The years of reselling the haunted house

I took a sip of water, rinsed my mouth, and looked at my third uncle as if nothing happened.

I gave the third uncle a thumbs-up: "Third uncle, I'm convinced. I know your taste is strong, but I didn't expect it to be so strong. But don't take me with you, can you cut fruit with this knife?"

The third uncle understood a little at this time. He looked at me and suddenly burst out laughing. He covered his stomach and couldn't straighten up. Finally, he took out another knife from his bag and said, "I see, what do you think? I cut the apple with this knife, right? Hahaha..."

I stared: "You have two knives?"

"Nonsense. No matter how foolish I am, I can't use this fruit knife. I kept the knife for cutting fruit in the car. As for the cat corpse..."

I covered my mouth: "Damn it, don't mention the cat corpse. You have two knives and you didn't tell me earlier."

The third uncle looked innocent: "You didn't ask."

I got into the car angrily, pointed at my third uncle and said, "Third uncle, I don't know how much money I can earn by following you, but I feel that sooner or later I will die by your hands..."

The third uncle grinned: "Nephew, what did you say? Don't dare to talk nonsense..."

When I came back from the attic in the ancient street, I felt that both of us were a little heavy on our hearts. After all, the time limit was getting closer and closer, and when it came to this matter, we had no clue, and breaking the haunted house was nowhere in sight.

After such an episode, it actually made our spirits a lot easier.All the way to the hospital, I met Xu Ruoxi.

Xu Ruoxi was lying on the hospital bed with drips hanging beside her.

I put the fruits and flowers aside, Xu Ruoxi was a little surprised, nodded and said thank you.

Seeing Xu Ruoxi's appearance like this, it's not easy for my third uncle and I to talk about business when we meet.It was Xu Ruoxi who first asked about the progress of the house.

In this case, we will have no scruples.The third uncle took out the wooden figurine and showed it to Xu Ruoxi.

When Xu Ruoxi saw the figurine, he was stunned, glanced at us, and asked, "This...why are you carving this?"

The third uncle asked, "Do you know this person?"

"Of course I know her. Isn't this Miss Fei?"

"Fei... Sister Fei? Fei Yao?" I asked in surprise.

"That's right. Didn't you engrave this? Where did it come from?"

"How is this possible? How long has it been since Fei Yao came back to China, this thing..." I didn't say anything later, I didn't want Xu Ruoxi to know the origin of this wooden figurine.But this matter is a bit too strange, Fei Yao's wooden figurines are actually buried under the lilac tree in the yard.How can this be explained?

The third uncle took the wooden figurine, and asked Xu Ruoxi again: "Assistant Xu, take a closer look, no matter how well carved it is, it's just a wooden servant after all, so you can tell it's Fei Yao at a glance?"

Xu Ruoxi looked at the wooden figurine again, and nodded firmly: "Sister Fei likes cheongsam, but she has never worn it. This wooden figurine is wearing a cheongsam. Except for this difference, it is very vivid It's Miss Fei."

The third uncle nodded and said, "Assistant Xu, where is Fei Yao now, I want to see her."

Xu Ruoxi rolled her eyes, smiled and said, "Mr. Li, Sister Fei will leave the matter to me. If you have anything to do, just tell me. I'll tell Sister Fei."

I looked at Xu Ruoxi and thought that this woman is really pitiful.I can basically guess what she's thinking, just like what my third uncle said, he has suggested to Xu Ruoxi several times that he wants to meet Fei Yao. After all, it is more straightforward to talk directly with the landlord.Who knows that Xu Ruoxi has always refused the third uncle's request on the grounds that she has full authority to represent the matter of the attic.The third uncle said that she just wanted to gain some personal gain from it.

This is also human nature, but I didn't expect that at this time, she would still insist on not letting us see Fei Yao.

The third uncle sneered: "Assistant Xu, I'm not trying to scare you. If you don't let us see Ms. Fei Yao, I'm afraid she will be in danger. You have personally experienced what happened that night. I don't need to say more about how severe it is. Now we have discovered a new clue, which is directly related to Fei Yao's safety. If you don't handle it well, I'm afraid you will suffer as well. The way you are now is probably related to this matter."

What the third uncle said scared Xu Ruoxi enough.After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll help you contact Sister Fei."

Under Xu Ruoxi's communication, we agreed to meet in the lobby of our hotel.

