The little boy struggled desperately, but the man picked him up and put him down in front of Lin Xiaoyu. He smiled and said, "Beauty, I'm sorry. This boy has such virtues. How about we talk about it?"
Lin Xiaoyu was about to continue questioning, but I stopped her, holding a copper box in my hand and shaking it in front of the little boy, "Kid, how about giving me this thing?"
The little boy glanced at me, then glanced at Lin Xiaoyu aside, and said angrily: "No, you and her are the same."
The tall black man smiled and said: "The things these two kids have are worthless, they are all low-grade stuff. If you are looking for something, I can introduce it to you in our warehouse."
I handed the box to Lin Xiaoyu for a look and said, "This box has been opened, and there is a mark of inlay on it. It was probably re-inlaid after the person who received the message opened it."
Lin Xiaoyu carefully looked at the marks on the box and nodded, "Do you think it will be the same as ours-" She did not continue to say it, in order to prevent the leakage. I smiled and said, "It's not such a coincidence, but since it's a clue, I should take a closer look."
I took out my wallet from my pocket, took out 500 yuan and put it into the little boy's hand. I smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. They are all here to hang out, why should they be so unobtrusive." The little boy grabbed the money in his hand and said, After swallowing, he felt that the money was very valuable, and he stammered, "Okay, okay, I'll sell it this time, I'll sell it to you!"
When the tall black man on the side saw that I gave him so much money, he was immediately ready to make a move and said with a smile, "Young man, this broken box is not worth so much money. How about I take you in and take a look to see what you can get in?" The Dharma Eye?"
"Do you know what this is?"
"I know, how could I not know!" The tall black man said in a coquettish voice, "Isn't it just a message box? This kind of thing has been around since the Han Dynasty, and it is said to convey top-secret news. This kind of thing is worthless, and the market No one in the world buys this kind of thing, it has no collection value. That’s not it.”
"Do you still have it in your store?"
"This really doesn't exist anymore. We have all kinds of weird things in our store. We had this thing in the past few years, but later the boss thought it was no business and sold it all!"
I knew Brother Gou had no chance, so I had no choice but to target the little boy. Lin Xiaoyu was eager to get clues from the little boy, and when she was about to ask further questions, I stopped her again, "What are you doing? Do you want me to ask?"
"Will he tell you if you ask like this?" I warned, "The fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better. Otherwise, wouldn't everyone be emptied of his treasure?"
"But?"
"Hey, hey, just listen to me, okay."
I reassured her. After saying that, I handed him a few more bills. At this moment, I pulled the little boy to the side mysteriously and said with a smile, "Does this uncle bully you often?" When the little boy heard that I said uncle dog bullied you, He cursed loudly: "He bullied me because I was young, so he gave me dozens of dollars to get rid of the problem. Look how generous this big brother is, he gave me several hundred dollars at once! Hmph!"
I smiled at Lin Xiaoyu, with a proud look on my lips, and suddenly I got closer to the little boy. I also pretended to be angry and said: "It's really too dark! How can anyone bully people like this?"
When the little boy wasn't paying attention, I waved to Lin Xiaoyu and whispered something in her ear. Lin Xiaoyu immediately understood and said with a smile, "Little brother, we both came here for vacation in the mountains, but it seems that there are no hotels or farmhouses here? We can't find a place to stay. I wonder if you can take us there. Let’s go and stay at your house for one night.”
The little boy was still a little hesitant, so I immediately stuffed another banknote into his mouth and said, "I don't want to live in vain!"
As expected, he immediately laughed happily, put a thick wad of banknotes into his trouser pocket, and said proudly: "It's no wonder you can't find a place to live. If you want to stay in a hotel, you have to walk up there. My home is The one who runs the farmhouse is on the opposite hillside. You two are really lucky to meet me today."
"Yes, yes, otherwise we would really not dare to come out in this wilderness."
"Hey kid, what's your name?"
"My name is Soldier."
"Soldier, this is an interesting name. You look like a soldier with your thick head and thick brains!"
"Hehe, my mother always says that about me too!"
The thought of staying in a farmhouse makes me happy. There are countless wild game in the mountains, which are fresh and nutritious. Taking a sip of mountain spring water makes me more excited the more I think about it. By noon, the sun was already very strong, making me feel uncomfortable all over. I complained: "No, I have to take a shower quickly."
"Soldier, do you have a hot bath at home?"
"You can take a bath, but you have to pick up the water yourself." He pointed to the cemetery under the road, "Well, the ditch is right there!"
I covered the sun with one hand and squinted my eyes. I saw a cemetery at the bottom of the hillside. "Good guy, why did your village build the canal in the cemetery?"
