Chapter 5 Chapter 4 The box under the bed

After five days, I was familiar with everything about this small town bordering the urban area.This town is located between the urban area and the Mangui Forest Farm, with thousands of households.The town is dominated by Han people, but there are also many hunting peoples who have moved out of the mountains and live here.Most of them have already been sinicized.Young people also walk around the streets humming popular songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan.I found that some of the small restaurants here are very good, especially the local hand lamb is more special.They are all prairie sheep from Hulunbeier, which are fat and fragrant.However, a small pot costs more than 30 yuan, which is naturally a bit expensive for me.Today, I slipped to the snack bar on the corner alone to satisfy my cravings.So, I just ordered a big bowl of steaming mutton soup.

I held a book in my hand and read it with relish.It was a dilapidated "Northern Folklore Grand View", and I was greedily absorbing nutrition from it.Just found out about Costin.The book reads: Costin, also known as.It is also a Manchurian totem. Haidongqing, a kind of falcon, is a Chinese translation of "Xiongkulu" in the Manchu language, translated as the highest and fastest flying bird in the world, and it has the meaning of "God of Eagles".According to legend, only one sea dongqing is produced out of 100,000 condors, which is the highest totem of the Manchurian clan.Represents the Manchu spirit of bravery, wisdom, perseverance, integrity, strength, pioneering, enterprising, always making progress, and never giving up.Haidongqing comes from Sushendi (ancient Northeast), with different colors and medium body size, much smaller than ordinary eagles and vultures.But the explosive power is amazing, and the temperament is fierce. It is produced in Heilongjiang and Jilin outside my country's customs.It is a must-have hunting bird for Manchu people.Pure white, sky blue and pure black are the top grades.Emperor Kangxi praised Costin, "There are sixty out of three hundred feather insects, and Costin is the most handsome. The nature is golden, the spirit contains fire virtue, and the different materials are shown in Yaoguangken.".It not only promotes martial arts and inspires military bravery, but also boasts of Haidongqing's resolute and fierce temperament. His excellent quality can be compared with the stars in the sky. , such as lightning and thunder.This shows that Costin's status in the eyes of the ancient Northeast emperors is extraordinary.

This sea holly is actually the totem of a northern hunting nation.No wonder why they showed such frightened expressions when Hai Dongqing appeared in the sky.It turned out that I was the shadow that the shaman mentioned, taking over the wronged soul.I can already feel that these ancient clan cultures are already beside me.Although I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse, I can't forget the curse that the shaman said: "I will never let myself stay in the cemetery overnight." I can't take my life as a joke. "Come to share the meat with your hands. Two or two for nothing." The voice was not loud, and it sounded from the opposite side of me.Hand meat!I had to look up under the cries of millions of gluttons in my stomach.The voice came from an old man, sitting at the same table with me.This old man was dressed as a Han Chinese. He was in his sixties. He was neither fat nor thin. His temples were gray, but his complexion was good. He was rosy in color. He was clean-shaven, his forehead was shiny and had few hairs , at first glance, he is not a mountain person who often does hard work.He was wearing nothing special, just a gray thick sweater, the collar of the white shirt turned out from the inside was slightly wrinkled, and the fat cotton jacket was neatly folded on the chair next to him.When he saw me looking up at him, he smiled at me too.His smile is penetrating, with a kind and friendly light.This kind of smile is very similar to Mr. Sun, which makes me feel infinitely fond of this strange old man.After a while, his hands put the meat and shochu on the table. The smell was tangy, and he quickly devoured the smell of my bowl of mutton soup.While tearing and biting the mutton, he sipped the loose liquor with great enjoyment.It made me crazy.In my eyes, this has become a wonderful style painting.If I can live to his age, I can find such a small restaurant by myself, gather around the warm stove, eat such human delicacies, drink soju, and don't wander around the world.I wonder if I can live to that age?Someone has died inexplicably at the cemetery, will I be the next one?My mind is spinning.

The phone kept ringing around my waist, pulling me back from my thoughts.It was Secretary Luo who called, saying that there was something urgent for me to go back to the dormitory.This Secretary Luo was really serious, and hung up the phone without saying a word. Fortunately, the snack department was only a few minutes away from the dormitory.I paid the bill, nodded to the old man opposite, and hurriedly put on my coat and ran all the way. Before entering the yard, I felt something was wrong with the atmosphere.The colleagues who came out and went in all had very strange expressions.Could something strange happen again?

