Sumu wood in the quadrangle welcomes spring

The two meals fed Shirley Yang, who had been lonely for a long time.

Su Mu started to busy himself with his own affairs again.

The ghost nun in the ghost den still needs to be cultivated.

Even if it's enough for now, who doesn't have to prepare for a rainy day?
Besides, Su Mu discovered some pretty magical things recently.

That means it’s not just Hong Kong Island that has ghosts.

There are also some in Beijing.

It’s just that the female ghosts in the capital city can’t run around everywhere, they all hide in some corners or some special places.

It's like being trapped there.

Take Courtyard No. 83 for example.

For example, the Forbidden City...

So Sumu is busy.

While busy cultivating the house nun ghost, he also went out to look for wild ghosts to feed on.

Or you can kill them to increase your merits, and help the Ghost King Nine-tailed Fox or Mochou, Xiaoqian and others to improve their magic power.

Or you can incorporate the ghost den to add some arm strength to the basic base.

Especially the female ghosts in the Forbidden City. If you can’t find them, you will find a large group of them once you look for them.

Layer upon layer, densely packed.

Only then did Su Mu realize that the Forbidden City was more than just what was visible to the naked eye.

It has seven floors in total.

Several dynasties have passed, and although most of them have been destroyed in war and time, their souls remain forever.

The only physical building that remains is the Yuan Dadu as the foundation, with the new Forbidden City built on top. The new palace complex belonged to both the Ming and Qing dynasties.

You have to know that the three palaces and six courtyards are not groundless talk, they are all real.

The legend of three thousand beauties in the harem is a bit untrue.

It's still conservative after all.

Each dynasty has its own emperor.

The emperors did not change that often, but the selection of concubines was not just for choosing a wife for the emperor, but also for choosing a child bride for the prince.

Palace maids couldn’t enter whenever they wanted, they had to be selected.

They were stuffed into the palace one after another.

As long as you go in, there will be no ugliness.

On the contrary, there are many things in the three palaces and six courtyards that are really not pleasing to the eye.

Being an emperor doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.

The emperor would marry the daughters of some of his most important ministers into the palace even if he felt disgusted with them.

To show grace.

From this perspective, being an emperor has both advantages and disadvantages.

Most of the time, we have no control over ourselves.

The more Su Mu learned, the more he understood the secrets.

The emperor could not decide on his own whether to marry a wife or take concubines, but the palace maids could.

This is also the reason why the emperor traveled around every now and then.

Playing with chance encounters in one's own harem.

I have to say, if this man gets impatient and desperate, as long as he has power, he will come up with many ways to solve problems.

Get it done!
Su Mu discovered interesting things and gained a better understanding of the capital city.

Others like to go shopping.

He became addicted to going out for walks at night.

I went to the Forbidden City twice and also took a walk around the imperial tombs.

Last night, I was so excited that I even "passed by" the location of the former Jiaosifang in the famous Bada Hutong.

I encountered a lot of good stuff.

The more I meet these people, the higher my standards become.

I pick and choose, and occasionally grab one or two to try out.

In the end, they just added eight hundred poor little female ghosts to the ghost den.

Most of them were found in the Forbidden City during the Qing Dynasty.

It has to be said that although the Qing Dynasty fell, it did not have any political achievements worth talking about.

But his eye for beauty is quite unique.

Su Mu plans to go to the Forbidden City again next time to see what the harem of the Ming Dynasty looked like and what level it was at.

As for the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties...

Su Mu felt there was no rush.

He has developed a new hobby and he enjoys it very much.

Even the frequency of ghosts escaping to Hong Kong Island has dropped.

Three days later.

Big Gold Teeth is back.

He, Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan seemed to be naturally in sync. Even without any prior rehearsal, they cooperated seamlessly.

It's like they can cooperate with just a glance.

The old farmer from Shaanxi was holding a leather bag, looking timid and mean.

This is in line with the proverb that unruly people come from remote and poor areas.

He took out an embroidered shoe.

The shoes are finely crafted and are the same style as the three-inch golden lotus.

It's a very nice old item.

"For this one, I'll pay this amount."

Big Gold Tooth held up two fingers.

"twenty?"

Old farmer Li Chunlai asked tentatively.

"What twenty? Two! One hundred!"

Big Gold Tooth showed his golden fangs, raised his chin and shook his fingers.

"What! Two hundred? Can you really exchange it for two hundred?"

Li Chunlai's eyes popped out.

"This is just one. If it were a pair, the price would be much more than this."

Da Jin Ya saw Hu Bayi's look and wanted to trick the old farmer.

The layman from Shaanxi must have more than one embroidered shoe.

Without him.

If that were all, there would be no need for him to come all the way to the capital.

