Jing Jiaren also picked up two pieces of sawdust to help, but found that they were all broken and could not be put back together.
At this moment, her eyes unconsciously felt a bright spot flashing across somewhere.
"Ximen Longting...look there."
"...?"
"There seems to be something reflecting light in the cracked ground."
Ximen Longting pinched the legs of the bed and raised his head with some annoyance. Following Jing Jiaren's gaze, he saw something reflecting light from the cracked place under the bed.
Jing Jiaren squatted down and got closer to take a look: "It seems... there is something buried underneath."
"thing?"
"Well, it looks like an iron box."
The sun hits the lid of the box, and the light shines out again.
Ximen Longting knelt down and took a look, and sure enough.
"Anyway, the floor has been smashed. Otherwise... we dig out the things and take a look?"
Ximen Longting frowned, looking at the collapsed bed. He had no choice but to pick up a stick and insert it into the crack, and pry hard. The wooden board was already fragile, and a large piece of it cracked with just a pry.
.
A burst of smoke evaporated.
Ximen Longting chased away the smoke and dust and took out the iron box.
The small iron box was rusty in places, and a small lock hanging on it was completely rusted off, and it was connected to the iron box.
It's a very ordinary iron box, not a valuable item...
Fanny, who married Master Ximen, did not have any valuables.
However, this iron box was buried under her bed, so it was probably something more important to her.
Ximen Longting studied it and found that the lock could not be opened and he had to find a tool to pry it open.
"Don't worry, let's take it back and study it carefully."
It's great. I didn't gain anything from coming here this time.
At this moment, Jing Jiaren heard the sound of horses neighing outside...
Ximen Longting was still studying the iron box, while Jing Jiaren got up and walked to the window.
More than a dozen horses were parked in the courtyard outside the cabin. The leader sitting on the big horse was Ximen Fenglie, with a straight back and a condescending look.
Ximen Fenglie got off the horse handsomely and neatly, and threw the riding crop to Vic.
The riding boots trampled on the ground, and the guards behind him immediately dismounted and protected him closely.
Holding the flowers in one hand, Vic walked to the tombstone and saw the flowers Jing Jiaren placed on the table.
"Sir, it seems someone has been here first."
Vic was curious. Fanny didn't know anyone well, and she was basically ignored after her death.
Who will send flowers?
Ximen Fenglie glanced at it coldly, knowing what he was doing.
Vic put down the bouquet and took out a wreath to hang on the tombstone on the cross.
When foreigners visit graves, they usually only send flowers, unlike the Chinese who also send some food and drink and burn paper.
Master Ximen stood in front of the tombstone and said a few words to it.
They were too far away and Jing Jiaren couldn't hear what he said... But she was quite surprised that Master Ximen actually came to visit the grave?
Then he saw Ximen Fenglie take out a pocket watch, open the cover of the watch, and say something. Vic carefully took the pocket watch with both hands, looped the watch chain around, and hung it on the tombstone of the cross!
A shadow suddenly fell behind Jing Jiaren, and she felt Ximen Longting's aura.
"Ximen Longting, you also saw... Master Ximen actually came to visit the grave."
Ximen Longting's face was uncertain: "What is he doing here——!?"
Fanny has been trapped in this well for so many years without moving her grave!
He didn't treat her well when he was alive, and he won't let her live well after his death!