A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er felt that the Marshal's attitude was similar to what was written in history books. He usually made his own calculations, but was willing to obey the arrangements of the central government at critical moments. However, Gui'er also knew the ending, and she couldn't help feeling very sad.

Sha Yanxiao then said to Wu Mingqiang, "Besides the house, we also need to sell off the things left behind by the Ji family. Have you counted them?"

Wu Mingqiang flipped open the account book and pushed it in front of Sha Yanxiao, saying, "When Master Bo was assassinated, two of his relatives who were traveling with him were also killed in the street. One of them was his biological daughter, our young lady's cousin. So, the family members thought it was a revenge plot and hurriedly packed up their belongings and fled."

"There were a lot of things left behind, but some of the original servants who didn't leave with the family also took the opportunity to plunder. Some outsiders who knew the inside story also came in to loot. By the time we took over, there wasn't much of value left. There were just some furniture made of golden nanmu, huanghuali, and red sandalwood, a few unbroken porcelains, and some calligraphy and paintings that we didn't have time to take away. But we need to find someone to appraise the calligraphy and paintings, which is quite troublesome. There was no gold or silver jewelry, as almost everything was taken away. I've roughly recorded it all here."

Sha Yanxiao nodded and said, "Then hurry up and do it."

Gui'er took a look and found that they were all superficial properties. She said to Sha Yanxiao, "Brother Yanxiao, Master Ji has been a gang leader for so long, he must have accumulated a lot of wealth. He must have deposited it in a bank or something, right? Did his family take all that away?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Bank passbooks and banknotes are the easiest to carry. Their families would definitely take them with them. We also searched every property we took over. There was only one property that was not looted because my father had sent our people in Shanghai to take over. That's the mansion we live in now, which used to be the Ji family's mansion."

Guier nodded in understanding.

After Sha Yanxiao checked the accounts with Wu Mingqiang, he took Guier back.

That night, Gui'er tossed and turned. After listening to Sha Yanxiao's analysis of the war situation, she always felt a sense of tension that a great war was about to begin. In a few years, perhaps this place would turn into a pile of ruins. She didn't know how many people around her would survive, and perhaps she would die again in this era.

Because they went to bed very late, they got up late the next morning. After breakfast, Gui'er asked and found out that the Marshal had taken Sha Yanxiao out, the lady and Sha Yanyao went to the Shen family, the third concubine and the others were fighting in Sifang City again, and the eighth and ninth concubines were in their own rooms and did not come out.

She was bored and holding the newspaper in her hand, she slowly prepared to find a pavilion in the yard to sit and read.

Arriving at the pavilion in the courtyard, she looked back at the mansion. Last night, Sha Yanxiao had told her that this was originally the Ji family's mansion. She couldn't help but examine it carefully.

She quickly figured out which one was the master bedroom. After all, the decoration was a little more luxurious. There was also a study next to it. Because the Marshal didn't like reading, it was given to Sha Yanyao to use.

Gui'er suddenly had an idea and wanted to go to Sha Yanyao's study to see if there was anything left over from the Ji family.

So after Sha Yanyao came back, she took the two books that Miss Shen lent her and went to find Sha Yanyao. Sha Yanyao happened to be in the study and was very surprised to see Guier coming over.

Guier smiled and said, "These are two books my future sister-in-law lent me. I've already finished reading them. My brother and sister-in-law have been very close lately, and I don't want to bother them. So please take them back to my sister-in-law for me."

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Of course not. She really likes you to come and play with her. Besides, I don't go to her place every day, so you can just go and keep her company."

"Oh? Brother, are you still working hard for your career?" Gui'er looked around the study while chatting with Sha Yanyao.

Sha Yanyao saw it and said, "No, I'm just socializing with some friends. Are you interested in my study?"

Gui'er said, "I heard this mansion used to be ours, so I'm a little curious, brother. Do you have any books here? I'm tired of going to the mall."

Sha Yanyao nodded and said, "Indeed, as soon as my father received the news, he sent our people in Shanghai to take over, so it was not looted by outsiders. By the time my second brother and his wife came to take over the other properties, they had all been looted. You see, the books on the bookshelf are all left by the former Master Ji. If you are interested, take a look."

Guier walked to the bookshelf and found that the bookshelf was filled with large volumes of books, such as "The Art of War", "The Book of Changes", "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine", and so on.

She wasn't interested in books like that. Turning around, she saw a painting hanging next to the bookshelf. It was an ink painting of flowers and plants. Gui'er smiled and said to Sha Yanyao, "In stories, there are often hidden mechanisms behind those calligraphy and paintings."

As he spoke, he lifted up the painting and took a look. Behind it was a flat wall. Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "It seems my sister is really too bored to play this treasure hunt game. It's a pity that the people who took over at the time had already seen it. If there was a treasure, they would have found it long ago."

Gui'er smiled awkwardly and was about to put the painting back when she suddenly noticed a crack on the wall behind the bookshelf. She said to Sha Yanyao, "Brother, have you checked this wall? There's a crack here."

After hearing this, Sha Yanyao came over and said with a smile, "Such a rift? Our Gui'er has become a great detective."

As he said that, he looked in the direction of Gui'er and found that there was indeed a crack. Moreover, the crack was not at the top or bottom, but was flat in the middle as if there was a crack.

Sha Yanyao was silent for a moment, then walked to the door and called out, "Lao Zhou, Lao Zhou, call up the two servants we brought from Jiangcheng."

Soon, two guards brought from Jiangcheng came up. Sha Yanyao pointed at the bookshelf and said to them, "Move this bookshelf."

The two were stunned for a moment, but still did as they were told. Soon the bookshelf was moved away. Sha Yanyao said to them, "That's enough. You can go out now."

After the two left, Sha Yanyao walked over and closed the door. Guier came to the crack at this time and found that it was not a crack, but a protruding part of the safe door. It looked like a crack from the side, but it was actually a protruding square. However, the protrusion was not much, probably only a few millimeters, and the color had been painted the same white as the wall, so it was generally not visible.

Sha Yanyao walked over and took a look, then said, "There's no lock on this one either. How do I open it?"