Chapter 5 The Old King Next Door
The buildings on this side of Hengshui are disorganized, and the narrow streets and alleys are tortuous and deep. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoEach family has a small door, some have a small courtyard, and some only have two houses and no yard.
Uncle Wang, who lives next door to Aunt Shen, has a small courtyard.
There are several tall camphor trees in the yard, and all the firewood stacks are piled around the courtyard wall.
"Your Aunt Shen went to the dock to buy grain, and she didn't come back until noon," the person who called himself Uncle Wang replied in an old voice.
Uncle Wang is alone, originally ranked sixth in the family, everyone is used to calling him Uncle Six, in his sixties, his gray hair is tied into a Taoist joke, his face is full of vicissitudes of life, and he has a long smoking pot in his hand.
Although Uncle Wang is getting older and older, the strange thing is that his physical strength has not decreased in the slightest since he was young, and he is even stronger and more powerful than the young man.
Jiang Liao said respectfully: "Sixth uncle, Aunt Shen won't bother you if she is not here."
The sixth uncle pointed at Jiang Liao with a smoke pot, and said seriously: You bear child, I am here to talk about Xu Feng's adventures, you have to go for a walk, my uncle will not stop you.
Just like Xu Feng, who often suffers from madness, is called A Crazy, Jiang Liao is tall and powerful, and is often called A Xiong, but at this moment, he has become a bear child in the mouth of the sixth uncle.
The sixth uncle turned to Xu Feng and said with a smile: Tell my uncle quickly, what master you have met, my uncle was also a character who traveled when he was young, but unfortunately he didn't have such an opportunity.
The permanent population of Hengshui Town is small, everyone knows each other well, and Xu Feng's changes have spread from the pharmacy in Helangzhong.
Xu Feng also loves the house and Wu, and these six uncles are Shen Auntie's neighbors, and they also feel close. One day, I went to the county government and met an old man who not only cured me of my madness, but also taught me some medical skills.
The sixth uncle is not young, but he has a naughty heart, and when he heard that he met an old man, he became even more energetic, and leaned together to Xu Feng's side and said: You have to sit down and talk slowly, I'll make you tea!
A simple stone table under the big camphor tree, surrounded by four stone benches, Xu Feng and Jiang Liao sat down, and the sixth uncle took out a pot of tea from the house.
The sixth uncle regarded Jiang Liao as air, only took out two teacups from the house, made a cup for Xu Feng, and brewed a cup for himself, the stone table in front of Jiang Liao was empty.
The old man played with the child's temper, and Xu Feng smiled at Jiang Liao. Jiang Liao scratched his head helplessly and sat next to him calmly.
"Ah Feng, uncle, I also practiced the Tao when I was young. ”
When Xu Feng heard the sixth uncle repairing the aisle, he immediately raised his vigilance and sounded seriously. There is very little information about cultivation in this world, at least in the mortal world, and Mr. Meng, who listened to the lecture, mentioned cultivation, but the sixth uncle was the first to take the initiative to mention cultivation.
In his previous life, Xu Feng had some understanding of cultivation from various media, especially online novels, but it was all a pastime after busy work, and he used it to change his brain, and he never took it seriously. But this world is different, everything is true! Xu Feng originally planned to ask the erudite Song Fuzi about cultivation, but he didn't expect that the sixth uncle would take the initiative to mention it here.
"The kind of Dao Gate that my uncle cultivated?"
"Shinto!"
"What mountain sect, what sect?"
"Mountain Gate, sect?"
"That's it...... In other words, who taught the Tao?"
"It's the Three Qingdao of our Great Xia Kingdom!"
Xu Feng was slightly disappointed, it turned out that it was not a cultivation sect, it was the state religion of the Great Xia Empire, the Sanqing Daomen.
However, in secular religion, there are often masters who are separated from the world, and even hidden secret doors, which are not known to mortals.
When I was fifteen years old, I went to Liuyang Mountain to chop wood, and I also met an old Taoist. This old Taoist gave me a full ten taels of silver, and let me feed the pigs in the Daoguan.
Xu Feng and Jiang Liao couldn't sit still.
The sixth uncle knocked on the stone table with a cigarette pot, and continued: Of course, there are strange places in adventures. The pig is an ordinary mountain black pig, but do you know what to feed the pigs?
Stone!
