Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

It has to be said that being a servant for this family is a hard job. You may have to fetch water many times a day.

In addition, the matter of dealing with filth is just considered from the perspective of modern people. Ancient people were not so particular. They just poured the toilet into the mountain and euphemistically called it fertilizer.

However, it is true that there were not many people living here in that era, and there were plenty of places for them to throw away garbage.

Things are different now. If the pipes are not properly handled, they will have to live in a smelly environment every day.

Manager Fan looked at Lin Ran strangely and asked, "Mr. Lin, what were you laughing at just now?"

"Nothing, I just think this house is interesting."

"Do you like it? How about I sell it to you?" Manager Fan said, "You are in the antique business, so you should like old houses, right?"

"No, no, no! This is definitely a misunderstanding." Lin Ran waved his hand quickly.

Antique practitioners do not necessarily like old houses. Some people do it because they are nostalgic, and some people do it because they are passed down from their ancestors.

Compared with more convenient new residences, young people definitely don't like old houses, which are inconvenient to live in.

"Oh, I said I can sell it to you cheaper if you want it."

"Cheap? How much does it cost?"

"Twenty-five thousand, what do you think?" Manager Fan said, "But if you think it's too high, I can go lower."

"No need." Lin Ran thought for a while. Buying a house here was definitely not cost-effective for him. He might as well buy a new house in the city from Jiang Chaobo.

In fact, Manager Fan also joked with him, but his humor was more special.

Manager Fan seemed to find it very interesting and laughed to himself. Lin Ran had to laugh awkwardly, while Guan Yun stood next to him with a straight face, not knowing what was going on.

"Actually, this house is indeed old. It would be good to keep it until it is demolished."

"No need, the memories here are not good for me." Manager Fan said, "It would be better to take it off early and live the life you want."

Lin Ran was stunned, thinking that Manager Fan had been a rich man since he was a child.

But seeing the scars on his neck, I felt reassured.

During that time, no one could escape the lesson, especially the descendants of Qing officials.

I'm lucky to be alive.

No wonder he was eager to take action. Lin Ran finally understood at this time.

"Okay, stop chatting. Time is precious. I have to send my classmates back to the city later." Lin Ran took the initiative to change the topic and not embarrass others. This is one of Lin Ran's principles for getting along with others.

"Yeah, right there." Boss Fan pointed to the small room next to him.

There is even a copper lock on the small room.

He took out another key, opened the lock, and then pushed the door open.

The moment you open the door to the room, you can feel a damp breath coming from the floor, accompanied by the aroma of ancient wood.

Lin Ran liked this smell quite a lot, but this room seemed to be on the shady side of the mountain, and the lighting effect was very poor, making it look a bit dim inside.

Moreover, there were no electric lights in ancient times, so they could only rely on candles for lighting.

Lin Ran took out the flashlight, and Manager Fan was happy when he saw it: "Mr. Lin is really professional."

"It's much brighter than the ancient tomb." Guan Yun suddenly said to himself. Manager Fan heard it, but was a little confused.

"Ancient tomb?"

Lin Ran glanced at Guan Yun and signaled him not to talk too much.

The less people knew about going to the tomb, the better, so he said: "He was joking, saying that the light in the house was dim."

"Hahahaha, that's it." Manager Fan didn't take it seriously. After all, Lin Ran was considered a rich man. I never heard that rich people would rob tombs. It was only the poor people near the ancient tombs who did this kind of thing.

It's clear that he also developed stereotypes.

Lin Ran naturally didn't explain, but just followed what he meant.

Guan Yun also smiled sheepishly. No one he knew who went to the grave was a pauper.

Following Manager Fan's guidance, they saw a small wooden box under the beam.

Following Manager Fan, the three of them walked to the box.

Lin Ran tried lifting it, and it was indeed quite heavy.

And the lock used in the box, although it is a wooden lock, is indeed made of a mortise and tenon structure nested into each other.

"Can you untie it? Mr. Lin." Manager Fan asked anxiously. This was the ultimate purpose of inviting Lin Ran here today.

Lin Ran just glanced at it. It was a structural lock favored by nobles in the Qing Dynasty. Compared with the Luban lock of the Jianghua family, it was more than ten times simpler.

"As long as the lock is not broken, there is a [-]% certainty that it will be unlocked." Lin Ran gave a more conservative answer.

"Okay, then there's Mr. Laurin." Manager Fan got out of the way.

Lin Ran and Guan Yun carried the box to the living room together, where the light was better.

Then under the natural light, the unlocking process begins.

During the process of unlocking, Lin Ran finally realized one thing. Why is the process of opening the screen of a mobile phone called unlocking? It is indeed quite vivid.

He turned the wooden bars above. The design was actually not very precise, maybe because the mechanisms he encountered before were too clever.

So this freed him easily.

With a crunch, the lock fell to the ground.

"The box can be opened." Lin Ran said to Manager Fan.

He didn't take the initiative to open the box because it was Manager Fan's property.

But he still hoped that Manager Fan could take out the contents in front of him, and he also wanted to see what kind of treasures were hidden in this ancient box.

In fact, this box is not big, it is long and narrow.

And the appearance is very beautiful. The texture painted on it, the wood is roughly estimated to be [-]-year-old pine. This box alone can be sold for a few hundred yuan. If it is sold as an antique over time, it should be worth tens of thousands.

The boxes are so precious, so naturally the contents inside won’t be cheap.

Manager Fan opened the box without hesitation.

The moment I opened it, a rotten smell hit me.

I don’t know how long the contents have been there. The smell is unpleasant and a bit harsh.

They all looked away.

After a while, the smell dissipated a bit. Manager Fan and Lin Ran squatted down at the same time to check the contents of the box.

You can tell from the smell that the box is old.

It happened that Lin Ran was an expert in identifying treasures. Not only could he help him open the box, but he could also help him check the contents inside the box.

Inside the box, there are many silver ingots.

The appearance was already dark. At first, Manager Fan thought it was an iron ingot. After Lin Ran explained it, he realized that it was actually silver, but the surface was oxidized in a humid environment.