The warm sun in the early morning swept away, the mist of Baipan Mountain gradually disappeared, the grass and trees competed for light, and the hazy elegance made this mountain range appear full of spirituality. In Lushou City in Shannan, the water shop guys who deliver water, the children who learn to sweep the courtyard with a broom, and the frequent customers who eat porridge and drink tea also make the slightly cool vitality active. The city gates, which were opened early, were waiting to welcome the merchants.

On the Lunan Ancient Road that connects to the South City Gate, you can drive an old carriage leisurely.

"Xiaoqian, it's almost slow, in half an hour, we will arrive at Lushou City. The pawnshop that your father and mother said is in the inner city, clean up, and come out to reveal your spirits. The middle-aged man who was carrying the rope to catch the car said a few words to the car.

"Oh, Uncle Chang Shi, I'm not sleepy, I'll come out." Yun Qian answered in the car, hurriedly folding the blanket and packing up the clothes. In order to rush to the city at noon, the two got up early, and Yun Qian slept in the car for a while, with sleepy eyes on his face.

Less than half a cup of tea, he lifted the curtain and saw Uncle Chang Shi leaning against the carport, looking at himself with a sideways face. Yun Qian smiled and learned him to sit outside the shed.

Uncle Chang Shi looked at this nine-year-old boy who had retreated a little, and he was also happy: "I don't need a backpack, I haven't arrived yet." Stretched out his hand and took off the burden behind the young man and put it on the car board: "Your father and mother said that they let you study, not to make a name for yourself, but to learn some skills to settle down." If you study well, you can take the examiner if you want to, and if you want to do business, they won't let you study all the time. ”

"Uncle Chang Shi, I know, so I came out and packed a travelogue, and my father said let me learn more and read more, and let me choose myself after two years." Yun Qian grinned. It was the first time he had traveled far away, and the morning breeze had swept away his sleepiness, and he looked at the green forests on both sides of the horse's head, as well as the thatched hut gates that appeared from time to time.

Uncle Chang Shi looked at the young man's happy appearance and smiled: "Sensible, much more sensible than I was back then." It is said that children from poor families are in charge early, and brothers and sisters-in-law let you learn from the east and the west. If I had a choice back then......" Uncle Chang praised a few words, and then stroked his knees and talked about the past.

The carriage was slow, Yun Qian seemed to be listening to the scenery of the other place, and Uncle Chang Shi was talking about his own experience, introducing the customs of this place by the way. When there were more pedestrians on the ancient road, the bustling sound of the gradual realization also recovered the mood of the two.

"Here we are." Uncle Chang Shi got out of the car and led the horse, and said a word to Yun Qian in the city gate cave. Different from the quiet scenery outside the city, just after the south city gate, a bustling and bustling market atmosphere suddenly appeared. Uncle Chang Shi raised some tones: "The carriage will not enter the inner city, we will go to the carriage shop first to save it and walk." ”

"Okay." Yun Qian looked a little restrained, but just responded. Chang Shuo shook his head and smiled, and continued to lead the car forward.

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Under the gold-lettered plaque of "Junxingdang" on the red ground, a man and a woman are waiting. The man's body is slightly plump, his green beard is slightly curly, and he is wearing a plain shirt and brown shirt, and he is looking left and right at the entrance of the street. The woman's fit figure, the golden hairpin on her head swayed, and the coat was a flower cage skirt, which looked luxurious and extraordinary, but her expression was a little impatient: "The head of the house is just a schoolboy helper, how can he still greet him personally, and he is still dressed so neatly, and he doesn't even wear a finger ring." The one in our neighborhood didn't see you take a second look. Then he turned to the pawnshop and reprimanded the guys at the court and ticket counter: "What are the old thieves doing with the two of us, I haven't seen the proprietress pick up people, hurry up and count the tickets." ”

The man seemed to have turned a deaf ear to the woman's words and deeds, and just stared at the long street. After a while, he was overjoyed, looking at a pair of young and old people who were walking in the opposite direction at the south crossing. It was Yun Qian and his uncle.

The man gestured from afar, looking at the young man. Seeing that he was wearing a collar of green shirts, his body was thin but his steps were light and healthy, he should not be riddled with evil diseases, and his eyes did not follow the pedestrians when walking, and he could restrain the child's heart, which was regarded as the appearance of the inner show and the heart. Just by eye-catching, the pawnshop shopkeeper already knew it in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved. When the two approached, they saw that the young man had a beautiful face, a smile and respect, and a good manner, and he was not timid, and the man praised it in his heart.

