Chapter 075 – Heavy Rain with a Small Umbrella, Finger Xuan vs. Vajra

Su Shu wandered outside for half a day, only to drum up the courage to return to a blacksmith store located in the nooks and crannies of the town, is a two-in-the-earth embryo yard, shelves held up, but a glance, the furnishings are simple, giving people the feeling of emptiness, we know that this family is not easy to live, far from rich and solid, the front of the house stove airbox before a middle-aged man in the bare shoulders, the stature of the male kui, the muscles of that called a solid, said the fist on the running horse arm standing people are not too much, the arm is thicker than the woman’s leg is very sorry not to go to the street chest broken stone. Said to run on the fist on the arm of the horse stand people are not too much, the arm is thicker than the woman’s thighs, do not go to the street chest broken boulder very sorry. Han all bronze, is carrying a hammer will be a piece of hot iron billet resting on the anvil hammering, Han glanced at Su Su, did not make a sound, continue to ding dong dong hammering billet, from a young age on the helpers of miscellaneous Su Su pastry for iron fire has long been familiar with, ran to the basket to the furnace poured some charcoal, and then is thinking of going to the back of the bed to lie down for a while to recuperate and recuperate, with the words of the old man that is to maintain the vitality, the tip of the ear to hear hear The sound of footsteps for more than twenty years, hurriedly skipped, only to run to the threshold, heard a light drink, only to obediently stand and turn around, pretending to be a fool play stupid smile, a poor old scholar-like old man carrying a branch through the gills of the carp in his hand, angrily said: “And fight with those scoundrels of Liu Hong? Is it not what a humble gentleman does? Cultivating one’s body, aligning one’s family, ruling the country, and calming the world, if you can’t even cultivate your body, what great things can you accomplish?”

Su Shu whispered and muttered, “I’m also a gentleman far away from the kitchen.”

The old man just want to glare, the young man playfully ran to the front, took the still jumping fat carp, cheerful: “old man, the family just still have some onions and garlic, I’ll go to give you a hand of Yue Bing Lou chef are ashamed of themselves as braised carp.”

Without saying it, the old man immediately felt a surge of anger, “Where did you get onions and garlic from the family vegetable garden?”

Speaking out of turn, the young man took the carp and ran to the backyard, the pedantic stereotypical old man did not look at the blacksmith, followed by the bitter recitation, probably similar to the “gentleman in the matter, I want me to the matter, do not let the matter come to me” of the sage teachings, Su Su Shu has long been listening to the cocoon, the back of the old man, the mouth and the old man is exactly the same, when the old man said with good intentions “Young man’s temperament, to be astringent can not be bold and smooth, can educate virtue”, really can not survive the indignation of the Su Shu said “I also old man’s temperament, to be bold and smooth can not be gloomy, so as to nourish the life it! Old man Zhao, if you are any longer a bitch, I’m not going to cook!” The old man froze for a moment, sighed and shook his head, no more words, but his expression eased a lot, five fingers together, sliding over the beard, for the young man in front of the old man’s health said, obviously quite agree.

Su Shu to the small dark stove room, the carp to the cutting board, pushed open the window, first rice cooking, then skillfully manipulate the knife, deal with the tail destined to die soon red carp, the old man stood outside the threshold, eyes kind. Su Shu flayed the fish scales, raised her arm to block the hair on her forehead, her expression of concentration. Behind the crepey old scholar, since he remembered, it is dependent on each other, that mouth has endless axioms, speak twenty years have not finished, not to be a saint only in the city as a private school teacher is really a great talent, but these years this is not like home, relying on the old man to teach to the ten or so young children to earn money, as well as in the front yard Uncle Qi iron, only to be considered not starved to death, but it is strange to see all year round! Uncle Qi knocked and beat, and did not see the sale of iron to anyone. He does not love to read, hold the book to nap, and no that heart perseverance to go to the neighborhood of the same age that go to steal to learn the style, he knows his own catty, unless the sky fell a sack of gold and silver smashed in the head, or else this life is a rotten one, and later on whether to get married to the daughter-in-law are hanging on, just get on with it, and what can be done, to go to war from the army? The other thing is that you will be scared to death of your pants. Doing business that stinks of copper? First of all, there is no money, he did not grovel with people to send a smile of cheap temper, and secondly, the old man must be anxious to break his own hands and feet.

Su Shu sighed, if I were the so-called “cats for princes” of Mr. Storyteller, how beautiful it would be?

One after another, the rice is cooked, the dishes can also be into the plate, Su Shu did not have the good sense to say: “old man, go to call Uncle Qi to eat.”

