Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 124 Summer

Zhu Badger did not expect that Zhu Fanzi would suddenly turn around and run towards the backyard. He had no time to dodge and had to lie down on the ground.

I wonder if Zhu Fanzi has poor eyesight due to his old age? Or is it that Zhu Badger's thin body is lying flat in the corner and is inconspicuous? Zhu Fanzi ran directly back to the backyard, stayed in front of his house for a moment, and ran to the back door of the old house.

Zhu Badger did not get up from the ground immediately, but turned over and raised his head slightly to observe Zhu Fanzi's whereabouts, fearing that he would deliberately pretend not to notice her and then lure her over to attack her.

Seeing that Zhu Shanzi did not enter her house but ran towards the back door of the old house, Zhu Badger immediately jumped up from the ground and chased him along the wall. She was worried that he would slip out of the old house.

When Zhu Badger chased him to the entrance of the ancestral hall and hid behind an ancient cypress, Zhu Fanzi stood motionless in the porch next to the back door of the old house with his back to Zhu Badger, like a clay or wood sculpture.

Time passed by, a rooster began to crow, Zhu Fan was still motionless, Zhu Badger was a little anxious, because the two thin dogs and two pig badgers guarding the entrance of the ancestral hall surrounded her feet without knowing why.

"Creak", a slight sound came from the direction where Zhu Fanzi was standing. Zhu Badger signaled the two thin dogs and two pig badgers to go back, and then he ducked behind the ancient cypress tree closest to the back door of the old house.

After a slight noise, a hole appeared not far from the porch of the back door of the old house, and Zhu Fanzi jumped into the hole. After a while, the cave entrance was closed, and it was no different from before.

Zhu Badger did not go to the porch immediately, but turned around and hid in the corner of Tian Laizi's house.

After about half an hour, Zhu Badger's legs were a little sore from standing, and Zhu Fan came out of the hole. The object in his arms was gone.

After coming out, Zhu Shanzi looked around for a while before entering the porch. After entering the porch, he looked around again before squatting down and groping under a stone bench, and then closed the entrance. After he straightened up, he did not leave the porch immediately. Instead, he stood motionless in the porch for a while before ducking back into his house.

Half an hour after Zhu Fanzi entered the house, Zhu Badger came out from the corner of Tian Laizi's house and slowly walked towards the back door of the old house.

I'm in a tight position on the west side of my head. Fortunately, my master taught me standing skills, otherwise my feet would be really numb and I wouldn't be able to walk.

When Zhu Badger had just stepped onto the back porch of the old house, a shrill meow of a cat came, followed by the crowing of a rooster one after another.

Zhu Badger calmed down and looked back at the door of the ancestral hall. She was relieved to see two thin dogs and two pig badgers looking warily at the door of Zhu Shanzi's house.

Today is the twenty-third day of the seventh lunar month, and the moon only rises in the middle of the night. Now it has just reached the zenith, and Zhu Badger can see everything around him clearly with the help of the moonlight.

Seeing that the two thin dogs and two pig badgers guarding the entrance of the ancestral hall did not send any danger signals to her, Zhu Badger walked into the porch with confidence, walked to the stone bench where Zhu Fanzi had stood, and observed it carefully for a while. Then he bent down and fumbled for a button in the shape of Zhu Fan. After pressing it, the hole opened with a "squeak" sound.

Zhu Badger did not go over to enter the cave entrance, but pressed the button again to close the cave entrance, then returned to the ancestral hall, opened the small door of the ancestral hall with the key he carried and entered the ancestral hall.

After entering the ancestral hall, Zhu Badger stood under the flagpole for a while. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he went over and knocked on the left and right concierges respectively.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo came out of the concierge where they lived and asked Zhu Badger if he had found the target. Zhu Badger nodded and led them out of the ancestral hall.

At this time, the fog began to rise, and although it was approaching dawn, the old house fell into darkness again. After groping her way to the porch, she fumbled to open the hole, but Zhu Badger did not go down. After the two old men went down, she sat on the stone bench equipped with a mechanism in the porch to watch the wind.

