Old Shadow of the Republic of China 22

What's this?

"What's black?" Lin Yutong reached out and touched it. It was a layer of oil paper. "It was quite tightly wrapped."

"Get out of the way, I'll dig a little more." These things were not buried deep, as if they were not afraid of someone digging the ground. Also, the courtyard was not big, the rooms and the corridors were on both sides, and the light time was very short. Who could not plant flowers or trees? Who could dig the yard for nothing?

After pulling the tank apart in a few seconds, the oil paper was removed and the oil paper was removed. As a result, Lin Yutong reached out and touched it, "Is it iron?"

The Fourth Master took the flashlight and shone it in, and saw things like thin cylinders placed vertically inside.

"What?" Lin Yutong really didn't recognize this thing.

The Fourth Master chuckled: "What does Xilin Jueluo family want to do, but why does it still hide seamless steel pipes?"

Seamless steel pipes now have no production capacity in China, and they all rely on imports. Gun barrels and gun barrels can be made according to the caliber size.

I don’t know how many years this thing has been buried, but there is no trace of rust at all. It is placed in a water tank, wrapped in oil paper, and sealed with clay outside. It can be said that it is stored very carefully.

Lin Yutong laughed: "The Lin family really has a lot of ideas." The ancestors should have been officials in charge of this matter, otherwise how could they have hidden so many of these things for their own family? In which dynasty or generation, they would have to lose their heads. Do they have to bury them so deeply? "Do you want me to receive them inside?"

"No, ask Yang Zihuaizi to come over." The Fourth Master put down the iron shovel and whispered, "Silent!"

It’s not that I want to ignore the Lin family’s things, but that I will be in trouble if I miss a little news. Although this is not silver, it is not worth much. It’s a shortage of goods everywhere. But when I buy and sell privately, it will be bad. Confiscation is inevitable. I don’t know which bastard is cheap. The ancestors of the Lin family are also good enough, so I don’t have to worry about spending a few 250 yuan from their descendants and spending their lives all at once.

Lin Yutong quietly went out and called Yang Zi and Huai Zi, who had just entered the door and had not breathed.

Seeing that Lin Yutong was careful, the two did not dare to make a statement. They entered the door quietly and closed it to death. When they took the thing, the cold sweat from the back of their backs was over.

The Fourth Master pointed to the courtyard and said, "I can't make a fuss, this thing is buried underneath."

Huaizi squatted down to look at the steel pipes, and after a long time, he said, "It is definitely the safest thing to put this thing here and move it here. But now this thing is just right. Don't you want to experiment? I don't know what there is besides the steel pipes? Otherwise, we will know what they are all about. Then I will find a way to transport this thing outside the city."

This is exactly what the Fourth Master thought. "The same sentence is still the first thing to say!"

"Don't worry, it's only an hour away from the capital. There is a locust tree forest surrounded by cemeteries. It can be transported out to block a tomb and set up a tombstone to mark it." Huaizi was thinking quickly and immediately arranged a proper place to go, "Take as much as you use in the future."

Yang Zi whispered: "What if I encounter someone digging a grave?"

Huaizi glared: "That piece is the original mass grave. As long as no one collects the body, they throw it to that piece. They just fill in some soil and don't even have a grave or rob the tomb? When they are buried, you don't even have a reed mat. You think you are stupid! There is also the locust tree forest that has hundreds of acres. Even when the locust flowers are blooming well, only a few people who really can't survive can get some locust flowers. Usually there is no ghost shadow, and it is said that the locust flowers there are ghost spirits. You forgot that year that you got the locust flowers back, and your mother not only threw them out, but also burned paper to send them to the Bodhisattva. Of course, it's always right to be careful. If you are really worried, ask someone to light a green lantern to sway around at night, I'm afraid that no one will dare to get close."

After hearing what he said, Lin Yutong was very suspicious that he had transferred the person he had rescued from the prison before to there. People were afraid of ghosts and gods, and this kind of mentality could be used.

