Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Magic

"That cotton maker is amazing! I don't know what he's hiding, but he can do magic tricks! Do you know magic? I watched him make the sound of popping cotton as soon as he put the two-dark hat in front of his face, just like the real thing... ... and more, he can change money, throw five cents into his mouth, and pull them out of his ears!" Fu Lei is a pig-tailed little iron buddy, and there are three brothers in his family, but Fu Lei is the oldest Two, elder brother Fu Yun, younger brother Fu Yu, their mother was killed. Fu Yu was only half a year old that year. The three brothers were raised by their father, Fu Kaigui, who was an accountant at the Goujie District Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

Motherless children seem to be more sensible. After Fu Lei finished speaking, he looked at the pig's tail expectantly, hoping that this good partner would completely believe in the "magic" he said. He is introverted. Last night, a Sichuan native who plucked cotton came to Dog Street. , very cheerful and lively, when Fu Lei passed by, he accidentally found that the cotton maker was playing magic tricks to coax the children in the store to play. Pigtail thought for a while, and then asked very artificially: "There must be something weird about that hat, have you seen it?"

Fu Lei quickly said: "No, he will turn the hat over for everyone to see every time. I can see clearly that there is really nothing inside except that it is very dirty." Pigtail couldn't think of any flaws, so he could only say: "Then we'll call Luo Yong later to have a look." Fu Lei said: "Tail, why don't we go and see it now!" Pigtail was also very curious, his eyes lit up and he said: "Come on, go and call Luo Yong, by the way, does he live in Dai's shop?" Fu Lei turned around and ran, without looking back, he said: "Yes, it's on the first floor, don't go wrong, I'll be there soon."

Pigtail looked at the figure flying away, feeling a little dissatisfied, what kind of magic, the magic word is the ghost under the hemp, coax the ghost!I have to expose his tricks today, hehe, let Xiaolei see what bullshit he is talking about.Thinking of this, I can't help being very proud. Since he took tutoring with Yang Shaohua, he has been gradually influenced by it, learned to use his brain in everything, observe from different angles, and no longer believe in gods and ghosts. Maybe this is Yang Shaohua Teach pigtails the most valuable things. Before reaching Dai's shop, Fu Lei and Luo Yong appeared in front of the pig's tail, running one after another, panting. Fu Lei pointed at the door of a short black room and said, "He's just living there." Here, I don’t know if anyone is there.”

Fu Lei always likes to express his wishes very tactfully. For example, when he goes to Zhuwei’s house to eat noodles, if there is less salt, he will not directly say less salt, but turn around and say that if more salt is added, it will taste better. Pork belly Will happily add salt to him.Of course, Zhuwei never tried his tricks, but he didn't expose it, and always looked at him with a smile. Fu Lei was afraid that Zhuwei's seemingly sweet smile made him feel like he was being stripped naked, but very It's strange that there will be no shame, but I am very grateful for Pigtail's "kindness".

If Luo Yong is Zhuwei's follower, then Fu Lei is Zhuwei's master. The three of them are together, Luo Yong works hard, Fu Lei uses his brains, and Zhuwei commands and coordinates. No matter what they play, they are very efficient. Sure enough, as soon as Fu Lei's words fell, Luo Yong looked at the pig's tail, the meaning was obvious, as long as the pig's tail nodded, he would rush to break the door.Pigtail smiled and said: "No hurry, let's play here for a while, how about singing?" As soon as Luo Yong listens to singing, he gets excited. He never memorizes all the lyrics. When he sings excitedly, he adds touches, flowers, suns, dogs, chickens, etc., anyway, the lyrics are not important.When Zhuwei thought of Luo Yong's mixed singing, he had a headache: "Luo Yong...can you not sing, or you can sing alone, and Xiaolei and I will listen to you."

Luo Yong looked at him embarrassingly: "I, I, I, one... One by one, that person sings... sings, sings, sings..." Pigtail nodded and said: "Then I'll help you start, and then you sing hard, okay?" Luo Yong nodded excitedly and vigorously, Pigtail looked at Xiao Lei helplessly, and found that the other party was snickering, and gave him a sideways glance: "Xiao Lei also wants to start!" Before Xiao Lei protested, he started: " Throw the handkerchief, throw the handkerchief...together..." Luo Yong stuttered badly, but his voice was unambiguous when he sang, he opened his throat and shouted desperately: "Throw away the handkerchief, throw the handkerchief, let's go to the dog day, the flower green grass bastard woo woo, ah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Hey, hey, hey, the dick is stuck..."

