deliberately approach you

Chapter 18 You can jump in the queue if you have a card?
Li Zihan followed closely behind, shaking his head repeatedly.

Not to mention the small size of the store, there is not even a decent door, and a piece of wood is used directly, and a few words are carved at random to make it a signboard.

However, after entering the door, it was a different scene.

A row of people stood neatly, each silent.

In front of them was a dark, thin old man.

The coarse cloth clothes are wrinkled, the cuffs are rolled up to the elbow joints, one foot is on the long stool, and the other is on the bluestone slab that has already been dented.

Beside him is a big yellow dog lying lazily on its stomach.

The big bones in the food bowl were about to pop out, but I didn't see it move or take a bite.

Seeing someone come in, he snorted.

The old man patted it twice, and the big yellow dog continued to lie down again.

"Grandpa, can I join the team?"

Tang Xiaowan's voice was loud, and she was still fiddling with an unsharp hunting knife with her little hand when she spoke.

The knife was in her hand like a toy.

Li Zihan: "..."

White Dragon: "..."

Everyone turned their heads at the same time, and then looked at Old Man Cui at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, there was a whisper-like discussion.

——It's so blatant to jump in line, it's really rare!

——That is, everyone has it!

——I came here at five o'clock, and I haven't eaten yet!
——Not so bad, me too!
Old man Cui cast a glance at the crowd, then rinsed the kitchen knife into the water, and replied flatly, "No."

"Look, grandpa, I have this."

While speaking, Tang Xiaowan took out a card.

Everyone was shocked!

"Little lotus has just shown its sharp horns, and dragonflies have already stood on it."

This line is also found in the poetry shop, engraved on a wooden board, standing behind old man Cui at this moment.

The pen walks the dragon and the snake, vigorous and powerful!
In fact, Tang Xiaowan didn't know it was so useful, but thought that since there was a picture of a kitchen knife printed on the back of the card, it must be related to the kitchen knife.

At first, she mistakenly thought that the word Zao meant the earliest person in Li Garden, and the kitchen knife meant the person who could cook.

It turns out that the two can be combined into one!

This is just one of them, and the other one reads, "Among thousands of flowers, not a single leaf touches your body."

It has a red peony printed on the back.

Seeing that the old man remained silent, Tang Xiaowan asked again: "Grandpa, will this work?"

Old man Cui just cast a glance, and lazily replied: "Well, it works, then you come first."

Those in line also have cards, but with different content.

"Queue by card."

The font is very casual, as if it was scribbled on.

Bailong at the side had followed Tang Xiaowan closely since entering the door, and was directly shocked by her words and deeds.

Did Brother Shen already make arrangements?

Impossible, if that's the case, they wouldn't have specifically told me to protect Miss Tang on the phone, and all requests could be met.

At this moment, Tang Xiaowan looked bewildered.

How could she pick a kitchen knife, but because of the crowd, she had to look here and there pretending to be calm.

A large kitchen knife tied with red silk came into her sight.

Let it be, the old one is a bit old, but it is quite thick. I guess it can sell for a lot of money just by selling iron!
"Grandpa, I want this."

Old Man Cui looked in the direction Tang Xiaowan pointed, and his calm face gradually became serious. It was the King of Swords, not for sale.

"Choose another one."

"Thank you grandpa for your kindness. I just like this rusty one."

Old man Cui stood up immediately after hearing this.

The kitchen knife in his hand was thrown into the basin with a "bang", which was completely unwilling and helpless.

Who made him forget to hang the not-for-sale sign.

Tang Xiaowan touched her nose and smiled.

In this way, under the watchful eyes of everyone, old man Cui took down the big kitchen knife that had been hanging for decades, and his face was as ugly as it was ugly.

Most of the people queuing up are chefs of high-end hotels, or collectors who come here admiringly.

At this time, their hearts were full of hatred, especially the person who ranked first, wishing to throw Tang Xiaowan out and stomp her feet a few more times.

"Little girl, people should come first, first served."

The man in the first row spoke.

Tang Xiaowan saw the man's sultry face, and immediately moved to Old Man Cui's side: "Grandpa, if you want to get him first, I can do it later."

Still sensible, everyone nodded again and again.

Bai Long, who was about to step forward to help, suddenly took a step back.

I thought, Ms. Tang is quite good at acting!
"According to the old rules, those who have this card are given priority." Old man Cui replied coldly, and everyone immediately became quieter, and the man in the first place kept silent and stood upright.

After some careful polishing, the original rusty kitchen knife was completely new.

Tang Xiaowan squatted beside her and watched from beginning to end.

Just as Bai Nen's little hand was about to touch it, he heard old man Cui shouting: "Don't move, it's very sharp!"

"Can you chop a big bone?"

"of course."

The old man looked hopeless.

I saw that he took a bone from the big yellow dog food bowl casually, and the bone broke with just a light touch, and the incision was very smooth.

Bai Long's pupils shrank suddenly.

Li Zihan: "Excellent, sharp enough!"

Tang Xiaowan quickly clapped her hands: "Wow, that's great, it will be convenient to chew on the bones in the future, thank you Grandpa."

"Take it, you're welcome."

Everyone: "..."

Li Zihan immediately paid the money.

He paid double the market price. After all, he was a member of the team, so he had to do something to save face, so as not to lose face to the Li family in the future.

Taking advantage of the fact that old man Cui might be in a better mood to collect the money, Tang Xiaowan lowered her voice and asked with a smile, "Grandpa, do you know me?"

After saying this, she deliberately brought her face closer to her, for fear that he might be presbyopic.

"do not know."

"Did you write the words on it?"

"Yes."

"You wrote it yourself, sent it yourself?"

The old man paused, and then said lightly: "I don't have that much time, that is, pick a random day every month, throw it at the door, whoever picks it up, it's just like this card in your hand, one month Just one."

Everyone was very surprised, secretly lamenting how such a good thing didn't happen to them.

I heard that old man Cui wrote good handwriting, and some people who came here specially gave the four treasures of the study to win them over. However, old man Cui was very resolute and ignored them all.

Later, everyone had to start with the big yellow dog.

It's a pity that there was no old man Cui's order, even if the big bone was put to the big yellow dog's mouth, it would not touch it.

As for the cards with verses written on them, no one else had seen them before, including the well-connected Bai Long, and this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

Tang Xiaowan was in a daze at the moment.

Why is this old man more casual than me, such an important thing, actually throwing it at the door?
Is the thread broken just like that?
Forget it, anyway, there are too many people now, so you can come back to inquire another day!

Before leaving, Tang Xiaowan deliberately held the card and waved at Old Man Cui, thinking that the card would be taken back, but he just picked up the knife and continued to sharpen it without raising his head.

(End of this chapter)