I couldn't believe my eyes.There is a man standing in the yard.It was this person who made everyone's expressions look strange. And I, and their reaction is even more different, I feel blood pulse.The heat of the whole body burst out together at this time.Regardless of the existence of other people in the yard, I rushed over without hesitation, picked up the person in the blink of an eye and threw them high.This is not someone else, it is my innocent, lovely, beautiful, sensible, generous, gentle and decent girlfriend, smart, alert and enthusiastic, Jingjing. "You, why are you here?" I was so excited that even my voice trembled.

There was only a slit left in her beautiful eyes.From this gap, I saw the two most crystal clear springs in the world. "Master Taozi, please let me down first." Only then did I remember holding her in mid-air.The laughter of colleagues came from all around.I smiled at everyone embarrassedly and put her back on the ground.I said these guys have weird eyes.It is really rare to see a man who is not moved by Jingjing.Only then did I take a closer look at her. I hadn't seen her for more than ten days, and she had a different style.White teeth and bright eyes, white and rosy complexion, a head of black hair coiled up high, a long black leather jacket, jeans, and frosted flat boots, this mature woman's attire further reflects her slender figure figure.Such a beauty, even the gods have to give her three points, let alone these single guys from the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Secretary Luo also came out of the room with a smile and chatted up: "Director Tao, this girl said she came to see you and asked me to call you, but she didn't let me explain in detail. I have no choice. Is it for you?" Let me introduce you to everyone?" Although the few bachelors didn't know me too well, they also echoed: "That's right, let's introduce." I cleared my throat, and introduced to everyone in a nonchalant manner: "Thank you for your attention, this is my girlfriend——Yu Jingjing." When they heard that it was a girlfriend, many people were half-hearted.A few of them knocked off the saliva frozen at the corners of their mouths and went back to the house to keep warm.I also took the suitcase that Jingjing brought with her, and took her into the house.The rest of the people saw that our young couple reunited after a long absence and didn't want to disturb them, so they dispersed.

I closed the door tightly, and just turned around, before I saw the situation clearly, my lips were sealed by a small mouth. We hugged and kissed like this for a long time, neither of us wanted to separate from each other first.After several hours, we finally parted slowly, looking into each other's eyes affectionately.There were smiles on the corners of our mouths, and no one was willing to speak first. Finally, I broke the silence. "Jingjing, you, why are you here?" "Why, don't you welcome me here?" She still had that kind of smile on her face, with two dimples on her pale pink cheeks, and I got drunk again looking at her.

"Welcome, how could you not welcome me. I dreamed that you would come soon, but who would have thought that happiness would come so suddenly." "Hehe, I'm here to check on Master Taozi's work. See if Master Taozi will hide behind my back or something." Jingjing's happy and mischievous nature was revealed again.Although Jingjing is not younger than me, I feel that being with her will really add a lot of childlike fun. Many times she is like an ignorant child.But the more a girl is like this, the more she needs a man's protection, and the more lovable she is.

"How can I? How dare I hide my beauty in a golden house. Besides, here is a barren mountain. There are dozens of people living in the compound of the dormitory. Except for the aunt who cooks, there is no woman. Where can I hide my beauty? ?” I reported the situation to her solemnly. "Really? Then I have to search, maybe there is a woman hiding under your bed." As she said that, Jingjing really squatted down and lifted the sheet to look under the bed. The moment she pulled off the bed sheet, she remained motionless, her two big eyes staring directly at the bed, as if she was stunned.

