I can't think of anything that could have happened to such an old man coming here. Uncle Lai also said he didn't know, but from common sense analysis, if a person who hasn't shown his face for almost ten years suddenly comes to a party, he is definitely not here to visit. But Lai
My uncle told me that Uncle Qiao is a good old man who never causes any trouble. I will let me adapt to the specific situation when the time comes.
This Uncle Qiao was indeed very popular. Even those who were mean like Lao Yu were very polite to him. A few people helped the old man sit down and chatted for a few words. Uncle Qiao's old eyes, which had begun to become cloudy, looked around hard.
After taking a look, he asked, "Why didn't the person in charge come?"
In that group of people in the past, because they were not much different in age, most people would call my father Zheng Boss, and call him No. 1 when exchanging letters and phone calls. Only Uncle Qiao was the oldest among them, and these two titles were not suitable for him.
It's appropriate, he always asked my dad to take charge of things.
Originally, because of Uncle Qiao's arrival, these people temporarily stopped complaining, but they didn't expect that when Uncle Qiao asked, Lao Yu first expressed his dissatisfaction. However, he did not embarrass himself in front of him anymore. He just said angrily: "Boss Zheng.
If something happens, leave us alone."
"Oh." Uncle Qiao nodded. The skin on his face was so loose that his eyelids almost covered his eyes. But from his slightly narrowed eyelids, you could still see that he seemed a little disappointed.
But he didn't show it obviously.
Lao Yu didn't want to be beaten until now. Uncle Qiao didn't say much at first and changed the subject to talk about something else. But Lao Yu took the initiative to tell Uncle Qiao that Boss Zheng didn't come, but Boss Zheng's son
Here, I am here to host this gathering on behalf of Mr. Zheng.
"Boss Zheng and his son, father and son are connected. Uncle Qiao, if you have anything to do, tell him or his son. In fact, it's the same thing."
As Lao Yu pointed his hand, Uncle Qiao's eyes immediately focused on me. I didn't know this old man, and he looked very gentle, so I still said hello to him and said hello.
Uncle Qiao was very happy and kept praising me and saying that I was very smart.
"Old man, what's the matter with you? Come so far away and tell me if you have anything to say." I pointed at the people around me, especially Lao Yu, and said to Uncle Qiao: "No matter what, as long as you speak, these people below will
Everything has been taken care of for you."[
I thought to myself, Uncle Qiao left the team more than ten years ago, and he must not have been cursed. If there is anything else, I will blame Lao Yu and the others face to face, and they will be too embarrassed to refuse, so they will get it done anyway.
Er Jing doesn't cause any trouble to me.
"No, no, no, no." As soon as Uncle Qiao heard what I said, he quickly waved his hands and said, "I don't have anything important to do. The people below are busy, so I can't bother them."
"It's not a big deal, so isn't it still something? You're welcome, just say it."
"If I had used the title I used when I was young, you should be from the young master's family." Uncle Qiao smiled with a pout, then lowered his voice and said, "There is indeed something going on. Can I discuss it with you in private?"
I was still thinking about what Lao Yu might have heard. He held the teacup over there and said, "Uncle Qiao, why are you getting more and more confused as you get older? No matter what happens to you, can the young master just leave it alone?"
As he said that, he smiled sinisterly. I was very unhappy after being pushed away by Lao Yu several times. I endured my anger and said to Uncle Qiao, "Then let's talk upstairs."
Uncle Qiao and I went alone to the room we had just visited. This was the first time we met. It could be said that we didn’t know each other at all. Uncle Qiao had been here before, so he didn’t understand the rules here, so before we got down to business.
Before talking, he introduced himself a little like La Jia Chang. After all, he is old and has a loose mouth, so this conversation would go a long way.
Speaking of which, Uncle Qiao's family is considered to be a fairly large one. His ancestor served as governor of water transportation during the Qing Dynasty and his family fortune was rich. Their family has always been fond of collecting antiques. These antiques include not only antiques, but also other items.
A mess of very old things. Behind each item, there may be a legend or a little-known rumor. Therefore, although the Qiao family no longer served as officials, the family's cultural heritage is still very deep.
Until Uncle Qiao's father's generation, the family was in decline. His father's brothers all smoked, and several of Uncle Qiao's brothers also had very bad living habits. Only Uncle Qiao remained unsullied. He didn't like it.
He smoked cigarettes and drank wine, and was very interested in the old objects passed down from generation to generation in the family, and he also loved reading. Later, the family fortune was ruined, and the old objects were sold off one by one. However, by this time, Uncle Qiao had already accumulated
Full of knowledge.
