Chapter 20: Two Rings

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"You don't want to sell me some peerless martial arts secrets, do you?" I'm so amused by this old man.

"Of course not."

The old man smiled, shook his head, and shook the piece of copper in his hand at me, "It's just that the old man is old, and now he has lost his household belongings for eating." Alas...... It's time for me to go. โ€

"What do you mean?" I can't guess more and more what kind of medicine this old guy sells in his gourd, what does this have to do with my bone essence?

The old man smiled again, but he threw the half piece of copper into the rain with his backhand, turned around and shook the wooden block in his other hand in front of my eyes: "Since I don't do this business anymore, it is useless to leave good things in my hands, it is better to give them to someone who is destined, and it can be regarded as accumulating a yin virtue." โ€

I was stunned for a while, and then I reacted, and almost didn't squirt a mouthful of old blood to death.

In the early years, there were many kinds of beggars, one of which was to beg from house to house with bamboo plates, copper sheets or other musical instruments.

Compared with other beggars, this kind of beggar has a bit of a door-to-door 'show' meaning.

The beggar eats a hundred meals, wanders around, and inevitably encounters the dog who cares for the home.

Therefore, most beggars will carry a bamboo pole and stick with them to drive away vicious dogs, which is also known as a dog beating stick.

However, this kind of 'performing beggar' is inconvenient to carry a dog beating stick because he has to play the playing board and carry musical instruments.

Therefore, most of them will carry a piece of wood, or a half-pulled brick on their body.

This piece of wood, or brick, has a special name - two rings.

When you come to beg, you hit the board with one hand, and pinch the piece of wood with the other hand to knock on the door frame or wall, and cooperate with the dots - this is a sound, it is one of the functions.

And if you encounter a vicious dog, throw it at the dog's brain. The dog was beaten and hurt, and ran away with a "whoop", which was the second sound.

To put it bluntly, this 'two rings' has the same meaning as a dog stick, and it is the exclusive equipment of Hanako.

This old begger said that I had a wonderful bones, and that I was destined to give me the guy who asked for food......

I'm so skeletal ...... Suitable to inherit his incense...... Am I good for food?

I suddenly felt that the old guy's 'fake face' was not so terrifying, and I kind of understood why the fat man was kicking him.

This old girl almost wrote two words on the door of her head - under-beaten.

"Uncle, I really don't have much money, so I'll give you five yuan, you can buy a pack of cigarettes to smoke, or buy a bowl of shredded meat noodles to eat, can we not ...... Stop kidding? โ€

I said as I pulled a crumpled ticket out of my back butt pocket and shoved it into him.

The old man lowered his eyes and looked at the five dollars, nodded, and took the money while still shoving the piece of wood into my hand.

"Uncle ......"

"Take it!" The old man suddenly raised his tone and glared at me.

It stands to reason that with his attitude, I should definitely be angry.

But I don't know why, looking at the way he stared at me, I felt a little kind, and even two points of warmth. It was clearly a look that would only exist when the elders taught kindly and reprimanded the juniors.

The old man carefully smoothed out the five dollars, folded them in half, and put them in his jacket pocket. Then he looked up at me again and said:

"Let me ask you, did you come here to buy a black dog?"

I was still a little impatient, and I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard it.

I did come to buy the black dog, but it was my idea from beginning to end, and I never told anyone.

How did this old man know?

The old man seemed to read my thoughts, and without waiting for me to answer, he curled up a dirty finger and put it in his mouth and whistled.

I was wondering what he was trying to do, when I accidentally squinted my eyes, and I saw a black dog running over in the heavy rain.

The black dog was about the size of a newborn donkey, and there was not a single stray hair on his body. Although it was soaked by the heavy rain, it did not look embarrassed at all, but it was very powerful.

Although I don't have the habit of teasing cats and dogs, I can't help but love such a dog.

I didn't know that the tendon was twitched, so I reached out to stroke the dog's head, and shouted casually: "Big black ......"

"It's not called Big Black." The old man squinted at me and said.

I was stunned again: "This dog is your old?" It's not called Big Black, so what is it called? โ€

The old man took out a rolled-up plastic bag from his pocket, and after opening it, he actually took out a piece of roast beef weighing about three or four taels from it, and said without raising his head while tearing it open and feeding it to the black dog's mouth:

"I raised the pillar since I was a child, and it has been with me for eleven years."

"Pillars?" I couldn't help but bared my teeth, this dog's name is too dirty.

The old man ignored me, and it was not until he had fed the dog all a piece of roast beef that he straightened up, looked back at me, and said:

"In addition to this piece of wood, I will give you the pillar as well."

"Don't you need it?!"

I was so close to crying, two rings, and another dog...... I really want to ask him: If you didn't lose that copper piece, did you give it to me as well? Do you really want me to join the beggars? Is there a future for being a beggar?

The old man lowered his head, stroked the dog's head, and said to me...... No, it was said to the dog whose name was the pillar:

"Old man, there is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, and today we will be separated."

He glanced at me, then touched the dog's head: "This kid ...... I'll leave it to you. โ€

"Wang!"

As if he understood his words, the pillar screamed in response, walked up to me, and stretched out his hot tongue to lick the back of my hand.

"Old man... No...... Senior ...... "I was a little incoherent, almost like in the movie, kneeling in front of the old man, spreading my hands reverently and saying:

"Senior, I now know that your old man is a master of the world, but can you give me a dozen taels of silver and let me respond to the emergency?"

The old man's expression suddenly turned grim, and he stared straight into my eyes and said in a deep voice:

"The pillar is a good dog, you don't have to bleed it, just take it with you."

He groaned for a moment, and suddenly there was a sadness in his eyes, and he lowered his head again, touching the dog's head and ...... Say to me and the pillar:

"Pillar, promise me that you will take good care of this child. Child...... The pillar is a good dog, promise me that if it dies, you will have to bury it......"

The old man raised his head suddenly, with tears in his eyes, and raised his voice and said:

"How people send, it has to be sent!"

I'm completely confused.

I came to believe that there are dogs in this world...... No, there are ghosts...... No, there are high-ranking people.

This old girl actually knew that I came here to buy a black dog, and also knew that my ultimate goal was to ask for black dog blood...... Although he persuaded me to 'join the beggar gang', he gave me a black dog......

By the time I could react, the old man had already walked out of the shed.

The pillar followed him a few steps, but was waved back by him: "Go back!" Didn't I tell you everything? Why are you disobedient? โ€

"Woo ......"

The pillar returned to me, lay at my feet, and whimpered twice.

The old man stared at the pillar for a while, then slowly raised his head, looked at me with that strange look for a long time, said something a little vaguely, and then turned his head, and completely disappeared into the rain curtain with a vigorous pace that was seriously inconsistent with the old man.

I was stunned for a long time before I reacted, and what he said seemed to be:

- Kid, I'm sorry.