12dz Chapter 130 How bad can the friends of a first-rank official be?
Chapter 130 How bad can the friends of a first-rank official be?
The rockery that originally seemed to be a whole was slowly moving out a stone door. When one looked inside, one could see that the inside of the rockery was actually a hollow structure.
There is a mechanism inside this rockery, and this mechanism is very hidden, and ordinary people can't really see it.
Aunt Lan pressed her hand on the mechanism inside the rockery. With a slight "click" sound, the ground slowly moved, revealing a secret passage extending downwards.
On the way down, at first there was only the dim light of the flashlight flickering, but not far away, soft light emanated from both sides.
Lin Panpan looked closely and saw that there were several luminous pearls inlaid in the niches on both sides of the passage. Although there were not many, each one was round and large.
Lin Panpan touched these night pearls and swallowed her saliva. These were all money!
Soon she arrived downstairs. She thought there would be mountains of gold and silver, but it turned out to be just rows of cabinets, the kind that were used to display antiques.
But the wood materials of these cabinets are still very good, all of them are made of sandalwood, golden nanmu, wenge, mahogany...
"This should be where the Ren family stored antiques in the past, right?" Lin Panpan looked at the calligraphy under the cabinet.
Aunt Lan said:
“This used to be a place to store antiques, but later on all these things were sold by members of the Ren family, who had long been unable to make ends meet.
All that's left are a few boxes of junk, and I don't know if they're worth anything."
Aunt Lan took them to a pile of boxes. She had come there before and saw that they were all filled with bottles and jars. In her opinion, these were all garbage.
"But the Ren family is still wealthy, just like those bottles and jars, they all came from here.
During its heyday, this place must have been filled with things," Aunt Lan explained.
Lin Panpan walked straight to the mahogany boxes at the back. They looked shabby, with most of the paint peeling off and mottled, obviously they were quite old.
The boxes were covered with dust. Aunt Lan once opened one of them and saw that it was full of cloth.
Lin Panpan was full of curiosity and asked Lin Weiguo to open all the boxes.
Lin Weiguo directly opened the first box, which was full of cloth, but these were not ordinary cloths.
Lin Panpan squatted down and said:
“These should all be Shu brocade and silk, but they have become like this due to their age.
But hundreds of years ago, or even thousands of years ago, they were all good things."
Lin Panpan started to look through the boxes while wearing a mask. When she opened the second box, she found a set of official uniforms. This was the uniform of a first-rank official. The crown was decorated with an oriental pearl and a ruby on top.
The patch features a crane standing on one leg with an elegant posture, wings spread, delicate feathers, and exquisite embroidery. It is surrounded by auspicious clouds, sea water, river cliffs and other decorations.
This is obviously the official uniform of a civil servant. Lin Panpan said with a sigh, "The Ren family is indeed very wealthy. These things must have belonged to the ancestors of the Ren family. They are quite good."
These few items are priceless. There are also a few men's accessories in here, which should be the things that the official liked at that time.
A pocket watch, when the cover is opened, the hands on the dial inside can still move.
There were several folding fans. These fans should be the ones he used frequently in the past. They were made of precious woods such as rosewood and ebony. They were hard in texture and had beautiful grain.
There are actually various inscriptions on it, which should have been written by his friends.
How bad can the friends of a first-rank official be?
There were also some pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Lin Panpan opened another box, and it was full of books.
She flipped through it, her mouth almost watering. A copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia, Yao Tu Hui, and Zizai Hu Tian...
There are more than 10 medical books alone, and many of them are rare copies.
Lin Panpan carefully put the books away and said, "We have to put these books on the shelf."
It is now 1973, and these books have not yet seen the light of day. If one day they can see the light of day again, she wants to open a museum and sell these things, she really can't bear to do it.
After all, these were antiques. She closed the box and continued looking.
The fourth box was slowly opened, revealing several exquisite enamel objects, including an enamel vase with floral patterns. The body of the vase was painted with gorgeous blooming peonies with layers of petals.
Under the light, it reflects a charming luster.
There is also a pair of enamel incense burners with exquisite cloud patterns engraved on the body. It is obvious that these two items are not ordinary items.
Several pieces of fine Hetian jade lay in the box. The jade was warm, smooth, and as white and flawless as mutton fat.
One of the pieces was carved into a jade statue of Guanyin, who has a kind face, a peaceful expression, fluttering clothes, and saves people from suffering.
As soon as the fifth box was opened, a strong scent of ink hit me in the face.
A Duan inkstone is placed in the center. The stone is delicate and smooth, and the breath turns into ink. The inkstone pool is deep, and the surrounding area is carved with exquisite dragon patterns. The dragon's body is winding and circling, with its fangs and claws bared.
On the inkstone, there are several brushes, the pen holders of which are all made of precious Xiangfei bamboo, and the bamboo body is covered with natural purple-brown spots.
The ink stick next to it was as black and shiny as lacquer, exuding a faint aroma of pine smoke.
Next to it is an exquisite jade ruyi, which is as white as jade and has a beautiful and smooth shape.
The sixth box was opened, and it was full of accessories for this official, a whole box of accessories specially used to match his clothes.
These should only be part of the first-rank official's belongings, but the other things should have been sold.
Looking at the empty basement, Lin Panpan sighed. The ancestors of the Ren family were quite wealthy, but it was a pity that the Ren family could not protect such a huge foundation.
But even so, the things left behind by the Ren family's ancestors are amazing enough.
Lin Panpan discovered that the basement was not stuffy at all. It must have some kind of ventilation system.
The three of them stayed down there for a long time before finally climbing up.
Lin Panpan was also very tired that day. Aunt Lan made some white rice porridge and some side dishes, and she planned to go to bed.
Then I saw the fat boy from the village rushing over and saying:
"Oh my! Auntie, I went home yesterday and was scolded to death by your grandparents, your parents, they scolded me so much that I couldn't even breathe.
You asked me why I didn’t go home, and asked me if I was safe. I was speechless. Auntie, you should go back to the village every day!
Otherwise they would have come to the city to look for you!"
Lin Panpan looked at him and said:
"Let's go back tomorrow. Aren't we going to have a banquet soon?
We have to go back to the village and prepare a feast. Dozens of tables of banquets are no joke."
Lin Feng looked at her and said, "Ah? Auntie, where are we going to buy it?"
Lin Panpan looked at him and said:
"Don't we have pigs, chickens, and ducks in our village? Let's use the ones from the village first!"
And there's fish on the table, let's go catch them ourselves! Didn't I buy a net last time? I'm planning to go for a walk on the beach."