Chapter 7: Letters Worth a Thousand Dollars

Gu Xiaoxiao's novel started three months ago, at that time, she had just come back, Xiao Lianshan and Gu Anqi were very happy to accompany Gu Xiaoxiao every day, until one day Xiao Lianshan received a phone call, it was from a pawn shop, which also belonged to the industry under the Qinhuang Group, saying that someone came to pawn with a letter, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked for millions in cash.

"A letter pawns millions?!" I frowned, took a deep puff of my cigarette, and asked in surprise.

"And then?" Yun Duruo also asked in surprise.

Gu Xiaoxiao continued to talk to us, and then the pawnbroker thought that the man was crazy, of course he ignored it, returned the letter to him, and let him leave, but the man said that he would not leave anything, and insisted that the letter was priceless, and asked the courtier to find someone with vision.

Originally, these things would happen every day in the pawnshop, and there was nothing special, but Xiao Lianshan put down the phone and looked very anxious, probably because she was there at the time, Xiao Lianshan obviously didn't want to say something in front of her, and only said a word to Gu Anqi.

Ming Fourteenth Mausoleum.

"Ming...... Fourteen Tombs?! Yun Duruo looked at me suspiciously for a long time before he said in surprise. I have heard of the Ming Tombs, how can there be the Ming Tombs? ”

I also shook my head blankly, I had never heard of the Fourteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, Yun Duruo and I both looked at Gu Xiaoxiao and waited for her to continue.

"I was like you at the time, I thought my dad was wrong, but my mom was still talking to me before she heard this, and her face immediately changed and she got up from the chair." Gu Xiaoxiao continued to reminisce. "Dad told Mom that this was said by the person who pawned the letter, and Mom muttered to herself at the time, how could anyone know......"

"Know what?" I pressed on.

"I want to know too, apparently my parents don't want to tell me." Gu Xiaoxiao said helplessly. "You also know that Dad has been asking about business for a long time, and immediately asked people to send him to the pawn shop after receiving this call, and Mom was also worried that I would wait at home, and she would accompany Dad to go with him."

"Needless to say, your parents can't do anything about your grinding skills, so they should let you follow." I flicked my cigarette ash and smiled wryly.

"I'm just curious, I want to know what the Ming Tombs are, my dad doesn't want to take me there, my mother can't take me, hehe." Gu Xiaoxiao smiled mischievously.

I snuffed out the cigarette butt and asked her to continue, Gu Xiaoxiao told us that after she and her parents arrived at the pawn shop, the person who took the letter to pawn was arranged in the reception room, and as soon as he entered, he saw a man who was drunk and depressed, Xiao Lianshan asked him what letter he wanted to pawn, and the man handed the letter to Xiao Lianshan, and said, you can find the Ming Fourteenth Tomb, what is on the letter, you will not know.

As soon as Xiao Lianshan heard the man mention the Ming Fourteenth Tomb, his face immediately changed, and he asked Gu Xiaoxiao to go out first, and this time Gu Anqi's attitude was also very tough, Gu Xiaoxiao had no choice but to leave, but she didn't go far because she was curious and kept hiding at the door and eavesdropping.

"Xiaoxiao, what did you hear?" I asked curiously.

"After all, the door is closed, and I only heard some conversations intermittently, as if it meant that my father and mother had found the rumored Ming Fourteenth Tomb." Gu Xiaoxiao said while reminiscing. "I'm sure it's the Fourteenth Tomb of the Ming Dynasty! And my parents didn't refute or deny it, but just asked what else the person knew? ”

"Mom and Dad found the Ming Fourteenth Tomb?" My brow furrowed even tighter, what does this mausoleum that has never appeared have anything to do with my parents. "And then, what else do you hear?"

Not long after she listened to Gu Xiao's novel, Gu Anqi came out of the room, Gu Xiaoxiao hurriedly hid to the side, and when Gu Anqi came back, she was holding a bag in her hand, which should contain money, and when the door of the reception room was opened again, the man who was full of alcohol left with the bag satisfied, and when he left, the man pointed to the bag in his hand and said that it was definitely worth it for his parents to spend this little money to buy such a big secret.

"What secret is that person using to blackmail his parents?!" I looked at Gu Xiaoxiao in shock, in my heart Xiao Lianshan is above board, he will definitely not be the kind of person who has secrets to hide.

Gu Xiaoxin thought the same way at first, and when the person left, the door of the reception room was not closed, she walked lightly to the door to listen, only to find that it was not the drunkard who wanted to blackmail Xiao Lianshan Gu Anqi, but they really bought the letter with a huge amount of money.

Gu Xiaoxin, she saw through the gap in the door that Gu Anqi was holding a letter in her hand that was a long time ago, it looked like it must have been some years, the letter paper was yellowed and old, but Gu Anqi carefully held it in the palm of her hand, her expression was shocked, it was too far away, Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't see the content of the letter, but Gu Xiaoxiao had been in contact with cultural relics since she was a child, and she had mastered a lot of knowledge.

She looked at the paper of the letter, the color was soft and the face was white, the ink on it was soaked with great charm, and the paper was covered with fine folds, which should be hung in the wind and blown, which was unique to the Yuan Dynasty, and this letter was more than 500 years old, and it could still be preserved so well.

