Chai Muzhen gurgled about the past years, but no hint of hard work could be heard in her tone.
The second grandfather knew very well that her life in recent years was definitely not as easy as she said.
With such a dangerous job and two children in tow, how could such a relaxing life be possible?
She is reporting good news but not bad news.
"Boshan, go book a table of noodles. Our family will go out to eat noodles today."
"Father, it was already decided when we came." Li Yi quickly stopped Li Boshan who was about to go out and explained.
"Second brother, when the children grow up, we don't need to worry about them anymore. We just listen to their arrangements."
"Okay! Then I will follow the children's arrangements."
What Mu Zhen brought him when he came back this time was a huge surprise!
I have been a bachelor all my life, but now I have a family full of children and grandchildren.
Li Zhong rushed back to the capital on the second day of National Day. Seeing the lively scene at home early in the morning, he was a little uncomfortable for a while.
He came back in a hurry because he heard that someone in his family was looking for a relative and that the second master was not in good health.
Who would have thought that there would be so many people in the house all of a sudden.
"Is this Xiaozhong? It's been more than forty years. When I left, he was just a teenager."
Looking at Chai Muzhen, Li Zhong vaguely seemed to remember something.
"Call Second Aunt and I'll explain to you later."
Li Boshan quickly stepped forward to take his father's backpack. Feng Yanhong had already filled it with water and placed it on the table.
"Two, second aunt."
The second master then pointed at the two brothers and introduced: "These are your two cousins, Li Yi and Li Xian."
Li Zhong was stunned and looked at the two brothers seriously. After just one glance, he made a conclusion in his mind.
His eyebrows, including his face shape, are so similar to his second uncle.
"Brother Zhong."
"You are sitting here, we are all members of the same family, so you don't have to be polite." Li Zhong quickly adapted to the role and covered up all the doubts in his heart.
After breakfast, Li Boshan explained everything to him in detail, and then he understood everything.
He sincerely wished his second uncle good luck. He had suffered alone for so many years, and now that the person he had been waiting for finally came back, it was considered that all his wishes had come true.
Chai Muzhen came back this time and planned to settle down for a long time. Li Yi and Li Xian were busy with their respective careers and left the capital after the National Day.
The second master deliberately kept Li Zhong for a few more days, and Professor Meng also gave his opinions on the renovation plan of the old house.
"Muzhen, according to the previous agreement, I have to leave the Li family's house to my eldest brother's family. You have no objection in your mind."
The Li family's family motto is that it is passed down from generation to generation. He has been guarding his eldest brother for so many years. Now he is sure that the Boshan family can shoulder the heavy responsibility, and it is time for him to let go.
"What's my opinion? When have I ever cared about external things?"
Chai Muzhen has never coveted anything from the Li family, and she has never thought about getting anything from the Li family.
"Don't worry, what belongs to the Li family belongs to the Li family, and what I have is left to the children." Although the little things he had were not much, they could still be remembered.
"The children all have their own careers and families. Xiaozhong's family has taken care of you for so many years, so it should be left to them."
Chai Muzhen spoke very openly, without any hidden secrets in her eyes.
Her two sons, one in the United States and the other in Hong Kong, have achieved success in their careers and do not have much desire for these external things.
Li Quanrong shook his head, "Just think of it as leaving them some thoughts."
"Okay, I'll do as you say." Chai Muzhen also knew that he felt guilty about the child, so she didn't stop him this time.
At night, the Li family's father and son were left in the small courtyard together with Feng Yanhong. It was not until late at night that they were called to the second master's bedroom. Chai Muzhen stayed in the main room and did not follow them.
"You two, father and son, should be able to guess what I'm going to do with you."
Li Zhong nodded reluctantly, and Li Boshan took a deep breath and nodded heavily.
"Now, Housekeeper Yanhong, I have no reason to hide the Li family's affairs from you, so you should just listen to it together."
The second master pointed to two inconspicuous jujube boxes in the corner and said, "You two, move these two boxes."
The father and son moved the box away with little effort, leaving a large space in the corner.
The second master gestured with his feet and tapped a brick with his toes. "Start prying from here. Be careful not to break the brick."
Li Boshan found a tool and carefully pried up the brick intact.
Then he pried open a few more pieces, revealing a piece of compacted land, but no difference could be seen.
Li Zhong took the thing from Li Boshan's hand and continued to dig down. It was almost three feet deep before another bluestone slab was exposed.
The father and son took turns digging and finally saw the original appearance of the bluestone.
He carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a box wrapped in a layer of oilcloth.
"The rest of the foundation of the Li family is here. Bring it up."
"If I remember correctly, there should be about a hundred gold bars in it. There is also a catalog of Li's house that I haven't studied. You can study it yourself later. Maybe it can be used to repair the house."
After the second master finished speaking, he walked out the door with a flashlight that was not very bright.
The father and son of the Li family carried the things up. The box inside the oilcloth was very well preserved. Apart from a book wrapped in oilpaper, there were also gold bars neatly stacked inside.
After Feng Yanhong experienced the previous incidents, she was much calmer this time, at least the number was correct.
There are thirty gold bars on one layer, five layers in total, one hundred and fifty gold bars.
After a while, the second master came into the house again holding a box and waved the three of them to the main room.
"These things are my private property. It was agreed before that when the three brothers get married, each of them will be given a gold bar."
"I've already given him to Boshan, and he took Boqing's away for himself. This child Bosong... you, as a father, need to take more care of the matter of finding a partner. That child's eyes are not so good."
How good."
"I'll leave this one with you for the time being. I'll let you decide when and how to give it to me. There are still seven more sticks left and some scattered gadgets, so I won't leave them to you."
Li Zhong's eyebrows furrowed into two vertical lines, and his mouth was full of bitterness. "Second uncle..."
"Oh, there are still a few small courtyards. At that time, our family sold out all the properties just to ensure temporary peace. We only kept this small courtyard because it was inconspicuous and still had some foundations. I have always kept it.
With it now, it can be considered as a successful fulfillment of my father and elder brother’s instructions.”
"I'll give this house to you, and I'll give the rest to A Yi and A Xian."
"You don't have any objections?" The second master sat next to Chai Muzhen a little tiredly.
"Second uncle, this house belongs to you, I don't want it!"
"We have been relying on each other for decades. Why are you being polite to me now? If I say I'll leave it to you, that's what I'll leave to you."
The second master's tone did not allow for refutation, and he took out a gold bar from the box at hand and handed it to Feng Yanhong.
Feng Yanhong refused to step forward to pick her up. The second master tightened his cheeks and said, "I have something to tell you. Take it."
The gold bars were thrown into Feng Yanhong's arms, and then the second master held Chai Muzhen's hand and continued:
"When our two old bones are buried together in a hundred years, I will leave it to you. This will be considered as the expense. If it is not enough, I will have to ask you, the head of the family, to add more."
"Let's keep everything simple. Everyone is dead, so there is nothing to waste."
Chai Muzhen interjected with a smile: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Your second grandfather and I only worshiped heaven and earth and didn't have a decent wedding. I hope the funeral can be bigger and we can be buried together in a glorious way. The cost is not enough
Grandma will give you more."
Feng Yanhong felt that the gold bar and the words of the two old men were like irons, burning into her heart.