The Book of Maiden Contract

This "puppet master" with the temperament of selling pork severely hit Lin Luo's Three Views and made him calmly unable to, but when the other party came to him with a professional smile, he was still in pain and pain. Generously took out a silver coin from his dry pocket and handed it over.

If it was in the past, let alone a silver coin, even if it was throwing a few tons of gold bricks out, Lin Luo would not blink, but now, he has no skill and no strength in his hands, even if he encounters a thief, he must first. He who measures whether the fighting power of both sides can save his life can only rely on his fairly good eloquence to earn a small amount of travel and living expenses from some idlers as a travel poet, and even a slightly better one. He couldn't afford to buy clothes. This silver coin was really very valuable, almost equivalent to a week's food expenses, and it was the only money in his possession.

But even so, he gave the silver coin to the "Mr. Pig" in front of him. In addition to showing him a puppet show with a special face, he thought the money was worthwhile. Considerations.

In this way, after "Mr. Slaughter Pig" took a turn around the auditorium, this special puppet show finally ended. It was almost evening. After the audience watched the performance, it was time for dinner. Home, soon disappeared, and "Mr. Slaughter Pig" moved out a few large boxes and carried all the dolls in one by one, apparently also packing up things and going home.

"Hello boss." Lin Luo stepped forward and greeted him.

At this time, the role of his silver coin was reflected.

It is important to know that there is not a lot of money that can be made in street art performances. Unlike those formal stage theaters, there will be many rich people to watch, and they will spend a lot of money in order to pretend to be forced. While street performers, although there are many people who watch them, most of them watch white operas and do not spend money at all. Only a small number of people will appreciate the hard work of the performers and give a little money, but at most It's just a matter of several copper plates. After all, few rich people come to see street juggling.

And a person like Lin Luo who just shot a silver coin is basically a big gold master. For the "Mr. Slayer" in front of him, it would be pretty good to meet one in a few months.

Of course, for such a big benefactor, "Mr. Slaughter Pig" will naturally be impressed.

Therefore, when he turned around and saw Lin Luo, he immediately recognized it, with a smile on his face, rubbing his hands and said, "This guest, what's the matter with you?"

Lin Luo smiled, "You don't need to be so polite, the money I have is already given to you, no matter how polite you are, I can't give you more money."

"Mr. Slaughter Pig" was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed a little embarrassingly, but at this time he also discovered that Lin Luo's clothes were only at the level of ordinary people, and he could not be called a rich person at all. The face of the dusty face, judging from his life experience, most of them are the kind of people who wander around in no fixed place.

If "Mr. Slaughter Pig" is a marketer, he might not give Lin Luo a smile at this time, but as a person who runs around for a living, he can understand that with Lin Luo's living conditions, he can still come up with a smile. What a rare act of giving him silver coins... Lin Luo said that all the money he had had had been given to him. Judging by his experience, he didn't think it was a lie.

Therefore, although what Lin Luo said was very sharp, “Mr. Since I have so much money, why should I ask for it if I am embarrassed, just tell me if you have anything, don’t be polite with me."

Lin Luo nodded, not hypocritically polite, and pointed to the dolls in the box next to him, "Then I'm not welcome, I just want to ask what is going on with these dolls, I don't think they need to be controlled by anyone. It seems to have a life of one's own, which is very strange...Of course, if this is a trade secret, it doesn't matter if you don't say it."

"Hahaha, it turned out to be this. I think it's a big deal." The middle-aged boss laughed immediately, "It seems that the little brother should be watching a puppet show for the first time."

"It's indeed the first time I saw it, but how did you know?"

"Because it's not the first time someone sees it, he won't ask this kind of question at all."

"What's the point?"

The middle-aged boss first asked: "Little brother, do you think these dolls have their own lives because they don't need to be manipulated by us, right?" After Lin Luo nodded, he explained with a smile, "In fact, it's not me. I don’t control it, but I’ve already controlled it in advance, including their dialogue, actions, and the emotions they will make during the performance. All their behaviors have been set before the performance, so in their When performing, I don’t have to control it."

