Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Buddha Sea Demon House

Li Xiuzhu twisted her body uncomfortably, as if unwilling to mention the house, and asked me how I knew about her hometown.I only said that my grandfather had stayed in Menghai, which was still called Fohai at that time, and my grandfather had worked in the Fohai tea factory for several years.Li Xiuzhu beamed with joy, and happily said that we are really destined, maybe our ancestors knew each other. I nodded to Li Xiuzhu, but I thought in my heart, now that I am in such a miserable situation, should I go to Menghai for a walk?Now, Zhao Shuai's family is in a miserable state, and I can't stay out of it. After all, I can't get away from the incident in Qingdao.And my grandfather also said when I was in Malaysia that if I encounter difficulties in the future, I can go to the house in Fohai to have a look.

Thinking about it, when I heard Li Xiuzhu's tone, I thought there might be something wrong with the house in Menghai.Under my questioning, Li Xiuzhu refused to talk more at first, but finally I couldn't avoid the question, and then let me tell me about the house.It turns out that when old China was invaded by foreign powers, the British sold opium, smuggled tea and enslaved the people in Fohai.India was originally the tea base of the United Kingdom. Later, the British tasted Pu-erh tea and thought it tasted very good, so they infiltrated into the sea of ​​Buddha, wanting the production technology of Pu-erh tea and controlling the sales route of Pu-erh tea.

In June 1938, an Englishman named Lyall Nelson was the first to arrive. He ran over from India and managed to get close to and use the Fohai people.However, one day Lyall suddenly left Fohai and went back to England, and he never appeared in Fohai again.After a year, powerful local people in Fohai occupied Lyle's house.At the beginning, the poultry first died in the house, and then people died. Within a month, the whole family died.Greedy people lived in the house one after another, but all of them didn't end well. Gradually, rumors about the bad luck of the house spread. Li Xiuzhu said that almost all the locals know the story of this house, but now only the older generation knows it. Young people want to be singers, the next Teresa Teng or Leslie Cheung, and they don’t bother to listen to the old people’s nagging.Li Xiuzhu was very smart when she was a child. When she was studying, she heard the teacher mention the past of the house, so she always remembered it by heart.However, the version my grandfather told me was not accurate. Li Xiuzhu said that the house should not be called the ghost house, but the demon house.

I curiously asked why. Li Xiuzhu, who was still somewhat resistant, might be addicted to telling stories. It is rare for someone to hear her tell the history of her hometown, so she couldn't stop.Li Xiuzhu told me that Lyle Nelson brought a golden box, and I don't know who first spread the word that a monster was locked in the box.After Lyle left Fohai, he left the golden box and the monster in the house, and it was the monster who did the harm.As for what the monster looks like, some people say it looks like a human, but its head is as big as a dustpan; others say it looks like a horse, but it has a hump on its back and antlers on its head.In short, each said its own way, and there were countless versions. Therefore, the house was also called the Fohai Demon House. Until the name of Fohai was changed to Menghai, the name of the house remained the same.

At this moment, I am very excited. It turns out that my grandfather really did not lie. There is really a house left by the British in Menghai. What is even more unbelievable is that Li Xiuzhu also mentioned the golden box!When I was excited, I thought about it calmly. There was a big difference between what my grandfather said and the story Li Xiuzhu told. I'm afraid it's not that simple. Although my grandfather didn't say what was in the golden box, but from what he said, it can be deduced that the golden box contained treasures, at least it could make people enjoy the glory and wealth.However, Li Xiuzhu said that the golden box contains monsters, which are designed to harm people and disrupt people's livelihood.Li Xiuzhu didn't know about her grandfather's past, so she definitely wouldn't deliberately lie to me, and there was no need for my grandfather to lie to me.

In the legend of Fohai Demon's House, there are many things wrong. Apart from the discrepancy between what Li Xiuzhu and her grandfather said, it's weird to say that Lyle is an Englishman.Lyle went to Fohai to buy and sell tea, and brought a gold box with him, and he took it with him, and even let others know.You must know that the world was in chaos at that time, and everyone knew the truth of not revealing money, how could someone show off their wealth everywhere, wouldn't they be afraid of being slaughtered?At least Lyle won't walk around the streets with a golden box in his hands, let alone open the box to let people know that there are monsters in the box.How all of this came out has been impossible to verify, and I am afraid that only the person concerned can answer it.

What is even more puzzling is why Lyell suddenly returned to England, and why he never came to Menghai again. Could it be that he was willing to give up everything he had worked hard in Fohai.Now that Lyle is gone, why didn't he take the golden box away, otherwise Grandpa wouldn't be able to find the contents of the golden box.But, what is in the golden box, why do they say different things? Li Xiuzhu grew up in Menghai. The legend has been passed down for decades, and perhaps it has changed. It is not surprising that it is different from her grandfather's version.Li Xiuzhu is good at observing words and expressions. She saw that I was a little skeptical, so she revealed her childhood experience to increase the credibility of the story.It turned out that when Li Xiuzhu was 8 years old, she drove the only cow in the family out alone. On the way, the cow was frightened by a naughty child and ran into the demon house.Although Li Xiuzhu was a little scared, it was the only cow in the family. If she lost it, she would definitely have nothing to eat when she returned home.It was noon at that time, Li Xiuzhu bravely stepped into the house, but who knew that the cow could not be found no matter what!

