When the old lady saw the old man return, she got up with a smile and greeted him. When she saw me, she was a little surprised and said, "Whose girl is this, she looks really smart." Compared with the old woman back then, there is a comparison. ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but laugh. This old couple, sure enough, has a similar style.

So I bowed respectfully to the old lady and said, "Mother-in-law, I have come to ask the old man to cast a sword." ”

The old lady's face changed, and she said with a straight face: "Girl, you must have made a mistake." My old man, who has been farming all his life, where will he forge a sword?"

I sneered: "Mother-in-law, I can't hide it, I came to the old man because I have some unclear relationship with the old man......"

When the old man heard this, he immediately jumped up and covered my mouth.

The old woman was indeed a jealous person, as the old man said. She was still pleasant just now, and her face changed faster than turning a book. She grabbed the old man's ears and said sharply: "What is the relationship that can't be explained? She can't be a wild seed born to you and the little fox surnamed Fang back then, right?"

This inadvertently pulled out some gossip about the old past. I couldn't help but wink at the old man with a little schadenfreude.

The old man's face was flushed, and he stammered and explained, "Xiaocui, you are the only one in my heart. This girl is just a grandniece of my distant family. After saying that, he glared desperately at me again, and said pitifully, "Yes, grandniece." ”

I nodded solemnly at the old lady who was called Xiaocui and said, "Yes, yes, yes, he is my distant uncle." ”

I squeezed my eyes at the uncle I just met and said, "Uncle is very enthusiastic. He said that it is not easy for distant relatives to meet, and blood is thicker than water. He insisted on taking me home for a while, and said that he would forge a sword for me as a greeting gift. ”

The old man's eyes widened on the side, and his face was faintly green, but he could only grit his teeth and nod fiercely: "What my niece said is true. ”

I smiled at Xiao Cui again: "My uncle also said that there is a kind and beautiful Xiao Cui in the family, and he is the most loved. When I saw it today, I was really shocked. The uncle is graceful, like a hibiscus out of the water, and the moon falls into the dust. ”

When Xiao Cui heard this, her face seemed to really bloom a hibiscus flower. She pulled me and said happily, "Niece Sun, as soon as I saw you just now, I knew that you were a good girl with vision. Don't say a small stay, you just live in my house for a long time, and I am also very happy. ”

After saying that, Xiao Cui couldn't help but say something and pulled me into the house. And with lightning speed, she arranged a room for me, brought out many snacks, and even found me a set of half-new peasant women's clothes, which she said had personally worn by her beautiful flowers.

Left, the old man stood in the small courtyard, stunned.

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On the second day, sitting at the stone table in the small courtyard became me, crossing Erlang's legs and drinking sesame paste.

The old man glared at me angrily and said in a low voice, "When are you leaving?"

"Let's go?" I glanced at the old man with slanted eyes, wiped my sesame paste and said, "It depends on when you get the greeting ready." ”

"See, greeting ceremony?" The old man choked up obviously, and said with a dark face: "I Baili Zhan has been uninhibited all my life, and I will never be threatened by others." ”

I pouted impatiently and said, "Little old man, how could I threaten you? ”

Bai Li Zhan's black face turned white, and the expression that was uninhibited just now immediately mellowed a lot: "My aunt, this, forging a sword, is not a simple matter." Clever woman, it's hard to cook without rice. ”

"Rice?" I was a little confused: "What kind of rice do you want?"

"The Stone of the Sword, of course. Baili Zhan squinted his eyes and said seriously: "The world's famous sword, the sword stone is the soul, the method of forging the sword is the introduction, and the person who casts the sword is just knocking and beating and selling a coolie." ”

"Oh. I looked at the swordsmith who was selling coolies, and I didn't know, "And then?"

Bai Li Zhan was a little depressed: "Girl, if you don't have a unique sword-casting stone, it is difficult to have a sophisticated sword embryo, and the divine sword that moves the world is just an empty talk." ”

"It's simple. "I'm a little tired of this chattering Baili Zhan. I stood up suddenly, patted my chest and said, "Don't worry, it's just a sword-forging stone, I'll look for it." ”

After that, I woke up Bu Fan and Feihong, who were dozing off in the bamboo shadow: "Let's go." ”

The two of them muttered dissatisfiedly, and obediently followed me, plunging headlong into the reckless green mountains behind me, to find the unparalleled sword-forging stone.

After wandering around the mountains for more than ten days, I realized that I should have been fooled.

Originally, it was a search for a sword, but then it became a search for people, and now it has become a search for stones.

And one is harder to find!

Is it destined that I have no chance with Excalibur?

I don't feel resentful.

Although I don't pay much attention to it on weekdays, deep in my soul, I still have a chivalrous heart of self-improvement.

But as a rookie, if you carry ambitions, it will be a kind of torment.

My way of dealing with this kind of ordeal is usually to overeat.

So, Bu Fan and I got a small broken boat and set up a boat on the Chishui River.

