Chapter 4 Chapter Three

Before leaving the United States, Second Master Xue once gave me an antique embroidered red purse. He told me that it was a treasure that could save lives at a critical moment. At that time, I didn’t care about it. The emperor's world, reform and opening up has been going on for several years now, even if there is any treasure, I'm afraid it won't be a big deal.Unexpectedly, we did not succeed in this trip, and we became famous first, and we were charged with smuggling cultural relics, and we were driven to hide all over the city of Nanjing.At this moment, I took out the little life-saving purse, hoping for a miracle to happen.We squatted in the middle of the field, surrounded by darkness, the fat man took a sap, and now grinned and complained to me: "I said, Hu, you should quickly think of a way to make a strategic shift. Look at you guys, if you continue to freeze like this , sooner or later, people will die."

Shirley Yang was closer to me. She lit the windproof lighter and asked me what my next step was.I took out the purse given by Xue Erye, put it under the firelight, and asked them to see it.Four Eyes was fiddling with the map, but he glanced at his purse and asked, "What is this? Shopkeeper, are you crazy?" I said this is a treasure stuffed by your father Xue when he was leaving. Right now, a dead horse is a living horse doctor. Let's take it apart first to see if there is really any tricks hidden in it before making a decision.As I said that, I pulled the red threads on both sides of the purse.The fat man moved his body, trying to see exactly what treasure was hidden in the purse.I lowered my head, and saw that the inside of the small purse was pitch black, and a gust of cool wind swished past me. I rubbed my eyes, and turned the purse over again, feeling in a trance.Why, Second Master Xue's kit is empty!

"Impossible!" The fat man snatched the purse and shook it from side to side, "At least you have to save some money for life-saving, and Alzheimer's disease can't be so serious. Hey, Lao Hu, did you embezzle all the emergency rations?" I'm fucked, what an empty bag." Xue Erye's move made people fall through the glasses, and my belt was almost scared off.What kind of old man is this, this is, if you don’t have it, just say no, you have to pretend to be deep, and learn from Zhuge Kongming who gave him a trick before leaving, and his expression was so fucking sincere at the beginning.It's good now, let's screw it up.I picked up the fancy embroidered purse and prepared to throw it into the field ridge.

"Wait! Let me take a look again." Shirley Yang said "Hey", took the purse plate embroidered with red flowers and green leaves from my hand and fiddled with it a few times, then turned the satin brocade bag over and held it up. He picked up the lighter and pointed it at the butt of the purse, as if he was looking for something.When I saw Shirley Yang's engrossed expression, I thought there was something to it. It seemed that there was indeed a mystery hidden in this little thing. "Old Hu, tell me honestly, where did this thing come from," Shirley Yang said a little excitedly, her voice trembling slightly for a while, I don't understand why she was angry with a small purse the size of a palm, and hurriedly Zhitian swears and explained to her: "Staff Yang, you know me well. If I really came here by chance, how could you find out?"

As soon as this remark came out, the fat man burst out laughing, and I hurriedly added, "Actually, I mainly want to say that we must pay attention to evidence in everything, and we must not magnify the contradictions among the people without permission." Shirley Yang seemed to have expected that I would excuse herself. She pointed to the dense stitches on the buttocks of the purse and said, "You all have a look, what is this?" Facing the firelight, I leaned up and observed it carefully.I didn't take this little purse to heart before, it was just an insignificant little item.Unexpectedly, Shirley Yang became very nervous when she saw it, as if Max was going to invite her to drink soybean juice, so I had to re-examine this seemingly simple purse.This object is about three inches in length and width, and weighs less than half a catty in the hand. It is a rare folk handicraft with fine black brocade as the base and embroidered patterns as fine as a cow's hair.But if you want to say how expensive it is, that's not the case. Good things are rare from ancient times. I think it has lasted for more than a hundred years. In the eyes of tomb robbers who are used to touching gold and moving mountains, it is really not worth mentioning. .As for the mass of white embroidery that Shirley Yang asked us to distinguish carefully, the size was only between the nails of a little finger. I looked left and right, but I really couldn't see why.

