Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

(The book is about to be banned. Is anyone still reading it? If not, I won’t write anymore. If so, please leave a message in the comment section. I will persist.)

In the backyard, at the east corner, Li Zihang and his two companions were building a cat house with wooden boards and hammers.

Daegu came to Li Zihang, called him "young master", and conveyed the old man's words to him.

Li Zihang put down the hammer and nails in his hands, looked at the cat house, and turned around to look at the entire backyard.

Suddenly, I found that the yard that had been in good condition for a few years had been ruined by a small house built in the east and a chicken coop built in the west. There was also his training room. The whole yard was ruined beyond recognition.

After thinking about it, I decided to find someone to design it in the spring. I wanted to make the backyard a garden that combines Chinese and Western styles, which is both beautiful and can accommodate cats and dogs.

He dusted himself off and strode forward to find the old man.

In the study, he stood in front of the desk without restraint, looking at the jade Guanyin. He said casually: "Grandpa, what do you want to talk to me about?"

He then picked up a 35-centimeter-tall jade Guanyin and said, "What kind of person is this sculpture? I can't tell. But the sculpture is lifelike and full of charm."

Then he weighed the Jade Guanyin again.

The old man just put down the magnifying glass in his hand and turned around to see Li Zihang's actions.

Afraid of startling him, he quickly said in a soft voice: "Grandson, put your things down first."

Li Zihang took a look at the exquisite jade carving in his hand, but still obediently put it on the table.

The old man then said helplessly: "Grandson! I have told you several times that my house is full of treasures. Why are you still so clumsy?"

"That is a jade Guanyin statue from the Northern Wei Dynasty, a national treasure among national treasures. If you had lost your grip just now, my heart would have been hurt."

Hearing this, Li Zihang picked up the jade carving again and began to admire it, but this time he was much more careful.

The old man said: "Thanks to you, our family received four more Chinese soul treasures this time."

Li Zihang looked around and asked, "Are there any other treasures?"

Old man: "The dragon robe, Dong Yuan's painting, and the jade carving in your hand."

"Wait a moment, come with me to the backyard and put all the things in the first floor of the underground palace. These things are all treasures passed down from generation to generation."

When Li Zihang heard that they were going to put the things in the underground palace, he said quickly, "Grandpa, don't rush to put the things in. Let me appreciate them first."

You can't blame him for being anxious. It's just that the entrance to the first floor of the underground palace is too difficult to enter.

He thought of the first time he went to the underground palace. The mechanism to open the underground palace really made him ashamed. The entrance was under the rockery.

First, find a raised stone mechanism, turn it left one circle, right three circles. Then press it down and turn it in the opposite direction two more circles.

At this time, two stone bricks will slowly protrude from the rockery floor tiles. They are door handles, used to push the floor tiles.

After sliding it open, there was a large bluestone underneath that fit tightly into the ground.

There is a row of movable type templates in the middle of the bluestone, nine rows horizontally and vertically. Then press the corresponding formulas one by one in order. After all are correct, the big bluestone will slowly descend.

It will not stop until it reaches a depth of 5 meters. At this point, the square pit is like an abyss, and stone slabs extend from the surrounding walls, forming a staircase in a spiral downward.

At the bottom of the deep pit, there is a reinforced concrete passage. At the end of the passage is a steel door. You need to take out the key to open it.

After going through the whole process, it takes 6 minutes to enter the first floor of the underground palace. It is both tedious and complicated.

If he didn't start the construction and dig the foundation, and didn't know about it, he might not be able to find the entrance even if he searched for his whole life.

However, the first floor of the underground palace has much less things than the second floor.

However, in terms of the preciousness of cultural relics, economic value, and historical and cultural research, the objects on the first floor of the underground palace far exceed those on the second floor.

Each one is a national treasure.

There are porcelains from the five famous kilns in China and various imperial kiln porcelains.

Including seals of emperors of various dynasties, celebrities, and private seals.

Dragon robes, crowns, phoenix crowns, and various rare books.

