Before he stepped into the gate, several men dressed as nurses walked out of the courtyard and stood by the door.

Wang Banzhang pulled Ye Chen through the second door and walked into the main hall.

"There are two halls in front, and there are three halls where the old man and the old lady live."

Ye Chen looked at the layout of the courtyard and was extremely exquisite, and he had a good impression of Lu Rong, a great architect.

Stepping into the third hall, Ye Jianguo and Lu Chunfang got up to the front of the hall with the support of the housekeepers on the left and right.

Seeing his parents greet the door, Ye Chen knelt down at the foot of the steps, "My son is back, so my father and mother are worried." ”

Lu Chunfang saw Shen Jiaqi, beckoned her to come forward, and looked at her carefully, "Jiahui, you're back." My mother has made you a lot of delicious food, come with me quickly. ”

Ye Chen looked at his mother's changes in a daze, and got up to explain, but Ye Jianguo shook his head and didn't allow him to say more.

When she came to the east wing, Lu Chunfang immediately took out the jewelry in the box and wanted to put it on for Shen Jiaqi.

"Auntie, these are too precious."

Lu Chunfang was stunned and said: "Huihui, what do you call me, is the change fee due for our mother." ”

Shen Jiaqi smiled and pandered: "Mom." ”

"That's right."

"By the way, Mom, we brought you a lot of local specialties when we came back, and I'll have someone bring them to you later."

Standing at the door, Ye Chen listened distressedly to the conversation in the house.

Ye Jianguo frowned and said: "Since Jiahui left, your mother has had a serious illness, and when she wakes up, she will become this crazy appearance." Lao Wang calculated a hexagram and said that heart disease still needs heart medicine. ”

Wang Banzhang arched his hand and said: "What the old lady said is right, the old lady's condition is good and bad, do you want to go and worship the ancestors." Then follow me to the cemetery of my ancestors to burn incense and pray. ”

"Yes. When I get the situation at home straightened out, we'll go through them one by one. ”

"Yes, master."

Ye Chen beckoned Shen Jiaqi to come out, but she was pulled by Lu Chunfang and couldn't get out at all.

After returning to his room and taking a turn, Ye Chen opened the cabinet and saw that Shen Jiahui had worn clothes before her death, and there were still a few pieces of retention.

The jewelry she used during her lifetime was neatly stacked in a box.

Sitting on the stool, Ye Chen recalled the situation when his mother had just seen Shen Jiaqi.

At this time, Wang Banzhang came with Lu Rong and Chen Huainan.

"Mr. Ye."

Ye Chen got up and shook hands with Lu Rong, "I have heard Mr. Lu's name for a long time, and I am shocked to see your work." ”

Lu Rong, who was combing his short braids, smiled and said: "Whereever, this is the opportunity that Mr. Ye gave me, and with the strength of the Ninth Engineer Corps, it can be completed so quickly." ”

"Let's go, let's talk as we go."

A few people came to the apse, which was empty, only a few calligraphy and paintings hung on the walls, which was very simple.

Come to the back garden.

Lu Rong introduced: "Here I and the archaeological experts did the restoration of the mechanism, but I found that there were some minor problems with the mechanism, and I made an adjustment without authorization.

On the pavilion side, I made a vent for the ventilation of the underpass. ”

The jade tiger talisman that originally controlled the rockery stone gate became an ornament, and the mechanism stone that rotated through the stone gate slowly opened.

The rearranged secret room has a new look.

The four-clawed python throne was still there, and all the ancient books on the shelves were gone.

Ye Chen stopped and said, "I remember how many shelves there are here, where are they gone?" ”

Wang Banzhang explained: "The shelves behind the throne have been moved to the arsenal by me, and the stones on those shelves are not ordinary stones, according to the classics, those are the rough stones of several ore veins in the country. ”

Stepping into the dark passage, the dark room that was originally pitch black was illuminated by the lights when the electric switch was opened.

"Now there are some antiques in these dark rooms that were rescued from the ruins of Huashi Street, and each one of them has been registered."

Lu Rong stepped forward and clicked the button, and the stone door was opened, "This stone door has been there in the past, I guess this purpose should be used as a decorative door to hide people's eyes and ears." ”

In the passage, the airflow was smooth, and Ye Chen arrived with a trace of surprise.

"Has there been any ventilation here?"

"This wind is a natural wind. It is hard to imagine the wisdom of our ancestors, who brought the wind from the valley here and then passed through the underground passages to make the air flow here unimpeded. ”

Ye Chen looked at the sign posted on the wall, "Where does this passage lead to?" ”

"This is the one that leads to the pawnshop on Flower Market Street."

Lu Rong took Ye Chen to the pawnshop and walked to the street, "Mr. Ye, you see that this is the restored Flower Market Street, although it is not original, it can be regarded as the best among antique buildings." ”

Ye Chen approached the flower building, saw the new appearance of the restoration here, and felt that this courtyard was very suitable for sending love to the landscape.

Overlooking the entire village, the old appearance of this place is long gone.

Wang Banzhang whispered: "Master, let's continue to visit the underground fortifications." ”

"Let's go."

Returning to the passage, Ye Chen looked at the door of a vault, and Lu Rong entered the password and turned it a few times.

The floodgates opened, and the voice-activated lights lit up instantly.

"At the moment, we are only entering the entrance to the basement level, and there is a gate in front of it, and there is another gate inside, a total of three. According to your requirements, it can withstand a 12-magnitude earthquake and a nuclear explosion. ”

Ye Chen saw an industrial elevator lit up.

"It's the fastest shortcut up and down the passage, and I've designed a staircase in the corner tower on the right."

Take the elevator to the lowest floor.

Lv Rong introduced: "This floor is the ninth floor of the underground fortifications, and the area of the first floor here is 33,150 square meters, and the total area of all the underground fortifications is close to 300,000 square meters.

It's definitely an underground fortress. ”

Ye Chen glanced at the design drawings, walked through them layer by layer, and had a general understanding.

"Overall, I'm very satisfied with the underground fortifications."

Lu Rong pointed to a corner tower in the northeast corner of the picture and said: "Because the underground fortifications are long, I specially arranged an industrial elevator here for the rapid sinking of materials into the underground fortifications."

But don't worry, there are two gates on each floor of this straight ladder, and the design of this corner tower is different from other corner towers, I will take you to feel it. ”

It took about ten minutes to walk.

Walking up to the ground through a narrow staircase, Lu Rong used the principle of a rockery stone door to make an identical mechanism.

Taking the elevator, Ye Chen saw the design of each floor that Lu Rong said.

After inspecting the underground fortifications, Ye Chen walked under the city wall and came to the middle of the two gates.

Wang Banzhang introduced: "The thing on the right is the east main gate, and after entering, you can go back to the third hall after passing through the east inner gate." On the left is the Dongtai Gate, through this Jiaobing Street, you will arrive at the Dongxing Gate.

After the Dongxing Gate, it is the direction of the quarry. In order to rebuild the Ye family compound, most of the stones in the quarry were excavated, and now only a deep pit remains. ”

Ye Chen walked quickly to the quarry, looked at the scene in front of him and said in shock: "It is really a mountain hollowed out." ”