When the three of them saw a strange young man who had lowered his identity to relieve himself, they were very grateful in their hearts and greeted Lin Fengsheng together. Lin Fengsheng got up and returned the salute, and said, "A few of you, please take care of yourself, this late meal is the east." ”

The three of them were very angry when they saw him, but they were arrogant, and they had a good impression in their hearts. Qi said: "Thank you so much!" Then he asked for a large plate of braised pig's trotters, three catties of cooked beef, and a jar of sorghum wine, and talked about it while eating.

I only heard the old beggar say: "Elder Mo is here to divide the rudder, have you two ever seen it?"

The two gnawed on the pig's trotters and shook their heads vigorously a few times, and said vaguely: "I haven't seen it, I don't have such a good chance." ”

Then he asked rhetorically: "Brother Zhou is higher than the two of us in the gang, have you ever seen it?"

The old beggar showed embarrassment, and coughed dryly: "Speaking of being an elder brother in this generation, I am really ashamed, I have lived for such a long time, but I am only a five-bag disciple in the gang, where did I get the qualifications to meet the chief helm nine-bag elder." ”

The two little beggars sighed, a little disappointed. The old beggar drank half a bowl of wine and said with a smile: "Two brothers, don't be discouraged, although I haven't been able to meet Elder Mo, but I have the honor to see Elder Mo from afar. The tone was very proud.

The two little beggars sighed again, and asked in unison, "Can you really see it?" and was both curious and envious.

The old beggar said: "Naturally, you can see it clearly, is it easy to see a character like Elder Mo, how dare I be slack off on this trick!"

One said: "I have never seen a big man in the gang, and I hope that Brother Zhou will inform me of Elder Mo's appearance, and if he can meet Lu in the future, he will come forward to meet him." The other nodded yes again and again.

The old beggar scratched his head and said, "That's right, as a disciple of the Beggar Gang, when you see the elders in the gang, you must not lose your courtesy", trying to recall the appearance of Elder Namo.

Lin Fengsheng listened to the three of them talking and laughing, very happy, and said in his heart: "'Clothes and pants don't wear poor and happy, breakfast is not hungry and like', this hometown proverb is also appropriate for them, it can be seen that no matter whether they are poor or rich in life, they will always have their own joys. ”

Fu heard the old beggar surnamed Zhou say: "Elder Mo is about sixty years old, and he is wearing a hundred-knot robe with exactly nine patches on it. There is not much hair on his head, a white beard, and a large wine gourd hanging from his waist. It's just that although the clothes on his body are shabby, they are very clean, not as sloppy as our brothers. After speaking, he poured a bowl of wine and drank it all, exclaiming with joy.

The two young beggars closed their eyes and meditated, thinking that they wanted to sketch Elder Namo in their hearts. After a while, a person said: "It's not difficult to remember, if he can meet Lu in the future, he will definitely recognize it." ”

Another person said: "I heard that Elder Mo's martial arts are extremely strong, if you can get his old man's guidance for a move and a half, then you will be inexhaustible for the rest of your life." ”

Lin Fengsheng listened to the conversation between the three of them, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious in his heart, and said secretly: "Who is Elder Mo in these mouths, even seeing a few glances from afar is so proud, he will definitely meet him one day." At the moment, he pretended to be casual and drank tea, while listening attentively to the conversation between the three of them, hoping to learn more about Elder Namo.

In addition to Lin Fengsheng and the beggar himself, there were only a few tea customers in the store, and the three of them were not shy about it, talking loudly, and occasionally raising bowls to Lin Fengsheng across the table to salute each other.

I only heard one person ask, "Is this Elder Mo coming all the way from the Central Plains just to send a message to that emperor Lao'er?"

The other person wiped his mouth and said, "You ask me where I know the Tao." I have a low background, and I have no chance to participate in major events in the rudder, but fortunately, with Brother Zhou's friendship, I can know more about it, so don't talk too much. ”

The old beggar smiled: "I only know a little bit about it, and I don't know much about it." ”

Both of them also laughed, and the original man said again: "Elder Mo must have other important things to do here, if it is only for the sake of summoning the big help, why bother to work for his old man's drive, the two elder brothers said yes, right?"

The old beggar said with a smile: "What Brother Chen said is not bad, I didn't expect you to have some knowledge." ”

The beggar surnamed Chen said happily: "I still hope that my brother will see me." Another beggar also urged.