After bidding farewell to Xu Ruoxi, we went straight back to the hotel where we stayed and waited for Fei Yao's visit.

On the way, I asked my third uncle that Fei Yao was in danger, is it true or not?

The third uncle said ambiguously: if it is handled well, it is fake, if it is not handled well, it is true.

Not long after we sat down in the lobby of the hotel, a woman walked into the lobby and came into our sight.

She looked around first, then saw us, and walked towards us slowly.

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This woman is of medium build, dressed in a very western style, with short capable hair, a beige thin windbreaker, and a light yellow gauze scarf around her neck. She walks gracefully, and she looks like a person of status .

It's just that she wears a big sunglasses on her face, which almost covers half of her face, and we can't see her face clearly.

Seeing her approaching, we also stood up to greet her.

The woman directly reported her family background, and it was the overseas female writer we were dating, Fei Yao.

After the two parties were seated, I poured Fei Yao a glass of water, and Fei Yao nodded his thanks.

The third uncle cut to the chase and asked directly, "Ms. Fei Yao, Assistant Xu must have told you about our history. Let me ask you, have you encountered any bad things recently?"

Fei Yao glanced at the third uncle, looking a little excited, she sat up straight, and asked impatiently: "I heard from Ruoxi that you are Taoist priests, and I heard that Chinese Taoist culture is profound and unpredictable. The history has a long history, people who practice Taoism can live forever, and they can predict the future, then... do you know fortune-telling?"

When I heard it, I almost sprayed out the water I just drank.This Fei Yao should have just come into contact with Chinese culture, and many things are still in the listening stage.She first praised the culture and history of Taoism extremely high, which sounds like a lofty existence.But he came up with a word that sounded so down-to-earth, fortune-telling.But what she said was quite accurate. Before the third uncle came out, he was indeed setting up a stall in our town to tell people fortune-telling.

Third Uncle's face turned red and then turned white. Perhaps in his opinion, he is a capable person, and a capable person would disdain to be regarded as a charlatan who only knows how to tell fortunes.

The third uncle smiled awkwardly and explained: "Ms. Fei Yao, let me correct you. You are right. The Taoist culture in our country is indeed extensive and profound. I am also a Taoist priest who has practiced for many years, but not only He’s a fortune teller. As for fortune telling, it’s not called fortune telling here, but fortune telling.”

Fei Yao nodded: "Oh, sir, please speculate for me. You're right, I've had a really bad time recently."

"Then you might as well tell us about the bad things you have encountered. See if I can help you."

Fei Yao has been wearing those sunglasses since she came in.I thought she was as proud as Xu Ruoxi.Conversing while wearing sunglasses is at least disrespectful to my third uncle and me.

Unexpectedly, Fei Yao sighed after hearing what Uncle San said, and took off her glasses.

At this time, my third uncle and I saw Fei Yao's face, we were surprised at the same time, a little dumbfounded.

Because of that face, it looks like it was ripped off from that wooden servant.It was exactly the same, there was no difference.Although one is a living person, one is a wooden person, one is wearing modern clothes with modern decorations, and the other is an ancient cheongsam with ancient clothes.But it is still possible to recognize at a glance that it is definitely the same person.No wonder Xu Ruoxi was very sure in the hospital that the figurine was Fei Yao.

At the same time, what surprised us was that Fei Yao looked very haggard, with obvious dark circles under her eyes, and looked like a panda at first glance.The bags under the eyes have also come down, and the eyes look dull.

What the hell happened to torture such a capable and delicate woman into this state.

The third uncle didn't mention the wooden figurine, but asked: "Assistant Xu said, you often have nightmares, are you disturbed by nightmares?"

Fei Yao nodded: "That's right. After moving out of my attic, I have nightmares every day. I often wake up in my dreams, and I dare not fall asleep again. I often sit alone until dawn. I can't stand it anymore. Well, I can't concentrate on anything. I'm a writer, you know, so I can't work at all."

After listening to Fei Yao's introduction, I thought to myself, it's already amazing that she can cheer up to meet us with such a frustrating method.If you put it on someone else, let alone work, it would be nice to be alive.

The third uncle then asked: "Then... the content of the dream..."

Fei Yao shook her head continuously, and said in a dazed way: "I don't remember... I don't remember... Anyway, that dream was terrible. Every time I woke up, I was sweating from fright, but I couldn't remember the content of the dream. It's..."

