Chapter 4 Visitors

I took a puff of my cigarette, picked up the tea that had already been brewed on the side, savored the rich aroma of the tea sliding into my mouth, and then, full of confusion, folded the letter in my hand. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

This letter was delivered to the shop by a courier brother in the morning, and the strange thing is that it turned out to be a very large package when it was delivered. When the courier brother handed the package to me, he left me with a strange look, until I walked to the table with the package in my hand and opened it, I understood the meaning of his strange eyes, and there was nothing else in this package。。。。。。

This is the third time I have opened the letter again, and there is no other text in the letter indicating the purpose of the letter. Even the package did not leave the address to send it, only the letter wrote such an outrageous fantasy and suspense novel, plus the name of an unknown author: "Ni Tian".

I looked at the calendar, May 7th, the date in this letter is tomorrow? Then he shook his head and couldn't understand it, so he threw the letter paper next to the three-no monkey sculpture in the corner of the table.

These three monkeys were given to me by my uncle when the shop opened, but it also reflected the name of the shop: "Three Nos". The first one covered his ears with his hands, the second covered his mouth with his hands, and the third covered his eyes with his hands, vividly showing his cautious and indisputable character.

I understand the uncle's intention of giving me this thing, Gu Yun: "Don't listen to incivility, don't say it, don't look at it, so as to avoid right and wrong, and avoid disputes." "It's a way of doing things.

I put these three monkeys in the corner of the table, always reminding myself not to forget the good intentions of my elders. Of course, there are often customers who are curious to ask me about the name of this shop "Three Nos", which are the three nos? I pointed to the three monkeys and told them with a smile: "Don't listen, don't speak, don't look."

I looked at the bustling crowd outside the glass window of the shop, the afternoon weather in Dalian has been unusually hot in recent years, and it has not yet entered the dog days, but it makes people feel like they are suffering from heat stroke.

To be honest, for an antique shop, a coastal city like Dalian that doesn't have much history and is mainly tourism-oriented, it really doesn't seem to have that much potential and a customer base. Most of the people who patronize the shop are tourists, mostly buying some sandalwood Buddhist beads or small hangers.

I don't understand why Uncle would set up such a dispensable market here and leave it to me to take care of. But fortunately, the existence of the shop allows me to stay away from the tense work rhythm of my peers. I am also happy to be leisurely, I can relax every day under the rich sunshine to drink tea, enjoy a quiet and comfortable life, and truly experience the "three noes" life that is indisputable with the world. However, this excessive comfort did allow me to gradually master some special skills, such as: daze, nonsense。。。。。。

"Jingle bell", the wind chimes at the entrance of the shop remember, whenever this happens, someone is visiting. I stretched and looked lazily at the door, a middle-aged bearded man.

The bearded man was dressed in a black tight-fitting suit, with no wrinkles to be seen, and a pair of pitch-black leather shoes reflected bursts of light in the sun.

A ridiculous thought suddenly sprung up in my head: why don't you shave your beard when you're so handsome? Is it a literary and artistic worker? It seems that it's not easy to mix up in any line now, it won't be that the literary and artistic world can't get mixed up, and it's going to turn antiques, right? Still, I put on a typical smiling look to greet him.

There is no dispute with the world, which does not mean that you do not understand the sophistication of human feelings. Although the shop is rarely patronized, I still understand the principle of visitors being guests. Well, let's be honest, stealing customers is another hobby in my boring life. In fact, antiques are not slaughtered, as long as the other party thinks that this thing is worth this price, it is a pleasant deal.

The bearded man didn't seem interested in what's in the store, and without looking at it, he walked straight up to me.

"You're not here to ask for directions again, are you? Yesterday, a little man came in and walked around for a long time, and finally came to me and asked me where there was a good bathing center nearby, so I was half angry. Thinking of this, my heart suddenly became nameless, the smile on my face also retracted, and I picked up the newspaper on the table and read it.

The bearded man was not polite, and sat directly on the chair opposite my table, looking at me with a smile on his face, but he did not speak.

I put down the newspaper in confusion and looked at him: "What?" Do you have something? There was a hint of coldness in his tone, intentionally or unintentionally.

