"She knows a lot, not only in medicine, but also in winemaking. The 'sweetheart' we drank was what she taught me. No one came on weekdays, and we were happy. A year later, she gave birth to a son, and we each took a character in the name. Well, that's the sweetheart. The child was not yet a full moon, and suddenly someone came to visit and talked with Wen Xin for a long time, and then she was depressed all day. I was very anxious, and Wen Xin slowly became haggard. After a few more days, she suddenly dressed up, unusually beautiful and moving, and she made me a big table of good dishes. I still remember that day before I got drunk, she hugged her sweetheart to breastfeed, and said gently, 'Sweetheart, you have to be good, eat more ......', after sweetheart was full, she held on to my ear and whispered, 'And you sweet old dog, hehe, the first time I called you like this, it sounds so good, you also have to eat well, and you have to be obedient!'. When I woke up, everything was gone. Only left, only the little sweetheart couldn't stop crying. ”

After this sweet old man finished this paragraph, the bitterness in his heart also dissipated a lot, he coughed a few times, and said,

"I miss her, I miss her. From the very beginning, I knew that she was not an ordinary person, and maybe she was wronged to marry me in order to repay me for saving my life. But so what, I just like her, and even if she leaves, I don't blame her at all. I was just an ordinary fisherman, and I had to take my child and wait for her at our house, and I waited for her. ”

Everyone was a little shocked in their hearts, even Xiao Yi couldn't calm down for a long time, Xiao Yi thought about it for a while and asked,

"Uncle Tian, what is this stone hairpin?"

The sweet old man looked at the stone hairpin, hugged it into his arms and said,

"Since moving here, Wen Xin has been very happy every day, and his injuries have healed quickly. That day, I finally mustered up the courage to ask her if she would like to marry me. She smiled so happily like a flower. But she didn't promise me, saying that she would marry me when I helped her find the stone hairpin lost in the sea of grass. She might have taken it as a joke, but I did. Although this sea of grass is not big, it is difficult to find a hairpin, not to mention that I don't know the approximate location. It wasn't long before she told me that she couldn't wait, and we became husband and wife, but we insisted on looking for the hairpin every day. She said she didn't need to look for it again, but I insisted. It's also a shame to say that in the past 20 years, I have only done this one thing, which is to find this hairpin every day. Today, I finally found it, but my Wenxin, will she come back?!"

Bai Qing pulled Xiao Yi's arm tightly, Xiao Yi looked at her, patted her little hand gently, and turned her head again,

"Uncle Tian, do you believe in fate?"

The sweet old man looked at him suspiciously.

"This hairpin is so small, but I was caught up by mistake, isn't it fate? Since the hairpin can be found, the big living person will definitely be able to find it!"

The sweet old man's eyes were glazed, and he shook his head and said,

"Why don't I want to, but where can I find it? If she thinks about our father and son, why doesn't she come back to see me? I'm over half a hundred years old, and I have a few years to live?......

The old man walked towards his house as he spoke, but everyone did not stop him, thinking that he could fall asleep with the hairpin in his arms, and that he could somewhat alleviate the pain of lovesickness.

Xiao Yi and the three didn't want to bother anymore, but they couldn't stand the sweetheart couple and kept them, so they had to stay for a few more days. The sweet old man no longer goes out fishing, but he still gets up early every day, sits on his own boat, and holds the hairpin in a daze. Everyone didn't know how to persuade him, and they could only look at him from afar. Since having this hairpin, the sweet old man has changed into a person, in a trance all day long, Bai Qing said that this is a heart disease, and there is no better way, so he can only slowly enlighten, hoping that he will recover his old spirit soon.

Living on the shore of this sea of grass, although the humidity is a little heavier, it is unrestrained and free and happy. The newlyweds took Xiao Yi and the three of them to turn around the grass sea, and went to the grass sea town together for a few days.

On this day, Xiao Yi and the three of them wanted to leave at this time, and the sweetheart Yao Jing was not easy to be strong. Seeing that the sweet old man was still sitting in the boat, Xiao Yi and the three of them stepped forward to say goodbye to him,

"Uncle Tian, we're leaving, you have to take care of your health. ”

The sweet old man slowly raised his head, Xiao Yi was shocked, he didn't expect this old man to become so old in the past few days. The old man is more than half a hundred years old, and he can still go out on a boat to fish and fish for shrimp more than half a month ago, but within a few days, it is like a gorgeous lotus flower withered. The sweet old man stretched out his hand to grab Xiao Yi, stuffed the hairpin into his hand, his throat kept shaking, and said,

"I don't have the courage to go to her in my life, and I know that I don't have much time to live, you are young and hopeful, you take this hairpin, if you are fated, help me bring it back to her." Let's just say, let's just say, this sweet old dog has finally found the hairpin! Also, he has been waiting for her, thinking about her, and thinking about her all his life. ”

Everyone was sad, seeing the sweet old man stretch out his hands, Xiao Yi understood what he meant, and returned to the house with the old man. The sweet old man lay down lightly, whimpering softly, but no one could hear the murmur clearly. Slowly, he fell asleep, fell asleep forever, and before he died, he could see his son marry, and these juniors sent him to the end, which was a well-deserved death for this rural fisherman. Everyone was extremely sad, but they couldn't help but shout, and let him go quietly like this.

