antique masters in modern times

This season is the time when the temperature in Guangzhou is the highest in a year. Standing on the beach without any shelter, the white sun reflects the endless blue waves, and the heat can almost dizzy people directly.

The villagers all hid in their houses to enjoy the cool air. When they heard the announcement on the radio that there was a university coming to do the inspection work and they wanted everyone to cooperate, they still lazily shook their cattail fans and refused to move.When they heard that the reward of one yuan a day was said later, they immediately lifted their spirits, and before the village chief finished his mobilization words, they all ran out shirtless.

This village is not big, with a total population of only a hundred people, and less than half of them are young and strong.As soon as the loudspeaker sounded, within ten minutes, the open space in front of the village head's house was crowded with people, chattering and asking if they were really rich.

"Be quiet, be quiet. Anyone who is willing to go to sea will get a one-yuan deposit today—stop arguing, and listen to Comrade Xiaoyan's arrangement first."

The village chief's speech changed from the usual lengthy speech to a concise and powerful one, straight to the point.Seeing that the villagers had quieted down as promised and looked at Yanyou eagerly, he handed over the megaphone—several relatives of him were also waiting to receive the deposit, so there was no delay.

Yan You took the loudspeaker, but did not speak, but first said to the village chief: "I don't know the names of all comrades, and it will take time to register later. Village chief, you must have the roster of the whole village on hand." ? Can you borrow it from me?"

"Okay, no problem." The village chief immediately asked the general to bring the roster over.

With the roster in hand, Yan You became more and more satisfied.He simply repeated his excuses, and said, "After the work officially starts, everyone needs to prepare their own boats and be there on call, and can't take on other jobs. If you can do it, please come and sign in line to get a deposit."

After finishing speaking, he put a stack of light red banknotes printed with tractors on the scratched wooden table, signaling to start.

Many times, real money works better than anything else.Moreover, the villagers had never seen such a person who gave money so readily. Some lazy people who were hesitant and didn't want to go to sea in the scorching heat could not help seeing this, and Diandian'er lined up with the flow of people.

The names on the roster were ticked off one by one, followed by crooked signatures.It seems that there is no one he is looking for in this village, but Yan You is not discouraged. According to this method, he will be able to find that person sooner or later.After all, to be able to turn a blind eye to such a favorable condition, if there is no real unavoidable reason, then most of the people have problems.

Master Qin, who was handing out money around him, was getting more and more bitter.He originally wanted to take advantage of Yan You's unfamiliarity with the heads of the village and the time it would take to count and count them, so as to try to delay it.Unexpectedly, Yan You came up with a trick to draw his salary from the bottom of the pot, which made all his luck come to naught.

He had wanted to change his strategy and send someone to tip off the news.But the group of people who were traveling with him were all recruited by him for the sake of pretending. He didn't have half a confidant, and he didn't even tell them the truth. He only vaguely said that he wanted to find someone for his friend.And even if someone was sent, it would be too conspicuous.Once no results can be found in the end, with Yan You's cleverness, he knows it's his fault without even thinking about it.

In the end how to do?

Excluding the people in this village, the group borrowed Zhang Jiu Sanlun from the village chief, and rushed to the next place without stopping.

Soon, the same situation happened again, the change was reduced by a quarter, and the suspect was still not found, but Yan You and everyone were not depressed, because the range was getting smaller and smaller.Everyone knows that the target must be in the remaining four villages.

Only the anxiety in Master Qin's heart is getting bigger and bigger, but he still has to force a smile, not to mention how aggrieved it feels.Seeing that he was about to rush to the third village, he wiped the sweat from his brow, gritted his teeth cruelly, and decided to take a gamble.

"Comrade Xiaoyan, look, there are only about a hundred yuan left, which is not enough to run to the remaining four villages."

Unexpectedly, Yanyou had thought of this earlier, and had already prepared a countermeasure: "It's okay, this time, let's say that our first batch of funds is limited, but the teachers who are about to arrive will bring the rest of the funds. Pay 20 first. Yuan as a deposit to the village chief, let the villagers sign first, and then receive the money tomorrow."

