Where do tomb robbers meet in their lives?

I saw Xu Zhonglin and my brother both walked to the edge of the fence to look, and hurriedly followed behind. The fence is not wide, and there are two chairs facing out on the side, and two men stand in front of me. I was at a disadvantage in height, so I simply sat down on one of them.Who knows that the buttocks are not seated tightly, and Wu Xie downstairs has not been found, so I heard my grandfather yell: "Xiaoqing, stand up, don't mess around!" This sound is completely different from his usual smile, It was a little harsh.

I was startled and stood up quickly.I saw Xu Zhonglin pulling me to the side, and said to me in a slow tone: "This place is not for you to sit in. You have to sit in it." My elder brother didn't seem to understand why my grandfather suddenly spoke harshly to me. He just glanced at Xu Zhonglin threateningly, then pulled me to his side, and said: "This place is no more than our hall, there are more things to show off, you should pay attention."

"Your grandfather is right." I heard old man Xue say leisurely, "This seat is not for ordinary people. Otherwise, the little family property of the Liang family will be ruined." After speaking, I looked at my grandfather's sly smirk.

"Ah, that's an exaggeration!" Liang Xiaosi was aroused with curiosity, and quickly walked to the edge of the chair where my butt was not solid before, and began to explore and research around, touching here and there. "Grandpa, what's wrong with this chair? Why can't my sister sit in front? Could there be a mechanism that can eject people out?"

Xu Zhonglin smiled and patted my brother on the head: "What are you thinking about? My head is full of strange ideas." Speaking of which, although Xu Zhonglin was lukewarm to me, he liked him as a cousin since childhood.I saw him pointing to a dark wooden frame beside the chair and said to my brother: "Look at this wooden frame, is there one on every box? Is there no one sitting on the chair beside this wooden frame?" ?”

I looked around and found that it was true that there was such a chair near the fence in the adjacent box not covered by the jade screen, with a black wooden frame erected beside it, and the chairs were all empty.

Xu Zhonglin continued to explain: "This wooden stand is specially used to light sky lanterns. When the auction starts later, if someone sits on this chair, it will be the lamp holder of the audience. Simply put, when singing and selling auctions , No matter who bids what price, the lantern holder will automatically add another vote, which means, no matter what price you bid, I will increase the price anyway, and I will set this thing."

"Wow, that's awesome!" my brother said, "But if the other bidders bid indiscriminately, wouldn't this person end up with a very high price? Isn't that very uneconomical?"

"You can't say that. The lighting of sky lanterns also came about under a certain political background. It was actually very common in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. At that time, the Crescent Hotel was often patronized by princes and nobles, and they would often spend a lot of money for a rare treasure. Buy it. What people are fighting for is the family property and the scene, and they don't think it is reasonable or unreasonable at all. Some princes and princes will also do something to please the beauties in order to show their favor to the princess or lady of the family. Political marriages only need Being able to use money to decide is not a problem at all, as long as power is strengthened, money will come naturally."

My brother asked, "Even if you have more money, what if the price is so high that you can't afford it?"

"Then the last bidder will get it. However," Xu Zhonglin changed his subject, "The one who gets blown up will be miserable. He must pay the price for his actions."

"What price?"

"Shopkeeper Xue Er told me that someone blew up the lights 30 years ago, and people in our industry have never seen him again."

My brother gave an "oh" in awe, expressing his shock.

"So this sky lantern is not for ordinary people to light. Once it is lighted, it is very cruel. You have to carry it all the way until the end of the auction. And if the people below are still bidding desperately, your final transaction price will become very high." Huge, even astronomical." Xu Zhonglin patted the back of the chair and smiled at me, "Your sister sat there just now, if she kept sitting, maybe she would really set fire to several dormitory halls. To tell you the truth, I have never seen anyone who dared to hold the sky lantern in the Crescent Hotel several times in the past ten years."

When I heard it, I was startled, and I said to myself, be good, there are so many pitfalls in this place, and I will have to be careful not to sit anywhere except the dinner table.This hotel is really all kinds of fancy shows.

But this is not important, the important thing is to find Brother Ang first.

I cautiously leaned against the other side of the fence, carefully searching for Wu Xie's figure with my eyes.

I saw that Wu Xie and the others were indeed sitting in the scattered seats downstairs. There were four of them in a group, Wu Xie, Fatty, Brother, and Wang Meng, and everyone was wearing a suit.Not to mention that Wu's father and Zhang's mother have really good looks, one is gentle and clean, the other is chic and cold, the girls passing by can't help but give them a second look.Fat brother's suit looks a bit cramped, it seems that this buddy is living a very nourishing life outside of Douwai.The most student-like boy was Wang Meng, who looked around to see that everything was fresh, which somewhat lowered the aura of the group.Seeing that they were seated not far below our private room, I opened my mouth to let out a slap in my throat, but I saw my brother squinting at me from the side: "If you make a lot of noise in this kind of occasion, the two of us will You have lost all face." I smiled embarrassedly, and found that Xu Zhonglin was also looking at me warily, so I obediently shut my mouth.

