Chapter 34: Waiting for Someone
After the shopkeeper returned to the wine shop, he told the shopkeeper that he was willing to move the storytelling place to the wine shop. The shopkeeper was happy for three days, and he looked forward to the arrival of the gentleman.
But until sunset on the third day, he still didn't see him.
The shopkeeper will poke out from time to time to watch, starting from noon until the sun sets.
Waiting with the shopkeeper in the liquor shop were the pavilion chief and his two sons.
Wang Dahe and Wang Jixi each had a wine bowl in front of them, Wang Xiaoyan made a mistake and was embarrassed to ask for a bowl to drink.
The three of them also accompanied the shopkeeper from sunrise to sunset, sent away waves of guests, and drank two pots of wine intermittently.
If it weren't for the pavilion chief, it is estimated that the shopkeeper would have wanted to drive people away.
It's really occupying the pit and not!
The shopkeeper's brows furrowed slightly, and he had a guess in his heart, could it be that the father and son of the old Wang family were also waiting for Mr. Shi?
After the three of them drank a pot of wine, the shopkeeper personally carried the jar of wine.
Taking advantage of the gap between serving wine, he asked, "Pavilion Chief, is this waiting for someone?" ”
Wang Dahe smiled and nodded.
The shopkeeper asked again, "Is it Mr. Shi?" ”
Wang Dahe's face was embarrassed, but he still nodded.
Shopkeeper Liu looked out of the door, and the sun was about to hide behind the mountain.
Wang Xiaoyan became more and more uneasy.
"Mr. Shi shouldn't be here today...... right," Shopkeeper Liu muttered, unable to hide the loss in his heart.
What a good young man, but unfortunately not every day.
Shopkeeper Liu has always regarded Shi Yu as a relatively outstanding junior.
I looked up at a poem hanging on the wall, there was no title, and it was not a good work, but the shopkeeper read it smoothly, and there was a smile on his face.
That little master still loves our wine shop the most.
"Can the shopkeeper tell us about that Mr. Shi?" Wang Dahe's eldest son Wang Jixi looked at Shopkeeper Liu with a smile, the best thing in the whole town to know that gentleman is the shopkeeper in front of him, he wants to know more about Shi Yu through this shopkeeper, and it will be easier to find out the temperament of that gentleman.
Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Liu immediately had a smile on his face, and said with a radiant expression: "That little gentleman, it's amazing, he does things for people without leakage, especially his manners are elegant, of course, he can't compare to Mr. Wang, but it's also very rare." ”
Shopkeeper Liu looked at Wang Jixi, in front of this scholar, who is known as the most knowledgeable scholar in the town, talking about other people's knowledge, it is still necessary to pay a little more attention.
Wang Jixi's face did not change, with a faint smile on his face, he looked at the shopkeeper quietly, just waiting for him to come.
Shopkeeper Liu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Learning is one thing, the most admirable thing is Mr. Xiao's insight, many stories told are like seeing them with his own eyes, many details that ordinary people can't think of, he can tell them one by one, vivid, I am sure, Mr. Xiao has been to many places, at least not like me to stay in this mountain all his life." ”
Wang Jixi nodded and said, "I have heard of this gentleman for a long time, and the shopkeeper's evaluation is very pertinent." ”
This was very useful to the shopkeeper Liu, he shook his head with satisfaction and smiled.
Immediately, as if he remembered something, he said, "If the pavilion chief wants to find that gentleman, it must not be too difficult, why are you waiting here?" ”
Wang Dahe smiled bitterly, pointed to Wang Xiaoyan, who didn't dare to squeak on the side, and said: "Don't hide it from the shopkeeper Liu, the dog is not a weapon, offended that gentleman, and rashly came to visit, I am afraid it is inappropriate, so I made this decision, Mr. Shi is familiar with the shopkeeper, and it is undoubtedly the best to wait here." ”
The pavilion chief's last sentence said that Shopkeeper Liu's heart was gone, and he couldn't help but smile. But he was also secretly surprised in his heart, it seemed that he had underestimated Mr. Nashi before, Wang Xiaoyan had caused a lot of trouble in the town, but where had he ever seen the pavilion chief put on such a big battle to apologize?
Shopkeeper Liu has only one thought in his heart, that Mr. Shi Xiao, the origin is not small.
On the way in and out of the town, there were two Taoists, an old man and a young man, who waited for a long time like everyone in the wine shop.
The old Taoist sat on the edge of the stone and said, "Taier, you are not well-informed, why haven't you seen the gentleman you said this day?" ”
Taier Xiaodaoren stood on tiptoe, put one hand on his forehead, looked at the winding path on the mountain, frowned and said, "No, Mr. is usually very punctual." ”
"Could it be that you didn't enter the town from this side today?" The old Taoist was also a little confused.
"Why don't we go to town?" Taiji looked at the master, "Mr. has a tavern over there, maybe over there?" ”
"That's all it can be."
The old Taoist got up with difficulty on crutches, and walked towards the town with the support of the Taoist.
Several people in the liquor store were silent.
Wang Jixi looked out the window in a daze.
Wang Dahe sighed, feeling melancholy in his heart, it seems that Mr. will not come tonight.
It's just that I don't know if Mr. Shi's change of itinerary this time has anything to do with his stupid son. If it's because of this, then it's a big problem.
Several people were relatively speechless, thinking about each other.
Night falls.
There were no more customers in the wine shop, only the three members of the pavilion chief's family and the shopkeeper sat together.
The shopkeeper dozed off on the table, Mr. didn't come today, and he couldn't lift his spirits when he poured wine.
