The driver said: "I really don't know about this, although we are all from the same village, and we all know each other well." But I've been living in the city for the last few years, firstly to take care of my children, and to come here because I get up early and return late. To tell you the truth, if you really asked me this, I really wouldn't be able to say it. Because after all, I rarely go home now, and I really can't tell you about some of their things now. ”

Speaking of this, the driver paused slightly, patted his head and said: "Don't say it, you ask so casually, I really remembered something, these two old brothers are really not ordinary people in our village." ”

When Xiao Qingfeng heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, but he still pretended to be calm, continued to hand over a cigarette, and said lightly: "What is worth making such a fuss about, isn't it just two honest farmers, what kind of extraordinary characters can they be." Besides, you were only driving down there just now, and you didn't see their embarrassment on top with your own eyes. If it hadn't been for my cousin who stood up for them, I'm afraid it would have been a big mess. ”

I saw that the driver looked around and saw that there was no one around, and deliberately leaned towards Xiao Qingfeng's side, and said in a low voice: "Brother, I don't think you are an outsider, and besides, you are very kind at first glance, so it doesn't hurt for me to tell you, these two old brothers in my village are hidden masters in our village." Don't look at them stupid on the surface, they look like honest and honest people. But if you really look at them that way, you're very wrong. I'll tell you the truth, if they intercept the car today, if it were someone else, I really won't stop. After all, we also understand the rules of this chartered car, even if there is only one person in the car, it doesn't matter to us. Founder's people pay by the whole car, so we shouldn't meddle in other things, it's absolutely unruly. This is also the reason why those old ladies were blind on it at the beginning, and I didn't dare to speak out, after all, let's not take care of it first. If people complain about me, I can only consider myself unlucky. ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "Then why do you still have to stop, just pretend not to see it and drive over." To put it bluntly, this is also your duty, your duty, and others can't really blame you for not being the other. It's hard to do it, they see that you don't stop, and they really dare to do something. Seeing that your brother is also an old driver who is used to running long distances, he will be afraid that this kind of honest person will not succeed. ”

The driver said: "It's here, let's tell you the truth, little brother, I really don't dare to provoke the two of them easily." ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "What do you mean by this, they are really some kind of powerful characters, or some kind of villains." It stands to reason that this shouldn't be, and with their honest appearance, I can't see anything terrible about them, let alone some kind of villain. Besides, when people got in the car, they also showed their ID cards before getting into the car. ”

The driver said: "Of course, of course, they are definitely not bad people with a criminal record, otherwise even if they really give me a hundred guts, I will never joke with my own job." Besides, even if they are really some kind of registered subordinates, I am really not afraid of them. Brother, I'm not bragging, as you said, brother, we have also been running long-distance buses for many years, and we haven't dealt with any bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods. But the two of them are different, and I really don't dare to offend easily. ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "I said brother, as soon as you say that, I will be even more confused." Since this is the case, what are you afraid of them, could it be that they are the village cadres in your village, or some backstage figures above. But no matter how you look at it, it's not like it, aren't they just two ordinary old peasants, brother, I'm really a little puzzled, it's all fast

You've been fooled. ”

The driver said, "Okay, I'll tell you now, but you have to promise that you never tell anyone else." Really, if I hadn't seen your righteousness today, I really wouldn't want to talk to you about these things, really!"

When Xiao Qingfeng heard this, he was happy again, and hurriedly handed over another cigarette, and said with a smile: "Although this your brother has a hundred and twenty hearts, let's talk about it today, it is definitely where it ends, you just say it so casually, I just listen to it so casually, and it will be over when I laugh, how can there be any other idle things." Besides, aren't we killing time waiting for them, hehehe. ”

The driver said: "Okay, I absolutely believe you, even if I make a friend like you today." Let me tell you the truth, the old man in my family is a big acquaintance in the village, and those big and small red and white ceremonies in the village generally have to invite him, so some big and small things in the village will naturally know more than others. Of course, especially those relatively secret wild anecdotes, his old man knows almost everything. ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "I see, then what does this have to do with the two of them, could it be that there are really some major secrets on the two of them?"

The driver said, "Yes, do you know what the two of them do?"

