the last priest

After paying homage to Mrs. Wang, Mr. He insisted on going to live in Wangzhuang, and refused to let Chao Zi go with him, so the two of them had to go back to Hongcun first.

On the fifth day, Zhuo Xiong came back from Sichuan with a chubby face, and the four brothers got together again.Although the old Wang and them were not close buddies, they were born and died together anyway. Naturally, there was such a relationship, especially when Hengroulian came back and asked Cha Wenbin if there was any news about him.During the period, they also asked Zhao Yuanxiao to ask someone through the village phone. They only said that Lao Wang was picked up shortly after they left. As for where he went and how he was, there is no further information.

Chaozi began to take the other two buddies to collect antiques in the streets and alleys. At that time, grandma’s village was the place they often went to sweep, so I could occasionally see these boys from other places, especially Chaozi. My son, when he sees me, he will often buy me some food, as well as things like fishing hooks and kites that boys like more.

Mr. He died one month and seven days after the worship that day, just as Cha Wenbin predicted.That day, Zha Wenbin got up very early, and before dawn outside, he packed up his things and woke them up one by one.

At that time, Chaozi and the others were already very familiar with each other in Hongcun. The three-wheeled satchel from the village head's house became the favorite thing of these soldiers. At first they always borrowed it, but later the village head simply made one Shun Shui's favor, half sold and half given to them.

At that time, as soon as he bought a bag, Cha Wenbin often asked Chaozi to drive him to Wangzhuang, saying that he was talking to his father.At that time, Mr. He, although his days were numbered, was full of energy. He happily talked with Zha Wenbin every day, drinking tea and talking, without showing any signs of serious illness.At that time, Chaozi found a lot of treasures in Wangzhuang under the name of collecting waste products. Among them, there was a piece of jade that he could follow to the Warring States Period after being appraised by Mr. He.Chaozi thinks that his career can really start. With his major and Mr. He's experience, he will surely be a great success in this industry.

Mr. He was also very pleased that this naughty and accustomed son started to go on the right path. At that time, Mr. He told him most about how to be a man, rather than appreciating antiques. He repeatedly emphasized that he must dedicate a good collection. To the country, only cultural relics in museums will exert their greatest value.Strange to say, He Yichao, who has always been most afraid of the old man's troubles, was able to listen patiently. Later, he really sent the jade article to the Provincial Museum, not because it was so precious, but because it was the last one. For the cultural relics that Mr. He appraised, Chaozi can be regarded as following the old man's wish.

Cha Wenbin said to the sleepy Chaozi: "Go and wash your face, and then go to your grandma's house to see your father."

Chaozi didn't know what Cha Wenbin was doing, rubbed his eyes and said, "Is it so early to see my father?"

Cha Wenbin looked up at the sky and said, "Before dawn, there is still time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chaozi's heart skipped a beat, and his drowsiness disappeared for a while. He knew that Cha Wenbin would never do things without a clue, and thought that there was something wrong on the other end and he needed to solve it.After all, this is his hometown, he washed his face indiscriminately before going to start the bag.

Not wanting Zha Wenbin, he turned off the key and threw it to Zhuo Xiong, saying, "You drive it today, Chao Zi, sit behind me."

Chaozi became more and more inexplicable. He has been riding this motorcycle all the time, not because of his good skills, but because in that era, when cars were not popular, it was a very cool thing for a young man to be able to ride a scooter.Zhuo Xiong is kind-hearted by nature and does not compete with the world, so naturally he will not grab the limelight.

Zhuo Xiong also didn't understand, but his brothers rarely didn't listen to what Zha Wenbin said.This bag can only seat three people, and the volume with the fleshy face was placed there. Cha Wenbin asked him to take the car to the village after dawn.At that time, there were no urban and rural minibuses, but people with a little sense had already bought the kind of agricultural three-wheeled trucks and started carrying people. There were routes from Hongcun to the county seat, and Wangzhuang was among them.

Riding in the night, the red headlight shone through the big trees passing by, Cha Wenbin sat in the small bucket and said to Chaozi: "Let me tell you something. Be prepared."

Chaozi was really prepared early in the morning, and immediately replied: "Wangzhuang is haunted, isn't it? Are we going to clean up the dirty things?" .

