I want to cultivate swordsman

The stewed tofu at the tofu stand is delicious, and the sweet cakes are also very good.

The pretty widow surnamed Pan saw that Xu Zhiqiu agreed, and thanked her several times with a smile. At this time, another diner came to the stall, so she couldn't continue talking, and was busy with her own affairs.

After serving the stewed tofu to the new guest, I found that Xu Zhiqiu was no longer there, the bowl was empty, there were no two cookies left, and five copper coins were neatly placed on the table.

She looked up to the east, and saw Xu Zhiqiu's figure had gone away.

.........

The courtyard of the second uncle's house.

As soon as Xu Zhiqiu stepped into the courtyard gate, she heard Xu Yueyao's joyful jumping. This little girl reckoned that she should have been a penguin in her previous life. Happy again.

But when Xu Zhiqiu came back from the outside, his face immediately changed: "Brother, you sneaked out again without me!"

Since the last time I went out to eat Touhua Ci, Xu Yueyao has been thinking about going out with her eldest brother every day.

Xu Zhiqiu patted the little girl's head, looking for a suitable excuse in his heart, at this moment, his aunt shouted from the kitchen: "Is Boluan back? Come here, I have something to tell you."

"Here we come." Xu Zhiqiu responded, feeling that his aunt's call was just in time.

He stuck the mahogany sword in the snowman's hand and walked towards the kitchen.

In front of the stove in the kitchen, my aunt held the dinner plate in her left hand, picked out the pot with her right hand, and put the already steamed buns into the plate. Seeing Xu Zhiqiu coming in, she handed over the plate and said, "Bo Yuan, the mover in the courtyard next door A new resident has arrived, so please send these buns over, lest people think we are unreasonable."

Every time new neighbors move to Wutong Street, those who are close to each other have to go there to show their welcome, and when they go, they will bring some food to appear affectionate.

Xu Zhiqiu has lived here for a long time, and he knows the rules, but he is just a little curious. The yard next door has been empty for more than half a year. Carrying the dinner plate, he walked towards the next house.

When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I found that the door of the newly moved house was closed, so I raised my hand and knocked a few times.

"Dong dong dong..."

As soon as the knock on the door rang, someone inside responded, "Here we come, we come."

The voice was high-pitched and didn't sound like a local accent.

Soon, the courtyard door opened, and a strange old man appeared in front of Xu Zhiqiu.

Judging by his appearance, he is estimated to be in his eighties, squinting his eyes, and is quite friendly, but the clothes he is wearing are particularly awkward, three layers inside, three layers outside, and a thick cotton robe, which looks particularly bloated and funny, except for the exposed head. On the outside, you can hardly see other parts, and it is very short, only about four feet, barely reaching the waist of an adult.

The moment Xu Zhiqiu saw the old man, his pupils shrank slightly, but there was no change on his face.

The old man opened the door and asked with a smile, "Is there something wrong, young master?"

Xu Zhiqiu pushed the plate forward: "Old man, these are cage cakes made by the elders in the family. I thought you just moved to live nearby, so I brought some here for you to try."

"Oh, the elders in the young master's family are really kind." The old man took the plate with both hands, but did not show his palms, but held the plate in front of him through his long sleeves, "thanks in advance for that."

The old man bent over and nodded his head to show his thanks, but his movements were a little stiff.

Xu Zhiqiu said that you are welcome, and then asked as if chatting: "Old man, it is approaching the end of the year, why do you want to move to Wutong Street? Could it be that there are relatives in the city?"

"Yes, there is also a nephew." The old man said in a slow tone, "I miss him a little since I haven't seen him for a long time, so I bought a house in the city to live in, and plan to spend the new year together at the end of the year. It will be lively."

"That's how it should be," Xu Zhiqiu glanced in through the courtyard door, "Is there no one else in the old man's house?"

"It's gone. I'm the only old man left. I used to have a filial son. Unfortunately, my life was not good. I was eaten by monsters before I got married."

Xu Zhiqiu bowed his hands and apologized: "Don't blame me, old man, it reminds you of sad things again."

"It's okay, it's okay." The old man said indifferently, "It's all happened many years ago, and now I have thought about it, oh yes, don't always stand outside the courtyard gate, young master, come in and sit down." ?”

"No, I don't want to bother you anymore," Xu Zhiqiu shook his head and refused, "If the old man feels that the house is deserted and there is no one to talk to, he can go to the courtyard next door from time to time. We are all neighbors, so don't see outsiders."

"Sure, I will go there when I have time." The old man smiled all over his face.

"Then I'll go back first."

Xu Zhiqiu stopped talking and turned to go home, but the old man stopped him from behind.

"Wait a minute, little boy."

Xu Zhiqiu turned around again: "Is there something else, old man?"

The old man opened his mouth, and said with some embarrassment: "There is indeed something, I wonder if the young master can help me?"

help?It seems that there are many people in need of help today.

A strange look flashed in Xu Zhiqiu's eyes, and he didn't rush to agree: "Tell me, old man, if it's not difficult, I'm willing to help."

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult, it's just a matter of sending a letter."

