In the afternoon, the father and son came to get the keys. Ling Ran paid them 100 yuan as wages. The father and son were very satisfied and said they would go to work right away. It would not be so hot at night and the smell should be better.

Looking at the embarrassment on his son's face, Zhou wanted to understand the father's mentality. His son was very sensitive about his reputation, so he took his son to work at night so that he could make money and take his son's mentality into consideration.

At dinner time, Lu Jin ran to the front yard to invite Master Zheng to come for dinner. Master Zheng was startled when he saw Mr. Xiao and quickly greeted him.

Old Man Xiao waved his hand and said, "There aren't so many rules in this small place. Come and sit down. When Zhou wanted to hire someone to repair the adobe house, I thought of you. I didn't expect Jiang to actually invite you."

Master Zheng sat down obediently next to Mr. Xiao. Is the Zhou family related to the Jiang family and the Xiao family?

Old Master Xiao understood Master Zheng's doubts and answered him without hesitation, "Hahaha, I tell you, this is Lao Jiang's eldest daughter's home. She is friendly with me, and I am happy!"

Master Zheng's mouth twitched. You are happy. You are happy that Mr. Jiang was not forgiven by the eldest daughter, right?

Almost everyone in the capital's circles knew about the Jiang family's affairs. As a craftsman who often repaired courtyard houses for these families, he had to understand certain secrets in the circle to avoid accidentally breaking taboos.

I didn't expect that this is the home of Mr. Jiang's eldest daughter. Then Zhou Xiang is the girl who smashed up the Jiang family's house?

How old was she that year? She had such courage. Even if ordinary people felt hatred, they might not have the courage to smash so many things.

But the little girl dared to do that. After smashing the things, she ran to the capital to study. Master Jiang followed her closely and protected her.

Alas! He is old! He doesn't understand the spirit of young people who are not afraid of tigers!

Old Mr. Xiao was so happy to meet an acquaintance that he wanted to drink again. Zhou Xiang poured him a cup of tea and restricted him to drinking only from that cup in the evening.

He laughed happily, "Okay! I'll listen and think about it. I'll drink this one. Xiao Zheng! You should drink more. This is a rare opportunity! I'm very happy that my Xiaoxiao is better now. Hahahaha, I'm happy!"

Master Zheng raised his glass and toasted to Mr. Xiao, "Congratulations, Mr. Xiao, on getting what you wished for!"

"Hahahaha, thank you, thank you! I have no regrets in my heart anymore."

Master Zheng took a sip of wine and immediately understood what Mr. Xiao meant when he said this opportunity was rare. This Zhou family is not simple. No wonder Mr. Jiang cares so much about this place! Unfortunately, the Zhou family is obviously not rare. People! You can't be too extreme in family affection.

After dinner, Lu Jin sent Master Zheng back to the front yard. The weather was a bit hot and humid, so Zhou Xiang asked Lu Jin to carry a floor fan.

Master Zheng waved his hand, "No, I'm old, I'm not afraid of the heat and I can't use a fan. There's a river behind the room, so it's not that hot."

It started to rain heavily at night, and Zhou Xiang was a little worried about the father and son who were planning to work overnight.

It was not until the early morning that the heavy rain that had fallen all night stopped. Just as Zhou's father went downstairs, there was a knock on the gate. He opened the door and recognized that it was the person who came to take the job yesterday.

When the soaked middle-aged man saw Zhou's father, he said he wanted to find Ling Ran or Miss Zhou Xiang.

Father Zhou led him into the dining room and poured him a cup of hot water. "Drink some hot water first. I'll get you some clothes to change into. Did you get caught in the rain last night?"

"Thank you! Please find someone to call me, I have an emergency."

"Okay!" Zhou's father went upstairs to call Ling Ran. Ling Ran was close to him, and he could also look for some old clothes while he was there.

Ling Ran was already awake. Hearing that the knock on the door early in the morning was someone looking for him, he quickly got dressed and went downstairs.

Seeing that it was the father of the father and son, he was a little worried, "Is there something wrong with that house?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and nodded again. "Come with us and take a look! It will be unsafe when there are too many people in the morning."

"Then hurry up and go."

After Zhou's father took the clothes downstairs, there was no one in the dining room. Zhou wanted to go downstairs, "Dad, who is here so early?"

"It was the middle-aged man who came to get the key yesterday. He said he was looking for you or Ling Ran. I called Ling Ran down, and he just found a set of old clothes when he disappeared. He was soaked to the skin."

Zhou Xiang was a little worried, "I'll go take a look."

She changed into rain boots and took an umbrella and raincoat. The sky was still dark and she was afraid it would rain again.

Ling Ran followed the middle-aged man to the house without a roof. The room was already tidy, with a bed in each corner. There were a lot of things piled on the beds, but they were all wet. The triangular beam was still leaning against the west wall of the room.

The man pointed to the top of the west wall. The surrounding walls were demolished to a height of about two meters. A lot of mud was washed down from the adobe bricks by the rain.

Ling Ran stood on the tip of the triangular beam and could see the top of the wall from the top.

He narrowed his eyes slightly. The wall was very wide. Ordinary adobe bricks were about 20 centimeters wide and 40 centimeters long, but this wall was 50 centimeters wide.

Bricks used in adobe houses are usually built vertically, which means that the width of the wall is the length of the adobe. This 50-centimeter wall looks weird no matter how you look at it.

The middle-aged man also stood on the rivet of the beam, raised his hand and wiped away the mud and water on the wall, revealing the golden color in the middle.

Ling Ran finally understood that the wall was made of bricks running horizontally, with a gap of about 10 centimeters in the middle filled with gold bricks and mud. He turned to look at the middle-aged man, "You, why aren't you moved?"

The middle-aged man chuckled, "How could I not be tempted? My son and I saw it when it was raining and lightning at night. We also thought about taking it for ourselves. After all, this place is not yours. You bought it. But what will happen after you take it for yourself?"

Others may not know, you may not know, but our consciences do! I'm afraid I'll live with a guilty conscience for the rest of my life. I'm afraid my son will also be corrupted by me. If one generation is corrupted, the whole generation will be corrupted.

We heard about this owner yesterday evening. His ancestors had foresight, and leaving such things to their descendants would be a disaster. If he really had these things, he would probably be a disaster to the town.

To be honest, last night, my son and I were in the rain for a long time, and I finally decided to tell you that with the way you and Miss Zhou handle things, you will definitely not treat us unfairly. Feel free to give me some, and I will feel at ease using it!"

Ling Ran laughed heartily. This was true. This middle-aged man was honest but a little cunning, upright but a little greedy. He was not greedy for big things but greedy for peace of mind.

There was applause from behind. Ling Ran and the middle-aged man turned around and saw Zhou Xiang clapping with a raincoat and umbrella in his hands.

"Okay! Ling Ran, take them father and son with you to do the work! You also need someone to run errands."

Ling Ran nodded, "I was just thinking about this, but I haven't had time to say it yet!"

The middle-aged man didn't expect such a good thing to happen. How many people wanted to work with the Zhou family and Ling Ran? Ling Ran employed few people, but brought many people back from outside.

"Thank you! Thank you!"

The young man who had been standing aside as an invisible man also came over to express his gratitude.

Ling Ran waved his hand, "Hurry up and take it apart! I'll go get the backpack and take care of it after you take it apart."

"yes."

The father and son started working. They could no longer hammer the tiles as aggressively as before, but instead pried them carefully with a tile knife.