Yan You felt that he should have thought of this way earlier, but he was too hasty just now, so he didn't take it into consideration for a while.Fortunately, there are only four villages left, and the money in hand can still support them.

Unexpectedly, Yan You was so meticulous, Master Qin felt a bit nervous, but after thinking about it, if he didn't speak up, there might be no chance of redemption.After hesitating for a moment, he still bit the bullet and said: "This method is not bad. However, it is still time-consuming to search for each village. Why don't we go to the more suspicious village first?"

"Suspect?" The iron armrest of Sanlun was scalding hot in the sun, Yan You was just holding on to it, but Wen Yan accidentally grasped it firmly.Ignoring the burning sensation from the palm of my hand, I just turned my head to look at Master Qin: "I didn't hear you say there was a suspect before."

"I... After all, this matter is very important. I didn't dare to talk about it before. But just now I was thinking along the way. Aren't the two we went to first two small villages? The female cats rolled together, and it would take half a day to ensure that everyone knew about it from the beginning to the end of the village. If someone wants to do something, he must find a place that is slightly larger, at least where the news will not be leaked. Like this, I feel that a large population , Sanyang Village, which occupies a large area, is the most suspected."

This seems to make sense, but when Yanyou thought about the location of Sanyang Village on the map, he felt something was wrong.But for the specifics, he couldn't say for a while, but he just had a vague impression.It happened to come and go in a hurry, and the map was forgotten in the hotel, so I couldn't confirm it.

After thinking for a while, just as he was about to speak, Master Qin urged again: "It's almost four o'clock now, and it will be evening after running two villages at most. Although it won't be dark for a while, but things are still getting worse The more inconvenient it is. Why don’t you go to Sanyang Village first, if you don’t have it, it won’t take long to go elsewhere.”

"Well, it's okay... Calculate the time, Murong and the others should go to the village next to Sanyang. By the way, send someone to send a message and prepare to meet up."

Being urged by him, Yan You hesitated and made an arrangement.

Murong Hui and his entourage used their identities as foreign businessmen, pretending to inspect the site of the factory, and passed away ostentatiously in this area, wandering here and there, it is not good to use the method of wild goose wandering, otherwise they will definitely be sniffed out by those lurking in the dark.Previously, Yan You was afraid that there were too few people and would not be convincing, so he never informed the other side.It's not far away now, so I plan to send someone over there.

For Master Qin, this was a surprise, and he hurriedly put on a show of exhortation, and sent away the most burly and most capable person in the entourage.

The tricycle turned a corner at the fork, and drove the rest of the people to Sanyang Village, which is a little further away.

Under the scorching sun, Yanyou closed his eyes and rested his mind, and unexpectedly thought of the doubt just now, and began to think hard, but still couldn't figure it out.

After a long while, Master Qin suddenly said: "Sanyang Village is really big. Comrade Xiaoyan, look at their small piers lined up all the way. How can other villages have such a grandeur?"

Yan You followed his words and looked around.The so-called small pier is actually just a place where a few rough wooden rafts put together on the shore to tie a boat and hang a net.Probably because they don't want to be swept away by the waves and cause too much damage, they are all built in a simple and simple way, and they are kept at a usable level.

One or two of such small piers may not feel anything, but if dozens of them are lined up together, they cannot be ignored.From this point alone, it can be seen that Sanyang Village is indeed much stronger than the two villages we visited before.

Looking at the pier with a dotted line on the coast from a distance, Yan You suddenly matched the ups and downs and curved lines with the suddenly clear map in his mind, and realized what was wrong: the map he bought It is very detailed, and even several villages on the outskirts of the city are marked with lines.Although Sanyang Village is not small, it is not qualified to be the largest.

So, why did Master Qin lead himself here?Is it just because there are many small piers here, so he thinks it is convenient to go to sea and it will be a hiding place?Then why didn't he explain it to himself?Looking back now, the words and sentences he used before were very ingenious. If he said that he was implying to induce misunderstanding, it made perfect sense.But there was no reason to take it, no wonder the other locals present did not make a sound to correct it.

