Chapter 51: The White Stone Tower
I helped Uncle Wei down the kiln well and watched Uncle Wei go headlong into the sewer.
"Master, be careful. I squatted at the mouth of the well and shouted, and the smell of the pungent potion in the kiln made me cover my nose.
I found a clean place by the kiln well and sat down, it was not dark yet, and the surroundings were quiet, I looked up at the sky, and the clouds on the horizon were rendered dark red in the sunset, and the layers looked like blooming flowers.
I smoked two cigarettes, and then I saw Uncle Wei's head coming out of the kiln.
"Master!" I quickly shook the cigarette butt.
"How's it going?" I pulled Uncle Wei up from the kiln.
"I found this below. Uncle Wei pinched a few yellow pieces of what seemed to be petal-like fragments in his hand.
"What is it?" I took it and took it over to discern it.
"It looks like a rape flower!" I said.
"Yes. Uncle Wei clapped his hands: "There are a lot of such petals in the sewer, and the whereabouts of those mice should be related to rape flowers." ”
"We're in the city, and we only have the rape flower suburbs, but the nearest suburbs are quite far away from us, and the rats won't run so far!" I said in amazement.
"No, you can't go that far even if you drill through the sewers, I think the rats should be hiding nearby, you think there are rape fields around here. Uncle Wei said.
I touched my head and thought about it for a long time, and finally shook my head: "I can't think of it, there are a few scattered, but there should be no near a large area." ”
"Let's go back first. Uncle Wei walked back with his hands behind his back.
As I walked, I pondered when suddenly my phone rang in my pocket.
I picked it up and looked at it, and the caller ID was Yaoyao.
"What, is there something wrong?" I asked in a whisper.
"If you are free in the evening, come and watch me perform. Yaoyao said.
"Not available. ”
"Brother Dong, why are you like this......" Yaoyao coquettishly on the phone.
"By the way, do you know where there are rape flowers around here?" I asked suddenly.
"Rape flowers, what are you doing?" Yaoyao was stunned.
"I'll just ask you if you know. ”
"I know, there is a piece around the white stone tower in Bihu, and I took a photo on it last month, I'll send it to you, WeChat!" Yaoyao said casually.
Soon I received a photo from Yaoyao on WeChat, the photo was very beautiful, in the photo, Yaoyao opened her arms, her long skirt fluttered in the wind, and the background behind Yaoyao was a white stone tower, and around the stone tower was a large field of yellow rape flowers!
"Master!" I called.
Not long after Uncle Wei and I returned to the store, Rhubarb returned, and Rhubarb kept circling around in front of Uncle Wei's eyes.
"It's really in the lake. Uncle Wei said suddenly.
"So what now?" I asked.
"Let's go to the White Stone Tower. Uncle Wei made a quick decision.
"It's going to be dark soon...... Besides, there are no boats. I hesitated.
"Don't you dare to go. "Uncle Wei glanced at me.
"I don't want to go at night, if something happens, it will be troublesome, and I almost ...... Panlong Island last time" My heart was broken, and I didn't expect to come again.
"Then you can stay. Uncle Wei shrugged and turned around and walked out.
"Don't, master, I didn't say I wouldn't go...... "I'll chase after it."
Before it got completely dark, I went out with Uncle Wei, and I was carrying a bag with a flashlight, rope, and some other things that I thought I should bring, and Uncle Wei was empty-handed.
"Master, what if there is really a swarm of rats on the White Stone Tower?" I asked.
"What can I do, exterminate the rats. Uncle Wei snorted lightly.
"That'...... What if that person is there?" I asked again.
Uncle Wei didn't answer this time, so I chuckled in my heart!
Soon we walked to the lake, there were some passenger boats parked on the lake, but there was no one on board, and the rat infestation in Bihu Park caused a sharp decrease in tourists, and many boat owners simply gave themselves a holiday.
We looked along the shore, and then we heard a shout.
"Dr. Wei. ”
A boatman came out of a boat, and I recognized it at a glance, it was the patient who was carried over that night, surnamed Zhang.
"Master Zhang. I said hello.
"What are you doing so late?" said Lao Zhang smiled.
"We wanted to swim in the lake. Uncle Wei said.
"Swim in the lake, it's so late......" Lao Zhang looked surprised.
"Master Zhang, can you take us to the White Stone Pagoda?" I asked.
"It's dark this day, and you can't see anything in the White Stone Tower. Lao Zhang replied.
"How about we rent your boat for twice the price?" said Uncle Wei.
"Doctor Wei, you buried me, my Lao Zhang is not such a person, besides, you have helped me treat my feet. Saying that, Lao Zhang jumped off the boat.
"You use the boat, and the price is still the original price. ”
There are several kinds of cruise boats in Bihu, there are oars, pedaling, and speedboats, and Lao Zhang's boat is the most old-fashioned oar.
Uncle Wei and I got on the boat.
"Be careful paddling, don't play too long, and come back before dark. Lao Zhang was a little worried.
"Don't worry. I waved at Lao Zhang and picked up an oar.
Lao Zhang's boat is made of fiberglass and has a roof, and Uncle Wei and I rowed to the white stone tower in the middle of the lake with one oar.
The oars stirred the water, the sun was just a little bit left, the water was sparkling on the lake, and we were the only boat left on the surrounding lake.
"Last time on Panlong Island, I told myself that I would never row again......" said with a wry smile as he rowed me.
Bihu Lake is not big, it is much smaller than the Taizi Lake of Panlong Island, the white stone tower is in the middle of the lake, it is a stone tower built after liberation, the base of the tower is a small island in the middle of the lake, it is said that the island is actually very small, there is no name, there is no one on the island, there is no other building except the white stone tower.
With the experience of Panlong Island last time, this rowing was relatively smooth, and soon we approached the White Rock Pagoda.
We parked the boat on the edge of the island and abandoned the boat and went to the island.
Sure enough, I saw a field of rape flowers, not too large, a small number of yellow rape flowers mixed with a green rape branches, this month the rape flowers have begun to wither.
"Master, there don't seem to be mice. "I glanced around, and the island was too small to see at a glance.
"Go to the tower and have a look. Uncle Wei said a word and walked towards the White Stone Tower.
I took out a crowbar from my bag and grabbed it in my hand, followed Uncle Wei to the White Stone Tower, approached me and looked, although I have been in Jiangcheng for several years, but the White Stone Tower is the first time I came, and when I walked in, I saw that the stone tower was actually empty, and people could enter.
There is a small door on the first floor of the stone tower, the door panel is gone, but the door frame is still there.
"What's the use of repairing such a thing, I don't understand. "I took a crowbar and tapped the door frame.
"What are you doing!" Uncle Wei immediately stopped me.
"Knock on the mountain and shake the tiger. I smiled.
Uncle Wei glared at me, lowered his head and entered the tower from the small door.