Chapter 120 Toys

Shi Niu drove the carriage smoothly, passed through a short path, and soon entered the flat road. At this time, there were not many official Taoists and cars, and Shi Niu drove the carriage faster and faster.

The three carriages behind them also kept chasing, but the skill of the drivers soon showed, and these three carriages were left far behind.

Shi Niu didn't seem to know, and kept riding fast, enjoying this long-lost feeling. Fortunately, the attentive Qiu Tong noticed and stopped him. Shi Niu said sheepishly: "It's been a long time since I drove. I accidentally... If you're not careful, I'll drive more slowly from now on."

Shi Niu slowed down, and the carriage behind him caught up. Sister Qin in the car frowned and said, "Shi Niu, it is right to hurry up, but you must ensure the safety of the village owner. If you are like this , doesn’t the village owner have no one to protect him?”

Shi Niu didn't like hearing this, and said: "If we encounter an enemy, how can we rely on those at the back to see enough? Don't we still have to rely on our efforts?"

Sister Qin smiled and said: "I know it's difficult to talk to people like you. In this world, not only do you have force, but you also need to rely on your brains. You must know that it is easy to hide from open guns and hard to guard against hidden arrows, so it is better to be careful."

Shi Niu was also a little afraid and admired of Sister Qin. He stopped talking and carefully controlled the speed of the carriage so that the carriage behind did not have to work hard to catch up.

Not long after the journey, we were already far away from Pingyang City. There were fewer pedestrians and more vehicles on the official road.

There are also mostly fields on the roadside, and villages appear in the field of vision from time to time.

The sun is high, the earth is shining brightly, and it is another good weather with clear skies.

Seemingly in high spirits, Shi Niu sang a song while driving the carriage, "Sister, you will be the bow of the boat, brother, I will walk on the shore..."

Shi Niu's voice was as high-pitched as his body, and everyone on the four carriages could hear it. They couldn't help but feel admiration for him. They didn't expect that such a rude man could have such tenderness. Several female disciples also saw it in their eyes. Out of tenderness.

Unfortunately, not long after, the tail of the stone cow was exposed. This stone cow actually only knew this song. Along the way, from morning to night, he just sang these few lines over and over again. Alas, even if it is delicious I can’t help but eat delicious food every day, let alone those simple songs?

By the time it was time to stay overnight, everyone except Shi Niu was foaming at the mouth.

The most important thing for a long journey is to arrange food and accommodation. Fortunately, Qiu Tong had walked this road some time ago. Before leaving the village, everyone had already discussed the route, places to rest, hike and stay. , just follow the plan.

That night, the group of people stayed at an inn in a small town. Although it was an inn, it was much better than the place where Zhang Xiaohua lived before.

The people from Huanxi Villa had reserved the only small courtyard of the inn, which made the chubby owner of the inn laugh so hard that his eyes narrowed to slits. Everyone was busy in front and behind, fearing that they might offend the rare guest.

Unfortunately, as soon as the people of the villa entered the small courtyard, two disciples guarded the gate and prohibited others from entering or exiting. Even the owner of the inn was blocked from the door, and everyone's food was purchased by special personnel in the town. It made the boss guarding the door feel distressed. This was a considerable amount of income. However, when I thought about it again, I realized that the money they gave me for staying in the hotel was far beyond my psychological price, so I quickly gave up the idea of ​​complaining.

Although it was getting late, the people in the villa were really talented. They bought a lot of things from the town soon, and the chef who followed them arranged and started the fire. In a short time, two or three tables of food were prepared. Zhang Xiaohua was not a servant of the villa, but she could not go to the hall to eat with Ou Yan and others as comfortably as she could, so she simply ate with everyone in the hut.

After dinner, lanterns were lit in various places in the courtyard. The courtyard was not small, with many rooms. Zhang Xiaohua and He Tianshu could actually live in one room. When Zhang Xiaohua turned on the light and was about to read, He Tianshu stopped him.

Said: "Zhang Xiaohua, do you want to go out with me?"

Zhang Xiaohua was stunned and said, "It's already so late. Why don't you go to bed early?"

He Tianshu smiled and said: "Of course there is a reason. Are you going?"

