Chapter 8 Chapter Seven The Old Place

I raised my voice: "Hey, what did you say, how did you say she framed you?" Huang Tang was angry and anxious: "It was Madam Wei who suggested to the director that I should take care of this person!" In fact, I have already thought of this point, when Huang Tang said this, I was speechless.Bai Su sighed: "Director Huang, next - no one knows what will happen at the moment when today and tomorrow are handed over. The giant may suddenly disappear before our eyes. Although this situation is absolutely incomprehensible , but no matter what the situation is, as long as you tell the truth, there is nothing you cannot explain.”

Huang Tang had a bitter face: "If you tell the truth, you need someone to believe it!" Bai Su said: "All of us here testify. If others really don't believe it, we have to let them." Huang Tang was still frowning and worried, so I patted him on the shoulder: "Don't act like you swallowed a dead mouse. It's rare for us to deal with strange things together. Why are you so unconfident all of a sudden?" Huang Tang let out a long sigh: "Oh, Wesley, this matter is very bad, so we have to take it one step at a time, and you must not ignore it afterwards."

I smack my heart and promise: "Absolutely not!" Although Huang Tang breathed a sigh of relief, he was still frowning.At that time, I didn't expect that things would develop like that later, I just thought that Huang Tang was only reprimanded by his superiors.At the same time, he overestimated the weight of his own words, and underestimated the ugliness of human nature, so I feel sorry for Huang Tang.However, a new and wonderful story has been developed from this. The so-called loss is bound to be a gain. This is an unexpected windfall. At that moment, we entered the mansion together, and just at the gate, I felt that the giant’s expression was a little strange. He looked around, excited and nervous, and when he entered the hall, he made a sound.Although he was deaf and dumb, he could distinguish his emotions from the simple sounds.The few roars he made in the airport were earth-shattering, and the sound he made now also caused echoes in his ears, but it could be heard that he was extremely happy in his heart.

Bai Su and I looked at each other, and I said: "It's strange, looking at the situation, he seems to like this place very much." Bai Su said: "It's not just that he likes it, he is really familiar with this place." While talking, the giant danced and strode forward, standing still on a grand master's chair in the middle. We all thought he was going to sit in the grand master's chair, but who knew, he straightened up in front of the grand master's chair, seemed to stand respectfully for a while, with a happy face, turned to the back of the chair and stood still.

Bai Su went over and pointed fingers at him, and he also replied, the two "conversed" for a long time, we all looked puzzled, Huang Tang couldn't help but sigh. When the conversation between Bai Su and the giant came to an end, Bai Su said: "He has been here before - back then, he came with an elder from Siqiaohuangtang. He was a child by his side. The person who received them , is a middle-aged man, I guess he is Chen Changqing's predecessor." Chen Changqing has a strange background, and has a long history with the beautiful scenery of Liangchen. It can also be said that he is a person in the Jianghu. The inheritance of the reckless hero in his blood always has some effect. It is not a big deal to have contacts with such a weird organization as Siqiaohuangtang Surprising thing.

However, Bai Su then relayed the words of the giant, which surprised us all. She said: "He also said that coming here this time is the most important day in his life. When he returns, if possible, he wants to relive the scene of that day." To be honest, until now, I still can't imagine, it's hard to assume what his "return life" is like, so when I heard Bai Su say this, I could only smile wryly, not responding. Unexpectedly, Bai Su said a few more words, which were even more shocking. She said: "He said, right here, he knows that he can have a two-way life."

Me, Huang Tang and Liang Chenmei were all surprised in unison: "What?" Bai Su made a gesture to signal us to keep quiet.At the same time, she also knit her eyebrows, as if she was thinking about how to explain it. After a while, she said: "The elder Siqiao Huangtang who came with him is his adoptive father—he grew up to be about two years old. , has been found to be deaf and dumb, so he was abandoned in the wilderness. It was the elder who rescued him and raised him. The elder... originally the elder could obtain two-way life, but the elder did not Give this...adventure to him—"

When Bai Su said this, I shouted: "What is this? Is it a shopping coupon? You can let it come and go!" Bai Su said: "I don't understand this part, I asked it three times, but one may be because he was young at the time, and the other may be that the matter was too complicated to express fully in sign language, so what he said was a bit unclear. .” I shook my head: "Is this plausible? This is the most important part of the matter, how can it be unclear? No matter what, let him make it clear." Liangchen Meijing also said: "Yeah, what's so weird about this house, it can produce such strange things as 'two-way life'."

