antique masters in modern times

Recognizing the man, Yan You couldn't help but stop.He made a lot of money from this person, and now seeing the other person's frowning face, he wanted to have a chat with him to see if he could help.But because I am too young now, I am afraid that it will attract people's doubts, so I hesitate to pass it.

At this time, the waiter who had handed the book to him also came over and asked strangely: "Didn't you just check out this morning, why are you here again?"

The fat man said with a bitter face: "Comrade, when I got home, I realized that I couldn't live in it. I have to stay in the guest house for a few more days."

The waiter spoke quickly, and couldn't help asking strangely: "Aren't you a local, why don't you stay at relatives' homes? Why bother to make money outside?"

"It's not convenient for me... a relative's house." The fat man said in a squeak, obviously unwilling to say more.

The waiter stopped asking: "Okay, then give me your ID card."

Yan You looked at him quietly beside him, seeing that the fat man was hiding something, he was already surprised.When I met him to pick up his certificate, there was a piece of yellow-backed cinnabar writing in the things he brought out, which made him even more suspicious.

When the waiter walked away, he stepped forward and patted the fat man on the shoulder: "Hello."

"Hello...little brother, are you...?"

"We met last night." Yan You was not a nosy person, but because of Fatty's words "be careful on the road" last night, he had a good impression of this straightforward man, so he decided to help him: "You buy from me." Bronze mirror."

"Oh, yes, yes, look at my memory." Fatty looked suddenly enlightened, and his eyes fell on the textbook in his hand: "You are still a high school student? You know how to do antique business, you are really smart."

Yan You smiled, pointed to the yellow paper and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is a talisman?"

"Do you recognize the talisman?" The fat man was surprised again.

At the beginning, the eradication of the Four Olds and the destruction of feudalism had been carried out for many years, and people dared not mention many things, and the inheritance was gradually broken.In particular, Taoist methods are regarded as feudal superstition.Now, except for the elders, few people recognize these things, let alone a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old.No wonder the fat man was surprised.

"Know a thing or two." Yan You was too lazy to go around and asked straightforwardly: "I think the cloud seal on it is a spell to suppress evil spirits. You bought an ancient mirror last night. Could it be that you want to form a formation?"

Hearing this, the fat man opened his mouth wide in surprise, like a naive fat-headed fish: "Dude, your eyes are so poisonous! Could it be——"

He suddenly stopped talking, looked around cautiously, pulled Yan You to a corner, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that you are also an expert in Taoism?"

Yunzhuan is a font specially used by Taoist priests to write talismans, and most people don't know it at all.The fat man also heard a word from the Taoist who had been invited by all means, and kept it in his heart as a rare matter.Unexpectedly, at such a young age, Yanyou recognized him with just a glance.That's not counting, and he even explained his plan in one sentence!

In the antique shop back then, Yan You was used to seeing his eyebrows raised and his eyes lowered, so he developed the ability to guess the thoughts of customers.Seeing Fatty's reaction immediately, I became more and more aware: "Looking at you, you should have been troubled for a while. Would you like to tell me what happened?"

"Yes, of course! You come to my room, and I will speak slowly."

The fat man decided that he had met an expert, and he had already ignored Yan You's age, so he immediately invited him into the room.

As soon as the door was closed, he didn't care about politeness, and said impatiently: "My grandfather's house has a yard, which was taken away before, and it was returned a few years ago. Because the old man is in poor health, he still stays with my parents. Living together, the house has been vacant for three or four years. I am going to get married this year, and my grandfather gave it to me as a new house. After I painted and arranged it, I felt strangely deserted, so I wanted to live in it for ten days and a half months. It's a bit popular. I didn't expect..."

Speaking of this, the terrible thing seemed to appear before Fatty's eyes again. During the dog days, he shuddered: "I didn't expect that I would hear a strange sound on the first day I moved in... In the middle of the night, there was a The little old man kept coughing in the yard. At first I thought it was a neighbor, but I didn’t pay attention to it. I couldn’t sleep after arguing for a while, so I wanted to go out and ask him to cough in another place. As soon as I opened the door, the sound disappeared.”

"I thought he felt embarrassed when he heard the noise, moved the floor by himself, and went back to the room and fell back to sleep. But just as he lay down, the sound started again. I got even more angry, grabbed a flashlight and rushed to the yard. But I moved the ladder to look next door, only to find that it was an empty house, covered with grass, and no one lived there for at least half a year. I was wondering, at this time, the coughing sound suddenly sounded behind me again. I used a flashlight I looked at it, but I didn’t see anything. I was so frightened that I rolled down the ladder on the spot, and the coughing stopped immediately. I didn’t even dare to wear my coat, so I got up and ran out of the yard to my friend’s house.”

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and exposed his arms, with a look of lingering fear: "This happened four days ago. Look, the scratches haven't healed yet."

Yan You asked: "Did you go to see it again in the past few days?"

"I went. I called a few brothers who were soldiers, and I went there during the day. But I searched inside and out, but found nothing. I also inquired about the situation next door. Well, there was no one living in one family, and the other The family lived in a young couple, and there were no elderly people at all."

"I wanted to try to stay with my buddies for one night, but I was afraid that something might happen and harm them, so I thought of a compromise: wait outside the wall after nightfall to listen to the movement inside. It turned out that I waited until around ten o'clock There was another coughing sound inside. My buddies climbed up to the wall and looked, but there was nothing. Everyone was so frightened that they hurriedly dispersed.”

