Handbook of Nonhuman Research

"No, I have to go back. Those reporters are blocking my door now. My mother has a bad heart, so don't worry about it." Wang Xuan reached for his coat in a panic.

"Call your brother first, tell him what you know about the situation, and then I'll go back with you." Zhao Wugou grabbed him, and the next two days happened to be the weekend, so it would be no problem to call back and forth.

Fearing that Wang Xuan's state is not suitable for driving, and Zhao Wugou himself can't, Niutou volunteered to be the substitute driver, and Ma Mian followed invisibly.

Seeing that Wang Xuan, who was sitting in the back row and talking on the phone with his brother, was in a calm mood, Zhao Wugou felt a little relieved.

In the night, the scenery outside the car window receded rapidly. Zhao Wugou didn't expect Niutou to drive fast and stable, far better than a modern person like himself, so he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, "You are good at driving, when did you learn it?"

The bull head in the front row, who used a trick to hide his eyes, sat upright, "I haven't learned it before."

Haven't learned it?Zhao Wugou was stunned, is there anyone who knows how to drive without a teacher?

Wait, so how on earth are they racing on the highway now?

Wang Xuan was still chattering on the phone, but Zhao Wugou suddenly became nervous.

"Don't worry, my lord, Ma Mian is driving five little ghosts on the roof to carry our car." Niutou said with a simple smile.

Zhao Wugou: ……………

Is the five ghosts transport technique used in this way?

At 12:30 in the evening, they arrived at Shuixi Village.

"Your friend drives pretty fast." Wang Xuan was a little surprised when he saw the time when he got out of the car. Unexpectedly, the friend Zhao Wugou found not only drove steadily, but also saved more than an hour than himself.

Zhao Wugou: ......

Hehe, if there is no speed limit on the high speed, you can get there in half an hour, can you believe it?

Wang's house is a magnificent two-story building with white tiles on the outer wall, which is particularly conspicuous among the bungalows.In the middle of the night, those reporters had temporarily withdrawn, and they drove to the door without any obstacles.Wang Xuan had the key in his hand, but he made a phone call for fear of scaring his parents, and then parked the car in the yard.

The old couple were still awake, Mum Wang came out wearing a coat, and Dad Wang with gray hair was sitting on the sofa in the living room smoking a cigarette.Zhao Wugou glanced, the ashtray on the coffee table was almost full, it is estimated that the old man had been abusing his lungs all night.

The walls of the living room are covered with photos, all of which are photos of Father Wang and the students.The background is the same dilapidated school building, but the children have changed from batch to batch.

Ms. Wang was afraid that they would be hungry on the road in the middle of the night, so she took the time to cook half a pot of sweet potato porridge, served with two fried salted fish with crispy skin and a plate of potato slices, all of which were warmed on the stove.

"Dad, what's going on?" Wang Xuan impatiently asked while serving porridge to Zhao Wugou and Niutou.

Papa Wang let out a long sigh, and his back became even lower.

"Hey, don't mention it. Your father is too soft-hearted. Now, kindness is regarded as the liver and lungs of a donkey." Mama Wang glared at the person on the sofa, "At that time, a college student finally came out of the village. Your father was happier than you. I am happy to be admitted to Peking University in the first year.”

Father Wang on the sofa coughed twice due to the smoke, and argued with a flushed face, "No way, don't talk nonsense."

"Why not?" Mama Wang raised her eyebrows, "Who drank a couple of drinks after receiving the admission notice? They sent them home overnight after they were done. Who bought firecrackers and set them off at the school gate?"

"That's not the kid from the Zheng family trying to get ahead in the school." Dad Wang said in a low voice.

"Striving, is my son competing? Is the school good? Is Beijing University good? For more than ten or twenty years, there have been four college students in Shuixi Village, all of whom you have taught yourself. I admit that Zheng Fei did the best in the exam, but the result What? White-eyed wolf!" Mama Wang slapped the table angrily, causing the plates on the table to crackle.

Zhao Wugou understands a little bit, if he insists on teaching in this kind of place, if some of the students are admitted to a first-class university, the happiness and sense of accomplishment must be extraordinary.

"Mom, calm down, that Zheng Fei is admitted to university, and then what?" Wang Xuan quickly put down his job, put his arm around Mama Wang's shoulder and coaxed her.