The middle-aged man surnamed Chang spoke first: "Brother Lu, I brought the little son of the family here, and he will be apprenticed to you in the future." Whether it's miscellaneous or studying, it's all up to you to train, you can beat or scold, but you have to pass on some of his skills to make a living, don't live up to the hopes of his brother and sister-in-law. Xiaoqian, I've seen your Uncle Lu Shi. Don't look at him wearing a talent show today, that's Yan Sang's scheming, he knows nine songs, and his ability to make money is much more than fame, you can get half of him to teach, and it will be appropriate to come out this time. ”

The shopkeeper surnamed Lu listened to the previous entrustment and was quite humble and serious, and then said with a smile: "Jingzhu, the words behind this are not like you can make up a rough man, and you learned from a comment on the road." Then he leaned over towards Yun Qian and said: "Yun Shi nephew, don't listen to his blind words, what I am doing is a lowly and low-ransom camp, at the end of the ninth stream, I don't dare to insult the sages." It's just that there are some reselling tricks, and it's not worth mentioning. I see that you behave in a good manner, there must be a family to learn to lay the foundation, this time to Lushou City is all to play, more to the inner and outer city around, there are a lot of delicious and beautiful looks.

As he spoke, he took out a green ribbon mutton fat jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Yun Qian: "The first time I see my nephew, I will give you this plaything as a meeting gift." ”

Uncle Chang Shi looked surprised when he saw the jade pendant, but he didn't say anything. Yun Qian was told by his family not to take it, and wanted to refuse, but he heard the beautiful woman standing behind the shopkeeper surnamed Lu say: "Boss, why didn't you discuss it with me." Your perennial personal objects, how can you say that you can send them. He took down a jade bracelet from his jade wrist and handed it to Yun Qian: "Hello little nephew, Auntie, this piece of Dicui is a good object, it can't be compared to your uncle's, but it is also worth a lot of money, so I gave it to you." Your uncle is used to playing with a ...... in his hand. ”

The shopkeeper surnamed Lu smiled and stopped: "A good boy brings a girl's thing, my nephew is embarrassed to meet people." As he spoke, he squatted down, tied the jade pendant around Yun Qian's waist, and gently smoothed the folds of his waist: "An object is also the heart of the woman's family, we men stand up to the sky, don't need to be hypocritical." ”

Yun Qian was ignorant of the world's feelings, but when he heard Uncle Lu Shi's words of Qinghui Mai, he suddenly felt an open-minded state of mind, and gave the couple a deep gift to the younger generation: "The younger generation is grateful to Uncle Shi and Aunt for their affection." Looking at the jade pendant on his waist, he was also very happy.

When the woman saw this scene, she understood that her husband would not change his mind, so she took out a silver ticket from her sleeve and stuffed it into Yun Qian's hand with a pleasant face: "Auntie is a layman, I don't understand your man's thoughts, come, you take these twenty taels, go to Taichi Street in the inner city to buy some delicious food, in the future, we will treat it as our own family, and if it is not enough, we will come to my aunt to ask for it." Glancing at the jade pendant on Yun Qian's waist, he was quite reluctant in his heart.

Yun Qian looked at Uncle Chang Shi. Chang Jingzhu knew that his sister-in-law loved money, and taking out twenty taels was already a rare generosity, so he smiled and motioned to Yun Qian to accept it: "Xiaoqian, twenty taels is not a small amount, and many poor families may not be able to save it for four or five years." However, your Uncle Lu Shi's family has a big business, and there is more than this number in the palm of your hand, and your father and mother know Brother Lu's ability, so she let you come out. Be respectful to them, and don't be as big or small as they were with me. Yun Qian naturally nodded first.

"It's been a long time since the guests have been welcomed into the door, which is unreasonable. Come in quickly, I have already prepared a banquet for my brother and Yun Shinephew. The shopkeeper surnamed Lu looked about the same, and pulled the two into the pawnshop with a smile on his face.

In the main hall, a wood carved screen of Yongchang is hidden and glorious, the mahogany counter next to the back is high, and the pledge shelves stand on the wall.

