Mystery Leaks

Chapter 142 Weird Calm

"Let's go back, there might be something coming here to investigate, it's better to leave early." Huang Mao said.

We nodded, and then Hu Lai identified the position and started the return journey.

During this trip, the dialogue between myself and Chen Laogen was fruitful, and I had a relatively clear framework for all the strange things that happened.As the conspiracies surface one by one, you only need to check them one by one to know a lot of things.

As for the details, more discoveries are needed to fill them in.

The most uncomfortable thing is naturally Hu Lai. He chased the python for half a year, but he was caught first by others. Don't talk about how depressed he was, it was like being cuckolded.

When we went there, it took us almost a day, and it was even longer when we went back. We didn't return to the village until it was dark.

I didn't rest well for two days and two nights, I was so tired that I was completely paralyzed when I lay on the bed, I touched the TV before I lay down, it was warm, Lu Ningxiang had been here at night, and the bed smelled of her obviously.

Gradually, she also came when I was not at home.

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This time I slept until it was dark in the afternoon, Meng Shuisheng explained his business for the past two days, and then went back.

I made some supper, couldn't sleep after eating, and had nothing to do.

So I turned on the computer and started a comprehensive search for everything about the Nanyue Kingdom, including all official histories and folk unofficial histories.

Especially Zhao Tuo and Mrs. Jin Di.

The more I looked at it, the more I frowned. The Nanyue Kingdom was really not simple. The official history dismissed it, but the unofficial history and folklore had a very strong stroke on it.

Strictly speaking, the Nanyue Kingdom was a colonial regime of the Han people in the Central Plains to the ancient Yue nation, but it was integrated very well. It was also the first time in history that the Baiyue area was developed in a political situation.

The 50 Great Qin Pianshi, although not as good as the Great Wall Corps led by Meng Tian at that time, was still a strong force.Since ancient times, the Qin army has endured hard battles. They overcame the unacceptable water and soil, the unfamiliar terrain, and the poisonous insects and beasts. They expanded thousands of kilometers southward and directly hit the coast of the South China Sea, basically laying the foundation for the future China.

The culture of the Central Plains and the wild culture of Lingnan collided and absorbed each other, and many stories have been handed down.

The most legendary is the Lady Jindi. According to folklore, she is the maid of the ancient god Nuwa, who can control ten thousand snakes and is the patron saint of Baiyue. Until now, there are many temples dedicated to her in the Lingnan area.

Legend has it that once her golden flute is played, countless snakes will descend from the sky, making the enemy frightened and repelling the attacks of the old enemy Miao people many times.Baiyue used to be a nation called the ancient Yue people. Their old enemy was the Miao people located in Hunan and Guizhou.

Unfortunately, the ancient Yue nationality was completely integrated into the Han nationality and disappeared, while the Miao nationality has remained to this day.The snakes of Baiyue and the Gu of the Miao people are the two things that the Han people fear most when they go south.

After the founding of the Nanyue Kingdom, Zhao Tuo became the king, and Mrs. Jindi was the empress of the country. She served as the high priest, and her power was equal to that of the king.

But the strange thing is that Zhao Tuo's death record is very clear, such as when he died, how he was buried in a hidden way, etc., but Mrs. Jin Di didn't mention a word, and disappeared inexplicably.There are only some accompanying myths, saying that Mrs. Jindi ascended to heaven and returned to the Goddess Nuwa.

This kind of legend is obviously not credible, because there are traces of cultural integration.

Nuwa is a typical Han culture. The ancient Yue people did not have this thing. The biggest reason why they can be attached together is that Nuwa has a human body and a snake body, which is similar to the image of the golden flute lady snake girl, so later generations compiled such a relationship.

It symbolizes the fusion of cultures with each other.

After that, I searched for a long time, and most of the things I found were duplicates, so I gave up.

I can't help but wonder, should I find a serious old scholar to talk about the affairs of South Vietnam?

There are specializations in the art field, and some people who are engaged in history know far more than those who come from the Internet, and they are accurate.

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For a long period of time, Jinpen Township was quiet. I thought that the iron box would be taken out, and there would be a big commotion, but it turned out to be calm.It even gave me an illusion that the weird things have passed and life has returned to peace.

