Chapter 4: The tide is out
Perhaps the reason for the disrepair.
A lot of the fences outside are broken.
Ding Xiaoyi carefully measured the land according to the title deed in his hand and found it.
In order to avoid the trees, some fences also make a large circle, which invisibly makes the yard a little bigger.
Dante Xiaoyi was very cautious to cut off the extra place with a branch again.
His things, maybe he can take less, and it's not a big deal to suffer a loss.
But these are not his things, and he is determined not to ask for more.
Although you may not get rich in this way, you will definitely not suffer a loss.
This is a truth that the old man has taught him since he was a child, and it is also a creed that he has been enshrined as a principle of life.
These extra places are inconspicuous, and in some places, there is less than a meter of space.
But he knew very well in his heart that in this one-meter space, he didn't have any rights.
Which places are not covered by the title deed.
Maybe it's not a big deal in normal times, but if something happens, these extra places are likely to become their own talismans.
After measuring the land.
Ding Xiaoyi couldn't help frowning.
"Less!"
The title deed says that there is a compound 60 meters long and 40 meters wide to the east, but it does not belong to the homestead, and it is not allowed to build houses, and it belongs to self-reserved land.
But the problem is that after careful measurement, I found that it was less than a third.
When I came to the end, I had already reached the edge of the Yellow Spring, and there was nothing in front of me except for the strange rocks that protruded from the edge of the Yellow Spring!
Looking at the drowsy yellow spring water in front of him, Ding Xiaoyi didn't have any delusional thoughts of trying.
Hell knows what's going to be under Yellow Springs.
"Don't worry about it for now, just know the scope."
Ding Xiaoyi's hearty personality is destined not to be a person who loves to drill the horns.
On the contrary, his mind is very active, and since this direction does not work, then change directions.
Keep the deed carefully, this is your own treasure, and it is about life, and there must be no three long and two short.
Then Ding Xiaoyi walked into the room.
Pick up the keys on the table.
Three keys, except one for opening the diary.
The purpose of the other two keys, Ding Xiaoyi guessed that one of them should have opened the box.
When I walked to the box and glanced at the bronze lock on the box, I knew that it should be the slender copper key.
"I don't know what good things the old man will leave me."
Ding Xiaoyi looked at the huge black box, his eyes were full of anticipation and excitement, holding the key, quite like when he was playing a game in college, he felt like he encountered a treasure chest in the wild.
After wiping his hands on the palms, Ding Xiaoyi took a deep breath to calm down the excitement in his heart.
Use the brass key to open the brass lock on the chest.
"Click!"
I don't know what year the copper lock was produced, and it made a crisp sound under the twisting of the key, and the tiger head lock cleverly popped open.
Ding Xiaoyi couldn't wait to open the box.
"Squeak......
I don't know what the box is made of, it is very heavy, when Ding Xiaoyi opened the box with anticipation, a gap was gently pushed open as the box was gently pushed.
"Wow!" Suddenly, a strange scream came from the box, and a human head jumped out of the box, revealing an exaggerated red mouth on its frost-white skin.
Ding Xiaoyi didn't even have a chance to react, he was headbutted squarely, and his body jumped away from the side of the box with a strange scream like a cat.
Immediately after taking a closer look, I saw that what popped up in the box was actually a clown doll with a letter in her hand.
"I ......" Ding Xiaoyi grinned and resisted the urge to scold the street.
His face flickered for a while, and he didn't have to think about it to know that this was the old man's hand to play tricks on him.
If it's a normal day, forget it, but what kind of place is this? Netherworld Yellow Spring, there was a big-headed monster who almost gnawed himself just now.
It's like if you pass by the cemetery at night and try to relieve yourself, but halfway through your pee, you hear someone in the grass shouting, "You're peeing on me." ”
It's a feeling that's exciting to think about.
Ding Xiaoyi calmed down, muttering in his heart that this old man had no score, and he was still playing tricks on himself at this time.
Unhappily stepped forward, put the envelope in his hand, and carefully scanned the box at the same time.
I saw that the empty box did not hide countless treasures as I thought.
There were only two things lying quietly in the box.
A photo of himself and the old man.
It was a photo of the two in the Maldives on his twelfth birthday.
The old man in the photo, his hair has already turned snow-white, the corners of his eyes have grown brown age spots, and deep wrinkles are the footprints left on his face by the years.
The sun shone on the old man's face, making him look refreshed.
In contrast, he has a stubborn puffed up bun face.
When he saw this photo, Ding Xiaoyi's eyes suddenly moistened a little.
I remember that after the old man teased himself, he pouted angrily and sulked on the side.
Ding Xiaoyi took out the photo.
Gently stroking the dust that didn't exist on the photo, and after a moment of dazing, his eyes noticed something else, a fishing rod.
Other than that, there was nothing else in the box.
Ding Xiaoyi opened the envelope.
The neat, strong, and regular handwriting on it was like a print, and it was indeed the handwriting of an old man.
It is said that seeing words is like seeing people, and the old man's personality is like the handwriting on this piece of letterhead, strong and tenacious, under the soft appearance, the bones are iron pens and silver hooks, clean and neat.
[Xiao Yi, you were fooled again, but this is the last time I will play tricks on you, I wanted to leave you some souvenirs, but think about it, forget it, people can't always live in the past, live happily in the present! ] 】
This box is deliberately teased by the old man himself.
