Carpenter Zhang suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the window. It was already dawn.
Early in the morning, I didn't bother to wash my face, so I hunched over and rushed to the jade carving workshop.
It's just that worrying about one's life is something that cannot be detected with eight bamboo poles. He is mean-spirited and cannot bear to see poor people in trouble.
He was thinking about Yumei, a little girl who was just ten years old and lived alone in the Jade Carving Workshop. Moreover, the Jade Carving Workshop was so dark last night.
I have lived for most of my life, but I can’t remember how many coffins I have made for people who died in the village. Speaking of ghosts, I have never encountered them. I don’t believe in them at all. But last night, it happened, and it happened to me vividly. Do you see it on your body? No, did you hear that? nor.
There was just such a permeating sense of fear that I couldn't breathe, it was like a dream but not a dream, it was suffocating, and I still feel frightened when I think about it now.
What the hell is this? It's not just for no reason. This happened because Feng Changshui couldn't be found. If this wasn't Feng Changshui's soul causing trouble, what else could it be? Young people always die violently, their ghosts are mad, and even their good intentions are provoked by innocent people.
In broad daylight, let me see what your ghost, Feng Changshui, can do to me?
When Carpenter Zhang came to the jade carving workshop, he heard the roaring sound of the carving machine from all the way in the jade carving workshop. He walked over cautiously and looked over to see Yumei sitting next to the carving machine, constantly wiping it. Tears are still polishing jade on the grinding wheel.
Zhang Carpenter sat down quietly, feeling very uncomfortable. Looking at Yumei's little back, he felt sad. Damn Feng Changshui, you will die sooner or later. But an accident happened at this time. The girl was still young, so she lost it. How big of a psychological blow must be suffered to a girl who has lost the family she relied on?
What a promising little girl, even at this time, she has not forgotten her father's teachings and is still practicing her craft hard.
The sun had already risen above the treetops, so Carpenter Zhang stood up and walked to Yumei, turned off the engraving machine, and took Yumei's hand.
"Let's go, baby - it's time to eat. Go home, grandpa will cook for you." Carpenter Zhang tried his best to restrain his sadness, looked at the roof, took a long breath, opened his mouth a few times, and lowered his head to look. Looking at Xiaoyumei: "Let's go home."
"Grandpa——, when can my dad find um——, ugh——," the tears couldn't be controlled anymore and he began to cry.
"Go home first, have a meal at home, and then we go up the mountain to find your father, ah——"
Carpenter Zhang coaxed Yumei to finish the meal, and while washing the dishes, he was thinking: There was nothing wrong during the day, and there was nothing unusual about going to the jade carving workshop, but why was it so puzzling that night? No matter what, it's better to take Yumei up the mountain and find Feng Changshui again, which can also relieve Yumei's sad mood. How could I be so stupid? Wouldn't going to her father deepen her pain?
No, I have to find a way to get Yumei out of the shadows as soon as possible, and I can't let her live in such a pessimistic mood. So what should we do? Carpenter Zhang thought about it and racked his brains, but he couldn't come up with an appropriate solution.
Yumei sat on the stool and waited for a long time. She looked up at Uncle Zhang and saw that he didn't mention the intention of looking for her father again, so she returned to the jade carving workshop with worries. She also knew that she couldn't find her. The folks in the village We all looked for him, but couldn't find him. I was afraid that my father had been eaten by wild beasts, and there wasn't even a bone left.
Yumei took out her father's carvings, placed them on the engraving machine, carefully selected a piece of jade material, and started polishing, cutting, and painting...
Carpenter Zhang felt a lot more relaxed when he saw Yumei working attentively. He gave the girl three meals a day on time. After all, it was a child's home, and she would forget about it as time went by.
In fact, Zhang Carpenter thought wrong. Yumei has a stubborn heart. She can bear the pain of separation from relatives, but she cannot bear the reason for separation. It is all because she wants to sell more money and delays her return home. , caused by the entanglement of that damn fat man.
