come back!" ”。

Old Qian was stunned for a while, and then asked Xiao Liuzi, "How is Mr. Charlie?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi replied: "I just waited for Mr. to wash his feet, and now he may have been lying down!" ”。

Lao Qian nodded and said, "Okay, go back to sleep when you're done, and you have to open the door tomorrow to do business!" ”。

Xiao Liuzi agreed: "Gotcha!" ”。

I wiped my feet clean, and lay on the bed, more than ten days of driving and horsemanship, so that I was extremely tired, I didn't even come to take off my clothes, and I fell asleep in a daze! In my sleep I seemed to be riding a horse again, Hei Ni took the reins of the horse and walked slowly in front of me, we seemed to be talking happily, she suddenly turned her face, the corners of her mouth turned up, and smiled brightly at me! At this time, there was a thunderstorm in the sky, and the white-nosed black horse under my crotch was startled for some reason, and it pursed its ears, panting for breath, and raised its front hooves with all its might, and lifted me off the horse's back at once! I tumbled over and rolled down the cliff, screaming in fright!

I jumped out of bed, rubbed my eyes, and it took me a while to realize that it was just a dream I had just had! I was just relieved when I heard someone banging on the door! I asked, "Who?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi shouted outside the door, "Sir, are you up?" It's time for breakfast! ”。

I said, "Wait a minute!" ”。 I hurriedly put on my shoes and opened the door. Xiao Liuzi stood outside the door, bowed to me politely, and said, "Morning, sir!" ”。 I sighed and asked, "What time is it?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi smiled: "Sir, it is already dawn this day, and the doors of the shops on the street are also open!" ”。

I let out an "ah" in surprise and said, "It's so late?" Why didn't you wake me up? ”。

Xiao Liuzi said: "I originally wanted to call Mr., but Uncle Qian didn't let me call him!" ”。

While talking, Xiao Liuzi brought a basin of hot water from the kitchen, brought it to my room, put it on the basin stand, and said, "Sir, you wash your face first!" ”。

I rolled up my sleeves, took a handful of water, and asked him, "What is the old money for?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi said behind me, "Uncle Qian is looking at the shop in front!" ”。

I gasped for breath and asked, "Your boss hasn't come back yet?" ”。

I reached out and touched the towel on the basin stand. Xiao Liuzi handed me a new towel and said, "Not yet!" ”。

I asked, "What antiques do you have in your store?" ”。

Xiao Liuzi smiled: "Sir, if you are interested, you can go over and have a look later!" ”。

I wiped my face dry and said, "Okay, I'm idle anyway, so let's see what treasures you have in your store first!" ”。