Chapter 17: The Last Bragging
Ye Qiu bought cigarettes for Chen Fei, so he hurried to catch up with Chen Fei, and when he caught up, Chen Fei had already walked to the gate of the compound. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The two of them went back to their grandfather's room together, made another pot of tea, and smoked and drank tea.
After searching hard all morning, but not finding any clues, Ye Qiu was a little frustrated.
Chen Fei was leisurely, and it seemed that he had regained his former calmness.
"You say, where would my grandfather hide the documents?" Ye Qiu asked worriedly.
"Well, I'm thinking about it too. Chen Fei replied.
"You say, will it be ......" Ye Qiu suddenly had a new idea.
Maybe it was because he was educated by Chen Fei just now, Ye Qiu suddenly remembered a story.
This story may not have anything to do with what he is doing, but it has more or less inspired him.
The story goes like this: Once upon a time there was an old man who had no hobbies in his life, just bragging.
As soon as he had the opportunity, he started blowing, and he thought about how to blow all day long, never doing anything serious.
Therefore, people are very annoyed with him, and they rarely talk to him, and who wants to associate with a mere braggart?
Later, when the old man was dying, he called his three sons to him, and wept as he told them a secret......
It turned out that the old man had been a robber when he was young and had accumulated a huge fortune.
Later, the old man washed his hands, changed his name and surname, and lived in seclusion.
In order to prevent the previous things from being revealed, he thought of a way - bragging.
He just made others misunderstand that everything he said was a lie, and all his things did not exist.
This way, even if he accidentally divulges his previous secrets, others won't believe it.
Therefore, he raised his eyebrows and pointed coldly at Qianfu, and bragged about humiliation for a lifetime......
Now, when he was dying, he told the secret and told his three sons where he hid the treasure.
After saying that, he swallowed his breath.
It was only then that the three sons understood the good intentions of the old father, thinking that they had always treated their father like that, and they did not understand their father so much......
So, they all wept and wept, full of deep remorse.
After burying the old man, the three sons couldn't wait to come to the treasure hiding place and go on a treasure hunt.
Sure enough, a large box was dug up in the place designated by the old man.
The three of them were very excited, thinking that they could finally stop living a hard life, and they were all looking forward to a better future.
The three of them quickly opened the box, only to find that there was only a note in the box, could it be a treasure map?
The three of them were extremely surprised, and they couldn't wait to open the note, and a line of words was written on it-
This is the last time I brag about it!
......
Ye Qiu remembered this story and couldn't help but think of a question.
Grandma is also like the old man in the story, joking with us. In Ye Qiu's impression, his grandfather is indeed so
Loved to joke about it.
"No, absolutely not!" Chen Fei said resolutely.
"Why?" Ye Qiu asked.
"Because ......" Chen Fei didn't continue, but his attitude was obvious, he firmly believed that his grandfather did have a top-secret document!
Later, when Ye Qiu learned about some other things, he understood why Chen Fei's attitude was so resolute.
"Why don't you ask your aunt and see if they can know some clues?" Ye Qiu had a whim.
"It's a vain question to ask, they will never know. As for your aunt, you still don't know about them, and you can't hide anything in your heart.
If they had known about this, I am afraid that no one in the world would have known about it. Chen Fei said helplessly.
"Then you say, where did Grandpa hide the documents?" Ye Qiu asked again.
"Grandpa's hometown!" Chen Fei said very resolutely.
"Huh, hometown?" Ye Qiu was startled and almost shouted.
Chen Fei nodded, as if he was confident.
"How do you know?" Ye Qiu asked suspiciously.
Chen Fei lit a cigarette, took a slow puff, and explained a few reasons for him.
First, for my grandfather, the secret letter was even more important than his life, so it must be hidden in a foolproof place.
And where it can be considered foolproof, there are almost none.
But that secret document can be hidden by him for sixty or seventy years.
It means that he has found a foolproof place. And this place is definitely not something that you found after moving here.
Second, the last letter was signed at the beginning of 2002, and he moved here at the end of 2002.
My grandmother died in the summer of 2002. From the day he moved here, it may mean that he has decided to say goodbye to the past,
At the same time, it also means that he has to unload the burden that has been pressing him for a lifetime and prepare to retire in his old age.
Now that he has unloaded that burden, he will never bring that secret letter with him again.
Thirdly, the hometown is much safer than here. People come and go here every day, and the daughters often clean up his things while he's not around.
Besides, this family has a big business, and if you can't prepare for it, you will be robbed.
This will not happen in the old family, and there will be no thief who is stupid enough to steal it.
Fourth, if we don't find it here, then the possibility of being in our hometown is further increased.
Ye Qiu listened to Chen Fei's analysis, thought about it carefully, and felt that it was quite reasonable, but he felt that Chen Fei didn't seem to say anything.
Because after all, this is all Chen Fei's imagination, without any direct evidence.
But he didn't have any ideas, and he usually listened to Chen Fei when he had something, so he was used to it.
So, he acquiesced.
"There's another point, although it's not much evidence, but I think it's important. Chen Fei took a sip of tea and continued.
"Which point?" Ye Qiu hurriedly asked
"Do you remember that there was a big stone mill in my grandfather's house?" asked Chen Fei
"Big stone mill, of course, I remember that when we were kids, we used to use it to grind corn. Ye Qiu replied thoughtfully.
"Then do you remember that there was an area on the ground next to the stone mill that you stomped on so hard that you could hear an echo?" Chen Fei then asked.
"Seems to have such a thing, by the way, I remember, there is an area that does seem to have an echo when you stomp up, and it feels like it is below
It's empty, and we found out about it by accident. Ye Qiu suddenly felt a little excited.
"Yes, there's one thing you may not know. Chen Fei said again.
"Hmm, what's the matter?" Ye Qiu's mood gradually rose.
Chen Fei lit another cigarette, smiled bitterly, and said, "When I was a child, once I couldn't help my curiosity,
He took a shovel and dug up in that place to see what was underneath.
But as soon as I dug a few times, my grandfather came over, snatched the shovel from my hand, and fell heavily to the ground, and then hit me
Scream bloody murder. To be honest, I've never seen my grandfather get so angry. That was the only time my grandfather was angry with me. Now that I think about it,
Quite suspicious. ā
After listening to what Chen Fei said, Ye Qiu's emotions were completely high, and he seemed to have concluded that the secret document must be hidden there!
So, he couldn't wait to stand up, and seeing the posture, he was about to set off back to his hometown immediately.
But I heard Chen Fei say: "What are you in a hurry, we have to prepare first, and when the night comes, everyone in the village is asleep,
It's not too late for us to go again......"