Chapter 80 The Dusty Past
The lack of a question does not mean letting go. For many years, Tang Feng has never stopped exploring his own life experience. Just like a leaf, the longing for the roots is innate. (P~a~o~S~h~u~8.c~o~M}
Thinking about the feeling of seeing the old man Tang Feng revisiting the old place, he rushed all the way to Zhenbaoxuan. A sweet voice came from Huang Xiner's mouth. She asked Tang Wenyu, "Grandpa Tang, will he come again, Brother Tang Feng?"
The weathered skinny old man seemed very calm. He put down the teacup in his hand and laughed: "It's OK."
"Hey, old man, I'm here." Before Tang Feng finished speaking, Tang Feng walked into Zhenbaoxuan. The environment shapes his personality, and personality determines his destiny. Tang Feng has this today because he has this grandfather.
"Brother Tang Feng..." Huang Xiner stepped forward and came to Tang Feng, biting her lips and trying to speak, Tang Feng smiled and said to her: "Xiner, I'm sorry, it's not good for me."
Speaking of which, Huang Xiner did not have a good impression of Tang Feng at that time. The first impression was very bad from Tang Feng's name. Because of her grandfather's relationship, Huang Xiner, who did not like Tang Feng, had to call Brother Tang Feng a few against her will. In order to save her face in front of her classmates, when she thought Tang Feng could not hear, she said some unintentional words and listeners were intentional, which eventually led to Tang Feng leaving the Huang family. After that, her parents and grandfather did not blame her, but her sadness was self-evident, and only kind people would be sad because of this. The girl was not wrong, but the wrong thing was this society.
Tang Wenyu shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't mess with it. These are all children's affairs, and we didn't think this is anything."
"Yes, we don't have to see each other anymore. It's all about hundreds of years of friendship." Huang Taoluo stepped forward and patted Tang Feng on the shoulder, saying, "I only realized that you were the one who drove the Chinese stone after your grandfather came here. Good boy, he is indeed young and promising." By chance, if Tang Feng was a little "obedient", he might be Huang Taoluo's grandson-in-law.
The old man praised Tang Feng and asked him about his well-being, Huang Tao said to Huang Xiner: "Xiner, go in first, we have important things to talk about, children are not nice."
"Oh." Huang Xiner left obediently, although she wanted to know what they were going to talk about.
After Huang Xin'er left, Tang Wenyu stared at her grandson for a while before he was not nervous. He nodded slowly and said, "Well, I look like I'm doing well."
Huang Taoluo looked at Tang Wenyu and asked, "Old Tang, have you really decided?"
Tang Wenyu sighed long and nodded, saying, "This is a matter of time sooner or later."
Tang Feng vaguely guessed something, his grandfather was about to explain his family background. Huang Taoluo said, "This is a long way to say it, let's sit down and talk slowly."
The three of them sat down, and Huang Taoluo asked again: "Old Tang, why should I avoid it?"
"Don't do this with me, this matter is not related to you." Tang Wenyu turned to Tang Feng and said, "Xiaofeng, this matter is very complicated, you must be mentally prepared."
Tang Feng didn't say anything, but just nodded silently. Tang Wenyu sorted out his thoughts and said to Tang Feng: "China had undergone earth-shaking changes in the middle of the last century. The turmoil of the country means the tearing of family. From the eight-year war of resistance to the three-year civil war, it is not easy to survive. Everyone can see the changes afterwards. Countless families, relatives, and friends are here to look across the sea. The same is true for the Huang family, Lin family and Tang family. The weight of separation these families or families bear is not something that can be brought by the understatement of the word "liberation". Twenty years ago, an old friend who went to Taiwan after liberation, and afterwards, he was entrusted by another old friend, holding a baby and a vase and two letters to find me, hoping that I would raise this baby into a person, and that baby is you."
"Ah?" Tang Feng looked at Tang Wenyu without blinking and asked, "You remember correctly, are you? I am your grandson, and one of my parents is of course your children." This old man has been bored for twenty years, and he was bolt from the blue when he said that.
"That's why you are mentally prepared. This is hard to accept, but it is the truth." Huang Taoluo said to Tang Feng: "Training a child is not as easy as you imagine. At that time, your grandfather was alone and could not help but hold a baby. Then he found me and my old wife took you for more than a year."
Tang Wenyu laughed and said, "You almost became Xin'er's brother. Considering the entrusted by my old friend, I will definitely take you back to the ancestral home in Sichuan. The three major tomb robbers, the Tang family, the Huang family, and the Lin family. The old friend who entrusted you to me was from the Lin family, so your surname should be Lin, not Tang." It is unpredictable that Tang Feng actually had the same surname as Lin Muyu.
