Chapter 18 Carve the world fourteen

Diao Tianxia Fourteen (1) carpenter's ink line, The emperor can't bend it either. ——Yunnan Folk Proverb Gao Shimei returned to Xinlin Village.He wandered helplessly in the streets and alleys, and he saw his woodcarving workshop huddled in a small corner of the alley alone and miserable.He opened the door of the workshop with a little panic, and the inside was empty, only the sawdust on the ground exuded a musty smell.Gao Shimei's eyes were moist, he begged God, everything in front of him was just a dream, right?The stolen wooden lattice door, the earthquake, forced to sell girls, lost in Baixin Village... are all just part of the illusion.He heard voices in the room, and he listened, trying to figure it out. After a long time, he realized that it was he who was talking to himself.This muttering, like a melancholy and monotonous nursery rhyme, had a tremendous hypnotic effect on him.He was so tired that he really wanted to lie down for a while.However, he didn't dare to slack off. He tried to use his willpower to wake himself up. At this moment, he still didn't understand what changed here after he left Xinlin Village.Is it his expected change or an unexpected change?He was very disturbed by this.The blood in his head began to beat rhythmically. He didn't know if this beating was because he was afraid and cowardly?He walked to the other side of the village, and he tried to gain a new balance in his steps, at least to take each step steadily so that he would not fall to the ground.

At this time, people in Xinlin Village were enthusiastic about rebuilding the "Zhao's Ancestral Hall". There is a lot of traffic on the bus, people come and go, and it is very lively. As soon as Gao Shimei inquired, she found out that it was the villagers and elders of Xinlin Village who took advantage of Gao Shimei's going out to find a daughter and invited Zhu's, Ding's, and Kong's families, as well as the "Laojun Club", "God of Wealth Club" and "Mawang Club" in the village. 36 god-welcoming competitions, including the God Meeting, the Bull King Meeting, and the Pig King Meeting, decided to build the "Three Saints Palace" on the former site of Zhao's ancestral hall.The Zhu family, the Ding family, and the Kong family each donated 1,000 taels of silver. The 36 god-welcoming competition clubs spent all their membership fees within three years on the construction of the "Sansheng Palace"; each adult male in the village donated 300 large-scale adobes, 200 two-model adobes, 100 three-model adobes, and 50 rubbles.Everyone's enthusiasm for the construction of the "Sansheng Palace" is unprecedentedly high, and almost no one disapproves or supports it.

An old squire asked Gao Shimei: "You are the son-in-law of the Zhao family. Would your Zhao family be willing to build the Sansheng Palace with us?" Gao Shimei asked: "Didn't you advocate the construction of the Sansheng Palace before?" Gao Shimei said: "But what I need to rebuild now is the Zhao Family Ancestral Hall. Do you understand? It is the Zhao Family Ancestral Hall. Tell you, if you rebuild the Zhao Family Ancestral Hall Clan ancestral hall, I have money." The old squire said nonchalantly: "We don't care for your stinky money." After Gao Shimei heard this, not only her entire face was deformed, but also her face was creepy.When the old squire saw it, he backed away in fright, turned around and ran away.

Gao Shimei's heart is very sad, he has become a redundant person in Xinlin Village.He became depressed, lying alone in bed, smoking opium all day long.Get yourself out of shape.One day, a stranger came to him and said that Zhou Yunxiang from Lin'an City had raised troops in Gejiu and had a fight with Frenchmen and government officers and soldiers, and asked him if he would go for refuge?Or donate some silver?Gao Shimei said: "I just can't figure out what happened outside, and I don't want to find out. Anyway, the sky won't fall, and even if it does fall, there will be an expert to hold it up. I'm a poor carpenter and I don't have any money." He kicked the man out.Then, he slowly got up from the bed, opened a hole in the wall, took out a large earthen jar, hurriedly reached in, and took out ingots of silver.He let out a long sigh of relief, and a few traces of insensitive smiles faintly appeared on his face.He was lucky that the silver was intact.This is daughter Gao Lizhi's prostitution money!Thinking of his daughter brought tears to his face.As he counted the silver, he felt that his heart was jumping, and every ingot of silver was biting his hand.He has always thought that he is a decent person, and he never thought that he would be reduced to such a field today.He has nothing but these silvers.He looked at his hands from time to time. They used to be a pair of slender and long hands with full of vitality. He loved and cherished them very much. Without them, how could the rigid wood show those wonderful pictures?But now, how useful are these hands?Let these vain money go to bite and ruin it!

