Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 18 Dengfeng Building

After thinking about it, the car has already arrived at the downstairs of Tofu's house.

The community where Tofu is located is also an old building, but at least it is a modern building, which is much better than the gloomy old alley buildings.The two of us got out of the car and stood at the gate of the community. Tofu couldn't help but sighed, and said, "It's better to be at home, I finally came out of that ghostly place... Ah, bah, bah, I don't mention ghosts in the middle of the night. Whoever mentions ghosts to me again, I will fuck his eight generations of ancestors."

It seems that this kid is afraid of being frightened by those gods and ghosts this time.

No, a few hours ago, we walked around the ghost gate, and almost confessed to the cat and the white-haired rice dumpling. Now we are standing downstairs, looking at the bright street lights outside, and the clean and tidy neighborhood. Made me feel like a human again.

It is estimated that no one would have imagined that in a bustling metropolis like Shenzhen, under the river where people come and go every day, there would be such a dangerous place with so many strange things?
I couldn't help touching the things in Tofu's arms, and thought: It seems that I should pay more attention to my feet when I walk in the future, maybe there is some kind of tomb below.

Sure enough, Shenzhen is full of gold everywhere.

When we got home, we both had minor injuries, and it was impossible to go to the hospital at this moment. We dug out the spare medicine at home, we washed up hastily, treated the wound with grinning teeth, and fell asleep in the dark.

As for the matter of the ghost house rent, although I wanted to remind the old man, the three of them didn't look like good people, so after thinking about it, I decided to let them fend for themselves.

Thinking about how that crazy woman survived back then, these three people were full of murderous intent, it is said that people are afraid of evil spirits, and it is estimated that the ghost rent would not dare to find them.

I have always been able to afford to let go, the sudden appearance of the photos of my grandfather and my dead ghost father really made me suspicious, but these things have been in the past for a long time, people are dead like lights out, and it is meaningless to pursue them.

It is good to know the truth, if not, I will not be led by the nose by that old man because of this matter.I'm not tofu. I haven't learned anything else in these years. The only gain is that my heart has become harder.

This sleep lasted until more than three o'clock in the afternoon that day. Tofu and I finally had a good night's sleep, and we woke up hungry.These days the food is relatively rough, and now it’s even more uncomfortable to be hungry. Tofu ran around the house in a hurry, muttering: "Where did my leftover instant noodles go? Damn..." Immediately afterwards, he scrambled from under the table. He took out a cup noodle bucket that had been bitten to pieces, and wailed, "This is my favorite beef flavor, mouse, from eighteen generations of your ancestors."

I was so hungry that I said: "Okay, okay, just let the mouse go, life is not easy for people, life is not high or low, and mice have dignity. Let's make a lot of money this time, and we will soon become serfs." Sing, don't be stingy, let's go, my brother treats you to a good meal."

As soon as Tofu heard about my treat, he got excited, packed up, and went to a newly opened barbecue restaurant nearby.Brush thin oil on a smokeless flat-bottomed barbecue plate, put lamb, beef and other thin skins on it one by one, and it will be cooked in a while.Sprinkle salt and pepper noodles, cumin and chili powder, and various seasonings, the fragrance is overflowing, and our mouths are full of oil, and we almost swallowed our tongues.

When I was poor, my biggest hobby was eating. Although I didn’t have the money to buy it, I did a lot of research on various ways to eat it. Later, when I was rich and busy with business, I didn’t pay much attention to food.At this time, after a life-and-death experience, it is really a great joy in life to sit down and enjoy a meal with peace of mind.

After we had eaten and drank enough, it was already around five o'clock in the afternoon. When we got home, we found that some bruises suddenly appeared on my body, perhaps due to the poison of the corpse, which looked extremely scary.

Originally, I planned to go to the antique market in Shenzhen today to find out the sales, but when I saw this situation, I had to go to the hospital.

The doctor couldn't tell why, probably he had never seen corpse poison before, so he thought it was some kind of skin disease, so he prescribed some medicine for me, and after rubbing it at night, the scar spread even worse.

Rao I have always been safe when I am in danger, and now I am a little bit guilty. I can't help but think of the old man, and I think that since he can see that I have been poisoned by the corpse, there is probably a cure. It seems that I will get what he said tomorrow. address.

The next day, Tofu and I got up early, washed up, went to the bun shop downstairs, ordered three buns, served with preserved egg congee with chopped green onion and ate our fill, then took a taxi to the agreed address.

