Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 289 Don’t worry about me, account book?

"If you have any instructions, I will do my best to carry them out." Zhao Ziang agreed very readily.

I wasn't polite to him either.

Briefly talked about the conflict between Su Tiansheng and the troupe's leaders.

Ask him to help find out who the leader of the troupe is.

"I have an impression of this."

"Let me think about who the leader of that troupe is."

Zhao Ziang recalled for a moment.

Suddenly he slapped the steering wheel and shouted, "I remember!"

"It's Liu Xiangyang, deputy director of the county theater troupe!"

"That year, Lao Liu should have been promoted because of his connections, but Su Tiansheng made a scene. The higher-ups felt that he couldn't unite his comrades, so the promotion fell through."

"He later served as deputy director of the troupe."

"But I've arranged good jobs for both of my sons."

"My eldest son works at the supply and marketing cooperative, and my youngest son works at the county catering company. They're both very well-off."

There was envy in Zhao Ziang's words.

In that era, wide-brimmed hats were not as popular as they are today.

Especially in small towns, it is a hard and tiring job with average income.

Supply and marketing cooperatives, state-owned catering companies, and state-owned stores are good jobs.

Because at that time, grain, oil and meat were rationed and supplied with tickets.

Adults with urban household registration have a monthly ration of 25 kilograms of grain, half a kilogram of oil, and one kilogram of meat... There will be slight differences in different regions, and the ration for minors will also be greatly reduced.

With such a small amount of grain, oil and meat, it is not enough for the whole family to eat, even in a family with many children.

If you come across a family that has several boys in a row, those little boys will really make the old man go bankrupt.

So at that time, a job that could provide food, oil, meat, and keep the family from starving was a good job that people envied.

"If I worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, I could eat white flour buns and braised pork every day!"

"Hey! Life is beautiful just thinking about it."

"By the way, you asked Liu Xiangyang why you wanted to...?"

Zhao Ziang returned to the main topic.

It just so happened that he knew the situation of Liu Xiangyang's family, so he didn't need to ask anyone else.

I said directly, "There's a notebook hidden under Liu Xiangyang's grandson's bed."

As the saying goes, a loud drum does not need a heavy hammer to hit it.

At this point, Zhao Ziang already understood what he meant.

"It's neither difficult nor easy."

"It just so happens that there's been a burglary incident in the county town these past few days, and the higher-ups have given us a deadline to solve the case."

"I'll go back and make some arrangements. I'll take a few brothers to search his house. We'll definitely find the notebook."

I thought about it.

Zhao Ziang handled this matter in his official capacity.

Combined with the excuse of searching for thieves, it is indeed safe.

It seems that this guy has some ability and is not just a flatterer.

"Okay, as you say."

Zhao Ziang patted his chest and said, "Just wait and see."

An hour later we entered the county town.

We got off the car in front of the state-owned restaurant, and Zhao Ziang went to look for his notebook.

After entering the restaurant, Wang Hu and Shi Nianzi ran to order food.

I pulled Cui Hao to sit down: "Haozi, the poisonous insect in your body..."

Although the poison in my body is dead.

But Cui Hao had never performed soul burning, so the poisonous insect in his body was still there!

I always feel guilty when I talk to him these days.

If he can't find a way to cure the poison, he might not live long.

Cui Hao pretended to laugh carefreely: "Brother, don't worry about me."

"Master Zhang gave me acupuncture."

"Using acupuncture to seal off part of the Qi and blood can suppress the Gu worm for many years."

"Besides, Master Tuo has been poisoned by this thing for decades and still survived."

"I'll go back and find him with a knife. I don't believe I can't get him to give me a solution."

Yes, Mr. Camel!

There is a connection between Tuo Ye and Ma Si.

Everything that happened in the tomb of the King of Bi State might have been created with props and hallucinogenic drugs!

It is very likely that Mr. Camel knows the method to remove the poison!

Even the "they" mentioned by Old Man Su can get the answer from Grandpa Tuo!

"Okay, let's go find him with knives and ask him for the truth!" I said coldly.

At this time, Wang Meng and Shi Nianzi came back after ordering the dishes.

Eight dishes, four cold and four hot, were served.

We all devoured the food.

The food I eat at Taoist Master Zhang's place has been too bland lately, consisting of pickles, steamed buns, and corn porridge every day.

Even if I were a seriously ill patient, I would just eat one more egg every day.

Even if I want to eat some meat, I can't.

Because Taoist Master Zhang said that my yang energy is weak, my spleen and stomach are cold and I cannot digest meat, so I can only eat things that are easy to digest.

I can finally eat meat today.

After finishing the eight dishes, Zhao Ziang came back with a smile on his face.

He was also holding a snack box in his hand.

"Master Chen, this is for you."

Zhao Ziang placed the snack box in front of me like he was presenting a treasure.

It was a tin snack box, brand new and shiny, with yellow-green dragons, phoenixes and cloud patterns printed on a bright red background.

In the middle of the lower cloud pattern are written three large characters: De Mao Gong.

Obviously this is a box of Demaogong crystal cakes.

We stared at the tin box at the same time, unable to understand what Zhao Ziang meant.

Cui Hao tilted his head and asked, "Old Zhao, it didn't get done, right?"

"If you can't do it, just say so. There's no need to play this game with my brother."

"Hehe." Zhao Ziang just smiled.

I think there is something fishy in his smile.

Could it be that this box...

Thinking of this, I picked up the tin snack box.

Very light to start with.

It's not the weight it should be if it's filled with snacks.

I turned my wrist and turned the snack box over.

Bang.

There was a noise from the box.

It is certain that the notebook is in this snack box.

When I was about to open the lid, I found a drop of solidified wax sealing the gap in the lid.

So I didn't rush to open the box.

Instead, he turned the box around and looked at it.

I saw that the openings of the lid on four sides were sealed with wax.

Obviously, these waxes were deliberately dripped on to act as sealing wax.

In the past, important documents or letters would be sealed with sealing wax to prevent them from being opened or read.

Once the sealing wax is damaged, it means that it has been opened.

Zhao Ziang pulled a chair and sat next to me.

"Master Chen has good eyesight!"

"When this thing was found under Liu Xiangyang's grandson's bed, there were four patches of wax in the cracks of the box."

"Looking at it from the side, there are fingerprints left on the wax."

"I brought it to you unopened."

Zhao Ziang said so much, but his point was just one: don’t open the box to see what’s inside.

I nodded and scraped off the wax with my fingernail to open the box.

But Cui Hao held my hand.

"Brother, I'll drive."

"If there's something strange in there...we have to be on guard."

Before I could agree, Cui Hao snatched the box away.

He took more than ten steps back holding the box, as if he was afraid that I would snatch it away.

Click.

The lid is loose.

Cui Hao put the box on the empty table.

He took a pair of chopsticks and carefully opened the lid of the box.

Clang.

The lid of the box fell on the table.

Nothing unusual happened.

There was a notebook lying quietly in the open box.

The paper of the notebook has turned yellow and the top is bound with hemp rope, which makes it look very old.

Cui Hao picked up the notebook and opened it.

After taking a look at it, he handed it to me.

“It looks like an account book.”

"Brother, take a look."

Ledger?!

How could Old Man Su leave behind an account book?

Was I deceived by him?

But what did he mean by tricking me into giving him the account book?

Or is information about them hidden in the ledger?