"Then? Then Lao Zheng's family had no money, so they couldn't afford to study at all. The boss of Lao Zheng loved face, and he couldn't bear to ask someone to borrow money. His wife secretly borrowed some money from her natal family, but she still couldn't make up the tuition fees, let alone living expenses. Lao Zheng Chief Zheng planned to let the child give up and go to the city to study in a technical school or something. Your father became anxious when he heard it," Wang's mother said here, and then gave Wang's father another look, "I think that is Zheng Fei's future for the rest of his life. He thought of a way that he thought was the best of both worlds. When he went to drink with Old Zheng, he pretended to find that the broken incense burner in their house was an antique. Without telling me, I secretly sent 3 yuan to others, saying that it was money for selling incense burners. I feel that I have taken care of the self-esteem of the old Zheng and helped the child."

Wang Xuan: ……………

Zhao Wugou: ……………

Dare to love, the Wang family paid for it themselves?No wonder there is no such thing as a transaction record.

"What about the incense burner?" Wang Xuan asked again after being stunned.

This time, Mother Wang didn't say anything, but Father Wang said, "I was thrown into Guangyang Lake in the back mountain by your mother."

Wang Xuan: ……………

Zhao Wugou: ……………

The intern suddenly understood what Wang Xuan's brother said, and felt that Father Wang only cared about other people's children.

"I originally thought, let the children go to college in a safe and sound way, and then talk to Mr. Zheng when they have a chance. I don't rush them about the money, and I can pay it back slowly, but your mother In a hurry, I just threw away other people's things."

"Do you know what that 3 yuan is? Your brother gave us a red envelope for the [-]th anniversary of our marriage, and asked me to buy a set of gold jewelry!" Mama Wang's eyes were red, "So, when I found out, I was angry. ,At once……"

"Mom, it's okay. My brother's company is getting better and better now. He will give you a bigger red envelope on the [-]th anniversary, and mine. I will also work at that time. Then you can get a bigger red envelope." Double portion!" Wang Xuan hurriedly hugged his mother and comforted him softly.

"It's my fault for throwing that thing away. I thought, at worst, I don't want the 3 yuan, but now it's a good thing, that white-eyed wolf Zheng Fei, who finished college with our family's money, turned around and said that their incense burner is What Xuande stove is worth 300 million, why doesn't he go for it!" Mama Wang wiped her tears in aggrieved way. "There are also a bunch of reporters who don't listen to people at all, and just keep asking nonsense."

"Why do they say my dad is a village official?"

"It wasn't just two years ago. No one was the secretary of the village party secretary. Your dad helped to do it for three years. But Zheng Fei was a sophomore at that time." Well, it's a headline party again, deliberately misleading, and hyping heat.

…………

After a supper, Zhao Wugou and Wang Xuan understood the ins and outs of the matter thoroughly.

After all the reasons, there are basically a few ways left. First, tell the truth, but according to the current trend of public opinion, basically no one will believe what the old couple said, and even think that their nonsense is not satisfactory.

Second, find that incense burner.But Guangyang Lake is huge and the water level is deep. Mama Wang only remembers the approximate location of the dump.

Third, lose money and let things go.Wang Xuan's elder brother could afford the money, but if he paid the money, it would prove that they had admitted to cheating the Zheng family. The money was too much money, so the whole Wang family, including Father Wang himself, disagreed.

"My lord, maybe I can go to the lake and try fishing." Dan Ke in the tie whispered to Zhao Wugou.

The intern's heart moved, if he could find that incense burner, it would be the perfect solution.

"Yes, you can also ask the water ghosts in the lake to look for it together." The horse face on the beam also nodded in agreement.

So, after the lights in Papa Wang and Mama Wang's house were extinguished, Zhao Wugou tried to fish for the incense burner on the excuse that Niutou was good at water, but Wang Xuan couldn't let him go by himself, so he followed him and Niutou. Climbing to the back mountain with one foot, Ma Mian and Dan Ke followed in the dark.

Guangyang Lake under the night is sparkling, and the half-curved moon is shining on it, which is quite poetic and picturesque from a distance.

However, coupled with the silence at two o'clock in the morning, and looking at the black and ink-like water surface nearby, there is a sense of treachery and unpredictability.