I was taken aback by her inexplicable behavior.Is there really a woman hiding under my bed? "Jingjing, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, what's under the bed?" I remembered that since I lived in this dormitory for more than a week, I have already known every corner of the room, just under the bed. , I really haven't lifted the quilt to see it.Jingjing's actions gave me a moment of great fear.I really don't dare to think about it, what will be in there? She finally bit out a sentence word by word: "It's so-strange-strange-" "--box" Hearing the word box, I let out a sigh of relief.He leaned over and squatted down next to her.It turned out that the so-called bed was just a board supported by some bricks, which was why the single bed was much wider than ordinary single beds.The bed board must be made of wood by the people in the forest area, which is much thicker than ordinary bed boards.There is a recess under the bed against the wall.That location is not obvious.If Jingjing didn't say anything, even if she lifted the bed, she wouldn't be able to see anything.There was indeed an old-fashioned little wooden box in there.There are brass rings and carvings with poor workmanship, and a lock locked on the wooden box.The position of the small wooden box happened to be in a blind corner of the bed, and it was really hard to find without looking carefully. It seems that the owner of the wooden box hid it here on purpose. Jingjing turned her head and looked at me, I didn't know why.She was happy again with a puff, and I was so happy that I didn't know why. "Be honest, what are you hiding in this wooden box?" "What are you hiding? I didn't hide anything. This box doesn't belong to me at all." I argued. "It's not yours. How could it be in your house if it wasn't yours? Who would believe it?" Jingjing still had a smile on her face. "It's really not mine. I don't even know what's inside." I still looked serious and innocent. "Then let me tell you what's inside. Here are two beer bottles and two hundred yuan," Jingjing said clearly. "You, how do you know?" I was surprised. "Stupid. Haven't you heard the story?" "Which story?" Jingjing casually pulled a small cushion and sat on the floor, and began to talk to me endlessly: "A boy and a girl got married. The boy said solemnly: I can promise you anything, but you must swear that you will never open the small wooden box under the bed. The girl's heart tightened. Could it be that he is hiding something from me? No, ah, His salary card, bank card, insurance card, cash...all are here with me, what can I have? So the girl agreed. The boy was overjoyed and said gratefully: Don't worry, I will treat you well for the rest of my life. The same is true.The man works hard to support his family, and his business is getting bigger and bigger, but the number of times he goes home is also much less.The man is still a bit afraid of his wife, just like before. On the 10th wedding anniversary, the woman was waiting for her husband at home. She seemed to be back in the past in a trance, and suddenly she remembered the box.Taking advantage of the alcohol, she opened the box. To her surprise, there was nothing in the box except two hundred yuan and two beer bottles. What's going on? When the man came home, the woman hurriedly confessed to him.Unexpectedly, the man was a little embarrassed. He said: Actually, I should have told you a long time ago, but I am afraid, alas, forget it.I said... I said I would... treat you well, but I'm afraid, I'm afraid I can't control... myself, so as long as I... I'm sorry for you once, I'll put a beer bottle in the box. Ah, the woman burst into tears.I didn't expect, I didn't expect, he actually... After crying for a long time, the girl forgave him.Only had two affairs in ten years. After all, he still wants this family, and the woman still has doubts in her heart.What happened to the two hundred yuan? Hey, the man smiled smugly.When the box was full, I sold the beer bottles for bottle money. The woman passed out immediately. " After listening to Jingjing's serious speech, I was so happy that I almost passed out. "We have only been separated for more than ten days. If I can get a few wine bottles, then I will become a lover. Hehe, besides, with a beautiful and lovely girlfriend like Jingjing, who would find another girl?" It’s just a fool.” My mouth seemed to be smeared with honey, but I really thought so in my heart, and I felt that even a thousand or ten thousand words of praise for Jingjing were not enough. "Don't worry about this box anymore. Why did you come here?" I said while helping Jingjing to sit back on the bed.Now I don't want to worry about other things, I can't get enough of watching her a thousand times. "After the meeting in Chengshan Town, my unit gave me a week's vacation. I thought you were thinking too much, so I put together my annual vacation and took half a month's vacation to come to you. I have two weeks left. Didn’t pass all the exams, so don’t you bring all the books here?” Oh, that's what happened.The phone beeped, and it was Director Wang himself calling.He asked Jingjing if she had arrived, and I quickly said yes, thank you Chief for your concern.The director said that he would come to see us in person after a day or two of busy work, and he had arranged for Secretary Luo to help solve the problem of Jingjing's board and lodging.I am naturally grateful and grateful. Jingjing looked at my single bed in a daze.I followed her gaze and looked towards the bed, my cheeks were hot and reddish.It turned out that my changed clothes were lying on it in a mess. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll tidy up now. You sit down first." Her eyes didn't move, as if she wasn't looking at the pile of clothes.what is she looking atIs there someone I can't see lying on my bed? "Don't scare me, Jingjing, what do you see?" She still stared straight at the bed, and said quietly: "I don't want Secretary Luo to help me with the accommodation problem, I want to live here." Once again I passed out happily. In the evening, when the aunt in the dormitory cafeteria called for dinner, I took Jingjing there.Jingjing took the rice bowl I gave her and followed me, as if she was also a normal employee of the Civil Affairs Bureau.But that's just my opinion, everyone knows she's not.Standing among this group of beggars, she really stands out.As a result, dozens of pairs of eyes are using direct light, peripheral vision... all kinds of ways to sweep around her body like a lighthouse.After the meal was finished, I looked at the seats, not many of these civil affairs staff knew each other well.It happened that Fang Xiaodan was sitting alone at the side table, so he dragged her to sit there. "Jingjing, let me introduce you, this is Master Fang, the driver of our bureau." "Hello, Master Fang." Jingjing stretched out a jade hand generously. Not to mention the embarrassment of Lao Fang, he swallowed the rice he was chewing suddenly, and wiped his hand on the corner of his clothes before he dared to reach out to shake Jingjing's hand.But there is still a grain of rice sticking to the corner of his mouth, We sat down and ate our own food.All the diners in the room chose a place where they could observe Jingjing clearly while eating and watching.Immediately, everyone's appetite increased several times.I suddenly remembered the box under the bed in the dormitory.I have never been embarrassed to ask Secretary Luo who lived here before me, but now it is a good opportunity to ask Fang Xiaodan. "Master Fang, I have a question." "Director Tao is very polite. I'm a real person from the mountains. Just ask me if you have anything. As long as I know something, I will definitely say something." Fang Xiaodan has always been respectful to me. This may be an occupational disease of the agency driver. "Who lived in the dormitory I live in before?" "This!" Fang Xiaodan stopped picking up vegetables, and I could feel his hands trembling slightly. "Well, Huihui used to live there." In fact, what he said is the same as if he didn’t say it. I don’t know a few people here.How do I know who is Huihui. "Can you point me to a young man named Huihui? I have something to return to him." I looked around and found that many fiery eyes were still burning my Jingjing. I don't know if there are any of these people shine.I want to return this locked chest to its original owner. "Give it back to him? Director Tao, are you joking? You'd better ask others about this kind of thing, don't ask me." Feel the displeasure in his words.I was shut out, and it was in front of my beloved girlfriend, and I felt an unknown anger in my heart.But reason immediately extinguished the fire.From the communication in the past few days, I feel that Fang Xiaodan is the kind of person who is easy to get along with and friendly, and mentioning Huihui can make him so unhappy. There must be some important reason here. I made up my mind and said: "Master Fang, I don't mean anything else. I don't understand the relationship between who and who here. If I offend you unintentionally, I hope you don't take offense." As soon as I said this, his hostility disappeared immediately, and he seemed embarrassed instead. "Director Tao, you have been here for a short time and don't understand the situation, blame me for misunderstanding you. You also know that I am very timid now, and I will be afraid of some problems when I think about it. I hope you will not be like me." When he said "I hope you won't be like me", there was embarrassment but also hope in his eyes. Then he finally sighed and said, "Huihui is a good young man, unfortunately he died in the cemetery in last autumn." My heart "clicked" all of a sudden.Only then did I realize that the person who lived in my room before was actually the deceased Captain Xiao and the others had mentioned.It didn't matter that I was shocked, my whole body shivered unnaturally.Jingjing didn't pay much attention to our conversation at first, but in the end she heard Fang Xiaodan say who died.I was afraid to scare Jingjing, so I gave Fang Xiaodan a wink, and he immediately understood my intention, and shut up and stopped mentioning it. The moment the door was closed, Jingjing looked at me and smiled.We knew that with the door locked, the house was completely our world.This place is not the same as Jingjing's girls' dormitory, nor is it the same as parks and boulevards. This is an absolutely private space that belongs to us.Absolutely no one will come to bother you.We had a whole night to talk to each other, to be intimate.At such a beautiful