As soon as he sang here, the door of the room opened with a bang. A man with a combed chairman's hair, a five-inch straight black beard on his chin, a face like a cockscomb, red-yellow eyes, a medium-thin build, and wearing a long gown The man appeared in front of the three of them, and Luo Yong also stopped singing. The man looked at Luo Yong with a strange expression, but didn't speak, and just froze in a bad mood. Pigtail wasn't nervous, he tilted his head and looked at this person up and down, this is a guy who plays magic, Xiaolei made him so fascinated, isn't it good!Look at that face, the face is like a turkey neck.At this time, the cotton maker also turned his attention to the pig's tail, and the two looked at each other like fighting cocks, and suddenly the cotton maker's yellow eyes lit up, like... snow cubes!Pigtail felt that he was looking at it, and a chill spread from his heart up the atrium, and spread out from the chest, and his limbs seemed to have fallen into a hole in the ice. What kind of feeling does this feel?

"You brats are yelling here, are you trying to make trouble?" The cotton maker returned to his previous appearance, and the pigtail looked at him vigorously, but he didn't find the ice cube again. Luo Yong stammered: "I, I, we... look for you..." The cotton maker smiled and said, "Did you sing throwing the handkerchief just now?" Luo Yong nodded, a little proud of his singing level. The cotton maker laughed loudly and said, "Sing a hammer! Sing a dick, which teacher taught you?" Luo Yong blushed, the veins on his neck protruded one by one, and the pigtail hurriedly said: "He can't remember the lyrics, uncle, we want to watch you play magic..." As he spoke, he immediately revealed his innocence , a pure, kind and lovely smile, according to experience, as long as you show this smiling face, you will basically be invincible.

The cotton maker said with a stern face: "No! I want to go to sleep, but the brat woke me up, so go home, I'm in a bad mood today! Be careful, I'll beat you later!" Xiaolei visibly shook his body, Pigtail's face turned pale, his eyebrows raised a few times, the cotton maker looked at the three little guys with a smile, especially Pigtail, this kid has such a deep heart!Thinking of this, he continued: "Why? Don't you want to leave?" Xiaolei quickly reached out and pulled the corner of the pig's tail, and he didn't dare to look at the cotton maker anymore. He was really a little scared that the smiling image of last night suddenly turned into the villain in front of him.Luo Yong also looked at the pig's tail in bewilderment.

