"This kind of mechanical lock has a triple turntable. All the characters on it must correspond to the keyhole in the middle."
"These characters are corresponding to the gossip..." Qiao Lao said, already starting to fiddle with the turntable.
Generally, there is a chance for trial and error for this kind of keyhole, but it may only be once.
Therefore, Qiao Lao fiddled with it twice and decided to make a turntable by himself first.
Manshu was bored beside him, and finally fell asleep on the bamboo chair.
When she woke up, she saw that the small box had been placed aside, revealing the exquisite keyhole inside.
Lao Qiao was no longer in the house. Manshu thought that he had gone back to the bedroom to sleep, but he saw Lao Qiao coming in from outside, carrying breakfast.
"woke up?"
"Sorry, Mr. Qiao, I accidentally fell asleep before."
Manshu was a little embarrassed.
She asked someone to help her unlock the door, but she was sleeping soundly while they were tired.
"It doesn't matter, you're young, it's a good thing to sleep more."
"There is fresh water in the yard outside. Go wash your face and come in for breakfast."
Manshu followed the instructions and went out, and saw that there was indeed a small washbasin outside. The stone basin was a washbasin. Manshu turned on the faucet, washed his face with water, and then drank two mouthfuls of water to rinse his mouth.
After that, she entered the house.
Food has been set out in the main room, which is just plain vegetables, small porridge, and small pickles, which is what Manshu likes.
"I can't cook as well as Xiaolong, so you just have to eat."
"The porridge is very fragrant and the vegetables are delicious." Manshu tasted it and commented sincerely.
Qiao Lao smiled, but he didn't take it seriously.
This little girl's family is so well off, what kind of delicacies has she never tasted?
"As for the machine lock, I opened it, but the lock needs a key. Since you have obtained this box, is the key missing?"
Manshu paused. Before, she only thought about opening the machine lock, but she forgot that a key is also needed to open the lock.
"I thought that Mr. Qiao could unlock this together."
"I can indeed open it, but I'm not sure if this lock will have another mechanism. It would be best if I could find the key."
Qiao Lao was not modest either. He did learn some strange and obscene skills back then.
"This... to be honest, this small box was given to me by the director of the orphanage. He said it belonged to my old aunt. I have never seen the key and I don't know what it looks like. Otherwise, you can just open it."
If the lock really cannot be opened, it only means that she has no fate with this thing.
"It's actually my benefactor's thing?" Qiao Lao's expression changed slightly.
"Since it belongs to her, it must be very important."
Qiao Lao doesn't want to open the lock randomly. If he destroys the treasure inside, wouldn't it be a sin?
However, Qiao Lao quickly thought of something.
"I remember that Xiaolong wore a key around his neck when he was a child."
"He was young, so I was afraid that he would lose his things, so I collected them for him."
"Where's the key?" Manshu didn't expect such a reversal.
The key worn around Xiaolong's neck might actually be the key to this small box.
"Wait a minute, I'll go look for you."
Xiaolong's things were all stored separately by Qiao Lao. Although the key looked exquisite, it was not precious.
He put the keys and some things Xiaolong used when he was a child in a wooden box.
At this moment, after rummaging for a while, I found the key from a wooden box.
Of course, there are also some toys that Xiaolong played with when he was a child.
I just didn't expect that the key is still well preserved, and I don't know what material it is made of.