The leisurely life of rebirth.

"I've reminded you a long time ago that ordinary people have a lot of old objects, so what are you going to do with those old things?" The middle-aged uncle echoed.

"Hehe...I remember, I remember." The young stall owner said perfunctorily.

No matter when a person hits the south wall or jumps into the Yellow River, his heart will die.

Fang Monan knew how to say more, looked at the uncle and said, "Uncle, where are your weapons!"

"Oh! Here it is!" The uncle opened a large pile of copper coins, took out a dagger from it, and handed it to Fang Monan. [

Fang Monan looked at the dagger with a gilt handle in his hand, grabbed the copper scabbard and pulled it out, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, it wasn't that the dagger was too sharp, but that it was covered with rust and looked tattered Unbearable.

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that there is a little golden light on it when you look closely.

This is clearly a dagger wrapped in a talisman, no wonder the evil spirit feels so small.Fang Monan looked at the scabbard, so the problem is here!There is a talisman seal on the inner layer of the scabbard, which suppresses the evil spirit.

However, the talisman was obviously unable to suppress the evil spirit, "Interesting?" Fang Monan raised his eyebrows, with an evil smile on the corner of his mouth.

Fang Monan could clearly feel the extremely subtle sinister fluctuations coming from the dagger.

Fang Monan looked up at the uncle and asked, "You put the talisman in the copper sheath."

"Little girl, I didn't expect you to know the art of Fengshui." The middle-aged uncle continued, "That's right, I obtained this talisman at the Baiyun Temple in the capital, and this weapon itself is a killing weapon, and it came out of the soil. Based on the attitude of preferring to believe it, I asked the old Taoist of Baiyun Temple for a talisman." The middle-aged uncle laughed.

Fang Monan cursed inwardly, thanks to your attitude, ordinary people can still withstand the evil spirit emitted by this dagger, but if the body is weak or there are sick people at home, it will be even worse.

Fang Monan looked at the dagger carefully. From the place where the edge of the dagger was exposed, it could be seen that it was a copper short sword, but the lines on it implied a golden luster.Weapons cast in ancient bronze generally contain an alloy of three metal elements: copper, tin, and chromium.strictly speaking.This should be an alloy dagger.

Fang Monan's starry eyes froze.He pinched the void with his fingertips to create a talisman, and hit the dagger, locking the evil spirit that was overflowing.

"Uncle, please make a price! I want this thing." Fang Monan said holding a dagger.

"Uh!" The middle-aged uncle raised his eyes and said, "Little girl, you really want it."

"Is it possible? It's a fake. Uncle, you can make a price!" Fang Monan said with a smile.No matter what price the uncle asks, she will accept it. This kind of weapon is hard to come by.

"Uncle Zhang! What are you still staring at? Kaiji!" the young stall owner said, tugging at his sleeve.

"Oh! Just give me 1 yuan." Uncle Zhang stretched out a finger and said.

Fang Monan wanted to ask where there is a bank.Before he could speak, the young stall owner next to him said vigorously, "Little girl, Uncle Zhang sells things at very reasonable prices. Look at the dagger unearthed in the Han Dynasty. The price of bronze wares has been rising in the past two years."

Fang Monan couldn't laugh or cry, "I want to ask you where there is a bank. I have to go to the bank to withdraw money! I don't have that much cash with me."

"Hehe..." The two scratched their heads in embarrassment.

In fact, Fang Monan wanted to say that this is too cheap, he always feels like he has taken advantage of it, and he feels uneasy!That was cheap in Fang Monan's eyes. With the current salary of two hundred yuan a month, it is not cheap. [

Fang Monan raised his eyes to look at the middle-aged uncle, his brow bones were thin and narrow, and there was a hint of sadness between his brows. Someone in the family must have been ill for a long time.Think carefully, "Uncle Zhang, right! Seeing your frowning, you must have a sick person at home!"

"That's right! Aunt Zhang is not seriously ill? Not to mention being bedridden all year round! But she doesn't have any ability to work, and no matter how much medicine she takes, she doesn't get better. There are so many children in the family, and the burden of the whole family falls on him alone. People's shoulders." The young stall owner said, "What about us, don't talk about being rich and rich! But you also worry about food and clothing, but look at Uncle Zhang, he is only 40 years old, but he looks like a 60-year-old old man. .”

"Second son, what are you talking about!" Uncle Zhang scolded softly. "Don't listen to his nonsense! It's not a serious illness."

"I forgot to introduce myself. I have a little understanding of the art of Qi and Huang, so I wonder if I can take a look." Fang Monan said with a smile, with a hint of warmth in his smile, and he couldn't bear to be rejected. "By the way, I'll give you the money."

"Uncle Zhang, let others take a look! You won't suffer any disadvantages." The stall owner next to him also persuaded.

"Alright then!" Uncle Zhang tidied up his booth.

Following Uncle Zhang out of Panjiayuan, Fang Monan and the others watched him get a tricycle from the storage place.

"Uncle Zhang, you'd better put the car back! We have a car." Fang Monan hurriedly said, this cold day, the sky has turned gloomy, it looks cold!Riding a tricycle is simply a crime.