The corner of the pig's tail was pulled up quickly, and he smiled and said to the cotton maker: "You are an adult, we are children, hehe, you won't do anything. We were wrong just now, uncle, don't be angry, I will give it to Luoyong. You apologize! I'm sorry to disturb your rest." The cotton maker was elated when he heard it, but his face still remained calm: "Well...forget it, let's all come in and sit down!" For some reason, the bad words that were originally prepared suddenly changed from his mouth , However, the child in front of me is indeed a good material. After walking so many places, I can't imagine that there are such beautiful qualities in such a poor mountain valley! The pig's tail gave Luoyong a push, and then he put his hand on Xiaolei's shoulder and walked towards the shophouse. It was dark and humid inside, with a strong smell of sweat, mixed with the choking smell of inferior cigarettes and musty bedding. It strongly stimulated Sanxiao's nose.Pigtail couldn't help wrinkling its nose, and spotted the "Ergan Hat" with sharp eyes. This hat is really novel, like a hat. It wasn't until a long time later that Pigtail knew about this kind of hat in a book. The real name of the hat is "Cowboy Hat".The hat was brown, and sweat stains formed a black circle around the brim. There must be something quirky about this hat!Pigtail came here to find out how he did the trick, so he said to the cotton maker, "Uncle, can I see your hat?" Hearing this, the cotton maker picked up the hat and threw it over. The pig's tail hurriedly caught it, then turned it inside out, and squeezed it carefully with his hands to see if there were any organs inside, but the result was very disappointing. , This hat is very ordinary, there is nothing in the interlayer, except for the smell of sweat, there is nothing special about it. The cotton maker smiled and said, "Would you like to listen to cotton playing first? Or watch the magic trick first?" Xiaolei and Luo Yong looked at Zhuwei at the same time, waiting for him to speak together. Zhuwei thought for a while and said with a smile: "We will see what uncle fixes." The cotton maker is more and more curious about Zhuwei, this little guy It's a child's head, and it's the kind of invisible head, unlike other children who either rely on their home or rely on their courage, the pig's tail is very special! The cotton maker took the hat, nimbly twirled it between his hands a few times, looked at the pig's tail and said, "I just woke up now, the sound of flicking cotton is boring, changing coins last night is also boring, how about it, I drink water through my nose...how?" Pigtail smiled and said, "Really?" The cotton maker shook his head and laughed loudly: "Fake! But, I will drink water from my belly button!" Luo Yong laughed loudly, probably imagining the strange phenomenon of drinking water from the navel, Xiaolei said in a low voice: "There is no mouth there, how can you drink water?" The cotton maker's expression changed and he said, "Who said you can't drink water? Do you know how the baby in the mother's belly drinks water and eats?" The three children were immediately confused, yes, how does the baby in the mother's womb eat and grow up?The cotton maker patted his belly and said, "Here, the belly button! Why is there a belly button? After being born, one of the intestines connected to the mother was cut off. Instead, I ate with my mouth and inhaled with my nose, but the belly button can still drink. water, understand?" Luo Yong's face was foggy, Xiao Lei frowned, unable to imagine such a thing, while Pigtail looked at the cotton maker with bright eyes and said: "Then uncle, show us a show!" The cotton maker shook his head and said, "I can only watch this trick alone! You three should discuss it." Pigtail hurriedly said: "Uncle, can you watch them all?" The cotton maker snorted, "Didn't I make sense of what I just said? This trick can only be seen by one person! Discuss it, or I'll get the hell out of you! Disturbing people's dreams, it's unethical." The three of you look at me, I look at you, Xiaolei has nothing to say, anyway, he has already seen it last night, maybe this person is going to be active again tonight?Not in a hurry, he made up his mind and said: "I don't want to watch it, pig tail." After speaking, he pulled Laroyon, who was very reluctant, and said fondly: "Tail tail... Tell me later... let me hear that..." Pigtail smiled and nodded, and the two boys just went out when the cotton maker suddenly said loudly: "Listen up, you two boys, if anyone dares to peek later, I will make his head grow yams, his nose be wrapped with red yams, and his eyes become red." Thick sores!" Xiao Lei was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pulled Luo Yong away without turning his head. He had seen this man's tricks last night, so it's best not to peek, if a potato really grows on his forehead , or some kind of red sweet potato vine wrapped around his nose, he will definitely be regarded as a monster. What does it look like to have thick sores on his eyes? Seeing the two of them leaving, Pigtail obediently walked over and asked, "Uncle, do you want to close the door?" The cotton maker said with a smile: "No need, these two little devils dare not peek, you are very brave!" Pigtail thinks this person is really weird, he gets angry for a while, gets angry for a while, and then laughs at Mimi again, he really can't see how happy he is! The cotton maker said to Pigtail: "Go to the corner and get a small bowl, then fill it with water and bring it here!" Pigtail brought a bowl of water to him as he said, wondering what kind of tricks he was going to play, the cotton maker lifted up his clothes, the belly looked loose and limp, and the pigtail was wondering, Can he really make his belly button drink water? The cotton maker exhaled forcefully with a "Hey", and then exhaled suddenly again, winking and blinking, very mysteriously, the pig's tail looked interesting, and stared at it motionlessly while holding the water, and saw his belly following him. Inhaling and exhaling, one convex and one concave, suddenly swelled like a small ball, and then two ribs appeared again. After dozens of times, the cotton maker's breath became slower and lighter, In the end, there was no sound in the room, and Pigtail was very nervous, holding his breath desperately, for fear that he would make some noise and affect this rare spectacle. Ice cubes appeared in the cotton maker's eyes again, and his face glowed strangely, with a very proud expression on his face. At this moment, he didn't speak, but pouted, and motioned for Pigtail to put water on his stomach. Pigtail found out in surprise, As soon as the bowl touched the belly, the belly was like a mouth, and it bit the edge of the bowl with one bite. Pigtail really wanted to reach out to touch this weird belly, but was afraid that his hand would be bitten. The stomach really started to drink water, but very carefully, it flowed into the navel little by little, the pig's tail was terrified, and the little face was pale and backed away. Is this person a monster?How can the stomach become a mouth?I can really drink water! After a minute or so, the cotton maker took a long breath, took off the small bowl with a strange smile, and smiled at the pig's tail: "Boy, how are you? