Upon opening the box, one finds gold and silver jewelry, fine silks and satins, antique paintings and calligraphy, furs, and all sorts of other items—virtually everything a young lady could be given as a dowry, and none of them are ordinary.
Seeing his daughter's calm expression, Gu Zhengfeng asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"
Jiang Qiao grinned at her father, "How could I not like it? I like it very much. But there are too many. I'm numb to them. These things are priceless. I don't know how the Wen family can be so generous. They're willing to give so much dowry to a daughter. Wouldn't their sons have even more?"
Jiang Qiao was just saying it; Gu Zhengfeng didn't know the actual situation, so he couldn't say it.
"Anyway, your grandpa knows what's going on. Who cares? It's for you, so just accept it."
Jiang Qiao was conflicted. She wanted to take this thing right now, but what should she do?
Gu Zhengfeng was also observing his daughter. He could clearly see the little girl's conflicted expression. It would be a lie to say that he hadn't suspected anything before, but he was waiting, waiting for the child to trust him and his wife before making a decision.
Seeing his daughter standing still, Gu Zhengfeng felt both sorry for her and amused.
“Daughter, hurry up and get it away, or someone will steal it. There’s a famine going on outside. If they steal half of it, it’ll be hard for us to notice. Even though we have a dowry list, if it’s lost, it’ll be hard to find. We can’t make a fuss about it. It’s such a big deal. If people find out, they’ll definitely covet it. It’s not the theft itself that’s scary, it’s the thief who’s eyeing it. Don’t you think so?”
Jiang Qiao looked up at her father, blinking her eyes. She couldn't help but feel that there was something hidden in her father's words.
Especially seeing the smile in Gu Zhengfeng's eyes, she suddenly realized something.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Gu Zhengfeng. "Dad, what do you mean?"
Gu Zhengfeng sighed and patted his daughter's hair. "Daughter, don't forget, your father is a former reconnaissance soldier. Ever since you brought things here, I've felt something was off. How can such a small child carry so many things? And that bag couldn't possibly hold everything you took out."
Besides, you've been researching how to get grain in the past. How much can you carry with just your two hands and shoulders? Even carrying a hundred or two hundred pounds wouldn't be enough for you to risk your life—”
Gu Zhengfeng has made it so clear, what else is there for Jiang Qiao to doubt? She herself has given herself away first.
Seeing his daughter's annoyed look, he said, "Daughter, actually I'm very happy that you've kept this secret. I didn't want to pry into your secret; I just hope you'll continue to be careful and not easily tell anyone about your unusual behavior."
Jiang Qiao looked up at her father in surprise. "Dad, aren't you angry? I kept it from you—"
Gu Zhengfeng smiled and shook his head. "On the contrary, Dad is very happy. Our Qiao'er knows what's important and how to protect herself. You are too concerned about your relatives, which is why I became suspicious."
"But may I ask, does Wang Dahua know about your situation? And when did this unusual behavior begin?"
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Besides you, no one else knows that I had a serious illness when I was thirteen. At that time, Wang Dahua removed the thing around my neck, so when I woke up, I was acting strangely. Dad, I'll treat you to your roast beef."
As soon as she finished speaking, a fragrant roasted chicken suddenly appeared in her hand, still warm. Despite his suspicions, Gu Zhengfeng was dumbfounded when his suspicions became reality, mainly because he was startled by what Jiang Qiao had suddenly produced.
"Qiao'er, this—"
Now that her father already knew, Jiang Qiao decided not to hide it anymore. She strongly suspected that the thing she was wearing around her neck was somehow connected to her spatial dimension, so she might as well show it openly. Besides, the man in front of her was none other than her biological father in this life.
"Dad, just as you suspected, I do have something like a hidden space in my sleeve. I haven't figured it out myself yet. I was quite scared at first, but I gradually got used to it over time. I don't dare to tell anyone. I keep some things hidden in here."
Gu Zhengfeng looked at the roast chicken in Jiang Qiao's hand with a suspicious expression, tried to tear off a piece of meat, put it in his mouth and tasted it, "I must say, it tastes pretty good."
Jiang Qiao smiled and took out a few more things for her father, "Dad, take your time eating. I'll tidy up our things first—"
Gu Zhengfeng took a leisurely sip of the small jar of wine his daughter had brought out. It tasted wonderful. While eating, he watched his daughter, like a fairy performing magic, make everything in the basement disappear—no, it should be said that she stored everything in that hidden space in her sleeve.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't surprised. Only he knew in his heart that his heart was racing. His outward composure didn't mean he wasn't surprised, but he was, after all, a father, and he couldn't let his daughter look down on him.
"Dad, besides the furniture, is there anything else upstairs?"
Gu Zhengfeng shook his head. "The good stuff is all hidden down there. When we go up, we'll pack up the furniture. Girl, come, sit down and tell your father what this 'hidden treasure in your sleeve' thing is all about."
Jiang Qiao sighed, sat down, and organized her thoughts. "I don't know how this thing came to be either. But one thing is certain: before I woke up, the birthmark on my arm hadn't fully grown in yet. But when I woke up, the area had become round, and there was a strange place that only I could enter, which outsiders couldn't go in."
Then, Gu Zhengfeng was shown a demonstration of the magic of turning a person into a living being. Everything that happened today completely overturned all of Gu Zhengfeng's previous understanding. Legends are legends, but when you see something legendary with your own eyes, the shock and awe left him unable to calm down for a long time.
"Sigh, I had my doubts, but I never expected you to have something so incredible. I, as your father, don't know what to say. No wonder that old monk made you wear that thing."
Daughter, remember this: never let anyone know this except your father, not even your mother. If you need to, use your father as a shield. This is too powerful; you should know what will happen if someone with ulterior motives finds out.
"Sigh, how come you're so brave? Turns out you have a talisman for protection—"
After examining the child's wrist again, Gu Zhengfeng was most worried about whether the thing would have any effect on his daughter's health.
"It doesn't have much of an impact. Everything will remain the same as usual. I still have about an acre of land here that I can cultivate."
Gu Zhengfeng completely lost his composure this time. "What? You can even farm?"
Jiang Qiao nodded, and then a bright red tomato suddenly appeared in her hand. "This is what grew here. I call this strange thing a space, because it can hold a lot of things."
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