That's right, it was the old Taoist who brought a basket of stones every few days, and the stones were crystal clear, like jade! The task that the old Taoist told me was to put the best Jiangnan rice in the pig trough, and then smash the jade stones, mix them together, and coax the black pigs to eat them!
What's even more strange is that the old Taoist pigs do not eat pork, every full moon night, I will feed the fattest pig to the old Taoist temple, and then close the doors and windows, the next day the pig has died, the old Taoist ordered me to eat the pork.
One day, I was so bold that I closed the doors and windows and did not leave, sticking to the wall and eavesdropping on the movement in the temple. Listen hard, and there will be the sound of the wind, like a howling north wind sweeping through the mountains and forests in winter.
Later, the old man somehow found out about my eavesdropping, and said to me: There are times in life that you must have it, and there is no time in life when you don't ask for it, if you don't have this life, you should eat your pork.
I have been raising pigs in Liuyang Mountain for three years, and I have eaten a lot of pork, and I really can't stand this kind of boring days at a young age.
Finally, one night, the storm was raging, lightning and thunder, and the entire Liuyang Mountain seemed to be shaking, so scared that I hid in the quilt and shivered.
The next day, when the wind and rain stopped, I went out to take a look, good fellow! The thunder had split the Taoist hall into broken bricks and tiles! The old Taoist was nowhere to be found. The life of feeding pigs finally ended, and I happily packed my bags and returned to Hengshui Town.
The sixth uncle finished talking about his adventure, and Xu Feng was already there.
Borrow the body to store the soul!
Thunder and Thunder!
If the sixth uncle is not making things up, I'm afraid that there are really great cultivators in this world.
There are people drinking tea in the courtyard of the sixth uncle, and there are also people drinking tea in the luxurious secret room of Cailian Ju.
Precious carved mahogany square table, fine cloud tea, tea fragrance, three people sitting around the table, a teenager in the center, thin face, calm eyes, it is Dongfang Bai. On both sides are the dejected Han Youfu and Ma Youcai. Ma Youcai still had injuries on his face, and Han Youfu's broken hand had been tied with a cloth strap and hung around his neck.
"If you don't take revenge, you won't be surnamed Ma!" Ma Youcai slammed his fist on the mahogany table.
Han Youfu's face trembled and said: It's so rampant, I am so angry when I think of what this guy said that day.
After the two finished speaking, they turned their heads to look at Dongfang Bai. Among these three people, although Dongfang Bai's family is not the strongest, Dongfang Bai is flexible and resourceful, and when Han Ma and Han Ma make decisions, they all listen to Dongfang Bai.
Look at Dongfang Bai silent. Han Youfu hurriedly said: "I see, hire a gang, pick this guy's tendon, and I'll give you the money!"
Ma Youcai nodded while looking at Dongfang Bai with inquiring eyes.
After a moment of silence, Dongfang Bai finally spoke, and said slowly: "No, Xu Feng's house, it is not what it used to be, there is news from Helangzhong, Xu Feng must have met the guidance of a master, even if he hires a gang thug, it may not be successful, it is not a foolproof good strategy." ”
When he mentioned the thug Han Youfu, he was angry, and said hatefully: The god stick of cultivation is really blind, choose a fool to teach kung fu!
Another moment of silence.
Ma Youcai frowned and said, "Isn't that guy crazy, just let He Yiming match a pair of "fairy water" and let him be his crazy fairy again!"
Dongfang Bai's eyes lit up, and then he glanced at Ma Youcai deeply.
Ma Youcai felt that his method was too vicious, and he was a little afraid in his heart, if he really followed his own strategy, then he would have a lot to do in this matter.
Dongfang Bai said lightly: A talented strategy is good, but it still doesn't work. Not to mention whether the eccentric Crane Yiming will give us "fairy water", don't forget, that Xu Feng also got the medical skills of the masters, and when the time comes, he will see through it at a glance, and stealing chickens will not be a loss of rice. ”
Han Youfu stood up with a sigh of relief, and said to Dongfang Bai: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you have a good idea." ”
Dongfang Bai unfolded the fan in his hand unhurriedly, looked at the blessed and talented, smiled and said: "The so-called mountain is higher than a mountain, and the wicked have their own wicked grinding." Let's give him a borrowed knife to kill!"
Kill someone with a knife?!