The old beggar didn't sell it, and coughed and said, "Elder Mo has two important things to do here. The three of us are about to do this most important thing, but this second thing is silent. ”

lowered his voice and said, "This second big thing is to preside over the hoe in the rudder." ”

The two of them looked nervous and asked in a low voice, "What kind of hoe and rape meeting, who is the spy?"

The old beggar motioned for the two to come closer, and whispered a few words in his ear. Both of them were shocked when they heard this, and each said: "It could be him! He actually did such a traitorous thing to seek glory, and I respected him so much on weekdays."

The old beggar also said with a straight face: "This is called knowing people and knowing faces, this matter is very important, and the two brothers must not leak the slightest rumor." The two of them knew the stakes and agreed in unison.

The three of them scolded for a while, ate two large pots of meat cleanly, and a jar of wine was not left. The old beggar patted his slightly bulging belly, got up and hugged his fist to Lin Fengsheng and said, "I have to wait for a step in advance, so I have to be cheeky and have a little brotherhood." It is always called a wide stomach, and I hope to be more tolerant. The two young beggars also stood up and thanked them.

Lin Fengsheng also followed their example and returned the salute with his fists, and said: A few are polite, there is no need to worry about such a trivial matter. ”

The old beggar smiled and said: "The little brother is so affectionate and righteous at a young age, and he will be a friend of the three of me in the future." The green mountains do not change, the green water flows for a long time, and we will have a period in the future. ”

Lin Fengsheng was very moved, and said in his heart: "This Brother Zhou is the third friend I made after Brother Miao and Brother Xie, and I am really happy, although the other two did not personally admit that I was a friend, I also regarded them as friends, which is called 'Fengsheng making friends, the more the merrier'." At the moment, the gourd said, "There will be a period later."

The shopkeeper saw that the three of them got up to leave, but they didn't mean to settle the account, and scolded again: "Stinky Hanako to leave, do you want to come and eat and drink for nothing!"

The old beggar smiled tepidly: "You told me not to leave, do you want to leave my three brothers to eat a few more meals? This is very good! But who said that we have to eat and drink for nothing, and added another word, when have we been here before? Aren't you a dog looking down on people!"

Lin Fengsheng heard him reprimand the shopkeeper directly, and felt quite happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The diet of these three friends is counted in my account, how can you be so unreasonable and abused." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "Since it is indeed the son who is the east, everything is easy to discuss, please please." ”

The three beggars went out of the shop, only to hear the old beggar shout, "Your wine money, you can take it!" Then I heard the shopkeeper sigh, and his voice was very painful, and an object fell on the floor with a "thud".

I saw the shopkeeper squatting on the ground with his hands covered in his mouth, his fingers were full of blood, and there was a silver ingot in front of him, which was as much as five taels. The shopkeeper spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with two white things, which were his own teeth, and he didn't care about the pain at the moment, and scolded vaguely. Seeing this, several beggars laughed and walked away.

Lin Fengsheng saw that the shopkeeper was so embarrassed, he felt quite funny in his heart, and said secretly: "This person is disrespectful and tends to be inflammatory, and he should be given a small punishment, but even his teeth are knocked out is too severe." Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel very sympathetic to the shopkeeper.

A pot of tea has been drunk, and Mei Ruoxue still hasn't come back, and thinks: "My cousin has been here for a long time, didn't she go home by herself first, or she was angry with me and deliberately made me wait for a long time, alas, this girl's thoughts are really incomprehensible." ”

was thinking to himself, someone patted him on the shoulder, only said that it was Mei Ruoxue, and he didn't look back, and said: "Don't mess around, just go home with a cup of tea." ”

I only listened to the man: "Whoever messes with you, you will pay me for my teeth." But it was a man's voice.

When I looked back, it was the shopkeeper, and the blood on his mouth had been washed away, but two front teeth were missing, and his speech was leaky, and his speech was slurred, which was very funny.

Lin Fengsheng was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "I didn't take your teeth, but I came to claim compensation from me, it's really good for no reason." He smiled: "Did the little second brother lose his teeth? Parents of the body and skin, although your teeth are unfortunately gone, but the memory of its past chewing merits, you should still take good care of it. ”

He was born with compassion since he was a child, and the rug teeth that he replaced as a child were put in a small box, which has been preserved to this day, and the brush that writes bald on weekdays is never discarded indiscriminately, and buried it in his own back garden, and erected a monument called "pen mound", although there is some joke in what he said, but it is also heartfelt.