Everyone was satisfied with the meal, and Jiang Xiuqi asked Gu Zhengfeng how many more days he could stay.

“I also want to stay a few more days, but unfortunately, I have a mission. Sometimes, I envy you guys, at least you can stay with your parents and children. Look at my family, if it weren't for you guys, I really wouldn't be able to rest easy.”

Brother Jiang, I'll have to trouble you to take care of me from now on—

Jiang Xiuqi put his arm around Gu Zhengfeng's shoulder and said, "What are you saying? We're brothers. Speaking of which, I should thank you. If it weren't for your meddling, I might not even be buried somewhere."

I can't compare to you. You've been practicing martial arts since you were a kid, you're a natural soldier. Stay in the army and don't worry about me. We're here for you. Even without me, with your daughter around, no one will dare to bully your old man.

"Your daughter is quite capable; she really takes after you two, being so family-oriented. I think it was the right decision not to acknowledge her and bring her back; at least it gives her room to grow."

Gu Zhengfeng put his arm around Jiang Xiuqi's shoulder and said, "That's right, she's my daughter. Who else would she take after if not me?"

Although Jiang Qiao is mature, children have limited experience. Brother, there are some things that children may not be able to do. As an elder, you should remind and guide them more.

My husband and I live far away, so it's not easy for us to see our child.

"I understand, I understand, don't worry about it—"

The two brothers talked for a while in the next room before Gu Zhengfeng took a bag of things out of the kitchen and saw the Jiang family father and son off.

Jiang Qiao told Qiao Jie and his two cousins ​​to wash up and go to bed first. It was rare for Gu Zhengfeng to come back, so it wouldn't be a big problem for the two brothers to stay and sleep here.

She accompanied Gu Zhengfeng and the old man to the cowshed. Gu Hanting first moved the cow to a different place to tie it up, then pointed to the trough and said, "Second brother, take this down."

The old man wanted to go and lend a hand, but Jiang Qiao stopped him, saying, "Grandpa, I'll go with my dad."

Jiang Qiao didn't even need to ask; it must have been something her own father said to her grandfather. Otherwise, why would they be messing around with the cattle trough so late at night? It was so heavy and cumbersome. She didn't know what they were thinking, using a big rock as a cattle trough. This person was quite bizarre.

"Dad, what were you thinking with this cattle trough? You carved it out of a huge rock; it's too heavy—"

Jiang Qiao couldn't help but laugh. At first, she thought this person was a bit strange, but she didn't expect it to be her own grandfather who did it.

Gu Hanting stood at the door, turned around and glared at his son, "You brat, you're so big, how can you be so weak? What if someone finds out you're not heavy enough? Do you really think your father has nothing better to do? Hurry up and stop talking nonsense."

The two of them finally managed to move the cattle trough open to create a large gap. Gu Zhengfeng lay down and pressed a spot, and the space under the trough suddenly moved, revealing an opening. Gu Zhengfeng took a flashlight and went down first, followed by Jiang Qiao, while the old man kept watch for them from above.

Inside is a very deep underground passage, and there are rooms inside. It's incredibly dry; I don't know how they managed to keep it that way.

"Qiao'er, come here—"

Gu Zhengfeng opened the door and saw that the room was full of large boxes. Jiang Qiao was dumbfounded. "My God, so much stuff! Wasn't it confiscated?"

Gu Zhengfeng snorted, "The things they confiscated were also deliberately given to them by your grandfather. Otherwise, what did you think? This place was built by my great-grandfather. It was originally to prevent bandits, but later it became a place to hide things. Luckily, this is what we have. Otherwise, our family would have been completely wiped out."

"After all these years of saving, how could our family be completely penniless? Let's hurry up and put it away. When the time is right, we'll take it out, and make sure each family receives their share."

Jiang Qiao really didn't hold back. No matter what was inside, she took it all. Seeing this amazing scene, Gu Zhengfeng still sighed.

"Luckily, I have this space, otherwise, I would have nowhere to hide."

Jiang Qiao turned to her father and asked, "Dad, do you think Grandpa has been living here all this time just to watch over our family's treasure?"

Gu Zhengfeng chuckled and patted his daughter's head. "You're overthinking things. Come on, there are some other things over there, let's pack them up together."

Several boxes and some stones were placed on both sides of the passageway. Jiang Qiao didn't ask what they were; she just put them away first.

Gu Zhengfeng then moved to another spot, where there was a pile of wood. "Take all of these. They're all good timber. This was brought back by your grandfather. He said he wanted to leave it for his descendants to make furniture, but things changed too quickly, and it's impossible to take it out now. Just keep it with you."

After Jiang Qiao finished packing her things, she took a good walk around inside. She couldn't help but admire the wisdom of her ancestors. This place was definitely habitable, with ventilation and water supply. She really couldn't understand how much effort it took to complete this project back then.

Gu Zhengfeng patted his daughter's shoulder. "Let's go upstairs."

When Gu Hanting saw his son and granddaughter appear, he quickly helped them climb up.

After the father and son restored the hole below to its original state, they pushed the cattle trough back to its original position.

Gu Hanting looked at Jiang Qiao with a smile, "Qiao'er, let Grandpa see your hidden talents."

Gu Zhengfeng smiled and patted his daughter's head. "Daughter, get some fruit for your grandpa. It's good for the old man to eat some fruit."

Suddenly, a bunch of bananas appeared in Jiang Qiao's hand. Even though Gu Hanting was prepared, he was still startled by what he saw.

The old man patted his chest and said, "Luckily I was prepared, otherwise most people would have been scared half to death. The feeling of seeing it with your own eyes is completely different from the legends."

The old man's hands were trembling slightly. He never expected that the Gu family would fall to such a state, and that the turning point would actually come to his granddaughter.

The old man sighed, then picked up the banana, peeled it, and slowly ate it. The banana tasted very good, better than any he had ever eaten before.

"Here, you two eat too."

Jiang Qiao was curious about what was in those boxes. Although she could open them later to see, it was better to ask since there were people around.

“Sigh, it’s all been accumulated by our ancestors over generations. Those boxes contain gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Girl, don’t underestimate those stones and wood. They’re all valuable. The stones are jade, and the wood is even rarer. It’s hard to find even one now. Keep them safe. When you can take them out in the future, you three siblings can divide them up. I don’t know if Grandpa will be able to make it to that time.”

Jiang Qiao swallowed the food in her mouth. "Of course, Grandpa. Don't worry, eat and drink whatever you want. We've got you covered."

The old man patted his daughter's head and said, "I'm sorry to have to make my eldest granddaughter suffer, having to take someone else's surname. But it's for the best, so that if anything happens to the Gu family, it won't involve you."