It's almost there.

It was raining heavily, and several carriages loomed into a halt in the rainy night.

The lights in the building are bright, the flowers are brocade, and the laughter of the warblers and swallows is still endless.

In the rain outside the building, the lights floated out, reflecting the silhouette of the quiet and uninhabited street corners, the stone eaves, and the silky drizzle.

Several figures stood with umbrellas.

Chen Baihu was puzzled, he was held by Gu Yu, sleepy-eyed, yawning and immaturely asking, "Dad, where are you going again?" Didn't you say that you would teach me how to practice? ”

Chen Zhuo grinned, hugged his son and kissed him fiercely on the white and fat face, and the father and son touched their foreheads, "When Dad comes back, I will teach you, and you have to study with Mr. Yang in the future, and it is best to learn foreign literature from Mr. Yang." ”

Xu was extremely sleepy, and before he finished speaking, Chen Baihu let out a vague "um" and fell asleep.

Gu Yu wore a moon-white cheongsam, holding a brown tung oil umbrella, and didn't speak, just looked at Chen Zhuo quietly, as if he wanted to imprint the appearance of the person in front of him into the eyes that were already glowing with water.

Chen Zhuo said: "Senior brother, you must take away the book left by Master Zu. ”

Zuo Zongsheng and Lin Heier held an umbrella and stood quietly in the rain.

"Don't worry."

Chen Zhuo exhaled and thought about it seriously, "Fifth brother said that there will be a fire in the south after the New Year; We have killed a lot of Qing officials in the past year, but how can we kill them cleanly, this world is rotten, and now someone remembers that a fire burned those filth, we should add some firewood...... After I leave, after this year, you will let the children of the Shenzhou League move south. ”

Knowing what he meant, Uncle Deng, Mr. Rui and Zuo Zongsheng responded one after another: "I know...... Feel relieved! ”

Chen Zhuo looked at one person again, and without saying a word, he took out two scimitars and handed them to the other party.

Under the rain, the young man knelt down, his eyes were red, and he took the knife with both hands, "Master is above, and he will be bowed three times by his disciples!" ”

With that, he knelt on the ground and knocked his head three times.

It was Li Shan.

"Get up!"

In the end, Chen Zhuo looked at Liang Chaoyun, who was timid at the door, smiled, and stretched out his hand to beckon.

"Brother Chen!"

Liang Chaoyun held his hair, did not use an umbrella, and walked into the rain in a few steps.

Seeing this, Gu Yu moved the edge of the umbrella.

Looking at the second daughter under the umbrella, Chen Chuck chuckled a few times, "Remember, if I hadn't seen my bones with my own eyes, I would have lived in the world...... Don't be in a hurry to remarry! ”

The last thing he said to Gu Yu was, although it was a joke, it made Gu Yu's eyes tremble, turned into two tears, and almost slipped down.

With a smile, he reached out and wiped the corners of Gu Yu's eyes, and then glanced at Liang Chaoyun, Chen Zhuo hugged Hu'er to Gu Yu and turned around to get into the carriage.

"Brother Chen!"

Liang Chaoyun suddenly shouted urgently, hurried out, walked in front of Chen Zhuo, stuffed a jade box in his hand, his eyebrows were full of rain foam, and he looked directly at the eyes of the person in front of him, "Take it, Dad said that this thing can continue your life, and I will renew my life for you." ”

Chen Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak, when Gu Yu suddenly pushed behind Liang Chaoyun and pounced after himself.

He subconsciously wrapped his arms, then looked at the two people in his arms first stunned and then laughed, then hugged him tightly, and said, "Wait for me!" ”

With that, he turned around and got into the carriage.

It was Fang Tian who was driving.

"Master Chen! Victory! ”

A squeamish but crisp voice was heard in the building.

Chen Zhuo lifted the curtain to take a look, but saw that the girls were standing in one place at some point, and the person at the head was the woman named "Yu Youwei", who was leading everyone to serve wine and see them off.

Together with Mr. Bookkeeper and the third sister leading the followers, they were all looking at him.

Glancing at the familiar or raw, or unfamiliar faces, Chen Zhuo smiled and said, "I'll go!" ”

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Ding Weinian, New Year, Sijiu City.

Chinese New Year's Eve has passed, the Lantern Festival has not yet arrived, and the scattered rain mixed with pieces of snow is crumpled in the wind.

The craftsmen who walked the rivers and lakes walked through the streets and alleys, and only used an old backpack to pack all the belongings for their own meals.

The sheepskin umbrella overhead was worn and old, swaying in the wind and snow, very much like the Manchu Dynasty today, and as if it wanted to use the "creaking" sound made by the bump to tell everyone that it was about to fall.

Two broken straw sandals that didn't match the warmth at all were supported by a pair of big feet, and they walked step by step.