Now, Gao Shimei has properly collected the silver.He was half lying and half sitting in a chair, half asleep, half awake.A beam of sunlight slanted in through the gap in the window.Gao Shimei didn't know if it was the morning sun or the setting sun?Due to the effect of sunlight, the room quickly lost its original terrifying atmosphere, but the messy and decaying scene remained the same.Gao Shimei's ears are extremely sensitive. As long as he closes his eyes, he can clearly capture the distant wind, birdsong, and human whispers.However, there is no sound outside now, it can be said that everything is quiet.He needs someone to talk to him so much, even if a group of ignorant children come in now, he is willing to chat with them or listen to their quarrel.For the first time, he experienced such a strong desire to communicate, as if a fire was burning his emotions and language dry.He couldn't stand it anymore, he stood up and shouted, "My former friends, where are they? I hated you all before, and you came to me instead. Now, I miss you so much, But none of you came. Are you all dead? I curse this beautiful and ugly world, how can I have the patience to endure your isolation and punishment? Let those friends go to hell! I want to get out of here , never coming back."

Diao Tianxia Fourteen (2) Of course, Gao Shimei did not leave Xinlin Village immediately, he stayed in the house for a few more days, and he felt that if he stayed like this, he would go crazy.He thought that while his brain was still in control of himself, he should take a path, even if it was a path full of thorns, or an unmistakable dead end, he would go. Gao Shimei came to Nilang Town with a bag of silver on her back.He rented a room in a stud shop, intending to live here for a while before figuring out where to go next.That night, after he was full of wine and food, he had an unstoppable desire—he was very eager to see the girl who was eating melon seeds.Of course, he didn't want to have fun with that woman, but he couldn't tell what his intentions were, he just wanted to see that girl suddenly.It's been a few years, is that girl eating melon seeds still in the fireworks hall?I'm afraid this is an impossible miracle?However, he kept praying to God, believing that a miracle was about to appear before him.When he arrived in front of the fireworks hall, he vaguely saw "Zuixiangtang" hanging on the door.As soon as he stepped into the mysterious threshold, he immediately felt a group of people running around, pulling, pushing, and shouting, "inviting" him into the lobby.Fortunately, he is familiar with everything in the lobby, and even has a bit of intimacy.A few years have passed, except for a signboard at the entrance, there is not much change inside.He was very happy, looking forward to the girl eating melon seeds coming out to entertain him.The old madam appeared, she was still the old woman who had been teased by Li Bang, but she was obviously aged a lot, her eyes were smiling, the yellow flesh on her face drooped softly, three layers of flesh were shaking under her chin, but her whole body was still Majestic and free to move her manservants and girls swimming in the tumult.She recognized Gao Shimei, and walked up to him step by step.

"Ouch! Master Gao is here. I haven't seen you for a few years. I heard that you have made a fortune!" The old madam took Gao Shimei's arm and said as she walked, "Rich men just want to come to our hall Have fun. Ouch! As the saying goes, it’s better to come early than to come early. Master Gao, you came at the right time. We have a virgin (virgin), and Master Gao can start budding. This is the blessing of Master Gao. Master Gao must not miss it." Gao Shimei said: "I want the girl who eats melon seeds." "All the girls here know how to eat melon seeds and fill rice soup. I'll call out that young man to show Master Gao."

I don't know if the madam called "Yuqiu" or "Yiqiu"?Gao Shimei's heart moved accordingly, he fell in love with the name "Yiqiu", and he waited for "Yiqiu" to appear with confidence.At this time, in his mind, "Yiqiu" is the girl who eats melon seeds.After a long time, "Yiqiu" still didn't come out, so the madam took Gao Shimei to a room upstairs.The candles in the room were about to burn out, and the flames kept shaking, giving people a feeling of dying.In the haze, Gao Shimei vaguely saw a girl sitting by the bed, there seemed to be tears in her eyes, and a magical red light flashed.Her whole body felt very disturbed, and her fingers seemed to be twisted convulsively.At this moment, the candlelight was completely extinguished, and the room immediately sank into a dark abyss.Gao Shimei withdrew slowly, the old madam chuckled, and asked him: "How is it? Are you interested?" Gao Shimei didn't even see whether "Yiqiu" was a girl eating melon seeds, but at this moment he was already Confused, he actually nodded inexplicably.

