Things became simple after that. Life on the ground was always boring. Lao Zhu and I were still drunk and dreaming in Dunhuang. He was homeless and alone with no worries. I didn’t want to go back. What were I going to do?
Young Master? But it’s not a problem to live a fucked up life like this. When we left the hospital last time, we were originally going to find an old man.
What was the name of the old man who seemed to know both the iron coffin and the Yin soldiers very well? Zheng Bishan, but because of Zhang Tianyi's sudden arrival last time, a series of changes that followed made it impossible to make the trip at that time.
We were wondering, should we leave for Tongguan now or go to Zheng Bishan?
Later we thought about it, we went all the way to the end of Thousand Buddha Cave and didn't see many Yin soldiers, although we didn't know where the Yin soldiers went, and the eldest brother could basically fight against one of them alone. - Despite this, we
We can't ignore the real threat to us from the Yin soldiers. We haven't encountered many in the Thousand Buddha Cave, but what about Tongguan? So we are still going to find Zheng Bishan first. Of course, we are looking for him not just for the Yin soldiers, but also for the female corpse.
The ancient characters in the coffin, and why he was so persistent in finding that iron box similar to the one in Zhangjiazhuang.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but say: Lao Zhu, do you think we have simply entered a misunderstanding before? We always thought that the real answer was for us to explore, so we pursued my father and the others step by step.
But have you ever thought about it? Maybe many things are gone after being encountered by them. They are consumables, such as rice dumplings. After they encounter them, they will definitely kill them. So if we follow them, we won’t be able to see them.
Have you reached that rice dumpling?
Zhu Kaihua asked thoughtfully: What do you mean?
After opening up this idea, I closed my eyes and started sorting it out from the beginning. Finally, I said: Regarding my father and others, what we know so far is that one is my girlfriend Nana’s fifth uncle, and the other is my second brother.
The person hiding behind the scenes that they have always wanted to dig out.
I don’t need to mention Uncle Wu, he is a shady old man, not to mention the people behind the scenes. So we feel that we can’t find the answer at all through the ground, but then we think about it, the masters are among the people - my old man
Dad and the others are looking for clues step by step. Who can guarantee that no one will find out where they have been?
At this point, I found that I couldn't express my thoughts, so I changed my mind and said: Maybe there are other people who have the same purpose as my father, such as the Zheng Bishan you know, or even someone similar to Zheng Bishan
There are a lot of people. We can find them by first knowing what my father is looking for. After knowing the answer, we can then find the corresponding location. Only in this way can we get twice the result with half the effort, instead of being like a headless fly like now.
Both of us are the kind of people who just do what we say. We packed our bags and were ready to leave immediately, because Zhu Kaihua and Zheng Bishan only met each other a few times. He didn't have the old man's phone number. Fortunately, he knew Zheng Bishan's address.
Not sure whether Captain Jin, the old man who washes his hands in a golden basin, has moved.
Before I left, I wrote a letter to my mother. The reason why I wrote instead of calling was not just because I was afraid that our phone calls would be monitored, but because there were many things that I couldn’t express in words, just like you let me
If I try to retell what happened in the entire Thousand Buddha Cave now, I will only feel that it is a mess and I can’t figure it out at all. I can only use words to record everything we went through.
After doing this, we went to the station to buy tickets, and after tossing and turning, we arrived in Beijing, because according to Zhu Kaihua, the old man had several shops in Panjiayuan's house.
After arriving in Beijing, we didn’t even go to appreciate the magnificence of the Four-Nine Imperial City. We went straight to Panjiayuanzi in the dust. Speaking of Panjiayuanzi, there is not much trouble here, but aside from the fakes and antiques everywhere now
Not to mention antiques, I have heard from old people that in the past, many people even walked here to sell good treasures, so this place is a paradise for tippers.
Later, although there were more fakes, there were also many real ones. Many people even came here to hunt for treasures based on their vision. Basically, they all relied on their abilities. It was a bit like gambling on jade. It was possible to buy a treasure for a few dollars, or maybe
I spent tens of thousands to buy a homemade retro clay pot, but now, basically, to put it bluntly, it’s harder to find an authentic one than to find a needle in a haystack. But it’s still popular here, and most likely it’s just a trap for those who are interested in ancient Chinese culture.
Obsessed gringo.
Let’s not talk too much. Talking too much will inevitably end up trying to make up the word count. The two of us are here to find someone, so although I have the urge to find two rough gems among the fakes everywhere, I still don’t go shopping in this old store, which is known as the largest.
After passing the outskirts of the commodity trading market, I followed Zhu Kaihua into a shop.
The decoration of this shop is antique, and the name is also elegant, Jianbaoxuan. Just because of this name, I will throw out the Zhao Family Antique Shop that my elder brother named me a few streets away, and compare it with others. The name of the shop is so good
Totally a rubbish.
When I walked in, I saw that there weren't many things inside, but they were all neatly arranged. Although the whole store was not big, it was quite decently decorated. As soon as I saw it, I saw a bronze tripod in the store, and I was immediately curious.
He asked Lao Zhu: Darling, do you think this thing is real? He was reselling bronzes, but he turned around when he was caught.
Zhu Kaihua glared at me without saying a word, and we just stood in the store. After a while, a thin, dark, middle-aged man wearing a robe and oval rimless glasses came out and came up to greet us: "You two gentlemen, are you?"
