The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye still didn't give up on the secret room and kept knocking on the surrounding walls.

Ye Xilin reminded him kindly while rummaging through the shelves:

"There are people coming and going in the hall. There should be no secret rooms or hidden compartments here. At most, there are some small items left behind."

"What do you know? The most dangerous place is the safest. Maybe someone is hiding here on purpose." Father Ye was already a little confused.

"Even if there are secret compartments or secret rooms, the contents have long been taken away. The three secret compartments I found in the morning were all empty."

Seeing Ye's father persistently looking for something to knock on the wall, Ye Xilin ignored him.

The two wooden shelves were almost falling apart after being rummaged through by the brothers Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin, but nothing was found.

Wang Chunyu was careful and found a small and exquisite golden walnut in the gap of the window sill.

The golden walnut is only the size of a fingernail, and it is carved lifelike. The patterns on it are carved very realistically, and it looks very cute and delicate.

There is also a small opening at the top of the walnut, which can be worn around the raw neck with a red rope or braided with tassels to make a pendant.

Wang Chunyu took the small walnut and handed it to Mrs. Ye happily.

"This little walnut is so beautifully made, just like the real thing."

Mrs. Ye saw that there were small holes in the walnut, so she planned to keep the small walnut and give it to her children to wear in the future.

There are still gold nuggets found in the old house at home. Mrs. Ye plans to take out a gold nugget and break out a few more walnuts based on the walnuts. From now on, the children in the family will take them with them one by one.

But then I thought that the gold was still too conspicuous.

"Let's change it to silver. Wear a few small walnuts struck with silver to keep you safe, and it's also inconspicuous."

The hall was empty, and except for the golden walnuts that Wang Chunyu found, no one else found anything.

"The kitchen is next to it. Let's go to the kitchen and have a look." Ye Xilin, who didn't find anything, actively urged everyone to change places.

The kitchen in the house is quite big, it looks as big as a study.

There are three stoves in the kitchen, but the iron pots above have been taken away.

In the corner were two large clay pots for making soup and medicine. The pots looked quite new and there was no damage on them.

"These two clay pots can be used again after washing them." Old Mrs. Ye, who is smart, diligent and thrifty, will naturally not let go of anything that can be used.

Next to the stove is a place for firewood, and there happen to be two small bundles of chopped firewood.

Ye Xilin picked up the firewood and shook it vigorously. Unexpectedly, a half-worn men's purse fell out of the firewood.

"Snapped!"

The sound of the purse falling to the ground was quite loud, and you knew there was something inside.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked at the small purse on the ground.

Ye Xilin was quick and quickly picked up the purse. After opening it, he found a few pieces of silver and a large handful of copper plates inside.

Ye Xilin was very happy. Just as he was about to count the silver, Mrs. Ye rushed over and snatched it away.

Poor Ye Xilin dared not speak out in anger, he could only watch in aggrieved manner as Mrs. Ye happily counted the money.

Mrs. Ye was quick with her hands and feet and quickly counted the money.

"There are 3 taels and 68 Wen in total, which is enough for my family's expenses for half a year. Not bad."

Seeing so much money in his purse, Ye Donglin enthusiastically picked up another handful of firewood and shook it vigorously.

Seeing that there was nothing, he simply opened the firewood and poured it on the ground.

Ye Donglin did not have the wealth of his younger brother and found nothing.

The kitchen had obviously been tidied up, and everything that could be used had been taken away.

Several people rummaged through the entire kitchen and only found a chipped kitchen knife on the chopping board.

Ye Mu picked up the kitchen knife and found that it was quite heavy and the material was good. The top of the kitchen knife was shiny and not rusty at all after being stored for so long.

Mother Ye looked at the kitchen knife in her hand and smiled: "This kitchen knife just has some small chips. It can be used again after sharpening it."

Next to the kitchen is the bathroom for bathing. The bathroom is very large and there is a large bathtub in the end.

"Young Master Xiao really knows how to enjoy it."

