Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

"middle!"

"You two wait here for me, I'll tell those two bastards to come and apologize!"

Old Liu ran out.

Cui Hao raised his head and said, "They do it on the first day, and we do it on the fifteenth. We have to vent our anger later."

I smiled indifferently.

Venting out your anger is just a side effect.

The important thing is to get something out of Lao Li.

Of course, Lao Li must also want to get information from me. Let's see who is more skilled later.

"Mouse, don't talk nonsense later, and don't reveal our secrets."

"what?"

Cui Hao was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what I meant.

"I understand. No matter what he asks, just tell him some lies."

"He won't believe a lie if it's all lies. The most brilliant lie is nine truths and one lie. Let's put it this way..."

I told him which ones were true and which ones were false.

String the words together first, so that you won’t be exposed if you say something different later.

A moment later, Lao Li came over driving a donkey cart.

The two strong young men followed the car with their heads drooped.

"You two, this is my disciple, Ershuan."

After introducing the two strong young men, Lao Li kicked them both on the buttocks.

"You two are full of shit, you guys are talking nonsense on the way here, hurry up and apologize to the two guys!"

There was resentment and hatred in Daquan and Ershuan's eyes.

He bit his lips and stared at us, refusing to apologize.

Old Li got anxious and slapped Daquan in the face.

Snapped!

Daquan was stunned and looked at Lao Li in disbelief with his hands covering his face.

"Master, you beat me for an outsider?"

"If you still think of me as your master, then apologize! Do you hear me?"

Old Li yelled at the top of his voice.

At that time, masters usually had bad tempers.

Especially when educating his apprentices, he was even more brutal, and beating and scolding were commonplace.

I still remember when my grandfather sent me to study with Professor Zhang.

He said to Professor Zhang, "If that stone kid doesn't study hard and doesn't listen, you can beat him. Beat him hard! Beat him to death!"

In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, most parents would say similar things whenever they went to school to see teachers.

For example, if my child doesn't listen, I beat him to death, etc.

Perhaps parents at that time believed more in the idea that beatings make children filial.

I think children should be beaten if they are disobedient and don’t study well.

Unlike children nowadays, who are treated like treasures.

Not to mention asking teachers to hit children, even speaking loudly and scaring children is not allowed.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Ershuan hurriedly grabbed Daquan and whispered to him to persuade him.

"Brother Quan, don't be stubborn!"

"Didn't Master just say that? Just bow your head and say you're sorry."

Daquan slowly raised his hand and covered his cheek which was covered with slap marks.

He tilted his head and looked at me and Cui Hao with hatred.

Old Li sighed softly, forced a smile and said helplessly: "My apprentice is not very smart, he only knows how to work hard."

"Brother Chen, please don't bother with him. Can I apologize to you on his behalf?"

Old Li was about to bow when Daquan suddenly said, "Master, I apologize myself."

"You kid, it would be great if you could do this earlier. Apologize quickly."

Daquan took a deep breath to suppress his anger, and together with Ershuan, he bowed to us and apologized.

"We said the wrong thing, I'm sorry."

"Tsk." Cui Hao tsk-tsk disdainfully, "You're not sincere enough."

"you!"

Daquan couldn't hold back his anger anymore, clenched his fists and glared at Cui Hao.

Ershuan quickly stepped in front of him, bowing and saying to Cui Hao, "What do you think is sincerity? We will definitely do it."

Old Li gritted his teeth and slowly turned his back.

He didn't want to see his apprentice humiliated.

But a little impatience will mess up a big plan.

Still hoping to get the information out of me, I have to endure it even if I don't want to.

I gave him a look.

Cui Hao followed my instructions and said, "You can't spit out ivory from your dog's mouth. A sincere apology will naturally be a slap in the face."

“Fuck you… mmm!”

Daquan couldn't help but swear, but Ershuan covered his mouth before he could finish.

"Do you still want to be hung on a tree and beaten by Master?!"

"A real man should be able to bend and stretch!"

After saying this, Ershuan pushed Daquan away, then raised his hand and slapped himself in the face with a smile.

Snapped!

The sound was loud and seemed to be quite powerful.

But I could see that he was being cunning and deceitful.

He didn't slap himself with a flat palm, but with a bulged palm.

This slap makes a loud noise, but the palm doesn't make much contact with the face, so it doesn't hurt.

Folk artists such as crosstalk and Errenzhuan use this trick when they need to slap someone during their performances.

It can be seen that Ershuan is smart and has good execution ability.

Such people can easily get ahead.

It's much better than Daquan, who is stubborn and only knows how to get angry.

After slapping himself once, Ershuan swung his hand and slapped himself again.

"This is my apology to you two on behalf of Brother Daquan. If it's not enough, I'll slap myself a few more times."

Daquan said in a daze: "Shuan'er!"

clap clap.

I smiled and clapped my hands, saying, "Brotherhood is deep. Just for this brotherhood, the past is over."

"Old Li, you have a good apprentice."

"Brother Chen, you're too kind. Ershuan is a little clever, but he's not as good as Daquan at doing the work."

"Now that things are over, let's go eat."

I smiled and nodded: "Okay."

The reason for this incident is to take the opportunity to see their personalities.

Lao Li puts his own interests first and is good at forbearance.

Daquan is stubborn and can't stand being bullied.

Ershuan is smart and quick-witted, and has strong adaptability.

This combination is actually quite good.

The complementary nature of each other's personalities can actually increase team stability.

A team with members of the same personality, or with very different personalities and lack of harmony usually won't last long.

"Let's go to Song Wei's house for dinner."

Song Weiguo is the middle-aged man who took Lao Li to see the stone sheep and stone horses before.

"Just now, when you were chatting with that old man, Song Weiguo dragged me out and told me not to disturb your conversation."

"I was curious and asked him, 'Who is that old man?' He can't let anyone hear what he says, and how can what he's talking about be confidential?"

"But he won't tell me why. Brother Chen, can you tell me who that old man is?"

Before even having his meal, Lao Li was already eager to ask questions.

He seemed eager to know what we talked about.

"The old man's name is Li Boyu. His reputation was restored not long ago. He will be going to the provincial government to attend a meeting soon."

I said a few simple words.

Old Li took a breath of cold air.

"hiss!"

"No wonder Song Weiguo was so anxious to drag me away."

"You're amazing. You can talk to him for so long!"

"Haha, I'm not that great. It's you, Brother Li, who's the great one. They say you tomb robbers from Henan are very skilled."

I changed the subject and took the opportunity to find out more about Lao Li.

Old Li laughed and said, "What's so great about it? I just came out to make a living."

"If we really go back to the roots, tomb robbers like you from Shaanxi, Shanxi, and even Henan are all one in the same."

"What do you mean?" I asked curiously.