Chapter 160: A's Request

It was already eleven o'clock in the evening when I returned to the apartment after the dinner with Grandpa Yun, Grandpa Yun told us a lot of mysteries, for so many years, he and his grandmother have been looking for the ancient tomb that disappeared inexplicably, as well as this person who disappeared inexplicably, but after looking for so long, they found that this person had been in their cultural relics circle all along, and he never left. There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them. I can probably understand Grandpa Yun's mood, there must be more mysteries in his heart, but in fact, there are few. The little sign is nothing more than wanting to swallow the treasure for himself, which is understandable, what Grandpa Yun and Grandma are thinking about is just a saying, where is such a big cemetery hidden.

At the end of dinner, Grandpa Yun took my hand and told me again and again, "Girl, you must help me find him, you must be!" "I guess that's the obsession of the two old men.

When I was close to the door of the apartment, I saw Ah Sleepy sitting on the sofa, and when I saw Ah Sleepy, I would think of Xinliang. Ah Sleepy is unusually today, she did not transform into a little girl, but into an elderly woman. If it weren't for the fact that her coat was the same color as her coat, I wouldn't have recognized her as well.

"Why did you look like this today, Xinliang?" I asked her, and Wang Na knew what was going on when she heard me start talking to myself again, gestured, and tacitly walked into the kitchen to make a pot of beauty soup for me before going to bed.

"He's asleep, and I have something to say to you." Ah Sleepy's style of speaking today has also changed, and it is completely the tone of a big child.

"Say it. What's the matter. I said.

"You've been out early and returned late these days, and I've probably heard a little bit about what you're studying, so I hope for my sake, don't track down the whereabouts of those artifacts anymore?" A sleepy said.

"Why? Do you know anything about antiques? I said.

"I don't know about those artifacts, I only know that the people you're investigating now are Xinliang's grandfather and mother, right?" Ah Sleepy said.

"That's right, I saw her mother and her uncle yesterday." I say.

"Dog man and woman!" Ah Sleepy suddenly said viciously.

"What do you mean?" I realized this sentence, and there was something in the words.

"There are some things I don't think you should know. I can explain it to you. Ning Xinliang's grandfather, Ning Shanrong, had a son. That is, Ning Xinliang's father, but his father's congenital heart disease died when Xinliang was very young. Xinliang has a younger brother, and they all say that the child is his father's widow. The whole family is pampered very much. Xinliang's treatment is compared to that of his younger brother. It's a world of difference. But only I know exactly what's going on. Xinliang's mother was originally a maid of the Ning family, but Xinliang's family is not the kind of big family that pays attention to the family, her mother can be regarded as seducing his father. I was pregnant with Xinliang before I got married. His grandfather is usually unsmiling and unreasonable, but when he heard that he had a grandson, he suddenly changed his attitude sharply and promised his eldest son to marry this little nanny. Xinliang's grandmother is weak and sick, and she died very early, and the current grandmother is a second room, which is what you call a junior, but in that era, this should be regarded as a concubine. Xiao San turned positive, became a wife, this wife is not the first time to get married, she had a marriage contract before, she couldn't stand her husband's beating and scolding before she escaped with the child, willing to send someone under the fence, now the main house is dead, the son of the main house is also dead, their mother and daughter seem to fly on the branch and become a phoenix. So the current son, that is, Xinliang's uncle, is not Ning Shanrong's biological son. Xinliang's mother is not a peaceful person, so I don't need to say more about how this younger brother came to be. When Xinliang had an accident, this younger brother was having a leukemia attack, and the whole family was focused on that younger brother at that time, and no one cared about Xinliang's life or death. Later, something happened to Xinliang, and they felt that the wood was already in the boat, and it was better to save the dead than to save the life, so they simply cremated Xinliang's body overnight and took the younger brother to the United States for medical treatment. Later, this old man Ning settled abroad, also because he lost his son and grandson in China one after another, and he was sad. Ah Sleepy said.

"According to what you say, you are really clear about the affairs of the Xinliang family." I say.

"Yes, it's very clear, because at one time, I was also obsessed with finding the truth, on the day of the incident, what happened, what Xinliang saw, made him so painful, I really don't know, this is my obsession. But one day, Xinliang said to me, Ah Sleepy, let's not find the truth, let's stay together all the time, it's good. I think Xinliang at that time was really beautiful, is it really good for him to find out the truth? Isn't that another kind of harm? Ah Sleepy said.

