Chapter 12 The Eleventh Scholar Who Came Back Unknown

There is no one in the house. The lamp seemed to burn itself. Brand new brass lamps, shining like gold. New brass lamps on new pearwood tables, new tables on new Persian rugs, flowers beside the brass lamps—everything. If it's something you can see in a room, it's got it all. It's like a miracle happened here. The only thing that hasn't changed is Wang Dong's big bed. But the bed was also replaced with a brand new quilt, and there were still flowers on the quilt. Guo Dalu stood at the door, his eyeballs almost fell off, and murmured: "Did we go to the wrong place?"

Yan Qi smiled bitterly and said: "It's not a mistake, there is absolutely no such a big bed anywhere else." Guo Dalu sighed: "It seems that this place has been taken care of by gods. I wonder if it is a goddess?" Yan Qi said: "Looks like Boss Wang is just like Dong Yong, a filial son who touched the fairies in the sky." Guo Dalu said: "Perhaps the fairy came to look for me, I am also a dutiful son." Yan Qi said: "You are a fool." Although they said this in their mouths, they all knew in their hearts that someone must have brought these things, and this may be the person who paid the bill for them in the Kuiyuan Pavilion.

What they said was just to cover up the surprise and uneasiness in their hearts. Because they can't guess who this person is, let alone why this person did this. Wang Dong walked slowly to the bed, took off his shoes slowly, and lay down quickly. No matter what he did, he was slow and not in a hurry, but when he lay down, he was very fast, very fast. Guo Dalu frowned and said, "Did you just sleep like this?" Wang Dong yawned, and a yawn was his answer. Guo Dalu said: "Do you know who sent these things?" Wang Dong said: "I don't know. I only know that I have to sleep when I'm tired."

Whether these things were sent by fairies or evil spirits, he didn't care.Even if all the fairies and evil spirits in the world come, they can't keep him from sleeping. As soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to fall asleep immediately. Guo Dalu sighed and said, "I really admire him." Yan Qi bit her lip and said, "I'll go to the back yard to have a look, maybe someone is there." There is also a row house in the back yard, which is where Sour Plum Tang lived that day. In addition to the main hall and the flower hall, there are seven or eight rooms in the front row of rooms. Except for the room where Wang Dong sleeps, there are three other rooms with very comfortable beds.

Guo Dalu murmured: "He actually knows that there are four of us living here, so thoughtful." Suddenly I heard Yan Qi yelling in the back yard: "Come and take a look, there is a... there is a..." There was something he couldn't seem to say. Guo Dalu rushed out first, and Lin Taiping followed behind. The yard has been cleaned very well, unexpectedly some stalks of pruning bamboo and a clump of chrysanthemums were moved from somewhere, Yan Qi was standing in the chrysanthemums, staring at something in a daze. What he looked at was a coffin. Brand new coffin. There seems to be a line of characters engraved on the head of the coffin. If you look carefully, the inscription on it is surprisingly "Nangong Chou Zhishu".

Lin Taiping's whole body was suddenly cold, and even the blood in his lips faded away. Guo Dalu felt a little nervous, and couldn't help but ask, "Where did you kill him?" Lin Taiping said: "It's... just outside." Guo Dalu asked, "Where is it outside?" Lin Taiping said: "Outside the house where he lives." Guo Dalu said: "After you killed him, did you bury his body?" Lin Taiping bit his lip and shook his head. Guo Dalu sighed: "You really don't care about killing and burying." Lin Taiping looked as if he was about to cry again.

Yan Qi said: "No matter who kills someone for the first time, they will inevitably be flustered. After the murder, they may not even dare to look at it again. There is nothing else to care about." Guo Dalu said: "You seem to be speaking from experience." Yan Qi said: "Don't forget, although I haven't killed anyone, at least I have been killed." Guo Dalu sighed, and said, "When you killed him, was there anyone else around?" Lin Taiping shook his head again. Guo Dalu said: "If there is no one else, who put his body in the coffin? And who sent this coffin?"

