There are several bedrooms, all of the same size, and we can't tell which one is the master bedroom and which one is the guest room, so we can only go in randomly.
There are two types of beds in the bedroom. One is an antique canopy bed, which has a cover on the top of the bed and can be lowered to cover the bed. The other is probably made by a worker, which is a bit similar to Japanese tatami , but it is much higher than that, and the bottom of the bed can be used as a storage space.
The quilts on the bed are still there, but this is not surprising, because Qin Yiheng said that when moving, the quilts are generally not taken away. I don't want to sleep in dirty beds after the house becomes empty.
In metaphysics, this quilt is a thing that can block the yin and qi, which is why even if there are ghosts pressing the bed, no filth will get into the bed to oppress people. In other words, many people feel safe when they hide under the quilt at night, which makes sense not only in psychology, but also in metaphysics. According to legend, many upper-body people cover their heads and feet with quilts, and then splash water on the quilts to make the dirt recede. Although this method is not a panacea, it does have some effects.
That kind of canopy bed is so heavy that Qin Yiheng and I tried our best to move it away. However, to our disappointment, there was nothing but dust under the bed. Qin Yiheng was not reconciled, and even lifted the bedding, but he still didn't find it.
The two of them worked hard for two full hours, and I was so tired that I ate some vegetarian food left by the man before I recovered.
Qin Yiheng was very energetic. While I was eating, he continued to look around by himself. Unexpectedly, he didn't look for long before calling me over.
I followed his voice to find him, and saw him stop by the bed made by the worker, and the quilt on the bed had been lifted by him.
When I looked down, I couldn't help but let out a "huh", because it was very strange that there were two pictures pasted on the bed board under the mattress.
I know this painting, it is Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, in short, they are the two door gods. This custom of sticking door gods exists all over the country, and it is often seen on weekdays. It's just that I'm surprised, these things are all pasted on the door, why did the old man stick them here
Thinking about it this way, I felt chills all over my body, and the more I looked at the bed board, the more weird I felt, and I thought, this bed board can be opened, is it a door when it is closed? Is there a tunnel under the bed
I wanted to discuss it with Qin Yiheng, but he didn't want to talk to me. He squinted his eyes for a long time, and then stepped forward to lift the bed.
He didn't greet me at all before he made this move, which startled me and took a step back. Seeing that there was nothing abnormal after the bed board was lifted, I leaned forward to see what was inside.
As soon as I looked over, I was stunned. Qin Yiheng must have been very surprised. I saw the corners of his mouth twitching. Because there is a wardrobe lying horizontally under the bed board. This wardrobe is not an ordinary wardrobe, but the one we have seen in the ancestral hall.
The bed itself was made very high, and the ground may have been dug down, so the wardrobe was well hidden. There is no binding on the wardrobe, and it is not known whether it was opened by the old man early in the morning, or it is just like this.
Not knowing if it was because of nervousness, Qin Yiheng took a deep breath before stepping forward to touch the wardrobe. He didn't dare to open it hastily, but stood back and said: "From the outside, there doesn't seem to be any evil or filth in the closet. But there is one thing, this is very likely to be the core of the whole trap, and it has been tampered with." , It’s normal for people not to feel Yin Qi. After opening it for a while, if you get caught, leave me alone, run first, don’t hold me back.”
Qin Yiheng's words were very serious, like last words, and his expression was also very serious, so I didn't know what to say, so I could only nod to him. Seeing me nodding, he nodded back twice, turned around, told me to step back, and then bent down and opened the door of the closet.
When opening a door, Qin Yiheng paused, not sure if he was cautious or because he saw something, then opened another door, and he didn't move again. The air became tense in an instant. I didn't dare to move, I didn't dare to run, and I didn't dare to go forward, so I could only wait like this. After waiting for a cigarette, I saw Qin Yiheng stretching out his hand to signal me to go over.
I hurried forward to take a look, and was also stunned.
The first thing I looked at was the door of the closet. To my surprise, there was no painting on the inside of the door of this closet like the one in Qin Yiheng's house. The content of the painting was shoveled away.
