Mai Xiaorou suddenly said something, but Liu Shengfu continued as if he didn't hear her.
Tangfu Tea House did not tell Liu Shengfu and my father exactly where the grave was, but sent a person to drive them to a village not far from their destination.
Liu Shengfu said that the village is just west of the provincial capital, called Maomaogou, about thirty or forty miles away from the provincial capital.
When they arrived at their destination, the driver told them that the grave that Boss Tang wanted them to dig was on the mountain behind the village. That mountain was particularly eye-catching and was much higher than the mountains next to it.
After telling them the address, the driver took out a shovel, hammer, rope and other tools from the trunk of the car and handed them to Liu Shengfu and my father, telling them to pick them up at dawn and asking them to be careful.
At that time, my father and Liu Shengfu were desperate. Let alone digging graves, even if they were asked to kill people, they would really do it if they got hot-headed.
The two men carried the tools for digging graves and walked around Maogou Village towards the back mountain.
Although the mountain is very high, you can still vaguely see the path to climb it. My father grew up in the village and followed his family members up the mountain to collect medicine since he was a child. This mountain climbing was nothing to him.
But Liu Shengfu grew up in the city, and this steep mountain road was a bit too much for him.
After climbing for a while, Liu Shengfu couldn't climb anymore. He looked back behind him and found that he had "hanged" halfway up the mountain. He was trembling with fear.
My father did not leave Liu Shengfu behind. He took out a rope and trapped himself with him. Then he climbed in front and pulled Liu Shengfu up with all his strength.
The two of them struggled until late at night before climbing up the mountain.
The top of the mountain is not flat, but the area is very large. The two of them took a flashlight and looked at it, and soon found an isolated grave in the center of the top of the mountain. It was just a grave. It must be the one that Boss Tang asked them to dig.
The two men did not hesitate, took off the ropes from their bodies and prepared to dig.
When they thought that they would get a lot of money if they took the dug things back to Boss Tang, they felt infinite enthusiasm in their hearts.
However, before digging the grave, my father bowed properly in front of the grave and said some words of apology.
Liu Shengfu didn't believe that, so he just picked up a hammer and started digging.
When my father saw that Liu Shengfu was starting to work, he didn't hesitate, picked up the shovel and started shoveling the soil.
After a while, the grave was leveled by them, and they continued to dig deeper.
As a result, they discovered that this was not a large tomb, but only a small pit with a small coffin inside. Judging from the size of the small coffin, the owner of the tomb was probably a child.
Seeing the small coffin, my father and Liu Shengfu did not hesitate and went straight to pry the coffin.
The coffin was in great decay. They pried it hard and the coffin board cracked. At the same time, a rotten stench came from the coffin.
The two men covered their noses and continued to pry the remaining coffin boards. After a while, all the coffin boards were removed.
They took a flashlight and took a picture of the small square. Inside, there was the skeleton of a child wrapped in red silk. He looked about five or six years old. It was unclear whether it was a boy or a girl because the child had no clothes on.
, just wrapped in red silk.
Seeing the pile of bones, the two of them were still a little scared, but when they turned around and thought about the rich rewards, the fear in their hearts dissipated.
Liu Shengfu and my father took the skeleton wrapped in red silk out of the coffin, and then started looking for things in the coffin.
And there really is something underneath that skeleton.
When he said this, Liu Shengfu suddenly stopped. Mai Xiaorou did not scatter the ashes this time. I took a look at the clear water basin. The blurred faces in the basin did not have a stable trend. It seemed that Liu Shengfu had deliberately
Stopped.
I couldn't help but ask him: "What's under the coffin?"
Liu Shengfu then said: "It is a bronze mirror, also wrapped in red silk, but Chen Laizi and I directly tore off the red silk wrapped on it."
Mai Xiaorou asked what kind of bronze mirror it was, and Liu Shengfu said: "There is a Bagua pattern on the back, and the front is a little blurry, and it can't illuminate people at all, but that thing must be an ancient relic, and it should be worth a lot of money."
Mai Xiaorou and I didn't interrupt anymore, and Liu Shengfu continued to tell the rest of the story.
After they got the bronze mirror, they threw all the grave-digging tools on the top of the mountain and went down the mountain with only a pair of ropes.
Just as they were approaching the foot of the mountain, they saw dozens of people rushing towards them, shouting "catch the thief" and the like.
Seeing this situation, my father and Liu Shengfu were both frightened, and ran into the old forest on the side of the mountain.
My father had good physical strength, but Liu Shengfu ran out of energy after running for a while, and the group of people behind him were chasing after him. Seeing this, my father made a decision, that is, to untie himself and Liu Shengfu, and then
One person ran away first.
Liu Shengfu desperately called my father and asked him to wait for him, but my father just ignored him and disappeared into the old forest.
