After this gate, there is a ramp that slopes downward. [with _dream]еā

The ramp is not too long, that is, seven or eight meters, but the slope is very steep, Li Huaishan and I have to stand up hard to stabilize the center of gravity, but Chen Laohan walks on such a ramp, but he is like a grasshopper flying on the tip of the grass, his steps are extremely light, and his whole body seems to be floating in the air all the time.

Because Chen Laohan's speed was too fast, Li Huaishan and I couldn't keep up with him at all, and we were thrown away by him in the blink of an eye.

After Chen Laohan went down the ramp at a very fast speed, he turned off the flashlight, the light was weak, Li Huaishan may not have adapted to it for a while, and actually stepped on the spot and rolled down the ramp, I reached out to pull him down, but he rolled too fast, I only touched the corner of his clothes, but did not catch him.

Before Li Huaishan rolled to the bottom of the slope, Chen Laohan raised a fire.

Just now, my attention was always on Li Huaishan, and I didn't see clearly where Chen Laohan got a lantern.

At this time, he held the lantern high and shone it on the ramp, and at a glance he could see Li Huaishan rolling towards him quickly.

Seeing that Li Huaishan was about to hit Chen Laohan, Chen Laohan suddenly raised one leg and tapped Li Huaishan's shoulder with the sole of his foot.

It can be seen that Chen Laohan didn't use much strength, but Li Huaishan's rolling speed was obviously much slower, and then, Chen Laohan leaned out the soles of his feet again, hooked Li Huaishan's neck with his toes, and his legs were retracted and his feet shook, and Li Huaishan's body actually stood upright along the strength of Chen Laohan's feet.

This harvest contains a very resilient softness, I only know that it is softness, but I can't see through the specific doorway.

Kung fu like this, even if it is put in the industry now, I'm afraid it's rare, thinking of Chen Laohan saying before that he planned to wash his hands in a golden basin, my mind is alive.

Li Huaishan probably didn't know how he stood up, standing in place and stunned, I came to the bottom of the ramp and patted him on the shoulder, and he shrugged his back and turned his head to look at me.

I ignored Li Huaishan, and just smiled at Chen Laohan: "This hand is soft, I'm afraid I won't be able to practice without more than 20 years of kung fu." ”

"More than twenty years."

Old Man Chen muttered as if he was done, then turned around and walked forward.

Just now, the flame of the lantern was reflected on Chen Laohan's face, but his expression made me a little incomprehensible, I could feel a little anxiety on his face, which I could understand, he was worried that Li Huaishan and I were both novices and had no ability to deal with the cases in the village, but I couldn't understand why, in addition to anxiety, the corners of his slightly sinking mouth seemed to have a trace of sadness.

When many people cry bitterly, the first action is usually to grin down the corners of the mouth on both sides, and then open their mouths and cry from their throats. The way Chen Laohan looked just now made me mistakenly think that he was going to tear his voice out and cry next, but he didn't.

As he walked, Chen kept shaking the lantern, and where the firelight lit up, he could only see the dry ground and the dust raised on the ground as we walked.

It was a large, hollow cavern, and the firelight occasionally illuminated the edge of the cavern, and by the not-so-bright light of the fire, I could faintly see that there was a very thin piece of paper, possibly a spirit rune.

There was a scent similar to an epiphany floating in the muffled air, which was not real, it was the smell of an antiquity. But the strange thing is that I don't know where this artifact is, and I can't deduce its age from the breath.

Usually the smell of old objects after the Qing Dynasty is more similar to the broken skin of dendrobium, from the Qing Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasty antiquities, it is different shades of peony flowers, and before the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all will exude the fragrance of jasmine.

The basis for my identification of the age of antiquities is the type of fragrance, but the mellowness of the fragrance. I can smell the fragrance of epiphany from antiquities, and it is the first time since I learned to distinguish incense and recognize ancient times.

After a few minutes, Chen Laohan stopped and held the lantern high.

Under the firelight, I actually saw a gate archway standing in the dark, with two small seals engraved on the floor: Good Gate.

I can be sure that the scent of epiphany floating in the air is emanating from these two words.

Chen Laohan stared at those two words, and the whole person fell into silence.

Li Huaishan and I didn't know if he was acting very special now, and we didn't dare to interrupt him clearly, so we could only stand by his side silently and wait.

After a long time, Chen Laohan sighed and said in a stiff tone: "In a few days, there will be no more than this hall left." ”

After speaking, there was another long sigh.

It is true that Chen Laohan's tone when he spoke was still as lukewarm as before, but I don't know why, from his words, I actually felt a hint of sadness.

Then Chen Laohan didn't stop any longer, and walked quickly to the front with a lantern.

