Back at the hotel, Ye Chen asked someone to give Hao Tong a message, and hurriedly packed his luggage and returned to Xingcheng County with Hu Dahai.

As soon as I entered the city, I couldn't wait to bring gifts to the former site of the flour mill workers' family building.

Look for the old man who lives in the shantyhouse and sells antiques.

The old man bent down in the yard to pick up dry firewood, and Ye Chen called from afar: "Old man, old man." ”

"It's you, young man. Didn't we make an appointment for a month, and we got it done so quickly? ”

Ye Chen pulled the old man and said with concern: "Isn't this about to enter the harsh winter?" I thought that we should fulfill the agreement as soon as possible, and you should live upstairs early. ”

Putting down the dry firewood, the old man was moved: "I can't imagine that you are still thinking about me, an old bone, in your busy schedule, let's sit and talk in the house." ”

Hu Dahai handed the old man two keys to the house.

"I have booked two houses that meet your requirements in Guanghua Community, and you will pick one later."

The old man smiled happily: "That's great, I'll box you the items I've seen before." ”

"This one isn't busy. You just pack your luggage, and I'll ask someone to come and store the other things you haven't taken away. All you have to do is give me the key to this shed. ”

Back in the room, the old man put on the few clothes in the cupboard, and walked out with the tablet and a jar of ashes that had been enshrined for many years.

"I'm the most precious of these things, and I'll leave the rest to you."

The tip of Ye Chen's nose was sour, and he motioned for Hu Dahai to help.

Leaving a few subordinates to wait at the entrance of the shed gate, Ye Chen instructed Hu Dahai to drive and personally accompany the old man to the unit building of Guanghua Community.

Before walking into the residential unit building, the old man watched the steps with apprehension.

He came to a house on the third floor, looked at it, and shook his head.

I went to another unit building on higher ground.

The old man took a look at the environment here, and when he entered the house, the windows were bright and clean, the layout was bright, and the small door opened in front of the door could also go to the outdoor courtyard.

After a few turns, the old man moved a stool and watched the sunset in the small courtyard for a while, and said to Ye Chen with satisfaction: "Just this house." The floor of that set was so high that I couldn't climb so many stairs with my legs and feet. ”

Ye Chen responded: "Uncle, if you are optimistic about this house, then we will settle it." ”

"Look at it. I just don't know how much this house costs? ”

The real estate agent next to Hu Dahai interjected: "This house will cost 66,000 yuan for a small yard." The previous set can be bought for only 34,000. ”

The old man suddenly wanted to retreat, but Ye Chen immediately clapped, "That's it." Are all the furniture in the house left over from the previous owner? ”

"Yes, yes. You see how particular this bookcase is, the bed is also a wooden hardboard bed, and the mattress is made more, which is absolutely comfortable. ”

Ye Chen went around the kitchen and bathroom, and reluctantly told the real estate agent: "The transfer procedures for this house must be completed as soon as possible, I don't want the old man to live uncomfortably." ”

"Understood, understood."

"Dahai, follow him to pay for the house, and then call a few people to buy something for the house."

Hu Dahai pushed the real estate agent out of the house, and the two took the car to go through the formalities.

The old man took Ye Chen's hand and said gratefully, "Thank you so much." If I hadn't met you, I might not have been able to fulfill my wife's dream in my life. ”

"Uncle, you said that our meeting is fate. What's more, you have given me so many treasures, what if I give you a house back. ”

"Can I have a request?"

"You say."

The old man said sadly: "If I am not there one day, you will help me sell this house and find a beautiful place for me and my wife to be buried." ”

Ye Chen suddenly felt that this inexplicable fate was a bit long.

But the old man was sincere, and it was difficult to find an excuse to resign.

Just be a good person to the end.

"Uncle, on this question about what happened after you, I don't think you need to be too anxious. Enjoying your old age is what you should be thinking about now. ”

"Yes, yes, it's me who is too anxious."

About half an hour later, Hu Dahai returned with a housing agent and a cart of furniture and household goods.

The laborer placed the furniture, and in a short time the empty room was full.

The kitchen has been equipped with new utensils and pots and pans.

Grain and food are even more filled in the refrigerator.

The real estate agent handed the old man a contract for the sale and purchase of the house, "Old man, you sign here, and the house is yours." ”

The old man looked at the terms of the contract, and showed it to Ye Chen for fear of being deceived, and signed it after confirming that it was correct.

Hu Dahai reported: "Brother Chen, I notified the garment factory, and someone will come over to send new clothes to the uncle later."

I also said hello to the rice grain store, and I came to deliver food once a month.

These are receipts and rice grain books. ”

The old man who had been lonely for half his life suddenly burst into tears.

"Mr. Ye, thank you."

"Old man, you just stay steadfastly. If you have anything to do in the future, you can find a real estate agent, or you can call me. ”

"Thank you, thank you."

Ye Chen glanced at his watch and said with a light smile: "Old man, there are still many things in this new home that you need to put together, so I won't bother too much." The sea, leaving two people to help. ”

Hu Dahai ordered two of his subordinates to stay, and the rest left with Ye Chen's footsteps.

Return to the flour mill family building.

Ye Chen saw that it was too late, which was not conducive to meticulously packing up the collection.

Ordered everyone to carry all the large treasures in the shed into the car, and Ye Chen searched every corner of the remaining small pieces by himself, and even used kerosene lamps to shine on the beams of the house.

Hu Dahai threw a pile of rags to the door, and sifted through them again by the light of the headlights, until the things in the shed were completely emptied.

Ye Chen asked someone to tear down the wooden bed where the old man slept before, and there was a pit in the cellar underneath.

Calling two of his men to explore the way, Hu Dahai jumped down the pit and called Ye Chen: "Brother Chen, there is a secret door here." ”

Ye Chen also jumped down when he heard the news.

Several people worked together to open the secret door and found that there was actually a passage underneath.

Looking at the solidity of the four walls of the tunnel, it should be the escape tunnel of the Beiyang Mint in the old days.

At the end of the passage, there was another iron gate.

One of his subordinates used a crowbar to pry open the big lock of the iron door, Ye Chen picked it up and sighed: "You idiot, you will use a crowbar to scrap me for such a valuable treasure." ”

"I'm sorry boss, I didn't know this iron bump was also a baby."

After Ye Chen ordered someone to put it away, he continued to go deeper.

Sure enough, as Ye Chen expected, before the Beiyang Mint Bureau was forcibly demolished, a large number of coins were not taken away, and even some officials' furniture was buried in this underground tunnel.

After many years, these old objects have reappeared, but Ye Chen does not feel happy at all.

The Yuan Datou that can be seen casually is either a remnant coin or a semi-finished product.

Hu Dahai saw a mouse passing under his feet, and his upper foot was about to be trampled to death, so he accidentally knocked over the contents of the burlap bag.

Silver dollars were scattered all over the ground, and several people looked at the amount in shock.