There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

Hehe... Zhou Xiaozheng looked at his daughter and laughed out loud.

The laughter echoed, and Zhou Jiao hurriedly signaled her father not to laugh. Scary isn't it? She gave her dad a sideways look. She mustered up the courage to stand in front of the organ.

If Zhou Xiaozheng wasn't worried about revealing his whereabouts, he really wanted to laugh heartily. He thought that his own Jiaojiao was too brave, but she turned out to be a delicate little princess.

Following Zhou Xiaozheng's prompt, Zhou Jiao quickly opened the door next to her.

After going out the door, Zhou Jiao saw a spacious passageway for a small cart to pass by. Zhou Jiao couldn't care less about being afraid, and softly exhaled: Dad, look!

Zhou Xiaozheng was also surprised at this moment. He didn't expect that the three secret rooms mentioned in his mother's suicide note, the most understated, were actually quite large.

Seeing the door slowly closing behind him, he quickly grabbed Zhou Jiao.

After a while, there was no abnormality, Zhou Xiaozheng squatted down, looked at the ground in front of him, and found that all stone slabs lead to the front. There are ancient bricks filling the corners on both sides - it seems that this basement was built by the ancestors of the Gu family.

You follow behind Dad.

There should be no danger here, and there will be no traps on the ground. ——Zhou Xiaozheng thought of his cautiousness, and shook his head amusingly.

Despite thinking so, Zhou Xiaozheng, who was worried about accidents, still protected his daughter behind him. He stepped forward lightly and lighted the lantern on the wall.

Dad, this is the location of the back garden. Seeing him stop, Zhou Jiao said softly when she looked up at the top of the passage.

I checked the vents. No one has come in for decades, and it must be a skill to keep it as it is.

Zhou Jiao didn't have time to respond, and found a unicycle leaning against the corner in front of her, so she hurriedly pulled Zhou Xiaozheng.

Zhou Xiaozheng took a few steps forward, looking at the wheelbarrow in front of him. It was found that the tires were still made of rubber, so it didn't look very old, it must have been used by his mother, Gu Mingzhu.

Holding the lantern, the father and daughter continued to move forward along the tunnel. Zhou Xiaozheng silently estimated the direction and distance, and stopped when he reached the corner.

This is the direction of the main courtyard after passing the back garden. It's almost the secret room your grandma mentioned. Do you want to rest for a while before leaving?

Hehe... Dad, you are teasing me. Zhou Jiao pushed him and hurried on - at a critical moment, her father had something wrong. She then said softly, Dad, did you say that it was really in the study in the main courtyard? Did you find the floor tiles on the floor of the study just now? Many of them don't match the color. Do you think they have been dug up? I didn't have the nerve to ask just now Auntie, did she mention this to you?

Zhou Xiaozheng boasted: My daughter is really smart! The old lady didn't mention it to us, maybe it was related to the maintenance fee of the yard. You see, everything in the yard is empty, even if she got the yard after liberation, the money would be quite a lot. It is estimated that the old lady's private money was spent on it. We have to make up the money after returning to Beijing.

Even your grandma's yard has been dug three feet, not to mention the study. I don't know if the exit over there can be used, so I will try it later.

Zhou Jiao nodded upon hearing this. If there was only one exit, she wouldn't want her father to come in even if she killed her. If the father and daughter were to be trapped inside, it would be a lot of fun.

While talking, an empty platform appeared in front of him, and two old antique carts stood alone against the corner, with weathered straw on them.

As they walked in, the two large stone doors directly opposite blocked the way.

arrive!

Zhou Jiao let go, and finally came to this destination - the secret room in her grandma Gu Mingzhu's suicide note.

Dad, don't move, I'll touch the door first. Zhou Jiao smiled at her father. She didn't have the nerve to say that she really liked the two slate doors. Such a huge stone slab is more attractive than gold, and it feels so secure. If anyone provokes her, she can crush a large group of people to death with the door.

Zhou Xiaozheng would never have thought that his daughter, who was as timid as a mouse just now, still had such cruel thoughts in her heart. Now he was smiling and patting her head lovingly.

Well, Dad is waiting for you. Xiao Wu is outside, so don't worry about the time.

Hearing this, Zhou Jiao patted on the door reluctantly, feeling sorry for herself. She was worried that Zhang Guoqing was in a hurry outside, so she quickly stood beside Zhou Xiaozheng, waiting for him to open it.

Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head with a smile, and opened it according to the method left by Mingzhu. It is easy for him to break through the gossip, without prompting, he is sure to activate these two doors.

Following his movements, the two doors slowly retreated into the wall.

When Zhou Jiao saw this scene, she didn't have time to sigh. She saw the secret room behind the stone gate—the open space had been filled with wooden boxes and antique racks, so that only father and daughter could stand at the door, and they couldn't even stretch their legs in.

Faced with all this, Zhou Jiao covered her forehead with a headache and looked at her father.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaozheng couldn't hold back his smile anymore, and patted her on the head, Put it away quickly. This is already rare for a family with hundreds of years of history. Dad has seen the biggest secret room abroad. It's scary. You If you can’t let it go, just decorate it less.”

Dad, don't scare me. You won't be a thief, right? How dangerous it is.

Zhou Xiaozheng burst into laughter when he heard this - his Jiaojiao is really good at imagining.