Huang Tang smiled wryly: "If it's early, there's not much time left. Once he goes there yesterday, he won't have another chance!" Bai Su raised his hand: "Don't worry, this matter can't be rushed. The way I communicate with him is far behind the formal language. If you are in a hurry, it will be even more confusing." I said: "Then, try to ask clearly - this is our only chance, only those ten or so hours, if you miss it, never again!" Bai Su took a deep breath and started talking to the giant again. This time, the giant seemed extremely excited, like a person who can talk normally, with high interest, he talked more and more, and it seemed like he "talked" more, while Bai Su "said" less.

After about twenty minutes, Bai Su turned around with a puzzled expression: "According to him, he didn't know what happened back then. His life became a two-way life, and he only knew it before he died. Yes, that is to say, he started to return to his life before he knew what happened." I snorted, "That's reasonable. Back then, he was just a child. Of course he didn't understand what it is that even we don't understand the two-way life now!" Bai Su glared at me, blaming me for talking too much, I hurriedly made a gesture to express that I would not intervene again - I understand that things are so complicated that it is not easy for Bai Su to explain clearly, if I keep interrupting, it will be even more difficult Entangled unclear, difficult to understand.

Bai Su continued: "Although he is deaf and dumb, other brain functions are intact, especially his memory." I wanted to interject again, but when I opened my mouth, I swallowed the words abruptly before I could make a sound.What I want to say is: Of course, he has a bad memory, and he will never learn such powerful martial arts, nor can he learn the complicated Siqiao Huangtang sign language. Since I didn't make a sound, Bai Su could continue talking, she said: "He can vividly remember the situation in this hall at that time, it may still be in the Qing Dynasty at that time, because he said that another old man was there. The old man's braid is extremely long, almost reaching the ground." The giant lived to be seventy-two years old. If he was eight or nine years old, it would be before he was ten years old, and if he came and went, it would be eight or ninety years ago. This kind of calculation method is very confusing, but I Can't figure out how to calculate it either. Even in the late Qing Dynasty, it is not very strange. This huge house has a long history, more than a hundred years, there is no doubt about it. Bai Su thought for a while, and then said: "The owner of the giant house, the man with long braids, is talking with Elder Siqiao Huangtang, and he is standing by the side—" When I heard this, I couldn't bear it any longer, and rushed to say: "Wait a minute!" Bai Su didn't wait for me to come up with a reason for calling it "wait a minute" and said to himself: "The three of them used pens to talk, and each wrote quickly, but he was illiterate, and he has always been illiterate." I originally wanted to ask "Could the other two also know Siqiao Huangtang sign language", Bai Su's words were equivalent to answering my question. Huang Tang couldn't help but also said: "Written chat is the best way for a deaf-mute to communicate with others. Why can't he read?" Bai Sudao: "The elder is responsible for all his living and learning. When he was ten years old, he also asked the elder why he didn't teach him how to read. He will communicate more with normal people, but deaf-mute people suffer more when communicating with normal people, so the less communication the better. He specially prevents giants from learning to read, so that he can be isolated from the world as much as possible and eat less food. Little loss!" We listened, and we were all silent. Although we all have a heart of sympathy, but in fact, there are quite a few people who are not like this! I sighed and said an old saying: "People's hearts are terrible!" Bai Su said: "So, he didn't know what those three people were talking about at all. He just felt that after a while, those three people started arguing even more - they wrote faster and faster, and their faces became redder, and their movements became bigger and bigger. He also saw that the elder kept pointing at him, letting him know that the matter was related to him, which made him even more terrified, because he didn't know if he had done something wrong." Taking advantage of Bai Su's pause, I hastily interjected: "He also 'said' in enough detail!" Bai Su didn't blame me this time: "Next, we will come to the key question, and I will ask him again." As Bai Su said, he turned to the giant again: gesticulating.I watched carefully, and saw that Bai Su and the giant kept pointing up (several times), as if to say that something happened up there.Bai Su was inquiring again and again, and the giant's every answer was very affirmative. I thought to myself that I could finally understand some of Siqiao Huangtang's sign language, and I couldn't help being secretly happy. Bai Su turned around and continued: "After a while, the argument seemed to have come to a conclusion. The old man with long braids waved to him. He was even more afraid at the time, but the elder made a sign language saying that there is no need to be afraid. He Walking in front of the old man, the old man reached out and patted his head, and said a word to the