Chapter 10: Returning Home
I turned around and hurriedly told the rotten master, who thought for a while and said, "Go!" Let's see what the hell he's up to! "Because I saw him first, I was leading the way.
But it didn't take long for a fork in the road ahead, and Chen Ran walked very fast, and I didn't see him on the way, so he was lost.
Just when he was at a loss, the sound of firecrackers and suona sounded not far away. Fu Ye took out his pocket watch and found that it was already 5 o'clock in the morning, and when it was time to go out of the funeral, I exchanged glances with Fu Ye and felt that this matter was more important, so I secretly followed behind the funeral procession.
We were all extremely cautious along the way, hiding in the shadows and observing silently. But the strange thing is that they did not go to the Chen family's cemetery, but walked around the house before carrying it to the cemetery, and the people carrying the coffin changed from four people to six people, but they did not look so relaxed, but had a bulky feeling.
I smelled something unusual. He turned his head and was about to ask the rotten master, but found that his eyes had been following them, and then thinking about something. I guess the rotten master must have also discovered the problem and is solving the puzzle, so I didn't bother.
I saw that his brows were locked for a while, and then he stretched out again, and then he suddenly thought of something, and patted his head, and the rotten master turned around and saw that I had been staring at him, and paused, his lips opened slightly, and he clearly wanted to say something to me.
But at this time, the firecrackers in front of him sounded, covering up all the words he said to me, and before the firecrackers were finished, the rotten master turned around and left, and the Chen family also carried the coffin to the cemetery.
For a while, I was the only one left on the noisy street, and I was a little lonely, but my mind kept thinking about what the rotten master said to me, and the more I thought about it, the more confused my head became, which was mixed with many complicated relationships. I didn't know what to carry for a while, and I thought I needed to get some sleep before I could make plans.
When I woke up, it was already the beginning of the lights, I stood at the door and looked at the courtyard, and the Chen family returned to its old appearance, as if nothing had happened.
I stretched, then opened the window and sat down at my desk. The clue map I sorted out last time was still on the table, and a few rubbings were stacked messily on the table, I rearranged them a bit, and then set my eyes on the clue map.
Silk book, two rubbings, ancient buildings and totems, these clues are very clearly presented on the paper, I added Chen Ran and the recent suspicious things, looking at the scattered clues, I feel confused, this relationship seems to be more and more chaotic.
So I started with every key point and looked for a breakthrough. I stared at the word Gu Lou, my heart tightened, my intuition told me that I had missed something here, and I began to recall that night.
I and the rotten master was digging a tunnel to enter, and then halfway to meet a fork in the road, I can't remember which way we went, anyway, we finally arrived at a dark room, there were many coffins in it, I saw runes and coffin nails and chains that locked the coffin, and then stepped on the mechanism and was scolded by the rotten master.
Wait, no, I don't seem to be scolded for stepping on the mechanism, it seems like I'm going to touch something, I calmed down and thought about it for a while, and my head suddenly brightened, it's corpse hair!
I resisted the urge to scream, picked up my pen and quickly added the word corpse hair, and then remembered the coffin that had been carried by four people into six people, and after much deliberation, I added it as well.
I put down my pen and rubbed my temples, ready to find out if there was anything missing, but a phone call disrupted my rhythm.
I looked at the caller ID and thought that I was going to be recited again, so I was mentally prepared before I picked up the phone.
"Hey, Mom—" I said slowly, presciently, and then presciently moved the microphone away from my ears.
Sure enough, the voice of my mother crying and shouting came from the other end of the phone, in fact, it was nothing more than using exaggerated rhetoric to describe how much she missed me, and then complained that I hadn't called her for so long, and then asked me about my emotional problems.
She was still in the same tone, I first rolled my eyes habitually, and then replied to her in a different way: "I heard that women who think too much get old fast!" "My mom whispered a stinky boy to me, and then started brainwashing me with her love story with my dad.
After finishing speaking, he suddenly said in a correct tone: "Huaizi, take the time to go home, your father has something to explain to you, and by the way, you will go to the hospital for a physical examination." ”
I said why do I have to go for a physical examination, I have nothing wrong with my body, but who knows that she took out her set to prevaricate me, saying that I am her sweetheart and the only son in the family, and there can be no accidents.
I hurriedly interrupted her more sensational words and answered directly. I talked to my mother again before hanging up the phone.
A few days later, I received another call from my mother, still urging me to go home, and I thought that the two old people had come to ask me to go back, and it didn't seem appropriate to delay any longer, so I bought an afternoon flight.
I found the rotten master to ask him for leave, he agreed without hesitation, and then told me that the matter of going to Xi'an was about to be finalized, so I didn't run around, stayed in Chongqing, and he brought someone to meet me.
I thought it was a reasonable arrangement and saved a lot of time, so I agreed, and then went back to my room and started tidying up. I didn't have a lot of things with me, and I packed them after a while, but there was one thing that kept me at ease.
I looked at the cloth bag on the table with all the clues, and after thinking about it, I still felt that I should hand it over to the rotten master, so I knocked on his door. But he didn't see the figure of the rotten master, but Chen Ran was looking for something inside, he saw me come in, looked up, and then lowered his head: "Looking for the rotten master?" He went out. ”
I tentatively said, "Then you are ......"
Chen Ran walked up to me: "He forgot to take something when he left, I came to look for it, and then sent it to him." ”
Send? Did the rotten master go to another place? I thought about it carefully, it seems that since the death of Uncle Fu's cousin, he has become busy, sometimes he doesn't see anyone for a few days, looking at Chen Ran's hurried appearance, I didn't ask any more.
I thought that I could only hand over the things to Chen Ran and let him bring them to the rotten master, although he was not so reliable, but he was the Chen family, and he would not do anything unfavorable to the Chen family, take 10,000 steps back, he is also the one who wants to participate in this matter, and it is also appropriate to let him know.
I handed over the things to Chen Ran, I didn't say much about what was inside, I only told him that it was something related to the disappearance of the patriarch, and asked him to hand it over to the rotten master.
He was a little surprised to hear the news that I was going back, and pulled me to give me practice, I looked at the little time left, thinking that our relationship didn't seem to have reached this point, so I politely rejected him, chatted with him for a while, and said goodbye to him.
Uncle Yin, I didn't say goodbye in person, although I was an elder, but I always felt that he didn't like me very much, and I didn't want to be bored, so I called someone else to talk. Before I got on the plane, I messaged my parents that I was on my way.
So as soon as I got off the plane, I saw the shopkeeper, who had been looking at this side, and when I took off my glasses, he recognized me, waved at me, and then walked over.
"Huaizi, hey, I look forward to the stars and the moon to bring you back!" He raised his eyebrows as he spoke. Lao Wei has been with my dad for many years, and he is one of the few people my dad trusts, and he is also the one who watched me grow up.
Saying that, he took me to the car, and when I got into the car, Uncle Wei asked me about my current situation all the way, and I answered him one by one, he kindly touched my head, and said with some pride that I have grown up now, and Brother Dong is a blessed person.
I didn't feel too relieved about his compliments, I just wanted to go home quickly, and Lao Wei probably saw my thoughts, and after saying this, I concentrated on driving, and I could clearly feel that the car had accelerated a lot.
After getting off the car, I couldn't wait to run into the shop with my suitcase, sure enough, there was still no business, cold and deserted, I put down my things and turned around a few times, and found that there were a lot of things on the display cabinet, it seems that the family business is not bad during this time. I sat in the shop and waited for my parents to come home, but I only waited for a phone call for a long time.