Shimen Town, which is close to the river, is foggy in the early morning, and the merchants on Jiangdi Street get up early, put down the door panels, open the store doors, and wait for the opening to pick up customers.

"He shopkeeper is early, and business is booming. ”

"Boss Hu early, Wishing you prosperity. ”

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Similarly, the peasants in the suburbs of Shimen Town also came early, carrying bars and boxes, carrying burdens, and while looking at the fog in the sky with sorrow, they took out handicrafts or home-grown local products, and put them out, looking at the sporadic passers-by, and shouting without stopping.

"Fresh cabbage, come and see. ”

"Home-made hats, rain and sun protection, take a look, take a look. ”

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At this time, I saw a girl wearing an ice blue silk skirt, combing her hair in a double bun, and her eyebrows were delicate, jumping and jumping, her face was full of joy, and she was holding a sugar gourd in her hand, and her watery eyes were looking left and right, busy. Behind him was a handsome young man with a smile on his face, dressed in white, with a pair of eyes as bright as stars, all of which were placed on the girl in front of him, and the handsomeness of the young man was extremely incongruous, he was also carrying a yellow cloth bag, which seemed to be a heavy object, round and bulging, these two people were Chu Qing and Xiao Jiu who came down from the Jade Shoot Peak early in the morning.

Chu Qing walked a few steps, turned around and shouted: "Xiao Jiu, hurry up, we have to rush to Lao Zhao Xiaojiang Village before the craftsman leaves home, so that we can come to the door to find it." ”

The reason why Chu Qing said this was because after a detailed inquiry, he learned that not far from Shimen Town, there was a village called Lao Zhao Xiaojiang, and there were many craftsmen in the village, building houses, drilling and carving, and could do anything. In particular, the Zhao carpenter in the east of the village and the Jiang carpenter in the west of the village are even more skilled, and many famous buildings in Shimen Town are built by them with craftsmen.

Xiao Jiu heard Chu Qing's call, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, quickened his pace, and rushed forward, the two walked along Jiangti Street for a while, but Chu Qing suddenly stopped and looked thoughtfully at the shop in front of him.

Xiao Jiu quietly came behind Chu Qing, and looked at her gaze, only to see that it was a medium-sized shop, and the adjacent shops on the left and right were all selling jade, jewelry, etc., but this one had a big paint plaque with the word "Shi", which looked really nondescript.

Xiao Jiu looked at it for a while, only to see a few men in cardigans in the store, busy and busy, greeting guests, what is even more surprising is that this shop has no tables and chairs, several men in front of the store put porridge buckets, bowls and chopsticks buckets, the vendors stopped, stretched out their hands and handed a pair of bowls and chopsticks, stood on the side of the street, hurriedly returned the dishes and chopsticks after eating, and did not see the bill, so they wiped their mouths and left.

Xiao Jiu was surprised, but heard Chu Qing pull a young vendor who had just finished drinking porridge and said with a smile: "Little brother, please stay." ”

When the young peddler saw that it was a girl with a clear eyebrow, he stopped hearing the sound and said softly, "Is there anything wrong with the girl?"

Chu Qing smiled, pointed to the shop, and inquired: "Little brother, let's not hide it, we are strangers, do we don't have to pay for porridge here?"

The young peddler looked at Chu Qing's finger and suddenly realized: "Ahem, I thought what was the matter, this porridge shop doesn't have to pay, and the porridge is given on time every morning, what's the matter, don't you want to taste it?"

When Chu Qing heard this, he nodded slightly, and said, "But I don't know, these men don't look like good people, why are they so kind?"

The young peddler smiled heartily and said, "Little girl, don't you know this, don't you see the foreheads of those men, I heard that the gods have been spelled, and you need to do a good deed every day, and you need to do a thousand to get better, oh, little girl, I still have to go to the market, you might as well find someone who is spare and ask clearly, no matter how much, I don't know." ”

Chu Qing arched his hand and said, "Disturb the little brother, please." ”

Seeing the young hawker leave, Chu Qing and Xiao Jiu glanced at each other, and looked at the men together, several men did have things like ingots on their foreheads, like horns, looking very funny, very ridiculous, and what was even more peculiar was that everyone else had one, except for a big black man, wearing a cardigan, with an open chest and exposed arms, a mess of hair on his chest like a hedgehog, a pair of triangular eyes full of meat, but there were clearly two "horns" on his forehead.

Some of the older foot vendors, after using the porridge, the burden of goods is difficult to shoulder, the big black man smiled on the face, hurriedly ran over, helped the shoulders of the people, and then cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, busy in and out, hands and feet are extremely diligent.

Xiao Jiu was stunned for a while, but Chu Qing clearly knew the ins and outs of the matter, these people were the scoundrels who used fake bracelets to blackmail themselves at that time, and they were later relieved by Feng Shuzhu.

The past passed by one by one, Chu Qing stood aside and pondered for a long time, comparing before and after, suddenly enlightened, and couldn't help but be amazed by the way Feng Shuzhu handled things, so he smiled like a flower, and then pulled Xiao Jiu, who didn't know what was going on, was happy, and walked out of Shimen Town side by side.

