The Luo family's ancestral grave was already overgrown with weeds, and if it weren't for the handwriting marks on the tombstone, their master and servant would not have found it so quickly.

"Young Master, are you really going to go in?" Ah Da had never entered the grave of a dead man, and he had palpitations.

Luo Sicheng stood in front of the largest tomb, stroking a tall stone monument, which was already covered with moss, but the leaf-shaped concave and convex places were still clearly visible, perhaps this was the real entrance.

"I'm here, if I don't go to find out, I'm unwilling, if it's just an empty tomb, I have to think about it in the long run."

Regarding the marriage, Luo Sicheng thought a lot afterwards, first there was a donation, and he had already left a good impression on the emperor, if he could hit in one fell swoop during the scientific expedition, plus the treasure of his grandfather, he only asked the emperor to take back the holy decree, and he should be fifty percent sure; But if you fail to pass the exam, then use these silver to buy Liu Dawu's head, and the emperor can't let the daughter of the Lin family not marry for the rest of his life.

The last method, as a last resort, Luo Sicheng really didn't want to use it, not because he was afraid of him, but because he was afraid that the matter would be exposed, and Lin Mei would be unhappy.

But either way, you have to try it yourself.

Luo Sicheng gritted his teeth, took out the jade pendant and put it into the concave and convex place, pressed it hard, and saw that the tombstone easily moved a two-finger-wide slit, and under his surprise, he stopped!

"What's going on, you know?" Luo Sicheng asked with a frown.

"I look at some evil sects, maybe it's too old, and the mechanism is out of order, otherwise, I won't go in this time, and I'll bring more people next time." Ah Da didn't have time to stop it, but he saw that the young master had already put his fingers into the crack to push.

"Be careful!"

"Squeak~"

The stele moved another finger.

Luo Sicheng perked up and said busily: "Quick, you have a lot of strength, you can try it too." ”

Ah Da: Is it really good for ...... to dig up his ancestral grave?

"Let me come, I heard that the yin qi in the tomb is the heaviest, so the young master should stand far away, so as not to stain unclean things."

Ah Da made a move, it was really different, and with a strong push, a dark cave leading to the underground appeared in front of the two, and a gust of wind blew, making people shiver.

"Get some torches, let's go in and see."

I have to say that the ancestors of the Luo family are still very rich, the cave is boxy, and it is quite regular, even the stone walls inside are flat, along the stone stairs section by section, all the way down. Another hole appeared, and through the dim light, a long passage like a corridor could be seen.

After all, it is a tomb for many years, in addition to moisture, there is also a musty smell that cannot be removed, Luo Sicheng covered his nose with a handkerchief, held his breath, and carefully continued to move forward. I saw a room close in front of me, and from the door, I could see that the coffin was placed in the innermost.

It should be here! Mr. Luo became more cautious.

In addition to a coffin in the house, there are more than a dozen old chests stacked in the four corners against the wall, is this a legendary treasure? Luo Sicheng couldn't wait to open it and take a look.

"Ah Da unpacks."

I saw Ah Da hand him the torch, took out a dagger, and knocked directly on the nearest box, a box of silver that had no lustre, and under the light of the torch, it looked like a lifeless stone.

It's true, there is really a treasure, but the silver has been stored for too long, some are damp, and there is already a layer of black substance on the surface, but this does not affect the joy of the two.

Luo Sicheng was so excited that he couldn't speak, Ah Da followed his meaning, and opened two more boxes in a row, which were not filled with silver, but some bronze utensils, which were already covered with rust.

Ah Da was stunned and said with some disappointment: "Young master, do you still want to open it?" ”

And Luo Sicheng has regained his calm, it seems that not all of these dozen boxes are filled with silver, but only this box has a minimum of 100,000 taels.

"That's enough, close the lid, let's go."

