"Knife, where are you?"

Suddenly there was a hearty cry from the silent empty mountain, and an old man with disheveled hair and beard and gray gray, the old man was huge and radiant. Carrying a mountain-like burden of firewood on his body, he looks angry.

Here's the thing, the old man's surname is Qin, and he is an old farmer who lives under the mountain. Old man Qin has no family, but he has a good ability, he adopted a child, more than ten years have passed, this child has grown into a handsome young man, his name is Fang Xiaodao. Fang Xiaodao had a good appearance, surrounded by rough and stupid men, but Old Man Qin taught him to read and hyphenate from when he was a child, and learned the skills of Old Man Qin. Therefore, it stands out among the nearby villagers, and is very popular with big girls and little daughters-in-law. But if it's just that the bee butterfly likes him, that's fine, this guy is not a fuel-efficient lamp, this guy likes to mess with flowers and grass. Therefore, it is always possible to see Old Man Qin sneaking this guy out of the house where there is a young girl.

Today, Old Man Qin had a big birthday, and Fang Xiaodao came out early in the morning to go up the mountain to collect firewood, but he didn't come back at noon. When the sun was waning, Old Man Qin finally couldn't help it anymore and ran up the mountain to look for it, but he found a firewood burden and a mountain opening axe, but the person was gone. After searching the entire mountain and not seeing Fang Xiaodao, the old man Qin went down the mountain angrily, no need to ask, it was a good lesson to go back.

When Old Man Qin returned home, he threw away the firewood burden and shouted, "Knife." ”

Suddenly, a person in the room answered, "Grandpa." ”

Old man Qin was angry, and saw a seventeen or eighteen boy coming out of it, holding a very fat fish and a knife in his hand.

Old man Qin said angrily: "Where did you run all day?"

Fang Xiaodao said with a smile: "Isn't it grandpa's birthday today, I went to buy some delicious food and wine back, this fish is not easy to come by?"

It was a cold winter, and it was the north, so it was not easy to find a fish, but Old Man Qin was so good.

Old man Qin's anger has disappeared by half, and people with children have two happy events, one is that the child has a good life, and the other is that the child has filial piety. He didn't expect Fang Xiaodao to have a big future, so if the child had filial piety, it was the happiest thing for him.

Fang Xiaodao said: "I'm going to make this fish well, but I won't, grandpa, you are the master, don't you have to wait for you to come back!"

Old Man Qin looked at him and said, "I didn't give you the money, where did the money come from?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "Of course, it is not stolen, nor robbed, nor is it begging, I helped others get it." ”

Old man Qin said: "What did you help others for?"

Fang Xiaodao straightened his chest and said, "Of course it's the old business, aren't we just doing carpentry for people?"

Old man Qin nodded and said, "If you have a heart, don't leave quietly next time, but let me find it for a while." He put down the fish in his hand and said, "I still have to come." ”

Old man Qin has a big birthday, of course, it is delicious and delicious, usually old man Qin does not give Fang Xiaodao to drink, he thinks that wine is a disorderly poison and should not be given to children.

After three rounds of drinking, Old Man Qin knocked on the bowl with tofu on the table with a red face and said: "You are not young anymore, it's time to find a family business, you kid is involved in flowers and grass, but there is a girl you like!"

Fang Xiaodao shook his head and said, "That's not it." ”

Old man Qin said: "You should get married, if you don't like it, I'll find you one, so it's always okay!"

Fang Xiaodao said: "Grandpa, you are worrying nonsense, aren't there many people in the village who are older than me and have not married?"

Old man Qin said: "It's not that you don't marry, it's that you can't marry a wife." We are different, you are good-looking, and you have skills, you can be literate and martial, can't you choose the best girl in the village to ask for a daughter-in-law!"

Fang Xiaodao said: "Grandpa, don't worry, your granddaughter-in-law will have it." ”

Old man Qin said: "My great-grandson will also have it." ”

Fang Xiaodao smiled: "That's, a lot!"

Old man Qin stood up, shaking his beard and shaking it very happily.

