Chapter 34 Section 1 Sesame Candy Provides Clues

Sato Yamaki brought his troops back to Kinugawa Company, he was already so angry that he kept coughing. Shan Dao had no choice but to take the soldiers back to the barracks.Sato Ichiro found some antitussive medicine for him to take, and persuaded him, "Your body is important." Shao Chuan saw Sato Yamaki's angry look, but he didn't show his face. He talked with a samurai for a while, and then he got the general idea. Sato Yamaki took the medicine and felt much more comfortable. He took a few breaths and lay down. Shao Chuan went back to his room and thought to himself: Chen Laoer is also alive or dead, who would know about his father Yang Zhongshan?People from the Wu family and the Liu family must know, but are they willing to tell the truth?By the way, the old man selling steamed buns said that there is Yang Zhongshan's grave under the Golden Dome, but I don't know if it is true or not.

Yang Shaochuan was thinking about it, when he heard someone talking outside, it turned out that Sakai Sakai had come. Sato Yamaki sat up and asked angrily: "Sakai, is that Ma Yunlong too presumptuous? He dared to interfere in my affairs and killed my people." Sakai comforted: "Senior, please calm down. This Ma Yunlong is still of great use. We can't provoke him now. If you can't bear it, you will make a big conspiracy. For our big plan, let him go for now." Sato Yamaki gritted his teeth and asked, "What on earth are you going to use him for? You have so many soldiers, why do you still care about bandits like them?" Sato chuckled, and whispered, "This is top secret..." He pointed at Sato Yamaki's Hearing a few words, Sato Yamaki listened and said bitterly: "That's it, I'm going to do a big job."

Seeing that Sato Yamaki's mood improved, Sato asked regretfully, "Will that map be destroyed, will it hinder our plan?" Sato Yamaki sighed and said: "This map is not the final one. We still have other geological maps and data in our hands. It just takes more time to gather some scattered information. However, some information will always be lost. .” Satou Yamaki said, "Don't worry too much. As long as the members of the Wu family and the Liu family are still alive, the secret will have a chance to be solved." Sakai also smiled sinisterly, and said, "We must keep alive."

Shaochuan was in the next room, and he couldn't hear the conversation between the two conspirators because their voices were getting quieter.Later, he heard Sato's voice saying goodbye. At this time, Sato's voice increased again, saying: "Tomorrow, I will have the military doctor come to see you." Sato said thank you. Shaochuan knew that Sakai was gone, so he put his mind back on his own affairs. He planned to take the opportunity of surveying tomorrow to find the poplar tree under the golden roof.Later, he thought that Sato sent troops tonight for a map, the map of Luoshan, and the painting hanging in Wolongju inexplicably appeared in front of his eyes, which was a realistic map of Luoshan , Thinking of this, the hairs all over his body stood up, he was extremely nervous, it seems that the secret must be in this painting.

Shaochuan tried his best to recall the painting, it was a colorful meticulous painting, perhaps some important information was hidden in it.Great curiosity drove him to plan how to get this painting, or to see what happened to this painting.So, he temporarily changed his mind and went to Wolongju tomorrow, but for what reason?He began to think hard again. Let's talk about Liu Muzhi living in Wolong, drinking with Meng De and the others for a while, Wu Dongmei has already cleaned up the west wing and arranged for them to live there, and said apologetically: "You three big men should squeeze together, don't worry about it."

Meng De smiled and said, "Junior Sister, you can arrange it." After a while, the banquet was over, and Meng De took Wang Yingchun and Li Hongjiang to the West Wing. Wu Dongmei whispered, "Be careful, there is a tenant, a woman." Wu Dongmei returned to the house and came to the dormitory with Liu Muzhi. Liu Muzhi said, "Thank you for today's matter." It's better to let the elder brother use it for other purposes, just right, it also cut off Wang Yingchun and the others' thoughts. I don't know why the elder brother is with these people." Liu Muzhi thought for a long time and said: "I heard from my father that the Wang Yingchun does things for the Communist Party."