Because the shopkeeper and the two had been blocking the door for a long time, there were no guests in the hall at this time. The few people on the class were not busy, and when the four of them walked by, they peeked at the boy a few times, and then whispered to the origin of the boy.

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At the dust washing banquet, Yun Qian has always been obsessed with the gift of the younger generation in front of the elders, and he did not dare to relax. Uncle Lu Shi saw that he was eating too restrainedly, and he was worried that he would not be full, so he waited for Yun Qian to step back and asked his wife to order the kitchen to stir up a few more meals and send them to him. The two uncles continued to drink.

Chang Jingzhu saw that there were only two people left, so he asked the waiting maid to fetch his package.

"This is leaving?" The shopkeeper surnamed Lu was surprised.

"No, there are things in it that my brother asked me to carry, and there are two sentences of instruction, let's get down to business first. It's inconvenient for the child to be here. The maid's legs and feet were nimble, and she had already returned with a cloth bag when she spoke.

Chang Jingzhu opened the package, took out a letter and a scroll of paintings from it, and said: "The painting is called "The Moon of the Immortals", I know that you are taboo, it was not dug up, it was given by others when you were scattering wealth, and it has been kept for you. You read the letter first. ”

The shopkeeper surnamed Lu looked solemn, opened the envelope and read it to himself. Chang Jingzhu sandwiched two mouthfuls of fish, and filled each of them with a glass of wine, and drank it himself.

After reading more than half of it, the shopkeeper surnamed Lu looked solemn and asked Chang Jingzhu: "Is it not curable?" You and I are already much better. ”

Chang Jingzhu rubbed his wine glass and sighed lightly: "Back then, my brother blocked most of the evil qi for you, me and my sister-in-law, we are male bodies and can stand it, but my sister-in-law is a woman...... Later, I tried my best to seek treatment, but I thought it would be okay. But my little niece, who died at birth, let my brother and sister-in-law know that digging up graves and digging graves has damaged yin virtue, and how can the retribution be eliminated by taking a few doses of medicine. Pity my little niece......"

The two were silent. After a long time, Chang Jingzhu took a sip of wine: "Later, I asked the monks of Liankong Temple to exorcise evil spirits, and scattered all the family wealth, so I had Xiaoqian, but the illness of my brother and sister-in-law was difficult to return." A few days ago, I saw that they were really not very good, so I sent Xiaoqian over for them. Don't blame them for hiding the truth, knowing that you are nostalgic, but you were not in a good situation at the time. ”

The shopkeeper surnamed Lu was in a difficult mood, and couldn't help but say: "However, that should also be ......" Before he finished speaking, Chang Jingzhu stopped: "Brother, brother." They saw it, I saw it, don't be stubborn in the past, teach Xiaoqian well, let him learn some ability to make a life. My brother and sister-in-law are academic, and I'm a rough person, so I have to rely on you for this. ”

When the shopkeeper surnamed Lu heard this, he was annoyed: "How can I hide and fool around." My life and family property were all given by my brother and sister-in-law, and now that all of them are transferred to my nephew, how can I have the slightest hesitation? You all underestimate me too much. "I didn't care about Changjingzhu, I drank a drink by myself.

Chang Jingzhu knew that he was angry in his heart, and he filled him with a glass of wine: "Although we are world friends, we are also like-minded, so we have the current friendship, otherwise, my brother and sister-in-law would not have brought Xiaoqian over." However, they specially told me to bring you a message, Xiaoqian's heart is undecided, and my brother should not be neglected because of his feelings, and let it go. If you are pampered and arrogant, and you have been wasted for two years, not to mention my brother and sister-in-law, I will have to talk to you about the Tao. I don't have children, and I've always taken your family Wei'er and Xiaoqian as relatives, and I feel sorry for any of them. ”

The shopkeeper surnamed Lu was depressed Fang Shu (Yinshu), and patted Chang Jingzhu on the shoulder: "My brother knows how to do it." After speaking, he drank the wine in the cup.

Chang Jingzhu smiled happily and drank all the wine in the cup: "Okay, the business is done, come, another glass of ......"

Liang Xi pushed the glass to relieve his heart, and the wine was nearly half drunk, Chang Jingzhu suddenly asked mysteriously: "Brother, can you see the object on Xiao Qian's neck?" ”