The funeral of the sweet old man was extremely simple, the three of them helped Zhang Luo, everything was orderly in the chaos, and it was also very smooth. After the loss was completed, Xiao Yi and the three of them were not happy, so they said goodbye to the two newcomers, sweetheart had just gotten married, and the old father died suddenly, and it was not good to keep it, but I just wanted to paddle in person, give him a ride for the three of them, and just take a look at the scenery of the sea of grass. Xiao Yi and the three of them did not refuse, a few people got on the boat, silent all the way, and the sound of the frolicking of the cruise ship continued, but it made the atmosphere of the boat more solemn. It wasn't long before the ship was on the north shore. Yao Jing set up the car and has been waiting here for a long time. Sweetheart slowly tied the rope of the boat, and then accompanied a few people to the car.

"Will you three ever come back?"

Xiao Yi smiled,

"Of course I will, and I want to hug that little sweetheart with my own hands!"

Sweetheart nodded, and Tong Lu interjected,

"Sweet brother Sister Yao Jing, go back, I can't stand this friend's parting the most, so let's see you go back!"

Yao Jing was not verbose at all, nodded, and pulled his sweetheart on the boat. She waved her hand softly and said goodbye to the three of them. Sweetheart looked at Xiao Yi and the three of them stupidly, he didn't have any friends on weekdays, although he knew a lot of people, but most of them loved to mock him, like Xiao B, the three of them really took him as a friend, there were really not many. He waved his hand lightly to this side, and it was a farewell. After a short time, the boat disappeared into the long aquatic weeds, and it was no longer visible.

The three of them are a little sad, but this is life, there are too many sourness, just get used to it, and the road has to continue to go step by step. Tong Lu sighed and said,

"Do you think this sweet uncle is worth this life?"

Xiao Yi touched the stone hairpin, shook his head slightly, and replied,

"This is the life he chose, this is who he is, there is nothing to do. He spent the rest of his life looking for this hairpin, but when he really found it, it made him grow old instantly. Without this spiritual sustenance, his life has no meaning. Hey, I don't know if it's right or wrong to help him find this hairpin. ”

Bai Qing held Xiao Yi and said softly,

"Didn't Brother Xiao Yi also say that it was fate, if Uncle Tian stayed on the boat all the time, and finally closed his eyes in despair, I am afraid that it will be even more desolate. ”

The three of them looked at this small sea of grass and were silent for a long time before driving north.

This official road is easy to walk, and there are more villages next to the road, the terrain in this area is flat, the stream is vertical and horizontal, the climate is pleasant, and then look at the fertile field for thousands of miles, presumably most of the villagers are also rich and happy.

"This Lishui town is just ahead, and it only took us three hours to walk so slowly. I heard that there are many merchants in this Lishui Town, but I can grow a lot of knowledge. ”

Tong Lu said with a smile,

"And the food and wine from all over the world, Bai Qing, don't feel sorry for the silver, let's come easily, the silver given by the son is not ...... for nothing."

Bai Qing stuck out his tongue at him and said with a smile,

"Gotta gotcha, when am I going to knock on the door, let's have a big meal tonight. Bai Qing patted his chest and smiled,

"I'm in for a treat!"

Tong Lubai glanced at her,

"Our money is in your bag, isn't it your treat!"

The three of them laughed and entered the town. The sun is already setting in the west. Xiao Yi randomly found a post house to settle down and get off the horse, and the three of them came to the street to wander around. The lane is not wide enough to accommodate two cars to stagger, there are no hawkers on the streets, most of the street-side storefronts are closed, and only a few teahouses and inns are still open.

"It's not much better than Yunlongzhen, it doesn't seem to be as lively as people say. ”

"Yes, Brother Xiaoyi, let's go back, it's dark this time, this bluestone slab will make us suffer!"

Bai Qing pointed to the rows of stone slabs, and knocked the dirt on his shoes,

"There are a lot of streams here, and the amount of water is also very sufficient, like the water town in the south of the Yangtze River that I once heard people talk about. You see, these houses are also very chic, and if you make a home here, you can sleep with the sound of flowing water every day, and it is also very beautiful!"