Wu Dongmei opened her mouth wide, and Liu Muzhi said, "The world is too chaotic now, we must be more careful." Wu Dongmei said: "It is admirable to do things for the Communist Party. Brothers must be careful." Liu Muzhi said: "Eldest brother has superb martial arts skills. He can handle even those who help Wang Yingchun in the gold business, but he is straightforward. In the future, you have to tell him to be more considerate in dealing with others." Wu Dongmei nodded, and Liu Muzhi said again: "That Hongying, you have to be careful." Later, it was found that Wu Dongmei didn't respond, she was already asleep.

The next morning, before dawn, Meng De came to knock on the window. Liu Muzhi put on his clothes and came to the window. Meng De said, "Junior Brother, let's go first. I'll take some steamed buns from the kitchen..." Liu Muzhi said he knew, and heard these people tiptoe away.Liu Muzhi lay back, unable to fall back to sleep, and stared out the window.After a while, the chickens in the yard crowed, and then the birds in the mountains also sang. It seemed that the orange sun jumped into the yard. After a while, I heard Hongying open the door, and the puppy barked a few times towards her door.The maid had already started tidying up the yard. Hongying asked, "Did someone come last night?" The maid looked at Hongying with a friendly smile and continued to work.

During breakfast, Xiaohu ran out and shouted: "Aunt Hongying, your sesame candies are so delicious, I want more!" Hongying smiled: "No more." Liu Muzhi said: "You child, you can't be so greedy." Dongmei asked: "Where did you buy this?" Hongying said: "This is in the Li family compound. I bought it, and I'll bring you a few dollars in a few days." Liu Muzhi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, did she already plan to go to the Li family compound?It seemed there must be a purpose. Xiaohu said happily: "Okay, what day?" Hongying said: "In another two or three days."

Liu Muzhi said, "Hongying, don't make a special trip just for a few pieces of candy." Xiaohu said: "No, no, I want it." Hongying said: "Okay, okay, I will bring it for you, within three days." Soon they finished their breakfast, Hongying said: "Brother Liu , I'll go first, see you later." After a few words of politeness, Hongying packed up her portfolio and went out. In fact, she had clearly written down the layout of Wolong Residence. When she came outside, she first found a Sitting down in a place sheltered from the wind, I drew the layout of Wolong Residence.