The mountain wind blew coolly, Wang Xuan crossed his arms, and looked around nervously, "Young master, isn't there a ghost here?"

Zhao Wugou: ……………

There are already three standing next to you, and there is no place to stand again.

The bull's head, horse face and Danke were all in the water. When the hair of Danke spread out like roots in the water, it looked like a horror movie.Zhao Wugou looked at Wang Xuan, who was helping to take pictures of the lake with his mobile phone, and secretly rejoiced that he couldn't see it. If he could see it, someone would probably jump up in fright right now.

However, some ghosts can't stop their mischievous thoughts.

Not long after Tan Ke entered the water, he threw a round object straight towards Wang Xuan. Wang Xuan caught it subconsciously, and looked down. Two black holes were facing him eeriely. It turned out to be the skull of an unknown animal. , He was so frightened that he wailed and threw the thing away.

Afterwards, the objects touched by the ghosts were thrown up one after another.There are mobile phones, belts, glasses, broken washbasins, and even a few rusty copper coins.

Zhao Wugou wiped it and found that it was the most daily money in the late Qing Dynasty.

More than half an hour later, a censer entwined with water plants was picked up by Dan Ke and thrown at Zhao Wugou's feet.

It is a plain copper stove with standing ears, which is [-]/[-] points similar to what Wang's father and Wang's mother described. It looks ordinary and the workmanship is rough. It is marked with "Daming Xuande year system" typeface.Could it be that this way is the legendary Xuande Furnace?

There were a lot of moss and rust marks on the copper stove, Wang Xuan was overjoyed, and was about to find something to wipe, but Zhao Wugou stopped him, "Keep it for now, maybe it will be useful."

When they were watching the incense burner, the bull head who came ashore last walked up to Zhao Wugou, and stuffed something into Zhao Wugou's hand, "I found a strange little thing."

Zhao Wugou looked down, and it turned out to be a palm-length dragon!

With head held high and tail straight, scales all over the body, delicate and nimble, full of momentum.

"Is there anything else beside it?" Zhao Wugou looked at the thing in his hand strangely, it was cast so exquisitely, and it was in the shape of a dragon, it was not something that ordinary people could afford.

Niutou shook his head, but didn't see it.

"Hey, this thing looks like gold. Could there be some emperor buried under the lake?" Wang Xuan held the censer and stared intently at the little golden dragon in Zhao Wugou's hand.

"The emperor's tomb pays attention to feng shui, and it is generally not buried underwater. I will study it later, go back first, and let your parents see if it is the incense burner that I brought back from the Zheng family." Zhao Wugou pushed him, one after another. After staying up for two nights, he was sleepy to death.

At breakfast, seeing the incense burner held out by Zhao Wugou and Wang Xuan, Wang's father and Wang's mother's eyes were straightened, and they repeatedly said that it was the incense burner.

"Give it back to them quickly, let them return the 3 yuan to us and we're done." Father Wang heaved a sigh of relief.

"That won't work, why don't we pay it back like this, the loss is not for nothing? We have to talk to the reporter, at least, we are doing good deeds, why should we be stabbed in the back by someone else?" Wang Mama said angrily .

"Yes, he has to pay back the interest." Wang Xuan raised his head and said.

"How do you plan to calculate the interest?" Zhao Wugou raised his eyebrows, and a sly light flashed in his eyes.

At 09:30 in the morning, the two reporters who came to the gate of Wang's house again found that the gate of Wang's house was open. There was a wooden table in the courtyard, and three rows of chairs were neatly stacked in front of it.It looks like a simplified version of the press conference scene.

A young man with bushy eyebrows, big eyes and a very vigorous inch cut claimed to be the son of the Wang family. When he saw them, he greeted them inside, "Come on, comrade reporter? Come on, sit inside."

There is also a very handsome young man who is debugging his mobile phone on the telescopic stand, and seems to be preparing to broadcast live.

Seeing an SUV parked in the yard, probably the 'stolen' car mentioned by Zheng Fei, the two reporters hurriedly took two license plates.Wang Xuan poured two cups of tea for them with a smile and didn't stop them.

When the villagers got the news, they all quickly surrounded him.Zheng Fei asked for leave yesterday and came back with the reporter, and now he also rushed over.