He suddenly smiled, and said again: "It's not like he jumped into the coffin by himself and brought the coffin here." Guo Dalu has a problem, he can't help but make jokes at any time. He himself knew that the joke was not a good one. Lin Taiping's complexion became even worse, he bit his lip, and said in a low voice, "I...I'm not..." Before the sentence was finished, there was a sudden "boom" in the coffin. Then, there was another "boom". The complexions of Yan Qi and Guo Dalu also changed. "Could it be that the dead in the coffin have come back to life?"

Guo Dalu patted Lin Taiping on the shoulder, forced a smile and said, "There is no need to be afraid, we are not afraid when he is alive, what are we afraid of when he is dead?" Yan Qi said: "Since you're not afraid, just open the coffin and let him come out." He seemed to be really going to open the coffin. Guo Dalu couldn't help but said, "Wait a minute." Yan Qi said: "Aren't you not afraid?" Guo Dalu said: "Of course I'm not afraid, it's just...just..." "Boom, boom, boom!" There were a series of sounds in the coffin this time, and the sound was louder than before, as if the dead were in a hurry to get out.

For those who are timid, at this moment, they may have already been frightened and fled. Lin Taiping suddenly said: "Let me open this coffin, he is looking for me anyway." Guo Dalu said: "You can't go, let me come." While he was talking, people jumped over. In fact, he was also very scared, perhaps more so than others. If it was his own business, he might have slipped away. But Lin Taiping is his friend, as long as it is about a friend, he will bite the bullet and stand up even if he is terrified. Yan Qi looked at him, his eyes became very gentle again, and suddenly said: "Aren't you afraid of being caught by ghosts?"

