Acai's Sky

Chapter 738 50 Continue Life 21

After crawling out of the basement, Li Huaishan vigorously brushed off the dust on his body.

The dust seemed to have life, dancing wildly in the air, and finally falling lightly back to the ground.

"We are considered lucky. Although we encountered some troubles, we managed to save our lives and some of our money."

Then he said, "Leave a little money behind, and as for those precious and valuable things, it is better not to take them out for the time being."

"Also, Dr. Shen carefully buried all the medical books and antique calligraphy and paintings in his home."

As Li Huaishan spoke, he looked around, as if he was worried that someone would suddenly appear and hear their conversation.

Gao couldn't help but frown after hearing this, and asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Is this just in case?"

She stared at Li Huaishan, hoping to get a positive answer from him.

Li Huaishan nodded solemnly, agreeing, "Yes, we have no idea what the new government will be like. So, to be on the safe side, it's better to put these treasures in the basement for now."

After saying this, he let out a long sigh, his heart filled with worry about the uncertainty of the future.

Gao waved her hands helplessly and retorted, "These things are to be used for our son's marriage and our daughter's dowry. Of course we can't touch them!"

Li Huaishan turned around, looked at his wife seriously, and patiently explained, "These things are very important. It won't be too late to take them out after the situation stabilizes."

Then, as if remembering something, Li Huaishan continued, "By the way, I plan to take our two sons back to my hometown the day after tomorrow. You and your daughter should stay at home and wait for news."

Upon hearing this, Gao burst out laughing and jokingly said, "Huh, with just the three of you, there's no telling how many hardships and obstacles you'll encounter along the way. You're carrying so many valuables, they'll probably be snatched away before you even get home. Don't worry about it!"

However, Li Huaishan was not shaken by his wife's words. He replied firmly:

"Even though it's extremely difficult, I'm going to give it a try. What if the secret room hasn't been discovered by anyone else? As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I have to find a way to bring back everything that belongs to our family safely."

"But at that time, Xiaobenzi dug three feet deep into the ground, but he didn't even discover that deeply hidden secret room. How is that possible?"

Gao shook her head suspiciously, as if she was full of doubts about the matter.

However, she soon felt relieved. After all, those so-called treasures were nothing more than dead objects. You couldn't bring them with you when you were born and you couldn't take them with you when you died. So why should you care too much about them?

At this time, Li Huaishan gently pushed Gao out of the house and urged her, "Hey, stop thinking about these things and go cook. My stomach is growling with hunger!"

Gao smiled helplessly and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Ah Cai in the yard listened quietly to the conversation between her parents, and she already understood in her heart that they were about to go back to their hometown to get some things.

When she thought of this, Ah Cai couldn't help but secretly smack her lips in amazement, because she knew clearly that many of her mother's dowry were precious items that had been passed down from the Qing Dynasty court.

Thinking back to those days, how many treasures like this were lost from the Qing Palace!

And as far as Acai knows, most of them have probably already gone overseas and are nowhere to be found.

Now that Ada and the others are not around, Acai is too lazy to bother with these things anymore. She decides to just be an ordinary farm girl, growing crops, raising flowers, and taking care of the small animals that need protection. Such a life is quite carefree.

However, in the original owner's memories of past lives, there was no mention of her mother's dowry.

This is really strange. Could it be that some unknown incident has occurred?

Ah Cai couldn't help but frown tightly, thinking secretly in her heart.

She searched her memory carefully, but there was indeed no clue related to her treasure.

"What exactly went wrong?"

Ah Cai muttered to herself, "That damned Liu Zhaodi's mother was so quick to act. Not only did she take away the important items the original owner used to recognize her relatives, she even took away the original owner's mother's dowry as well."

"How did they move away? Did they dig a tunnel into the Li family's basement and steal all their belongings?"

According to the original owner's memory, her family would never have moved down from the mountain so early.

Because the original owner was injured and didn't have time to move, he will probably have to wait until next summer to plan a move.

Moreover, at that time, the original owner's father was busy with various trivial matters and had no time to go back to his hometown to move those items.

What is more worth mentioning is that the house they lived in at that time was just a simple mud house built with government funds.

It is far inferior to the current spacious courtyard built of stone with seven rooms as luxurious and grand.

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The two Li brothers rode two donkeys and hurried back home.

Yes, they were two donkeys. You know, their family not only had two strong blue mules, but also these two donkeys.

The two little brothers of the Li family rode these two donkeys to go to school today.

The distance from the mountain valley where they lived to Huxian County was quite long, so the newly bought donkey became an indispensable means of transportation for them on their way to school.

As soon as they entered the house, their father, Li Huaishan, came up to them with a broad smile on his face. He looked at his two sons and asked affectionately, "How was it? What did you see at school today? How many years does it take to graduate from that high school course you mentioned?"

Li Jingqi quickly tied up the donkey and replied cheerfully, "Dad, don't worry! We've already been to school. The teacher gave us a test, and we both passed with full marks! This way, we can go directly to Huxian County to attend junior high school next year!"

Li Jinghong, who was standing nearby, also came over and, while washing his face with water, said proudly, "That's right, Daddy! We've learned so much knowledge and skills from Doctor Shen, and we absolutely cannot let our master down!"

Gao hurriedly called out to everyone in the family, urging them to come to the kitchen to eat.

As she shouted, she quickly walked towards Ah Cai who was still in a daze, gently held her in her arms, and then walked towards the kitchen.