The demon house only has a front door and a back door. The back door is always closed, and passers-by pass by the front door. If the cow walks out of the house, the villagers will definitely see it.Li Xiuzhu searched for a long time in panic, but there was still no trace of the cow, as if it had suddenly disappeared into the air.The house has been very quiet, without the slightest noise. If the cow is in danger, why doesn't it make a sound.Li Xiuzhu watched the cow run into the house with her own eyes. If something happened to the cow, the cow should be seen alive and dead. "I didn't lie to you about this. Because of this incident, I was beaten all over by my family. If you don't believe me, look!" After Li Xiuzhu finished speaking, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing her snow-white left arm, where there was a dark red The scars, she said, have been on her body for 20 years.

The dark red scar looked very dazzling on the snow-white skin. I couldn't help feeling sorry for Li Xiuzhu. She lost a cow and was almost beaten to death. Could it be that my daughter is no better than a cow, just because her daughter will eventually marry when she grows up? go out?Li Xiuzhu didn't complain. She felt that her parents were right. In a remote mountain village, if a cow is lost, the whole family may starve to death. She has been blaming herself for this until now. That night, I chatted with Li Xiuzhu until late at night, and it was already past three o'clock in the morning when I saw her off.However, I wasn't tired at all, and the idea that came to my mind became more and more obvious, and I couldn't get rid of it even if I wanted to——I'm going to Menghai to find that golden box!If you find a golden box, let alone what is in the box, you can get a lot of money just by selling the box.Zhao Shuai's father's health is getting worse and worse, and he can't even pay for the hospitalization. With the gold box, not to mention the hospitalization fee, I'm afraid he can complete the reborn surgery several times.

The next day, the handsome Zhao Shuai came to see me again. Every time he came, other women would wait and see, and some girls would strike up a conversation and offer free services.Zhao Shuai ignored those women. He went straight to the basement to find me, complaining that the basement was too cold, and he might get arthritis early.After thinking about it all night, I was full of fighting spirit, but I still felt cold.When Zhao Shuai listened to my words, he was dubious at first, but he gradually believed it when I presented my grandfather's past and the remnants of the tea scriptures in front of him.

After a while of silence, Zhao Shuai looked at me and said, "No wonder you could smell tea in the water prison in Qingdao and know the origin of those tea sets. So you were once a rich man!" "Don't mention those things, I didn't create them, they were all left by my ancestors." I waved my hand and asked, "Would you like to go to Menghai with me? I heard that all the girls in Yunnan are beautiful Yes, you will definitely regret it if you don’t go.” "Wouldn't the five golden flowers be there? Of course I've seen them before, but it's too reckless to go as soon as you say it, isn't it? You won't forget how you were tricked into coming to Beijing, right? You have to think carefully." Zhao Shuai was very cautious, not quite the same as he was a year ago. "Aren't you usually very adventurous, why are you acting like a turtle today." I said, "I told you to go this time, are you afraid that I will lie to you? That's what my grandpa said, or how could he?" It is very difficult to make a fortune from one million to ten thousand, but it is much easier to turn one hundred thousand to one million." "Alright, Dad just wanted me to go out and explore. The capital is really not the place for us to stay. Why don't we go to Yunnan to have a look." Zhao Shuai was moved, and he suggested, "If we don't find the golden box, we can make tea. Business, maybe you can make a fortune.” As for the golden box, Zhao Shuai first asked how big it was. I thought about it, but my grandfather and Li Xiuzhu didn't mention it, so I guess they didn't know.As the saying goes, antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times, the gold box left to this day is both gold and antiques, so it must be very valuable.We know a few rich people who love vanity in the capital. Although they didn't lend a helping hand when they were in trouble, if they found a golden box and sold it to them, they would definitely like it. However, Zhao Shuai was still a little worried. He said that finding the golden box was a good thing, but could he find a place where there were no ghosts or demons?In China's 5,000-year-old culture, ghosts, gods and demons are too mysterious, and if they happen to happen, they will definitely be difficult to deal with.To be honest, I don't know what to do, but if my grandfather can get away safely, I don't think there will be too much trouble.To be on the safe side, we will get a gun after we arrive in Yunnan.In case of encountering an unidentified ghost, his grandma would kill it. Anyway, the law only allows killing people, and it doesn't say that killing ghosts is not allowed. I said it with high spirits, and encouraged me: "When we were in college, we read a lot of books. There are no ghosts in the world. If there are ghosts, you are also a pervert. Don't always think the world is so dangerous. Li Xiuzhu is going back to Meng soon. The sea is over, when the time comes, we will go on the same journey with her, and we will be taken care of by the folks in the village, and we will definitely have a smooth journey and success in no time." "Come on, don't touch a woman who is a young lady, or you won't know how you died." Zhao Shuai snorted, disapproving. I looked at Zhao Shuai unexpectedly, and just wanted to ask, but Zhao Shuai immediately changed the subject: "If you really find the gold box, how do you divide the things, five or five points?" With a big wave of my hand, I said cheerfully, "Five-five? It's all yours. If you hadn't taken me in, I would have starved to death in Beijing." Zhao Shuai blushed a little, didn't say anything more, discussed about the trip to Yunnan, and then left the basement.Maybe it was going to the origin of my grandfather's fortune. My heart was surging, and I wished I could fly there right away.Looking at the incomplete book of tea by the bedside, I picked it up and studied it carefully. In just a few months, I have learned a lot about tea ceremony and learned many strange things about tea. unheard of. However, none of us at that time thought that the upcoming trip to Yunnan would be so strange and unpredictable, even more unimaginable than the experience of our grandfather.