In the past, people would have gotten up and worked in the fields at this time. It was too hot in the summer, so we had to work more while the morning air cooled down. But for the past few months, there have been cries every night in the old house, which made everyone unable to sleep well and unable to get up in the morning. Zhu Shanzi should have gone to the top of Dongshan Mountain to take a morning bath at this time in the past. Now he has to play tricks every night and sleep all day long. After all, he is getting old.

But Zhu Badger still didn't expect that Zhu Fanzi would go out in high spirits the next morning, waving his folding fan. Later, according to Uncle Liu and Lu Bo's analysis, he was too proud, proud that he finally got the treasure he longed for.

This treasure is the object that Zhu Fanzi took out from the corner of Weasel's yard. Uncle Liu and Lu Bo said that this is a rare porcelain from the Ming Dynasty.

This piece of porcelain was fired during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. It is shaped like a wine pot, and its full name is "Blue and White Round Flower Ribbon Gourd Flat Vase". It is now very rare in the world and is considered a treasure.

The size and shape of [Blue and White Round Vase with Gourd and Ribbon] is indeed similar to that of an ordinary folding fan, and it is made of blue and white porcelain. The whole piece of porcelain has a delicate texture and exquisite firing. In particular, the round flower pattern on the bottle is classical and elegant, and the colors are soft and complex. The body of the flat bottle is decorated with a ribbon, which makes the whole piece of porcelain graceful and auspicious. Its value is far higher than that of similar blue and white porcelain.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo said that the "House Notes" of the old house records that Emperor Yongle specially sent someone to give Grandma Taizu a batch of blue and white porcelain in order to thank Grandma Taizu for saving Zhu Yuanzhang, including this [Blue and White Wheel Flower]. Ribbon gourd flat bottle].

Zhu Badger was puzzled, wondering how such a valuable piece of porcelain ended up at Weasel's house. Why was the weasel's family abandoned in the corner of the yard again?

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo analyzed that such a valuable piece of porcelain would not fall into the Weasel's house for no reason. It is very likely that the Weasel stole the blue and white porcelain while the old owner's house was being renovated while laying bricks. As for why the weasel family left it in the corner of the yard? It should just be a superficial phenomenon seen by Zhu Badger. It is more likely that Zhu Fanzi stole this blue and white porcelain from Weasel's house before, hid it in the corner of the yard, and then stole it out of Weasel's house when it was convenient.

Zhu Badger agreed with Uncle Liu and Lu Bo's analysis, and thought of the scene where Zhu Fanzi sneaked into Weasel's house and made fun of Huang Doujiang, and asked Uncle Liu and Lu Bo: "Does the sick cat family have similar treasures?"

"Who is Sick Cat?" "Which family is Sick Cat?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo looked at Zhu Badger at the same time.

Zhu Badger smiled and said: "The sick cat is Zhu Hu, the nickname given to it by Dan'er."

"Dan'er..." "Dan'er..." Zhu Badger mentioned Dan'er. Uncle Liu and Lu Bo fell into sadness, with tears in their eyes.

Zhu Badger didn't want to make the two old men too sad, so he continued to ask: "Do you think Zhu Hu's family may have the same treasure hidden in it?"

"Why did you think of Zhu Hu's house?" "Do you have any clues?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo wiped away the tears from their eyes and asked Zhu Badger.

Zhu Badger said: "Zhu Hu's grandfather and father were both the bosses of the village. I heard from the old people that they were very powerful at that time. They might have the opportunity to enter and exit the main house at will. In that case, they could easily lead the sheep or deliberately It's not impossible to steal some of the treasures in the main house. Also, Zhu Fanzi may have another purpose for being intimate with Xianyanpo, just like he was intimate with Huang Doujiang."

"There is a possibility that if there is no benefit, it is not possible to start early. Zhu Shanzi, a hypocrite, may do dirty things that go against human ethics in order to achieve his goal." "There is also Lan Yuliu, she cannot live in Zhu Hu's house for no reason. Even if the cross-eyed mother-in-law's relative has a position in the county, she won't live in his house because she is a germophobe." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo further analyzed.

