At half past seven the next morning, I walked to the three-way intersection that was dozens of meters away from the entrance of the village, and I could see the old ruffian squatting under the willow tree at the entrance of the village smoking a cigarette.

I cleared my throat and said with a smile: "I said that the old ruffian, I haven't seen how it has become a national treasure overnight, so I just sold you, it must be a good price." ”

When the old ruffian heard me speak, he got up from the ground, yawned and said, "Haven't I been thinking about the next big thing for the two of us, and I can't sleep with excitement?" So saying, the old ruffian took a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to me.

I took the cigarette and took a puff, followed the old ruffian's words, and asked, "Then have you figured out some clues?" ”

As soon as the old ruffian heard my words, his face immediately became depressed, like a deflated ball, and said: "Those veterans said that they were in our area, and there was no other clue, I still didn't think about anything after thinking about it for most of the night. ”

At this time, I heard the old ruffian mention that he read a lot, and for a moment my mind remembered the account of this place in the general history of China at home.

Shuangjing Village is located in Yuanyang County, Henan Province, Yuanyang County was called Bolangsha in ancient times, there are many celebrities in history, especially famous for being the prime minister, it is recorded that there have been thirteen prime ministers in history, the more famous ones are like Zhou Bo, Zhou Yafu, Chen Pingren, there are very thick historical and cultural origins, plus the land is in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the strategic position of ancient times is prominent, and it was once very prosperous.

I pondered, took a puff of cigarette and said to the old ruffian: "There have been many celebrities in our county since ancient times, but in ancient times, anyone with a little status had a taste for literary and elegant plays, and must have collected a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings, ceramic ornaments and so on. But I really don't have a clue where to find them, but they should be in a remote and treacherous place, or they would have been taken away a long time ago. ”

The old ruffian nodded seriously while listening, clapped his hands and said, "That's right! Reasonable! ”

I went on to say: "Antiques, calligraphy and paintings should be placed in a relatively dry, windproof and moisture-proof place, not easy to enter the water. ”

The old ruffian nodded seriously again, clapped his hands again and said, "Well, that's right. ”

I looked at the old ruffian's serious and confused look, this was the expression when I memorized the textbook, this time I was more serious, so I continued to speak: "There is only so much that can be analyzed for the time being, we can only go out and inquire as much as possible now, and collect clues." ”

Hearing my words, the old ruffian snuffed out the cigarette butt, frowned, and said, "Where should we go to inquire about such a big place here?" ”

As the old ruffian spoke, I had already taken a step, and replied to the old ruffian's words as I walked: "I suddenly remembered a person, the third master." It is said that he used to do this business, and maybe he can know some gossip. ”

As soon as he heard my words, the old ruffian nodded thoughtfully, and then said with some frustration: "That old man is not a good stubble, I have seen him a few times, and I feel that he is oily and smooth." Always smiling, the city is very deep, and it must take some effort to get words out of his mouth. ”

I was not surprised when I heard this, and spat out a cigarette: "People who walk on the rivers and lakes all the year round have this problem, they only say three points in everything, and leave seven points for themselves, and they are used to being cautious." If I really told us all about it, I really couldn't believe it. ”

The two of them were talking, they were about to go to meet the third master, they didn't take a few steps, just in time for an old man with a goatee who was loading the donkey cart, the old man himself had no helper, and it was very difficult to move a sack of goods, and he didn't move after trying a few times, and he sat on the sack panting.

I looked at the old ruffian, I was really sleepy and sent pillows, thinking about what to come. The two walked up, and the old man was the third master of the master's village on the edge of the North Dam. The third master is also a well-known figure in ten miles and eight towns, but it is not a good reputation, this old man relied on his understanding of Zhou Yi gossip in the early years to swagger and deceive people outside, and then he was caught up in the tricks, and he couldn't mix it outside before he returned to the village, but the old habits are difficult to change and don't want to work hard to make money, continue to promote the feng shui layout of the house, and bury the short length of the house, up to the sky to change his life, down to the career marriage, but anyone who can earn tickets, there is no old man will not, In addition, he has been out for many years, and he has been mixed up for a while.

At this time, seeing the third master moving the goods in embarrassment, the old ruffian and I were a little puzzled, how did he get mixed up with this?

The old ruffian opened his mouth and asked, "Third Master, do you still recognize me?" Your old man is a good fortune teller, how did you catch up with the donkey? ”

The third master wiped the beads of sweat from his head, smiled awkwardly, and glanced at the old ruffian and me behind him: "Remember, you two bastards, when I was a child, I came to your village, and I was beaten by you with a slingshot. ”

All three laughed.

Saying that, the third master began to work hard to move the goods to the donkey cart again, his face was flushed, obviously a little difficult.

I had the intention of pestering the third master to inquire about the news, so I reached out to the third master and carried the sack into the car, and asked: "Third master, you are going to send this goods to Shijiazhai, it just so happens that our brothers have something to do over there, let's take your car away." ”

The third master stood up straight, and took a few breaths before responding: "Ahem, I won't go to the village today, but I will go to Kongzhuang for a while, and send these sacks of wheat to the mill of the old grandson in the east of the village." ”

"Why don't you go back to Shijiazhai? Don't you want my brother to ride your donkey cart? When the old ruffian heard this, his throat was raised, and the frightened third master Khan came out.

The third master hurriedly explained: "Where is this, I really don't go to the village today, I will spend the night in the afternoon to where Liu Laosun of Kongzhuang will be, tomorrow morning I will go to Zhangliying with the goods, and I will go to Shijiazhai in the afternoon." ”

I pretended to reprimand the old ruffian: "Old ruffian, the third master is an elder, how can you talk to him?" Put away your hooligan tricks. His old man didn't say that he wouldn't let him ride. “

Although Kongzhuang, Zhangliying, and Shijiazhai are all villages on the edge of the North Dam, they are also some distance from each other. The old ruffian and I also had no clues at this time, and only after seeing the third master did we think about going to Shijiazhai first, but in fact, it was the same wherever we went first.

The old ruffian and I glanced at each other and understood what the other party meant, so I stepped forward and said, "That's it, third master, my brothers and sisters will be a bodyguard messenger for you today, and accompany you for a ride, and it's not too late to go to Shijiazhai tomorrow afternoon." ”

As soon as I said this, the third master secretly felt bitter in his heart, others were better, he wished that he could fool an apprentice out of the road to do hard labor, but I and the old ruffian, not to mention fooling them, even if I blew a few words loudly about the mess of the year, I might be slapped a few times by the old ruffian, and I couldn't speak for a while, and my face changed a few times.

Seeing that the third master was silent, the old ruffian was impatient, and said in a rough manner: "Okay, you can give a happy word, what does it mean to be silent?" ”