Chapter 35 second quarter

At this time, the tea farm workers came to work one after another, and Wang Yuexiang asked them one by one if they saw Wang Xin.One of the women replied: "Wang Xin? I met him on the road after six o'clock. He was carrying a big travel bag. I asked him why he was there, and he said that you asked him to go shopping in the county..." What's the matter? Director, you don't look very good?" Wang Yuexiang waved her hands and sat down pale, her head covered in cold sweat.The old accountant always felt that he was at fault, and couldn't help wiping away tears from the sidelines.

Li Changsheng's students talked about it, some said it was too late to chase after it, and the two things were national treasures; some said that this place is 80 kilometers away from the county town, and there are still mountain roads, so it is impossible to go after them on foot without a car. When we arrived at the county seat, the national treasures might have arrived in Hong Kong; some said that the top priority was to protect the ancient tomb. Now that the news has leaked out, within a week, there must be tomb robbers following in Wang Xin's footsteps. Speaking of tomb robbers, Xia Mingruo had a thought, he gently pulled Xia Xiubai and said, "Dad, I'll go out for a while, maybe I won't be able to come back at night."

Xia Xiubai asked, "Where are you going?" Xia Mingruo said: "Don't ask, you will know when the time comes." Xia Xiubai thought to himself that the child will always have his own ideas when he grows up, so he nodded and said, "Go, be careful." Xia Mingruo went back to his room and put on his rain gear, took a few cold rice dumplings with him and went out. Those few were still arguing, and there was no result after all the arguing, Xia Xiubai said: "Okay, let's make a phone call first." Wang Yuexiang screamed: "Don't call the police! I'm the only nephew of my family! Maybe it's not him, maybe he's just being confused for a while!"

"All right, I'll listen to you." Xia Xiubai said, "But you have to tell Mr. Li." Fortunately, Wang Yuexiang knew the basics, so she asked a tea plantation worker to take a few students to stop a tractor on the main road and go to a place with a telephone in the village.Xia Xiubai walked out of the gate of the house, and saw Xia Mingruo standing on the flat ground of the Neolithic site halfway up the mountain from a distance, holding a golden oil-paper umbrella, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Xia Xiubai murmured: "This kid is really getting more and more mysterious."

It was drizzling and misty. Only Xia Mingruo knew what he was doing, he was waiting for someone, and those two people lived up to expectations and appeared in the night. Xia Mingruo, who the leopard saw first, let go of his voice and shouted, "Ghost—!" "Shh! Don't disturb my aunt!" Xia Mingruo quickly covered his mouth, "It's been so long, why are you still so angry? Have you ever seen a ghost wearing a sea soul shirt?" Leopard pulled his hand away: "You don't know how scary you are! What do you mean by squatting on a deserted grave in the middle of the night?!"

Xia Mingruo ignored him and turned to Yu Wenji: "Uncle, something happened." The strange uncle was still holding the flashlight in his mouth, beckoning to him, and leading him into the temporary shack built by the master and apprentice.The uncle turned off the flashlight and said, "Is the thing fished up in the river allowed to go away?" Xia Mingruo said: "Oh, you are really smart, but it's not a problem if you always follow us and want to get something for nothing." "That's wrong. I'm an elegant thief. I continue to do this to find things, not for money. Besides, we are also a united front. You care for each other and help each other."

He asked, "Where did the ocean go? Why are you alone?" Xia Mingruo looked surprised: "You don't know? Chu Haiyang has been dead for several years!" The uncle looked serious: "Don't believe it, if I hadn't seen the picture of Haiyang in the newspaper the day before yesterday, I would have been fooled by you this time." Xia Mingruo said in a bad tone, "Then why are you asking knowingly? He went to graduate school, what a fucking waste of educational resources." "Don't you can't eat the grapes and say the grapes are sour. Tell me, what's the matter? Why don't you report it to the authorities if you lose it?"

"If you can report to the official, who will come to you." Xia Mingruo said.He explained the cause and effect in detail, and specifically mentioned the situation when Li Changsheng opened the tiger-shaped lacquer box, saying that he only opened it a little, then quickly closed it again, and never allowed others to open it again. "There is such a thing?" The uncle stroked his beard suspiciously, and suddenly slapped his thigh, "That's right! It's very possible!" "what?" "That box is a trick box. It is either poisonous or has a small hidden weapon or something. Once it is opened and the spring is touched, it will automatically eject and kill people. This thing is rare, but it belongs to the rich. Toys, I saw a Ming Dynasty one ten years ago."