The only grudge in my heart is to kill the fat tax collector Song Guide, and I will never let him go. If he hadn't stopped him from coming back that night, had he returned home earlier, where would something happen to his father, and he can't be found until now? That old man Song Renli was not bad, he was very kind to him, they were still a family, and he still had to distinguish between good and bad people.
Just kill him, Song Guide, and stab his big belly with a knife, desperately.
No matter what, I should finish my father's carving first, as I can't live up to my father's wishes.
Yumei's terrible thoughts were deeply engraved in her heart. She clenched her fists tightly, and the knife was ready, already sharpened on the grinding wheel.
It was already the fifth day. Yumei put the jade pieces she carved together with those of her father, with a helpless smile on her face. How great would it be if her father could see it when he was alive? Yumei shook her head helplessly, walked to the door, looked at the mountains in the distance, and started her first step of the plan.
"Grandpa——, I want to go to the market to sell some jade pieces," Yumei pretended to be nonchalant and smiled: "In exchange for some money, I can cut some meat for grandpa."
"What a sensible girl, now you know how to honor your grandfather?" Zhang Carpenter's mood improved when he saw Yumei doing this, and he felt more relieved: "Okay, let's go to the market to take a look and relax, remember to come back early. "
When Grandpa Carpenter said these last words, his face was extremely serious, but he didn't know that Yumei would have such terrible thoughts at such a young age, and he never thought of it at all.
Yumei came to the market and found an inconspicuous place on Gala Street to set up a stall like last time. She spread out the red velvet cloth and arranged the jade pieces one by one, waiting for Song Guide to arrive and waiting for him. When she came to collect taxes again, she prepared the tax money and put it in a broken bamboo basket, along with the sharp knife.
"Are you here to sell jade again?" Xiao Zhengzheng came up with a playful smile and said, "Your jade is so beautiful. Did you carve it?"
"Yes." Yumei responded indifferently and turned her face to one side. The expression on her face looked very firm and fearless.
Seeing the embarrassment, Xiao Zhengzheng smiled and turned around and ran away.
Yumei was looking forward to Song Guide appearing, but she waited until noon, but there was no sign of Song Guide. She began to become anxious, thinking that she met this beast that deserved to be killed that day in the afternoon, and she should have waited for others to sell it and collect it later. Tax, yes, it should be like this. I'll wait. If he doesn't come by the afternoon, I'll go to the tax office to find him.
"Hey——, Sister Yu——, didn't I tell you? If you want to sell jade again——, go to my tea shop to sell it. Our tea house, haven't you forgotten it?" Song Renli hurriedly bent over and trotted over. , looking extremely attentive. "Let's go - let me help you, go to our teahouse to sell them. Today - I still need to pick out a few pieces."
Yu Mei had an idea and said with a smile: "I haven't forgotten, how could I forget? It's called Deji Teahouse."
"Hahaha..., that's right - let's go, let's go, it's noon - grandpa's treat, let's go to the restaurant for dinner."
That's good, this way there will be more opportunities to contact Song Guide. That's his home, and you always have to go back to your own home. Wouldn't it be more convenient to do it that way? Go, it’s better to set up a stall there.
Yumei followed Song Renli in tandem, walked through several alleys, came to the street, and entered Deji Teahouse. Opposite the counter at the door, a four- to five-foot-long glass cabinet with a black lacquered wood frame was placed there. It was covered with red velvet and looked very exquisite.
"Have a look - you are satisfied -" Song Renli smiled happily, looking at Yumei's very happy and lively look, and looked at Yumei with his head: "There are jade pieces on top, and there are jade pieces in the cabinet below. ——, jade and the like."
Yumei stretched out her hand to touch it, and couldn't help but smile on her face.
"Girl, let me tell you the truth, the people who come to my place are either rich or noble." Song Renli bent down and whispered mysteriously into Yumei's ear: " With my help, guess what? Are you still worried that you won’t be able to do well in your jade business?”
