The current situation of the town is like a sand table created by General Dali. The war has come to an end and decided not to use it, so I just covered it with black cloth.

Chen Ping'an lit an oil lamp in his house and began to count his belongings. Three bags of gold and copper coins, offering money, and one bag of spring money each. One bag was given by the prince of the Great Sui Dynasty. He said he was thankful for letting him catch the golden carp. The two bags left by Gu Can were considered money to buy loaches.

As for the two bags of money that Chen had originally thanked him, Chen Ping'an begged Chen to hand it over to Liu Xianyang on his way out. Although Chen was puzzled, he did not refuse. Perhaps he was surprised by the choice of the boy in the alley. It might be that he was in a good mood after the success of the ancestor worship. Chen smiled for the first time and said some heartfelt words, which made Chen Ping'an feel relieved. He admitted that her promise, the direct child of the Chen family in Yingyin, was definitely more valuable than two bags of gold and fine copper coins. Chen Ping'an was actually skeptical about this and dared not believe it all, but Ning Yao heard that "the direct child of the Chen family in Yingyin", privately asked Chen Ping'an to relax.

Mr. Qi gave seals twice, totaling four directions. The earliest seals, "Jingxin and Proverity" and "Chen Shiyi", were the snake gall stones that Mr. Qi himself had privately kept. The two seals were carved according to the snake gall stones given by Mr. Qi, according to the shape of the snake gall stones given by Chen Ping'an, one small seal and one official script. Coincidentally, the seals of the two sides could be put together to form a picture of green mountains and green waters, one honest and one delicate. Mr. Qi carved the words "mountain" and "water" respectively. According to Ning Yao's statement, it can be roughly called a pair of "land and water seals".

Chen Ping'an put two pieces of Taoist Lu's prescriptions on the table.

Ning Yao once despised Taoist Lu's words were bland and boring, and had nothing. He was like a scholar from a secular dynasty, who catered to the style of the Pavilion and Pavilion for the sake of the imperial examination, and was in a proper manner, and was inferior.

Chen Ping'an naturally could not see the charm and level of the young Taoist priest's hand. He would not underestimate these three pieces of paper because Ning Yao's evaluation was not high. Moreover, before leaving, Taoist Lu said that it is not easy to buy books in a small town to read. If Chen Ping'an wants to learn calligraphy, he can start with his prescription.

At this time, Chen Ping'an carefully picked up the last piece of paper. He had read the four words "Lu Chen's Imperial Order" in the end of the vermilion seal before, but he did not think deeply. However, now he also has seals from all directions, so he felt that the few small characters were particularly cute and cute. Chen Ping'an thought of having spare money in his pocket in the future, bought a book one day, and collected it in his home. Then, he gently stamped the red character "Chen Shiyi" seal on the title page or the last page. When Chen Ping'an thought of this, he couldn't help but grin.

But soon Chen Ping'an was a little embarrassed. With the seal, he needed ink. The New Year's shop in Qilong Lane that specializes in selling pastries was next to it, which sold all kinds of miscellaneous items. The sign "caoto" was hung. Song Jixin and his maid Zhigui often visited this shop. The so-called four treasures of the study and the book case and the clearance of the book were bought there.

Chen Ping'an hesitated for a moment, feeling that when he was learning to read in the future, he would meet the books he fell in love with at first sight and then buy a box of ink paste.

In addition, there are also the carefully selected snake gall stones, seven or eight, with different colors, but even after so long, the color still does not fade. The sack on the table is opened, as big as a green palm, as big as a child's fist, and as small as a pigeon egg, various stones like each other, leaning on each other and looking pleasing.

Chen Ping'an originally wanted to give it to Liu Xianyang. Although Song Jixin is a harsh study seed, there is a saying that makes sense. It roughly means that the same small thing is placed in the hands of a vendor outside the Nipiao Lane. It costs a few cents to sell. But if it is placed in the cabinet of a Caotou Shop, it will take three or four taels of silver. Customers will buy it but don't buy it, and they will get out of the way if they don't have money.

The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Chen Ping'an thought that Song Jixin's words were quite reasonable, so he put the snake gallstone on his side and stayed in the town. He probably couldn't sell it at a high price even if he was slaughtered. But if he was given to Liu Xianyang, he would go to the big place where the Chen family in Yingyin was located. Even if he cheated the price, he would definitely get more money than Chen Ping'an.

As for whether to hold a thatched hut in your hand or let your friends win a mountain of gold and silver, Chen Ping'an doesn't have to consider whether it is better or worse.

Otherwise, why should you be friends with Liu Xianyang?

So even if Chen Ping'an thought that Liu Baqiao from Fenglei Garden was not bad, no matter how Liu Baqiao called him brothers, Chen Ping'an would not take it seriously from beginning to end and never agree.

Chen Ping'an finally picked up the jade hairpin. Mr. Qi said it was given by his husband in his early years, an ordinary thing, not a rare treasure.

There are eight small characters engraved on the jade hairpin.

