"Later, suddenly late one night, someone knocked on the door outside. The children and I were very scared. At first, I didn't dare to open the door, so I just listened quietly.
The movement gradually disappeared, and I just breathed a sigh of relief when I suddenly heard a slight shout.
I heard it very clearly, it was his voice. I was very excited, but I was worried that I was hallucinating.
I asked the children to get up and listen and asked them if it was their father's voice.
They were very excited and ran to open the door.
Sure enough, it was him. He ran in and hugged me and the children tightly.
Our family cried together for a while and finally stopped.
I was about to ask him what was going on, but he quickly packed up his clothes, immediately hugged the child on his back, and pulled me away.
I asked him where he was going, but he didn't tell me. Instead, he just said it wasn't safe here.
I thought, at that moment, even if I were asked to follow him to the ends of the earth, I would be willing to do so.
God knows how much I miss him. The feeling of finding him again is like a dream.
I would rather never wake up from the dream..."
When Mrs. Gu said this, her tears flowed again.
Jiang Nan was very surprised when he heard this tortuous story.
Unexpectedly, Gu Man's grandfather was so lucky, but what happened at that time?
"Later, I asked him, and he told me that that night when they were revolting, a traitor appeared among them. I don't know who they were, but they were almost wiped out.
He was seriously injured and was placed in a remote place to recuperate. At the same time, he was also secretly investigating who was the traitor and who betrayed them.
It wasn't until his injuries healed and there were clues that he dared to show up and take us away.
From that day on, our family has been wandering around with him. In those years, we suffered a lot.
However, I feel that as long as the family is happy and healthy, it is better than anything else and more important than anything else.
Finally, we ushered in the victory of the war.
And he, relying on his clever mind, started doing business again and returned to his old career. Gradually, our Gu family became prosperous and became somewhat famous. We also lived a very happy life, surrounded by children and grandchildren.
Knees, very happy.”
"only……"
Mrs. Gu hesitated to speak, probably remembering something sad again.
Jiang Nan knew that this was a matter of Mr. Gu's life and death. Perhaps she was reluctant to talk about it. It had always been a knot in her heart that she could not untie.
"Is it convenient? If it doesn't work, don't force it. Just show me the golden key and borrow it." Jiang Nan said.
Old Mrs. Gu calmed down and said anxiously: "I didn't want to tell you at first, but I am already in my old age and don't have much time left. I don't want to leave with a secret. Since you are here, I might as well tell you.
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"That was about twenty years ago. My grandchildren were still young at that time. My husband suddenly became a little uneasy. He couldn't eat well and sleep well, and he was getting thinner. At first, I thought he was sick.
I saw many doctors but nothing worked.
Until late one night, I saw him getting up, so I followed him and found him alone in the study, staring blankly at an old cowhide scroll with patterns and words on it. I was far away,
I didn't see it clearly, but I felt that it was something strange.
But he had a strange look on his face and kept sighing. He held the golden key in his hand carefully, but he was very worried.
I understood at that time that his health must have deteriorated due to not sleeping for a long time. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, so I quickly went to the study to talk to him.
When he found out, he was very panicked, as if he had done something wrong.
I asked him, but he didn't say anything. He just refused to tell me or show me the thing.
I was so angry that I ignored him for several days.
His health became even worse.
Suddenly, one morning, while I was still sleeping, he came to me and woke me up.
That day, he was neatly dressed, in Chinese tunic suit, carefully groomed, and in high spirits.
He held my hand, complimented me on my beauty, and said he loved me very much.
I felt something was wrong and asked him what was wrong. He said he had something to do and needed to go out.
Then he put a bag in front of me and asked me to protect it.
Then he kissed me and left immediately.
I felt something was wrong, so I quickly got up and chased him, only to find that he was gone.
Since that day, there has been no news from him.
I was so anxious that I waited for a whole week and sent people to look for it but couldn't find it.
Later, when someone discovered him, he had already..."
Old Mrs. Gu covered her face and cried, heartbroken.
"The last time I saw him was that time. He was already dead when he was found. I suddenly felt like the sky was about to collapse. During that time, I was in so much pain that I wanted to leave with him many times. I thought
Ask him what happened and why he won't explain it to me.
But later, I had a dream, and I dreamed that he gave me the bag and smiled gently at me.
Just like when I first met him decades ago, he was so polite and elegant.
He was still wearing a long gown, with a smile on his face, sunny and bright.
I suddenly thought, maybe, I should be braver, and I should complete the last thing he asked me to do, which is to keep the things he gave me."
"Once upon a time, I quietly sent someone to investigate, but I still couldn't figure it out. As a result, my family noticed it and always thought there was some treasure, so it became a rumor. I was worried that my descendants would be obsessed with it, so I used a trick.
I deliberately said that the things were taken away by Gu Man’s family so that they could dispel their worries.”
Mrs. Gu looked at Jiang Nan with a complicated expression.
"I know, you must want to ask, why do others say that my husband Gu Lao died unexpectedly, and it is even a shame in the industry?"
Jiang Nan was about to ask this question. According to the story told by the old lady taking care of him, Mr. Gu should be a righteous man. How could he do something that was disgraceful to the family tradition?
"Yes, some people said that they saw with their own eyes that he swapped an antique item and deceived people with a fake. Then he committed suicide after his conscience discovered it. It became a joke. However, I still don't believe that he would do such a thing.
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However, as a result, no one in our family dared to do business with us for a long time, so it gradually became lonely and declined, and now, it is not as prosperous as Gu Man's family's business."
Jiang Nan suddenly realized that there were many secrets in it.
"Thank you for telling me this. What about the things you always mentioned? Can I take a look?"
"Of course, I won't give it to others, especially my descendants. You promise me to keep it a secret."
Old Mrs. Gu trembled, walked to a wall, knocked on it, and a switch appeared. Then there was a secret room with a safe locked. She opened it again and took out a very old bag. It looked like it was several decades old.
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She carefully stroked the bag and put her cheek against it, tears falling on it.