Chapter 11 Section five

As soon as Li Yi asked Zhang Xian what skills he had, and when Huo Yajin said it, Li Yi felt very disgusted in his heart. Isn't this trying to steal other people's tricks and smash other people's jobs? Even though Li Yi hated it in his heart, he agreed nonchalantly. He lived in the Tianqiao area, and offended people like Huo Yajin, he won't get any benefit. Li Yi then asked: "Master Jin, there are so many thieves at the overpass and train station, why do you insist on finding me?" Huo Yajin also said the truth: "You are a one-handed hacker, and you do things by yourself. I don't want people to talk too much. Plus you, Li Yi, are very skilled, and I can trust you."

Li Yi scolded this Huo Yajin thousands of times in his heart, a turtle bastard, but with a carefree look on his face, he made a high-five alliance with Huo Yajin and agreed to the matter. Li Yi naturally had his own plans. The small inn where Zhang Xian lived was about half a mile away from the place where he set up a stall to perform.Zhang Xian chose this small inn not because of the distance, but because there are special rooms to live in. When Zhang Xian entered the store, he only asked if there was a room in the basement. The store owner saw Zhang Xian was dusty and dressed in shabby clothes, and thought that Zhang Xian thought the upstairs was too expensive and couldn't afford it. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xian said that he would pay the same. The price, if the room is what you want, you can double it and pay.

The shop owner saw the door-to-door business, and it was a pity not to do it, thinking that there was really a vacant room in the basement that could live in.The shop owner took Zhang Xian to have a look. Apart from the bed, the room was also filled with all kinds of discarded furniture. There was no window, and there was a dead wooden door, which could still breathe through the cracks in the door. If it were an ordinary person, the shop owner would not even want to live here even if he paid for it, but Zhang Xian was very satisfied, and immediately paid the rent for ten days, saying that it was only five days.

Although the owner of the store is strange, he still pays double when he sees the cash. If you have money, you are a father, so you don't bother to care about so much.The shop owner ordered the clerk to clean the room, make the bed, arrange the necessary items, and let Zhang Xian live here. Zhang Xian locked the door tightly and put his big suitcase on the table.He was not in a hurry to rest, but walked to the door, carefully looked outside through the crack of the door, then took out a piece of soft cloth from the large suitcase, tore it into several strips, and blocked the strip of cloth with the staples, After checking that it was confirmed, he retreated from the door.

Zhang Xian lit up the candle, turned his back to the door, opened the big suitcase, and pulled out several layers of brackets from the big suitcase with a clatter. Each layer was divided into several partitions, all separated by canvas. There are countless things in the suitcase, such as bottles and cans, clothes, shoes and hats, colored balls and hoops, silk and flower handkerchiefs, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and puppet iron boxes. What, more are all kinds of strange tools, or hooks or pliers, or knives or scissors, or springs or rings, strangely shaped metal hard pieces are scattered all over the suitcase, and on several belts under the suitcase cover, there are also Don't be full of things.

Zhang Xian counted everything, and found a bracelet-like thing from the bottom of the box, but it was several times bigger than the bracelet, and it seemed to be made of wood and metal.Zhang Xian pulled it with his hand, and the "bracelet" broke in two halves, exposing several thin threads.Zhang Xian put half of the bracelet in front of him, turned it over and fixed it on a support made of thin wire, took a slender iron hook with his right hand, and adjusted it gently on the inside of the bracelet. Zhang Xian flipped his left hand, and a shiny silver coin turned into a hook, and then hooked his hand again, and the silver coin was caught in the gap on the back of his hand, and it turned over from one finger gap to another, and the back of the hand flipped over instantly. After that, the silver coin was transferred to the palm of the hand again.I saw that Zhang Xian's left hand was lying flat and motionless, only five fingers were constantly moving. The silver coin was like a spinning top, circling around Zhang Xian's left hand, from the back of the hand to the palm of the hand, and then from the palm of the hand to the back of the hand.

Zhang Xian didn't even look at it, but just stared at the bracelet under his eyelids. His right hand moved lightly with an iron hook, like a mechanical clock moving slightly, with a light click. The silver coin on his left hand seemed to follow Zhang Xian's right hand movement, time Roll over your left hand, fast and slow. At noon the next day, Zhang Xian walked out of the room with a large suitcase.Although he was still wearing yesterday's clothes, Zhang Xian's hair had been trimmed and was no longer disheveled, and his beard was shaved to the point where only green stubble remained.If Zhang Xian's clothes hadn't changed, and he was still carrying that conspicuous big suitcase, the innkeeper would hardly have recognized him.

Yesterday Zhang Xian was a down-and-out entertainer, but today he looks like a handsome young man. Zhang Xian was in good spirits. He ordered a bowl of noodle soup and ate it in the lobby of the inn. He bought some eggs from the shop owner, then walked out of the inn and walked towards the entrance of the alley where the show was performed yesterday. When Zhang Xian walked to the entrance of the alley, he saw that there were already twenty or thirty people waiting for him anxiously. Seeing Zhang Xian coming, everyone looked at him and recognized Zhang Xian. They were overjoyed and stepped forward one after another, surrounded Zhang Xian, and asked Zhang Xian what he was going to perform today.

Zhang Xian looked around and saw that Huo Yajin, Beng Ergou and others were waiting at the side, but did not come around. There was a capable young man beside Huo Yajin, who was listening to what Huo Yajin was muttering.The young man next to Huo Yajin was Li Yi. Zhang Xian didn't look too much, let everyone around, walked to the field where yesterday's performance was performed with a smile on his face, arranged the big leather suitcase and put on the red cloth just like yesterday. Zhang Xian bowed and cupped his fists to everyone, and said: "Thank you for your support! Today I will bring you a trick, which I created and called "Puppet trick."

The crowd cheered loudly and gathered tighter. Huo Yajin took Li Yi and a group of hooligans, pushed them away and squeezed in. Everyone knew that these people were not kind, so they had to get out of the way with dissatisfaction. Zhang Xian nodded and smiled, put his hands together in front of his chest, rolled around, and called out, Hey!He actually pulled out a cage made of thin iron bars in his hand, about two fingers wide and narrow, square and square. Such a big iron cage came out empty-handed, causing the surrounding audience to cry. Zhang Xian put the iron cage on the big suitcase, clasped his fists and said, "I have a puppet, it's a living thing, it can run and jump, if I don't cover it with an iron cage, I'm afraid it will run away!"

As soon as Zhang Xian bent down, he pressed his hand on the big suitcase, and when he raised his hand, he saw a small wooden figure in a long robe, one finger tall, falling out of Zhang Xian's palm, sitting right on the suitcase. superior.The little puppet sat with its head bowed. It had eyes, nose, and mouth, and its facial features were neat. It wore a cap with melon skin on its head. It looked cute, but it couldn't move at all. It didn't look like it was alive. Someone shouted: "This puppet is not moving!" Zhang Xian said: "Don't worry! His soul is in my mouth. When I cover it with an iron cage and blow on it, it will come back to life." As Zhang Xian said, he lifted the iron cage and covered the puppet. Zhang Xian said: "Everyone have to watch carefully!" He squatted down and blew on the puppet in the cage. Everyone stared at it intently, and suddenly someone exclaimed: "It's moving! It's moving!" The puppet really moved!The puppet shook its head, raised its head, turned left and right, shook its body again, propped its arms on the ground, and stood up. Everyone screamed in surprise. The puppet stood up straight, turned around, took two steps, clasped its fists in both hands, and bowed to the onlookers. It sounded like a child's voice: "Everyone is polite! Juggling, well done, please give me some wine money."