After coming out of the Sanguan Emperor Temple, the four people drove back to Yelaoguo Village. They already had a new and bold plan in mind. They decided to go to the old Sanguan Emperor Temple and follow the clues to find new clues and gradually uncover the page of the ancient book. Incomplete content, everyone's face shines with determination. After several days of in-depth investigation and visits, they have confirmed that the legendary Sanguan Zhenren is the unknown Youdao who sacrificed his life to save Laowaizui Village thousands of years ago. Now he has transformed into the Sanguan Emperor who is respected and worshiped by the world.
The former site of Sanguan Dadi Temple is in the warehouse of the Third Production Team south of Huangliankou. Song Yijin has an impression of this place. In the past, when he and several young boys went fishing, they would sometimes pass by the Third Production Team. The responsible place of the production team, the temple guard uncle said that the warehouse is on the east side of the grain field of the production team. There are three old red brick buildings. The warehouse was later rebuilt on the original site. In fact, the Sanguan Emperor Temple on the original site had been rebuilt during the Cultural Revolution. was destroyed.
Strangely enough, after Zhao Xixi came back from Sanguan Emperor Temple, her whole mental outlook changed, as if she had been reborn. Her face was rosier, and her mentality was more stable, confident, positive and brave. She even looked calm and calm when she mentioned the two huge fire-red chain snakes to everyone yesterday.
Jiang Xiaobao quietly leaned into Song Yijin's ear and said, "My senior sister seems to have changed."
Song Yijin looked at Zhao Xixi, smiled slightly, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, I feel it too. . But women are always fickle. "
"What are you talking about?" Zhao Xixi took off her ponytail and tossed her hair over her shoulders, and the smell of shampoo suddenly spread. , Song Yijin subconsciously took a deep breath, just like the feeling of taking the first puff after quitting smoking for a month. And Zhao Xixi was curious about why the two men were biting their ears. Was it a secret or a bad word about others?
Chen Mingzhi stood aside with a smirk on his face and said nothing.
"No, are we talking about what to eat for dinner?" Song Yijin said, feeling himself blushing.
Zhao Xixi was puzzled and said: "It doesn't look like you are saying good things, do something serious, and quickly discuss the matter of visiting the old temple."
"Yes. Yes, let's discuss the specific steps and details," Song Yijin said quickly.
"When should we go, or in the afternoon?"
"You can do it in the afternoon, but in the afternoon it is the responsibility of the production team. Right now it is wheat weeding and rapeseed cutting. When the seeds are being harvested, there are many people and there are many eyes. The four of us going to the warehouse of the production team will cause unnecessary suspicion."
"Probably not. Didn't the temple keeper say that the warehouse room. There are three rooms, the east room is where Emperor Sanguan lives, the middle room is where the buffaloes from the production team usually live, and the west room is where farm tools are kept. The buffaloes have long been taken care of by the production team, and they are basically vacant now. ” < /p>
"The four of us don't look like farmers, especially the three of you. The two of you are still angry as students.We didn't take off our clothes and had a tattoo on one neck. They would be suspicious if they saw us going there. It's better to be on the safe side. "
"That's right, four strangers will definitely attract attention. ”
“What should we do?” Going at night? "
"Going at night? I don't dare? ”
“Haha, coward, I’m not a girl who said I don’t dare, but you, the old man, say you don’t dare.” "
"That's what's so scary. On the day my grandma passed away, I had to go to the parking lot of the next village to get something. I passed the cemetery on the road. I was not afraid to walk there alone at midnight. . "
"Is that because you have tattoos? To be honest, when I see people with tattoos, they usually stay away. ”
“Yes, haha, that’s the effect.” "
"You are talking nonsense. We are going to the old site, which is a place of righteousness, not somewhere else. ”
“Then let’s go at night. We’ll set off when it gets dark. It’s not a busy time for farming, and there’s usually no one in the fields at night. In the past, when watermelons were planted in the fields, there would be people guarding the fields at night. Now, almost no one here grows watermelons. ”
“Let’s see what items we need to prepare”
“If we go at night, we need to prepare four headlamps, four spare headlamp batteries, and four pairs of rain boots for wiping. On the rain boots are a bag of goose poop, pure water, four knives, an axe, a shovel, four dust masks, and a woven bag, that's about it. "
"The goose poop came in handy again. Fortunately, I didn't eat it. It ate too much. It had eaten half of the half bag of crab food. There was a lot of poop in the rectum. . "
"What, there will be snakes at the old site? "
"What is the knife for? Is there an emergency? ”
“No, just bring it with you.” "
"Shovel, Luoyang shovel? Is this going to be dug? The woven bags are all ready. Are you sure you can find the treasure? "
"No, it's a shovel. I have a spare, not sure where to use it. ”
“Chen Mingzhi, don’t think blindly. Who told you that you would find the treasure?” "
"Cousin, this is all I can think of. What do you think?
