Xu Haiqing felt extremely distressed when he saw the fragments in the cellar.
These are all treasures. It's a pity that they were damaged like this.
But it was useless no matter how distressed he was, they could only come up from the cellar mumbling.
The family came over in the morning and was delayed for most of the day. It was already past one-thirty and almost two o'clock.
Since he had seen the courtyard before and after, and there was nothing in the cellar, Xu Shiyan said that he should go back to the small courtyard first.
So Xu Shiyan and Xu Haiyuan worked together to lift the stone slab back to its original position, firmly covering the cellar entrance.
"Okay, let's go. Go home first and come back when you have time."
Xu Shiyan straightened up, patted the dust on his hands, and said to his wife and children.
The children had been hungry for a long time. When they heard that they were going home, they all jumped for joy and followed their parents outside.
"Dad, where are those boxes? Don't you need to move them?"
Xu Jinping looked around and didn't seem to see where the boxes were. She couldn't help but feel a little strange and asked.
"Oh, when you went out to buy a blower just now, your mother and I discussed that you should put it in the wall first.
It's too conspicuous to move things out in broad daylight, so your brother and I will come over in the evening."
Xu Shiyan could only make up a random reason and try to figure it out.
Xu Haiqing and Xu Jinhui didn't think anything of it, they skipped ahead and ran forward.
Xu Jinping, who was behind, came to her brother's side and stretched out her hand to tug Xu Haiyuan's sleeve.
"Brother, when we went to buy a blower just now, did you find anything in the cellar?"
The little girl felt very keenly that her parents and brother were acting a little strange.
Xu Haiyuan smiled when he heard this and raised his hand to rub the top of his sister's head.
"What's in the melon seeds in this head? I have random thoughts every day.
If there is something down there, why don’t I tell you?”
Haha, there really is something down there, but I can't tell you.
Especially Xu Haiqing's big speaker, it's better to know less about it.
Xu Jinping pushed away her brother's mischievous hand and glanced at him.
"Haha, are you pretending again? Do you think I am that idiot Xu Haiqing, just letting you do it?
Not to mention pulling him down, I still don’t know about it.” Xu Jinping snorted.
Xu Shiyan and Su Anying walked at the back.
Hearing the conversation between the brother and sister, the couple looked at each other, smiled helplessly and shook their heads.
These two monsters, one is smarter than the other. Xu Jinping is a girl, her mind is more delicate, and she is more difficult to deal with.
Xu Haiyuan did not respond to his sister's words, and Xu Shiyan and his wife did not say anything later.
The group of people just left the courtyard, locked the gate outside, and returned to the small courtyard.
After the family returned to the small courtyard, they found that Yang Junxian and his family had not returned yet. They were probably still cleaning up the house there.
The children were hungry and went in and out of the kitchen to find something to eat.
Xu Shiyan and Su Anying didn't plan to eat anymore, so they went directly to carry half a watermelon, and they dug into it with spoons.
"If nothing happens here, we have to hurry up and go home.
I feel like it’s getting hotter and hotter these days, and the highest temperature will hit on a certain day.
It's too hot here and I'm going to suffer. It's better to go back to the Northeast and be more comfortable." Su Anying muttered while eating.
“Well, there’s nothing else to do, I’m just waiting to get the house book.
Otherwise, we will take the kids to climb the Great Wall tomorrow, and then find a place to wander around the day after tomorrow.
I estimate that in just these few days, the house will be almost finished."
Xu Shiyan sent a lot of things there, and he promised that the house would be ready in three or four days at most.
"Okay, then as you said, let's go back as soon as the landlord arrives.
It won’t work if I’m out for a long time. I still have a lot of things to do at home, and I’ll have to go to Yangcheng in a while.”
The couple are both very busy people, so it's great to be able to take some time out from their busy schedules to play with their children these days.
"From now on, every winter and summer vacation, let's take the children out to play, so that they can also gain experience."
Xu Shiyan was sitting on a chair, looking at the children jumping and playing in the courtyard, and felt very good.
People, why do you work so hard all your life? Isn’t it just children?
As long as these little guys are happy, it doesn't matter if their parents are busy or tired.
"If there is an opportunity in the future, we can also take them abroad to see the scenery around the world."
"Okay, as long as they like it, they can go anywhere."
Su Anying took a mouthful of watermelon and brought it to Xu Shiyan's mouth for him to eat. Then she turned to look at the children and smiled.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Junxian's family of three came back.
Just by looking at it, you can tell that these three people have indeed gone to clean the house, and they are very tired.
"How's it going? How much repairs are needed in the house over there?"
Xu Shiyan waved to Yang Junxian and asked with a smile.
“That house has always been occupied, so it’s not that badly dilapidated.
But there used to be a lot of tenants living there, and some people built some shacks without permission, and they all had to be demolished.
Also, these people moved away and left a lot of garbage behind. The three of us worked hard all day to clean it up.
I’m exhausted, I feel like I haven’t done so much work in a long time, and my back is sore.”
Yang Junxian thumped his waist and sat on the chair.
