Chapter 68: Roots
I suddenly remembered the video that Qin Yiheng showed me a long time ago - in the video, Markham Rong talked about discovering a very strange place in Chinese architectural feng shui. Is that what you mean?
Who built the bricks into the houses? There are too many houses I have handled, and there are few duplicates in terms of age and location. Who can do such a big project? Obviously, this is not something that one or two builders can do.
I said, what do you think Qin Yiheng used in the middle? He built the bricks into it? Now that he senses the danger and has to take it all out?
Not necessarily, this game is too big. In terms of my understanding of Qin Yiheng, he can't do it. However, I did come to a conclusion, and Bai Kai winked at me.
The things on your body know where these bricks are hidden, which is why Qin Yiheng has to take you into the house.
I sighed, this conspiracy theory is not new to me. Anyway, it's all being used, and I'm not so curious about why it's being used.
So what do we do now? Is there anyone you know who can help? I lit a cigarette and asked, "We should find out where this pack of bricks came from, and maybe the truth will be revealed."
Yes, yes, but not friends. Bai Kai dipped his hand in some tea and wrote three words on the coffee table - Markham Rong.
My reflexes were stronger than I thought I would, or maybe I was drinking a little too much. When I saw that, I retched.
Bai Kai threw me a cigarette and persuaded me that no one could do it except him. If you want to go, let's go. If you don't go, I'll go too, you Ansheng is at home to raise the fetus and wait for the phone, you see that your pregnancy reaction is too great.
I poured a few sips of tea and barely managed to suppress the nausea. How could I not go? Damn, for so long, what is Lao Tzu running around day and night? Thinking about it, I was a little aggrieved. After taking a puff of cigarette and calming down, I said, let's just say it, I've been setting off for so long that I've forgotten why I'm going. But the destination is still there.
Damn, you can't think so. Life is like a road trip, it's not the destination that matters, it's what you drive! Bai Kai rubbed his temples and said, after this work, we will make a lot of money with peace of mind, and you will save Grandpa Bai!
We rested for an hour at the money shopkeeper's house. Both of them felt that the wine was completely sober. I went out to say goodbye to the money shopkeeper.
The money shopkeeper is very interesting in life, and he sits next to his fish pond to fish at night. The girl from before was still waiting by the side. I always thought it was the money shopkeeper's daughter, until I saw the money shopkeeper standing up with her arms around the girl's waist, and I realized that it was his wife. It seems that he has earned so much money that he really doesn't fall to enjoy it.
I told the money shopkeeper that we were going to check the origin of the bricks. Don't bother much.
The money shopkeeper didn't keep much, but just told us to be careful. He sent us out of the yard and stuffed me with a small cloth bag. I got into the car and opened it to see that the cloth bag contained a pair of embroidered insoles, which were supposed to be embroidered with two spirit beasts, but I couldn't tell if it was a unicorn or something else. Bai Kai took it and took a look, and asked me to put it in my shoes, saying that the money shopkeeper is also a real person, and this thing must be able to protect himself. Although my shoes are not big, they are a little crowded when the insole is put in. After listening to Bai Kai's words, I can't take it out. I endured it and drove straight on the road.
Listening to Bai Kai's command all the way, we didn't even stop, and went directly to the airport. By the time the plane hit the ground, it was already the next morning.
It wasn't until then that I realized that Bai Kai's memory was really not covered, and we had only been there once in a hurry at night. I didn't want to drive in vain, so I found Markham Wing's residence. It was still the same old building, and I finally recognized it when I stood at the bottom of it. I went upstairs nervously, I was afraid that Markham Rong would not be there, and we would run empty. Fortunately, Bai Kai knocked on the door a few times, and someone opened the door and let us in. As soon as I looked at it, I saw Markham Wing sitting in the living room drinking tea, and he didn't raise his head and stretched out his hand to ask us to sit down.
