Yang Niannian stared with eyes wide open, afraid of missing anything.
Lu Shishen lifted up a brick and found another layer of bricks underneath. Because one brick was removed, the overall structure was destroyed and all the bricks nearby became loose.
After he uncovered a few bricks, he discovered that the structure of the second layer of bricks below was different from that of the bricks above. The second layer of bricks were firmly stuck to each other, with almost no gaps.
Yang Niannian had never built a house before, so she thought that laying two layers of bricks was to prevent moisture, and her curiosity was half gone.
"Why is the second layer of bricks tighter than the upper layer? It's just a storage room, but it's so carefully built. The owner of this house must be very rich."
Lu Shishen tapped the brick surface with his fingers and said with certainty.
"There's something down there."
Yang Niannian's curiosity was instantly aroused again. When she saw Lu Shishen cleaning the dust on the red bricks, she discovered that the craftsmanship of the lower layer of red bricks was also better than that of the upper layer.
Who would use the good bricks for the bottom?
It's so weird.
The bricks are very tightly sealed and even a fingernail cannot be inserted into the gaps, so it seems a bit difficult to lift the bricks up.
"Wait a minute. I'll get a crowbar."
After saying that, he turned around and ran out. He searched around the yard but couldn't find anything suitable. Finally, he was about to go to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife, but suddenly he realized that a spatula would be more useful.
In that era, spatulas were made of cast iron, which was very sturdy and suitable for prying things.
When Yang Niannian excitedly took the spatula and entered the utility room, she saw that Lu Shishen had already lifted the second layer of bricks.
She was stunned. "Lu Shishen, have you practiced the powerful Vajra Finger? How did you move the brick just now?"
Before Lu Shishen could speak, she suddenly saw something and exclaimed in surprise, "What is this?"
She saw a black object sticking out from under the brick. She knocked it with a spatula and heard a sound of iron hitting each other.
Lu Shishen replied calmly, "It's an iron box."
Yang Niannian looked as if she had made a fortune, and guessed excitedly, "Could it be a box of jewelry?"
As far as she knew, during special periods in the past, many people buried things underground to hide them.
When she thought about the box of gold, silver and jewelry underneath, she wanted to lift up all the floor tiles in the room.
Lu Shishen wasn't sure what was inside, "Just open it and you'll know."
He lifted up all the second layer of bricks, and the lid of the iron box was completely exposed. It was estimated to be as big as four shoe boxes. The side of the box was locked with an old-fashioned lock that was rusted due to the passage of time.
Lu Shishen knocked the padlock off with a spatula, and when he saw Yang Niannian stretching her neck, he reminded her.
"You should step back first. Some people hide things and put hidden weapons in boxes."
Yang Niannian blinked, "Why do you say it's like a martial arts movie?"
Although he said this, he still obediently moved away.
After seeing her standing in a safe range, Lu Shishen slowly opened the box. What caught his eye were three porcelain pieces of unknown age. His eyes narrowed and an indescribable look flashed across his eyes.
Seeing him staring at the box in a daze, Yang Niannian couldn't wait to ask, "What's inside?"
Knowing that Yang Niannian was very curious, after eliminating the danger, Lu Shishen turned to her and said.
"It's not dangerous, come over here!"
Yang Niannian hurried over and saw three big-bellied bottles inside. Her eyes lit up like stars.
"Lu Shishen, what era is this thing from? Is it valuable?"
Lu Shishen did not name the dynasty, but only roughly described the age of the bottle, "Maybe around two thousand years."
Yang Niannian looked at him in disbelief, "You didn't even take it out to look at it carefully, and you know the age?"
Even if an antique expert came, he wouldn’t be able to recognize it so quickly, right?
Lu Shishen pursed his lips and said nothing.
Yang Niannian didn't know much about antiques, but she felt that it was impossible for the homeowner to just hide a few bottles.
"Lu Shishen, move the bottle out. I think there might be something in it."
Lu Shishen followed his instructions and slowly took out the bottle. He said in a calm voice, "There is indeed something."
Yang Niannian was so excited that she almost jumped up, afraid that he would break the bottom of the bottle. "Wait a moment, I'll go get a sheet."
After saying that, he ran out to close the gate, bolted it, then went back into the house to get a bed sheet and spread it on the floor.
Commander Lu Shishen moved the three bottles onto the bed sheet. Two of the three bottles were relatively light, and one was slightly heavier.
She wanted to put her hand in, but Lu Shishen stopped her, "I'll do it."
Yang Niannian reminded, "Your hands are too big, I can't seem to fit in."
The body of this heavy bottle was quite large, but the mouth of the bottle was not big. She could barely fit her hand in, but it was a bit difficult for Lu Shishen.
Hearing this, Lu Shishen turned the bottle mouth downwards and slowly poured out the contents.
The first things that fell out were five pearls as big as winter dates. Before Yang Niannian could get over her excitement, a small pile of gold ingots fell down. Yang Niannian counted them and found there were ten in total.
Gold is not a rare thing, and she can afford it now, but the excitement of treasure hunting cannot be bought with money. And these five pearls are so pleasing to the eyes.
She held the pearls and smiled.
"Oh my god, I have never seen such big pearls in my life."
Lu Shishen didn't say anything, but reached into another bottle. There was actually a bamboo tube inside, and in the tube was a rolled-up book. Yang Niannian didn't recognize the handwriting on the book, but Lu Shishen shuddered all over after seeing the words on the book.
Yang Niannian tilted her head and asked curiously, "Do you know this word? What does it say? Is it some secret manual of peerless martial arts?"
Lu Shishen pursed his lips and said.
"The Huo family tree."
Yang Niannian didn’t think much about it. She was not interested in other people’s family tree. The only thing she could be sure of was that these things had nothing to do with Yu Sui’s relatives.
So he asked again, "What's in the other bottle?"
Lu Shishen reached his hand in and found another bamboo tube with a book inside. Judging from the color of the paper, it should be quite old.
She was about to ask Lu Shishen what was written on it when she saw Lu Shishen take out a handkerchief embroidered with peony flowers from the bottle.
The peony flower on the handkerchief is lifelike and very beautiful, and there is something similar to a bracelet wrapped inside.
Lu Shishen handed the thing to her, then opened the second book and started reading. A sense of grief slowly emanated from his body, and the look in his eyes was complicated and difficult to understand.
Yang Niannian quickly noticed that he was in a bad mood. Seeing that he was reading seriously, she didn't dare to say anything. She just carefully put her head close to him, wanting to see what was written in the book.
All she saw was small characters written with a brush, which she couldn't understand at all, until the last few pages of the book, when she saw very inconsistent handwriting in pen.
The above briefly records the life of the man who buried the box. The general meaning is that the Huo family has only had this lineage until now. Because he was weak and sickly since childhood, he did not get married and start a family.
The Huo family has come to an end. They hope that the right person will get these things and adopt a child, name him Huo, and continue the Huo family's lineage.
It would be best to publish the Huo family’s story in the newspaper so that everyone knows about the injustice the Huo family has suffered.