Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 496 Phoenix Hammer
Xiao Ran went to the bank to withdraw money.

Two million in cash, put into two black woven bags, yes, the kind that hold feed.

Xiao Ran found a deserted place and put the money into the space. Although he was not afraid of being robbed, it was inconvenient to carry it.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when I got home.

Xiao Ran took out the money and went to his grandfather's room to take a look. The old man didn't run around this time. There was no TV, so he just picked up a book and flipped through it casually.

Xiao Ran put the money on the table.

"Grandpa, here are two million. I've put them on the table for you."

The old man didn't look at the money. He just put down the book and pointed to the small cabinet next to the bed: "Bring out that box for me."

"Oh."

Xiao Ran knew what the box his grandfather was referring to was. He had taken it out last time, and it was full of all sorts of miscellaneous items.

He took the box out and handed it to his grandfather. The old man opened the box, looked at the messy things inside, moved them around a few times, and then took out a black jade-carved pipe from the bottom.

He weighed the thing in his hand, then put it back into the box as if he was unsure. Then he fumbled around for a while and found an inconspicuous military medal underneath.

"Two things. Send the money to this address and see who is the head of the family. If it's the eldest son, don't give him the money. Return the military medal to their family and leave. If it's the youngest son, give him the military medal and two million and say that the debt of favor between our two families has been cleared. Then he will give you something. Bring it back to me."

As the old man spoke, he took out the address he had written earlier and handed it to Xiao Ran.

Then he thought for a moment and added, "If it's neither of the two, and the grandchildren are in charge, you can ask if there is anything left behind. If there is, give money. If not, give a merit badge. If they know nothing, leave nothing."

"Oh, okay, what's the family's last name?"

"This merit badge has a name, Wang Zhang."

"understood."

Xiao Ran nodded, didn't ask any more questions, took the address and walked out.

Although he was also full of doubts and didn't know what his grandfather meant, he always did things first and then asked for the reasons. If his grandfather didn't say anything, then forget it.

The address is not far away, still in Luo City, but it is located in the village of Wei Po, Mengjin.

Xiao Ran went out and took a taxi. It took about 20 minutes to reach the village.

Weijiaopo, also called Weipo, has been replanned and renovated in the past two years to become a farm stay and a complex of retro buildings.

No, not all of them are retro. There are indeed some century-old courtyard houses in Weipo, which are well preserved, so it can be considered a tourist attraction.

If it is a festival, a temple fair is held here and it is quite lively, but on weekdays there is no one here except the local villagers.

Xiao Ran did not rush to the house, but bought two boxes of milk and some fruits at a nearby store. Then he came to the door of a house in the village according to the address. The door was closed, so Xiao Ran went forward and knocked on the door.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" The wooden door made a knocking sound, and after a few seconds a human voice was heard from behind the door.

"Who?"

"Hello, I'm looking for Wang Zhang's family."

"Wang Zhang?"

There were footsteps behind the door. After a while, a white-haired man opened the door, looked Xiao Ran up and down, and frowned immediately: "Who are you?"

"My last name is Xiao. My family has some connections with Mr. Wang Zhang, so they asked me to inquire about the old man. May I ask who you are..."

"My father died a long time ago. There's nothing to do. You can go back. My family is quite busy."

The other party ignored Xiao Ran and just closed the door and locked it with a bang.

The mission started off badly and encountered a setback.

Xiao Ran turned around, took two steps back, looked around, and saw an old man sitting in the shade next to the door. He walked up to him and placed the two boxes of milk next to him.

Faced with the sudden appearance of a stranger, the old man looked at Xiao Ran vigilantly.

Xiao Ran smiled and squatted beside the old man: "Grandpa, my old man is dying. I used to have some friendship with Grandpa Wang in this family, and he asked me to come visit him specially. Even if I can't see him in person, I want to see his grave. Can you tell me about the situation of this family?"

After hearing Xiao Ran's purpose, the old man relaxed his guard and pointed to the stone block beside him and asked Xiao Ran to sit down first.

"Who do you want?"

"Wang Zhang."

"Oh, Old Wang, this is not good. This is not good."

The old man shook his head. Perhaps because of his age, he was not so fluent in speaking. He paused and pointed at the gate of the Wang family: "The eldest son... is not filial."

The old man paused after each sentence, and Xiao Ran didn't urge him. He just sat beside him and listened. The old man started talking and slowly began to speak fluently.

The old man from the Wang family was an honest man in the village. He had two sons and a daughter. After his daughter married far away, only the two sons were left.

The eldest son is the one we just met, but the youngest son lives at the other end of the village.

This old man Wang is also a strange man. He knew that his eldest son was not good to him, but he still gave all his property to his eldest son.

When the family property was divided, the youngest son took away a cow and got nothing else.

The younger son had no complaints about this, and the two families took turns taking care of the elderly. However, as the elderly man got older, the eldest son became impatient, and when it was his turn to take care of the elderly, he often skipped meals.

