The early morning in the countryside was extremely quiet, but Mr. Wang’s words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in my ears.
I have lived in this small mountain village for more than 20 years, and I have never heard of any hidden carpenters in our village. Even if the farm tools at home are broken, they can be repaired by themselves in just a few steps. There is no need for a carpenter career.
As for the coffins in the village, they are all made by people from outside. No one in the village knows this craft. In other words, there will definitely be no hidden carpenters in our village!
Moreover, I completely do not believe that anyone in this world can play with my grandfather and Mr. Wang.
So I told Mr. Wang, didn’t my grandfather learn the craftsmanship of carpentry from you?
Mr. Wang shook his head and asked me, when you were studying, it was your teacher who gave you questions, or your juniors?
I didn't understand why Mr. Wang asked such an obvious question, so I answered him, "It must be the teacher who sets the questions. The junior students don't know as much as me, so how can they set the questions for me?"
Mr. Wang said, by the same token, if your grandfather learned his wooden door craftsmanship from me, do you think he would be able to give me questions and make me follow his plan every step of the way, from beginning to end? Treat me like a chess piece?
I shook my head, completely understanding what Mr. Wang meant.
What Mr. Wang means is that my grandfather is now like a question maker, giving various questions to test Mr. Wang. After Mr. Wang encounters these questions, he must answer them as soon as possible, otherwise his life may be in danger.
And my grandfather relied on this method to force Mr. Wang to complete what my grandfather wanted him to complete. In other words, when my grandfather came up with the question, he already knew what methods Mr. Wang would and would only use. Only in this way can he treat Mr. Wang as a chess piece.
But if my grandfather’s carpentry skills were learned from Mr. Wang, it would very likely be the case that Mr. Wang knew two solutions to the same problem, but he only showed my grandfather one of the incorrect solutions. How to use the solution.
So, when my grandfather was setting the question, he thought that there was only one solution to the question, so he gave Mr. Wang this question, thinking that he could force Mr. Wang to complete the matter according to his own ideas.
But for Mr. Wang, there is actually another option for this question, and the other solution is relatively simpler and more effective. When Mr. Wang solves the problem, he will most likely choose another one.
As a result, the game my grandfather had laid before was completely ruined.
And to say the least, even if Mr. Wang didn't hide anything from my grandfather at the beginning, after so many years, what if Mr. Wang didn't know the solution when he taught my grandfather, but now he has learned it? Then my grandfather's situation is still in chaos.
Therefore, since my grandfather is the person who asked the question, he must have an absolute understanding of the craftsmanship of the carpenter line, and his level is far above Mr. Wang, so that even if Mr. Wang learns for decades more, he cannot surpass it. My grandpa's level.
Only in this way can my grandfather ensure that Mr. Wang has only one solution to the questions he asked. Only in this way can my grandfather treat Mr. Wang as a chess piece!
Therefore, my grandfather’s carpentry skills could never have been learned from Mr. Wang, but from another carpenter who was more skilled than Mr. Wang!
But as far as I know, my grandfather has really not left the village for decades. Even if he shaves his hair, he does it by himself with a razor in front of the mirror instead of going to the barber shop in the town.
So if my grandfather wanted to learn the craftsmanship of a carpenter, he could only learn it in the village. In the past decades, no one from outside the village has come to stay in the village. The only explanation is that, as Mr. Wang said, there is indeed a carpenter with outstanding craftsmanship hidden in our village!
Although I don't want to admit it, Mr. Wang's analysis can't find any flaws at all.
I don’t know whether it was to protect my grandfather’s awesome persona or because I didn’t want to face that powerful existence. I told Mr. Wang, but even so, it doesn’t prove that the carpenter used my grandfather as a pawn.
Mr. Wang said, little baby, I know you are afraid. Don't talk about you, I'm scared to death right now. If I had known that there was such a person in your village, even if I were killed, I would not be able to help your grandfather with his funeral affairs.
After finishing speaking, Mr. Wang sighed and continued, "Actually, don't you know whether your grandfather is the one playing chess pieces?"
How could I not have counted in my mind? It's just that I don't want to admit it.
When Mr. Wang saw that I was silent, he didn't say much. Instead, after making sure that Chen Guzi's coffin was okay, he moved a chair and sat under the eaves, looking at the gradually brightening yard, and smoking to himself.
I was like a soul without an owner, standing against the wall in the mourning hall, looking at the coffin in front of me blankly, feeling that the future was as dark as this coffin.
After a while, Mr. Wang finally opened his mouth and asked me to sit over.
After I sat down, he said to me, now do you think clearly why the three of us are the same chess pieces?
I nodded and said, because Chen Guzi's body did not disappear immediately.
Mr. Wang slapped his thigh and said, Enemy! Since Chen Guzi wanted to activate the Baili Corpse Monument to deal with your grandfather, he should have found a place where no one was around, committed suicide without dying, and then immediately made his body disappear and his soul scattered.
I nodded and received the explanation. Only in this way can we ensure that my grandfather does not know that he has started working on the Baili Corpse Monument, and also ensure that my grandfather has no way to cut off his beard.
Mr. Wang said that after he died, his body did not disappear. Instead, he went to do the dojo for my grandfather as a dojo master. This obviously did not meet his original intention of dealing with your grandfather.
I nodded and said, therefore, there must be someone other than my grandfather who knew his every move. After his death, he immediately tampered with his body and made his body disappear for a while. No.
Mr. Wang said that this person should be someone Chen Guzi trusted, so Chen Guzi did not guard against him. Of course, it might be that this person was too clever and Chen Guzi couldn't find him. But no matter which one it is, this person definitely exists, and it is not your grandfather.
Because Chen Guzi would be on guard against my grandfather, he would naturally not let my grandfather know that he was dead.
Let me tell you, this person then told my grandpa the news of Chen Guzi's death. After my grandpa heard this, he did not die according to the plan agreed with you, but chose to die early in order to protect me and at the same time intercept Hu Chen. Guzi’s Baili Corpse Monument.
Mr. Wang went on to say that that person must have promised your grandpa that he would help your grandpa complete the rest of his affairs, so your grandpa was willing to leave early. Otherwise, your grandfather will definitely call me at the village chief's house and ask me to come over quickly to help him deal with his funeral affairs.
I told him, and then that person took control of Chen Guzi’s body and asked him to complete the burial and funeral arrangements for my grandfather. In this way, he can not only not expose himself, but also delay the time until you come over and let you deal with the funeral affairs, and can also let Chen Guzi die naturally. The three of you have become his pawns, in one fell swoop. Three gains.
Mr. Wang pondered for a moment, then shook his head and told me, no, we, Mr. Ha, are just one person.
I asked quickly, who?
Mr. Wang turned his head and looked at me and said, you!
