It was already dawn, so I had to get up and take a shower. In the mirror, my eyes are bloodshot. When I entered the industry earlier, Qin Yiheng said that long-term contact with unclean things can easily shorten my lifespan. Looking at the current posture, I am afraid that I will die early.
After waiting at home for a while, Qin Yiheng called me and told me to go downstairs. When I got downstairs and got into his car, I didn't wait for him to speak, I just talked about yesterday's experience, and after I finished speaking, I hurriedly stuffed the square seal that the old man gave me yesterday into his hand. I did this not because I was angry, but because I really didn't have enough sleep, and I was afraid that if I didn't speak up now, I would be dizzy and more prone to omissions.
After hearing this, Qin Yiheng turned off the ignition of the car, held the square seal and looked at it for a long time, and finally asked me: "Didn't the old man say what his name is?"
I shook my head and said, "It's not that I'm incompetent, that old man's city is too deep." After I finished speaking, I asked, "What is this square seal for?"
Qin Yiheng raised the seal a little higher, looked at it a few times against the sun, and said, "This thing is not an evil thing. Under the seal is a very simple rune to suppress evil spirits. But because of its simplicity, this thing It's a little strange." As he said, he turned the seal over, pointed to the runes on it, and told me that this kind of runes is widely used, not only Taoists can use it, but also many great immortals who invite the upper body of the gods can use it, and even some of them are not uniform. Old men and old ladies who have seen the world can write it, and the strokes are not complicated. If you memorize it with a little attention, you can remember it. It is a very popular type of rune. But because of this, it is really too simple. Logically speaking, it should not be engraved into a seal. Anyone can write it, and it is easy to write. Engraving a seal is superfluous.
Throughout the ages, some runes have indeed been engraved into seals, but there are only a handful of them, and there were also some specific uses at that time, so they had to be engraved for use. Speaking of this, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and told me that he may have guessed the meaning of this seal, that is, the user of this seal needs to make a lot of soul-suppressing and evil-suppressing actions in a very short period of time. Fu, handwriting is too late, so I came up with such an idea.
Qin Yiheng curled his lips, gave a "tsk", and continued, but he couldn't figure out what would require so many soul-suppressing charms, and it would take a harsh time. This is really outrageous, because each household only uses one of this kind of talisman. Although it is not harmful to use too much, it has no value-added effect.
His analysis reminded me, I thought this thing is used to mass-produce spells? Did someone in the know take over a big job to show a building or a community a unified look at the house stickers? I thought about it again, since the old man found me and was so secretive, could it be that in the end he wanted me to find a house with many soul suppressing charms? It's just that the old man's reminder was very vague, so I asked Qin Yiheng, what was the meaning of the old man asking me to find the same thing
Qin Yiheng lit a cigarette, thought for a while, shook his head, and sighed: "I'm afraid there will be no conclusion on this thing for the time being. According to your description, it is certain that the old man has a problem, and if the hat is really kept with Cripple Liu If the bottom one is the same, I am afraid that this old man is probably the reason why Liu Laizi disappeared. The water in the middle is really unfathomable."
Hearing his emotion, I was not very touched, maybe because I was too sleepy. Many people who have stayed up all night know that if you wake up after sleeping for an hour or two like me, it is better to not sleep to wake up your mind. I also lit a cigarette and took a long puff before I realized that Qin Yiheng was pretending to be a ghost before he came and asked me what I should buy. Also, he was fine yesterday, why did he disappear for a day
When asked, he threw away the cigarette butt, started the car, took a deep breath, and told me: "After waking up yesterday, I accidentally discovered that the Spring Festival couplets given by Fang Wanjin were not written by Fang Wanjin! He is famous for measuring characters, so his calligraphy skills are naturally not too bad, and he is a person who likes to show off his face. Spring couplets are a tool for him to show off his brushwork, and he has always written them by himself, especially for friends like this. I am worried that there will be What’s wrong, I hurried to find Fang Wanjin, but the old man’s shop was closed, and I asked the surrounding shops, and they all said that the old man left a message and wanted to go back to his hometown to buy, and he would not come back until he bought enough.”
"I'm afraid something might happen to Fang Wanjin. I drove to the train station, the airport, and the long-distance bus station to inquire all day, but there was no news of the old man. When I gave up in the middle of the night and was about to go home, suddenly Come to think of it, if Fang Wanjin stays, traveling far is not the point, the point is to buy enough things." Speaking of this, Qin Yiheng tilted his head and looked at me seriously, and said, "When I didn't have any free time before, I actually put such a I forgot the important things. Today is the day when Cage Street opens!" After speaking, before I could ask any questions, I started the car and set off.
