Ghost Blowing Lantern II

Professor Chen told us that as early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties, due to the threats of wars and natural disasters, the ancestors living on the land of China had carried out several large-scale migrations. One of them lost its place after crossing the sea to the south. Whereabouts.

According to historical records, on the coral spiral island, there once was a Kingdom of Hatred with a highly developed bronze civilization. They were good at using the dragon fire on the seabed and had interactions with the Zhou Dynasty. There were bottomless caves in the country. This country on the sea is probably the Hentian clan who migrated across the sea from the Central Plains. However, after the Qin Dynasty, there are no relevant records of the Kingdom of Hentian. It mysteriously disappeared on the sea, as if it had never been there. There has been something like this in the world, and everything about them has become an inexplicable mystery. The Kingdom of Hattian is a veritable "Land of Mysteries".

Later, there was an eminent Dharma seal monk who went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. After obtaining the scriptures, he returned to China by sea and wrote a geographical book "Buddha Kingdom" about what he saw along the way. In it, he narrated what he heard about the ruins of the Kingdom of Hentian on the sea. , this record mentions that there is a bottomless cave in the sea covered with tall coral forests. If the boat is involved in it, no one will be able to come back alive.

I said to Professor Chen: "This legendary bottomless pit in the sea is most likely the eye of the South China Sea. It is indeed very similar to the bottomless ghost cave we saw in the desert. This time we go to sea, we will try our best to touch it. Its details.”

Professor Chen said: "Don't risk entering the eye of the sea because of impulsiveness. The ship carrying the King of Qin's bone mirror may have sunk in a smoldering place near the eye of the sea. Of course, this is what we try to do for the best. Even if you think about it, you have to prepare for the worst. If the shipwreck has fallen into the eye of the sea, it will be God’s will, and you can’t force it by force."

Then Professor Chen gave many instructions on the most important thing. The King of Qin's Bone Mirror can reflect people's faces on both sides. The front side is fine, but you must not look at your own shadow on the back of the ancient mirror. Remember, this is an accident. Professor Chen couldn't explain the reason. In short, based on what happened in the past, this bone mirror seems to be carrying some kind of curse. Whoever uses the back to look at it will be unlucky. Logically speaking, this statement should not be taken from A person with Professor Chen's status said that he probably had good intentions, so he had to give us a reminder.

I know that Professor Chen’s words cannot be disbelieved or fully believed. Just like what he said before, there is everything within Liuhe. Fools are suspicious and fearful. If they are right, they are gods, and if they are not, they are ghosts. Although there are many people who say it, However, due to limited human knowledge, it is impossible to tell the truth from the truth. There are many things in this world that are indeed difficult to measure with common sense. The bronze mirror that has been holding corpses in an ancient tomb for more than a thousand years will inevitably have underground influences. The ambiguity is harmful rather than beneficial to living people. This may be like the rule of "touching gold, don't touch gold when the rooster crows and the lamp is out." Since the King of Qin's osteoscope has this taboo, there must be a reason for everything. Since we can't trace the reason The real reason is that it’s better not to offend it as much as possible.

A few days later, Uncle Ming, who was in the most serious condition, finally recovered. He took me, Fatty, and Da Jinya, and the group traveled lightly. Through his connections on the Hong Kong sea route, he used a smuggling ship to transport us to Coral Island after many twists and turns. The Coral Temple is originally an unknown island. Because there is a cliff overlooking the sea in the south of the island. On the cliff is the site of an ancient Coral Temple. Legend has it that it was a historic site when Zheng He sailed to the West. Therefore, guests traveling by sea use this temple. For place names.

Coral Temple Island is surrounded by the sea, with whirling coconut groves, giving it a southern scenery. The air is filled with an indescribable ocean atmosphere. The fishing village under the cliff is green and deep, without the noise of cars and horses. There is also a rare place on the island that is rare in the world. The natural wonder of Tamsui Bay is separated from the sea by a stone's throw, but the water quality is clear and sweet. It can draw sufficient fresh water for sailing ships. It is not only the only way to enter the coral spiral when going out to sea, but also the last supply point at sea.

This small fishing village with dozens of families on the island has primitive and backward living conditions. The fishermen rely on the sea to eat. In addition to fishing and pearl hunting, they also sell antiques and second-hand goods salvaged in the nearby waters, and some antiques along the coast. Merchants and collectors buy and trade here all year round. Many currencies can be circulated, and the U.S. dollar is the hardest. Speculative adventurers and salvage teams are constantly coming to try their luck on this island. You can often hear people receiving rare treasures. Rumor has it that over time, Coral Temple Island formed a black market isolated on the sea, just like an alien country.

