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Hearing Chu Chen's words, Lin Peng was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, since I have promised to sell it to you, my dad will never go back. He always keeps his word."

Chu Chen smiled: "Then why did you come to us?"

"It's like this..." Lin Peng looked at Chu Chen, and said nervously and hesitantly: "The book I sold you before... I want to buy it again. I know it's inappropriate, but..."

"Oh..." Before Lin Peng finished speaking, Chu Chen's expression changed, and he laughed, "So it's not for the cup, but for the book... In short, I want to redeem one, right?"

Knowing that Chu Chen had misunderstood what he meant, Lin Peng hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's not what you think. The reason why I want to redeem that book is for a reason."

Zhao Laixin and Lao Qi have encountered this kind of situation a lot, and they all sneered when they heard the words, Zhao Laixin sighed, shook his head with a smile and said nothing, but Lao Qi was impatient, and opened his mouth and said: "There is a reason and there is no reason. , Don’t you just want to redeem things back? It’s a rule in the business that the price of buying something back should be according to the owner’s wishes. Even if Brother Chu asks for a hundred thousand, you still have to pay for it... But it depends on your character , you have to afford it..."

Hearing that the price had risen to [-], Lin Peng immediately turned pale. He faltered and didn't know how to speak, and finally he could only bow his head and remain silent.

Both Chu Chen and Han Rui understood the problem with the book. Seeing Lin Peng's appearance, they looked at each other tacitly, and Chu Chen continued, "It's not impossible to sell the book to you again, but I want to know Why do you want to redeem it, give me a reasonable reason and explanation, I will consider it."

Lin Peng hesitated for a moment with an ugly expression on his face, then nodded, and said slowly: "Actually, I have no choice but to redeem the book..."

It turns out that Sanfang Village, where Lin Peng lived, existed as early as the end of the Qing Dynasty. Most of the village are descendants of skilled craftsmen who provided various items for the court and royal family. They lived in seclusion here after the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Some imperial treasures handed down from the ancestors failed to preserve the unique craftsmanship.

The Lin family also hid these treasures. They regarded the things handed down from their ancestors as very important, and they would never sell them if it wasn't urgent.

Before his death, Lin Peng's grandfather once told him that the things in the house should not be moved, and one should be careful not to touch them, as it would damage one thing and miss one thing.

In addition, Lin Peng's grandfather also specially told him that the "Qimen Dunjia Encyclopedia" must be put away, and it must not be lost anyway, because it is said that a certain senior of the Lin family got it by accident during the Republic of China. , which triggered a tortuous story, and the book is entrusted with his longing for his wife.

Lin Peng's grandfather always believed that it was the book that protected the Lin family through these years.

Later, there were some accidents in the family. Lin Peng's younger sister was seriously ill, and Lin's father was eager to collect money for her daughter's treatment, so he wanted to sell some of the family's antiques.

Although Lin Peng's grandfather had explained it long ago, to Dad Lin, that book was far less valuable than the other treasures in the family. Dad Lin never agreed with superstitions such as blessing protection and bringing blessings. , so in his eyes, selling that book is the best choice.

However, before the book was sold, sister Lin Peng's illness was only a matter of a few thousand dollars. As soon as the book left the Lin family, sister Lin Peng's condition worsened immediately, even to the point of threatening her life.

Lin Peng knew that the current problem could not be solved by money. If he was not careful, his sister might leave them. That's why he wanted to ask Chu Chen to buy the book back. Even if there was a one in ten thousand chance, He wants to try too.

And Lin Peng always felt that what his grandfather said was right, and he was afraid that he would miss the only chance to save his sister because of this.

"So that's how it is." After listening to Lin Peng's narration, Chu Chen's expression didn't change much, but Han Rui frowned beside him.

Chu Chen knew that if he followed Han Rui's temperament, he would definitely hand over the book to Lin Peng without a second thought, because Han Rui was neither short of money nor knew antiques, and his interest in that book was far less than his interest in Shuling. It seemed to him that this incident did not cause much loss to him, and it didn't matter if he handed over the book to Lin Peng, but it meant something completely different to Chu Chen.