moment, I left out who lived in this room, and what weird things happened during this period of time... It was late at night, and the aftertaste of the happy moment was still lingering around me. Jingjing was like a kitten in my arms, sleeping very sweetly.I don't know when, there was a white hair wind outside.The sound similar to a whistle can be heard in the dormitory.Weeping softly like countless ghosts wandering in the air.They tried to fly into the house through the cracks in the doors and windows, but they couldn't succeed after all, they could only scream and scream.I couldn't sleep anymore, a few rays of light came through the window, passing through the glass covered with snow and ice, reflecting the walls of the dormitory a little weirdly.I remembered that this house was actually lived in by Huihui who had just died mysteriously, and I was a little chilled.Fortunately, Jingjing is with me, otherwise I really don't know how I would face this room by myself. Who posted the ghost charm on the wall?Is it the deceased himself or someone else's care for me after his death.Why is there a red double happiness imprint on the other wall?Someone was married in this room, and who was it?This young man named Huihui died inexplicably. Will he leave his mark in this room?All of these seem to be related to a group of treasure hunters.Both Director Wang and Captain Xiao have repeatedly emphasized that the so-called treasure does not exist at all.But how could a bronze medal that didn't exist in the first place attract the attention of so many grave robbers?Are they all fools?As far as I know, tomb robbery is not something that ordinary people can play. Most tomb robbers must be proficient in astronomy and geography, historical archaeology, geomantic omen, and wilderness survival. Larger tomb robbers are gangs.Whether it is the advanced tools, the clever means, or the accuracy of the robbery, it is amazing.Even professional archaeological teams are far behind.Such people, they can surround here like flies.What does this mean? box.The box under the bed.It must have been left by Huihui.Because the place where it was placed was too hidden, it has not attracted people's attention.Make it stay quietly in this room.What will be in there?Is it some books related to treasure hunting?A diary, map or photo left by Huihui when he was looking for treasure?Or some human hand, human hand, an embroidered shoe?Bah, bah, bah, why did the more I thought about it, the more outrageous it became, and I thought of it in a horror movie.I believe there will be no such evil things in a box. Driven by curiosity, I could no longer lie still.I moved my body slightly, and let Jingjing's head slip out of my arms slowly, and landed quietly on the pillow.In the weak light, I saw a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, and the little dimple on her cheek was extremely charming.I stood up quietly, turned sideways to put on my shoes.Squatting down swiftly, he leaned over and took out the small wooden box under the bed. Holding the wooden box in his hand, a strong smell of raw earth rushed straight to the tip of his nose.I held back a sneeze.It seems that no one has touched it for a long time, and a thick layer of dust has formed.I grabbed a piece of sackcloth from the ground, wiped it carefully a few times, and then took it into my hand to examine it carefully.This box is not big, it is an old-fashioned small solid wooden box with a certain weight, which shows that there should be something in it.It seemed less heavy than a book and less light than a hand, and I could at last dispel a dire suspicion or two.The small lock on the top seems to be vulnerable, and it is completely an equipment to prevent gentlemen and villains.I have the best way to deal with this kind of lock. It is estimated that I can just poke it with the small key of my luggage lock to open it. I tiptoed to find the key to the luggage lock in my trouser pocket. Sure enough, I heard a loud "click" and the small box opened. I have exhausted all my imagination and have not guessed what is left in it.open the lid.The inside of the wooden box is covered with a piece of white cloth, and there is something covered under the cloth.It was at this very moment that I became afraid and regretted my adventure.But this is the end of the matter, and there is no way out.I held my breath, gritted my teeth and stretched out my hand to uncover the layer of white cloth, but my hand was shaking involuntarily.A cloud of yin seems to be hitting me.My hands are already on the white cloth.The exciting moment is about to... A hand rested on my shoulder from my back, weak and boneless, soundless. All my attention had been on the box.Suddenly there was this real blow on the shoulder. With a sound of "ah", I almost lost my mind. "Don't make noise, it's midnight, everyone is asleep." The familiar voice was actually made by Jingjing.It turned out that she was awakened by the small sound of my unlocking, walked up to me behind my back and patted me. My heart is still beating non-stop, the rhythm is like "Majestic Gongs and Drums". "My little ancestor Jingjing, do you want to frighten your master to death?" "What's so fierce, I just want to tease you, next time I just don't tease you." Jingjing pouted her lips when she saw that I was