Huang Mao returned to his old business, made Internet cafes his home every day, and hung out with Liu Erlong day and night. Cao Nan played half of the time with them, and half of the time followed Hu Lai to learn how to catch insects. He even went out to practice for a while, saying that Hu Lai found out about it. The news of the python; but it didn't take long to come back, because it was empty.

I do business every day, feeding the silver-eyed mandrill who doesn't know when to feed it. Meng Shuisheng has started school and has to go to school, so the business can only be done by myself.

During this period, Lu Ningxiang came here frequently. Not only could she speak, but she could even understand TV. She became more and more like a real person.

But I checked, and she still has no temperature and no heartbeat.

After about a month like this, when the door just opened this morning, Meng Shuisheng happened to pass by the door with a schoolbag on his back, and shouted at me: "Brother Leizi."

"Have you had breakfast?" I asked casually. This kid is a bit domineering. The other students would go to morning self-study before dawn. .

At the beginning, the teachers at the school would still say a few words about him, but later they let him go. There is no way, Xueba has sufficient privileges in school.He has already begun to read the textbooks of the second year of high school, and often uses my computer to find teaching videos for high school on the Internet.

"Eat." Meng Shuisheng said, but obviously hesitated, lying.

"Eat and eat again!" I didn't bother to poke him, closed the store door, and took him to the vegetable market for breakfast.

He has a bad habit of always skipping breakfast. The reason is that during the years when his aunt was "ill" and her physical strength was not good, and the third uncle had to go to early work again, so many times he was asked to make it himself, and he simply didn't eat it. up.

It's fine to call him lazy, and it's fine to call her filial. In short, it's a habit.

While eating, I was wondering if I should send him directly to the high school in the county seat instead of letting him stay in the village, it's too dangerous, the last time the incident with the dead dog almost caused a catastrophe.Anyway, the current junior high school is a waste of time for him.

And the last time the ghost in the tomb attacked the third uncle's family, it also scared me enough. The third uncle and aunt can't leave, but he can.

So I told him about the idea of ​​skipping a grade and going directly to high school.

Meng Shuisheng thought for a while, then nodded, and said, "But I want to discuss it with my dad."

"I'll talk to your dad. You go to the school to say hello to the teacher. First, make a foundation. After the village is settled, I'll find someone to go to the county to make connections." I said.

"Okay." Meng Shuisheng agreed. He was bored and had nothing to do in school.

After breakfast, I went to my third uncle's house. He was rarely at home today and was repairing tools in the tool shed.I told me about wanting Meng Shuisheng to skip a grade and enter high school. The third uncle nodded after thinking about it, and said, "If you can walk, it's fine."

I am secretly happy, as long as he agrees, it will be easy for the school.

As for the high schools in the county, it would be a fool not to accept a child prodigy. It would be great to go to the Little Red House.

After chatting with my third uncle, I went to the old house.Although the old house is no longer inhabited, it is the ancestral house after all, and the tablet of grandfather is still inside, so it needs to be cleaned.

I first put a stick of incense on Grandpa's memorial tablet, and then began to sweep the ashes on the altar, and when I picked up the incense altar, I found that there seemed to be something carved on the leg of the incense altar.

I hurriedly wiped it with a rag, and couldn't help being surprised, it turned out to be a gourd-shaped engraving.

This symbol is so familiar to me, it is engraved on all the homemade gifts my grandpa gave me.

In the beginning, it originated from a water hyacinth filled with water, and there were still paintings of villains on it. I liked it very much, and later it became a meaningful symbol.

I don't get it, why did this symbol appear on Huitan's leg?Could it be that this gray altar is weird?

My heart couldn't help but start to speed up, and my intuition told me that grandpa wouldn't carve this mark randomly, so there must be some meaning!
The most important thing is that Chen Laogen said that my grandfather would definitely arrange for me to be a back-up in case I accidentally enter the legal business, but something happened, and the back-up didn't show up at all.

I also feel that Grandpa shouldn't leave nothing to me, maybe, it's just that I didn't realize it, and I missed it.

Without further ado, I immediately found a cup to replace the incense altar and took it down.

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(End of this chapter)