"Look, this is it." As he spoke, he picked up a cute little girl doll, then gently lifted the clothes outside and turned his back to Lin Luo.

At this time, Lin Luo realized that although he could not see through the clothes, there was a small clockwork on the back of the doll. He suddenly understood... According to the middle-aged boss, he had forwarded it in advance. That’s why the puppets have the power to move. People who don’t know the inside story will instinctively think that the puppets have life.

but……

"Even so, but the performance just now lasted more than an hour. How did so many scenes be realized through the forwarding bar? And the performances of the puppets are almost the same as the real people, and there are voices... if it is like a tool If you set it up, even if you can speak, you can only have one voice at most, but the puppets have different voices under different moods. What is going on?" Lin Luo asked.

The middle-aged man smiled mysteriously, "Well, it involves business secrets."

"Ah!" Lin Luo was taken aback for a moment. Although he was full of curiosity in his heart, after all, it had something to do with other people's business secrets.

But just when he was about to give up, the middle-aged boss said: "I think the little brother is very interested in dolls, and he likes them if he wants to, so I might as well tell you."

"Is this really okay?" Lin Luo felt a little concerned under his joy.

"It doesn't matter, it's just the return of that silver coin." After a pause, the middle-aged boss continued, "In fact, this doll is also related to alchemy. When they were made, the puppeteer Through alchemy, they will give them a special kind of energy...you are not an alchemist, so I won’t say what kind of energy it is. In short, through this kind of energy, the dolls have rich and colorful expressions. And the tone, almost the same as a real person. Then as long as you turn the clockwork, this energy will be activated, and it looks like they are alive."

"That's it." Hearing this, Lin Luo understood in general. Although his power disappeared without a trace due to Luo Tianyi's relationship, and even his eyesight had declined, his understanding ability would not change.

"It's just that this energy is still limited after all. Once it's exhausted, no matter how I turn the clockwork, they won't be able to move anymore, and they will turn back to ordinary dolls again." The middle-aged man sighed as he said. Looking at the doll in the box, there was a bit of sadness on his face.

Lin Luo said immediately: "If the energy is used up, don't you just give them one more time, just like when they were made."

The middle-aged man shook his head with a wry smile, "Little brother, you don't know anything. Although this method can indeed extend the puppet's'life', but...I won't be at all."

"Eh?"

"These dolls are not made by me, but my grandfather." The middle-aged man said in memory, "My ancestor was a family of alchemists, and it was originally very prosperous, especially my grandfather. He is good at making all kinds of dolls, and the dolls he made are almost the same as real people, which is amazing. But unfortunately, neither my father nor me inherited this talent from my grandfather. Fall, all I have are these dolls. Although I can make them move by turning the clockwork and make a living from it, no one knows when they will stop functioning completely. At that time... Ugh."

Lin Luo thought he was worried that he would not be able to live by this in the future, so he couldn't help but said: "Excuse me to say something presumptuous, even if they can't move, but with their realism, I believe some rich people will spend a lot of money. You don’t have to sigh like this when you buy it for a collection."

The middle-aged man's eyes widened and he seemed a little angry, but he eased in an instant, and said: "You don't understand little brother, I don't blame you for saying this, but for me, these dolls have lived with me for four times. For more than ten years, every day with me, they are like my children...Although I am a worthless person, at least the love for these children is the only thing I can be proud of, even if one day I will Starving to death on the street, I will not sell my children."

After speaking, the middle-aged man touched the little girl's doll's hair, his face full of affection.

After hearing what he said, Lin Luo suddenly understood why he was sad. He was not worried that these puppets would one day make him lose money for his life because of his inability to move, but he was worried that his cherished children would Leave him.

This is a father's love for his children.

"Sorry." Lin Luo apologized. As a father, he understood this feeling.

"Nothing." The middle-aged man smiled openly and put the doll in the box. "In fact, this time I came to the doll city, I also wanted to find the real puppet masters, hoping to ask for their help to continue the children's life. life."

"The real... puppeteer?"