unhappy, her expression was extremely cute. Seeing her expression, I lost my temper. "Good Jingjing, be good, don't be angry. I didn't mean to yell at you, you really scared me to death just now." "Well, why do you open this box in the middle of the night to look. Is there really any secret in this box?" "I opened it just to know the secrets in this box. Let's see what weird things are inside." You Jingjing was much more courageous, and she spoke while uncovering the white coarse cloth on it.Although it was only by the light outside, we could still see clearly.Under the white cloth are two very delicate small bamboo baskets.Of course I know what this thing is for.This is a normal chess set. After putting my heart back in my stomach, I couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed again.Nothing in the box was as I wished, and Huihui didn't leave anything of value at all.Thinking about it, it was true that his death was so sudden and unexpected that he himself would not have thought of it.Then there is no possibility to leave something specially for the people who come to this room.I asked Jingjing to turn on the light, and I took out the Go chess and the white cloth to look through it, trying to smell something.Sure enough, a new discovery was made, the white cloth was more than three feet long when opened, with a seam on one side and a thick thread pressed in the middle.This is not an ordinary white cloth, but a cloak.Also, in the bamboo basket of one of the boxes of Go pieces, there is a paper chessboard.After I opened it, I found that the positions of white and sunspots were densely marked with pencils.It is said that this kind of chessboard is the cheapest, but there is nothing special about it.But judging from the printing and folding of this chessboard, this chess set is definitely a new chess set that has not been played much. "Master, why are you interested in these messy things? So you also have the habit of rummaging through other people's things casually?" Jingjing still didn't know what to do, she put her cheeks on her face and looked innocent. "I'm judging the case and looking for evidence. I'm not moving people. These are the relics of the victim." I thought that since Jingjing would be my wife in the future, there was no need to hide these things.I told her everything I knew these days. She was completely dumbfounded, as if she was listening to a fairy tale.After listening to it, look at me and then at the wall. "It's over, it's over, Master Taozi, you have really become the shadow of this Huihui in the world." "Ah! Why do you say that?" Jingjing said thoughtfully: "Look, people say that a new person will come to the cemetery to replace him. That person is his shadow in the world. Isn't this obviously talking about you? And think about it, you not only replace He came to the cemetery, and you are the same age and live in the same dormitory. The most frightening thing is that this has come true now." "How can it be fulfilled?" I don't know what Jingjing saw again, sometimes a woman's intuition is much sharper than a man's, if I had known this earlier, I might as well have told her everything as soon as we met. "Didn't you see the imprint of Double Happiness on the wall of our house?" "Yes, a couple of newlyweds have lived here. I've seen it before. What does that mean?" "Stupid you, why didn't you think that the new couple is Huihui and his woman." "How do you know?" I was a little suspicious. "Think about it, only young people who have just started working will be assigned to dormitories, and most of the dormitories share a room with several people. It is rare for one person to live in a single room. You are the director of the cemetery now because of your rank. Special people live here, and Huihui is just an ordinary employee, why live here?" "You mean the bureau let him live here because he was newly married and didn't have a house?" "Exactly. Didn't you realize that the bed in this room is much wider than an ordinary single bed? He used to live here with his woman, and now you live with yours..." Speaking of this, she suddenly realized that she almost put herself in bed. After saying that she was my woman, she shyly dared not continue. I understood what she meant, and couldn't help being shocked.With so many coincidences, am I really Huihui's shadow in Yangjian?As long as I spend the night in the cemetery, will disaster befall me? I fiddled with the cloak and the chess piece again. "Why did he put a snow-white cloak in the box? Also, what is the meaning of the game record drawn on the Go board?" "I don't understand this either. It may have no meaning, it's just an ordinary personal item." "Absolutely not. If it wasn't for important personal items, he wouldn't have hidden it so deep and locked it with a lock." "Yes, we have to study these two items carefully. Maybe it is meaningful to understand the whole thing." Jingjing suddenly smiled.I'm a little surprised. "why are you laughing?" "I think my vacation is really good. Not only can I meet Master Peach, who I miss every day and night, but I can also participate in such an exciting adventure." I remembered that Jingjing was so afraid of ghosts in the dormitory back then.Now it's an adventure.Jingjing really grew up. I replied thoughtfully, "Yeah, a great adventure."