Inherit the family's old shop

Chapter 21 Luban Lock

The old man looked at us and smiled without saying a word. I knew in my heart that the old man was a master. I fiddled with it a few times, and then I looked at the old man. The meaning was very clear. I believe the old man should also know about me. mean.

But the unexpected old man just smiled and didn't say anything more. I understood what he meant, but I couldn't figure out why he made a move. Everyone has their own preferences, so I can't say anything more.

Because there were a few people chatting, the whole day passed quickly, and I fiddled with the things in my hand all day without finding a way. Li Xun gave up a long time ago, flirting with her little girlfriend, laughing and flirting. Qiao, in order to find something to do, I can only bury my head and fiddle with the stuff in my hand.

For me, the night on the train is the hardest. Others suffer most, but on me, it might be the price of death. But what I’m afraid of can happen, it just feels like the blink of an eye, It was dark again today.

On the way, the train stopped once, and many people changed up and down in the carriage. When I looked back, there were many strange faces behind me, some old and young, and some with children. Yes, a woman was breastfeeding a two- or three-year-old child. Seeing me looking back, she quickly turned sideways to block it.

I laughed in my heart, she thought I was peeping at her, and looked back at the old man beside me, still keeping his eyes closed, I was afraid that I would get sleepy again, so I kept my head buried in the thing in my hand, this... Got it in the middle of the night.

There was a slight click, and I was suddenly relieved. The thing in my hand was finally untied. I was so happy that I couldn't help but chuckled.When I got up together, the old man might have been awakened by the sound just now. When I looked up, the old man's eyes were looking at me and the things in his hand.

"Young man, you have untied it!" The old man smiled, looking at me with surprise in his eyes.

I nodded embarrassingly, "It's luck, I'm far behind you!"

I originally said this out of self-effacing, but I didn't expect the old man to be rude and said, "No, no, you can't compare with me. I know the inside ways, so of course it's much easier. You are yourself. It is not easy to figure out the routine that has been figured out, it is not easy, young man!"

Hearing that the old man seemed to be praising me, but it didn't sound very pleasant to my ears, I smiled and looked at the old man, "Actually, I don't think it's a big deal, it's the same as Jiulianhuan. The chain is interlocking, that is, a logical law, as long as you grasp this law, you have grasped this doorway!"

I said this very bluntly. Although I didn’t use a dirty word, I believe that based on the old man’s experience over the years, he must know that there are thorns in my words. The old man was stunned for a moment when he listened to me, and casually smiled.

"Interesting. Interesting!" The old man shook his head and smiled, looking at the smile, I felt that this old thing was like an old fox, but I was like a chicken.

The old man reached out to take the things in my hand, and put a pad on his hand, "Young man, you are still young, there are some things, if you are not allowed to see it with your own eyes, you will not accept it after all!"

As he said that, the old man took the thing and fiddled with it casually, clicked three or two times, and several long pieces of wood were already interspersed together. The old man handed the thing to me, "Young man, you play with it first!"

I took the things, glanced at the old man, and wondered in my heart, in fact, I have figured out the way of this thing just now, if I try it again now, there should be no problem, I fiddled with the things in my hand for a long time. In the end, there will always be a final step missing. I have done it several times in a row, but the result is the same.

Several times in succession, I started to feel a little bored. The old man pursed his lips and smiled, and said nothing all the time. After a while, I really couldn't do it anymore. I looked up at the old man, "Master I still have little knowledge, boy, so you should always give me advice!"

"Can't get it out?" The old man smiled.

"I can't figure it out!" I smiled ashamedly.

The old man took the thing with a smile, staring at me without moving, "Young man, this thing should be made like this, you have to watch it!"

While speaking, I saw the old man pinching the thing with two fingers, turning the middle of his right hand twice, the thumb and middle finger seemed to be holding the right position, and when he pinched lightly, the two wooden blocks clicked and made a loud noise. The wood fell to the ground.

The whole process took less than three seconds, and the old man didn't even look at it. My heartbeat suddenly accelerated a lot. This old man...is a master!
The old man squinted his eyes and smiled, "Did the young man see the doorway here?"

