Early the next morning, Lord Gui organized everyone to go out to purchase equipment and dry food. After this trip, apart from saving a life, everything else was lost, so all the equipment had to be replenished.
Poor Lord Gui is particularly nostalgic. Those guys who have been with him for decades have lost all their emotions. He sighed and said: "Let's go separate ways. Sister Meng will find a way to get some medicine. It's best." Get some morphine, and be sure to take precautions this time. Go to the local people’s houses and buy some bacon. We’ve only eaten biscuits and cans along the way, and our stomachs can’t bear it.”
I smiled and said, "Master Gu, you are being wronged by following us."
"Kid, you are making me laugh. Here is this note for you. I have written all the things you want to buy on it. You go to the street to buy some things."
I took the note and saw that it was all about things I needed to use, such as engineer shovels, threaded pipes, Luoyang shovel heads, machetes, military knives, short-handled hammer safety ropes, etc. I thought to myself, "This old man is... You must be holding back some bad intentions. I usually let Dao handle this matter, but now it’s time to call me. Although the items on this list look ordinary, I’m not sure whether they are available in this small town in the mountainous area. "
"But having said that, I heard from Uncle Gen before that people often blow up graves around here. I guess there are people who buy and sell these things privately. I guess they can even get explosives."
"Don't buy fakes!" Lord Guihou said before leaving, "By the way, after we're done, go to the supermarket to buy some dry food. We have to eat what we should eat."
I smiled bitterly, nodded in agreement, and then we went our separate ways.
Since Fatty Yu and Huai Rujin were not under the control of Lord Guihou, they took time off to help me take care of things. When Fatty Yu was living around Beijing, he met many friends who were making tomb robbing equipment. I feel more confident with his help, not to mention that there is a descendant of a famous tomb robbing family. As long as something passes through her hands, she can accurately tell how much it weighs, what material it is made of, and even how much time it has been used and whether it has any damage.
However, the most important thing right now is how to find a store that sells things. According to Fatty, this kind of store generally has a front store and a back store, with one-stop production and marketing. It doesn’t mean that the store is open for business blatantly with a sign. For example, to buy a Luoyang shovel, you have to go to a hardware store, but if it is just open for business without a workshop, it is generally useless. After all, this thing is not a wholesale product.
"It won't work this way. We have to find the most ostentatious one." Fatty Yu said.
"The most ostentatious one?" I asked in surprise, "Is that possible?"
"You don't understand this. What does it mean to be hidden in the city? The front desk is doing serious business, and they are doing these things behind the scenes. This is how they do it." Fatty Yu said seriously, "This thing It is a scarce product, and ordinary small shops cannot produce it.”
"It makes sense to hear you say that."
The largest hardware store in town is the "Red Star Hardware Store" in the north of the city. The store is very grand, with a pair of stone lions on both sides and steps in front of the door. It looks like a bank door. When I just walked by, I accidentally saw a table next to it, which was a fortune-telling stall.
I didn't pay attention at first, but Fatty Yu went in and made a lot of slanderous remarks to the boss inside. He really let him talk and took out the things we wanted from under the counter. At this moment, there was a soft drink at the door, We looked back and saw the fortune teller walked in.
This man wears a black bele hat, a pair of dual gold-rimmed sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, a goatee, and a thin and straight figure. I thought he was a blind man, but to my surprise he walked straight up to them and said, "You guys, could you please lend me a moment to speak?"
"Old sir, we have things to do, so it's inconvenient." I refused, thinking: "This guy must be a swindler."
Who would have thought that when the fortune teller saw that I was ignoring him, he became angry and said, "You guys don't know how to praise me!"
The owner of the hardware store immediately made peace and said: "Guys, we are all on the right path, why should we hurt our harmony? This fortune teller is a well-established figure, you must not underestimate him!"
"What's the background?" Fatty Yu became furious when he heard this and cursed: "Fuck you, you fortune teller, why don't you act like a wolf with a big tail? I tell you to get rid of Fatty immediately, be careful with me. Beat you up."
The fortune teller curled his lips and snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that the dignified Xunlong Taibao would be such an arrogant and self-righteous person."
As soon as he said these words, everyone was shocked. The knowledgeable people were frightened when they heard it, and the ignorant people were fascinated by it and thought he was starting to tell a story. I looked at him in surprise, and suddenly regretted my slight.
"Who is this senior? How do you know..."
Fatty Yu shouted angrily: "Damn it, tell me who you are, don't try to bully us because there are so few outsiders. Believe it or not, I'll call a platoon!"
