The years of reselling the haunted house

But as soon as I ran to the door, I stopped abruptly.

Although the third uncle had explained, let me run as far as I can when the candle is extinguished.But when the candle was actually extinguished, I was more concerned about the safety of my third uncle.

This may be a kind of concern that my third uncle and I naturally formed during the process of fighting side by side.

"Third Uncle...Third Uncle..." I found that Third Uncle's face had turned pale again, so I yelled loudly.

After I yelled a dozen times in a hoarse voice, my third uncle suddenly coughed and cursed weakly: "Don't yell, you're not dead..."

Saying that, Uncle San slowly opened his eyes.

"Third Uncle, are you okay?" I was overjoyed, and hurriedly supported Third Uncle to stand up slowly from the bed.

"The candles are all extinguished, didn't I tell you to run away? You boy, you are disobedient." The third uncle looked weak and did not forget to teach me a lesson.

"Don't fix this next time, I won't be safe if I run away." I complained.

The third uncle smiled, and stretched out his hand to tear off the thick quilt from the window. The sun shone in through the window, and the warm feeling made people feel very comfortable.Before I knew it, it was already dawn.

The third uncle was afraid that I was worried, and told me that although there were minor twists and turns, everything was going well.

I felt relieved and found that there was no big disturbance on Fei Yao's side from the beginning to the end.Although he hadn't woken up yet, his breath was calm, he stopped talking nonsense, and was still in a deep sleep.

The third uncle, on the other hand, was limp and sweating like he just finished a marathon.

I'm very curious about what the third uncle went through that night.

I took out a bottle of mineral water from my bag and handed it to him.He took it, gulped down the bottle of water, then took a few breaths and said, "I saw it, I finally saw it..."

I asked, "Third Uncle, what did you see? That soul hidden in Fei Yao's dream?"

The third uncle shook his head and said, "I've seen it all... What a thrilling story, if possible, I can write a novel..."

After the third uncle calmed down a little, he slowly told me the story.

I know that this story must be related to this attic, and it is also related to Fei Yao.For the convenience of presentation, the story is described in the third person.

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In the third year of the Republic of China, that is, in 1914 AD.

The melee between warlords left devastation, and people in many places are still living in dire straits.

The forces of all parties have their own ulterior motives, resorting to militarism, expanding their power, and making people miserable.

At that time, Linjiang was relatively peaceful.People live and work in peace and contentment, self-sufficient, it can be regarded as a pure land in troubled times.

Yang Xuzhi, a well-known wooden figurine artist, is known as Wooden Figurine Yang.The craftsmanship passed down from ancestors has been in his hands for countless generations.When the ancestors were most glorious, they were recruited into the palace by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and later Empress Dowager Cixi to serve as imperial wooden figurine masters.

Yang Xuzhi's craftsmanship is said to have reached the peak of perfection.But at that time, it was not easy for people to have enough food and clothing, and even fewer people were willing to spend money to make wooden figurines.So Yang Xuzhi is just doing ordinary carpentry on weekdays.

Suddenly one day, someone came to invite Yang Xuzhi and asked him to make some wooden figurines for 20 yuan.

After learning about the other party's background, Yang Xuzhi didn't want to accept it at first, but he was just an ordinary craftsman. His business was sluggish recently, and he was almost out of business. The price offered by the other party made him unable to refuse.After earning the 20 yuan, I can find a quiet place to live in seclusion.

It was a place called Chunxiang Building that came to find Yang Xuzhi to make wooden figurines.

This Chunxiang Building is one of the best places for fireworks in eight towns.

Yang Xuzhi, a decent man, has always kept a respectful distance from this kind of Spring Street and Willow Lane.But in order to make money, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter Chunxiang Building.

After seeing the old bustard, Yang Xuzhi knew the other party's intentions.

The old bustard didn't know where he heard that Yang Xuzhi had superb wood carving skills and could make lifelike carved wooden figurines.So I wanted to invite him to help every girl in Chunxiang Building make a finely carved wooden figurine.

Chapter 75

Yang Xuzhi's wooden figurines can be divided into fine carvings and rough carvings.

The process of rough engraving is relatively simple. It only needs to engrave the general outline of the characters, and there are not too many details required.

