It had rained the day before, the road was muddy, the merchant carrying the burden, the paper windmill hurried by, and the green forest knight with a sword squatted on the side of the road, holding an ear of wheat, smiling, or silently watching the people entering the city, and the patrolling soldiers came over, only to restrain slightly.

After entering the city, it was bustling, the tea house was noisy, the guy with the teapot was loudly soliciting customers, the people who had to stop for a while went in to sit, the street stalls on both sides of the steamer were untied, the steaming meatloaf exuded an attractive aroma, and the fat boy in brocade held the butler's hand, standing there greedily, shouting to buy.

Occasionally, a terrible scream broke out on the street, and a bunch of people crowded there from a distance, like a group of high-rollers in the rivers and lakes had an argument, and a fight broke out, and the sound of knives and soldiers caused a riot, and the nearby stalls were overturned, and the soup, pots and bowls were in a mess.

Someone shouted: "The officers and soldiers are coming." ”

A crowd of people scattered as birds and beasts.

Lu Liangsheng stood far away, watched for a while, and then was pulled away by Lu Laoshi, "Don't look at it, don't go to study, it's fatal." ”

Soon, the father and son walked into the shop with paper fans, the fragrance of ink came to the nose, Lu Liangsheng stepped into the threshold, took a deep breath, and at the counter opposite, the shopkeeper who heard the footsteps put down the account book and raised his head, "Look at it casually." ”

On both sides of the store, bookshelves made of teak, white linen paper and jute paper are stacked in batches, neatly stacked, and some are printed as blank booklets, stacked there for people to choose.

"Shopkeeper, we want to pick a pen. Lu Laoshi looked at it again, and said warmly: "The cheap kind, it doesn't matter if it's small, you recommend it." ”

The shopkeeper looked at the clothes of the two, but he didn't show the attitude of looking down on people with dog eyes, and the small profit is also a benefit.

Nodding at the father and son, there was a pen holder behind him, full of all kinds of brushes that had not yet been dyed: "Brother, rest assured, the trader is talking about integrity, even if it is a cheap pen, we will not sell inferior goods to you." ”

The brushes hanging above are of various sizes, from the planting pen to the small Kai, the long front to the short front from large to small, or the nib is arranged with different materials.

"Pig hair is the cheapest, and after a long time, it is easy to split apart...... Rabbit hair, sheep hair, wolf hair is the best, among which rabbit hair is the cheapest of the three, brother, how about this?"

"What's the price?"

"Ten texts. The shopkeeper took down the rabbit pen and made a gesture.

Put it on the stage and let Lu Liangsheng see that the pen tube is made of bamboo, which looks quite green and jasper, Lu Laoshi counted the money in his pocket, glanced at his son, and gritted his teeth to buy it.

"Hey!

There was a commotion outside, and the footsteps suddenly sounded, followed by the suona and gong that blew and blew, covering up Lu Laoshi's words, the father and son walked to the door curiously, and the pedestrians on the long street were separated, standing on the side of the street, looking at the end of the street, the dragon and lion dance team came to this side, and several people on stilts wore funny costumes, waved their long sleeves, shook and sang songs, and passed in the sound of Qiang Qiang.

The atmosphere on the street was extremely lively, and Lu Laoshi rarely saw this kind of scene, so he couldn't help but ask the old man selling vegetables on the street: "Uncle, what are the happy events in this city?"

"It's from outside, right? This is the birthday of Chen Yuanwai in Fushui County, and the troupe invited to perform. ”

Thanks to the old man, the dragon and lion dance team has also passed, and then returned to the store, when he bought the pen, the shopkeeper arched his hand embarrassedly: "This old brother, I really can't help it, I suddenly thought of the previous purchase price, I forgot to add an account, this has to be added to the point to sell to you, the new guy is so-so, I said back, I can't live it, I'm sorry." ”

Saying that, he calculated the price.

"I want fifteen wen!"

"You ....." Lu Laoshi clenched his fists and blushed, and it took you a long time before he held back a sentence: "If you don't talk about credit, you can change your hexagram and not talk about credit." ”

"But that's the price. The shopkeeper spread his hand and pointed to the brush on the table: "You can't let me sell it to you at a loss, I'm sorry." ”

"Bully, don't buy it. ”

Lu Laoshi couldn't hold back any reason, turned his head and walked to the door, however, Lu Liangsheng was still standing in front of the counter, with no intention of leaving, looking at the brush on the table for a while, he suddenly looked at the shopkeeper with a smile, and while looking at the inkstone paper on the shelf, the hand hanging on the side of his leg, and quietly pinched out the finger.

Behind the counter, the shopkeeper stroked the cockscomb hat on his head, and when he saw that Lu Liangsheng was still there, he didn't care, and said to himself with a smile: "If I don't sell it, I can't lose money." ”

Shaking his wide sleeves, he went to get the pen, but his face changed suddenly, and he worked hard in his hand, but the pen did not move at all.

"What's going on....."

The shopkeeper used his two hands together, pulling hard, and the whole person leaned outward, and his face was red.

Turned his head and shouted, "Someone." ”

The guy in the store came out of the back hall when he heard the sound, saw the appearance of the shopkeeper, and stepped forward to help, the two adults said that they could move two hundred pounds of heavy objects, but now, they blushed, and they didn't move the pen a little.

Only then did I remember that there was another person in the store, looking at the young man who was looking east and west, and hesitated to speak.

"You ..... you know how to demons?"

Lu Liangsheng didn't answer, just took out ten coppers and put them on the counter, "It's mine." ”

Reaching out and easily picking up the pen, he shook it in front of the two of them, and went to the bookshelf to retrieve a blank booklet and a block of ink.

"How much are these two?"

The shopkeeper wiped the sweat stains on his face, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and waved his hand: "Send the little brother, you better ..... leave quickly." ”

"Thank you for your generosity, but I won't take advantage of you. ”

Lu Liangsheng put the last few pennies he had saved on the counter, and after thanking him, he came out of this store, and his father Lu Laoshi sat on the side of the street and was angry just now.

"The people in the city are too bullying......"

Seeing his son come out and seeing the pen and ink books in his hand, he hurriedly got up, "He sold it to you?"

"I said some truth, and the shopkeeper was also good-hearted, so he sold it. ”

"That's his acquaintance. ”

While walking, he said a word, leaving the street, walking to the city gate, passing by a stall, suddenly a voice called the father and son, turned around, a small banner with black edge and white was standing, and an old man with a goatee sat below, pinching the tip of his beard, his eyes were cloudy, staring at Lu Laoshi.

"This old brother, don't you buy a piece of talisman paper to ward off evil spirits?"

"You fortune teller, how can you talk .....?" Lu Laoshi stopped doing it, and was about to leave with his son, "Whoever buys your things as a pit person, Liangsheng, let's go." ”

The old man of the fortune teller sneered and laughed, put down the fortune chart, sometimes abruptly opened a mouth, scaring the people who passed by, the blind cat met the dead mouse, there will always be people with ghosts in their hearts who are fooled, of course, the most important thing is to look at the other party's clothes, if it is from the village, most of them are superstitious in this regard, outside the market, there are many people from the townships, and a few orders have been opened today.

When he turned his head, he suddenly looked at the young man beside the farmer, trembled suddenly, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to raise it.

"What a heavy demonic ....."

It wasn't until the person walked away that the old man dared to raise his face, and the back of the departing man was also a little puzzled.

“...... It's weird, it's a person. ”