Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 214 I know what’s going on, but I’ll tell you and scare you to death!

I was so frightened that all my sleepiness disappeared.

He immediately widened his eyes and looked around.

But there were only green mountains and farmland all around, and no paper heads at all.

Am I hallucinating?

When I was wondering, Cui Hao noticed that something was wrong with me.

Asked: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Just now I saw you dazed and about to fall asleep, but why are your eyes suddenly as big as bells?"

I smiled and shook my head: "Just now, when I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly felt like I was on the paper man's head. I guess I was dazzled."

Cui Hao immediately looked around nervously.

After looking back and forth twice to make sure that I didn't see the paper head, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that he is still frightened by the paper head.

"Brother, you haven't slept since last night. You must be tired and blurry."

"I'll keep an eye on the surroundings, and you can have a good sleep in the car."

I was so sleepy that I leaned my head on Cui Hao's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, the ox cart had already entered the city.

"Have we arrived in Shangluo area?" I asked.

The old man Su, who was driving the car, turned around and grinned: "We're here. You slept so soundly all the way here. Your snoring made me want to sleep too."

"Being young is good, and being able to eat and sleep is a blessing."

"I'm really old. I can't eat or sleep. I'm just counting the days until I'm buried."

Old Man Su's expression suddenly became a little depressed.

I don’t know if it’s because he was talking about his old age or because he was thinking about his children and grandchildren.

I don’t know where Su Meng and the two children went.

I guess it would be difficult for them to leave Shangluo area, and they might just be trying to make a living in the city.

Because it was too difficult to travel to other places in those days.

In addition to travel expenses, you also need a letter of introduction and other supporting documents.

Su Meng and his companions left in a hurry. They had no money and no letters of introduction, so they had no conditions to travel to other places.

Unless you hop on a train...but at that time there was no train service in Shangluo area.

There is no place to climb onto the train car even if you want to.

"Old Su, are you missing your children and grandchildren?"

"Yeah." Old man Su responded sullenly.

"How could I not miss my two oldest grandchildren? I wonder if they have enough to eat now."

"You know my son, he's a bit of a stickler. I don't know what will happen if I take the kids out."

"I should have given you more instructions at that time, oh!"

It is said that a mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away, but fathers worry just as much.

Old Man Su is a typical example.

I worry so much about my children and grandchildren that I wish I could be by their side all the time to serve them.

"After dinner, drive around and you might run into them."

"I don't think they've left Shangluo. They might be looking for a place to make a living in the city."

Old Man Su nodded vigorously.

He said gratefully, "I was thinking the same thing, but I was too embarrassed to tell you. I didn't expect you to think of it for me."

"Don't be shy with me. We've been through thick and thin together."

"Hey, I'll definitely not be shy from now on."

Old Man Su's frown relaxed, and he whipped the cart towards the largest state-owned hotel in the city.

It was dinner time when we arrived at the restaurant.

There were quite a few people coming to eat, and they were all dressed very smartly.

In those days, going out to a restaurant under the moonlight was a luxury.

In a city like Shangluo that lacks industry, people who go to restaurants are usually government officials who eat at government expense.

I glanced at the people eating in the hall.

He was basically certain that these people were government employees, so he warned Cui Hao and the others, "Don't talk nonsense while eating."

Cui Hao and the others nodded quickly.

"Don't worry, brother. We all know what's going on."

"Just be aware of it, find a corner seat, and leave when you're done eating."

I led them to a corner.

When I passed by a table, I happened to see an acquaintance.

It was Zhao Ziang, the man in the wide-brimmed hat, who ran into a ghost wall that night.

Zhao Ziang was holding a wine glass to toast someone, his face and neck were already red from drinking.

When he finished his toast and drank the wine, he happened to see me out of the corner of his eye.

Then he turned his head and stared at me with wide eyes, as if he wanted to say hello to me.

But the wine was pouring down his throat, making it impossible for him to say anything.

In just a moment, we passed each other.

I pretended not to see him and took Cui Hao and the others to the table in the corner of the hall.

He chose a seat with his back to Zhao Ziang.

I asked Cui Hao and the others to order: "Just order whatever you want. Don't save money for me."

"Master Chen is so generous!"

"Then I won't be polite."

Shi Nianzi rubbed his hands eagerly and looked at the menu.

It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that he can eat a whole cow.

But there is no problem in eating three or four pork elbows in one meal and taking away a few bowls of rice.

Or as the old saying goes, the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts.

People who practice martial arts usually have big appetites, and they need meat at every meal, which is unaffordable for ordinary families.

It was thanks to the fortune accumulated by his grandfather that Shi Nianzi managed to avoid bankrupting his family.

But raising him with meat and eggs every meal almost used up the family's savings, to the point that they couldn't even afford medical treatment for their mother when she was sick.

"Two servings of pork elbows!"

"Two servings of braised pork!"

"Two servings of Shangzhi meat..."

He ordered all meat dishes and asked for two of each.

The waiter raised his eyebrows and said rudely, "There are only a few of you, why do you order two dishes each?"

"You ordered meat dishes. Do you have enough money and food coupons?"

"If you don't bring enough, don't cause trouble here!"

"The people at those tables are from the city and county bureaus. If you dare to cause trouble, they'll arrest you all!"

Don't think the waiter has an attitude.

In those days, everyone had a stable job.

The waiters in state-owned restaurants and shops are all awesome.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is too ambitious.

They often say and do things that are disrespectful to customers, saying things like, "You don't want to buy it or not," "I don't want to serve you anymore," "I won't sell it to you anymore," etc.

Shi Nianzi's face turned red with anger.

"Comrade, how can you say that? We won't go back on our word."

"Oh, I've seen a lot of poor people like you!"

The fat waitress, who was in her forties and had a face full of flesh, pinched her nose with her right hand with a look of disdain, and fanned her face with her left hand.

It seems to be blowing away the poor smell around.

This is too bullying.

We were all furious.

"Call your leader!" Cui Hao shouted, slamming the table.

He slammed the table and shouted, startling the people eating at several tables nearby.

The people at the table where Zhao Ziang was sitting also looked towards us.

When the waiter saw everyone looking over here, he immediately put on a pitiful look.

He cupped his hands to his heart and shouted, "You're bullying me!"

"These country folks don't pay for their meals!"

"They threatened me, intimidated me, and even physically assaulted me!"

The way she forced herself to look like Xi Shi holding her heart almost made me vomit.

It's true that ugly people are more likely to do weird things.

She is as fat as a pig, no normal man would touch her.

I sneered and said sarcastically, "Auntie, please look in the mirror first."

The waiter's chest was heaving with rage. He pointed at me and yelled, "You little thing, you haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you dare to yell at me!"

"Do you know who my brother-in-law is?!"

"I'll scare you to death if I say it!"