Chapter 4: Secrets

Back in the house, up and down like ants on a hot pot, I was happy to see the young lady come back. After listening to Dong Lujue's story, people were amazed again and again, and they all praised Liang Yuxi for being a little bold. Only the old man of Donglu was silent.

After a few days, the old man still didn't call Liang Yuxi. The house also bought a new half-sized son, named Brother Hui, who was led into the house by the big housekeeper and was being trained in the back hall. After Liang Yuxi learned about this, he was a little sullen. He thought that this should always come, but he didn't know how the master would end up with him.

This day coincided with the first day of the new year, and Donglu Guang chose a good time to call Liang Yuxi to the study. Liang Yuxi stood at the door of the study with trepidation, and looked up to see that in addition to the master, there was also the eldest mother. There was a little muttering in my heart, just bow my head and listen to the command.

I didn't think that it was the eldest mother who opened her mouth first, and before listening to the eldest mother's mouth, she sighed first and said: "Yuxi my son, after your father reprimanded you that day, he asked people to go to the spring to see the stone carvings, and I know that you have never told a lie." When Liang Yuxi heard this, he couldn't stop tears rolling in his eyes.

"Don't say that you saved Jue'er a few days ago, in fact, the eldest mother has always known that you are the loyal and righteous person, among these little people and subordinates in the house, you are good at observing colors, your legs and feet are diligent, and you are also reliable. I've discussed with your father that I'm going to make decisions for you on a major matter. ”

Liang Yuxi looked up at the old lady sitting at the top, the two of them had solemn expressions, and said, "You only listen to this matter today, and you can't say a word, even your own mother don't say a word, except for the gods and ancestors and the three people in this room know, Hugh heard a sentence and a half outside the word." The eldest mother paused and continued: "I discussed with your father and decided to accept you as the son of a moth." ”

When Liang Yuxi heard this, he knelt in the middle of the study, prostrate on the ground without saying a word. When the first two saw him so sensible, they also bowed slightly, convinced that they had not mistaken this little guy. Actually, the eldest lady said that she discussed with the master, but it was better to say that after thinking about it again and again, she said that she was with the eldest mother. First, it is to promote this little guy, and second, the two of them are really happy in their hearts. Liang Yuxi listened really and kept silent.

Only then did Donglu Guang speak, "You get up and go with me to worship the ancestral spiritual position of my Donglu clan." After finishing speaking, he got up and touched the corner of the desk, only to see that there was a mechanism on the east wall, and a small door opened with a bang.

In ancient times, large families had deep mansions, and it was common to set up institutions skillfully, in addition to avoiding disasters and preventing thieves. Although Liang Yuxi has been walking in the house for many years and is very close to the master, he doesn't know where this organ is, and it is very novel to see it today.

The three of them entered the room with candles, the old man and the lady led Liang Yuxi to the depths of the tunnel, inside is a large room, only to see the solemn and concise furnishings of the large room, there are ancestral tablets on the case, and there is also a calligraphy and painting in the middle, an old man is painted on it, his expression is grim, his head is wrapped in a white scarf, he is wearing a coarse cloth robe with kudzu linen, and he is wearing white and blue socks and cloth shoes on his feet. Liang Yuxi was looking at it and wondered, the old man motioned for him to kneel, and then recited silently, telling the ancestors to accept the son of the moth.

Liang Yuxi kowtowed, and Dong Luguang pointed to the painting to tell him that the person in the painting was the ancestor of Dong Luguang's business fortune. In ancient times, everyone despised businessmen, and the court also had rules, but all businessmen should wear shoes and socks of different colors, wrap white scarves on their heads, and write books on business categories to distinguish them from other scholars, farmers, craftsmen, etc. This kind of dirty businessman's practice makes many businessmen feel humble, if not for their livelihood, they are ashamed to let their juniors do business, and few of them are big.

This Donglu lineage, since the Northern and Southern Dynasties has been doing crude drug business, although humble dare not say wealthy, but seek good fortune, heirs safe, until the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the government and the opposition really to the businessmen, a glance. However, the ancestors developed this cautious habit, and if they could not speak loudly, they would never open their mouths, but only care about the wonders of doing business, and always beware of the impermanence of the changing world.

After saying this, Dong Luguang did not mean to let Liang Yuxi get up, but looked more and more solemn.