However, Chu Chen didn't want to disappoint Han Rui. The benefits brought by the book spirit were considerable, but if the book spirit was used to exchange Han Rui's favor for him, there was nothing wrong with it.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen smiled and said to Lin Peng: "It's fine to give you the book, but you have to exchange it with other antiques in your home, otherwise I won't be too bad, it is a book with aura."

Hearing this, both Zhao Laixin and Lao Qi showed sly smiles. In their view, Chu Chen was taking the opportunity to blackmail Lin Peng and wanted to gain benefits from it.Only Han Rui knew the truth, and after a little thought, he nodded in agreement.

Han Rui is not a college student who has watched too many TV shows. Although he is soft-hearted when it comes to matters related to human life, he also knows that things are impermanent. No one can get something for nothing. Since Lin Peng wants to redeem the book, he must pay a certain price .

Lin Peng felt very embarrassed about Chu Chen's request, but after pondering for a moment, he still agreed firmly.

Curing my sister's illness is the most important thing, and I can only talk about the rest later.

After Lin Peng left, Chu Chen borrowed a car from Zhao Laixin, and planned to rush back to City B with Han Rui to pick up the books early tomorrow morning, while Zhao Laixin and Lao Qi stayed here and continued to collect the goods at various houses in the village.

The next day, Chu Chen got up early at Han Rui's urging, and after dressing up briefly, the two drove away from Sanfang Village.Because Han Rui drove the car, Chu Chen didn't have any pressure on himself, and continued to catch up on sleep after getting in the car.

At noon, Han Rui finally drove to the community where Chu Chen lived, and Chu Chen also woke up at this time.

Back home, Chu Chen went straight to the study without taking off his shoes.

Seeing Shu Ling who was still standing in front of the window silently looking outside, Chu Chen sighed, and seemed to understand why Han Rui said he wanted to help "her".

From what Lin Peng said last night, Chu Chen could vaguely guess some clues. If he was not mistaken, this Shu Linghua was probably the wife of the senior of the Lin family.

The two lived in the chaotic period of the Republic of China. They got acquainted because of the book, and finally walked together after going through ups and downs. However, his wife passed away early for some reason.

But because the two love each other deeply, the elders of the Lin family miss their beloved wife all day long, and the wife is unwilling to leave her husband just like this, so she turns into a scorpion and hides it in the book, protecting her beloved one, and it has been preserved to this day.

Yuhua had already noticed when Chu Chen was approaching, she turned around and smiled at Chu Chen in a gentle and polite manner.

Chu Chen also smiled at her, and then said in a low voice, "I'll take you back."

Hearing Chu Chen's words, Yuhua widened her beautiful eyes in surprise, then nodded gratefully and smiled.

Seeing Shu Ling disappear before his eyes, Chu Chen hesitated for a moment, then picked up the "Qimen Dunjia Daquan" on the desk, found a piece of paper to wrap it, and then hurried downstairs to the parking lot, where Han Rui was still waiting for him.

When we returned to Sanfang Village again, the sky had already darkened.

Chu Chen and Han Rui did not greet Lao Zhao and Lao Qi, but went directly to Lin Peng.

Lin's father is not at home at the moment, Lin Peng let the two of them into the house, then took out a mahogany box, and said: "I can't let my father find this book, I want to put the book in the box, and then find a place to hide it .”

Chu Chen handed the book to Lin Peng, and found that after he appeared, he actually walked over the three of them to the old banyan tree in the courtyard, so he tentatively suggested, "Why don't you find something to wrap the box and bury it there under a tree so that no one can find it.”

Lin Peng thought for a while and said in a low voice, "That's fine too."

Han Rui couldn't see Yuhua, and felt a little lost. He really wanted to talk to him again. Such a woman always gives people a sense of peace and harmony.

Chu Chen saw Han Rui's loss, and while Lin Peng was burying the book, he quietly held his hand and said, "If you want, I will find other similar things for you in the future."

Han Rui was startled, looked at Chu Chen with his dark eyes, and finally shook his head without saying anything.