Chapter 10 Hidden Cellar West Ear…
The west wing is a room that you can see the end of at a glance, so it is not difficult to clean.
Gu Ruyi first used a broom to sweep away all the dust on the beams, then swept away all the debris and garbage on the ground, and wiped all the places several times with a rag.
The place is not big, but after all the trouble, two hours passed in a flash.
The key point is that Gu Ruyi is still very tired. Beating her sore waist, Gu Ruyi misses her future job as an hourly worker very much.
If it were the 21st century, she wouldn't have needed to work on such a dirty place! Just spend a thousand bucks and you can get it done.
What a pity. If you want to live a life with someone to serve you now, it will take at least another seven or eight years. Just wait and see!
After resting for a while, Gu Ruyi started cleaning the yard again.
It is called a courtyard, but in fact it is just an alley three meters long and two and a half meters wide.
Due to the small space, the previous tenant built a simple kitchen on the east side of the alley, but it was already dilapidated and small, and obviously unusable.
The only thing that was intact was the large water tank next to the kitchen. Although it was covered with moss, it looked intact from the outside.
In this age without running water, having a water tank is quite convenient, so even though the water tank was too dirty to be seen by others, Gu Ruyi still frowned and cleaned it.
But as she washed, Gu Ruyi always felt something was wrong.
The water tank was so dirty that it couldn't be seen just now, but after washing it a little, Gu Ruyi discovered that the water tank was a stone tank carved from a whole huge stone.
It was a stone jar, which would have been fine, but it was actually as thick as a palm. Considering its height of 1.2 meters, this stone jar must weigh at least 600 to 700 kilograms.
There are also delicate patterns carved on the stone jar, which can be seen at first glance as having been left by the original owner of the courtyard.
A stone vat is not uncommon, but the west wing was usually where the younger generation of the head family lived.
The younger generation follows the adults in eating, dressing, living and traveling. Even when they take a bath, they go to a special bathing room and do not need water at all.
So, the whole big stone jar was in the aisle, useless and taking up space, which was obviously wrong.
There must be something wrong when something is abnormal.
After Gu Ruyi walked around the stone vat, he put his fist on his chin and looked around carefully, not missing a single thing.
However, one minute, two minutes... after more than ten minutes, Gu Ruyi still could not see anything.
But her sixth sense still felt something was wrong...
What's wrong?
How about cleaning the stone jar thoroughly first?
Thinking of this, Gu Ruyi started to work again, first brushing the inside of the stone jar clean, and then brushing the outside.
After brushing off the thick layer of mud on the bottom of the stone jar and seeing a circle of twined flowers surrounding the bottom of the stone jar, Gu Ruyi suddenly found something wrong.
There are seven twined flowers at the bottom of the stone jar, which are carved very realistically and vividly.
But if you look closely, you can see that the pistil of one of the twined flowers has a flaw. Not only is there an extra circle, but it is also slightly raised.
This circle is very small, only the size of a finger, and 99% of people would probably ignore it if they saw it.
Gu Ruyi was also one of the 99% of people who took things seriously, but unlike others, Gu Ruyi had many opinions.
What seems like an ordinary circle to others looks like a button to Gu Ruyi.
That’s right, buttons.
With this guess, Gu Ruyi actually pressed it tentatively.
The result... was no movement.
Huh? Could it be that she guessed wrong?
Gu Ruyi didn't believe it and pressed it a few more times tentatively.
After trying a few more times, Gu Ruyi finally found the problem. The gap in the small button was full of mud and was as hard as a rock. How could it be pressed?
In order to satisfy his curiosity, Gu Ruyi went to find a rotten wire and carefully dug out all the mud.
More than ten minutes later, with a slight "click" sound, the large stone jar weighing hundreds of pounds slowly moved back half a meter.
At the same time, a square stone slab was revealed where the stone jar originally stood.
The stone slab was not light, weighing at least fifty or sixty kilograms. Gu Ruyi took great effort to lift it up, and then he saw a dark black hole.
Oh my god, it’s actually a cellar, hidden so secretly, could there be treasure?
Gu Ruyi was excited and couldn't help rubbing her hands.
He really wanted to go down and find out what was going on, but Gu Ruyi, who had been to the north, knew very well that such long-closed underground places were likely to contain toxic gases such as carbon dioxide and ethylene.
If you go in without testing it, you may not find the treasure, but you may be able to start the feast right away.
The testing method is very simple. Just put a lighted candle in. If the candle does not go out, it proves there is enough air inside and you can go down.