Ye Xilin looked at the large bathing pool half a person's height in front of him. He really wanted to take a bath in it and couldn't help but muttered:

"It would definitely be nice to take a dip in the bathtub in winter."

"Why are you dazed? Find something quickly." Seeing Ye Xilin standing still, Mrs. Ye urged him, patting his arm.

"Know it."

Next to the bathtub there is a wooden shelf for storing clothes, and two steps outside the shelf is a large screen.

A screen divides the bathroom into two halves.

Ye Xilin and Mrs. Ye stood on the wooden shelf and rummaged around, but unfortunately they only found a small piece of soap.

The screen in the bathroom is quite large, but it is not as delicate and beautiful as the screen in the main room.

Moreover, it was often exposed to water in the bathroom, so the feet underneath were somewhat rotten, and the embroidery on the top was eaten away by insects.

Wang Chunyu looked at the screen in front of him carefully, "This screen can still be used after some repairs, but even if it is repaired, it will not look as good as the new one."

Mrs. Ye looked at her granddaughter-in-law with a smile, "Okay, you can take this screen back and repair it. It's okay if it's ugly, as long as it can be used."

"Don't be stressed, Xiaoyu. It's best if it can be fixed. It's okay if it can't be fixed. It's already broken anyway."

The screen was a little heavy and Wang Chunyu couldn't lift it, so he asked Ye Donglin to help carry it out.

As soon as the screen was moved away, a delicate silver earring was revealed underneath.

Wang Chunyu picked up the earrings and said happily: "Dad is right, I met a magpie, and something good happened."

Ye Donglin, who was carrying the screen, was extremely envious, and suddenly felt that his whole day had been in vain.

Mrs. Ye saw that the sun in the sky was about to set on the top of the mountain, so she quickly urged a few people to move faster and not to delay.

The small bathroom was crowded with people, and every corner was turned upside down.

Everyone was looking hard for things, while Mrs. Ye was silently taking inventory of what she had found today.

20 taels of silver notes, jade finger ring, "Hundred Family Surnames", old writing brush, a set of four books with explanations, old screen, 5 small pearls, ink sticks, jade gourd, gold earrings, gold walnuts, purse and silver earrings .

Mrs. Ye muttered in a low voice with a smile on her face:

"Not counting the money in books, banknotes and wallets, the remaining small items should be sold at a pawn shop, and you should be able to get 20 taels of silver."

Coming out of the bathroom, Mrs. Ye saw that it was getting late and urged everyone to go home quickly.

"The house where the servant lives probably doesn't have anything valuable. It's getting late. Let's go first and come back tomorrow for the rest."

Ye Xilin was still unsatisfied and didn't want to leave.

"Why don't I stay here for the night? There's a bed anyway, so there's no need for bedding in the summer."

Father Ye and Ye Donglin on the side also nodded desperately and wanted to stay.

Mr. Ye glared at these three careless guys.

"The house has been bought, so why worry? Go back and have a good rest first, and come back tomorrow."

Ye Xilin was not happy, but he couldn't resist the old couple.

Before leaving, I went to the two side rooms where the servants lived to take a look.

The layout of the two wing rooms is the same, with two small beds, two small wardrobes, and a set of small tables and chairs.

Wang Chunyu exclaimed: "There are many beds and wardrobes in these two rooms."

Mrs. Ye suddenly had an idea and thought of a good idea.

"I'm really stupid. I thought about buying a new set of furniture. Isn't this an extra bed and wardrobe? Move it around. The furniture at home is enough."

The main room already has tables, chairs and a big bed, but it lacks a wardrobe. Just move one over here.

In the other two empty rooms, you can also move some things from here.

Anyway, I don’t live here permanently, so I can make do with moving a little bit.

The more Mrs. Ye thought about it, the more she realized it was feasible. This would save money on buying furniture.

After seeing the wing, Ye Xilin didn't want to leave anymore and held on to the wooden door of the wing.

In the end, Mrs. Ye pulled her ears and caught up with the donkey cart.