So a few people didn't say anything and shoveled all the ground on the ground. This was really spectacular. The twelve large cylinders were equipped with steel pipes, and five large cylinders were made of copper caps. In addition, the three large cylinders were all silver dollars, which shook their eyes as soon as they shone in.

Yang Zi swallowed his saliva with a gulp, "My sister is still lucky. How many people have lived in this yard, no one can hold this good luck."

Who knows? Anyway, it’s quite evil, and a wild locust tree just pops up in the yard.

Huaizi pointed to the locust tree seedlings on one side, "This is not the old root in the yard, but the big locust tree outside the wall has grown in. It's a coincidence that as soon as you moved in, it sprouted up in the spring. It can also be said to be luck."

Lin Yutong raised her eyebrows, perhaps it was not accidental. Sometimes she could not finish her overnight tea, which was always poured into the yard. The tea was made of spring water, and the things were all tempting by plants. Is this a golden finger unconsciously used? Thinking of this, she quickly took a cloth bag inside and handed it to her: "First fill a bag of money, cover the rest, and then fill the soil and flatten it." This thing has to be moved out of the city little by little, and you can't be rash.

Yang Zi smiled and brought up a bag of silver dollars. With this money, he didn't have to worry about life at all.

Lin Yutong kept stepping on the ground, making the loose soil stronger. She was thinking about the Lin family hiding silver dollars. In fact, almost every family burying silver dollars underground, but the number and method were different. If you count carefully, banknotes have become popular for a long time, but people always attach more importance to silver dollars in their bones, and they distrust banknotes, believing that banknotes are just a piece of "paper", while silver dollars are real silver. Especially for foreign banks, the Chinese suffered two major losses, one was the "mark ticket" in Germany during World War I, and the other was the "rouble ticket" of the last time in the imperial and Russia. These psychological shadows directly led to the Chinese people not paying attention to foreign banknotes, and many people were not interested in US dollars. In addition, many people did not trust the bill number for years, including emerging banks. Therefore, whether it is a large or a small household,

As long as the family is a little rich, they must hide some of them, one or two hundred yuan or tens of thousands or tens of thousands, and stuff them under the kang hole in the countryside for more than ten or twenty yuan. This is not a strange thing. Many people call the place where silver is hidden "cellars", and these cellars often don't even know where their children are. The hidden ones are so strict. Nowadays, people who want to make money do not say, "I hope you win the horse ticket", but say, "I hope you can dig it to hide." She remembered

There were customs in many places in later generations that on the fifth day of the God of Wealth on the New Year, the pig's intestines should be used as offerings, because the word "dirty" and "cang" are homophones to get a good mouth color. After all, the value of silver dollars is unchanged and hidden underground, which can prevent robbery, fire, and floods. Now the fire-fighting equipment is very simple. Once the fire is burned, it will burn hundreds of houses. It is not safe to store banknotes, and there is no such concern in storing silver dollars in cellars.

Before he could trample on his feet for a while, the Fourth Master said, "You go and get some food, and you won't have more than one more."

The key is that it was windy outside and it was raining. The Fourth Master was afraid that she would be cold.

Lin Yutong didn't stubbornly and went to the kitchen directly.

When the heavy rain comes, the yard is restored to its original state. It is a blessing that this is the yard of a wealthy family. The drainage is very good. Otherwise, even if this thing is well sealed over the years, it will not be as bright as new.

Lin Yutong burned a pot of wine to drive away the cold. After eating, the Fourth Master told Huaizi about the personnel arrangements of the police station. He knew who was in charge of what was going on, and who knew who was going to take money with him would definitely do things. Then he said: "Don't ask about Xianle Tower anything. If someone talks about you, you can surround him. Don't listen, don't ask or talk."

Huaizi agreed: "I'm busy transporting these things out, so I don't care about the others."

If you want to know which policeman went to Xianle Building to do a record, he would find out without hesitation, Lin Yutong thought of someone Xiao Hong.