"Okay..." Uncle Zhang said yes again and again, put the car back in and put it away.The three walked to the side of the car, and Uncle Zhang's eyes shrank sharply. This is a military vehicle. There are quite a few big bosses who can afford a car these days, but there are really not many who can drive around in a military car.

Military badges always carry a sense of mystery. Ordinary people don't see much of them, so they are mysterious.

"Uncle Zhang! Have you had lunch yet?" Fang Monan asked, twisting his body in the passenger seat.

"Eat! Eat!" Uncle Zhang said hastily.

Fang Monan knew he hadn't eaten by looking at him, and he winked at He Junyao. He understood, parked the car in front of a roadside restaurant, got out and bought some meat buns, "I'm shopping at noon , I also forgot to eat, eat some first, pad my stomach."

Putting on a plastic bag, Fang Monan took out five big meat buns and handed them to Uncle Zhang, "You eat too, we can't finish all these buns, it's not good to waste them!"

"Good! Good! Little girl, thank you!" Uncle Zhang ate the big bun in his hand in a plastic bag, his eyes became moist, and tears flowed down his face.

He didn't know in his heart that they bought more on purpose, who could eat so many meat buns!

Fang Monan took the bun and handed it to He Junyao. He Junyao opened his mouth and bit off a third of it.

"It tastes good, doesn't it?" Fang Monan said with a smile.

He Junyao nodded.

According to Uncle Zhang's directions, the car stopped at the entrance of the alley.

"Uncle Zhang, do you live here?" Fang Monan found that in front of her was a courtyard area, which was much older than the courtyard she had seen so far. During school, there were no children playing around, so it was quiet here very.

"This place belonged to the outer city in Qing Dynasty!" He Junyao said. [

When people show how much they know about the history of the capital, they always like to say: "The east is rich and the west is rich, the south is poor and the north is cheap."In addition to this sentence, there is another sentence called "the east city is rich and the west city is broad, and the culture is poor and the martial arts are broken".These two sentences summarize the pattern of the capital at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China.This sentence can only be limited to the outer city.The so-called "outer city" is relative to the "inner city".

The "outer city" refers to Xuanwumen, Qianmen, and the south of Chongwenmen; Guang'anmen, Yongdingmen, and the north of Guangqumen.

In the Qing Dynasty, the people living in the inner city were the children of the Eight Banners, all of whom were Manchu nobles, so there was no such thing as rich and poor.The four characters "rich, noble, poor, humble" refer to people living in outer cities.They are all inhabited by poor families.

There is also a characteristic proverb in the capital, "The east city is clothed with silk and millet, the west city is with cattle, horses and charcoal, the south city is poultry, fish, flowers and birds, the north city is robbed with clothes and hats, and the middle city is beautifully embroidered with pearls and jade." The center of the capital and the imperial city is just like what Emperor Zhengde said in the Peking opera "You Long Xi Feng", "There is a small circle inside the big circle, and there is a yellow circle inside the small circle". Here is the residence of the emperor.There are also three halls dealing with government affairs, in which countless jewels and brocades are gathered.Another said that the central city is in the area of ​​Qianmen Street, where there are many theaters, gold shops, silver houses, money houses, and Ruifuxiang silk and satin shops, so it is said to be "beads and jade splendor". , There is also a goldfish pond, so there is a saying of "birds, fish, flowers and birds".

So although they are both courtyards, compared to the courtyard where Feng Zhi lived, the courtyard here is much smaller, it is a small courtyard.Moreover, from the perspective of architectural planning, it is also relatively scattered. The ground is not even paved with bluestone slabs, although the snow on it has completely melted.But the vegetable washing water was splashed in the corner of the wall, and it flowed into the middle of the road, with rotten vegetable leaves hanging on it. If it wasn't for the freezing weather, it would be a puddle of sewage if you stepped on it.

"Little girl, be careful, be careful of the slippery road..." Uncle Zhang greeted the two of them and walked into an alley. When he passed the gates of some people on the road, he kept saying hello to people. I have lived in the old neighborhood for decades, and the neighbors are very familiar with each other.

He Junyao held Fang Monan's hand tightly, fearing that she would slip.

"Here, come in. The place is small and a bit crowded. Don't dislike it." Taking Fang Monan and the two into a small courtyard, Uncle Zhang put his backpack in the temporary building made of asbestos tiles to the east. I picked up the towel hanging on the rope and patted the dust off my body.Fang Monan took a look around, the yard is really not big, counting the water pool in the middle, it is only ten or twenty square meters, pitifully small.

In the morning, due to the fine weather, the clothes in the yard were hung everywhere like the national flags. But at this time, the weather became gloomy, and some people started to collect the clothes.

"Auntie Fat, I'm helping Sister Qin collect her clothes!" Uncle Zhang greeted with a smile.

"Well! The weather has just been sunny for two days, and it's cloudy again. I don't know if it will snow? Xiaoqin is not at home and has gone to work. I will help her put away the clothes, otherwise the clothes just dried will be wet It’s not good.” said the chubby 60-year-old aunt.

Neighbors in the courtyard house, who know the basics, help each other to take care of each other, and it is common to help take care of children. (to be continued...)

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