Qinghe Hutong?
Yan Ning felt that it sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
She thought about it carefully, and suddenly something flashed through her mind.
Could it be the courtyard in Qinghe Hutong where she had gone to look for treasure?
Because that courtyard was the only one that was uninhabited.
Yan Ning suppressed his shock and asked, "Grandma, is there a peach tree in the courtyard of that quadrangle?"
Madam Ning looked at Yan Ning in surprise, "How did you know? There are indeed two peach trees in front of the main house. Xiao Ning, have you ever been to that courtyard?"
Yan Ning paused, not knowing what to say.
She had indeed been there, but what was her reason for going there?
After a few seconds, Yan Ningzhen slowly spoke: "When I was in Beijing, I went to a scrap yard to buy cabinets and furniture.
I saw a very exquisite dressing table and bought it. Later, I accidentally found a secret compartment in the drawer of the dressing table.
There was a map inside, and on the map was a yard with a peach tree in it.
Out of curiosity, I went to Beijing to inquire about it and found that the map on that map was exactly the topographic map of Qinghe Hutong.
When I heard you mention Qinghe Hutong just now, I subconsciously thought of this map."
Madam Ning said excitedly, "Xiao Ning, do you have that map with you? I drew that map."
Yan Ning stared at Old Madam Ning with wide eyes.
Old Master Ning also looked at Old Madam Ning in surprise.
Madam Ning smiled and explained, "When Yuwan was three years old, I took her to that courtyard once.
At that time, she particularly liked the yard and insisted on living there, saying that she wanted to take the yard home.
I drew the courtyard on a piece of paper, including the courtyard inside Qinghe Hutong.
In order to make it easier for Yuwan to distinguish, I also specially painted peach blossoms in my yard.
After returning home, Yuwan hid the painting in the dressing table, but she never expected that she would know where it was hidden in the secret compartment.
I only opened the secret compartment once in front of her, but she memorized its location.
Later, I saw that Yuwan liked the yard so much, so I thought of leaving it to Yuwan as a dowry.
Unfortunately, Yuwan went missing when she was four years old, and I never saw her again."
When she said this, the smile on Mrs. Ning's face faded a little.
After hearing what Old Madam Ning said, Yan Ning thought it was such a coincidence!
There are four scrap yards in Beijing, and it happened that she found Ning Yuwan's childhood dressing table in that scrap yard.
She also found the map drawn by Madam Ning in the secret compartment.
This is really... fate!
Yan Ning said, "Grandma, I don't have the map with me now. I left it back home."
Who in their right mind would carry an ordinary map with them?
It would be unreasonable for her to say that she would go and get it and show it to them right away.
Madam Ning felt a little regretful. "Forget it, bring it to me when you have the chance."
However, since Yan Ning already knew the location of the courtyard, it didn't matter whether he had the map or not.
Yan Ning nodded slightly, thinking about something in his mind.
Did the Ning family know that there was a secret room under that yard?
Or does Madam Ning know that there is a secret room under the yard?
After all, this courtyard was Madam Ning's dowry.
It was possible that Madam Ning knew everything, but since there was nothing in the darkroom, she felt there was no need to tell her.
Forget it, forget it. Why think so much? I’ll just find a chance to ask Madam Ning next time.
Yan Ning withdrew his thoughts and listened to other people chatting nearby.
Old Madam Ning was a little absent-minded the whole afternoon.
After dinner in the evening, Madam Ning said she wanted to chat with Yan Ning, and the two of them went back to Yan Ning's room together.
Yan Ning helped Madam Ning sit down on the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window.
She sat down next to Madam Ning, "Grandma, do you have anything you want to say to me?"
Madam Ning sighed softly, "There is something I want to tell you. If you hadn't mentioned the map today, I would have almost forgotten it."
"Then go ahead, grandma. I'm listening!" Yan Ning turned his head to look at Old Madam Ning, quietly waiting for her to speak.
She felt that Madam Ning wanted to tell her something very secret.
Madam Ning: "That courtyard house was the dowry my parents gave me. My mother told me on the day I got married.
There is a secret underground room under the courtyard, and in the room there is a collection of gold, silver and jewels, which are left for me to keep.
I wanted to use those things to tide me over when I encountered difficulties. But I never had the chance to use them.
Until I saw that Yuwan liked this courtyard, I decided to leave this treasure and the courtyard to Yuwan as a dowry.
When the Ning family left Beijing and sold their property, I only kept that courtyard."
Of course, we can’t sell it. If we sell it, those things underground will be given to others at a lower price.
Madam Ning paused for a moment and continued:
"I have gradually forgotten this matter over the years. Now that I remember it, I have decided to give the yard to you.
The things under the yard are also left to you. When you return to the mainland, find a chance to go and have a look.
The contents of that underground dark room are at your disposal."
Yan Ning was shocked. He didn't expect that the map was actually a treasure map.
There really is a treasure trove in that underground secret room.
But the question is...how to open the stone door in the dark room?
Yan Ning pondered for a moment, "Grandma, where do you get into the underground secret room? And how do you get in?"
Madam Ning recalled for a moment, and after more than a minute she spoke:
"The entrance to the underground chamber is under the round stone slab in the middle of the courtyard. There are carved patterns on the surface of the stone slab.
There are six peach blossoms on the pattern. If you press the six peach blossoms from right to left, the mechanism will open.
The secret passage under the stone slab will be revealed. After you go down the secret passage, there is a secret door in the dark room below.
The mechanism of the secret door is the vases on the left and right sides of the table opposite the main room entrance.
Turn the left vase three times to the left, and the right vase three times to the right, and then the secret door below will open.
The secret door is where the gold, silver and jewels are kept. If you want to close the secret passage after you come out,
Then, go back in the opposite direction as you did before, and the secret passages will be restored to their original state."
Yan Ning nodded with understanding.
She suddenly realized that the mechanism of the secret door was the two vases.
No one could have guessed this!
Yan Ning: "Grandma, I remember there were six peach blossoms drawn on that map as well."
Madam Ning nodded slightly, "Yes, that map is the clue I left for your mother.
She ended up hiding it in a secret compartment in her dressing table, and I completely forgot about the picture afterwards."
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