Lin Yutong told the Fourth Master that he thought, "I'll go find Xiao Hong and dress up like he was that night. I think no one would doubt it."

But that night she was following her and as her brother-in-law, so doing this would still arouse others' suspicion.

The Fourth Master shook his head: "The Ma Xiang I remembered"

How did you forget this person?

Lin Yutong's eyes lit up: "I understand."

Ma Xiang is not a gentleman. He usually expresses some sour, non-salty poems in newspapers, and writes articles for a female newspaper, which is very popular with women. In fact, he has a somewhat romantic and romantic attitude. In other words, his family is in a normal family and he has no houses in the capital, so he only rents a small yard. He originally had a dormitory, but for him, living in a single dormitory is actually good. However, it is not convenient to take women back to the dormitory, so you can't take women back to the dormitory.

That night, I got off work and had dinner at a small restaurant outside the school. I saw the boy who followed Jin Siye last time sitting alone, with a plate of peanut beans in front of me, and a small wine pot next to me. From time to time, I was plastered with the old-fashioned purse in my hand, and a loud collision of silver dollars came from inside. Just looking at it, it was probably a few dozen yuan inside.

Ma Xiang’s salary is not low, fifty a month, which is definitely a high income. But his life is very tight. Once the rent is paid, the food fee is reserved, and the family will send two yuan a month. The remaining 20 or 30 is spent until the end of the month. There is a price to coax women, such as pursuing Lei Yangyang and Ouyang Yiyi, a bouquet of flowers is indispensable. But the price of these flowers is really expensive. Eating Western food and drinking foreign wine is all a job of burning money. What can you get? These women are just a date, but it is not that easy to go further.

Now looking at the boy like Liba, he seemed to live more than himself. He walked over with a smile and patted the other person on the shoulder: "Why did you drink it alone? Every child is from every family, I'll tell your sister and brother-in-law?"

This person is not really Lin Yutong. She stood up as if drunk: "It's Mr. Ma? Why did someone like you come to this place for dinner?"

Who would be happy to come if you have money?

Ma Xiang waved his hand: "Just fill your stomach with three meals a day. The same is true for you, don't be indulging in wealth."

Lin Yutong laughed and felt a little drunk: "You are just fake aloof. Do you think I don't know? That Xianle Tower has spread all over the place."

It's about Ma Xiang and Xiao Hong.

Ma Xiang was a little angry: "What are you talking nonsense?"

"I'm not talking nonsense." Lin Yutong grabbed him, "I have money now, otherwise I would like to ask Mr. Ma and we will clarify it too."

Ma Xiang looked at the drunk man: "Forget it, do you have money?"

"Just!" Lin Yutong shook her wallet and said, "This is not enough? What kind of sister can't invite me?"

Ma Xiang's heart became hot. Compared to the woman who could not be seen or touched, it was more practical. He had no words, so Lin Yutong pretended to be drunk and pulled him away.

I entered Xianle Tower all the way, and this time I was familiar with it. The two not-so-rich people were not personally treated by the short and fat family, and there was only a young man who was supporting him.

Lin Yutong asked Ma Xiang: "Is there any more to look for Miss Xiao Hong?"

Ma Xiang hesitated a little: "I'd better look for a thrush." ​​This woman had nothing to do, and she was always thinking about it. If she hadn't been thinking about her in her heart, she wouldn't have just pulled a woman to do things that night.

Thrushes are much more expensive than Xiao Hong.

The young man rolled his eyes and recognized Ma Xiang naturally: "You know the rules." He stretched out his hand, "Fifty! Stay overnight."

Why don't you grab it?

Lin Yutong felt so fucked! The Fourth Master worked hard for a month, and his salary was only thirty. He was overwhelmed, and he had to be fifty in a night! This world!

Looking at Ma Xiang's stunned expression, the young man said, "If you don't have money, don't pretend to be a master."

"How are you talking? Vulgar!" Ma Xiang had put on his tie and was about to speak. Lin Yutong had already thrown his wallet out, "Do you count, is it enough?"