After following Chen Laohan into their kitchen, we first entered a secret passage through the secret door in the cabinet, and through this secret passage into a simple dark room, then went down the ramp, entered the cave, and even found a gatehouse in the cave.

But I didn't expect that in this huge cave, behind the gatehouse, there would be a two-story attic.

At the entrance of the attic hangs a plaque with the word "Shantang" engraved in small seal style.

I believe that Chen Laohan can dig a dark passage with the kitchen by himself, and I also believe that he can also dig a palm-sized basement, but what is going on with the cave underground, could it be that it is naturally formed?

Even if it is a natural formation, what about gatehouses and attics, how do you bring in building materials, and how do you build them up in the dark? No matter how they were built, this huge project could not be completed by Chen Laohan alone.

In fact, when I saw the gatehouse just now, I realized that the old man Chen in front of me probably had a deep background, and the attic that appeared in front of me at this time also confirmed this idea.

When he stood in front of the gatehouse, Chen Laohan raised the lantern and took a picture of the plaque hanging on the top of the door, but this time he was not in a daze, but looked at the plaque and asked me: "Have you heard of the rune paper of Shantang?" ”

All I can do is tell you the truth: "I never draw symbols, and I don't know much about this kind of thing." ”

Chen Laohan smiled helplessly: "In these years, there are not many people who still remember Shantang. In my father's generation, the best rune paper in the industry was cast by our Shantang, alas, the good rune Jiangsha, in addition to our rune paper, there is also the cinnabar of the Jiang family, which is the best material for making runes. But now, the descendants of the Jiang family have long changed their careers, and our Chen family broke off the inheritance fifty years ago, and now, even the craftsmanship is about to be lost. The line is in decline, the line is in decline. ”

I looked up at the plaque on the door and said to Chen Laohan, "The people of the Jiang family have not changed careers. ”

Old Man Chen turned his head to look at me, with questions in his eyes.

I have long heard Boss Jiang say that since two hundred years ago, the cinnabar made by their family is the best in the industry, and now when Boss Chen talks about Shanfu Jiangsha, I know that the Jiang family in his mouth is the family where Boss Jiang belongs.

Faced with the question in Chen Laohan's eyes, I chose not to answer, and directly moved out of the purpose of this trip: "Senior, let's talk about the things in the village, the business is important." ”

Hearing me say this, Chen Laohan frowned: "You have been shouting to do the right thing, but so far you have refused to report yourself, there are rules for business, business also has business rules, you can't buy and sell, reputation comes first, you have to report your home before talking about business, don't you understand such simple rules?" ”

No wonder Chen Laohan didn't talk about the affairs of the village for so long, it turned out that he was waiting for me to report to his home.

But why do you have to wait for me to report my family, so you can't take the initiative to ask me what my name is, which sect and which sect I am?

In my opinion, Chen Laohan is an old-fashioned person, who would rather delay business than cling to those old rules.

Later, I realized that I really misunderstood others, and there was indeed a reason why Chen Laohan did not hesitate to waste a lot of time to get us to the bottom.

One thing is for sure, though, and that is that I really don't know how to report myself before doing business.

But I know that for this rule to be valid, there is a prerequisite, that is, I do have business dealings with Chen Laohan.

I turned my mind a little and said to Chen Laohan: "Hu Nanqian said that there is no remuneration for this case, and we are purely here to help, and there is no such thing as trading." ”

Chen Laohan was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and complained that Hu Nanqian was coming: "This Hu Nanqian, why is she so unreliable!" What is unpaid, I just said that I can't get any money, and it's not that I don't give anything. ”

As he spoke, Old Man Chen walked into the door of the building quickly.

I don't know what he's doing when he rushes in, whether he's following or waiting outside.

Until Chen Laohan shouted inside: "Come in, two of you, and look at the 'reward' I prepared for you." Li Huaishan and I glanced at each other and followed.

As soon as the front foot entered the door, Chen Laohan lit the lotus lamp in the center of the room, and the bright firelight instantly tore through the darkness, and Li Huaishan and I saw clearly that this place was actually a workshop buried deep in the ground, and more than a dozen machines made of wood were placed near the south wall, and there was a waist-high kiln on the north wall, and a large wooden barrel was pressed on the top of the kiln, and near the door, there was a large pool made of clay.

These things are all over the years, the oldest is the fire kiln, which has been erected for at least 500 years since it was erected, and the youngest thing in the house is a machine next to the south wall, which was made in the late Qing Dynasty.

After lighting the lotus lantern, Chen Laohan walked to the west wall of the room, where there was a large table of carved wood, and a thick stack of talisman paper was placed on the table.

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