If the candle goes out, that won't work. In order to avoid it from popping, the room needs to be ventilated for at least ten hours.
Since there were candles at home, Gu Ruyi just tried it.
The pale yellow candlelight slowly illuminated the dark cellar, and Gu Ruyi saw the entire cellar.
The entire cellar was only about 20 square meters, not very big, and inside it was not the treasure that Gu Ruyi had imagined, but rather jars of wine.
The light in Gu Ruyi's eyes suddenly went out. She never expected that the original owner of the courtyard house would build such a hidden place just to store wine.
However, older wines are no less valuable than gold, silver, and jewelry.
But, that is still not as shocking as gold, silver and jewelry!
well!
After sighing, Gu Ruyi comforted herself in her heart.
There is no need to be disappointed about something you picked up for free. It is always better to have something than nothing.
Besides, good wine is a good thing. It is a very good hard currency whether it is sold or used to manage relationships.
The candle had been burning in the wine cellar for five minutes before it went out, and Gu Ruyi finally dared to go down.
It has to be said that the wine cellars of wealthy families are extraordinary. Although the wine cellar discovered by Gu Ruyi is not big, it is very well built. The walls are as smooth as if they were painted with putty, and the wine jars are not placed randomly, but grids are built with blue bricks, with one jar of wine in each grid.
What is even more surprising is the wine jars. Although they are earthenware jars, each one is carved with patterns, and each one is different, including mountains and flowing water, flowers, birds, animals, auspicious clouds, koi and so on.
Not to mention the wine, Gu Ruyi felt that just these jars would be worth a lot of money.
Still made a lot of money.
Thinking of this, Gu Ruyi laughed like a little mouse that fell into a rice jar, almost rolling over.
The entire wine cellar was full of wine. Gu Ruyi just took a quick walk around the wine cellar and then left.
As for the wine, she doesn’t like to drink it, so just leave it here! Come back and get it later when you need it.
Gu Ruyi climbed up and pressed the button at the bottom of the stone jar as usual, and the stone jar slowly returned to its original position.
Gu Ruyi patted the dust off her palms with satisfaction, only to notice that the sun was about to set.
Well...she was a little hungry.
Gu Ruyi, who was a little tired, wanted to do something casually to fool around, but when she thought about the windfall she made today and it was time to celebrate, she changed her mind.
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At six o'clock in the evening, it was time to get off work at the Hongqi Steel Mill, the largest steel mill in the old city. As the factory gate opened, a large number of workers in navy blue work clothes came out one after another.
Some of them pushed their bicycles, and some walked. Soon, the residents of Willow Court came back, and the court became lively again.
The first thing to do when getting home is to cook. Next to the only well in the compound, several women, from young to old, wash rice and vegetables, while their mouths are also busy.
"Bai Fang, I heard that Widow Qin, who works in the same workshop as you in the compound next door, has been having a hot relationship with Zhuzi from the second kitchen recently? It is said that Zhuzi leaves a lot of good stuff for Widow Qin every day. Is this true?"
"Of course it's true," Bai Fang lowered her head and carefully washed the slightly wilted cabbage leaves, saying disdainfully, "Qin Huairou is really good at playing the victim, saying all day that her husband died and she still has three children and a mother-in-law to support, and she can't live anymore. She's also good at flirting, Zhuzi is a young boy who has never touched a woman, how can he stand Qin Huairou's tactics, let alone food, it is said that at least half of Zhuzi's monthly salary goes to Qin Huairou."
Aunt Zhang, who was cutting potatoes, was surprised when she heard this. "Oh my god, she was able to get Zhuzi's salary. This widow Qin is really amazing."
Aunt Zhou, whose hair was half white, curled her lips after hearing this. "If you ask me, what do you think? Like father, like son. Although Zhuzi is not good-looking, he is at least an eighth-level chef in the steel mill, and his monthly salary is more than 30 yuan. With so much money, he can easily find a pure and innocent girl. But he chose to get involved with a widow who gave birth to three children. He is exactly like his father, who likes to raise children for others."
"That's true. I heard his grandfather was like that too. It seems like it's inherited from his ancestors."
"He doesn't like virgin girls, but prefers widows. I don't know what these three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are thinking. Could it be that their brains are different from those of ordinary people?"
"Very likely."
A group of people were chatting animatedly. Aunt Zhang was listening intently. Her cloudy eyes visibly brightened several degrees. She didn't even notice that she had cut too many potato chips.
Just then, a gust of cold wind blew, and the whole compound was suddenly filled with a mouth-watering fragrance.