Zhu Badger felt that the two old men's analysis was correct, and followed their thinking and said: "In this case, Tian Lezi's family should also have similar treasures, otherwise Lan Yuliu would not be able to compromise and live in their home."

"It makes sense. Tian Laizi was a militia captain, and he might have taken advantage of the conflict between Yunshan and Yunhe." "Taking advantage of the situation and looting was entirely the work of people like Tian Laizi. In this way, so much of the old house owner's house was lost. There will be a trace for the treasure." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo were angry and relieved at the same time.

Zhu Badger asked: "How many treasures were lost in the old house?"

"During this period, we, together with your father and your mother, made a list based on the book "House Notes" about the old house, and we are preparing to hand it over to you." "All the items on this list are extremely valuable, and some are even for Priceless treasures, you must trace them back if you have the chance." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo each took out two pieces of paper from their personal pockets and handed them to Zhu Badger.

Zhu Badger took the list from Uncle Liu and Lu Bo, read it carefully and gritted his teeth in anger. When Uncle Liu and Lu Bo came out of Zhu Fanzi's cellar and told Zhu Badger that Zhu Fan had hidden all kinds of treasures from the old house, they were already filled with hatred.

After Uncle Liu and Lu Bo entered the cellar where Zhu Shanzi hid the treasures, they immediately counted all the treasures and destroyed all the ambush mechanisms to prevent Zhu Fanzi from jumping over the wall and destroying these treasures. At the same time, after getting to the ground, he adjusted the button under the stone bench. If Zhu Fanzi tried to open the cellar door according to the original method, he would only hurt his hand.

Zhu Badger noticed that Zhu Shanzi went out in high spirits and jumped on the wall to show off, so he asked Daylily to call Lazui Po over to make the recipe, and planned to attack Zhu Shanzi while Lazui Po was doing it. As a result, Daylily and Zhu Shanzi had a conflict, and Zhu Badger He just took the opportunity to beat Zhu Fanzi half to death to buy time to transport out the treasures he had hidden in the cellar.

Now Zhu Badger is holding the list of stolen treasures in the old house owner's house, and he can't calm down for a long time. On the one hand, he is grateful and admired for the two old men, Uncle Liu and Lu Bo, who have silently done so many things. I thought the two old kids were laughing and joking all day long, not serious, they just pushed cups and changed cups. On the other hand, the old owner's house has lost so many treasures. No wonder his own father blames himself and says he has no face to return to the old owner's house.

As the new heroine of the old house, Badger Zhu is determined to track down all the missing treasures. She must also track them down, otherwise her plan to protect the old house cannot be considered a complete success, let alone truly make the old house shine again. .

Spring is passing and summer is coming, and summer is about to pass. Zhu Badger is brewing a plan to protect his old house during this summer. The summer in Donkeybu Village is not as hot as the county and provincial capitals, but the sun is a bit fierce at noon, and cicadas will chirp on the willow trees in Taipingtang for a while. In the evening, a gust of mountain breeze blew, and it cooled down instantly. I still had to cover myself with a quilt at night.

The plan to protect the old house that Zhu Badger has been brewing this summer is divided into three steps. The first step is being implemented, and the second step is waiting for an opportunity, which is also the most difficult step. There should be no problem with the third step. She can have the final say then.

Zhu Badger has not told anyone about this old house protection plan, including her most respected Yushu Linfeng, her biological father. Because Zhu Badger believed that Zhu Yunshan, Ma Yaksha, Uncle Liu, and Lu Bo should also have a protection plan, but they had been implementing it silently and did not want to do it in a big way. Then there is no need to speak out about her protection plan, as long as she implements it silently.

Zhu Badger believes that his protection plan will definitely not conflict with the protection plan of his own father and others, and maybe it can be more perfect and make the old house shine again as soon as possible.

"Summer summer passes quietly,
Keep a little secret.

Press the bottom of my heart, press the bottom of my heart,

can not tell you.

The evening breeze blows and warms my heart,
I think of you again.

How sweet, how sweet,

How could we forget?

Can't forget you,
Write you in the diary..."

