Chapter 31: The Ebony Box
When he came out of Su You's house, he walked to his grandfather's house. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Grandpa's house has nothing of value except that the furnishings are the same as before. After the grandfather died, the parents threw away the grandfather's relics that should have been thrown away, and the ones that should have been taken away, leaving only two large black cabinets in the corner near the back window.
I remember that when my grandfather was alive, he always put the money in the cabinet inside, and then put the food in the cabinet outside. When he was a child, Su You was not very tall and couldn't reach the cabinet, so he often asked his uncle to help him get it, and if he was discovered, his uncle took the initiative to take responsibility.
Now that Su You has grown up, he has surpassed the cabinet a lot, and habitually opened the cabinet that had lured him countless times to "commit crimes", but it was empty and there was nothing.
The uncle looked at Su You's appearance, and it seemed that he had returned to his childhood, Su You was greedy, and he was not less implicated in this matter.
Su You didn't see what was in his memory, he was a little lost, but he didn't sigh too much, and then he shifted his gaze to the locked cabinet inside.
This lock is not big, it is the simplest padlock of kind, and the size is not large, estimated to be only 25mm. Su You tried in vain to break it open with his hands, but he was still too naΓ―ve, even if it was corroded, the iron lock was still iron, and it could not be opened with his bare hands, not to mention that this lock was as good as new except for some dust hanging on it.
Su You looked around the room to see if there were any small iron rods or something, and suddenly the same in front of him, the small iron rod inserted in the door seemed to be the most suitable choice. Without saying a word, Su You took down the small iron rod that was inserted in the door.
"You're here to demolish the house?" The uncle looked at him and was busy picking the lock of the chai door and asked.
"You'll find out later." Su You said, without stopping the movements of his hands.
This little iron rod is just right, pinned to the padlock, and with a little force, the lock is pinned open.
"Let me tell you, when I was young, I always thought that there was a treasure hidden in this cabinet, but grandpa never allowed me to touch this, don't you wonder what is in it?" Saying that, Su You beckoned to the uncle and called Su Zuo to him.
Su You opened the dusty wooden cabinet for a long time, and there was a strong smell of dampness from inside, and the light was too dim to see what was inside, at this time, the uncle turned on the flashlight on his mobile phone and shone inside.
Inside is a stack of old clothes worn by my grandfather during his lifetime, all neatly folded, and some rice paper, which was used by my grandfather when he practiced calligraphy during his lifetime.
Su You didn't feel dirty, and reached out to pick it up.
Suddenly, the hand touched something hard.
"Aha! Finally I found it! Sure enough, there are treasures! Su You was pleasantly surprised and took out the baby.
It is a wooden box with a pitch-black body, which feels warm and smooth to the touch.
"What is this? A badly damp wooden box? Could it be that the baby is in there? Under the light of the flashlight, Su You looked left and right at the box.
The pattern on it is strange, it is something that I have never seen, not like a plant, not like an animal, an inexplicable pattern, in the middle of the front of the box, with a small seal written with the word "Suitian", I don't know what the meaning is.
Su You glanced at the uncle, and the other party was also looking at this strange box.
Su You wanted to see what was inside, so mysterious.
Sitting and looking right, Su You found a problem, this jet-black wooden box, without the slightest gap, is it just a solid piece of wood?
"Could it be just a piece of wood with a strange pattern?" Su You asked the uncle.
Su Zuo also took the wooden box, handed the mobile phone to Su You, and began to look at it carefully.
Suddenly, Su Zuo also exclaimed: "How can this be! How could this thing be here! β
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? Su You was taken aback by his uncle and asked.
Su Zuoyi shook his head, "I'm just guessing now, and the specifics have to be opened to be sure." So saying, he turned around and went outside, and came back with a handful of snow.
"What are you doing with this snow?" Su You asked curiously.
Su Zuo didn't speak, but just used the temperature of his palm to turn the snow into water, and then dripped on the top of the two words on the surface of the wooden box.
"Uncle, you're crazy! It's not trendy enough, isn't it! Su You looked at Uncle's destructive approach, and was very surprised, Uncle was not such an impulsive person.
"It's okay, here's the key." Uncle felt that the water was almost dropping, and patiently explained to Su You.
A "pop" sound came from the jet-black wooden box of more than twenty centimeters, which should be the sound of the machine turning inside.
"It's really inside!" Su You thought.
The two of them placed the wooden box on the edge of the kang and watched it change.
I saw that the wooden box showed a gap, and then slowly the gap widened, and finally opened completely, and inside was a stack of rolled paper tubes.
"What is this? Title deed? Su You took the paper tube, thinking back to his grandfather's valuable things, it seemed that there was only the title deed of this house.
The moment he opened the paper tube, Su You was dumbfounded, and even the uncle next to him widened his eyes.
That stack of paper was no stranger to them, it was nothing else, it was the "Night Manuscript" that was stolen from Professor Yu's house not long ago!
Su You looked at it incredibly quickly, yes, it was exactly the same as the one in their hands.
"How could Grandpa have this?" Su You asked.
