pawn

Chapter 1

A few days ago, I happened to pass by the newly opened pawn shop at the gate of the community, and I saw her again.She raised the dark blue curtain on the pawn shop door, poked her head out, and looked around vigilantly. After confirming that there was no suspicious person, she jumped out lightly, clutching the black plastic bag in her arms tightly, Walking on the street cautiously, for fear that someone would take away the treasure in her arms.When I approached her, I heard her whispering words such as "please", "don't" and "kill me" in a low voice.This made me very curious, what on earth was she exchanging in this pawnshop that made her so nervous and frightened.

So, I opened the dark blue cloth curtain with a white "Dang" embroidered in the middle, determined to find out...

My name is Luo Chen, Luo of the camel, and Chen of the treasure Chen Li.Gender, ahem, male, male!Occupation, Z University student; age.Twenty is just right; height, 178cm; measurements... Hey, do I need to say this?Personal status, single, dare I say that my first love is still there?If you are interested in making an appointment with me, please call 138XXXXXXXX, please register enthusiastically!As for appearance, he has good facial features and good blood. Grandpa was a colonel during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

By the way, three months ago, when I was wandering in the commercial street in the city center, I ran into a girl by chance, with straight bangs, waist-length hair, big eyes, and a pale but pretty face, but, even if I put Her face is vaguely remembered, but those eyes are forever lingering in her mind.So on some hunch I paid a little more attention to her until I ran into her again in the dark of night three days ago, but this time she was at a pawn shop I had never seen closed since I saw it Driven by all my curiosity, I opened the... door(?) of this mysterious pawnshop.

There was only one white-haired old man in the pawn shop who was wearing a blue-gray robe from the late Qing Dynasty and a melon skin hat. He stood behind the high counter and was doing abacus. The sound of bead beating surrounded the whole shop.The layout here is not much different from those pawnshops in costume TV dramas.Tall wooden counters, wooden railings, marble floor tiles (mess in?), What's even more ridiculous is that even the lamps here are lit with kerosene, giving off a dim yellow shimmer.

Lost, it was completely copied from ancient times. Could this old man who settles accounts have also traveled directly from more than 100 years ago?I smiled disdainfully in my heart.

My arrival did not attract the old man's attention, he was still thinking about it.

So, I went to the counter, worried that he was old and his ears were bad, so I specially shouted in a loud voice: "Hey, old man, can you hear me? I think..."

Without even raising his eyes, he interrupted me with a lazy voice: "young man, I'm not that old yet, please keep your voice down. I know what you're here for, just keep walking to the left , my shopkeeper will answer all your doubts."

"Oh." I replied, turned and walked towards the place he indicated.

This road seems to be very long, and the farther you look, the darker it becomes, as if it has no end. The candles hanging on the walls on both sides of the road are shining eeriely, which makes me shiver.

Damn, it's so weird, if you don't go in, you can't get out again, right?

"Go straight to the left, and my shopkeeper will answer all your doubts."

The old man's words echoed in my ears.If I go to the left, won't I enter the underworld, right?It seems that the dead don't need to have doubts.

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I suddenly realized that the lights on the wall behind me had gone out one by one as I moved forward.

KAO, going back is even more dangerous!

In desperation, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue walking.

Here is the end of the trail.An antique carved wooden pavilion door stands in front of me. There are two lanterns hanging on both sides of the door. They are made of white oiled paper and are specially used in funerals. There are two big "" Ming" word!At this time, the candle behind me had already been extinguished, and another gust of wind blew through the crack of the door, and my legs began to tremble.

What I am most afraid of now is the kind, a person (?) suddenly walks behind you, stands quietly, and then gently puts his hands on your shoulders, if this is the case... I quickly close my eyes, not daring to think about it .

Luo Chen, Luo Chen, what do you have to be afraid of if you are a man!A majestic seven-foot hot-blooded man, standing upright, not afraid of the shadow slanting! , besides, you still have the heroic spirits of your eighteen generations of ancestors covering you!