The bearded man didn't seem to notice my displeasure in the slightest, and still looked at me with a smile on his face.

"It's not going to be a salesman, this guy's smile service is much better than my practice." I pondered, and my heart was even more unhappy.

"You're looking for me?!" This time, I didn't use honorific titles, but almost used a tone that bordered on questioning.

"Hello, my name is Ni Tian." The bearded man has a Xiangdong accent in his mouth. He stood up, smiled and stretched out his hand, and I instinctively stood up as well, shaking his outstretched hand: "Hello, I'm the shopkeeper here, Sun Yi." ”

Hey? Ni Tian? Why does this name sound so familiar? Do I know this bearded man? I stared at his face, and my brain raced to find the name, as if it was right in front of me, but I never remembered a friend with such a literary appearance, and I forgot to withdraw the hand I was holding for a while.

Ni Tian smiled, his eyes gestured to the hand we were holding, I immediately reacted and quickly withdrew the outstretched hand, and hurriedly used politeness to hide the embarrassment in my heart: "Please sit, please sit." ”

Ni Tian sat down across from me again, I handed him a cigarette, and asked tentatively, "We know each other?" ”

Ni Tian took the cigarette, lit it by himself, took a puff, and said with a smile: "I don't know." ”

I don't know it, but I think the name is familiar, is it a new star?

I really couldn't control the doubts in my heart, smiled awkwardly, and asked directly: "Somehow, my name feels very familiar, but I just can't remember it." ”

Ni Tian looked at me, and then at the table in front of him, and pointed to the table at random, still with an incomprehensible smile.

"Ahh It's you" I looked in the direction he pointed, it was the mysterious letter placed in the corner of the table, and it suddenly dawned on me that the last signature on the letter was "Ni Tian!" No wonder it feels so familiar.

I took the letter in my hand and reconfirmed to him, "You sent me this letter?" ”

Ni Tian nodded, and gave me a positive answer.

"You're such a writer, you can't come to me to do some work like this, right? Or should it be sent to so-and-so editorial office, but the wrong address was written, and now I want to go back? I thought to myself, and I couldn't help but feel a little bored. But on the face, I still have to be polite, polite: "Okay, Mr. Ni, your novel is really well written, it can be seen that you must be a great writer, but I am a small antique shop here, did you send the wrong address?" ”

"You're wrong about three things." Ni Tian shook his head, and at the same time stretched out three fingers and shook them in front of me.

"Which three?" I was stunned, and even more confused. Damn, what's the situation? Why did you suddenly play with the master and be unfathomable?

"First: it's a true story, not a novel. Second: I'm not much of a writer. Third: This letter is addressed to you. With that, Ni Tian smiled and pushed back the hand I handed to him.

Oh my God, three words came clearly in my brain: "Neuropathy!" Of course, maybe it's not just in my brain, I've petrified my expression enough to express my thoughts.

"Do you think I'm crazy?" Ni Tian didn't seem surprised by my reaction.

That's when I realized my gaffe, put the letter on the table, and explained, "No, no, no, Mr. Ni, you're really joking. I tried to play the round, but my heart began to think about how to get rid of the madman on the other side.

A madman is often the hardest to deal with, because you never know what he will do in the next second. A ruffian can be beaten, a fool can be deceived, and a madman can only coax。。。。。。

Ni Tian sighed, obviously seeing through my thoughts, and took out an envelope from inside his suit and handed it to me: "I knew you wouldn't believe my words, you should take a look at this first and then consider whether to drive me away." ”

It was another envelope, so mysterious, I suddenly felt a pang of annoyance in my chest, and I felt the urge to rush up and pull out his thick beard.

I took the envelope a little impatiently, comforting myself and giving him a chance, and then figuring out how to blow the madman out.

I opened the envelope, shook it, and with a "crak," an oval-shaped object slid down the table along with a piece of stationery. I was stunned, then I looked at the thing, and the moment my eyes touched it, my body was like a lightning strike! It was an ancient jade, an emerald green oval ancient jade, a palm-sized, emerald green oval ancient jade carved with a strange fuzzy pattern on it, and an ancient jade that the fourth uncle looked like a treasure。。。。。。