Chapter 4: The Old Ghost
I didn't hear about it, but I pulled the buns and worked all morning, and I didn't say anything else, and the good wine and meat were waiting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Eating and drinking is one thing, chatting while eating, chatting and chatting about our high school classmate - Wu Dianya.
Wu Dianya was our goddess at the time, many people dreamed of having a leg with her, but she had big breasts and beautiful stocks, even if she studied well, she was ruthless, and she had an iron heart just to learn, there was no way, everyone could only think about it.
After eating, I said goodbye to the buns and went back to continue running my small shop, and within two days, Kuroko called.
"Brother Zhu, the family teacher is back, please come to Jubaowan today."
After receiving the call, I didn't say a word, and then called Baozi, but Baozi couldn't get out of something, so I had to go to Jubaowan by myself.
Jubaowan is temporarily closed for business today, I tentatively knocked on the door, for a long time, I saw the sunspot open the door slightly, and saw that it was me, and immediately opened the door and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Zhu, please come in, the family teacher has been waiting for a long time." ”
After entering the house and taking a seat, Heizi poured tea again: "Brother Zhu wait, I'll go and tell the master." With that, he walked into the back room with a curtain in the way.
I wondered, what kind of person would give such a name as an old ghost, it's a bit mysterious, the bun didn't come today, I do have some scruples alone, in case they know what this compass is valuable, what to do with me.
After a while, Kuroko came out and called me, still polite, and then led me into the back room.
Jubaowan said that the store is not big, I didn't expect that there is another mystery in the back room, the left door and another hurdle, and finally down the basement, a smell of sea came to the nose, down to the basement, there is a long corridor inside, and the two sides of the corridor are placed all kinds of fish tanks, Kuroko told me that these are the bars that put objects, some things need to be placed in the sea water to keep the same as they are not dried, and can only be placed in these bars.
However, although it is a basement, there are a lot of lights, and each bar is equipped with this lamp, and there are some antiques in the bar, and some are not objects, but fish, but I have not seen these fish, and they are strange.
At the end of the corridor, the innermost is the bedroom of Kuroko's master and the old ghost.
I asked curiously: "Why does the old ghost want to be in the innermost part of this, the basement is dark, why don't you go up and bask in the sun?" ”
Kuroko put his hands in the sleeve of the other hand, very much like a person who comes out for a walk in the north after winter, just a hat away.
Kuroko said with a wry smile: "It's the master who has been dealing with the sea since he was young, and now that he is older, he has come back, but after decades of sailing career, he is used to these tastes, so he simply lives here now and gets closer." ”
After speaking, Heizi walked to the door and knocked softly: "Master, Brother Zhu is here." ”
There was a decaying voice from inside the room, which seemed a little strange: "Come in." ”
Kuroko pushed open the door and said to me, "Brother Zhu, please come in." ”
I crossed the threshold and walked into the inner room.
I took a general look, the interior of the house was as rotten as the voice of an old ghost, maybe it was a personal hobby, I like the retro style, the wooden table, the wooden stool, the wooden bed, the red, it seems to be worth a lot of money, and even the tea set is wooden.
On the tea party, there was an old man with gray hair, his face was dull, a little pale, his eyes were closed, the blood vessels on the back of his hands were clearly visible, and his hands were crossed in front of his stomach, as if he was thinking about a problem, and it was like the drowsiness of the elderly, and he fell asleep while sitting.
I couldn't help but make a gesture: "Mr. old ghost, contemptible Zhu Aming, there is something in his hand, I have come to ask the old gentleman." ”
"I know you, Zhu Erpi's grandson." The old ghost still has his eyes closed, which reminds me of the old man I met on it that day, doesn't the old man now like to open his eyes when talking to others?
When the old ghost said my grandfather's name, I immediately asked, "Does the old gentleman know my grandfather?" So do you know about him? ”
"Don't worry, take out the compass and let the old man take a look."
I took out the compass and handed it to the old ghost.
The old ghost opened his eyes suddenly, his eyeballs bulging, and I was so frightened that I thought I was going to fall out, he stretched out his old hand, played with the compass, and said from time to time: "It's really it, that's right, it's it." ”
I heard that the old ghost knew this thing, so I asked, "What is this, old man?" ”
"Don't worry, young man, I haven't seen this thing in fifty years, let me take a closer look, old man." The old ghost seems to have seen a baby, and he can't put it down.
