Chapter 3: A Strange Old Man

The next day, I was squatting under the big tree at the entrance of the village and smoking a big cigarette, still thinking about the ancient building yesterday, when my thoughts were interrupted by an old man. I looked the strange old man up and down www.biquge.info and saw that the old man had a big emerald green wrench in his hand.

"Young man, do you know how to leave Liu Ergou's house in your village?" He asked me, looking me up and down as if he was looking for something.

"Old man, there is no one named Liu Ergou in our village, what is the matter with you, it is estimated that you have come for nothing" In fact, what I mean in my words is where you came from, where are you going.

"Young man, if you help me find Liu Ergou's house, I'll give you 200 yuan", he took out two blue tickets printed with Grandpa Mao and waved at me.

As soon as I saw it, this was making money, so I thought about finding a person surnamed Liu to bring it to him perfunctorily, and then I thought about it, Lao Tzu is surnamed Liu, this old man is so rich, I can't say who is not familiar with the rich relatives in the city, this may not be brought home, and then flickering, there is more money.

"Old man, my father is Liu Ergou, I just ..... I didn't react just now, my father's name is Liu Aiguo, and people outside call him Liu Ergou" said and ran to the old man's side.

"Your father is Liu Ergou? Okay, okay, young man, can you take me to your house for a rest? The old man said.

I thought to myself, this old man is really easy to deceive, this money, Lao Tzu has earned it. The old man saw that I was waiting here and didn't move, probably thinking that I was not happy, so he said again, "Young man, if you take me to your house to rest, I will add another 300 yuan to you, and you don't have any worries, I am an old man, my body is not as strong as you, I am not as tall as you, and I can't do anything bad." I thought about it, yes, I didn't have any worries, since my mother died, no one went out to set up a stall at home, and there was nothing rich at home.

"Okay, I'll take you home to rest, but I don't have anything to eat at home, only cold water," I said.

"All right, if there's water, if there's water, boy," muttered the old man.

So, I took the old man home, and the old man was quite honest along the way, except for a little ink on his mouth, and asked questions, but I ignored him for most of the questions, and thought that I could get more money from him.

When I got home, I used my father's cup to make him a cup of cold water, but he didn't drink the water, saying that he wanted to go around the house. I thought that there was nothing to steal anyway, so I said, "Turn it, turn it," "Okay, I'll go in with you and go around" The old man entered the house and looked around, just like he had just been at the entrance of the village, and looked very suspicious. I saw that the old man suddenly climbed towards the kang, and I didn't stop him.

"Old man, what are you doing, I don't sell my art, you give me 500 yuan, then you can't sleep here, and now it's clean with a quilt, if you want to sleep, we have to have a quilt, no, you can't sleep here, it's okay, if you want to sleep, you have to add money............." Seeing that the old man didn't listen to me at all, he squatted in the corner in a strange posture by himself." Geezer? Geezer? ”

"Young man, is your father a feng shui gentleman, who specializes in showing people graves or something?" The old man said.

"Yes, what's wrong, it's useless, my father has been dead for several years, ah, my mother is also dead, and I'm left alone."

"Your dad is dead? Did your father tell you anything and leave you anything important? ”

"What's the matter, what are you going to do" At this time, I suddenly felt that this old man was not like a good person.

"Young man, don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I'm a good brother of your father when he was young, we have experienced a lot of things together, it's your father, your father told me to come to him to discuss things at this time this year, I didn't expect that this old thing, why did he die a few years ago."

"You say yes, I don't know you" I really don't believe this old man, who has behaved strangely since he came to my house.

"Young man, this, look, this wrench was given to me by your father, saying that your father brought it with him when he was young, do you recognize it? By the way, your father has a letter to me, so you can take a look at it," said the old man, handing me the big verdant wrench and an old, crumpled envelope.

I took the wrench and the letter, and thought, Dad, are you stupid, such a good wrench is not left to your own son, what is the blame for the old man, but I saw that the wrench was indeed engraved with my father's name and a very special symbol commonly used by my father, although I don't know what it means, but I only know that since I became literate, I have been seeing my father use that symbol. There is also the letter, the content is not important, it is just some kind of chatter, but in the end, the eight copper pieces are mentioned, saying that there is progress, so that this strange old man can come to him at this time today, and the letter is indeed my father's handwriting.

"Young man, do you believe it this time, this old thing is dead, did you leave any information about the copper sheet?" The old man said.

I still didn't quite believe the old man, so I said no, didn't say anything.

The old man said, "Then can you show me the eight pieces of copper?" “

"Okay, it's in the box you just took," I said.

I saw the old man carefully open the box, "Huh? What's the matter, what's the matter, one piece is missing, young man, one piece is missing," said the old man.

"That's right, it's mine," I said.

"Can you show it to me?" The old man said.

"It's okay to show you, you give me the wrench, and the letter, I'll lend it to you"

"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you," said the old man, handing over the things, and I handed over the copper sheet.

"Oh my God, my God, I really made this old thing famous, huh? Why is there such a big smell of urine? “

"It's not my father's doing, it's my pee last night" I told the old man what happened last night, at this time it was almost dark, I and the old man took a flashlight and shone it towards this transparent place, so we saw the strange flaming red lantern and the carved ancient building, which was still bright on one side and black on the other, as if one was like heaven and the other was like hell, and the hell side hung the flaming red lantern, on which a huge clams were drawn.

"Young man, oh, no, big nephew, you can follow me in the future, I, I see that you are much more clever than that old thing, how about it, you still keep the things, I will take care of your food, drink and Lazar, or you will be my godson, and you can help me with business and shops when you go back to the city" The old man said.

"Who is your eldest nephew, my name is Liu Yiqi, because my mother gave birth to me on the seventh day of January, and I have to be rich to hire me."

"Okay, my money is yours, it's all left to you, you kid, but it's a big favor for me and your father, this old thing's son is really good, I saw the old man crying while talking, and kept rubbing against me, and finally hugged me and cried, as if I was really his son.

"Old man, I haven't promised you yet, how can I call you, I can't keep calling you old man.

Eldest nephew, Qiyi, oh no, son, it's okay if you call me dad, or if you don't get used to it, I'm the second, everyone calls me Chen Lao'er, and you can call me my second uncle.

This was the scene of my first acquaintance with my second uncle.