I won’t go into detail about what happened later. In short, his experience was very bumpy. The people who worked under my father often visited some ancient ruins and often brought out many strange things. These things are not recognized by ordinary people and require specialization.
Someone is responsible for identification, interpretation or maintenance. Because of this, Uncle Qiao has worked for my dad for a long time and is responsible for this area. Although Uncle Qiao is honest and a nerd, he has lived a long life after all.
Century is already in the realm of a human spirit. Just because he doesn't say anything doesn't mean he is confused. Therefore, my dad is relatively at ease with him. He has never caused any trouble to him since he arranged for him to take care of him in old age.
After finishing these gossips, I had a general understanding of his experience and personality. I didn't want to waste time, so I asked him directly why he came to the party this time.
"This... is a bit..." Uncle Qiao may have felt very abrupt and a little embarrassed. He was leaning on the head of the walking stick with both hands and didn't know how to speak.
"You treat me as one of your own, just say it, it doesn't matter."
"In that case, I'll tell you straight." Uncle Qiao swayed. Even though there were only two of us in the room, he lowered his voice intentionally and said to me cautiously: "I just want to ask,
See if you can be accommodating and let me meet... meet Li Fusheng?"
"Li Fusheng?" I was immediately surprised. I don't know how many of my father's people had come into contact with Li Fusheng, but Li Fusheng was a strange person, so when he was mentioned, I had to be wary.[
"I want to see him." Uncle Qiao looked at me and quickly explained: "I met him a long time ago, but then I couldn't see him. I thought it was the manager who arranged for him to go somewhere else.
I've gone to do some work. Originally, I didn't want to bother the manager, but..."
"I'm afraid you will be disappointed." I told the truth: "My dad, and I don't know where Li Fusheng is. We met him some time ago, but he ran away. I don't know about this."
I’m not lying to you, if you don’t believe me, you can ask Uncle Lai.”
"Those words are serious, those words are serious." Although Uncle Qiao looked disappointed, he immediately said: "I believe, I believe, the person in charge has always taken good care of me, and you must not have done anything wrong with me.
This old man seemed very measured. As soon as I said it, he stopped mentioning it and was not wordy at all. I felt a little sorry for disappointing such an old and kind old man, but there was really nothing I could do about it.
If I knew where Li Fusheng was, I would definitely look for him immediately.
Uncle Qiao and I went back downstairs, and he sat there for a while. Maybe he was afraid of disturbing our conversation, so he got up and left. A few people sent him out. I sat back on the sofa, feeling very tired just for a while, and took the
After drinking water from the cup, I looked up and saw the little gangster opposite me again. He smiled at me and winked.
Who is this guy? It looks like he is helping me.
I was just thinking about it. The people who sent Uncle Qiao off were back. This time the party was not as formal as before. Uncle Lai reminded me that the idle people could stay away for now. The seven people brought by the elders were all kicked out.
We went out, including four young people, because the elders said that it was not appropriate for the other representatives to stay because the master was not coming. I couldn’t say much, so in the end, only the seven elders, plus Lai and I, were left in the living room.
uncle.
They talked about some things, which were all in the past. Maybe they all thought that my father had already told me all these things, so they did not avoid me at all. From what they said, I could vaguely hear that in the past
For more than ten years, that is, after my father left Xihaihe, the team he formed has been traveling here and there, with a vast footprint, but many of them have never been able to come back.
The two or three people headed by Lao Yu deliberately described the circumstances of each death in detail, as if they were telling me. I don’t know the theme of this gathering. In fact, the theme of the gathering revolves around that.
How to deal with the curse on them. They may have deliberately made the people who died before very miserable to tell me that it will not be easy for them to survive.
I think Lao Yu is very sinister, and the city is relatively deep. In fact, he has the biggest opinions and dissatisfaction, but every time he finds a way to hook the black butcher out to start the fight. This time is no exception, Lao Yu was wordy for a while
Afterwards, the black butcher asked me that there must be a solution to this matter.
"I don't want to talk about unnecessary gossip." After Lao Yu waited for the black butcher to start, he continued: "You can't tell us that if your father doesn't come back, we will be left to die, right?"
"That's right, you have to get a charter."
Others also expressed their opinions. They all wanted to save their lives, so their opinions were naturally unanimous. When I sat there, facing several people, I seemed to experience the feeling my dad had in the past for the first time in my life, and I also had a faint feeling.
I remembered what Jin Pingmei said when we were chatting.
This chair is not that easy to sit on. Once you sit on it, you have to bear the corresponding pressure. Lao Yu and other people have different personalities and tempers. Some may be loyal and some are duplicitous. My dad wants to capture them all.
In the palm of my hand, it is so difficult to keep them walking on the same road for all these years.