The fortune teller had an arrogant look on his face. He didn't even look at Fatty Yu. He walked past me and then passed by Huai Rujin. Then the two of them looked at each other. I suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, and I thought to myself, "No, that's not right. Huai Rujin hasn't said a word since she saw him come in. Look at the look in their eyes, they clearly know each other!"
My hands shook unconsciously. Even though the fortune teller was wearing glasses, I could still feel the sharpness and chill in his eyes through his glasses. Huai Rujin was unmoved at all and looked at him coldly, with the momentum of getting ready to fight.
The two looked at each other for tens of seconds, and suddenly the fortune teller laughed wildly and said: "Hahaha, hahaha, interesting, interesting. One is the Taibao of Xunlong and the other is Heavenly Official of Faqiu. They are gathered together today. It is interesting, interesting!" "
"Haha, old acquaintance, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand it?" I pretended to be confused.
"Don't speak secretly in front of a wise man. Everyone understands whether what I say is right or wrong." The fortune teller said, "Don't think that I am blind. Not only am I not blind, but my heart is clearer. Since I am open If you say it, it must be the truth."
"You said I am the Taibao of Xunlong?"
"Exactly."
"Then Faqiu Tianguan shouldn't be referring to Miss Huai, right?"
Huai Rujin remained silent until now and said: "He is right. In this case, I, Huai Rujin, will never deceive you. I am the descendant of General Faqiu Zhonglang." She squinted her eyes and said coldly: "I didn't expect that the elusive and elusive top master of Xiling, 'Mr. Ghost Eyes', would also be here."
I was startled by what Huai Rujin said, and lowered my voice and asked, "'Mr. Ghost Eye'? Who is he?"
"Miss Huai is worthy of being a dragon and a phoenix among people. I admire her very much. When it comes to making hills, looking for dragons, touching gold, and moving mountains, she is not an outsider. I won't hide it from you. I am the ghost eye of Xiling."
"But I really don't dare to be the number one master in Xiling. Although I was famous in Hunan and Hubei for a while, it was all thanks to the promotion of my brothers on the road. Now I can only make a living by telling fortunes in this remote place."
Speaking of this "Mr. Ghost Eyes", he was indeed a man of the hour in the 1970s and 1980s. Although the Xiling faction has long been in turmoil and scattered in all directions, the mountain that carries the banner of Xiling authenticity has never disappeared. With a pair of strange eyes that can travel unimpeded in the dark night, Mr. Ghost Eye became a prominent commander in the two lakes area. He single-handedly led fifty-eight villages in three mountains and four ridges. He was one of the powerful men in the world.
But speaking of retiring, and why he appears here as a fortune teller, it is probably a mystery to this day.
"Come on, I think you most likely have other plans." Fatty Yu said disdainfully, leaning against the pillar in the lobby.
"Hey, this little friend is right. Since I have met a few people, I won't fool you by chance encounters. I have been setting up a stall next to this shop for more than ten years, and I have been waiting for the right person to show up. As a result, I finally met him today."
"More than ten years?" I asked in surprise, "You mean you have been setting up a stall here all these years?"
"Yes! If you don't believe me, you can ask the boss. We are all very familiar with each other. I was the one who set him up for this business!"
The boss nodded vigorously and was very respectful to him, and it didn't look like he was being fake. Seeing my hesitation, the fortune teller continued: "Is my little friend here because of the dragon in the canyon?"
I thought to myself: "This Mr. Ghost Eye has become a local snake here. I can't hide anything from him. Any more beating around the bush will only waste time. It's better to explore his true and falsehood first and then make any calculations." Then I said: "Yes, it's just that Because of some changes, I came here."
"Caught in an avalanche?"
"How do you know this?"
"I'm ashamed to say that that was my target. When I went up there, I was also hit by an avalanche. As a result... the dozen brothers who went up with me all died, and I was the only one left." Ghost Eyes The husband couldn't help crying when he recalled the past.
Suddenly, Huai Rujin asked anxiously, "I asked you if someone entered that tomb and took photos inside?"
Mr. Ghost Eye seemed to have guessed that she would ask this question, and answered in no hurry, "Miss Huai also has a hot temper, which is really similar to your mother."
"My mother?" Huai Rujin looked stunned and asked, "Do you know my mother?"
"Hahaha, more than just knowing me, I think you know me. Your father must have told you. I remember your father, me and your mother..." As he spoke, Guiyan suddenly sighed, "Hey …It’s hard to look back on the past.”
"By the way, now that we've talked about it, I'd like to invite you to watch a good show. In our big show, various characters will soon appear on stage!" Mr. Ghost Eyes smiled subtly, which made people feel that the next step is very likely. Something will happen again.
