Suya

On the night before the ship was about to arrive in Jinghong City, the black and thin old man suddenly asked Feng Chen to look for him.

Feng Chen pondered his intention for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

The bearded man said: "Don't think so much, it hurts your brain." Then he patted him on the shoulder and sent him to the door, pushing him out, and said: "General, go all the way, brothers will always remember you of."

Feng Chen pressed him on the boat plank and beat him violently. After the beating, he tied him with a rope and tied him to the door, clapped his hands, and said to Feng Xiao: "Take care of him, don't let him go until I come back." .”

When he came to the cabin where the old man lived, he saw Yili walking out with a displeased face, and when he saw Feng Chen, he turned around and walked around without making a sound.

Feng Chen opened the curtain and walked in. The old man sat barefoot beside a small brazier. There was a support on the brazier, and a small pot was placed on it, and some water was filled in the pot.

He was smoking a cigarette, when he saw Feng Chen coming in, he raised his chin towards the bamboo mat spread on the other side of the brazier.

After Feng Chen sat down, he took out a cloth bag from his arms and threw it over.

Feng Chen took the bag and opened it to see that it was full of silver.

The old man said: "The journey is long, you will need it."

"so much?"

The old man smoked comfortably, and said slowly: "Then take it as a thank you gift, I hope you can escort the god back to Liguo safely."

Feng Chen made a clear expression, then picked up the cloth bag and shook it in his hands, looked at the old man slyly and said, "If it's a thank you gift, wouldn't it be too little? After all, sending God off is not a thing Simple thing."

The old man narrowed his eyes, took a deep look at Feng Chen, smoked a cigarette and remained silent for a while, then said: "Then it will be a deposit. After the matter is completed, you will no longer be able to stay in the original place, you must pay another Looking for a place to live. He is the old owner of Yude Firm, and when you come to see me at the headquarter of the firm in Huancheng, I will say a few words for you, and I will definitely find a good place for you."

Feng Chen looked at him in surprise, looked at him for a while, and said with a smile: "Okay, but I don't even know your name, those guys probably won't let me in to see you."

The old man took a puff of cigarette: "Sigong Yi."

"Four?"

"Fourth in the family."

"En." Feng Chen nodded: "It seems that we are really destined."

Yi Sigong took the pot down, slowly poured the boiling water into a teapot, then scalded the pot, warmed the cup, set the tea, washed it with high pressure, and scraped the foam.

The movements are skilled and methodical.

Feng Chen dozed off while watching.

After the tea was brewed, he poured a cup for Feng Chen, watched him drink it, and said, "It's not fate, after all, some things are destined to happen."

Feng Chen looked at the remaining tea stalks in the cup, raised his head, raised his eyebrows and said, "Yi Sigong, can you stop talking so mysteriously in the future, I'm naturally dull, I really don't understand."

Yi Sigong took a puff of his cigarette, stared at Feng Chen again, and sized him up carefully.

Feng Chen reached out and touched his face, then looked at him again: "What's wrong?"

Yi Sigong exhaled smoke rings, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's nothing, I just think you don't match the rumors."

Feng Chen didn't take it seriously: "I stay in Beiling all the year round, how many people have actually seen me, most of those rumors are just people's imaginations, and then spread rumors."

Yi Sigong smoked quietly, noncommittal.

After drinking a few more cups of tea, the two of them had nothing to say, so Feng Chen got up and said goodbye.

As soon as I came out of the cabin, I looked up and saw the stars all over the sky. The black night curtain was scattered like jade beads and broken jade. This kind of person who has never cared about the beauty of mountains and rivers, and does not understand the style of flowers and moons, can't help but look at them a few more times.

Also looking up at this gorgeous starry sky, there is a beard tied to the door.

He leaned against the door and yawned sleepily.

Opening his eyes, he saw Feng Chen standing in front of him, and immediately yelled: "General, I used to say that the river wind is very cold at night, but I still don't believe it." He stretched out his legs and shook vigorously After two clicks, he continued: "It turns out that people really didn't lie to me. Look, my legs are frozen into icicles. If I sit here all night, I'm afraid even my blood will freeze."

Feng Chen squatted down in front of him, stretched out his hand, and grabbed the rope tied to his body.

The bearded face was full of joy.

Feng Chen smiled, touched the rope with his hand, slid down the rope, slid to the end of the rope, and untied the knot tied to the doorknob.

The bearded man frowned, the corners of his mouth drooped, and the joy on his face suddenly turned into sadness.

Feng Chen pulled the rope and dragged him into the cabin, then tied him up again at the head of the bed.

Feng Xiao got some gadgets with the characteristics of leaving the country from other boat passengers in the morning. He was lying on the bed and playing with them curiously. When he saw Feng Chen came back, he immediately threw the things away and jumped off the boat. That's it, the old man didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

Feng Chen rubbed his hair: "Don't worry, he didn't make things difficult for me. Instead, he gave me something."

He took out the cloth bag from his arms and put it on the table.

Now even You Baiyan, who had been reading a book, was attracted to him, poking his head and looking around.

Feng Xiao opened the cloth bag, and when he saw the contents, he took a deep breath: "A lot of money."

The bearded man said: "Oh, this old man is really a fairy. He knew that we came out in a hurry and didn't have any money with him, so he specially sent us money. But he is not related to us, why did he suddenly... ..." He paused for a moment, as if thinking of something, looked at Feng Chen and said, "General, could it be that you agreed to marry him, this is his girl's dowry?!"

Feng Chen slowly turned his head to look at him: "No one guards the door at night, I'm still a little worried..."

Before he finished speaking, the bearded man immediately cleared his throat, and said with a serious face: "General, do you know who that old man is? We still have to be careful when we go out."

Feng Chen was amused by him, and smiled with one corner of his mouth, and said: "I don't know the real name, but the name in Jianghu should be Yi Sigong."

You Baiyan raised his head, which had just been buried in the book, "Sigong Yi?"

Feng Chen asked: "Do you know who he is?"

You Baiyan blinked, and said with some surprise: "Of course I know. The largest firm in Liguo is Yude Firm, and he was the previous head of this firm. He was also a powerful figure when he was young, and later it is said that his age When I grow up, I don’t want to worry about so many things anymore. After resigning from office, I have gradually lived a life of seclusion. I have always heard that he would occasionally take his grandson to run a boat by himself, but I didn’t expect it to be true... still Let us meet."

"That's it." Feng Chen looked at the bag full of silver coins, and smiled half-truthfully, "Being given high hopes by such a well-established person, it seems that I will not be able to do it unless I try my best."