Boss Xie's business in the flower and bird market is not small, not to mention the variety of birds in his store, and the quality is indeed beyond his peers, plus Mr. Xie also has some business acumen, some strange birds, even if no one in the local area buys to raise and play, he will get one or two, hang in front of his store to attract customers, so the business in the store is also booming, and the store closes later than others every day.

On this day, I finally sent away all the guests, Boss Xie beckoned Xiao Er to take in the birdcages hanging outside, and the food that should be fed was refilled, and the water cups were also set up for those who should be drunk, and when they were cleaned up, Xiao Er also left, and it was completely dark. This money is really hard to earn, and almost all the time of the day except for going home and sleeping, is set up in this market.

Boss Xie changed his clothes, checked the affairs that were not missed, pushed the door and prepared to take down the lantern at the door and extinguish it, and then go home to rest. The door had just been opened a crack, and it suddenly flicked in his direction, almost not hitting him with a blue nose and swollen face, but fortunately, Boss Xie moved quickly and dodged this blow.

By the light of the lantern at the door, Boss Xie saw a middle-aged thin man wearing a gray-brown robe and a blue belt around his waist standing opposite him, with no expression on his face.

"This guest officer, the shop has closed and is no longer doing business, you see. After saying these words, Boss Xie raised his hand and drew a circle inside, the black light was blinding, and he was indeed going to close the door and go home.

"Big business. "The robe stranger speaks with an urn and a loud voice, and he cherishes words like gold.

"I don't do big business, I really don't do it, you better go back." Boss Xie looked at the strange people who came, and was a little scared, and turned around to lock the door as he spoke, not daring to look at the other party's appearance.

"Buy pigeons, carrier pigeons. The robe freak spat out a few more words.

"Oh, I'm even more sorry for you, I don't sell ready-made pigeons, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Boss Xie's hands trembled a little, and the copper lock in his hand was pressed several times without aiming at the keyhole, so he could only pretend to be calm.

The robe monster turned to the side and turned diagonally opposite Boss Xie, and the two of them looked face to face by the light of the lantern. Boss Xie tried not to look at the other party, pressed the copper lock again, but it was still not locked, and his ten fingers shook without obeying the call, plus his heart was completely bottomless, and his hand slipped, and the copper lock simply fell to the ground, making a "clanging" sound.

"I'll help you. The robe weirdo bent down to pick up the lock, and then the moment he got up, he pushed Boss Xie's waist, Boss Xie had no roots in his heart, and he involuntarily slammed the door open with his body and fell directly into the room.

"Guest, you ...... What the hell are you going to do?" Boss Xie was so scared that he was about to cry, "I'm a small businessman, and I have never offended you." ”

"Who did you put the carrier pigeon of Xiuchun Lou for?" the man in the robe finally said a long sentence.

In the dark, Boss Xie couldn't see the other party's expression, but his heart was completely dead. Gongsun Shengqiu sent him to release the pigeon this plan, he felt many times in his heart, did not feel that there would be a mistake, in this flower and bird market, there are forty or fifty merchants selling pigeons, the other party can not grow wings and follow the pigeon to fly to their own store. He was only responsible for the pigeon, and he didn't know what the contents of the wax paper roll were. It didn't take long for a strange person to come to the door, and this strange person seemed to make him feel that the six gods had no master, and his heart and liver trembled.

"What embroidered spring building, what carrier pigeon?" Boss Xie was making the last resistance, but his tone was extremely frightened and sharp, and it sounded like a cat had been trampled on its tail.

"Boss Xie, it's not good to lie. The robe stranger suddenly giggled twice for no reason, and then took out a thing from his waist that looked like a grasshopper cage, but was only half the size of a grasshopper cage, this thing emitted a faint blue light in the dark, and there seemed to be water waves on the surface, which looked very weird.