"I figured this matter was mysterious. I was afraid to go back because I was afraid that the evil spirit would be given to my family. I lived in the guest house first, and then found a master. The master said that the house has been empty for a long time, and I am afraid it will be occupied by spirits. You must first Set up a banquet to invite them to move, and then use an ancient mirror with a long history to form a formation to keep them safe."

"I ordered two tables of good food at the Peace Hotel, set up a table, and searched for a mirror everywhere. After searching for two days, I finally sold an ancient mirror from you. But this morning I invited the master over, but he said that the mirror is not old enough It doesn't work, let me look for it again. Where can I look for it? I was so worried that I met you again. Brother, this is all fate, you must help me!"

Fatty changed his address again and again, and finally called "Big Brother", which shows that this matter really made him sleepless.

Yanyou learned a little about praying for blessings and exorcising evil spirits in Yangzhai back then from the miscellaneous books left by his ancestors. Later, he interacted with people of various religions and learned a lot of tricks unintentionally.But since someone has already taken over this matter, according to the rules, he can no longer intervene, so he said: "Liulichang has the most antiques. Since the master said that he wants old ancient mirrors, you might as well go there and have a look."

The fat man said with a bitter face: "I went, but I can't afford it! A mirror costs two or three hundred yuan. How can I marry a wife if I buy it?"

Yan You thought, no wonder he heard that it was ten yuan a piece last night, so he bought it without paying back the price, so he thought he got a bargain.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the fat man begged again: "Brother, you can see the way at a glance. In terms of your eyesight, even the master is not as good as you. Just treat it as a virtue and help me. I am thirty Well done, I finally found a daughter-in-law I like. If this news gets out, the appointment will be messed up. Please do me a favor, and I will give you a big gift later!"

"I'm not waiting for your gift. It's just a rule in the industry. I don't want to bother two masters. If I make a move, it will be tantamount to stealing someone's job, and I will have a grudge."

The fat man slapped his thigh and said: "It's easy to be in love. If I don't tell him, it will be over. You can help me to fix it, and I will say that maybe the arrangement of the mat has played a role, and it's just that the master was lured away. "

"This... well, let's do it like this. But I can't promise you anything." After all, I wanted to help this person from the beginning, and when I got to this point, Yan You nodded in agreement: "I have something to do in the afternoon, let's go tonight See you at the guest house."

"Don't tell me, I believe in your ability, so I must remember to come here at night. By the way, my name is Zhu Dao, and my buddies call me Second Senior Brother, the one in Journey to the West. I haven't asked your name yet." Your name?" Fatty said gratefully.

"Miangui, my surname is Yan, and my name is Yanyou."

Saying goodbye to him, Yanyou went back to work in the factory.Sorting scrap iron does not require any brains, it is just physical work.He then kept an eye on whether there was anything he could take, and at the same time wondered what to do at night.

Back then, he had seen many things that could not be explained by common sense, and he personally encountered the strange incident of being resurrected from the dead, so he believed that there were many existences beyond imagination in the world.It's just that the moves he knows are all on paper. I wonder if he can help Zhu Dao solve his troubles?

After working hard all afternoon, Yan You didn't find anything of value.After work, he went back to take a shower, took a few mouthfuls of food, told Grandma Luo that he was going to find a classmate, and he came to the guest house again.

Zhu Dao was already waiting at the door.Seeing him from a distance, he quickly pinched his cigarette and came up to meet him: "Brother Yan, you are here."

"Don't be so polite, just call me Xiaoyan."

"Hey, you are capable, I should respect you brother." Zhu Dao said with a smile.

Yan You glanced at him, and thought that this man was familiar with him by nature, with a sharp tongue, he was quite suitable for business.

The two walked while chatting, and when they arrived at the old house, it happened to be just after ten o'clock.Yan You looked at the bamboo ladder still on the wall and said, "You don't take it in either."

"I was very scared that night, and then I was too busy arranging the banquet, so I didn't take care of it." Thinking of the experience a few days ago, Zhu Dao looked frightened: "Are you watching from outside, or..."

"Of course I have to go in." Yan You signaled him to unlock it.

Although he had high hopes for Yan You, Zhu Dao couldn't help but feel flustered.With trembling fingers, it took several attempts to find the keyhole.

With a creak, the newly painted door was pushed open, and Yan You stepped in first.

With the help of moonlight and flashlight, he could clearly see that although the yard was small, it was kept clean.There are several pots of crab claw orchids in the corner, and there is a small frame of grape vines next to it, which looks warm and refreshing.There was none of the creepiness he'd experienced before.

At a glance, there are no dead ends.After stomping on the hard ground, Yan You asked, "Has the ground been leveled?"

"Well, my daughter-in-law doesn't like brick floors. She said she was afraid of bugs in the soil, so I asked someone to pave it with cement."

Since the land was sealed off, it was impossible for the monster coughing in the middle of the night to have come out of the ground.Yan You thought about it for a while, and asked, "Does the cough disappear after you make a movement?"

Zhu Dao thought about it for a while, and found that it was true: "That's right! I opened the door and went out, fell off the ladder, and the sound disappeared."

"This is strange, it seems to be afraid of you." Yan You saw that there was nothing outside, so he pointed to the room and asked, "Can you go in and have a look?"

"Of course!" Zhu Dao quickly opened the three bungalows in one go.

The doors of the two rooms are newly replaced, but the door of one room is an old two-leaf type, just painted with a layer of white paint.Yan You couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you decorate this room together?"

Zhu Dao scratched his head embarrassingly: "It's not enough money... This is the kitchen, the inside has been renovated anyway, save some money on the door, and we'll make it up."

Yan You stared at the gap between the door panel and the threshold, walked into the kitchen thoughtfully, and looked around.

After a while, he said, "I found the spirit."