Chapter 6: The Fog
Carpenter Zhang opened his eyes sharply and saw that it was already dawn in the window.
Early in the morning, I didn't bother to wash my face, so I bent over and hunched over to the jade carving workshop.
It's this worry about life, and I can't find it with eight bamboo poles, and I can't see the poor people in trouble.
He was thinking about Yumei, a little girl who was just ten years old and lived alone in the jade carving workshop, besides, the yin qi of the jade carving workshop was so heavy last night.
I've lived most of my life, and I can't remember making a few coffins for the dead in the village, and when it comes to ghosts, I really haven't encountered them, and I don't believe in that evil at all, but it happened last night, and it happened to me vividly, see? No, do you hear that? Nor did it.
It's just that there is a kind of permeating sense of fear, and I can't breathe, like a dream, suffocating, and now I still have palpitations when I think about it.
What the hell isn't this a living thing? It's not for no reason, it happened just when Feng Changshui couldn't find it, this is not Feng Changshui's soul doing it, so what else can it be? Young people always die fiercely, the ghost is crazy, and his own good intentions are also innocently provoked.
In broad daylight, I see what your Feng Changshui's yin soul can do to me?
Carpenter Zhang came to the jade carving workshop, and heard the sound of the carving machine coming from the jade carving workshop, he walked over cautiously, and saw the jade girl sitting next to the carving machine, constantly wiping her tears, and polishing the jade on the grinding wheel.
Carpenter Zhang sat down quietly, feeling very uncomfortable, looking at Yumei's small back, he felt sad for a while, this damn Feng Changshui, you don't die sooner or later, but there was an accident at this time, the girl was still young, and she lost her relatives to rely on, how big should the psychological blow of the girl be?
What a competitive little girl, at such a time, she has not forgotten her father's teachings, and is still practicing her craft.
The sun had already risen over the treetops, so Carpenter Zhang got up and walked to Yumei, turned off the engraving machine, and took Yumei's hand.
"Let's go, baby ——, it's time to eat, go home, grandpa will cook and eat," Carpenter Zhang tried his best to restrain his sadness, looked at the roof and took a long breath, opened his mouth a few times, and lowered his head to look at Xiao Yumei: "Let's go home——。——, ”
"Grandpa——, when will my father be able to find ——, ——," The tears could no longer be controlled.
"Go home first, go home and eat, and then we will go up the mountain to find your father, ah——。"
Carpenter Zhang coaxed Yumei to eat, and while brushing the dishes, he thought: It's nothing wrong during the day, and there is nothing unusual about going to the jade carving workshop, but why is it incomprehensible that night? Anyway, it's better to take Yumei up the mountain to find Feng Changshui again, and then talk about it, it can also ease Yumei's sad mood, why am I so naïve? Wouldn't going to her father deepen her pain?
No, I have to find a way to get Yumei out of the shadows as soon as possible, and I can't let her live in this pessimistic mood. So what should be done? Carpenter Zhang thought about it and racked his brains, but he didn't come up with a suitable solution.
Yumei sat on the stool, waited for a long time, looked up at Uncle Zhang, and saw that he didn't mention the intention of looking for her father, so she returned to the jade carving workshop with a heavy heart, she also knew that she couldn't find it, and the villagers in the village went to look for it, but they couldn't find it, I'm afraid that my father has been eaten by wild beasts, and there is not even a bone left in the food.
Yumei took out her father's carvings, placed them on the engraving machine, and then carefully selected a piece of jade, and began to polish, cut, and paint .......
Carpenter Zhang saw that Yumei was concentrating on her work, and her heart was much more relaxed, three meals a day, and let the girl eat on time, after all, it was a child's house, and she forgot about it after a long time.
Actually, Carpenter Zhang was wrong, Yumei has a stubborn heart, she can bear the pain of parting with her relatives, and she can't bear the reason for parting, all of which are caused by her greed to sell a few more money, and delay the time to go home, which is caused by the entanglement of the dead fat man.
