When I woke up from the Second People's Hospital of Guanghan, Sichuan, a full eighteen days had passed.
And my memory stayed at the moment after the old man with ghost hands spoke, and then I felt the whole cave begin to shake.
Then he appeared in the room filled with disinfectant water.
When I asked if there was anyone else, the doctor in charge told me that my uncle Yan had woken up and left a week ago.
He said and handed me an envelope in a brown paper bag!
When I took the brown envelope, I looked up and asked the doctor, what's wrong with me?
The doctor said: "You were sent here by the villagers of Luofeng Village. A large-scale mountain collapse occurred on Banai Mountain. I don't know the details!"
After saying that, the doctor turned around to leave. When he walked to the door, he seemed to have thought of something, and then turned to look at me.
"By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you. A week ago, someone from the police station came to talk to your uncle, and there seemed to be something growing in your head. The medical level here is limited. I personally suggest You can transfer to a larger hospital!"
"Of course, if you are willing to live here, we can also apply to the above and invite experts in this field to come over, but you must pay for the medical expenses yourself!"
After the doctor said these words, I left, holding the envelope in my hand and lying limply in the room filled with disinfectant.
I lay in the hospital for three whole days, doing nothing but eating and being in a daze.
During these three days, I thought about many things, but I didn't have the slightest clue.
I also opened the envelope Uncle Yan gave me and read it. There was an Agricultural Bank of China card and a letter inside.
In the letter, Uncle Yan briefly explained something to me, except that he did not mention a word about the Shuyi Tomb.
Three days later, I returned to Luocheng from Guanghan.
Los Angeles is still the same as when we left, and the antique streets have always looked half dead.
When I returned to the shop, a lot of dust had fallen on the countertop and floor.
In the letter, Uncle Yan asked me to stay in the shop and wait for him to come back. If there is really no business, I can go back to my hometown to live for a while.
Originally, I thought that no matter why Uncle Yan disappeared, he would come back within a few months at most.
But what I never expected was that I had to wait for more than a year, and even my twenty-first birthday was celebrated by myself and Uncle Chen in my hometown.
A lot of things happened in more than a year.
The most important one may be the eve of New Year's Day in 1999.
The release of a red-headed document caused a complete reshuffle of the entire domestic circle, and all antique markets were also affected.
There are rumors that people from a certain family dug up the ancestral grave of a certain leader's family, and others said that tomb robbers from a certain faction dug up the dragon's veins.
Anyway, there are different opinions and all kinds of things are said. When these things just happened, I was quite worried.
I always felt that this sudden severe crackdown might be related to our action, but as time passed, no one came to see me, and the days went by like this.
As for whether the curse on me has been resolved, I don't know very well.
Because I didn’t feel anything, but I never remembered what happened after I lay in the coffin?
For this reason, I also went to the provincial capital for a check-up. The result of the check-up was that my head had been hit by a heavy object, and there was a ball of blood in it, which compressed some of the brain nerves, which is why I lost my memory.
I was also prescribed some nerve-calming medicines and told me to take them on time.
During the Chinese New Year, I went to the following markets on behalf of Uncle Yan and met with the person in charge of each market.
They knew something about Uncle Yan, but when they faced me, although they were polite on the surface, they would not hand over the accounts to me at all.
Just asking me when Uncle Yan will come back.
Although I am not very old, I still understand how deep things are here.
As the saying goes, there are no tigers in the mountains and monkeys rule the roost. When Uncle Yan was around, none of these people dared to say anything.
Now Uncle Yan doesn't know where he has gone, and he won't be able to come back in a short time. In addition, due to the severe crackdown, many people still have a lot of goods in their hands and cannot get out.
If this thing can't get out, it can't be cashed out. Not only is it garbage in your hands, but it has now become a time bomb.
Seeing that the Huanluo Gang was about to get into chaos, Aunt Mei stepped forward at the critical moment.
Aunt Mei is Uncle Yan's god-sister. I have no way of knowing her original name.
