Su Ruanruan removed the stone and found a small package inside, which looked like a box wrapped in a black cloth.
I don't know what's inside.
This is Gu Ji's property. What exactly is inside?
Why hide in this secluded place?
Her upbringing taught Su Ruanruan that these were someone else's belongings and she shouldn't peek at them.
After thinking for a while, she put the small package back, but soon regretted it. She was just too curious about what was inside.
Su Ruanruan looked around and, as if possessed, untied the black cloth covering her.
But when the black cloth was opened, there was another layer of red cloth inside.
Su Ruanruan became increasingly curious. It was so mysterious that she wanted to know even more what was inside.
When Su Ruanruan opened the red cloth, an ordinary wooden box appeared before her eyes.
It has no complicated patterns, it's simple and a bit worn.
There was just a lock on the box.
Unlocking was not difficult for Su Ruanruan in her previous life, but since arriving in this dynasty, she had never tried it before and did not know how difficult this kind of lock was.
She studied the lock for a while before taking off the hairpin from her head.
It took her almost fifteen minutes to unlock the lock. She didn't know if the ancients' design was too ingenious or if her own skills had deteriorated.
Su Ruanruan put the hairpin with the twin lotus pattern back into her hair; it was a gift from Mu Bai to her before.
Her attention was now focused on the box, but when she opened the lid, she found a piece of paper stacked on top of it.
The paper was quite old, and the handwriting was worn.
However, she could clearly see a person's birth date and time written on it, as well as a pattern she had never seen before.
Su Ruanruan vaguely felt that this birth date and time was somewhat familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind—that's it! She finally knew why it felt so familiar.
Her birthday is the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, while this person's birthday is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. They were even born in the same year, only one day older than her. It's quite a coincidence.
I don't know who this person is or why his information is being hidden.
Su Ruanruan folded the paper again and reached for another item in the box.
When she unfolded it, she discovered it was a tiny red bib, meant for babies. It felt slightly cool to the touch and was made of very fine materials.
Two golden koi fish were embroidered on it. Su Ruanruan squinted her eyes, feeling that the thread used to embroider the golden koi fish was somewhat unusual. She was about to touch it with her hand.
But then they heard Gu Ji's voice coming from ahead.
She quickly put the items away and locked them, wrapped them in two layers of cloth and stuffed them into the hole in the wall, then blocked it with a stone before moving the low cabinet back to its original position.
Having done all that, Gu Ji has already been found.
"What are you doing here? I've been looking for you for ages."
Su Ruanruan rubbed her hands nervously. "Oh, my stomach hurts. I just came out of the outhouse."
"How did it go? Did you get any information out of them?"
Gu Ji raised his head. "Don't worry, I'll handle this."
“Indeed, someone has seen the woman in your drawing, but she was wearing a veil and not a veiled hat at the time.”
“The children in our village are naughty and wild, and they lack discipline, so we tore off her veil right then and there.”
"The village idiot happened to be passing by the village entrance. He saw that the girl was pretty, so he beat those rascals away."
“A few mischievous kids slipped back and eavesdropped on what they were saying. They even heard Er Lengzi mention Zhou the butcher and your name.”
Gu Ji asked with some confusion, "Who is this girl?"
Su Ruanruan turned her head to look at him and took the portrait from his hand. "This girl is beautiful, but I advise you to put away your curiosity. She is not good enough for you."
Su Ruanruan truly regretted that her kindness had been wasted.
He wanted to lend her a hand and help her out of the mire.
But that person plotted against her behind her back; she was the one who tricked her into that alley and was kidnapped.
She was also the one who stole Mu Bai's purse, causing him to fall into the water and almost drown.
She was also the first to discover that Mu Bai had fallen into the water, but chose to flee the scene.
If Huo Yan hadn't rescued her in time, she and Mu Bai would have been separated by death.
Soho's biggest mistake was turning from a victim into a perpetrator.
As a perpetrator, you will pay the price, just like Zeng Yuan...
"Ruan Ruan, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale? Don't be angry. I have no other feelings for her. I'm just curious about who she is."
Su Ruanruan put on a smile, "I'm not angry, I just miss my little brother Su Xiaoxi."
"Oh, it's so nice to have a younger brother."
Gu Ji sometimes felt that it would be better if he had a younger brother or sister. At home, it was either just him or his father, which was too lonely.
Thinking of the box from earlier, Su Ruanruan cleared her throat and said, "Hmm... I wish your aunt had given you a younger brother or sister back then."
Gu Ji sighed, "My mother's health was not good after giving birth to me, so my father sent me to live in our hometown when I was little. By the time I was five or six years old and brought back to live with him, my mother had already passed away."
"You know what happened after that. Sigh, my father doesn't plan to remarry. He only has this one son in his life."
Su Ruanruan said, "I'm sorry to bring up your sad story."
Gu Ji was not with his parents before he was five or six years old, so he didn't know anything about what happened in his family before.
Uncle Gu Yong wasn't originally from this village. They only settled here when Gu Ji was young. At that time, the original owner of this body was several years younger than him, and the original owner's parents were still alive.
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