There is a big red paper on the door: This room is for rent.
It is estimated that it has been neglected for a long time and has been exposed to wind and sun for a long time, and the red paper has faded.
The house has its own door and courtyard, and it looks neat.
Gray-white exterior wall, red painted door.
The ocher red roof is the most eye-catching.
In the eyes of children, there is actually no difference between ocher and red.
Based on this, Qi Yue believed that this should be the "red house" mentioned by Han Mingshun.
The neighbor woman came back with a vegetable basket and looked Qi Yue up and down: "Who are you looking for?"
Qi Yue said: "Oh, I want to rent a house. Is there anyone here?"
"Yes, yes, Mrs. Liu just came back..."
"Thanks."
The courtyard door is ajar.
Qi Yue pushed the door open and walked in.
A strong woman in her forties was closing the window.
Qi Yue said: "Excuse me, are you Mrs. Liu?"
Strong woman——Mrs. Liu nodded: "I am."
Qi Yue said: "I want to see the house."
"...Are you here to rent a house?"
Mrs. Liu looked surprised.
Since the notice was posted, no one has ever asked.
Qi Yue said: "If you have this plan, can I go in and have a look?"
"Of course, please come in quickly. Please come in quickly."
Mrs. Liu greeted warmly.
There was a musty and pungent smell in the house.
The ground was covered with dust.
It can be seen that the house has been unoccupied for a long time.
"Is there no one living at home?"
Qi Yue looked around
Mrs. Liu said on the side: "No one has lived there for a long time. My family moved to Xiangfang. Oh, but don't worry, the house is a bit old, but it's not damp at all. Every once in a while, I come over and open the window to let some air in...
…”
In the northwest corner is an empty room.
The floor, like other rooms, is paved with patterned blue bricks.
Mrs. Liu asked: "Sir, what is your surname?"
"No need for your surname to be Qi."
Qi Yue looked up at the roof of the shed.
Mrs. Liu immediately said: "The beams are made of golden nanmu, which is very strong. There are also doors and windows. Look at the materials used. They are all good wood..."
Qi Yue smiled and said: "Isn't the golden nanmu too exaggerated?"
Mrs. Liu said: "Why don't you believe it? It's really golden nanmu."
Qi Yue smiled and shook his head.
Mrs. Liu seemed to be straight-tempered, and said with a pale face: "If you don't believe it, there is a ladder in the yard. You can move it up and see if it is golden nanmu. After all, Han Bancheng's family has money all over it. His
It’s nothing unusual for a house to use golden nanmu as its beams.”
Qi Yue's heart moved: "You mean, this was Han Bancheng's home before?"
Mrs. Liu said: "It's not his home, it's his real estate. In the early years, most of the houses in this area belonged to Hanbancheng. Later, he sold many of them one after another. Five years ago, his son was arrested.
The property was confiscated and sold off. My husband, who works for the Salt Administration, thought the price was good, so he asked someone to buy the house."
Mrs. Liu didn't hide it either.
He briefly told the whole story.
She wanted to rent out the house as soon as possible, so naturally she had something to say.
Besides, this isn't really a secret to begin with.
Qi Yue asked again: "Then why don't you stay?"
"There are too many people in the family to live in..."
Mrs. Liu was somewhat impatient: "Are you optimistic about it?"
Qi Yue asked her: "How to calculate the rent?"
Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up: "Are you sure?"
Qi Yue nodded: "It's okay... the rent shouldn't be too expensive, I can't afford it."
Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "It's not expensive, it's eight yuan a month, paid every six months."
Qi Yue said: "Okay, I'll rent it."
"Young people are happy to do things!"
Mrs. Liu smiled happily.
Huaihua Lane is located in a remote area, and the rent of eight yuan is considered high in this area.
Qi Yue said: "I don't have that much money with me, so let's pay some down payment first."
"Okay, okay."
Mrs. Liu was also worried that Qi Yue would regret it, so she immediately found a pen and paper and initialed the agreement.
At noon that day, the remaining balance was fully settled.
Since it was the property of the Han family before, this matter is even more certain.
…
When Han Mingshun said those words on the tree.
Qi Yue knew that "gold for sugar" was most likely true - with Han Mingshun's IQ, it was impossible to fabricate such a story.
The few words he said were not his own way of speaking. Judging from the subsequent context analysis, it was more like imitating his father.
That is to say, Han Rui taught him these words.
I guess I was told a thousand times and I don’t know how many times I was taught before I remembered it.
Otherwise, with Han Mingshun's IQ and character, he would have forgotten this matter long ago, let alone remembered it verbatim in his mind.
What Qi Yue couldn't understand was why, with Gao Kejian's methods, he failed to find out this secret for more than five years.
In fact, this is mainly because Gao Kejian is too eager for success and has become a stereotype.
Always ask: Where is the money?
In Han Mingshun's view, money and gold are completely different.
Money is money, gold is gold.
In addition, my father repeatedly told me not to tell anyone about the gold.
Of course he would not take the initiative to reveal this secret.
Especially someone who often beats him.
Over the past five years, everyone he came into contact with, including prisoners who were also in prison, beat or cursed him, often giving him a severe beating.
Qi Yue's kind face made him feel the long-lost kindness, and this kindness combined with toffee was definitely worth a piece of gold in Han Mingshun's heart.
As for whether this person will take away all the gold, such "profound questions" are not within the consideration of a person with a low IQ who is almost an idiot.
…
In the evening.
In an empty room.
Qi Yue pried open the fourth green brick from the left.
Underneath the blue bricks is loess.
First drive the steel drill in to make the soil as soft as possible, and then use a shovel to dig the soil.
When digging to a depth of one meter, the steel drill hit a hard object.
He peeled off the loose soil and leaned over to take a closer look. It was a dark brown ceramic jar.
The lid is half a meter square. If you want to take the lid off, you still have to clear the surrounding area.
He dug faster.
An hour later, the ceramic jar was revealed in its entirety.
Qi Yue carefully took off the lid.
The mouth of the jar is wrapped layer by layer with oilcloth.
The cover holds back the weight of the soil.
Oilcloth is mainly used to waterproof and moisture-proof.
Judging from the texture and shape, this is the jar used by ordinary families to pickle pickles.
In the Northeast, this kind of thing is very common.
However, this ceramic jar is definitely the largest one. It is one meter high, half a meter in diameter, and has a curvature of more than half a meter in the middle.
When you untie the oilcloth, what comes into view is a whole jar of yellow gold ingots with exquisite shapes!
This kind of solid flat gold ingot was made in the early Republic of China and is still in circulation on the market. Each one weighs only one tael, so it is most suitable to carry with you when going out.
Preliminary estimates suggest that the gold ingots in the jar weigh at least two hundred kilograms.