I held up a fishing rod in a somewhat decadent manner, intending to grill a few fish to relieve the torment.

I didn't know, I sat until sunset, and not a single fish was baited.

In the midst of this suffering, there was a little disappointment.

And hunger.

I stood up angrily, wanting to look up to the sky and lament the twists and turns of my fate.

Bu Fan suddenly shouted: "There is a fish on the bait, hurry up." ”

I didn't expect my twisted fate to turn around so soon.

I immediately ran over happily and helped pull up the fishing rod.

Who knows, where is it so easy for bad luck to let me go?

On the hook, it is not a fat and delicious river fish that hangs on it.

It's a foot-long, black, rusty monster.

I angrily took the monster down, only to find that this monster that ruined my mood was not only ugly, but also dead.

Before they could study the monster curiously, I threw it back into the river.

Bu Fan was a little dissatisfied: "I'm studying some eyebrows, but you threw them smoothly." This strange thing, with a strange material, may be a treasure. ”

I pouted and said, "Baby, as long as it's not edible, it's rubbish." ”

Looking at the gradually darkening sky, I put away the fishing rod and said, "The passing year is not good." No more fishing. Let's go to Baili Zhan's place to eat. ”

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Although Baili Zhan is a rake ear, his cooking skills are still indispensable.

Douhua fish, brain flower, brown sugar glutinous cake......

Bu Fan and I ate heartily and had difficulty breathing for a while.

But when I was full of wine and food, the torment in my heart came again.

Because Baili Zhan, which pot was not opened, he actually asked about the whereabouts of the sword-casting stone.

"I didn't find it. I replied huffy.

Bai Li Zhan smiled sadly: "Looking for this sword-casting stone, it is to talk about fate." ”

I glared at him, and said in a weird manner: "Do you want to say that if there is no fate, I should die to forge the sword." From where you come from, go where you go. ”

Bai Li Zhan was robbed by me, stunned, and said with some embarrassment: "It's not that the old man is unrighteous, it's a smart woman, and it's difficult to cook without rice......"

But this clever woman, before she finished speaking, was robbed again.

The person who robbed him of white was his little cui who was like a jewel and beautiful like a flower.

Granny Xiaocui stood at the door of the room, and said with a sullen face: "Old man, since you promised your niece and granddaughter to give her a sword as a greeting gift, you should keep your promise. How can you break your word?"

When Bai Lizhan heard Xiao Cui criticize him, his face turned white with fright, and he said tremblingly: "Old woman, to forge a sword, you also need a decent sword stone to make an embryo." ”

Xiao Cui glared at Bai Li Zhan and said, "You iron rooster, you are used to being stingy. I see that the black stone you hid in the room is a fine sword embryo. ”

The iron rooster was said by Xiao Cui's faceless, only lowered his head, and argued weakly: "I'm stingy, that's to others." I can't wait to take my heart out of you. I remember when I was a poor scholar, you said that you liked Junzilan, so I sold my beloved paintings and bought a lot of Junzilan for you....."

It's a pity that Iron Rooster's affectionate confession to Xiaocui was interrupted by me again. I grabbed his arm and said angrily: "Uncle, you used to hide a good sword embryo, but you fooled me into feeding mosquitoes in the mountains for so many days!"

Bai Lizhan was caught by me, grinned, and said aggrievedly: "How can there be any good sword embryos? ”

How could such a clumsy statement deceive me?

So, Bai Lizhan was dragged to the ground by me and dragged to the room.

It is said that the thief is caught and the dirty is taken. Sure enough, I found the legendary best sword embryo, which Bai Lizhan couldn't deny.

But Bai Li Zhan and I were both surprised.

This good sword embryo is so familiar.

It's black, it's rusty, and it's a piece of stubborn iron.

And it's the one that I caught and threw into the Chishui River.

"What the hell. "Bai Li Zhan and I are in unison.

"This ugly thing is not mine. "Baili Zhan is categorical. As if he had been cleared of the suspicion of stinginess, he instantly became quite pleasant.

"I know this ugly thing. I was a little confused: "But I have clearly abandoned it in the afternoon." I don't know who it was, but I picked it up again and put it here. ”

Baili Zhan picked up the stubborn iron, looked at it carefully, and the expression on his face was uncertain: "Not to mention who picked it up, this stubborn iron is really a good sword embryo." ”

"Really?" I snatched the ugly black thing I had abandoned, a little overwhelmed by the sudden good fortune.

The piece of stubborn iron, slender and crooked, resembled a stunted willow branch.

This broken branch is black and lifeless, and it is not amazing.

Not only is it not amazing, but it is also a little discouraging.

This is the sword that this woman will gallop through the rivers and lakes in the future and become famous?

It really made this woman quite frustrated.

The way this woman appeared should not be with the sword unsheathed, a cold light, and a clear roar: "Ah, where is the thief running?"

If I change it to holding a black branch that does not slip in the autumn, and I am gray-headed, how can I be embarrassed?