Notes on Tomb Raiders: God will punish evil

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Grandma Shao's grave was originally in a wilderness, which was very inconspicuous. After I became rich, I spent a lot of money to help Grandma Shao find a place with good geomantic omens to bury her urn.

It's really weird to say that when Grandma Shao's urn was reburied, Grandma Shao's old tomb seemed to have been turned over.

As a professional tomb thief, I am very sensitive to everything about the tomb. I can tell whether the tomb has been stolen or not just by looking at it from the outside.

Although there are traces of theft, but because Grandma Shao was buried in a simple burial, there was almost nothing except the urn, so I don't think any tomb robber would go after Grandma Shao.

Besides, there was nothing missing in Grandma Shao's tomb. The urn was still in good condition. From the outside, there was no sign of being opened.

But every year when I come to worship Grandma Shao on Qingming Festival, this trace suddenly becomes a knot in my heart.

If it wasn't for being disrespectful to the deceased, sometimes I really want to open Grandma Shao's ashes to see if there are any of Grandma Shao's ashes inside.

Every time I came to Grandma Shao's grave, I kept silent, thinking about the past.

Grandma Shao was only ten years old when she left me, but many memories are clearly imprinted in my mind, which I can't get rid of.

The entire sacrificial activity was going on, and the Taoist surnamed Tang sang and danced, chanting ancient sayings that maybe even he himself could not understand.

Soon, the fire blazed into the sky. Those were the sacrificial items that I spent a lot of money to sell, and now they were all turned into smoke and burned to Grandma Shao. Only in this way, my soul was relieved.

At about 10:30, my phone rang, and I saw that it was Ding Yin calling.

"Huang Tong, where are you?" At the first sentence, Ding Yin asked me with a straight face.

I had no choice but to tell her the truth, she listened, she was silent for a moment, and said: "Why didn't Grandma Sacrifice Shao tell me that as your future wife, I should also do some filial piety!"

Hearing what Ding Yin said, I could only smile wryly in my heart, and said: "It's okay, I'm almost done with work, and I can be at your house around eleven o'clock."

"Okay!" Ding Yin said on the phone: "Huang Tong, today is not just to treat you to dinner, does my dad have something to say to you?"

My heart sank immediately, and I thought: "Could it be that what Uncle Ding told me has something to do with Grandma Shao?"

Chapter 2 Mysterious Charms

Grandma Shao's rituals were busy until after eleven o'clock. I saw that these people did their best, and I paid them an extra tip.

After finishing these tasks, I drove to Lao Ding's house, fearing that they would be waiting impatiently.

Finally, around 11:30, I came to Lao Ding's house again.

The sound of my knocking on the door is like a special signal, as long as it is my knocking on the door, Lao Ding and Ding Yin can hear it immediately.

Soon, Ding Yin came over and opened the door for me.

As soon as I saw Ding Yin, there was a bright feeling in front of my eyes.

Dongjiang City is located on the south side of the Yangtze River, and spring comes relatively early, so the weather is already a little dry and hot during Qingming.

Today Ding Yin's dress seems to be particularly elegant, a water-blue coat, against her beautiful face, makes people feel the watery aura of Jiangnan girls.

Lao Ding was messing with the dishes in the house, and I could see that his family had been busy all morning for this meal.

"Uncle Ding, you've worked hard." When I saw Lao Ding, I called out affectionately and started to help.

Lao Ding waved his hand, and he said, "Xiao Lin, you don't need your help, we are almost ready, let's serve dinner, and Uncle Ding has something to say to you later."

Although I already have a hunch in my heart, I am afraid that what Lao Ding said to me this time will not be simple.

Soon, Lao Ding, Ding Yin and I sat together and began to eat. We have always sat together like this since we were young. It made us feel like a family.

After graduating from Peking University, because I was busy with my own affairs, I actually didn't have many opportunities to visit Lao Ding's house. I still remember that the last time we sat together for dinner was two years ago.

During the meal, both Lao Ding and Ding Yin were very polite to me and kept adding food to me, which gave me a little bit of the warm atmosphere of childhood.

Lunch was finished soon, and Ding Yin started to pack up.

Lao Ding led me into another room and closed the door.

This room is Lao Ding's studio, and he would never allow idlers to come here at ordinary times, because there are a lot of antiques piled up in the house, many of which are Lao Ding's favorite things.

If there is nothing special, Lao Ding would not normally lead me into his room. Today he looks so mysterious, he must have something important to explain.

The lights in the room are very dim, but for me, the light is enough for me to see every corner of the room clearly, even Lao Ding's face and expression.

Now Lao Ding's face is a little pale, and he is obviously much older than before, with more and more gray hair.

I only sighed when I was young, time is not forgiving.

"Uncle Ding, what do you want from me?" The two sat down, and I asked straight to the point.

"Xiao Lin, for so many years, Uncle Ding has watched you grow up, even if he treats you as half his son, how do you think Uncle Ding has treated you these years?"

Lao Ding suddenly said such strange words, which made me secretly surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle Ding, if you always ask me to do something, I will definitely do my best."

Lao Ding said: "You and Yam Yam grew up together, I just want to see you marry Yam Yam with my own eyes while I'm alive."

What Lao Ding said was very weird, which made me faintly have an ominous premonition. I stared at his face, and faintly felt that his face was gray and white, without any luster.

At this time, Lao Ding sighed again, and said: "The marriage was already fixed last time, but something went wrong. If you really want to marry Yam, then you should choose a date as soon as possible!"

After Lao Ding said this, I finally understood the real purpose of his asking me to come to eat, and I said: "Uncle Ding, you still need to decide what matters, and I will listen to you."

Hearing what I said, Lao Ding seemed very satisfied, and he said: "Well, there was one thing I was going to tell you before you and Yin girl got married, but now I have changed my mind."

After finishing speaking, Lao Ding took out an iron box from an inconspicuous old cabinet in the corner.

This is an iron box made with modern technology. Although it is rusty, it is still very intact.

The secret that Lao Ding mentioned is of course in that iron box.

I stared at the iron box intently, wanting to see what was actually stored in the iron box.

From Lao Ding's words, I guess that there must be an astonishing secret in this iron box, and this secret is related to me.

Lao Ding is well aware of my origins, but I always feel that there are many stories in my life experience, and these stories are deeply hidden.

Now, I don't know where the remains of my parents are. All the people who have been in contact with my parents are almost dead. Even Lao Ding rarely mentions about my parents.

In short, Lao Ding seldom mentioned everything in the past, but now he seems mysterious, which makes people feel very strange.

Lao Ding waved to me and said, "Xiao Lin, come here!"

I went up to him and saw him open the little iron box with a key.

I definitely thought in my heart that the iron box contained the gold, silver and jewels that Lao Ding had accumulated over the years, but my idea was completely wrong.

A golden light flashed in the iron box, and what caught my eyes was a golden charm.