"That's enough. Let's bring Chen Mingzhi's dog with us. Chen Mingzhi, go back and bring the dog over this afternoon. What's its breed?" "
"The native dog is called Awu, and his whole body is pitch black. "
"Yes, the Chinese Pastoral Dog, a black dog that attracts wealth and wards off evil spirits, is very good. ”
“Bring an iron rod and a 20 to 30 meter long nylon rope that is twice as thick as your thumb and see if you have any. The iron rod is best a crowbar.” "
"Jiang Xiaobao, look for a compass at home. If you have one, bring it with you. ”
Three cobblers are worth one Zhuge.Liang, not to mention two of them are professionals.
"Let's do a division of labor. I have written all the items I just mentioned on paper. Chen Mingzhi and Jiang Xiaobao will prepare the items they have at home, such as headlamps, ropes, etc. I will go to the town to purchase them. . Zhao Xixi prepares lunch at home. In the afternoon, I go to my mother-in-law’s house to play mahjong. My brother-in-law and my two older cousins invite me to take a nap. You should also take a longer nap. Get a good rest and don’t feel sleepy at night.
The four of them have arranged their activities for the night, and everyone has a little expectation. In the past, the activities were all during the day, but this time at night, I don’t know what the experience will be like.
After Song Yijin made the arrangements, he drove to the town. Coincidentally, Song Yijin's junior high school classmate Ahua was also his first love when he was selling hardware farm tools in the town. More than twenty years later, the two people's appearance had changed drastically, but they still recognized each other at a glance. Each other, those ignorant years back then are worth remembering. The two exchanged warm greetings and didn't even ask for their contact information. None of this mattered anymore. Ahua said the rope was free of charge, but Song Yijin insisted on paying.
After finishing these things, Song Yijin returned to Jiang Xiaobao's home. The food was ready. The four of them agreed not to drink alcohol at noon for the night's operation, but only to drink juice, fearing that drinking would cause trouble.
But the time soon arrived in the evening, because Song Yijin was playing mahjong at his mother-in-law’s house in the afternoon. His mother-in-law’s family also lived in Yelaoguozhuang, and they made an appointment to invite three of his friends to have dinner together in the evening, plus a few elders. There happened to be a table full of people, and they couldn't stand the mother-in-law's persuasion. Everyone except Zhao Xixi drank a lot.
Song Yijin said happily: "Another delicious meal."
Zhao Xixi couldn't help but angrily complained: "I am the full-time driver for the three of you!"
Dinner lasted until seven o'clock. When the four of them realized that it was almost time, they left and headed straight to Sanguan New Village. The car drove to the west of the village, where it could no longer be driven, and then got out of the car and walked. Chen Mingzhi led the dog. The dog was very energetic at night. It neither barked nor ran. Its ears were erect. It followed Chen Mingzhi and turned its head from time to time to keep alert of its surroundings.
The four people changed into rain boots, put on gloves and took out the goose droppings they had brought. Before they even opened the bag, an unpleasant stench spread. It could be smelled fifty meters away. Maybe it was because he had experienced it once, but this time Zhao Xixi didn't speak.