The only grudge in my heart is to kill the dead fat man Song Guide who collected taxes, and he will not let him go, it's not that he can't come back that night, return home early, where will Daddy go to have an accident, and he can't find it until now? Song Renli, that old man is not bad, he is very good to himself, they are still a family, and this good person still needs to be distinguished.
Kill him Song Guide, stab him in the belly with a knife, and stab him desperately.
In any case, I will finish my father's carving first, and I will not disappoint my father's wishes.
This terrible thought of Yu Mei was deeply engraved in her heart, she clenched her fists tightly, the knife was ready, and it had already been sharpened on the grinding wheel.
It's already the fifth day, and Yumei put her carved jade pieces together with her father's carvings, with a helpless smile on her face, how good would it be if her father could see it when he was alive? Yumei shook her head helplessly, walked to the door, looked at the mountains in the distance, and began her first plan.
"Grandpa——, I want to go to the market to sell some jade pieces," Yumei pretended to be indifferent and smiled: "Exchange some money for grandpa to cut meat to eat." ”
"What a sensible girl, now you know how to honor your grandfather?" Carpenter Zhang was in a better mood when he saw Yumei's this, and he was much more relieved: "Okay, go to the market and relax, remember to come back early." ”
When the carpenter's grandfather said the last sentence, his face was very serious, but how did he know that Yumei would have such terrible thoughts at a young age, and he didn't expect it at all.
Yumei came to the bazaar, found an inconspicuous place on Gala Street like last time and set up a stall, spread out the red velvet cloth, arranged the jade pieces one by one, and waited for Song Guide to arrive, and when he came to collect taxes again, she was ready to pay the tax money, and put it in the broken bamboo basket, as well as the sharp knife.
"Selling jade again?" Xiao Zheng came, with a hippie smile, and walked up: "Your jade is so beautiful, are you carving?" ”
"Hmm." Yumei replied irrationally, turning her face to the side, the expression on her face was very firm and fearless.
Xiao Zheng looked embarrassed, grinned, and turned around and ran away as if he were in a smoke.
Yumei was looking forward to Song Guide appearing, but she waited until noon, but she didn't see Song Guide's figure, she began to get anxious, thinking to herself, that day I met this beast that should be killed in the afternoon, it should be waiting for others to sell the money before coming to collect taxes, yes, it should be like this, I wait, if I really wait until the afternoon, if I don't come, I will go to the tax office to find him.
"Yumei——, didn't I explain it to you——, If you come to sell jade again——, you will go to my teashop to sell it, our teahouse, haven't you forgotten? Song Renli hurriedly bent over and trotted over, looking unusually courteous. I'll help you ——, go, go to our teahouse to sell, and I'll pick a few pieces today——, ”
Yumei had an idea, smiled and said, "I haven't forgotten, how can I forget?" It's called Deji Teahouse. ”
"Hahaha...... yes——, go, let's go, at noon——, grandpa has a treat, let's go to the restaurant for dinner."
It's okay, so there will be more opportunities to contact Song Guide, that's his home, and his own home always has to go back, isn't it more convenient to start that way? It's better to go there and set up a stall.
Yumei followed Song Renli one after the other, through several alleys, to the street, and into the Deji Teahouse. Opposite the counter at the door, a glass cabinet with a black lacquered wood frame four or five feet long sits there, covered with red flannel, which looks very delicate and sophisticated.
"Let's see ——, satisfied——," Song Renli smiled, looked at Yu Mei very happy and lively, and looked at Yu Mei playfully: "There are jade pieces on the top, and jade pieces are stored in the cabinet below, ——, jade and the like." ”。
Yumei stretched out her hand to touch it, and she couldn't help but smile on her face.
"Girl——, I'll tell you the truth, the people who come to me - they are all people who are either rich or noble," Song Renli bent down and whispered into Yumei's ear and mysteriously, "Under my matchmaking, guess?" Are you still afraid that you will not be able to do your jade business? ”