"You have had so many dreams that you can't remember any of them?"

Fei Yao still shook her head: "I can't remember, I can't remember... I try to think about the content of that dream every time, but every time I wake up, my mind is blank. However, I vaguely remember..."

"Remember what? It's important for us to help you."

Fei Yao stretched out her hand and rubbed her temples vigorously, and then said: "I vaguely remember that I seem to have returned to ancient times in my dream...the scenes and characters' clothes there are different from modern times..."

"that's it?"

Fei Yao nodded: "That's all."

The third uncle pondered for a while, and said to Fei Yao: "I understand the situation, I will think of a solution here, but it may require your full cooperation with us."

Fei Yao stood up abruptly, grabbed the third uncle's hand, and said: "If you can help me, sir, I am very grateful. Let me do whatever you want, oh... If it can be resolved as soon as possible, as for the reward, I am willing to pay again." Pay 60 more, and give you [-]..."

After saying this, Fei Yao felt that she had lost her composure, so she quickly let go of her hand, feeling a little embarrassed.But when I heard this, my third uncle and I looked at each other.

The third uncle waved his hand and stopped Fei Yao: "Stop it, you'll wait..."

Fei Yao was taken aback: "What? If it's too little, we..."

"How much did you say we originally set for the remuneration?"

"Isn't the original remuneration 55?" Fei Yao had a blank expression.

I smiled bitterly and asked, "Didn't you sign the contract yourself?"

Fei Yao said: "I signed it. It's just that I was troubled by nightmares at the time, my spirit was very bad, and I didn't think much about the contract. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Just as Uncle San was about to say something, I said directly, "No problem. It's just that when this matter is over, you'd better find another assistant."

Fei Yao didn't understand what it meant, and I didn't want to break it.Finally Fei Yao left the hotel in a daze.

After she left, the third uncle said angrily, "Did you see that? No wonder Xu Ruoxi refused to let us meet directly. She made 5 yuan just now. Why didn't you let me directly challenge Fei Yao?" Understand?"

I waved my hand: "Forget it third uncle. We also tortured Xu Ruoxi to the hospital, so the 5 yuan should be regarded as her medical expenses."

The third uncle glared at me and scolded: "You little bastard, we escaped death, but you are generous, and you can lose 5 yuan with just one mouth. But let me be your kind-hearted fault. Both of us have to correct it." change."

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I smiled: "I don't think it's a problem to be kind-hearted, right? There's no need to change it."

The third uncle curled his lips: "It's not a problem to be kind, but who should be divided? A woman like Xu Ruoxi who is only interested in profit, there is no need to treat her like that."

I shook my head: "I think after this incident, she should also know that it is not easy for us to do this, and she should also learn a lesson. We really earned this money with our lives."

The third uncle sneered: "Jiangshan is easy to change and nature is difficult to change, I hope she can change it."

I nodded: "Let's study the business. Otherwise, we don't know if we can make money. Through Fei Yao, have you thought of any way?"

The third uncle shook his head and said: "Fei Yao can't remember the content of the dream, that's not okay. From my intuition, this Fei Yao's dream is probably related to the story of that house. So to untie this knot, you must understand this story."

I spread my hands: "But Fei Yao can't remember? We can't take advantage of Fei Yao's dream and get into her dream, right?"

The third uncle smiled, pointed at me and said, "Nephew, you are right this time. We are going to Fei Yao's dream."

I found it incredible: "How is this possible?"

The third uncle didn't say anything, he asked the front desk for a pen and paper, and began to write on the table.

I leaned over to look, and the third uncle pointed to the words on the paper and said: "The reincarnated black cat, the wooden figurines, the dressing table, the photos, the lilac tree, the attic, these things appeared after we came, but these things seem to be They all exist independently, and there is still a lack of a thread that can connect these clues together. I think if these clues are connected together, it will be a complete story. And Fei Yao's dream is this thread."

As he spoke, the third uncle drew a line with one stroke, connecting several phrases on the paper together.

I nodded, and found that solving the crime was similar to solving the case. I found clues and needed further sorting out.I'm getting more and more interested in this too.

I looked at the piece of paper and asked curiously: "This is easy to say, how can I get into Fei Yao's dream?"

The third uncle said that he had his own way, but there was nothing he could do tonight, so he had to rest first.

