Chapter 2 Seven and a half pieces of jade pendant
After the master attended the funeral of the old man, he immediately came to me and the fat man to settle accounts. scolded us for daring to act on our own and go to such a dangerous place.
If it were usual, I would have dared to beg for forgiveness with a dead face, but this time is different from the past, we have caused a big disaster, and naturally we don't even dare to let out a fart.
After the old man scolded the two of us with a red face, he sat on the Taishi chair and drank tea to dissipate his anger, and saw that we had been silently bowing our heads and kneeling on the ground for a long time, so I felt a little distressed. So he changed the conversation and said: "The laborers of the Cha family came to the door with everyone, and it is not easy for you two juniors to refuse, and you two cannot be completely blamed for this matter." Okay, enough introspection, let's get up! ”
The fat man and I heard the old man get us both up, and knew that he was now deflated, so we stretched our kneeling legs and limped to the chair. I just wanted to sit down, but I looked at Master with some concern.
The old man waved his hand, and the two of us sat down on the chair with peace of mind.
Master glanced at the two of us, then stroked the goatee on his chin and said to the two of us, "Kunlun Mountain has been a place where ghosts and monsters have emerged from dangerous mountains and bad waters since ancient times. It's over, don't think about the rest, now tell me what happened there, how did the Zha family break two top doorposts? And what is it that has led things to evolve into what they are today? ”
Master went to the United States once, and never imagined that during his absence, a lot of things happened in the capital and in the strange world.
I will tell the cause and effect of all the things and the entanglements between the characters in detail. And the fat man. I only told Master about Tianyu in detail, and I didn't forget to share my personal feelings. also turned the bottom to the sky together, and told the master meticulously.
After Master had listened to all the stories. I kept staring at me without saying a word, and I was so embarrassed that my heart was not in decline, and I didn't understand why the master kept staring at me, and I didn't dare to ask out loud, so I had to wait silently for the master to speak.
After a while, the master looked out the door and said, "It's getting late, you two go and rest first." Tomorrow you two get up early and go to Cha's house. Bring back the three pieces of jade from the sandalwood box. With that, he ignored the two of us, got up and walked to the back hall.
In a fit of rage, the master reprimanded me and the fat man, and then ordered him to go to Cha's house to get the jade tablets in the box, and then turned around and left. In the living room, only the fat man and I were left with palpitations, and we stayed in the hall of the old house of the stranger house with trepidation and chatted quietly.
The fat man asked me, "Lao Zheng, do you know what is going on with the jade piece?" Is it the jade piece in the wooden box we brought back from Yunnan? ”
I stared at the fat man, smiled a little surprised, and said, "You, when did your memory become so good?" ”
The fat man pouted dissatisfiedly. "Can you not remember what I brought back with my life? However, why is the jade piece in the Cha family, was it given to the old man by the master? Why do you suddenly remember to come back now? ”
Fat man for the jade slice thing. I didn't know anything about it, and I didn't know that Tianyu had opened it, and there were three jade pieces inside. And the jade piece has something to do with me again. Now I feel like I might be caught up in a huge conspiracy, and I don't want to worry the simple fat man. He explained to the fat man in a daze: "The jade piece was probably given by the master to the old man for appreciation, and now I want to get it back." You know that, too. The old man is gone, so he has to find the relics before cleaning them up, so he is in a hurry. ”
The fat man was really simple-minded, and immediately muttered without doubting him: "You have to get up early again, so let's go to bed now." I'm sleeping deeply, and I might wake up late, so don't forget to call me tomorrow. ”
I nodded, replied "yes", and the fat man left the hall first, turned around and went back to his room in the backyard to rest.
In the huge hall, I was the only one left, and my heart immediately felt empty again. But I immediately slapped my cheeks and said to myself, "Cheer up, maybe a lot of things will happen next, and there will be no time for sentimental." With that, he walked back to his room and slept in his clothes.
The next morning, I finished my early freshening, ate breakfast, and went straight to the antique shop of the fifth master with the fat man.
The business of the Zha family has started normal business again, and now it is taken care of by the uncles of the fifth master, and it should have been taken over by the most leisurely and best Zha Laoqi, but he did not agree to take over the transaction under the pretext of enlightenment and cultivation. But fortunately, the subordinates of the fifth master are very capable, and the number one Huang Tianming is even more related to the Zha family. Therefore, the affairs of the antique store of the Chajia family are almost entirely handled by him.
