The oil lamp was lit, and the room was empty. There was only a shabby bed and an old box. There were no tiles on the floor. There was a table and two benches near the door.
"Uncle Junior, is it on the roof beam?" Sun Xiaozhen pointed upward.
Guo Song shook his head. He knew Gan Yu's habit of hiding things and that he liked to dig and bury things. But there were at least twenty square meters in the house. Where would he bury them?
Guo Song walked to the bed. The fourth senior brother usually slept on a rope, so what was this bed doing here?
He lifted the bed with force, leaned it against the wall, and stepped on the dirt floor under the bed with his feet. He suddenly squatted down and dug into the wall with a chisel. Sun Xiaozhen also gathered around and squatted aside with an oil lamp.
After digging two feet deep, there was nothing. Sun Xiaozhen couldn't help but said: "There is nothing this deep. There can be no more."
Guo Song sneered, who is Gan Yu? He always has to dig three feet into the ground to bury things.
When he dug three feet deep, there was still nothing, but Guo Song was more confident. Until now, he found not a stone, a root, or even a lump of earth. It was all fine soil.
It would be strange to have nothing left.
Sun Xiaozhen's lips moved, but she still held back. When she dug five feet, she heard a 'clang!' and Sun Xiaozhen exclaimed, "It's done!"
Guo Song glared at him and pointed to the window, "Go and see if there is anything going on outside?"
Sun Xiaozhen reluctantly pulled her eyes out of the pit, walked to the window, propped up a crack and looked out, "There is no one outside!"
Guo Song had found something in the pit. It was a very heavy iron box, as big as a brick. He went down to the pit and felt around, and found a stone. That was right. This was Gan Yu's habit.
, if there is nothing under the box, it means there is something underneath. If there is a stone, then there is nothing underneath, there is only this iron box.
Guo Song jumped onto the ground. His expression suddenly changed, and he jumped towards the window. He grabbed Sun Xiaozhen by the neck and dragged him out. There was a sound of 'Boom!', and the mud wall next to the pit was knocked out.
It collapsed, and then the entire roof collapsed.
Guo Song picked up Sun Xiaozhen and ran outside until they reached the square wall, climbed over the square wall, and jumped onto the street. There was a curfew on the street and there was no one. They climbed up the big tree again and climbed into Datong Square in the north.
Datongfang is no longer a slum, it is full of high-walled mansions. Sun Xiaozhen calmed down for a moment, leaned against the wall of the square and took a long breath, "Master buried things, and the foundation was actually shaken."
"Maybe it was a trap deliberately set by your master, and the person who dug the hole was buried directly."
"Then...didn't that bury me?"
Guo Song sneered, "How can you dig such a deep hole?"
Sun Xiaozhen scratched her head, "No, I'll give up after digging a foot at most."
"Let's go! Find a small inn to stay in. Let me see what the box is first?"
"There is no need to find an inn. I have a friend who lives here. Let's go to his house."
In front of them was the high wall of a mansion. They walked along the high wall. When passing by the back door, Guo Song glanced at the sign above the back door. Under the moonlight, Guo Song could see clearly that the sign read "Guo Mansion"
Two words.
Guo Song was stunned for a moment, "Xiao Zhen, whose house does this mansion belong to?"
"Let me think!"
Sun Xiaozhen scratched her head, "It seems that Guo Ziyi's residence is in Datongfang, so it should be here."
It turned out that this vast mansion was Guo Ziyi's mansion. He thought about it, wasn't the address on the famous post that Guo Ziyi gave him the same as Datongfang?
What a coincidence today, I met Guo Ziyi for the second time.
Guo Song resisted the urge to knock on the door. He had something in his hand, so he might as well come back another day!
Sun Xiaozhen's friend joined the army, but his parents knew Sun Xiaozhen, so they arranged for them to stay in the guest room.
"Your friend's family is pretty good!" Guo Song said, looking around the room.
The guest room is also well decorated, with all kinds of furniture, and there is a copper incense burner with an animal head in the corner of the room.
"That's because his family is a butcher and runs a shop selling meat, so he is relatively wealthy."
