Shopkeeper and God

Hold up the chopsticks to him.

Lu Xing probably didn't expect Bao Chen to say such a thing, so he looked at him in surprise, but Bao Chen's attitude was firm, and he confronted Lu Xing for a while, finally Lu Xing couldn't help but laughed first, shaking his head helplessly , Said: "Okay, let's eat first."

The takeaways are basically picked by Bao Chen, with more dishes and less meat, and the only barbecue is bought only at the strong request of Chen Yiguang.The child's expression on seeing his master is no longer scary, and he is much happier now.Bao Chen doesn't eat meat very much, so a small bowl of roast meat was fought over half of the bowl by the master and apprentice, and in the end Lu Xing took all of it on the grounds of "eat less junk food". I couldn't help telling about Lu Xing's forgetting to give him pocket money.

When he said this, Lu Xing stared at him with suddenly enlightened eyes, and Chen Yiguang was going to feel hairy, but Lu Xing smiled slightly, put down his chopsticks, rubbed his hair and said, I will make it up for you tomorrow. Ah, double.

From the current point of view, Lu Xing is in a good mood.

But the good mood is only limited to the time of eating.After dinner, it was getting dark, Lu Xing went to light the lamp, when Bao Chen and Chen Yiguang were clearing up the dishes, there was a knock on the door, and a voice between a child and a teenager asked politely: " May I ask if this is Qixie? Is the shopkeeper here?"

Almost as soon as he heard the voice, Lu Xing's expression returned to that tense seriousness.Baochen and Chen Yiguang glanced at each other, but couldn't help looking at Lu Xing together, anticipating his next move.Lu Xing stood there for a while, walked over to take the bowls and chopsticks from Chen Yiguang's hand, raised his chin upstairs, and said, "Go upstairs to do your homework, don't come down if you have nothing to do."

Chen Yiguang naturally understood the meaning of these words, he responded and turned around and ran upstairs.Baochen put the table away, took the bowls and chopsticks from Lu Xing's hand, nodded and went to the kitchen, Lu Xing was the only one left in the hall.Lu Xing stood for a while to adjust his mood, reached out and brushed the folds of the gown, then sat down on the chair, and said loudly: "Who is coming, please come in by yourself."

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As soon as Lu Xing finished speaking, the wooden door creaked, and two people entered.The person in front has an immature and youthful face, about 80 or [-] years old; the person in the back has a vicissitudes of life, and looks like he is [-] to [-] years old.The little boy was holding a green light for exploring the way, the old man was leaning on a cane in his right hand, and a white box in his left hand.Both of them were wearing long gowns and mandarin jackets. Although the styles were outdated, if they were illuminated by the light for a while, they could be seen that their clothes were grooved with gold and silver threads to form coin-shaped dark patterns.

However, if the wind blows away a corner of the robe, you can see that the lower body of both of them has only one toad-shaped leg.

If this scene was seen by ordinary people, they would probably be scared to death, but it seems to be commonplace for Lu Xingxing to say it.He sat motionless in the chair, only pursing the corners of his lips and smiling.The two entered the door back and forth, and when the little boy put the blue lantern by the door, Lu Xing just stood up and greeted them with a few steps.

"A rare guest, why did Grandpa Jin Chan come to my place today?" Both of them were less than Lu Xing's chest height, and Lu Xing bowed slightly to salute.A satisfied smile appeared on the old man's face. With this smile, the wrinkles on his face deepened, and his appearance became more terrifying and strange.He looked Lu Xing up and down, handed the suitcase to the boy next to him, and reached out to touch the long gown that Lu Xing was wearing without any politeness.

There are several long gowns owned by Lu Xing. Although the styles are similar, the colors and patterns are different. It is said that each piece has a different meaning.According to Lu Xing's own words, this gown is one of Qi Xie's "facades", and it's not something that others can touch casually.Right now, the old man Jin Chan was not polite to touch, but Lu Xing didn't show any anger on his face, he didn't even hide and let the old man touch it.

"This material is so good, it must have been made by Lady Leizu. Look at the pattern on it, it's Ditang flower, what a noble flower, with auspicious cloud pattern, it's for sale, but it costs a lot Money." The more the old man touched it, the more he couldn't put it down, if the boy next to him hadn't carefully pulled the corner of the old man's clothes, he probably wanted to take the clothes off Lu Xing's body.

It's not that Lu Xing didn't fail to see the cautious expression on the little boy's face. He naturally pulled the gown back from the old man's hand, and said calmly: "Naturally, the clothes of Qi Xie's shopkeepers in the past were all made with the help of Mrs. Leizu. Since Qi Xie is helping You should not dress poorly when you are a monster. Madam Leizu takes good care of Qi Xie, so my generation of shopkeepers must always think about Madam Leizu." After Lu Xing finished speaking, he took two steps back and went to the hall. He made a "please" gesture, and said: "The clothes given by Empress Leizu cannot be sold, of course, if Grandpa Jinchan has anything to say, please go to the hall and talk about it."

