Wangsha City, located in the western border of the Lieguo, is the last city of Qizhou in the west to set up a palace by the imperial court, and then to the west is a boundless desert, known as the Western Desert. The environment of the Western Desert is harsh and rarely inhabited. Within a hundred miles around Wangsha City, there is very little land suitable for cultivation and grazing, and the main income is to receive people who come and go, and those who return from the west to the east must make adequate supplies here.

There are generally only three kinds of people who go west to Wangsha City: cultivators who go to the Western Desert to hunt for treasures, wicked people who have no way out, and merchants who chase huge profits. Agarwood House is the leading chamber of commerce among this line of businessmen, running between the Western Desert and the Lie Kingdom all year round, and making a lot of profits. And behind this leading position, I don't know how much blood and fire have been accumulated.

On this day, another group of agarwood caravans returned at the west gate of Wangsha City. The young man at the head of the team stood at the gate of the city, unmoved for a long time.

Zhang Qiyue looked at the vigorous and powerful three big characters of "Wangsha City" above the city gate, and many memories that seemed to have been forgotten became clear little by little.

At the beginning, when the lame old man led his four or five-year-old self through this city gate for the first time, he happily told himself that this city was very big, and there was a lot of food, and there were no gangsters with knives to rob things, and there was no need to worry about someone letting dogs bite him.

Although it was not exactly as good as he said it was when he entered the city, it was much better than when he was in the country.

In that barren mountain village before, life was too hard.

Yang Wu told himself that living is the simplest and most difficult thing in this world.

Zhang Qiyue thought so.

I thought that after meeting Yang Wu, my life would finally come to an end. But actually...... Bitterness, perhaps, willingness, not necessarily.

In an instant, in the past ten years, Yang Wu's bizarre and unbelievable training courses appeared one after another. Zhang Qiyue felt that sweat seemed to be breaking out on his back, and he shivered coldly.

......

Yu Hui saw Zhang Qiyue stunned and looked at the big characters on the city gate, and he understood very well. The wanderer went out and returned after many years, probably all of them reacted like this. patted Zhang Qiyue's shoulder comfortingly and said, "July, isn't it cowardice?"

Zhang Qiyue was just thinking about it, once, Yang Wu said that the body method is very important, you have to practice it well, the so-called practice is not afraid of being beaten. Then he released a swarm of wasps chasing his farts and urine. Zhang Qiyue grinned and was immersed in painful memories, and was pulled back to reality by Yu Hui, and couldn't help but sigh. I thought to myself, it's really not easy for me to live until now, since it's not easy, I must continue to live well.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qiyue's face returned to its former cheerfulness, and he laughed loudly: "That's it, you have to look forward." ”

Yu Hui was at a loss by Zhang Qiyue, but seeing Zhang Qiyue's smile on his face, he knew that he had sorted out his mind, so he smiled and said: "July, I will return to Agarwood House to restore my life, presumably you are thinking about your relatives at this time, I will not invite you to my place as a guest with a thick old face, and I will definitely visit me if I am concerned." ”

Zhang Qiyue said with a smile: "Uncle Yu, who knows me, then I won't be polite, I really want to see my uncle soon." Thank you Uncle Yu for taking care of you along the way. ”

Yu Hui said with a smile: "Don't laugh at it in July, it's our caravan that you take care of." In that case, you and I will leave it at that. ”

Zhang Qiyue clasped his fists and saluted and said with a smile: "Uncle Yu, Brother Li, I will leave here, and I will slip away as a respect." ”

"Slow down in July. Yu Hui and Li Yong replied.

Zhang Qiyue strode forward. After he walked away, Yu Hui thought for a while, and said to Li Yong: "Later, you ask Lao Xu to go to Green Willow Lane, find out the situation of Uncle July, and report it to me." Then arrange some eyeliner there, and report it in time if you have any situation. Even if you can't enter my Agarwood Residence in July, you have to maintain a good relationship with it. ”

Li Yong replied: "Don't worry, steward, I'll arrange it." ”

......

Zhang Qiyue's steps were brisk, and it didn't take long to walk to the small courtyard he had purchased, but he found that it had become an inn, and there was a plaque with a square black background hanging on the door, engraved with three golden characters of "Tongyue Building". Zhang Qiyue was stunned at first when he looked at this signboard, then smiled knowingly, and walked through the door.