At that time, Fang Xiaodao was just a little carpenter, and there was no sorrow, happiness came very simply, grandpa was happy, and he had no reason to be unhappy.

Fang Xiaodao waited for him to finish laughing and said, "Grandpa, there is still some work to be done outside the autumn family, can I go again tomorrow?"

Old man Qin said: "You can just go to such a thing by yourself, you don't need to ask me, you have grown up." ”

Some things are always one ring after another, and a little thing will lead to a big thing, no one knows, Fang Xiaodao has buried the root of the curse himself.

Qiu Yuanwai is a very large family in the town, the family is rich and his son is also the head catcher in the county government, it can be said that the Qiu family is one of the best in the town.

Fang Xiaodao's carpenter skills were all learned from Old Man Qin, Old Man Qin was good at carving, and Fang Xiaodao also learned a hand since he was a child. Although there are few people in the backwoods who invite them, there is still no problem with abundant food and clothing.

When I arrived at the Qiu family, the chubby housekeeper of the Qiu family smiled and said, "The master is full of praise for your craftsmanship, so he specially instructed me to ask you to do the rest of the work." Your work is delicate and you don't waste wood, and this batch of wood is also very valuable, so you need to be careful. ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "Don't worry, I have always been careful in my work, if you don't worry, just stare at the point." ”

The housekeeper said: "Master Qin's apprentice, I must be relieved." ”

Fang Xiaodao has his own set of carpenter's tools, he didn't bring them yesterday, but he brought them all today, and the carpenter attaches great importance to his tools.

The Qiu family has created a batch of furniture, the wood is all high-quality huanghuali, and the things made are smooth and exquisite, not something that ordinary courtyards can afford.

Fang Xiaodao inherited the style of Old Man Qin, he does not seek to be fast, he must be exquisite, if he can't get a praise, this job is not good.

He works in the backyard of the Qiu family, and he is a subordinate of the Qiu family who comes and goes, and he is easy to talk. He was young and handsome, so he was very popular.

At lunchtime, the Qiu family's hospitality to him was much better than yesterday, and there was even a fat carp.

The girl who delivered the meal said, "Little brother, what do you always see, don't you hurry up to eat?"

Fang Xiaodao was surprised: "Your family, don't you have fish to eat every day?"

The little girl said: "The Qiu family is the richest in the town, and it's not surprising that there are fish, but it's not every day." But little brother, you have done a good job, and you didn't need to be paid yesterday but you wanted a fish, so Madame ordered that you must give you carp to eat. ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "Then I have to thank Madame." ”

The little girl said: "What you are making now, but the new young grandmother will use it after she comes in, so it must be good, Madame is kind to you, you have to work hard!"

Fang Xiaodao stared at this girl, the little girl seemed at a loss, crossed her hands, and didn't know where to put it, so she hid behind her.

Fang Xiaodao smiled: "Don't worry, I have always been very attentive to my workmanship." ”

The little girl blushed and nodded, then turned around and ran.

Having just eaten and drunk, he began to carve patterns on a dresser.

Just about to start, someone suddenly said: "Slow, don't mess around." ”

Fang Xiaodao stopped, turned around and said, "What do you say?"

It was the little girl who came again, and the little girl took a piece of paper and said, "This is the pattern given by the young lady, and the young lady also wants to change the dresser." ”

Fang Xiaodao took it and opened it, glanced at it and said: "I have made a lot of things, flowers, birds, insects and fish are carved, but I have never seen a dresser with a reed flower." ”

The little girl said, "But, Miss likes it." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "It sounds like your young lady has seen all the flowers in the world, and she likes the not beautiful reed flowers." ”

The little girl said: "There, the young lady rarely goes out, where will she see all the flowers in the world, and the flowers she sees are all in the garden." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "Your young lady also gave me a problem, this thing may not look good." ”

The little girl said: "You are a craftsman, there is a way after all!"

Fang Xiaodao said: "Don't dare to pack tickets, I'll do my best." Come on, do me a favor by the way. ”

The little girl said, "How can I help you?"

