"Uncle Duan." Sister Shaoyao said two words calmly.
I have never heard of this name, but judging from the awe in Sister Shaoyao's tone when she said the two words "Uncle Duan", I guess he must be a person.
“Give me an introduction!” I said.
“Guquan Old Street has been open for a hundred years. At the beginning of the opening of the street, the Duan family set up a household here. Uncle Duan is the head of the Duan family. Although Guquan Old Street does not belong to the Duan family, The Duan family is here to keep their word." Sister Shaoyao briefly introduced Uncle Duan to me.
"The word 'three' you asked me to test yesterday, the horizontal line at the top, is Uncle Duan?" Sister Shaoyao is a very straightforward person, so I won't mince words with her. , so I asked this question straightforwardly.
"I know you're very smart, but sometimes it's not good to be too smart." Sister Shaoyao paused and said, "You need to speak with your mouth to measure words, but you have to be careful about the trouble coming from your mouth."
< br>This is in Guquan Old Street, not in Fengyang County. For a newbie like me, I should be more careful and not say whatever I think. Seeing through without telling the truth, although it feels a little uncomfortable to hold it in, is a skill, and it is a skill that I must learn.
"I'm sorry, I'm late."
A middle-aged uncle walked in. Whether it was from his clothes or his appearance, the man who came in was extremely handsome. Ordinary. Put it in the crowd, it is the kind that cannot be seen at a glance.
"It's not too late! Uncle Duan is not too late!" Sister Shaoyao stood up quickly, welcomed Uncle Duan into the room, and invited him to the seat of honor.
"Do you own that calligraphy shop at the end of the alley?" Uncle Duan asked me with a smile on his face.
"Yes!" I nodded.
“It’s really scary to be able to open a shop in Guquan Old Street at such a young age!” Uncle Duan said.
“I’m new here, I’ll have to rely on you, Uncle Duan, from now on!” I quickly apologized to Uncle Duan for laughing.
"Who is your master?" Uncle Duan suddenly lowered his face and asked me.
"A nobody who has never been out of the mountains in his life, and he won't let me mention his name." I didn't understand Uncle Duan. When talking to him, I had to be careful and not say anything.
"Since you are inconvenient to talk, I won't ask any more questions." Uncle Duan paused and said, "That's it for today. You two continue to chat, and I will leave first."
"How about Uncle Duan sit down for a while?" Seeing Uncle Duan about to get up, Sister Shaoyao said quickly.
“No, I still have something to do.”
Uncle Duan rejected Sister Shaoyao and strode out.
"You're in trouble." Sister Shaoyao looked at me speechlessly and said, "Uncle Duan has to answer whatever he asks, don't you know?"
"I respect Uncle Duan very much, but It’s difficult for the master to tell me his name, so naturally I can’t tell anyone about it!” I don’t even dare to hang up the Xinsheng Pavilion’s sign, so how could I say it?
"Uncle Duan is the only one who can protect you in Guquan Old Street, not your master." Sister Shaoyao sighed and said, "You have to be aware of current affairs, so let's go!"
"Thank you Sister Shaoyao for your hospitality." I thanked her and then went out wisely.
I know very well that Sister Shaoyao invited me to Sanji Pawn tonight just to recommend me to Uncle Duan. I came to Guquan Old Street to open a shop, not to be a servant. If Uncle Duan wants to cooperate with me, our relationship must be at least equal. The way he acted just now, being so condescending, would definitely be impossible to negotiate!
Even if I can't read faces and can only read words, I can't lose my ability to tell people. Besides, in my opinion, Uncle Duan, apart from being a little older than me and being more involved in Guquan Old Street, there is nothing special about him!
It will be ten o'clock soon, and it is completely dark. The originally deserted Guquan Old Street gradually became lively with the appearance of some people.
A ghost market is a ghost market, no one is there during the day, and only people come at night!
