There was an unexpected knock on the door of the ancient mansion, and the fat man and I couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly put the secret box back into the backpack and put it in, I said to the fat man, "You go and open the door, I will stay here to guard things, in case someone is striking." ”

The fat man nodded, then shouted; "Who is it?"

I watched with some nervousness as the fat man walked out of the hall, walked to the gate, removed the wooden bolt on the door, and then slowly opened the courtyard door.

Seeing the person coming outside the door, I and my fat man were suddenly surprised and surprised, and I hurriedly got up from the chair to meet the visitor.

I walked out of the hall with a smile and said to the visitor, "What kind of wind blows a distinguished guest like Brother Smoker?" ”

The person who came outside the door was the cigarette man, he still had a cigarette in his mouth, he smiled at me, and then said straight to the point: "I came this time to have good news for you two." ”

I hurriedly welcomed the cigarette man into the hall, and the fat man went to the corner to put a thermos (that is, a kettle, a kettle used to keep warm and hold boiling water, which is still used by most families in the Northeast now, and pour a cup if you want to drink hot water. Bring it and start making tea.

As soon as the cigarette man's butt sat down, I asked with a smile: "It must be great news, or it would have been in vain for you to come so far." ”

There was a rare smile on the cold face of the cigarette man, I could obviously see that he was very happy, he lit the cigarette in his mouth, a pair of eagle eyes softened a lot, and after taking a puff of cigarette, he slowly said: "You also know my condition, so I will always be persistent, just to find a medical book." This time I returned to Yunnan and learned from a very reliable friend that he had found a few brackets about the medical book when he was in the middle of the fight. With that, he took a few more puffs of cigarette, and the room was filled with a special smell of herbs mixed with tobacco. When I heard the whereabouts of the medical book that the tobacco man had been looking for, I was sincerely happy for him, and the fat man was also very happy.

I congratulated the cigarette man and said, "That's great." ”

The cigarette man took another puff of cigarette and said: "I came this time, mainly to take the two of you to the bucket where the medical book is hidden, because that medical book may also record the method of curing Yue'er's strange disease, I don't believe that foreign medical skills can save Yue'er, so I have been helping to explore ways to cure Yue'er." ”

The fat man and I heard what the smoke man said, and the psychology was moved, the smoke man usually looked very arrogant and uninhibited, as if he was indifferent to anyone, but he had rescued me, a stranger, and now he was worried about the matter of Yue'er, so that I and the fat man how not to be grateful.

The cigarette man saw that I didn't speak with the fat man, because we were so excited that he couldn't speak, so he opened his mouth again: "Actually, you two don't have to follow me into the fight, after I take out the medical book, make sure there is a way to treat Yue'er on it, if there is, I will contact Fang Lao and them, and get my master to go to the United States to treat Yue'er, my strength is not yet able to understand all the medical books." However, the reason why I want you two to go with me is that I am afraid that if I have a good situation in the fight, you two can also go to Yunnan with medical books to find my master and go to the United States to treat Yue'er. ”

Hearing the smoke man so thoughtful, the fat man and I were really moved to tears, the smoke man usually speaks little, and now he says these heartfelt words for others, which makes me and the fat man have a sour nose, and I am speechless.

I hurriedly adjusted my feelings, and then said to the cigarette man very happily: "Brother Smoke Man, you must follow the two of you." And don't say such frustrating things. If you can't get out with your skills, how can we still escape. ”

The fat man next to him said: "I've seen the superb skills of the tobacco boy, with the three of us out of the horse, what kind of fight is uneven, it must be a small thing to catch crabs in the bamboo strip - nine out of ten, and the little thing that comes with your hands is caught." ”

When the cigarette man saw that the fat man and I agreed very simply, and resolutely agreed, he said to the two of us: "Then I will bother you in your house for a few days, let's buy some things for the next fight, and then we will prepare to leave." ”

In the following days, the three of us began to buy equipment, and I learned that the place I was going to this time was Chenyu Village, where I had been to collect ghosts before, Shandong was not far from Beijing, and we decided to go by car, mainly because there was too much equipment, and most of them were contraband, so it was more convenient to drive by ourselves.

As a result, just as we were in full swing to buy equipment, there was a situation on the cigarette man's side and he couldn't go. Suddenly, someone informed him that something had happened to his female master, and then he hurried back to Yunnan, and said to the two of us before leaving: "I will definitely come back and join you two before leaving. ”

After the cigarette man left, the fat man and I began to look for skilled craftsmen in the capital who could open the secret box. However, when the two of us came to the "locksmith king" introduced by the fifth master of the secret color porcelain box, he frowned, and the magnifying glass tightly held in his hand was not put down, I saw that his expression has been very gloomy, and I felt that there seemed to be a trace of fear for this secret box, which made me feel very surprised, and said: Is there a very powerful organ information hidden in this secret box?

The fat man also saw that the locksmith King's expression was not quite right, so he couldn't help but ask, "Master Wang, can you open this box?" ”

I heard the fat man speak very impolitely, for fear of provoking the locksmith king not to be happy, and it would be bad if he didn't open the box for me at that time, so he immediately reprimanded the fat man and said: "Dead fat man, what master Wang, the locksmith king is the name of Master Zhuge , Mr. Zhuge is the descendant of Zhuge Kongming, how can this little secret box mechanism not be opened, you don't have to worry about it here, let go of tasteless farts." After speaking, he immediately glanced at the fat man, suggesting that he should not open his mouth to talk nonsense.

