Daomu Biji

In the end, the mountain fire ended. From what Agui said, it seemed that the weather was too hot. I don’t know exactly how it started. Anyway, there are mountain fires here every summer, but this is the first time it is so close to the village. Fortunately, It was an abandoned house that burned down, so there wasn't much damage.

I cursed in my heart, my loss would be huge. In this way, all the clues that Brother Chu told us would be lost. The only way now is to go out and find a way to force Brother Chu to speak. This is definitely not an easy task, and it must use coercion, which I don't quite accept. However, it’s not completely out of the question, so I’m not extremely depressed—as long as Brother Chu doesn’t get burned.

After talking to Fatty, it seems that we won’t be able to stay here for long. After finding the old guide, if there is no special reason, we may have to go back to Changsha, because there is no point in staying here. The so-called Yangjiaoshan inversion may have to be broken down next time.

The fat man was also helpless. Although he was a little reluctant to give up, we didn’t bring any tools with us this time, and it was not very realistic to go to Yangjiao Mountain. But he still insisted on going to the mountains to see before returning, so he finally decided to discuss it later.

I have been feeling uneasy since then, always feeling that something would definitely go wrong with the old guide, and I wanted to prepare for the worst so that when it did happen, I would feel better.

Unexpectedly, things went very smoothly for the old guide. When Agui came back, he told us that he had made an appointment and we could go to the old hunter's house to find him tomorrow. The old man had a bit of a weird temper. He told the old hunter that we were from the government, and the old man might be more proactive and ask us not to reveal our secrets then.

The fat man saw that he was not a government official, so after some discussion, he was told not to go. He said that he would go to the fertilizer store to get some sulfuric acid to see if it could dissolve the "iron gourd" and see what was in it. Then he would dig through the burned ruins and maybe he could dig out something. Come.

I think it would be good to work separately, but I still warn you not to act rashly after recovering the sulfuric acid. We should wait until we are together to think about it. This "iron gourd" is still a bit dangerous. The fat man agreed wholeheartedly, saying that he was not a child.

After the discussion was completed, we went to bed and spent the night in silence, each with his own thoughts. At dawn the next day, we split up. Agui and I were taken by Agui to find the old hunter, while the fat man went straight to the fertilizer store.

I thought nothing would go wrong, but when we arrived, the old man let us go, saying that he had gone into the mountains last night and hadn't come back yet.

Hunters wander all over the mountains when hunting and can't find any trace at all. I thought to myself, what's going on? Why did he suddenly go into the mountains after making an appointment? Could it be that I expected him? The old man's son was also a little embarrassed, and said that the old man was confused. Two years ago, he suddenly started to act a little abnormal. He would go into the mountains without saying hello from time to time, and he didn't know why he was there. He didn't listen to what anyone said, he just went as he was told, no matter how important the next day was, the shotgun was still hanging on the wall.

It's definitely not going to go hunting and come back later.

I thought there was nothing I could do, I could only wait. As soon as I sat down at his house, another person suddenly came in from the door. When he came in, he asked: "Is Father Panma here?"

Daddy Panma is what the old guide here calls us. It seems we are not the only ones looking for him. What surprised me is that this man spoke with a Beijing accent.

We looked outside and saw a middle-aged man with a short stature coming around. As soon as I saw his face, I felt something strange. This man had a fat head and big ears, but he was well groomed. He was tanned but could not tell. A bit like doing physical work.

Panma's son immediately came up to him, and Agui said to me, "This is Panma's distant nephew. I heard he is a rich man."

I heard his accent, which was pure Beijing, and thought that this distant relative was quite distant.

The middle-aged man seemed to be familiar with this place and entered the courtyard without any hesitation. I handed my father’s son a cigarette. He had already seen me, looked puzzled, and said, “Are there any guests?”

His father's son said in Mandarin with a strong accent: "Yes, he came to see my father too. These two are from the government -"

The middle-aged man didn't seem to be interested in this, so he immediately interrupted him and asked, "Where's Dad?"

His father's son looked embarrassed and told him again about his father's unknown whereabouts. The middle-aged man clicked his tongue and nodded: "Dad, what do you mean? I'm not here anymore, so I always feel embarrassed. What should I say to the boss?" He looked at us with an evil look on his face, "You grandson Could it be that you are worried about the lack of money and have found another customer, trying to deceive me?"

Dad’s son quickly said no, he said we were really looking for dad, someone from the government.

The middle-aged man looked at us again, and walked up to us with a dubious look: "Which unit do you belong to? I'm familiar with everyone in this town, why haven't I seen you?"

This question was a bit rude. I looked up at him and said, "We are from the province. Let's ask Dad for an interview."

"From the province?" He looked at us suspiciously, but seeing that we did look like we were from a government agency, he muttered, turned to his father's son and said: "Okay, then you can persuade your father, my boss The asking price is not low anymore. Keep that thing and take it with you whether you live or die, what’s the use of it, right? Don’t be stubborn, it’s definitely a good deal to sell it. With some money, the old man can enjoy a few years of peace and happiness.”

His son kept nodding.

The middle-aged man said again: "You have guests. It's not good for me to gather here, so I'll leave first." He said and smiled again, "It's done, I'll take you to see the scenery. Eat more snacks and come with me for a drink in the evening. ,I go first."

After saying that, he walked out of the yard without looking back, and walked away in a hurry. I looked confused and thought, "Who is his son?" What does he want to do?

The father's son was relieved when he saw him walking away, and sighed and said that this man was a distant relative of theirs, saying that he was his father's nephew and his cousin. This man is a local gangster who has been living in Beijing. They have stopped interacting with each other for a long time. I don’t know which boss this person has been with recently. He came to Guangxi to collect antiques and asked him to introduce people everywhere. He was familiar with him and was very arrogant, and they didn’t dare to offend him.

I asked: "Listen to what he meant, he took a fancy to something in your family and wanted to take it away. Do you still have any ancestral treasures in your family?" ④Read on Tianshu Chinese website