Aunt Zhang, who hadn't eaten meat for a month, almost drooled. She looked around and shouted, "Oh my God, whose family is cooking meat? It smells so good."
Aunt Zhou's cloudy eyes revealed her greed for meat. She said dissatisfiedly, "I don't know who did this. It's such a sin. Just cook the meat! And cook it so deliciously. You don't care about the feelings of us neighbors at all."
You are trying to make them die of jealousy. This is too much.
Bai Fang: It’s a skill for them to cook the meat, but they still have to consider you. Who do you think you are?
Bai Fang despised Aunt Zhou in her heart and swallowed her saliva violently.
Woohoo, this smells so good, it must be the smell of braised pork, I really want to have a bite...
Suddenly, sharp-eyed Aunt Zhang noticed the situation and said, "Look, there is smoke coming out of the west wing."
Aunt Zhou took a deep breath and said, "Who dares to live in the west wing?" Are they trying to kill themselves?
As a result, Aunt Zhou took a big breath of the meat and became even more greedy. Her stomach started to growl, which made her very embarrassed.
Fortunately, she was not the only one feeling embarrassed, as other people's stomachs also started to growl.
What was even more embarrassing was that the grandchildren of Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang also smelled the smell and ran out of their homes to surround the aunts, saying, "Grandma... Grandma, I want to eat meat."
The lingering sound in her ears was the word "grandma". Aunt Zhang was so annoyed by the noise that she said to the grandchildren who were asking for debts: "You little bastards, don't you know what our family conditions are? You want to eat meat? Eat nothing. Go back now."
Aunt Zhou wasn't that irritable, but she was also anxious because of her greed. She said with a straight face, "If you want to eat meat, go find your parents."
Children: “…”
If it would be useful to look for my parents, why would they bother my grandmother?
The children were all very disappointed. Because they were often beaten with sticks, they didn't dare to throw a tantrum and could only go back dejectedly.
At this moment, the wooden door of the west wing, which had been closed for many years, suddenly creaked.
A group of people looked over subconsciously, and their eyes widened the next second.
Aunt Zhang's youngest grandson: "Grandma, I saw a fairy."
Aunt Zhang blushed, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face, and she patted her grandson on the head and said, "This is my beautiful sister."
But deep down, Aunt Zhang very much agreed with her grandson's words.
The girl who walked out of the west wing looked like a fairy, with red lips, white teeth, and smooth and shiny hair.
She was uneducated and couldn't think of more adjectives, she just thought it was beautiful.
Gu Ruyi smiled when she heard the conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren. She didn't expect that in this day and age, there are still middle-aged women who appreciate her beauty.
Fairy, beautiful sister, these words really suit her.
The cheeky Gu Ruyi smiled brightly and took the initiative to say, "Hello, aunts, sisters and children. I am the new tenant who moved in. My name is Gu Ruyi. We will be neighbors from now on. It is said that a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. It is fate that we can become neighbors. I hope we can live in harmony."
She is beautiful and speaks nicely. She is a really nice girl. Why not introduce her to her brother?
This thought flashed through Bai Fang's mind, and she smiled kindly, "Haha, Xiao Gu is right. Don't worry, the people in our compound all have good tempers, and we will definitely get along well in the future."
Aunt Zhou: Please don’t represent me.
Aunt Zhou actually thinks Gu Ruyi is good-looking, but she thinks she is a little weird and doesn't quite fit her aesthetic.
But as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. The little girl was smiling like a flower, so she really couldn't say anything unpleasant.
The next second, Aunt Zhou was very glad that she didn't say anything nonsense.
Because Gu Ruyi suddenly said, "Aunts, I just moved here today and didn't prepare any gifts, but I just cooked some braised pork. There are only two pieces of meat and I can't share them. But I put a lot of potatoes in it. If you don't mind, come and scoop some and add a dish to our family tonight."
"Gudong," Aunt Zhang swallowed her saliva and smiled with wrinkles on her face, "Don't mind. It's good to have something to eat these days. Xiao Gu, you are so thoughtful."
Aunt Zhang was very satisfied. The potatoes with the flavor of meat tasted almost like meat, but much more delicious than the boiled potatoes she was going to make at home. It was a great pleasure to eat them.
Others had no objection. Meat was expensive and hard to buy these days. They were just neighbors, so it was normal for Gu Ruyi not to share the meat.
If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't even be willing to share the potatoes. Gu Ruyi was really generous.
There was only happiness and no dissatisfaction on the faces of the young and old. Gu Ruyi, who was trying it for the first time, made a tick in his heart.
So far, her neighbors seem to be of good character and not greedy.
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