Well, if you don't call, you don't call.

At this time, I noticed that a waiter walked towards the four people and said something to Wu Xie. After Wu Xie exchanged a few words with her, the four of them stood up one after another. The beautiful waiter made a gesture of invitation, and they followed her Go up the stairs leading to the second floor.When I saw that they were going in the direction of the box on the second floor opposite us, I couldn't help but have a question mark in my heart.Could it be that it's not on our side?

No, my second aunt said that if she really brought Wu Xie, she would come with me. My grandfather probably didn't want to show them the way.And Mr. Liang is also impossible. To him, Wu Xie is just a cover. Now that he has been seen through, there is no need to bring him here.

Could it be that Dad Wu really has a way to meet Mrs. Huo?

Maybe it is true, after all, the Wu family and the Huo family are both from the old nine families, so there should be quite a relationship.

I hope nothing happens.

I smiled at my grandfather and asked tentatively: "Grandpa, look, Wu Xie seems to have gone to the building opposite. Could it be that he went to see Mrs. Huo?"

My grandfather didn't answer, just took a sip of Biluochun, met Xue Er's eyes, and raised the corner of his mouth, even Xue Er, who always had a serious expression, showed a smile.I didn't give up, and said again: "It seems that they also know that Qilin will not be able to shoot today. Could it be that they directly approached someone to negotiate a deal?"

My eldest brother shook his head: "Even if it is, it is impossible to negotiate. With that fat man here, he will know that this group of people has something to do with our Liang family."

I looked at old man Liang again: "Grandpa..."

My grandfather calmly brought old man Xu's teapot, poured himself a cup, took a sip and commented: "It's not bad. But it's a bit bland."

Damn, what are the two old people trying to sell!

Could it be that Wu Xie really went to ask for it by himself?I cast a reproachful glance at Liang Shiyi, and saw that he also showed curiosity, and turned his gaze to the screen of the van, as if he wanted to see through the jade page to see what was going on inside.

Liang Xiaosi unconsciously walked up to me and tugged at my sleeve: "Sister, why do you think Grandma Huo is willing to meet such an unknown person as her brother-in-law? Could it be that she has reported the name of grandpa?"

I smiled at him mockingly: Unless your brother-in-law wants to die, don't you see the way the Huo family looks at your grandfather clearly?If eyes could kill, our whole family would be dead by now.The registration number is your sister!

I stared at the opposite side for a while, only to see that the fence of the van on the opposite side was tightly blocked by the screen, and there was no big movement.For a while, I thought that Father Wu was not a rough person, so he probably wouldn't fight with others, let alone an old lady; Brother is here, will you really make a move?

No, I have to check it out.

I turned around and was about to pee, when my grandpa called me: "Xiao Jin, don't turn around, calm down, nothing serious will happen." The old man took a sip of tea, smiled and said to my grandpa: "My grandson-in-law is a bit interesting, so go meet Miss Huo San first instead of me."

Mr. Xu took the teapot back, and said unhurriedly: "Lao Liang, don't talk too much, the Crescent Hotel is not a place where anyone can play wild, and Huo San has a very special relationship with the owner here, if you really know it , I advise you not to go north in the future."

Old man Liang rubbed his nose and smiled: "Since I'm here, old Liang, let's meet up together. Anyway, our whole family is here today, it's good, and I'll bring the younger ones to see the world."

"Oh, if that's the case, you'll sit here today, I want to see if you can sit here until the end." My grandfather's voice became severe, "But I don't care about your old Liang, don't drag us down Xiaoqing Xiaoyu."

"Mr. Xu," my grandfather dragged his tone, and finally his words also took on a joking flavor, "Since you don't dare to take this matter, I will cover it later. Xiaojin and Siyu are both children of our Zhenqing, that is, I'm a member of the Liang family. Don't meddle in our Liang family's affairs, just sit on the edge and watch the excitement and drink tea."

My grandfather slapped the table with his palm, and his eyes flickered coldly: "Liang Youdao, I haven't settled with you for what happened more than [-] years ago, but you turned against me first!"

