I don’t know if the place where Ye Zi hides things is safe. If it is safe, he will bring all his treasures there. He always feels uneasy about leaving them there.
After dinner, Chen Ye followed Old Man Feng to the other side of the bridge. The weather was still cold and there were almost no people going out at night. The two of them didn't meet anyone else along the way.
Old Man Feng led Chen Ye and walked directly to the back of his former residence. After walking a distance, they entered the mountains. Could this old man have hidden the book in the back mountain?
That's not safe either. Villagers come here to collect firewood and other things.
When he reached the foot of the mountain, Old Man Feng turned and walked along a weed-covered path. After walking for about ten to twenty minutes, he looked around and squatted down.
After pushing aside a clump of dry and yellow grass that was almost as tall as a person, no one could be seen when they entered. Chen Ye hurried to catch up and walked in the grass for another five or six minutes before reaching a place full of big rocks.
Chen Ye actually knew about this place, but few villagers came here. The main reason was that there were too many broken stones and nothing to eat, so naturally no one came here.
Old Man Feng walked up to a small bag and stopped.
Chen Ye...why does this look like whose grave!
I saw Old Man Feng move a few stones behind the small mound and reach in to dig.
Chen Ye...
You are really amazing. You even hid all the treasures given to you in other people’s graves!
That’s not right. I haven’t heard of any graves here. Aren’t the graves of the villagers all on the other side?
Old Man Feng took out a small basket and looked back to see Ye Zi still standing in the distance. "What are you looking at, girl? Come over here and help me fill it up."
As she said that, she turned around and continued to reach in. It seemed that there was still a lot of things in it. She quickly opened the bag she brought and poured all the books in the small basket into the bag.
"So, did you build this place yourself?"
Old Man Feng was quite proud: "Well, you can't tell that this is a place to hide things."
"When I saw the grave, I thought of this. Even if someone felt it was strange, they would be concerned that it was a grave and no one would dig it up to see."
Chen Ye...you are so smart.
But no one would be so wicked as to attack a dead person. Of course, this was fake, and there was no dead person buried there.
First, he pulled out three small baskets, and then Old Man Feng used the stove hook he brought with him to hook things out of the hole, hooking out almost ten baskets of things one by one.
Chen Ye wanted to give Old Man Feng a thumbs up. He saw that such a small mound of earth could hold so many things! This old man was really capable.
Old Man Feng shook his head proudly: "What do you think? I have an idea for you, Grandpa Feng."
"Don't be fooled by this insignificant appearance. It took a lot of effort to build it inside. It's also waterproof. Otherwise, all my treasures would be ruined."
"Then you have really decided not to use this place anymore." How could you bear to throw it away after spending so much effort on it?
"No need. It's troublesome to come here every time to get something. I feel more at ease if I just move it to your house. By the way, is the hiding place in your house okay?"
"Don't worry, no one can find the place except me."
Old Man Feng was quite confident in Chen Ye. Finally, he took out a small square box from inside and put it directly into Chen Ye's hand.
"This is for you. I didn't dare give it to you before because I was afraid those two old guys would find out. But now it's okay."
"Please keep this safe when you get home. Don't leave it outside. It will be your dowry when you get married."
Chen Ye was not shy or anything. She only had a vague understanding of marriage. She had never had any contact with outsiders in her previous life, let alone the opposite sex. She was still a child until her death.
Although she had a healthy body in this life, hell had begun. Just being able to fool her stomach and not starve to death took almost all her energy. Besides, she was so young that she didn't understand any of this at all.
"That's too early. I may not get married yet. I'll stay with you for a long time. What will you do if I really get married?"
"I'm worried about you guys. Besides, if my in-laws are not good, I will just have to suffer. It's much better for me to live alone."
She has suffered enough and has no intention of living a hard life again in the future.
Old Man Feng...
He always forgets that Ye Zi is still a child, mainly because the child is too steady.
"Okay, okay, let's talk about this later." Children naturally think more when they grow up.
Old Man Feng had collected all kinds of books, but most of them were thread-bound books. It took two large sacks to stuff them all in, leaving only a small wooden box for Old Man Chen to hold himself.
Chen Ye lifted the tied sacks with all her strength. Old Man Feng was shocked when he saw her. He said, "Girl, we can each carry one. How can we let a child like you carry such a heavy thing?"
Chen Ye weighed the weight on his shoulders and asked with a smile, "Then can you carry a sack of books?"
Old man Feng shook his head and said that he definitely couldn't carry it. He was just a weak scholar and didn't have that kind of strength.
"It doesn't matter if I can't carry it. We can just make two more trips and get it back."
"Come on, please don't. You can go back in one trip, so why bother making two extra trips? Be careful not to be seen. And don't think you have no work to do. There are still so many wicker frames. You can't just throw them all away, right?"
"Of course I want them. I asked Duyan to compile them for me." I can still use them when I go back. Besides, even if I don't want them anymore, I can't just leave them here. Wouldn't that make people suspicious?
"Then you can just stack all the baskets together and we can take them back in one trip."
"By the way, can you lift those baskets?" The wicker baskets are not light. They look small in size, but there are many of them. They are not light when stacked together.
Old Man Feng tried, but he really couldn't carry so many baskets at once: "How about I come over here myself?"
Chen Ye adjusted the sack on his shoulder, freed one hand, and directly lifted up half of the basket: "Can you carry the rest?"
Old Man Feng picked it up and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem. Don't worry about me and go first. I'll go back slowly."
Chen Ye was not polite either. These two sacks of books were really heavy. Even if she had some strength, it was limited. She was not as powerful as someone with infinite strength.
"Okay, walk slowly. I'll go back first. Please walk carefully."
"Okay, okay, hurry up. It's so heavy. I told you to do it in two times and you still wouldn't do it."
Chen Ye shook his head and walked away quickly. This old man is so weak!
Yes, I heard from my grandfather that this old man can't do any work except reading.
After moving into the village, he took the initiative to ask to raise cattle. After all, he didn't know how to do anything else, and mainly he couldn't do it. Fortunately, he had some family assets, otherwise he would have starved to death.
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