owner, which he still remembers." As soon as Bai Su said these words, the listeners were stunned, and Liang Chenmei shouted: "This is outrageous!" Huang Tang said: "Is he not deaf?" I defended Bai Su: "Perhaps the elder conveyed it to him afterwards!" Bai Su said: "Neither, he himself 'saw' that the people in Siqiao Huangtang were indeed deaf-mute, but one of their founders was not born deaf-mute, but was plotted against by his enemies when he was young. , only to become deaf and dumb. This person is extremely clever, not only created a set of extremely complex and unique sign language, but also proficient in lip language. Can’t speak, but can see others speak!” I was shocked: "We are talking, he can see it all?" Bai Su said: "Yes!" Liang Chenmei stuck out her tongue: "My dear boy, it's a good thing we never said anything bad about him!" Huang Tang said: "It's still not right, since he can read lips, he should naturally be able to speak lips too! Why bother to go to such lengths and do body exercises to have a conversation with him?" Bai Su shook his head: "First, I don't use Siqiao Huangtang sign language to talk to him, he won't treat me as one of my own, and won't tell me many things. Second, reading lip language is one thing. Speaking is another thing. A person who cannot speak, is born deaf and dumb, does not know what language is at all, and can only express some simple meanings with the movement of his lips. As part of sign language, it does not become a part of sign language. complete language." Bai Su explained very clearly, and I made a gesture to ask her to continue, because if we continue, we will reach a critical moment! Bai Sudao: "What the old man said to the owner of the house was: 'It's cheaper for this little boy!' He didn't know what this sentence meant at the time - what happened in this hall, until a long time later, the elder Tell him when you are dying, and he will understand." The pound people asked in unison: "What's going on?" Bai Su said: "Things are quite complicated. It turns out that the old man with long braids is old friends with that elder, and the owner of the house also knows the old man with long braids. The old man with long braids knows a secret about the owner of the house. This secret is related to people's lives. Even the master, including the master, can't fully understand it, but only knows that it is related to longevity and so on, so we are discussing who will benefit from this secret." I shook my head when I heard this. Bai Su squinted at me: "You are saying in your heart, with such benefits, why doesn't the owner of the house enjoy it himself!" I said: "Yes, this person is probably the ancestor of Chen Changqing. If there is any secret recipe for longevity, he may still be alive today and live longer than Chen Changqing. Chen Changqing doesn't have to become a monk to find some secrets of life!" Bai Su said: "I am also very puzzled about this point, I have asked again and again, but because he was young and ignorant at the time, the elder did not explain it to him, so he is also baffled." I smiled wryly, and thought to myself: This point is very important, but it's so unclear, it's really sad. Bai Su continued: "The result of their discussion is to give this benefit to the child who was present at that time." At that moment, I thought of two things. The first thing, I yelled out: "The advantage is that people can have two-way life!" Bai Su also nodded immediately, confirming that it was the matter. And the second thing that came to my mind, I didn't say it - if I didn't know that the giant has the ability to read lips, I would have said it.After I knew that he had this ability, I was afraid that what I said would cause trouble if he looked at it. Because the things I thought about were scary. Later, when I discussed with Bai Su, Bai Su shook his head and said, "You think about everything on the bad side." I said, "You can't deny the possibility!" Bai Su also remained silent, apparently she also thought it was very possible. What I thought of was that the three adults in the Big Yellow Hall at that time all knew the secret to gain the benefit of "two-way life", but after arguing for a while, not all three of them were vying to enjoy this benefit , but gave the benefit to a child. For this kind of result, I guess they also know, or are afraid of, the side effects after getting this benefit, they dare not try it themselves, but use their children as test subjects! Therefore, such an ancient and strange incident happened to a child. This is naturally a very terrible thing - to use an ignorant child as a test object, to take a risk that three adults dare not take, the behavior of these three adults is simply despicable! I thought about it at the time, but the reason why I didn't say it was because everyone could see the giant's respect for the elder.If I raise this point, of course he won't agree, I'm afraid it will make things difficult for me, I can't afford to offend such a giant spirit god! The truth of this incident, of course, will never be known. Fortunately, although it is related to this story, it is not very important.The important thing is how the giant got "two-way life" at that time. At that moment, after Bai Su nodded, I didn't say anything, she took a breath: "At that time, he was a child, so naturally he listened to what the adults said, and he didn't know what would happen. The elder and the owner of the house, like