At the table, even though the old man often said bedtime is not words, Su Shu is getting older, the old man is really “old” man, the young man can withstand knocking after, but also do not take it seriously, picking up the rice vaguely said: “Uncle Qi, why not go to Crowyan Bridge market to solicit business, wine is afraid of the deep alley, waste your good craftsmanship! , wasting your good craftsmanship.”

The old man couldn’t help but break his fast and said, “Selling your skills to peddlers, what a shame!”

Su Shu squinted at the mute man and the cross-eyed old man and said helplessly, “What’s wrong with peddlers, are they not human beings? Do they have one less eye or two less legs than an emperor or a general? Don’t they all come out of their mother’s womb?”

The old man slapped the table and said, “Ridiculous!”

The old man was chewing his rice, this righteous rebuke caused a few grains of rice to be sprayed onto the table, Su Su pointed with her chopsticks, and the old man slightly reddened his face and put the chopsticks back into the bowl.

Su Shu some aggrieved tenacious mouth: “old man, you yourself also said that the sage does not force people to make things difficult, just dial a little bit of natural goodwill, there is no harm in the good language to call people a few good. But where have you said half a good word about me all these years, old man? If I have no interest in this life, interest that are also scolded by you.”

The old man unprecedentedly did not make a sound, not even a rebuttal, just chewing slowly swallowing the rice that the people’s families on this side of the Orange State do not often eat.

After eating the meal, washed the dishes, the old man sat on a small bench near a few pots of orchids in the courtyard, tilted his head, squinted up to take advantage of the twilight to read a few more eyes of the Scriptures, oil lamps consume oil, can be used sparingly, then use less. Su Shu went to the front yard blacksmith store, to help Uncle Qi take care of the furnace fire, iron in the North Mang this side of the strict regulation, delayed fire, will have to squander a large piece of iron, this family can not afford to toss, Su Shu although heartless without ambition, but the thickness of this kind of relationship between the rice bowl of the top priority, never sloppy, in the final analysis, the old masters of those who do not know which book copied from the reasoning for a guy who grew up in the edge of the town, is always There is nothing to feel, far less profound than looking at the fresh clothes or flowers and branches from afar. The stout man is silent as always, only occasionally looking at the young man’s eyes, through the silent warmth.

Twilight is getting thicker, reading the book is also more and more strenuous, the old man almost eyes on the yellowed books, is really blurred, which gently only put away the books, placed on the lap, looking up at the sky, slowly said: “gentleman for people, the situation is forced, it is inevitable to deceive people. Only can not deceive themselves, deceiving the heart is deceiving the sky, ask the heart is not guilty, then do not have to ask the face of the heavens for luck.”

The old man suddenly said ruefully, “I would like to ask for good fortune from the blue sky ah.”

Hands clenched the book, the old man hoarsely said: “Life should have a surplus of gas, say all the words of the mouth, the matter of the end of the intention, can only be a thin life son. When really can only be thin life son?!”

Silence for a long time, get up and slowly walk back to the house, the old man put down the books after, go to move those several pots of orchids.

Taking advantage of the break, the unsmiling Han reached out and wiped his hands fiercely on his sleeves a few times, before walking towards Su Crisp’s side, pressing on his shoulders to help this kid soothe his tendons and dissipate his bruises.

Painful Su Crisp frowned tightly, forced a smile: “Uncle Qi, a few days ago I heard Wang Xiaofeng say that last year there are bandits who roamed into the city, can fly over the eaves and walk on the walls, the world really have this kind of kung fu good man?”

The robust as a bear warrior man smiled without saying anything, not nodding or shaking his head.

Knowing that this is the result of Su Crisp shook his arm, hey, it really doesn’t hurt, since childhood, every time he fights with people, Uncle Qi’s kneading is instantly visible, never fails, according to the old man said that this is the Central Plains side of the reasoning with acupuncture and massage, but unfortunately can only cure the disease, can’t beat people. Su Shu played a set of closed-door crappy boxing, and after finishing the fight and closing the power, he asked with a smile, “Uncle Qi, how is it, is there a master’s stance?”

The man nodded.

Su Shu tsked, “If I get a secret manual of supreme martial arts, I must fight all over the world!”

The corners of the hanyou’s mouth tugged, and to him, it was taken as a smile.

Su Cui said with bravado: “Uncle Qi, when the time comes, I’ll give you the biggest iron mine under the sky, and you can make iron however you want, standing and sitting, and you can even fucking lie down and fight!”