Zhang Xiaohua frowned and suddenly thought of Ma Jing, did Captain He also have such a hobby?

Zhang Xiaohua advised: "Captain He, you've been gone all day, aren't you tired? It's better to rest early. Besides, I heard that those places are not clean, so it's better to go less often."

He Tianshu was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and laughed. He hit Zhang Xiaohua on the head with a blast and said, "You kid, you know quite a lot. They say that scholars have a lot of eyes. It's really good. Before you could read, you know a lot." Zhang Xiaohua doesn’t know this.”

Zhang Xiaohua covered her head and said aggrievedly: "I know what's going on, it's better than you going there."

He Tianshu smiled and said: "Where are you thinking? I think it's still early in the day. You can't leave your hands without leaving your hands and you can't leave your mouth. You should know this truth! Can you practice boxing today? We can always go out to loosen the muscles and bones."

Only then did Zhang Xiaohua understand what He Tianshu meant, and she felt even more embarrassed and said, "It's better not to go. How long has it been? I still want to go to bed early."

He Tianshu said: "Zhang Xiaohua, when it comes to the time to practice, you don't understand. The best time to practice is the four hours of Zi, Wu, Mao and You. Zi is the time when yin and yang alternate. At this time, it is most suitable to practice internal strength. , although you don’t know how to practice internal strength, even practicing boxing is very beneficial. Forget it, you can go or not.”

Zhang Xiaohua hesitated and said: "Captain He, I went to bed early and I don't seem to have stayed up till midnight. Well, I didn't practice boxing at noon or evening today anyway, so I'll go with you."

So He Tianshu took Zhang Xiaohua out. There were some disciples on guard outside the small courtyard. He Tianshu told them and then left the small courtyard.

As soon as he left the small courtyard, he met the chubby shop owner. When he saw someone coming out of the small courtyard, the fat boss came up to him with a smile. When he heard that He Tianshu wanted to find a place with woods, he was stunned and thought carefully for a long time. They pointed out the location and even asked a shop assistant to take them there.

Naturally, He Tianshu didn't want others to follow him, so he refused the fat boss's kindness and left the inn with Zhang Xiaohua. Zhang Xiaohua doesn't remember directions very well. He basically didn't hear what the store owner said just now. Captain He is leading the way, so he doesn't need to worry about such things.

But it didn't take long for Zhang Xiaohua to realize that something was wrong. He Tianshu in front of him always hesitated before moving forward at the intersection. Zhang Xiaohua wondered if He Tianshu was lost.

Sure enough, after walking a few more streets, He Tianshu stopped and turned back to ask Zhang Xiaohua: "Are we going the right way?"

Zhang Xiaohua rolled her eyes and said, "You are the one leading the way, right? I know so much. Besides, I am a natural road addict. I can't even remember the entrance from the medicine field to the villa, let alone this stranger." place."

He Tianshu smiled bitterly and said, "I'm going to find someone to ask for directions."

But it was getting late now, and there were few people on the road. No one knew where He Tianshu was going. It was pitch black. Where could he find anyone to inquire?

He Tianshu looked around, pointed to a small lantern in front, and said, "Let's go, have a look there, and ask anyone. If it doesn't work, go back to the inn."

Zhang Xiaohua naturally had no objection and followed He Tianshu towards the lantern.

When he walked to the light, he realized that this was actually a small weapons store. It was still open so late, and He Tianshu felt strange.

He Tianshu walked into the shop. Although it was not completely dark, there was only one oil lamp. He didn't look carefully. However, as soon as he walked into the shop, he could smell the smell of alcohol. When he looked again, he saw a blacksmith dressed as a blacksmith. The man was sleeping soundly on the desk.

The two of them suddenly realized that it was not the shopkeeper who was diligent, but that he went to bed too early and forgot to close the door.

There were a lot of swords and other items in the shop, which must have been made by the blacksmith. He Tianshu did not rush forward to wake up the owner. He picked up a steel knife and looked at it with interest. In fact, there was nothing strange. Just like a scholar, when he encounters a bookstore on the street, he will usually go in and take a look. However, whether he knows how to buy a book, it is inevitable to find a few books to browse. The same goes for martial arts practitioners. When they enter a weapons store, they will not pick up a few weapons. Even if you look at it, it won't work. This is not arty, it must be the same sex.

