Volume 1 The Clouds of the Past Chapter 1 A Scene from a Grocery Store
The weather turned autumn, and the cool autumn wind blew all over the streets and alleys of Yunyan Town.
Probably because of the lack of clothes today, Xu Zhongde, the nominal shopkeeper of the grocery store, shrunk his neck. As if the last patience had been dissipated by this autumn wind, he turned his gaze again to the young man who was blocking the doorway, staying in front of the goods, and rubbed his hand on his forehead a few times, well hiding the frowning brow of dissatisfaction.
I don't know when the young man who walked in the door was quite handsome, wearing a Taoist robe and a peachwood sword hanging behind him, claiming to look at it casually, but then he stood in place and started to froze.
Xu Zhongde has been staring at the young man for a long time, except for the small copper plate hanging on the young man's waist may be worth a few dollars, Xu Zhongde can no longer find anything valuable, thinking about it like this, the more he feels that the other party is an eyesore, if it is a beautiful woman, blocking my door, I will take it as an eye-catching forbearance, you man blocked my door and didn't buy anything, isn't this looking for trouble?
Thinking of this, Xu Zhongde pulled over the young man who was standing next to him with his elbows on the counter, bored and yawning, and whispered, "Xu Huan, drive him out." ”
"Huh?" The young man known as Xu Huan raised his head, glanced around with those sleepy eyes, and said lazily: "Second uncle, this is the first guest today. ”
"Then why don't you hurry up and entertain?" Xu Zhongde snorted coldly.
"Why me?"
"What are you talking about? I'm an elder. Xu Zhongde spoke proudly.
Xu Huan, who reluctantly accepted the order, shook his head to sober himself up, and walked in the direction of the young man in the robe.
There is no Taoist temple in Yunyan Town, and the last time I saw a Taoist priest who traveled here was when I was young. At this time, seeing a young man wearing a Taoist robe, Xu Huan felt fresh, and at the same time, he couldn't help but start to wonder where the Taoist robe boy came from, and he didn't know which Taoist temple he came from?
Walking in front of the young man and taking a serious look, Xu Huan found that his robe and shoes and socks were so neat that he couldn't find the wrinkles for a while, and they were so clean that they didn't get a trace of dirt. Each tassel on the peachwood sword behind him fell vertically, without any entanglement. This is probably a meticulous person, giving Xu Huan the illusion that he doesn't even have a single loose hair on his head.
Xu Huan smiled and said, "This guest." ”
The young man in the Taoist robe who heard the voice tilted his head slightly, and asked puzzledly: "Master, the people are already gone, why do you think about it?" ”
Xu Huan was stunned for a moment, repeatedly confirming that the other party's orientation was obviously talking to him, and said a little embarrassedly: "This guest, how can I be?" ”
The young man in the Taoist robe looked around blankly, only then did he realize that he had inadvertently walked into a grocery store, and hurriedly saluted solemnly to the young man behind him, and apologized: "I just thought about things and thought about it, and I caused you trouble." ”
Xu Huan didn't expect him to come here, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay." ”
Seeing that the other party didn't know what to say for a while, the young man in the robe quickly found that the original embarrassing atmosphere had changed into another more subtle embarrassment, he scratched his head, clasped his fists and said, "My name is Li Xuankong, I don't know what Brother Tai is called?" ”
Xu Huan subconsciously learned from him to hold his fists, and responded politely: "Xu Huan." ”
Seeing that the young man in front of him had no embarrassment on his face, and changed the topic without a trace, the admiration in Xu Huan's heart spontaneously arose, thinking that this person had a dusty temperament, and his words were even more amazing. If the word "master" was not added to the previous words, it would have been very mastery.
Xu Huan quickly remembered the second uncle's order, thinking that this was the first guest, and he had to receive it well, so he asked politely before the other party could speak: "Brother Li, I don't know if I need to buy something." ”
The young man who claimed to be Li Xuankong had inadvertently walked into the store, naturally it was impossible for him to come with a purpose, and when he heard Xu Huan's question, he felt even more embarrassed, and quickly looked around, only then did he unexpectedly notice that there was a row of wooden swords, compasses, bells and other shelves far away from the daily necessities placed on the other side, so he picked up a wooden sword and said in surprise: "What are these?" ”
Xu Huan looked at Xu Zhongde behind him and took a deep look, and said in an extremely determined tone: "This is the most precious item in our store. ”
"The most precious item?" Li Xuankong suddenly became interested.
"That's right." Xu Huan smiled, "It's not a secret, these are magic weapons that have been obtained through a lot of hardships." ”
This is really a bit against his will, Xu Huan, who can't make it up, glanced back at Xu Zhongde and turned his head sideways.
Xu Huan originally wanted the second uncle to personally go into battle to sell his proud things, but he didn't expect that the second uncle's eyes had already lit up when he heard Li Xuankong's question, and as soon as Xu Huan turned his head, he saw Xu Zhongde rushing towards him like a bucket, and before he had time to dodge, he was squeezed aside.
Li Xuankong, who listened to Xu Huan's unfathomable words, frowned, lowered his head and carefully looked at the wooden sword in his hand, but he didn't see its specialness, no matter how you looked at it, it was just a shoddy wooden sword.
When Li Xuankong looked up, Xu Huan, who was standing in front of him, was gone, replaced by a middle-aged fat man with a kind smile.