As soon as this person came, he first brought a series of crisp bangs, tinkling and clanging, and it turned out that there was a bell the size of a dragon's eye hanging in the corner of the back.

The excitement of Chinese New Year's Eve has not yet passed, and the Lantern Festival is approaching, and the streets are full of people, so it is not lively.

Sweeping the eyes, dragon dances, lion dances, and then there are stilts, singing and beating gongs, roadside vendors are crowded, the streets are crowded, and those who come from the south and go to the north are chattering and shouting strange tones, making people dizzy. But I couldn't stand the excitement of this scene, and happily squeezed in and out of the crowd, like loaches.

The craftsman walked to the big fence at the front door, picked a vacant space, and casually put down the back on his back, revealing a washed white green shirt, stabilized the hat on his head, tightened the cuffs, and used his abdominal strength to let go of his throat is a shout, "Bah! Look at my supernatural powers! ”

This roar was really like a spring thunder, and the people who shook were all agitated, and the legs near were weak, and they almost didn't kneel down on the spot, and they were half scared to death.

When they reacted, several old men had rolled up their sleeves, looked at them with unkind eyes, and opened their mouths, "Hey, you ......"

How do you think that the craftsman is not in a hurry, his shoulders shake, his body shakes, and the original young face actually conjures up a black and white face out of thin air, with a smile on his eyebrows and eyes, delicate and meticulous, and he really looks stupid to everyone.

After a moment of stunnedness, there was a cry of surprise.

The scolding spectator was halfway through the words, his eyes widened sharply, and the two stuffy lion heads in his hands were held closely, and his mouth "snorted", his expression had changed from anger to shock, and then from surprise to joy, he raised his thumb and leaned forward, and he did not forget to tear open the duck's voice and shouted: "Good life!" I've rewarded you, play two more tricks to see! ”

As soon as the words fell, a dragon yang had been thrown out by him, and it fell into the craftsman's back impartially, knocking out a string of bone rolling sounds.

The others were all dissatisfied, and they shrank forward, their eyes unblinking, as if they wanted to peek through the doorway.

When the craftsman saw the money, his eyes were full of joy, and he didn't talk nonsense, he arched his hand to everyone, shook his shoulders, and the face mask immediately changed again, and the black and white face had turned into a blue and red color, and he exclaimed and applauded again and again.

It is the art of the river, a song that turns into ten faces, transforms into eight directions, and the mask is true.

In the blink of an eye, the craftsman has made his own unique skills into a fascination, both hands a touch and a movement, seven times in a row, the face is black and white, red and green, purple and blue, that is, the demeanor also has its own changes, joy, anger, sorrow, joy and sorrow, eyebrows and eyes are smart, as if the whole of all living beings are in a variety of states, so that the audience is all stunned, the high screams almost tear the heart and lungs, applause again and again.

It's just that he shows his means from this person, but it hurts other craftsmen who are juggling and juggling around.

The spectators in front of Gain's stall were all like hooked fish, and they were hooked by the hand-changing face.

However, walking the rivers and lakes depends on their ability to eat, seeing that their skills are not as good as others, these craftsmen can only be lonely and close their stalls, taking advantage of the Lantern Festival, quickly move a place, and make some money.

In this way, the front of the youth stall is more lively, surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, even those blonde and blue-eyed foreigners are also amazed, the sound of applause is earth-shattering, and it is really a skill to cover all directions.

About half an hour, watching more and more spectators gathered around, the young man stopped.

He turned around and picked up the back on the side, confessed to everyone, lost his smile, and only asked for a round of reward, if he could give it, he would receive it, and if he didn't give it, he wouldn't be annoyed, and he turned around to leave.

It's really not okay if you don't go, the limelight is too strong, and it's easy to cause trouble.

Catching up with the current world, especially in Beijing and Tianjin, it is an endless mix of three religions and nine streams, and it is indistinguishable and mixed.

It is enough to walk the rivers and lakes, earn three meals a day, and leave a drink and money. If you are no longer satisfied, you will be jealous and hated by others, and you will secretly do it behind your back.

In these years, it is also common to try to make money, nothing more than leaking some bits and pieces of money from the gold and silver bags, I am afraid that I am afraid of the ability of the figure and the unique work in the hands of the figure, which is fatal.

The craftsman squeezed out the crowd on the one hand, and on the other hand, he did not forget to apologize and confess, and when he got out of the downtown area, he picked a stall of baked cakes, asked for a bowl of thin porridge, bought two baked cakes, picked up the hem of his clothes and squatted on the side of the street to eat quietly.

While eating, the old man who mentioned the caged bird suddenly looked at him.

The craftsman's eyelids twitched, and just as he turned his head, the old man had already come over, first looked left and right, and then whispered a sentence very mysteriously and excitedly.

"Master Chen, you're back!"