Zhu Badger heard this song when she was working in the provincial capital and liked it very much. Now it is sometimes played on the speakers in the village, and she can't help but sing along.

Summer is about to pass, and Zhu Badger has indeed left many secrets, big and small, in her heart. Some secrets belong to the girl herself, and some secrets are related to the safety of the old house and the life and death of some people. She cannot follow them. Just say it casually.

Zhu Badger has no one to write in her diary, and she has no habit of writing a diary. If you really want to write it, there cannot be only one person who can write it in the diary, Yushu Linfeng Zhu Yunshan, Ma Yasha Liu Ruyu, Daner Zhu Jingzhai, Huanhuanxixi Lu Huan, the old children Uncle Liu and Lu Bo, etc. Wait, there are many, many people she wants to write about...

During this summer, Zhu Badger would meet Zhu Yunshan almost every day, usually under the cool moonlight of summer nights, sitting with him on the canopy of the borneol camphor tree, watching the stars and planning the future.

The future planned by Zhu Yunshan is very simple, that is, the old house is safe, Ma Yaksha is safe, Zhu Badger is safe, and all relatives are safe...

The future planned by Zhu Badger is very poetic. If it can be realized, it will not only be beautiful, it will be like heaven and earth...

"Summer has passed, she should make some big moves, you have to be prepared."

"I'm ready and waiting for her to come back at any time."

"She will definitely come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival. According to the news I got, she will stay for a while."

"Okay, I just want her to stay, just because I'm afraid she'll run faster than a rabbit."

"She should be fully prepared when she comes back this time. Maybe the old house will really be demolished."

"It's impossible. It's absolutely impossible for the old house to be demolished."

"The ancestral hall cannot be demolished, but the old house may not be preserved."

"Aren't the two old kids working hard all the time? Aren't you working hard too?"

"Working hard does not mean success. After all, only the ancestral hall in the old house has preservation value. This time, only the ancestral hall is listed as a cultural protection unit."

"The main house, isn't the main house still well preserved? Why can't the main house be listed as a cultural protection unit?"

"The main house seems to you to be well-preserved, but compared with before, only your room and study are still relatively well-preserved. The rest were damaged too much in those years."

"I don't care, I must protect the old house and keep it safe. I can't let the old house be demolished like that."

"She has spent a lot of money, done enough homework, and formed a series of complete plans. The superiors have basically agreed with her plan."

"I have a plan too, don't you guys have a plan too? I don't believe we can't defeat her."

"How can we just have a plan at any time? The first thing we need to make a plan come true is money. Our plan is like this, isn't your plan the same? Your plan will definitely need more money than ours, a lot of money. ”

"Of course, this is one of the main reasons why I didn't tell you the plan, and you must be the same. But it depends on man-made things. I don't believe that Huang Okra can do it. We can't do it. The eyes of those people above can't be the same. They are all charcoal drawings.”

"Of course the people above understand that there are many people, but I'm afraid that by the time they understand, her plan has been implemented, which means that her conspiracy has succeeded, and there is nothing you can do to save her."

"Don't worry, I won't let her conspiracy succeed. My plan will definitely be more perfect than hers."

"I hope so. In fact, I can guess your plan to some extent, so I didn't tell you our plan, because compared to your plan, our plan can only be regarded as a helpless solution."

"Well, you haven't told me your plan for a long time, so I know that you are just thinking of a retreat, a last resort strategy for preservation, and I must move forward, I must go further."

"I also know that you didn't tell us your plan because you were worried that we would say you were too ambitious and unrealistic."

"No, I don't want you to worry about me, I don't want you to bear too much pressure, and I don't want you to be troubled anymore."

"Can you do it alone?"

"Yes, it must be possible."

"Don't need our help?"

"Aren't you guys always helping me? Dad, as long as you continue to help me protect the safety around my old house."

"What about me?" "What about us?" Ma Yasha, Uncle Liu, and Lu Bo appeared.

Zhu Badger smiled and replied: "Just keep doing what you do, because you are already doing very well. Of course, I hope you will strive to do better."