The father and son were originally going to the capital to reverse the train. Later, Li Zhong thought about the peak period of the previous year, when there were many people. He didn't want his son to suffer, so he simply asked Feng Yanhong to book a flight back to Haishi for them one day later.
Air tickets.
In this way, I can spare about a day and a half to take Bo Qing to see the restored old house.
Half a day after getting off the bus, Feng Yanhong had already ordered someone to pick them up. The driver followed the two of them throughout the two days. Li Zhong took Li Boqing to the cemetery to lay incense sticks for the second master, and then returned to the residence Feng Yanhong had prepared for them.
The Li family's old house has only been restored. There is no furniture inside, and it is still empty and empty.
However, the signs of renovation are very obvious. The beams have been reinforced to varying degrees, and the tiles look particularly beautiful in the sun. Everything in front of the door, from the horse hitch to the threshold of the door, has been repaired, and the door has been painted in vermilion.
paint.
After the father and son entered the door, they quickly locked the door and took out the letters and drawings from their accompanying bags.
Follow the directions marked by the two people on the drawings and notes, and search all the way there.
When he saw this small pond, Li Boqing was silent for a moment.
"The handbook says that this fish pond was dug to add an ice cellar, but for such a large pond, it would be difficult to block the door, right?"
According to the ice cellar described in the handbook, and a little calculation, I know that this little soil cannot fill the entire ice cellar.
"And...if I calculated correctly, this fish pond, oh no, this door should be above the ice cellar, right?"
By digging like this, aren't you afraid that the ice cellar will be exposed?
"I was also afraid of what was going on here, so I didn't dare to let them touch the pond."
The pond had long since dried up, and this time there were no outsiders, so I simply stepped into the pond by myself.
I stamped with my feet. There was nothing unusual at the bottom of the pond. The sound was just like on flat ground.
"Dad, let's go to the next place."
They cannot underestimate the wisdom of their ancestors. If the pond is placed here blatantly, no one will be able to see any clues.
The two of them arrived at the ancestral hall where the memorial tablets were originally placed. He said that this place should be kept as it is. The furnishings in the room were really not touched at all. The original structure was only reinforced and new ones were installed.
The original window paper was replaced with glass, and the whole house became much brighter.
"Dad, this ancestral hall was originally the entrance to the ice cellar, right?"
Li Boqing was here, looking around inside and outside the house, standing in the courtyard and looking at this room.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that this room felt a little out of place. It didn't seem to be built at the same time as the courtyard and main house in front of it.
"I had my suspicions, but I've searched both inside and outside the house, and I didn't notice anything unusual."
This ancestral hall is actually only separated from the small garden in the backyard by a wall, but you have to go through four or five gates and winding way to get here.
Without a floor plan, it would be difficult for people to connect the two places.
Li Boqing looked down at the things in his hands and thought for a moment.
After having gone through so much effort, it becomes even more impossible for people to easily see the clues.
Maybe the problem lies in this house, but now we can't open up this house to see if there is an entrance, right?
Li Boqing smiled and joked: "Dad, do you think there is such a thing? Just press the button and the door will open by itself."
"What are you thinking about? It's not a martial arts novel. There are so many mechanisms. Besides, I've checked this room carefully, and there's nothing suspicious about it."
Li Boqing's eyes were bright with stars, and he said excitedly: "Dad, you must have thought about this before, right?"
Haha~
After looking carefully, what did you look at in such a large room?
Dad obviously thought about it based on the routines of martial arts novels!
Li Zhong pursed his lips, did not refute or explain, his eyes deepened a little, and he entered the room on his own.
Li Boqing also walked in. When he entered the door, he saw the wall that was sealed to the top, and a high platform made of blue bricks, like a staircase, with seven steps.
Logically speaking, the place where the memorial tablets are enshrined is usually not made of blue bricks. It should be able to move the wooden table, making it easier to clean and add new tables. Here...
According to the financial resources of the Li family in the past, it was impossible to order a high-quality desk.
"Dad, no one has touched this house?"
"Probably not. After all, it is a place where memorial tablets are enshrined. Most people have taboos. When this house came back, it was used as a utility room. There are no traces of tampering with these walls."
Li Boqing circled the wall again and nodded. There seemed to be nothing wrong with this thing, but he just felt that it was unreasonable.
"Then let's smash this thing and have a look when you have time."
"..."
Li Zhong frowned and looked up and down at the wall without saying anything.
"I think, let's hit it from behind." Li Boqing pointed to the flat side of the wall and said when he made the third circle.
"This wall is just here in plain sight, what's really going on?"
Li Zhong didn't understand. He gave it a few blows with his fist. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"Tsk~ If there is any problem, you will know if you try it?"
Li Boqing did not give any reason or basis for suspicion. He only said that he wanted to give it a try. Li Zhong's inquiring eyes wandered around the wall and his son's body.
"Waiting." Li Zhong left two words and strode out.
"Hey Dad! It would be bad if others found out in broad daylight."
There are many people living around his yard. What if someone attracts their attention?
Li Zhong didn't answer him. Within ten minutes, he actually came back with a big hammer and half a bag of plaster.
Without saying a word, Li Zhong hit the spot where Li Boqing said he would with two hammers.
Two bricks were broken into pieces, but there was nothing unusual about it. Li Zhong buckled it with his hands, pulled out half of the brick, and continued with three more "bang bang bang" hammers.
"Dad, Dad! Stop smashing it."
Li Boqing quickly stopped his father's movement. He noticed something was wrong. The wall led directly to the roof. When his father smashed the wall, there was a sound at the top.
He had a hunch that if the hole was punched out, the wall would definitely collapse, and maybe the whole house would collapse with it.
Li Zhong stopped his movements and noticed something was wrong. He raised his head and looked up, and saw small pieces of dirt rushing toward him in an instant.
"Hiss~" This wall is actually the core of the whole house. If someone really demolishes this wall, the whole house will collapse, and the person who smashed the wall will most likely not escape death.
It seems that the entrance to the ice cellar is very likely to be here.
"Dad, unless the house is demolished, this entrance may not be found."
Li Boqing still had a little fear in his heart. If he was also blinded by curiosity and did not feel the changes around him, would he and his father have to stay here with them for their lives?
"Well, you go outside and wait for me. I'll make up for this place and then we can go back." Although Li Zhong felt unwilling to do so, he also knew how powerful it was.
The family is not too poor to uncover the pot, so let’s keep the secrets buried deep inside!
The half brick that was taken out was stuffed back in, and then he used plaster to smooth the wall.