However, after looking at the steel knife in his hand, He Tianshu's casual expression calmed down a lot. He didn't expect that the quality of the weapons in the small shop he just walked into was actually good.

Immediately, He Tianshu started choosing carefully, wanting to search carefully to see if there was anything better.

Zhang Xiaohua was not interested in these things. However, the street was very deserted, so it was better to shop inside. There were snoring sounds and shadows of people, so he just walked around and took a look.

He Tianshu is a swordsman, so of course he chooses a steel sword.

He picked it from one end of the shelf to the other, but couldn't find anything better. When it comes to the quality of the sword, I really can't say it. It's pretty good, but it's still a little worse than the sword He Tianshu used. It's difficult. Let him have the idea of ​​digging into his pocket. When he reached the end, he saw something like a dagger placed on the bottom of the shelf. It was too dark to see clearly, so he bent down and picked it up from the shelf. The dagger felt cold in his hands and was quite heavy. , only when He Tianshu brought it to his eyes did he see clearly that this was not an ordinary dagger.

Rather than saying it is a dagger, it is better to say it is a small sword. Ordinary daggers have a wooden handle with a sharp blade in front, but this dagger looks like a sword, with the hilt and blade being one piece. are made of a kind of metal, but the proportions between the blade and the hilt are not coordinated. The hilt is one size smaller than a common sword, but the blade is much smaller than a common sword blade. He Tianshu carefully touched the blade of the sword with his hand. It seemed that it was not sharpened. He couldn't help but frowned. What is this?

A kid's toy?

He raised his head and was about to wake up the shopkeeper, but saw Zhang Xiaohua wandering around boredly, then looked back at the hilt that was one size smaller in his hand, and shouted: "Zhang Xiaohua, come here, give it to you Watch something good.”

Zhang Xiaohua came over in response, looked at what He Tianshu handed over, and said strangely: "Captain He, what is this? It seems to be a small toy sword? But it is much larger than the one I played with when I was a child."

He Tianshu said with a smile: "I guess the blacksmith made it for fun. You can take it and have a look. If you like it, I will buy it for you to play with."

Zhang Xiaohua didn't answer and said, "I'm not a child. If you want to buy something, just buy me a real sword."

He Tianshu said: "You haven't learned any swordsmanship, why buy a sword? Besides..."

At this point, he suddenly stopped. What he originally wanted to say was, can you still use a sword with your hand? But when he thought that saying this would definitely hurt Zhang Xiaohua's heart, he quickly stopped talking.

Zhang Xiaohua didn't understand, and asked: "Besides, what's wrong?"

He Tianshu quickly covered it up and said, "Besides, I don't know how expensive this sword is, so I'd better consider it."

Zhang Xiaohua made a sound, turned to leave, and said, "Then I don't want this toy either."

However, when he turned around, he accidentally touched a sword that was attached to him. With a "bang", the sword fell to the ground with a loud sound.

The sleeping blacksmith suddenly raised his head after hearing the voice and shouted: "Catch the thief~"

When he saw He Tianshu holding a small sword and Zhang Xiaohua standing there, he quickly wiped the irritation from his mouth, walked over with a smile, and said, "I'm sorry, sir, what did you catch? I was dreaming just now, I'm sorry. Feel sorry."

Zhang Xiaohua bent down, picked up the sword that fell on the ground with his left hand, held it in his hand, and said, "If you don't wake up, we will take this sword away."

The blacksmith said with a smile: "Look at the two of them with their majestic appearance, how could they be like that? They were joking."

The light in the shop was dim, but you could still see the extraordinary temperament of others. This blacksmith's vision was really extraordinary.

The blacksmith saw the small sword in He Tianshu's hand and said, "My guest is really discerning. This is the treasure of our store. It has been passed down for hundreds of years. Today, I fell in love with you at a glance. I have no choice but to part with you." "

He Tianshu smiled and wiped the dust on the small sword with his hand, and said: "Is this how you treat a treasure that is a treasure? Why don't you use something to cover it up? Besides, what do you use this treasure as a treasure? Is it a dagger? Why is it not sharp? Is it a sword? Why is it so small?"

