By the time I arrived in Beijing, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

On a December daylight, Beijing was still surrounded by a thick haze. I couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion in my heart, and silently walked towards the teahouse where I had gone with the fat man.

You must know that the name of the fat man is quite famous in Beijing. After arriving at the teahouse, before I could speak, the little boy who ran up and down suddenly nodded and smiled at me, "Master, how long have you not been to the shop, what do you want to eat today?" ”。

An authentic old Beijing accent, paired with Peking Opera on the first floor, feels like being in the early 20th century. To my surprise, the sensation was mixed with a familiar flavor that passed by in a flash. Gradually, I came to my senses from being stunned, and saw Xiao Er hunched over slightly, looking at me, remembering what Xiao Er said before, I immediately raised my interest, and pointed to the empty chair next to me, "Little brother, what a memory!" Sit down, and I'll ask you something."

As if he didn't expect me to say this, Xiao'er looked like a thief, glanced at the counter on the first floor below, as if there was nothing wrong, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Hehe! The owner is not there. Master, the first time I saw you, I felt that you were kind-faced, even if you asked me something, I Chen Er didn't have any other skills, but I was the first to inquire about the news, I think you are definitely not a local."

The last sentence immediately aroused my curiosity. I unconsciously looked at the child in front of me, a little lean, about 20 years old, a few years younger than me, some calluses on his hands, I must have done some rough work before. The two eyes are vivid, giving people the impression that he is a clever guy who can read words and colors.

Chen Er probably saw that I just smiled at him, and naturally he didn't feel a little restrained, so he smiled at me, "I didn't eat enough at noon", and then touched his hand to the plate on the table, immediately raised his head, and swallowed a handful of peanuts in his hand.

It's really a pole to climb up, and it's self-cooked! I thought of it with a smile, unnaturally remembering what Chen Er said before, and asked, "How do you know that I am not from Beijing, is it because I don't speak Beijing?" ”。

If Chen Er answers like this, it will still make me a little disappointed. After hearing my voice, Chen Er pointed to his bulging mouth, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry!" After chewing a few times, he hurriedly stood up straight, stepped back, and continued: "Master, didn't I say that you were kind before?" Just now you were kind again. You don't know, although Beijing is not very big, the water is very deep, and it is not easy for everyone to come here."

No matter how you listen to it, it's a bit of an indirect demeaning to me. It seemed that Chen Er also felt that what he said was a little wrong, so he hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Didn't you ask me a question?" ”。

After chatting for so long, I forgot about business. I was startled, patted my head lightly, and said with a smile: "Do you know where the fat man who came with me last time is now?" ”。

Chen Er was taken aback, then covered his mouth and smiled: "Master, you are talking about the iron rooster that came with you last time!" ”。

"Iron Rooster?"

I wondered.

"That's right!"

Chen Er took the words, his face looked very natural, "People who know him call him that." Everyone knew that he was rich, but he always cried poor and did not pull out a hair, and gradually, everyone used to call him the iron rooster. As far as I know, in the past few days, Granny Gu is going to celebrate her birthday, and almost everyone in Beijing who has a head and a face, and it is convenient for them to go out, have gone there. Master, I think he should go too! ”。

………

Sitting on the taxi, I was thinking about what Chen Er said just now, and at the same time thinking back to what this ancient mother-in-law said to me in the past: "You are very simple, I am honored to come to me."

Why would Granny Gu say such a seemingly incoherent sentence to me, is she clear about my origins, or some unknown secrets? All kinds of conjectures flooded in my mind, and I couldn't help but remember that at that time, at the residence of the ancient mother-in-law, I had met Zhang Yu, and there seemed to be something invisibly connecting them.

I looked out the window aimlessly, and the driver driving next to me seemed to be unable to hold his breath, and hurriedly said, "Little brother, are you really going to Granny Gu's residence?" Are you her relative, no? Everyone knows that Granny Gu has no relatives."

The driver master was an elderly middle-aged man, and he said to himself. I sat next to me, listening, and my curiosity grew. It stands to reason that although this ancient mother-in-law is a little different, why everyone from the officials to the ordinary people know it very well, and it can be said to be a kind of awe. Is there a secret behind it that I don't know?

As if sensing my confusion, the driver said to me with a smile: "The little brother must also be a foreigner!" ”。

Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and went straight to the point: "Brother driver, can you tell me what is so great about this ancient mother-in-law, it is worth visiting so many people, it makes me a little confused."

Speaking of this, the driver's face suddenly straightened, and his voice became solemn, "Little brother, there is something." I said it, don't believe it, so many people are in awe of Gu Poma, and they come to visit, all for one purpose: immortality! ”。

"Immortality?"

I was amazed at why so many people believed such a thing with no scientific basis. Thinking about it, I was naturally relieved, in my previous experience, but there were many encounters that could not be explained by science, and my whole worldview had already changed invisibly.

Hearing my suspicion, the driver seemed very excited, and then whispered: "Anyway, at the beginning, I didn't believe it, and other people didn't believe it, but everything started from an incident ten years ago."

At that time, all parts of the country were still under construction, and Beijing was no exception. At that time, next to a temple, when the construction team was digging the soil, a person was inexplicably dug out of a pile of rubble, it was the ancient mother-in-law. To say, at that time, everyone thought it was a corpse, but it was relatively well preserved, and no one cared, so they notified the funeral home, and it was expected that the corpse would be taken away early tomorrow morning. But in the evening, a strange scene unfolded.

At that time, a group of construction teams happened to be eating around a bonfire. Who knows, at this time, the ancient mother-in-law, who was originally wrapped in a straw mat, actually appeared alive in front of everyone, almost scaring those people to death.

This is not the end of the story, it is just the beginning. The next day, the funeral home did not come, but a group of forensic hospitals came, among which three forensic doctors said in unison that Granny Gu had a life expectancy of at least one hundred and thirty years old, and Granny Gu looked like she was seventy or eighty years old.

To say, when everyone thought that the matter was about to end, an incident suddenly changed people's perception of Granny Gu. At that time, there was a civil servant who had failed an exam and accidentally passed by Granny Gu's residence. That is, under the guidance of the ancient mother-in-law, not only was he admitted to the civil service, but also the official fortune tycoon, all the way to Pingyao to live, since then, the people who visited and asked for help, there was an endless stream, and as long as the ancient mother-in-law promised to help, all of them more or less achieved their goals. Suddenly, the news that Gu Po was able to live forever and foresee the future spread far and wide, and since then, there is this scene.

Listening to the driver's lengthy words, no matter how I listened to it, I felt that there would only be such a strange thing in the novel, but I didn't expect it to appear in reality. Anyway, this ancient mother-in-law is by no means an ordinary person, if so, what is the meaning of what she said to me last time?

With a hint of confusion in my heart, I glanced towards the house in front of me, surrounded by many famous cars, and stepped inside. (To be continued.) )