At this time, the candles in the room were lit again.Gao Shimei took a few steps quickly, and turned her head unwillingly, and saw that "Yiqiu"'s tears had dried up, and there was a terrible and willful smile on Gu Mi's face, especially her lips.Not allowing Gao Shimei to look and think carefully, the old madam pulled him over with all her strength, "What are you looking at? What are you looking at? Haven't seen enough just now? Do you want to drink rice soup without paying a cent? Who has seen a hungry wolf like you?" She Drag Gao Shimei to the lobby, ask the servant to hand over the abacus, as if she changed her face, she said with a smile: "Master Gao! It's not an easy task to groom a clean man! You have to be willing to spend money Ah? Ouch! Master Gao! Your nasty apprentice didn’t come with you? Then you don’t understand the rules here. But it doesn’t matter. I’ll do the math for Master Gao first to see if Master Gao has any That much silver?"

Gao Shimei got the courage from somewhere, and rushed to say: "Who said I don't have money? I can buy your drunk-drunk-drunk-oh! By the way, drunk, fragrant, Tang. Old tricks, Do you believe it or not?" "I believe, I believe, Master Gao is a master carver. He is not an idler. He has plenty of money. This time, once you come to my family, you will be popular and popular. I will guarantee that you will become more popular in the future, and you will be more happy if you are happy. Lucky star Gao According to the photo, you will have good fortune.” Diao Tianxia Fourteen (3)

Gao Shimei said: "I know, don't be long-winded." "How do you know? My courtesans are full of color and art, and are genuine. Master Gao, listen, the jewelry of Qing courtiers must be at least a pair of gold bracelets, weighing 8 taels. Six sets of dresses cost 150 gold. The grooming fee is 400 gold. The reward is 50 yuan. One and one wine, 40 yuan. Wedding gold, candle fees, and musician fees are free." When Gao Shimei heard it, she seemed to wake up a little bit.He thought: I can't spend all my money for nothing like this, it's Gao Lizhi's selling money.He was sweating all over immediately, with a tense expression, thinking about how to slip away.The old madam also seemed to see Gao Shimei's thoughts, and she winked at the servants and elder sisters, signaling not to let go of this good deal. "Master Gao! Why didn't your dead apprentice dare to come this time? Last time he carved my family's appearance and made fun of my family. In a fit of anger, my family chopped down that wooden man. Thinking that both of you, master and apprentice, are master carvers, The things carved by your apprentice have connected with the aura of our family, once you cut them off, it is like chopping off the bones of our family, which caused my family to suffer from headaches and sore feet for half a year." "How can it be so miraculous?" Gao Shimei hastily argued, "It's completely a myth and legend made up by others. How can the things we carved harm people? I'm afraid you've been fooled by old tricks." "Don't talk! Don't talk! What happened a few years ago is not worth mentioning. I just told Master Gao to smile. My family wants to talk to Master Gao about something serious. Tomorrow is an auspicious day. I want to do something for Master Gao. Putting on red and hanging colors, blowing and beating, the matter was done in a lively manner. My family is impatient and cannot allow others to neglect. Master Gao hastened to hand over the money now, and our masters and outfielders will go to prepare for you. Tomorrow's Zuixiangtang will be Master Gao's world and heaven!" At this time, Gao Shimei caught a glimpse of a servant who was about to close the door.This is the last chance, he didn't care about thinking, and ran out.Unexpectedly, another male servant suddenly stretched out his leg and tripped him to the ground. "Master Gao, you want to run away? You are a respectable person, why don't you save some face for our family? Think about it, it's not a simple child's play to groom a nobleman! Besides, people will show you, The price has been negotiated with you, but you want to run away now? How is it proper? Go ask your apprentice, how can there be such a reason?" Gao Shimei got up from the ground, brushed off the dust on her body, and an inexplicable sadness welled up in her heart.He quickly recovered, pointed to the door and said: "Old man, don't say that, don't say that, why do you say I want to run away? If I will do this, then why should I ask for trouble here?" ? Man, I’ve read