My grandfather looked unmoved: "Don't play hard with me. I don't think you will come here for a meal today, to see the excitement of little friend Wu. It really seems like you can settle a lot of things for Xiaojin." After finishing speaking, Boss Liang leaned over to old man Xu: "Chengjiang, you are better than me in everything, and you are smart, so I don't have to say, but you read too much, and you read too much, and you think too much when you do things. Three fears and four, when it comes to the critical moment, I dare not move. If the place is really chaotic, I don't think you can protect anyone. Today I will open up and tell you that I have always treasured my granddaughter Xiaojin, since she likes her very much. That kid from the Wu family, no matter what happens today, I will protect him as well."

My grandfather smiled coldly: "Oh, do you want to protect? The person is over there, you can protect me now."

Liang Youdao turned his gaze to me, waved at me, and waited until I walked up to him nervously, then said: "Xiao Jin, your grandfather always throws away the shopkeeper at critical moments, and the grandson and son-in-law don't care about it. Don't worry, I have you!" Grandpa is here, the sky will not fall."

My grandfather sneered: "Don't provoke me with your words. How do you know that I don't care about anything. As I said earlier, this is an old place, a place where benevolence and righteousness are emphasized in Sijiucheng, and people like you are not allowed to do whatever they want. Liang Youdao , My ugly words are up front, I will protect my grandson and granddaughter in this place, and don't provoke me, Wu Xie, no matter what happens today, it depends on his own luck."

I stood on the edge suddenly dumbfounded.How did these two old men argue!Why does it seem that a few words burst into flames and then the flames splattered!Thinking about it carefully, it would be better for the little third master to disassociate himself from my family. If he is branded with the Liang family's mark, he will definitely be affected today.Does my grandfather really want to use this relationship to force him to join the gang? !

Extremely possible.

So old man Xu was happy to watch the fun, and made it clear that you don't drag me down with your affairs, and I won't wade into troubled waters with you.

The subtext should be interpreted like this, right?

The situation is very bad.Rather than saying that Wu Xie would cause trouble, it would be better to say that old man Liang caused trouble for him. I am really familiar with our Liang family's methods.If it’s not possible to fight openly, then come secretly and find a way to tie people into the thief’s boat. Anyway, the goal is achieved, and everything is ok.

Sure enough, Father Wu still had no way to separate himself from the Liang family.

The more I thought about it, the more my heart sank. Seeing Xu Zhanggong's attitude of watching with cold eyes, it seemed that Wu Xie was not his favorite grandson-in-law at all. No matter what happened, I couldn't count on my grandfather.

Don't look at the two old men here who say they love me, they are also using what they think is the "correct" way to love me. Since I can remember, the two old men in my impression have a soft and hard temper. People who have lived for a long time have a very hard heart. I deeply realized that even if I begged with a stern face, it would be useless to make a fuss.

Wu Xie, you fucking got into the trap again, did you make it? !

I'm fucking your nemesis!

Just when my heart was surging and I was at a loss, the two old men began to resume their usual chatter.In this regard, I am really amazed at their business model.One moment you thought they were so quarrelsome that they almost threw the table away, and the next moment they actually drank tea and chatted about homework, as if it was so clear that one size fits all.

At this time, my brother ran to me and asked me in a low voice: "Sister, do you think something will happen today? I think it's just that brother Wu Xie went to Granny Huo's place for tea."

Boy, you are quick to see the wind and turn the rudder. When you see that the situation is not clear, you can't figure out what Grandpa is thinking, and you will immediately become "Brother Wu Xie" and not your brother-in-law.

I touched my elder brother and tugged at his sleeve pitifully: "Brother, you...didn't tell Wu Xie to do anything to seek death, did you?"

My elder brother took a sip of wine indifferently: "No. I just said that to him on Shishi."

"Then why did he go to Mrs. Huo by himself?"

"How do I know what kind of morals he has?" My brother said without interest, "What are you afraid of, nothing will happen. As long as he doesn't report our names, he will make a lot of waves, and there are many women there."

I wondered: "How do you know?"

"Since you're here, why don't you prepare for it at all." My brother said, "The Huo family is also very interesting. The yin prospers and the yang declines. The head of the family is a woman. It seems that the sons-in-law are all married."

"Oh……"

I made up my mind.Don't panic, don't panic, what can Father Wu cause?Didn't my grandpa still say he was going to be around him?If it really doesn't work, and Boss Liang will step in, although Wu Xie may not be able to accept this ending.

Just as he was thinking, the surrounding lights suddenly went out.

The noise in the arena suddenly quieted down.I saw a beautiful woman with long hair and shawls stepping into the middle of the stage.She was facing the microphone with a sweet and steady voice: "The auction is about to start, please leave the venue for the idlers, we are going to close soon. Service personnel, please reissue the roster and registration number."

I heard Liang Xiaosi excitedly ask: "Brother Zhonglin, are you going to start?"

Xu Zhonglin gave a "hmm" and looked towards the stage.

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