"That is...... My parents bought a letter from more than 500 years ago with a huge amount of money. I frowned even more and scratched my head, surprised. Mom and Dad have always had a great insight and eye for cultural relics, but even letters from 500 years ago are not worth so much money, right? ”

"I'm not done yet, the best is yet to come." Gu Xiaoxiao waved her hand and motioned for me not to speak.

She looked around and lowered her voice and continued to say to us, listening to the content of the conversation and buying this letter, the person who bought this letter was actually Gu Anqi, Xiao Lianshan was also very puzzled why Gu Anqi was so abrupt, but Gu Xiaoxiao heard Gu Anqi tell Xiao Lianshan that the Ming Fourteen Tombs they found before were already shocking treasures, but compared to another treasure, the Ming Fourteen Tombs were completely insignificant.

"The 14th Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty is not a mausoleum? Is it a treasure?! Yun Duruo was stunned and couldn't react.

"It is a mausoleum and a treasure, and then I heard my parents intermittently mention the 14th Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, it is explained that Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in order to prevent the decline and destruction of the Ming Dynasty, ordered Liu Bowen to find a confidential place, a large number of gold, silver and jewelry into the burial, and required the emperors who succeeded to the throne in the past dynasties must secretly transport 20% of the treasury into the treasure hoarding every year, in case of future needs, and the burial location is only known to the reigning emperor, until the end of his life passed to the next emperor." Gu Xiaoxiao looked excited, like a child who got the New Year's money.

"Every year...... Every year, twenty percent of the treasury is transported into the treasure ....... "Hearing this number, I was stunned and glanced at Yun Duruo." Ming Dynasty 276 ......"

"All the wealth of a dynasty is piled up in one place...... That...... How much gold and silver jewelry should there be! Looking at Yun Duruo's appearance, she estimated that her mind was also blank now.

"This treasure is the Fourteenth Tomb of the Ming Dynasty!" Gu Xiaoxiao said with a meaningful smile. "Brother, I think our parents must have found this treasure."

"Wait a minute, what did you just say that Mom meant that there is a treasure bigger than the Ming Fourteenth Tomb?" I asked, surprised.

"Yes, Mom did say so, Dad was also surprised at the time, and asked Mom what kind of treasure it was, Mom said that the treasure was the same as the Ming Fourteenth Tombs, originally thought it was just a rumor, but now it can be determined that the treasure exists like the Ming Fourteenth Tombs." Gu Xiaoxiao nodded and turned around.

"Epistles...... Could it be that the treasure has something to do with the letters? Yun Duruo reacted and asked eagerly.

"Yes, Mom handed Dad the letter she bought from the drunkard, saying that the secret of the treasure is in that letter......" Gu Xiaoxin sighed regretfully and pouted. Originally, I could have continued to listen, but I accidentally made a sound and was discovered by my parents, and I don't know what happened next. ”

I don't have any concept of money, but I also know that the wealth in the Ming Fourteen Tombs described in Gu Xiaoxiao's mouth is unimaginable, and it may be one of the biggest treasures I have heard so far, but Gu Anqi said that there is another treasure that is far bigger than the Ming Tombs, and I racked my brains for a long time and couldn't think of any other treasure that could be compared with the Ming Fourteen Tombs.

"Do you know any treasures that are bigger than the Fourteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty?" I asked Yun Duruo beside me blankly.

"I always thought that treasures were used to fool people, and today for the first time, I know that there is a treasure." Yun Duruo replied with a wry smile on his face.

"Then why are my parents here?" I asked seriously.

Gu Xiaoxiao told us that after buying back the letter from the drunkard, his grandfather Gu Liancheng was also invited over, and the three of them were locked in the room and didn't know what to talk about, but they could see that there was no joy in their parents' expressions, Gu Liancheng didn't even let Kung Fu chat with Gu Xiaoxiao, and when he left, his face was solemn and anxious, Xiao Lianshan and Gu Anqi sat in the room for a long time without saying a word.

Half a month later, someone suddenly came to visit the house, and it was actually three Fusang people who came, and they brought something Gu Anqi was even more shocked after taking a look, and then Xiao Lianshan took three Fusang people into the house to spy on them, but in the end Xiao Lianshan's attitude was very tough, Gu Xiaoxiao recalled that the meeting ended up unhappily, Xiao Lianshan angrily asked the three Fusang people to get out, and when he left, Xiao Lianshan also pointed at the Fusang people and scolded them.

Said that as long as he did not die, you would never want to set foot in that place!

"Fuso?" I suddenly remembered that the murder that happened in Yongning Village and the bodies that disappeared were three Fusang people, it seems that Xiao Lianshan had a dispute with them before, but how could Xiao Lianshan's character kill people?

"And then?" Yun Duruo continued to ask.

"Not long after Dad scolded the Fusang people, a week ago he said he was going to come here, Mom didn't worry that he would come back with him alone, they couldn't grind me so they had to take me with them, and one night Dad went out alone and never came back." Gu Xiaoxiao said to us seriously. And then ...... You know what happened next. ”