The two walked about ten miles on the country road and saw a village in the distance. At this time, the morning sun is rising, the red glow is sprinkled in the countryside, sometimes dotted with dozens of thatched huts and green tiles, the smoke curls up, blown by the breeze, connected into a piece, floating over the village, and there is no way to dissolve. From time to time there are chickens and dogs in the village, on the road on the edge of the field outside the village, from time to time there are farmers wearing clothes, smoking dry tobacco, driving the ploughing oxen, slowly going to the field to plow, a group of idyllic scenery that is indisputable with the world, very beautiful, it turns out that in addition to the craftsmen in this village, most of them are still engaged in agriculture as a business, and they have lived for generations "Morningside is desolate, and the moon and lotus hoe return." of a laid-back and tranquil life.

Looking at the peaceful rural atmosphere in front of him, Chu Qing closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Ah, this is just a quiet and leisurely place." ”

Xiao Jiu smiled silently, silently accompanied Chu Qing to stand at the head of the village, and suddenly the cloth bag on his body shook a few times, and later, the little fat bear bag leaned out of the upper body from inside, looked at the scenery in front of him, and pulled Xiao Jiu's shirt, signaling to release it, Xiao Jiu looked at Chu Qing, and saw that she was still silent in this idyllic nature, so he didn't bother, but gently put the little fat bear bag on the ground.

The little chubby bear bag straightened up, looked forward and backward, and then moved his fat and clumsy body into the country field.

Xiao Jiu panicked for a while, mistakenly thinking that the little fat bear bag had run away and was about to catch it.

Chu Qing, who was closing his eyes on the side and continuing to feel the breath of the countryside, snorted coldly and said, "Are you worried that it will run away, we have food and drink here, it has eaten too much this morning, and it is going to relax at this time." ”

When Xiao Jiu heard this, he looked at the shaking wheat leaves in the field again, and suddenly came to his senses.

At this moment, a few young people came in a panic, dressed as a son-in-law, and arranged their clothes while hurrying away.

One of the young men in green pleats shouted in a low voice: "Brothers, hurry up, at this moment the smiling girl should have gotten up early and left the cabinet." ”

Another young man in duck-yellow pleats said with a lewd smile: "When I think of Xiaoxiao's white arms and thighs, hey, my soul is gone." As he spoke, he closed his eyes and savored the general aftertaste, and he wanted to step on it without stepping on it, and a dog ate and fell with a mouth full of mud.

There was a burst of laughter from everyone, and some people stepped forward to help them up, and several people hurried forward in a hurry.

Chu Qing looked at the distant backs of a few people, glanced at them viciously, and said in a low voice: "Gentleman!" turned to look at Xiao Jiu, but saw that he wiped the little fat bear bag covered with dew, wiped it clean, and put it back into the cloth bag.

It is said that Chu Qing and Xiao Jiu, with their little fat bear bags, walked along the country road, entered the village, inquired all the way, and finally came to Master Zhao's house.

Chu Qing looked at the exquisitely carved gatehouse, stepped forward and knocked on the door gently, only to see that the person who came to open the door was a woman about fifty years old.

It turned out that Master Zhao went into the city to run errands last night and didn't return overnight, thinking that he should be on the road at this moment, so the woman left the two of them to wait.

The three of them chatted intentionally or unintentionally, and the woman's simplicity and sincerity made the two of them happy a lot, and they thought about what they had entrusted in their hearts, and there was no excuse.

While speaking, he approached an old man who was a year old and similar to a woman from the corridor, his face was full of sadness and resentment, and after entering the hall and meeting Chu Qing Xiaojiu, he was sure that it was Master Zhao.

But what the two of them didn't expect was that Master Zhao sat down, took a sip of tea, and said with a long sigh: "Two distinguished guests, I really don't hide from each other, there is really not much carpenter work recently, and the old man should not shirk it, but there are indeed some trivial matters of his own family here, which is very troublesome, and I hope that the two Haihan will find another place." ”

Chu Qing glanced at Xiao Jiu, only to see that his face was anxious, and he wanted to ask again and again, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly had an idea, changed his attention, and said loudly: "Master Zhao, I saw that you didn't return last night, could it be that someone in the family had something urgent?" Although we are still young, we have been walking on the rivers and lakes for a long time, why don't you come and listen, maybe, we can really help." ”

When Master Zhao heard this, he was stunned, looked at the woman who was secretly crying on the side, patted his thigh, and said: "Alas, now, I can't take care of what family ugliness must not be publicized. ”

When Chu Qing heard this, he knew that he had some eyebrows in his heart, so he asked: "But I don't know what happened to Ling Lang? ”

That Master Zhao sighed for a long time, and Fang Wei said eloquently.

It turned out that the couple had an only son, about twenty years old, relying on the family's solid family, and they were idle on weekdays. A lot of money is not to be said, and there is no trace of it, except for asking someone to send a letter and ask for two pieces of silver, there is a family that does not return. Master Zhao and his wife are worried that for a long time, their son will be hollowed out by wine, and the incense of the Zhao family will be broken. Master Zhao went to search for it many times, but he was driven out by the thugs of Xunxianglou, and in addition to blaming himself for not being strict in discipline, he had no idea for a while.

After hearing this, Chu Qing laughed and said, "What should I do, don't worry, uncle, I'll promise to take you back Ling Lang, but it's ......", and deliberately paused as he spoke.