wife's secret

Chapter 32
Unexpectedly, when I called Aqiu, I couldn't get through, and the reminder from the mobile phone was that he was out of service area.I feel strange, where is Aqiu? Why is there no cell phone signal?

Dunzi suddenly remembered, "Did you go to find that broken Taoist temple?"

One sentence reminded me, "Go, let's go to Beishan."

In the northern suburbs of the city, there is a mountain less than 500 meters above sea level. There is a dilapidated Taoist temple on the mountain. It is said that a Taoist priest practiced there decades ago.Dunzi and I went there to play when we were very young, but we never went there again.

On the way to Beishan, Dunzi and I discussed Aqiu.

Dunzi said: "This Ah Qiu is really strange. There are many scenic spots and historical sites in Ningzhou City. He came all the way from the south. Instead of visiting those places, he chose to visit some Taoist temples. It's really hard to understand. "

I asked, "Dunzi, do you know Ah Qiu?"

"I don't know. I only know that he is Mr. Lu's helper. I don't know anything else."

I was taken aback, "Helper?"

"Yes. After taking the high-speed train to the south, I took my Ru kiln azure-glazed bowl to find Mr. Lu to settle accounts. When I went there, I found that Mr. Lu's yard was full of clay pots, each of which contained It's full of dirt. Mr. Lu is telling Ah Qiu to move those clay pots into the house."

"By the way," I'm not interested in clay pots and soil, I'm interested in the man surnamed Lu, "Dunzi, how old is that Mr. Lu?"

"Under 40 years old."

"Oh?" I was taken aback.I originally thought that Mr. Lu was an old man in his 80s and [-]s, but I didn't expect him to be so young, which really surprised me.

I suddenly felt extremely curious.A middle-aged man under the age of 40 actually made a high-quality imitation of Ru kiln's sky blue glazed bowl. If I hadn't seen the flaws in the sesame nails on the bottom of the bowl, I would have taken it as the real thing.This is an expert.

The other party sent Aqiu to invite me to meet him, probably also out of curiosity because I saw a flaw.

Half an hour later, the Xiali car stopped at the foot of Beishan Mountain.Dunzi and I got out of the car, pulled the weeds and shrubs and headed towards the mountain.More than ten minutes later, a dilapidated Taoist temple appeared in sight. The roof of the temple had already collapsed. Next to it was a thick old locust tree surrounded by two people. The leaves were blown by the wind and made a rustling sound.

Dunzi and I walked a few steps quickly, but we didn't see Aqiu wherever we looked.When I was disappointed, I heard the sound of wheezing and wheezing from under the ruined walls of the Taoist temple, as if someone was panting heavily.

Dunzi and I walked up to the sound and took a look, and we were shocked.I saw a pit below, and Ah Qiu was half squatting in the pit, digging with a shovel in his hand.

Dunzi called out, "Aqiu, what are you doing?"

Aqiu looked up and saw Dunzi and I looking at him with puzzled faces. He jumped out of the pit, patted the dirt on his body, and said, "I was entrusted by Mr. Lu to bring a jar of dirt home."

One sentence confused me and Tunzi.

Bring soil back? ?
Aqiu then explained.It turned out that when Aqiu left the house, Mr. Lu specifically told him that when he arrived in Ningzhou City, he had to find out if there were any Taoist temples in the area, and if so, he must take a clay pot of soil to bring back.

Aqiu's explanation was too simple, and Dunzi and I were puzzled.What is the soil for?In addition, why did you go to the Taoist temple to collect soil?
Aqiu said: "Mr. Lu is pure-hearted and wants to build a Taoist temple in the local area. It's a good idea."

I said, "Bricks and tiles are used to build the Taoist temple. It seems that it has nothing to do with the soil. Aqiu, can you explain the matter clearly? You traveled thousands of miles from the south to the north, and you brought a clay pot of soil back. It is really impressive. Very incomprehensible."

Dunzi slapped his head suddenly, "I remembered. The first time I saw Mr. Lu, I saw Mr. Lu holding a black clay pot in both hands, which was full of dirt. Guess what Mr. Lu is doing?" Well, I saw him put his nose close to the clay pot and sniff it like a hound..."

Speaking of this, he chuckled, "Mr. Lu has a very intoxicated expression on his face while smelling it. That expression, that demeanor, tsk tsk, I enjoy it so much, it's like smoking a big cigarette. Haha!"

I thought about it and said, "Mr. Lu is an expert at making antiques, so it's not surprising that he has a special liking for soil."

I have a vague guess in my heart that the clay pots and pots that Dunzi saw in the courtyard of the tall man surnamed Lu should have been collected by the other party from various places, no one else, just for comparison.When imitating antiques, soil quality is the most important.However, what is hard to understand is why the Lu Gao people asked Aqiu to come to the Taoist temple to fetch soil?
Could it be that there is something special about Beishan's Broken Taoist Temple?
If there is something special, here comes the problem again, the expert surnamed Lu is far away in the south, how could he know that there is something special about this broken Taoist temple in Beishan?
While I was thinking, Dunzi suddenly asked Ah Qiu: "What did you mean by saying that Mr. Lu is pure-hearted and ascetic?"

"Different from ordinary people, Mr. Lu has never married and has no children. Moreover, Mr. is a vegetarian and does not eat meat. Money, in Mr.'s eyes, is also something outside of the body. It's pretty good."

Dunzi disagreed, "What's so good about being pretty? I don't know anything else. I'm the first to be unconvinced when Mr. Lu doesn't like money. If you don't like money, why open a workshop to sell antiques? In my opinion, Mr. Lu doesn't like money. Mister is actually a money fanatic, who obviously likes money to death, but pretends not to like it, just pretending to be coercive."

Aqiu's face changed, "Chen Dadun, you can't slander Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu really treats money like dung. The reason why he makes artworks and sells them is to build a Taoist temple as soon as possible."

"It turns out that the purpose of making money is to build a Taoist temple," Dunzi rubbed his head, puzzled, "Why do you work as a Taoist priest when you live well. Mr. Lu is really confusing."

Aqiu didn't speak anymore, he continued to grab the shovel and dig down.After digging for a while, he put down the shovel, took out a tape measure from his pocket, and measured the depth of the pit.Then, he opened the bag he carried with him, took out a plastic bag from it, took soil from the pit with his hands, and filled it into the bag.

I noticed a detail. When Aqiu used a tape measure to measure the height of the pit, the length displayed on the tape was three feet three inches.In other words, Aqiu dug the pit according to this length.

Three feet and three inches... What's the meaning?
After half of the soil in the plastic bag was filled, Aqiu stopped filling it. After putting the bag with soil in his bag, he jumped out of the pit.

Although I have many questions, I don't want to ask people casually. After all, I don't know each other well, and they just invited me to go to the south at the order of Mr. Lu.If you ask too many questions, you will be looked down upon by others, and they won’t answer you, or you will have nothing to do with them.

On the way down the mountain together, out of politeness, I apologized to Aqiu, "I'm really sorry, you are a guest from another place. I should have been the host to invite you and accompany you around. However, some things happened too late. Got on, couldn't make room."

Aqiu said: "Mr. Chen, you are welcome. You have already agreed to Mr. Lu's invitation. I, Aqiu, have completed my task. It is too late for me to thank you."

I remembered the pictures and videos of the blue-and-white tower jars from the Tang Dynasty, and asked Aqiu, "Have you seen everything in the USB flash drive? Have you found anything?"

(End of this chapter)