Chapter 21: The Turtle in the Urn
The reason why Wuyang is mysterious is that almost all the people here are engaged in agate jade and drug smuggling at the border, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the embankment of the Wuyang River, in an ordinary peasant house, I saw the cigarettes lit by the two people shrouded the entire house, and through the smoke revealed two faces about twenty years old.
Brother Mouse flicked the cigarette ash in his hand and said worriedly: "This year is the general election of various units, and the wind is very tight. Could something go wrong now? β
The land took a puff of cigarette and said in a low voice: "Seek wealth in danger." It is precisely in this general election that several major drug kings have secretly withdrawn, and the goods in the mainland are already in an emergency, so that we have a chance to get ahead. β
A hint of fierceness flashed in Brother Mouse's eyes: "That's right!" It's time for those old guys to retire too. β
The land sneered: "There should be no problem with the goods this time, right?" β
Brother Mouse said: "There is no problem with the goods." It's just the first time that this kid has done it, and I don't know if something will go wrong. β
The land was white, and he said casually: "Just his little bit, it's not in the way." Let him go through port A, and our goods through port B. When the smuggled cultural relics at Port A are investigated, the manpower and material resources at Port B will naturally be mobilized to the past, and this side will naturally relax its vigilance, and the passage will be much smoother. β
Brother Mouse said cautiously: "Yang Shu has not moved for a long time in such a big battle this time. This kid is very slippery, and he doesn't know what the hell he wants to do. β
The land was a little impatient: "No matter what he thinks." I have secretly asked an informant from the public security to leak information to the head of the border guard, saying that there will be people smuggling cultural relics recently. He must be a turtle in an urn, and it is impossible for him to escape. We just do what we planned! β
Brother Mouse flashed a look of doubt.
The land's face moved, and he touted: "Your father is extremely pedantic, only making antique cultural relics, and has never dared to take a step beyond the thunder." How does he know the space for drugs!! Or you have a long-term vision and ambitions, and you will definitely become the first person in Wuyang in the future, and even the entire Dakai is within your reach. β
Brother Mouse looked proud of being touted, and Lang smiled: "In the future, I have to ask for more support from Brother Land." β
"Where, where. It's all about yourself who is young and promising, daring to think and dare to do. "The land has a long-experienced tone, and he completely forgets that he is only a hairy boy in his early twenties.
After Brother Mouse was a little relieved, he said, "I don't know why the poplar tree has been delayed?" just said that he would wait for the rain, and he didn't even reveal any plans to the consumers. I guess I was a little distracted by the shooting machine, and I was very timid! β
The two of them had nothing to say, no extra greetings, but they were thinking about each other in their hearts......
"Humph! There is no supply, see what tricks you can play? Even if he is in the limelight, he will not obediently bow down when the time comes. β
"After this time, I gradually took down a few more halls, first Tianshui, and then stones. The bald donkey of the stone does not listen to the advice, does not want to forge ahead, and just wants to shrink in the land of Dakai, which is really short-sighted. Usually you still call me to come and go, and sooner or later I will do you too. As for the self-righteous kid in front of him, find an opportunity to make him a scapegoat in the future. The land touched his eyebrows and sighed secretly: Wait for the rain? Presumably just waiting for the Qingming Festival! The kid is still a little scheming, if he usually passes the test, but this time he has been ventilated under the premise that he can't be confused no matter what.
The two of them each have their own ghosts in their hearts, and they have their own wishful thinking.
β¦β¦
During the Qingming Dynasty, it rained a lot, and I don't know where the wisdom of the ancients came from to summarize such verses and festival arrangements. It always rains during the Qingming Festival every year, and this year's rain is exceptionally heavy. On April 4, the country has a three-day Qingming holiday. But no matter how heavy the rain is, it can't resist the river and land transportation, all of which are family members who go home to the grave to worship their ancestors, and the water and land are full of traffic, and there is an endless stream.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the river is no longer crystal clear, but gradually turning yellow and becoming turbid. Some boatmen took advantage of the situation, and in these days they did not focus on the transportation of goods, but secretly carried the hometown wanderers who were eager to worship their ancestors.
