Tang Baozhu felt that the frequent ghosting was probably caused by someone, especially since the old man's things were hidden here. She figured the old man must have been responsible for the ghosting.
It seems the old man is quite farsighted, having already thought of a way out. But since he placed the things so close, it should be very convenient for me to come and collect them, since they are so close together.
The old man must have hidden these things here because he was in a hurry to leave and couldn't take so many things with him, so he hid them here.
Since the old man would hide things here, there must be a secret room inside, otherwise how could he feel at ease?
Tang Baozhu followed them inside, and to her surprise, the seemingly dilapidated exterior concealed a hidden world within.
It was tidied up very neatly, but the parts that could be seen from the outside were still dilapidated. Tang Baozhu followed them inside until they reached the third courtyard before stopping.
Tang Baozhu felt that at this time, every house was so big, often with three or five courtyards, that there were just too many wealthy families.
They went into the main room, carrying the box inside, and then came out a short while later, empty-handed. It was obvious that the contents must have been hidden there.
Moreover, there must be a secret room inside this house, and it's possible that Old Man Yang dug it himself to leave himself a way out.
After the burly man carrying the goods went out, he heard a noise behind him and knew that someone else was carrying things over.
Tang Baozhu hurriedly went into the main living room and entered the house before anyone noticed. She wanted to know where the secret room was and how to get in.
I quietly hid in a small corner, and then I saw another group of burly men carrying things come in. They pressed a brick into the wall, and a hole instantly appeared in the living room floor. At the same time, I could see steps leading down, and I didn't know how deep it was. Then I saw them carrying things in pairs and slowly walking down.
After everyone had gone down, Tang Baozhu waited quietly on the side. About five minutes later, she heard a commotion and the people inside came out.
"Brother Hui, do you think the master hid the things here because he's planning to run away?"
The man called Brother Hui glared at the burly man who spoke, "Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. Even if the master is leaving, he has given us enough. You can't be ungrateful."
"Don't worry, Brother Hui. We're not ungrateful. We've gotten so many good things. Even if the old man is about to leave, we won't tell anyone."
The man called Brother Hui relaxed a little upon hearing this, showing that he was quite loyal to Old Man Yang.
They just didn't know if Old Man Yang was worthy of their loyalty. After all, they knew that Old Man Yang had hidden the things here. Old Man Yang was such a ruthless person that he could even abandon his concubines and daughters. They wondered if he would kill them to keep quiet.
Just thinking about it makes me think there's a 99% chance he'd let anyone know where his things are. Dead people are the best at keeping secrets, and these people probably won't live much longer anyway.
Now that she knew where the item was and how to get to the secret room, Tang Baozhu didn't plan to stay there any longer. It would be terrible if someone discovered she wasn't in her room.
We slowly retraced our steps, thankfully carrying things along the way and leaving the door unlocked. We finally arrived at our room safely.
There were no signs that the room had been discovered. Tang Baozhu sat on the big bed, not wanting to sleep anymore. She needed to think about what to do.
It's 1953 now, and there are still five years until the Great Famine, which seems to have started in 1958. There's no need to worry about food in the space, but everyone else is starving and emaciated. If he looks so healthy, he'll definitely stand out. So he needs to find a place where she can safely get through those three years.
She didn't know whether to go find the original owner's childhood sweetheart, a young man who had never married in his life. If she faked her death, it seemed a bit cruel to him, since that was the person the young girl cared about most.
Unfortunately, finding him wasn't so easy. According to the story's timeline, the childhood sweetheart general first appeared in the army in Northeast China, and then reappeared in Beijing as the male protagonist's backer.
Moreover, that was more than 20 years ago. The first time he appeared in the Northeast Army was because he came back to look for the little girl. He couldn't find her, so he went to the Northeast Army.
For the time being, that young man should be in the south. Based on my own speculation, how could a young man who cares so much about a girl go to a faraway place to join the army?
But he didn't receive any news when the little girl died. Even though it wasn't far from the city where he now lives, it probably wasn't close either. Otherwise, he would have received the news easily.
However, she couldn't stay in this city any longer. After all, the original owner's identity was that of a concubine in a wealthy family. In ten years, such a status would be overthrown. For the sake of her own life, she still had to go to an unfamiliar city so that no one would know about her past.
After much thought, Tang Baozhu decided to leave it to fate. If she and the young man were destined to be together, they would meet sooner or later; if not, then so be it.
The next morning, a maid brought water for washing up. No wonder those maids and servants later rose to power and made their former masters suffer so much. Perhaps it was because their former masters had seen their bad side, and making their masters suffer was probably a way of venting their anger.
Following the original owner's habits, Tang Baozhu didn't go anywhere these past two days, focusing instead on organizing the little girl's things in her room, preparing to take everything useful with her.
Fortunately, all the servants were used to the fact that the Eighth Concubine did not go out and would not give orders to people casually. They would just bring her meals on time.
This habit also gave Tang Baozhu a convenience; as long as she didn't make too much noise while tidying up inside the house, no one would notice.
By the third day, everything had been packed up.
She didn't just sit idly by. In the late afternoon, Tang Baozhu pretended to be sleeping in her room and secretly went to the kitchen.
Then they discovered that the housekeeper, who never came to the kitchen, had made an unprecedented visit and, when no one was looking, poured a bottle of medicine into a large water tank.
Tang Baozhu knew that the medicine inside was probably a sleeping potion to make everyone unconscious. After the steward left, Tang Baozhu changed the water when no one was paying attention.
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