The lobby area is not very large, and the various arrangements are decent. It was noon, and there were still a lot of people eating.

A young man greeted him and said with a smile: "Guest officer, please here, are you going to be a tip or a hotel?"

Zhang Qiyue waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about me, I'll take a look for myself." Then he looked around with his hands behind his back, nodding his head incessantly, looking like a shopkeeper patrolling.

The guy was not angry, Wangsha City was mostly traveled by foreign travelers, and he had seen a lot of guests of all shapes, so he smiled and said: "Then the guest officer, you are at your own convenience, and you can greet you if you have something." Then he went to greet the other guests.

The interior of the inn is relatively simple and elegant, except for the necessary things such as tables, chairs, counters, etc., there are not many decorative utensils, and there is not much to see. But Zhang Qiyue watched it with taste.

His gaze swept around the lobby, and finally stopped at the shopkeeper behind the counter who was making an abacus. Looking at the shopkeeper's serious appearance, Zhang Qiyue's eyes flashed with a lot of warmth.

He walked slowly to the counter, his arms propped on the counter table, his chin in his hands, and looked at the shopkeeper like this, with a big smile on his face.

The shopkeeper's accounts seemed to be sorted out unsmoothly, and his brows were slightly furrowed. The corners of his eyes swept over Zhang Qiyue, feeling that this posterior staring at him like this was so rude, and his brows couldn't help but wrinkle even tighter.

Looking at this posterior again, it seems to be a little familiar, and I can't help but take a closer look.

There was some uncertainty in the shopkeeper's eyes, and then his eyes widened a little, his lips began to tremble, and the corners of his eyes moistened.

Zhang Qiyue smiled and said, "Uncle Tong, you have gained a lot of weight." ”

Hearing this, Uncle Tong couldn't hold back any longer, and for a while he burst into tears, grabbed Zhang Qiyue's arm tightly, and asked in a trembling voice, "When will you come back?"

Zhang Qiyue raised his hand to wipe the old tears on Uncle Tong's face, and said with a smile: "People who are dozens of years old still cry their noses, which makes people see jokes." ”

When Uncle Tong heard this, he pinched Zhang Qiyue's face, squeezed out a little smile and said, "Stinky boy, you also taught me a lesson." ”

Zhang Qiyue exclaimed with an exaggerated expression: "The little one doesn't dare, and I beg Uncle Tong to spare the little one's life." ”

Uncle Tong wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve and said with relief: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

Zhang Qiyue said with a smile: "That's it, we should be happy when we meet again, what's the matter with crying." ”

"Yes, yes, happy!haha, happy!" Uncle Tong laughed loudly, and then shouted in the direction of the lobby: "Pillar, Xiaoshan, come here." ”

The two guys walked over and looked at Uncle Tong and Zhang Qiyue suspiciously. Uncle Tong introduced: "This is the young owner, he can call the shots in the store in the future, remember?"

The two hurriedly saluted: "I've seen the young owner." ”

Zhang Qiyue took out two ingots of silver and said with a smile: "It's all my own family, so I don't have to see outside." The first time they met, this little meaning, the two brothers should not refuse. ”

The two politely took it and had a lot of good feelings for the new young owner.

Uncle Tong laughed loudly: "Zhuzi, go to the back and call out Lao Wang and Lao Feng and tell them that they are back in July, haha." ”

The pillar answered yes and walked to the back kitchen.

The old king's name is Wang Dayong, and the old Feng's name is Feng Pimple, they were all beggars before, and Zhang Qiyue and Uncle Tong often took care of each other when they were in the north of the city.

Zhang Qiyue said: "Uncle Wang and Uncle Feng are also there?"

Uncle Tong said: "You don't think that me, an old lame, can support this shop, right?"

Zhang Qiyue smiled, thinking that he had to heal Uncle Tong's leg quickly. On the way here, he had already thought of a treatment plan and was full of it, just waiting to surprise Uncle Tong.