The old man Jin Chan was still rubbing his fingers to reflect on it. Hearing what Lu Xing said, he couldn't help squinting at Lu Xing.Lu Xing only had a smile on his face, his expression was natural, and he looked innocent enough to be harmless.The old man Jinchan looked at him for a long while, and finally replied: "Okay, let's go in and talk", and walked into the hall with a cane.The little boy next to him seemed relieved at last, he saluted Lu Xing slightly and followed the old man with his suitcase.Lu Xing returned the salute to him a little, but a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes for a moment, and finally entered the hall with the two of them.

When the two entered the hall, the old man unceremoniously sat down on the chair.Lu Xing followed and poured him a cup of warm tea.The old man finally showed a satisfied expression again, put his crutches on the side of the chair and leaned back, took half a sip from the teacup, and was even more satisfied. He couldn't help but glance at Lu Xing again, and he caught a glimpse of the tablet on the shrine out of the corner of his eye. He was a little more serious, and said, "How many years has this former owner been gone?"

"No more, no less, this year is exactly eight years." Lu Xing sat across from him, but his expression was not sad. Instead, he said jokingly, "Grandpa, you are here today not just to catch up with me and chat."

The old man Jin Chan was stunned for a moment, then he smiled helplessly, and said: "I also watched you several generations of shopkeepers grow up. You are just a child, and you always make people feel boring." After speaking, he shook his head and took another sip of tea.

Lu Xing pursed his lips and smiled, "Grandpa, don't make fun of me."

"Look at you, you're still a grandpa, I'm joking." Old man Jin Chan couldn't help pointing, but he didn't mean to blame him, and he said with concern in a blink of an eye: "Did you receive this month's money?"

"I received it in the afternoon." Lu Xing replied truthfully, "It's just the money, grandpa, did you miscalculate?"

Asked by Lu Xing, Old Man Jin Chan's expression became serious, as if he had done something terribly wrong.He put the teacup heavily on the table, shook his head, sighed, and said, "Lu Xing, it's obviously Grandpa's fault for this matter, Grandpa will accompany you first... But this matter is indeed strange, Grandpa and I After thinking about it, I have no other choice but to ask you for help. On the one hand, the extra money will be compensated to you, and on the other hand, I will ask you to help me..." Knocking on his face, he blinked his eyes very quickly, tears welling in his chaotic old eyes, obviously unwilling but powerless.Finally he wiped his eyes, his voice was a little hoarse, and said: "It may be that my bones are really old. I have been working for hundreds of years, and nothing like this has ever happened...Lu Xing, do you still remember the time you gave me?" Give me that ink landscape painting?"

Lu Xing hesitated for a moment, and said, "I remember, of course I remember." That painting was a thank you gift from a monster painter last year.That monster painter is very good at painting. It is said that there are monsters who spend a lot of money but it is hard to find a painting - probably no matter whether monsters or humans, those who engage in literature and art must have such a lofty feeling...

But that painting, apart from being made by monsters, is no different from human techniques, so it doesn't look like something that will cause problems.

Lu Xing was still thinking about it, and the old man Jin Chan's mood finally stabilized, and then he said: "You also saw that the painting sold for a good price, four thousand six, which is really good. My old bone I didn’t even look at the store anymore. The juniors in the store said that the person who came to buy the painting was a young man with a handsome appearance. He fell in love with the painting at a glance, so the price was easy to say. But he said that day that he didn’t bring any Pay the full amount, and come back the next day. On the second day, he brought cash, which is all the cash in this suitcase, to buy the painting. The juniors counted the cash and there was no mistake, so they asked that person to buy the painting Then the cash in this suitcase was sealed and put in the safe. Who knows, a week ago, when we were going to send you money, when we opened this suitcase, the money was... gone Already!"

While talking, the old man Jin Chan motioned for the boy to put the suitcase on the table.Lu Xing got closer and saw that the suitcase still had a newly torn seal on it. When the suitcase was opened, it was empty, not even a dime.

The old man Jin Chan couldn't bear to look at the empty box. He blinked, and finally turned his eyes elsewhere, saying: "Our juniors, although not as knowledgeable as I am, never work sloppily. The transaction site has been checked. , The seal is also pasted, this money... well, how could this money disappear out of thin air? It is said that there are surveillance videos now, we retrieved the surveillance, and found no one who stole the money. We also checked box, but I really can't see what's wrong..."

Lu Xing looked around at the box, and couldn't see any problem for a while, so he asked, "Then what about the person who bought the painting? Did you keep it?"