At this time, there was a loud noise, and then the ground shook, and the soil above the tomb was already falling, and Ah Da's first reaction was that the ancestors of the Luo family appeared, and he was so frightened that he pulled the young master and ran towards the entrance of the cave. He also read in his mouth: "Young master, your ancestors are angry......"

When he was about to reach the exit, a stone fell and smashed right on Luo Sicheng's leg, causing him to scream in pain.

Seeing that a stone had fallen at the exit, and if he didn't go out, he would be buried alive inside, so he turned around and lifted him on his shoulder, resisting and running.

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"The Shen family? The Shen family of Kaiqingyuan grain shop? Lin Mei asked puzzled.

"That's not it, it's the same race, but they are all out of five suits, if you want to say that Mrs. is really good-looking, this Mrs. Shen is just a daughter, raised in her heart since she was a child, but that girl is not only beautiful, but her cultivation and temperament are not bad, and Mrs. Shen has always been reluctant, so she has not married."

I had heard that Mrs. Dabao was a girl from the Shen family, but I didn't ask in detail, when Xi'er withdrew, the Shen family put a knife in the back to ruin his reputation, and he hadn't settled accounts with him, but now I heard that the Lin family and General Shenyu were married, so I rushed to apologize, and I wanted to marry the Lin family, but I was afraid that it was not so cheap.

"How many families in Luoyang have the surname Shen? What is the origin, you send someone to find out. ”

Qi Niang hesitated for a while, and confided: "The Shen family doesn't need to check, I know, there are a total of five big families surnamed Shen in Luoyang, all of whom have the same root and the same clan, but the Shen family of Kaiqingyuan Grain Store and the Shen family of Kaiyoufang in the wife are all dependent on the clan brother Shen Changshi, and Shen Changshi is our person." ”

As he was talking, the desk shook for a while, and even the pen wash shook directly to the ground.

Earthquake! This was Lin Mei's first reaction.

raised his eyes and looked at Qi Niang, and blurted out in unison: "The ground is moving, run!" ”

When the two ran out, the other guests in the restaurant also rushed outside.

Fortunately, the fluctuation only lasted for more than ten seconds before stopping.

Thinking that it was because it was far away from the center of the earthquake, the damage caused was not large, but Lin Mei was still not at ease, and ordered the chief steward Tong to inspect every restaurant, and summoned several stewards for a meeting.

"The ground movement that has just happened, everyone knows that although we are safe in Luoyang, as the saying goes, there is a disaster, we still need to make some preparations in advance, which is called being prepared. I don't know if there will be aftershocks, so I told everyone to be careful on weekdays, especially at night, if there are children and the elderly at home, try not to sleep too deeply. ”

has been with Lin Mei for a long time, and these stewards have long been familiar with her habit of preparing in advance, Tong Dacai frowned and said: "Natural and man-made disasters can't be avoided, master, you can tell me, what should we do next." ”

Lin Mei nodded, glanced at Qiu Ninghai again, and said: "You come out of the account with 100,000 taels of silver, prepare in advance, Wang Lin and Zou Dexing want to find a way, immediately contact the grain merchant, we can buy as much as we can, and prepare more grain." Even if I don't need it in the future, I still have a shop in Kyoto, and I don't know what to do, so I simply ship it to Beijing to sell it when the time comes, and I won't suffer a loss. ”

Wang Lin and Zou Dexing nodded cautiously.

"Tong Dacai, gather your brothers, and immediately go to find out where the ground movement is happening, and pay attention to the movements of the imperial court, especially the movements of high-ranking officials and nobles."

Lin Mei then instructed some emergency knowledge when the earthquake came.

Only then did he hurry to Sweetwater Lane.

At this time, the two-and-a-half-grown children were pacing back and forth at the entrance of Sweetwater Alley, muttering something that they didn't know what they were struggling with.

Lin Mei was not a nosy person, but when she saw that one of the children was wearing a monk's robe, she couldn't help but squint, and shouted tentatively: "Zhang Tiedan......"

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