With squinted eyes, he almost put his nose on the purse, then raised his head and said, "It seems to have a hooded crane embroidered on it." Shirley Yang shook his head slightly, and moved the lighter a little closer: "Look again, how many are there?" I went up to count and couldn't help taking a long breath. Within the seemingly tight space, there were actually five long-legged cranes with red tops and snow feathers. These five cranes had different shapes and looked leisurely. , I don’t know what kind of thread material the master embroidered red used. These cranes actually give people a feeling of spreading their wings and wanting to fly.The fat man lay on the stubble and groaned: "What white crane and black crane, isn't it just a bird. Damn it, after discussing it for a long time, this thing is really useless!"

I said this is wrong. You see, this piece of needlework is no longer the size of a fingernail, and five cranes with different behaviors are embroidered within a few millimeters. This master's craftsmanship is evident. This thing must have a great background. It's just that I don't know how to solve our dilemma with a dead thing. Shirley Yang laughed: "Who said it was dead?" Now it's my turn to stutter, could it be that there is a fine old demon hidden in this purse, can it still breathe? Shirley Yang blinked and pursed her lips with a smile: "Have you ever heard of the phrase 'five cranes are facing the sky'?"

Ok?The fat man was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I've heard of Wu Song fighting a tiger, so what can He Han do? Braised in brown sauce or steamed?" I thought about it for a while. Cranes were also called Yipinniao in ancient times. Boil medicine shop, the He Nian Tang in old Beijing.Coincidentally, he pushed his glasses with four eyes, and said: "I once heard from the older generation that there is a traditional Chinese medicine shop in Beijing called He Nian Tang, which is famous in Kyushu. It once opened five branches in a row, so there are The theory of Wuhe facing the sky is just that I don’t know if it has some nepotism with the Wuhe purse in front of us.”

I said that this time I thought about going together. It seems that Lao Xue has a lot of connections in Beijing, and this thing is inseparable from the time-honored He Nian Tang.A thousand professions, a doctor is respected.Especially in ancient times, science and technology were underdeveloped, productivity was backward, and a single case of dysentery could kill one's life. The profession of a doctor is a profession that people love and hate.Without it, it is impossible; but when it comes to the door, there must be bad luck in the family, and someone is sick.Therefore, from the relatives of the emperor to the merchants and husbands, everyone has a three-point respect for those who practice medicine.As for the He Nian Tang with its five cranes facing the sky, it is the leading helmsman in Xinglin Xinglin. It is not something that ordinary people can provoke.After all, who can live without a disease and pain, and when the time comes, won't it fall into the hands of other doctors?It's a pity that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. In front of the Jinling of the Six Dynasties, it is really too far away to save the near fire.Even if people really want to come here to rescue them, it will take days and nights to take the train. By then, all of us will be dead long ago, and we can only wait for the body to be collected.The fat man twisted and said, "Hey, Beijing and Nanjing can't tell the difference between Beijing and Nanjing. From my point of view, old man Xue has already lost his mind, holding his purse as dry food. Why don't we run quickly, at least go to the city first?" , don't waste your time in the wilderness, if those green bastards catch up, what do you think, fight or not?"

Shirley Yang said confidently: "You don't have to worry about that, the 'Crane' has been released just now. I don't think it will take long, and someone will come to respond." "Crane?" I was puzzled and said, "You mean the birds chirping? Let's put it down, I didn't even make a fart just now, how can there be a crane. Besides, how can the sound be contained in a cloth pocket? We must talk about science and materialism in everything. That’s the right way in the world.” Shirley Yang pointed to the empty purse and said: "You don't know, the thread on the purse is not ordinary embroidery thread, but the nirvana feathers of the crane. The status of the crane in Chinese mythology is second only to the phoenix. It is said that there is a The kind of crane can live for a hundred years, and before dying, it will keep screaming until the last feather is swept away by the strong wind in the nine heavens. This last crane feather is called Nirvana, and it can spread the sound of cranes for thousands of miles. Just now you When opening the purse, the knots rub against each other, and the sound has already been heard thousands of miles away, but the decibels of this kind of crane are too high to be detected by the human ear, so a specific instrument is required to monitor it."