As soon as Hongying left, Liu Muzhi said: "It seems that she is going to take Yang Shaochuan to the Li family compound. She may have some news, and Yang Shaochuan needs to confirm the news." Wu Dongmei thought for a while and said, "Then she must go to Yang Shaochuan first." Yang Shaochuan was on his way to Wolongju.In the morning, he secretly left Kinugawa Company. At this time, the military doctor sent by Sato was in another room to see Sato Yamaki. Yang Shaochuan left the room, and a samurai came to report to Sato Ichiro. The guy coughed and said: "You keep an eye on him, he must have a purpose in going into the mountain." Yang Shaochuan thought that if he could see the painting of Liu's family, he must write down some important information. If it was left by his father, there should be some special geological symbols in it, and it is possible to use these special symbols. The elements of the painting composed of symbols are hidden in it, such as flowers and plants composed of asterisks or rocks composed of boxes and triangles, which may only be seen clearly with a magnifying glass. Yang Shaochuan was thinking as he walked, and when he looked up, he saw his little friend——Hongying was in front. Hongying was also overjoyed to see Yang Shaochuan, and said coquettishly, "Why did you come here?" Yang Shaochuan said: "Are you looking for me?" He hoped to hear the other party's affirmative answer, but Hongying didn't like this, and said angrily on purpose: "Who is looking for you when I have nothing to do? I am sketching, looking for scenery. .” Yang Shaochuan felt a persistent warmth in his heart, and said, "You must be looking for me!" Hongying became angry, and said, "I'm looking for you as a puppy." Yang Shaochuan smiled and said: "Then I'm going to the mountains, don't follow me." He walked around Hongying and walked towards Wolongju, Hongying became anxious and said: "I have something to tell you!" Yang Shaochuan was victorious and said, "I said you were looking for me, but you still don't admit it?" Hongying glanced at him and said, "I have news, Xiao Liu told me, don't you want to know?" Yang Shaochuan turned around abruptly, Hongying said: "There is news for the dumb." "What news?" Hongying approached Yang Shaochuan's ear and said a few words. Excited like a conditioned reflex, of course, also because he heard the news from Hongying, Yang Shaochuan couldn't help but look at the snow-white skin on Hongying's neck, so he made a decision by accident, and immediately got up to go with Hongying. Li Family Courtyard. Yang Shaochuan and Hongying headed towards the Li family compound. A little bandit from far away got out from behind the rock, held hands and looked at it for a while, then walked west and came to the cottage.The donkey's arms were bandaged and hung around his neck with a straw rope.The little bandit ran over and said, "Donkey, that girl came out of Wolongju, and went down the mountain with Yang Shaochuan again." The donkey didn't give him a good look, instead he kicked the little bandit and cursed: "You called the donkey too? You're looking for death." The little bandit immediately apologized, saying: "Remember, the second master of the donkey." The donkey was satisfied now, and led the little bandit to report to Ma Yunlong. Ma Yunlong was drinking with Yun Zhongfei when Donkey came in to report: "Master Long, that Yang Shaochuan brought that woman down the mountain again." Ma Yunlong asked: "Where did you go?" The donkey turned his face and glared at the little bandit just now, but the little bandit couldn't answer, so the donkey felt ashamed and kicked to regain his dignity, and ordered He quickly went out to stare.Ma Yunlong saw the majesty of the donkey, hummed his nose, and said: "Take a good look at the Liu family's Wolongju." The donkey nodded and bowed and said: "Don't worry, Master Long, I will send some brothers to watch immediately. When the donkey said this, he deliberately shook his injured arm to remind Ma Yunlong's eyes of how smart Ma Yunlong was, and said, "Donkey, eat a piece of meat." The donkey pierced a piece of meat with the tip of a knife and ate it. Due to the cold weather, the meat was covered with frozen oil and slippery. Satisfied with Ma Yunlong's gift, the donkey retreated after chewing. Yun Zhongfei said: "Wolongju must have taken a good look at it, there must be a big secret in it." Ma Yunlong said: "Second Uncle, you must know what happened back then, right?" Yun Zhongfei said: "I do know something. It is very strange that the Liu family built this house in the mountains. There is no reason. If there is a reason, it must be that this house hides a huge secret." Ma Yunlong said: "I can't think of any secrets. It must be related to the dragon vein map. Apart from this reason, there is no reason for the Liu family to spend such a high price to build a house in the mountains." Yun Zhongfei said: "The price? There is only one reason for paying such a high price, and that is the secret they