I closed my eyes while breathing for myself, took a step forward cautiously, stretched out my hand and lightly touched the door with my fingertips, and then quickly withdrew it.

Oh my god, am I the reincarnation of Hercules?Unexpectedly, with such a light touch, the door is completely opened!hehe.I couldn't help but twitched the corner of my mouth.

As soon as the door was opened, a large pile of white smoke gushed out, surrounding me. The intense smoke choked into my nasal cavity and mouth, irritating my eyes and making me unable to open them.At this moment, the only word that can appear in my cerebral cortex is - sandalwood.

Suddenly, I felt someone pushing hard behind me, which caught me off guard, staggered and fell into it.

"Are you okay?" A clear and somewhat ethereal male voice came to my ears, and the gentleness made me intoxicated.

I shook my head like a puppet held by a string.

"Xiao, stop playing, this is a guest." This time it was a magnetic, deep voice.

"Yes, master." The ethereal voice suddenly became obedient.

The smoke gradually dissipated, returning the room to its original appearance.

There is a scarlet wood-carved window on the four walls of the huge room, but it is nailed firmly with nails. The wood-carved patterns are various, resembling those strange pictures and beasts in "Shan Hai Jing"; There is a red-bottomed black-and-flowered wooden cabinet under the window eaves; a Japanese-style square lamp hangs in the center of the house, which is obviously out of tune with the layout of the room. Below the lamp is a round table and four lamps beside the table. There is a small round stool, and there are two cups of brewed tea on the table, which are steaming; behind the table is a rectangular bed, the kind surrounded by three hollow and carved wooden boards, with a row of footrests on the edge of the bed. It is comparable to the bed in the late Qing Dynasty that can be used for both lying and sitting.

The man with a deep voice was wearing a white Tang suit and sitting in front of the round table, stroking the black cat in his arms, his slender phoenix eyes vaguely glanced at me.

I got up, patted the dust off my body, put my hands in my trouser pockets, and walked to him casually.After getting closer, I realized that this man was so handsome, I really deserved his voice.

"Cough cough." I lowered my head and coughed, "If it's not what I expected, you are the shopkeeper of this pawnshop."

The man raised the corners of his lips and said with a smile: "It's right here. Mr. Luo has walked such a long way, why don't you sit down and have a drink of tea to rest for a while. This tea is specially brewed for you by Xiao. Don't disappoint his kindness." As he spoke, the black cat in his arms meowed, full of pride.

Could it be that wearing a Tang suit and speaking will become polite?If I didn't look down at the T-shirt and beach shorts on me, I really doubt that I have crossed!Wait, he said that black thing in his arms could make tea?Well, it's no surprise that dogs can flush their own toilets now, huh.

I hesitated for a while, and finally sat down.

"Under Su Zhu, Zisu's Su, the wood is also Zhu (lí). Mr. Luo Chen, right?" The man smiled slightly, while sipping tea.

"Yes, how do you know?" I rubbed my face, is my uncle's name so famous?Even a small pawnbroker knows.

"Mr. Luo's works published in major evening papers have all been carefully read by me. Mr. Luo's writing style is really flowing, and the words are gorgeous, which makes me admire. This kind of literary talent actually falls in a small newspaper? I am really jealous of talents." Now, out of resentment, I searched for Mr. Luo's information. It is really one of the honors in this life to be able to talk to you over tea with you here today!" It can be heard that there is a little admiration in his tone.

"Haha, shopkeeper Su, you are really joking." I scratched my head embarrassedly, but my heart burst into laughter. As I said, I am still very talented in literature!

A feeling of hating seeing each other later arises spontaneously. We talked for a long time, and I was flattered by his praise all night.

At this point, the memory stopped abruptly. I forgot what I talked with him that night, I forgot how I got home in the end, and I couldn’t even remember the person’s appearance. There are only two words in my mind about appearance - very handsome.

Fuck, what is this!

After waking up the next morning, I felt a headache, as if I had been drunk, my whole body was weak, and my head was dizzy. I just wanted to close my eyes, lie still, and let myself die.