Chapter 113 The letter

Hearing the painted skin, I immediately crossed Lu Yao's face in front of my eyes, it turned out that so early in the past, she had already crossed paths with us, once upon a time, the words she said to me, even now, I still remember clearly.

She mentioned her relationship with my mother, but after those things happened in that newly constructed building, I had already, from the bottom of my heart, put her in a position with a dangerous label. Even the things she had said, the poignant, moving ones, had always been all but sealed away from me.

I don't know if she was just trying to trick me, or if there was a moment when she also had trouble holding herself back from saying what was on her mind. But she is also like many people around me, such as brother-in-law, his words, always truth and lies mixed with each other, first let you believe, and then turn to deceive. Therefore, I preferred to ignore all of them, and I did not want to accept that part of their words that was the truth.

I was silent for a long time, and asked my father, saying that the painted skin she …… had really, also obeyed my mother s words?

My dad nodded, but spoke in a tone that was again not as aggressive as earlier.

He said, the painted skin is a kind of ruthless ghost, never succumbed to people. She is willing to help your mom, also because your mom has helped her, however, there is always a saying, called painting a tiger, it is difficult to paint the bones, know the face of the people do not know the heart. This is true for people, but also for ghosts. On the surface, she and your mom's relationship is quite good, but behind the scenes, is also mutual defense, who refused to give up a step to.

I said in my heart, the two of them, one of them is considered an exorcist, the other one is the evil ghost being driven away, alone this identity are conflicting, how can they not be on guard.

I didn't say anything, just listened to him continue to tell.

He told me that when Mrs. Nine went blind, in fact, he and my mother are very remorseful, at that time they considered, want Ding Ding's father to come back earlier, the big deal is to let them change the place again, really can't, a family of three to move to my house to live is the same. I just hope they can start a new life smoothly.

My father told Lao Zheng about this idea, and Lao Zheng was also very sad. But even though Lao Zheng was disabled and had always been looked down upon, he was also very trustworthy, which is why my parents were willing to go out with him. In the end, he still balked at the idea, saying that since he had promised my dad something, he couldn't be bothered if he hadn't finished it by now.

My dad heard his words, but also sigh, although the two are very different in age, but he sincerely regarded this person as a friend. After the old Zheng quietly went home to see Mrs. Nine, probably more to appease her a few words, here my father was not present, so he did not know the details of the situation, only know that Mrs. Nine had a big quarrel with the old Zheng, and even do not let the old Zheng into the door, but finally the anger subsided, the two families and harmony, coupled with my mother helped Mrs. Nine a lot, she is a person who knows how to be thankful, and finally a person to take care of Ding Ding's responsibility. I sighed softly when I heard that.

After I heard this, I sighed lightly and said, "I now understand Mrs. Nine's attitude towards me, so unenthusiastic, I think she is holding back things more difficult than I originally knew.

Which know my father shook his head, sighed and said, Xiaoxi you are wrong, Yu Fangtong heart is hate, but she is also clear about the size of the matter of urgency, just always cross the heart of that cut to.

I laughed mockingly, said how to cross, people for you, got separated from their wives, did not directly cut off contact is good, can not you still expect her every time to welcome with a smile?

He looked at me, between the nose slowly exhaled a breath, said it is not so, Yu Fangtong, although she is a woman, but so many years, a person long yin and yang eyes, and do not understand anything, she can survive, although Zheng is not around, but she is a person, even if the eyes of the blind, or can be given to things to deal with properly, which is a lot of people can not be compared. She hates it because Lao Zheng died in the end!

I put myself in the position of Mrs. Nine thought for a while, alone and struggling for so many years, in the blink of an eye, half of his life passed, replaced by someone else, may not have much hope for the future of life, but suddenly there is a person out of the other half of their own, although he is a cripple, but not much of a great ability, but the days of the future, but also finally have a hope. Not to mention that there was Ding Ding afterward.

Perhaps when Mrs. Nine has nothing to do, she will also be like a normal person to fantasize about a better life in the future, but Lao Zheng's death will undoubtedly completely shatter her beautiful dreams.

I asked him how Lao Zheng died.

He face down mourning, thoughts in that moment, as if drifting far away, pause for a moment, only to say, Lao Zheng his death, but also because I ah ……

I was shocked, but did not interrupt him.