Seeing Zhao Wugou's OK gesture, Wang Xuan walked to the front of the table, "Hi everyone, my name is Wang Xuan, and I'm Wang Fu's youngest son. I believe everyone has heard about my father and the Zheng family, but It's inconvenient for him to come out now, because someone blocked our door yesterday, making noise and making both him and my mother sick."

Speaking of this, Wang Xuan pointedly looked at Zheng Fei and the few reporters sitting on the stool, and the reporters all avoided his gaze with a little guilt.

"These reporters were all at the door at the time, and they didn't even enter the hospital. If this made people sick, then I will accompany them. We will accompany President Wang to see a doctor later." Zheng Fei answered. .Inside and outside the words, there is a sense that the Wang family and his wife are ignorant.Originally, he was only skeptical, but after the Wang family failed to produce information such as transaction records and places of purchase and sale, he was almost convinced that their family was cheated by Wang Fu, a man who pretended to be a good guy!He came back this time just to ask the Zheng family to get back his "greedy" money.

"I'll take them to see a doctor, but you can consider sharing the medical expenses." Wang Xuan said with a smile.

"Okay. I'll share. Then let's talk about the incense burner first? Are you clear about this?" Zheng Fei looked generous, and then took a wrong look at the two-story building and the one parked in the yard. SUV, I'm scratching my head, this house, this car, [-]/[-] out of [-] are bought with their family's money.

"It must be clear. I came back overnight yesterday just to explain this matter to everyone today." Wang Xuan smiled and said, "July 7 four years ago was the 30th anniversary of my parents' marriage. To celebrate, my brother gave the old couple 3 yuan in red envelopes, and asked my mother to choose a set of gold jewelry she was satisfied with."

A red envelope of 3 yuan, the children of the Wang family are too rich, right?The reporter and the surrounding villagers looked at each other in blank dismay.When Zheng Fei heard the figure of 3 yuan, his eyebrows twitched.

[Really, is your son so rich? 】

[Just open your mouth and say, what about the evidence? 】

The people in the live broadcast room talked a lot.

"Later, when Zheng Fei's admission letter arrived, the Zheng family couldn't make up the tuition fees, so they planned to let Zheng Fei give up his university studies, right?" Having said this, Wang Xuan confirmed with Zheng Fei, and got Zheng Fei's nod before continuing. Go on, "My dad thinks that Zheng Fei is the most accomplished student among the students he has taught for so many years. Yes, I have to clarify that my dad is not a village official, but a supporting teacher in the elementary school here. He took over as the principal ten years ago .As for his title of village branch committee member, Zheng Fei had no choice but to hold it concurrently when he was in his sophomore year."

"Yes, Principal Wang has been serious about teaching these years."

"He is also very kind and enthusiastic. His son is promising, so he doesn't care about money. He helps us as much as he can."

"That committee member of his doesn't even have a subsidy fee."

Several villagers answered the call.

[It sounds like this black-hearted village official is actually okay? 】

[Actors, are they so consistent? 】

【The sufferer didn't sit on the scene by himself, it shouldn't be acting. 】

Wang Xuan continued, "My dad considers himself a good friend of Zheng Fei's father, and also Zheng Fei's elder. He thinks that Zheng Fei still has a bright future, and he can't be delayed by the little money in front of him. So he thought about what he thinks The best of both worlds."

Then, Wang Xuan told the story of the incense burner being thrown into the water by Wang's mother.

As expected of Wang Xuan's background in the media, when he talked about things, the ups and downs were like commenting on a storytelling book, and everyone and the audience in the live broadcast room were taken aback.

"You mean, my family's incense burner was not sold, it was just thrown into the lake. The money for my college education is the red envelope that your brother gave your parents as you said before?" Zheng Fei asked after being stunned for more than ten seconds .

Wang Xuan nodded with regret.

"Isn't that ridiculous? You said throwing it into the lake is just throwing it into the lake? Then my things are gone?" Zheng Fei stood up excitedly.

[If you lie, don't make a draft, never mind. ] The live broadcast room was full of ridicule.

"Don't get excited, I haven't finished yet." Wang Xuan waved his hand, "Last night, I entrusted some good buddies to go down to the lake to touch the incense burner."

Zhao Wugou was a guest waiter, and came up with a tray covered with a dark green flannelette.

