It appears that the area below has been built into an underground stone house.
Lin Momo's eyes lit up, as if she had smelled the scent of money.
In ancient times, basements were generally used either to cool off in the summer or to hide valuables.
The Qian family has been doing almost entirely risk-free business over the years, and must have made a fortune. They need a secluded secret room to hide their money, and this place perfectly fits that requirement.
From Lin Momo's vantage point, one could only catch a glimpse of the scene; the bright candlelight illuminated several gleaming silver ingots.
Wow! It really is a hidden vault. She couldn't help but gasp, but at the same time, she was overjoyed. If she could take down this place too, wouldn't that Mr. Qian be so angry that he would vomit blood?
I just don't know how much there is, or if there are any other things.
The presence of candlelight proves that there must be someone in the stone house at this moment, most likely Master Qian.
Lin Momo inexplicably felt that this Mr. Qian was a bit like a miser, hiding in his vault every night, admiring the gold and silver treasures he had accumulated over the years, and thus gaining spiritual pleasure and satisfaction.
In fact, today is the day when all of the Qian family's shops pay their accounts for the quarter.
Each time the money was deposited into the vault, Master Qian would hide in the vault late at night and personally take out the gold and silver that his trusted men had brought in from the boxes, and neatly stack them on the stone platform.
He thoroughly enjoyed the process, and looking at the mountains of gold and silver gave him a heartfelt sense of joy and satisfaction.
He's definitely on par with a miser.
At this moment, Shiguang leaned closer and whispered in his wife's ear, "There's probably a secret room down there. Master Qian is probably handling money inside. We don't know if there's anyone guarding the garden. We need to be careful and not get discovered."
The gap he found was slightly larger and the angle was good enough. He immediately saw Master Qian grinning, standing amidst mountains of gold and silver, rubbing his hands together incessantly, his beady eyes gleaming with light brighter than gold and silver.
"Hmm, I wonder where the entrance to the secret room is," Lin Momo said in a low voice.
Thieves never leave empty-handed. Since we happened to run into them, we might as well take advantage of the situation and make a quick buck.
"No rush, the old man will come out eventually, we can just wait here."
After speaking, Shi Guang straightened up and looked around at the surroundings, as if searching for any possible entrance.
Lin Momo was also eager to try, but then she noticed that the jade pendant hanging on her chest emitted a faint green light in the night. Could it be that this highly spiritual jade wanted to help them find treasure?
This was a thought that arose out of nowhere.
To be precise, this thought is more like a projection of the jade's inner voice.
In the next instant, Lin Momo suddenly understood something, and her mind was shaken. At this moment, the light on the jade gradually weakened until it disappeared.
With her mind at ease, Lin Momo patted Shi Guang, who was still looking around, pointed in a direction, and whispered as Shi Guang looked in that direction, "There are guards outside that small house; that's probably the entrance to the secret room."
Under the hazy moonlight, one could vaguely make out a small house standing alone among the flowers and trees. It was unclear whether anyone was guarding it, but one could occasionally hear some noises coming from there.
So as not to disturb the man, the couple sat on the Taihu stone and patiently waited for Mr. Qian to come out.
During this time, Lin Momo was also rushed into the space by time and stayed there for a while. It was late at night and the dew was heavy. There were many flowers and trees in the garden and the air was very humid. It was still a bit cold after staying there for a long time in the middle of the night.
But she couldn't stay there any longer and came out in less than half an hour.
Just as Shi Guang was about to say something, a loud sneeze suddenly pierced the air. Both of them instinctively gripped each other's hands and nervously turned to look in the direction of the sound.
Before they could see anything clearly, they heard someone mutter, "The master has been inside for so long, why hasn't he come out yet?"
There really was someone guarding outside; this Mr. Qian is certainly cautious in his actions.
Lin Momo couldn't help but feel glad that she hadn't used a flashlight to illuminate the area; otherwise, she would have been exposed before she even took action, and her plan to raid the granary tonight would have been doomed.
No sooner had the man finished complaining than the lights came on in the hut.
Lin Momo chuckled. It seemed that her timing in coming out was quite good. She then turned her head to look at the Taihu stone and saw that the faint light of the candle had indeed disappeared.
Meanwhile, Master Qian asked his servant if anyone had been to the garden. The trusted servant replied that he had been keeping watch outside and hadn't noticed anything. Master Qian seemed satisfied with this answer, so he handed the lantern to the servant, locked the gate himself, and the two left the garden one after the other.
Lin Momo waited another quarter of an hour before daring to peek out.
The lock on the cabin door was a bit tricky, but Shi Guang had Lin Momo take out a small flashlight, turn it on low, take a closer look, and then with a bang, the lock opened.
Lin Momo was stunned. She was just about to ask him if he needed any tools.
There was no time to think, and the two immediately pushed open the door and went inside.
This is a wooden house, furnished as a study, divided into two rooms, an inner and an outer one.
Time searched for an entrance in the outer room, while Lin Momo headed straight for the inner room with a clear goal. After moving the bedside cabinet, several movable wooden planks appeared before her eyes.
Lin Momo was overjoyed and kissed the jade pendant on her chest. "Thanks!"
Then he called out softly to the outside room, "Time is here."
Then, she squatted down to try to remove the wooden board, but the gap was too small to remove by hand.
She had just taken out a dagger when Shi Guang, who had just come in, took it from her and handed her a flashlight, saying, "I'll do it, you just shine the light for me."
After removing a few wooden planks, the entrance to the secret room was fully exposed.
Shi Guang, holding a flashlight, walked down the wooden ladder, with Lin Momo following behind him, also holding a flashlight.
Master Qian just went down there, so there shouldn't be any danger.
Upon entering the secret room, the two first used a bright light to survey the room.
The walls were made of stone, like a snow cave, about twenty square meters in size. Gold and silver were neatly arranged on two low stone beds, piled up into two small hills. Under the beds were scattered copper coins, some of which were strung together with string.
There were also a dozen or so wooden boxes on the floor against the wall, probably containing antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
Anything that could be placed in the secret room must be a good thing, so the two of them were too lazy to open it and take a closer look.
This pile of money alone must be worth hundreds of thousands of taels. It was the first time Lin Momo had ever seen so much gold and silver piled together, and she was so shocked that her mouth dropped open.
This Mr. Qian is truly a master at making money.
Unfortunately, they made all that money through dishonest means!
So when time urged her to pack up her things, she didn't hesitate at all. With a flick of her sleeve, she took all of Mr. Qian's life savings.
After collecting their belongings, the two left the secret room.
They still had important business to attend to tonight; confiscating Master Qian's collection was just a side effect.
In the face of natural disasters, food is far more precious than gold and silver.
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