Inherit the family's old shop

Chapter 209
I frowned when I heard this, and the old man immediately said, "Jiu Jin'er, grandpa has no story. But since you asked this, grandpa will tell you a story, a story about someone else!"

I didn't speak, but the old man smiled, the smile was very meaningful, and the smile made me even more incomprehensible, the old man straightened his neck, and said, "He is very complicated...he has killed bandits, He has fought bandits, beaten devils, eliminated traitors, he has done things like digging graves, he has done things like guarding tombs, he has killed people, he has done good things, he has done bad things .. Hehe, he has been there too. Some people see him as a bloodthirsty and murderous wolf, but others see him as a hero who saves the world and the people."

The old man had a slight smile on his lips, it was very slight, but he looked very happy. I looked at the old man quietly. The two of them were in a daze for a long time. I asked in a low voice, "Grandpa. Is that person you!"

"Grandpa. No story!"

"I'm not talking about Chen Laowai, I'm talking about you!" I looked at the old man, and the old man's eyes narrowed suddenly, a pair of dim eyes, a rare light flashed, the old man looked at me, he didn't admit it, He didn't deny it either, he just laughed, very slightly and relieved.
The story between me and him, he understands, I understand, the old man’s smile can be seen, this story, the audience is enough for me, his grandson understands, this is enough, but he does not What I know is that I don't actually understand this story, I know that person is him, but I don't know why that person is not Chen Laowai!

I pursed my lips and smiled, "Grandpa, I'm afraid this is your dream of being a hero back then, and it's still so heavy now!"

"I thought so more than 40 years ago!" The old man shook his head, "But now I feel that having a grandson is much more important than this heroic dream!"

I am speechless, listening to the old man's words, my heart feels warm, I have nothing to say!

The old man nodded and said, "Jiujin'er is young and strong, in fact, everyone has a dream of being a hero. To put it bluntly, who can be young and not frivolous, but in the end, after being frivolous, it will be bitter or sweet, and only those who have experienced it know best .”

"Jiu Jin'er, I know what you're thinking. If you can't strangle a sprouting thing, it will grow to the end. But grandpa asks you, a knife stands in front of you, should you take a step back or follow closely?" Go up with a knife?"

I was stunned for a moment and narrowed my eyes. At this moment, before I could answer, the old man shook his head and smiled. This smile seemed to have understood my meaning a long time ago!
"Jiu Jin'er, you are still too young after all, it's not your age, it's your experience! In fact, it's never up to you to decide whether to retreat or advance. You should... first look behind you!"

"Behind." Hearing this sentence, the confusion on my face became a little bit heavier. I probably understood the meaning of the old man's words, but after careful consideration, the things in these words...deeply made me I'm a little bit overwhelmed! "

The old man smiled, "Hey, don't dream of being a hero, you don't know. Heroes actually die early, and it's not wrong to be a little frivolous when you are young, but it depends on which road you take."

The old man stared at me, "Jiujiner, do you understand what I mean?"

I nodded, but suddenly shook my head again, "I understand a little bit, but I'm still a little elusive!"

The old man nodded, "It's good to know how much you know."

"Hey, I've talked too much. It's the last question. Ask it. If you can answer it, Grandpa will tell you!" The old man smiled.

I pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Grandpa. Last question, I know you can explain it to me!"

"Oh? What?"

"The three generations of the Chen family have no mediocrity!" I said seven words one by one.

The old man's face suddenly changed, "Who did you listen to say this!"

"There are so many people in Liuzhou, I'm afraid two slaps can't count!" I said.

The old man frowned when he heard that, and there was a half-smile on his face. Smile!
"Hmph. The three generations of the Chen family have no mediocrity, and three generations. It can only be three generations!" The old man shook his head with a wry smile, "I really dare not explain this to you!"

I was taken aback when I heard this, did this sentence refer to some family secret?
"But I... can tell you a poem," the old man said.

The old man didn't say it directly, he got up and went to the table, spread the paper and rubbed the ink, watched the old man swipe the ink, a poem, ten big characters, when the first line of five characters leaked out every word, I paused word by word Reading these five big characters, a pair of eyeballs almost popped out!
"Calculation.. God.. Machine.. Hand!"

The beams and tiles of the house, those five words.

For a moment, the shock in my head almost made me utter a sound. Fortunately, the old man was concentrating on drawing this poem. I bit my lip and stared at the old man as he wrote the sentence stroke by stroke. poetry.

Counting all the tricks,
It is the seal of the world!
Shock, shock that cannot be added, the two lines of crosses, every word is unparalleled lethality!

I looked at the old man, and the old man also looked at me. In those old eyes, there was an indelible arrogance, arrogance, and arrogance!
The ten-character book covers the lives of three generations. If these ten big characters are really carried, then the sentence "The three generations of the Chen family have no mediocrity" does not seem to be a wild statement, but rather a bit of humility!

"Do you understand what Jiu Jin'er said?" The old man smiled proudly.