As a result, the fat guy got into a stubborn temper today, and he didn't care about my eyes and had to quarrel with me. And just as the two of us were arguing, the locksmith king spoke, "Don't quarrel between the two of you, I can't open this secret box, you better ask someone else for help!" After speaking, he immediately put on a posture of sending off guests.

I guess the locksmith king was angry with the fat man, and didn't open the lock for us, seeing his gloomy face and resolute attitude, I got up and said goodbye: "There is a lot of disturbance today, if Master Zhuge has a locksmith friend who knows can open this secret color porcelain box, he must introduce them to the strange house, the benefits are naturally indispensable, and we will leave today." With that, I took the fat man and left the locksmith's dwelling.

As I was leaving, I saw that the locksmith king was about to stop talking, and I knew that he should be able to open the secret box, but for some reason I was reluctant to open the box, as if there was something in the box that scared him. On the way back, I complained to the fat man and said, "I hope that you will talk nonsense and offend people." People have the ability to help us, what do you say? ”

The fat man calmed down, and said to me, "Why don't we go back and beg him again, maybe Master Wang will soften his heart and open the box for us." ”

I gave the fat man a white look and said, "The surname is Zhuge again." When you go back in a while, you don't open your mouth to speak, and look at my eyes and act. The fat man didn't pout this time, and we turned around and walked back. As a result, we saw the locksmith king from a long distance, and just as we were about to say hello, we saw him lock the door in a panic, and then hurriedly crossed the road and disappeared into a dim alley.

When the fat man saw that the locksmith Wang Xingse had disappeared in a hurry, he asked me, "What should I do?" Master Wang seems to be in a hurry to go out. ”

I was in no mood to correct the fat man's wrong name again, because I felt that something was wrong, and I clenched the secret box in my bag, and felt very uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen. The locksmith king is afraid to open the secret box, he must know what is in this box, so he will be afraid, what horror is hidden in this box? And the locksmith king in our visit to the front foot just left, the back foot rushed out of the door, so hurried for what is the matter, is it related to this secret color porcelain box?

When the fat man saw me standing on the street in a daze, he asked me, "What's wrong with you, Lao Zheng?" It's like being pointed. ”

It was as if a boulder had been pressed on my heart, and I was depressed and depressed, so I reluctantly smiled and said to the fat man, "I'm fine, let's go back to another place." ”

The fat man saw that my face was not very good, and thought that I was not feeling well, so he nodded and said yes, and we quickly returned to the antique shop in the strange house.

The matter of the secret color porcelain box caused me to feel a very subtle sense of unease in my heart, and I finally felt that there was some ulterior secret hidden in this box, which could affect many people and many things. It would be good if the master and his old man were here, and I wouldn't have to worry so much, my heart was like a mess, and I couldn't help but frown and stare at the secret color porcelain box in my hand.

At this time, the fat man stretched out his hand and shook it in front of my eyes, and then said to me: "Lao Zheng, don't be discouraged if you don't open the porcelain box, let's go to the locksmith king again in the future, but there is a problem that needs to be solved first." I really couldn't think of anything else about the fat man's problem except eating, so I said to him, "What's the problem?" Problems eating? ”

The fat man gave me a blank look, and said to me in a bad mood: "It has nothing to do with eating, I didn't just finish eating, where would I be hungry so soon, I'm talking about money." After saying that, he came to my side, lowered his voice and said, "In order to buy equipment for the next inversion, we didn't spend all our savings and go back to before liberation." However, don't we have this porcelain box and gold jar in our hands now? Why don't we buy them, and save some troubles. ”

After listening to the fat man's words, I said to the fat man: "I have no opinion on the gold jar and the contents to be sold, but this secret color porcelain box cannot be sold, I want to open it myself to see what is hidden in it?" ”

After listening to me, the fat man pouted unhappily and said, "I said Lao Zheng, you are just brainless and asking for trouble." This porcelain box can't be opened, what's the use of you keeping it? Porcelain is more valuable than gold, and it is easy to shoot, especially those high-nosed foreigners, especially Chinese porcelain, will definitely be able to hang one or two big fish, maybe we will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of our lives. ”

The fat man's words are not wrong, but I just want to open this porcelain box, curiosity is like a feather, has been scratching the itch in my heart, I will not give up if I don't open the porcelain box. So, I said to the fat man who still didn't give up trying to sell porcelain boxes: "You are stupid! Today, you don't see the attitude of the locksmith king, I think there is something hidden in this porcelain box, it must be ten thousand times more valuable than the porcelain box, and if you sell it, you will lose money. You believe me, I will find someone to open it in the future, and then promise to buy you a car to drive, and keep you free and comfortable. ”

When the fat man heard what I said and believed it, his eyes immediately lit up, and he said to me excitedly, "Really? You swear. ”

I nodded to the fat man to keep it, but I was wondering in my heart, what kind of great things and secrets were hidden in this secret color porcelain box?