Su Yan's breathing became heavier, her expression grew increasingly serious, but her clear eyes sparkled with excitement.
She quickly called to Su Yu, who was still picking leaves and brushing off the dust, "Brother, come and see what's down there!"
Su Yu is a bit of a germaphobe. He felt uncomfortable because his face was covered in dust, so he pulled the stone slab aside and ran to the side.
Hearing his sister's excited yet restrained tone, he disregarded everything else, walked to her side, followed her gaze downwards, and his expression cracked for a moment.
Because beneath the stone slab was actually a cellar!
Most importantly, the cellar contained several piles of gold and jewelry that formed small mountains, as well as rows of neatly arranged books, which looked to be several hundred volumes.
We only saw these things from the outside; we'll only know how big the cellar is once we go down.
Wei Wu glanced at it and lost interest.
It's not tasty at all. I should have known better than to go through all that trouble and waste the tiger's energy.
Su Yan took a deep breath, suppressing her excitement, and said, "Shall we go down and take a look?"
Although Su Yu was also a little excited, he remained rational and frowned, hesitatingly saying, "What if there are any traps down there? Let's be careful."
She thought for a moment, then turned to look at Weiwu, "Weiwu, is it dangerous down there?"
Upon hearing this, Weiwu stuck his head down for a second and then pulled it back in. "Roar~" There was nothing there, only a pile of golden things, not a single thing to eat.
Su Yan was overjoyed and gave the tiger's head a big kiss. "It's okay, I'll roast a suckling pig for you before I go to school! I've realized you're my lucky charm, every time I come with you I encounter good things!"
What she said was not an exaggeration at all.
If Weiwu hadn't brought them to this place to collect herbs, they would never have discovered this basement.
Wei Wu didn't know what the God of Wealth meant, but when he heard there was food, his tiger-like face immediately lit up like a chrysanthemum.
"Brother, can we go down now?"
Su Yu now completely trusts Wei Wu, and nodded upon hearing this, "I'll go down first."
They had been in the mountains for five hours, and now the forest was bright enough that they could clearly see what was inside the cellar without using a flashlight.
After Su Yan helped Su Yu jump down, she began to observe.
The cellar wasn't very tall, but it was quite large, at least ninety square meters!
There's no furniture down there; everything is just placed on the floor.
There are six piles of jewelry made of various kinds of gold, and hundreds of books about traditional Chinese medicine, half of which are from the Qing Dynasty.
Not only that, there were also hundreds of exquisite porcelain pieces, all from the Qing Dynasty, without a single scratch. In addition to the porcelain, there were also some small ornaments wrapped in boxes, the craftsmanship of which was several times better than the porcelain! No wonder they were wrapped in boxes.
What remained were several large boxes filled with gold bars and some genuine calligraphy and paintings.
After looking around, Su Yan was fairly certain that the owner of these items was from the Qing Dynasty, and someone from the imperial palace.
Just as she was engrossed in reading, Su Yu suddenly said, "Ayan, there's a letter here. Come and take a look."
Su Yan immediately snapped out of her daze and hurriedly went over.
Su Yu unfolded the letter, which was written in ancient Chinese characters. The handwriting was elegant and unrestrained, clearly written by a man. Although it was a bit difficult to recognize, he could still guess what it was.
The letter essentially said that if anything happened to the family, this cellar was a fallback plan left by the owner for future generations. If the cellar remained unopened, it meant that the descendants were safe and sound. The owner had spent a lot of effort and time building the cellar, so he did not intend to take back the contents. If, after many years, the descendants still hadn't been able to use the contents of the cellar to solve their difficulties, then if they encountered someone destined to receive it, he would voluntarily give it to them.
The fact that there was no signature shows how magnanimous the cellar owner was; he didn't care about these gold and silver treasures.
After reading it carefully several times and confirming that this was the meaning, Su Yan was finally dumbfounded.
She asked in a daze, "So, brother, we got a great deal?"
Su Yu was still a little shaken. He wiped away his cold sweat and said, "The owner of this cellar must have been a wealthy family during the Qing Dynasty, or even a member of the imperial family."
With these things, it's fair to say that their family achieved instant success without any effort.
"Ayan, what are you thinking?"
These items are cultural relics, but they belonged to the people whose names were on the owner's letter. Now that these items have become theirs, after the initial surprise and bewilderment, they feel a bit lost.
There are few people in this world who don't love money, and to be honest, it would be a little hard to hand over all these things.
Seeing her older brother's conflicted expression, she rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Get rid of those inappropriate thoughts of yours. I'm not that generous as to hand over my things. These medical skills are very useful to me. As for the rest, let's put them aside for now."
They discovered these things by chance, without stealing or committing any illegal acts. Besides, the owner of the cellar said she would give them to someone destined to receive them, so these things belonged to her.
She is neither a bad person nor a good person.
As a businesswoman, she felt she had done nothing wrong.
After a long silence, she slowly said, "From now on, these things will be our family heirlooms."
Moreover, given her young age and profound knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, many people would surely have doubts. With these medical books, she is no longer afraid to face such doubts.
Of course, she would also share the contents of these medical books.
Traditional Chinese medicine is gradually declining. If the content of medical books can revitalize traditional Chinese medicine, that would be the best outcome, and that is what she wants to see.
She loves traditional Chinese medicine and naturally doesn't want to see it decline.
Su Yu closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "Pretend I didn't see these things. If your family asks, just say you found them."
Su Yan raised an eyebrow and replied, "Okay."
She knew her older brother couldn't get over it in his heart, as if he had betrayed his military uniform.
"So how do you plan to transport the goods out?" Su Yu asked.
With so much stuff, it's impossible for the villagers not to notice it if we move it around, which is a difficult task.
Su Yan blinked and said with a grin, "I've already thought about it. Brother, can you drive?"
Su Yu replied instinctively, "Yes, why are you asking this?"
During the five years he was on missions, he learned to drive all kinds of cars, but he didn't have a driver's license. Even if he did have a license, it was for his previous missions and he definitely couldn't use it now.
"If you know how, that makes things easier. Let's go down the mountain first."
After coming up from the cellar, Su Yan instructed Wei Wu to guard the area around the cellar for the night and then go down to fetch her at four o'clock the next morning.
After giving her instructions, she and Su Yu carried their baskets and hurried down the mountain.
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