An Qingbai nodded.
"Judging from the appearance of the blood, it seems that it didn't penetrate very deeply."
"Honey, you pack your things, I'll go ask Uncle Huazhong."
"Okay, Aber, you can go now."
Jiang Yanxia helped carry a suitcase into the house.
"This thief is really bold. The trap that Brother An set up looks terrifying enough."
"Hehe, I guess that thief thought that since we weren't here, we couldn't do anything to him."
Jiang Yanxia put down her suitcase and took the local specialty from her partner.
"Zhimeng, this is a local specialty from my hometown. I bought it especially for you to try."
"Okay, thank you Xiazi."
I brought you some glutinous rice balls for the Lantern Festival. Cook them and eat them tonight.
Zhuang Zhimeng opened her suitcase and took out Yuanxiao (sweet rice balls) and a photo album.
“Yuanxiao Mengge, take these photos, Xiazi.”
Su Mengmeng was very happy.
"Thank you, boss."
Jiang Yanxia was also very happy to receive the photos.
"Yes, I've been looking forward to these photos!"
"Zhimeng, do you need us to help you tidy up?"
"No need, I'll tidy up later."
Just as Zhuang Zhimeng was about to put her suitcase away, An Tanxiao and An Qingbai came over together.
Seeing that they had something to say, Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng wisely took their leave.
"How's Aberdeen? Who's trying to steal from our house?"
An Qingbai glanced at his father, but was too embarrassed to say it aloud.
An Tanxiao smiled sarcastically.
"My nephew is completely beyond saving."
I just went to the village entrance intending to talk to them about Beijing.
They told me first that my older brother's son heard that you hadn't taken your bicycle, so he planned to steal it and sell it.
He didn't know there was a trap in your house, and it was too dark to see clearly, so his hand was pricked.
Before he could take any further action, he was discovered by Huazhong.
Zhuang Zhimeng was completely speechless.
"So how did Uncle Hua Zhong handle it?"
An Qingbai then spoke.
"An Guishu is to be punished by carrying manure for a month."
An Tanxiao waved his hand.
"Let's not talk about An Guishu for now, you two come with me."
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai exchanged a curious glance, locked the door, and followed.
An Tanxiao led his son and daughter-in-law straight up the mountain from the back.
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai became increasingly puzzled as they walked, even though this was clearly the path leading to the secret base.
The couple looked shocked, but they didn't say anything.
An Tanxiao stopped at the secret base.
"Haha, aren't you all very confused?"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai nodded repeatedly, the couple speaking in unison.
"Father, how did you know?"
An Tanxiao smiled mysteriously.
"You'll find out soon enough. Come on, follow me."
An Danxiao entered the secret base.
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai quickly followed.
An Tanxiao stopped at a stone wall.
He took out a stone carving he often played with from his pocket, placed it in the only empty spot on the stone wall, and turned the stone carving around.
Good heavens, Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai could hardly believe what they were seeing.
The entire stone wall turned out to be a stone door.
An Tanxiao reminded his son and daughter-in-law.
"Hurry up and keep up, the stone gate will close soon."
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai quickened their pace and followed them inside.
The stone door closed as soon as the three of them went inside.
Unexpectedly, there was such a long road inside, and the two followed An Tanxiao for quite a distance.
Suddenly, An Tanxiao pushed open the door to a stone chamber.
"Qingbai, this is our family's true wealth, all of which was left to you by your grandfather."
I was following your grandfather's last wish to give this to you after your marriage, and now I'm entrusting it all to you.
An Qingbai had already seen many treasures, and at this moment he couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
"Dad, this...our family is way too rich!"
An Tanxiao laughed.
"Actually, this is nothing."
Your great-grandfather's estate was so vast that it took three such secret rooms to store it all.
"By the time it gets to your grandfather's house, only this one secret room remains."
Zhuang Zhimeng was also amazed.
"Dad, how many boxes are there?"
"A total of fifty people, and the boxes were mostly filled with gold and jewels."
Your great-grandfather loved jade and collected a lot of it.
So we're confident that if we really move to Beijing, we can live comfortably, and our family can certainly do just that.
An Qingbai suddenly slapped his forehead.
“Father, I remember now. I discovered this place when I went up the mountain with you.”
An Tanxiao nodded.
"That's right, this is the place I deliberately let you find."
This place was created by your great-grandfather.
They discovered that this cave could preserve meat for a long time without it spoiling, so they completely opened up the cave.
I was thinking that since our family can't earn money openly, you could earn some money by hunting to supplement the family income.
"Now I understand everything."
An Tanxiao took a box and sighed regretfully.
"Alas! This box contains the key to your grandfather's wealth."
It's a pity he lost his ring, so I can't open the box now.
An Qingbai looked at his wife and smiled.
"Wife, take it out."
An Tanxiao looked at his daughter-in-law with surprise and delight.
"So you found your grandfather's thumb ring?"
Zhuang Zhimeng took the thumb ring out of the warehouse.
"Father, look, is this it?"
An Tanxiao took it and examined it carefully.
"It's this thumb ring."
He then placed the thumb ring in the corresponding position on the box.
With a click, the box opened.
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