it too. The price has been negotiated. But how can I bring so much money with me? I’ll go get it right away, and I’ll be back in a pack of cigarettes.” The old madam laughed loudly, "Master Gao, Master Gao, don't take offense! The outfield doesn't understand the rules, so I apologize to Master Gao on his behalf! However, please hand over the money on the body first, and then let the outfield accompany you." Go get the silver! Master Gao, do you think this is okay?" Gao Shimei took out all the broken silver on her body.After counting in the outfield, report to the madam: "There is still a long way to go!" The old madam said: "It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! You go with Master Gao." The two outfielders followed Gao Shimei to the horse shop unhurriedly.Gao Shimei wanted to try to get rid of them, but they followed closely and did not give Gao Shimei any gaps.Before entering her guest room, Gao Shimei took a look at the two outfields, looking more and more like two robbers.Their scarlet eyes are as if they have just been coated with the magic oil of greed. They must be able to see all the treasures in the world. Even if I hide them in hell, they will probably be able to find them.When Gao Shimei thought of this, despair suddenly came to her heart.It's over, it's over, the silver and bank notes that Cai Jiajun gave me will be cleaned up by these two robbers soon.Gao Shimei was flustered, embarrassed, and full of irritability. She didn't know what to do? The door of the guest room opened.It was dark inside, and there was a strange smell floating in it. It was indeed a good place to feed bedbugs.The two outfielders stood in the doorway, they didn't want to get into such a horrible room.Gao Shimei kept groping inside. He didn't want to dawdle or procrastinate on purpose, but after he searched all over the head of the bed, the end of the bed, the bottom of the bed, the wooden box, the back of the door, and the bundle, he didn't find his silver bag.He was taken aback and accelerated his groping.Quilts, sheets, pillows, clothes... were all thrown to the ground by him.He got under the bed and grabbed all the garbage and sundries inside, but there was still no trace of the silver bag.In fact, he couldn't recall where he hid the silver bag before going to Zuixiangtang.Because he poured himself and drank a few more sips of wine.But he understood that he was not drunk. Diao Tianxia Fourteen (4) Gao Shimei was uneasy, he was looking forward to whether someone would suddenly appear in front of him, and these people would be able to act chivalrously and drive away the two guys who looked like robbers at the door.Then, slowly and carefully, he turned the room upside down. He couldn't believe that his purse was really hidden in hell as he had just imagined.That is absolutely impossible.So, where is the purse hidden? Now, Gao Shimei realizes that her situation is actually very dangerous, so she can't delay like this any longer, right?The patience of the two "robbers" is limited.If you find silver at this time, then you will be impoverished and can only be reduced to a beggar.If you can't find the silver bag, then you can't tell whether you are dead or alive.A burst of inexplicable anger rushed through his heart.Why did he hate himself for falling into such a terrible quagmire? Strangely, the two outfielders didn't talk to each other, nor urged him, they just waited vigilantly at the door. Gao Shimei stopped looking, and the fear and shame were disappearing little by little.He sat on the ground in a daze, feeling that the candlelight in the surrounding room was weakening little by little, while the ink color in his room was getting thicker, thicker, and heavier little by little.After an unknown amount of time, his mind went blank, and his memory, remorse, tension, and pain seemed to be cut away by an invisible knife.Time seemed to flow again, and he had some feelings again.He heard dogs barking in the street.He suddenly felt that some kind of threat rushed into the silent room, so murderous that he couldn't stand it.Immediately afterwards, he vaguely saw a big black dog appearing in front of him, its deep lips stretched back along a row of exposed sharp teeth, its bloodshot eyes shot out a fierce light like lightning, Its whole body was supported by two thick front legs, and it seemed that it could eat him by jumping up.After that, he felt sticky, hot, and a strong smell of blood in his nostrils.Afterwards, everything returned to deathly silence, and he seemed to have