Then, Tang Wenyu said something even more shocking, and he said: "The Lan family you are talking about is your mother's family. Your mother's name is Lan Xue. It is not difficult to guess from the Lan Qi you described that she may be your aunt. I have seen her once at your parents' wedding."
Huang Taoluo said to Tang Wenyu: "Old Tang, you can't say that, as he will become more confused the more he listens. You should start from scratch."
Tang Wenyu nodded and said, "Yes, let's start from the beginning." Afterwards, Tang Wenyu told a more old story. Tang Feng's grandfather was named Lin Tianci. He studied in Japan in his early years and studied archaeology at Waseda University. At that time, his teacher Makoto Aoki took great care of him. Lin Tianci lived in the Aoki family for a long time in Japan. They were both teachers and friends, and their relationship was very harmonious.
Unfortunately, the hatred of the country tore apart personal friendship. After September 18th, Lin Tianci returned to China. A few years later, the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out. Aoki Cheng joined the army and came to China. His mission was to collect Chinese cultural relics. Lin Tianci's son, namely Tang Feng's biological grandfather, Lin Quan, was a soldier in the Kuomintang Hebei-Chahar War Zone at that time. After the fall of Beijing, Lin Quan was responsible for the hidden work behind the enemy. Lin Tianci also stayed in Beijing to cooperate with Lin Quan's work. Aoki Cheng obtained an important message from somewhere. The legendary Ming Yongle dragon and phoenix double bottles were buried in a Qing Dynasty Beile tomb in the suburbs of Beijing, but at that time, there were many Qing Dynasty Beile tombs in the suburbs of Beijing, so how could a Japanese find a clue?
So, Aoki Makoto found Lin Tianci with a pair of Japanese soldiers. He invited Lin Tianci to help the Japanese steal the two bottles of dragon and phoenix. Lin Tianci understood that if he refused, it would be difficult to ensure that the whole family would be well-off, but he knew the serious consequences after going there. Therefore, he found Tang Wenyu's father, Tang Zhenglin, and asked him to help arrange for his family to leave Beijing.
After Tang Zhenglin knew the whole story, he wanted to go with Lin Tianci, and planned to take the opportunity to kill Aoyama Cheng and all the Japanese who entered the tomb while robbing the tomb, because once they mastered the tomb robbing skills, the consequences would be unimaginable. Lin Tianci and Tang Zhenglin had a lifelong friendship, so he finally decided to take Tang Zhenglin with him. After Tang Zhenglin and Lin Tianci went to rob the tomb with the Japanese, Lin Quan, who was much bigger than Tang Wenyu, left Beijing and joined the Huang family in Chengdu.
Lin Tianci, who was indifferent to the Japanese, took his "assistant" Tang Zhenglin and found the tomb that Aoki Cheng mentioned after several twists and turns. Lin Tianci used the excuse to use grenades to explode the tomb door. At that time, Lin Tianci took the opportunity to hide two grenades at the tomb door. The tomb robbery was successful. Aoki Cheng got the double bottle of dragon and phoenix. When he left the tomb, Lin Tianci threw grenades into the tomb inside and outside the tomb, while Tang Zhenglin used a mountain axe to kill Qingshancheng to seize the double bottle of dragon and phoenix. The two broke through with the weapons carried by the Japanese army and the double bottle of dragon and phoenix. During this process, Tang Zhenglin was shot and asked Lin Tianci to leave first. Lin Tianci refused, and the two exchanged fire with the Japanese army on the periphery. Finally, it was Lin Quan who led the Kuomintang underground workers to respond, and they successfully escaped.
According to the rules of tomb robbers, after the matter was completed, they did not hand over the two bottles of dragon and phoenix that they had obtained to the government. At that time, there was no trustworthy government to hand over. Finally, the Lin family took the dragon bottle and the Tang family took the phoenix bottle. In 1945, Tang Wenyu's sister married Lan Xiaolong, who was also the Kuomintang. Tang Zhenglin took the phoenix bottle as a dowry to the Lan family. On the eve of liberation, the Lin family and the Lan family moved to Taiwan together. The Lin family later moved to Hong Kong, and the Tang family of course stayed in the mainland. Unfortunately, this marriage eventually became evidence that the Tang family was a spy family. After the Cultural Revolution, only Tang Wenyu was left.
Lin Tianci, Lan Xiaolong, and Lin Quan died of illness one after another. In the mid-80s, Lin Quan's son, namely Tang Feng's biological father, Lin Zimu, married Lan Xue, the daughter of the Lan family. When Lan Xue got married, she brought the phoenix bottle as a dowry to the Lin family. At this point, both the dragon and phoenix bottles arrived at the Lin family.
