Chapter 195

Maybe this house is not particularly large, but it is really exquisite.

They came to the cliff behind the house and took in the whole view of the house. The layout was very reasonable and even had defensive functions...

“Has this house been handed in as well?”

Zhang Wan felt very sorry, this house was really of commemorative significance.

"no."

Zhang Changshun's words startled the two sisters.

No!

"This place is too remote. It's not in the old city. It was almost a mountainous area. Moreover, after my father passed away, my brothers went their separate ways. This old house has been basically abandoned. No one has lived here for many years. I didn't bring it up, and the higher-ups didn't care."

Zhang Changshun looked puzzled. "This old house was built by our Zhang family a hundred years ago. It is the only residence that can be called an old house besides the old house in my hometown."

Zhang Changshun looked back at the past.

“Originally, the three of us brothers were born here.

At that time, the Zhang family's business was booming. Although the overall environment was not good and there were events that shocked the world, the impact on the business here was not too great. In fact, because of the opening of the port, our family even had some more industries privately..."

The three of them chatted as they walked towards the old house.

This time, Zhang Lin and her sister learned most directly from their grandfather about the former glory of the Zhang family.

The industries that are open to the public alone cannot be underestimated in the southwest. In addition, the ancestors at that time were very far-sighted. Many industries were not made public and they all found open spokespersons, making it impossible for people to understand the full details of the Zhang family.

In order to keep a low profile, the gate is not exaggerated, but just reveals a low-key luxury.

The house is over a hundred years old, and this door must be at least a hundred years old as well, so it can barely be considered an antique.

However, in this era, no one cares about the value of these things. If it were a few decades later, this place would be remote, unattended and unmonitored. Not to mention the furniture in the house, even this door could be removed.

This time the three of them finally didn't have to climb over the wall. Zhang Changshun pushed open the door. The heavy wooden door creaked due to years of disrepair.

As the gate gradually opened, the three of them walked into the yard step by step, feeling as if they had traveled through time and space.

Zhang Lin had a very strong feeling of returning to ancient times.

This courtyard was built in the feudal dynasty and is full of ancient style. Although it has been renovated and has undergone some changes after the Republic of China, most of it remains authentic.

Because Zhang Changshun had never been abroad, his appreciation level was still relatively traditional.

The main courtyard is quite large, especially the principal house, which is very grand and you can tell at first glance that it is the house of a wealthy family.

Zhang Lin and Zhang Wan did not disturb Zhang Changshun. They followed him silently and watched him push open a mountain gate...

Zhang Changshun touched the table and chairs in the main room with excited eyes.

It has been twenty years since I last set foot here. I thought this place might have been occupied by someone.

Fortunately, although it is abandoned, dilapidated and gray, there are no traces of outsiders.

After half an hour, Zhang Changshun took Zhang Lin and her sister around the entire courtyard and told them one by one which courtyard, who lived there in the past, and what stories were told about each pavilion...

Gradually, a picture of a large family in the late feudal era and the Republic of China period gradually emerged in the minds of Zhang Lin and her sister.

It makes people sigh, but also makes people fascinated.

But they know very well that it is because the Zhang family has a good family tradition, the head of the family also has WeChat, and there are no annoying things such as brothers quarreling with each other or sisters-in-law conflicting, which makes people yearn for it.

If it's a big house full of intrigue, petty robbing and robbery, I'd rather not live in it.

Finally, the two came to a small courtyard.

This courtyard is where Zhang Changshun lived since he was a child.

In the most inconspicuous utility room in the courtyard, Zhang Changshun fumbled around for a while, and after moving the storage cabinet, the sound of the machine rang out...

Zhang Lin and Zhang Wan looked at each other, somewhat excited.

This is the secret room I've seen on TV. I didn't expect that the Zhang family also has one.

However, unlike what they imagined, there was no secret door on the wall behind the cabinet, but...

The entire wall began to slowly move!

The entire wall was literally moved away and retracted into the mezzanine wall of one of the rooms!

After moving it away, there was no secret passage, but a row of densely packed shelves and thick drawers appeared, and the shelves were full of things.

Layer upon layer, densely stacked...

The mezzanine of the secret room is not wide, only half a meter wide and several meters long.

The bottom layer was full of small boxes. Seeing Zhang Changshun start to pull the boxes, Zhang Lin and Zhang Wan also went up to help.

Because the box was not big, only 40 centimeters wide, there were no large antiques inside.

Zhang Lin saw a box of Yuan Datou coins, a box of gold bars, and three boxes of gems in various colors, all of very good quality.

There is also a box of calligraphy and paintings, and a box of various strange things, such as tripods, bowls, small vases, and luminous wine jugs, which are very unique things.

The upper level also contained boxes. When I opened them, I saw that they were full of ancient books, including rare copies and works by famous teachers...

The upper floors are filled with antiques.

I climbed up a few floors with a ladder and saw a large drawer half a meter thick filled with all kinds of very exquisite jewelry.

One of the headpieces was covered entirely with imperial emeralds. Not to mention the largest one, even the circle of smaller emeralds would be worth a lot of money if you took any one of them off.

The top layer is all jade.

"You can take whatever you like, and you can take all of them."

Zhang Changshun just sighed for a while and then lost interest in these things.

Now he has enough food and clothing, and he is already in his seventies. It would be more useful to leave these things to younger people.

Zhang Lin and Zhang Wan shook their heads at the same time.

"Grandpa, please put it away first and go back to show it to my parents and eldest brother."

Zhang Changshun glanced at the two sisters silently, then burst into laughter, his eyes full of light.

As expected of the Zhang family's children, their behavior is excellent!

Except for the good-for-nothing second brother and his family, there are no cowards or greedy and immoral people in their Zhang family.

A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. That's right, it's really good!

Knowing that it was impossible for the two sisters to accept the property, Zhang Changshun did not persuade them. After all, when he returned, the eldest brother and his wife and Guosheng would be divided among them.

At worst, let Guosheng keep some so that it will be convenient for him in the future whether he gets married or not.

They didn't take any of their property, but some valuable furniture, such as the exquisite huanghuali wood bed and the red sandalwood cabinet...

Afterwards, Zhang Changshun brought the two of them to the main courtyard.

On the side wall of the wing room in the main courtyard, after turning on the switch, a pitch-black hole was revealed.

Zhang Changshun held a flashlight, lit a piece of paper and threw it in. After it burned out, the three people went down one by one.

The passage was very deep, and after walking for a few meters, another door appeared.