In fact, Tang Shan thought too much. Even if the little girl's behavior is a little absurd, it is far from being so evil.

The little girl quietly returned to the room, and as soon as she turned on the light, she stretched out her tongue to Tang Shan, and said in a low voice:

"The lock on the door hasn't been changed yet, but the key is still on you, right?"

Tang Shan was still dreaming, and he didn't understand for a while, so he responded blankly. The little girl continued:

"You hide for a while, and when my mother falls asleep, you go up quietly."

This time, Tang Shan understood, and the dream that had not yet been woven was popped like a soap bubble, and he couldn't help but be disappointed. It turned out that he didn't have the opportunity to sleep in the same room with a beautiful little girl, so they just let him hide. What is a blessing in disguise is, after all, wishful thinking.

Seeing that Tang Shan was silent, the little girl comforted:

"My mom lost a lot of money playing mahjong tonight and was in a bad mood. She's like this, sometimes she doesn't care about anything when her temper comes up, but she basically has no intentions. Don't worry about her, let alone talk back, after this gust of wind, there will be nothing. ”

Tang Shan looked at the little girl's clear eyes and innocent expression, and secretly laughed at his own bad intentions, people are kind enough to help you, and you think about it crookedly.

But after thinking about it, Tang Shan felt that this little girl was a little unbelievably bold, and in the middle of the night, she dared to bring a big man into the room, no matter what the reason, it was difficult not to make people feel bad.

Tang Shan laughed silently and asked, "What's your name?" ”

The little girl particularly emphasized: "My mother's surname is Fang, and my name is Fang Tang." ”

Tang Shan couldn't help laughing, thinking to himself, you are a human being as your name, and acting is really a bit ridiculous. Fortunately, you met me, and I'm not a complete villain, if some other street hooligan forcibly does you tonight, you won't have a place to reason.

The little girl saw that Tang Shan fell silent again, thinking that he was still struggling with the rent, so she comforted him again in an old-fashioned manner:

"Wake up early tomorrow and go out while my mom is on the street to buy groceries, and try to get money to pay the rent. No, you come back in the evening and say that the money is given to me, and let me deal with her for a few days. ”

When Tang Shan heard this, the evil thoughts in his heart dissipated without a trace, and he was almost moved inexplicably, and he was almost about to walk up and grab someone's hand, and just about to raise his feet, he felt abrupt and rude, and immediately paused, thanked him vigorously in his mouth, and introduced himself incoherently:

"Thank you, thank you. My surname is Tang, and my name is Tangshan. ”

Fang Tang immediately put his finger to his mouth, "shhh

"Don't talk so loudly, let my mother hear it, come and see you hiding here, not only will I kill you, but even I will not escape."

Tang Shan was shocked to realize that not only did he almost lose his behavior, but his voice was also out of control. Sorry for a smile, I also learned to listen to Fang Tang for a while, thinking in my heart, lonely men and widows are in the same room, and it is the middle of the night, and my concentration is not enough, it is inevitable that I will make mistakes, it is better to leave early.

Besides, the little girl is still a student, and she has to go to class tomorrow, so she can't be harassed too late. So Tang Shan pointed to the door, lowered his voice and said goodbye:

"Your mom should be asleep. I'll go up first, and you can go to bed early. ”

Fang Tang nodded. Tang Shan walked towards the door, and was just about to reach out to open the door, Fang Tang "hey" in the back, Tang Shan turned his head, she waved at him with a red face and said:

"Brother Tom, see you tomorrow."

Tang Shan's heart fluttered again, his throat was a little tight, and he replied in a rustling voice:

"See you tomorrow."

What Tang Shan never expected was that "goodbye" Fang Tang would not be tomorrow, but two years later.

The two missed their respective two years of life in this way.

It is said that Tang Shan returned to the room this night, thinking alone, and he didn't know where to get money tomorrow, and it seemed that he would have to experience the feeling of being kicked out by the square-faced woman again; Even if he really said that the money was given to Fang Tang, how long could he be deceived? In case of an incident, the square-faced woman is estimated to cause him even more embarrassment.

After thinking about it, Tang Shan decided that it would be better to go to his friend Chen Yusheng's house for a while; Although you are free here, you have no money to pay rent, and being scolded by others is a humiliation in any case.

Early the next morning, Tang Shan got up early, just as Fang Tang expected, Fang Lian went to the street to buy vegetables, the other tenants were basically still sleeping, and Fang Tang himself did not get up. The door was open, and Tang Shan carried his broken bag and quietly walked alone.

Walking to the Dongli Bridge, I remembered the first day I had just escaped from school, and the old man I met at the bridge, but I still don't know the other party's name, and I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Tang Shan looked at the sky, it was still early, there were few people on the bridge, Chen Yusheng was estimated to be still in the bed at the moment, Tang Shan hesitated on the bridge for a while, then turned around and came to the bridge hole below.

This is the third time Tangshan has walked here. The first time was to follow the old man in, and the other party gouged out all kinds of strange tree roots in front of his eyes, and then sold them as medicine at the bridge; The second time was when Tang Shan came in and found the old man's message, and rushed to the western suburbs shipyard as he said.

Now this is the third time, and Tang Shan only hopes to spend a little time here, so as not to knock on the door of Chen Yusheng's house early in the morning.

Standing in the place where the old man buried the roots of the tree before, Tang Shan's heart suddenly moved, the old man is dead, the roots in the soil should still be there, it is better to dig them out, and try to sell them as medicine in Qiaotou, if you can cheat one and count one, it is good to earn money for a bowl of rice noodles.

