11. Attacked in the wall
Old Man Long told us a story about the bandits fighting more than sixty years ago, although there are not many places in the story that involve the third child, but this is enough for us to understand the relationship between Ye Hong's grandfather and the third child. At the same time, Grandpa Ye Hong's attitude towards the death of the third child is also very strange.
"Could it be that the dagger was stolen by the two brothers of the Ou family from the tomb where the third master died?" I guessed and asked.
"It's possible." Old Man Long said.
"Do you remember where the tomb is?" Ye Hong then asked.
Old Man Long nodded and said, "Of course I remember, I can't forget that place in my life, it used to be called Wow Spoon, and now a town has been built, and that tomb is in the mountains north of the town." But I don't know exactly how to get there, we also followed Ou Gengfu back then, and I haven't been to that place since the accident. You don't want to go to that tomb, do you? ”
"I do want to see if I have to." Ye Hong replied bluntly.
"Hey, if you're willing to listen to your Grandpa Long's advice, this matter will really end here. Although your grandfather never said what was in the tomb, but they went in seven people, threw four inside, and the people under the blind man also entered the tomb, zuihou I didn't see a single person chased out of it alive, so there is definitely a famous hall in that tomb, and it is definitely not something that a few of you can deal with. Now that your grandfather is gone again, I really don't want to see anything happen to you. ”
Perhaps out of respect for the old man, Ye Hong didn't rush back this time. She thought about it very seriously before she said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, I won't go to that tomb for the time being." I'll go to those two uncles' houses and ask them to see if I can get any results from them. ”
"What if you don't ask? Or didn't you find the two boys of the Ou family at all? Old Man Long asked.
"Then I have no choice but to go to Wow Spoon to find someone to inquire about the tomb."
"Hey~!" Old Man Long shook his head and sighed, "You really have the same temper as your grandfather!" ”
After hearing this, Ye Hong smiled and said, "I'll just think this is Master Long, you are praising me." There's one more thing I beg of. ”
"I don't want to tell your dad about your coming over today, do you?"
"Master Long, you are so smart!" Ye Hong gave a thumbs up.
Old Man Long waved his hand, "Smart is not a word that should be used on the elderly!" Hey, I don't think I can persuade you either, but I agree to your request, and you have to promise me one thing. ”
"What's the matter? You say! ”
"In case you encounter any trouble that you can't solve, don't do it yourself, remember to go home and find your dad and them, although they have something to hide from you, but it's also for your good." Old Man Long said earnestly and persuasively.
"This...... Ye Hong took a deep breath, and then nodded vigorously at Old Man Chonglong: "I know, I definitely won't do it!" You can rest assured! ”
"I hope you'll do what you say." Old Man Long's answer was quite helpless, and it seemed that Ye Hong's stubborn temper had already become famous.
After inquiring about the third child, we also said goodbye to Old Man Long, and then rushed directly to the home of the two brothers, Ou Jiji and Ou Jichu. On the way, Ye Hong's father called her and asked her why she disappeared without saying a word, Ye Hong lied to her father in a angry tone: "Didn't you tell me what to do?" Then Qiao Wei and I will go back to the Northeast! ”
After shouting, she hung up the phone, and then sped up towards Mumba.
When we arrived at Mombazhai, it was already that afternoon. The gate of the cottage is a wooden archway gate, which is also a bit similar to a simple city gate, and the car can only drive to the door, and then you can only walk inside.
After entering the walled gate, there are crooked stone paths inside.
The cottage is built on the hill, and along the stone steps there are old bungalows one by one. The stone steps on the road are piled up and spliced together from scattered stones, which looks uneven, and you should be careful when walking, because if you are not careful, you may break your foot, and there is even a danger of rolling down the steps.
We walked along the stone road for about three minutes and finally saw a person, an old lady in Miao clothes, who was standing at the door of a hut and looking at us.
Ye Hong walked over and said a few words to the old lady in Miao language.
The old lady shook her head first, and then Ye Hong said something again, the old lady nodded again, and then pointed to the mountain and said a few more words to Ye Hong.
Ye Hong hurriedly smiled and nodded to the old lady, and then ran back to Qiao Wei and me: "The Ou family brothers' house is above, and at the end of this road, there are a lot of animal skins hanging at the door. ”
"The Ou brothers are Orion?" I asked.
"Hmm." Ye Hong nodded and said: "I asked the eldest mother about Ou Jiji and Ou Jichu at the beginning, but the eldest mother didn't know at all, as soon as I mentioned the hunting twins, she immediately knew who they were." ”
It seems that the two brothers of the Ou family also have a second career in addition to tomb robbing, just like I write novels while working as a detective, I have to make money if I have money.
The three of us walked along the stone road all the way to Xiangshang, and soon we reached the end of the road. It is not a dead end, but to an open flat land, there are many houses around, and there is a bungalow with four complete animal skins hanging at the door, it is estimated that this is the Ou family.
Ye Hong walked over and patted the wooden door gently, but the door squeaked and opened.
Ye Hong was stunned at the door, and he didn't know where to put his raised hand for a while.
"There's no one in there?" I asked later.
Ye Hong put down his hand and turned around and shook his head at me.
At this moment, Ye Hong's eyes suddenly widened and shouted at me, "Be careful! Dodge! ”
I didn't know what Ye Hong meant by shouting, and I didn't have time to react. However, Qiao Wei beside me moved fast enough, and at the same time as Ye Hong shouted this, he grabbed my arm and hid to the side.
Just as Qiao Wei and I were dodging, there was a crisp "pop" sound from the place where I was standing just now! A large, two-finger-thick stick slammed firmly on the ground.
Before I could see who had attacked me from behind, the stick that had hit the ground had swept towards me.
"Keep your head down!" Qiao Wei shouted, and at the same time put his hand on the back of my head and pressed it down hard.
I quickly bent down with Qiao Wei's liliang, and the big stick swept over my head with a "whirring" in the wind, and I felt the tips of my hair float up with the stick.
The big stick swept into the air, and then came back in a circle and ran under my feet! I don't need Qiao Wei to remind me this time, I know what to do myself! I quickly took several steps backwards in succession, completely out of the range of the big stick, and then I finally had time to see my attackers!
Carrying the stick was a stunned young man of seventeen or eighteen, dressed in fur-turned animal skins, with two pheasants hanging from his waist and a bow on his back.
The boy yelled at me with round eyes and then swung his stick at me.
But as soon as his stick was half swinged, Ye Hong had already silently walked around behind the stunned young man, his arm stopped at his neck, and his foot kicked at the kid's heel.
Plopped, the guy suddenly fell on his back and faced the sky.
"Little Ouzi! What are you crazy about! Ye Hong lowered his head and said angrily to the young man.
That kid was grinning fiercely at first, but after hearing Ye Hong's question, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and then changed to a surprised expression and said, "You...... Are you Sister Hong? ”