Xiao Qingfeng said: "Looking at their dark and sturdy figures, I think they should be the kind of ordinary migrant workers who work at home when they are busy with farming, and go out to work on the construction site to subsidize their families when they are not working." ”

The driver said: "Then you just guessed wrong, they have never been at home to farm, and they don't go out to work on the construction site, hehe, you didn't expect this." ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "What, are they really not craftsmen, but I don't think they look like them." ”

The driver said: "I'll tell you, otherwise you won't be able to figure out what they do, in fact, both of them are characters who run outside all year round." ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "No, how is this possible, could it be that they are really some kind of characters in the rivers and lakes, I really can't see this." Besides, we really don't have that eyesight. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Qingfeng deliberately pretended to be timid and afraid, looked around, and even said a little timidly: "I said brother, let's stop talking about this topic, lest we get into any more idle trouble, then it won't be fun." ”

When the driver saw that Xiao Qingfeng was so timid, he was also secretly happy in his heart, and continued to say mysteriously: "It's okay, brother, look at you, hehehe." I'll be honest with you, both of them are small vendors who walk the streets outside, one is for antiques and the other is for braided hair. It's just that they are rarely at home on weekdays, and I heard that most of the time they are doing these things in other places. Even if it's occasionally at home, it's always a cat in its own home, and rarely wanders on the street. ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "Hey, it scared me just now, I really thought I heard something that shouldn't be heard, something taboo." It turns out that they are doing these things for a living, which corresponds to their dark complexion, and it looks like the result of walking the streets and alleys on weekdays. However, even though they are walking outside all the time, it is a legitimate business, and I don't feel that there is anything hidden. ”

The driver said, "Little brother, guess what their father and ancestor did?"

Xiao Qingfeng said: "Could it be that their livelihood is still ancestral, even then, it seems that there is nothing to make a fuss about." ”

The driver said: "According to."

The old man in my family said that they are really just like you guessed, a bit of a son inherits the ancestral meaning of his father's business. It's just that although their previous generation also walked the streets, they did something different. The ancestor I just mentioned who specializes in collecting antique money is a curium maker who specializes in curium pots and bowls, and the ancestor who specializes in collecting hair and braids is a sharpener who specializes in sharpening scissors and kitchen knives. ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "This is a bit interesting, it should be that those two old crafts have been declining day by day, and they are increasingly being eliminated from the stage of history." Although they inherited the old routine and old model of their ancestors walking the streets and alleys, they also innovated and re-chose a new way that is more in line with real life. Not to mention, over the years, these casual small traders have made a fortune in the streets, and they really can't be underestimated. ”

The driver said: "This is not bad, but what I want to talk about is not these, but some hidden stories of their ancestors." ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "Aren't they just ordinary smiths and sharpeners, this is also normal for these craftsmen in the original era, what secret past can they have." ”

The driver said: "There is really nothing peculiar about their profession, but their final whereabouts are very peculiar. ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "What is the final whereabouts, old craftsmen like them will often work for a lifetime, until in the end they can't do it anymore." Of course, listening to the old generation, once the old craftsmen like them put down their work, I am afraid that their days are running out, and they will generally die soon. ”

The driver said: "Yes, generally speaking, people like them are usually the result you say." But the ancestors of both of them, including their father and grandfather, ended up being very strange. According to my old man, none of their ancestors, at least their father and grandfather, died in the family, but all died outside. Not only that, but the specific cause of their death and where they died, all this time, no one except their families knew the slightest information. In addition, it is certain that the age of their final death is not too great, usually thirty or fifty years old, and it seems that the oldest one is not even sixty years old. My old man knew this very well, because he had personally handled the aftermath of two of them. ”

Xiao Qingfeng said: "No, isn't this a coincidence, maybe they all fell ill outside, or maybe there were other accidents." Of course, no matter what reason they died outside, their corpses are not the last to be welcomed, which is also the custom of our area. As soon as the corpse was picked up, wouldn't everything else be basically clear? ”

The driver said, "I haven't finished talking about it just now, they have more bizarre things." That is, after they died strangely outside, their families never brought back their bodies, but symbolically welcomed back some ashes or part of the bones, and sometimes even only some of the clothes of the deceased at that time, not even ashes and part of the bones. This is the weirdest thing about the two of them, and no outsider has been able to really figure it out for many years. Of course, as I just said, ordinary people are absolutely unaware of these things, and only their family members and 'big acquaintances' like my old man know a little bit about it. Moreover, the more mysterious and weird they are, the more others naturally dare not say a word indiscriminately, so as not to get into trouble. In addition, over the years, apart from this abnormality, the two families have not caused anything else. ”