One had to know that in the Song Dynasty, there were only a few rich families who had secret rooms in their studies.
Ximen Qing actually had such thoughts. He could be considered to be walking at the forefront of the times.
It was hard to say who had contributed more to the downfall of the Ximen family. Although Cao Fei had played an indispensable role in it, it was not certain that Zhang Yasi had not secretly contributed.
The last big peach would definitely belong to the magistrate.
It was just that before the magistrate arrived, the two of them picked some soup and water in advance.
This was the tacit understanding between smart people.
Zhang Yasi's plan coincided with Cao Fei's original plan.
Even if the county magistrate knew about their arrangement, he wouldn't be able to find fault with it.
It was comfortable to work with such a person.
The secret room was only so big. With a glance, he could see everything inside.
The two of them first eliminated the famous calligraphy and antiques hanging on the wall.
Calligraphy and antiques, even if they were authentic, were hard to estimate. It would take a lot of effort to convert them into gold and silver.
One box was big and the other was small. One box was inlaid with gold and the other was inlaid with silver. They looked extraordinary.
Could it be that all the treasures were hidden inside?
Zhang Yasi, who had always been calm and collected, could not help but breathe heavily at this moment. He suppressed the desire in his heart to eat alone and sincerely extended his hand to Cao Fei."Chief Cao, please!"
Cao Fei didn't stand on ceremony and directly opened the lid of the silver-edged sandalwood box.
It was a colorful bundle filled with women's underwear, taking up more than half of the space. There was also a unique smell of dust.
"Cough cough, this Ximen Qing has a hobby of collecting original underwear?”
Compared to those streamers in the future, this was just a big knife in front of Guan Gong. It was a small matter.
Cao Fei, who was experienced and knowledgeable, pursed his lips and turned his head away in disgust. He did not expect the old cadre Zhang Yasi to turn red and pant like an old cow on leave. He stared at the items in the box without blinking and reminded Cao Jun worriedly,"Chief Cao, these are all precious items. Take them with care and don't damage them.”
Cao Fei was speechless.
After tying a knot, he bounced it in his hand contentedly and carried it firmly on his back.
Her originally red face returned to normal.
Seeing Cao Fei staring at him curiously, he blushed and coughed in all seriousness." Chief Cao, we don't have much time left. Quick, take a look at what's inside."”
Cao Fei finally remembered the important matter at hand.
The two of them wanted to pick some fruits and hide them in their pockets before the magistrate's men arrived.
This was not the time to talk about special hobbies.
After removing the top layer of underwear, the bottom of the box was quickly revealed. What was disappointing was that there were bottles and cans with things like 'Dragon Tiger Pill' and 'Child-giving Guanyin Pill' written on them.
Although Cao Fei did not know much about pharmacology, he was able to make a pretty good guess based on the literal meaning.
This was the reason why Ximen Qing had so many wives and concubines and sang every night.
It was the so-called Huiyuan Kidney Treasure Thirty-Six Emperor Pill.
These things…had some value.
After all, to be able to be kept in Ximen Qing's treasure trove, it was most likely a secret medicine. It was just that he did not know if there were any side effects.
He would find a medicine shop to secretly test it out.
Cao Fei and Zhang Yasi glanced at each other. They didn't stand on ceremony and split the money evenly.
Next was another wooden box with golden edges.
Creak.
The box opened.
Cao Fei and Zhang Yasi went over at the same time, their heads almost touching.
"Ah!"
It was filled with shiny gold ingots, neatly arranged in rows, occupying almost half of the space.
On top of the gold ingots, there were scattered jewelry and jewelry on one side, and on the other side were stacked banknotes and various title deeds.
The two of them reached out their hands to grab the banknotes almost at the same time.
Although the title deed and jewelry were valuable, it was troublesome to sell them. If the advisor beside the magistrate knew about it, he would inevitably be jealous. Once they blamed him, the gains would not make up for the losses.
As for the gold ingots, they were the best tools for the county magistrate to report.
Moreover, Yanggu County was a small place. Even silver ingots were rarely circulated in the market. Gold ingots were even rarer and were very eye-catching.
It was better to leave it to the magistrate to make up for the tax gap in previous years.
Banknotes were different. A little more or a little less, no one could tell.
Zhang Yasi also thought of this.
The two of them each took out a handful of silver notes. The largest note was a thousand taels of silver, and there were eight notes in total. The rest were five hundred and one hundred taels of silver. In total, there were about fifteen thousand taels of silver.
Even if he was not the richest man in Yanggu County, he was probably not far from it.
How?
Although the banknotes were not easy to detect, he could not take all of them at once.
In the end, Cao Fei and Zhang Yasi discussed for a while. The two of them each took four thousand taels of silver and left half of the silver notes for the magistrate. They were considered very kind.
The two of them were smart people and were not greedy.
Four thousand taels of silver was a fortune that most people would not be able to accumulate in their entire lives. If they were to exchange all of it in Yanggu County, it would probably cause a stir in the local money houses.
This money…he couldn't spend it for the time being.
Or perhaps, he could only spend it a little.
Cao Fei was not in a hurry anyway.
After the two of them kept the banknotes in their pockets, they felt extremely fulfilled and smiled happily.
Even the secret chamber was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Zhang Yasi laughed and patted Cao Fei's shoulder affectionately.""Chief Cao, come to my humble abode for a drink another day. We are no longer outsiders, so we should naturally visit more often.”
Cao Fei was also very understanding and replied enthusiastically,""Of course, of course. Please give me more pointers in the future.”
After the two of them finished their greetings, they both knew that this was not a place to stay for long, so they left the secret chamber one after the other.
The switch for the secret room was on the back of the bookshelf. Zhang Yasi skillfully pressed the switch, and the door of the secret room slowly closed. It was as if no one had ever been here before.
They were all alive.
Li Quan and Zhou Zunfeng stood guard at the door of the study room. When they saw Cao Fei and Zhang Yasi walking out side by side, they cast a probing look at Cao Fei.
Cao Fei looked at them with admiration and nodded lightly.
The three of them stopped talking.
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