The old man said: "I have a letter here, I want to send it to an old friend from the past, but he is not in the city, and the old man has bad legs, so I want to ask the young master to deliver it for me."

Xu Zhiqiu hesitated for a while, nodded and said, "If it's just to deliver the letter, it would be easy, and I can help the old man out."

"Thank you very much then."

The old man walked into the house with the dinner tray, and when he came out again, there was a letter and two bank notes in his hand covered with black cloth.

"Young master, this is a letter to my old friend, and the other two bank notes are your reward."

Xu Zhiqiu took the paper letter and bank note without refusing, and put them all in his pocket: "Old man, please tell me, where is my old friend outside the city?"

"It's just south of the county seat." The old man turned around and pointed in the direction with his finger. "Young master, if you walk south along the Yulong River, you will see a forest about half a mile away. My old friend is often in the forest. live."

"Linzi?"

Seeing that Xu Zhiqiu's brows were slightly wrinkled, the old man hurriedly explained: "He often goes to the forest to dig wild treasures, and he finds it troublesome to run back and forth, so he built a hut in the forest by himself."

"So that's how it is." Xu Zhiqiu said, "The old man is resting at home, and I will help you deliver the letter."

"Okay, okay." The old man expressed his gratitude.

Xu Zhiqiu cupped his hands to signal, and returned to his courtyard, Xu Yueyao was still buried in making a snowman, Xu Zhiqiu secretly took the peach wood sword away while she was concentrating seriously, and then left without making a sound.

.........

After leaving Wutong Street and walking on the further street, Xu Zhiqiu took out the letter paper and bank notes from his pocket, and read them as he walked.

The letter paper was ordinary millet paper. The handwriting on it was very scribbled, and the content was very brief. It was not easy to read, and there were many typos.

Then he looked at the bank notes again, the two were large-denomination bank notes worth a hundred taels, with the red seal of the bank and the official seal of the government stamped on them, they were very formal.

But still glanced at it and threw it on the side of the road.

There were quite a few people walking back and forth on the road. Xu Zhiqiu was picked up by his back as soon as he threw it with his front foot.

The person who picked up the banknotes was a young man, and from the way he was dressed, he should be a guy from a nearby restaurant.

This person was following Xu Zhiqiu along the way, but as he was walking, he saw two white banknotes being thrown under his feet. At first he thought he had misread it. After all, no one would be so stupid as to throw money. Taking a closer look, it was really money, and it was a bank note. This made him so excited that he put it in his pocket and ran away.

Running into a narrow alley, the man fell to his knees with a plop, his heart beating violently.

Taking advantage of no one around, he took out the banknote again, and almost passed out after seeing the amount clearly.

200 two!

A full 200 taels of silver bills!

In an instant, a series of images flashed through his mind, with a big mansion, a beautiful lady, and delicious wine and food... Tsk tsk, that life was absolutely perfect.

"Unexpectedly, I, Wang Xiaowu, will have a rich day!"

"God opened his eyes, God opened his eyes!"

Wang Xiaowu screamed a few times excitedly and tremblingly, and then hurried back to the restaurant.

But not back to work.

He wants to vent his anger for the grievances he received before.

Almost as soon as he stepped into the gate of the restaurant, Wang Xiaowu yelled to his former boss arrogantly: "Your surname is Qian, quickly pay me the monthly money, and also pay the seven coins deducted last month." Come out, I'm fucking quit!"

After that, he sat on the chair with great air, crossing his legs.

After his bluff, all the guests in the restaurant also looked over and talked a lot.

The shopkeeper surnamed Qian squinted his eyes for a while, and couldn't help being a little dazed. After a while, he couldn't figure out the situation and said, "Are you going to turn the world upside down?"

"It's more than turning the sky!" Wang Xiaowu stared and said, "I want to turn you, you old bastard, you call me around every day, either disgusting or scolding, have you ever looked at me in the eye, now I don't do it Now, let's see how you continue to play prestige in front of me from now on."

"Hey!" Shopkeeper Qian opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Wang Xiaowu just as he was about to speak.

Wang Xiaowu rolled up his sleeves and spit on the ground: "Let me tell you, Qian, I will not only scold you today, but also let you serve me with good food and drink. Don't you often say that the customer is a grandpa? Today I will be your grandfather, go! Serve me good wine and meat!"

Hearing what Wang Xiaowu said, Shopkeeper Qian's face turned red with anger, wishing to beat Wang Xiaowu to death with a hammer, but in the end he forcibly suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Wang Xiaowu, I want to be a grandfather from my grandson, so ambitious! But you Do you have money? Can you afford it? Why, I don’t want to live anymore, and finally ran to me to show off!”

"Why don't you have any money, why can't you afford it!" Wang Xiaowu slapped the table and stood up, "The one whose surname is Qian, just look at it, Grandpa has plenty of money!"

As he spoke, Wang Xiaowu reached into his underwear and took out the two bank notes he had picked up earlier.

"Qian, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Xiaowu suddenly froze.

What he was holding was not a bank note, but two pieces of yellow paper for going to the grave.