The three of them got together and began to whisper.
This knife is fast and sharp enough, haha, Han Youfu laughed with satisfaction.
Ma Youcai also had a lewd smile on his face, and thought to himself: Dongfang Bai is Dongfang Bai, and Huangfu's idea dares to fight.
The three of them walked out of the gate of Cailianju in high spirits, Han Youfu and Ma Youcai finally got their heart's wish, and they were relaxed.
"Let's go, take a walk in Yihong Courtyard!" Ma Youcai patted the money bag embroidered with gold and said to Han Youfu and Dongfang Bai.
Han Youfu climbed his arm and smiled lewdly: "In the past few days, Miss Xiaocui can't wait." ”
Dongfang Bai didn't want to mess around with the two of them, and said with a solemn face: Yinzi must be ready to stop at noon tomorrow!
Ma Youcai smiled: We are more concerned about this matter than you.
Han Youfu muttered in a low voice: "A crooked belly, what kind of reader is pretending!"
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After listening to the adventure story, when he was leaving, the sixth uncle slowly touched out a jade pendant with a phoenix pattern from his body.
Xu Feng thought it was a powerful magic weapon treasured by Uncle Wang. Who knew that the sixth uncle showed the true colors of the old king next door, and said with a smile: "This is for you Aunt Shen, Ah Feng, you have to do the sixth uncle a favor and transfer it for me." ”
It turned out that the sixth uncle had been chatting for a long time, and at the end there was still a hidden purpose, Xu Feng smiled slightly, and became interested: Why is it a phoenix?
"You Aunt Shen, your name is good, your name is Shen Xiaofeng!"
Xu Feng suddenly, "I think it's better for you to hand over to the eldest lady by your uncle, to show your heart." ”
The sixth uncle's face was slightly red, and he said to Xu Feng: I gave you a lady, you are precious, don't want it, this is why I hold you.
Xu Feng didn't shirk anymore, laughed, and accepted the jade phoenix.
The sixth uncle's excited old face was flushed, and he kept smashing the cigarette holder, and said in his heart: Ah Feng is out of the horse, a top two, Shen Xiaofeng loves Ah Feng the most on weekdays, and a good thing is about to happen!
Xu Feng and the others got up and went to the dock.
The wharf is an important cargo distribution center on Hengshui. The horses, ironware, and timber transported from Shuozhou and Liangzhou in the upper reaches, and the rice, spices, cloths and beauties transported from Huizhou in the lower reaches are all distributed and transshipped at this wharf.
The traffic is busy, the people are boiling, the merchants from the south and the north gather at the wharf, and from time to time there are gang figures with swords to act as managers to maintain order. It seems that this dock is also the sphere of influence divided by a certain gang.
Because it is a rice distribution center, it has also formed a rice trading market, and Hengshui people can buy relatively cheap rice and grain here.
Xu Feng saw at a glance that Aunt Shen's hair was scattered, her face was dusty, and she was struggling to carry the rice bag, squeezing out of the crowd with difficulty.
A sour feeling surged out of Xu Feng's heart again.
Xu Feng hurriedly ran up to take the rice bag and put it on the ground, Aunt Shen scolded a little angrily: "Don't study well, what are you going to do down the mountain!"
"Come and see you, Ah Feng misses you."
For his benefactor and family, Xu Feng has never been stingy with his flesh. "Love to speak out loud" is the optimistic Xu Feng's consistent style.
It was the first time to hear such a numb word, and when it came out of Xu Feng's mouth, Jiang Liao on the side was uncomfortable.
Aunt Shen was also embarrassed, and cut her hair, Ah Feng's adventure was completely changed, and she was very happy to say such a thing to herself.
"Mother, you rest, I'll send you the food back" Xu Feng said while giving Jiang Liao a look.
Although Jiang Liao was wooden, his heart and eyes were not stupid at all, and without saying a word, he picked up a hundred and ten catties of grain with one hand and carried it on his shoulder, unwilling to hear Xu Feng's words again, and walked towards Aunt Shen's residence alone.
Let others do the work and never interfere, which is also one of Xu Feng's consistent styles.
"The son of Jiang Blacksmith is a strong man. Aunt Shen praised.
Xu Feng followed Aunt Shen's side, picked up the good ones, and saw that the time was almost up, Shi Shiran took out the jade pendant.