Chapter 538: Terminally Ill?
In the ancient books of Xitang, I have seen some records about the Long family in Guizhou, but most of these records are ambiguous, and I only remember that the Long family in Guizhou did not interact with people in the industry as early as two hundred years ago, and now this family, like Buzhou Mountain, has become a mystery lurking in the depths of troubled waters.
I thought to myself, has Du Kang also broken away from the business, otherwise why would the Long family be friendly with him?
Probably seeing that I didn't speak for too long, Du Kang asked me as if urging, "What are you thinking?" ”
I came back to my senses and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the Guizhou Long family has not been involved in the business for two hundred years. ”
Du Kang shook his head: "It's not that they don't participate at all, they are just living in seclusion now, once something big happens in the industry, they still have to come out to take care of it." However, in recent years, the Long family has not fallen, since the death of the previous generation of old masters, most of the inheritance of the Long family has been lost, and the new generation of young people are not angry, and they are now in a dilemma. ”
I said, "Lao Hu's matter, will the Long family help?" ”
Du Kang couldn't help frowning: "You want to ask the Long family for help?" ”
I nodded: "This time we will go to Guizhou, and the people from Buzhou Mountain should also follow, the strength of this sect has always been a mystery, and now it is not easy to say, after arriving in Guizhou, what kind of way will they make trouble." So I think it would be easier to get things done if there were old families who have been operating in the area for many years to help. ”
Du Kang looked at me with some curiosity and asked me, "Do you know what we are going to do when we go to Guizhou this time?" ”
I smiled and asked Du Kang rhetorically, "Senior Du, have you ever heard of unicorn gall?" ”
Du Kang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It seems that you know more things than I imagined." ”
I was slightly embarrassed: "Actually, I don't know more than you think." ”
Du Kang stared at me with a deep expression, and after a long time, he smiled and sighed: "Dong Dong's apprentice...... It's kind of interesting. ”
He said this kind of thing in front of me, and I didn't dare to say it, but I felt awkward in my heart, and I couldn't explain it.
After Du Kang said this, he didn't stop any longer, turned his head and walked towards the depths of the alley.
Although he didn't give me a clear answer, I guess he should contact the Long family and ask the Long family to help.
Now that the reserve force has been found, the next step is to carefully figure out what Buzhoushan will do according to the specific situation in Guizhou.
The art of war, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, not Zhoushan's strength is a mystery, I can't know the other, I can only try to be a confidant.
Knowing the other and forgetting oneself, nine defeats in ten battles, knowing oneself but not knowing the other, we must keep the right and rely on the strange, and when necessary, we must also take dangerous moves.
After a month and a half of practical training, I have memorized these tactics of war, but it is really difficult to translate these theoretical knowledge into practice.
Du Kang led us through several alleys, and finally came to a low house not far from the entrance of the village, where he had the key in his hand and unlocked the door.
At that time, the door lock was locked from the outside, and I thought there was no one in the house, but after the door opened, the first thing that came into view was Lao Hu's cowering back.
I haven't seen you for so long, why should I say hello, my mouth opened, but I saw Du Kang make a silent gesture to me, signaling me not to make a sound.
I frowned slightly, and Du Kang didn't explain much, just pointed into the room and motioned for me to look for myself.
Lao Hu was running around the house in a hurry, picking up one or two things from time to time and stuffing them into his backpack, but he didn't have any valuables, just a few pairs of chopsticks and a few cups.
Seeing him like this, he plans to settle down in Guizhou and never come back.
It didn't take long for a woman's voice to come from the Westinghouse: "Take all my pickled peppers, Xiaodong and they love to eat them." ”
The voice...... Sounds familiar.
Just thinking about it, I knew that this was Lao Hu's wife talking, but I remember the last time I came, she was so crazy that she couldn't even say a complete sentence, how could she spit out words so clearly now?
I pointed at Lao Hu and asked Du Kang, "Is his wife's illness cured?" ”
Du Kang shook his head: "On the contrary, this time, she is afraid that she is terminally ill." ”
Old Hu was running towards the kitchen, and when he heard the voices of Du Kang and me, he turned his head and smiled at us, his dry face showing deep exhaustion.
"Oh, you don't hurry up, you won't be able to catch up any later, hurry up."
A slightly fat woman walked out of the West House, I am not mistaken, I am not mistaken, she is Lao Hu's wife, but the last time I saw her, she still looked crazy, with only a dirty sleepiness on her body, but now she has changed into a clean winter dress, and her long hair is coiled into a flower, and her whole body is full of ability, which is in stark contrast to the exhaustion on Lao Hu's face.