Guo Dalu said: "Who said I'm not afraid?" He was saying "scared" and lifted the coffin lid with his hands. With a whoosh, something alive jumped out of the coffin. The thing that jumped out of the coffin was also screaming, "Wow, woof, woof". It was a dog, a black dog, a real black dog. Guo Dalu stood there stunned, wiping his sweat, wanted to laugh, but couldn't, after a long time, he let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "This is really not a good joke, only an idiot would make such a joke. " Yan Qi said: "He is definitely not an idiot, and he is definitely not joking." Guo Dalu said: "I'm not joking, what is it?" Yan Qi said: "This person not only knows that Lin Taiping killed Nangong Chou, but also knows that Lin Taiping lives here." Guo Dalu sighed: "He does know a lot, but why did he do this?" Yan Qi also sighed, and said: "Maybe he has other intentions, maybe he just has enough to eat and has nothing to do; no matter what it is for, since he has done it, he will never stop." Guo Dalu said: "Do you think he must do other things?" Yan Qi nodded and said, "So as long as we can hold our breath, we will definitely wait for him." He also patted Lin Taiping on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "So let's go to sleep now, with such a comfortable bed, you are really an idiot if you don't sleep." I only heard Wang Dong's voice coming from far away in the room, saying: "The answer is correct." ※※※ The next morning Guo Dalu was woken up by a series of bells. When he woke up, the bell was still ringing, as if it was an appointment from the flower hall. Everyone wakes up angrier than usual, especially when someone wakes them up. This is called "getting out of bed". Guo Dalu couldn't help roaring, and said, "Who is ringing that ghost bell? Are your hands itchy?" When he yelled, he seemed to hear Wang Dong also yelling. The ringing still didn't stop. Guo Dalu jumped up, rushed out with bare feet, and muttered: "It must be that kid Yan Qi, his hands seem to itch anytime and anywhere." Only one person laughed and said, "When my hands itch, I just want to hit someone, but I never ring the bell." Yan Qi also came out, and the clothes on her body were already neatly dressed. The man seemed to sleep with his clothes on every day. Guo Dalu rubbed his eyes, made a wry smile, frowned again and said, "It can't be Lin Taiping, unless he is really fascinated by ghosts." The bell is still ringing. At this time, they heard it very clearly, and it was indeed coming from the flower hall. The two looked at each other and rushed in at the same time. Lin Taiping was indeed in the flower hall, but he was not the one who rang the bell. He just stood there in a daze, and it was a cat who rang the bell. black cat. A bell was hung under the flower stand with a rope, and the other end of the rope was tied to the black cat's feet. The black cat kept jumping, and the bell kept ringing. There is a large table of food on the table in the flower hall, including chicken, duck, buns, steamed buns, and a large jar of wine. The black cat rang the bell to call them to have breakfast. Guo Dalu couldn't help rubbing his eyes again, and said, "Is there something wrong with my eyes?" Yan Qi said: "Your eyes will only have problems when you see women." Guo Dalu smiled wryly, "Maybe it's a female black cat." Yan Qi said: "It belongs to the public." Guo Dalu said: "How do you know?" Yan Qi said: "Because he doesn't seem to like you." Guo Dalu blinked, and said, "Even if it's my mother, she won't like me. The one I like must be Boss Wang." This time it was Yan Qi's turn not to understand, and couldn't help asking: "Why?" Guo Dalu said: "All female cats like lazy cats." Suddenly Wang Dong's voice came from behind and said: "I think this cat must be a woman." This time Guo Dalu and Yan Qi didn't understand, they asked almost at the same time: "Why?" Wang Dong said: "Because it can cook." Cats certainly can't cook. Guo Dalu tore off a chicken leg, stuffed it into his mouth, took it out again, and said, "The chicken is still hot." Yan Qi said: "The buns are also hot." Guo Dalu said: "It seems that these things have not been delivered yet." Yan Qi said: "The answer is correct." Guo Dalu said: "Who sent it? Could it be the same person who paid for us in the Kuiyuan Pavilion?" Yan Qi said: "The answer is correct again." Guo Dalu said: "Why does he flatter us like this, is he really my godson?" Yan Qi said: "Mimi...Mimi..." Guo Dalu said: "You almost turned into a cat, I can't understand what cats say." Yan Qi smiled "puchi" and said, "I'm talking to your godson." He tore a little of everything and put them on the plate. The black cat had already jumped over. Yan Qi gently stroked the fur on its neck and said, "These things are all sent by you. Try some." Guo Dalu also laughed, and said: "This man is so filial, he seems to be the godson of this cat." In fact, of course he also knew that Yan Qi did this to test whether there was any poison in these things. Yan Qi always seems to be very careful in doing things, but she doesn't seem like a careful person. A careful man is not so dirty, he simply never takes a bath. There is no poison in the food, and Guo Dalu's chicken legs have already been eaten. Yan Qi said: "It seems that this person doesn't have any malice towards us, it's just that there is something wrong with him." Guo Dalu said: "Not only are there some flaws, but there are many flaws. How can a person with minor flaws do such a thing?" He swallowed a bun, and suddenly said: "This person must be a woman." Yan Qi said: "How do you know?" Guo Dalu said: "Only women would do such crazy things." Yan Qi bit her lip, and unexpectedly nodded, before saying, "Maybe she did this because she fell in love with you and wanted to curry favor with you, because..." Guo Dalu laughed, and couldn't help asking: "Because of what? Because I'm manly? Or because I'm handsome?" Yan Qi said: "Not at all." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Yan Qi said indifferently: "It's just because Di is a crazy woman, and only crazy women will fall in love with you." Guo Dalu wanted to put on a serious face, but he couldn't help laughing, and said, "At least a crazy woman is better than no woman at all." The sun outside the window was shining brightly on the earth. In this kind of weather, he would never get angry no matter what others said, especially not at Yan Qi. He likes Yan Qi. He gradually felt that Yan Qi was his favorite among this group of friends. The strange thing is that Yan Qi seems to be against him everywhere, looking for opportunities to smear him anytime and anywhere. What's even more strange is that the more Yan Qi hates him, the more he likes Yan Qi. Wang Dong was always watching them stinking around. When he looked at them, there was always a very special smile in his eyes. As soon as Guo Dalu put the bun into his mouth, he went to get the wine glass. Yan Qi glared at him and said, "Drunkard, can't you wait until dark before drinking?" Guo Dalu smiled, actually put down the wine glass, and murmured: "Who said I want to drink, I just want to use wine to clear my mouth." At this moment, they suddenly heard someone outside chanting in a slow voice: "In the far distance, there is a slanting stone path in the cold mountain, and there is a house deep in the white clouds. Stop and sit and watch the maple forest at night. The frost leaves are as red as the flowers in February... What a beautiful scenery Ah, what a place." Guo Dalu smiled again and said, "Here comes a sour ding." Wang Dong said: "Not one, but three." Guo Dalu said: "How do you know?" Before Wang Dong could speak, another voice from outside said, "Since you like this place, you might as well rest here, my legs are sore from walking." Another person said: "I don't know who the owner of this house is? Will you let us go in and have a sit?" The voices of these two people sounded like children, but children are also human beings, and there were indeed three people who came. Guo Dalu sighed, and said: "Good ears, even though it's just a lazy cat, its ears are better than humans." With a sound of "Mi", the black cat has rushed out. The cat's ears were indeed so clever that even Wang Dong himself couldn't help laughing. I just heard the young master say: "The high gate is not closed, and the spirit slave has come to welcome the guests. It seems that the owner of this house is not only hospitable, but also must be very elegant...very elegant." Guo Dalu couldn't help laughing and said: "Elegance is not necessarily elegant, but hospitality is true." He was the first to greet them. The rising sun is as fresh as steamed buns just out of the oven, which makes people feel a sense of warmth from the bottom of their hearts involuntarily. In such fine weather, no matter who will become extraordinarily friendly. With a friendly smile on his face, Guo Dalu looked at the three people outside the door. Two young boys with long hair, one carrying a bookcase and the other carrying a burden, stood behind their master; their two small faces were sunburned like overripe apples. Their master is a gentle scholar, not too old, very handsome, personable, gentle and polite. With such three people, no one will hate them no matter who sees them. Guo Dalu smiled and said, "Are you here on a mountain tour? You really chose the right weather." The book grower bowed, and said: "Xiao Ke's unreasonable presumptuousness disturbed the master's interest, forgive me for my sin." Guo Dalu said: "It's not the host, it's the guest, so I know the host here is hospitable." The scholar smiled and said, "But I don't know where the master is? Can you let Xiao Ke see it?" Guo Dalu said: "The owner here is hospitable, but a little sick." The scholar said: "I don't know what's wrong with the master, but Xiao Ke knows a thing or two about the way of Qi and Huang." Guo Dalu said with a smile, "I'm afraid his illness can't be cured, he suffers from laziness. If you want to see him, you have to go in by yourself." The scholar smiled and said: "In this case, it is better to be respectful than obedient." He also walks very gracefully, and looks a bit fragile, but the bookcases and burdens carried by the two curly boys don't seem to be too light. The one who lightly carried the burden walked at the end, and all the way along the way, the burden was tinkling all the way. Guo Dalu patted his head, and said, "What's in your load? Is it heavy?" The child blinked his big eyes and said: "It's not too heavy, it's just some wine bottles. Moutai is always packed in bottles; our young master likes to