Chapter 5 The Old Yellow Calendar
On the first day of Wang Yu's blacksmith shop, he cleaned up the inside and out. Chen Dazhui not only didn't praise anything, but also said that he had nothing to do when he was full, and he could hold on.
It's just that it didn't stop it.
Early the next morning, Wang Yu cooked porridge and went to call him to get up and eat.
The two were eating, and An Ren walked in.
"Lao Chen, this hero is coming to you!"
Chen Dazhui buried his head in drinking porridge, "Go get the dishes and chopsticks yourself." ”
"Hahaha, it's better for you to go on the road! When I make a name for myself in the rivers and lakes in the future, I will redecorate your broken shop, and invite a few beautiful girls to come over, so that you can enjoy the blessings. ”
As he spoke, An Ren skillfully took out the dishes and chopsticks from the cabinet and filled himself with a large bowl of porridge.
"Eh, brother, what's your name?"
"My name is Wang Yu. ”
"A good name, it's a little worse than my Anren, if you go to the rivers and lakes in the future, you will definitely have a future. ”
Chen Dazhui said angrily: "I, you don't fight yourself, don't take my apprentice." Do you know what rivers and lakes are? It's a place where you put your head on your belt and beg for food. ”
An Ren pursed his lips, "When I choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, I will leave Ebony Town, and I will not come back if I am not famous." ”
"Hehe, your old yellow calendar paper is almost rotten, and I haven't seen you pick anything. ”
"You don't understand, this hero is too lazy to bother with you!"
Chen Dazhui didn't bother to talk about him, and said to Wang Yu: "After eating, go to your aunt's shop and help her work, it's enough for me here." ”
"Eh, Brother Wang Yu, you work and work, but don't have the idea of fetching water, don't bully your friends and wives!"
Wang Yu nodded and did not speak.
He didn't have much to say about Anren. Everyone has their own way of living, as long as it doesn't affect them.
After breakfast, Wang Yu cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, rinsed them clean, said goodbye to Chen Dazhui, and went to his aunt's shop.
As for Anren, the man disappeared after drinking the porridge.
There was no war in the 70 years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Ebony Town was a remote place, and even bandits were difficult to see around.
On the periphery of the town is a row of very old fences that make up the fence, and there is a vacant place in the middle for people to enter and exit, as a city gate.
Yang Qinghua's shop is located on the main road, and people can see it at a glance, and the location is very good.
Chen Dazhui's blacksmith shop is not so good, located in an alley called Blackwood Lane.
Wang Yu set off from the shop and walked towards the main road.
Leaving Blackwood Lane, you will see a private school, and you can hear the sound of reading aloud inside every day.
Mr. Teach's surname is Chen, and it is said that he was invited by several large families in the town.
An Ren, who had just finished breakfast, was lying on the window of the private school, listening to the explanation of the gentleman inside.
Wang Yu ignored him, took a look at him and left.
When they arrived at Yang Qinghua's stall, the mother and daughter had already set up the tables, chairs and benches, waiting for customers to come to the door.
"Auntie, I'm here to help. ”
"It's okay now, you can find a place to sit casually. ”
Within a while, guests came to the door one after another. Most of them were mountain people from the vicinity, and after they had caught something, they rushed to the town to sell it.
The herbal tea sold by Yang Qinghua is very cheap, a small bowl of a penny, and a few more times of tea is also given melon seeds and dried fruits. It's summer, so business is good.
When the mother and daughter were busy, Wang Yu greeted guests, served tea and water, and was occasionally responsible for collecting money.
When an acquaintance saw it, he would ask if he was a man with water, and he would explain his relationship with the mother and daughter.
Busy until noon, Yang Qinghua asked Wang Yu not to leave and stay here for lunch.
He naturally agreed, this was what Chen Dazhui had ordered before leaving.
When he didn't say a word to Shui'er, An Ren ran out, chasing a group of children behind him.
"Cowhide An, tattered An, I love to brag about Huang Li'an!"
They laughed and sang as Anren picked up a lump of mud from the ground and threw it at it, and a chubby kid couldn't dodge and was shot in the mouth.
"Wow... Daddy, mother, hit me!"
As the cry sounded, the butcher who sold meat on the main road changed his face and slashed the bone chopping knife in his hand on the dipping board.
He rushed to the little fat man, wiped the mud off, stood up and scolded: "Anren, you kid is looking for death!"
Raised his fist and smashed it.
An Ren couldn't dodge, was hit in the face and fell to the ground.
The butcher was not puzzled, rushed over and kicked it with his foot.
"Let you bully my son, let you beat him, Lao Tzu will beat you to death!"
While scolding, the force under his feet became more violent.
An Ren shrank back, didn't say a word, and let the other party beat and scold.
A group of pedestrians slowly gathered around, but there was no one who was willing to come out to persuade them, but they laughed and laughed, pointing at An Ren and saying cool words.
The butcher kicked harder and harder.
Wang Yu saw it clearly, and blood was already flowing from the corners of An Ren's mouth.
Standing up, he walked up to the butcher, "Enough, if you kick it any longer, you won't be able to run then." ”
"Hmph, I'll give Blacksmith Chen a face and let him go!"
The butcher knew Wang Yu, and after stopping his movements, he pulled his child away.
The remaining children were dragged away by their parents and taught a lesson by twisting their ears.
Seeing that there was no excitement to see, the surrounding crowd dispersed.
Wang Yu walked up to An Ren's side, pulled him up, and didn't speak.
I returned to the stall and filled a bowl of herbal tea and sent it over, "Drink it." ”
An Ren wiped the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "It's normal to be beaten while walking the rivers and lakes, and when I become famous in the future, I must teach Zhang Butcher a hard lesson, buy all his meat, and then feed it to the dogs." ”
Drinking the herbal tea in one gulp, he thanked Wang Yu and said, "Thank you this time, otherwise you will have to suffer for a while." ”
"It's up to you. ”
Taking the bowl, Wang Yu returned to the stall.
Yang Qinghua's mother and daughter went back to cook, so they didn't see this farce.
An Ren followed and found a random place to sit down in the stall.
"Brother Wang, there are so many people, only you are willing to speak for me. Jianghu people will repay their kindness, and when I get mixed up, I will invite you to drink. ”
To put it bluntly, Wang Yu doesn't like people like An Ren, if it was before, he wouldn't pay attention to it. But after the big changes, he changed a lot.
"Then you don't know when you're going to drink this meal. ”
"You don't know this, I just didn't choose a good day, otherwise maybe I would already be a famous young man on the rivers and lakes. ”
An Ren waved his hand disappreciatively, "Are you giving a bowl of tea?"
Wang Yu thought about it and poured him another bowl.
"Why are you so obsessed with the rivers and lakes? Wouldn't it be good for us ordinary people to live a good life?"
Anyway, it's okay now, Wang Yu doesn't mind chatting.
An Ren laughed, "It's so boring to face the loess in the town, when a man is alive, he has to drink the strongest wine, beat the wildest dog, and scold the most pungent woman, which is interesting." ”
Wang Yu looked at the dust on his body and the blood stains that had dried up at the corners of his mouth and nodded, "Then good luck to you." ”
"Hahaha, thank you, I recognize you as a friend, remember to call me if you have difficulties in the future!"