Chapter 76 Chapter 17 Flower Fruit Tea

Uncle suddenly called me to stop, my heart was pounding, I thought the petty theft had been discovered, but he said that a storm might be coming.I thought strangely, the storm has nothing to do with me, can I tell me that the storm is coming, and I can drive it away? Before the uncle could finish his sentence, a gust of sea wind blew into Huangcuo, and there was a humming sound in the main hall, like a female ghost crying.Outside the yellow house, the white clouds are rolling, and the white gulls are gradually disappearing.At that time, the weather forecast was not so accurate, and there was no perfect early warning system. If a storm came, it would depend on the accumulated experience of the seaside villagers to judge whether to evacuate.All the ancient houses that can be preserved to this day have withstood the test of the storm, and their strength is unimaginable. Unlike other houses, they can collapse even if there is no earthquake, let alone withstand the storm.

Malaysia is also often surrounded by storms. I know the dangers, so I quickly understood what my uncle meant.Now that the storm is coming, in order to save my life, I have to run away.To put it bluntly, this is a way for my uncle to drive me away, and I can only say that God is helping him.I heard his tone, it seemed that he only told me to go, and his family would stay.I didn't want to stay for a long time, and it's not easy to drive me away, as long as you tell me where the ancient city of Yuequan is, everything can be discussed. The little cousin was not overbearing this time, she had no confidence in Huang Cuo, so she asked uneasily, "Dad, since the storm is coming, let's take shelter somewhere else first. I think this house is very dilapidated, and the wind blows." If it blows over, it won't be strange if it doesn't fall apart."

The uncle refused: "If you want to leave, I will break your leg!" As soon as these words came out, the other three cousins ​​didn't dare to say anything, even Huang Dejun didn't say anything, Lao Yan is a servant, let alone speak.Since the owner of Huangcuo is not leaving, I have nothing to fear. If the wind blows, I will hide in the basement. Doesn’t the blueprint say that there is a secret basement outside the main hall? So, I replied: "If you agree to my request, then I will leave immediately." "But you haven't won yet. If you stay and something happens, don't blame me." The uncle said ugly words first, and he saw that I couldn't figure it out, so he asked Mu Qingxiang, "Then will you go?"

Without even thinking about it, Mu Qingxiang said flatly, "If Lu Jianxin doesn't leave, I won't either." Uncle sighed a long time. He tried to drive me away many times, but every time he failed.This time a storm finally came, and my uncle used it as an excuse, but he still couldn't do it.Actually, I'm very curious why my uncle tried every means to make me give up.Anyway, he has settled overseas and is getting old. It is impossible for him to go to the ancient city of Yuequan again. Why don't you tell me the truth? Do you have any scruples? The uncle picked up the teacup by the table, took a sip, and put the teacup back.I looked at the weird teacup, how it was restored, I was puzzled, and even suspected that I had hallucinations, maybe the teacup was not smashed at that time.My uncle may have known that the teacup can be restored by itself, otherwise he would not have brought the teacup all the way here. It is not that there are no good teacups in China, so why bother.

Mu Qingxiang has always been by my side, and we are sitting on the side at this moment, facing the three cousins.Mu Qingxiang whispered to me: "Do you think the tea your uncle drinks is strange?" "Strange? What's so strange?" I asked suspiciously, "Is there poison in the tea?" "If it's poisonous, he should be able to smell it." Mu Qingxiang denied, "I mean he drank scented tea." "What's so strange about scented tea? It's delicious, don't you like it?" I asked in a daze. At this time, the uncle was talking to the three cousins ​​again, and Mu Qingxiang and I were left aside, so we whispered to each other and no one looked at us.Mu Qingxiang told me that it is really elegant to mix tea with flowers.Such as plum blossom, osmanthus, jasmine, rose, rose, orchid, onion, kumquat, gardenia, woody fragrance, etc., are all suitable for mixing into tea.However, the best fine bud tea does not need to be scented with flowers, otherwise it will take away its original taste. Only ordinary tea is suitable. This was also mentioned in the ancient book "Qunfangpu" of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, the uncle does not drink high-quality tea. I thought he placed the tea that was stolen last time on purpose, and he has hidden the real good tea elsewhere.But my uncle has been drinking common tea these days. As he is, can he really drink this kind of scented tea that is popular in the market?Like the kind of authentic tea people, they don't even look at scented tea, let alone drink it into their stomachs. Of course, not all scented teas cannot be used in halls. For example, lotus tea in ancient times was very popular among literati and refined scholars.The so-called lotus tea is to fill the lotus stamens growing in the pond with tea leaves at the first dawn of the morning, and then tie them up with hemp silk.Overnight, pick the same flowers the next morning, wrap them in tea paper to dry, and repeat this three times, then pack them in jars and seal them for storage.