Poplar didn't know that he had already been calculated and became someone else's turtle in the urn. Standing on the embankment of the Wuyang River, Zigu said to himself: "The time has come!" β
The river transportation at Wuyang Port is cleared, and the border guards will conduct routine inspections every time, which is very careful. It may be today's Qingming Festival, there is a lot of people in the past, and in the evening, the border guards are a little tired. When he saw a group of more than 20 ships coming in a majestic manner, he forcibly cheered up his spirit and instructed the ships to dock at the shore for routine inspection. The border guards inspected very carefully, and even every box of cargo was carefully carried out on and off the ship, inside and outside the cabin.
"What is this for?" A clear-eyed border guard stared at the bottom of the boats, saw a rope under each boat, and shouted. With such a murky river, it still can't escape such careful scrutiny.
"Nothing? For pathfinding. Poplar said.
Hearing the loud shouting, a border guard wearing the captain's uniform came over.
The captain of the border guard saw the appearance of Yang Shu at the age of eleven or twelve, and said in a low voice: "Exploring the way? Call the head of your house. At the same time, he waved his hand to the other border inspectors and said, "Pull the rope up." β
Yang Shu's face was simple: "I am the person in charge." β
The captain of the border guard was stunned. Looking at the poplar tree very faced, he wondered: "Are you the principal?" β
Poplar patiently explained: "Yes. I came with my uncle and I today. But before my uncle left, my aunt gave birth. He hurried back to the hospital, anyway, I followed my uncle all the year round, this road is very familiar, and the customers over there also know me, just deliver the goods directly there. β
Just as Yang Shu replied to the captain of the border guards, a border guard salvaged a box and shouted: "Captain, there are boxes under the ship here." β
The border guard captain shouted at the poplar: "What is this? β
"I don't know. My uncle said that he was exploring the depth of the river bottom to see if there were any water monsters at the bottom of the river? Poplar spat out a reason that he didn't believe.
"All of them were salvaged, and they were unpacked and inspected one by one. Be careful, there may be something in it that shouldn't be there. The captain of the border guard said loudly to the others. He squinted at the poplar tree, obviously thinking that he was making up nonsense.
"You can pick it up and open it, but you'll have to help me put it on later." Poplar's face was slightly anxious, and he looked like a dead horse being a live horse doctor.
The captain of the border guard ignored the poplar tree and said sharply: "You must be careful, there must be something strange in it." "I thought: Huh! Taking advantage of the Qingming Festival to get up in the water, I want to fish in troubled waters, isn't it too naΓ―ve? If it weren't for the informant's early tipping, I guess you would have been fooled by this time. It's a pity that you have such a big battle, of course we will carefully check it, is this considered self-inflicted? Hey!! The captain of the border guard thought that if he found this big case, he would be promoted and make a fortune, and a casual smile appeared on his face.
"Nope!"
"Nope!"
"I don't have any of that!" β¦β¦
One after another, very loud.
The captain of the border guard ran over to personally open the box and inspect them one by one, three layers inside and three layers outside, eager to tear it open and take a look. Muttered: Really? The contents were all empty crates filled with weeds. No way, it can't be so boring to do so many things. The informant said that someone would smuggle it in the next two days, wasn't they? Even if the captain of the border guard is a battle-hardened man, no matter how he speculates, he can't figure it out.
Yang Shu said anxiously at this time: "I told you that it is only for pathfinding, but you don't believe it." Now that you've all opened it, you're going to help us put it all back on. Otherwise, I will definitely be scolded by my uncle when I go back. β
The captain of the border guard stared sharply into the poplar's eyes, trying to carefully discern something from his eyes. But seeing Yang Shu's anxious and innocent face, he shouted in a low voice: "Dry tongue, the two of you stay and pack things, and the others go back to their original posts." β
Yang Shu called the boatman who drove the boat to help load it together, and slowly sailed into Wuyang City ten minutes later.
Just as a strange smile appeared on the corner of Yang Shu's mouth, the border guard captain patted his head, thinking about three of the more than 20 boxes under the water just now, and said to the border guard next to him: "Hurry up and stop the batch of boats just now." We re-opened the box and checked, and there were hidden compartments in those three boxes!! β
Poplar heard the whistle behind him and hurriedly ordered the boatman on his boat to hurry up.
