Chapter 25 Chapter 24 Cultural Revolution Bricks

Old man Hu Jie is dead, how could he run away by himself, but who doesn't steal anything but the corpse?However, everyone did put Hu Jie's body in his home at that time, and now everyone is unconscious, who stole the body.Xiao Hei said with certainty that it is unlucky for a dead person to be in the village, so everyone must put old man Hu Jie here, and no one will carry the corpse to their home. I thought about it, and still felt that it was impossible for someone to steal the body, so I said to Xiao Hei: "It was not you who carried the body back then, maybe they hid the body in a secret place, let's look for it in the house first."

Zhao Shuai and Liao Lao used their shovels to mess around, just like ghosts entering the village, messing up old man Hu Jie's house.I wanted to persuade them not to be too rude, but in this special moment, it is difficult to be rude without being rude.I was also worried that someone was ambushing in secret, so I imitated them holding a shovel and rummaging around, but found nothing.Hu Jie's home is the same as old Wang's and Li's. If someone is hiding, it is easy to find out. We were out of breath, but unfortunately it was still in vain, so we wanted to look elsewhere, or find other ways to wake everyone up.Xiao Hei lay on the ground, tilted his head and looked under the bed. I was just about to say don't look, who would be so stupid to stuff things under the bed.Unexpectedly, Xiao Hei yelled, there are many things hidden under the bed, and told us to go over and have a look.I wondered if the old man Hu Jie was under the bed, but I bent over and saw that the thing under the bed was not a dead person, but a pile of square bricks.

Liao's second child exclaimed incredulously, and hurriedly reached out to grab a few bricks, and then said pleasantly, "It really was a worthwhile trip, these are Cultural Revolution bricks!" I, Zhao Shuai, and Xiao Hei didn't know what the Cultural Revolution bricks were. In my impression, the Cultural Revolution was horrific, and many people died in it.Liao lamented our ignorance. He said that the Cultural Revolution brick was the proper name for the brick-shaped Puer tea produced during the Cultural Revolution.During the Cultural Revolution, the whole of China was busy engaging in political campaigns. Menghai Tea Factory, the largest tea factory under the Yunnan Branch of the former China Tea Import and Export Corporation, was also greatly affected, and production could not proceed normally.

However, since tea production is the most important economic income in the border areas of ethnic minorities, the "border tea" sold to Tibet is a necessity for the people in Tibetan areas. Therefore, during the Cultural Revolution, the Menghai Tea Factory still produced a large amount of tea and sold it to the border areas. and Tibetan areas.Among them, the 250-gram side-selling bricks made of Pu'er tight tea raw materials are the most produced and sold, and are also the most famous. After the Cultural Revolution, they were collectively called Cultural Revolution bricks. The Cultural Revolution bricks produced by the Menghai Tea Factory have a boxy inner fly on each surface of the finished product, and the eight middle cards (eight red "zhong" characters) are marked on the inner fly in Chinese and Tibetan. There is a green "tea" in the middle) trademark, and the words "produced by the Revolutionary Committee of Menghai Tea Factory" are also indicated on the signature.

Cultural Revolution bricks were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s, more than 30 years ago.Due to the long storage time, the color of the tea bricks has gradually changed from the dark green of raw tea to the brownish-blue color of aged Pu-erh tea. The weight of the tea bricks has also been worn and volatilized due to long-term storage, and has been reduced to less than the standard of 250 grams.But after brewing, the tea soup is bright and transparent, and the red tone is golden amber, which is very moving.In terms of taste, the connotation is rich, the aroma is thick, and the water-based sand is smooth, which is very pleasant.

At the same time, because the "Cultural Revolution Brick" has a special cultural background and historical value, it has been acquired and collected by many tea lovers.It is a pity that due to the limited number of "Cultural Revolution bricks" in the world, they are rare and precious nowadays.Liao Laoer found so many Cultural Revolution bricks, he was out of breath from laughing, and almost died. After hearing the introduction, Zhao Shuai asked excitedly: "Is it really so precious? Then we are sure to make a profit. Even if there is no pumpkin head tea, it is enough to make money."

"Of course, you can't buy anything you want in the market now, and some people only collect a little bit. There are definitely not so many." The second brother Liao said with a big smile. I coughed dryly to remind them not to get carried away, Xiao Hei is depressed now, so don't yell in front of him.Liao Er and Zhao Shuai restrained a little, they carefully took out those tea bricks from under the bed, wanting to keep them for themselves.Xiao Hei and I stared blankly, not knowing that these tea bricks became theirs, and even if old man Hu Jie died, it would not be their turn to take possession of them.Zhao Shuai piled the tea bricks on the bed with a smile, he had long forgotten about the old man Hu Jie, but he suddenly froze.

Liao Laoer and I asked at the same time if we had caught something, maybe Hu Jie's body was hidden behind the Cultural Revolution bricks.Zhao Shuai shook his head towards us, and retracted his hand from under the bed, holding something in his hand.When Liao Lao Er and I saw what Zhao Shuai was holding, we looked at each other in surprise. We couldn't believe that old man Hu Jie actually had this thing. I widened my eyes and asked in surprise, "Second Liao, this...is this the pair of sacrificial bowls you gave me?" The second brother Liao took the sacrificial dippers from Zhao Shuai, checked them carefully, and said, "No mistake, this is the pair I gave you, but... how come they are in the hands of old man Hu? Didn't you say they were stolen by bandits?" Did you steal it?"

