"Do you want to dig it up and take a look?"
Tang Zhan saw his young wife's curious look and hooked her pretty nose.
Wen Guoer's curiosity was aroused, her eyes sparkled, and she nodded at him: "Hmm~"
Tang Zhan dug out an old hoe from the south room, quickly picked it up, went under the tree and started digging the soil.
Wen Guoer stared at it without blinking, afraid of missing any details.
As layers of soil were dug up, the tree roots gradually emerged.
As expected, the thick roots on the south side seemed to be avoiding something, twisting and stretching to both sides, leaving only some small roots pointing straight down.
Tang Zhan avoided the main root and dug deeper little by little.
It is now almost May in the Gregorian calendar.
Nearing noon, under the sunlight, Tang Zhan stretched out his arms and swung the hoe with clear purpose.
The veins on his forearms bulged, his muscles flowing smoothly, and every rise and fall exuded strength. Wen Guoer would occasionally come forward to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Finally, the falling hoe made a strange noise, and the two men looked into the dug hole at the same time.
The pit they dug was about one meter in diameter and about 1.5 meters deep. A wooden surface was exposed at the bottom of the pit.
Tang Zhan dug a little deeper on both sides of the pit to facilitate movement.
Then he cleaned the dirt off bit by bit.
Finally, the upper half of a wooden box appeared before our eyes.
The wooden box is severely corroded, and it looks like it has been buried for many years! Judging from the material, it should be sandalwood.
Wen Guoer's eyes sparkled, and she teased excitedly:
"I didn't expect my fourth brother to actually have the ability to find treasure!"
Tang Zhan smiled at her lovingly and whispered in her ear:
"Your man is even more capable! Do you want me to show you?"
Wen Guoer could naturally hear the lewdness in his tone and shyly pushed him away: "Hurry up and dig it out and let me see!"
Tang Zhan got the order! He sped up and dug out the entire box.
The box was a full meter long, 60 centimeters wide, and 50 centimeters deep. It was very heavy! Tang Zhan used all his strength to push it out of the ground.
He jumped out of the pit, moved the box to the north room, washed his hands and came back to see his young wife circling the box, looking like she couldn't wait.
There was an old-fashioned copper lock on the box. It looked old and rusted.
Tang Zhan glanced at his wife's tied-up hair, raised his hand and carefully removed a clip from it.
I poked it somewhere and the lock opened.
He looked up and saw his young wife staring at the box with curiosity. He shook his head helplessly and smiled, then stood up and pulled her aside.
"We don't know what's inside yet, you can't get too close!"
Wen Guoer understood and obediently stood at a distance and watched.
Tang Zhan came back and used the saber he carried with him to gently pry open the gap in the box and slowly lift it up.
A stale smell emanated from inside, rushing straight into his nose, causing him to sneeze twice! The contents inside then appeared before his eyes.
Seeing that there was no danger, he turned and signaled to his young wife.
Wen Guoer trotted forward and saw that the box was shining with gold, and half of it was filled with golden ingots.
The center of the ingot is concave and shaped like a gourd, with the words "Zu Chi" printed inside.
She was shocked and thought to herself, "Could this be..."
She couldn't wait to take one out and turned it to the bottom. Sure enough, there was a clear mark of "The Third Year of Yongzheng's reign" on it!
Wen Guoer looked up at Tang Zhan and couldn't help but admire his incredible luck! She admired him even more for being so calm and collected despite having seen all these things.
"What's wrong? Don't you like the thing?"
Tang Zhan met his wife's gaze and was confused!
Of course he already knew what was inside! But his wife's expression didn't look happy, which made him uneasy.
Wen Guoer shook her head in denial: "These gold ingots are very valuable, not only for the gold itself, but also for their historical value. In a few years, they should be worth a lot of money."
"It doesn't matter how much it's worth, as long as you like it." Tang Zhan raised his hand and tucked the strands of hair that fell in front of her eyes behind her ears.
Wen Guoer knew that at present, people still avoided these things on the surface, fearing that they would bring disaster!
Even if they are handed over, they may not be properly resettled.
She thought to herself that fortunately, the criminal law had not been promulgated at this time, so she could keep it first. When the environment improved in the future, the things in it that had historical value would still be handed over to the country and passed down.
In addition to gold ingots, the other half of the box contained some jewelry.
In her previous life, she had a lot of jewelry, so she had an appreciation for them.
There are more than a hundred treasures in it, including deep-sea pearls, colorful jade bracelets, sapphire necklaces, mutton-fat jade rings... The color and quality are excellent. If each one is taken out in the future, it should be able to be auctioned at a sky-high price!
Although the gold, silver and jewelry were valuable, what she was most interested in were the several manuscripts inside. Wen Guoer opened the "Secret Recipes of the Palace".
The old, grayish-yellow pages contained secret recipes for skin care and beauty, as well as medicinal and dietary recipes specifically for men's health, and also recipes for harmony between men and women.
Although I don’t know the specific effects, judging from the formula, it is still very effective.
Another book, "The Art of Witch Medicine", greatly aroused Wen Guoer's interest.
The content recorded in it is similar to hypnosis in later generations, but it is more advanced than hypnosis, and further research is needed.
In addition, it also records dozens of poison recipes and corresponding antidote formulas.
Tang Zhan saw that his young wife ignored the gold and jewelry and was reading a few books very enthusiastically.
He walked forward and opened the book "Secret Recipes of the Palace" to see what was written inside. Unexpectedly, he turned to the page about harmony between men and women.
"Cough! Cough!" After reading the content clearly, he was choked and coughed twice. His face turned red with embarrassment. Seeing that his wife didn't notice, he quickly put the book back to its place.
But my heart was beating fast: Is my wife dissatisfied with me?
He just saw with his own eyes that his young wife was reading the book very seriously, and she was frowning and thinking from time to time!
Wen Guoer quickly flipped through the remaining books, which contained embroidery techniques, mechanical techniques, etc., mostly techniques from various industries at that time.
"Wife, what do you want to do with these things?"
Tang Zhan pointed at the box and asked Wen Guoer who had just put down the book.
"Judging from these books and things, they must have been buried during the Yongzheng reign, and it has little to do with the landlord."
Wen Guoer glanced at the gold and jewelry in the box and thought for a moment: "I'll take the books with me. Leave the others here for now. I'll find a place to hide them later. These things are not suitable for the house yet."
What she was thinking was that when she went out later, she would put it directly into the space while he was not paying attention! There is no place safer than the space.
Tang Zhan nodded. He would do whatever his wife arranged. He stood up and walked to the yard, filling the hole he had just dug.
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