Fang Xiaodao smiled: "As long as it's not stupid, anyone can help." ”

The little girl was a little shy, she felt that Fang Xiaodao deliberately teased herself, in fact, it was true, Fang Xiaodao was indeed deliberately teasing.

Fang Xiaodao took out the ink fountain, pulled out the ink line and said, "Pull it." ”

The little girl pulled the ink thread, at a loss, Fang Xiaodao said helplessly: "Have you seen the wooden board under your feet, put the thread in the place I marked with ink." ”

The little girl said "oh", pressed the ink line, Fang Xiaodao pulled the ink fountain on it, and then let go, and a black line appeared on the board.

The little girl said, "Aren't you going to finish it for Miss first?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "You say, where is the mirror on the dresser?"

The little girl was stunned, indeed, the mirror needs a place to be placed.

Fang Xiaodao said: "I can finish it before I leave today." With that, he picked up a saw and began sawing wood along the ink line.

The little girl said, "Do you need me to do anything?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "No need. ”

The little girl seemed disappointed again, turned around and ran away.

Fang Xiaodao really finished the production of the dresser before leaving, and put it on the lacquer to dry.

The next day, Fang Xiaodao still came, the work of the Qiu family had to be done for a long time, and it would not end soon, it would take ten days and half a month! This was because he was the only one doing it.

Fang Xiaodao came to Qiu's house early in the morning, and just after setting up the tools, yesterday's little girl ran over and said, "Brother Fang, Madame, please come over." ”

Fang Xiaodao was stunned and said, "Did I do something wrong?"

The little girl said: "No, you are doing very well, Miss likes the dresser you make very much, she said that although the reed flowers you carved are not very realistic, but the shape is not similar but the god is similar, free and easy, it is extraordinary." Madame is also happy to hear this, Madame has a dowry that has been damaged due to age, and I specially ask you to see if you can repair it. ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "I dare to guarantee that if it weren't for such a carving method, it would be ugly." ”

The little girl said: "Miss also said that the more beautiful things are, the more amazing the ability." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "Don't brag, I still know my own ability very well." ”

The little girl walked into a chic yard with a square knife, there were flowers and rockeries everywhere, and after walking for a while, an old mother came across and said, "Xiaoying, what are you doing, men are not allowed to come in the yard." ”

The little girl said, "It was ordered by Madame." ”

The old mother said, "That's good." ”

The old mother walked away, and Fang Xiaodao said: "Little warbler, is it the warbler of the warbler singing and dancing?"

Xiao Ying nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, how do you know?"

Fang Xiaodao smiled: "You can guess." ”

Xiao Ying didn't understand, can you still guess this!

Xiao Ying took Fang Xiaodao to a pavilion and said, "You just wait here, I'll go and ask Madame to come here." ”

Fang Xiaodao nodded.

After Xiaoying left, Fang Xiaodao sat down and quietly waited for the arrival of the so-called lady.

There seemed to be a lot of exotic flowers and plants in the garden, which aroused his interest, and they did not bloom in winter, but these flowers and branches were very well pruned, and they were also very interesting.

While watching, a woman dressed in white walked over on the path, with a delicate goose egg face, floating like a fairy coming to the world.

Suddenly, she turned her face, Fang Xiaodao was flustered for a while, but her eyes never left the other party. Her beauty is tranquil, not warm, but like a flower carving, lingering but also intoxicating.

The woman frowned slightly, Fang Xiaodao felt rude, and hurriedly said, "It's rude, Mrs. Qiu." ”

The woman said, "Who are you and how are you here?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "You called me here, I'm a carpenter." ”

The woman said, "Madam, I am not. ”

Fang Xiaodao thought that this was right, Master Qiu's original partner should not be so young, it must be a concubine.

Fang Xiaodao said: "Please let me take a look at the dresser that Xiao Ying said." ”

The woman nodded and said, "Come with me." ”

The woman walked for a while with the knife, came to a room and said, "I can't take it out alone, you go in with me and move it out." ”

Fang Xiaodao nodded and followed into the house, where there was a faint fragrance, which made people a little unsettled.

