During my internship in my senior year, my dad stayed in the antique store to look after the house, and he was gone for more than two months.
My dad said: I don't have high demands on you, just that you can inherit my name as "King of Ghost Eyes" and run our antique store well.
Isn’t this too demanding? My dad's reputation as the "King of Ghost Eyes" is not unfounded. He can spot antiques with accuracy. What's even more amazing is that no matter what it is, he can see it clearly with just one glance. Someone made a bet with him on whether he could see clearly how many people were sitting on the bus that was traveling at high speed. As a result, my dad only glanced at it and told him exactly.
The notary guarding the highway rest stop admired my dad very much, but my dad didn't take it seriously. Afterward, he told me: If I tell you how many men and women are on the bus, how old and how young, and what clothes they are wearing, You can see clearly what they look like, why don't you scare them to death
I never suspected that my dad was bragging, but I suspected that his eyes were more capable than what he said. When he taught me how to practice my eyesight, he said: When practicing Qigong, you must first train your eyes, which can help you understand everything. If you can't see through the surface of many things, you won't be able to see the truth. Only when your eyesight is strong can you reach the heart...
When my dad said this to me, he definitely had something to say. What was behind that sentence, he refused to say. In the end, I was forced to do nothing, so I told me: You should practice your eyesight first, and then I will tell you the rest.
But my eyesight never met his requirements. During the time when he left me to look after the store, I had been practicing my eyesight.
That day, I was practicing Qigong while staring at the big money hanging at the door of the store, and our class leader Xiaowei ran in.
Dong Xiaowei was wearing a ponytail a few days ago, but today she has short hair. Although she looks a bit more capable than before, with her baby face, she looks like she is specifically emphasizing that she has grown up. "The girl next door."
When Dong Xiaowei came in, he raised his hand and waved it twice in front of my eyes: "What are you looking at? Are your eyes straight?"
I deliberately kept my eyes blank and sat there motionless. Dong Xiaowei shouted twice and saw that I didn't respond. She turned pale with fright: "Wang Huan, what's wrong with you? You're talking! Can you see me? Wang Huan... Is there anyone in the house? Come quickly. People!”
I took advantage of Dong Xiaowei's frightened state and pinched her face with my hand.
"Ah—" Dong Xiaowei screamed in fright, "Damn Wang Huan, you lied to me again and pinched my face. You pinched my face until it got bigger."
"You're not young at all! I'm just helping you get into shape." Dong Xiaowei and I are used to having troubles, so it's okay to say we are female buddies or male best friends.
Dong Xiaowei rolled his eyes in anger: "I have something serious to do with you. Will you go on the class graduation trip? We have booked a few places, and Chen Ming thinks Thailand is good."
I said seriously: "You have to prepare three cents of money to go to Thailand, you know? That boy Chen Ming will definitely be crying and shouting to marry his boss when he comes back from Thailand. If there is another big fat boy next year, how many times will we have to follow him?" Member? How much will it cost?"
"How could it be possible for two of them to be men..." Dong Xiaowei reacted halfway through his words, "Can you not be so immoral in what you say?"
"I'm not wrong! Just that sissy Chen Ming..." As I was speaking, I was stunned - a woman came in at some point in my store.
It is true that I have been chatting with Dong Xiaowei, but I can always see the door out of the corner of my eye. Not to mention a big living person, even a fly that flew in couldn't escape my eyes, but that woman walked into the store without me seeing her. How did she get in
I couldn't help but look that woman up and down. The other party looks to be in her thirties, with long hair reaching her shoulders. The light makeup on her face complements the charm in her eyebrows. Her smile makes people feel like a spring breeze, and she is particularly approachable.
Although the other party was dressed solemnly and appropriately, she was wearing a bracelet on her wrist that was very incompatible with her clothing. The masculine bracelet is about two fingers wide, with two fox-shaped hollow palace bells hanging on it; the two lazy yet alert silver foxes seem to be carefully guarding the heart of the bell made of sapphire. It looks lifelike.
If I read it correctly, the pair of palace bells should be at least antiquities from before the Song Dynasty, and they are the pinnacle of imperial production and are of great value. Would someone who could wear such valuable antiques casually on his body come to visit a humble antique shop like mine
Seeing me staring at him without moving, Dong Xiaowei quietly made a face at me and hid aside.
The woman said without waiting for me to speak: "Excuse me, Brother Zhan... is Wang Zhan here?"
I couldn't help but be slightly startled. Such a woman with outstanding temperament and charming appearance knows my dad and seems to be quite familiar with him? Although I was curious in my heart, I said politely on the surface: "My dad has gone out to do business. I don't know when he will come back. If you have anything, you can tell me."
My dad goes out on business for a few months at least, and sometimes it’s normal not to come back for half a year.
The woman said to herself: "So he is still in business."
The woman was silent for a moment before asking, "How have you been, brother Zhan, these years?"
"My dad is very good. He is usually cheerful and has nothing to worry about." I finally couldn't help my curiosity and asked tentatively, "Do you know my dad?"
