Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

"Silver needles, I do have a set here!"

Fan Wei thought for a while before speaking.

"That was done before the founding of the People's Republic of China. An old doctor asked me to do it!"

"However, the old doctor was brutally murdered by the Japanese devils before the acupuncture was finished."

"I heard that he was treating a high-ranking Japanese official, but he ended up killing him."

Fan Wei thought of the old doctor and felt a pang of sadness.

"You mean Old Huang the Doctor?"

"What, Lao Liu, you know about this?"

"That's right, you were a revolutionary back then, how could you not know?"

Old Fan was initially taken aback, but then he realized what was going on.

"After hearing this news, I even considered giving up on making this set of silver needles."

"But after thinking it over again, I decided to make this set of silver needles."

"Although no one uses it anymore, I was still entrusted with it by someone!"

"A person should not be untrustworthy."

"So I had this set of silver needles made."

"This set of silver needles is one of the most satisfying works of my life."

Master Fan suddenly said with a hint of pride.

"Wait here, I'll get it for you right away!"

After saying that, Master Fan got up and walked outside.

A moment later, he came in carrying a cloth bag.

"Look at it!"

Master Fan solemnly handed the cloth bag in his hand to Xia Tian.

Xia Tian looked at the cloth bag that Fan Wei handed over and accepted it very solemnly.

I carefully opened the cloth bag.

Inside the cloth bag was a silver box. After opening the box...

Several silver needles of varying lengths appeared before my eyes.

Summer looked at the silver needles in the box and carefully picked one up.

It wasn't as heavy as I imagined.

"Master Fan, I'll take this set of silver needles. Name your price!"

Xia Tian put away the silver needles and spoke directly.

"Master Huang has already paid for this set of silver needles!"

"Just take him away!"

Master Fan looked at Xia Tian and said something.

"Ah this!"

Summer was completely thrown off balance by a single sentence from Master Fan.

"If you really want to, just go to Old Huang's grave and burn some paper money there!"

Seeing Xia Tian's reaction, Master Fan said something else.

"Anyway, this set of silver needles is of no use to me!"

"I can't possibly be taken into my coffin after I die."

"Why not borrow these flowers and offer them to those in need?"

Although he didn't understand why this young man wanted silver needles in the summer.

But that doesn't stop him from doing Old Liu a favor and doing him a convenient one.

Moreover, Master Huang has indeed already paid for this set of silver needles.

Using other people's things while leveraging your own personal connections is a win-win situation.

Although it's somewhat unethical, Old Huang has been dead for many years.

Who cares?

After listening to Master Fan's words, Xia Tian hesitated for a moment, but still put it away.

To be honest, he had his eye on the set of silver needles.

Old Liu stood to the side, saying nothing.

He knew Lao Huang; that Japanese devil might have been killed by Lao Huang.

The Japanese devils hung Lao Huang's body on the gate tower of the Chengde Imperial Palace.

He vaguely remembered that it seemed like the gang led the men to snatch the body.

He seemed to be present when Lao Huang was buried.

It seems that Lao Huang is buried about 30 miles east of Weichang County.

I just don't know if the grave is still there after all these years.

"In that case, I would be disrespectful."

"Then let's go first!"

Having achieved his goal, Old Liu took his leave.

"I'll give it to you!"

After Old Liu and the others left, Fan Wei returned to the house.

"What does Old Liu want with you?"

Mrs. Fan looked at Fan Wei and asked him a question out of curiosity.

"It's nothing serious!"

"It's that young man that Lao Liu brought who wants a set of silver needles!"

"Silver needles? What does he need silver needles for?"

"I don't know, I didn't ask!"

"So what did you do?"

"I gave Lao Huang the set of silver needles that he asked me to apply!"

"Old Huang?!"

After listening to her husband's words, Mrs. Fan pondered for a while.

"Are you talking about the one who was killed by the Japanese devils?"

"Yup!"

"Didn't Lao Huang ask you to make that? You just gave it to that young man like that?"

"Old Huang has been dead for so many years!"

"Old Liu and that young man must have a good relationship."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have brought him to me!"

"I gave that thing to that young man, which was a good thing for Old Liu."

"Even if we don't necessarily need it, it won't hurt, right?"

"Besides, Old Huang has already paid for that set of silver needles."

"Old Huang is dead, so there's no way I could bring that thing into the coffin."

"It would be better to give it to that young man."

Fan Wei explained this to his wife.

After hearing her husband's words, Mrs. Fan did not say anything more.

Summer soon returned to the Forestry Bureau with Old Liu.

"Uncle Liu, do you know Master Huang?"

After returning to the bureau, Xia Tian invited Old Liu to his dormitory.

Only then did he speak and ask.

"We can be considered acquaintances!"

Old Liu thought for a moment, then spoke.

"Old Huang's medical skills were famous in Weichang County back then."

"Later, a high-ranking official of the Japanese devils fell ill."

"The doctors on the Japanese side have no way to help."

"Then they began to search everywhere for our doctors to treat that high-ranking official."

"Old Huang is one of them."

"I heard that everything was fine at the beginning."

"Later, for some reason, that high-ranking official died."

"Got to see their damn bird king."

"After that high-ranking Japanese official died, the Japanese devils became desperate and resorted to desperate measures."

"In a fit of rage, he killed all the doctors who were treating high-ranking Japanese officials."

"Old Huang is one of them."

"At that time, Lao Huang's body was hung on the gate tower of the Chengde Imperial Palace by the Japanese devils."

"It was the gang of 'ganzi' who led people to snatch it back."

"However, at that time only Lao Huang's body was hung up."

"As for why only he was killed, it's said that he was the one who killed the high-ranking Japanese official."

"As for the truth of the matter, nobody knows."

"Since this set of silver needles was made by Lao Fan for Lao Huang, you can keep it and use it!"

After recounting Old Huang's story, Old Liu said something to Xia Tian.

He was worried about the psychological burden that might arise in the summer.

"Uncle Liu, do you know where Master Huang's grave is?"

"Of course I know. I was there when Lao Huang was buried."

"It's about 30 li east of Weichang County."

"But no tombstone was erected back then, and so many years have passed, I don't know if the grave is still there."

Old Liu said to Xia Tian.

"That's it!"

After listening to Old Liu's advice, Xia Tian decided to go and take a look next Sunday.

No matter how you look at it, I owe it to Master Huang.

If the grave is still there, light incense and burn paper money on it.

If the grave is not there, draw a circle and silently burn some paper money for it.

"Come on, Uncle Liu, let me give you a couple of acupuncture needles first."

"Let the old man relax a bit first!"

After sitting for a while, Xia Tian decided to give Old Liu a couple of acupuncture treatments first.

After all, I don't seem to have anything worthwhile to offer as a thank-you gift.

Why don't we give Old Liu a couple of acupuncture needles first, to make him feel better?

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