Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Jewel Merchant
It's been more than half a month since the last incident, and the injury on my back is almost healed.
The knife marks on the dragon's back were almost gone, but after the knife marks disappeared, there was an additional black scar on it.
Whenever you touch it with your hands, you will have a strong burning sensation on your back.
As for the wounds elsewhere, the stitches have been removed, and there is no reason for me to stay in the hospital any longer.
Besides, I don't like this place, and it's not okay to have no one in the funeral shop.
I had just been discharged from the hospital, and when I walked to the door, I met an acquaintance, who was the young woman.
This guy hasn't come back since the last time I paid for her husband's business and bought fruit twice.
Every time she came to me to ask her if her husband would come back, he was probably sure that her husband's affairs would not repeat again, and he never came to see me again in the days since.
I don't care.
When I saw her come to the hospital this time, I instinctively avoided her and returned to the funeral shop.
It is said that there is nothing to do and go to the Three Treasures Palace, and this word must not have run away when used on her.
Why do I say that, because a businessman came to the door later in the evening.
It had to do with the young woman.
I'm still thinking about it, I've been away from the shop for so many days, how can I have business as soon as it opens.
The man was about forty years old, wearing a low black hat, sunglasses, and a mustache on his mouth.
The way he behaves is a bit European, holding a small cane and turning around in his left hand.
Dressed up, there is a feeling of Republic of China style, and the tunic is quite upright.
It was about six o'clock in the afternoon when he came, and I was almost closing.
Usually the funeral shop closes at 8 o'clock in the evening.
It's late in the summer, and it's even earlier in the winter.
Recently, I wanted to rest early because of back problems, and there are few people around here.
People come during the day, but people don't necessarily come at night.
In order to avoid trouble, I still pay more attention to these.
The man came in and looked around, went straight to the counter, took off his hat and sunglasses, and stared at me with a pair of small eyes.
Since I took over the funeral shop, few people came, and he was the first order I opened after I got well.
After all, I also have to earn money to eat.
Boss Wu's money is enough for me to spend for a while, but not for a lifetime.
I still understand this truth.
"What do you need, sir?" I asked.
The man didn't speak, but became interested in the paper flowers and ingots I stacked in my hand, picked up one and asked me.
"How do you sell this?"
"It's not expensive, a bundle of paper flowers is ten yuan, and a bag of ingots is twenty. ”
He asked casually, and I replied casually.
He pulled out his wallet and took out a large red bill from it and slapped it on the counter.
"Give me a bundle of paper flowers, two bundles of ingots, and the rest will be used as a tip for you, so you don't have to look for it. ”
I didn't speak, I felt that there was something wrong with this person, and I couldn't tell what the problem was for a while.
A hundred yuan was placed on the counter, and I didn't take it immediately, so I neatly pulled out the packaged ingots and paper flowers from under the counter and handed them to this person.
He took what I handed him and smiled slightly: "Young man, take the money, I'll give you another hundred yuan, and I'll buy you a message this time." ”
I looked at him suspiciously, "You can ask whatever you want, I don't charge." ”
He smiled meaningfully, even treacherously and cunningly from my point of view, like a rat spirit.
"It's not good, it's not a secret, I'm a businessman, I want to ask you about a place, this place is very important to me, if you don't take my money today, I won't be happy. ”
It seems that what he inquired about should not be an ordinary place, and generally inquiring about this kind of place is to pay the guide a hush money, which is the rule of the road.
I suddenly wanted to knock him off, anyway, this guy also said that he was in business, naturally he was not short of money, and a real businessman would not do a loss-making business.
"If you want to ask that kind of question, that's not enough. ”
Actually, I don't know what he wants to ask, but I just think I can't let go of a sinister fat sheep, and there will be no such shop after this village.
It's not that I'm taking advantage of the fire, it's just that if this problem is related to ghosts and ghosts, it will have a slight or serious impact on me, and I can't do anything bad for myself for a stranger.
He smiled, and unhurriedly took out another five hundred dollars from his wallet and put it on the counter.
"I want to inquire about the location of an ancient tomb. ”
I chuckled in my heart, this can't have anything to do with the male ghost last time.
His face was still pretending to be calm.
I also smiled: "You have also seen, I am a feng shui funeral shop here, I usually buy some items related to the dead, help people see feng shui or something, as for the ancient tomb in your mouth, it is not within the scope of my knowledge." ”
The merchant didn't speak, lit a cigarette, and took it out to give me one, but I refused.
I never smoke that thing, and I can't smoke it, my whole house is full of paper, and if I accidentally pop up a spark, the whole house will be on fire.
"I was recommended to come. ”
The merchant slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and pointed his right hand at me.
"She said he met you after her husband died, and maybe you could know something. ”
When he said this, I immediately understood who had sold me.
No wonder I went to the hospital today, and I came to talk about it.
It is estimated that there was an empty pounce in the hospital, so the merchant was called.
And I didn't dare to come yet.
I don't want to worry about this matter, and I don't want to care about it anymore, the last time I remember it for a long time.
I laughed.
"What kind of joke is my husband, her husband is dead, how can she meet me again after he dies? Could it be that sir, you have seen ghosts, and ghosts can not speak. ”
The merchant snuffed out his cigarette: "I haven't seen it, but I'm sure you have seen it, and I'd rather believe it than not, right?"
"My husband and I have a customer relationship, and he promised to give me a jade jade crown, which was stolen from the tomb, and I have found it at home, and it will be delivered at the end of this month. ”
"But the lady told me that she didn't know where her husband was dead. ”
I cleaned up the ingots stacked in the cabinet, looking calm, but in fact my heart was in turmoil.
Isn't the jade crown exactly what I was looking for last time when I went to her house?
"I have been in the jewelry industry for so many years, and I have always focused on reputation, and if I can't deliver the goods at the end of the month, I will have to pay a huge amount of liquidated damages, and my reputation will also be damaged. ”
"The woman said that you must know the whereabouts of the jade crown, and even if you don't know, it doesn't matter, you just need to tell me the location of the ancient tomb. ”