Tomb Raider Gu Tomb Miscellaneous Notes

Back in Dali City, we dare not stay for long.According to the unique sect, after working in one place, in order to avoid being found out, he needs to leave the place quickly. As a true thief, A Que reached a consensus with the independent sect this time.

So we only stayed in Dali for half a day, and then took a long-distance bus to Kunming.

The incense burner did not go with us. He said he would go back to Miao Village to find Hua Jinglan. I couldn’t persuade him, so I could only watch him part ways with us while carrying an old blue mountaineering bag.

Standing at the three-way intersection, I looked at his back, Shen Er pushed me from behind: "Why don't you stop him?"

I said: "I can't stop it, didn't you see it just now? I gave a lot of reasons, and he replied to me."

Shen Er said: "Then why don't you follow him?"

There was a faint tug in my heart, and I suddenly felt that when did I become such a mother-in-law.He obviously wanted to follow, but he just couldn't open his mouth.

I finally couldn't see the figure of the incense burner, I turned around, sighed, hooked Shen Er's neck and said: "It's someone who met by chance, Xiang...We don't even know who the eye brother is, I do it Why do you want to follow him to face those unreasonable Miao people? It’s not like I have such a close relationship with you, brotherhood, brotherhood, no matter where we go, the two brothers will be on the same page, right?”

Shen Er looked at me, shook his head with a sad face and said, "Xiao Wang, based on my experience of knowing you for so many years, you are duplicity."

I spread my hands, and I have convinced this fool.

When we arrived in Kunming, Dumendupai bought a few bottles of Moutai, and then we boarded the train.The Ghost Slashing Knife cannot pass the security check. Fortunately, I had the foresight to find a consignment in advance.

There is nothing to say about this journey. I drank a little too much when I was drinking, and I lay on the sleeper all night. In my dream, I was full of the man in the Tibetan clothes, with long hair and plain face, burning incense with red candles, and clear eyes. But inexplicably deep.

When I woke up, Shen Er actually laughed at me, saying that I was having a dream.

Since we were involved in a criminal case before, God knows what the situation in Shanghai is like now. In order to avoid side effects, we dare not enter Shanghai, so when the train stopped in Kunshan, we jumped off the train and fled.

Afterwards, I calculated it again, and found that Ah Ling's foot injury was getting worse. The local prescription was short of medicinal materials, and Shen Er's background was hard. With bad feet, Shen Er may have trouble sleeping and eating.

I, Dumen Dupai and A Que decided to go directly to Zhang's house in Suzhou.

It is said that the Zhang family can be regarded as the most dominant in the south of the Yangtze River. With just a flick of a finger, Mr. Zhang can turn the southern antique market upside down.

Such a big family, the century-old house will never be in the small Suzhou land, and the independent family has visited several times, and Shen Er also visited with his father. Based on the memories of these two people, we still took a lot of wrong detours. It is easy to find the family.

White walls and red tiles are connected from one end to the other. The crabapple trees in the yard are tall and straight, and the branches have climbed over the wall. The flowers are like brocades, a piece of red, and the autumn wind blows down, and the floor tiles at the door are paved. Become a soft flower carpet.

I looked up and felt that there seemed to be bursts of ink fragrance wafting from the wall, and the faint sound of Guqin lingered in my ears, as if I had entered another time and space.

The servants in long gowns came out to greet the guests, took us into the hall and sat down one by one.What was served was the best Tieguanyin, which was dark green in color and had a delicate fragrance.I carefully held the blue and white porcelain cup, thinking that the Zhang family is known as a family of antiques, and the daily expenses of the furniture and furnishings in the mansion all have a story, so this tea cup is also an antique, right?

Thinking of this, he quickly winked at A Que, telling him to be more behaved, don't take things out of other people's homes just because of greed, we are here as guests, we can't become thieves!

There was a burst of deep and hearty laughter outside the door, and then a young man in his 20s came in, with a big back and shiny hair, deep and full facial features, crooked eyes with a smile on his face, but inside he was blatantly ambitious .