Xia Mingruo frowned and said, "Trick box? Isn't Wang Xin very dangerous?" "It's fine if you don't open it. Besides, the mechanism box from the Warring States period has been preserved to this day. It's still a question of whether it can be used. You old Li boss also likes to play tricks." Xia Mingruo asked: "What are your plans?" "I don't have any plans. I can't start work in this weather." "Then come back with me." Xia Mingruo said, "It's best to get the things back before the old man comes back, otherwise he will hang himself."

The uncle said, "So you came to ask me for help?" Xia Mingruo shook his head: "Actually, it doesn't count, let me tell you, lest you worry about it." "You kid has a bad mouth." The uncle said, "However, I'm really willing to help you with this." Xia Mingruo had a smile on his face, as if he was watching the prey rush into the trap, old things would eat this. The uncle raised a finger: "You don't know, in our business, a tomb usually can only hold one thing. If you take too much, it will break the rules and harm your morality, especially for an elegant thief like me. This tomb is in his hands." As many rare treasures as there are, I'll take a fancy to the mechanism box, and no one will try to snatch it from me."

Xia Mingruo grinned: "That's good, but you know the rules of our old boss Li, everything belongs to the country... By the way, where did you hide that Shanshan princess in Lop Nur?" The uncle solemnly declared: "What Shanshan Loulan, you are framing me!" "This time the things and Princess Shanshan have been found, you have to return them to our old man, or..." The uncle interrupted him: "Let's wait and see, let's see if we can find it first." "Okay." Xia Mingruo nodded, rubbed his neck and said, "I seem to have just completed a deal worthy of beheading." "It's a disaster if you keep it!" The uncle and the leopard scolded in unison. Xia Mingruo scolded back and said to you, and made an appointment to meet on the road at 6:30 in the morning, and take a ride to the county together.When they set off, Xia Xiubai wanted to follow, unwilling to be lonely, Xia Mingruo said: "Go and play by yourself, it's useless to follow your son all the time." Xia Xiubai pretended to say: "Who is following you? I'll go to the county and call your mother to say I miss her, okay? It's best to bring Wang Xin back before Lao Li finds out. The young man was momentarily confused. It is normal to go the wrong way, and there is no need to pay for it for the rest of your life.” "Whatever you want." Xia Mingruo said angrily. When the two parties met, Xia Xiubai shook hands with the uncle enthusiastically. One said, "I am a god, I have heard about the great name for a long time, and I saw it today, and it is really a fairy-tale style." Xia Xiubai rushed over to shake hands with the leopard again: "Oh, this strong man has a leopard head and eyes, and is full of righteousness, which makes people admire him. May I ask the hero Gao's name?" Leopard blushed with excitement: "Wan...Wan Gao, just keep calling me Leopard!" The uncle whispered to Xia Mingruo from a distance: "No mistake, you and your father are definitely related by blood." Xia Mingruo held his chin and asked: "Then you can't see that the blue is better than the blue?" The uncle looked at him, then changed the subject, and said: "The car is coming, the wind is very fierce here, let's go, hurry up." The car was old and the road was poor, the road was bumpy, and it was already afternoon when we arrived at the county seat.Four people and one cat found a wonton shop near the station and managed to eat a few mouthfuls, so they split into two groups.Xia Xiubai and Leopard stayed at the station to block Wang Xin all the way. The main reason was that Xia Xiubai was powerless, and if Wang Xin resisted, he had to rely on Leopard.Xia Mingruo, Lao Huang and Uncle went all the way, going to the black market in the county town to inquire about news. Now it is the 1980s, but this small county in the south of the Yangtze River shows no signs of an imminent economic take-off. It is still so old and undeveloped. A main road called "Dajie" is actually a relic of the former Qing Dynasty, only three meters long. come wide.Fortunately, the thin and dense rain in the south of the Yangtze River has covered this small town with a layer of warm green, and the fragrance of gardenias permeates the rain and mist, which is refreshing. The black market is located in a back alley. It looks very ordinary, but when you walk in, it is quite unique.Turn left at the depths of the alley, and enter a yard with the words "The warehouse is an important place, no idlers are allowed to enter" beside the door, and you can see a lot of people talking in twos and threes. The uncle said: "Let's go to the shopkeeper Liu Amao, he has the longest claws." Xia Mingruo asked, "Why are you so familiar with this place?" The uncle smiled and said, "I also have long claws." This pawn shop is obviously illegal, so it is disguised as a small grocery store.Pushing open the rotten wooden door, there are dusty bottles and jars on the old shelves, and there is a counter below, and the creams displayed inside seem to be out of date for several years. Liu Amao was standing behind the counter, making plans, with a pot of strong tea in hand. He is a middle-aged man with no distinctive appearance, if you meet him on the street, you will definitely forget it.After learning their reason for