"Shopkeeper, I went to Xifu Gold and Silver to deliver a message, but something happened there, and the whole shop was destroyed. I was in a hurry to come back to report the news, and I met two people at the door, claiming to be from the Criminal Department and wanted to see the shopkeeper. The man said respectfully as he had thought of it.

This shopkeeper Hu is about forty years old, he is a shrewd and old-fashioned middle-aged man, frowning slightly, "What are the people from the Criminal Department looking for me to do?" Bring them in, and then you can go to the rouge shop and look at the shop. ”

The guy led the two into the door, Li Yuanying looked at the familiar figure, nodded and smiled: "Like, really similar!" From the moment I came to this door, I knew that eight or nine would never leave ten. ”

It's not familiar, it turns out that the seat of this head office is the grocery store that sold Hu people's skin goods Lao Hu back then, just at the mouth of the alley in the southeast lane of Xishi, the most prosperous place.

Li Yuanba asked: "Hou Shengzi, who are you?" ”

"Oh? I don't know what advice the two adults of the Criminal Department have? That's the ancestor, I'm the great-grandson of the great-grandson. Not only was the shopkeeper puzzled, but the guy was also curious.

Li Yuanying said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, we have an old relationship with your ancestor, and we are here to worship Lingzu." ”

"Oh? How could it be? "Shopkeeper Hu will be suspicious.

"What? Inconvenience? Li Yuanying asked.

Where does the convenience come from? Strangers who are not relatives or relatives, can they enter the ancestral hall casually? Shopkeeper Hu had a discussion in his heart, but it was not good to offend the people of the Criminal Department, looking at the other party's gray hair, maybe it was the real ancestor, hesitated for a moment, nodded and agreed, "Two please." ”

After figuring out the cause and effect, the guy was no longer curious, and went out to see the shop.

It is said that it is an ancestral hall, but in fact, it is a small room in the innermost part of the store, with several tablets, and the top one is the spiritual seat of Li Yuanying, the king of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, and then the old Hu tablet where the Hu merchant made a fortune is below, and then below is his son Hu Lai.

Looking at the tablet of the deceased, the remaining memory in his mind is still the picture of chatting with Lao Hu two years ago, and when he said goodbye, it was against the tablet, Li Yuanying was embarrassed, and seriously put on the three-pillar fragrance.

At this time, Hu Shifei, the shopkeeper's father, walked in, "Erlang, I heard that an old friend came to worship his ancestors, where did he come from?" Your grandfather had a lot of old friends, but don't lose your manners because you don't know each other. ”

"Dad, the child understands, it's these two guests."

Looking at his son's fingers, Hu Shifei, who was over the age of old, was stunned, and his whole person was trembling, that was ......

Li Yuanying smiled and stepped forward to press the old man's shoulder, "What, do you know me?" ”

"You are ......" said Old Man Hu and was about to kneel.

Covering the other party's mouth and not letting it break, Li Yuanying asked curiously: "Strange, your father Hu Lai was only a teenager back then, and he didn't have you yet, how could you recognize me?" ”

Knowing that it was necessary to keep it secret, Hu Shifei motioned to his son to go out, and emptied the backyard to prevent anyone.

When everyone retreated, Hu Shifei finally knelt on his knees and made a big salute respectfully, "Hu is confident that his descendants Hu Shifei will meet His Royal Highness King Engong Qin!" Your Highness, you, you are finally back. ”

"Yes, in a blink of an eye, more than 100 years later, the scene of drinking tea with Lao Hu is vivid, but when I say goodbye, I am separated by yin and yang. Get up, it's rare that you kid has a heart. Li Yuanying helped him up.

Hu Shifei explained: "Back then, thanks to His Royal Highness's kindness, my Hu family had a place in Chang'an and Xishi. When my grandfather and father were alive, they talked about you all the time. He told the old man that King Qin was a man among the immortals, immortal and immortal, and would return one day. Tell all the descendants of the Hu family to set up the ancestral hall of King Qin, and pray sincerely every day, and this rule must be passed down from generation to generation.

Originally, there was a portrait of you hanging here, and my father went to the tavern to ask for it. But since the Wu Zhou Dynasty, the Qin Wangfu recruited saints to retire with fear, so the younger generations were not filial and could only be taken off. ”

"Okay, don't mind, if you have something in the future, you can go to the tavern to find Shopkeeper Du for help."