The youngest son is filial, but the problem is that he is born with a disability, so it would be good if he can take care of himself. However, the youngest son is a blessed man. He has a wife who is a little ugly but has a kind heart.

If it weren't for the kindness of this girl, the father and son would have died outside. The old man said a lot, and Xiao Ran almost understood everything. He stood up and said, "Thank you, sir. Please keep this gift."

Xiao Ran took out a stack of money for the guide and put it in the old man's arms. He picked up the milk and turned around and walked towards the east of the village.

After asking a few elderly people in the village along the way, I walked to the door of an inconspicuous bungalow at the intersection of the village.

There is a sign hanging in front of the door: [Washing clothes and shoe brushing, one by one.]

The gate was open and a woman was sitting in the yard, washing clothes.

It was such a cold day, but steam was coming out of the basin and the clothes around the woman had been piled up into a small mountain.

"Auntie, I'm busy."

Xiao Ran stood at the door and called out to the woman inside with a smile.

The woman raised her head. As the old man said, she was not pretty, with a big face, protruding cheeks, small eyes, and a little overbite. When she heard Xiao Ran calling her aunt, she raised her head and smiled at Xiao Ran: "Oh, what's the matter?"

"Well, I'm looking for Uncle Wang. Is he home?"

Hearing that she was not here to wash clothes but to look for her man, the woman looked at Xiao Ran strangely, wiped her hands, stood up, walked forward and asked, "Who are you..."

"It's like this. My grandfather and Mr. Wang Zhang have been friends for a long time. My grandfather is almost dead now, but he still can't let go of this old friend, so he asked me to find out about the old man and ask about some things in the past."

Xiao Ran said this as he put two boxes of milk aside.

The woman felt a little embarrassed when she saw this, and pointed around in a panic: "Wait a minute, I'll go and call for you. Ouch, this is... a bit messy, please feel free to do as you please."

The woman turned and walked into the door, shouting, "Old Wang, someone is looking for you."

Xiao Ran looked at the yard. It was very small, only about five or six square meters, and was full of clothes hanging upstairs and downstairs.

The ground was also wet. Xiao Ran walked to the door of the house. The front hall was a mess, and there were some leftovers on the table.

When the woman came out supporting a man, Xiao Ran understood that it was not the woman's fault that she was lazy, but that she just couldn't take care of it.

The man looked a few years younger than the previous one, and he was not in good health and was limping.

But his eyes were very clear and penetrating. After motioning Xiao Ran to sit down, he asked, "I heard from my wife that you came to see me. Did you go to my eldest brother's house?"

"Yes, but I'm not looking for him, only for you."

The man's face suddenly became a little excited when he heard this, and he patted his wife's hand: "Go and close the door, I won't wash clothes today."

"okay."

The woman nodded, turned the sign outside the door over and closed the door.

Then he went into the kitchen and brought two cups of hot water and placed them on the table.

"Your surname."

"resemble."

Hearing Xiao Ran's last name, the man's face relaxed immediately and he nodded: "Then I understand. Is Grandpa Xiao okay?"

"Have you seen my grandfather?" Xiao Ran looked at the man with some surprise. Even when he went to Zhou's house, Brother Zhou had never seen his grandfather. The other party actually knew his grandfather. Did they know each other before?

The man smiled and said to Xiao Ran: "My name is Wang Shouyue, but my original name was Wang Zixiang, which I changed after I met your grandfather."

Xiao Ran couldn't help but be moved when he heard this. This name was clearly keeping the promise between him and his grandfather, but he didn't know what exactly was going on.

"My grandfather said that some things are for you, but some things he wants to take back."

Xiao Ran calmly took out the military medal and placed it on the table.

Wang Shouyue took a look at the military medal and his eyes suddenly became moist. This military medal was exactly his father's. He nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, my father told me to do it. It's here with me."

Wang Shouyue said, motioning to the woman beside him, "Go and get the box from under the shrine."

After hearing what her man said, the woman showed a look of surprise on her face.

Even though her husband was penniless, the box under the shrine was a treasure. He was not allowed to touch it on normal days, but today he was taking it out. This was the first time in history.

"go quickly."

Seeing his wife's bewildered look, Wang Shouyue urged her softly.

The woman then came to her senses and hurried to the inner room.

After a while, he took out a box covered with red cloth and placed it on the table. He also took away all the leftovers on the table and wiped the table clean with a cloth.

Xiao Ran looked at the box and couldn't help asking, "What is this?"

"You'll know when you open it and take a look."

Wang Shouyue took a sip of hot water and motioned to Xiao Ran to open it and take a look. Xiao Ran opened it and took a look.

"Suona??"

He turned around and looked at Wang Shouyue in surprise.

The suona in the box was already covered with rust, and it was obvious that it was very old. However, Xiao Ran felt that it looked familiar. He picked it up and held it in his hand. After a closer look, he saw three words on it.

Raise the Phoenix Hammer...

(End of this chapter)