I froze for a moment, frowned, but still nodded, "I understand this sentence, but I still don't know the meaning of this sentence!"

"Hehe. Just understand this sentence. The meaning. You don't need to understand anymore. There are no mediocre generations in the Chen family. These three generations are over. In your generation, you don't need to understand anything anymore!"

"Why is this? There are no mediocre generations in the Chen family. Could it be that after three generations, they are destined to be nothing but trash?" I asked in surprise.

The old man sighed, "Fate is fate. My ancestors have believed in fate for three generations, but they refused to obey their fate. They tried their best to try their best, but in the end, they fell into fate!"

"Jiu Jin'er, your life has been obtained against the destiny. For your life, the efforts of three generations have been poured into it, and countless people have been involved. Now it's your generation. Clan secret The genealogy has long been lost, and the handicraft has been handed down to my generation, so I will definitely not pass it on, the line of the Chen family is over, and this poem will no longer be surnamed Chen!"

"Grandpa..you..are you really willing to break the handicraft handed down from the ancestors?" I looked at the old man with a face full of confusion and disbelief. I don't believe the old man can do these ten words of family handed down handicraft. Willingly break it in his hands.

"Hmph. Reluctant, so what if you can't bear it. Don't think it's a good thing to count the secrets. Debts in this life will be repaid in the next life. Debts of the clan will be paid back by descendants. There is nothing in this world for nothing. Ask the secrets and die If you want to get something, you have to give something!" The old man looked up at Fang Liang'er halfway, and there was an indescribable feeling in his eyes, either sad or sad. Joy, sadness, rejoicing, bewilderment, clarity, in short, the strange look in the old man's eyes is indescribably strange, vicissitudes and changes, all sharpened by the years!
Listening to that sentence, I suddenly thought of the sentence of the shopkeeper of the ghost shop Meijia, which coincides with each other!

I feel depressed and uncomfortable, looking at these five words, counting all the tricks, I really want to tell the old man that the words under the beams, the family lineage is lost under half a piece of broken tiles
When the words came to my mouth, I swallowed them abruptly. My ancestors kept books on the tiles, so they must not want to stop this craft. If I really tell the old man, and the old man burns it to the torch, then I still have the old man. Not all have become sinners of the Chen family!
"Master." I called out, "I'll just ask, do you feel ashamed if your skills are broken?"

The old man shook his head, "I am not ashamed of heaven, earth, and ancestors. I am not ashamed of the craftsmanship of the Chen family, not this craft. Of course, someone has passed it down, but it should not be our Chen family! "

"If you really say that you are ashamed, it should be said that my Chen family is ashamed." The old man hesitated to speak, shook his head and sighed, "Okay, this matter. Let's stop here!"

I froze there, the old man's words had a lot of meaning, what he said was the craftsmanship of the Chen family, not this craft, could it be said that there are other people in this world who know this craft?No. It should be said that someone is passing on this craft. Is that person the Chen family?
From the beginning to the end, what the old man told me was to take a step back, endure three points, choke off the youthful and frivolous dream, and live my life, but didn't he also say that my life is born against the sky, old and weird I also once said that it is an anomaly in itself that a person like me who has broken the three lines can live to this day!
People believe in fate, but don't obey it. If the last three generations can rebel against my fate, then I will
I suppressed the things in my chest and tried my best to not leak anything. I didn't want the old man to see anything, because the way is different. I don't conspire with each other!

The old man squinted his eyes slightly, standing there motionless, feeling that the two of you have been standing here for a long time, I almost thought that the old man fell asleep, after a long while, the old man opened his eyes slightly, "Jiujiner, your question has already After the question is over, how to answer my question is up to you!"

I nodded and looked at the old man, and suddenly there was a sense of depression between the two armies. The old man smiled, his smile was very flat, but the first sentence he said almost made me vomit blood, "You treat that Cheng family girl Do you still miss some friendship!"

"Grandpa..this.." In one sentence, I was dumbfounded when I asked.

The old man stared at me, "There is no need to explain anything, you just need to answer, yes or no!"

Looking at each other, the old man stared at me like a night owl, staring at me so hard that I couldn't retreat!

I looked at the old man and nodded my head almost involuntarily. There was only a sense of oppression in those eyes!
The old man nodded, "Okay, the second question, tell me, is the girl from the Cheng family suitable for you!"

"Grandpa... you... don't ask me any more, I won't"

"Don't rush to explain that I haven't asked you to marry her yet!" The old man said in two simple words, "Tell me whether I am worthy of you!"

"It's good enough, but it's me."

"No need!" The old man shook his head, his face was cold, "The third question is actually not a problem. Within three days, you will be dressed in groom's attire, can you prepare it properly!"

"What." I took a few steps back, "Grandpa, you... you, you!"

"You messed up mandarin ducks, what are you doing here!" I looked at the old man, who shook his head, "Jiujiner, messed up mandarin ducks, is grandpa the kind of unreliable person?"

(End of this chapter)