Li Xuankong thought that this was probably the shopkeeper, so he politely asked, "Shopkeeper, is this really a magic weapon?" ”
"That's right." Xu Zhongde said with a kind smile: "This is the magic weapon that I have gone through a lot of hardships and nine deaths, Dao Chief, please see, the peach wood sword in your hand is said to be made of Xuan Tao wood......
Li Xuan, who heard "Xuan Taomu", was stunned for a moment, then showed a strange smile and put down the wooden sword.
"It seems that the Dao Master is not interested in this wooden sword." Xu Zhongde hurriedly picked up a compass with a notch on the shelf, and Zhengse introduced: "I don't know if the Taoist chief is proficient in the art of feng shui?" This compass is definitely the best choice for finding the dragon vein and choosing the yin house! According to legend, this is the compass used by the Wenling immortals back then, if it can fit with its spirit, it will have the power to attract the luck of heaven and earth! ”
Li Xuankong, who saw the compass, trembled his body, his eyes flashed in disbelief, he took it in his hand and observed it carefully, and after a long time, he calmed down and raised his head and asked, "How can I sell this compass?" ”
Xu Huan blinked when he saw this.
He thought that Li Xuankong was just idle and had nothing to ask, but he didn't expect that the other party was really unpredictable, and his eyes were so vicious, he actually fell in love with a compass? What's so special about that compass? Xu Huan pondered hard, and then he thought that this compass could make any direction become the south, which was indeed extremely special.
Seeing that the other party's reaction was obviously in love with this compass, Xu Zhongde was proud of his vicious eyes, and wanted to brush his chin to make a tall beard, but he was embarrassed to remember that the beard on his chin was not long enough.
"Isn't this compass for sale?" Li Xuankong saw that the other party did not speak, and said in confusion.
"Sell! Naturally, it is sold! Xu Zhongde didn't bother to brush his beard and pretend to be a tall man, so he smiled and said, "Dao Chang really has a good eye!" I must have felt the slightest wisp of fairy charm from the compass. This compass is my treasure, if you insist on buying it, how about I only charge you fifty copper coins? ”
"Fifty copper coins?" Li Xuankong nodded and said, "Deal." ”
Xu Zhongde saw that the other party agreed so decisively, and suddenly regretted that he didn't shout more prices.
However, as long as these things can be sold, Xu Zhongde is already very satisfied, so this thought only flashed for a moment, and Xu Zhongde looked at the other party with a blank eye, thinking to himself, why is this guy so slow to get money?
Under Xu Huan's surprised gaze and Xu Zhongde's expectant gaze, Li Xuankong took out a silver ticket out of nowhere, and after confirming that the denomination was fifty, he stretched out his hand and handed it to Xu Zhongde.
A silver ticket with a denomination of fifty is just the equivalent of fifty copper coins.
Li Xuankong was about to hand the money to the shopkeeper, Xu Zhongde hurriedly snatched the silver ticket from the young man's hand, for fear that if he was a step too late, the young man would regret it, and the fifty copper coins would also disappear.
Xu Huan, who was watching this scene, secretly thought about it, it seems that it only cost a total of fifteen copper coins to buy that batch of broken copper and iron, right? How can this compass sell fifty copper coins? It's really a dare to shout and a dare to sell.
The other party paid the money so decisively, so that Xu Huan was a little suspicious that the compass was actually a magic weapon, but soon he shook his head, the compass was obviously an inferior product, not to mention that the workmanship and texture of the materials were the most inferior, last time Xu Huan accidentally dropped it on the ground, and also fell out of a few gaps in the compass, not to mention the pointer in the middle that had failed and had never been moved. If the so-called magic weapons are all of this quality, Xu Huan feels that the kitchen knives at home can also compete for the artifact list.
Xu Zhongde, who put away the money, seemed to be a little overexcited, his smiling face became exaggerated, and the fat on his face that was squeezed aside by his mouth was folded into folds, and the layers of folds became a smiling face with a wild smile, which made Xu Huan feel frightened for a while, and it was expected that the young man standing opposite the second uncle would definitely not feel comfortable seeing so many smiling faces.
Xu Zhongde rubbed his hands and continued to approach the young man, pointed to the iron rod beside him and said: "Dao Chief, why don't you take a look at this magic weapon, this is a demon-slaying stick, according to legend, it is ......"
"That's not necessary, that's not necessary." Li Xuankong obviously had no interest in other magic weapons, for fear of being entangled by Xu Zhongde, so he quickly stopped Xu Zhongde's words, and remembered the entrustment of the elders in the door, and said goodbye: "Shopkeeper, I have some things to deal with, so I won't stay anymore." ”
Xu Zhongde looked at Li Xuankong's figure that left quickly and then completely disappeared on the street, scratched his head and said to Xu Huan: "Why did this kid go so fast, are you afraid that I will regret it?" ”
Xu Huan smiled: "Second uncle, you are really joking." ”
"Hmph." Xu Zhongde returned to the counter, picked it up, and tried his best to hide the smug look in his heart, but the face and the words in his mouth really couldn't hide anything: "Who said that no one even wanted these magic weapons to give away?" Xu Huan, you are still too young to see the true value of the item, far less than one-ten-thousandth of the second uncle. ”
Xu Huan hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes, second uncle, you are unparalleled in the world, and the entire Yunyan Town has to crawl under your feet." ”
Xu Zhongde smiled: "I love to hear this."
Xu Huan looked at the place where Li Xuankong was standing, and muttered to himself: "Treating money as dung, it is really very mastery." ”