Chapter 36: Old Things (1)
It was when the old man Yu was still young, and he was also a first-class character back then, and the media almost broke the threshold, but the old man Yu had no plans to get married and have children, and those who wanted to marry their daughters and sisters to him could only shake their heads and sigh that they didn't have such a good life.
One morning, the old man opened the courtyard door and found a ragged girl lying outside the door, she was thin and haggard, and only a faint breath could prove that she was a living person. The old man Yu carried her in, and after feeding her a small bowl of millet porridge with brown sugar, the girl woke up.
She claimed that her surname was Tang and her name was Xiaoqian, and expressed her gratitude, and tactfully told the old man Yu that she was willing to make a promise. But Old Man Yu felt that he was just a gesture, if he agreed to Tang Xiaoqian, wouldn't he take advantage of others' danger?
Since this day, Tang Xiaoqian has lived in Old Man Yu's house. No one thought that this seemingly weak woman turned out to be the thief's internal response, so one night not long after, after the bandit found out the situation in the town, he came to commit it in a big way.
For the careful care of Old Man Yu, Tang Xiaoqian is sincerely grateful. So before the thieves arrived, she told all the truth and the disc. The old man Yu was ashamed and ashamed, he didn't expect that his momentary kindness would lead the wolf into the house, not to mention himself, but also to the people in the town. So he offered to give up his fortune to keep the town safe.
So there was such a scene, the bandits did not harm anyone in the town, and went to the old man's house. The leader of the bandits is called Tang Jingzhong, who is Tang Xiaoqian's half-brother. As soon as he entered the door, Tang Xiaoqian bluntly told him that he was in love with the old man Yu and he was not allowed to hurt the old man in the slightest!
Tang Jingzhong loves this sister very much, and he has a headache for her life's events. There are many young people who ask for marriage, some are handsome, some have rich families, and some are talented and talented, but my sister doesn't fancy any of them. Now that she has proposed it herself and has a sweetheart, Tang Jingzhong is naturally a hundred willing.
The old man Yu categorically refused this family business, Tang Jingzhong was furious, a steel knife was on his neck, the old man Yu did not flinch at all, and said to him sternly, "I only have pity for Miss Tang, if I really agree with the wrong mouth, I will not be sincere to her in the future, won't it hurt her for a lifetime?" ”
Although Tang Jingzhong is a rough person, he can still understand this truth. Although those subordinates shouted for him to kill Old Man Yu, Tang Jingzhong still let go, patted Old Man Yu on the shoulder and said, "I can respect women, I respect you as a man, this friend, I have made up my mind!" ”
That night, Old Man Yu held a feast and entertained Tang Jingzhong and his men. After three cycles of wine and five flavors of food, the old man Yu asked why Tang Jingzhong came to the town. Tang Jingzhong's face was red and his neck was thick, but as soon as he heard him ask, the wine suddenly woke up for the most part, and his face turned from red to white.
"If you're embarrassed, you don't have to tell me, I'm just asking." The old man Yu saw his embarrassment and hurriedly said. Tang Jingzhong is a straight man, and in front of the friends he identifies, he naturally knows everything, so he withdraws his subordinates, leaving only the two brothers and sisters and the old man Yu on the table, and lowers his voice and says, "Actually, we are here for the treasure!" ”
The word "treasure" was so important to him that the old man almost laughed. The town is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only one road leading outside. Although everyone can be self-sufficient, life is not rich, and if there is really a treasure here, it will be rumored to be boiling for a long time.
Tang Jingzhong saw his thoughts, he was anxious, and his tone became heavy, "Brother Yu, what I said is the truth, you can't believe me!" The old man knew that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly said to him, "Of course I believe you, but what about this treasure?" Tang Jingzhong's hand pointed to the east, and said mysteriously, "The treasure is hidden over there!" ”
At that time, there were rumors that the east of the town was haunted, and some people even said that the river in the middle of the town was drawn by Zhong Kui with a judge's pen, with one side being yang and the other side being yin. The yang side is naturally inhabited by the living, while the yin side is the forbidden place for the living. Old Man Yu frowned and asked, "Brother Tang, didn't you listen to any gossip, did you?" ”
Tang Jingzhong had long expected him to ask this, so he simply took out a sheepskin from his bosom and spread it on the table, holding the candlestick and pointing, "Brother Yu, come and see this, this is the treasure map I got with the strength of my old nose!" ”
By the candlelight, the old man saw that some mountains and rivers were very scribbled on the sheepskin, and if this treasure map was not fake, or the owner of this map was in a hurry when drawing this map because of some emergency. But no matter how old man Yu looks, he doesn't think that the picture is the town where he is located.
Tang Jingzhong pointed to a row of very inconspicuous small words on the picture and said, "Look here, what is written on it is, Yongchang Teahouse!" I have sent people to inquire around, and within a radius of 100 miles, only this town has Yongchang Teahouse, and it has been open for many years. ”
It turned out that he actually used this as a basis for identifying the location of the treasure, and the old man Yu really didn't know what to say. Tang Xiaoqian whispered, "In addition to this, we also found out another thing, the old shopkeeper of the Yongchang Teahouse once claimed that his ancestors knew the location of a treasure. ”
He just talked big to attract guests, and the people in the town had nothing to do all day, and they liked to go to the Yongchang Teahouse to listen to them talk about the treasure. The old ones can't do it anymore, and the little ones go on to say, it's really fun. "Old man Yu talked about the father and son of Yongchang Teahouse, and he was also helpless. Tang Jingzhong slammed his fist on the table, the plates and bowls collided together, and the ping-pong sounded.
"Big brother, don't worry, listen to him slowly!" Tang Xiaoqian was afraid that her brother would do something to her lover, so she hurriedly blocked between the two. Tang Jingzhong waved his hand weakly and said, "It's okay, I won't do anything to him." It's just that I've already come to this trip, and I'm unwilling to return empty-handed, so I must go to that place myself! ”
"No!" Old Man Yu was shocked, opened his arms and made it look like he was going to stop him at any time and said, "It's not that I'm alarmist, there have been brave people who have gone in before, and when they came out, they lost their breath. You can't believe in the ghosts and gods, and you can't believe them all, their deaths are related to the weirdness of Zhendong, I just fought for my life, and I can't let you take risks! ”
Tang Jingzhong was greatly moved by his righteous words, and at that time he filled the wine glasses of the two of them, raised them and said to the old man Yu, "Thank you, Brother Yu, I listen to you, drink this glass of wine, let's go back!" ”