In the past few years, the family has hired people to do the ginseng work. Yang Junxian and his wife were busy working at the fertilizer factory, while the other traveled with Su Anying on business trips.
I am so busy, but I rarely do those strenuous tasks anymore. If I stretch my arms suddenly, I will definitely feel uncomfortable all over.
Xu Shiyan smiled and handed a piece of watermelon to Yang Junxian.
"Just hire someone to do these jobs. You three are really practical and you can do it yourself."
Yang Junxian was not polite and took the watermelon and ate it.
“The main thing is that when I went over there, I saw that the yard was full of chaos.
Your brother and sister love to be clean, but they can't stand the mess, so we had no other choice, so we started to clean it up."
Xu Shiyan and Yang Junxian were sitting at the door of the main room chatting, while Su Anying and Ji Yufeng went into the kitchen to cook.
After dinner, everyone watched TV for a while and chatted for a while.
Yang Junxian's family of three were all very tired and lay down to sleep early.
At around nine o'clock, father and son Xu Shiyan and Xu Haiyuan went out and drove straight to the courtyard with household appliances and flashlights prepared in advance.
The two parked the car at the entrance of the alley, walked into the alley, and came to the door of their house. They unlocked the door with the key and entered the courtyard.
After entering the courtyard, Xu Shiyan carefully locked the door from the inside, and then the two men went straight to the third courtyard with flashlights.
When they arrived at the kitchen door of the third courtyard, they lifted up the stone slab again and went down to the cellar with flashlights.
This time it was much more convenient to have a flashlight. The two men found the mechanism with ease, opened the secret room in the cellar, and walked in.
Two flashlights are much brighter than one match.
At this moment, the two men finally understood that the room inside was larger than the outside, and it was also very neat and tidy, with stones all around.
I guess there's a vent somewhere, but it's pretty dry inside anyway, not as humid as expected.
On the ground, in addition to the four small boxes that Xu Shiyan and the others put in, there were several boxes of different sizes placed there.
Xu Haiyuan came forward with a flashlight and saw that the boxes were all hung with locks.
This was not a problem for him, so he easily opened the lock.
Xu Shiyan stepped forward, and the two men worked together to open the box.
"Oh my god, it's Yuan Datou here."
Inside the first box were rolls of stuff wrapped in red paper.
Xu Shiyan opened a package and found that it was full of silver coins, which is what people often call Yuan Datou.
That roll should contain one hundred silver dollars. This box is not small. A conservative estimate would be that it contains tens of thousands of silver dollars.
Xu Shiyan was a little excited, and he and Xu Haiyuan opened the other boxes one by one.
Two of the large boxes contained fabrics.
Various silks, satins, and silk embroideries were wrapped in something unknown, and there was a faint fragrance coming out of them.
The fabrics are all in good condition, have not faded or become moldy, and are still as bright as new.
However, Xu Shiyan didn't do much research on these and didn't understand what these were, so he just rewrapped them as they were and closed the box.
There is also a big box with a lot of books, calligraphy and paintings in it.
Because they are well preserved, the calligraphy, paintings, and books are all intact, not affected by moisture or infested with moths.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Xu Shiyan felt that there was a faint medicinal fragrance coming from the box.
It is estimated that the person who originally put these things put some spices in them to prevent insects.
Xu Haiyuan reached out and took out a few books to read.
Xu Shiyan glanced at it and found that it seemed to be a medical book or prescription. "Yuanyuan, what is that? A medical book?"
"Well, it should be a famous doctor's medical notes and family secrets. It's quite old. I think the writing in it is quite interesting."
Xu Haiyuan flipped through a few pages, nodded, closed the book and put it back in the box.
"Then do you want to take these books back?"
When Xu Shiyan heard that it was a medical manual and a secret recipe, he immediately became interested.
For him, no amount of gold, silver and jewelry can compare to these prescriptions. These are the most precious things left by his ancestors.
With these things in hand, it will be great in the future.
"Well, I'll pick it up later. Just take a few copies back with me. I'll pick up the rest when I have a chance."
Xu Haiyuan nodded. Since there is a medical book and secret recipe, he must take it with him.
"If you take too much, Pingping will definitely find out."
His sister is not easy to deal with. At the moment, it is not appropriate to let too many people know about the secret room in the cellar.
"Okay, then you can choose, and I'll see what's in the other boxes."
Xu Shiyan nodded, went over by himself, opened the remaining two boxes and checked them.
One of the big boxes contained boxes of various sizes.
Xu Shiyan casually took one out and opened it. Inside was a white jade jade with complicated patterns carved on it.
Find a larger box and open it. Inside is a pair of porcelain bottles.
Needless to say, there should be all kinds of utensils and ornaments in here.
Anything that can be placed in this secret room must be very precious and valuable.
There is also a small box, which contains some gold and silverware, all of which are very beautifully made and inlaid with gems and other things.
Xu Shiyan looked at the boxes in front of him and felt that his brain was a little weak.
How much are these things in front of you worth?
Not to mention anything else, just one piece of Yuan Datou will probably cost a hundred or ten yuan twenty years later, right?
That box contains tens of thousands of coins. How much is that?