But Jingdiao is not the case. Every part of the human body, even a certain scar on the body, must be represented intact on the wooden figurines.Moreover, a special method must be used to endow this wooden figurine with emotion.Make these wooden figurines look alive, that is, a miniature version of myself.This kind of work requires great efforts of the craftsman, and it often takes a few days to carve a piece of work.The price is naturally higher.

When Yang Xuzhi walked around the streets, most of the jobs he took were rough jobs, so he couldn't make much money.

What Chunxianglou wants Yang Xuzhi to do is this kind of fine carving.Their intention was to turn every girl in Chunxiang Building into fine wooden figurines.These wooden figurines have become miniature versions of girls, and when guests come, they can rely on these wooden figurines to choose the girls they like.Because Yang Xuzhi's wooden figurines are three-dimensional, most of the guests who come to Chunxiang Tower are people who are looking for flowers and willows. When they order girls, their appearance is one aspect, and the girl's figure is also very important.Therefore, the wooden figurines for them must fit the person in every detail in all directions, and after the clothes are untied, they must be almost the same as the person.

This method is not only novel, but also attracts more people.I have to say that the madam's mind is still very active.

But Yang Xuzhi was very embarrassed when he heard it.Because of this fine carving, you need to face the target naked and observe every part of the body.But after all, men and women are different, it is difficult for him to face a naked girl for a long time.

But the bustard urged him so hard that Yang Xuzhi had to bite the bullet and do it.

Fortunately, the girls in those brothels are more open than the girls in ordinary families, and they face Yang Xuzhi naked without any sense of coddling.Although Yang Xuzhi himself is also a young man, but with a normal heart, he put all his energy on the wooden figurines, and the progress was smooth.Soon, several finely carved wooden figurines were produced.

Those wooden figurines look no different from the real person, even a mole on the body is perfectly expressed.Due to the processing, these figurines look more perfect than themselves to some extent.

The bustard specially found someone to customize the clothes of the wooden figurines, which were completely made according to his own clothes.When these finely carved wooden figurines were shown to the guests, they were not surprisingly welcomed by the guests.Business is also booming.

The old bustard was ecstatic and asked Yang Xuzhi to work overtime to carve wooden figurines.

There are no fewer than dozens of girls in the brothel, and it would take several days for Yang Xuzhi to carve a wooden figurine.In the end, in order to catch up with the progress, it was compressed to one day.

In the end, Yang Xuzhi completed all the wooden figurines according to the list on the roster, and it was already more than a month later.He himself was exhausted physically and mentally, and extremely weak.

When he went to find the madam and wanted to settle the wages and leave, he was told that there was one last girl who needed to make wooden figurines.

Yang Xuzhi could only force himself to go to the last girl's room, led by the bustard.

After entering, Yang Xuzhi smelled a faint fragrance.

This moved Yang Xuzhi's heart, because there was also a fragrance in the rooms of the other girls.But it's that kind of thick rouge fragrance, that kind of fragrance is very vulgar, and it fades away after a long time.Those girls with heavy makeup are even more vulgar to Yang Xuzhi.

But this girl's room exudes a special fragrance, somewhat like lilac.The smell is refreshing.

When Yang Xuzhi came in, the girl was sitting on the stool with her back to him.Hearing the door knock, he turned around and smiled at Yang Xuzhi.

Looking back and smiling, it really is Bai Mei suddenly.This is completely different from the playful smiles of other girls.What attracted Yang Xuzhi even more was the girl's eyes, which were as clear as water, completely different from those other vulgar fans.

Yang Xuzhi opened the roster and found that on the last page there was only this girl's name, Wan Qing.

Yang Xuzhi is not just a craftsman. He himself has studied poetry and books since he was a child, and is quite knowledgeable. It is just that he was born at an untimely time and in order to make a living, so he inherited his family's learning and made wooden figurines.

Seeing the girl's name, Yang Xuzhi blurted out: "Climbing the mountain and looking long, the heart is sad. Wanbi is green and weeping like a weeping. When I think about it and look north, my tears are gradually coming... The girl has a good name, but this The verses in the Songs of Chu are somewhat sad..."

After listening to Yang Xuzhi's recitation, Wan Qing was taken aback for a moment. The name she found from the Songs of Chu was originally to lament her own sad life experience, but she didn't expect to be told the source by the craftsman in front of her.

She stared at Yang Xuzhi for a few moments, then smiled shyly.

This smile made Yang Xuzhi fall in love with him even more.