"Save ......" Boss Xie just wanted to shout for help, but he saw the robe stranger in the dark wave his hand, and a black shadow instantly came out of the gnat's cage and pounced in front of him. He watched the black shadow change in the air like a kneaded dough, and finally turned into a blue skull, and finally couldn't hold back, and the two legs curled up on the ground shivered uncontrollably, and then a warm and bloody liquid flowed down from the middle of the legs.

"I have money, I will give you all the money he gave me, you spare my life, I am old and young. After Boss Xie sent Hu Falcon to Gongsun Shengqiu, Gongsun Shengqiu felt that he was a person who would know how to do things, so he entrusted him with the matter of borrowing carrier pigeons, and gave him a large amount of hush money.

"Don't want money, you want people. After the robe weirdo finished speaking, the skull in front of Boss Xie suddenly made a smile, and then lay on Boss Xie's forearm, gradually getting smaller and smaller, Boss Xie only felt as if something was squeezing into his arm, and a chill ran down his arm all over his body.

"Gongsun Shengqiu, Gongsun Shengqiu......" He was about to lose his mind, he didn't dare to look at his hands with his eyes closed, and shouted loudly with his mouth open.

"Good. Don't say. After saying these words, the robe stranger turned around and left, Boss Xie opened his teary eyes and saw that the blue skull on his arm had returned to its original size, and he suddenly got back into the gnat cage, and then his arm began to warm up. After a cup of tea, he felt himself inhale into his lungs, and the brief incident he had just experienced made him completely frightened, and his whole body collapsed on the ground, and he began to cry loudly.

Mr. Zhou and Gongsun Guangxiao were sitting in the backyard, and the next person was waiting to set a table of good tea, and the two faced each other, no one spoke, only the freshly brewed tea was steaming. After sitting for about half a pillar of incense, the next person saw that the tea was cold, and approached respectfully and replaced the two of them with hot tea.

"There are often sorrows and joys in the world, such as the alternation of the four seasons, Brother Guangxiao, you still don't have to be too sad. Mr. Zhou was the first to break the silence.

"I'm also this age, I understand the reason, Mr. Zhou doesn't have to bother to persuade me. Gongsun Guangxiao smiled bitterly.

"I hope the old lady can carry this hurdle. Mr. Zhou took a sip of the tea in front of him and said sincerely.

"I want to ask you something else, our Gongsun and Zhou families have been friends for generations, I see that your Xue'er was born smart and smart, I don't know if you want to marry, if Xue'er has this idea, and I don't know who you have a crush on?"

"This ...... Hehehehe," Mr. Zhou laughed a few times, picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip, the fragrance of tea lingering between his lips and teeth. He paused for a while, put down the teacup, supported his left and right thighs with his two hands, leaned forward, looked at Gongsun Guangxiao's face and said seriously, "I think Xue'er has someone she likes, and it's in your grandchildren." Although you and I are commensurate with brothers, you are still my uncle when it comes to seniority, so if Xue'er can really marry, I am also very happy. ”

"Do you think Shengqiu kid, Xue'er likes it?" Gongsun Guangxiao continued to probe.

"I think Cher prefers Katsuiwa. Mr. Zhou was blunt.

"Oh, Katsuiwa, Katsuiwa is pretty good, too. Katsugaoka and Katsuiwa are all good. Gongsun Guangxiao also picked up the teacup in front of him, but he drank it all in one gulp, and then poured the water cup in front of him without seeing it, and looked back at the next person not far away, who knew the old man's eyes, and lowered his head and went out of the backyard.

"I think so, if anyone marries Xue'er, he will be the head of the young family. You don't have to wait for me to be a hundred years later, as long as the two of them add a male to the Gongsun family, I will completely delegate my power and live a life like the old lady. After speaking, Gongsun Guangxiao shook his head and added, "Life is too short." ”

"Who's to say it isn't, hey. ”

The two sat and chatted for a while, and as the night deepened, Mr. Zhou got up to say goodbye, and Gongsun Guangxiao insisted on sending him out. Not long after he walked out of the old lady's courtyard, Gongsun Shenghua happily walked over, he stretched one hand forward, and wore a thick deerskin sleeve on his entire forearm, on which stood a bird taller than the teapot in the teahouse, the bird's two long black and shiny claws grabbed the deerskin sleeve fiercely, and a long leather rope was tied to one of the claws, and the other end of the rope was held in Gongsun Shenghua's hand without a leather case. Gongsun Shengqiu followed not far behind, and the two of them seemed to be going to do something.