He said again: "Yuxi, if you worship the ancestral tablet, you will no longer be a descendant of my Donglu Mansion." It stands to reason that the son of the moth is not necessary to worship the ancestral tablet, but I have no male on the side now, and there is an important matter to be done, if it is not for the young and middle-aged people who cannot take on this heavy responsibility, so I want you to make an oath in front of this ancestor. After finishing speaking, Dong Luguang took out a box from a machine next to the case.

Liang Yuxi looked at the box, not wood, not leather, not made of gold, silver, copper and iron, the black paint flashed with blue light, and the stars were like stars twinkling in the night sky, indescribably surprised. As soon as it appeared in this dark room, it made people feel in a trance, and they felt that the surroundings were blurred, as if there was infinite divine power.

Seeing such a treasure in this secret room shocked Liang Yuxi almost speechless. Looking at Dong Luguang and the eldest lady, it seems that this box is not common, and Dong Luguang is still trembling after holding it with both hands.

He put the box in the middle of the desk, and after a few steps, it seemed that he had exhausted a lot of energy, and he coughed. The eldest lady was busy stroking her back and beating her waist, and Liang Yuxi knelt and didn't dare to move a bit.

After Dong Luguang took a breather, he said again: "You make an oath to this treasure box, and you must not say half a word to anyone about today's affairs." ”

Liang Yuxi hurriedly kowtowed and swore an oath: "Boy Liang Yuxi, swear to the curse of the gods of heaven and earth, what you see and hear today will not say half a word to outsiders. ”

Donglu Guang nodded and said: "This treasure box is a long story, and it is related to the family business of dozens of generations of people in my Donglu Mansion, and the blessings of future generations. I haven't seen it until you're old, and it was passed on to me by my father before he died. His old man's deathbed confession revealed a secret that I don't know to outsiders. ”

It turned out that the ancestor on the painting was originally a house slave before Yuwen Yong ascended the throne of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Yuwen Yong gave him a free body after ascending the throne, and gave him the surname Donglu Tianci, and settled in Qinghe County, the Taizhou Prefecture, and made a living in the crude medicine business.

One day, I went to the black pine mountain to collect medicine, and met a green yaksha at the bottom of the deep valley and was dying. In his early years, Donglu Tianci followed Yuwen Yong to fight in the south and north, and he saw a lot of knowledge, and saw that the yaksha was like a human and a ghost in seven parts, and there was no vicious appearance, so he wanted to rescue it. But he didn't dare to carry it back to the county seat, so he brought medicine up the mountain to the Yaksha cave every day, and after a few days of rest, the Yaksha was cured. In order to repay the great grace of Donglu God, the Yaksha gave gold and silver to each other, so that Donglu Heaven gave a cloth from a cloth, and it was almost rich on the first side.

When they finally broke up, the Yaksha also had a matter to entrust him, and instructed Donglu Tianci to send a son every 50 years to take this box into the mountain to find the Yaksha cave, open the door hole for it, and leave after a while, without mistake.

Green Yasha said that if there is a mistake, there will be difficulties within a radius of 100 miles in Qinghe County.

It is said that it is normal for people to repay their kindness, and although this Yaksha is not among the people, Donglu Tianci sees that the things entrusted by this Yaksha are quite ordinary, and he promises a lot of money, and has the heart to fulfill the wealth of his Donglu family. At the moment, I am also grateful, and I should inherit it.

After the Nakshatra had finished explaining, he handed over the box to Donglu and returned to the cave by himself, and the cave door was closed in an instant, and the mountains, rocks and trees covered themselves up, which was wonderful. Donglu Tianci left a mark and went straight down the mountain.

After that, every 50 years, no matter what the way of the world, the Donglu Gate sent a brave and reliable disciple to go up the mountain to find the cave, open the door with the treasures in the box, and stay in the cave for a while according to the prompts, and then leave, without seeing the Nakshatra. So every time it went well, nothing happened, and I was able to bring back a box of gold and silver.

The children of Donglu who have been to it say that the cave is indescribably wonderful, and the dazzling places in it have never been seen in the world.

And in this generation of Dongluguang's father, only the eldest uncle Donglusheng went up the mountain, and Donglusheng later joined the army, and it is reported that he died in his hometown due to the war.

After Dong Luguang's father became the head of the family, he also learned about the family rumors and got the treasure box. But in this ancestral teaching, where is the specific location of this cave? When it was passed to Donglu Guang, it was a little unclear. He only said that when the hour came, the crate would guide itself.

A few years ago, seeing that the deadline was approaching, Donglu bought the nearby mountain forest and operated it as a lumber yard in order to facilitate the search for the cave and to facilitate the future generations and better protect the Nayaksha.