want to hide, which is thousands of times, tens of thousands of times greater than the price they paid..." Ma Yunlong came to his senses and said, "So the Dragon Vein Diagram must have something to do with Wolongju?" Yun Zhongfei smiled and said, "Then what do you mean by Golden Snake Valley?" Ma Yunlong said: "There are worms and snakes in the Golden Snake Valley, I know that." Yun Zhongfei said: "Didn't you already ask Lao Jiu, he often gets gold from Golden Snake Valley." Ma Yunlong said: "I know that there is gold in the Golden Snake Valley, but that is the nest of pythons. The rules passed down from the ancestors. There are magic spells in that place. Who dares to do anything wrong. Besides, there are wild dogs everywhere." Yun Zhongfei said: "Since it is such a dangerous place, the Liu family and the Wu family will build a house there and live in it. This only shows one problem, this place is extremely important!" Ma Yunlong slapped the table, and suddenly realized: "Is there gold in the place where they live!" Yun Zhongfei said: "Things should not be that simple. You can think of the problem. Yang Zhongshan thought of it a long time ago. It must not be just a question of gold. If we both understand geology, we should be able to guess the clue. .” Ma Yunlong smiled and said, "Second Uncle, don't forget, back then, my father was already prepared." Yun Zhongfei said: "Oh, I hope this person can be useful." Ma Yunlong thought for a while, then called out the bandit at the door, and asked, "How is that pig? Has it been released?" The bandit said: "Let's let the air go, and I showed him some ore samples. He didn't say good or bad." Ma Yunlong said flatteringly: "Second Uncle, why don't we go and have a look?" Yun Zhongfei nodded, the two got up, went out of the cave, turned a few turns, and came to a cave. Two bandits stood at the entrance of the cave. Ma Yunlong asked the bandits to open the door. After entering, there was another door, and another Bandits guarded.Open the door again, there is a charcoal fire inside, very warm, there is an old man inside, looking at the mine samples, he looked up and saw Ma Yunlong, and said angrily: "The bandit surnamed Ma, when will you let me out?" Ma Yunlong said with a smile: "You are so delicious, is it good to live here? How about it? What is the grade of the few pieces of ore dug out this time?" The old man sneered and said, "Don't worry about it. Since your father, you haven't dug a mine vein. Don't be delusional. Let me go. Don't let me die in this mountain. Both you and your father are locked up." I'm twenty years old." Ma Yunlong said: "I tell you good news, your hard days will soon come to an end." After speaking, Ma Yunlong laughed and flew out with Yunzhong. The old man, the ore sample in his hand, fell to the ground with a slap, his mouth opened in surprise, and later, he chewed the sentence back and forth: "It's the end, it's the end." When Yang Shaochuan and Hongying arrived at the Li Family Courtyard, they stayed first. After a while, Xiao Liu was found by the shop assistants. Xiao Liu said: "After the mute was injured, he was carried away. Madam arranged." Yang Shaochuan asked: "What does Mrs. Chen do?" Xiao Liu said, "She makes sesame candies." Yang Shaochuan asked, "How is the dumb?" Xiao Liu said, "I don't know." Yang Shaochuan gave Xiao Liu some change, and Xiao Liu left happily. Yang Shaochuan thought for a while, took a sip of water, closed his eyes, leaned his head on the back of the chair vigorously, and inhaled through his nose, the scent of sesame candy turned out to be in his heart.Yang Shaochuan stood up, he seemed a little agitated, Hongying asked: "What's the matter, is there any problem?" Yang Shaochuan seemed to come out of memory, saying: "I was familiar with this taste when I was young, and I remember it very clearly." Hongying said, "So you mean, you ate sesame candies when you were young?" Yang Shaochuan said: "Theoretically speaking, it is impossible, but I remember this taste very deeply." Hongying nodded, Yang Shaochuan stood up and walked out, he was a little nervous, because he knew that everyone he came into contact with had bad luck.Yang Shaochuan knew that this person who could evoke his childhood memories must be someone with important status and must know his background. However, this person must not have an accident. If there is another accident, his clues will be broken. After countless times of reasoning in his mind, Yang Shaochuan connected these people. The identity of the mute has been confirmed. He was Yang Zhongshan's servant back then, so he must know Cheng Laizi, and the mute was rescued by Mrs. Chen. Then Mrs. Chen Mrs. must be related to the mute; more importantly, the flavor Yang Shaochuan was most familiar with when he was a child was sesame candy, and Mrs. Chen made sesame candy! There is another problem. The clue to Cheng Gaizi is broken. If the mute knows Cheng Gaizi, it is possible that he was a member of the survey team back