He told me, said Xiao Xi, Jiu Ye things you already know, at that time I stayed at home, but Xie family shrine, must be guarded, this is the rule, we can not resist. At that time, I was at home, thinking of ways everywhere, in fact, to end this kind of thing, so I asked Lao Zheng for help, so that he stayed with me to guard the Xie Family Shrine. That is, he left Yu Fangtong those years.

I was more or less surprised, but then I realized, it's like Xia Ru Xuan for me, Lao Zheng helped my dad guard the Xie Family Ancestral Shrine, before my dad went outside to look for a way to free himself and end it all. But apparently, he didn't succeed in the end.

According to what my dad said, at that time, he and Lao Zheng agreed on a time, just three years, after three years even if he didn't find a way, then Lao Zheng came home, my dad naturally came to replace him.

My mom and him together, almost all the clues that can be checked have been thought of, three years of time, say long, say short is, soon arrived.

My father completely desperate down, and even have been ready to go to the Xie family shrine, but it was at this time, he suddenly in the process of a dinner with friends, unintentionally found some new clues. This was like a treasure to him who was desperate at that time.

His friend is a businessman, before the relationship is also very good, a go out, seems to have encountered a lot of strange things, this experience, originally are held in the heart, afraid to say it to be laughed at. But the two drank too much wine, talk freely, there is no fear, open up.

My father would have known far more about this than he did, and at first he didn't take it to heart, as a joke, but listening to it, he felt it was not right.

The man was talking about something he encountered when he went out to talk about business.

In the eighties, all walks of life in the country, are still in its infancy, this life will speculate, where the taste of money where to run, although young, but also ran through half of China, from the beginning of the pants pockets are still open to the hole, to this time, is also earned a lot of money, counting a food and drink is not worried about.

But the more people see, the more money in the hand is not enough, so he is always trying to find ways to keep drilling towards the money hole. But the difference this time is that in the past he was looking for someone else, this time it was someone else who was looking for him.

My father said, at that time, he in order to earn money, black work also received a lot, so in the black market around, is still some fame, others have a bad thing, as long as there is a head of earning, will notify him, and by the way, from which to touch a little bit of oil and water.

But this time the person who came, is specified to find him to do this business. His heart strange, think he is now, not cattle to that point, and the middle of the contact to ask a good deal, a question, only to know that the other party is an old man, said the business, in fact, can not be counted, but just have a piece of jade in hand, intends to look for someone to go out.

He did not have much research on jade and other things, not to mention that this is only a small business, and not much money. He was thinking that if it was really good, he would have grabbed it, so he didn't give it a second thought.

How do you know this side just sent away, only after a week or two time, there are countless letters sent to the door. His heart strange, look at the content of the letter, these are actually his business contacts in other places to write, and the content of the color is about the jade, but the information above is very little, almost all is the old man to find them, pestering ready to jade out to him, those contacts were pestered annoyed, which promised to help him contact.

I feel strange in my heart, according to this statement, that sells jade is relying on what means to find out all the contacts, not to mention these letters, almost at the same time from all over the country to send over, is that the old man will also be split up not at the same time appeared in all parts of the country.

My father said, at that time he also thought so, feel incredible, the wine all of a sudden woke up, just want to know what happened behind.

His friend was so drunk that he couldn't finish his sentence, but my dad sorted it out later.

The man was also puzzled at that time, thinking to himself, could it be that he had been exposed for taking black jobs in the past, and now someone was ready to check up on him. But this thought is not very reliable, he is in those things, but also just help, even if you want to check, but also not always staring at him.

But he couldn't let go of his heart, and finally decided to meet up with the old man selling jade. He casually returned a letter, and soon the other party arranged a time and place. He roughly packed up and then set off.

When he arrived at his destination, he didn't have a moment's delay and went straight to the agreed upon inn. But when he arrived the old man had not yet come, perhaps because of the relationship between running around for a few days, he was very tired, lying on the sofa and leaning back, it did not take long to fall asleep.

This sleep do not know how long he slept, he slept in a daze, only to feel that someone is patting his face, he opened his eyes to see, found that the sky has already darkened, beside him stood an old man, hunched back, with a kind of bizarre smile, an old eye blinking look at him.

He was startled, quickly sat up, without saying a word directly turn on the light, even because of nervousness, even the knife in his pocket for self-defense were pulled out.