After chasing and chasing, the border guards saw the acceleration of the poplar ship, and at the same time turned on the rescue alarm and increased the police force to chase after the poplar. In less than 10 minutes, they chased Yang Shuyi and others to the checkpoint and ordered them to dock at the checkpoint.
The border guard captain scolded the poplar tree: "Why did you hear the horn and drive it so fast?" β
Poplar quibbled: "Didn't hear it." β
"Humph! Quibble. Then he shouted to the border guards: "This time, be careful, and salvage all the boxes." β
All the border guards promised in unison: "Yes!" β
Twenty minutes later, more than 20 boxes were all salvaged ashore and carefully inspected by border guards. Quickly find the three chests with hidden compartments one by one.
The border captain shouted in a low voice: "Open!" β
After the dark compartments of the three chests were pried open, the first two chests were empty. When the last box was opened, Poplar's eyelids suddenly jumped, and an antique turtle of unknown material appeared in the box, which looked like some years at a glance.
The captain of the border guard stared at the poplar tree with sharp eyes and shouted: "What is this?" β
Poplar looked hesitant and didn't speak.
The captain of the border guard said sharply: "Say! β
Yang Shu looked embarrassed and said softly: "In order to avoid water monsters, avoid and avoid evil spirits!" β
The captain of the border guard was amused by Yang Shu's sophistry, glanced at Yang Shu sharply, and scolded: "Damn, you are a three-year-old child?" Turning to a border officer, he said, "Go!" Go to Port B and call Master An to identify it. β
Then he waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "Take everyone back to the port." β
The group was taken back to Port A.
β¦β¦
Interrogation room at Port A. I saw a little old man who was close to 60 years old, with some gray hair on his head and a pair of reading glasses. Holding a magnifying glass in his hand, he carefully observed the lines on the turtle's body, knocked it with his hand from time to time, and sighed lightly from time to time: "There is such a fine workmanship!" β
Seeing that Master An put down the magnifying glass in his hand, he seemed to have made a decision. The captain of the border guard said with a hint of expectation: "How is it?" Master An, what the hell is this? β
"Captain. I've watched it three times. You can't go wrong! This is an ordinary turtle, it is really used by Miao wizards to ward off evil spirits, not some antique cultural relics!! It's just that this workmanship is very meticulous, it should be from the hands of a Miao master, and from the lines, it should have been for decades. β
The captain of the border guard was naturally unwilling and said, "Master An, please check again." Could it be that this is really a thing to ward off evil? β
Master An's old face was horizontal: "It won't be wrong!" This must be a thing used by the Miao people to ward off evil spirits, and the Miao wizards usually use the turtle to "settle down and break the ground, summon spirits and ask for children". Judging from the years, it should be about ten years. β
For Master An, who has been engaged in smuggling appraisal for 40 years, the border guard captain will definitely not have any doubts, only a face of unwillingness.
"It's all said that it's for warding off evil spirits, but I don't believe it!" Yang Shu muttered to the border guard captain in annoyance for a while, with a willful look on his face.
The captain of the border guard stared coldly into the poplar's eyes, trying to get some information from it. It's just that Yang Shu looks like a monk who is confused, and his face is honest and simple. In the end, the captain of the border guard could only secretly blame his suspicious nature and let him leave. At the same time, two border guards were ordered to quietly follow behind the ships to see if there would be any changes in the future.
After letting go of the poplar tree and waiting for a dry man. The captain of the border guard sat back on the chair in the office and closed his eyes and thought, suddenly slapped the table and stood up, and whispered: "Not good. "I walked to the window and looked at the ships that were getting farther and farther away from the B-end port.
"Chase". The border assistant next to him understood and hurriedly said.
"It's too late." The captain of the border guard sighed lightly and returned to his chair to close his eyes and recuperate. Gu muttered: The informant asked Lao Tzu to catch a turtle in the urn, and Lao Tzu really caught a turtle this time!!
β¦β¦