Chapter 16: Grandpa's Story
"Hey, you were still young at the time, it was a winter, it was more than two years since your grandfather did that business, and since the beginning of that winter, the war has gradually subsided, and everyone can finally relax a little bit to farm and work to feed their families, and see that peace is about to be restored to the world. But your grandfather said that he was going to be the last big vote, and when he was done, he would stop and never mention the past again. I tried to ask him where he was going this time, knowing that no matter where he was going before, he would not tell us, who knew that this time he told us the destination. ”
Until now, I still remember his excited eyes at that time, he said, "In the 100,000 mountains of Guangxi, there was a country that was not recognized by history but had strong financial resources, and the people of that country were brave and good at fighting, but because of the closed control, it was forbidden to intermarry with foreigners, resulting in a scarcity of people, and in the end, it was surrounded and destroyed by the official national army. Legend has it that in that country, even the water scoop was made of gold, as if gold was a common thing for them. There have been people who have casually looked at their houses, and when they go back, they hype it up and are considered crazy. ”
"It is rumored that their country has prepared a way back long before the encirclement and suppression, and probably the king also knows that the gas is exhausted, so in the last ten years, his tasks are only two, one is to arrange for future generations to secretly integrate into the outside society, learn the way of life and the art of dressing outside, and strive to be not weird, can be safely integrated. The second is to build his own large cemetery, because the king is old, and he himself knows how long he can survive even if he can escape at such a young age? Rather than that, it is better to preserve the majesty of the king and bury himself in the land in which he was raised. ”
"It is said that in those ten years, with the efforts of the whole country, they built a very, very exaggerated and terrifying cemetery, and put countless gold, silver and jewels in it. Because according to what they learned from the outside world, no one wore gold or silver, so the gold and silver utensils that they were accustomed to here were buried by them as burial objects.
Countless gold and silver vessels, countless jade jewelry, almost filled several burial chambers. It wasn't until all these things were done that the old king took the medicine satisfied, put on a jade robe, and lay down in a coffin made of the best mutton fat white jade, and was buried. Immediately, most of the people in the country began to put on the clothes of outsiders, left their homeland from all directions, integrated into the world, and continued to live incognito. Only about 1,000 die-hard citizens were left, who willingly guarded the tomb of the old king. ”
Then there was an attack by the Righteous Army, and when the army of tens of thousands of soldiers marched to the 100,000 mountains, the grave guards had already received the news. In order not to disturb the old king's cemetery, these thousands of people worked hard to modify the appearance of the cemetery. So that no one can tell that there is a large cemetery underneath this place. After that, everyone wiped off the traces of the once inhabited place, took the initiative to walk outside, and chose a place that was not easy to arouse suspicion, creating a "
"Needless to say, what happened next was that there were only a thousand of them, and no matter how brave and good they were, under the premise that the number and weapons were greatly backward, that war was completely a bloody massacre. More than 1,000 people were killed, the other side also lost nearly 8,000 soldiers, and the entire land was dyed blood red. Most of them are heard with lingering wails and laughter. It's as if it's still inhabited.
"The Zhengpai army searched the mountains with great fanfare for nearly a month, but as expected, they did not find any figures, and more importantly, they did not find wealth. In fact, the main reason why they are willing to lead their troops to attack this small country is probably because of the rumored horrific wealth. It's a pity that this time he returned in vain, and later I heard that the general returned to the country and was severely punished, and he was depressed until he died. ”
"So, you're convinced that the Catacombs exist?" I asked your grandfather.
Grandpa smiled proudly, "It's not that I believe it, but there is conclusive evidence, that is, this ancient jade hanging around my neck was found in a small tomb last year, and then I did a lot of research around this piece of jade, and all the research results point to the cemetery of the king of the country that never existed." It is likely that the owner of the small tomb was a descendant of the inhabitants of that country. Why? It's because the totem of that country recorded in all the wild histories is a spider. What do you see on this piece of jade? ”
I leaned over and stared at it for a few moments before I could barely make out the shape of the spider.
Looking at my grandfather's excited look, I knew I couldn't persuade him. As a result, I left, more than ten years, and never came back, I'm afraid I don't know which deep mountain and old forest I died in, hey, if I resolutely didn't let him leave, our family can at least be reunited, what does it matter if you live a little poorer. ”
So, this is not only my hope, I think it will also be the hope of your grandfather's spirit in the sky, you don't follow your grandfather's old path, otherwise, you will end up like him.
"Dad, don't worry, I won't."
"In addition, you must remember to me, that bone-shrinking kung fu should never be performed in front of strangers, it's all your grandfather's fault, what is not easy to teach, when you were young, you had to hide from me to secretly teach you this kung fu, and what do you say about your bones are amazing. In short, let me tell you, just this kung fu, if you use it indiscriminately in the outside world, will bring you endless trouble. ”
"Ah, Dad, you know." I thought they didn't even realize it when they were kids.
"I'm your dad, of course I do."
"Well, Dad, at the end I want to ask, there is no conclusive evidence that Grandpa is dead, although he has disappeared for more than ten years and there is no news, but what if he is still alive?"
"Will it? No way. The father muttered, "How nice it would be if you were really alive." ”
In short, "Father got up" You must remember the lesson of your grandfather, do not repeat the mistakes of the past, although this kind of money is easy to come by, you must also have your life to spend it. ”
I wanted to ask some more questions, but unfortunately my father had already walked out, and I was lost in thought thinking about the money under the bed, and the vague face of my grandfather in my mind. To tell the truth, in this world, who doesn't like money, with money there is a clear difference in the eyes of others, with money, who in the village dares to laugh at me again, more realistically, with money, I can do a lot of things for my family.
However, whether money really represents everything, if you fight for your life for these gorgeous material lives, and in the end, it will be as vague as the memory my grandfather gave me, what kind of tragic ending will it be?