Adventures of a middle-aged uncle

"You shouldn't be a native of Ruixiang City." I glanced at He Hao, and saw that he really didn't look like a local, so I started to share the rumors about Xiangyun Lake with him a little excitedly:

"This rumor began to spread when the reservoir was built ten years ago. It is said that when the lake was clearing the sand, a thousand-year-old tortoise was dug up. Everyone was shocked when it was worn. Later, the tortoise was taken away. After sending it to the Zhongshan Zoo in the north of the city, the tortoise disappeared within a day. Then rumors spread. It was said that the tortoise was the god of the lake, and the people on the boat had offended the gods, and they must be in great trouble.”

He Hao seemed to be listening to a fairy tale, with an unconcealable smile on the corner of his mouth.

I went on to say: "It's strange to say that there was no rain at all that year. It was dry for a whole year, and it rained desperately the next year. The water in Xiangyun Lake could hardly hold it. Flooded many houses on the shore. In the third year, it was said that the government

The high-level officials of the government secretly invited a high-ranking monk to fill in the middle of the lake and built a pavilion, and built a statue of a god in the center of the pavilion, and then consolidated the lakeside, which calmed down the resentment of the gods. "

I said so much in one breath, and I don't know how much He Hao has listened.At that time, I thought it was like a mythical novel and used it as a condiment after dinner, but now that I think about it, maybe it really has a source.

"There is still such a period of history. I thought the Huxin Pavilion looked like a turtle. I didn't expect it to have such a source." He Hao put away his smile.

"This Xiangyun Lake has existed for tens of millions of years. The legends about it often told us when we were young. What I just told you is the latest rumor. It was already ten years ago. My grandma also told me about the lake. God got married, Wei He beheaded Lake God, I will tell you all when I have time later.” I smacked my lips, half lying on the car seat, remembering things from a long time ago, and fell asleep after a while with blurred consciousness.

I had no dreams all night, and I got up early the next day with a rare good spirit, but I had to ask for leave from the unit. If this matter is not investigated clearly, even if I go back to work, I will feel uneasy.

"Mr. He, I have something to ask for leave this week." Although my job is relatively stable and I can usually go home early in the afternoon when I have nothing to do, there are still rules that must be followed.After explaining the matter clearly in a few words, I lay down on the bed again.

This is an old-fashioned renovated house, it looks like you are in the seventies and 80s, and the room is surrounded by a blue wall, just like the 80s,

Standard in school classrooms in the 90s.

The bed made of wrought iron, the bed is not thick, there are only three floors in total, but it is very clean, with a light fragrance mixed with not much tobacco smell.The dark blue sheets and quilt actually don't match the room itself.On the opposite side of the bed is a large brown wardrobe, more like an antique.On the opposite side is a yellow desk, which looks more like a common desk in the last century, with nothing on it.

The whole house is simple without a single decoration.

The door creaked, and honest wooden doors usually make this sound.I looked towards the door, and it was He Hao who came in, his eyes were a little black and blue, it seemed that he hadn't slept well.Seeing that I was awake, he said with a faint smile, "Lao Li, the puppet he caught last night is really very famous."

"Oh..." When I heard the puppet, I suddenly became energetic and got up from the bed. "What is it, tell me quickly."

"Kappa town." He Hao said word by word.

"Oh, I heard from my grandma that there are five kappa in this town, each representing the five elements, and they were infused with the aura of heaven and earth by ancient masters. They are guarded at the four corners and the center of the world. There must be abundant groundwater where the kappa in the town of five elements is located. , It is said that this is the aura of the place where the kappa breeds, forming the eye of the earth." When I heard these three words, I immediately thought of the story my grandma told.

Moreover, whenever a town kappa is born, the world will inevitably be in chaos, such as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms all said that it had something to do with this town kappa.It is also said that if you gather all the kappa in this town, you will become a generation of emperors and live forever. "I described the story from grandma vividly again.

After hearing this, He Hao couldn't help laughing, scratched his head and said, "Lao Li, I found that you can't stop once you tell these legends. Your grandma really has a deep influence on you, but let's talk about some facts." .”

"Hey, what I said is not one ten thousandth as good as my grandma, but this kappa town is really evil, how did it get into Zhou Jiali's hands." I fell into doubt again.

"I don't know how Zhou Jiaqi got it, but this town's kappa has mysterious and unpredictable power. It is very likely that Zhou Jiali lost it when she was diving." He Hao speculated

"Then where is the kappa in this town now? Can I still see him?" I didn't look carefully last night, I wanted to see the supernatural thing in grandma's mouth again.

He Hao shook his head and said, "I can't do it now. I'll give him to an old friend and ask him to help us find out the function of the kappa in the town. He is a good expert in studying these ancient relics."

"Okay, then what are we going to do now. Why do I feel like the thread is broken again?" I sighed

"Now go on to find Zhou Jiali. I just asked Bai Xiao about it. This afternoon, our city's Crystal Group is going to hold a corporate meeting. Let's go and see. Zhou Jiali, as a representative of the Crystal Group, will definitely attend such a grand event."

"Okay." After hearing He Hao's words, I immediately got up from the bed:

"Oh, that's right. I'm sorry last night, I slept too deeply." Thinking that He Hao must have carried me back last night.