then. Then Chen Laoer, the housekeeper of the Li family, must know Cheng Gaizi. If all the investigations were monitored, then the people he came into contact with would be unsafe. First of all, he had to get rid of this little enemy around him.Yang Shaochuan pinched the small cosmetic bottle with his hand in his pocket, he thought, he could use a method of smacking around. Yang Shaochuan walked slowly and came to the street. He saw that the small shop was closing up, and an old lady was putting away the sesame candies.Yang Shaochuan walked over, but she didn't look up, but asked in a low voice, "What's your business?" Yang Shaochuan said, "I want sesame candy." The old lady wrapped the sesame candies, took a look at Yang Shaochuan, then lowered her head to clean up, Yang Shaochuan took another look, she seemed to wipe her eyes with her hands. Hongying followed, and Yang Shaochuan turned around and walked back with the sesame candy. At this time, the old lady had already closed the door. Yang Shaochuan gave Hongying a piece of sesame candy, and he ate one too. The two walked back, and Hongying asked, "Any news?" Yang Shaochuan said nothing.Hongying asked: "Then what should we do?" Yang Shaochuan said: "I think it's best to start with Chen Laoer." Hongying took a bite of the sesame candy and said, "It's really delicious." Yang Shaochuan smiled and said, "Let's go, I invite you to eat the specialty here, Longkou vermicelli." The two found a restaurant, went in and sat down, Xiaoer came to greet him, Hongying put sesame candies on the table, Yang Shaochuan said: "We want to eat Longkou vermicelli here." Xiaoer said: "You two are right to come On the ground, there are dragon beard powder, which is white, thinner than hair, and jellyfish and cabbage heart; there are thick noodles with hemp rope, which are stewed with mutton, which is good for the body in winter; there are also fried vermicelli, yellow and fragrant. Yes. If you two come here in summer, the jelly in our store is the best in the whole Zhaoyuan City. It is like jade, translucent and slippery. Take a sip and eat it. Of course, here we are All fans are mung bean flour." Hongying couldn't help spitting, and Yang Shaochuan said, "Then hurry up." Xiaoer looked at the sesame candies they put on the table and said, "You bought this from Mama Chen, she made delicious ones." Hongying tentatively asked, "Does Mama Chen walk with you often?" Xiao Er said, "Not often, we only know that she can make sesame candies. She is an outsider, and she was not from here before." Hongying chased after him and asked, "What does it mean to be an outsider?" Xiaoer said: "I heard from my father that she came to the Li family compound twenty years ago. We don't even know where she is from." Hongying nodded, Yang Shaochuan pretended not to care, and after a while the food came, and they were full. The two had dinner, but Yang Shaochuan wanted to take Hongying to Chen Laoer's place.Hongying pouted reluctantly, and Yang Shaochuan said, "I think Steward Chen has more information." When the two came to Steward Chen, all the family members had run away, leaving only one janitor. Yang Shaochuan asked about the situation, and suspected that Steward Chen was not dead, but found a place to hide to recuperate, maybe he still hid The secret was not revealed. The two didn't get any news, so Yang Shaochuan took Hongying back to the residence, and Yang Shaochuan said, "I'll ask Xiao Liu to find out where Chen Lao Er is hiding tomorrow." Early the next morning, Yang Shaochuan got up, knocked on Hongying's door and said, "I'm going to find out where Chen Laoer is hiding." Hongying was obviously not interested in Chen Laoer, she didn't respond, Yang Shaochuan immediately ran away After going out, he didn't inquire about Chen's second child, but ran to Chen Ma's shop selling sesame candies, he knocked on the door, and the door opened, the old lady asked what she wanted, and Yang Shaochuan said she wanted sesame candies.The old lady wrapped a few pieces of sesame candies and handed them out. Yang Shaochuan gave the money, and the old lady closed the door. Yang Shaochuan took the sesame candy, and saw a note inside, which read: "Three days later, Jinding, poplar tree." Yang Shaochuan finally controlled the secret alone. He tore up the note, bit the sesame candy, and then went to inquire about Chen Laoer. After careful analysis and argumentation, he believed that the housekeeper Chen Laoer must know who Cheng Laizi was.At noon when Yang Shaochuan came back to the inn, Hongying was drawing a painting, which was Wolongju. Seeing that he was back, Hongying wanted to put it away. Shaochuan said, "Let me see." Shaochuan looked at it for a while, feeling a little suspicious, but he immediately changed the subject and said, "I'm sure Steward Chen is not dead, and he knows about Cheng Zizi." Hongying asked, "Who is Cheng Laizi?" Yang Shaochuan said: "It should be a member of the survey team back then, and he can provide more secrets."