And those Yuan Datou are probably the least valuable things here.
Those porcelain ornaments, gold, silver and jade items, if you buy any one of them, it will cost at least 1.8 million yuan.
God, is he dreaming? Is this really happening? Why does it feel so unreal?
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I never dared to think this way in my dreams, but it really happened before my eyes?
How old is this house? It must be at least a hundred or two hundred years old, right?
It has gone through so much turmoil, it has had so many owners, and it has been lived in by so many people.
No one discovered this place? No one discovered these things? Improbable, right?
Then, the whole family found them all on the first day they came here?
Why does it feel so weird? Isn't it too strange?
"Yuanyuan, tell me, what happened today is a bit weird, isn't it?
How could it be such a coincidence that we discovered these things?" Xu Shiyan couldn't help but muttered.
Xu Haiyuan's eyes flashed, and he seemed to have a slightly uncomfortable expression on his face.
It's just that it's very dark inside, and it's hard to see clearly with just two flashlights.
Xu Shiyan was only thinking about his own thoughts and didn't notice.
"Dad, don't they say that those who are blessed don't have to be busy? Maybe our family members all have this blessing?
Who can say this kind of thing well? Maybe it’s just a coincidence.”
Xu Haiyuan smiled and hugged the four books he had just picked out.
"Dad, it's getting late, let's go back first. These things will be kept here for the time being. It should be quite safe.
When there is a chance in the future, we will transport it away again."
This cellar is still some distance from the ground. Unless it is demolished and rebuilt, it can be found during digging.
Otherwise, it would not be easily found.
There is no solution to this kind of thing. How can Xu Shiyan figure it out? Anyway, everything is in front of you, so you have to believe it if you don't believe it.
"Okay, I listen to you, let's go."
After saying that, the two men came out of the secret room inside. Xu Haiyuan touched the mechanism and closed the door.
The two went up the steps, put the stone slabs back in place, and then walked out of the yard and returned to the Xu family courtyard.
By the time they returned home, it was past eleven o'clock, and there was no movement in the small courtyard.
The two men walked in quietly, Xu Shiyan returned to the main room, and Xu Haiyuan returned to the east wing.
Yang Haoyu was sleeping soundly on the bed, and he didn't notice at all that Xu Haiyuan, who was in the same room with him, went out and came back.
In the main room, Su Anying stayed awake, waiting for Xu Shiyan and his son to come back.
Seeing that Xu Shiyan had returned safely, Su Anying was relieved, "How's it going? What's in the cellar?"
It would be a lie to say that Su Anying was not curious. When she saw Xu Shiyan, she hurriedly asked.
While Xu Shiyan took off his clothes and got into bed, he told Su Anying about the things hidden in the cellar.
When Xu Shiyan finished speaking, Su Anying was dumbfounded.
“My God, there are so many things in there? Isn’t this a treasure house?
Oh my god, can such a good thing happen to our family? Why should we buy a house and bring so many things with us?"
Su Anying was a little excited and exclaimed.
"Please keep your voice down, Pingping lives in the west room, don't wake her up.
That girl is very smart and smart, but she is not easy to deal with.
Yuanyuan said, we can’t let those people know for the time being, there are a lot of things hidden in the cellar.”
The main reason they didn't react when they discovered the wall was that they should have kicked all the children out at that time.
How many things are hidden in the wall? There are so many things in the cellar, let alone the children.
Su Anying took a long breath and turned to look at Xu Shiyan in the darkness.
"Why do I think this is so weird today? I have lived there for many years and I haven't found a cellar or anything.
Didn't you also say that someone must have gone to search before? No one found it?
In the end, we just bought a house and cleaned it, and in less than a day, we found everything?"
Su Anying also had the same doubts as Xu Shiyan.
This is really incredible. Is their family so lucky?
If that were really the case, why would you be working in a company or taking a class?
Simply come to the capital to buy a house, and when you buy a place, dig deep to find the treasure.
You don't need to find so many, just one-tenth of what you have today.
There is also a house. If you buy it now and sell it in the future, you will probably make a profit. This is such a good deal.
When Xu Shiyan heard his wife's remarks, he almost laughed out loud.
"No, you have to be satisfied when you are a human being.
Even if we are lucky enough to meet each other, we should keep these things as they will be useful in the future.
Don't be greedy and still think about finding another treasure." It is impossible to say that Xu Shiyan is not tempted.
If you buy a house in the capital, you will make a profit. If you really find some treasures somewhere, you will make a lot of money.
But these are all partial wealth and are not the right path. You should just work hard and don't have any whims.
Here, the couple chatted for half the night without falling asleep, just thinking about what happened today.
At this time, in the east wing room, Xu Haiyuan was lying contentedly on the bed, thinking about what happened during the day.
Yes, those treasures did not fall into the hands of outsiders.
Fortunately, his father has some knowledge and knows how to come to the capital to buy a house, otherwise, who would get those things.
That brat Xu Haiqing is actually a bit lucky.
Such a hidden place between the walls was accidentally discovered by him.
As expected, the saying goes, those who are blessed do not need to be busy.