Ning Yao explained the saying "When you think of a gentleman, you should be as gentle as jade."

Gentleman.

Although Chen Ping'an had never read a book, he still felt that this word must be a very important title.

Ning Yao's voice came from the other side of the door, "Why don't you put this hairpin on? Since they are willing to give it to you, they naturally hope that you can make the best use of it."

Chen Ping'an, who was stunned, looked up and asked with a smile: "Why are you here?"

Ning Yao sat opposite Chen Ping'an's table and glanced at the hairpin in Chen Ping'an's hand, "I checked it carefully. It was indeed an ordinary hairpin, and there was no hidden mystery. At first I thought it was a small cave."

Chen Ping'an was confused, "What?"

Ning Yao looked at Chen Ping'an's "Treasures from the Household" on the table and explained: "There is another cave heaven. Have you heard of this? The people only regard it as a scholar's rhetorical statement, but they don't take it seriously. In fact, there are very particulars here. There are two types of cave heavens in the world. One is the Lizhu Cave Heaven where we are, which belongs to the ten cave heavens. One is the cave heaven of the thirty-six small cave heavens. It is the cave heaven of the 'Cave Heaven and Blessing Land'. Some areas are vast and thousands of miles away. Legend has it that the Taoist ancestor has a lotus cave heaven. Although it is one of the thirty-six small cave heavens, the leaves of one of the lotus leaves are larger than the capital of your Dali Dynasty."

Chen Ping'an was startled and suspiciously said, "Is it impossible?"

Ning Yao smiled and stretched out his thumb, raised his thumb to himself, and said confidently: "I don't believe it either, so I will see it with my own eyes in the future and come back to tell you the truth!"

Chen Ping'an whispered: "Not everyone can enter such a strange place, right?"

Ning Yao laughed and said, "Who do you think I am?"

Chen Ping'an quickly changed the topic, "Miss Ning, continue to talk about the matter in the cave."

Ning Yao picked up a small and exquisite snake gall stone, holding it in his palm, rubbed it, and said, "Any big cave heaven can penetrate the world and be full of spiritual energy. That is the veritable immortal residence. Qi training men practice in it, and it will be twice the result with half the effort. The Lord of the cave heaven is not occupied by people with great luck. It has long been divided up by the best among the three religions and hundreds of families, and cannot be touched by others. The Thirty-Six Small Cave Heaven is a bit like a hidden secret realm, like a woman holding a pipa and half-covering her face. Among them, Taoyuan Cave Heaven is the most pleasant, Gangfeng Cave Heaven is the most mysterious and steep, and Lizhu Cave Heaven…”

Chen Ping'an asked curiously: "What's wrong with us?"

Ning Yao raised his lips, stretched out his two fingers, twisted them gently, and said, "The smallest, just so big, a small place, not worth mentioning."

Chen Ping'an simply sat cross-legged, lazily, lay on the table, then raised a fist, raised his fingers one by one, and laughed softly: "But here, I met Mr. Qi, Old Man Yang, Liu Xianyang, Gu Can, and of course you, Miss Ning."

Ning Yao also smiled, "There is another kind of small cave heaven, which is the place to store objects. Buddhism has the saying of Sumeru mustard seeds, Taoism has the world, and the other hundreds of schools have their own opinions. The purpose is to "a small place to accommodate the world". In short, it means that a little bit of big objects can put down many things. However, compared to the real cave heaven, this treasure with the title of "cave heaven" cannot hold living things. One of the most valuable dowry in my mother before was a jade bracelet, "The size of the cave heaven inside is almost as big as this house."

The boy with straw sandals outside with a thick sky and a thick earth was a little disappointed, "It's so small, look at the lotus leaf of the Taoist ancestor, which is as big as a city."

Ning Yao was angry and looked forward, and he wanted to slap Chen Ping'an in the head. Chen Ping'an quickly leaned back and dodged left and right.

Ning Yao failed to succeed when he took action several times. With a move, the hand holding the peach-colored snake gallstone made a gesture to throw out the stone.

Chen Ping'an quickly panicked and said, "Don't throw it away. If the corners of the sides are broken, you will definitely make a lot of money less!"

Ning Yao curled his lips and put down the snake gallstone, but suddenly raised his hand quickly again.

Chen Ping'an was so scared that he quickly closed his eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.

With a snap, Ning Yao laughed loudly on the table.

After Chen Ping'an opened his eyes, he said helplessly: "Miss Ning, can you not be so naive?"

Ning Yao raised his long and narrow eyebrows and swept his elbow, and the stone was swept off the table.

Chen Ping'an scratched his head with both hands and had a bitter face.

It doesn't make sense to Miss Ning.

Ning Yao laughed and stretched out another hand from under the table. The stone that should have fallen to the ground was lying on her white palm.

Chen Ping'an still hugged his head with both hands, feeling pitiful.

Ning Yao stopped teasing Chen Ping'an and asked seriously: "What will you do in the future?"