"There is no way. In the past few years, the water in our village was directly connected to the house from the reservoir on the mountain. But I don't know why after a flash flood, the water in the reservoir drained away. There was no way to build it at the foot of the mountain. Water storage canals. The only land in the south of our village that can be used to build canals, the rest is all sloping and cannot be used."
Lin Xiaoyu looked at me in embarrassment, "Isn't it very inconvenient for you, having to go in and out of this cemetery every day?"
"It'll be fine once you get used to it!" The soldier said with a smile, "It's okay. If you are afraid, I can help you carry water, but the wages will be calculated separately!"
"You've charged me so much money, is it still money?"
"One size equals one size. Since you're a pretty good person, I'll charge you half the price!"
Lin Xiaoyu asked me in a low voice, "Do you think this water is clean? Doesn't it smell like corpses?" She looked at me worriedly, feeling anxious.
"No, it's all cremated now. The coffin is full of ashes, so there's no body odor!"
"But I always feel sick."
The farmhouse in Dabing's house is a small three-story building, with three big characters written in paint on one wall: Farmhouse. The layout inside is pretty good, with a TV, a bed and a small bathroom in each room. There used to be hot water in the bathroom, but now you have to fetch water and boil it in the boiler downstairs before you can take a hot bath.
Dabing’s mother entertained me and Lin Xiaoyu. She was embarrassed before and wanted to return the money to me, but I stopped her and said there was no reason to ask for the money back. While eating, I started to make inquiring questions. Soldier's mother specially killed a native chicken for us two, saying it was to entertain distinguished guests.
"I asked you, boss lady, what's going on here? Why did you build the ditch in the cemetery?"
"There's nothing we can do about it!" Dabing's mother laughed. "We used to have running water here. Then a few years ago, there were mudslides on the mountain. Everything under the reservoir was empty. The entire reservoir was drained! There were still floods in the mountains. After a hundred or so coffins were produced, the government immediately sent people to investigate and said that there was an ancient tomb in our village and they wanted to move our village!"
"Move?"
"Yeah, how can we agree to this? We have lived here for generations, but we can't just move away. But the government won't build a reservoir for us anymore. We have no choice but to build the canals ourselves. !”
Lin Xiaoyu looked at her sympathetically and comforted her, "Fortunately, your life is quite prosperous. I think your business is not bad."
Dabing's mother said proudly, "We people in the mountains are not afraid of hardship, so just roll up your sleeves and do it. A few years ago, I heard that farmhouse entertainment can make you rich. Dabing's father is the village party secretary, so our family started it in the village first, which is a good thing." Folks, please set an example!"
"Don't think my store is small. People coming and going all live in our house. You must be here to hunt for treasures too."
"Hey, we came here to try our luck at the antique market down here because of hearsay."
"The antique market down here is very deep. Just a few years after it was built, the business has been extremely good. I heard from people in our village that most of the things here are from our village. It was found in this ancient tomb!"
I glanced at Ding Bing, who was eating at the small table next to me, and thought: "It seems that his mother doesn't know that Ding Bing went to dig things in the ancient tomb."
"Then, no one came to your village to hunt for treasures or anything like that?"
"Yes, how can we not?" When the soldier's mother mentioned this, she immediately became nervous, "I'm telling you, don't keep spreading the news. The government's archaeological team also came here a few days ago. I stayed at home for one night and then left. I also heard from a few people inside that there was a ghost tomb down here, and it was very evil!"
"Oh?" The more I listened, the more interesting it became. My interest was aroused. I took a sip of beer and asked, "How do you say it?"
"Guess what, good guy, I heard from that man that he dug out skulls no bigger than a fist and packed them in three big boxes!"
"Not as big as a fist?" Lin Xiaoyu looked as surprised as the boss's wife. She looked into Lin Kun's thinking eyes and couldn't calm down for a long time. "Could it be the head of a child? Are they using children as sacrifices?"
"Pocket skull?" Four words came to my mind, and the beer can in my hand made a rattling sound. He reached out and touched the bag, but didn't find what he was looking for. Lin Xiaoyu asked, "What are you looking for?"
"compass."
Lin Xiaoyu smiled and said, "You are so funny. You don't forget to bring your compass when you go out."
I finally took out the compass and rushed outside. I ran to the open space outside and stared at the compass as it kept moving.
My sudden nervous expression also made Lin Xiaoyu frown, as if something big was about to happen.
There were no stars in broad daylight. I looked up and felt the sun was burning my eyes. When I opened my eyes again, Lin Xiaoyu had already walked over. Dividing money and fixing acupuncture points was originally a piece of cake for me, but now I couldn't calm down and was as excited as an ant on a hot pot.