This kind of shyness is not something that a person who has been in the world for a long time can learn, it is an expression from the heart.

Seeing Yang Xuzhi staring at her in a daze, Wan Qing coughed and asked softly, "Sir, can we start?"

Yang Xuzhi nodded hurriedly: "As soon as the girl is ready."

Wan Qing sat on the bed shyly, according to the prior arrangement, she lightly untied Luo Chang, revealing her creamy skin.The exquisite body was exposed, and a veil was wrapped around the chest.

Yang Xuzhi felt that his face was hot and his heart was beating, and he was a little bit out of touch.He had seen dozens of girls with their clothes off before, but he had never felt this way.As the heartbeat accelerated sharply, his hands trembled.

Yang Xuzhi tried his best to restrain himself, took the wooden model, held a carving knife, and began to carve.

Because he wanted to observe Wan Qing's body at a close distance, Yang Xuzhi smelled Wan Qing's body fragrance, which was the intoxicating scent of lilacs.He lost his sense of proportion on his hand, and managed to carve a few knives, but accidentally cut his hand.

You must know that Yang Huanzhi's skills are superb, and he has never missed a shot since he was born as an apprentice.The cut was deep and the blood flowed profusely.

It may be that he was too tired in the past few days and lost his vitality. Yang Xuzhi fainted to the ground after seeing himself bleeding.

When Wan Qing saw it, she was shocked.He hurriedly put on his shirt and came over to bandage Yang Huanzhi's wound.

When Yang Xuzhi woke up, he found that he was lying on Wan Qing's bed.Wan Qing brought a bowl of tonic soup, and said with concern: "I heard that my husband has been working for a month, and my body will not be able to take it like this. Wan Qing specially made a tonic soup for my husband. It is a thank you to my husband."

Yang Xuzhi was in exile, roaming the streets and alleys, and few people cared about him so much.By doing this, Wan Qing touched his heart even more.

Yang Xuzhi forgot the pain, and couldn't help but grab Wan Qing's hand.

Wan Qing exclaimed, Yang Huanzhi finally realized, let go of his hands hastily, and kept apologizing.

Wan Qing smiled and didn't care.

When Yang Xuzhi came back to his senses and reprocessed the wooden figurines, he could no longer concentrate and couldn't make perfect wooden figurines.In the end, in order to make a difference, I had to carve one hastily.Fortunately, the bustard didn't pay attention to the details, and settled the wages with Yang Xuzhi anyway.

Chapter 76

After Yang Xuzhi took his wages and went back, Wan Qing could no longer be erased from his mind, and he often dreamed of Wan Qing in his dreams at night.

Wan Qing's every frown, smile, and every move seemed to be in front of her own eyes.

Yang Xuzhi looked at his cut hand, looked at the bandages that had been wrapped, and had a sudden inspiration. He tore off the bandages, picked up the carving knife, and began to carve.

Yang Xuzhi did not eat, drink or sleep for three consecutive days and three nights, and finally finished carving Wanqing's wooden figurine.During this period, Yang Xuzhi's injured hand bled again.After the blood stained the wooden figurine, it quickly seeped into it.

It was a beautiful work, which contained Yang Xuzhi's painstaking efforts.

Yang Xuzhi was exhausted, hugging the figurine, calling Wan Qing's name, and threw himself on the bed.

Yang Xuzhi lay down for another day and night before getting up.

He looked in the mirror and found that within a few days, he had changed beyond recognition.His hair was disheveled, his face was sallow, and he looked like he was about to die.

Yang Xuzhi got up his spirits, washed again, and after eating, he went to Chunxiang Building again with the money and the wooden figurine.

Only this time he came as a guest.He is just a low-level craftsman, and with his status, there is no way to enter Chunxiang Building.Although he earned 20 yuan, this amount of money is not worth mentioning in this place.

After inquiring, he found out that Wan Qing was actually the number one oiran of this Chunxiang Building.But Wanqing is not selling herself, she can play the pipa well, caress the guqin well, and she has a good voice.Every day, there is an endless stream of dignitaries who want to see her beauty, listen to music and piano, and even kiss her.

For his 20 yuan, he can only see Wan Qing for an hour.It also requires an appointment.

In order to meet Wan Qing, Yang Xuzhi took out all the 20 yuan he had earned through hard work.After waiting for several hours, I finally met Wan Qing as I wished.