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After getting ready, the four people turned on their headlights and walked to the grain field of the third production team. Chen Mingzhi took the lead with the black dog Awu, followed by Jiang Xiaobao, and Song Yijin came back, looking very mysterious. of a team of people.
After walking for about thirty or forty minutes, when Zhao Xixi stepped onto the concrete bridge, her heartbeat could not help but accelerate. This Banqiao is too narrow. For her who grew up in the city, she has never had the experience of walking on the Banqiao.
Just as she walked carefully to the middle of the Banqiao, suddenly her right foot accidentallyHe stepped on the air and lost his balance. His body tilted towards the bottom of the bridge and fell. He was about to slip off. Song Yijin, who was following Zhao Xixi, subconsciously raised his right leg quickly and accurately and steadily supported the falling Zhao Xixi. But due to inertia, Zhao Xixi's entire body suddenly fell into Song Yijin's arms. At that moment, time seemed to have frozen. The two of them looked at each other in the light of the headlights, and an indescribable wave surged in their hearts. Song Yijin was so panicked that he almost let go of his hands and nearly caused Zhao Xixi to fall into the river.
Jiang Xiaobao and Chen Mingzhi had been walking in front a long time ago. They were not aware of what was happening behind them. They only found out when they heard Zhao Xixi's scream. Zhao Xixi blamed the two of them for just walking forward, and said with a cry: "It's too dangerous. If my eldest cousin hadn't hooked me with his feet urgently, I would have fallen into the river. I'm a landlubber." Jiang Xiaobao could only stay in the river. The one in front was comforting and holding her hand, while Song Yijin held her other hand from behind and carefully and slowly crossed the bridge.
Not long after that, we arrived near the grain field, but the scene that greeted us was a bit disappointing. The originally imagined empty grain field was full of rapeseeds waiting to be harvested, and they were lying on the ground. Good for walking. The production team's warehouse is built on the edge of the grain field. The warehouse building is quite similar to the 30 to 40-year-old red brick house in the village. The dilapidated wooden door is slightly open. It is obvious that this place has been abandoned for a long time, maybe it is just temporarily no longer used. .
Chen Mingzhi pushed open the wooden door. After the four people entered, they first looked around with their heads and found that the house was quite clean. It did not look like a house that had been abandoned for a long time. The ground was mud, with several long wooden stools and a few A large piece of cardboard.
Song Yijin said: "This place is popular. It seems that people come in often. When they are tired from the farm work, they drink tea and chat inside, or take a nap on the spot. The cardboard is used for sleeping."
"Look, there is a pair of old rain boots over there, who may have put them here. Apart from that, there is nothing else." Jiang Xiaobao said.
Chen Mingzhi took off the leash around the black dog's neck, looked around and said, "This is the middle room. The east side should be the old address that the uncle mentioned. Let's go and have a look."
Unexpectedly, the barking of a black dog suddenly came from inside.
"There's something going on inside!"
Then a furry thing swooped out from the four people's feet. It was smaller than a dog, larger than a cat, and round. It was hard to tell what it was. What, the black dog chased him out, frightening Zhao Xixi.
Chen Mingzhi hurriedly called to the black dog to stop it from chasing.
"I don't know what kind of animal it is. It looks like a raccoon dog. It's quite big." Chen Mingzhi said and walked into the east room to see if there were any more. Others came in one after another.
This room is not big, only four meters wide. There is a square platform made of bricks in the north, about two meters wide and one meter high. The outside is plastered, and the top of the platform is It's empty.
"This should be the altar of Emperor Sanguan." Zhao Xixi said with a headlampI looked carefully and touched the table with my fingers. It was covered with thick dust and grass clippings. There were still obvious traces of incense ash on the ground directly in front of the table. Even after so many years, it was still obvious.
"Look, the area above the roof is black. It has been smoked for a long time." Jiang Xiaobao pointed to the roof in front of the stage and said. Sure enough, there was a black patch on the roof, most obvious in the middle.
Zhao Xixi nodded and said: "This means that there is an altar under this position, and it has been blackened by burning candles for a long time."