A cloth shoe crossed the threshold, several people looked up at the same time, and even the shopkeeper immediately came to his senses.
It's a pity that there are two Taoist priests, one old and one young.
Seeing the little Taoist, Wang Xiaoyan stood up suddenly, pointed at the little Taoist and stammered, "You...... You ......"
He looked at his father again, still stammering: "He...... He ......"
The little Taoist hid behind the master.
Wang Dahe's face sank, and he slapped Wang Xiaoyan's head and scolded: "Mouth scoop? ”
"He is the one who was the day and the one with the surname Shi...... Mr. a piece of the bull's nose! ”
As soon as these words came out, Wang Dahe was stunned, but Wang Jixi reacted very quickly, hurriedly got up, and said to the old Taoist: "Wang Jixi has seen the old immortal. ”
The old Taoist didn't know why, so he hurriedly replied: "Wang Gongzi is too polite." ”
Wang Dahe pulled Wang Xiaoyan aside and said, "Dao Chief, come and sit down." ”
The old Taoist scratched his head and walked over with a smile, thinking, when did the poor Dao become so famous?
The Taoist whispered to reveal the reason, "It's the fat dun, Mr. Blocked." ”
The old man knew it, so he said when the old man had such a big reputation. But there is still a doubt in my heart, what did these people call it to do? Because of the little apprentice's business, he is a master? Hongmen Banquet? Then why is the smile so sincere, so hard to shirk?
Walked over and sat in the position where Wang Xiaoyan was originally sitting, side by side with Wang Jixi.
Wang Dahe got straight to the point and said: "Dao Chang and Mr. Shi are acquaintances? ”
The old Taoist was shocked, and sure enough, it was Xingshi who asked for guilt!
After thinking about it for a while, Lao Dao still said: "I don't know each other, I haven't even seen each other, but I have heard my little apprentice talk about it, if you really talk about it, the poor road is not as familiar as my little apprentice." ”
Wang Dahe frowned slightly.
The old Taoist saw it in his eyes, but continued: "I don't know what the adults are looking for Mr. Shi? If there is a conflict, the old man has the courage to be a peacemaker, and say a word for Mr. Shi, so that he can earn more money to buy food for the children, and Mr. Shi's character is definitely not bad, and I am afraid that there is some misunderstanding. ”
Wang Dahe was embarrassed, feeling that the Taoist chief had misunderstood, and he decided in his heart that this Taoist chief had something to do with that gentleman.
Wang Jixi smiled bitterly: "What did the Taoist chief say, where do we dare to conflict with Mr. Shi?" It's my younger brother who can't make it, I bumped into Mr. Shi, so I came to this wine shop to wait for Mr., so that I could make a difference with him, and I heard my brother say that the Taoist chief's beloved apprentice met Mr. Shi, so I hope the Taoist can introduce him. ”
The old Taoist laughed dumbly.
It turned out to be a fellow practitioner.
The old Taoist became more and more sure that Mr. Shi must not be an ordinary person, otherwise why did this rich kid need such a big apology for his actions?
"Poor Dao is telling the truth, Poor Dao and Mr. Shi really don't know each other, and I came here to hear the apprentice talk about that gentleman, so I specially came to meet Mr. Shi." The old man's face was sad.
"I see."
Wang Dahe's heart was even more bitter.
Shopkeeper Liu was a little shocked, Mr. Shi is already so famous in the town? He knows these two groups of people, the three of Taoyuan Pavilion's pavilion chief, father and son, the old Taoist chief of the Taoist temple in the peach forest and his beloved disciple, are all here to find Mr. Shi?
It seems that he still underestimated the young gentleman.
I was able to make friends with my peers before, but I am afraid that there will be a gap in the future, and when I see that gentleman again, Zhihu feels inferior.
Friendship is not so pure.
Just like the poor people, when they encounter high-ranking officials and nobles, they must always be involuntarily cautious, for fear of saying the wrong thing.
Shi Yu, who was in the Broken Soul Cliff, of course didn't know that there were many people, and he waited for a day.
After Li Xiao said that he was about to leave, he didn't let him go down the mountain, and instructed him in swordsmanship every day, and even drank less wine.
The place where Shi Yu practiced his sword was still the stream, and he still didn't use a sword, but a bamboo branch in one hand and a tree branch in the other.
Li Xiao sat on the boulder on the side, raising the scabbard from time to time to correct Shi Yu's sword posture.
Under Li Xiao's guidance, Shi Yu's swordsmanship has made rapid progress, and in just a few days, he has mastered the basic routine of the double sword duel.
Although the sword is not proficient, it is no longer clumsy.
In Li Xiao's words, after playing a set, it was quite smooth.
Li Xiao did not object to Shi Yu's boxing practice, nor did he support it.
Helian Xue is right, but it is easier to boil the body when practicing boxing, but it is easier to be affected by boxing moves and sword moves, for a swordsman, the gains outweigh the losses.
This is also the reason why Li Xiao has to ask Shi Yu to practice swords under the waterfall, there are many ways to boil up the body, it is not necessary to practice boxing, Li Xiao's method is actually more effective.
After three days of tireless practice, Shi Yu not only made achievements in the double sword decision, but even the swordsmanship of the Nine Swords Gate also improved, and finally comprehended that strong character.
There is even a great momentum to comprehend the fifth form of 'benefit' and the sixth form of 'qi' in one fell swoop.
It's not how quickly Shi Yu's talent for sword training has improved, but after embarking on the path of cultivation, his understanding of sword moves has become much clearer.