Li Pan, Li An, and Li Ping took turns vying for it, as it was their own idea.
"Alright," Ye Yunniang said, stopping the three of them.
Thinking of her three children, who were also trying to vent their anger on her behalf, Ye Yunniang couldn't bring herself to be angry.
There can't be a next time.
"Mother, there won't be a next time." The three nodded, and there was no more treasure for them to dig up.
Ye Yunniang told the three of them the location of Grandpa Jiang's third treasure and how to open it.
The three of them took notes carefully.
"Mother, where is Father's treasure?"
“In the meantime,” Ye Yunniang stopped and looked at Li An, “she was trying to get information out of me.”
"No, no, I was just asking." Li An chuckled. "Mom, I just remembered I haven't finished my homework yet. I'll go do it."
“Mine too.” Li Pan then got up and left the room.
Ye Yunniang looked at Li Ping, who had stood up, and asked, "Do you have to do homework too?"
"Mother, you must be tired from sewing shoe soles. Let me massage your shoulders." Li Ping walked behind Ye Yunniang and massaged her shoulders.
The next morning, Bao Min personally came to pick up the three of them.
Once inside the carriage, Ang Lee gave the destination: "To the dilapidated temple."
When the carriage arrived at the dilapidated temple, the weather was hot and many people went to dredge the river silt and build river embankments.
There were hardly any people along the way.
There are even fewer people around the dilapidated temple.
Looking at the dilapidated, empty temple, Bao Min had to admit that the Jiang family would hide something.
No normal person would imagine that a large amount of treasure is hidden here.
How do I activate the mechanism?
The three Li brothers exchanged glances, and Ang Lee, as their representative, entered the temple, went to the stone platform where the Buddha statue was displayed, and walked around it.
Stop in the center behind the stone platform.
Reach your hand in through the gap under the fifth brick.
"Did you touch it?" Li Pan asked anxiously.
“My arms are too short, I can’t reach it. You come here, sir.” Li An stepped aside.
Bao Min stepped forward and reached in where Li An was pointing. He felt a protrusion and pressed it hard.
A clicking sound came from behind.
A stone door opened in the back wall.
Li Pan and the other two couldn't wait to rush in, but Bao Min stopped them.
"A sealed room needs to be ventilated first."
After ventilating the room, Luo Xin carried a torch and went inside first.
Luo Xin came up and said it was safe.
Bao Min then led his men down.
Go down the stairs and you'll arrive at a secret room.
The secret room was very spacious, with mountains of gold and silver piled up in the middle and stacked wooden boxes around the perimeter.
Upon opening the boxes, some contained jewelry, some precious medicinal herbs, and others antique jade artifacts.
"We're rich!" Li Pan exclaimed, jolting the crowd out of their reverie.
"Luo Xin, take some men and check if there are any other agencies," Bao Min ordered.
"Yes." Luo Xin led his men to inspect the area around the secret room, tapping on it little by little.
I searched everywhere but couldn't find it.
“Jiang Mingzhe must have a backup plan.” Bao Min’s words puzzled Li Pan.
"What does Old Man Jiang's treasure have to do with my adoptive father?"
"Your adoptive father is a master at using others' strength against them. He won't just leave Old Master Jiang's treasure trove untouched. He'll definitely do something about it."
Bao Min, unwilling to give up, looked around, trying to figure out where the mechanism was.
After hearing this, Li Pan looked around.
Li Ping recalled what Ye Yunniang had said yesterday and had a guess in his mind. He remained silent and, like the others, looked at the wall.
Ang Lee told Bao Min about the three brothers' discussion the previous night.
According to Ye Yunniang, the total value of this place is one million taels.
They took 25%, which was 250,000 taels. Gold and silver were what Bao Min urgently needed. The three brothers only wanted jade, jewelry, and medicinal herbs.
Bao Min agreed and would pack their share and deliver it to Wanxia Lane.
Bao Min arranged for people to move the treasure, and the three Li brothers, having nothing else to do, prepared to go home.
Emerging from the secret chamber, they saw guards outside, holding an old man captive.
The old man, pinned to the ground, struggled frantically, repeatedly shouting, "My treasure! Robbers, you're all robbers..."
Grandpa Jiang moved away from the dilapidated temple, but because the treasure was there. He lived not far from here and usually paid close attention to any activity in the area.
When I saw the horse-drawn carriage parked at the dilapidated temple today, my heart sank; I had a bad feeling.
They arrived, only to be taken into custody.
After listening, Bao Min told Luo Xin to take the three Li brothers away first.
It's best not to let Grandpa Jiang know that his own grandson brought outsiders to empty the treasure.
Bao Min walked towards Grandpa Jiang, "What happened?"
Upon hearing the sound, Grandpa Jiang turned his head sharply toward the source of the noise.
Upon recognizing who it was, Old Master Jiang's face turned ashen.
His treasure is doomed.
"Grandpa Jiang, let's talk about your concealment of your family fortune."
Two days later, four large boxes were moved into the Li family's house in Wanxia Lane under the cover of night.
"Mother, these are all for you." Li An waved his little hand and said generously.
"You worked so hard to earn this, and you're just giving it to me?"
"Ours all belong to our mother."
Li Ping and Li Pan did not speak, but nodded to show their agreement.
They wanted these things for their mother, so that she could live a good life.
"Okay, Mother will keep it."
Ye Yunniang inventoried the four boxes of items and registered them in a booklet. She planned to give them all to her three children.
The four large boxes were very conspicuous, and Cai Damei knew that Bao Min had asked Ye Yunniang for money.
"Grandma, don't blame Grandpa Bao. He was doing it for the people of Jiangcheng."
"Yes, so that more children like us can live."
"It's not easy for Bao Gong to be a local official. As family members, we should make appropriate sacrifices."
The three children's comments fueled Cai Damei's anger.
Ye Yunniang did not stop her, nor did she dare to, for fear that Cai Damei would be angry with her.
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