Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

chapter 31
Let's say that the young man Xingyan got this "treasure sword" by accident, and immediately dipped in water to grind it with great interest, hoping to polish it to a brighter and more beautiful shape, so that he can estimate a good price when he pawns it.

However, Xingyan felt a little strange that after thinking about it for a long time, he only wiped away the mud and grass marks stuck on the long sword, and the dark gray background of the sword body was always visible. No noticeable changes.

After grinding for a while, there was still no improvement, so he woke up and said, anyway, this is something that was picked up for nothing, just pawn a few coins at random - if you want him to say, this sword looks like a sword. It's quite quaint, maybe it's some kind of precious antique, I'll show Zhang Lao Chaofeng the "Qingfu Ju" in the afternoon, maybe if I'm lucky, I can even get a tael of silver.

So, the boy straightened up, picked up a piece of dry sackcloth from the house, and wiped the blade of the sword that was still dripping clean.He went back to the house and searched for a while, and found a piece of torn sackcloth, just wrapped the sword, and tied a few rounds of thatch rope tightly around the outside, and leaned it against the earth wall by the door.

After taking care of all this, Xingyan went to a stone lawn not far from the hut to help his mother dry the few pieces of tanned furs accumulated at home - the tanned leathers of the house were not used much, If it is not taken out to dry for a long time, the fur will probably be eaten by silverfish to make a few holes.If that's the case, the whole piece of leather can only be sold indiscriminately for nothing.

After working for a while, and staring at his jade flute "Shenxue" in a daze for a while, it was time for lunch.

Because Xingyan doesn't come back often now, Xingyan's mother cut off a piece of pine-smoky mussel bacon from the mussel dried mussels hanging on the wall, and sliced ​​it thinly for her son to eat.

Speaking of this deer, because it is quick and good at escaping, running and jumping among the steep rocks like walking on flat ground, so the mountain people in the suburbs of Raozhou called this deer "goat".This "goat" is not easy to hunt if it is not drugged or buried in animal traps.

After finishing his meal, Xingyan greeted his mother and hurried back to Raozhou City excitedly.Xingyan said that his father was an old man, so he went hunting in the ravines near the left early in the morning.Xing Yan hadn't gone far from home when he saw his father slanting his hunting bow in a deep ditch beside the mountain road, so he yelled towards it.Hearing that it was his son calling, the old Zhang turned his head and smiled at Xingyan, shook his hand, then turned around and continued to drill into the bush.

When Xingyan arrived at Raozhou City, the sun was already slightly westward.Xingyan didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried to the only pawnshop in the city, "Qingheju".

Speaking of this "Qingfuju", it stands to reason that the signboards of this pawnshop usually end with the word "Dang".But the shopkeeper Zhang Da, the owner of Qingfuju, envied the character of the gentry, and ingeniously ended the signboard of this shop with the word "ju"-to be honest, from Xingyan's point of view, the word "Qingfu" has the same meaning as the word "ju". The word "ju" is placed together, which is quite nondescript.

However, this Raozhou City is not very big, anyway, it is just his pawn shop, and everyone has been used to it for a long time-maybe if Zhang Chaofeng has a whim one day, he will change the name of the shop back to "Qingfu Dang" "Go, everyone will feel awkward instead.

Speaking of which, the boss Zhang of Qingfuju also has a weird temper. He naturally doesn't trust anyone other than himself, and he is afraid that the front desk will hire someone else to serve as a court official. Meat is generally uncomfortable.Therefore, after having invited someone with a different surname to serve at the counter once or twice, which made me suspicious and restless all day long, the boss of this chapter went into battle in person and acted as an estimated court worship at the counter.As time goes by, others will all address him as "Zhang Chaofeng".

And Zhang's family wakes up, for Zhang Chaofeng, he is not a stranger.Seeing that the little brother Xingyan was carrying something slanted on his back today, Zhang Chaofeng greeted the boy with a smile on his face and said:

"Brother Zhang, what wild animals are there today?"

It turned out that in the past, if Xingyan's father had any fresh prey that he couldn't get rid of for a few days, he would recite the "Qinghe House" from Xingyan, and he would do it indiscriminately - if the living thing was kept at home, it would be in vain Fermi food, this small family can't afford it.And this chapter of Chaofu happened to have a delicious taste of wild wild goods, and he was stingy with the few coins on hand-so the two hit it off. , has always been eager to see through - as for whether he often prayed in his heart that his father would not be able to sell the wild things, it should not be known to outsiders.

Hearing Zhang Chaofeng's question, Xingyan hurriedly took off the linen strip behind his back like offering a treasure, carefully placed it on the counter, and praised:

"Zhang Chaofeng, today I'm not here to pawn wild things. I accidentally dug up this treasure on the horseshoe mountain of my house yesterday, so I came to pawn it! Uh! Don't frown so busy!! It's an antique! !"

While talking, Xingyan solemnly began to untie the linen package.While explaining, he also said that he opened Horseshoe Mountain in his house, the allusion of the horseshoe palm that everyone is already familiar with, to prove that the things he dug there are very likely to be antique treasures!

Speaking of Zhang Chaofeng, although I was a little disappointed when I heard Xingyan didn't come to be a wild animal at first, but after being encouraged by Xingyan, I immediately became interested.I saw the old and the young, as well as the guests and staff standing next to them, all stared at the gradually unfolding package in Xingyan's hand, wanting to see what the antique was in the young man's mouth.