I was a little anxious, but the third uncle said that the body is the capital of the revolution, and I can't bring my body down anytime soon.By this time it was getting dark again, and we had barely eaten all day.Since the third uncle is confident, I don't bother to take care of it.So we went to the restaurant to have a nice meal.

Back in the room, the wound on my body bitten by the cat has not healed, and I can't take a bath, so I can only lie on the bed first.

Maybe it was because I was too tired, I fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.Half asleep and half awake, I heard my third uncle on the phone.Can't even hear what he's saying.

This sleep lasted until the next morning.

When I opened my eyes, I found that my third uncle had placed the wooden figurine on the table, and he was staring at the wooden figurine in a daze.Looking at that posture, I don't know how long I have been watching it.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door, I pulled on my slippers and went to open the door, only to find that it was Xu Ruoxi standing outside.

Seeing me in a daze, Xu Ruoxi waved his hand in front of me: "The guest is here, why don't you say hello?"

"Assistant Xu? Please come in." The third uncle's voice shouted from inside.

I let Xu Ruoxi into the room, and the third uncle asked directly: "How is it? Did you find out what I asked you to do?"

Xu Ruoxi nodded: "I received your call last night, and I was calling my friend to verify the matter. In the morning, I went to the city archives and library to check the relevant information, and finally I have some clues."

Only then did I know that third uncle called Xu Ruoxi last night.

After hearing Xu Ruoxi finish speaking, the third uncle praised: "Assistant Xu is really capable of handling things, no wonder Fei Yao asked you to be an assistant. It's just that you haven't fully recovered yet, so we are very sorry for running around like this."

The third uncle is rarely so serious, and I am not used to him being serious.Even Xu Ruoxi was surprised, she hurriedly said: "Mr. Li, please don't be so polite. I'm so polite that I don't know what to do."

The third uncle smiled: "Then let's get down to business."

Seeing the wooden figurines on the table, Xu Ruoxi stretched out his hand to play with them, and said, "This craft of wooden figurines is really an ancient craft. During the period of the Republic of China, this kind of wooden figurines was widely circulated among the people, especially in our It is very popular around Linjiang. This craft has a long history and requires extremely superb carving techniques. At that time, there was no photography technology, and there were very few folk painters. If you want to leave your own images, you only have this wooden figurine. At the beginning At that time, it was because of the frequent wars in ancient times. Once they went to the battlefield, they were close to death. Generally, when a male at home enlisted in the army, he would find a carver to carve a wooden figurine for himself. Then he would leave the wooden figurine to his relatives. Once he died in battle On the battlefield, when the body cannot be found, the relatives will bury the wooden figurine to replace their own body."

"This wooden figurine still has this function?" I finally figured out that the third uncle asked Xu Ruoxi to find out about the origin of this wooden figurine.

Xu Ruoxi went on to say: "The production of this kind of wooden figurines requires not only superb carving techniques, but also vividness, and the integration of one's own emotions. However, the level of wooden figurine artists varies. It can be seen, but there are very few artists with superb skills, and the few masters are invited into the palace. I checked our Linjiang archives. During the Republic of China, Linjiang folks really had a craft of wood figurines. He is famous far and wide. His surname is Yang, and he is called "Wooden Man Yang" because of his superb skills."

"Wooden figure Yang? I've only heard of clay figure Zhang." I said.

Xu Ruoxi glanced at me, nodded and said, "You're right. It is said that the wooden man Yang's carving knife has reached the level of perfection. Just sit and talk with someone, copy the knife in hand, the sawdust will fly, keep calm, The wooden figurines were formed in a short time. At that time, the wooden figurine Yang and the clay figurine Zhang were indeed equally famous. It’s just that the painted sculpture technique of clay figurine Zhang was mostly popular in the north. But wood sculpture is popular in the south. There was a saying at that time that the northern There is clay figurine Zhang, wooden figurine Yang in the south, north Zhang and south Yang named Sifang. However, the name of clay figurine Zhang has been handed down, but wooden figurine Yang himself suddenly disappeared, and he has no disciples or descendants. It also declined because of this, and few people have mentioned it so far. There are very few written materials about the wooden figurines, only a few photos that are not clear. Did this wooden figurine come from the wooden man Yang?"

The third uncle nodded: "This is enough. Thank you Assistant Xu."

After sending Assistant Xu away, the third uncle wrote three words heavily on the piece of paper with clues: wooden man Yang.

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