"Shenghua Shengqiu. Gongsun Guangxiao shouted.

"Grandpa, Mr. Zhou. ”

"Second grandfather, Mr. Zhou. ”

The two greeted each other respectfully, but Gongsun Shenghua was obviously a little scared.

"Where are you going? Carrying a bird in the middle of the night, what kind of system. Although Gongsun Guangxiao criticized mercilessly when he saw his grandson, in fact, from the bottom of his heart, Gongsun Shenghua was afraid when he saw him, and he also had a headache when he saw Gongsun Shenghua.

"Oh, second grandfather, let's go find Katsuyan. Gongsun Shengqiu knew that the second brother was scared, so he blocked it for him.

"Shengyan hasn't been at home for the past two days, what are you looking for him? After saying this, Gongsun Guangxiao shook his hand and continued to walk towards the gate with Mr. Zhou.

"I thought I didn't know, and Na Shengyan was used as a shield. Gongsun Guangxiao was angry, and he didn't look at Mr. Zhou, and said in a low voice.

"Katsuguka, this kid, is a bit of a goblin, haha. Mr. Zhou touched his beard and laughed.

"It's not good, I'm going to suffer for this, look at it. Gongsun Guangxiao also laughed, it seemed that he was just joking, and he didn't take it seriously.

After sending Mr. Zhou away, Gongsun Guangxiao planned to go back to the old lady's room to see the situation, and Dr. Huo said that if he couldn't wake up tonight, he could basically prepare for the future. Thinking of this, he was upset again, pushed the door and went in to find that in addition to his eldest brother Gongsun Guangshun and a few subordinates taking care of the old lady, Gongsun Shengqiu was actually in front of the bed.

"Okay, it's not too early, I'll change you, if I'm tired, I'll let them call the eldest sister. Gongsun Guangxiao saw that his eldest brother was present, and he was embarrassed to mention the matter of walking the bird just now, after all, he was his own grandfather, and he had to save face.

"It's okay, I've fed my dad medicine just now, it's not easy to feed, I have to break my mouth open, I've let them wipe the medicine on their necks, and they don't need to change their clothes for the time being, it's too inconvenient, let's put it on first." I'll go back first, and you can let me know if there's anything to do. After speaking, Gongsun Guangshun got up and left.

"You're not leaving?" Gongsun Guangxiao saw that his nephew was still sitting in front of the old lady's bed, and guessed that something must be wrong with him, so he asked knowingly.

"Second grandfather, I'll stay for a while. Gongsun Shengqiu said with a smile like a sensible child.

"Okay, it's rare to be filial. After saying these words, Gongsun Guangxiao stopped talking, squinted his eyes and began to be in a daze for a while.

"Second grandfather ......" I don't know how long it took, Gongsun Shengqiu shouted.

"Ah......h

"Is there any better medicine for Mr. Zhou?" Gongsun Shengqiu led the topic to Mr. Zhou.

"No, it's up to your grandfather's luck. Life and death are fate, let's not force it. ”

"Oh, you and Mr. Zhou stayed for so long and didn't say anything else?"

"What are you talking about?" Gongsun Guangxiao still pretended to be confused.

"I've told you several times. ”

"Your grandfather is like this now, how can you ask me to mention it?"

"Oh. Gongsun Shengqiu's tone clearly revealed disappointment.

"Go back, and by the way, let Mama Hong bring me the water for washing my feet. I'm tired too, it's time to soak my feet. ”

"Oh, then I'm leaving, second grandpa. After Gongsun Shengqiu finished speaking, he tucked the old lady's quilt, and then got up and left.