"It is not unusual for him to have this as a member of the archaeological team back then." Su Zuo also calmed down, indeed, Grandpa Su was also a pivotal figure in the archaeological team back then, and it was not surprising that there would be such a confidential thing.
"But, it's the same as my dream, will Grandpa know something?" Su You was a little excited, he thought that everything he encountered was planned by the bad guys, the specific reasons, they were trying to find out, who would have expected that after checking and checking, he would find out the late grandfather, he didn't want to believe that his grandfather, who had always loved him, would calculate him, and it would be twelve years later!
"Calm down!" Su Zuo also pressed Su You's shoulders with both hands and scolded softly, "First of all, your grandfather will definitely not harm you, so the black hand behind the scenes is still someone living in a corner of this world, don't mess with yourself!" β
Uncle's words woke up the dreamer, that's right, grandpa will never harm himself and uncle, since grandpa also has this thing, it means that everyone should have a share in this thing, among the 5 people in the archaeological team that year, it seems that only Professor Mu is left alive.
"Could it be him?" Su You thought for a moment and asked.
Su Zuo also shook his head, "We can't jump to conclusions now, we don't have direct evidence, and besides, I always feel that this matter is not as simple as we see, but that old man, you have to pay more attention in the future." β
Su You nodded and put away the manuscript, "By the way, uncle, I was so surprised to see you just now, what did you find?" β
Su Zuoyi picked up the jet-black wooden box and handed it to Su You, "You look at this wooden box carefully, do you find anything different?" β
Su You obediently observed, looked at it for a while, and looked surprised, "How can this be?" How is it bright red? Could it be that you have been soaked in blood? β
"No, this is an ancient wood, called ebony, you see it is black on the outside, bright red on the inside, it is estimated that the log is ancient red almond, it can be the current color, and it has been buried in the ground for at least three thousand years."
Listening to the uncle's words, Su You was surprised that a whole egg could be stuffed into his mouth, ebony Su You has still heard of it, ebony is also known as gloomy wood, about this, there are a lot of rumors among the people, there are said that "a box of treasure, not as good as ebony half square", and said "gold ten thousand taels sent to the underworld, in exchange for ebony sacrifice to the heavenly spirit", because this ebony is formed by ancient wood in a special geographical environment, it is a non-renewable resource, and it is ornamental, so the market price is very high, about this, rosewood is a good example.
"This thing should be about the same price as rosewood, right?" Although Su You knew that this thing was very valuable, he still didn't know how valuable it was.
Su Zuo also shook his head again, "No matter how expensive rosewood is, it is also valuable in the market, and this is a priceless treasure." β
"No, grandpa is so rich! Why didn't he take it out earlier and give it to his hard-working grandson..."
Ignoring Su You's complaints, Su Zuo also put away the ebony box and handed it to Su You, intending to leave here, because there was no value in staying here.
"I don't take it, this thing is too valuable, I'm afraid it will be broken, so it's safer to let you go." Su You pushed the ebony box to the uncle.
Su Zuo also looked at Su You with amusement and put the box in his pocket.
The two closed the door of the courtyard and began to slowly walk towards the entrance of the village, which opened to the road and could intercept passing vehicles.
"Su You, I don't know if you found a problem." Uncle said lightly.
Su You's mind was blank at the moment, and when he heard Uncle talking, it took a while to react, "What's the problem?" β
"Remember the box we stole from Professor Yu, it was made of luminous purple jade, and I said at the time that it was worth a lot of money."
"Yes, you said so, but wasn't that taken by the dragon?" Su You didn't figure out where the focus was.
"Today's ebony box is worth more than that."
A bolt of lightning flashed through Su You's mind, and Su You stood still and looked at Uncle Xiao with wide eyes.
"That's right, what I think of is the same as what you think of now, if these manuscripts are a certain archaeological project, they may gain fame and fortune if they are made public, but Professor Yu's Yeming purple jade box and the ebony box in your grandfather's hand, any one of them will be enough for these people to eat and drink for a few lifetimes, and there is no need for them to be so attached to this project, unless..."
"Unless the contents of this box are worth more than this box!" Su You swallowed his saliva and said this conclusion that he didn't believe very much.
Su You looked at Su Zuoyi, wanting to get the other party's affirmation, Su Zuoyi was still very calm, and said slowly: "These are just my speculations, what are those manuscripts?" I don't know. β
The two of them continued to walk forward.
Although Su You's parents died when he was a child, he did not live a poor life. First, his parents left him a large amount of property, as well as a high amount of compensation from the insurance company, and in addition, living in his cousin's house, everything was arranged by his cousin, and he didn't need to spend his own money, so his life was very rich, and in the eyes of his classmates, he was a local tyrant!
In the past, Su You didn't have any concept of money, but today, he has opened his eyes! Their own deposits, compared to the inconspicuous box in their hands, are not even a speck of dust in the wind.
Obviously, those people already have the wealth of the rich country, what are they still clinging to? Could it be that those manuscripts are really treasure maps of some treasure? If that's the case, it can explain why such an expensive "package" is used, but those people are too greedy, and their greed cannot be satisfied with the glory and wealth of several lifetimes, and they deserve to die! But grandpa is not that kind of person, he must have something unspeakable.