The old man's words made me feel ashamed, I felt my face was hot, I shook my head, "Master, I don't know much, I just talked too much, don't take it for granted!"

The master is a teacher, the old man has this method, I have to accept it, I have to bow my head and admit my mistake, although we are young and frivolous, but there are some truths that the old man told us since we were young, this can be regarded as a tutor, and it can also be regarded as a person A gift in life.

"En young man is quite polite, nothing to do, I just have nothing to do, I show off a few times with itchy hands!" The old man smiled, it looked a bit childish, I thought it was kind.

The old man picked up a few pieces of wood on the ground and smiled, "Young man, do you know what this thing is called?"

I shook my head and looked at this thing, but the shape was a bit familiar, not to mention that I really didn't know what it was called.

The old man put a pad on his hand, "This thing is a thing passed down from the ancestors of the carpenter's family. This thing...is called a Luban lock!"

"Luban lock" I heard it with interest.

The old man handed me some pieces of wood, "Luban, you know, the ancestor of the carpenter's family, he made this thing for fun, but later, this thing spread and evolved, and the use became more and more There are too many, the thing in your hand is actually a thing for fun, it's very simple!"

"Simple." I murmured, "Master. This means that you have such a means. Who else would dare to say that!"

The old man was happy when he heard that, and quickly waved his hands, "You can't just say this casually. There are too many powerful people in China, let alone Lu Bansuo with nine pillars, even those with 36 pillars and 72 pillars. Someone has made it out, this little thing is not worth mentioning!"

Listening to what the old man said, my interest is getting stronger and stronger. The nine-pillar is so difficult to solve. If it is 36-pillar or 72-pillar, how high is the IQ of the person who can solve it? , but no one would think that they have too many things.

The old man and I talked back and forth, and once the chatterbox was opened, the old man couldn't control his mouth anymore.

"Speaking of which, this Luban lock was originally made of six pillars, with a very simple structure, and it was just a plaything for children to educate their minds. Later, this thing gradually became popular, and many playthings were used in many places. Then, nine-pillar, twelve-pillar, and 36-pillar locks came back, and the ancestors of the carpenter’s family had produced [-]-pillar Luban locks. Later, this high-grade Luban lock has been used to preserve In terms of confidentiality, even some confidential military documents in ancient times have to rely on this thing to preserve. It’s been a long time, and many things left by our ancestors have been lost, and there are probably less than one or two left now!”

The old man shook his head with a bit of regret. I could hear the meaning of the old man's words. There are regrets, regrets, but these are all helpless things. Over the years, the things left by the Chinese ancestors have been lost. There are already too many of them, either they cherished their own brooms at the beginning and did not pass it on to the outside world, or people today have lost the things of their ancestors, and let those good things slowly disappear in the long history of so many years .

The old man pointed to the Luban lock in my hand, "Young man, there are some things. We modern people are not as good as the ancients. The truth here cannot be explained clearly in a few words, nor can it be understood by playing with it a few times. You I know the rules mentioned, but the rules are dead things after all, but this way is different, you can know a thing or two only after you first glance at the way, this way is a living thing!"

I was a bit puzzled by what the old man said. Aren’t the doorways and rules all a routine that has been figured out, but listening to what the old man said, these are completely different things.

I nodded ambiguously, and the old man looked at me twice, and he might also be able to see that I couldn't understand the meaning of the words for a while, so he didn't say anything more.

"Okay. Young man, it's getting late, let's go to sleep!" The old man smiled at me. We met each other by fate, and it is already a lot of fate to be able to talk about the friendship of this call.

I smiled and nodded, "Grandpa, you go to bed first, I'm going to the bathroom, I can't sleep now, wait later!"

As I said that, I got up and was about to go to the toilet. In fact, I was afraid that the old man would ask more questions, so I turned around and went into the toilet. The toilet is very small, with only two urinals. I squatted down to get a large one.Alone in this quiet toilet, the quiet feeling is actually very penetrating, let alone a person like me who is tainted with evil spirits.

(End of this chapter)