Zhou Jiao shook her head helplessly at him, her smile was really low! She took out a pen and paper, and said, It's okay to pretend, but it's too scary. Dad, open the box, I have to write it down so I know what to expect.

Remember, it's all yours anyway. You can read it later when you have time. Zhou Xiaozheng stopped laughing, shook his head and said. He was just Jiaojiao's child, and what he kept was not hers.

Dad, that can't be done. I will have younger brothers and sisters in the future. You must not have such thoughts. I can't spend the things you gave me in ten lifetimes. Don't give them to me.

Seeing that she was shaking like a wave, Zhou Xiao was really worried that his little head would fall off, Okay, let you go first. We'll talk about the future.

After speaking, seeing her smilingly directing him to open the box, he also followed her—as long as his daughter was happy. younger siblings? Ha ha, this kid thinks a lot.

He never planned to have another one. Besides Jiaojiao, who is qualified to inherit the property of Zhou and Gu's family? Who can inherit the advantages of his parents like Jiaojiao? Who can guarantee that the next child will not follow the Lin family? He owes his daughter so much, and he wants to have children in old age, making Jiaojiao take on the responsibility of being the eldest daughter? how is this possible!

As for the bloodline of the family, Zhang Guoqing is not the eldest son. He has already agreed with his in-laws in private that in the future, two of Jiaojiao's children, male or female, will be recorded in his name. The in-laws also agree that even if Xiao Wu only has one safe, Zhang Zhou and his wife should be on their shoulders. This is also what he is most satisfied with about the Zhang family - kind enough!

Zhou Jiao didn't know what her father thought. At this moment, she said worriedly: Dad, do you think my aunt walked away on purpose just now? Grandma is also true and sincere. If that letter fell into someone else's hands, wouldn't our house be moved away? You said that there are only so many things in our house, will there be more in my aunt's house?

Don't criticize your grandma! So what if your aunt and grandpa did it on purpose? Our father and daughter went out empty-handed, and they followed us along the way. No matter how suspicious they were, they couldn't find anything.

The Cheng family has a lot of money, but it must not be much. The three families of Zhou, Gu, and Cheng, their Cheng family mainly runs academies, and our Zhou family has been an official for generations, not to mention that their Cheng family donated a lot in the early years. If you want to say the richest, that is to say, your grandma's Gu family, they had two sea ships in the Qing Dynasty.

After Zhou Xiaozheng finished speaking, he opened several boxes one after another, and the insides were full of yellowed pearls. Unbelievably, he walked to the corner, opened it, and saw that it was full of silver dollars and gold, as it should be—pearls like earth, and gold like iron.

It seems that the three alliances and the ancestors of the Gu family also had careful thoughts at the beginning.

Thinking of the Cheng family from this, Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head, he was unwilling to think of the Cheng family with malice. Caibo really touched people's hearts, but Mrs. Cheng treated him sincerely, and he could feel it.

Zhou Jiao became more and more frightened as he quickly opened the box - no wonder the Gu family was forced to die. She thought that after the 10,000 taels of gold were lent out, the secret room would at best consist of ancient family books, precious porcelain and some silks and satins. Who would have thought there were so many left?

Dad, do you think there are property of our Zhou family in the other two places?

Zhou Xiaozheng also suspected this, but his mother didn't say anything. Just have to wait for a chance to see it later. It is impossible for the aristocratic family to be like the outside rumors—the Zhou family was destroyed in ashes.

Your grandfather must know his family's wealth. The Zhou family doesn't have much gold and silver property, but there must be a lot of ancient books, calligraphy and paintings. Look at those two places later and you will know. Now you must not touch those places. Remember? Wait a while and pay attention From Dad's wink, it is estimated that many people are following our family this time.

I will be careful. I will discuss any decision with you in advance. I will never act without your consent! And Dad, you must not show your mouth to your aunt and grandma.

I'm not worried about her old man, but the cousins ​​down below. When it's time to repay, I'll do it. But the premise is based on the safety of our family.

Zhou Xiaozheng happily patted the top of her head, they are worthy of father and daughter, they all thought of one place.

After cleaning up, clean up the traces. Zhou Xiaozheng tried the mechanism leading to the study room, but it really couldn't be opened.

Zhou Xiaozheng took Zhou Jiao back to the rockery the same way, and after destroying the organ, the father and daughter looked at each other and smiled, both heaving a sigh of relief. You don't have to worry about being found out about the secrets of the Gu family anymore.

On the way back, the father and daughter met Zhang Guoqing, and the three returned to the main courtyard.

In the study room, Zhou Xiaozheng and his daughter laughed out loud after receiving the wet handkerchief he handed over. The father and daughter had just cleaned up, but Zhang Guoqing had already expected the result, he was indeed a smart man.

Zhou Xiaozheng looked around the study with nostalgia. Except for the books recovered by Mrs. Cheng later, and a set of expensive furniture that has been repaired, no matter how repaired it is, it is no longer as good as it used to be.

This is the place where his mother and his grandfather dealt with affairs, and it is also his mother's favorite place to stay. Here, his mother, Gu Mingzhu, learned to write with a pen and learn to manage the family business. It was also here that his mother and his father formed a friendship between Qin and Jin.

The things here are reserved for tourists to visit. Let's go, it's time for peace. Zhou Xiaozheng finished speaking, and looked around deeply again.