The woman pointed to the dresser and said, "Move out." ”

Fang Xiaodao looked at the mahogany dresser, and was curious that the dresser was not damaged, and the woman said, "Don't move out quickly." ”

Fang Xiaodao nodded, picked up the dresser and walked out without looking back.

Fang Xiaodao walked out and turned around, "Where to move?"

The woman said, "I chopped it as firewood." ”

Fang Xiaodao was stunned for a moment and said: "Such a mahogany dresser is not damaged, why should it be used as firewood?"

The woman said, "Because I have a new one, didn't you just make the new one yesterday?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "It turned out to be Miss Qiu." ”

The woman was a little puzzled, thought for a moment and said, "You think I'm my father's concubine?"

Fang Xiaodao nodded a little embarrassed.

Miss Qiu said, "You really have good eyesight!"

Fang Xiaodao said: "I'm really sorry, because Xiaoying told me that Madame has something that needs to be repaired, so I misunderstood." ”

Miss Qiu said, "You can carve reeds like this, and you're a good carpenter, I like it very much." This little silver is not a tribute. After speaking, he took out two taels of silver and handed it over.

Fang Xiaodao did not answer: "A gentleman loves money, and he takes it in a good way, I am a carpenter, and I take the salary to work for others, and I should not have extra silver." ”

Miss Qiu said: "This is what you deserve, not a reward, but a thank you gift." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "This is even more undeserved, taking people's money to do things for others, how can I say thank you." ”

Miss Qiu said: "Could it be that your son Fang dislikes the little girl, and the money is less." ”

Fang Xiaodao hurriedly said, "No." ”

Miss Qiu stood on tiptoe, put the silver on the high dresser held up by the square knife, and said, "Take it, I salute you for being a peculiar carpenter." ”

Fang Xiaodao smiled slightly, and with a slight force, the silver jumped up from the dresser, and then fell down again, just with the hand holding the dresser, he took out two fingers and said, "It's better to be respectful than to obey, thank you." ”

Miss Qiu was a little surprised, a little carpenter actually has a special skill! Poor and rich, a person who can practice martial arts does not look like a little carpenter, but he is wearing coarse cloth clothes and doing carpenter's work.

Fang Xiaodao walked back to the flower hall with the dresser, and the little warbler and a middle-aged woman had already arrived.

Fang Xiaodao put down the dresser and said, "I've seen Madame." ”

Mrs. Qiu said with a smile: "Guo'er must have asked you to move, this kid, eighty percent of them recognized the wrong person." ”

Fang Xiaodao silently remembered the name, Qiu Guo, a beautiful and approachable rich daughter.

In the blink of an eye, the Qiu family's work was coming to an end, and he sorted out all the things, except for a little shavings, which was the rule of the trade, which meant that there was still work to do.

Xiao Ying stood aside, and when he finished cleaning up, she took him to settle the salary.

Fang Xiaodao picked up the tool and said, "Little Ying'er, let's go." ”

Xiao Ying said: "You have repaired the things for Mrs. for many years, which Mrs. brought from her hometown, so Mrs. asked me to take you to her, she may still have red envelopes." ”

Fang Xiaodao has only seen autumn fruits once, and he is a little nostalgic, thinking that if he still goes to that courtyard, he may be able to meet it!

Xiao Ying led him into the courtyard, it was still the flower hall, the difference was that Mrs. Qiu was already there.

Fang Xiaodao walked over, and Mrs. Qiu smiled: "Put down the tools, and eat a bowl of hot tea." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "Then thank you, madam." ”

With that, put the tool down and sit aside.

Mrs. Qiu said, "Little carpenter, how old are you this year?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "Soon I will be eighteen years old." ”

Mrs. Qiu said, "Can there be a marriage match?"

Fang Xiaodao was a little puzzled: "I have never been married." ”

Mrs. Qiu smiled: "Your name is Fang Xiaodao, and you have done a lot of work in the town in the past few years, so it's time to start a family!"