Bronze ware with inscriptions, a complete set of chime bells of royal level.

Calligraphy and paintings by historical celebrities from different dynasties.

Various national treasure-level carved antiques from different periods.

Queens, concubines, jewelry, and various ancient coins in excellent condition.

The ancient coins in the collection have been passed down in an orderly manner without any interruption.

It has coins issued by emperors or people in power in every dynasty from the Spring and Autumn Period to the late Qing Dynasty.

Collecting this set of ancient coins that have not been interrupted for three thousand years, the Li family started collecting them since the Ming Dynasty.

Its preciousness is self-evident.

There are also some historical and cultural collections that are of great research value, including bamboo, wood, ivory, horn, four treasures of the study, lacquerware, embroidery, bronze, Buddha statues, gilded objects, etc.

The collections inside, large and small, are recorded in the book. There are 17,025 items.

The reason why the old man stayed in this house and didn't move away was largely because of the collections in the underground palace.

This time, including the Skyward Roar, the underground palace will add five more treasures.

Thinking of this, he realized that there were so many collections that he hadn't even appreciated most of them.

The old man interrupted his thoughts at this time.

"What are you thinking about! After you finish looking at the things, quickly put them into the underground palace."

"There is one more thing. Before Qingming Festival, come with me back to my ancestral home in Jiangnan. I will take you back to your roots."

Li Zihang put down the jade carving and said doubtfully, "Returning to one's ancestral roots? It's been hundreds of years, and our family is still in contact with the people in our ancestral hometown?"

The old man rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think that your ancestors were able to expand their business so much just by relying on the master and him? They were able to protect those properties and avoid being spied on because of the foundation of their ancestral home in Jiangnan."

"Why? The master family was obviously afraid of your great-grandfather at that time, but still did not dare to take action. This is not just because your great-grandfather has means."

Li Zihang did not take up the conversation, but changed the subject and said: "This painting has too many inscriptions and seals."

"Hey~ I seem to have seen these seals somewhere. The Ten Perfect Old Man~ Isn't this the seal of Emperor Qianlong?"

"Let me count. Wow, 12 seals. Two inscriptions. Both from Emperor Qianlong. Really worthy of the title of human seal maker."

The old man looked at his grandson. He was admiring the painting and muttering something. Then he said impatiently, "You have some experience. How is the cattery in the backyard?"

Li Zihang: "I was just about to say that. The backyard is no longer in good shape. When the weather is warmer, we should find someone to tidy it up and redesign it."

The old man said: "Speaking of which, we, the grandfather and grandson, have been messing around in this yard for the past few years. Let's find some time to design it properly. Don't mess around with it every once in a while."

Li Zihang: "Grandpa, when you were renovating the house, why didn't you fix it all at once? Why did you have to fix it piecemeal? It's not like we don't have money."

The old man recalled the past and said: "You don't know the situation at that time. Before Peking was taken over by our party, all the rich and powerful people in the whole city fled."

"The only ones who didn't escape were two or three cats, big and small. Either they were on good terms with our party, or they didn't escape."

"When we peacefully took over Beijing, our party was severely demonized. They said our party was the party of the poor, and when we entered the city, we would confiscate the homes of all the capitalists and distribute their property to the poor."

"At that time, anyone with a little bit of assets was in danger. In our family, I didn't even know which party your father joined."

"If they are the Kuomintang, then our family will be in trouble. So, I took you and your grandmother with me. We gave up the small western-style house and hid in the place where we are now."

"This is why I dismissed all the servants and hid myself."

"Later, the government found our home and informed us of your father's situation. Only then did I feel relieved."

"Even so, I am still cautious. After all, my party advocates communism. Our family goes against the grain."

"So I didn't dare to build the house too luxuriously. Later, after a series of actions, my family finally stood firm. That's when I drove out the car I had before."

"In order not to attract attention, the house is also being repaired part by part."

"Now our house is directly connected to heaven. We are not afraid of anyone. If you want to build a house, then find someone to design it well. Build it beautifully."