After finding the secret passage, Lu Jiaxin and Gu Wenfeng were both very calm, but Xue Mao started to get anxious. Avoiding Gu Wenfeng, he whispered, "Sister, did the person who told you this say that there were treasures hidden in the tunnel? Was it gold, silver or treasure?"

If it was gold, silver and treasures, they would have made a fortune.

After saying this, Xue Mao felt that there was some ambiguity in his words, as if he was going to divide things. Fearing that Lu Jiaxin would misunderstand him, Xue Mao quickly explained: "Sister, you bought this house, and you also found the secret passage. Whatever you find is yours."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "If it's gold, silver, or treasures, three portions, one for each person."

She also thought there were gold, silver and jewelry inside, so that it would be easier to cash out. Unfortunately, from what she knew, there were only paintings and books in the secret passage, but no gold, silver or jewelry. Otherwise, Sun Xun would have sold the gold, silver and jewelry directly for money instead of going to the antique shop to sell paintings and calligraphy.

She was not trying to trick Xue Mao. She planned to divide the things among the three of them. She had put a lot of effort into finding these antiques. First, she had no start-up capital, and second, she didn't want Sun Xun to sell the things cheaply to foreigners and let the treasures be lost overseas.

Xue Mao didn't want it, and he wasn't happy about Lu Jiaxin giving it to Gu Wenfeng: "Sister, one third is too much, just give some to Brother Gu."

Seeing him start to worry, Lu Jiaxin couldn't help but laugh: "Maybe there's nothing in it, and the Sun family just uses it to escape the war?"

Xue Mao clasped his hands together and said, "May the Buddha bless me, there must be treasures inside."

The two of them went out after talking. Lu Jiaxin had been thinking about the secret passage these days and had no time to care about other things. Now that the secret passage was found, she felt relieved. When she arrived at the yard, she found that the wooden boards piled in the corner were all carved with patterns. She walked over and took a closer look, and found that the carvings were very fine, but they were severely worn out due to age.

Lu Jiaxin called Xue Mao over and said, "Find all the carved wooden boards and wash them when we have time."

Xue Mao touched his head and asked, "Sister, what use are these wooden boards for other than burning them as firewood?"

Maybe it's an occupational disease, but when I see something beautiful or unique, I like to write it down. Lu Jiaxin thinks some patterns are nice and wants to copy them.

"Keep it for now, it may be useful in the future!"

Xue Mao did not ask any more questions and began to select wooden boards with patterns. As for Lu Jiaxin, she could not do manual labor and went back to study English.

Lu Jiaxin had the habit of taking a nap. What she didn't expect was that when she woke up, Xue Mao said that Gu Wenfeng had entered the secret passage ten minutes ago.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiaxin hurried to the bedroom, but she hesitated when she stood at the entrance of the secret passage. Xue Mao thought she was scared and said, "Sister, you stay here, I'll go down and take a look."

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "Don't go down, wait until Brother Gu comes up."

Xue Mao always listened to him. Even though he was as anxious as a monkey scratching his ears and cheeks, he did not go down and just stood guard at the entrance of the secret passage.

Seeing him like this, Lu Jiaxin deliberately said what he feared the most: "When we return to the city, I will ask my elder brother to enroll you in night school. Go to school honestly."

Because she was planning to come to the ancient capital, and Xue Mao was quite averse to studying, this matter was delayed. However, she would never allow Xue Mao to remain illiterate, so he had to go to night school.

Xue Mao knew he couldn't escape, so he said, "Sister, I'm going to night school, but I want to sell breakfast to earn money to support myself."

Knowing that she should be self-reliant instead of always relying on her, Lu Jiaxin only approved and would not object. However, she had to go to Pengcheng first before returning to Sijiucheng, and she would have to wait until next year to enroll.

After a while, Gu Wenfeng climbed up. Xue Mao asked nervously, "Brother Gu, what treasure is in the secret passage?"

Zhao Dajun looked at Lu Jiaxin and saw that she looked calm. He smiled and said, "Miss Lu, there is no gold, silver or jewelry in the secret passage. There are only ten camphorwood boxes. Eight of them are books, one is calligraphy and paintings, and the other is jars and pots."

Lu Jiaxin knew there were ancient books and paintings, but she didn't know there were also porcelains. The porcelains that were placed in the secret passage by the ancestors of the Sun family must be valuable. The more she knew, the more stupid she felt that Sun Xun was, selling so many treasures for only 10,000 green coins.

Xue Mao asked somewhat disappointedly: "Only books and paintings, no gold, silver or jewelry?"

Gu Wenfeng was also surprised when he saw those things, but even if they were books and paintings, they were better than having nothing: "No, there are only books, paintings and bottles."

Seeing Xue Mao's disappointed face, Lu Jiaxin chuckled and said, "Gold and silver have a price, but antiques are priceless. Xue Mao, if those calligraphy and paintings are authentic works by famous artists, they are more valuable than gold, silver and jewelry."

After saying this, she looked at Gu Wenfeng and said, "Brother Gu, we have to bring all these things up as soon as possible and rebuild the kang."

She was afraid that if time dragged on for too long, the Sun family would hear the noise and become suspicious.

Gu Wenfeng also wanted to move the things out and transport them back to Sijiu City as soon as possible, so that his mission would be completed. He said, "Let Brother Xue Mao go down with me and carry all the things up."

Because the secret passage is quite narrow, it cannot be carried on the shoulder or on the back, so it requires two people to carry it.

"I'll go down."

Gu Wenfeng said helplessly: "Miss Lu, it's pitch black down there, don't go down, or you might get bumped into something. I'll go get the pole and rope, and you'll be able to see it when the things are brought up."

Lu Jiaxin still wanted to go down and see the secret passage with her own eyes to witness this history. Otherwise, she would definitely regret it when she recalled it later.

Gu Wenfeng knew her temper, and seeing that she insisted, he stopped trying to persuade her. He only reminded her to walk slowly when she went down to avoid getting hurt.

After getting the pole and rope, Lu Jiaxin followed Gu Wenfeng down. As for Xue Mao, he did not go down, but stayed behind to guard, so that he could deal with anyone knocking on the door.

The tunnel entrance is rectangular, more than 80 centimeters wide and about 1.56 meters long. The entrance to the secret passage is more than 8 meters deep.

After walking down for a while, Lu Jiaxin discovered that the secret passage was about 1.45 meters wide at its widest point, 80 to 90 centimeters narrow at its narrowest point, and about 2 meters high. The tunnel was very flat, but it was pitch black. Fortunately, Lu Jiaxin had made preparations early and bought two flashlights.

After walking about 20 meters, Gu Wenfeng suddenly stopped. He pointed to the arched wooden door on the right side of the front and said in a mosquito-like voice: "The things are inside, be careful when you go in."

Lu Jiaxin touched the wooden door with a flashlight and thought to herself, the door has not broken for so many years, I don’t know what material it is made of.

Gently pushing the wooden door open, Gu Wenfeng walked in with his body bent. Lu Jiaxin followed him in, stood still and shone the flashlight, and found that the room was about seven or eight square meters, with ten camphorwood boxes stacked side by side.

(End of this chapter)