Once the people who raided the house discover the problem, they will likely investigate my uncle and cousin directly.
They made such a commotion beforehand, moving boxes and loading trucks, with the whole family grinning from ear to ear as they rushed to the dock. Anyone with a brain could guess what they were up to.
When the time comes, the people who raid the house will be able to guess about 70-80% of the truth by asking the neighbors.
These wicked people cannot escape their crimes.
However… Shu Ying couldn’t help but think of the picture in the box.
My uncle treasured this thing so much and hid it so well. Given his greedy and profit-driven nature, he shouldn't have valued it so much if it were just a simple map. He probably wouldn't have even taken it with him.
Shu Ying felt something was wrong the more she thought about it. She found a quiet corner, took the picture out of the box, and examined it carefully for a long time.
Looking at it from all angles, there's really nothing special about the picture.
The landscape depicted on the map looks quite ordinary and lacks any distinctive features.
China is a vast country with a vast territory; if you want to find mountains like this, you can find them everywhere.
Could it be that she's misunderstood, and this map isn't a treasure map at all, but just has some other meaning for her uncle?
Or... there's another half to this treasure map, and what she's holding is only a part?
Or is there some hidden layer in this picture?
Shu Ying's thoughts were a bit jumbled, and for a moment she didn't know which guess was more likely.
She can't examine the first two possibilities right now, but this interlayer...
Shu Ying held the picture above her head, letting the sunlight penetrate the entire picture, and carefully observed whether the texture of the picture was uniform.
Suddenly, her gaze froze.
On the left side of this picture, there is a spot where the light transmission is completely different from the surrounding areas.
Shu Ying quickly removed her hand from her side and took a closer look—
The shape of the part that lets in the light clearly forms two characters.
——【Jingshan】.
Shu Ying was startled and widened her eyes to check again carefully.
There's no mistake. Not only the characters "Jingshan" are on the map, but also the other parts of the map. At the top of each mountain peak, the names of these mountains are marked with smaller, translucent characters, and there are even different symbols and arrows.
Shu Ying suddenly understood.
Oh, I see. The label was so well hidden...
Although Shu Ying is currently unable to free herself up and directly find those treasures to take them all away in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of bad people.
But at least now she knows the exact location of the treasure.
That way, when you need to find it, you won't be completely lost.
Shu Ying instantly felt much more at ease and began to plan what she needed to do next.
Her current identity is restricted, preventing her from walking openly in public.
Otherwise, if she runs into someone she knows and they recognize her, that would be terrible.
Shu Ying must keep a low profile as much as possible, and if possible, try to avoid appearing in public as much as possible.
If she were all alone, she would have no means of protecting herself.
Achieving that level is actually quite difficult.
Fortunately, with the help of the space, Shu Ying has nothing to fear now.
She didn't even need to risk taking her two children to the guesthouse; she could simply let them stay in the space for the time being.
There is no place in the world safer than there.
Moreover, the environment inside the space is exceptionally good; even the air is fresher than outside.
The longer the two babies spend in the space, the healthier they will become.
There's absolutely no need to worry about food and drink, as there's already enough stock in the space.
When Shu Ying was at Shu Xuecheng's house, she deliberately looted all the things in his kitchen.
Now we have rice, noodles, grains, oil, and some simple seasonings.
Even all kinds of pots and pans are available.
Shu Xuecheng and Gao Jie are both people who know how to enjoy life. Even the utensils they use for eating are much better than those of ordinary families.
A set of tableware with gold trim could sell for tens of yuan, which is equivalent to a worker's monthly salary in the city.
This saves Shuying the trouble of finding a new one. She can just scald it with boiling water to disinfect it and then use it directly.
"Besides these, the only thing missing in the kitchen is some fresh meat and vegetables."
The two children are at a crucial stage of growth, and we absolutely cannot skimp on their food intake.
Shu Ying couldn't bear to see them suffer like this, so she took advantage of the early hour and quietly went to the nearest farmers' market to buy some ingredients.
She has no shortage of money or receipts.
My only worry is that if I go too late, I won't be able to buy anything good.
Thinking of this, Shu Ying quickened her pace and headed straight for the nearby farmers' market.
Each area's vegetable market has a designated location, and as soon as Shu Ying arrived nearby, she heard lively hawking sounds.
The vegetable stalls were fine, but the meat stalls all had long queues.
Shu Ying knew that meat was often in short supply at this time of year, and if you wanted to buy meat, you had to get up early and queue up.
But seeing such a scene was still shocking.
Shu Ying was afraid that if she went too late, the items would be sold out, so she quickly went to queue up.
Her status is no longer what it used to be. Without the protection of her parents and without a home, she has inexplicably developed a sense of crisis.
I just want to finish shopping as soon as possible and leave this place.
Fortunately, Shu Ying was dressed in a low-key manner, and there were a lot of people in the farmers' market.
Everyone was busy grabbing things, who would care about her?
Shu Ying patiently waited in line in front of the butcher shop.
After a full half hour, it was finally her turn. She quickly reached into her bag to take out the money and receipts she had prepared in advance.
Unexpectedly, the boss slammed the knife down on the cutting board and said gruffly:
"All the fatty meat for today is sold out. The people behind have left. If you want to buy some, come early tomorrow."
Shu Ying paused, looked around his stall, and frowned.
"I see you still have plenty of meat on your stall, why did you suddenly stop selling it?"
"There was a lot of meat, but the rest were all unwanted things, like ribs and pig's trotters."
The butcher wiped his hands on his apron and, seeing that Shu Ying looked young, kindly explained to her.
"Just by looking at you, it's obvious you don't go out to buy groceries often; you don't know any common sense at all."
"Everyone likes to eat fatty meat, not only because it can be used to render lard, but it also has more oil and makes it more substantial. Eating big bites of this kind of meat is more satisfying."
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