We have never heard of such a strange thing in the world, and we can't help admiring Shirley Yang's knowledge.Four Eyes asked: "Since this thing is the token of He Nian Tang calling for help, how did you know the secret inside?" I thought to myself that since Shirley Yang knew all about the purse, there was no reason why he couldn't tell the truth.Sure enough, she continued to explain to us: "He Nian Tang started in the Ming Dynasty. The founder's name is Ding He Nian. He has a lot of wealthy families, including black and white. Take my grandfather's craftsman for example. He said that he also had a past with the Ding family to some extent." When I heard that He Nian Tang had a relationship with Taoist Qianshan, I was shocked at first, but after thinking about it later, there was nothing to make a fuss about.The original intention of the mountain-moving Taoist digging soil and robbing the tomb was to find pills and ask for medicines. Since He Nian Tang was doing business in decoctions and medicines, it was reasonable for the two to communicate and learn from each other.It's no wonder that Shirley Yang is so familiar with Wuhe purse, and dares to love her grandfather, the mountain-moving Taoist Zhehushao, who used to have contacts with them. "About the five-crane purse, I heard from my grandfather that it is a proof of the bond between Heniantang and various gangs and factions. Ding Henian has saved lives for more than a hundred craftsmen, so there is a common saying in Jianghu The incision is called 'Qi Fu, a man with a red top and white wings', which means that all people in the Jianghu who have a conscience and morality will definitely help if they hear the news. " The fat man exclaimed with a relaxed and happy expression, "I never thought that there would be a revolutionary trend of thinking like Lei Feng in the old society. According to you, as long as we have purses in our hands, people will naturally come to our door?" He stretched out his neck from the field, looked left and right, and then said dejectedly: "In my opinion, the world is different now, and people's hearts are not old. We have been here for more than half an hour, let alone people, and no ghosts have touched us." The first half. This life-saving kit is probably useless." I found a new towel for him: "Come on, this is brought from the guest house, you should change it first. We left too quickly, there is only this one loot. You can re-treat the wound. Since you haven't waited for reinforcements, then According to the old saying, "It's better to rely on others than yourself." Let's leave here before dawn, and when the sun comes out, there will be a wide range of vigilance, and even entering the city will be a problem." While speaking, a dog barked suddenly in the distance, and it sounded particularly bleak for nine days.He Zhe has been released long ago, and seeing that there has been no response, I feel that things may not be as good as we imagined. First, many years have passed, and most of the people who knew about this matter have passed away; second, we are in the outskirts, Where's the shit luck, I just ran into a skilled craftsman.Therefore, instead of sitting still and waiting to be caught up by the police and wielding a big stick, it is better to take the risk and enter the city before making plans.Siyan also agrees with my point of view. Although Shirley Yang is unwilling, but seeing the blood hole on the fat man's head, he knows that he can't delay any longer.We helped the fat man climb out of the bare field, took out the map and drew it, and then went straight to the direction of the presidential palace.I was stepping on the muddy track, and I felt very uncomfortable. If this trip was not because of my recklessness, everyone would not have fallen into this field.Looking back at Fatty, he seemed to know what I wanted to say, he just laughed and told me to go to the city to buy him two baskets of pork stuffed buns to apologize.I said keep your voice down, you haven't left the enemy zone yet, if the green-shell bastard is alarmed, we can only squat in the cell and eat pickles later.Just as he was talking, there was a sound of slamming on the accelerator, pulling a huge wind from far to near, and the stones on the ground were crushed and rattled.I turned my head and saw a bright light covering the path behind us straight in the dark night, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.I took a look at this posture and saw that the visitor was not friendly, so I hurriedly greeted everyone to throw their arms and run away.After a few jumps, a voice shouted loudly: "People in front, stop, stop quickly!"