After Wan Qing saw Yang Xuzhi, she still remembered him, and was surprised to see his haggard look.

Yang Xuzhi always wanted to see Wan Qing, but when he saw it, he blushed with excitement and was speechless.

Wan Qing smiled, poured a cup of tea for Yang Xuzhi, and asked him if he wanted to listen to the music or the piano?

Yang Xuzhi shook his head, and said with concern: "Just watch you quietly, so that you can also rest for an hour."

With that said, Yang Xuzhi took out the wooden figurine from his arms, and handed it to Wan Qing with both hands.

Wan Qing took over the wooden figurine, and found that the wooden figurine was extremely exquisite, every detail was perfect, and she liked it very much.When I heard that Yang Xuzhi made the wooden figurines in three days and three nights, I was even more moved.

She suddenly reached out and grabbed the fruit knife on the table, and cut a knife on her finger.Blood flowed out and dripped onto the wooden figurine.

Yang Xuzhi was shocked, and hurriedly bandaged Wan Qing, and asked her what she was doing?

Wan Qing looked at Yang Huanzhi, and said calmly: "Sir, you have spent all your heart and soul for this wooden figurine, and Wan Qing also wants to use her own blood to polish this wooden figurine."

The wooden figurine was polished by the blood of two people, making it more vivid.

It can be seen from this that Wan Qing is very generous, far from being comparable to those little women.Yang Xuzhi fell in love even more, and the two talked for an hour in Wan Qing's room. Wan Qing also found that Yang Xuzhi was very knowledgeable and well behaved, and she also admired Yang Xuzhi.When leaving, Yang Xuzhi knew that it would be difficult to see each other again, so he expressed his love for Wan Qing.

In fact, Wan Qing also has a lot of admiration for Yang Xuzhi, this time the two fell in love at first sight and never met each other.Wan Qing is not a shy little girl, she has the pride of the children of the world, she knows that in the world of mortals, it is difficult to meet a sincere person.Already disheartened, thinking about ending the rest of his life, he didn't expect Yang Xuzhi's appearance to give him hope.

So Wan Qing and Yang Xuzhi made a private decision for life, and even gave Yang Xuzhi her private money so that the two could meet again.At the same time, he also gave Yang Xuzhi a photo of himself.

After Yang Xuzhi left, he thought about Wan Qing day and night.Every time the two of them meet, they hate that the time is too short, and Wan Qing's private money will soon be used up.Yang Xuzhi walked around the streets, but he didn't make much money.It's hard to even meet each other, let alone redeem Wan Qing.

What's more, as the oiran of Chunxiang Building, Wan Qing would not be redeemed if she didn't have a big price.

For this reason, both of them were helpless, so they thought of elopement.

As a result, when the two started to elope, something happened.

At that time, a brigade of the Cantonese warlords was stationed in the Linjiang area.The brigade commander is called Diao Wansheng, nicknamed Diaohu.This person is known for his cruelty, lust and good wine.

He just moved to Linjiang from another place, and happened to see Wan Qing from Chunxiang Building, and he was out of control.

He took advantage of his power to take Wan Qing out of Chunxiang Building by half-buying and half-robbing.Chunxianglou suffered a loss, and in view of Diaohu's power, he dared not speak out, and suffered a dumb loss.

Diao Huo took Wan Qing out of Chunxiang Building and simply bought a loft on the street for Wan Qing to live in.At that time, all the dignitaries and dignitaries lived on this street, which belonged to the wealthy area.

Yang Xuzhi misses Wan Qing so much, he wanders in that street every day and waits downstairs at night, but he never sees Wan Qing.

And Wanqing was locked up in the attic every day, and raised a black cat as a companion.

Although the two of them can't really be together, but this way, they have more opportunities to meet privately than when they were in the brothel.

Every time Diao Huo went to the military camp, Wan Qing and Yang Xuzhi secretly met in the attic.Only then did Yang Xuzhi know that Wan Qing was forced to die so that Diaohuo didn't occupy her body.But Diao Huo has set a date to marry Wan Qing as his fourth concubine on July [-]th.

There are still three or four days before the eighteenth day of July.

Wan Qing said that on the night of July [-]th, Diao Huo would hold a banquet in the barracks and drink all night.So the two agreed to elope together and leave Linjiang on the night of July [-]th.