"The workings of Qi and how to exercise it are already clear, right?"

"Clear, Master."

"Then let's get out of here and go a little further downstream."

"There is a water park downstream, and there is a Xiyang Reservoir, does Master want to go and play?"

"I'm not interested in playgrounds, so it's nice to have a place to take a break for tea."

"Then master, why are you running so fast?"

"I broke the willow tree, and although the 'idler's retreat' can shield the senses of ordinary people, it cannot completely shield the effects of electromagnetic waves."

Jiang Qiu was a little puzzled, "And then?" ”

Mr. You was very serious, "The drone in the sky has noticed that a willow tree is suddenly missing here, and it will lose money if it is caught." You also know that Master never brings money when he goes out. ”

Jiang Qiu couldn't help laughing, and the master also had a difficult day.

The two men, one high and one low, ran all the way to the Xiyang Reservoir, where the water flow was more gentle, during which Jiang Qiu deliberately bypassed the location of Huxin Street and avoided the emerald green locust tree, Mr. You only glanced at it, and then Jiang Qiu bought a large cloth bag from the vendor on the sidewalk next to the Jing River to place the pebbles for hand practice.

Fortunately, the medical care in Tianyang City is excellent enough, Jiang Qiu only slept for two days, and he recovered as before, if he didn't look carefully, he couldn't find a slight scar, and it didn't affect bending over to pick up stones.

There is a gentle section of 800 meters in front of the Jinghe River into the reservoir, the water flow is just below the ankle, and there is a high fence around the reservoir, so you don't have to worry about the bears going to the depths of the reservoir.

Naturally, this 800-meter gentle waterway has become a paradise for this group of children, and no one wants to set up a scenic spot here, nor does it have a fixed name, it is nothing more than shouting after dinner whether to go to the 800-meter water. The pebbles as big as a fist and as small as a thumb in the 800 meters are colorful, but the citizens of Tianyang City seem to be more interested in making money, and they don't think it's a rare thing.

Jiang Qiu, who bent over and waded through the water, kept selecting and rummaging for slightly larger stones, but when he saw these beautiful stones of different colors, he had a whim, so he began to select them carefully, thinking that he would simply scrape together 361 stones, carve them into a beautiful Go, and give them to the master.

Etiquette is light and affection is heavy.

Jiang Qiu peeked at the master who was reading a book in the shade of the trees on the shore, thinking that if the master could wear an ancient costume robe, a white belt in green clothes, and a height of 1.9 meters, sitting under the pine tree on the top of the mountain, holding colorful chess pieces in front of the chessboard, and falling into the world, he would really be a fairy figure.

Jiang Qiu, who bent down to pick up stones, looked like a fool in the half-tall group of children, naturally attracting many children who were curious about the world, and several children gathered in a pile to talk for a long time, cheering each other on, and then came to Jiang Qiu, one of the little girls with pigtails said timidly: "Uncle, what are you doing picking up these stones?" ”

"Call my brother and I'll tell you." Jiang Qiu smiled, subconsciously stroked his chin, his beard was not long, and he would cut his nails and shave his beard every day.

Who knew that after this group of children spoke, they became a character who was not afraid of heaven and earth, and one of them broke his fingers: "My mother said that good-looking girls are called sisters, good-looking men are called brothers, and those with long beards are called uncles, and those who have long hair and smoke are called social bad elements." ”

Little Chubby Dun looked at Jiang Qiu and pointed to the stubble on his head, "You should be your uncle." ”

This does make sense, Jiang Qiu sighed, but after two years of polishing in society, he changed from an elder brother to an uncle, "It makes sense, just call me uncle." ”

Jiang Qiu thought for a while, groped for a moment from the pocket behind him that was already bulging, found the four most beautiful and small stones and handed them over, one for each person, "It's a little better like this, I want to collect it." ”

A short-haired child wiped the green-colored stone vigorously, raised a smile and asked, "Uncle, is this thing valuable?" ”

Jiang Qiu shook his head, "It's not worth much, this kind of stone is sold by the ton, but in another way, it costs money to buy stones, but picking up these good-looking stones, isn't it another kind of picking up money?" ”

This crooked reasoning did not seem to have deceived these children, and one by one they did not think so, and soon lost interest, and threw the stones out casually before leaving, making a splash.