Huang Tianming saw me and the fat man coming to the door, and immediately warmly entertained the two of us, but I could see that he was full of sadness, and I knew that I couldn't help, but I still asked him how he was doing, and if there was anything he needed help with?
Huang Tianming shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The two pillars of the Zha family have left at once, and everyone's hearts are uncomfortable. But we can see you and the fat brother come back safely, and we can be considered relieved, after all, the beginning of the matter is calculated by the Cha family, not to mention. ”
Huang Tianming saw that my face was not very good, and felt that it touched my sad past, so he stopped the topic and asked me, "Is there something wrong with the two of you coming to the Humble House today?" ”
The fat man was just about to open his mouth, but I hurriedly said, "I came to see you here, is there anything I need help with?" ”
The reason why I stopped the fat man from speaking was because there were a lot of customers in the store now, and I was afraid that nothing would happen.
Huang Tianming immediately saw the signs, let the two of us into the backyard of the antique store, and then asked me in a low voice, "Master Wen, is there anything important?" ”
When I saw Huang Tianming's solemn appearance, I said to him with a relaxed smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just that my old man once lent him a rosewood box with three jade pieces in it." Now I want to get it back. ”
After hearing this, Huang Tianming immediately said to me: "Before leaving, Fifth Master Zha did deliver this matter to me. Thinking about it now, he probably knew that he would not be able to come back, so he would explain it in advance. Alas, why did I mention this stubble again, forget it, don't talk about it, the second master will wait for me here first, and I'll come when I go. ”
After the fat man saw Huang Tianming walking away, he said to me: "Why do you two talk like playing dumb riddles, why don't I understand a word?" ”
I was anxiously looking forward to Huang Tianming's coming back soon, and I was worried that the fat man would get to the bottom of it, so I said, "You don't need to know, just take your things home in a while." ”
The fat man was very angry and said, "Why don't I need to know, what are you hiding?" ”
In order to divert the topic, I said to the fat man: "I owe you food before, I decided to invite it today, and if I don't pay it after the deadline, will you go?" ”
The fat man was immediately attracted by the feast, and immediately said, "Go, of course, you must go, you are not allowed to play tricks." ”
At this time, Huang Tianming came back with the box, and my heart finally put down, reached out and took the sandalwood box, opened it a little and took a look, then immediately closed the box and said goodbye to Huang Tianming, and politely asked him to go to another place to visit the door another day. After speaking, he pulled the fat man and left quickly.
On the way back, the fat man shouted that he wanted to eat, and I was afraid that the jade piece in my hand would be missing, so I pulled the fat man and went straight to the door of the old house of the stranger.
The master sat in the hall, waiting for us early, I handed the sandalwood box into the old man's hands, then turned around and walked back to my room, took out the rain opened by the rain, and then showed three and a half pieces of jade in front of everyone.
As a result, I didn't expect that the master would unhurriedly take out a piece of jade that I had never seen before from his arms. Then he put all the jade pieces on the table, although they were of different shapes, they were in the same condition, just seven and a half pieces.
I was very surprised and asked Master, "Why is there an extra piece?" ”
The master stroked his goatee and said, "I broke the secret color porcelain box in the secret room, and there happened to be a piece of jade in it, and I thought they were together, so I took it out." ”
Hearing Master's understatement, my heart was filled with doubts: How is it possible? There can't be such a coincidence in the world? Moreover, the master said that the secret color porcelain box was broken, and the jade piece would be found. However, if the porcelain box is broken, the jade pieces stored in it will also be broken, why are the jade pieces intact? This raises a lot of questions, first of all, why did Master lie? Secondly, if the master opened the secret color porcelain box, but said that the porcelain box was broken, then his purpose was obvious, he didn't want me and the fat man to see the porcelain box that was opened, so he only took out the jade piece, could it be that there was something else in the box, or was there something wrong inside the secret box itself?
I can't figure out what Master is hiding, but if he doesn't want us to know, it must not be a bad thing, Master lies to us for only one purpose, and that is to protect us, so although I am curious, I will definitely not delve into it.
After thinking about it for a moment, Master had already put together seven and a half pieces of jade.
The spliced jade pendant shape is very strange, neither forming a series of jade pendant accessories, nor the decorative crown ornaments on the crown, nor is it a pure appreciation of the chain of jade pendants such as a fan. The appearance is very casual, a large area looks like a puddle of water, and it looks like a bald mountain, I can't say what it looks like, anyway, it's quite irregular geometry, I think it's a little bit like the shape of a piece of paper that has been burned along the edges. (To be continued......)