I opened the door of the calligraphy shop, turned on the light, sat on the chair, and waited for the business.
After observing for more than half an hour, I found that people who came to Guquan Old Street did not come to the end of the alley. At most, they would only go to Sanji Pawn.
No one is walking this way, and it’s almost midnight. Do I have to do a whiteboard on my first day of business?
Just when I was depressed, a man appeared at the door. The guy looked a little sneaky. He looked left and right before entering the door, as if he was afraid that someone was following him.
I can't read faces, I can only recognize people. Judging from the impression he gave me, the person who entered the store was definitely not a decent person.
There is no distinction between evil and good in the word test, as long as you give money. Besides, people's good and evil are not eternal. People's hearts are fickle. Good people can become bad, and bad people can also become good.
"Sir, you just opened this calligraphy shop, right?" the guy asked me.
"Just opened today." I said.
"Are you accurate?" Can this guy talk?
“Whether it’s accurate or not can be known after taking the test.” I paused and asked: “No one comes to the end of my alley. Is it because of the shops in front of you that you came to me to test your calligraphy? , it won’t count for you?”
“This I've shown it to you. It seems that you have real skills, sir." The guy sat on the chair in front of me and said expectantly: "How about you give me a test, sir?"
< br>"What's your name?" I asked.
"Wei Chenxin." The guy said.
"Judging from your name, you should work the night shift to make money, right?" I asked with a smile.
“Why?” Wei Chenxin asked me.
"Xin is the three golds, morning xin, morning xin, isn't it that when the morning comes, you can see gold? The gold you see is still three golds, and it becomes a golden mountain. This means It means you can make a lot of money for that night shift!" I had already guessed that Wei Chenxin was a tomb robber, but I didn't give him any clues. After all, the business he was doing was shady.
“Awesome!” Wei Chenxin gave me a thumbs up and said, “Sir, please help me test my words!”
"Those people in front of me don't dare to read your face, how can I dare to test your handwriting casually?" I said with a smile.
I have stared at Wei Chenxin several times, but I haven’t figured out yet why the fortune tellers in front of me didn’t dare to show him. When testing characters in Guquan Old Street, you must be careful.
"Sir, if you help me, I will definitely give you a big thank you." Wei Chenxin looked outside the door, then put his mouth to my ear and whispered: "Anyway, you are You see, I might as well tell you directly. Two days ago I entered I dug an ancient tomb and got a lot of treasures. There is one thing that you will definitely be interested in. If the words you measured can help me survive this disaster, I will definitely give that treasure to you."
I am still interested in the treasures in the ancient tombs. I really don’t care about money and stuff, but if it’s a treasure that really comes out of an ancient tomb, it can’t be bought with money!
"What is it?" I asked.
"It's a bit inconvenient today, so I didn't dare to bring it out. If you are interested, sir, you can come to my place tomorrow and have a look." Wei Chenxin said.
"Then wait until I take a look and then decide whether to test your calligraphy for you." I said.
"Sir is a cheerful person. I will be waiting for you at home tomorrow at noon." After Wei Chenxin said this, he picked up the brush and wrote the address on the rice paper.
After finishing writing, Wei Chenxin said goodbye to me, then went out and left.
This Wei Chenxin, judging from his style, is not simple! He could obviously dictate the address to me! But instead of dictating it, he chose to write it on rice paper with a brush.
By doing this, isn't it equivalent to writing "to be tested" on it? And it was written in more than one word. When measuring characters, if there is only one character, the result may not be accurate. The more characters you write, the more accurate the measurement will be. But if there is too much, there is a limit.
Nine is the largest number, so the word test must not exceed nine. The address Wei Chenxin left on the rice paper was no more, no less, exactly nine characters. Judging from this detail, Wei Chenxin knows the rules of word testing very well. I thought there would be a whiteboard at today's opening, but I didn't expect that the first customer who walked in would not only bring a big deal, but also such an interesting person.