coming, Liu Amao said: "I have never been here before, besides, from your tone, that person is a novice, not to mention that he can't get here, even if he comes, I dare not accept it." The uncle laughed loudly: "You still have something you don't dare to accept?" He pointed to the purple sand teapot and said, "Shi Dabin's pot, I read it right, right?" Liu Amao quickly apologized with a smile: "No, no, dude, if it's a real pot, how dare I bring it out? This is made according to Shi Dabin's appearance, but it was earlier, from the Republic of China. The following ones are deposit." "Oh!" The uncle touched the pot and smiled wickedly, "Since it's fake, why don't you give it to me?" Liu Amao was taken aback, and the uncle continued to laugh: "What? You are Liu Amao, the rich man Liu!" Liu Amao probably greeted the uncle's ancestors for more than a dozen generations in his heart, and finally pulled out a wry smile: "This... your brother... this and that... why don't you take this one, this is just Li Zhongfang's small pot, you can't go wrong. " As he spoke, he took out a flat pot from under the counter. The base was only half the size of a palm, and the whole body was covered with iron-colored paste, which was shiny and lovely.The uncle put it into his arms without even saying thank you, and Liu Amao gritted his teeth in distress. He sighed and said, "Brother, I have to complain to myself. Although I only opened this small pawn shop, I may have done more good deeds than the Bodhisattvas in the temple. I am the breadwinner. There are old and young, how can we not think twice. Besides, this black market was formed spontaneously by ordinary people. When life was hard in the past ten or twenty years, how many people counted on this black market to survive! Although the policy has been loosened now, this At most, the helpers only dare to resell some steel and cement, how dare they touch cultural relics!" Hearing this, the uncle stood up and said goodbye: "Okay, let's go to another place to ask. This time I was entrusted by someone, and I will meet you for tea when I am free." Liu Amao kept saying polite words, and didn't go back until he sent the uncle and Xia Mingruo out of the alley and disappeared. As soon as the uncle came out of the alley, he threw the small purple clay pot to Xia Mingruo. Xia Mingruo asked pleasantly: "Uncle, don't you want it?" "Fake, where did Li Zhongfang make this kind of pot?" The uncle sneered, "Let your father go to Beijing to resell it. If you meet a fool, it might be worth a watch." Xia Mingruo put the pot away: "Don't worry, my dad will definitely sell it for Swiss watches." "This Liu Amao treats me as a fool." The uncle was very upset. "Is that Shi Dabin's real?" "It's also fake, but it's only from the Republic of China, and it's only from last month." The two walked and chatted, turned around a few times, and returned to the vicinity of the black market when it got dark. "No mistake, it's here." The uncle squatted under the wall and said, "Even if Wang Xin sells it at a stall, he will end up here. Let's wait for the opportunity." "Liu Amao really didn't say a single damn truth." Xia Mingruo also squatted down, "I just want to play the young master like a monkey." The uncle said: "In their business, only half of the ten sentences are true. You can't tell people by their appearance. For a character like Liu Amao, even if there are more ants in the county, they will know it, let alone two treasures. The two of us This trip is a warning, if the thing is really hidden here, I am afraid Liu Amao will be in a hurry to make a move tonight, just wait." They squatted under the wall all night, nothing happened. It rained heavily in the middle of the night, and there was no place to hide.At dawn the next day, I wanted to find a hostel to sleep in. As a result, several arrogant hostel waiters asked them for a letter of introduction from their unit, and they would not be allowed to live if they didn't have one. In the end, they had to find a bathhouse to settle down. The uncle took a dip in the big pool, hummed so comfortably, and then couldn't understand it, and said, "Could it be that Liu Amao has changed his mind? Didn't he handle those two treasures?" "Impossible." He said to himself, "A dog can't get rid of eating shit, and I haven't known him for a day or two." Xia Mingruo said: "Perhaps he knows that we have nothing to do, so he is more at ease." "Handle, handle..." The uncle chewed these two words repeatedly. Xia Mingruo suddenly had an idea, and took a splash: "That's right! Can we go to the county hospital and squat?" "Hospital?" "Yes!" Xia Mingruo said quickly, "Let's assume that the lacquer box is really a trick box. If it is opened rashly, it will definitely spray poison or shoot hidden weapons, right?" The uncle waved his hand: "I haven't seen that box with my own eyes, but I'm not sure." "Let's just guess like this. It's a lock box. Once someone opens it, they must be sent to the hospital, right? As long as you guard the hospital, you will know who has the box!" The uncle was deeply skeptical: "Is this reliable? It's all thousands of years ago. Who knows if it's still useful. Besides, they might not necessarily send it to the hospital." "What else can you do? My aunt won't let you report the crime." The uncle stroked Hu Zha'er for a while and said, "Never mind him, wash it quickly, and go to the station after washing. I don't know what's going on there."