drink most of all, and also likes to compose poems. I don't know how to compose poems, I can only drink wine." Guo Dalu smiled and asked, "You also drink? How old are you?" The child said: "It's fourteen, and it will be fifteen tomorrow. My name is Diaoshi, and his name is Sasu. What is the surname of our son, and who can we be? We are from Daming Mansion. Because our master likes to travel around the mountains." water, so we’re rarely at home as adults.” Every time Guo Dalu asked a question, the child had to answer at least seven or eight sentences. The more Guo Dalu looked at it, the more he found the kid interesting. He deliberately teased him, and asked, "Why do you call it fishing for poetry? Poetry is not a fish, so how can you catch it?" Diaoshi pouted, as if looking down on him a bit, and said, "Don't you understand this allusion? Because the alias of wine is also called 'Diaoshihook'. I always carry wine for the young master, so I call it Diaoshi. Because reading can Sweep away the vulgarity in people's stomachs, so he is called sweeping vulgarity." He glanced at Guo Dalu up and down, and said again: "You probably haven't read any books, have you?" Guo Dalu laughed loudly and said: "Good boy, indeed a strong general has no weak soldiers, not only can drink, he is also very knowledgeable." He laughed and said again: "Although I don't read much, I drink a lot of wine. Do you want to have a few drinks with me?" Diaoshi said: "If you are really good at drinking, why don't you dare to drink with our young master?" Only then did Guo Dalu realize that Mr. He had already entered the flower hall, and had already begun to exchange pleasantries with Wang Dong and the others. Looking in from the window, he could see that Wang Dong and Lin Taiping also had a good impression of him. Yan Qi looked a little absent-minded, turning her head to look out the window from time to time. As soon as Guo Dalu saw him, he stood up, turned his back to the others and made a silent sign to Guo Dalu, and walked outside. When he walked out of the flower hall, Guo Dalu had already gone up to greet him, and said: "Do you need something from me?" Yan Qi gave him a blank look, and said, "Why do you always seem to be too young to grow up? On the contrary, you are very active in chatting with children." Guo Dalu said with a smile: "The child's mouth is more eloquent than adults. Sometimes if you talk to children, you will find that you seem to become younger." Yan Qi didn't speak, but walked slowly along the corridor to the backyard. Guo Dalu had no choice but to follow him, and couldn't help asking: "Do you have something to tell me?" Yan Qi walked for a while, then suddenly turned around and said, "What do you think of Mr. He?" Guo Dalu said: "It seems that he is a very elegant person, and it is said that he is also very good at drinking." Yan Qi said: "Do you think he is that..." Guo Dalu's eyes lit up, and he rushed to ask: "The one who paid the bill for us at Kuiyuan Hall?" Yan Qi nodded and said, "Do you think it's impossible?" Guo Dalu said: "Well, I didn't think of this at first, but now the more I think about it, the more likely it is." Yan Qi said: "There are no scenic spots in this place, how can people who travel to the mountains swim here? And they don't come late, they don't come early, it just so happened to come this morning." Guo Dalu said: "There are many coincidences in the world, but this one is really too coincidental." Yan Qi said: "Have you seen him before?" Guo Dalu said: "No." Yan Qi said: "Think again." Guo Dalu said: "There is no need to think about it, if I have seen such a person, I will definitely not forget it." Yan Qi bit her lip and said, "Looking at the appearance of Boss Wang and Lin Taiping, it seems that they don't recognize him either." Guo Dalu asked, "What's his name?" Yan Qi said: "He himself said that his name is He Yafeng, but it may be a fake name." Guo Dalu said: "Why did he use a fake name? Do you think he has malice towards us?" Yan Qi said: "So far, I don't see any malicious intent." Guo Dalu said: "Not only is there no malice, it can be said that he is too kind to us, too good to be true." Yan Qi said: "It's because he is too kind to us, so I feel more suspicious - if a person is too kind to others, there must be some purpose." Guo Dalu suddenly smiled. Yan Qi said: "What are you laughing at?" Guo Dalu said: "I'm thinking, it's really difficult to 'be a human being' alone. If you are too good to others, others will suspect that you have a purpose; if you are too bad to others, others will say you are an asshole." Yan Qi glared at him, and said, "I knew you would definitely help him speak." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Yan Qi said: "Because he can also drink, drunkards always think that as long as a person can drink, he will never meet and is a bad person." Guo Dalu laughed and said: "That's the truth. People who drink happily are always more straightforward in their hearts. You will never see a drunk person who is still planning to harm others." Yan Qi said: "You are not drunk." Guo Dalu said: "I'm almost drunk—I'm going to go in and get him drunk now." He smiled and said again: "As long as he is drunk, there is no fear that he will not tell the truth." Yan Qi suddenly smiled too. Guo Dalu said: "What are you laughing at?" Yan Qi said: "I was thinking, you have at least one advantage that others can't match." Guo Dalu said: "I have at least three hundred kinds of strengths, but I don't know which one you are talking about?" Yan Qi said: "You can seize opportunities anytime and anywhere." Guo Dalu said: "What chance?" Yan Qi said: "A chance to drink!" Guo Dalu got one thing wrong - there are many kinds of people when they are sober, so they are not exactly the same when they are drunk. Some people like to brag and talk nonsense after drinking, and they don't even know what they are talking about, and they have already forgotten it when they are sober. Others don't talk at all when they're drunk. This kind of person may cry bitterly when drunk, may laugh out loud, may fall asleep, but never speaks. When they cried, they felt like mourning, and the more they cried, the more sad they became. In the end, it seemed that he was the only poor person left in the world. Even if you kneel down to beg him and give him two million immediately, he will cry even more sadly. When he is awake, if you ask him why he is crying, he must not be able to understand it himself. When they laughed, it was as if gold ingots had suddenly fallen all over the ground, and no one else could pick them up except him. Even when his home burned down, he still laughed.Even if you slap him a dozen times, he might laugh harder. As long as they fell asleep, it would be even worse. Even if people from all over the world came to kick him, they would not be able to wake up, even if they threw him into the river, he would still fall asleep. He Yafeng happened to be such a person. At first, he seems to be able to drink, and he drinks quickly, pouring glass after glass of wine into his mouth, but suddenly, you just blinked, and he has fallen asleep. As soon as he fell asleep, Guo Dalu laughed. Yan Qi said bitterly: "Are you drunk too?" Guo Dalu said: "I'm drunk? Look, do I look a little drunk?" Yan Qi said: "Not one point, but eight or nine points." Guo Dalu said: "You are wrong, I am sober now, just like Confucius." Yan Qi said: "You smile like a dog." Guo Dalu said: "I just laughed at him, he has already been drunk by me before it even started." Yan Qi said: "Do you remember why you gave him alcohol?" Guo Dalu said: "Of course I remember, I originally wanted to tell him to tell the truth." Yan Qi said: "Did he say it?" Guo Dalu said: "I said it." Yan Qi said: "Did you say it? What did you say?" Guo Dalu said: "He said that if he had any ill intentions towards us, he wouldn't get drunk, he would be as drunk as a dead pig." Yan Qi looked at him up and down, shook his head and said, "Sometimes I really can't see through you. Are you drunk? Or sober?" Guo Dalu smiled and looked at Wang Dong. Wang Dong said, "What do you see me doing?" Guo Dalu smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you to speak, so it's your turn to speak now." Wang Dong said, "What do you want me to say?" Guo Dalu said: "It is said that I am drunk when I am sober, but I am sober when I am drunk." Wang Dong couldn't help laughing, this was indeed his tone of voice. Guo Dalu said: "Did I get the answer right?" Wang Dong smiled and said, "That's right." There are also two beds in the row of rooms in the backyard. These two beds seemed to be reserved for drunk guests. He Yafeng was carried onto this bed like a dead person. Guo Dalu said with a smile: "He came today, it's the right time, if he came two days ago, he would have to sleep on the floor." Wang Dong said: "I just want him to sleep until tomorrow morning." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Wang Dong: "Don't let us pawn." Guo Dalu said: "Why do you want to treat it as something?" Wang Dong said: "Please invite the guests to dinner." Guo Dalu smiled and said, "Maybe we don't need to be anything, just wait for the cat to ring the bell." Yan Qi said: "Do you think someone will bring the dinner?" Guo Dalu said: "Yes." Yan Qi couldn't help laughing and said, "It seems like you've already decided on him." Guo Dalu laughed and said: "It's not bad at all, I've already prepared to eat him for the rest of my life, and want him to support me forever." He spoke in a very high voice, as if deliberately for the man to hear. Had that person been hiding in the dark and watching them? Is that person He Yafeng?Are you drunk? People who get drunk quickly tend to wake up quickly. Before dusk came, the two children suddenly ran to the front from the backyard, stood in front of them respectfully, and respectfully presented an invitation card. Diaoshi said: "Our son said that he bothered you this morning, so he should invite you back tonight. Please appreciate it." Guo Dalu glanced at Wang Dong and squeezed his eyes. Wang Dong murmured: "Looks like there is no need for the cat to ring the bell." Diaoshi didn't hear what he was saying, even if he did, he couldn't understand, so he couldn't help asking: "What is Uncle Wang talking about?" Guo Dalu didn't wait for Wang Dong to speak, he rushed to say: "He said that we will reward him." Yan Qi sighed, shook her head, and said, "This man's face is really not thin." Diaoshi blinked suddenly, and asked again: "What is this uncle talking about?" Guo Dalu hurriedly said again: "He said we will go right away."