"If she dares to make trouble, we will not be polite to her." Qian Xing'er threatened. But in fact, Qian Xing'er said this without any confidence. If someone comes to your door in the middle of the night and hangs her up with a rope, what can you do?
?Isn’t it possible to send someone to watch in front of the door every day? Thinking about someone dying in front of your home, that is really a disgusting thing.
"Miss, what I mean is that as long as my mother is sure that the jade bracelet has been transferred to you and she can't get it back no matter how much trouble she makes, there will be nothing she can do. So I want to ask the lady to hide the jade bracelet and not expose it.
Especially during this period, be sure not to be seen by my mother, otherwise it will be difficult to tell the lie. As long as she is sure that the bracelet is not in your hands, she will not make trouble. Miss, please put the bracelet away immediately.
Helping me is also a favor to your family. This is my only request, Miss, can you agree to it?" Lin Bing'er said with a sad face.
Qian Xing'er nodded slightly. If it could be avoided in this way, it wouldn't be that difficult. Originally, I had planned to show off wearing this jade bracelet in the past two days, but it seemed that I needed to restrain myself first. But I always felt that this method was a little bit...
It's strange, and it always seems a bit unreliable. Wouldn't the woman make trouble if she can't see the bracelet? I'm afraid not necessarily. But since her daughter said so, it must make some sense.
"Will this work? If it works, I can certainly agree to it. I'm not afraid, I just want to do you a favor. After all, I think you are a pretty good person." Qian Xinger frowned.
"It will definitely work. My mother can't bend her head. As long as she can't see the bracelet, she thinks there is no reason to make trouble. Of course I know her temper. Please help me." Lin Bing'er said hurriedly.
Qian Xing'er smacked her lips and said, "Okay, then it's up to you. But when will this end? Can't I take it out for the rest of my life?"
Lin Bing'er said: "Don't worry, our family will move to Suzhou in a while. My father will farm the land for others. We will go to Suzhou to settle down. We will never come back. After that, we will have nothing to do with it."
Already."
Qian Xing'er nodded and said: "Then let's do it, I promise you."
Lin Bing'er thanked her and said hesitantly: "Can you ask Miss to swear an oath? I'm afraid Miss will lie to me."
Qian Xing'er said angrily: "What did I lie to you for? What kind of oath did I make? It's really funny."
Lin Bing'er said: "Swear an oath, and I will feel more at ease. We country people must swear a poisonous oath when we promise things to others. Just swear a poisonous oath to make me feel at ease. And the lady likes to lie,
My bracelet is far more than thirty taels, but the lady is trying to trick me and scare me. I really don’t believe you now."
"You..." Qian Xing'er was about to get angry, but suddenly she felt that it would be better to end the matter as soon as possible. There's no telling what might happen if the trouble continues. Looking at Lin Bing'er's resolute attitude, it seemed that she wouldn't do it unless she swore an oath.
She looked willing to leave, but Qian Xing'er was also afraid of offending her.
"Forget it, that's what I swear. I will hide the bracelet during this period of time and never expose it. If I violate this oath... then... then..."
"...My parents are sick and encounter unkind people. They will be lonely all their lives and will never find a good man." Lin Bing'er said quietly.
Qian Xing'er was stunned and said angrily: "You cursed me."
Lin Bing'er said: "We countrymen all swear this, and we have not cursed you. People like Miss live a comfortable life, how could something like this happen? Miss will definitely marry someone with a great career in the future, and find a good man."
You will never treat anyone unkindly. This is just an oath."
Qian Xing'er felt very uncomfortable. What this country girl said was very heartbreaking. Didn't she just meet someone unkindly and was divorced? If she wasn't convinced that this girl didn't know her past at all, she couldn't have done it deliberately.
To humiliate herself by saying such words, Qian Xing'er was afraid that she would have an attack immediately.
"...If I violate this oath, I will suffer a bad death. It's settled now." Qian Xing'er said angrily.
