After the hole was exposed, it became obvious that this was definitely a dark room, and judging from its condition, no one had touched the dark room for a long time.
Perhaps a few generations ago, Wu Hua's grandparents and even her great-grandfather and great-grandmother did not know the existence of this darkroom.
Chen Zhi and the other three looked at each other and then at Wu Hua, who was sleeping there.
The power of the sleep formula is very effective. Wu Hua slept so soundly that they probably wouldn't be able to wake up even if they opened a hole in this place.
Fat Wei turned on the flashlight, looked inside, shook out the fire stick to test the oxygen, and walked in.
Then Chen Zhi and Guidao also walked in...
The darkroom in this old house is different from the cellar outside. It is darkest and dampest inside the house.
There was a pungent musty smell and a sour damp smell inside.
It hasn't been polished at all. Most of the places illuminated by the flashlight are made of rough bricks and soil, and some places are covered with thick green moss and moldy hairs, as if they had crawled into a cave.
However, when I walked to the innermost place, there was some slight reflection, which was the reflection of precious metals and gems.
If you go further, you will reach the end, and there, you will see an unimaginable sight!
In the deepest part of this dark room, there is a small corner of about ten square meters, with well-organized stone bricks on the top, bottom, left and right.
Those stone bricks are better than the stone bricks outside the house. The edges and corners have been finely polished and neatly laid out.
It can be seen that the importance attached to this position at that time was very high.
Then on the stone bricks in this corner, there was a very old large wooden bed.
This is the kind of large rosewood bed inlaid with gold and precious stones that can only be seen in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is so big that modern people can hardly imagine it.
Chen Zhi occasionally learned about this kind of bed in some ancient folk histories.
This kind of bed was used by wealthy families at that time to marry their daughters, and it was one of the most important dowry items.
During the Tang and Song dynasties, it was popular to add dowry to a dowry, and all the dowry was sent along with the big bed, including the maids who did the dowry.
This kind of bed is also called Qiangong bed, which refers to a high-end bed that requires thousands of craftsmen and takes a long time to make.
This bed is generally divided into a cabinet and an outer cabinet. It has a rolling canopy above, steps below, and a carved pillar frame in front, which can be hung down and canopy canopy to form a verandah.
Its structure is more complex than a small house. Once this kind of bed is made, it will not only be warm in winter and cool in summer, but also convenient for the owner to rest.
Moreover, it allows the married girl to create a multi-functional and private living space indoors, which is equivalent to having an extra small house.
This kind of luxurious dowry was an indispensable part of the dowry of wealthy women in ancient times. The larger the size of the bed, the more complicated the carvings, and the more precious the inlaid gems, which meant that the woman was more noble, and the groom's family would not dare to look down upon her.
There are many young ladies from wealthy families who have been accumulating embroidery and inlaid gems for their beds since they were young, and then when they were five or six years old, they would ask someone to build this kind of wedding bed outside.
At that time, it was just like LV and Hermès now, it was a representative of women's luxury goods.
This custom has been around for a long time and slowly declined at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Even now, there is still an ancient village in the south that specializes in making dowry beds.
There are many such ancient bed relics inside. A bed is worth a lot of money, and the carvings and decorations are extremely rich.
But the bed in front of me is even more different...
Compared with those dowry beds of princes and nobles, the specifications of this dowry bed can be described as heavenly makeup!
The entire bed is almost as big as a small room. It has its own corridor and tea room, and the entire bed is exquisitely carved and inlaid with gold and precious stones. It is so luxurious that it is unimaginable to appear in this place.
The miniature tea room inside has everything you need, including pearl curtains, a cabinet next to it, and the main bed in the back.
The main bed was so big that it was more than enough to sleep three people. The back was inlaid with Kunlun white jade plates, and the pearl agate glass cat's eyes on it were all round and big.
Even the princesses of ancient princes could hardly have such magnificence...
It can be seen that this woman's status is simply unmatched and precious.
But such a woman should not marry into such a small mountain village.
The three people walked into the bed and found two auxiliary beds behind the intricately carved partitions.
In ancient times, when a lady from a wealthy family married into her husband's family, she would bring some maids with her as a dowry. From then on, these maids would personally serve their lady and were her private property.
And they will not sleep outside like other servants, but sleep with their own ladies.
It is these secondary beds that I sleep on.
But now, where the two auxiliary beds were, there were actually two female corpses curled up.
The corpses had been there for a long time. They were huddled together and were so dark that they couldn't be seen clearly.
The head has also rotted away and looks like a black mass at first glance.
Fat Wei pinched the corpse's neck bones with his hands and looked at it carefully with a lamp.
"Ancient murders!
The skulls of these two maids were separated from their bodies, and they died after their necks were broken~~.
Judging from my age, I think I am sixteen or seventeen years old. Actually, it was just a wild guess on my part~~
All in all, it’s tragic!!!
It’s a miserable death!!”
"There's something here!",
Ghost Sword walked behind the chopping board inlaid with gems and knocked on it with his hand, making a hollow sound.
Ghost Sword pushed the gem plate to the side, and a hidden compartment suddenly appeared inside.
The secret compartment was not big, and a small wooden box was exposed inside.
The box is made of pure golden nanmu. It has been left here for so long. Although it is very old, it has not fallen dusty.
Ghost Sword took out the box and saw a small solid gold lock on it.
After so long, the lock has long since given out, and the ghost knife broke with a gentle pull.
Ghost Sword opened the box and saw a large folded red envelope inside.
It is said to be an envelope. In fact, in ancient times, this thing was called a envelope, which was the outer packaging of formal letters. It was generally used for very formal documents.
The envelope was larger than the current A4 paper, pressed with red cardboard, and wrapped with satin yarn.
On it, a pair of auspicious phoenixes were embroidered with pure gold silk thread...
A very ancient albizia pattern is embroidered in the middle, which is the origin of the current Chinese character Double Happiness.
Ghost Sword handed the envelope to Chen Zhi.
Chen Zhi looked at it carefully and then poured out the letter paper inside.
The letter paper inside is also bright red, with a precious light on it, like gossamer.
There was writing on the paper in black ink, and Chen Zhi took a glance at it.