The sixth brother watched as Ouyang Zhenyu carefully explored the courtyard, even touching the walls, and couldn't help but feel speechless.
I originally thought Xiao Jiang was quite capable, but I never expected him to be so stupid.
Who dug their cellar into the wall?
They had already searched two courtyards, and Xiao Jiang had explored each one thoroughly, leaving even him somewhat speechless.
The main problem is that I can't say for sure that Xiao Jiang's cooking is really delicious.
But his brain really isn't up to par.
Ouyang Zhenyu saw the big tree in the courtyard.
Finally, in a desperate move, he went up and touched the tree; this time, Lao Liu simply couldn't resist.
"Xiao Jiang, who would dig a cellar under a tree?"
The roots under the tree are the hardest to dig out.
Even if we dug cellars in our village, we couldn't dig this far.
"You obviously don't know anything."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ouyang Zhenyu suddenly bent down.
Ouyang Zhenyu tapped the tree trunk with his hand. If he wasn't mistaken about the information displayed on the tree, it was an old, withered tree.
In other words, the tree had already died long ago.
The tree appears to have retained its original appearance, but in reality, its interior is dead.
Moreover, it will be broken by a hurricane in more than ten years.
If it weren't for the last sentence on the information panel stating that the grain hidden in the tree hole would rot completely after the tree was broken...
Ouyang Zhenyu will probably miss it too.
"Come quickly and help, this tree is hollow."
Upon hearing this, the sixth brother hurriedly came over. In fact, this big tree was so large that it would take three people to encircle it.
This old tree is so thick, it looks like it's a thousand years old, and its canopy is huge.
One end of the tree canopy had already extended beyond the wall.
The temperature here is nice, but this tree is clearly not very leafy and has many dead branches inside.
Nobody really cares about this tree.
Old Liu tapped the tree trunk with his hand, and sure enough, a hollow sound came from inside.
He couldn't help but say,
"This tree is probably dead. If it's dead, living in the hollow inside is very likely the cause of its death."
"This kind of..."
Suddenly, I saw Ouyang Zhenyu clear away the debris piled up in front of the tree roots, which were now filled with firewood.
The pile of wood here is a bit out of place, but it's normal for small farmhouses to have things piled up haphazardly.
The logs were piled up almost in a large circle around the tree, and they were arranged neatly.
Ouyang Zhenyu parted the pieces of wood in front of him, and just then they saw a dark hole revealed behind the wood.
This time, even Lao Liu gasped in shock. There were so many firewood piled up, layer upon layer.
If Ouyang Zhenyu hadn't kept digging until he reached the spot next to the tree, the tree hole would never have been visible.
Even an ordinary person wouldn't know there's a hole here.
Ouyang Zhenyu held a torch and extended it into the tree hollow. He did this to check if there was any danger inside.
A gust of wind blew by, and the torch swayed slightly, but there was clearly no reaction.
Lao Liu hurriedly grabbed Ouyang Zhenyu.
"Don't do anything rash, I'll go down first."
"I'll go scout ahead. Don't worry, you stay outside and keep watch. If anything happens, just shout, and Fifth Brother and the others will hear us and come to our rescue."
I don't know why I felt a little excited. It's such a big tree hole, just the right size for an adult to crawl into.
The other party has blocked it so thoroughly with firewood, it's obvious there must be something inside.
Ouyang Zhenyu nodded. Although he was capable in combat, he wanted to give Lao Liu a chance to earn merit.
The sixth brother handed the torch to Ouyang Zhenyu and jumped in.
As soon as he jumped in, a cry of "Ouch!" was heard.
"What's wrong, Sixth Brother? What happened?"
Ouyang Zhenyu held up a torch and peered into the tree hole, but despite the location of the entrance, the hole was actually quite deep.
It was difficult to observe Ouyang Zhenyu while he was holding a torch.
"It's alright, it's alright, there are sacks in here, I just fell onto one. Quick, give me a torch!"
Ouyang Zhenyu handed the torch down, and Lao Liu, who was standing below, looked somewhat helpless.
I didn't expect this tree hole to be so deep; it's about the height of two people.
It's really difficult to pass a torch to yourself these days.
But we were standing on burlap sacks, and if someone threw down a torch and set the place on fire, it wouldn't be worth it.
"No, I can't reach it. How about you go and call Fifth Brother and the others, and ask them to come and help."
By the light of the torch that Ouyang Zhenyu had held in, Lao Liu saw that there were actually more than a dozen sacks piled up here.
He could feel the grain inside when he stepped on it.
How could this not be exciting? This sack weighs at least 300 jin (150 catties), and all these sacks together contain several thousand jin (1,000 kg) of grain.
Ouyang Zhenyu hurriedly called Chu Wu and the others over. Chu Wu, hearing the noise, thought they were in danger and quickly brought five or six people over, carrying weapons and sticks.
I was a little surprised when I saw the tree hole.
What happened?
"Old Six went down and said there were sacks down there. I suspect this is their cellar, but we can't pass a torch in."
On the fifth day of the lunar new year, upon hearing that there was grain available, they immediately became excited. For people like them, handling such matters was a piece of cake.
Immediately, another young man, with a rope tied around his waist and a torch in his hand, slowly descended into the tree hole.
When Lao Liu and the young man could see clearly what was below, they both gasped in shock.
The light was dim just now, so what Lao Liu could see clearly was obviously not comprehensive.
To be precise, a large cellar was built under the tree hole, and the cellar was kept very dry.
So there were about twenty or thirty sacks stored inside.
More importantly, the top of this tree hole should be at the top of the tree's canopy, where a hole has actually been made.
A faint light shone down.
This should be a vent to allow air to circulate inside the tree hole.
While it's unclear how the grains were kept dry during wind and rain, it's evident that this storage environment kept them extremely dry.
It took a lot of effort for everyone to cut the tree in half.
The main goal was to carry the sacks out through the tree hollow, but they couldn't get them out. It's unclear how these people managed to bring the grain in.
It is foreseeable that the villagers will store a certain amount of grain here every year for emergency use.
But later, for some unknown reason, the whole village left, but they didn't take the grain with them.
But the more this happened, the more uneasy I felt on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. How could Lao Liu and the others have left so much grain behind?
These twenty or thirty sacks together contain at least seven or eight thousand catties of grain.
Based on his understanding of Lao Liu and his group, Lao Liu and his group didn't own much land, so it would have taken them at least several decades to accumulate this much grain.
Who would abandon their family and business, leaving behind all their possessions, and just leave like that?
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