Mu Qingxiang asked me to confirm whether the uncle is the same person. She always said that the uncle I described was not the same person in reality, but when I looked left and right, the uncle was the uncle. Even if his appearance could be changed, his Bad temper can never be imitated.Seeing that I was so sure, Mu Qingxiang didn't say any more, just kept staring at her uncle. Regarding the loss of feeling in both hands, my uncle didn't pay much attention to it, and he assumed that we deserved it.The uncle said some nonsense again, it was all about the storm coming, don't run around.The little cousin was always worried that the house was not strong enough, and wanted to go back to the city to take refuge, but the uncle would not allow it.At the end, the uncle became impatient, and the little cousin shut up wisely.

After everyone dispersed, Mu Qingxiang and I walked out of the hall slowly, and then looked at the sky. Now the clouds are moving faster than the plane, and I believe the storm will come tomorrow.When we saw no one in the main hall, Mu Qingxiang and I looked for the basement on the stone floor outside the main hall.Strangely, no matter how hard we looked, the basement on the blueprint just didn't exist.The stone bricks are all solid underground, and there is no hollow sound when knocked, and no hidden mechanism can be found. I kicked a few feet one after another, guessing: "Could it be that the basement is in a very deep place, and the entrance is not outside the main hall, but somewhere else?"

"It's also possible." Mu Qingxiang nodded. I looked at Mu Qingxiang and remembered what she said to my uncle just now, so I asked: "If there is really a big storm coming, aren't you afraid of danger if you don't leave?" "People are mortal, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Mu Qingxiang said lightly. I stared blankly at Mu Qingxiang, my heart was in a mess, I didn't know what to say.At this time, the strong sea breeze swept over Huangcuo again, and the whole person seemed to be blown into the sky.Wutong Village is a little farther from the sea, and Huangcuo is almost leaning on the sea cliff. The surroundings are bare, and there is no barrier at all to resist the wind and waves.I couldn't help but worry if I misunderstood my uncle just now. It is very likely that he was really worried about my safety, so he persuaded me to leave.The sea wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the tiles were shaking non-stop, as if they would fall down at any time.

I looked up at the black tiles on the roof, suddenly felt very strange, and froze for a moment.There was a gap in the outermost row of tiles in the eaves, and I counted carefully, and two tiles were missing there.Although Huang Cuo is old, Huang Dejun has always cleaned it very clean. Even if there is a crack in the wall, he will fill it up perfectly.If a few tiles are missing, will Huang Dejun let them go, or is there something else hidden? After looking up for a while, my neck became so sore, I simply didn't bother to think about it, and rubbed my neck after lowering my head.Just when I lowered my head, I saw the stone brick floor, and a thought quickly flashed through my mind.Immediately, I was a little excited. It turned out that the appearance of the dead chicken was not a simple prank.However, I haven't fully understood the cause of the dead chicken incident, so I can't be completely sure.

I don't know how long I thought about it, but when I came back to my senses, Mu Qingxiang had disappeared.I was the only one standing outside the main hall, and the wind blew by, drowning out the cries of white gulls passing overhead.I'm already used to Mu Qingxiang's personality, she is that kind of person, when you don't pay attention, she will leave by herself without even saying hello. I moved my hands. Although I was still a little slow, I was able to move at last.I wanted to go back to find Mu Qingxiang, but Huang Dejun suddenly came out from behind the main hall and stopped me.I turned around impatiently, and said to myself, let the fart go, the uncle is still waiting to find Mu Qingxiang.But I soon felt that something was wrong, Huang Dejun is not a mute, when can he speak human words? "You...you can talk?" I stared at Huang Dejun, very surprised. Just as Huang Dejun was about to walk over from the main hall and wanted to continue talking, Lao Yan chased him out from behind the main hall.Huang Dejun was taken aback, his mouth that had just opened was reluctantly closed again.Lao Yan grabbed Huang Dejun's shoulder with great force, causing Huang Dejun to instinctively move his shoulder down due to the pain.Any idiot can tell that Lao Yan is here to stop Huang Dejun from reporting. If he had been quicker just now, Huang Dejun would probably have told me who the "bad guy" is. Lao Yan tried his best to conceal it. He stood in the main hall and said loudly to me: "Your uncle is looking for Huang Dejun. I'll take him there first. You can do your work." Huang Dejun has been staring at me closely, as if he has a lot to say, and he can suffocate him to death.Although I'm sure Huang Dejun is not dumb, he must have some difficulties, so he pretends that he can't speak in front of people.As soon as Lao Yan came, Huang Dejun was forced to shut up, so I had no choice but to cooperate with him and pretend to be stupid, and pretended not to know that Huang Dejun could speak.Finally, Huang Dejun saw the opportunity and came to inform me, but he was arrested by Lao Yan when he didn't want to. It seems that Lao Yan must also know who the "bad guy" is. He is the bodyguard of the uncle, and the uncle must also know about it.Maybe the "bad guy" refers to the uncle, that's why Lao Yan is so nervous.Huang Dejun looked back at me with mixed feelings, and then he and Lao Yan went back to the back room, but he made a gesture to me behind Lao Yan's back.