Hu Shifei said: "Back to Your Highness, over the years, the Hu family has been blessed by the Qin Palace, and the Du shopkeeper has been helping to take care of it. ”

"I see." Li Yuanying looked at the elderly junior, glanced back at Lao Hu's tablet, was silent for a moment, and was about to leave, when he suddenly had a whim, "Take a paintbrush and rice paper, and I'll leave you a painting." ”

Hu Shifei was inexplicably excited, and hurriedly went out quickly, not showing the slightest antiquity in the twilight, and came back with a charcoal stick and high-quality rice paper after a while.

Seeing that it was a charcoal rod, not pen and ink, Li Yuanying took it with a smile, "It is worthy of Lao Hu's grandson." ”

Spreading out the rice paper on the table, Li Yuanying picked up the paintbrush, his eyes were slightly closed as if he was recalling, and then he opened his eyes, and the light flashed, and the paintbrush in his hand danced quickly.

After a while, I stopped writing and left a print, and a family photo of a family of three jumped on the paper, the nuanced portrayal, the vivid image, almost no different from the black and white photo.

Hu Shifei's mouth is wide open, how can he not see it? Isn't this grandpa, grandma, and the dad of his youth?

Moved eyes with tears, only to hear a plop, Hu Shifei knelt down, "Thank you Your Highness for giving you the ink treasure, so that the younger generations can see the voice of their grandparents again after many years." ”

"Alright, get up. Your grandfather and I have known each other since we were poor, and later brothers have become confidants of each other, and the relationship between the two families is excellent. Since you are a descendant of Lao Hu and have a close relationship with the Qin Palace, you don't need to see outside, just call me the fifth grandfather just like others. This is your fourth grandfather. ”

This......

After a little hesitation, Hu Shifei knew that the opportunity was rare, so he hurriedly kowtowed to the two of them in turn, this time, it was a sincere junior ceremony.

"Okay, we have something to do today, so we won't talk about it anymore." Li Yuanying stepped out of the door.

Then as soon as he walked to the door, he heard the drum sound of the watchtower, and Li Yuanying frowned, "Come to the cattle and horse merchant inn from afar?" Yao Weishu is in trouble? Let's take a look. ”

"Dad, who are these two? Look at the way you look, recognize? Seeing his father at the door, the young shopkeeper asked in a low voice.

"Let's go, go back." Returning to the ancestral hall with his son, the gray-haired Hu Shifei stepped back, pointed to the ancestral tablet, and shouted to his son: "Kneel!" ”

Yes? Kneel? I'm ......

Shopkeeper Hu didn't dare to say much, so he could only kneel down according to his words.

"Do you still remember the ancestral rumor that our Hu family has passed down from generation to generation? Today, it has finally been fulfilled. You're a good boy. The blessings of the ancestors finally fell on your head. Hu Shifei said with emotion.

"Ancestral rumors? Which one? You mean, about His Royal Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty? Could it be, that one today is ......" Shopkeeper Hu covered his chest and didn't dare to speak.

Hu Shifei nodded, "Yes, that young one is His Royal Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty." Next to him is his brother, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, the king of Zhao of Xifu, and the founding emperor who later opened up the country of Zhao in Australia. ”

"That's King Qin? Oh my God, as the ancestors said, King Qin is an immortal immortal. It's worth it to see him in this life! It's a pity that you sent me out just now, and I should have kowtowed to his old man. Shopkeeper Hu complained.

Hu Shifei knocked his son's head with the picture scroll in his hand, "What do you kid think, I don't know?" Put away your little thoughts. Our Hu family, under the protection of the Qin Palace, has today, and we must remember our identity. What the Qin Wangfu didn't give, we must not reach out and ask for it. King Qin's great grace, our Hu family, we can't repay it in a few lifetimes, you don't have to forget. ”

"However, His Royal Highness King Qin remembered the friendship with your great-ancestor, but he did not treat him lightly, let me see my grandchildren in the future, and leave a pair of ink treasures." As he spoke, Hu Shifei opened the picture scroll.

Shopkeeper Hu looked at it for a long time and wondered, "Dad, what is this?" How do I look at it, this young boy in it looks a little like me when I was a child? ”

Smack, a slap on the back of his son's head, "Bastard!" This is a portrait of your great-grandfather and great-grandmother, and the boy in it is your grandfather when he was young. It was painted by King Qin just now with his own hands from memory, you see the inscription. He is known as the god of painting, and this painting will be the heirloom of my Hu family in the future, and it is also our talisman. ”