"That's right, it's two months."
An Huazhong paused for a moment, then laughed.
"Well done, An Laosan! You've gone to Beijing for two months now. When you come back, you'd better tell us about what you saw and heard in Beijing!"
"Okay, we'll talk about it when we get back from Beijing."
That evening, Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai made a special trip to the cowshed to see if Grandpa Shang and the masters had any instructions.
Shang Jingshu waved his hand.
"I have nothing to say. You can go and see the house I gave you. Just make sure that beast doesn't take it over."
“Okay, Grandpa Shang, we will definitely go and take a look. We can’t let the house go to an ungrateful wretch for nothing.”
Liu Huaying waved to Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai.
"You two come here, I have something to tell you."
As Liu Huaying spoke, she glanced at her husband, and Shi Jiashu nodded, guessing what his wife was thinking.
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai exchanged a glance and walked together to Liu Huaying.
Liu Huaying took a delicate little box out from under her blanket, opened it, and took out two pieces of paper from the crevice.
"This is a family heirloom. Before I left the capital, I buried the treasure in four different locations."
These two sheets of paper need to be put together to accurately locate the specific position. Now I'm handing this over to you.
Go check if the treasure is still there. If it is, I'll give you half.
"Keep the rest safe for me. If we don't get our hands on it in the future, it will be yours."
Neither Zhuang Zhimeng nor An Qingbai reached out to take the paper.
"Master, this..."
Liu Huaying stopped her apprentice.
"Zhimeng, I know what you want to say. This is something your Uncle Shi and I have decided."
I only have you as my apprentice, and I believe you will definitely not abandon us in the future.
Rather than having to deal with our good-for-nothing adopted son in the future, it's better to entrust this treasure to you. It gives us peace of mind, and I trust that you two won't let us down.
Shi Jiashu walked over and handed the papers to Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai respectively.
"Take them. These are just material possessions to us now."
We're stuck in this cowshed and can't enjoy anything, so why don't we hand it over to you and let you go and enjoy a better life for us."
Zhuang Zhimeng had no choice but to accept it, but she also expressed her opinion.
“Master, I can keep them for you for now, and I will return them to you when you have the chance to return to the city.”
If you really want to share it with us, you can give it to us in person when you return to the city.
Liu Huaying had no choice but to agree.
"Alright, if we have a chance to go back to the city, I'll share half with you in person then, and you can't refuse it then."
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled mischievously.
"Okay, we definitely want it. Who would complain about having too much money?"
Everyone in the cowshed was immediately amused by Zhuang Zhimeng.
Shang Jingshu smiled and pointed at Zhuang Zhimeng.
"Zhimeng, I never expected you to be such a little money-grubber!"
"Hehe, yeah! Who doesn't like money?"
Shang Jingshu reminded An Qingbai.
"Qingbai, Zhimeng is hinting at you! She wants you to make more money for her."
An Qingbai looked at Zhuang Zhimeng with doting eyes.
"I'll definitely make more money so you can spend it."
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled happily.
"Okay, I'll wait."
"Tsk tsk, you two young lovers have come all this way to show off your love to us old folks?"
Liu Huaying refused to admit that she was an old woman and refuted Lao Shang.
"Old Shang, that's not right. I'm not old. You're the only old man, haha!"
Shang Jingshu was speechless.
Shi Jiashu also chimed in.
“I’m not old either, Lao Shang, you have to face reality, you’re the only one who’s old.”
"I... Humph! This old man isn't playing with you anymore. I'm going to sleep, so don't bother me!"
Laughter erupted once again in the cowshed.
After laughing, Liu Huaying told Zhimeng and Qingbai.
"The paper I just gave you is a detailed map!"
It looks like a blank sheet of paper normally, but I drew it on with a special solution that needs to be heated over a fire to show up.
"Master, we understand."
"Master's wife, then can't we just put the two pieces of paper together?"
Liu Huaying shook her head.
"Of course it's not as simple as you say, Qingbai. If it were that simple, wouldn't anyone who picked up this box find the treasure?"
"Hand that paper to me, and I'll demonstrate it for you."
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai were extremely curious, so they quickly handed the paper in their hands to their master (mother).
Liu Huaying unfolded the two pieces of paper, aligning the longer and shorter sides at the beginning, and then rotated the lower piece of paper counterclockwise until it reached 45 degrees before stopping.
"Look here, there's a faint mark. The right place is where this line on the two pieces of paper overlaps."
Then put it on the fire to bake. Remember, it can only be displayed for one hour. After one hour, it will return to its initial state.
Be careful when baking; if you burn it, there won't be anything left.
After demonstrating once, Liu Huaying handed the paper back to the two of them.
"Alright, you can put it away now!"
"Yes, Master, we've got it all."
"Master, Mistress, Grandpa Shang, we'll be leaving now."
After leaving the cowshed, Zhuang Zhimeng whispered to An Qingbai.
"Brother Qingbai, do you think our master might have some kind of powerful family background?"
"I don't know if he has an identity, but at least he's rich."
"Well, a treasure is called a treasure either because it is abundant or because it is extremely valuable. I am quite curious about what treasures Master has."
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