However, the short-haired child stayed, his little eyes turned around, and he generously picked up the stones thrown by those children, and asked tentatively: "Uncle, they don't want to throw them out, I will pick them up, then these are mine, right?" ”

Jiang Qiuwan smiled, "It's all yours, there are many such beautiful stones in the river, if you have the strength to hold them, pick them up a little more, and put them in the fish tank is also a beautiful ornament." ”

Jiang Qiu blinked, "Don't you need money for the furnishings in the fish tank?" But did the pebbles in the river cost you money? ”

The short-haired child suddenly became fascinated by wealth, and discussed with Jiang Qiu, "Uncle, I will also help you pick it up, and then the good-looking stones you picked up will be divided into fifty." ”

The child held up five fingers, "But you need to help me carry the stones to the other side, my house is in that direction, and my parents will come to pick me up in the evening." ”

Jiang Qiu smiled: "Then this is the contract between us?" ”

"Contract?" The short-haired child is ignorant, "Does it mean a retractor?" ”

Jiang Qiu shook his head, "The contract is an oath with the soul, delineating the responsibilities and obligations that both parties need to bear, stipulating the content of the contract, and the punishment for breach of contract, so as to form an unbreakable agreement." ”

"Contracts are sacred, like ice and snow that will not melt for ten thousand years,"

The short-haired child suddenly sighed, with a regretful expression on his face, how could he meet a fool, "You are as naïve as my father." ”

Jiang Qiu put aside the cloth bag behind him, squatted down, his eyes were level with the short-haired child, and then scraped the bridge of the child's nose, "The little girl still says I'm naïve?" ”

"Wearing men's clothes, having short hair, and hanging out with boys, do you want to be a boy?"

The little girl patted her chest, "I'm standing up to pee." ”

Jiang Qiu was helpless.

The two of them gathered together, and Jiang Qiu, who was not taciturn on weekdays, didn't speak much, most likely because of this tomboy.

"Uncle, come here, I have something to look at here."

"Oh, the one on the left, not the one you have."

"Uncle, you have a lot of strength, you see this stone, it's almost as big as my head, I can't push it, you actually picked it up with one hand, how did you do it?"

"Wow, uncle, you actually have abs? I thought you were one of those beer bellies. ”

"You're okay, but it's a little darker, uncle, I really can't change my name to call you brother."

“......”

This conversation lasted from the afternoon until the street lights came on, and on the other side of the river, parents kept calling out their children's names and telling them to go home for dinner, as if they were back in the countryside, and every night there would be mothers standing in front of their homes calling their children.

Jiang Qiu turned his head and smiled, "Which one is your parent?" ”

The tomboy stood up and watched for a long time, shaking his head and being a little frustrated, probably because he felt that he was not tall, he couldn't see far enough, and he didn't have the clairvoyance in the cartoon to find out where his parents were.

The next moment, the tomboy rose into the air and landed on Jiang Qiu's neck, the tomboy laughed, hugged Jiang Qiu's head, and commanded Jiang Qiu to move forward.

Taking advantage of the tomboy's lack of attention, Jiang Qiu kicked three bags of stones into the shadow, holding the remaining two bags, which were filled with a dazzling array of pebbles.

Walking in the middle of the river, Jiang Qiu wondered: "It's almost dark, are you relieved that you have been playing outside for so long?" ”

The tomboy didn't care, "Busy, I've heard the adult's excuse hundreds of times." It's too boring for me to stay at home alone, reading to a book? ”

"What does the family do? Aren't you afraid of being abducted? ”

After all, the tomboy is a six- or seven-year-old child, and he didn't hear that this was a consistent routine, so he followed Jiang Qiu's thinking and said: "My mother works in the backbone of Asus, doing e-commerce, to put it bluntly, she is doing sales, and she is very busy contacting customers every day, and my father is a scientist." ”

Having said that, when it came to his father, the tomboy looked helpless, "Uncle, can you believe it, a person in his thirties doesn't think about building a moon base, but actually studies whether the soul exists, hey." ”

"That's right." Jiang Qiu said with a smile, "Hold it firm, I have to speed up." ”

After saying that, regardless of whether the tomboy was ready, he trotted out, and the tomboy didn't think much about it, he just felt that he had a good time.