That old man did not expect him to react so greatly, all of a sudden also panicked, trembling looked at him, the atmosphere did not dare to come out!

Chapter 114: Ancient Jade

Borrowing the light, he only saw clearly the old man's appearance, dressed in rags, the clothes on the body are patched everywhere, also does not seem to be what rich Lord, just see him hold up the knife, immediately nervous cover their pockets.

He saw that there was nothing unusual about this old man, the sense of vigilance in his heart was let down. But at the same time there was also some disappointment, originally he thought, even if it was not specifically to check him, but this person looking for such a hurry, maybe there really is some good material.

He put away the knife in his hand, busy and the old man smiled, said you don't mind, a person out of the house, with a little self-defense things are also right, just you just scared me, is not intentional.

The old man saw him put away the knife, this is a sigh of relief, busy smile, said this natural, yes yes yes.

Once he saw this old man reaction and change face like, heart more or less have a little spectrum, although the appearance looks, this old man downtrodden very, but is also a fox into the essence of the fox, the heart of the shrewd it.

He silently calculating in his mind, his face only put on a simple and harmless look, smiling and the old man set down the proximity, ask him where he is, how to think of doing business with him like this.

Who knows that this old man is not good to deal with, have a sentence without a sentence and he struck up a conversation, but the key information, are intentionally or unintentionally conceal the past.

He saw that he couldn't get any words out of his mouth, and was greatly bored, which led him to bring the topic around to that piece of jade.

When the old man saw him open up, he slowly pulled something out of his pocket. He squinted his eyes and estimated that it was the piece of jade he was talking about, only it was wrapped by this old man with a handkerchief, three layers inside and three layers outside, carefully peeling it off bit by bit, three layers inside and three layers outside, it looked very precious.

He was curious in his heart, and only waited for the last handkerchief to be uncovered, and only then did he see the true face of the jade.

This jade is translucent green, can't find any flaws, but as I said earlier, he has no understanding of jade, although he thinks it looks good, but he can't tell if it's real or fake, or how much money it's worth.

Just looking at the patterns on it, the carving was very delicate, but these patterns were so weird that he looked at it for half a day, but he didn't know what was carved.

He reached out to take the jade over to have a closer look, but the old man was as if he was afraid that he would snatch it away, and immediately held the jade in his hand, with a smile on his face, but his hand retracted back. The old man, perhaps because of his interest, opened his mouth to say a few good words, and then brought up the price, and insisted on paying with one hand and delivering with the other.

He laughed coldly in his heart, for one thing, he originally did not have much interest, and for another, who knows the authenticity of this jade, and even without an appraisal, he wanted to close the deal, and he only felt that the old man was thinking too beautifully.

He pretended to look contemplative, and the old man white a few words, words show that this thing does not have much interest in the meaning. This only want to fool a little, even if he really want to receive this thing, also have to pressure the price is not.

How do you know the old man heard his meaning, immediately panicked, as if afraid that he did not want the same, busy jade up, said you take a good look, this color, this texture, you can not find where the second!

He still smiled and shook his head, stood up and was ready to go, where thought the old man was unforgiving, directly grabbed him, as if he was afraid he would not buy, hard to lower the price by double.

In this way, not to mention him, even if it is an ordinary person, as soon as he heard this price plummeted, he would be skeptical about the quality of the goods, not to mention that he himself is not interested in this thing. Immediately turn around to go.

But I did not expect the old man all of a sudden excited up, dragged him on his knees, mouth rambling about what can not be heard, but look, as if he wanted to force him to take this jade, completely lost the previous kind of shrewd look.

When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, only thinking that this old man was trying to rely on him, and opened his mouth to curse.

But at this time, the lights in the room suddenly went out, the room was suddenly dark, nothing could be seen clearly. Both he and the old man froze for a moment, and then he reacted, thinking it was a trip, or a power outage or something.

He wiped out the darkness and tried to check the light switch, but the old man tugged at him so tightly that he couldn't take a step. It was only then that he realized the old man was actually shaking, as if he was afraid of something.

The next second, the window suddenly windy, blowing the window "bang" rattling, he wondered in his heart, when he woke up earlier, he could still see the moonlight outside the window, how suddenly the sky changed. He just froze for a second, suddenly heard a burst of neat footsteps coming from the outside of the house, one step at a time, as if a well-trained soldier walking.