After she came to the living room, she took Lao Hu to the kitchen, and when Lao Hu looked at her sideways, his eyes were indescribably empty.
I felt more and more that something was wrong, and asked Du Kang again: "Does this woman have any other diseases besides madness?" ”
Du Kang shook his head: "She's in good health, when I say terminally ill, I mean madness." Alas, but her body, when the year passes, it will almost collapse. ”
I was about to speak, when Lao Hu came out of the kitchen crookedly holding a huge jar of pickles, and his wife followed behind, constantly urging him to hurry up.
Looking at his wife like that, it is clear that her mind has returned to normal, why did Du Kang say that she was terminally ill?
When I opened my mouth just now, I originally wanted to ask about Lao Hu, but I didn't know where to start for a while, especially when I saw his wife's current appearance, I didn't know where to start.
Du Kang just waved his hand at me, signaling me not to come forward to help, just stand there and watch.
Later, Lao Hu packed up some more, wrapped a big cloth bag, and then carried the burden in one hand and the heavy pickle jar in the other arm, and walked towards the door with difficulty.
Seeing that he was having some difficulty walking, I really wanted to go over and help him, but Du Kang guessed my mind early in the morning, and before I could move my legs, he reached out to stop me and said, "Go drive, let's go to Guizhou." ”
I glanced at Lao Hu, and Lao Hu also smiled at me: "Go ahead, I can do it alone." ”
Before leaving, I glanced at Lao Hu's wife again, and saw that she was smiling politely at me.
Lao Hu had too many things in his hands and walked slowly, Du Kang didn't let me help, but he followed Lao Hu, only me and Li Huaishan left the old house quickly, and walked out of the village with front and back feet.
I unlocked the car and was about to get into the car, when I heard Li Huaishan ask me from afar: "If not, you say, what is going on with Lao Hu and their family?" Why do I always think that he and his wife are weird today? ”
I pulled the door open and replied, "Look more, talk less." ”
After Li Huaishan and I got into the car, about 15 minutes later, Du Kang and Lao Hu and his wife came over, the trunk door was opened, Lao Hu first put down the pickle jar, and then threw the burden into the car.
The jar was indeed quite weighty, and when it pressed against the board, the whole car shook slightly.
Roughly estimated, that thing should weigh a hundred pounds, the old beard is so thin, but he can pick it up with one hand, there must be some doorways that I can't see clearly.
Lao Hu and his wife got into the car first, and Du Kang followed last, and as soon as he came up, he asked me, "You two can drive, right?" ”
I said, "Why, can't you stop on the road?" ”
Du Kang: "Well, let's go to Nanchang first, and then transfer to Guizhou, and the road will not stop." ”
Go to Nanchang first, non-stop on the road?
I reacted immediately, it seems that in the recent period, someone has followed Du Kang's steps to Kunming, and he turned such a big corner, he should want to throw the other party off.
Thinking of this, I casually asked, "Senior Du, do you know who is following you?" ”
Du Kang nodded: "It's the people you expected, I have a few old friends over there in Nanchang, and they should be able to help us get out." ”
Aren't the people I expected to be people who don't care about the mountains?
After that, I didn't talk nonsense, and immediately started the car and drove towards the highway intersection.
Li Huaishan looked confused, looked at Du Kang, then at me, and after a long time opened his mouth to ask me: "Hey, no, what did you two just say, why don't I understand?" ”
I didn't bother to explain, so I pointed to the map that was placed next to the car window and threw him a sentence: "Look at the road." ”
Li Huaishan frowned twice, and scratched his earlobes very irritably, but fortunately, in the end, he didn't talk nonsense anymore and obediently looked at the map.
Before the car drove on the highway, I would glance in the rearview mirror from time to time, and I saw that Lao Hu had been silently staring at his wife, his eyes were extremely complicated, and his wife kept her eyes out of the car window, looking like an arrow.
Lao Hu must have heard the conversation between me and Du Kang just now, but no one knows whether his wife heard it or not.
When the car passed the toll booth, Du Kang stretched his body slightly, and I was looking into the rearview mirror at the time, and happened to see his movements, and then I heard him say, "Come on." ”
I looked at the side mirror on the door, and behind my car, there were two other cars lined up on the highway, one was a pickup truck with the rear shell attached, and the other was a black Santana, which was very old but well carried.
I asked Du Kang, "Is it the black car?" ”
Du Kang: "Both." Every time they pass a service area, they change cars. You take care of your proportions and don't let them find out they're exposed. ”
I nodded and slowly stepped on the gas.
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