Because he didn't understand the market, and didn't know whether the shoes he had could be sold for round-trip tickets.

Da Jin Ya was very slick in business and immediately understood what Mr. Hu meant.

Hu Bayi also said, "In the antique business, good things come in pairs. There is only one of these, which is equivalent to..."

"Half-broken. Defective."

The fat man interrupted to help.

Hu Bayi saw that he looked serious and felt amused but did not show it.

The fat man didn't care about Hu Bayi and Da Jin Ya's calculations at all.

He was really just trying to lower the price.

Da Jin Ya dared to offer 200 yuan for such a pair of embroidered shoes. How much can it be sold for after reselling it?
three hundred?

Or three hundred and fifty?
Don't be an idiot.

It’s easy to say but not nice to hear.

Li Chunlai finally resisted the urge, snatched the embroidered shoes back and stuffed them back into his bag.

“I’m not selling it anymore.”

Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan became anxious.

In order to fool the old farmer, they gritted their teeth and treated him to a meal of mutton hotpot.

Except for the half meal we invited Brother Su and Shirley Yang to last time.

The two brothers are also in a tight financial situation.

The duck in my mouth is about to turn yellow.

How can this work?

"I'm not here to sell this pair of embroidered shoes. I have a box of good stuff at home. I came here to find someone reliable who won't fool me. I want him to come over and take all the stuff..."

"Where is your home?"

"Our village is in Gulan County, Shaanxi Province."

Li Chunlai left.

Because Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Da Jin Ya were also moved.

I immediately said that I must go there.

After Li Chunlai left.

Fatty Wang licked his face and asked Da Jinya with great expectation: "Old Jin, how much is that embroidered shoe worth?"

The big gold tooth is not hidden.

He stretched out his hand and said directly, "Five hundred, and you're not bargaining. If I can get a pair, it'll be at least 2000 yuan."

Two thousand yuan?
Fatty Wang's eyes were red and bloodshot appeared in the whites of his eyeballs.

He was so excited that he could hardly control himself.

"Lao Hu, Lao Hu, let's go. No matter what, we have to go this time! If we come back, we might be rich!"

go with.

must go.

Big Gold Teeth nodded vigorously.

Hu Bayi also had an extremely firm attitude.

"But before we leave, let's say hello to Brother Su and Shirley Yang."

"Yes, tell them, and when we come back, we'll go with them to do the work."

That night, Fatty Wang called Su Mu, who was wandering around without thinking, twice and brought him over.

The first call was made by Fatty Wang to Hepingli, and was answered by Tang Yanling.

Wang Kaixuan actually composed the poem based on Hu Meizhong's idea.

He is quite familiar with Hu Meizhong.

The second is Chen Waer.

Both of them were brought to live in the east wing by Brother Su.

As for the rest, although I am not familiar with them, I have heard of them before.

Sometimes, we would hang out the quilts and mattresses to dry, and we would come and go, and we might have met each other once.

Tang Yanling told the possibility.

It was just a coincidence.

Su Mu just left here this morning.

Otherwise, Tang Yanling wouldn't be lazy and stay in bed at this time.

After Fatty Wang got the news, he called Yan Qing again.

The old couple were planning to go to the vegetable market.

Hearing Fatty Wang's call, Yan Qing was understanding and let Su Mu go.

Yan Qing skipped work in the afternoon and now felt very satisfied both physically and mentally.

Don't force Su Mu to have home-cooked meals with him.

Abalone stewed with bull whip is not bad.

I stopped by the Peace Hotel to pick up Shirley Yang.

After living in the courtyard for a few days, she moved to a hotel.

Su Mu was considering whether to build a small courtyard in Houhai.

Hide an American beauty in your golden house.

Arrive at the gate of Panjiayuan and park the car.

Carrying large and small bags to the yard.

The square table has been set up and the small stool has been placed in place.

Even the draft beer at the entrance of the alley was filled with five thermoses.

This time, he got another big gold tooth.

He provided the three thermoses, as well as fried peanuts and two portions of braised steamed buns.

All that was missing was Sumu and Shirley Yang bringing the roast duck, braised pork, braised pork knuckle and other cooked food to arrange the dishes.

The five of them sat down one after another and began to chat.

Soon, they talked about Li Chunlai from Gulan County.

Fatty Wang said that he was going to go out and would come back immediately after packing his things.

I think Big Gold Tooth will be back in three to five days.

Hu Bayi was more comprehensive: "Brother Su, Miss Yang, if we are too late, let's do our business first, and then we can go to Gulan County after we are done."

Fatty Wang also nodded.

"Yes, yes, yes. Our business is definitely more important. It doesn't matter whether we go first or later."

Big Gold Tooth looked at Hu Bayi, then at Fatty Wang, and nodded in agreement.