Ever since Zhao Wugou appeared, the barrage style in the live broadcast room suddenly changed, [Where is the handsome guy? 】

[In 3 minutes, I want to know all the information about this little brother! 】

[Damn, take the incense burner away, and leave the handsome guy to me! 】

Zheng Fei stared at the tray covered with flannel for two seconds, and was about to raise his hand to lift it, but was blocked by Zhao Wugou.

The intern's amber eyes flickered, "Excuse me, what are the characteristics of your incense burner?"

"The censer has a leg on the inside, and I used a pencil sharpener to carve the word 'fly' when I was a child."

"It's good to have a mark." Zhao Wugou smiled softly, and lifted the piece of flannelette.

Sure enough, it is an incense burner covered with moss.Looking at the thick moss, it was obvious that it could not be formed overnight, everyone gasped, what Wang Xuan said just now was actually true?

Zheng Fei rubbed the flannel cloth on the legs of the incense burner, and quickly found the traces of the original depiction, "Yes, it is my incense burner."

"Yes. It doesn't matter whether your incense burner is worth 300 yuan or 300 million, it has nothing to do with my family. It will be returned to the original owner. Is that okay?" Wang Xuan raised his chin.

【Damn it, the Wang family is too righteous】

[300 million are not tempted, grand! 】

Zheng Fei also showed a look of surprise. He made a big deal out of it, hoping to use the pressure of public opinion to get back more money. After all, old people love face, just like his father.I didn't expect to be able to return to Zhao completely!

He was about to pick up the tray, but Zhao Wugou slightly tilted the tray to avoid his hand, "Before you take away the incense burner, shouldn't you settle the debt owed to the Wang family?"

"How do you want to calculate it? Back then, the 3 yuan was a loan from our family, and I will pay it back with interest." Zheng Fei smiled sarcastically, and he knew it would not be so easy.

"How much is your salary now?"

"In the early six thousand." Zheng Fei was stunned for a while, and puffed up his chest.He studied very hard in college, was also very smart, and found a good job after graduation.

Wow, 6000 yuan, the surrounding villagers were amazed.

Zhao Wugou curled his lips, trying to play the role of calculating, "The Wang family values ​​friendship and is unwilling to count, but I, a person who goes into the water in the middle of the night to fish for things, can't run away in vain, so I have to do the math on their behalf. Back then Lu Buwei Investing in Qin Wang is a business of rare goods and housing. Without the 3 yuan from the Wang family, you would be a technical school graduate today. I checked, and the technical school graduates in the county town earn a monthly salary of about 3000 yuan in the vicinity. Therefore, because the Wang family With the tuition investment, you can earn 3000 yuan more every month.”

Zheng Fei and everyone were stunned for a moment, can they still count like this?

"Your career has been at least 38 years, and 3000 yuan per month is 130 yuan. This does not include your future salary increases and bonuses, because it is based on your own hard work and experience. It has little to do with the 8000 yuan tuition fee."

[Can it still be counted like this?A bit dark, right? 】

[Why do I think it makes sense?Without this money, Zheng Fei's life must be different from what it is now, it is indeed an investment in life! 】

[Little brother doesn’t even use a calculator?The speed of mental arithmetic is too good! 】

"Of course, your ability to get your current job is also related to your own hard work when you were in college. So, deduct 28 years, count your 10 years, that is 36. In addition, this is not counting Wang Fu and his wife. mental damage and medical expenses. You brought the reporters to make such a big fuss. Is it true that you made the old couple sick? Considering that you just started working, you must not have much savings, so I will give you a discount , with a profit of 20."

The intern made a crackling calculation, knocking everyone out.Zheng Fei reacted for a while, and when he was about to speak, Zhao Wugou continued, "If you think it's too expensive, there is another way. Let's find a place to sell this incense burner, and the price is 3%. Who is the family? At the beginning, your family members were also very satisfied with the price of [-] yuan, and the money and the goods are paid off. There is no reason to regret it after more than four years after completing the transaction."

"No, I'll pay 20." Hearing that Wang's family wanted to share the money, Zheng Fei quit immediately, gritted his teeth and agreed.The incense burner must have cost far more than 40 yuan!

Zhao Wugou: ……………

He and Wang Xuan originally wanted to scare Zheng Fei and vent their anger on Father Wang, but they didn't expect the other party to agree so much!