begun to dream. Its daybreak.One after another, pieces of colorful clouds have floated outside the door.Gao Shimei didn't understand why she was lying on the ground?He tried to sit up, but his body ached, his joints were stiff, and he couldn't move.A person was muttering beside him, saying: "Those two men are so ruthless, they robbed you of money and beat others. Oh, God bless! You are not dead, you are still young!" Gao Shimei turned her face to the nagging person with difficulty, oh!It turned out to be the old groom in the shop. The old horseman was still muttering, "I don't know where those two men are bandits. How dare they break into the horse shop in the middle of the night to rob? I was awakened by them, and I got up and chased them away. They said that you went to the brothel and owed debts. I still want to run away and renege on my debts. I don’t believe their reasoning. This world is too chaotic and complicated. Who can explain it clearly? In my opinion, you are a cautious person, so much money, you have hidden them in the skylight. If If you don't open them, we will never know your secret in our dreams. However, we didn't escape the eyes of those two men. They beat you to the ground, then pried open the skylight, and took away so much money and notes Go away. Only bandits would dare to do that." "I didn't go to the brothels, and I didn't owe them any debts. I don't know them either." When Gao Shimei said these words, her face turned red and pale.Only after that did he feel fully awake.Indeed, those silver and bank notes are hidden on the skylight.His memory returned.He looked at the wide-open skylight, and pieces of gray silk drifted out. He seemed to be completely desperate.God!Is that money, those Gao Lizhi's prostitution money, wasted by me like this? The old groom calmed him down, then slowly undressed him, and laid him naked on the bed.Gao Shimei naturally felt embarrassed, while the old groom wiped off the blood on his body with a damp cloth, with an expression like a kind father scrubbing his son's body.Gao Shimei was very moved.He said: "Since I came into this world, the best thing I have encountered is people, and the worst thing is also people. Some people are depraved, vicious, sophisticated, and mean, and they specialize in deceiving and mutilating their own kind. That's the kind of people I met last night. And today I've met the kindest people, and you're helping me get rid of the worst memories." Gao Shimei's pain gradually eased, and the complexion on her face recovered a little.The old groom was very happy.He put the blood-stained wet cloth into the clean water basin and rubbed it, and then used it to wipe Takashimi's hands.The old groom was immediately stunned by Gao Shimei's hand.He has never seen such slender and sharp hands in his life, as flexible and powerful as quicksilver, as warm and clean as simmering fire.Among the men he knew, almost all of them had mallet-like bumps on their hands, their fingers were hard, and there were deep grooves on their palms, making them ugly.Seeing the stunned look of the old groom, Gao Shimei couldn't help laughing, "I do fine work, lattice carving, that is, painting on wooden boards with a knife." Diao Tianxia Fourteen (5) "Oh! You are Gao Shimei, our great carpenter, Boss Zhao's uncle?" Gao Shimei nodded. "Master Gao, I am a person who cherishes fate the most. You are in trouble now, and I can't help you much. If you don't dislike it, you can temporarily live in my dilapidated house and wait for your wound to heal before making further plans. .In the future, if you want to track down those two bandits, I will try to help you." Therefore, Gao Shimei moved to the old groom's house, where he ate and lived with the old groom's family.It was a big old house, gloomy, and it seemed that ghosts and ghosts haunted it day and night.The old groom's wife has passed away, leaving behind 5 children, all boys, the oldest is 18 years old and the youngest is 6 years old.So many men, big and small, didn't dilute the yin here.The old groom pointed to the east side of the old house and said: "My five children and I live here. The west side was occupied by bandits for several months. They did all kinds of bad things in it, and even killed a woman. So We don't go there, and you don't want to go there, you will have nightmares if you go there. Now it is rented to two young foreigners, and they don't come to live in it, as if they have stored some things in it." Gao Shimei lived upstairs on the east side for several months.He