The guy counted for a long time, "fifty-two, two more yuan." As he said that, he handed over it with two yuan.

Lin Yutong waved her hand proudly: "No need to give it to me, just ask Sister Xiao, who was talking to me last time, to talk to me."

The guy agreed immediately, and he was drunk at first glance. He still had to stare at him later. This guy woke up and refused to admit his debts and then started making trouble.

Ma Xiang was taken away, Lin Yutong was led by someone and went directly to find Xiao Hong.

Xiao Hong has basically never accepted customers recently. She was chased and scolded by her mother three times all day. Finally, there was a person who could find someone to talk to, and it was not considered a waste of time to raise such a living person.

"Why are you brother again?" Xiao Hong brought the person in, "Sit down."

Lin Yutong asked as if he was drunk: "That day I heard that a bastard bullied his sister. I brought the bastard to apologize, but he went to find some thrush magpie."

"A lady doesn't serve as a guest, and a guest doesn't serve as a guest. These are all rules." Xiao Hong smiled, "When the guest comes, he will find anyone he wants. How can he be jealous?"

Lin Yutong narrowed her eyes: "It's good that sister can think about it. I heard that something happened to you here, and I'm still worried that my sister will be scared."

"Where I was scared?" Xiao Hong handed over a cup of tea, "Which room has never died in this room? The big smoker, the seventies and eighties, died on the woman's belly, and the disease caused by illness. When she was excited, she couldn't breathe and died, and she died. There were also many sisters, who died of dirty diseases, couldn't think of it and hanged them, and there were too many. If you were afraid of this, you would have been scared to death for many times."

Lin Yutong sighed in her heart: "Didn't you think about being a good person?"

"Congratulations to the good?" Xiao Hong fiddled with the cup in her hand, then raised her head, "I'm going to say that if a woman like me believes in love, it's really a fun thing to be a joke. She's just dealing with the romance and moon field, so where is there any true love?"

Why did you get entangled with Huaizi before?

"I can't endure hardship. If I don't have support when I go out, I really can't live that day. I want to find a capable man who can support me for food, clothing, housing and transportation, but it's so difficult." Xiao Hong looked at Lin Yutong, "Brother, don't bother. Just take care of your own life. If I go out with you, I will suffer. I thought I had found a suitable person. People may not like me, but at least I am a responsible man. I thought about relying on him but I almost made a mistake. Let me take a look. Maybe I will meet the next one?"

It turned out that she didn't have to love Huaizi and die, but wanted to use that method to make Huaizi have to accept him. Once Huaizi expressed her attitude, she was very wise and did not bother her at all.

Xiao Hong looked at Lin Yutong, and his words turned, and his voice lowered: "Little brother, I don't ask what your name is, nor do I ask about your origin. But I grew up in this hall since I was a child, and I have seen more people and things. You are not here to talk to me, you are here to inquire about the matter."

Then Lin Yutong looked at Xiao Hong seriously: "Sister is a sensible person." As he said, his tone became serious: "Help me, I will redeem you, go out and find you a living and self-reliance. If you think you can trust me, you can answer whatever I ask."

Xiao Hong smiled and shook her head: "It is easy to redeem yourself and survive. This little brother doesn't bother you. You are the second person I have ever seen who didn't look down on me. I'm willing to help you. Don't worry, we understand the rules, and we won't reveal a word."

This saves me a lot of trouble.

"Do you know the policeman who came to take the transcripts for you that night?" Lin Yutong asked.

"Meet!" Xiao Hong sat down, "Speaking of this, Director Cheng, who is in charge of this matter, is also a regular visitor here. Not only is he a regular visitor, but his mother will also give him some bonuses every month. He is not a person who is too nostalgic for this world, and he only looks for Huamei when he comes."

That night, Huamei and Chen Tingmei had a lot of communication, and now she still has something to do with Director Cheng. So, did these Japanese people connect with Director Cheng through Huamei?
To be continued...