Chen Ping'an thought for a while and replied honestly: "I will help Master Ruan finish those hard work. I think I can go to the mountains to burn charcoal by myself in the future, and I can also collect herbs and sell it to the Yang family shop."

Ning Yao hesitated for a moment and asked, "What should you do if you are not only the mountain-moving ape in Zhengyang Mountain, but also the wife of the Xu family in Qingfeng City, Liu Zhimao, Zhenjun of Jiejiang, and Yunxia Mountain and Laolong City behind Cai Jinjian and Fu Nanhua? Where do you escape if they want to cause trouble for you?"

Ning Yao did not wait for Chen Ping'an to speak, and said in a deep voice: "So Master Lu asked you to stay in the blacksmith shop with shameless face no matter what, it was a good road."

Chen Ping'an said worriedly: "What if Master Ruan causes a lot of trouble?"

Ning Yao sneered: "A saint who presides over the movement of the small cave heaven is still afraid of these troubles?"

Chen Ping'an nodded, "Then I will turn around and ask Master Ruan, and tell him all the truth first, see if he is willing to accept me as a long-term apprentice."

Ning Yao supported his cheeks with one hand, and flipped through the snake gallstones with the other hand, saying, "In the town, there is nothing that cannot be solved by a bag of gold and copper coins. If there is one, then two bags."

Chen Ping'an said with a sad face: "I feel sorry for you."

Ning Yao squinted his eyes: "Why don't you feel sorry when you plan to give it to Liu Xianyang?"

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said, "Two things cannot be compared."

Ning Yao rolled his eyes and said, "Who will unfortunately become your wife in the future? I guess she can't wait to slap you to death every day."

Chen Ping'an said seriously: "If you really want to have a wife, it's another thing. I'm not stupid, I will make my wife wronged."

Ning Yao looked disbelief and full of sarcasm.

The boy like black charcoal hugged his hands and sat cross-legged, with a rare look of arrogance, and hummed, "If my wife suffers grievances, let alone the old ape of Zhengyang Mountain, even the Taoist ancestor you mentioned, I will cut him to death. I won't say whether he will die or not, anyway, I'll cut him first!"

Ning Yao was very surprised and stunned.

She always felt that Chen Ping'an was not a tough person, so of course she killed Cai Jinjian, except for the fight against the mountain ape. When she was with each other, Chen Ping'an seemed to never get angry, had no paranoid temperament, and had a good temper without being angry.

If Fu Nanhua and Song Jixin said this, Ning Yao would feel that it should be no surprise, but Ning Yao could not believe it after saying it from Chen Ping'an's mouth, so she couldn't help asking, "Why?"

Chen Ping'an grinned and said, "My father has only fought with people once in his life, just for my mother. Because someone scolded me in Qilong Lane, my father was so angry that he went to fight hard. When he came back, my mother complained for a long time, but my father told me privately that it is one thing to fight or not, and whether to fight or not is another thing. If a man does not protect his wife, why do he marry him in the house?!"

Ning Yao was a little surprised, "Hmm?"

Chen Ping'an scratched his head and said with a shy look: "My father is good at burning porcelain and is very unsatisfied in fighting. When he got home, he was bruised and swollen, which made people suffer."

Ning Yao reached out to hold his forehead, not wanting to speak.

She was silent for a moment, stood up and said, "Let's go back to the shop."

Chen Ping'an asked, "I'll take you to the entrance of Nipin Lane?"

Ning Yao said angrily: "No need."

Chen Ping'an did not force it, but just sent Ning Yao to the gate of the yard.

Ning Yao did not turn around, and he also knew that the young man had been standing at the door.

Good people who are not pedantic will have a particularly warm and brilliant heart, like flowers and trees facing the sun.

This is a wonderful thing in itself.

The helpless boy in Nipin Lane was killed by those foreigners who were despised by mud legs and ants that were digging soil to eat in the poor alleys of the market.

But the boy finally had his own life to live, and he also wanted to live a good life, not to be greedy for enjoyment. In fact, the boy was a child who could endure hardships since he was a child. He just simply thought that if his parents knew about it underground, they would definitely feel at ease. Although Chen Ping'an was the only one in the Chen family, he could still live a good life alone, which means that the family passed down from his parents was not bad, even if there was only one person left in the family.

Even if you have money to buy Spring Festival couplets and need the boy to post them alone, no one will tell Chen Ping'an whether it is tilted or straight. The word "Fu" posted on the door needs to be set up by himself, and no one can help him.

People live for a lifetime and are self-conceited and do not want to ask God for anything.

So this kind of person seems to have a good temper, but in fact his bones are particularly hard and his life will be particularly hard.

The girl who walked out of Nibo Lane suddenly felt a little disappointed and felt a little guilty.

Farewell for your own failure.

After Chen Ping'an returned to the house, he stared blankly at the oil lamp.

In a daze, Chen Ping'an seemed to sleep but not sleep, and seemed to dream but not dream.

He seemed to have walked to the south end of the bridge for no reason, and only vaguely remembered that it was pitch black all the way, and even he could not see the scene a few feet away.
To be continued...