"That's fine. We'll wait here, and you can take the incense burner back when the money arrives." It was Wang Xuan who reacted first and finalized the matter.

[That's right, I didn't realize until the little brother said it. Isn't the Zheng family just feeling a loss after selling something and wanting to break the contract? 】

[The Zheng family had already agreed to sell the incense burner for 3 yuan, and got the money. Isn't it equivalent to selling the house, and the house price skyrocketed and wanted to break the contract?Then you have to pay liquidated damages. 】

[I want to go back four years later, why should I give it to him?They originally wanted to help them, but they made such a fuss, ungrateful!If I were the Wang family, I would stay by myself! 】

The netizens in the live broadcast room suddenly realized.After a while, the topic of reversal was brushed up.

Needless to say, Zheng Fei is really popular. With his colleagues and friends, and his own savings, he transferred the money to Wang Xuan's account in two hours, and happily took the incense burner back.

Fearing that Father Wang would rush out to stop him, Wang Xuan asked him to take Mother Wang to the village to see a doctor.When the old man came back, he heard that Zheng Fei had paid 20 yuan to buy the incense burner back, so he slapped his thigh anxiously, "Isn't it stupid to read books? Why did you spend 20 yuan to buy it back?"

"People say that the incense burner is worth 300 million now," Wang Xuan leisurely shook his card.

"300 million, worth 300 yuan is not bad." Father Wang sighed with a bitter face.

"Three hundred?" Zhao Wugou and Wang Xuan looked at Papa Wang straightly.

"If the incense burner in his house is really an antique, how much money should I pay for them? It's a modern handicraft, a fake with the door open." Papa Wang said, patting his thigh.

Zhao Wugou & Wang Xuan: ……………

Therefore, Zheng Fei originally took advantage of 3 yuan for nothing, but now Baba delivered it to his door and did it himself, and lost 17 yuan?

Interested in dreaming, but bought a modern handicraft to go back?

Wang Xuan suddenly felt extremely happy, patted the sofa and laughed out the sound of chickens crowing.

On the way back, Wang Xuan was still laughing wildly.

"If you keep laughing like this, I'll think you're dying of laughter." Zhao Wugou held his forehead helplessly.

"No, I can't help but think of Zheng Fei's expression when he sells incense burners in the future, it must be very exciting!" Wang Xuan said cheerfully.

"Did you leave the card to your mother?" Zhao Wugou really misses the speed with which the five ghosts carried it.There was heavy fog at night, and the highway was closed. They were driving slowly along the national highway to the north of Beijing.

"Well, let her keep 3 yuan, and use the rest to renovate my dad's dilapidated school, and donate it to the Hope Project. This time I told her to keep the receipt." Wang Xuan nodded and said, "Originally I also wanted to use the money to wait for my dad to leave his job and buy him a hot search for 'Gan Tang's Last Love' to rehabilitate his reputation, but this time the people in the live broadcast room directly posted it."

"Gantang's Yiai doesn't mean that." Zhao Wugou said dumbfounded.

Wang Xuan said carelessly, "It's almost fine, anyway, my father's reputation must be restored. Moreover, after this time of tossing, he also agreed, and he will retire in two years, and go back to Beijing to accompany my grandfather to raise flowers and walk birds. "

"boom!"

The two were chatting when the tire suddenly burst.Wang Xuan had no choice but to pull over and put up a warning sign. Those who couldn't go to the village or back to the store had to roll up their sleeves and change it by themselves.

Zhao Wugou got out of the car and helped him use the flashlight of his mobile phone.

Halfway through, Wang Xuan suddenly noticed a row of dark figures appearing in the field not far away, flickering and swaying in the thick fog, looking more and more like ghosts.

He couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and quietly bumped Zhao Wugou's arm.

"Why, the lights are too bright?" Zhao Wugou asked strangely when he saw him stop.

"Not shaking, just a little flustered." Wang Xuan's words were trembling.

While speaking, the row of ghosts had drifted towards the front, the leader was a head taller than Zhao Wugou, wearing a wide cloak, with a gloomy white mask on his face, but the body under the cloak was a bit awkward Steady, swaying left and right, "To rob, hand over the offerings."

Zhao Wugou: Worship?