I just know that she is a very strong woman. She got involved in the antique business at the age of fifteen and has been struggling until now.
I am thirty-eight years old this year!
I met her once when I was little. As the accountant here, basically after all the accounts are handed in, Uncle Yan will ask Aunt Mei to review and settle the accounts.
Because only she can tell whether any of the people below have made false accounts or faked the numbers.
Once discovered, Uncle Yan will naturally implement the gang rules!
The Huanluo Gang is a relatively large collective name, involving more than two provinces, and there are gangs in every place. In Luo City and nearby Baicheng, they fall under Uncle Yan's jurisdiction.
Of course, there is a person at the top of the entire Huanluo Gang who speaks, known as the chief among the circle, but I have never even heard of who our chief is.
Aunt Mei brought me back to her home. When I entered the door, she asked me what Uncle Yan was doing.
I did not answer orally, but gave Aunt Mei the letter that Uncle Yan left for me.
After reading it, Aunt Mei thought for a long time, then reached out and touched my head.
"Xiao Xu, I've worked hard for you during this time. You don't have to worry about the handicap. I don't dare to say anything else. At least in the short term, they don't dare to mess around."
"I'll also let the wind out and ask the brothers below to find the Fifth Master. If there is any situation, I will inform you...!"
"Thank you Aunt Mei." I nodded towards Aunt Mei.
Aunt Mei said with a smile: "Silly boy, why are you being polite to me? I was able to enter the industry only because of your father's introduction, otherwise I wouldn't be in the position I am now."
"As for your family's affairs, everyone actually knows it, but many people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. After all, in comparison, your Chen family and the Huanluo Gang are two different systems."
"Over the years, Fifth Master has been using his power to help your family deal with some difficult things, so...!"
In fact, I knew what Aunt Mei said. She was sounding the alarm for me in advance.
Everyone is in this business, but Uncle Yan disappeared inexplicably, and the two guys with him were nowhere to be found. It was obviously very bad.
It’s just that my idea is still too simple, and some people may not wait as long as me.
And the Aunt Mei who I thought was a good person in front of me might just be their elected representative.
So when I was about to leave Aunt Mei's house, Aunt Mei stopped me.
I turned to look at Aunt Mei and asked, "Aunt Mei, is there anything else?"
Aunt Mei asked me to wait for her, then turned around and went into the house. When she came out, she had a document bag in her hand, and she didn't know what was in it.
"Xiao Xu, take it, here are the things that Fifth Master asked me to keep. What you can think of as your father's relics is inside."
"Originally, Fifth Master said that I would give it to you when you are twenty-four years old, but now that Fifth Master's life and death are uncertain, I think it is time to give these things to you!"
"Actually, there are some things that I shouldn't have said to you, Aunt Mei, but since your father has been kind to me and my fifth master has cultivated me, I think it would be better to tell you in advance."
"You have half-entered the door now, and you are more or less aware of many things. Since ancient times, there have been state laws and regulations, and even though the Fifth Master has paid a lot for the Huanluo Gang over the years."
"But the boss has always turned a blind eye to what Fifth Master has done. You have also heard the rumors some time ago."
…
Aunt Mei talked a lot to me, and finally wanted to give me the key to Uncle Yan's shop.
Of course I wouldn't give it, but Aunt Mei gave me an ultimatum.
The meaning is obvious. The boss already knows what happened this time. Uncle Yan's behavior is a personal one, and he will naturally need to be punished if he breaks the rules.
So in the end, Aunt Mei took the key to Uncle Yan’s shop from me and said that if Uncle Yan could show up, then the shop would still belong to Uncle Yan.
But I could only sneer in my heart, and I could clearly see the faces of people in their circle.
Finally, I told Aunt Mei to give me a few days to pack my things, and I wanted to take my personal belongings home.
Aunt Mei readily agreed.
He also smiled and left me four words that I didn't fully understand.
"Scholar...agricultural...industrialist...merchant...!"