lived a very tense life every day. Before dawn, he would follow the old groom to the horse shop to feed the horses, and he would not come back until midnight.He has practically turned into a little horseman.But in the eyes of the old groom, he is still an outstanding and well-known carpenter.The old groom praised and encouraged him almost every day, and he also felt that this kind of praise and encouragement was very real.What's more, the old groom also asked his five children to worship Gao Shimei as their teacher, and let them come to the horse shop whenever they were free, buzzing around Gao Shimei like a swarm of bees, asking questions That.Gao Shimei often thinks that in this terrible Nilang Town, in such difficult days, the old groom's family is probably the only one who respects me.It is also because of this that Gao Shimei feels that there is still some meaning in living. Before the arrival of summer, the "Sansheng Palace" in Xinlin Village was finally completed.The news was told to Gao Shimei by the children of the old groom.The old groom's children are very honest. When they went to cut horse grass near Xinlin Village, they saw that the "Sansheng Palace" had been painted new, and all kinds of people came and went, and it was very lively.They also heard the little dolls in Xinlin Village yelling: French, get out, French, get out.Immediately afterwards, they saw a red-haired foreigner walking towards them in a panic. The redhead can speak Chinese.He said: "Children, I want to ask you about a person. Gao Shimei, the big carpenter who can carve on wooden boards. OK, big carpenter, do you understand? Where is he now? Can you tell me ?” The old groom's children were very clever, and they knew that the red-haired inquisitor lived in their house, but they didn't tell the red-haired, because they thought the red-haired might be a bad person. That night, Gao Shimei deliberately didn't take this matter to heart. What is the meaning of the completion of the "Sansheng Palace"?Why should foreigners make such a fuss when they come to me?The days are endlessly turning, and there will always be some changes that I hate or like.As long as I don't make trouble anymore, will there still be a fatal blow?He didn't want his mind to analyze those helpless problems, so he forced himself to sleep well. The next day, Gao Shimei followed the old groom to the horse shop to feed the horses as usual, and took the old groom's two young sons for a walk on the street at noon.He was followed by two children, one big and one small, and he felt quite comfortable, as if he was on this street for the first time, many people were paying attention to him, and he was also paying attention to many people.As a result, they walk very slowly and take a long time.At this time, the Frenchman An Ye appeared in front of him, and he couldn't help but let out a cry.An Ye punched him lightly on the back. "I looked for you everywhere, in Xizong County, in an old city, and in Lin'an Mansion, but I couldn't find you. I heard that you went to a brothel for fooling around, and I blindly looked for you in various brothels. I have already made preparations. The moment I find you, I must give you a hard punch." An Ye's deep and powerful voice shook Gao Shimei's heart, and his body trembled slightly.An Ye dragged him out from between the old groom's two youngest sons, and pushed him aside, "Come on, my dear friend, I'll give you another punch!" Although An Ye said that he only gave one punch, he punched several times in a row, and scolded at the same time: "Mr. Shi Mei, how did you get so depressed and depraved? You came here to be a stable boy?" An Ye invited Gao Shimei to a small hotel.An Ye said: "I can't feel the spirit of Buddhism from you, but I found the typical spirit of Chinese Taoism. You can be called a romanticist, a proud folk artist. But, it seems destined, what you see Everything you see and experience is a struggle between the individual and the whole, between the individual and the universe. So you resist, you work hard, and at the same time you succumb to self-liberation and abandon yourself, you have a strong excitement, This excitement is half realized bitterness and half experienced joy. These two things combine to produce a special Taoist way of expressing emotions-that is, drunken contempt. All the laughing." Diao Tianxia Fourteen (6) Gao Shimei said: "I have never heard such a heart-shattering word. Those who know me are also An Ye." An Ye said: "I love Chinese culture, but I am confused by your