The Mysterious Cellar
Lei Dongbao was also very curious when he heard that there was a cellar in his yard. He quickly went to the grocery store on the street to buy a flashlight.
The couple tiptoed to the wall. There was a thick layer of straw on the ground. Song Yunping had pried away a part of it, revealing a wooden board that was similar in color to the ground. There was also a rusty hidden button on it. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't have known that there was a cellar here.
Lei Dongbao removed all the straw on the wooden board, and a wooden board that was two meters long and less than one meter wide was completely revealed.
He used his fingers to hold the hidden buckle on the edge of the wooden board and lifted it with force. The wooden board was lifted open and there was a solid wooden staircase inside. It was dark below and nothing could be seen clearly.
Lei Dongbao walked in front and Song Yunping followed behind. The two of them walked down the solid wood stairs.
The cellar had been sealed for too long, and the space inside was not small. It was about the same size as an ordinary bedroom. The air emitted the smell of old wood that had been soaked in water, as well as a faint smell of engine oil.
When they reached the bottom of the cellar, they still couldn't see anything clearly. Lei Dongbao turned on the flashlight, and an orange light shone on the mottled wall. Dong Bao moved the light source and continued to explore the cellar.
Suddenly, the light from the flashlight shone on a pile of vermillion wooden boxes. There were seven of them in total. The exterior of the boxes was very exquisite, and there were rusty iron locks on the outside. These boxes must have been here for a long time.
Other than these seven boxes, there was nothing else in the cellar.
"Dong Bao, should we open these boxes and take a look?" Song Yunping asked softly.”
Lei Dongbao's expression was solemn as he nodded slightly."Pingping, go up first and bring the hammer from the west wing. These locks are rusted. I think I can break them with one hammer.”
Song Yunping responded and walked out of the cellar. She quickly brought the hammer over.
Lei Dongbao asked Song Yunping to shine a flashlight on it while he raised his hammer and smashed it on one of the iron locks.”The rusty iron lock fell.
Lei Dongbao quickly put down the hammer and carefully opened the vermillion box.
The box hadn't moved for a long time, so it made a squeaking sound. When the light from the flashlight shone on the wooden box, Lei Dongbao and Song Yunping were stunned!
The entire box was filled with well-preserved treasures, such as Tang Sancai, blue and white porcelain, jade ruyi, and jade horse.
Lei Dongbao could not wait to open the remaining six boxes. Three of them were the same as this box. They were all precious accessories, mostly jade, jade, and agate.
The other two chests were a chest of gold and a chest of silver. Lei Dongbao did not know how much gold and silver there were in this chest. He only knew that this cellar was simply a treasure trove!
There was also a box of guns. From the style, it looked like a gun from the Qing Dynasty.
Lei Dongbao looked at the surprised Song Yunping and said,""Pingping, Director Yang said that this courtyard house was the residence of a magistrate in the Qing Dynasty, right?”
"Did he hide these things from that time?" Song Yunping nodded and asked.”
"It's very possible. When the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, the magistrate didn't want his family's wealth to be robbed, so he dug this cellar and hid his family's wealth here.”Lei Dongbao speculated.
Song Yunping looked at the pile of treasures, and her heart was beating rapidly."Dong Bao, there are so many valuable things. Should we tell the original owner?”
Lei Dongbao shook his head." Pingping, since the other party doesn't know that their ancestors left behind so much wealth, we shouldn't take the initiative to say it. It's not that I'm greedy, but if we say it, it will bring us more trouble."”
Song Yunping looked at Lei Dongbao in confusion.""It's fine if they don't thank me, but why would there be trouble?”
"Pingping, think about it. Originally, my family was overseas and never lived in the courtyard. This cellar is so big. If you tell them that you only found seven treasure chests, will they believe you? Perhaps they would think that this cellar was originally filled with treasures and that they had taken the bulk of it while the remaining few boxes were just to make up for their guilt.”Lei Dongbao said. He knew the greed of human nature.
"But this is something left behind by their ancestors. I'm afraid it's not good for us to take it, right?" Song Yunping said uneasily.”
Lei Dongbao pulled Song Yunping's hand." Pingping, it's stuffy in the cellar. Let's go up and talk."”
The two of them climbed out of the cellar. Lei Dongbao put down the wooden board and covered it with straw again. Then, he said to Song Yunping sincerely,
"Pingping, his ancestor was just a small magistrate, yet he had so much money hidden away. He must not be an honest official. Didn't we say that we took their property? When we first bought the house, we agreed that 720,000 yuan would be ours. You don't have to feel guilty. Just treat it as a reward from the heavens. In the future, we can spend more money on charity, building schools, and so on.”
Song Yunping was still a little worried that this windfall would have a bad influence."Dong Bao, let's not touch these boxes first. If they find them, we'll have an explanation.”
Lei Dongbao nodded." Yes, I'll listen to you. I think the things in the box will become more valuable the longer they are stored. Tomorrow, I'll buy cement to seal the entrance of this cellar." No one would be able to tell that there was a cellar here!”
Only then did Song Yunping feel more at ease. She said,"Dong Bao, I'll go cook first. I'll write to my parents and mother-in-law tonight and ask them to come over. I don't know if they're willing.”
"When the weather is hot, we'll bring them to Beijing to play. It'll be best if they're willing to stay, but if they're not, we can't force them.”Lei Dongbao echoed.
Lei Dongbao looked at the entrance of the cellar, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He thought to himself, could it be that God was so kind to the reborn?
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