the old man with long braids, praised him with actions, which made him very happy, so he was very impressed with what happened next, and will never forget it in his life." I said: "For him, it should be 'two lifetimes' and he will never forget it!" Bai Su smiled: "Yes, he will never forget it in two lifetimes, and now it is his second lifetime!" Liangchen Meijing whispered to each other for a while, and asked in unison: "He...is it in this room that he gained a double life?" Listening to what Bai Su said all the way, it is of course possible to draw the conclusion that the giant obtained the "two-way life" in this room.The question of beautiful scenery on a good day is just to affirm it. So, I rushed to say, "Of course—" After speaking, I remembered that Bai Su kept pointing upwards during the "conversation" with the giant just now, so I added another sentence: "It's upstairs in this room, I don't know which floor it is." After I said it, I was quite proud, because it meant that I understood at least one point of Siqiao Huangtang's sign language! Bai Su looked at me for a while, in her eyes, I could see her thoughts, she was not taking me seriously. Then, she said, "It's not upstairs, it's in the cellar." I was taken aback for a moment - I am absolutely sure that during their conversation just now, there was only a gesture of pointing up, not a gesture of pointing down, indicating that something happened in the cellar. I just wanted to open my mouth to ask, and suddenly, I understood! I noticed that when Bai Su was talking with the giant, he kept pointing up gestures, so I was smart enough to think that the incident happened upstairs.But in fact, the matter happened in the cellar, and when they were talking, they didn't point down! What does this show? This shows that in Siqiao Huangtang's sign language, pointing up means down! That's the complete opposite of normal gestures! The master who created the sign language has a scheming mind that cannot be overstated.Not only did he create an extremely complicated sign language, but he was also afraid of being seen through by outsiders. Therefore, in the sign language, he adopted actions that were completely different from ordinary gestures. That's it! After I figured it out, I naturally sighed, and Bai Su looked at me again, she knew that I had figured it out, and nodded to me. I let out another breath, deaf-mute people spend a lot of effort to protect themselves! It took me only a moment to go from saying something stupid to understanding, and no one else knew about this process except myself and Bai Su. Bai Suyi said "in the cellar", but it aroused Liang Chenmei's surprise and nervousness to a certain extent. Because there is a special path in the cellar of this huge house, and the beautiful scenery of Liangchen has been hiding in the cellar for a long time, which made Wen Baoyu think that there is a ghost in the cellar. They are naturally very familiar with the cellar of the giant house, and they are naturally curious when they hear that there is a power to give people a "two-way life". They said: "In the cellar, the cellar—" Bai Su said: "The cellar is full of coffins." Yes, the cellar is full of coffins, the coffins are larger than usual, each one is painted with traditional methods, and it is well maintained.Therefore, the cellar was extremely gloomy, and even a child like Wen Baoyu, who was not afraid of the world, had nothing to do, so he would stay there. Wen Baoyu's "problem" was that he knew that those coffins were all Chen Changqing's ancestors. He used an X-ray machine to see through them and found that the skeletons and noses in the coffins were very thick, and all of them were buried with large weapons. Chen Changqing's previous generation was once prominent in history with some other people. This has been explained in my previous story, so I won't repeat it here.What I want to explain is that Wen Baoyu's action was stopped shortly after it was started by Chen Changqing and me. Firstly, it was suspected of blaspheming the ancestors, and secondly, it was useless. Therefore, it can be said that even Chen Changqing didn't know much about everything in those cellars. Bai Su continued: "He was brought to the cellar and saw many coffins. The child was naturally afraid, so he held the elder's hand tightly. The elder kept telling him not to be afraid. He saw the owner of the house and the old man with long braids, Walked up to a coffin, raised the lid, stepped in—" When Bai Su said this, Liangchen Meijing and I couldn't help shaking our heads. Because although the coffin in the cellar is huge, even if it is empty, it is very difficult for two people to step in. Bai Su said in a deep voice: "That coffin is an entrance, leading to a place, because there are many coffins in the cellar" The beautiful scene on a good day interjected: "There are sixty-seven in total!" Bai Su said: "Every one is for normal use, only this one is the mouth of the secret channel!" Liang Chenmei shook her head again: "No." Bai Su raised her eyebrows, it seems that she didn't understand why Liang Chenmei would disagree with her statement for a while. Liang Chenmei said: "Among the sixty-seven coffins, there is indeed one that is vacant, but that is not the entrance to a secret passage!" Bai Su understood, she said "ah", "Have you opened it?" Liang Chenmei smiled: "Not only opened it, but also lived inside it for many days, scaring Wen Baoyu!"