He had not yet reacted, suddenly heard the old man ghost called up, simmering a voice, scared his hands shook, stood in place to look at him properly, hard not dare to move.

The old man's reaction is very strange, earlier is screamed so, and then suddenly cried, tears barred fall. Constantly kowtowed to the window, and said some words that made him feel puzzled.

The old man kowtowed on the ground, while confessing, "I know I'm wrong! I know it's wrong! I just wanted to change some money, I don't dare now! I don't dare anymore!

He was frightened by the old man's reaction, his feet slowly moved, wanting to ignore him farther, but his pants leg was tightly pulled by the old man, no matter how he struggled, just can not break free.

The old man's hands trembling holding the piece of jade, suddenly pulled his hand, the jade hard stuffed in his hand, and again towards the window kowtowed, his mouth continued to yell, I gave him the jade! I gave him the jade!

He looked at the old man this way, feel as if there is someone outside the window, the heart strange tight, trembling faintly walked over, want to see in the end, which know that just to the window, eyes blinking, that outside the house, I do not know when, suddenly more than a lot of silhouettes, one by one can not see the face, just stand straight outside the house, a pair of eyes, seems to be looking at their own and in the room of the old man.

He was instantly subdued by the scene. Gulping a mouthful of spit, his entire body was dumbfounded, even forgetting why he had come over. Just two legs trembling, wanting to run but not daring to move.

That old man suddenly screamed miserably again, and he turned back in surprise, but was surprised to find that the old man had just disappeared!

The person who was kneeling in the room a second ago, just suddenly disappeared, this came to scare his guts even more. He was busy looking out the window, but the silhouettes outside the window disappeared along with the old man. Just blowing the appalling cold wind, gradually small, and finally as if nothing had happened, the lights suddenly lit up, the room was left alone, holding the piece of jade, covered in sweat.

At first he wanted to throw away the piece of jade, but then for some reason, ghostly but put it into his bag. He checked out of his room in the night and dared to go home by selling his ticket.

Later he has been at home to hide for three days did not dare to come out, the family heard his description, they think he is a ghost, busy invited a little-known master in the local area, the results of the master to see, but a smile, said it is a ghost to send money, a great omen!

He didn't believe it first, but he didn't realize that his business was getting better and better for some time afterward, which made him feel relieved.

My father heard him say so, the heart is also a little strange, ghosts send wealth this kind of thing does have some precedents, but and his friend described the situation is completely different, and why that old man who do not look for, in favor of him, at that time, my father also do not understand, just take the strength of alcohol, asked him how to deal with that jade?

His friend smiled, and did not hide, directly escaped from his arms to show him, it turned out that he thought that this thing was a big chance for him to transit, so he carried it with him.

My father took it, at first glance there is nothing unusual, but it is an ancient jade, some years. But when he took a closer look, he realized that this jade was something extraordinary.

Both sides of the jade, carved patterns are like two places, one of which he is not clear, but the other, he only look at a glance to understand, that is the village of Jiu Ye, slightly raised in the center of a small point, think about it, is the location of the parking of the coffin. The only thing was that there was no Xie Family Shrine engraved on it, which meant that the jade dated from much earlier than the time when the Xie Family Shrine was established.

My dad was on the verge of despair, and this discovery was like getting a treasure, and he was busy writing down another place on the map, roughly depicting it, and for a long time afterward, he was ready to find out what this place was, and then go to find out what it was all about.

But after they went to that place, found that this place and the Xie Family Shrine really have quite a lot to do, but also did not expect, this is their Jedi.

Departure companion one has three people, is my father, old Zheng, and that got the jade friend.

I heart strange, said how that person also went?

My father sighed, said you do not understand, at first said three years, but because of this discovery, I and the old Zheng a discussion, decided to take a chance, which also happened in the middle of some things, such as the back slowly and you say. Anyway, we searched a few times, and a few years passed, and finally I realized that we had to have him along for us to find the place. He was like the key to our door, without him it would never work.

I did not expect this man to have such a big role, busy asking him if this is because of the ancient jade.

My father nodded, two hands suddenly clenched up his fists, said, the ancient jade is like a line, taking us to find the past, only I did not expect that we have hope, but also because of that person, and in the end, even because of him, I and Lao Zheng …… all died there!

My face slightly sunk, said you do not need that person that person called, things are now, you still want to hide some what? From the time you start to say I know that the person with the jade, is Lin Tian his father!