He started to drive very fast. The road from my house is very narrow, which is a test of skill. For a while, I didn't dare to open my mouth to ask him what Cage Street was. I looked at the oil gauge, and there was only half a tank of oil left. I reckoned that he was not far away, so I didn't ask him at all. I thought about waiting until I got there.
Sure enough, Qin Yiheng didn't intend to leave the city, but just drove around the city in a random circle, and then went straight to the development zone in the west of the city.
On the way, I was still thinking, why have I lived in this city for more than 20 years, although I seldom drive by myself, but at least I can walk almost the same way, why have I never heard of such a place as Cage Street? As a result, when the car was parked at the place, I realized that the place we came to was not a street at all, but a very narrow alley, the kind that cars couldn’t drive in. On the edge of the development zone, two rows of farmers in the suburbs built it themselves. in the middle of the room.
After getting out of the car, Qin Yiheng didn't explain, and just took me inside. There were already seven or eight people in the alley, and they were all gathered together. It was impossible to tell what they were watching from the outside.
The two of us squeezed a place apart and stood there, and then I saw a long case in the middle, with several bird cages on it, and each bird cage contained a wooden box, some big and some small.
The group of people around were all pointing at the side, but no one touched it.
I was a little confused when I saw it. Is this the legendary black market transaction? Wouldn't it be some antique or something stolen from an ancient tomb? I figured out why this place is called Cage Street, because other people buy things for plastic bags, but here they buy things for bird cages
I wanted to ask Qin Yiheng, but when he saw that I was about to speak, he motioned for me not to speak, and even handed me a cigarette, which kind of blocked my mouth. Seeing him like this, I can only smoke and wait and see.
When the cigarettes were almost finished, two more people squeezed in from the crowd. Both of them were fat, and one was fatter than the other. The cage swayed a few times, similar to the way an old man walks a bird in the park in the morning.
After he finished shaking the birdcages one by one and put them away, he went out from the crowd, leaving the other fat man behind, looked around and cleared his throat.
The more I look at it, the more interesting it becomes. I know the case of placing a bird cage. I learned about it after watching a TV show about treasures. This thing is not a table, but a case used by literati in ancient times to look at paintings. There is also a bamboo birdcage on it, which can be regarded as traditional Chinese culture no matter what. Now this fat man is clearing his throat to sing Peking Opera? Are all the people in the circle fanciers
Unexpectedly, after the fat man cleared his throat, the people surrounding the case all took several steps back in unison. Qin Yiheng also tugged at me and told me to back off together.
Then, the fat man standing in front of the case opened his mouth, pointed to the first bird cage and asked, "Is this?"
Immediately one person in the crowd responded. The fat man nodded, made a gesture, and asked the person who responded to come out. That person stepped forward to carry the birdcage, and followed the fat man to a self-built house in a single courtyard behind him. After waiting for about ten minutes, the fat man came out again, still pointing to the second cage and asking, "Is this going to be released?"
There was still one person in the crowd who responded this time, and went out as usual, carrying the birdcage, and followed the fat man into the yard. After a while, the fat man came out again.
I was completely dizzy. I took a closer look just now when I was close. This bird cage is not new. There are even a lot of bird droppings in several bird cages, and the wooden box inside does not seem to be a new object. Son. What the hell is this thing for? What did the fat man say? I think this posture looks a bit like an auction!
Qin Yiheng stared at the fat man intently. When the fat man opened his mouth to ask about the third birdcage, he responded directly with "Let go", stood out of the crowd, and told me to follow the fat man carrying the birdcage into the yard.
When I entered the yard, I realized that most of the yard was covered with shacks. There were many bird cages inside, and some were covered with red cloth. However, judging from the outline, there were countless bird cages. I don't have time to take a closer look. I don't know if there is a wooden box in every cage. Anyway, as far as I can see, there is a wooden box inside. This place is getting more and more evil, making it look like a flower, bird, fish and insect market, but the things inside don't match at all.
We didn't have time to think about it. We walked across the yard and entered the house. The fatter fat man was sitting in a place in the living room and waiting. When he saw us coming in, he nodded his head as a greeting, and then moved out a pos from the side. machine. Qin Yiheng was also unambiguous, and swiped his card as soon as he stepped forward.
I glanced at the amount displayed on the POS machine, and it was quite a lot, tens of thousands. I thought to myself that his mother is so expensive, isn't Qin Yiheng here to gamble again
However, I couldn't ask in front of the two fat guys. I had to wait for him to swipe his card and take me out through the other door of the self-built house before I patted him and asked him what the hell was going on.