Later, Liu Shengfu was caught up by the group of people and was beaten severely. However, those people did not kill him. After the beating, they did not call the police or send Liu Shengfu to the hospital, but imprisoned him.
In an old temple in the village.
Every day someone would bring food to Liu Shengfu, but it was not normal food, just snakes, rats, insects, and ants. Liu Shengfu resisted at first, but then he was so hungry that he didn't care about it anymore.
Then one day, Liu Shengfu dug open a wall of the ruined temple while no one was around, then secretly ran out of the village, and then jumped all the way back to the provincial capital.
At that time, he looked like a beggar.
He first went to Tang Fu Tea House, and upon inquiring he found out that my father had already exchanged all the rewards for things and had disappeared.
Liu Shengfu was planning to go to my father's hometown to find him. He went back home first and changed into clean clothes. But when he went out, something bad happened again. A car accident hit Liu Shengfu directly.
Became a vegetative state.
Liu Shengfu stayed in bed like this for nearly twenty years.
Over the years, he has been taken care of by his parents who didn't like him very much, but not long ago, his parents passed away one after another, and it was at that time that he woke up.
After settling his parents' affairs with his two brothers, Liu Shengfu was ready to embark on another journey to find my father. This time, Liu Shengfu's luck was not very good. When he drove to the town, he crashed into a large truck.
Only Liu Shengfu was thrown out of the car and fell into a ditch on the side of the road, where he died.
Others had only minor injuries.
On the day of the car accident, my mother happened to be in town for something. When she passed the scene of the car accident, she picked up a black mobile phone from a lawn not far from the car accident. The phone was the one that Liu Shengfu had when he was thrown out of the car.
, flew out together.
My mother got greedy for a moment and took the phone back home. Liu Shengfu's ghost was wandering nearby. When she saw someone picking up her things, she followed her.
Speaking of this, Liu Shengfu smiled and said: "This is God's will. When I followed that woman to the house, I saw Chen Laizi's posthumous photo on the table. It turned out that she was Chen Laizi's daughter-in-law. It took no effort to get her. The only thing
It’s a pity that Chen Laizi is dead, but I learned from that woman that Chen Laizi still has a son, and it just so happens that the father’s debt is repaid by the son!”
When the matter comes to this point, I basically understand it.
However, there are still many doubts in this matter. As Mai Xiaorou said before, why did the owner of Tang Fu Tea House, who had a great background, let two ordinary people help him dig his grave, and also paid him a heavy reward?
, there must be something fishy here.
Furthermore, what exactly is a bronze mirror?
Also, the people in that village imprisoned Liu Shengfu and fed him snakes, rats, insects and ants. This thing itself was very strange. I couldn't help but feel that there seemed to be something wrong with the people in that village.
When I was thinking about this, Mai Xiaorou said to Liu Shengfu: "Are you hating Chen Laizi for not saving you back then, and then pocketing the reward alone?"
"Yes!" Liu Shengfu said one word harshly.
Mai Xiaoju said: "What Chen Laizi did in this matter is unethical, but if you want to vent your anger by killing his wife and children, I will never agree to it."
Liu Shengfu was silent for a while, and then continued: "I really hate Chen Laizi in my heart, and I wish I could cut him into pieces. But after so many years, before I came to find Chen Laizi, my hatred for him was no longer that heavy.
This time I come to him, as long as he is willing to return my share of the money back then."
Liu Shengfu's voice began to become a little sad: "I know that I am a very unpopular person. I have caused trouble for my family these years. Not only did it drag down my parents, but also my two brothers. I was paralyzed in bed these years.
, my parents have been taking care of me, and my two brothers have spent a lot of money on me. Although they don't like me, they have never given up on my life. I am not that kind of hard-hearted, and I know how to be grateful.
"
Liu Shengfu's emotion was very sincere. He continued: "My two brothers' children have grown up now. They need to buy a house for their children and prepare for their marriage. However, because they don't have enough money, several of their children's partners have not been negotiated. No matter what,
He said, "I am also the child's uncle. I want to get my share of the money back and help my two brothers and my two nephews. This is the real reason why I am looking for Chen Laizi, to collect debts!"
Hearing this, I said: "Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back the money that belongs to you. Tell me the addresses of your two brothers. When I return to the provincial capital, I will give them to them personally."
Come to the door, by the way, how much is your share?"
Liu Shengfu said: "One million!"
"so much?"
Liu Shengfu said: "This is the share that belongs to me. My two brothers are each worth 500,000 yuan, and not a penny should be less."
Before I could say anything, my mother suddenly said: "Xiaoyu, we will pay for this money. This is what your father owes you."
I can't help but wonder how rich our family is!
Mai Xiaorou also said from the side: "I think it is necessary to go to Tangfu Tea House when we arrive in the provincial capital to find out everything about what happened back then. There are too many weird things about it." (Unfinished)