This island is close to the route known as the ancient Maritime Silk Road. There are many shipwrecks in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. The fishermen fished out a variety of things, including porcelain, weapons, spices, wood, ancient coins, statues, and things full of Islamic style. There are glassware, unopened old wine fished out from sunken ships, antiques that even us connoisseurs can’t identify with their age, and even brand-name rotten leather shoes ripped from the feet of people who died in shipwrecks. Although the treasures in ancient tombs are called "mingqi", the things fished out of the sea also have nouns. In folk jargon, they are collectively called "qingtou", and the trading of qingtou is called "Jieqingtou". As long as there is a Chinese community, this All jargons are common. Doing this kind of green head business is similar to antique business. The most important thing is to know the business. If you don’t know the business, no one will want to do your business. How can you say you know the business? Knowing the jargon and understanding the rules is the most basic.

Big Jinya, Fatty, and I have never come into contact with young goods, so it was an eye-opener for us. But Uncle Ming told us that although there are not many fakes on the island, they have all been buried under the sea for a long time. , corrosion and damage are very common. Without paying a big price, it is difficult to see a real thing in good condition, unless you are lucky enough to catch it, but that opportunity is too rare. There are many experts The people who make a living from this bowl of rice are here to watch every day. Once a fisherman catches a better green head, it will be taken away immediately. If you are not lucky enough, you will not even see it, and you can only inquire about it afterwards. rumors and learn lessons to prepare for the next opportunity.

According to the plan, we had to stay at the Coral Temple for a while to make full preparations for going out to sea. We would not start taking action until we met up with Shirley Yang, so we found a fisherman in the fishing village who could stay as a guest, negotiated a price with him, and stayed. We came down and walked around the island. It was still early, so we found an open tavern to drink some beer to quench our thirst.

This tavern is actually a long counter made of old wooden boxes. All the seats are open-air wooden boxes, with ropes hanging on both sides to cool the dried fish. In addition to a variety of drinks, there are also a dazzling array of wines on the counter. There are all kinds of "green heads". People who have finished their business or returned from overseas trips will come here every evening to have a few drinks and chat about the news. However, it is very deserted during the day. The boss is a middle-aged man named Wu. Because of his lame leg, the local People call him "Bai Wu". He is dark and stocky, and his demeanor makes him look like a sea wolf who has been dealing with wind and waves all year round.

Kaiwu is a Chinese. His ancestors served as servants in the former Qingshui Division Camp. During the Republic of China, he began to do business without capital at sea. This business was passed down to Kaiwu's generation. He was shot in the leg and became disabled. After a breakup, he had to live in the Coral Temple selling wine to make a living. However, this was only a superficial business. He mainly sold various goods to outsiders. He could get whatever was not available on the island through special channels. Get it.

The young boss who had broken off his leg showed off his martial arts skills to meet the compatriots from China. He was very enthusiastic. As soon as I sat down and took a few sips of beer, he came over and asked me if I had ever been in the military.

After ten years of military service, the habit of sitting and walking has penetrated into my blood. I can't hide it, so I had to tell him the truth. I joined the army in the winter of 1969 and I was a veteran in 1969.

When Xie Wu heard this, he was in awe: "Oh, those are Chairman Mao's soldiers. That's disrespectful. You must stay out of sight when you come to my place to drink. These drinks are considered my treat, so feel free to drink them to your heart's content."

I'm quite confused, even if I served as a soldier for Chairman Mao and fought for Mr. Deng, I have nothing to do with you, an overseas fisherman. Do you deserve to treat us to a drink? There's no sweating drug in this beer, right? It wasn't until Biewu introduced his own experience and business that I suddenly realized that the owner of the tavern in Qianqing was the same profiteer as Da Jinya and wanted to discuss business with us.

Uncle Ming has been running a boat for half his life, and he is also a black and white businessman. In terms of seniority, he is also the senior of Baiwu. After a little testing, Baiwu knew that there are experts in our group, and they are all sensible people, so he did not dare to have any Reserved, otherwise there is no business to be discussed.

However, I still didn’t want to say anything. I just told him that we, a group of people, had lost money in business in China and wanted to try our luck by fishing for some green heads from the sea. When I heard that I wanted to fish for green heads, I immediately pushed out a few wooden sticks from under the counter. Box: "These boxes of green heads are reserved for regular customers. We are the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the Yellow Emperor who have the same blood as our broken bones and even tendons. If you brothers take a fancy to it, don't care about the regular customers." , I’ll leave it to you here first.”

I winked at Da Jinya and looked at how righteous his words were. But we haven’t been doing this for more than a day and a half. The words he said so close to the chest were definitely more bloody, righteous and higher than him. , the level of this fighting force is really lacking, but think about it, the black market on the island is not as deep as Panjiayuan, but now that I have taken it out, let’s take a look at the goods first. If there is really something good, why not accept it? principle.

Since Panjiayuan rarely got involved in this part of the business in the past, we were very interested in the green-headed goods. We immediately focused on picking up the green-headed goods and forgot about the business in advance. When everyone took a look, they found that Baiwu's There are indeed a lot of green heads, and their quality and preservation are much better than those sold by fishermen on the ground, but they are still not of high quality. Only the fat man found an Arabian ivory-handled scimitar, but the big gold tooth identified it as Xibei goods.

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