The sun had just set, and the three little ones came to the fat man's small courtyard in the back street of the restaurant. I saw that the fat man and the big shopkeeper on the stone table in the center of the courtyard looked at each other, like stone sculptures, staring at each other.

San'er took the lead in pushing the door and said loudly: "Brother Nian, what do we have to eat today?"

The little boy stepped forward to take a closer look at the two people who looked like stone carvings, and suddenly found it interesting, circled around the stone table twice, and turned his head to the two of them: "What's wrong with them?"

Xiaoer and Ah Da looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Xiao Er raised his hand and pulled San'er over and said, "Don't speak, watch." ”

As a result, the three children in the small courtyard looked at the two of them, and the two looked at each other, which was weird and interesting.

After a while, San'er got bored and went to the kitchen to find melons and fruits to eat.

Xiao Er thought about it and said to Ah Da: "When I went to look for you just now, I heard that Miss Qingxiang from the music hall was going to be accepted as a concubine by the son of the servant of the criminal department, and she will marry in three days." ”

Ah Da nodded and said, "Well, I also heard about it, but I didn't expect Miss Qingxiang to marry a disciple, and she is still a concubine." ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

The big shopkeeper knew that this was a lie to himself, but his heart swayed instantly, his eyelids couldn't help blinking, and he hurriedly asked: "Where did you hear it? Impossible, how could I not know this kind of news?"

Seeing this, the fat man laughed and said, "You blink first, lose, lose." ”

Xiao Er said timidly: "Just kidding, just kidding, big shopkeeper, don't take it seriously." ”

After the big shopkeeper smelled it, he instantly took out a two-foot-long gilt cigarette stick from his waist.

Seeing this, Xiao Er hurriedly ran backwards, chasing and running.

"You monkey cub turned your elbow outward, who gave you the salary, I picked your skin today, and dared to make fun of Miss Qingxiang. The big shopkeeper was angry and scolded while chasing

Xiao Er suddenly turned around and grabbed the cigarette stick and said, "The big shopkeeper will calm his anger first, let me say a few words, if you are still angry after hearing it, it will not be too late to fight." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to what you monkey cub has to say, if this breath doesn't go well, you'll see. The big shopkeeper held back his anger and said

Xiao Er stepped forward and whispered: "I heard that Miss Qingxiang loves the guqin, two days ago, I heard that there was a down-and-out son of a big clan in Jingshi who pawned many items in the family to Dadang and then went away, and one of them is a guqin that has been passed down for thousands of years, and then, hehe, you know." ”

After hearing this, the big shopkeeper retreated with anger, patted Xiaoer on the shoulder with a smile and said with a smile: "You can teach, otherwise this guy likes you so much, forget it this time." ”

"Next time, tell me early when you hear about this kind of news, you know? ”

Xiao Er hurriedly replied, "Got it, write it down." ”

The fat man smiled: "Old Ma Pole, don't worry about your Qingxiang girl first, come and come, give money and give money." ”

The big shopkeeper pouted helplessly, reached into his arms and threw it at the stone table.

Peach Blossom Meimu was coming out of the kitchen with washed melons and fruits, and suddenly saw a row of small gold ingots on the stone table, and couldn't help but hurriedly stepped forward and exclaimed: "Gold ingots, gold ingots." "Beautiful eyes are bent into crescent shapes, full of little stars.

After a while, the division of labor of several people was clear, Ah Da and San'er laid down their hands and Xiaoer took the spoon, and the fat man sat and ate and waited for food.

The big shopkeeper sat on the stone bench with his own identity, but San'er said "no work and no food". Helplessly, the old man blushed, took some firewood and went to renew the fire.

The stone table is full of delicacies. The little boy bit his chopsticks and stared at Xiaoji with his eyes.

Seeing this, the fat man smiled and said, "Come, open the meal." ”

After listening to the three children, there was no inhibition and swept over the table full of dishes, fast, fast, very fast.

The big shopkeeper put down his chopsticks stupidly, looked at Sanxiao as if watching a performance, and said in his heart: "Look at this kid eating, I really have an appetite." ”

The fat man picked up the wine glass and said, "Old pock, come, let's have a few glasses of appetizers first." ”

"Let's wait a while and drink it, it's gone for a while. The big shopkeeper picked up his chopsticks and hurriedly joined the battle group

After a while, the war slowed down a little, and began to push the cup and change the lamp, and the autumn wind in the evening was so uncomfortable.

Everyone drank another cup, and the peach blossom eyes were already straight, and they felt that the whole world was shaking slightly, leaning on Xiaoer's shoulder and smirking.

The fat man put down the wine glass, and suddenly his expression changed and stared at Ah Dao very seriously: "Ah Da, are you willing?"

Ah Da stood up and met the fat man's gaze and said, "I am willing." ”

The fat man said again: "I want to explain to you when Xiao Er came, but if the iron sword is not allowed to violate the ban, you should hold a heavy weapon and be chivalrous, are you willing?"

Ah Da said solemnly: "I am willing." ”

The fat man stood up and changed his breath all over his body, and shouted at the young man in front of him like Mount Tai pressing on the top: "But as long as I have an iron sword, after the sword is completed, I will definitely ask the three holy places of the sword, nine deaths and one life, are you willing?"

Ah Daden felt that the air around him was viscous and was generally restrained on the spot, and saw that behind the fat man there was a phantom of a hundred-zhang high swordsman, and a big hand pressed towards him.

The young man felt suffocated for a while, beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his forehead, the clothes on his back were already wet with sweat, and the big empty hand on the top of his head slowly pressed down, stubbornly refusing to bend his back.

But after the fat man blurted out "Are you willing" at the end, the void hand suddenly exerted force, and he couldn't help bending his knees slightly.

After many years of begging on the street, mocking with white eyes, and the difficult and difficult life seemed to be presented in front of the young man's eyes, and finally it was the sea of blood that hit the mountain of Jin Ge Iron Horse corpses.

The young man's eyes were scarlet, his fists were clenched, the green tendons on his erect neck burst out, a resolute and unyielding momentum emanated, and his body suddenly stood up and shouted: "I am willing, I am willing, I am willing!"

The fat man regained his momentum and sat back on the stone bench, picked up the wine glass and poured himself a drink.

Ah Da suddenly felt his whole body loosen, and his body fell forward uncontrollably, and Xiao Er hurriedly supported his body by the side.

The big shopkeeper smoked a cigarette pouch and said leisurely: "Don't kneel down to apprentice yet, silly boy." ”

Hearing this, Ah Da said "poof", knelt down on his knees and bowed three times and then said: "Today, if you worship the iron sword, you will definitely live up to the grace of the master to teach the art industry, and he will definitely be a sect and three holy places in the world of swordsmanship." ”

The difference between one and the other is a thousand miles.

When the fat man heard this, he shouted into the air, "Old man. ”

On this day, at the mouth of the temple well in the east of Yong'an City, a piece of rusty iron more than five feet long faded out of the dregs and broke into the air.