Fang Xiaodao said: "Grandpa often mentions it, but Xiaodao still has no plans to do so. ”

Mrs. Qiu said: "I have a good family business to tell you, I have a distant relative, although the family is in the middle, but also a lady, I don't know what you think?"

Fang Xiaodao didn't know how to answer, and was a little embarrassed: "Xiaodao was raised by his grandfather since he was a child, and he didn't dare to make decisions about such a big thing." ”

Mrs. Qiu smiled: "Okay, it's not difficult to find your house, and when the time comes, I'll ask someone to go to Master Qin and talk about it." ”

Fang Xiaodao knew that it was difficult to be gracious, so he didn't say no, thanked him, and thought that there was always a way to excuse himself.

Suddenly, there was a sound of the harp in the garden, and the sound of the piano was intermittent, as if there was indescribable sorrow.

Fang Xiaodao listened to the sound of the piano and raised his head to look over.

Mrs. Qiu said, "Do you know the rhythm of music?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "I don't understand, I just have the mind to hear the sound of the piano." ”

Mrs. Qiu said: "I can understand the sound of the piano, you, it's not that you don't understand!"

Fang Xiaodao said: "If you don't understand, you don't understand, anyone can listen to the sound of the piano, everyone can understand one or two if it's good or not, but you don't need to use your ears to listen to the sound of the piano, and there is no difference between understanding and not appreciating, madam, right?"

Mrs. Qiu was surprised that this little carpenter had such an argument, which was really incredible.

Before Mrs. Qiu was surprised, she noticed Fang Xiaodao's eyes, which seemed to be sad with the sound of the piano, and seemed to have yearning eagerness. At that moment, Mrs. Qiu seemed to understand something, and it was time for this person to be dismissed.

Fang Xiaodao troubled a lot of wages and rewards, but when he returned home, he changed as a person, he didn't like to flirt with big girls anymore, and he didn't go out much.

Old man Qin walked in with a sheep on his shoulders and shouted, "Knife, get out of here!"

Fang Xiaodao shouted through the room, "What's the matter?"

Old man Qin said: "Don't you know that there is no meat at home, I have to go out in person, this sheepskin has not been peeled, will you let me do it myself?"

Fang Xiaodao came out of the house, took a shiny sharp knife from the window and shouted, "What's the matter." "After that, I still went to peel it.

Old man Qin entered, and after a while, someone was wandering outside the door, Fang Xiaodao vaguely remembered that this was the Venerable Master of the Qiu family's mansion, and Fang Xiaodao estimated that Mrs. Qiu was serious.

Fang Xiaodao's sharp knife was picked up, and he suddenly roared: "Damn, why have you been out of business lately, where are the rich people?" After speaking, he slashed at the sheep a few times viciously.

Old man Qin suddenly came out of the house and said, "What is it called, you can't starve to death if you have no business, do you dislike Lao Tzu for giving you less money." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "What's the matter, if you want to spend money, you have to earn it yourself, the money you give and the money you buy and sell are two different things." ”

Old man Qin jumped over and said, "Speak so loudly to me, look for a fight, come, grandpa will loosen the skin for you." ”

Old man Qin has the habit of practicing with his grandson when he doesn't agree with him on weekdays, but today he is in the trap.

Old man Qin smashed over with a punch, and Fang Xiaodao didn't do anything else but block the knife in front of him.

Old man Qin forcibly retracted his fist, picked up the stone grinding in the yard and said to the guy with the thickness of his arm: "Little guy, you actually use weapons." After speaking, he picked it up and hit Fang Xiaodao.

Fang Xiaodao waved the sharp knife, and with a few clicks, the stick was actually cut off one by one.

Old man Qin shouted, "Yo, be ruthless, kid." ”

Fang Xiaodao threw the sharp knife and did not move quietly, Old Man Qin was stunned for a moment and said, "What's the matter?"

Fang Xiaodao said: "I'm tired, it's time to peel the skin." ”

Old man Qin was still unsatisfied, but Fang Xiaodao had stopped fighting, Old Man Qin frowned, why is this grandson a little strange today!