spiritual temperament." Gao Shimei toasted An Ye with a glass of wine. An Ye said: "What is the greatest wish of you Chinese people?" Gao Shimei said, "I don't know." An Ye said: "One of the greatest wishes of you Chinese is to turn bad luck into good fortune. Today I want to tell you two pieces of good news about turning bad luck into good fortune. They are all related to your experience. The first one is about your daughter Gao Lizhi Good news for Yula girl. Yula girl, OK, do you remember her? My friend Jack told me it was the little Dai girl who disappeared. Jack, do you understand? My American friend, he got With your help, he successfully completed his investigation of Yunnan. After returning to China, his reports and papers aroused strong repercussions and controversy in their country, and he was awarded by his university for this. At the same time, his adventures also aroused The attention of many reporters. Later, with the support of a magazine, Jack came to Yunnan again, looking for your daughter Gao Lizhi. Jack said that he is not a saint, he loves Gao Lizhi, and he thinks the best way to contact people The method is through love. He was attracted and manipulated by this sacred emotion. He traveled all over southern Yunnan alone, and finally found Gao Lizhi in Yisa Town outside the Red River. He wanted to bring Gao Lizhi back, but Gao Lizhi refused. Her husband treated her very well, and she was able to feel fulfilled in a mediocre and empty life. Jack was very strange and desperate. He returned to the United States with great regret." Takashimi sat dumbfounded. "Mr. Shi Mei, everyone's experience is an interesting history, you continue to listen to me." An Ye knocked on the table, and then said: "I have never seen that Yula girl. Listen to Jack, it is also true." An extraordinary Chinese beauty. After her mother, brothers and sisters died, she did not disappear. She was protected by Su Helin, Jack's assistant, and was secretly taken to Beijing by Su Helin. They got married and lived a wonderful life. love life." Gao Shimei said suddenly: "That Su Helin is full of tricks. At that time, I had already discovered that he was trying to catch Yula's attention. But it's fine now, as long as Yula is happy." "Drink! Mr. Shimei, I will tell you a great news, a good news that will make you extremely excited." Gao Shimei was a little nervous, and nodded in confusion. "Mr. Shimei, I know that the theft of those 6 wooden lattice doors that were almost completed almost broke your spirit. It was something as important as your life. But they disappeared unbelievably .Who did this? Do you know? The robbers are with us, and they are my friends Paul and Molo." Immediately afterwards, An Ye narrated his treasure hunt and treasure protection process.It turned out that An Ye had long been aware that his assistants Paul and Mo Luo were going to steal Gao Shimei's wooden lattice door, so he always paid attention to their movements. An Ye said: "A thing, as long as someone falls in love with it thoroughly, appreciates it, praises it, and regards it as something that can nourish the soul, or in other words, someone sees its value, the kind that can be transformed into money Real value. Then, some people will think it is better and more important than anything else. This kind of thing will instigate some people to take risks and fight for it. Some people will be able to Like hibernating snakes, they get rid of numbness, snooze, half-awake, half-sleep, and show their vitality in adventures and struggles. In Chinese terms, some people will salivate at this kind of thing If you don’t have a ruler, you will blatantly grab it. This is the relationship between Paul, Molo and your wooden lattice door. Mr. Shi Mei, is there some truth to what I said?” Gao Shimei didn't speak. "Mr. Shi Mei, I only found out later that Paul and Molo had carried out several theft operations, but they were all unsuccessful. But, Mr. Shi Mei, do you know? Paul and Molo will not give up, for you They are determined to win. They scouted the situation of your family, drew a very detailed road map, and invited a dozen helpers. Their behavior is tantamount to preparing for a small-scale war. " Gao Shimei was terrified when she heard it.He couldn't help but said: "I can't imagine that some of my grid carvings would make two foreigners so haunted and painstaking? I thought they were stolen by Chinese bandits, and I never dreamed that Paul and Molo were actually friends. Two thieves?" "Yes, it's absolutely true, they are two