After saying this, Tang Wenyu took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "The story should end here, but Zimu suddenly sent someone to send you to the country."
Huang Taoluo said to Tang Feng: "If you want to say that your grandfather is really a character, he and I thought it was wrong at that time. After handing you to my wife, I followed him to Hong Kong, but as soon as I arrived in Hong Kong, something happened to your father. The official news was that he died in the gang fight."
Tang Wenyu's trembling hands fumbled for a long time before he took out two letters from his pocket. He handed the letter to Tang Feng and said, "Look at this one for me first."
"Father" is a strange word for Tang Feng. When the symbol becomes a real existence and when the father is within reach, someone told him that his father had long been dead.
Not knowing, maybe there are still thoughts. Knowing that means eternal loss. Although he had been mentally prepared, Tang Feng still did not come back to his senses for a while. How many times he guessed, how many times he dreamed of midnight and finally got such a cruel result. If possible, he was even willing to make a nightmare come true. His father was in jail for committing a tremendous crime. At least, in this way, he was still alive and his letter would not become a suicide note. When the letter was handed to Tang Feng, Tang Feng's heart became very heavy. He tried hard to keep calm and opened the first letter-
Uncle Tang
On the day of my death, my father said that everything can be asked for help from you. The matter that has been resolved recently involves family safety and personal fearlessness. Only the youngest son is uneasy. Today, he entrusted him to you and asked him to raise his youngest son to become a man. If I overcome the difficulties, I will return to my country to pick him up. If I cannot get through, then I will stop talking about everything. If this son becomes a man without virtue, there is no need to tell the truth. If he is virtuous, please pass on another letter.
Chen Nian's letters can be regarded as cultural relics. Tang Feng, who knew how to identify them, no longer felt like reading the signature. He used his trembling hands to open the second letter.
Feng'er, when you see this letter, your father is no longer alive. I am really worried about your growth process without fatherly love and motherly love. But please don't blame me. The grudges of the family always need to be broken down... When you are looking for them, they are also looking for you. This is something that needs to be resolved with strength. Therefore, you cannot show off your courage. After you prepare everything, you can take the blue and white dragon vase to auction, and then they will naturally appear. I believe in Uncle Tang's vision. He shows you this letter that you already have the ability to resolve family grudges, but this is not what you must do. In my opinion, these things are not important. What is important is that you can live happily...
After reading the letter, Tang Feng handed the letter's receipt envelope to Tang Wenyu. Tang Wenyu patted Tang Feng's shoulder and said, "Xiaofeng, you have grown up, you can do these things yourself."
"Grandpa." Tang Feng said to Tang Wenyu: "I want to go to Hong Kong again."
Tang Wenyu said: "You can't interact with the Lan family now. There are still many doubts about this matter. Speaking of which, the Lan family is still a relative of the Tang family, but you should be cautious. It's not that I don't believe in the Lan family. The Lin family has such a big deal, but the Lan family has nothing to do. This is not normal."
"There is another key point." Huang Taoluo said: "I always feel that this matter cannot be separated from Aoki Makoto. Now you cannot disclose your identity because they know the Lan family, so you cannot go to the Lan family. This will only bring disastrous consequences to your mother's family."
The old man, especially those who have traveled through the world like Huang Taoluo and Tang Wenyu, have their own experience. Tang Feng has not yet figured out how such a thing happened in his family. This is a bit bizarre. He thought about it, so he shouldn't be in a hurry to go to the Lan family.
Tang Wenyu, who was relieved, said to Tang Feng: "Xiaofeng, I have completed your father's entrustment. Although you do not have the blood of the Tang family flowing on you, I will still treat you as my grandson in the future. After handling this matter, come to me. I will wait for you."
"Grandpa." Tang Feng said to Tang Wenyu: "You will always be my most respected grandpa."
"Okay, this matter has come to an end. It is rare for the two families to gather together to have a reunion dinner today." Huang Taoluo said.
After one wave is over, one wave is about walking the destined path with one's own footsteps. For Tang Feng, his life has another challenge. Now he needs to consider more.
Tang Wenyu was unwilling to go back to Tang Feng's house with Tang Feng, and Tang Feng had no choice. After dinner, Tang Feng said goodbye to his grandfather and left the Huang family. As soon as he returned to China Stone, Chen Yan pulled him and said, "Tang Feng, this time I'm in trouble. I'm attacking left and right. The branches of Han Tang Baoye and Longbao Company are respectively opened across the streets on both sides of China Stone. This time Jiang Yuan and Yang Chengming were really good and were going to fight with us."
Chapter completed!