Lingxi City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one side faces the water, the city is not big, there is only a three-meter-high city wall around, it is said that the city wall is actually a mud wall that is compacted with loess, the small city has two small gates, one door each in the east and west.

Except for a market for merchants to sell their goods, most of the city's houses are one-story wooden houses, and the only thing that is worthy of praise is the bluestone path that runs through the entire city and connects the east and west gates.

"Isn't Lingxi City just an ordinary town? It is only the ignorant villagers in these nearby mountains that Lingxi City and Lingxi City are called so. ”

The guards guarding the gates thought with disdain in their hearts.

Lingxi City is not big, the main street is called Lingxi Street, the street of Lingxi Street stands the only three-story building in the entire Lingxi City - Lingxi Inn, the inn is a brick and wood structure, it can be proved that many of the walls on the front have been damaged, and you can vaguely see the green bricks piled up inside, which looks like it has been many years.

Although the Lingxi Inn is old, it is the place with the largest flow of people in the whole city, and if foreign merchants and tourists don't want to sleep in the wilderness and endure cold and hunger, they can only obediently pay money to stay in the inn.

"Brother Zhang, it's useless to have something happen in the city recently, I've been out for a while, brother, you tell me."

A deep voice sounded, instantly waking up the somewhat drowsy guards.

It turned out that at some point, an ox cart had stopped at the gate of the city, and his eyes turned to the man who was talking, and the guard surnamed Zhang instantly came to his senses, and said with a flattering smile on his face.

"Shopkeeper Song, are you back from a business trip?" After speaking, his gaze turned to the child behind the man, who was a little afraid of birth, and asked suspiciously, "Is this your son-in-law?" ”

The people who came were Zhou Xingyu and Song Qingfeng, who had traveled all the way.

Zhou Xingyu also learned that Uncle Song's name was Song Qingfeng on the road.

"My brother laughed, this is the grandson of one of my elders, his name is Zhou Xingyu, you can call him Ah Xing. I also went out to visit the elders this time. Song Qingfeng waved his hand and said to the guard surnamed Zhang.

Elders? That's still a big shot.

The guard surnamed Zhang knew that Song Qingfeng was referring to the outer disciple of Xuanmen, and when he heard Song Qingfeng's words at this moment, the whole person instantly thought about it, and thought that Zhou Xingyu was referring to the descendant of the Dharma Protector Elder of Xuanmen. looked at Zhou Xingyu's face, and a flattering smile instantly appeared.

"Hello Zhou Gongzi. You can call me Xiao Zhang, and if you have any trouble in Lingxi Town in the future, you can come to me directly. ”

Where has Zhou Xingyu seen this battle, after all, he is just a child under the age of ten.

At the moment, he could only stammer: "Thank you, Brother Zhang still calls me Ah ~ Ah Xing." ”

The other party's age doesn't seem to be young, no matter how ignorant Zhou Xingyu is, he can't really call the other party Xiao Zhang, not to mention his age, he is not a son, just a mud leg from the countryside, this Xiao Zhang shouted, and the other party knows that he is not a big man in the future, and he must not be hated by the other party under the annoyance and anger, he has just come to Lingxi City, and he can't cause trouble for Uncle Song.

Zhou Xingyu's voice Brother Zhang obviously met the appetite of the guard surnamed Zhang.

Under the warm greeting of the other party, the two slowly left the city gate.

The ox cart went all the way along Lingxi Street, passing by the Lingxi Inn without any stop, until it came to a two-story restaurant.

Zhou Xingyu looked up at the plaque at the door of the restaurant, and only vaguely saw four words, as for what it meant, Zhou Xingyu didn't know it, and it didn't know Zhou Xingyu.

"Here, you will live here for a while in the future, this is the Xuanfeng Inn, your Uncle Song and I are the shopkeeper of the inn, and I will temporarily help the door to run it."

Song Qingfeng said to Zhou Xingyu on the side, and after speaking, he took his hand and walked towards the restaurant, and the sharp-eyed Xiao Er in the restaurant instantly greeted him.