Bai Kai has dealt with Markham Rong a few times. I don't have to speak. Bai Kai was still a little restrained in front of Markham Wing, and walked over and muttered to Markham Wing for a long time. From time to time, Markham would look up at me. In the end, Bai Kai gestured with his hand to make a gesture of eating. Only then did I realize that my mother's grandson was trading me with Markham Wing again. Presumably, the ashes are going to be eaten endlessly.
But since you ask for help, there is naturally a price. I had to drink tea and try not to think about the future.
After a while, Markham sat down and said, "Take out the bricks and show me." Then he said, "Wait outside." He turned around and went into the back room.
Only then did I quietly question Bai Kai, damn you, you are using Lao Tzu as a bargaining chip again!
What do you know? You call it dedication to the cause, you know? Sensei said to eat some ashes, that is, I want you to sleep with the surnamed Wan, and you have to dress up and paste yourself. Bai Kai glanced at the door of the upper room, Xiao Que, I think that Markham Rong may know those bricks.
I also thought about this, and I paid special attention to Markham's expression when he took over the brick just now. Not the slightest change. However, this person has been waiting for hundreds of years, and it is really easy to act. I said, don't care so much first, find Qin Yiheng's whereabouts first.
While speaking, Markham Wing had already come out of the back room. Not to mention the change of outfit, he also wore a large mask. Throw the bricks at me, and say downstairs and get in the car. I just opened the door and went out.
I knew that I had promised to help, so I went downstairs and sure enough, I saw that a black SUV had been parked. Markham Rong threw the key to Bai Kai, you can't use the driver to go this time, you will drive. I got into the co-pilot.
The car drove all the way south, drove on the highway for more than five hours, and then came down from a highway intersection, turning around for an hour. We finally stopped at the territory of Jiangsu. Although the person is sitting in the car, he is still in good spirits. By this time, people were already a little tired and unbearable. In addition, I didn't eat breakfast in the first place, and I was also hungry. I first found a restaurant to fill my stomach. There is no need to say much about the process of eating, but I had to eat a large mouthful of ashes in front of Markham, and when I finished eating, I basically ate in vain, and I vomited nothing.
Markham rarely spoke along the way, mostly pointing with his fingers. On the road again, he also used his fingers to navigate, this time there was no delay on the road, and in less than half an hour, the car stopped in front of a courtyard on the outskirts of the city.
The location of this yard is very special, and it is said that the geographical location is not too remote. But there was no one around. I looked around, and in the distance there were cultivated fields and woods. Nearby, there are only a few small houses that have apparently been abandoned for a long time. From the outside, it may have been an auto repair workshop or a small restaurant or something. In short, it is similar to what can be seen on the side of many national highways.
This time is different from the previous house, I looked very carefully. This house is very large, and it is almost catching up with an old mansion that I received not long after I first entered the industry. The courtyard walls are relatively high, and you can't see the inside from the outside. But judging from the roof you can see, this eighty percent is also an old house. The roof was all black tiles, and there were beasts sitting in the corners and corners. I didn't see anyone around, and I couldn't ask about the origin of this house. I didn't dare to go in first, and it wasn't until Markham took the lead in pushing open the courtyard door that I finally saw the whole courtyard.
There is no doubt that this house is indeed an old house, and even a rusty and unsightly large water tank can be seen in the yard. The floor was paved with green bricks, and the cracks of the bricks were already overgrown with weeds. Since I came to find the source of the bricks this time, naturally I paid more attention to the bricks, and leaned over to touch them, not one. Looking around, the layout of the courtyard does not look like a southern building, but rather a northern pattern. There are three large houses in each of the three directions. I don't know which one is better.
The house seems to have not been inhabited for a long time, and it is lifeless. Cobwebs of various sizes can be seen everywhere between the windows. I wondered why this kind of antique house was not only unprotected, but not even destroyed. I can't help but feel a little weird.
Take a look at the main house first. Markham walked forward without looking back. Suddenly stopped and said, be careful yourself, it's daytime, and it's definitely not peaceful here at night.