Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 394: Suspicion and Meeting Mr. Tuo

Whenever I did something wrong as a child, my grandfather would make me kneel down with a feather duster.

After I kneeled down, my grandfather would ask me sternly whether I was wrong.

If you insist that you are right, you will be hit hard with the feather duster.

Even if you admit your mistake directly, you will still get hit with a feather duster.

But it will be much lighter.

At this moment, grandpa suddenly raised the feather duster.

That means I must have done something he thought was wrong.

But I didn't do anything!

What went wrong?

I knelt in front of my grandfather while thinking about it.

call!

Snapped!

The feather duster hit me hard with a whistling sound.

I was gritting my teeth in pain.

But he endured the pain and didn't cry out.

I was wondering why my grandfather used family discipline against me directly.

Well, the feather duster is a family rule in my family.

In the past, before my grandfather started to punish me, he would always give me a lot of lectures to let me know where I was wrong.

This time, it was unusual and he didn't give me any profound advice, leaving me with no idea where I went wrong.

clap clap!

He slapped me twice more.

Grandpa panted and said, "I tried my best to let your child study, so that he can understand the world!"

"I didn't ask you to dig up graves and bring shame to our ancestors!"

I was completely stunned.

Grandpa found out about the tomb robbery?!

Fuck!

Who leaked the news?!

Boss Dong?

Impossible, he definitely wouldn't say that.

My mind was full of flashes of people I had met in Hong Kong.

Uncle Chen? Yip Hon? Inspector Cao?

Or is it Lin Wei who wanted to win me over to open up antique channels?

After thinking about everyone, I felt that it was unlikely that any of them would say anything nonsense to my grandfather.

I steeled myself, held my head high and chest puffed out, pretending to be righteous.

He said loudly: "Master, who told you that?"

"No matter how ignorant I am, I will never engage in the business of digging graves!"

"Whoever told you this lie? I can confront him face to face!"

"I swear to heaven that if I dig up graves, I will be struck by lightning!"

I don’t know if it was the righteous look that worked, or the words that swore to the heavens that worked.

Grandpa's angry old face softened.

The raised feather duster was also placed on the kang.

"Hmph!" Grandpa snorted heavily.

Staring at me with those old eyes that see through the world.

I know I can't feel guilty at this time.

Try to look grandpa in the eye with clear eyes.

When we look at each other, every second feels like a year.

I just hope grandpa will look away quickly.

I don't know if it was one or two minutes.

Grandpa finally lowered his eyelids and whispered, "Did it hurt?"

"Don't blame me for being so harsh. I'm really afraid your child will go astray!"

"There has never been a criminal in our family for eighteen generations."

"Only your father...Alas!"

"Your father's actions weren't considered criminal."

I felt relieved.

Finally I managed to get away with it.

"My grandfather taught me that I would never commit any crime."

"Boss Dong and I are engaged in legitimate import and export business."

"He takes such good care of our family because he sees that I'm hardworking and down-to-earth."

Grandpa narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Speaking of which, Boss Dong has been very kind to our family. I am able to save my life thanks to his help."

"But you can only know a person's face but not his heart!"

"Kid, you've learned a lot of history from Professor Zhang."

"Why did Mengchangjun keep retainers and Wu Qi suck out sores on his soldiers?"

"Isn't it just to make the retainers and soldiers fight for their lives?"

"I was at the Hong Kong Island Hospital and heard that Boss Dong was an antique dealer who specialized in collecting antiques dug out of tombs and selling them abroad!"

“I got scared after hearing that!”

"I'm afraid he's treating us so well because he's treating you like a retainer!"

"I'm afraid he'll make you do something that'll get you killed!"

"Kid, be careful when you go out."

"Especially when I'm with Boss Dong."

"Be sure to be careful and cautious. No matter what you are asked to do, think it over first!"

“Whenever you feel something is not right, find a way to push it away.”

"Actually, the best thing to do is not to work with him."

"But I owe him such a big favor, and there's also the medical expenses..."

My grandfather's words put my mind at ease.

It seems that someone is gossiping.

He overheard people talking about Boss Dong and knew that Boss Dong was a cultural relic dealer, so he was worried that I would dig up graves for Boss Dong.

He was right to worry.

But without solid evidence, I can't admit my guilt even if I have to bear the brunt of the blame...

I thought to myself: Grandpa, don’t worry, I will be extremely careful and cautious in the future.

The identity of the tomb robber will not be exposed.

I won’t let you worry about me.

"Master, I've taken note of everything you said."

"I will use my brain when doing things from now on."

"By the way, I want to take some time to visit my grandpa's house."

When I mentioned the three words "grandfather's house", my voice lowered involuntarily.

Because I don’t know my grandfather’s attitude towards my grandfather’s family.

Grandpa never mentioned my mother again after she left.

Not even a word was mentioned about my grandfather's family.

Grandpa was stunned for two seconds.

Move your right thumb back and forth on the feather duster.

I was worried that he would hit me again.

Grandpa sighed softly: "Go, go."

"It's time to go visit your grandpa's house."

"A good marriage was ruined by your ignorant father."

"What a sin!"

When my grandfather mentions my father, he gets furious.

I lowered my head and didn't dare to answer.

Silently brought the water.

I wiped grandpa's face and feet, and covered him with a blanket.

Silent all night.

Cui Hao arrived at noon the next day.

He jumped up excitedly and hugged me: "Brother! I missed you so much!"

"I'll rush back to find you as soon as I get the letter!"

"Hu Zi and the others wanted to come too, but I stopped them."

"By the way, how is our master? Has his illness been cured?"

"Everyone pooled their money to buy some nourishing herbs and asked me to bring them back to nourish our grandfather."

Only then did I notice that Cui Hao was holding a stack of long red boxes in his hands.

The top box has three large gold-plated characters "Laoshan Ginseng".

In those days, Chinese medicine was basically wild-grown, and artificial cultivation was not widely promoted.

Later, I planted Chinese medicinal herbs, and their medicinal properties are hard to describe.

Cui Hao held up the stack of boxes and said, "This is twenty-year-old wild ginseng. Below is tiger bone, deer antler, and seahorse."

"Prepare some more medicine and make some wine for our master to drink. It will strengthen his body, dispel wind and relieve pain."

At that time, there was no wildlife protection ban, and animal medicines such as tiger bones, rhino horns, and bear bile could still be bought.

It joined the Convention on Conservation of Wildlife in 93.

The trade of Chinese medicinal materials made from protected animals is prohibited.

I glared at him fiercely and whispered, "Take it back."

"Ah?" Cui Hao was dumbfounded. "This is a gift to our grandfather..."

I pushed him out of the yard.

Then he explained: "My grandfather is suspicious."

"He heard that Boss Dong was a cultural relic dealer and was worried that I might be digging up graves. I managed to get away with it last night."

"You brought so many valuable things with you, it will definitely make my grandfather suspicious again."

"Remember from now on, don't show off your wealth in public. We are just peasants from the countryside."

Cui Hao scratched his head awkwardly and asked, "What should we do with these things?"

I looked in the direction of Grandpa Tuo's house.

I thought that although the curse on me was lifted, the curse on Cui Hao was only temporarily suppressed by Taoist Zhang.

Now that I'm back, I have to meet Master Tuo.

Find a way to help Cui Hao completely break the curse.

"Take it, let's go to Grandpa Tuo's house!"