"Shopkeeper, you're back, are you going well on the road? Who is this? ”

Song Qingfeng nodded and said, "This time I went out for half a month, everything went well, this is my nephew, you take him to the back to rest, and prepare some food for him by the way." ”

Hearing Song Qingfeng's words, Xiao Er nodded and led Zhou Xingyu to the back of the restaurant, while Song Qingfeng walked straight to the counter, this time the time to go out is not short, as the shopkeeper of the restaurant, he naturally wants to understand the operation of the restaurant for a while.

Seeing Song Qingfeng walk in from outside the door, a guest who was familiar with him instantly quipped: "Yo, Old Song, you are really fast, you have only been out for so many days, and the children are so old." ”

They all know that Song Qingfeng has always been alone.

Zhou Xingyu and Song Qingfeng entered the door together, and everyone in the inn naturally saw it.

Seeing the intimacy between the two, I couldn't help but think about it.

"Let's eat yours, after this is my old friend, this time I went out to visit my old friend." Song Qingfeng said casually.

"What's the matter, I'm right, just the honor of Lao Song, can give birth to such a handsome young man, come and come to Lao Li, while Lao Song is here, you can quickly settle the account for me, by the way, Lao Song, another signature dish, the old rules."

was teased, Song Qingfeng was not angry, they were all old acquaintances, and it was normal to make a few jokes, but should I pay attention to my weight, lest these animals always joke about their weight.

Thinking like this in his heart, Song Qingfeng turned his head to Xiao Er and gave an order, and Xiao Er went to the back kitchen to prepare the wine and food that the other party wanted.

Zhou Xingyu followed Xiao Er to a remote courtyard, and entered a small bedroom under the leadership of the other party, although Zhou Xingyu often worked, but after all, he was young, and his physical strength was naturally not strong, so he hurriedly ate all the food that Xiao Er took, and as soon as his head was glued to the pillow, the whole person fell asleep deeply.

When I woke up again, it was already dark outside.

"Wake up, come and talk to Uncle Song."

Although Zhou Xingyu's movement was not big, it was night at this time, and everything was silent, which naturally alarmed Song Qingfeng, who was settling accounts on the side.

"Uncle Song."

Looking at Song Qingfeng, who put the abacus in his hand on the table, Zhou Xingyu got up from the bed quickly and sat opposite Song Qingfeng.

"How's it going, are you still used to it? Is the meal appetizing today? ”

"Well, it's delicious, everything is fine, it's just a little homesick." Zhou Xingyu patted his stomach and said embarrassedly. In the past, I couldn't eat a few oily meals all year round, but today I really can't control my mouth when I look at a table of meat dishes.

"It's good to get used to it, and as for homesickness, it's normal, after all, you're not even ten years old." Song Qingfeng nodded, and said solemnly: "Ah Xing, you must remember what Uncle Song said to you next." ”

Hearing Song Qingfeng's tone, Zhou Xingyu instantly sat up straight.

"Uncle Song, you say it, I must remember."

"Qixuanmen is a sect of rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes are inseparable from fighting and killing, since you have chosen to participate in this entrance test, you must be psychologically prepared. Uncle Song has three points to tell you. First, you should contact your family less in the future, this is to protect them and protect you, maybe you don't understand what Uncle Song meant, but just remember this sentence. Do you remember? ”

Looking at Song Qingfeng's stern eyes, Zhou Xingyu instantly struck a stirring spirit and nodded.

Zhou Xingyu's idea is very simple, Uncle Song is so good, and he is good to his family, he will definitely not lie to himself, and it is definitely right to listen to him.

"The second point is to be cautious in words and deeds, there are all kinds of people in the world, some people are very generous, and they will not be malicious to us because of what we say, but we can't force everyone we meet to be such a person, a good word is warm in three winters, and a bad word hurts people in June, many times we ourselves are not clear, which sentence is a good word for others, which sentence is a bad word, an unintentional word may make people hate you for a lifetime, once the seeds of hatred are planted, I don't know when it will grow into a towering tree."

