After Song Mian followed the Qi family into the Qi family hall, she found that the Qi family had already prepared an offering table for the Qi family.
The south-facing main hall of the Qi family has a floor-to-ceiling window, through which you can see the twinkling stars in the sky, which look extremely dazzling.
This is a great location; Lin Jiaojiao liked it as soon as she entered.
"Boss Song, is Patriarch Lin here now?" Qi Shan looked around and carefully asked Song Mian.
None of them had ever encountered any paranormal events, but after Qi Yefeng was visited in dreams for seven consecutive days, they had developed a greater sense of awe towards ghosts.
Moreover, their son firmly believed in Lin Jiaojiao's existence, and the couple trusted their son's judgment.
Song Mian nodded: "She's right here, and she really likes the altar you prepared for her."
“Since our ancestor likes this place, then let’s place her memorial tablet here. We already owe Ancestor Lin a lot of offerings, so it’s only right that our ancestor wants to choose a comfortable place to be worshipped,” Qi Shan said with a smile.
Lu Sijie said worriedly, "Boss Song, are you sure that as long as we make offerings to Ancestor Lin Jiaojiao, my son will stop having these dreams every night?"
"Of course!" Lin Jiaojiao said shyly from the side, "This time it was just because of the time crunch. In the future, unless it's something very important, I won't disturb your sleep."
Song Mian directly relayed Lin Jiaojiao's words: "It's because the situation is so urgent that Jiaojiao had no choice but to keep sending messages to Mr. Qi in his dreams."
“I think the old ancestor really likes modern things. What do you think about me using this little dog scarf as a base under her memorial tablet?” Lu Sijie looked at the memorial tablet in Song Mian’s hand and suggested a way to decorate it.
"Boss Song, if Elder Lin has any further requests, please convey them to us. We guarantee that we will do our utmost to fulfill them," Qi Yefeng said.
"Jiaojiao, you heard it all, everyone is very happy to see you home." Song Mian was genuinely happy for Lin Jiaojiao.
Lin Jiaojiao was deeply moved: "Waaah, so this is what real family should be like. So this is what real family doesn't look down on me..."
“Jiaojiao is very happy. She was always disliked when she was in the Lin family, and this is the first time she has met family members who take such good care of her,” Song Mian said.
The Qi family members were all heartbroken when they heard this.
“In that case, let’s quickly offer incense to Ancestor Lin and formally welcome him back,” Qi Yefeng said.
"Okay, Jiaojiao, hurry up and get back to your position," Song Mian urged, watching Lin Jiaojiao obediently enter the ranked match.
According to what Jiao Jiao had told her before, once she had a memorial tablet, she could not only come out and move around freely at night, but also stay in the memorial tablet and enjoy offerings during the day without having to return to the ghost realm.
If that's the case, then if she holds Lin Jiaojiao's memorial tablet during the day, can she take Jiaojiao everywhere?
With that in mind, Song Mian taught the Lin family how to burn incense and paper money, following the method Lin Jiaojiao had previously taught her.
After the Qi family finished doing all this, a faint golden light emanated from the memorial tablet.
The Qi family couldn't see the golden light, but Song Mian could: "Jiaojiao, does this mean we've succeeded?"
Lin Jiaojiao's soul flew out of the memorial tablet, looked down at the faint golden aura emanating from her body, and happily rushed to hug Song Mian: "Yes, we finally succeeded! Little boss, I finally have someone to worship me, I'm no longer a lonely ghost!"
"Congratulations, Jiaojiao." Song Mian looked at Lin Jiaojiao's soul, which seemed much more solid than before, and was genuinely happy for her.
Song Mian also shared this joy with the Qi family of three.
"Mr. Song, we are so grateful for your help this time. We have specially asked the kitchen to prepare a late-night snack, and we would be honored if you would do us the honor of staying for a meal," Qi Shan invited.
"Young boss, wait a minute. Can you ask them for me if this is the land where the Qi family's old house used to be?" Lin Jiaojiao rubbed her head.
After Lin Jiaojiao was worshipped, her soul became much stronger, and she vaguely thought about some things from the past.
Meng Yi told her that the soup had limited effect and might not immediately remind her of all the details of her life.
Moreover, the effects of the soup may be delayed; for example, I might remember more things after a while, or I might not remember anything else at all.
She must be recalling some past memories now, stimulated by the offerings.
Song Mian immediately inquired with the Qi family.
"Yes. We only renovated the front yard; most of the back yard remains untouched." Qi Shan replied, then asked, "Does the ancestor wish to see the back yard?"
"Jiaojiao, you heard that too, right? Just tell me what you want," Song Mian said.
"I suddenly remembered something! Little boss, quickly take my memorial tablet and have the Qi family come with me!" With that, Lin Jiaojiao flew back into the memorial tablet.
Song Mian, along with the Qi family and carrying Lin Jiaojiao's memorial tablet, followed the square path Lin Jiaojiao had indicated and headed towards the backyard.
Soon, the group arrived at the Qi family's backyard.
Unlike the villa in front of the Qi family's house, the Qi family's backyard was decorated in a completely antique style, like the courtyard of an ancient wealthy family.
"This courtyard looks quite old." Upon arriving at the Qi family's backyard, Song Mian couldn't help but think of her own backyard.
The Qi family's backyard has probably been renovated, but it still has a strong traditional Chinese style.
“My family is quite sentimental. This courtyard was actually left over from about three hundred years ago. When the developers were developing this land, my family refused to relocate under any circumstances, which is why we kept this little courtyard. If you think about it, Old Ancestor Lin might have even been here before,” Qi Shan said.
Lu Sijie followed up with, "Is it because Patriarch Lin misses this place that he specially brought us here?"
“No, she told me there’s a small building behind here, which is where she and Qi Bing used to meet in secret. When she was playing around with Qi Bing, she hid some things in the southeast corner of the building. Jiaojiao said we should remove the bricks in the southeast corner, and the things are hidden inside.” Song Mian relayed the message to the Qi family, following Lin Jiaojiao’s instructions.
The family took Song Mian to the small building.
Song Mian saw the three-story building and realized that it was indeed an ancient building, mostly made of wood. However, due to long-term exposure to wind and sun, the wooden structure had become loose, so there were some traces of modern support inside.
After arriving at the location Lin Jiaojiao had described, Qi Yefeng tried using a hoe to pry open a few bricks.
Behind the bricks is a hollow space, inside which is a small, square, secret room of about one and a half square meters.
“There are two boxes here.” Qi Yefeng first took out the box that seemed to be made of mother-of-pearl, and then reached out to hug the iron box.
"Young boss, take that small box," Lin Jiaojiao said at this moment.
After Song Mian conveyed Lin Jiaojiao's meaning, Qi Yefeng immediately gave the small box to Song Mian.
The box, which was only 30 centimeters long and less than 20 centimeters wide, was surprisingly heavy.
"Why is it so heavy?" Qi Yefeng was surprised and used some strength to lift the iron box out.
The surface of the iron box was covered in rust, and the lock on it was also rusted shut.
"Jiaojiao, what's in here?" Song Mian asked casually.
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