Recalling this person's actions again, Yan You noticed that his expression was not very natural.

Now that the matter has come to this point, he feels that Master Qin probably has something to do with Qi Feng, but he has more and more questions.

Did the person surnamed Qin bring people here just to trip him up?It should be more than that, otherwise, he would not agree to send someone to summon Murong Hui.Then, could it be that he has left behind here?Taking it one step further, maybe this is the harbor and action point?

Realizing this, Yan You almost wanted to expose Master Qin's disguise immediately and tell everyone the truth.But he held back immediately.

Everything is just speculation and cannot be used as direct evidence.The other party could have justifiedly questioned back, but he would be at a disadvantage and lost the opportunity.

How to do it so as not to startle the snake, but also to achieve the goal?

Yan You quietly glanced at Master Qin, who was getting more and more excited, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, with a faint smile of unknown meaning.

After a while, the three wheels pedaled into the village.A few children who were hiding in the sand under the eaves saw a stranger coming in, and hurried to call for adults.When people came out, Yan You introduced himself as usual, and invited the village chief.

Compared with the enthusiasm of the two villages before, this village head is extremely cold.Hearing their intentions, he frowned and said, "What shipwreck? Our village has a history of more than a hundred years. During the famine in [-], we went to the sea no matter how far and deep, and no one saw it. Pass the boat. I think you have found the wrong place, you should go to another village to see. We have a heavy workload every day, so don't delay us."

Yan You had expected that the village would be weird, but he didn't expect to froze at this level.Could it be that Sanyang Village is not only a big place, but also has a better economy than other villages, so they don't care about the work points of that one dollar?

After thinking for a while, Yan Youzhan said: "Village chief, this is the research result of the school teacher, and it is urgently needed to be confirmed. If you don't have time to call the villagers, I will ask their opinions, okay?"

Although he was talking to the village chief, his eyes never left Master Qin.If the two knew each other, no matter how much they put on airs, they would show their feet.

"This..." The village chief seemed to want to refuse, but looking at the letter and documents that Yanyou spread out, and seeing that he was polite, and even found the steps for himself, refusing would make people suspicious.So he said reluctantly: "Okay, but I want to go with you."

"No problem, thank you village head for your help."

If it were an ordinary student, he would definitely not be able to stand the character of the village chief, but Yanyou didn't care.Confirming that he and Master Qin did not know each other, he felt a little relieved, and at the same time secretly thought: If Qin's accomplice is someone else, he will definitely take the opportunity to connect with him.It's better to take this person with you and monitor him nearby.

Thinking of this, he immediately said with a smile: "I don't know much about the customs and customs here, I want to take this master with me, village chief, is that okay?"

He deliberately bypassed Master Qin and asked the village chief directly.Sure enough, the latter immediately nodded readily: "It's up to you."

"Then shall we go now?"

"Let's go."

The deal was done, and even though the boss in his stomach was reluctant, Master Qin had no choice but to follow up obediently, leaving the others to gulp cold boiled water in the reception room.

Going around the field, Yan You found something interesting: the houses in this village were obviously newer and more beautiful than those in other villages, but they were not as busy as the village head said.Except for a few sporadic families mending nets to dry fish, no one else knew where the cat was hiding.There are a few idlers left, chasing and playing with the children boredly.

He deliberately told them that they paid for the search, and emphasized that they only need to follow the equipment to check, and there is no need to cast a net or go into the sea.The idlers were all in high spirits when they heard it was so easy.

But before they could open their mouths, the village chief shouted: "Don't get in the way, do what you should do! You are obsessed with wealth, so be careful to pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon."

Being reprimanded by the village chief, the idlers didn't dare to say anything, and they all walked away in embarrassment.

Looking at their embarrassing but not depressed expressions, and thinking about the meaningful words of the village chief, Yan You vaguely guessed what the "main job" of this village was.

At this moment, he was suddenly attracted by something in the distance: "Village Chief, what is that place?"