I've heard that Mr. Zhang is in poor health and has long since neglected his affairs. He has lived in seclusion and retired for the rest of his life. Now the young master Zhang Ci is in charge of the family.

Counting it, this is the third time Zhang Ci and I have met, and we are no strangers to each other.He still smiled as usual, nodded to us quietly, and then bowed respectfully to the Dumen Dupai: "Master Dumen Dupai, long time no see, junior, please forgive me for being far away."

My heart said, contrived!Don't look too lazy to pay attention.

The independent faction winked at me in private, meaning that he couldn't bear the drama of the big family, but he still had to put on a tone on the surface.

The atmosphere of greetings in the classroom made me a little unbearable. I drank tea with a cold face and felt a little restless.Zhang Ci glanced at me several times, nodded and smiled, making my bones chill from laughing.

Fortunately, a servant came at this time and asked for instructions: "Master, the second master wants to invite Mr. Li to his study for a chat."

I wished I could go with the boy as soon as possible, and said to myself that Zhang Rui would really send charcoal in the snow this time and save me from the fire.

Zhang Ci moved his eyes to me, squinted his eyes and smiled lightly: "Brother She seems to have always had a crush on Mr. Li Langyu. These days, I still think about you from time to time, and I have mentioned your name many times in front of me." The tea cup took a sip, and said again, "My younger brother has been cold-tempered and lacking in emotion since he was a child. I seldom see him with any emotions. He has never been interested in antiques. I didn't expect him to buy them at the last auction. A blue and white porcelain vase, it's rare to see something he likes so much." Zhang Ci raised his eyebrows, looked at me, "Hehe, he keeps that vase in his study, but no one is allowed to touch it , I remember a few days ago I picked it up out of curiosity and only looked at it, he had a three-day cold war with me without saying a word, alas..."

I was noncommittal, so I had to smile awkwardly on my face.

The young man said this again on the way when he led me to the study room later. Although the two young masters of the Zhang family are blood brothers, they are strangers to each other. If the brothers met at home, at most they would talk in a few words and not speculate. When there were visitors, Zhang Ci was the one who greeted and took care of them. Zhang Rui basically stayed at home and never saw visitors.

Sometimes at a dinner table, only the old lady can be heard greeting the Eldest Young Master, and everyone turns a blind eye to the Second Young Master who is sitting next to him like air.People in the Zhang Mansion are used to this kind of scene, and no one will find it strange.

The daily lives of the two young masters are also completely separated, one is in the East Wing and the other is in the West Wing, separated by a large garden, the two sides seem like two worlds.The first young master in the east chamber was bustling with people, but the second young master in the west chamber was deserted and quiet, with simple food and drink.All the servants in the house have developed a concept that the West Wing is haunted in the middle of the night, and the Second Young Master's horoscope is extremely dark and evil, and will attract many unclean things, so no one wants to go to the West Wing when they have nothing to do.

I learned that even though Zhang Rui is a son of a high-ranking cadre, he has to do all the basic necessities of life at home by himself.No wonder that when Shen Er invited me to dinner, he was able to stuff a few big bowls of rice by himself. He was really not as good as me, the only child of an ordinary family who is free and easy.

So let's talk about Zhang Ci's whim that day, and walked through the garden to the West Wing.

Zhang Ci usually doesn't go to the West Wing. The old man has family instructions. The Eldest Young Master is not allowed to set foot in the West Wing. Of course, the Second Young Master is not allowed to set foot in the East Wing. So the two brothers need to accompany them in the front hall except for special festivals. When parents eat, they hardly meet each other.

That day, Zhang Ci Fusheng stole half a day's leisure because he invited his girlfriend to eat at home. After the meal, he went for a walk in the garden with his girlfriend to enjoy the flowers. He also brought a servant and another servant to follow behind. People watch them flirt.

Walking around, a quiet veranda appeared in front of the stone road. The plants on both sides looked bleak and sluggish. At a glance, it was clear that no one usually passed by here.

Zhang Ci's girlfriend asked curiously, "Is the house here unoccupied? It looks like no one is taking care of it."

Zhang Ci didn't know why, and smiled slightly, looking at Chaoshou corridor: "My brother Zhang Rui lives here, he likes to be quiet."