"It's nothing, I prepared a disposable toothbrush for you, you stay at my house these two days, we also have a care." He Hao turned and exited

out of the house.

After washing my face with cold water, I immediately felt much refreshed. He Hao's house has one bedroom and one living room. He let me sleep in the bedroom last night, but he slept in the living room with the quilt in his arms. It's really embarrassing.He Hao's home style is very uniform, with a watery blue wall and brown furniture.

It's kind of old really.

There is not even a TV in the living room. There is a whole wall of brown solid wood bookcases, which are neatly filled with books. There is a small brown three-legged tea table with a Toshiba laptop on it, which is also the kind that has been used for many years.The sofa is also brown solid wood, covered with thick cushions.

Looking at the small restaurant, it is still the same style. There are steaming soy milk and two golden fried dough sticks on the table.He Hao was sitting at the dining table drinking soy milk. I walked up to him and sat down and said, "He Hao, the decoration style of your house is really like a veteran cadre's house." After speaking, I stuffed a deep-fried dough stick into my mouth .

He Hao drank the soy milk all night in two or three sips, and his Adam's apple rose and fell with the rhythm of eating.He picked up the napkin, touched his mouth and said, "My old man decorated it when he was alive, and I didn't even want to touch his cabinet of books."

"The old man is a man of culture." I sighed, and suddenly remembered that Wang Bing was extremely fond of reading books back then. I don't know how many girls fell in love with him because of his bookish air. Then look at Wang Zhicheng pretending to be Wang Bing.Bookishness was completely swallowed up, how could I

I didn't notice it.

"Old Li, what did you think of?" He Hao noticed my distraction with sharp eyes.

"I think of Wang Bing. Although he has always had a very good relationship with the three of us, he is always very special. Every time we rob elementary school students

Sometimes, he doesn't participate directly, and sometimes he doesn't even participate in our plans.He just watched coldly from the sidelines when we were bullying Wang Zhicheng, and didn't use his hands, telling us that he was afraid of getting his hands dirty. "

I sighed and continued, "Actually, there was a gossip at that time that Wang Zhicheng and Wang Bing were distant relatives. Wang Zhicheng's mother was Wang Bing's father's distant cousin. We asked Wang Bing at the time if the news was true. Really. Wang Bing scolded a bitch at that time. We have a good relationship, so we didn't ask any more questions. Logically speaking, Wang Bing didn't actually bully anyone. How could he be the first to have an accident. All of us are Qi Qi's younger brother Ashamed, but Wang Bing didn’t.”

He Hao lit a cigarette and took a puff and said, "How do you three have such a good relationship with Wang Bing? Listen to what you said. Generally, he doesn't directly participate in your activities."

Seeing that the soy milk was about to bottom out, I drank it all in one gulp, wiped my mouth and said, "Although Wang Bing is relatively withdrawn, he is very loyal and he is very ruthless."

Thinking of my childhood memories, I couldn't help but talk more: "I remember that in the last summer vacation of primary school, the three of us competed with children from other courtyards for land. Originally, the children in their courtyard wanted to grab our land because of their large number of people. At that time, the three of us ran away when we couldn't fight, and we ran to the door of Wang Bing's house. At that time, every house didn't close the door in summer. Wang Bing was sitting in his small courtyard watching the cartoons of the Water Margin. He saw us barging in. We were going to hide at his house. Wang Bing let us into his house. Those kids chased us and asked Wang Bing for someone. Do you know what that kid did?” Recalling this place, I couldn’t help laughing up.

He Hao didn't interrupt me, and signaled me to continue with his eyes.

I smiled and said, "That boy, raised the water pipe that was watering the flowers at home, pointed at the leading boy and rushed over. Then the group of children dispersed in the shape of birds and beasts, which was very interesting. Wang Bing He was really clever. Later, the four of us became inseparable. He didn’t care if we bullied others, and he stopped doing it when others bullied us. He took the lead with tools. But in junior high school we became little bullies, and few bullied us. In addition, Wang Bing is actually the youngest among us, born at the end of December. So we really love him."

As I talked, I stopped laughing and felt sad from my heart. Thinking of all the past and the three of them that I would never see again, my heart felt like a knife was being twisted.It is really our sin, but why does Wang Bing have to pay it back.With a sore nose, Dou Da's tears flowed down.My old man is really too much like a woman.

He Hao didn't say anything for a long time. After finishing his cigarette, he smoked another one.

After a long time, he said slowly, "How have you all been in contact with Wang Bing for so many years?"

I breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Wang Bing has good grades since he was a child, and he belongs to the type of talent. After graduating from junior high school, he was directly admitted to the key high school in our province as No.1. It was a boarding high school, and the three of us went to it." Our local Pugao. In this way, there were few contacts, and there were few phone calls at that time. We usually got together during the summer vacation. We didn’t contact each other for a whole year in the third year of high school. Wang Bing was recommended by their high school to a key university in the province. I I was admitted to an ordinary second-year college in a foreign country. Cheng Li and the others went to junior colleges. There was even less contact, and we only got together once in the third year of junior high school. Our connection has also become closer. Next..."

I frowned and thought about it, so many years have passed, my memory has already become specious, the memory of the past ten years is vague, but the memory of my childhood has become clearer.

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