The blacksmith was speechless when he was asked, and said nonchalantly: "Okay, then I have to tell the truth. This was a hundred years ago, when my grandfather's grandfather was still alive, an old man with white beard and hair was working as a waiter in our shop. , It is said to be the treasure of the immortal family. If you don’t believe me, please weigh it. How heavy is it? Does ordinary metal have this weight?”

He Tianshu still smiled and said: "I'm surprised, why don't people go to the pawn shop to pawn their things? Why come to you? Forget it, originally I wanted to buy a sword, but I didn't look at it, and said, pretending Just put the little sword on the shelf and get ready to go out.

The blacksmith stopped him quickly and said, "Okay, sir, you are really awesome. Let me tell you the truth. This is a toy I got from the countryside. It looks quite heavy. I wanted to melt it in the fire." I made a weapon, but it couldn't be melted, so I just threw it there. I thought about selling it to children to play with, but it was too heavy and no children would like to play with it. I left it there for many years. Sir, look at the other weapons. Weapon, if you like it and buy a lot, how about I give this toy to you for free?"

He Tianshu curled his lips and said, "You still want to buy more? I think your store is so remote, how much business can you do? And I am alone, how many swords can I buy? However, seeing as your craftsmanship is good, I will do it first Let’s tune it in and see.”

After saying that, he handed the small sword to Zhang Xiaohua. Zhang Xiaohua was holding the sword in his left hand, so he had to use his right hand to catch it. It was as the blacksmith said. It was heavy. No wonder children couldn't play with it. Then, He casually handed the sword in his left hand to He Tianshu.

He Tianshu took the sword handed over by Zhang Xiaohua, looked at it carefully, and said, "This sword is really good. It's from the shopkeeper. What's the price?"

When the blacksmith saw He Tianshu's eye on him, he said, "Sir, you really have good taste. This is the highlight of my shop..." At this point, when He Tianshu frowned, he quickly changed his words and said, "Oh, I was wrong. This is something made by my grandfather, and it has been placed here for many years. You have a good eye, so I will pay you the right price, twenty taels of silver."

He Tianshu smiled and said, "Is your grandfather Ou Yezi?"

The blacksmith was stunned and said, "No."

He Tianshu said: "If it is Ou Yezi, let alone twenty taels, even two thousand taels, I will buy it. However, if not, the price is too expensive."

The blacksmith asked: "How much silver do you think is appropriate?"

He Tianshu said: "Two liang is enough."

The blacksmith said angrily: "You are not sending the beggar away, you have no sincerity at all."

After saying that, he pretended to grab the sword.

He Tianshu did not make a move and allowed him to grab the sword. However, the blacksmith did not take it and just said: "If your guest is sincere, you might as well add a little more."

Zhang Xiaohua was watching the two people talking and felt very bored, so she took the small sword in her hand and looked at it.

Although the little sword was full of dust, it looked dark overall, with some faint reflections in it. Zhang Xiaohua was very surprised and used the palm of his left hand to brush off the dust on the little sword.

However, when his left hand touched the small sword, he suddenly felt a strange feeling, as if the small sword was connected to his left hand. When he took his left hand away, the feeling disappeared immediately.

So, Zhang Xiaohua handed the little sword from her right hand to her left hand. The moment she took it, a feeling of blood connection came from the bottom of her heart. It seemed that this little sword was her left hand, or that a little sword grew out of her left hand. , it was very strange. When Zhang Xiaohua used his right hand to brush away the dust on the sword, and looked carefully, he found nothing. It was just that the dark metal did not reflect any light. Occasionally, a trace of light could be seen on the blade of the small sword. It flickers, I don’t know if it’s caused by looking at it under the light.

However, no matter what this little sword was, whether it was a toy or a dagger, Zhang Xiaohua decided that she must have it.

At this time, the confrontation between the blacksmith and He Tianshu had basically come to an end. He Tianshu said: "Well, let's not say more. Let's give in to each other, seven taels of silver."

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