On the other side of the river, there was a pair of parents waiting for the tomboy, and Jiang Qiu sent a bag of good-looking pebbles, politely declining the invitation of the tomboy's parents to go home and have a meal together.

He couldn't stand this the most.

Before leaving, he glanced at the name of the company on the chest of the man's overalls.

The tomboy felt close to this uncle who had been playing with him all afternoon, jumped out of the car before leaving, ran to Jiang Qiu's side, and asked, "Uncle, will you still play with me tomorrow?" ”

Jiang Qiu shook his head, "I still have to go to class, I can't play every day." ”

"And what if I call you brother?"

"Hey, then I'll think about it."

The tomboy stretched out his right fist, "If you come to pick up stones tomorrow, I'll help you, the old rule, fifty-fifty!" ”

Jiang Qiu fisted with him, squatted down and quipped: "It's only half a day, there are old rules?" ”

The tomboy said: "It is written in the martial arts book, the children of the rivers and lakes are informal, and Song Jiang and many brothers have never met too much, and then they went to Liangshan together, eating wine and drinking meat." ”

"Well, I've seen a woman." Jiang Qiu clenched his fists.

The tomboy clenched his fists very hard, "I've seen the hero." ”

After saying goodbye to him, Jiang Qiu found the master on the bench.

Mr. You patted the bench beside him, Jiang Qiu sat obediently on the side, and the master and apprentice didn't speak, but looked at the neon-colored city side by side.

After a long time, Mr. You smiled and said, "Since you have carved one secretly, let's take it out." ”

Jiang Qiu scratched his head embarrassedly, and took out a sky-blue pebble from his pocket that was not round, but definitely worthy of heart, and there was a portrait on it, which was the scene where Mr. You led Jiang Qiu in the rain when he was young.

Mr. You took it, pinched it in the palm of his hand, and rubbed Jiang Qiu's head, "It's okay, it's always the master who taught you how to behave in the world, and you haven't given anything to the master yet." ”

Jiang Qiu whispered 'um', "Master." ”

Mr. You smiled: "I'm here." ”

"You're not going to suddenly disappear like my family, are you?"

"No, it won't."

Mr. You turned his head sideways, "When you saw that tomboy's parents, did you think of your family?" ”

"Two years ago, my parents would have waited for me to come home for dinner."

"Then live well and become stronger as fast as possible."

"Master, is there any connection between this?"

Mr. You said, "You can't let your children be like you in the future." ”

"Everyone will have the same idea, they have experienced hardship and suffering, and they will naturally want to make the next generation live a little better, and at the same time, they will comfort themselves, I suffer a little, and the children will be happier."

"Three days later, come with me to the northwest of Tianyang City, about a hundred kilometers away, there is a beast that has lost its mind and cannot maintain its human form, and I have calculated that it is more suitable to become your shadow beast."

Mr. You put his arm around Jiang Qiu's shoulder, "Don't be too discouraged, everything is a choice of fate, and all things that seem uncontrollable are the best." ”

Jiang Qiu stood up, "Master, let's go home together." ”

Mr. You quipped, "Do you need to hold hands together?" But I can't let you ride on my neck again, you're almost a hundred and fifty pounds, and you're going to break my old bones. ”

Jiang Qiu's face was red, and he walked in front with a sullen head.

Mr. You gently patted the gold-rimmed robe, put his hands behind his head, and hummed an unknown song, the melody was not beautiful, but it could make people who didn't know music hum along.

When they came, the two stood side by side, and the master taught the apprentice.

When he went, the master walked behind and watched the back of his apprentice.