C12 Old man

"You've met my father?" I'm curious.

Old Man Zuo nodded and said, "Give your grandpa some incense first, we'll talk after it's done."

I hummed and didn't ask any more questions. I squatted in front of the tombstone and started to burn the incense candles and offerings for my grandfather.

"Did you run into evil a few days ago, little guy?" Old Man Zuo squinted, then suddenly asked, "You have the smell of impurity on you."

Hearing this, I shuddered subconsciously. How did this old man know about this?! Could it be that he was relying on smell?!

"Sir?" I asked carefully.

"I'm going with your grandfather." Old Man Zuo sighed, "What a pity, your grandpa died before his lifespan was even up, causing me to not even have the chance to drink with him …"

"Are you joking?" I frowned and replied, "My grandfather said it himself. It was a joyous funeral and my birthday was coming to an end."

"What do you know?" Old Man Zuo glanced at me and snorted coldly, "He's talking about the lifespan, the lifespan after his lifespan is over. If he had listened to me back then and didn't take the labor from me, he could have lived for at least another ten years!"

"You mean, my grandfather accepted a business deal that cost him ten years of his life?"

"There are some things that even if I told you, you wouldn't understand." Old Man Zuo shook his head, "In short, there is no one to blame for your grandfather's death. He went down the wrong path and ended up like this."

"What do you mean?!" I couldn't help but get excited.

"You want to know?" Old Man Zuo asked me.

I nodded.

"I won't tell you!" Old Man Zuo laughed out loud. The way he spoke was exactly like my grandfather, who passed away, to him.

"Never mind, if you don't want to tell me, I'm too lazy to ask." I pretended to not care and changed the topic. "So it turns out that I've never heard my grandfather talk about you?"

"He didn't even want to tell you that he was a gentleman. Why would he tell you about me?" When Old Man Zuo said that, there was an indescribable vicissitudes in his eyes, "What a pity, your family's craftsmanship will end in your generation. Hey, little boy, what do you rely on to earn money to support your family now?"

"Collecting rent. I really can't keep the pot boiling, so I went out to do some part-time jobs and help people with some promotions." I scratched my head, looking a little embarrassed. "It won't be a problem to support myself anyway."

"How can you be so stupid!" Old Man Zuo cursed, "This amount of money is nothing, why don't you get married in the future?!"

Although the old man didn't speak very well, I could feel that he was doing it for my own good.

"I'll find a job later." I bitterly smiled. "Aren't we still trying to find a job?"

"You have the same lazy personality as your grandfather, and the same as your father. It would be weird if you could go out to work properly!" Old Man Zuo spoke with a hint of disappointment, "Your grandpa was also stubborn back then. God damn, I didn't pass you my cooking skills. Is this something my grandpa can do?"

As he spoke, the old man's eyes lit up.

"Xiao Yuan, let me point you in the right direction, alright?" Old Man Zuo was like a peddler who was abducting women and children. His gaze was so similar that it made his eyes squint: "This is the path to becoming rich."

"I'll say this first. Old Master, I won't do it. Don't look for me for anything that violates the laws of the country. I'm not that sort of person." I replied as I carefully stared at the old man. "You aren't asking me to do the selling, are you?"

"Let your mother go … "Bullshit!" Old Man Zuo scolded, "Do I look like that kind of person?!"

"I don't dare to say so. Your looks are indeed a little like those of a salesman …"

I finally understood that this old man was the same type of person as my grandfather. He was even more talkative than me, and there wasn't much of a gap when it came to communicating, so I couldn't help but joke with him.

"You bastard!" Old Man Zuo glared at me and said, "What I want to tell you is legitimate business!"

I sized him up from head to toe and tentatively asked, "How about we continue chatting about selling the goods?"

When the old man heard this, he almost couldn't control his anger. He searched around for a while and when he saw that there was nothing useful, he was prepared to beat me up with his bare hands.

"Old man, don't be angry, I'm joking with you!" I hastily advised.

"Forget it, with your temper, you won't be able to walk the same path as your grandfather." Old Man Zuo sighed deeply, "Are you really going to be like this for the rest of your life?"

My expression stiffened and I stopped joking with him. After being silent for a while, I shook my head and said with a wry smile, "I don't know."

With that, I lit up a cigarette, took a long drag, and started chatting with him with a complicated expression.

"I don't know what I live for in this life. When my grandpa was still alive, I still had some motivation to go out and work part-time, so I could at least buy two cigarettes for him." I looked at the ice-cold tombstone and my voice couldn't help but soften. "But my grandfather has already left, I … I really don't know how I'm going to get through it. "

Old Man Zuo looked at me without saying a word.

"When my grandfather was still alive, he had told me many truths and even told me how to live the rest of his life well." I grinned and said self-deprecatingly, "At the time, I thought I would definitely be able to live a good life, but what about now? "Just like a walking corpse, I admit that I am lazy but I also want to …"

Old Man Zuo suddenly stood up, walked to my side, and slowly sat down. He patted my shoulder and said, "Actually, your personality is the same as your grandfather. He also encountered this kind of confused situation before, but he managed to overcome it in the end. He's happier than anyone."

"Is that so?" I smiled noncommittally.

"That's right, because he has the guts to take a step forward. You don't have the guts, you only dare to stay where you are." Old Man Zuo said, "You, are just lacking in practice."

I did not deny his words.

"What's wrong with the immorality on your body?" Looking at its smell, it seems to have been eliminated by someone. " Old Man Zuo said.

I didn't think too much about it. I smoked and told her what had happened in the past few days.

He nodded as he listened. There was a complicated expression on his face, as if he was thinking about something.

"Even the employees of the Little Blind s are so powerful. After hearing what had happened to me in the past few days, Old Man Zuo sighed and said, "A wok like this is not something that an ordinary man can get rid of. "During the time of the revolution, this thing had already stirred up trouble in the three provinces of East China. At that time, quite a few people died …"

"You know that blind boss?" I asked.

"I know him, but that's not a normal understanding." Old Man Zuo's smile turned bitter, "The story between him and me is really long. That story, men are really silent. When a woman hears it, she shed tears …"

"You usually visit a lot of QQ spaces, right?" I couldn't help laughing.

"You bastard!" Old Man Zuo glared at him, "What has your grandfather been doing all these years? Are you done with the job? "

"He can't even tell me if he's a gentleman, can he?" I couldn't help but smile bitterly, "My grandpa's life was really leisurely. He either watched TV or played cards with me, and from time to time, he would stroll out to tell those old geezers some books."

"Your grandfather has always loved listening to stories from a young age, and it's normal for him to like telling books when he's old." Old Man Zuo sighed, "Do you want to hear your grandfather's original story?"

I hesitated for a moment before hurriedly nodding my head.

Old Man Zuo laughed heartily and nodded. His eyes were a little sad. "Your grandpa did this, but it has something to do with the word 'book' …"

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