I knew that the old ghost must know my grandfather, so I asked, "Sir, can you tell me about this compass and my grandfather, my father has passed away because of these things, and now I can't help but ask." ”
The old ghost didn't say a word, but still looked at the compass again, and nodded from time to time.
Obviously, the old ghost knew very well what this compass was, and while he was playing with it, I looked at Kuroko again to prevent the master and apprentice from plotting against him.
Half an hour passed, and the old ghost finally spoke, as if he had seen through my heart: "Don't worry, old man, I won't have any intentions against my juniors, even if I have, it's useless, this compass can only be used by you." ”
The old ghost handed me the compass again, and I put the compass away carefully, and then asked the old ghost what was going on: "Old gentleman, please speak, and the younger generation will listen to me." ”
"This compass can only be used by Zhu Erpi's descendants, as for the function, Zhu Erpi, this kid didn't tell you?" The old ghost asked me suspiciously, as if he had heard my question in disbelief.
I sighed and said, "Sir, you don't know, my grandfather didn't let me get close to him since I was a child, I didn't know anything about him at all, and he never told me. ”
"That's right, the cursed man, how could he let his grandson get close to him." As he spoke, Kuroko ran to the old ghost and helped him, and the old ghost struggled to stand up.
The old ghost said seriously: "In the early days of the Song Dynasty, the navigation industry has been developing, to the Southern Song Dynasty, the navigation industry is the most mature, known as the Maritime Silk Road, during the Southern Song Dynasty Gaozong, there is a minister surnamed the third Ziyue, deeply loved by Song Gaozong, Song Gaozong let him go to sea on the Silk Road, Qin Hui has sole power, wants to prevent falling out of favor, and sends people to chase and kill, so that the merchant ship of the third Ziyue is buried in the South China Sea, and the third son Yue knows that after the shipwreck returns to Beijing, Song Gaozong will listen to Qin Hui's words and kill him, So led the surviving dozens of people to change their faces to be pirates at sea, although the pirates were evil, and even later became a sea hegemon in the South China Sea, when the third son Yue dominated the ocean, he signed a pirate treaty with the four pirate overlords of the sea, and made five compasses with his own hands, these five compasses are symbolizing the identity of the five pirate overlords, but later, the five overlords of the sea died in the same year, leaving only five compasses for future generations to fight for, at that time, Legend has it that getting the compass is equivalent to getting the treasure left by the five overlords, resulting in a dark history on the sea, it is said that this compass has another mysterious role, as for the secret in the compass, of course, limited to the bloodline of the five overlords, originally I didn't believe it, until your grandfather Zhu Erpi got the compass and used it, it seems that Zhu Erpi or you are the descendant of the bloodline left by the third son Yue. ”
I don't believe that I can't believe this story, from a compass, I can dig out the story of my ancestors, is there a person with the third surname?
After listening to the unbelievable story, I asked again: "What about my grandfather, old man?" ”
The old ghost took a sip of tea and continued: "Zhu Erpi, when I met him, he was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, and he had been a crew member on my ship, although it was not for a long time, and then he began to sail on his own, and then later, he appeared in front of me with this compass, and finally, I heard that he was cursed, and I never saw him again, I don't know the specific things, I only know so much. ”
Curse? The old ghost mentioned the curse again, and in this era of advanced technology, I really couldn't understand it: "Old man, may I ask what the curse is all about." ”
The old ghost smiled and said slowly: "Young man, there are some secrets that you can't touch, if you really want to know, just dig out the truth yourself, maybe you can go to the seven islands of Renqidao to see, maybe you can find out something, there is only so much I can tell you, there are a lot to talk about today, old man, I'm tired, Kuroko, send off guests." ”
The old ghost didn't seem to want to mention the curse, because he didn't know, or he didn't want to tell me.
"Old sir, old sir!" But there's so much more I want to know.
Heizi pulled me out and didn't allow me to say more: "Please, Brother Zhu, everything that should be told to you has already been told to you, the master is old, and he can't be bothered more, please forgive me." ”
The matter has come to this, since the old ghost doesn't want to say it, I can't force it, and before leaving, Heizi didn't forget to remind me: "Brother Zhu, the master said that the old man said, if you want to know something, go to Renqidao." ”
When I got home, I pondered it. First of all, I heard a story that I don't know if it's true or not; Secondly, the old ghost kept saying that my grandfather was a cursed man; Thirdly, Grandpa's map and the old ghost both mention the place of the Seven Islands.