He actually wanted to collect Li Chunlai's things first.

But since the two real owners said so, what else could he say?

What's more, that's Sumu.

He dared not disobey.

They even want to curry favor with him.

You must never destroy your future.

"Shirley, please tell me."

Su Mu smiled and took a bite of the food, then motioned to Shirley Yang to tell everyone.

Su Mu had already heard it.

Not new.

And well, that's how things should be.

After all, they are the Iron Triangle. Even if I get involved, the Iron Triangle is still the Iron Triangle.

Even if love is gone, we still have revolutionary friendship.

What's more, this is the influence of the original work.

This time, Shirley Yang not only brought back a lot of ancient book information collected by her grandfather.

There is also a piece of tortoise shell the size of a palm.

"This is the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book. According to reasoning, there should be more than one piece. This piece only records the appearance of the Zhuchen Pearl. The location of the Zhuchen Pearl is not described."

"…Through searching ancient books and documents, we have come to a conclusion that the Zhuchen Pearl was most likely obtained by Li Chunfeng, and Li Chunfeng's hometown is Gulan County, Shaanxi Province."

"So, we really have to go to Gulan County?"

Fatty Wang is ready to make a move.

"Okay, doing two things at once is a good thing."

Big Gold Teeth was grinning with joy, and was spouting sweet words.

Hu Bayi also felt relieved. He took a sip of wine, picked up some soy butter with chopsticks, and chewed it happily.

Sumu smiled.

A definitely good thing?

That's not necessarily true.

It's a remote and poor place, and apart from other things, they had homemade string guns, shotguns, and gunpowder bombs.

There is also the big bald guy who keeps saying "use ideas and wisdom" all the time.

But none of them are easy to get along with.

"Then it's settled."

Su Mu finally made a final decision: "You three go first. Shirley and I have to go to the institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to wait for a report. We will meet up two days later than you."

"That's it."

Everyone went their separate ways.

Everyone goes back to his own house.

Su Mu drove Shirley Yang back to the hotel and did not stay in the east wing.

Mainly taking care of Shirley Young.

It is also to avoid the sound being too loud and making the two gay friends next door unable to bear it.

After all, Su Mu planned to give Shirley Yang a one-bedroom apartment tonight and arrange for a ghost nun to stay in the apartment.

It can be used as a mobile coordinate and also as a portable protection.

Many times, ghosts are much more powerful than humans and can do more things.

It's like an implantable artificial intelligence chip.

You know, even if they are thousands of miles apart, Su Mu can use the abilities of the ghost den to make wireless conversations with the little ghost girls.

Better than satellite signals.

There is no shielding at all.

You can save a lot on phone bills.

It is also environmentally friendly and economical.

"Why don't you go with them?"

There is no research data from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Su Mu was just making up an excuse.

Shirley Yang is concerned about Su Mu, so she naturally won't expose it.

But we can go back to the hotel and be done with it.

Shouldn't you ask a question to resolve the doubts in your heart?
"Let them run 390 miles first."

Without going through some hardships, they will always be just naive little chicks who are easily fooled.

And...

Hu Bayi, Da Jin Ya and Wang Pangzi, after a bumpy journey and going through untold hardships, arrived in Gulan County.

"I really don't know what it's like for Brother Su and Miss Yang to go all the way here."

Fatty Wang said with lingering fear.

"Brother Su, I think it's OK. Miss Yang has probably never suffered this kind of torture in the United States..."

Big Gold Tooth wiped the bitter water from the corner of his mouth.

He was not much different from the fat guy. One of them would sit in the car and lean against the window and vomit loudly out.

He got out of the car, lay on the side of the road and started vomiting.

The process was sequential, but the result was that all the stomach acid was vomited out completely.

They don't know.

Su Mu had no intention of watching Shirley Yang's twists and turns.

It’s not like he hasn’t seen it.

Every time, the discount starts at 40% off.

You can see it in the hotel, in the courtyard, and even in your own private off-road vehicle, the Lema.

Why bother running on the bus for others to see?

So the three of them set off by train, and Su Mu followed behind in a Ford Mustang and Shirley Yang set off lightly.

In the 80s, self-driving tours could also be a trip that you could take at any time.

At this moment, the three of them were complaining about the remoteness of Gulan County, Shaanxi, and the difficult roads.

Su Mu was already driving Shirley Yang to a small street behind the Daxingshan Temple in Xi'an, where they were eating authentic roujiamo and authentic rolled noodles.

After dinner, go to Xi'an Hotel and stay overnight.

The rooms are all ready.

Be energetic tomorrow morning and slowly set out on the road to Gulan County.

Not urgent.

Let Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Da Jin Ya enjoy themselves first.

As for what to enjoy...

Use your wisdom. (End of this chapter)