From time to time, Lao Wang, who was wearing an apron and full of fireworks, rushed over from the back kitchen, and when he saw Zhang Qiyue, his eyes suddenly smiled into a slit, and he walked over and patted Zhang Qiyue's shoulder vigorously and said: "You kid, you finally have a little conscience, and you know that you come back, not bad, you have grown so tall, haha." ”

Uncle Tong laughed and said: "How is it, Lao Wang, my family is tall and strong now, are you afraid? Don't you take out all your housekeeping skills, the whole table is good, let's have a good drink." ”

Lao Wang smiled: "Well, you haven't eaten in July, right? You chat with Lao Tongtou first, I'll get a few specialty dishes, and we'll catch up on the old days later." ”

Zhang Qiyue said with a smile: "Then there is Uncle Lao Wang, I will wait to taste your craftsmanship." ”

Uncle Tong looked behind Lao Wang, frowned and asked, "What about Lao Feng?"

Lao Wang said: "Lao Feng has been unwell for the past few days, and I saw that he was really uncomfortable this morning, so I let him rest at home." I have seen it to the doctor, and I said that I was tired, so I should rest more. ”

Uncle Tong sighed and said, "This old Feng, forget it, I can only blame him for not having a mouth." Lao Wang, hurry up, don't let July go hungry. ”

Lao Wang scolded with a smile: "You old thing, I can still let July be wronged? With that, he hurried to the back kitchen.

Uncle Tong took Zhang Qiyue's hand, his face was full of love, and said, "Let's go, find a quiet room, and let's have a good chat." ”

Zhang Qiyue smiled: "Very good." ”

Uncle Tong found an empty guest room, sat at the square table with Zhang Qiyue, looked at Zhang Qiyue's eyebrows and figure, and many previous memories came to his heart.

The thin little guy at the beginning has now grown up, and Uncle Tong is full of emotion.

Lao Wang walked in with a plate and pushed the door in, and said, "In July, you should pad your stomach with this roast chicken and cold tofu first, and I will prepare the other dishes in a while." Then he put down his plate and hurried away.

Uncle Tong pointed to the roast chicken and said, "This is the signature of our store, 'called Flower Chicken', you can try it." ”

Zhang Qiyue's eyes lit up and said, "Oh, it's a good thing, it's rare for us to eat it once when I was a child." "I don't use chopsticks, I tear it with my hands.

Uncle Tong smiled: "When you were a child, your wish was to eat this 'flower chicken' every day, and now it has finally come true." ”

Zhang Qiyue said indistinctly while eating: "Uncle Tong, you didn't open this restaurant because of this, did you?"

Uncle Tong said: "Not all. After you left, I was thinking about how I should spend my life. Uncle Tong poured a glass of wine and took a sip, his face full of memories, "I have been thinking about it for several days." I think, for most of my life, I've lived a really miserable life, miserable and no one. Finally, you were taken to practice by the immortal master, and you left me so much money, do I want to live another life of eating and waiting for death? No, no, I have to live as a human being. ”

Zhang Qiyue stopped stuffing the roast chicken into his mouth, and looked at Uncle Tong with some surprise.

Uncle Tong continued: "Although this money was a lot at the beginning, it couldn't withstand constant corruption. So I thought, get a few old brothers together and do something serious. After a few people discussed, they simply opened an inn, and it was also suitable for doing this business in Wangsha City. Didn't I get hungry at that time, I thought, I can't go hungry anymore when I open a restaurant, right?"

Speaking of this, Uncle Tong smiled embarrassedly, took another sip of wine, and said, "Actually, it doesn't mean to make a lot of money, just make a living." I also often help some poor people and beggars, after all, we also came here like that, so let's help if we can. ”

Zhang Qiyue's eyes blinked and blinked, looking at Uncle Tong, and he admired it in his heart.

Uncle Tong said with a smile: "When I named this inn, it was originally called 'Tongyue Tower', the name of our two masters. They thought that this copper word was too shabby, so they changed it to the current 'Tongyue Building', I was thinking, in case you didn't learn the skills of the immortals and were driven back, it could be regarded as a way out, at least so that you don't have to go hungry anymore. ”

Zhang Qiyue's eyes were red, and he couldn't say a word when he looked at Uncle Tong, whose sideburns were white.

Uncle Tong raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "I've probably been like this all these years, anyway, I feel that I live a very fast, decent, and contented life." Little July, this is all sticky to your light, come, let's drink one. ”

Zhang Qiyue took a drink from the wine glass and said, "Uncle Tong, you have also learned to say such sour words." Don't say the word stained in the future, it sounds awkward. ”