"Fuck you, old man Hu is a bandit with red seals from all over the world. You really can't be judged by appearances. I didn't expect that the seemingly benevolent old man is actually a robber!" Zhao Shuai said angrily. I was also dumbfounded, I couldn't believe that the old man Hu Jie was a member of the Sifang Red Seal Bandit, otherwise how could Xi Piao be in his hands.These Cultural Revolution bricks are so precious, how could a widowed old man in a remote village have so many, they were all snatched.I smiled wryly at Mr. Liao, nonsense that he and Mr. Hu Jie might be a family, because Mr. Liao's father was also a bandit.How could Liao's second son listen to me? He held the Cultural Revolution bricks in his arms, wishing he could swallow them all.

Liao Lao Er and Zhao Shuai lay on the ground and finally cleaned up the bed of the old man Hu Jie. In addition to fifteen Cultural Revolution bricks and sacrificial bowls, there were also some precious rouge, opium, gold watches, and five crumpled hundred-yuan RMB. .Liao's second son felt distressed, and bluntly said that the old man Hu Jie was as stupid as a pig. It was a waste of money to put the Cultural Revolution bricks under the bed, and the Cultural Revolution bricks would break if he put them down.Thanks to our discovery of what was under the bed, otherwise these precious tea bricks would have slowly turned into mud and would never be able to meet the world.

Looking at the stolen goods on the bed, Zhao Shuai asserted that the death of old man Hu Jie was related to these things. Otherwise, who would kill an old man for nothing, because old man Hu Jie would be kicking his legs and belching his fart in three or four years at most.Liao Er was also at a loss. He said that if the old man Hu Jie was really a member of the Sifang Red Seal Bandits, then it is very likely that some people in the village are also bandits, but they usually pretend to be serious tea growers. Only when you have fun will you go to the road to be a strong man cutting the diameter. I asked Xiao Hei, who was in a daze, "Has the old man Hu Jie lived in the village all the time, or did he move from somewhere else? Do you know his past?" Xiao Hei scratched the back of his head: "I don't know anything, he was in the village when I was born." "How could he know that old man Hu is five times the age of this little brother!" Second Liao said with a smile, "Since old man Hu is dead, let's share these tea bricks equally, anyway, he has no relatives." "Then we have become bandits too. Don't take other people's things!" I said firmly, "Although these Cultural Revolution bricks are precious, they are nothing compared to pumpkin tea. Don't pick up sesame seeds and throw watermelons." Before my words fell, Xiao Hei asked: "I heard from the adults that there are bandits on the road going to other places from the county seat. Choose a place closer." "This little brother is right. Old man Hu may not be a bandit, but this pair of sacrifices is indeed the pair I gave you. It has only been robbed for a few days, and the bandits haven't warmed it yet. How can you be willing to throw it at Hu? Old man, this pair of things is a rare treasure." At the end of Liao's second child, Wang Po boasted. The night gradually deepened, and the village was unusually quiet, even the chirping of insects and birds could not be heard.I vaguely felt flustered, and always felt that this was the calm before the storm, maybe the catastrophe Mu Qingxiang mentioned was really imminent.Zhaizi has already sent three young men with strong skills to the county town to invite the police to come over. If all goes well, they will be able to return tomorrow morning.At that time, it will be easy to find out who is playing tricks in the dark and who killed someone.If I were the one doing the trick, I'd definitely race against the clock to arrange a way out, get everything done, and get away.Now everyone in the village is unconscious, is this person trying to escape while everyone loses consciousness, or what is he trying to do?But no one knows who the murderer is, and it's easy to escape. Is it worth it to stun everyone?If it is said that everyone is going to be poisoned to death, then this amount of mystery medicine is obviously not enough, it can only let everyone have a good night's sleep. "I said Xiaolu, so don't be a detective. It's the police's business to catch bad guys. We're looking for tea with pumpkin heads." Lao Er Liao reminded me, "Since Mr. Hu has Cultural Revolution bricks in his possession, he may also have pumpkins in his possession. Rentoucha, let's search carefully to see if there is any secret room in the house?" Hearing our endless debate, Xiao Hei tried to intervene several times, but was blocked by us.Liao Lao Er and Zhao Shuai and I debated whether to occupy the Cultural Revolution bricks regardless of the severity, and the matter of everyone in the village was comatose was thrown out of the blue.Liao's second son went too far. He snorted at Xiao Hei a few times, meaning that the adults were talking while the children were cooling off, so Xiao Hei kept hesitant to speak.We searched around the house again, and finally confirmed that there was no hidden pavilion, and there was no pumpkin tea. The three of us were very disappointed. Xiao Hei opened his mouth several times, and finally he saw a gap, and said to us who were thirsty: "Is the pumpkin head tea you are talking about the batch that was tributed to the Qing Palace? I know where this kind of tea is available."