"The third point, wealth is not exposed, having money is not a bad thing, on the contrary, to some extent, it is a ruler to measure a person's success, but there are many rich people in the world, but more are ordinary people who are struggling on the food and clothing line, many things, you have him or not, he will be jealous of you, and try his best to get it from you, when the time comes, you give it or not, you give others will think that you have a lot of things, and will not have any gratitude to you. If you don't give, others will hate you even more. ”

"Do you remember the above three points?" Song Qingfeng asked Zhou Xingyu.

"I remember Uncle Song." Zhou Xingyu nodded solemnly and said.

"Okay, you repeat it."

Zhou Xingyu twisted his fingers and repeated sentence by sentence.

"First, contact family members less; Second, talk less; The third point is that if you have money, don't let people see it. ”

Seeing that Zhou Xingyu remembered his words, Song Qingfeng nodded with satisfaction, and his tone became much softer.

"Good boy, the rivers and lakes are dangerous, Uncle Song doesn't know whether it is right or wrong to let you participate in the selection of the Xuanmen, I hope you can be safe and sound in the future, so that I can be regarded as worthy of Uncle Zhou's life-saving grace." Hey, remember Uncle Song's words, it's not early, you should go to bed early. ”

After speaking, Song Qingfeng picked up the abacus and account book on the table and walked towards the door.

In the next few days, as long as he has time, Song Qingfeng will find time to chat with Zhou Xingyu, some of which are the things he knows about, and some of which are his own life experience. He doesn't care whether Zhou Xingyu can remember what he said in his little brain, he just imparts this knowledge and experience to Zhou Xingyu, as for how much Zhou Xingyu can remember, it depends on himself.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, a carriage drove into Lingxi Town and went straight to the door of Xuanfeng Restaurant.

A small black banner on the carriage moved in the wind, and on it was a large black character.

When everyone at the Xuanfeng Inn arrived, a middle-aged man stepped out of the car.

Song Qingfeng greeted him in an instant, and said respectfully: "Elder Li, I didn't expect that you would come to pick up people in person this time. ”

"Hey, don't mention it, recently, the mad dogs of the Red Refining Gate have bitten people everywhere and attacked a lot of our territory, making the door master go crazy, and even I, who is in retreat, have been called out." Elder Li said with a tired face, obviously he had fought with the other party all the way.

"Is the situation already that serious?" Hearing the other party's words, Song Qingfeng looked worried.

"What are you afraid of, as long as you are in the city and don't go out less, no matter how bold the Red Refining Gate is, you won't dare to attack the city, and the people in the Six Gates are not vegetarians. By the way, your name is Song Qingfeng, right, hurry up and bring the little guy you recommended, I have to hurry to the next place. Elder Li said impatiently to Song Qingfeng.

"Yes, yes, Ah Xing, come here, this is Elder Li of this sect."

Song Qingfeng pulled Zhou Xingyu behind him to his front and said to Zhou Xingyu.

"Hello Elder!" Zhou Xingyu saluted respectfully to Elder Li.

"Well, alright, let's go." Elder Li replied lightly.

"Elder, I have to trouble you to bear a little more along the way." Song Qingfeng walked to Elder Li's side in one step and quietly handed over a bag.

"Don't worry, it's a trifle!" Secretly checking the bag in his hand, Elder Li's tone instantly improved a little.

"Ah Xing, you must listen to Elder Li's words all the way, do you know?" Song Qingfeng turned his head to Zhou Xingyu and said.

"Uncle Song, I will definitely be obedient." Thinking of Song Qingfeng's teaching to himself during this time, Zhou Xingyu's voice couldn't help but bring a hint of crying.

"Don't be a child, remember, from the moment you walk out of the house, you are already an independent adult, and the future will depend on you." Song Qingfeng said, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, he was alone, the so-called love house and Wu, he really regarded Zhou Xingyu as his junior.

"Alright, alright, time is pressing, let's go right away."

After speaking, Elder Li lightly lifted Zhou Xingyu's back collar with one hand, threw him into the carriage, and sat not far from him.

The carriage moved slowly along Lingxi Street, and soon disappeared from everyone's eyes.

What Song Qingfeng and Zhou Xingyu didn't know was that this parting was their last face, and after many years, Zhou Xingyu returned to his hometown, and everything was wrong.