"He is still the same." The woman smiled and said, "Your father and I are old acquaintances. We have known each other for a long time. Your name is Wang Huan, right? Brother Zhan even passed his beloved God-eating Demon Tiger to you. He must like you very much."
The woman was talking about the tiger head pendant on my chest. For as long as I can remember, my dad has been wearing a tiger head that looked like it was made of platinum. He said it was his amulet, called the "God-Eating Demon Tiger", and it could drive away ghosts and evil spirits.
Although his pendant is only the size of a child's fist, it is vivid, majestic and ferocious, especially the tiger's eyes embedded with rubies, which have a faint murderous aura. Staring at them for a long time makes people feel terrified.
Before I could say anything, the woman said, "This is not Brother Zhan's God-devouring demon tiger. His tiger is missing a fang. Where did your tiger come from?"
"My dad made it with his own hands." My dad's God-Eating Tiger was indeed missing half of its left fang, but my dad still regarded it as a treasure. Seeing that I always wanted his tiger pendant, he made it for me with his own hands. Got one.
I became more and more curious about who this woman was. She should be very familiar with my dad, but I have never heard my dad mention that he knew such a beautiful woman.
The woman said: "Since Brother Zhan is not here, I won't stay any longer. Were you just discussing the graduation trip? I have twenty free travel coupons here. If you don't mind traveling within the country, just take it and go." !”
I glanced at the tourist coupon and it was "Fuxian Lake in Chengjiang, Yunnan". Prices in Yunnan’s tourism market are not low, so I can’t accept other people’s things for no reason. When I was about to refuse, the woman had already put the travel voucher on the counter.
"This is a new tourism route developed by our company. We are going to do a tourism promotion for the graduation season. The premise of the free experience is that along the way, you have to help the company with online promotions and write about travel experiences, and you can't just deal with it. Everyone must sign an agreement with the company before going, and if the publicity does not meet the company's requirements, they will be fined."
I just say there is no free lunch in the world. When she said that, I thought it was reasonable.
I thought about it again, but frowned again: "How did you know we were going on a graduation trip?"
I'm sure there was no one outside when I was talking to Dong Xiaowei. I am equally sure that the woman not only heard the conversation between us, but also listened for a long time. At least, she could hear the sourness in my words, and even judged that I didn’t want to do it because I had no money. Go on a graduation trip.
"Of course I heard it." The woman said bluntly, "I can hear as far as Brother Zhan can see. In the past, we often cooperated in business together. The fangs on Brother Zhan's tiger head are for saving me. It was just broken.”
I think I heard my dad tell me about this. He said that the tiger tooth was broken while saving a friend. But he never said where he rescued the person or what caused the broken tiger tooth. However, not many people know about breaking tiger teeth to save people.
I immediately felt a lot closer to that woman, and the wariness I had just now disappeared.
The woman continued: "After all, I'm still your elder. If it's from your father's side, you should call me aunt."
The woman spoke and took off her bracelet: "This is my meeting gift for you."
I waved my hands repeatedly and said: "No, no... this is too expensive. Besides, I also accepted your travel voucher."
"The travel voucher is a task assigned by our company. You are doing me a favor by accepting it. It cannot be regarded as a meet-and-greet gift. This is." The woman put the bracelet on my left wrist without explanation. My hand strength was already strong, but when the woman grabbed my hand, I couldn't break free.
The woman put the bracelet on me and then turned around and left: "Say hello to Brother Zhan for me, and tell him that an old friend has come to see him."
"You... Aunt, wait." How could I ask for such a valuable thing? I quickly walked around from behind the counter and chased out the door.
I only took one step slower and left the other person behind me. When I chased her out the door, the woman had disappeared. When I was about to turn around, I heard her voice ringing in my ear: "Practice your eyes first when you practice Qigong. The eyes can see everything. If the eyes cannot see the ears, the sight is empty. Your father didn't teach you the power of ears. I'll do it." Teach you. The double fox-hugging moon bell I gave you is just for training your ears."
"I saw the big money you hung on the door frame. Your eyesight has reached a bottleneck and you won't be able to break through for a while. You'd better practice your ear first! When you usually walk around, count the sounds of the bells. . When you practice to the point where you can count the number of bells ringing among the ten drums, your ear power will be perfected."
I was startled by the other party. That woman has obviously left, where is she talking to me
That woman seemed to know what I was thinking: "I'm on your left."
When I turned around to look over, I saw the woman standing about five meters away from me. The latter smiled and waved to me: "What you see with your eyes may not always be accurate. Cooperation between ears and eyes is the best choice. I'm leaving. I hope we can meet again."
The woman left as soon as she said she wanted to, and I didn't catch up with her. Although I don't know who that woman is, I don't think she has any ill intentions, so I am no longer suspicious about travel. Dong Xiaowei was even happier than me. After leaving me a travel voucher, she quickly ran back to school to contact her classmates.
I have been studying the pair of bells while waiting to set off, practicing my listening while waiting for the trip.