"Then why are you reluctant to let me track down the matter of cultural relics, does this matter have anything to do with Xinliang's case?" I asked.

"No, I just feel that it's Xinliang's mother and grandfather, so I hope you don't make him sad."

"I must investigate the case, but I try not to alarm Xinliang." I said, "By the way, there is a question, why did I hear Xinliang mention his mother and brother, but he never mentioned his grandfather, you told me before that it was because his grandfather was very strict with him, so Xinliang didn't like his grandfather, but I think you have reservations." I asked.

"I never mentioned this matter to Xinliang, I hope you don't mention it in the future, in fact, at that time, Xinliang encountered a kidnapping, the kidnapper and his grandfather passed the phone, and the kidnapper offered a very high ransom, but in my opinion, this price, the Ning family is not unaffordable, but his grandfather said categorically on the phone, money, I will not give a cent, you have the ability to tear up the ticket, anyway, I have a grandson!" Ah Sleepy's expression was very hideous, and his eyes were full of hatred, "That's what happened to Xin Liang's life." ”

"Why? Why is there such a big difference between the same children? I asked.

"Because of talent, that younger brother was born very clever and talented, his grandfather seems to be a very superstitious person, after looking at his face, everyone is that he is an ordinary child, and that younger brother is a prodigy. So Xinliang's life has been very bad since he was a child, although he is the eldest grandson, but he is not as good as his younger brother everywhere. Now that the so-called prodigy has leukemia, it's really happy, I don't know what kind of mood Grandpa Ning is in now, and whether he regrets his original choice. Ah Sleepy said this with some schadenfreude.

"Why are you like this today, why don't you look good."

"Yin Yin, I'm not as good as reincarnation, and I don't want to become a ghost, so my soul is about to be unable to hold on, the old ghost told me to make a choice as soon as possible, but I still want to stay with Xinliang for a while." Ah said sadly.

"Why, aren't you the same as Ziyang? You're all ghosts, why can't you hold on? I asked, surprised.

"I'm a cat, the old ghost was a human before he was born, we have an essential difference, any person or animal, after death, have to make a choice, become a ghost, or enter reincarnation, if you keep waiting, you will face the soul of the soul. It's not easy for the old ghost to survive until now, and I definitely can't wait for that time. I'm just me, and so is Xin Liang, he has no remnants from his life, he can't enter reincarnation, and he is kind and unwilling to become a ghost, so it's a matter of time before his soul flies away. Ah Sleepy said.

I suddenly felt very sad, these two little ones had been with me for a while, we were like a family, but now I suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, powerlessness that could not help anything.

"I'll try not to disturb Xinliang, and I hope this matter has nothing to do with his family." I comforted.

"Well, thank you, it's not early, you rest early." Ah Sleepy said.

"Okay, you too, by the way, I will ask you a question at the end, what kind of person is Xinliang's grandfather?" I asked.

"I don't know, he rarely goes out, he likes to shut himself in the study, he likes to practice calligraphy, a practice is a whole day, and often writes something on the paper like a ghost drawing, I can't understand it, although I know your human characters but what he writes is definitely not human Chinese characters, more like some symbols. In addition to practicing calligraphy, he just likes to carve seals, he collected a lot of precious stones, all of which were polished and carved by himself to make seals, this old man is actually really boring, especially boring. Ah Sleepy said.

"Carving seals, this is really a unique hobby, what words does he engrave? Your own name? Or what auspicious words? I asked casually out of curiosity.

"It's also strange that he never used his seal, not even a try, and his seal all needed to be kept clean. I remember once Xin Liang was playful for a while, and he had a seal of pigeon blood, which was stained with mud and covered on the paper, and he saw it, and beat Xin Liang well, and his hands were too heavy, I really haven't seen such a person, isn't the seal just used for use, what's the point of putting it there cleanly. Ah Sleepy said with annoyance.

"Do you see that? What is the word Xin Liang on the paper? I asked.

At that time, Xin Liang's printing was not very clear, and his grandfather quickly took away the paper, and I didn't read it very clearly, it seemed that it was not his name, but three words. It seems to be ...... What to sign? Ah Sleepy said.

"Isn't it a little sign?!" I asked in surprise.

"That's right, that's it." Ah Sleepy said firmly, "I didn't know a lot of words at the time, and I didn't know what it meant, and I thought how could someone have such a strange seal, so I took a few more looks, but his grandfather was very angry and tore the paper to shreds, but it was true, it was these three words, a small sign!" (To be continued......)