The note reads: Dengfeng Building, No. 207, Antique City, Xinxiu Road, Shennan East Road
Tofu said: "Antique City? I haven't been to this place, are you familiar with it?" Since Grandpa used to dig mushrooms, he often brought some things dug out from the tomb. That is, something snatched from the hands of the dead.

Therefore, when I was young, I saw a lot of artifacts, and I was a little interested in antiques. Later, when I was successful in my career, I would go to the antique city when I was free. I said I was not familiar with it, but I could figure out a few of them. main road.

When it comes to antique cities, most people think of Panjiayuan or Liulichang, or the famous antique streets in Xi’an and Luoyang, but few people may think that in Shenzhen, which is called a “cultural desert”, there is the country’s largest , the highest-grade private antique city.

Shenzhen is very special because it used to be an ordinary small fishing village, so the historical accumulation is not strong. The biggest characteristic of the people here is that they are rich.What do you do with money?Of course, it is to develop culture and save face, so the largest antique city was successfully built with a lot of money.

The things here are refined, miscellaneous, and upright.

Once inside, there are all antique and elegantly decorated antique shops, and I don't have much money in my pocket, so I am really embarrassed to enter that door.In the past two years, it has gradually become a scenic spot. Gradually, there are more street stalls and antique souvenirs. Among them, there are many teahouses and theaters. When you walk in, you will forget what year it is.

But there are many scouts in this place, and they are all in plain clothes, unlike Panjiayuan and Liulichang, which have a long history and are very powerful behind their backs. Although I have never been there seriously, Panjiayuan is famous and popular No one knows about antiques, and they are familiar with them.However, the antique city of Shenzhen is too strictly controlled, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to make a move here.

That old man, a mushroom digger, dared to hang out in the antique city, he was really brave enough.

Generally, such a person is either reckless, or has a hard background, and this old man should belong to the latter.

I briefly explained the way to Tofu, and used some code words, so that I was not afraid of being overheard by the driver, and I arrived at the place while talking.Today is Saturday, and there are quite a lot of people in this place. Entering the gate of the antique archway, there is a constant stream of people inside, tourists, mixed with foreigners from all over the world, and you can hear all kinds of bad Chinese spoken by foreigners from time to time.

I have never heard of the Dengfeng Tower written in this location. The antique city is very large, covering an area of ​​15 square meters. We asked along the way along some street stalls and found the location of Dengfeng Tower. I saw it was an antique, A building resembling a teahouse.

There are two round gateposts at the door, with wooden plaques engraved on them, and a couplet written on them.

This couplet is: Xuefeng a little Shenmuye
The second line is: Bingquan Sanfen Shizhongxiang

The horizontal batch is the name of this building: Dengfengzhizhi.

After Tofu finished reading, he hissed and said, "Do you understand this couplet? What does it mean? The name of this building is too arrogant. I want to tear down its plaque."

I said: "You don't understand that. There is a saying about the origin of tea. According to legend, Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs, traveled thousands of rivers and mountains, and found the first tea tree on a snowy peak. He was shocked as a sacred tree."

"As for this Shi Zhongxiang, it is said that Lord Kangxi loves tea. During his private visit, he passed by an old farmer's house and took a sip of the old farmer's rough tea. He was shocked and said, "How can your ordinary tea brew such a wonderful taste?"

"The old farmer said that it is not my tea that is good, but my water. There is a strange stone in the back of my house. There are many densely packed stones in the stone. There are only pores as thick as hair. Spring water drips out day and night. I use this spring water to burn water. Tea, the lingering fragrance lingers on the beam for three days and never dissipates."

This is Shenmu Shiquan's method.

When these two things are added together, isn’t it the pinnacle of tea?
When Tofu heard it, he suddenly realized, and said, "Where did you get so much miscellaneous cold knowledge, why don't I know it, don't you just make it up?"

I was a little unhappy when I heard this, and said: "Can you compare with me? You go to art university and you see nude models every day. Modern scientific research proves that if a person is addicted to beauty, he will have memory loss and treatment will decline." ..."

Before I finished speaking, the waiter standing at the door to greet customers smiled slightly, bowed and said, "This must be Mr. Chen. Our shopkeeper has been waiting for a long time, so please talk inside." After finishing speaking, he made an invitation gesture.

I was taken aback, thinking how did he know me?Could it be that the old man is the owner of this tea house?This grade is high enough.

(End of this chapter)