Lin Bing'er was surprised and said: "The oath that the young lady swore is really vicious, and she is too cruel to herself. We country people swear that we will never swear by our lives."
Qian Xing'er said angrily: "We in the city swear like this, why should we do what you say? Don't be nagging, I also swore an oath and I've given you face. From today on, don't come back again."
If you come again, I won’t be polite. Whoever has the time to mix with you people is unreasonable."
Qian Xing'er waved her hands and turned around, telling Lao Xia to close the courtyard door. Lin Bing'er bowed and thanked her outside the door. After closing the door, she quietly left with a smile on her face.
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When Qian Xing'er returned to the back house, her mother, Zhao, quickly asked about the situation. Qian Xing'er told Zhao everything about her conversation with Lin Bing'er. After hearing this, Zhao smacked her lips and said, "Daughter, this is not causing trouble.
Is that so? If that country woman is really seeking death in front of my house, it will be very bad luck. Otherwise...this bracelet..."
Qian Xing'er shouted: "Mom, you don't want me to return this bracelet to others. It's five thousand taels. This is a treasure. I can't bear to part with it."
Mrs. Zhao frowned and said: "I can't bear to part with it, but my mother is worried that something will happen. Our family is not short of these five thousand taels of silver, and besides, you only spent twenty taels of silver? It's better to do less than to do more. I'll go ahead.
A few days ago, I went to the temple to ask for a fortune. The elder said that there might be trouble in my family this year and asked us to keep a low profile. It would be better to repay the debt."
Qian Xing'er jumped up and screamed: "Mom, are you crazy? Are you going to pay back this treasure worth five thousand taels of silver? When the things are in our hands, we bought them without stealing or robbing them. How can we be afraid of them? No matter what
No matter what, don't even think about taking it back. Although our family is rich, who would think that he is too rich? Dad will definitely not agree to it if he knows about it."
Mrs. Zhao frowned for a while, then sighed and said: "Hey, you two, father and daughter, are the same people. You are always very greedy and unwilling to suffer a little loss. You are also unwilling to take out the things you get.
Your father is like this, and so are you."
Qian Xing'er shouted: "Mom, please don't say such things. Dad is not that kind of person. How can we have such a big family fortune? Who wants to live a hard life?"
Mrs. Zhao sighed softly and muttered: "On the contrary, I feel that life was happier when our family was poor. Your father has become rich since then, and all he thinks about is making money by running a business, and he rarely talks to me. It's not like before.
When I have no money, I am warm and caring, caring and pleasant."
Qian Xing'er said impatiently: "Mom, don't nag. You are really blessed with a good figure. How many people envy your father for his ability. You marrying your father is a blessing from your previous life. You are well-dressed and well-fed. Is it possible?
Are you as unkempt as those country women who worry about three meals a day? I really don’t understand what you think."
Mrs. Zhao let out a long sigh, waved her hands and said, "That's all, you don't understand even after I tell you. So what should we do now?"
Qian Xing'er said: "What else can we do? Hide the bracelet, and when the family leaves Hangzhou, the matter will calm down. The woman also said that she won't reveal anything."
Mrs. Zhao nodded and said, "That's all. Just take this bracelet and put it away."
Qian Xing'er picked up the jade bracelet, thought about it for a moment, then handed it to Mrs. Zhao and said, "Mom, it's always uneasy to leave such a precious thing in the house. My house is not a big house, and I don't have a housekeeper."
Man, it’s not good to be stolen by thieves. You can keep it for me. Don’t we have a secret room in our house? It’s safer to put it in a secret room.”
Mrs. Zhao thought for a while and nodded: "That's right, I will store it in the secret room for you first."
Qian Xing'er nodded and said: "Thank you, mother. I'll go back to the room to rest first. It's been a really tiring day. I don't want to eat at night, and mother doesn't want to call me. I have to have a good sleep. I'm happy again today."
It’s tiring.”
Mrs. Zhao smiled and said: "You are tired because you are happy. Go ahead. If you are hungry at night, just have a midnight snack."