Guo Song took out the iron box from his arms, and Sun Xiaozhen quickly stepped forward, her eyes full of curiosity.
Guo Song used a chisel to pry open the lid of the iron box, and was stunned for a moment. There was actually a yellow gold box inside. No wonder it was so heavy. There was a gold box inside.
Guo Song took out the gold box and weighed it. It weighed about three kilograms. There were more than a dozen broken silver ingots under the iron box. The total amount was about thirty or forty taels. Guo Song happened to be short of money in his pocket, so he put the silver ingots directly in.
In his arms, Sun Xiaozhen rolled his eyes. The money must have been saved so hard by the master.
"That's interesting!" Guo Song suddenly laughed.
"Uncle Junior, why is it so interesting?" Sun Xiaozhen asked with wide eyes.
Guo Song smiled and said: "This gold box is completely integrated and is directly cast."
"Is it just a piece of gold?"
"no!"
Guo Song handed the gold box to him, "It's empty. There is something in it. Shake it and see for yourself."
Sun Xiaozhen took the golden plaque and looked over it for a long time, but couldn't find any gaps. It was really cast in one piece. He shook it slightly again, and there was indeed something shaking inside.
"Uncle Junior, do you want to cut it open?"
Guo Song shook his head, "The things inside must be very important. It is related to your master's life, so it is best not to open it."
Sun Xiaozhen scratched her head and said, "Uncle Master, I don't understand. If something happens to Master, and I don't know about it, wouldn't this thing become an unsolvable secret and be buried underground forever?"
Guo Song smiled faintly, "Why does your master want you to go as far as possible? If you are not in Chang'an, no one will solve the secret, and they will not dare to kill your master. If you are caught, give the mud house to
If you come out and their things are found, your master will really be dead."
Sun Xiaozhen perked up, "Then my master is still alive!"
"He should still be alive. Either he hid somewhere, or he was caught and imprisoned somewhere."
Seeing Sun Xiaozhen's worried face, Guo Song comforted him and said: "We have to distinguish the priorities clearly. If your master just hides in another place, and we rush to the door to rescue people, they are caught by the other party and take us as hostages.
Threatening your master to hand over the things would be more gain than loss.
To take a step back, even if your master is caught, as long as the things are in our hands, your master will be fine for the time being. We can't be impatient at this time and wait and see."
"Uncle Junior, we have to do something, right?"
Guo Song thought for a while and said: "Go to the Huben Martial Arts School tomorrow to sign up to learn martial arts. Ask about the man named Mao. I guess he is also a trainer in the martial arts school. But you must not act rashly. If anything happens, I will come to you."
you."
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Early the next morning, Guo Song sent Sun Xiaozhen home, and he returned to the Taoist temple, hid the gold box and watched what happened.
Three days passed so peacefully. During this period, he went to Wubenfang to look for Li An, but Li An happened to be out.
Early that morning, there was a loud noise behind the Taoist temple, which woke Guo Song from his meditation. He put on his coat and went out, and found Mengzi hovering in the sky, making an angry cry.
He hurriedly whistled, suddenly folded his wings and landed on his shoulder, and scratched twice with his sharp claws. With a "tsk" sound, Guo Song's scribe's shirt was torn open with a big hole. He just stood up and forgot
I put leather pads on my shoulders.
Not only was his shirt torn, but his shoulders were also scratched with two long bloody marks.
Guo Song glared at Mengzi, "I don't even know what to say to you. I only have this one decent piece of clothing, and you ruin it for me."
At this time, Qingfeng ran over and said with a smile: "Uncle Master, I don't blame Mengzi for being angry, it's because the woods behind him have started logging."
Mengzi has been living in the woods these past few nights. It turns out that his home was destroyed. No wonder he was angry.
"How about you go outside the city!"
Guo Song pointed to the compass and said to Mengzi: "That's Qujiang Pond over there. You go find a towering tree to make a nest. If you need something, I'll call you with the eagle flute."
"Tweet-"
Mengzi tilted his head and looked at him. Guo Song took out the eagle flute and showed it to him. Mengzi suddenly flapped his wings and flew away towards Qujiang Pool in the southwest.