Finally, in the anticipation of everyone, the torn linen package was finally torn open, revealing the treasure wrapped in it—"Huh?!" However, it was replaced by a scream from the bottom of my heart!
——It turned out that the ancient and clumsy sword that was originally wrapped in linen turned into a rotten iron bar with many rusts!
"Wahahaha!!!" The people who were waiting to see what was happening, who were full of anticipation, also saw this rotten iron bar that was extremely corroded and in a horrible condition, and there was a burst of thunderous laughter!

"Cough! Cough!!! I said, little brother Xingyan, stop teasing me! You antique, ahem! This 'ancient' is very ancient! But I'm afraid it's far from that baby, ahem! What a big cut! Ha! Ha!"

These breathless words came from the old man Zhang who was already a little out of breath from laughing—after all, he is indeed a pawnshop court for many years. Although he is in the "bliss", I still don't forget to evaluate the value of the object objectively and fairly to the guests.

"I think, Brother Zhang, you'd better take this 'ancient iron bar' home and open the stove. Here, this thing can't be worth a penny!"

It seems that the old man in this chapter doesn't think about his affection for pawning wild animals cheaply in the past! "Uh! Cough!!" It was now a red-faced wake-up call, and his speech became a little awkward, "Well, Zhang Chaofeng, can you just give me a few coins at random?——This, this is really a hand Sword! I don’t know why it suddenly turned into a rusty iron bar!”

"Hahaha!!" Xingyan's incoherent words elicited bursts of laughter from the onlookers. "Brother, please go back!! Next time, it's more serious to pawn some fresh wild animals, don't make fun of me, this little old man--I almost lost my temper from laughing just now! Put this iron bar away!" Okay, go slowly!!" "Next!!" Hearing Zhang Chaofeng's long-drawn-out ending, he woke up in a daze and knew that there was nothing to do today, so he had to wrap that piece of rusted iron indiscriminately, Amidst the laughter of the whole house, he ran away in despair! !On the way to Huayue Tower, Xingyan felt quite humiliated, but now he was full of suspicion: "Why, why did this happen? Could it be that I got water when sharpening my sword in the morning, and it rusted in the afternoon?"

"No! I wiped it clean after grinding. Besides, even if I didn't wipe it clean, it's impossible for it to be so rusty after only this afternoon?" Xing Yan immediately denied the idea just now.

"That's right!" Xing Yan seemed to have thought of something, "No matter how rusty this is, it won't turn from a sword into a rotten iron bar, right?!"

"Could it be that someone secretly transferred the package?!"

Although Xingyan didn't feel anything weird on the road, but after thinking about it, I'm afraid this is the only explanation that can make sense.

Thinking of this, Xingyan, who had been suspicious all the time, couldn't help but stop, and tore off the linen wrap he was holding on to.He wanted to see if this rotten iron bar was of any use value. If it was really useless, he might as well throw it away now, so as not to feel heavy in his hand—"Ah!"

It doesn't matter if you look at it, you will be dumbfounded immediately when you wake up!It's no wonder that after Xingyan tore open the package, his face turned pale with shock.It turned out that what was lying in the sackcloth was the old iron sword that had been worn for a long time in the morning!This old sword, which was originally inconspicuous, shocked the young man in front of him more than any magical weapon in the world at this time—Xing Yandang stood there stunned as if struck by lightning, even the sack in his hand The cloth slipped to the ground without realizing it.

"Weird! Weird!!" After being stunned for a long time, Xing Yan gradually came back to his senses and exclaimed repeatedly. "Could it be that you took the wrong package just now in a hurry?" "No, no! I clearly remember that there was nothing on the counter except my own rotten iron bar that came out of nowhere." A wake-up call with a good memory Then he rejected this idea.

"Or, the thief who did the subcontracting business at the beginning, and later felt that he had made a loss in the business, and regretted it in his heart-then he changed his own iron bar back while I was not paying attention?" eager to explain. The awakening of the current strange situation has brought up another possibility for myself.

"Uh!! This seems even more wrong! Although my old sword is not worth much, it is still much better than that worthless rotten iron bar?" Recalling the ridicule caused by the rusted iron bar Xingyan immediately felt that his inference was even more absurd than just now.

"Could it be this..." Suddenly, Xingyan seemed to think of another possibility.Seeing the changes in his expression, it seems that his new idea must be a bit shocking, even he himself was shocked.

However, after a short pause, Xing Yan returned to his usual expression: "This is a bit unbelievable...it's even more impossible!" !!" So Xingyan bent down to pick up the rag, wrapped the long sword again, held it in his hand and rushed towards Huayue Tower.

After walking a few steps, Xingyan couldn't help talking to himself again: "Oh!! Speaking of which, this old sword is not bad in style, but it's a pity that it hasn't been sharpened—look at how well I have worn it today. It’s hard work, it’s not easy for this sword to open the front—maybe it can’t open the mouth at all! That’s why it was abandoned by the master back then?! Hehe, hehehe!”

After laughing a few times, he woke up feeling that his speculation was quite reasonable, and continued:

"I think this sword can neither be forged nor sharpened, it can only be regarded as a piece of board - why don't I just find a young man to play with when I return to the Huayue Tower, it is also considered a favor, if there is no one If you want it, just throw it away!"

(End of this chapter)