The han didn’t make a sound, Su Su remembered something, ran out of the yard, turned back and shouted in a low voice, “Uncle Qi, go out and stroll for a while.”

The Han nodded.

Only a big stride out of the yard did not cover the door, it is confused and hit a soft body, Su Shu fixed eyes, is a backpack low woman, can not see the face, look at the shape, not like the neighborhood native, he hastened to apologize, there is no mooching intentions, see she did not move, I do not know how to get close to the dry do not think about it, run to the entrance of the alley, did not run for a few steps, this son of a bitch God began to pee! It seems to be a sign of a big splash of urine, crackling on the eaves of the alley, Su Shu cursed a few words, turned back to the yard to get an umbrella, with a few brothers about to go to the east side of the street with a group of bastards on a fight, there is no reason for absenteeism, Su Shu saw that the woman squatting in the door of their own home, dare to say is a stupid woman who can not handle the situation? You want to hide from the rain is not the way to hide, right?

Su Shu also ignored, secretly took an umbrella trotted out of the yard, glimpsed this woman in all probability is really stupid, a moment of effort was soybean rain poured into the soup sparrow, Su Shu walked out a few steps, heavy sigh, walked to her side, said in a bad mood: “Here! Take, my poor, just an umbrella, borrow you, when the rain stops, you put the courtyard door, ugly words in front, don’t hold up to hold up to the umbrella to go along, I Su Crisp closed eyes can walk around the city, you don’t want to slip!”

The woman tilted her head.

Su Crisp was startled, is a blind man, looks sloppy, quite a small family, but it is dark and raining, this raised his head, the eye sockets than his yard is still empty, really put Su Crisp to the knot shocked.

It is not a female ghost, right?

Su Crisis pulled away from a distance, boldly stretched out his hand, handed over the broken and unbearable in fact can not cover the rain much of the oil-paper umbrella.

The woman softly stood up, slightly sideways convergence sleeve, as if it was a blessing, which took the umbrella, voice ethereal more like a female ghost, “Thank you gentleman.”

Your mother, in the middle of the night, I don’t want to see if you have a shadow ah.

Su Shu fearful, almost threw the umbrella over, and keep reciting the old man’s chest has a positive spirit, all ghosts do not invade.

The woman seems to hear the words, a smile, soft voice: “Su son is too much, I am not a female ghost.”

Su Su Su was stunned and even more alarmed, backed away and asked in a trembling voice, “How do you know my name, and still say that it’s not a female ghost?!”

The woman who was supposed to be carrying a heavy load thought for a moment and said, “The gentleman himself said it.”

Su Jiao thought carefully before remembering that there had indeed been a mindless self-registration name, and sighed in relief. Being pelted by the pouring rain on her body, Su Jiao estimated that this fight was not going to be possible, and obediently stuck to the root of the wall and stood shoulder to shoulder with her, and asked curiously, “My home is a place where birds don’t shit, what are you doing here?”

The woman who should not be too old said softly, “Waiting for someone.”

Su Shu broke the sand pot and asked to the end, “Waiting for who?”

The woman thought very hard and answered, “The person who came here.”

Su Shu slapped her forehead, this girl’s brain is not very good, no reason to remember the daytime under the old willow tree to see that gentleman, are a little puzzled.

Wild wind and rain ah, Su Su see her lapel wet, naturally some big man’s pity, said: “You want to go to my house to hide from the rain, here is not a thing, don’t worry, my house is not a bad man, just me bad some, not also the umbrella borrowed you, is not it?”

The blind woman stubbornly shook her head.

Su Shu was a little angry, “Then you return the umbrella to me!”

The woman really tilted the umbrella towards him.

Su Shu viciously said, “If you continue to be like this, I’ll make it bad, ah, a lone man and a woman, I’ll take off my clothes, really take them off, ah, I’ll take them off first, girl, you look after it, feel free to do as you please.”

She faced Su Shu, tilted her head, vaguely visible corners of her mouth curled up.

Su Shu could do nothing, reached out and pushed the oil paper umbrella towards her side, said, “Come on, you’re great, you’re the warrior girl.”

Standing together in the rain, Su Shu really couldn’t bear the heavy rain rushing towards her body, and solemnly said, “Miss, are you really not afraid of getting sick? If you fall sick in front of my house, I won’t have the money to cure you.”

She moved closer to Su Shu and held the umbrella together.

Su Jiao was thinking about whether to kidnap her to the courtyard, and suddenly turned her head to see a very unfamiliar slender figure at the entrance of the alley, holding an umbrella.

Su Shu was a little jealous, subconsciously pooh-poohed, and belabored: really your mother’s jade!