"Your father," Zha Wenbin said here, and glanced at Chaozi, the kid's face turned pale immediately, thinking to himself that the old man really got tricked. "Your father is sick, and he brought you there today for you to see."

"Sick?" Chaozi was startled, "What's the matter with the old man? Hasn't he been fine for the past few days?"

Cha Wenbin held back his tears, and said with a calm expression: "Liver cancer, terminal."

Chaozi only felt that there was a "boom" in his head, and the whole world was about to collapse.

"You already knew?"

"Yeah." Cha Wenbin nodded.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier! Why not!" He was yelling, yelling at Cha Wenbin. At that kind of impact, "Karma" slammed the brakes, and the car stopped.

Zha Wenbin didn't refute. He wouldn't say that your father told me. He understood Chaozi's current mood, so he just said: "Don't stop, keep driving."

In the night, a three-wheeled trolley carrying three men ran wildly on the road, leaving behind them tears that spilled onto the ground.

He Yichao did not give his mother to the end, it was his lifelong regret, so this time he would not let his father leave like this anyway, but Cha Wenbin's sentence that the dawn is the limit made him think for the first time The impulse to fly kept urging Zhuo Xiong to speed up.

When we arrived at the entrance of Wangzhuang Village, the village was pitch-black, and the sound of motorcycles made the dogs in the village boil all of a sudden, and they flocked to the entrance of the village.But seeing this car from a distance, none of these dogs ran with their tails between their legs, because there was a demon king in that car, and all the dogs whizzed past by rubbing his thighs with his shoulders. , this car is no less than the king of hell to them.

When they arrived at the door of Wang Xin's house, Chaozi jumped down and knocked on the door first. The sound of knocking on the door made the people inside shout sleepily, "Who is it?"

Chaozi seemed to be unable to wait any longer. He lifted his big foot wearing military leather shoes and kicked the door fiercely. With a "boom", the latch on the front door broke in two. Zhuo Xiong He twisted the accelerator violently, and the gun shot into the gate with a "boom".

When Wang Xin heard the commotion outside on the bed, he was so frightened that he thought it was a devil who had entered the village, so he dared not come out of the room.Chaozi didn't care about this, and rushed into the west wing room first, where Mrs. Wang used to live before leaving the pavilion, and now Mr. He also lives there, followed by Zha Wenbin and Zhuo Xiong.

With a "snap", the incandescent lamp that was not too bright was turned on. Chaozi looked up and was almost scared to death. Mr. He was sitting at the table and glaring at him!

"Father..." Chaozi shouted. He seldom called He Lao daddy, but most of them called him old man, because he was the old son of He Lao and Mrs. Wang, and he was also the only son in the family. He was very strict with him, but Mrs. Wang loved her son very much.

"Bastard!" He Lao scolded, a father's majesty and a scholar's self-restraint were fully revealed at this moment.He Lao was so angry that he wanted to stand up several times but couldn't do it, but he still slammed the table vigorously and said angrily: "I always do things in such a frizzy manner, how can I make great things happen in the future!"

"Father, I..." Chaozi was at a loss for words for a moment, and he didn't know what to say. With his limited memory, he had never seen the old man get so angry, because the old man was engaged in academic research. The archaeological world at that time could be said to be Taishan Beidou, but he devoted his whole life to the museum, and he did not leave any collections.

Mr. He stopped looking at his son, and the muscles on his face began to soften. He returned to his usual refined appearance, turned to Zha Wenbin and said, "Wen Bin, is it time?" When he said this, Cha Wenbin saw He Lao frowned obviously, and he knew it was caused by pain.

Cha Wenbin didn't speak, just nodded.

He Lao still smiled and said: "Then I will trouble you, and I will leave the kid to you to watch over. If you don't want to go out, prepare first, I still have a few words to say to this kid."

Zha Wenbin led Zhuo Xiong out of the room, and closed the door gently. Outside, Wang Xin came out wearing a coat and holding a stick. After seeing that it was Zha Wenbin, he asked, "It's Mr. Zha, what happened?" ah?"

Cha Wenbin glanced at the sky again and said, "Wenquxing is about to fall."

After saying this, Wang Xin raised his head without knowing it, and a shining pop "swiped" across the sky, and disappeared into the vast night sky towards the west.