The black dog was walking around the room at this time. Go very busy.
There was nothing on the surrounding walls. The four of them were a little disappointed. Zhao Xixi suggested to observe carefully around the platform, hoping to find some useful information through this platform.
Song Yijin asked Chen Mingzhi to go to the east room to continue checking, but it was also empty, with nothing. There was a leaky area on the east roof, and the sky could be seen.
"It seems that there is no useful information found here." Jiang Xiaobao said.
"It seems so. Even if there is something, it may have been taken away by others." Chen Mingzhi spread his hands and said in disappointment.
"So where did that animal just escape from? The people who usually work here don't catch it?" Song Yijin asked.
"Yes, we overlooked this. It should have been here for a long time. You see it is round and round. Let's search carefully to see if we can find its nest. These animals are generally very cunning, and the entrance to the cave is relatively hidden." Chen Mingzhi's eyes were filled with excitement again.
As he spoke, the four people searched carefully in every corner.
Song Yijin remembered something. When Chen Mingzhi came, he was responsible for holding the shovel.
"Cousin, are you going to use a shovel to dig here? This is not good." Zhao Xixi was a little surprised. She could not agree to blindly destroy this place without any clues.
Song Yijin quickly explained: "No, I just want to knock it with a shovel to see the echo."
"There are walls all around here, the thickness of two red bricks , The outside of the wall is bare, and it’s not a cave, so what else can be found?” Jiang Xiaobao didn’t think so.
Chen Mingzhi brought the shovel, and Song Yijin motioned to pat the bricks around the platform with the back of the shovel head. At first, Chen Mingzhi patted gently, with relatively light movements. He was afraid of damaging the table.
"You also had a lot of dinner, where did your strength go?" Jiang Xiaobao couldn't bear his temper and went up to take the shovel from Chen Mingzhi's hand.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Listen, it seems to be hollow inside." Then Jiang Xiaobao knocked hard again, and suddenly the black dog's two hind legs They kicked back and barked at the inside of the platform. The four people's expressions immediately became tense. When they listened carefully, a weak roar could also be heard from inside the platform.It's not loud, but you can hear the roar of a small animal.
"There is still something inside. The animal that ran out just now has its nest inside. The black dog came in and scared them. They felt danger. The big one was probably a male. It I ran out just to lure the black dog away to save the mother and the litter of puppies inside," Zhao Xixi said thoughtfully.
"What if I didn't run out and was bitten by a black dog?" Chen Mingzhi asked curiously.
"If it can escape by running out, it will come back when we leave. If it is caught and bitten to death by a black dog, this is also its purpose. Some old and weak animals in nature will take the initiative to follow the team. Feeding the enemy to delay time, some animal parents will take the initiative to lure the enemy to protect their offspring from danger." Zhao Xixi's analysis made the other three people think deeply.
"Then we just give up the clues here?" Chen Mingzhi asked.
"I have a way to move them to other places, so that the harm to them can be reduced." Zhao Xixi said confidently.
"What can I do?"
"In this way, you take the black dog away, cousin, use an iron rod to pry open two bricks from under the platform, and Jiang Xiaobao goes out to find something to do. If you put the firewood in after lighting it, they will run out if they can't stand it. There should be a hidden entrance and exit," Zhao Xixi arranged it this way.
Firewood was soon found, and Song Yijin was prying out the second brick. Everyone stared nervously at the hole that was getting bigger and bigger, for fear that a group of animals would suddenly emerge from inside.
When the second brick fell, a smell came out from inside. After Jiang Xiaobao lit the firewood and threw it in, the three people quickly evacuated outside the house and shined their headlights on the door from a distance. Chen Mingzhi turned the black The dog was taken further away and waited.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, an animal about the same size as the one that ran out just ran out, followed by a group of smaller ones. There were twelve in total, and they looked like tiny animals. Almost like a dog.
"This is the raccoon dog." Song Yijin recognized it.
When they all left, Song Yijin called Chen Mingzhi back, and Black Dog was still in a state of excitement.