"ah!"
Qingfeng exclaimed, "Uncle Master, Mengzi can actually understand what you are saying."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "The eagle is a spiritual animal. After getting along for a long time, it will know what you are talking about. In fact, the same is true for dogs. If you have a dog for more than five years, it will understand everything you say."
Qingfeng scratched his head and said with a smile: "I understand, in the future I will ask Master to raise a dog to visit the Taoist temple."
Guo Song walked towards the back of the Taoist temple, and Qingfeng chased him and shouted: "Uncle Master, don't you want to have breakfast?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back!"
Behind the Taoist temple is a pine forest. No one planted it, it grew on its own. The senior brother said that it was originally a residential land, but it had been empty for at least fifty years.
I saw that work was in full swing in the woods behind. Dozens of people were busy sawing trees. More than a dozen large pine trees had been cut down. Senior Brother Gan Feng stood aside with a smile.
Guo Song stepped forward and asked: "Brother, why don't you buy the land of the abandoned City God Temple on the other side of the river?"
Gan Feng sighed, "I would like to! But it's government land. If the government doesn't sell it, there's nothing I can do about it."
"Isn't this pine forest official land?"
"This is private land, and it was originally the same land as the Taoist temple in front of it. A private transaction is enough, but cutting down trees must be approved by the county government."
"If the county government doesn't approve the tree felling, wouldn't the land purchased by my senior brother be in vain?"
Gan Feng shook his head, "How could you not cut it down? I bought all the land, and the title deed clearly stated that it was homestead land, not forest land. I argued hard, and the county government had no choice but to agree, but on the condition that it was wood.
Hand it over to the public, I don’t want these trees anyway, I’ll just give them to them.”
"When will we start building the house?"
"After cutting down all these trees, we will start construction. I have found the craftsmen. They came here yesterday to measure the land. Not only can we build pagodas, but also dozens of Taoist rooms around it. Then I can recruit more disciples.
."
"Did they say how long it would take to fix it?"
"I told you, it will take half a year at the earliest."
At this time, someone behind him suddenly said: "Senior Brother, Junior Brother, you are all here!"
When Guo Song turned around, he saw Gan Lei standing behind him. He was overjoyed and asked, "When did senior brother come?"
"I arrived last night and couldn't enter the city. I slept outside all night and entered the city early in the morning."
Gan Feng was also very happy and patted his arm, "You must have not had breakfast. Let's go have breakfast together."
Gan Lei chuckled, "Elder brother still understands me!"
After breakfast, Guo Song took Gan Lei to his guest room, poured him a bowl of herbal tea, and asked with a smile: "Sister-in-law, are you sure you can come over?"
"Your sister-in-law is also a sharp-tongued person. I gave her good words for two days, and she agreed that I would go hunting with you. The condition is that we are not allowed to fight with others."
Guo Song also fully understood Li Wenyu's good intentions in not allowing Gan Lei to use force. A life like Gan Yu's would be gone. What would he do if he left orphans and widows behind?
"Brother, let me tell you something first. The fourth child is missing."
Guo Song did not dare to tell his senior brother about this matter. He knew that his mouth was always unreliable, and if he told him, it might be leaked.
But Gan Lei was different. He was worthy of trusting his life, and he was the one Guo Song trusted the most.
Guo Song then told Gan Lei about Gan Yu in detail.
After hearing this, Gan Lei said solemnly: "Lao Wu, my brother has to tell you about this. You can't wait any longer. Only you know Lao Si's habit of burying things. It's very likely that he left the gold box to you. He
You've even told your apprentice that you are coming to the capital in the next few days. Don't you just want your apprentice to find you? If you drag it on like this, the fourth child's situation will only become more dangerous. This is not a question of whether you want to get involved in the battle for the right to inherit the throne, but
You have to save people, at least you have to know who captured the fourth child?"
Guo Song couldn't explain it for a moment. He nodded silently, "Senior brother is right. I didn't handle this matter properly. Should I start immediately?"
"Where are you going to start?"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "I must find the person named Mao, and now he is the only clue."