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Pigtail shook his head hastily. He has seen a barber slap his knees, a dumb man who sells kitchen knives chops iron, a top-notch gun who sells medicine, and a pot maker who swallows hot coals, but he has never seen a man who drinks water from his belly. Pigtail's face was blue and black, and his lips were black. He looked at the cotton maker in horror, moved the corners of his mouth, but couldn't make a sound. Seeing that the pig's tail was frightened, the cotton maker quickly straightened his face and said seriously: "Don't be afraid, this is not some kind of magic trick. Hehe, it's called Qigong! Do you know what Qigong is?" Pigtail nodded, and said very cautiously: "I heard my father boast that people who know qigong are very good at fighting!" Cotton Carpenter shook his head and smiled, "People who learn Qigong generally don't fight. Hehe, it's a way to strengthen your body... It's just a way to exercise your body, but it's very fun. Do you... want to learn it?" Pigtail's eyeballs rolled a few times, thinking about the weirdness just now, if you learn this, you will definitely be envied by others, but what if your stomach is disobedient?It's very ugly, I don't care if I don't learn it, I shook my head and said, "I don't want to learn it, I'm afraid of people!" The corner of the cotton maker's mouth curled up, and he said with disdain, "Young baby doesn't know what to buy, so look again!" After speaking, he threw the small bowl up, and stretched out his palm lightly, the bowl was about to be eaten. It fell into his hand, but when he turned his palm over, he didn't touch the bowl at all, as if something stuck, the small bowl swirled around his hand. This is an eye-opener for Pigtail, looking at it with bright eyes, this is so much fun!The cotton maker kept rolling the bowl around his hands. Seeing that he had achieved his goal, he didn't make a sound. He clamped his fingers on the rim of the bowl and said with a smile, "Tell me what's your name first? What do the adults in the family do? Where do you live? If I'm happy I will teach you this hand!" Pigtail replied without thinking: "My name is Zhu Ziqiang, and my home is at the gate of the district office. My father is a pig butcher, and my mother is a pork seller." "Then tell me now, do you want to learn?" Pigtail nodded vigorously: "I want to learn, I want to learn! Uncle teach me!" The cotton craftsman was quite satisfied with his reaction, nodded and said: "Okay, um, according to the rules, you have to do apprenticeship, but who cares about this in this world now! Forget it, just call me uncle, listen carefully Yes, starting tomorrow, get up at five o'clock every morning and go to the river to wait for me. You can find a place where no one is around. Remember, no one will see it! I will go to you and don't tell anyone The matter of learning Qigong from me includes the people in your family, otherwise... Hehe, I will leave immediately and I will never teach you again! Can it be done?" Pigtail asked with some embarrassment: "But just now I promised Luo Yong that I would tell him. Also, my mother will definitely not allow me to get up so early. What if she finds out?" The cotton maker was right when he thought about it. Children today are not like his time, and he sighed bitterly in his heart. Who made himself search for such a material for so long? "Then I'll pick you up every morning! Don't ask too many questions, go home immediately. Remember what I said, don't tell anyone, or I will make you look good!" , fell on the smelly and damp bed alone, closed his eyes and began to meditate. Pigtail saw that this person was really weird, and he didn't want to stay longer. As for whether he would succeed in learning, he didn't think too much about it. What if this guy went crazy all of a sudden and got me in his stomach?As for what he confessed not to tell outsiders, it doesn't matter if you don't say it, no one will believe it if you say it, well, Luo Yong will believe it, but what's the point of telling him? Thinking wildly and leaving the Daijia shop, Zhuwei guessed that the two guys must have gone to their den to cat. It was in the bitter vines behind the public toilet of the supply and marketing cooperative. Pigtail climbed up the wall of the public toilet, Sure enough, I heard the two talking. Luo Yong was still imagining what Zhuwei would see: "Little Lei, you said that Zhuzhuzhu... that tail, does he want that one?" Xiao Lei said absent-mindedly: "Maybe, I don't know if that person really knows how to drink water from his stomach?" Luo Yong straddled a piece of bluestone, his feet dangling non-stop: "Xiao Lei, in a moment...you will know when the pig's tail comes." As soon as Xiao Lei turned his head, he saw the pig's tail, and shouted with bright eyes: "Pig's tail! You... are here!" Luo Yong supported the stone with both hands, and quickly jumped down: "Pig, pig..." The excitement on his face was like two big pieces of fat, and the pig's tail yelled at Luo Yong. : "Pig, pig... don't bark! Let me tell you, that guy is really a liar! How can he drink water from his stomach, hum, he just poured water on his pants and let the cloth soak the water." Xiao Lei said in shock: "Really?" Pigtail flattened his mouth and said: "Why did I lie to you, it's just that I didn't expose him on the spot, hehe, how about it! I said that magic is all deceiving."