In fact, Fang Xiaodao saw that the person had already been scared away, so there was no need to pretend anymore.

Fang Xiaodao spent the whole winter in an inexplicable concern, and in spring, the local Fujiyama has always been the most popular place for spring outings, and it is not uncommon for big girls and little daughters-in-law to be seen. Old man Qin was not happy to see his grandson come in, and he didn't tease the eldest girl anymore, so he simply took him out for a walk. In order to make his grandson look more beautiful, he had the intention of going to the town with his grandson to make a new dress. The best materials, the best tailor, he felt that he should get busy and find a family for his grandson.

The two of them came all the way to the foot of Fuji Mountain, and Old Man Qin looked at the surrounding people selling all kinds of food and said, "Look, how good it is to come out for a walk, the things here are always better than the ones you and I cook by ourselves!"

Fang Xiaodao said: "That is, grandpa's decades of hard work, the steamed buns are all stones." ”

Old man Qin bought a chicken, bought some dried fruits, wrapped them and stuffed them into his arms, and said, "Let me tell you, the depression in the heart of the high standing can be dissipated, and we will go to the top of the vine mountain to eat today." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "Take it easy, you are not young anymore." ”

Old man Qin said: "What's wrong with not being young, let me tell you, I may not be slower than you in climbing the mountain." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "Yes, you are much more powerful than me." ”

Old man Qin was tasteless: "It's really boring." ”

The two of them walked up slowly, Fujiyama is really full of people today, and there is an endless stream, and occasionally there are young men in fresh clothes and angry horses galloping.

Old man Qin didn't understand what his grandson was thinking, and he was also very depressed in his heart, just right, a young man came on horseback, and he didn't stop at all but shouted: "Get out." ”

Old man Qin was angry, and turned around with a slap, this old man can split the stone tablet with one palm, not to mention a bad horse. However, he managed to save some strength, and the horse was overturned with a slap, and the people on the horse were naturally not much better.

This horse is not badly injured, but this jaw is afraid that it will hurt for a while.

This man has been wailing.

Fang Xiaodao looked at it and said, "Old man, you broke someone's leg." ”

Old man Qin said, "Don't talk nonsense, pick it up." ”

Fang Xiaodao walked over, pressed under the horse, stretched out his right hand, and helped the horse up with one hand, "Is the leg broken?"

This big man's sore nose is in tears, and it looks a little wretched.

Fang Xiaodao stood up after watching it for a long time and said, "It's not broken, this guy is calling!"

Old man Qin said, "Pus." ”

Fang Xiaodao said: "You are still unreasonable, you beat people, and you scolded people's pus. ”

Old man Qin said: "You have been injured since you were a child, you fell from a stake at the age of ten, but you have ever snorted, this kind of person is not a pustule or something." ”

Fang Xiaodao had nothing to say, bowed his head and said, "Big brother, I'm really sorry, this old man has a bad temper, don't you mind, I will definitely pay for the soup and medicine." ”

This guy was frightened, so sober, turned it over and found that there was nothing, looked at the horse and said: "You pay my horse, this is an authentic horse, a horse of a few hundred taels of silver!"

Old man Qin sneered: "Hmph, idiot, Huma, this is a horse that is not in the flow of the authentic northern pasture, and Huma is not good at all. This is a hybrid born of Huma and northern horses, and it is not a good hybrid yet. ”

When this man heard this, he was immediately unhappy, and shouted: "What do you mean, don't lose money, then I'll report to the official." ”

Old man Qin said: "Xiaodao, you heard it, he wants to report to the official, you tell him, what will happen to the official?"

Fang Xiaodao said with a smile: "Childe, if you report to the official, we will definitely escape, and we may not kill you before we leave, this old man really did it by breaking your leg." You know, we have to lose money to report to the official, and we have no money, so we have to do it, and it doesn't cost money, it's just a change of place. ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and when he thought about the power of this old man's slap, he suddenly couldn't get angry.