Ding Xiaoyi looked at the letter in his hand, and a hot current poured into his heart, this is a game that only grandfather and grandson can understand.
It was also the last game for the old man and himself when they parted.
This made him feel a lot more guilty about not being able to come back in time to see the old man for the last time.
He knew that the old man was saying goodbye to him in this way.
"Live in the moment!"
Ding Xiaoyi looked at the last four words for a long time, and restrained his choked emotions.
Stand up and fold the letter and tuck it into the mezzanine behind the frame.
I'm going to find a place to hang the photos later.
Although there is no treasure in the box, this letter and photo are more worthy of cherishing than any treasure.
After putting the photo, Ding Xiaoyi fixed his eyes on the box.
"Fishing Rod......
There are three things in the box, but this fishing rod is the only one that is more practical.
But the question is...... What do I do with my fishing rod?
This is the Yellow Spring, do you want to fish in the Yellow Spring with a fishing rod?
Can you still eat the fish you caught?
However, since the old man kept the fishing rod for himself, it would never be as simple as just teasing himself.
Just like a diary, a house deed, and two coins, each item has a special purpose.
But what's the point of this fishing rod? Is it really for me to fish?
When it comes to eating, Ding Xiaoyi is really a little hungry.
I didn't eat much at night, and I've been tossing and turning until now.
It's okay at first, I'm excited about the freshness in front of me, but until now, it's Huangquan and a human head monster, but Ding Xiaoyi's heartstrings are in a state of tension and excitement from beginning to end.
It wasn't until I opened the box at this time that the whole person relaxed at once.
The stomach also began to gurgle to remind Ding Xiaoyi of the fact that he was still a living person and needed to eat.
"Doodoo ......"
When Ding Xiaoyi was confused, there was a loud cry from outside the door, and the voice sounded very strange, I don't know what this thing is called.
Ding Xiaoyi walked out to take a look, and saw that the big-headed monster was still maintaining the difficult action of the flat sand and falling geese at this time.
Those huge eyeballs are staring straight ahead.
His face was full of horror and fear, and even his body trembled involuntarily and made strange sounds.
Following the eyes of the big-headed monster, the yellow spring was overturned in front of the meeting, and the sound of the waves was crisper and louder than before.
The yellow spring in front of him was rapidly descending, and the place that was still covered just now was exposed with strange-shaped stones.
"The tide is receding?"
Looking at the rapidly declining horizontal line, Ding Xiaoyi was surprised to find that the yellow spring in front of him was receding.
The tide recedes quickly.
Large swaths of dirt and reefs emerge from the murky waters, creating puddles of large and small sizes on the uneven terrain and the criss-cross of rocks.
"Wow Wow Wow ......"
At this time, the scream of the big-headed monster was even more terrible, as if it sensed something fearful, and the facial features on that ugly face were distorted together.
It's ugly, and now it's even more ugly and disgusting.
"Shut up!"
Ding Xiaoyi was annoyed and waved his hand to shut up the big-headed monster, but he was more careful and vigilant.
At least judging by the Big-Headed Monster's frightened look, it doesn't seem safe here.
The yellow spring receded, and large and small puddles and reefs were intricately intertwined.
The largest of these puddles is the size of two swimming pools.
The small ones are about a meter or two wide.
Some could barely see the ground, while others were simply cloudy and couldn't see anything inside.
Some of the sand was covered in between, and it was glittering with gold, looking more like it had been plated with a layer of gold.
Wait a minute......
After Ding Xiaoyi looked at it carefully for a while, he felt that the sand really seemed to be a bit like gold.
Thinking of this, Ding Xiaoyi's heart moved, he took two steps forward carefully, quickly grabbed a golden stone in the sand, and then quickly retreated to the original place.
After a closer look, I couldn't help but be surprised in my heart: "Is it really gold?" The purity is still very high. ”
Such a large piece, even if it is thrown on the black market and sold, it can be sold for about 200,000 yuan.
With this piece of gold, you don't have to sell your own engine.
This is undoubtedly a timely relief for himself.
Seeing the gold in his hand, Ding Xiaoyi was surprised, his heart moved, and his eyes stared at the place in front of him.
However, compared to the gold in front of him, Ding Xiaoyi was very interested in these large and small puddles at the moment.
"According to the title deed, there should still be one-third of my own land here!"
When Ding Xiaoyi was pondering, he suddenly saw something squirming in the puddle not far in front of him.
It was fast, but by the time the eye noticed, the thing had disappeared into the puddle, and only the ripples on the surface of the water were still flickering.
Seeing this, Ding Xiaoyi's heart tightened, and he instinctively took two steps back.
There's something in the puddle.
Although I don't know what it is, the things that can survive in the Yellow Springs will definitely not be good.
However, Ding Xiaoyi obviously does not intend to give up this exploration like this.
Suddenly, Ding Xiaoyi's eyes lit up, and he turned around and locked his gaze on the big-headed monster.
The big-headed monster, which was already extremely frightened, was looked up and down by Ding Xiaoyi, and his ugly face couldn't help but reveal an inexplicable sense of panic.
Especially when Ding Xiaoyi had a smile on his face.
The big-headed monster was even more chilled all over his body, his face instantly turned gray, and his eyes were full of panic, as if the end was coming.