It was the first time Zhang Ci's girlfriend heard that Zhang Ci had a younger brother, and insisted on seeing him.The two servants thought that the eldest and young master would refuse, but Zhang Ci looked at the deserted West Wing house, holding back his smile, holding his girlfriend's hand and walking towards the verandah.

The two domestic servants had never been to the West Chamber before, so they couldn't lead the way. Zhang Ci was not familiar with the layout here, so he could only grope around in the veranda and found the study room. The rice paper and the brush on the inkstone were still stained with ink. I thought that someone was using this study, so I stepped over the threshold to take a look inside.

After entering, Zhang Ci went to the table first, and picked up the rice paper spread out on the table to look at it. The two servants also saw a portrait drawn on the rice paper. Ink painted a simple and elegant smile.

Everyone knows that Zhang Erye is a master of piano, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy and painting. There is a saying in the circle: "There is a romantic and talented Zhang Erye in the south, and Jiang Siye in the north." Although there are only a few strokes in the painting, it is vivid and vivid. , as if there is a strong emotion permeated in the painting, hidden in the understatement of brush and ink.

But Zhang Rui usually only paints landscapes, birds and animals. When I saw him painting portraits for the first time, Zhang Ci showed undisguised surprise on his face. I will definitely think this is your brother's sweetheart."

Zhang Ci smiled faintly, walked to the bookshelf, and saw the blue and white porcelain vase on the shelf, with a jade pendant hanging on the neck of the vase.

The auction was held by the Zhang family, so Zhang Ci could tell at a glance that this vase was one of the auction items, and the jade pendant hanging on the vase was so green that even the servants could tell it was a piece of jade. Cheap jade, and no patterns.

Zhang Ci frowned, and the servants couldn't understand why he stared at Yu Pei and smiled coldly.

Just when he picked up the vase to look at it, Zhang Rui happened to walk into the study at this time, first startled, then rushed to his elder brother with a dark face and snatched the vase, staring at him coldly without saying a word.

Zhang Ci smiled and said: "What's the matter, I just took a look, don't look like I ruined your treasure."

Zhang Rui wiped the vase with his sleeve, carefully put it back on the bookshelf, and carefully straightened the jade pendant, then said with a cold face, "Go out. My things don't like being touched by others, and there's nothing to look at."

Zhang Ci was probably because his girlfriend was by his side, and his family ugliness could not be publicized, so he stopped arguing with his brother, turned around and took his girlfriend out of the study.

At the door of the study, he suddenly stopped and said something intriguing.

He said: "Brother, others don't understand your thoughts, but brother understands."

When the boy said this, he couldn't help muttering, wondering what the big master said.I don't think it's strange at all, Zhang Ci seems to be a very shrewd and cunning person with a clear eye, and someone in the city, like Zhang Rui, who is not good at covering up, must be seen through by him at a glance.What's more, there is always a tacit understanding between brothers.

Before I knew it, I had arrived at the study in the West Wing.

The servant went in first to make an announcement, and I heard a young and clear voice saying, "Let him in quickly!"

I cleared my throat and straightened my clothes, trying to look decent.However, he was wearing a sweatshirt that had been worn for several days, and the trousers were still stained, so he couldn't look decent even if he wanted to.

When I stepped through the threshold, I saw a handsome young man sitting on a mahogany recliner.

He stood up, wearing a clean and elegant jade-colored gown, holding a book in his hand, standing in front of the antique bookshelf, a gentle and elegant man, with sharp brows, smiled at me faintly, but raised his eyebrows and said: " Bottle, look at you, how did you get such a virtue?"

I couldn't help being embarrassed, coughed a few times, and thought to myself what's wrong with my virtue?

Zhang Rui waved to the boy and said, "Ah Huai, first take Mr. Li to change into clean clothes and prepare warm tea and pastries."

I whispered in my heart, classmate Zhang Xiaogua, if you are picky about your future wife's dress, it is reasonable, but do you need to be so particular about meeting an old friend?I have to take a bath and change clothes before I can come to see you? !