Do you want to see it yourself, or should I introduce it to you? Everything in the store is genuine.
I have been in this business before, so of course I will not believe his lies, let alone argue with him. Even if I see that something is fake, I can’t say it. It is a taboo to bad people’s business. I don’t think Zhu Kaihua is talking.
, I said: I don’t buy, I only sell. Where are your shopkeepers?
The man wearing glasses glanced at me suspiciously and said warily: "Everything in the shop is from regular channels. We don't accept it here. Why don't you two look elsewhere?"
After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation, which meant asking us both to go out.
When I thought about it, it seemed that you really had to be careful when doing business at the foot of the imperial city, but I had seen this scene many times. When he invited us out, it was not that he didn't want to, but that he was cautious.
I looked at him with great interest, stared into his eyes and said, "Really don't want it? If I let this thing out, I will definitely steal his head, do you believe it?"
After saying that, I gave him a meaningful smile, patted my backpack, and said, "It's muddy."
This is a slang term in the industry, which means that it has just been dug out of the bucket and the mud has not been washed away. This is also a disguised reminder to him that we are serious about selling things, not notes.
Sure enough, as soon as I finished speaking, this dark and thin middle-aged man immediately put on a smiling face and asked: "I dare you two little brothers, one is an expert? What do you call them?"
I said: My name is Zhao San, and this is Wang Si. If nothing else, I have been traveling for a few days. What’s wrong, when I get to my brother’s place, I don’t even care about tea?
He smiled apologetically, waved his hand, and waved his hand again, but this time, he invited us into the back room, which was a small world of its own. As soon as we sat down, a girl wearing a cheongsam came to greet us.
We poured tea. The young girl had long hair shawl-shouldered, and was wearing a cheongsam that reached to her thighs. Her two snow-white thighs were so dangling that it didn't make my eyes roll down.
Damn, what a difference! I have to hire a girl like this in my shop later, no, I need to hire a group of girls in black stockings, cheongsams, uniforms, and bikinis!
Maybe it’s because my brother hasn’t touched a woman for a long time, but those two thighs dazzled me. Zhu Kaihua coughed and woke me up. When I looked, the dark and thin middle-aged man and the little girl serving tea were both.
Look at me like an idiot.
I coughed awkwardly and said in a deep voice: Brother, please invite your shopkeeper to come out?
Speaking of this, it's really interesting. Here in old Beijing, we still retain the tradition from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. The boss is not called boss, but the shopkeeper.
It sounds like the tradition of old Beijing. I even saw a joke about eating salted duck in a traditional restaurant in old Beijing.
It is said that Zhang San and Li Si came to a roast duck restaurant to eat roast duck. When they entered the door, the waiter shouted: You two, are you upstairs or downstairs? Lobby or private room?
The two of them sat in the lobby and ordered a roast duck. The waiter shouted: "Okay, the guest at table 4 ordered a roast duck."
The two of them looked at the waiter's appearance and found it quite interesting. When the roast duck came, they finished eating and called the waiter to pay, forty-nine and eight yuan. Zhang San said to the waiter: No need to change the two cents.
Unexpectedly, the waiter yelled, "That's great. The two gentlemen at table 4 will give me a tip of two cents."
Suddenly, the whole store was looking at them, and they both felt ashamed. Zhang San said: Oh, forget it, this is not consumption, give me the two cents.
At this time, the waiter yelled again and said, "Hey! The two gentlemen at table 4 asked for the 20 cent tip back again."
Okay, without further ado, I want to see the shopkeeper. I just want to say something that is inconvenient to say in front of outsiders. But maybe it’s because I was too cowardly just now, staring at someone’s thigh.
The dark and thin middle-aged man smiled and said: Little brother, if you have something, take it out and take a look first. If I am blind and don’t recognize the treasure, it’s not too late to ask the shopkeeper to come out.
I sat down as soon as I heard this. This man obviously didn't give in to the rabbit, but the two of us came out in such a hurry, where is the treasure? I want to get the bronze sword from the Thousand Buddha Cave. I guarantee that I can scare him to death, but the problem is
That thing was buried in the ruins, wasn't it?
But it was so embarrassing to sit like this. People might think that we were cheating and kick them out later. Besides, the girl serving tea was really cute, so I didn’t want to be embarrassed, so I just took it out of my pocket and took out the painting.
The iron strips for the slender face came out, and I carried this thing with me.
I half-covered the iron bar with my hand, handed it to the middle-aged man's face, exposed a crack, and said with a smile: Brother, have you seen this thing before?
I originally thought I was going to take action because I didn't have anything with me, so I randomly took out a strange thing and fooled me. Who knew that the shopkeeper took one look at it, and before I could retract my hand, his expression changed drastically, he grabbed my hand and said nervously
: Sir, can you let me take another look?
When I heard that this guy's name for me had changed, I was shocked. Could it be that this guy knows this thing!?
I couldn't help but take it out and wave it in front of his eyes. I looked at him with a smile and said, "Have you seen it clearly? How much is it worth?"
His face was almost pressed against the iron bars. After seeing clearly, his face turned pale, his whole body was shaking, and he could hardly stand.
He said to the little girl serving tea: Go and close the door. After saying that, he turned to look at me, wiped his face, and asked: Sir, to be honest, if you travel all over Beijing, how many people can recognize this thing?
It can’t exceed three figures. I dare to ask, where did you get this thing? (To be continued)