Chapter 49: Beat the Tiger with a Stick, and the Tiger Eats the Rabbit
Juanjuan sat obediently on the ground beside her, not minding the thick dust. She slowly put on her red leather shoes and muttered a ballad.
Si Jinchen also sat cross-legged on the ground. There was no light here, so he could only use his little hands to feel the patterns above and then write them down one by one.
It looks like a pattern lock with animals, plants, and some strange things on it.
He couldn't find a clue to solve the problem for a while.
"A stick hits a tiger, the tiger eats a rabbit, the rabbit eats the grass, the grass blooms..." Juanjuan was humming this incomprehensible song.
Si Jinchen's thoughts unconsciously followed her and he started humming along.
He suddenly had an idea and touched the lock in his hand. There really was something like a stick.
After rotating the stick to the correct position, he groped for the tiger and touched a head that looked like a cat, which he twisted to the correct position again.
In this way he followed the song and found all the corresponding things and twisted them into the correct position.
There was a click and the lock opened.
He turned to look at Juanjuan who was rubbing his nose with his little black hand: "It's open."
Juanjuan looked at him in surprise: "Wow! Brother is so awesome!"
"A-choo!" She sneezed as soon as she finished speaking.
Si Jinchen quickly pulled her up and pushed open the door in front of them.
"Squeak!" It was pitch black inside the door, and I could vaguely see a lot of boxes placed inside.
"Juanjuan, can we go ask Dad for some lighting before we go exploring?" Si Jinchen was not afraid of the dark, but he was afraid that there would be danger and hurt Juanjuan.
"Yeah." Juanjuan nodded obediently and walked towards the road behind her.
Si Jinchen followed him closely and turned to look at the house behind him, feeling that there would be a surprise inside.
The head of the Si family is discussing with the craftsmen in Cuiyu Tower about the jewelry to be made so that all the stones can be used.
After all, they are really short of materials now, so they should save as much as possible to avoid waste.
"Dad, Dad!" Juanjuan ran towards them.
Siming turned his head and looked behind him, frowning.
Even the others had their mouths open.
Did these two children go into the rat hole?
Why is his whole body covered in dust? His face is also black and gray, and there are spider webs hanging on his head and clothes.
"Did you two go into a rat hole?" Si Tian couldn't help but ask.
"The mouse's hole is very small, and Juanjuan can't get in." Juanjuan thought about it seriously.
Siming took out a handkerchief from his bag with a headache, walked over to her and squatted down: "Have you gone to clean up for Second Uncle?"
"We don't have any tools!" Juanjuan smiled, revealing his small white teeth.
"The clothes on you have become your cleaning tools." Siming said with a smile as he helped the two children wipe the dust off their faces.
"Dad, do you have any lighting? Juanjuan and I are exploring!" Si Jinchen is also gray-faced now.
Madam Si asked the craftsman and shopkeeper Lu to take the jade and process it, trying not to waste it as much as possible.
She walked over to the two children and reached out to remove the spider webs from their heads. "Where else in this building can we explore?"
"Grandma, second uncle, come with us." Curly's little black hand pulled the two of them.
Siming was also quite curious, so he went to ask and found out that there were no flashlights here, but there were kerosene lamps and lanterns.
He simply took two kerosene lamps and held them in his hands: "I want to go and see where you went on an adventure to get yourself into this state."
Si Jinchen took his hand and ran to a gap next to the stairs.
Children can walk in here easily, but adults need to turn sideways and bend over.
Si Ming looked at Madam Si and Si Tian and said, "Wait for us here. I want to see what these two kids are up to."
Si Tian's legs and feet are not very convenient now, so there is really no way to get around this place.
"Okay, we'll wait here." Mrs. Si was wearing a skirt and it was inconvenient for her to go in with them.
Siming was holding an oil lamp to light the way for the two children, but he walked very awkwardly because he was very tall and this place was really short and narrow.
He accidentally hit his head or his knees, and when he finally arrived at the place they said, he was stunned for a moment.
"How did you find this place?"
Si Jinchen looked at Juanjuan, and his meaning was very clear: his sister brought him here.
Juanjuan blinked her big eyes: "Shushu told me!"
Sima Ming walked through the door, and finally he felt relieved.
This place is about 30 square meters and is filled with boxes of various sizes. Some of the boxes are decorated with mother-of-pearl, while others are very simple and antique.
It looked quite old, and there were some stone-like things piled up in the corner.
Everything was covered with thick dust, as if it was as old as the Cuiyu Tower.
He shone the oil lamp on the stones here, and saw that they were all raw materials of jade and other gemstones.
He reached out and opened a dusty box, which contained a whole box of gold, which was also the material for making jewelry.
He opened the other boxes and was so surprised that he was speechless.
These boxes are filled with thumb-sized luminous pearls, round pearls of various colors, and various processed gems and jades.
The smaller boxes contain exquisitely crafted jewelry, each of which can be considered a work of art.
Looking at the two children who were exploring curiously, he didn't know what to say.
He randomly picked up two smaller boxes from the shelf and handed them to them: "Give these two boxes to my second uncle and grandmother."
The two children ran out with the small box in their dark little hands. There was no obstacle here for them.
Siming looked at the two children who came and went freely. For some reason, he actually envied their small stature.
He resigned himself to his fate, picked up a few things and held them in his arms, then walked out from the side of the stairs in the same painful posture as before.
Madam Si and Si Tian were so surprised when they saw what was in the box that they were speechless.
"Did you find this during your expedition?" Si Tian looked at the exquisite jewelry in the box. The workmanship should have been the work of the palace in the past.
"Yes!" Si Jinchen nodded.
After a long while, Siming finally came out and handed the box in his hand to the two of them: "Take a look at these again."
Madam Si took the box and opened it. She was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. "These gems and pearls are of the highest quality!"
"There are more raw materials, gold, silver and finished jewelry inside." Siming pointed inside.
Si Tian looked at the two children and smiled happily. He reached out and hugged them in his arms without caring whether the two children were dirty or not.
"You are really Uncle Er's treasures!"
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