thieves. I will be able to produce ironclad evidence in the end." An Ye said firmly, "When Paul and Moluo committed the theft and finally succeeded, I thought hard, how can I help you? Finally, one day, I came up with a wonderful solution, that is, before Paul and Molo stole the wooden lattice door back to China, I would do the same thing and take the same behavior to remove the wooden lattice door from them Dirty hands steal it back and return it to you. My idea is great and romantic. I firmly believe it will come true." Diao Tianxia Fourteen (7) Gao Shimei said with a smile: "In this way, you, Paul and Molo are the same, and the three of them are thieves. Hahaha! Your behavior is really intriguing. But, are you not afraid of being exposed? At that time, who would believe that Are you innocent? If Paul and Molo poured all the dirty water on you, you wouldn’t be able to clean it up even if you jumped into the Yellow River.” "Mr. Shi Mei, we French do things very simply, unlike you Chinese who have to think through everything before doing it. Do you need to think so hard to do a good thing?" "Then go steal it!" Gao Shimei deliberately put the word "stealing" lightly. An Ye also seemed to understand this meaning, imitating the way the Chinese whisper, and put his lips close to Gao Shimei's ear, "Mr. Shimei, my current theft is still in the planning stage. The result of my secret investigation is that Paul and Molo hid your carved wooden lattice door in an old house in Nilang Town. I went to the owner of the house, it was a strange old groom, he said it was a haunted house, and he would not let me in search." The more he said the words, the more itchy Gao Shimei's heart became, but he didn't say anything.He couldn't hold back his beating heart, now it was two people dreaming the same dream.He thought that the appearance of a miracle could fill up his past sufferings. As long as he could find his grid carving, even if he could relive the nightmares of the past, he would be willing. Gao Shimei couldn't hold her breath anymore. "Let's go! Mr. An Ye, I can help you realize your great wish of becoming a thief right now." After Gao Shimei finished speaking, she took a look at An Ye.From his familiar handsome and calm face, Gao Shimei really couldn't tell what obvious features he had at this time, only felt that he was a brave, resolute, open-minded, free-spirited, and trustworthy person.Gao Shimei's heart suddenly gained a bit of solid strength. Gao Shimei led An Ye through the labyrinth-like streets one after another.An Ye didn't understand where Gao Shimei was going to take him, so he couldn't help being a little nervous.Gao Shimei said: "We are going to a very interesting place now." 他们绕过几条大街，找到一条更狭窄的巷道，一直往里钻。 安邺对这条巷道似曾相识，仿佛在梦中来过这里一样。而此时的他更有一种梦游的感觉。他见高石美像一条猎狗似的，快速地往前追寻。他正要把这个可笑的比喻说出来的时候，高石美开口说话了：“在这些巷道里，我仅仅用鼻子闻一闻，也能知道我小时候在哪里躺过，在哪里撒过尿。你信不信？” “我信，我信，你就是一只非凡的猎狗。”安邺显得很开心。 高石美说：“但愿能找到我们需用的猎物。” 安邺说：“你想到这里寻找什么猎物？这条巷道像山间的驿路一样，怎么走也不到头？还能有什么好猎物？” 一股马厩特有的气味，势不可挡地向他们迎面扑来。他们冲过去的时候，惊散了一群绿头苍蝇，它们在巷道里迎风飞舞，激起了一阵浓浓的臭味。之后，巷道又陷入平淡无奇的安静中。 安邺说：“这样的巷道，进也难，出也难。不过，我现在可以肯定，一个月前，我曾到这里走过。” “进行秘密调查吗？”高石美问。 “不，寻找那个老马伕。因为我估计你的那些宝贝，肯定是藏匿在老马伕家里。保罗和莫洛曾秘密向老马伕租了一间鬼屋。如果不用来藏匿那些宝贝，他们租借鬼屋干什么？难道他们想捉鬼吗？” 高石美说：“那幢老宅就在前面。老马伕正在马店里忙活着呐，他的孩子们也去割马草了。现在，老宅里除了鬼魂，恐怕什么也没有了。” 高石美从身上摸出一把钥匙，把门打开。阴郁而冷嗖嗖的空气似乎立刻往外冒，迎面冲击着安邺敏感的心灵，他往里推了高石美一把，然后迅速闪进大门，反手把两扇门板关上。安邺靠在门后，喘着粗气，对高石美手里掌握着这幢老宅的钥匙感到很惊讶、很奇怪。但他已来不及问这个问题了。“我是半个主人，”高石美不慌不忙地说，口气却俨然一个主人，“安邺先生，你不用紧张，我带你进去慢慢搜查。” 在这幢幽暗得深不可测的百年老屋里，果真是蜘蛛、臭虫、老鼠和幽灵的天下，但奇怪的是安邺对此并不恐惧，身处于这样自由的环境里，他甚至有一种飘起来的感觉。从获得这里可能藏匿着木雕格子门的秘密那天开始，他对此屋就有各种充满诗意的想象，蜘蛛、毒蛇、臭虫、老鼠、狐狸精、幽灵和精美的木雕格子门无数次进入他的大脑里，他与它们似乎已经非常熟悉了。他凭着自己非凡的直觉，拉着高石美的手臂，直接进入那间又黑又闷据说弄死了一个女人的房间。 雕天下十四(8) 高石美摸到了六块用毛绒绒的法国毡子包裹着的东西。安邺叫他打开一角，他虽然看不清是什么东西，但一种飘渺而异常美妙的香气立即唤醒了他的记忆，那不是他梦中的格子雕吗？高石美说：“现在，我的脑力全乱了。我又做梦了？我又做梦了吗？安邺，安邺！你知道吗？我一直住在这幢老屋里，与我的格子雕同处一屋，竟然没闻到它们的气息，多么麻木的人啊？多么可怜的人啊！这是上苍对我的惩罚吧？我原以为，我的木雕格子门已被那些坏人卖到天涯海角了，没想到它们一直没离开我，只是我竟然不知道。啊，我无话可说了。” 安邺说：“不，上帝一直在赐福于你。这样伟大的艺术作品，它应该与它的主人生活在一起，与这片诗意的土地生活在一起，它永远不会离开你和你们的国家。” 高石美反复抚摸着他的木雕格子门。 “天哪！”安邺学着中国人的样子，感叹地说，“石美先生，我们总不能忘记了时间，忘记了危险，一直呆在这里不动吧？你忘了吗？保罗和莫洛是两个盗贼，我们俩也即将成为两个盗贼。为了实现成为盗贼的理想，为了让木雕格子门完璧归赵，趁老宅的主人还未回来之前，我们赶快动手吧！” 就这样，高石美的木雕格子门悄无声息而又顺理成章地回到了新林村。乡亲们奔走相告，纷纷争先恐后地前来“欣赏”这一失而复得的宝贝。正当安邺和高石美还在暗中赞美赏自己那种神不知、鬼不觉的伟大“盗窃”行动的时候，老马伕一家人也来凑热闹。老马伕摸着木雕格子门，就像呼吸到了新鲜、洁净的空气一样，全身畅快极了。远处，保罗和莫洛也混在人群里，不断向这边偷窥，表情难堪极了。安邺和高石美悄悄说：“如果保罗和莫洛胆敢向老马伕索要损失的话，我们就出来揭示真相，告诉人们，他们才是木雕格子门真正的盗贼。” 此后十几天，保罗和莫洛都是两个大哑巴，见到安邺就神色不定。安邺觉得他们的行为非常可笑，他们将受到良心的惩罚。而高石美却竭力设法忘记自己过去的苦难，忘记保罗和莫洛是两个盗贼，忘记新林村人对他的嘲讽。他感到人们都迷恋他的木雕格子门，人们都尊敬他，人们都很公正和善良，人们的脸上似乎永远带着欢乐的微笑。他想，我从前没有时间来观察和发现这些现象，现在，一切从头开始吧！