Qian Xing'er turned around and left. Mrs. Zhao stood in the room for a moment holding the jade bracelet. She went to the door, closed it and locked it. Then she turned around and walked to the back room and slowly walked to the wall beside the big bed.
After standing blankly for a moment, he suddenly reached out and groped around on the wall, and found a small bulge. He stretched out his hand and pulled, and a small hole appeared on the wall.
Mrs. Zhao reached into her arms and took out a long key and inserted it into the hole. After a click, Mrs. Zhao stretched out her hand and pushed. A piece of the wall was dented, revealing a doorway that was as high as a person. It turned out that this was
There is a mezzanine in the wall. The exterior is painted just like normal, but you need to remove a small cover on the wall to expose the hole. Use the key to turn the door bolt inside to push it open. As long as you loosen the cover with your fingers, it will open.
It automatically returns to its original position and covers the small hole.
Mrs. Zhao lit a candlestick and walked into the wall. Inside this wall was the secret room of the Qian family. The walls around the secret room were obviously reinforced unusually. They were made of bluestone more than a foot wide. Although the entire mezzanine
It is only about ten feet wide, but more than three feet long. This is a bluestone fortress built into the house.
Where the candlelight shines, there are rows of large wooden boxes on one side of the wall, which store the Qian family's gold, silver, soft goods and valuables. What's exaggerated is that in the innermost part of the secret room, there are actually beds, tables and chairs.
There were water tanks, toilets, and more than a dozen bags of white flour stacked in the corner of the room. It looked like a shelter.
Qian Zhongze is also considered a smart person. Although he is reluctant to buy a big house and hires a large number of nursing homes to guard the homes, it seems inconsistent with his status. It seems a bit dangerous for a rich man with millions of furniture to do this. But he insists on it.
I came up with such a clever idea. After the renovation, the secret room is extremely strong and very private. I keep several dogs at home, not for guarding the house, but just to be aware of the intrusion of outsiders in time. Once there is any trouble, they will
Hide in the secret room in time. There is food and drink here, and there is no problem in hiding for at least ten days and a half.
In the past year or two, Qian Zhongze has even become accustomed to sleeping in the secret room. This is where the Qian family's gold, silver, soft and valuable items are stored. When he falls asleep looking at these things at night, Qian Zhongze sleeps very sweetly and feels at ease.
.It was just a pain for Ms. Zhao, who was not used to sleeping in a secret room, but she had to follow Qian Zhongze in to sleep. Because only Qian Zhongze and Mr. Zhao knew the location and method of opening the secret room. Mr. Zhao was outside.
It's not possible, and the people inside are not safe. If someone forces someone to open the door, it will be in vain. In the past two years, Zhao's health has become worse and worse, and a large part of the reason is due to lack of sleep. Although she can do it during the day
Taking a nap to catch up on sleep, but that's different.
Mrs. Zhao opened a wooden box, wrapped the jade bracelet in red cloth and placed it inside. She closed the box and reopened the door of the secret room. She restored the secret door to its original state and locked it again with the key. Then she sighed and opened it.
Door. The light of the setting sun outside had dimmed, and Mrs. Zhao went to the kitchen to cook.
On the roof of the house, a figure lurked in the dusk. Zhao's every move in the house was caught in his eyes. Through the few clear tiles on the roof, he could see clearly. After Zhao left, the figure
He quickly jumped from the back of the house to the backyard and ran along the corner.
Two black dogs suddenly appeared from the bushes in the backyard and barked angrily at the man. The man was startled, but did not stop. He quickly rushed to the wall and jumped up. After landing, he quickly disappeared without a trace.
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Lao Xia heard the barking of dogs in the backyard and ran over in a hurry. He saw two black dogs barking at the fence, which was a little confusing. A mouse jumped out of the grass and ran away quickly. Lao Xia laughed and pointed.
He looked at the two black dogs and cursed: "Big Hei and Er Hei, you two are really nosy like dogs. Stop barking. If you bark again, you won't be fed tonight."
The two black dogs seemed to understand human speech and soon stopped barking.