I'm disappointed because, for us, the most important clues to this wardrobe are the paintings on the door, and now we can only look inside the wardrobe.
When I was just standing aside, I also tried to guess what was in the closet. I even made the worst plan, thinking that pulling the door might be some kind of mechanism.
But after looking at it, I found that the wardrobe was filled with soil, and it was so full that if there was more soil, the wardrobe door would not be able to close tightly.
The soil seems to have been sifted, the soil is very fine, and the color is yellowish. I don't know if it is the soil itself or something is buried in it.
Qin Yiheng also looked at it for a long time with straight eyes, and finally came back to his senses and grabbed a little soil with his hands to look at it carefully, and then smelled it with his nose.
I asked him if the soil was not clean. He curled his lips at me, then actually bit his middle finger, and inserted it directly into the soil. The soil is very fine, and it is not difficult to insert it.
However, the more I looked at it, the more I felt that it was not an easy matter. Biting the middle finger is a very scatter move, and usually the tactic of self-harm is only used when there is a last resort, so I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
I glanced at Qin Yiheng's expression, and it didn't look like there was any danger, so I could only comfort myself and watch patiently.
Qin Yiheng moved very quickly. After pulling out his finger, he stretched out his tongue and licked the bloody dirt on his fingertip. After thinking for a while, he told me that these soils are called "two liang" in alchemy. This "two" is the commonly used measurement unit "two" in our country.
The reason why it is called "Two Liang" also has a reason. Usually one year after the new grave, the family members go to sweep the grave on the first memorial day of the deceased. The broken soil swept from the grave is called "one tael". It is five coins.
This "money" is also a unit of weight in the old days. Ten qian is equal to one tael, so it takes three years of tomb-sweeping to make up enough two taels.
Although the weight of crushed soil will definitely exceed two liang, people in the field still call it that, and there is a reason for this. Because this "two liang" does not simply refer to weight, but refers to the function, two liang, two two, that is, four, these grave mounds are used to bury the four right places outside the home. It is said that the official family cannot move the house where the "two liang" is buried. In short, the family members will not suffer lawsuits in the future.
Not only that, if the family has already been involved in lawsuits, if they have the opportunity, they will do everything possible to get enough "two liang" to bury it.
It is worth mentioning that if there are plants that have already bloomed on the grave, the soil will have no effect, especially those with red flowers. If you don't know and take soil and bury it as "two liang", the family will soon be devastated.
In ancient times, unless there was a mortal enmity, ordinary hatred was killing a living person to vent your anger, and it would not easily move the soil on someone's grave. First, it is really wicked; second, it is actually not very auspicious. Therefore, usually no one is willing to touch it except for their own family members. However, I heard that some tomb robbers will get some before the start of work. It should be a psychological comfort not to be caught by the officials.
As he said that, Qin Yiheng sighed with emotion, saying that "two liang" is rarely heard now, because the cremation policy has been implemented for many years, and there are few grave mounds, and it seems simple and easy to sweep the grave mounds. Few are willing to persist. What's more, it's not like the big houses and courtyards in the old days. Even if there are "two liang", I don't know where they are buried, so this kind of thing can basically only be left over from history and is gradually abandoned.
After finishing speaking, he took out a wet towel, wiped the bitten middle finger, and continued to tell me that the "two liang" is after all the grave soil, which will have yin energy, and he doesn't know if there is any mystery under the soil, just to be on the safe side , I can only bite my fingers and try it out.
After listening to the explanation, I haven't turned the corner in my mind for a while. Although Qin Yiheng had guessed the origin of the soil, what was the soil used for? According to him, it is not difficult to collect this thing, but it is not easy to say simple. Where are the graves now? Even if there is, shouldn't this grave belong to the old man's own relatives? There is so much soil in this closet, not to mention leveling the grave, at least a lot must be dug up. Or is it that the old man has lost many relatives, so he collects a little from each grave? The old man is not young anymore, it is possible.
What is even more unpredictable is, isn't this thing collected for the purpose of burying it to avoid lawsuits? How did the old man pile up in the closet