Tong Lu laughed dryly,

"What's so good about this, it's not as good as the cloud dragon breaking the temple, and you can still hear the sound of flowing water in the river, it's much better than this!"

Bai Qing knew that he was making fun of himself, but he was not annoyed, so he pulled Xiao Yi and went to the small post at the side door, Tong Lu followed far behind, and kicked all the small pebbles on the road into the stream on the side.

The three of them returned to the post house and found a small table by the window to sit down, Tong Lu was not polite, and ordered the signature specialty wine and food, and the little two couldn't close their mouths. Xiao Yi thought to himself, this small post house, in the past, was originally only occupied by the official family, but now it is also open to the people, and it can earn more or less. Looking at this small post scale facility, I am afraid that most of them live in some passing vendors, if it is a giant or the like, it must not succumb to this place.

In a short time, the wine and meat were ready. Tong Lu tried this bowl, tasted that plate again, drank a big sip of wine into his mouth, choked on tears,

"I've been drinking this 'sweetheart' for half a month, and then drinking this, how can it be so powerful. And these dishes, too, are too ordinary, hey, what a disappointment, a disappointment!"

Xiao Yi took a sip, only to feel that his mouth was like a fire, and he was very choked.

"This wine is hot, Qingqing, you better not drink it. ”

Bai Qing picked up Xiao Yi's wine bowl and took a sip, which was considered a fresh taste.

"What kind of wine does the little doll drink, huh!"

A tall man broke into the door, glanced at Xiao Yi's side, and left such a sentence, Tong Lu was angry, and was about to scold back, but was stopped by Xiao Yi, and he had to mumble two words of "stinky fart" to relieve his hatred. The man walked to a table in the middle of three or two steps, sat down, Xiao Er hurriedly stepped forward and poured tea, the man drank it all in one gulp, and asked Xiao Er to pour a bowl. Xiao Yi saw that he was only about twenty, but his body was extremely tight, and he was also a practitioner. At this time, outside the door, it was learned that Suo Suo followed a group of people, although they were ordinary clothes, they all had guys, and they seemed to have a great background, and after a while, the tables and stools of this post house were crowded.

Tong Lu looked at the group of people and said in a low voice,

"It's strange how so many people could come out at once. You see, these people seem to have weapons with them, and they seem to be very difficult to mess with. ”

Xiao Yi nodded,

"Let's not cause trouble, it's better to be careful when we go out. ”

The three of them bowed their heads to eat, but their eyes glanced at the rest from time to time. Xiao Er was busy working non-stop, selling drinks everywhere. Most of these people ordered meat spirits, but no one spoke, only the sound of heavy drinking. When he didn't drink much, one person stood up and drank all the wine in the bowl, and then dropped the wine bowl heavily, and the bowl was immediately shattered.

"Third brother, we can't stand this bird's anger, this old man Xiao is not a person, so Gai Ming'er will call his brother to clean him up. ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately became lively, and they all shouted that they were going to Naxiao Mansion to find someone unhappy. Xiao Yi noticed the big man who came first, and saw that although he was already angry, he tried his best to restrain himself, poured himself two bowls, and then spoke,

"The brothers had a really hard time with me, and I almost put my life on the road, but in the end, I didn't get any benefits, but I saved up a lot of anger. It's that I can't live up to my brothers!"

The big man lifted up the jar of wine, and drank half of the jar.

"But my brothers listened to me. Although this old man Xiao is not a thing, we can't catch his handle, after all, it is clearly written in black and white, and we are indeed mistimed. ”

"But he doesn't treat us as human beings, I can't swallow this anger!"

"Yes, yes, we must not let him go!"

“......”

For a while, the scolding in this post house was loud, and Xiao Yi and the three of them were also interested and listened carefully to the audience's speeches. The big man waved his hand, and the post house slowly quieted down, thinking that in this group of people, it can be regarded as having some status,

"Brothers, there will be retribution for the profiteer's family, but it should not be punished by us. Let's rest here for two days and then look for other things to do. We must not cause trouble, the Xiao family is not something we can afford to provoke, and there are still people to support the old and young in this family!"

When everyone heard this, they were all discouraged, and they all bowed their heads and drank sullen wine. The big man shook his head, tore off a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it.

"Hmph, that Xiao family is too much of a thing! See if I don't grab that old man Xiao and slap him a few big mouths!"

Xiao Yi swallowed his saliva and asked,

"Lu Lu, what are you?"

Tong Lu winked at Xiao Yi and whispered,

"I think these people are very interesting, then the rich man of the Xiao family is not a good person, let's mix it up, maybe there will be a good show to watch!"