So Tang Shan squatted down, like a dog, and scraped his hands on the ground. After a while, he came to the bridge with more than a dozen tree roots and set up a position to sell counterfeit medicines.

There were no flags behind them, and there was no blue cloth on the ground, but the roots were laid on the ground. Everything was too shabby, and Tang Shan thought that if he made some money today, he should also make a signboard like an old man, even if it was to write a few words on waste paper.

Thinking of this, Tang Shan laughed at himself again, damn, do you still want to take this thing as a serious business and do it for a long time? It's too unproductive.

Tang Shan sat at the head of the bridge, learning from the old man before, with a serious face, crossing the river without squinting and looking at the river below. It's a pity that there are no sunglasses, so it's a little bit more mysterious.

There were more people on the bridge, and some people ignored him, and most people cast curious glances.

After waiting for a long time, a middle-aged man who looked like a monkey finally squatted down in front of Tangshan's stall, fiddling with a few strange-shaped tree roots in one hand, and asked casually:

"What is this thing for?"

Tang Shan still did not squint, and in a low and mysterious tone, he recited the advertising slogan on the old man's banner before:

"Dredging yin and yang, reconciling men and women."

After a pause, he said: "Just one dose of magic medicine will give you back the happiness of the world." ”

The thin monkey man's face was full of suspicion: "Really? ”

Tang Shan couldn't hold back a smile, tried his best to keep his face and said, "Whether it's true or not, you'll know if you try it." ”

At this time, a few people came around to watch the excitement, after all, Tang Shan was still inexperienced, and he was alone, so he was a little panicked.

A guy seemed to suddenly find an alien and asked in surprise, "Hey, wasn't the old man who used to sell medicine here?" Why is it a dime boy now? ”

Tang Shan replied solemnly: "It seems that this gentleman is a repeat customer." To tell you the truth, I am the old man's apprentice, and the master went up to the mountain to collect medicine today. ”

As soon as others heard this nonsense, they were half-convinced, and the gossip mentality was troublesome, and they began to talk about it.

After all, Tang Shan is still inexperienced, so he can only bluff for a while, and then in the face of some tricky and strange topics, he mostly stammered and couldn't answer, and he panicked, so he kept pretending to be deep with a strained face, and turned a deaf ear to other people's questions.

As a result, the crowd's interest suddenly lost and gradually dispersed.

After spending most of the morning, Tangshan only sold a tree root, which was originally priced at a hundred yuan, but the pale customer, who looked like he had kidney deficiency and frequent urination, was reluctant to pay the money, and after a long time, he threw down fifty yuan and left quickly.

Tang Shan sat with a sore back and a lot of rumbling in his stomach; Although he didn't need to speak, the muscles on his face were tense for a long time, and they began to stiffen. He felt that he was about to run out of it, so he closed the stall.

When he walked into the bridge cave again, when he was quiet, Tang Shan suddenly remembered that when the old man was dying, he had confessed four things to himself, the first of which was that he could not reveal his knowledge of the old man to others at will. Unexpectedly, just a month later, he broke this first precept, and actually claimed to be the old man's apprentice at the bridge.

Tang Shan pessimistically guessed that if the idlers at the bridge just now spread the news of the old man and his apprentices, then the trouble that happened to the old man more than a month ago might not be transferred to himself.

Unfortunately, Tang Shan guessed correctly, today's fierce wave did bring endless trouble to his later life, and even almost killed him. That's for later.

Now Tangshan just wants to eliminate the negative impact just now as soon as possible, and the only way to do it is to re-bury the remaining tree roots, and even if he is poor in the future, he will not sell counterfeit medicines, let alone claim to know the old man.

Tang Shan squatted down, digging in the original place, digging almost, before piling into the roots, he thought again, since he had made up his mind not to do this business in the future, he would not dig a little deeper and bury a little better.

These roots are probably the only relics left by the old man in the world, and he is the only friend of the old man in the world.

So Tang Shan endured the pain of his fingers and continued to dig. Unexpectedly, this deep digging dug out the famous.

After digging a few times, Tang Shan's middle finger touched a hard object, and the top of his fingernails hurt. It was supposed to be a stone or brick, but when you peel off the dirt around it, it looks like a piece of wood. Widening it a little more, Tang Shan couldn't help but be surprised:

It turned out that there was a wooden box buried underneath.

The wooden box is covered with black lacquer, which can be seen by the light, and it seems to be antiseptic; The length and width are slightly larger than a textbook and thicker than a dictionary.

After Tang Shan was shocked, there was another burst of ecstasy, could it be that this was some treasure left by the old man? If you can't get it, it's a gold bar, or a silver dollar or something. The old man's family background is so bizarre, even if it is not gold and silver, it must be a valuable play. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to bury it so mysteriously.

Tang Shan's heart beat faster, his hands trembled, and he slowly took the box out of the dirt pit. Halfway through, he was a little disappointed. Because judging by the weight, it is definitely not gold and silver, nor is it a jade antique.

Putting the wooden box on the ground, Tang Shan couldn't wait to reach out and open it. Halfway through his hand, he suddenly hesitated, thinking, the thing is so strangely hidden, what if he opens the lid and comes out of something? Didn't I die unjustly?

His hand stopped in the air for a long time, and finally he was ruthless in his heart, and scolded himself:

"Damn, you've read too many martial arts novels, right? Where in the world are there so many hidden weapons? ”

With a snap of his fingers, the lid of the wooden box was easily removed. There is indeed no hidden weapon, there is a book in it, it looks antique, I don't know what era it was published in, and the cover is upright with five big characters in Lishu:

Eighteen changes in Jinpeng

Tang Shan flipped through it in his hand and knew that it was a chess book handed down from ancient times.