Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 397
The cries finally had a human voice, Xiao Ran lowered his head, and was shocked to see that lying on the ground was already an ordinary boy over one year old, the hair on his body had already fallen off, his tail was gone, and his teeth were the crippled deciduous teeth of ordinary children. , the original wrinkled face is smooth and delicate again, and there are two red spots on the face caused by the winter wind.

It's just that the dirt on his body and the smell of feces and urine are still the same.

"Son... son!"

Suddenly there was a burst of crying at the door, and Li Dongfu and his wife had already rushed in, probably hearing the crying.

Li Dongfu's wife didn't care about the dirt on the child's body, pulled off the clothes and hugged the child in her arms. Both mother and son cried non-stop.Li Dongfu knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Uncle Xiao Ran and Grandma Jin.

"dad……"

Xiao Ran was about to pull Li Dongfu up, when two indistinct voices came from his son's mouth.

Several people looked at the child wrapped in their arms in surprise. The child opened his clear eyes at this time, looked around the people present, and finally landed on Li Dongfu's face.

"dad!"

This sound was smoother and clearer than before, and Li Dongfu burst into tears immediately, kowtowed heavily to the three of them with trembling lips, and then took the little stinky boy from his wife's arms and wrapped them in his arms.

Mrs. Jin said: "Although the child is small, he is not stupid. I know that you have been busy with him for a long time. Hurry up and take him out, the matter is not over yet..."

At this time, Xiao Ran looked at Li Dongfu again, he should not be much older than him, at most he was about the same age as Hu Bayi, but his temples were a little gray.As an ordinary person, just judging from the back and forth of this trip tonight, he has indeed done everything he can do.

Holding the child, Li Dongfu and his wife bowed to Xiao Ran's uncle and nephew, and said, "Thank you nobleman! Thanks to you! Otherwise, I, the three boys... will be so kind and virtuous, and I will repay you like a cow and a horse! Whether you want money or something else, even if it is my life, I will never be vague about what you say..."

Xiao Ran supported him and said: "Let's not talk about it, you have to thank Mrs. Jin, the old lady is over 100 years old and still working hard for you..."

The second uncle interrupted him at this moment: "We don't want the money, we'll talk about the rest later, let's take care of the children first..."

Li Dongfu bowed again and again to Mrs. Jin, when the child in her arms suddenly retched a few times, Mrs. Jin quickly pushed the couple away and said, "Hurry up and get a basin to catch him vomiting. Spit it out and burn it with fire, and scatter the ashes to the place where you were looking for the scorpion, and this matter will be over..."

Li Dongfu and his wife hurriedly took the child outside the courtyard, took a broken basin with mud on it, and put the child's face to the basin.

After the child retched a few times, puffs of black sticky asphalt gushed out of his mouth and nose, and the yard suddenly smelled of stench. The surrounding villagers hid far away, fearing that the smell What evil.

The child vomited one after another, and it was not over until the last thing he spit out was clear water.Xiao Ran felt that there was something strange in the basin, so he covered his mouth and nose and leaned over to have a look.

Under the light of the flashlight, there were dense things wriggling and swaying in the pot of black and sticky things. At first glance, it looked like a whole pot of tadpoles or loaches.But those wriggling things are of different shapes and sizes. They are all translucent round pimples sticking to each other, just like the egg follicles of frogs. s things.

Xiao Ran vomited for a while, while Li Dongfu handed the child to his wife, lit a match and threw it into the basin.

"Can this be lit..."

Just as Xiao Ran was muttering, flames burst out in the basin suddenly, crackling burning sounds, and rat-like squeaking screams could be heard continuously.

After a while, the fire in the pot was extinguished, leaving only half a pot of black ash, and there seemed to be some small broken bones in it.

"Dongfu's daughter-in-law, take the child home and wash it well. Don't touch any meat for three months, and then it will be fine. Dongfu, after you have dealt with the ashes, come again..."

After Grandma Jin finished making arrangements, she went back to the house.After Li Dongfu cleaned up the basin of ashes, he thanked the surrounding villagers who watched and helped, and the crowd dispersed one after another.

When the two returned to Mrs. Jin's room, the old lady was already cross-legged on the kang, smoking a cigarette leisurely.

Hearing the two people come in, Mrs. Jin knocked off the cigarette ash, put away the pipe and pot, and said, "You two nobles, you have worked hard. If you have any questions, just ask."

The second uncle got straight to the point and said, "Old lady, I just want to ask, where did the people in your village get those luminous stones in their hands when they greeted us just now? Oh, we are from the capital..."

Just talking about this, Mrs. Jin interrupted: "I know that you are from the capital, but in fact, where are you from, what are you doing? However, the old Maozi, the little devil, and the wild beard who died in my hands have eighty if not one hundred, and I understand some rules. Let me ask you a question, do you have to go to that place?"

Xiao Ran looked at the second uncle in surprise, this old lady was a bit interesting, she didn't ask any questions when she spoke, but it didn't feel like she wasn't interested, or because she wanted to follow some rules, but because she knew everything.

Xiao Ran saw that his second uncle had a sullen face, but he was biting hard on the ground with goosebumps on his face. He seemed a little afraid of the old lady, so he continued, "Some things are related to the life and death of our family. We must go. Please ...For the sake of just now..."

"What happened just now has nothing to do with me. It is the debt of Li Dongfu's family, and he has to pay you back. I just need to ask. Now that you are determined, let me tell you that it was near the tomb of the old King Xiong. It was dug out in the mine. In the past, there were no lamps or wax in the village, let alone flashlights, and this was the source of light.”

The second uncle's eyes lit up, and he asked, "You mean, as long as you find that mine, you can find the royal tomb?"

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Jin shook her head and said: "I didn't say that. The old country is the same as the Chinese dynasties you mentioned. It has a history of thousands of years. Who knows how deep that thing is buried? These night stones are also legendary. It’s been a thing for several generations, and no one knows where the mine is, so I can only tell you a rough idea.”

After talking for a long time, there is still only a general idea, but it is better than nothing.The uncle and nephew looked at Grandma Jin quietly, waiting for her reply.

But nearly a minute passed, and the old lady sat on the kang leaning against the wall, and there was no movement.

Fell asleep?The uncle and nephew looked at each other, and suddenly a sense of foreboding flowed in their eyes.

"died?!"

The two whispered in unison, the second uncle blocked Xiao Ran's mouth, and pointed at Grandma Jin.Xiao Ran had no choice but to walk over carefully, put his hand in front of Mrs. Jin's nose, and was startled.

He carefully put his finger on Grandma Jin's loose neck again, this time he really looked ashen, turned his head and shook his head at Second Uncle.

If I had known that there would be less nonsense, it would be better to let her say enough by herself...

"Grandma Jin, the house is settled..."

At this time, Li Dongfu suddenly lifted the door curtain and rushed in with a happy face, as if his back was much straighter than before.The uncle and nephew quickly stood in front of him, hesitating and speechless.

"Oh, Dongfu, take the guests to your house. It's getting late today, tomorrow I'll ask my ancestors... my ancestors..."

Grandma Jin's voice suddenly sounded from behind, scaring the two of them into white sweat.The two quickly turned their heads, and saw Mrs. Jin lying slowly on the kang, pulled a quilt to cover her, and then snored softly.

(End of this chapter)