Everyone looked back at this side, Tong Lu stood up with the wine bowl, and said with a smile,

"Brothers, this old man of the Xiao family regards wealth as his life, is mercenary, and is an out-and-out treacherous person! When we came, we had heard that last year, there was a sudden flood in many places in the northwest of Lishui Town, which made the people miserable, and the old man of the Xiao family actually sat on the ground and raised the price of rice and noodles again and again, and acquired countless fertile fields, which was really a black fortune! The most ridiculous thing is that when the young lady of that family was paraded, he had to give alms everywhere in order to win a good reputation!"

As soon as the words fell, someone chimed in, and the big man coughed, and everyone didn't say anything more. Xiao Yi Baiqing also felt that what the old man of the Xiao family had done was a bit excessive, and if someone could make him suffer some hardships, he would be happy to hear it. Tong Lu smiled and continued,

"I heard what you said just now, I must have been calculated by this old man Xiao, and I almost guessed one or two. ”

When the big man heard this, he was also interested, and squeezed out a smile and answered,

"The little doll's mind is lively, how about you say this or two?"

Tong Lu took a sip of his mouth, shouted "good wine", and came to this scene.

"I'll make a guess. Look at what you're wearing, and you'll know that it's the horse gang that everyone is talking about, I don't know if it's or isn't?"

The big man didn't speak, and listened to Tong Ludao,

"These days when the flood in the northwest has arrived, and the people are miserable, it is not surprising that this delivery time has been missed. In my opinion, you were blocked by this big water, and then you were ruthlessly calculated by the old man Xiao. ”

"Well, that's kind of interesting, move on. ”

"If you had come from this northwest, you would have carried the red and white salt. I heard that there is a lot of salt in that area, but this mountain road is difficult and dangerous, and the carriages and horses are not easy to walk, so most of them rely on this horse gang to send them everywhere. This Xiao family is the largest businessman in Lishui Town, and he has very close contacts with the official family, and he handles most of this salt and iron matter, so it makes sense. The horse gang came over to sell salt, and brought back fragrant tea, cloth, clothes, clay pots and the like, and really walked out of this business road with both legs, which is really amazing!"

Tong Lu raised his thumb, and everyone was happy when they heard it, and they raised their bowls to toast. Tong Lu took a sip and continued,

"This old man of the Xiao family has made a lot of money last year, and he wants to make this windfall this year, we can't let him do nonsense, but we have to teach him a good lesson!"

There was a discussion all around, and the big man drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp, looked around, and finally fell on Xiao Yi and the three of them.

"We are all law-abiding people, how can we do those illegal things?!"

Tong Lu smiled at the corner of his eyes and coughed lightly,

"We rely on our strength to eat, and it is really unlucky to be beaten by someone, if we swallow this breath, how will we make a living in this realm in the future? Also, how does the old man Xiao treat us, can't we learn to give him such a lesson?"

The light in Dahan's eyes lit up, and he urged,

"Please advise. ”

Tong Lu came to him with a small bowl, leaned into the big man's ear and whispered,

"This salt and iron is originally a matter of the official family, and this Xiao family is only doing things for the imperial court, we have to do something lightly in the middle, and then we don't need to do it personally, someone will come to deal with it!"

When the big man heard this, he thought for a moment and laughed,

"Come on, little brother, let's go to one, we just don't get the hard-earned money, and we have to let this old man Xiao suffer a little crime!!"

There was a mess in this post house again, and everyone saw that the big man no longer had so many scruples, so they all ate and drank happily. The man came to Xiao Yi's table and sat down, and the four of them ate, drank and chatted, and no longer talked about the unpleasant things. It's also interesting to talk about this customs. The amount of wine that big man drinks is also very good, every time he drinks a bowl in one gulp, he is extraordinary, and Xiao Yi also admires his amount of wine.

Xiao Yi's amount of wine is not bad, a few big bowls are down, and it is indeed a little smoky, he shook his head and smiled,

"Big brother, I've been talking about this for a long time, and I've drunk a lot of wine, and I haven't asked you for your name?!"

Only then did Dahan remember that several people were enthusiastic for a long time, and no one even knew their surnames.

"Haha, haha, I just remembered it! My name is Wei Wei, Wei Qing's Wei, Wei Wei, Wei Wei, but it's a little awkward, call me Brother Wei!"

Tong Lu immediately answered,

"Hehe, this is Brother Xiaoyi, Bai Qing, my name is Tong Lu, let's really know each other!haha!"

"Young man, I paid attention to your stick for a while, it's really interesting, I guess you are also a little capable, we have to learn from each other when we have time!"

"When the time comes, Brother Wei will have to show mercy to his subordinates!"

“......”

"Brother Xiaoyi, you still have to drink, this wine is strong!"

"Just drink a bowl, just a bowl!"

“......”

After eating, drinking, and laughing until midnight, he went back to the house and went to sleep.