After living a new life for my neighbor's grandmother, I traveled through the book again

Tong Jia didn't dare to move, nor could she move the statue of Taishang Laojun. The surrounding stone walls where the statue fell were very smooth. It was pure wishful thinking to want to climb the stone walls and return the same way.

She and Tao Junle both looked at the statue, then at the small hole where it had fallen, and then looked at each other.

Tao Junle gestured, "Sister, I can climb up with the help of the statue, but it's too far from the small hole to get through."

Tong Jia patted his head and said, "Even if you can get through, I, your sister, can't."

When she fell, she was not mentally prepared at all. Now looking up, Tong Jia felt that even if she was given a ladder to climb up, she might not be able to pass through the small hole the size of a bowl.

She shifted her gaze to the cabin and said, "Lele, let's go in the other direction.

Since there is a small wooden house, the Taoist priest named Ren should have lived here for a period of time. It is impossible that he came in and out through the place where we fell, right?

There must be another way out of here. Let's go to the door of the cabin."

Tao Junle nodded and agreed to whatever Tong Jia said.

The two of them supported each other and walked in the direction of the cabin door. The more they walked, the more uneasy they felt. It felt like they were walking in a tomb corridor, and they were inexplicably afraid.

It's no wonder they were scared. In the direction facing the door of the cabin, except for the rose patch which was open to the sky, the rest of the area was filled with caves connected to one another.

If this was just a simple adventure trip, Tong Jia would have backed out long ago.

But now I am looking for a way out. No matter how scared I am, I have to move forward.

And next time she brings Guo Xin and Yang Jixia here, she can't just jump down from the small hole in the cave again.

It was a coincidence that I fell this time. If it happened again, I might get stuck, let alone those two grown men.

Thinking of this, even though she was afraid, Tong Jia kept cheering herself up in her heart and encouraged herself to keep moving forward, while Tao Junle, who was traveling with her, kept grinning.

He was not afraid, but his hand was pinched by Tong Jia so hard that it hurt, but he couldn't refute.

I wanted to hold Tong Jia's hand back to let her know that I could protect her, but Tong Jia held it too tightly. She struggled a few times but couldn't get free.

Tao Junle had no choice but to give up resistance and could only endure the pain in his hand and continue to move forward with Tong Jia.

Soon, the road became impassable and a huge rock blocked the way ahead.

The two of them were also tired. There were no snakes, insects, rats, ants, bats, mosquitoes or other foreign creatures along the way. Although there was no way to go ahead, Tong Jia was not so scared.

She sat down on the ground, took out a piece of cloth from the RV and spread it on the ground, and then took out some hot dishes, hot rice and hot soup and laid them out.

Afterwards, she invited Tao Junle to sit down and eat. She said, "I'm tired and hungry after walking for so long. Lele, you've also been traveling for two days. Let's eat something first, then go into the RV and rest for an hour. After we've regained our strength, we can go back and find the way."

There are only three roads in total. The road they are walking on now is the road facing the door of the cabin. The road they fell from is the road on the left side of the cabin. There is a cliff on the right side of the cabin.

Since this road is blocked, the only road left is the one behind the cabin.

Knowing that there was only one way forward, Tao Junle was indeed tired.

He sat down with Tong Jia, and after Tong Jia had eaten and drunk her fill, he wolfed down all the leftovers.

This was the first time Tong Jia saw Tao Junle eating like this. Looking at the empty bowls and plates, she asked, "Lele, are you full? If not, there's more in the RV. I'll get you some."

Tao Junle smiled embarrassedly and took off the backpack he had been carrying.

He gestured and said, "Sister, I'm fine, it's just that the things in the bag are too heavy. I carried them all the way and I'm a little exhausted."

If you still have hot porridge, please give me another bowl. Any more and I'll be full.

Tong Jia glanced at him, took a bowl of hot porridge from the RV and handed it to him, then took the backpack that he had placed on the bag.

When he opened it and saw what was inside, his eyes widened instantly.

She looked at Tao Junle who was drinking porridge and asked, "Where did these come from?"

Tao Junle spun the bowl, quickly slurping down all the porridge before setting it down and signing, "These were all found at Zhang's. I saw Diao Ren at Zhang's and gave him a note asking him to join us as soon as possible."

As for Yang Jiqiu, I don't think there is any need to keep an eye on her.

She and Pan'er were both bribed by Pan Meiying and her group, and they would do anything for money.

If Diao Ren follows too closely, I'm worried that he'll be discovered and even lose his life. It's better to let him come over here and help us resolve the Yang family's issue as soon as possible so that we can return to the provincial capital sooner.

He always felt safe in the provincial capital, and the Yang family always made him feel uneasy.

Tong Jia looked at Tao Junle and rummaged through the contents of her backpack.

He asked, "Don't you feel heavy carrying so many things? Why didn't you take them off when you were climbing the statue just now? It must have been so cumbersome to carry them."

Before, she thought the bag only contained the food she had put in it. She thought she had eaten most of it during the journey, and an empty bag should not weigh much, so she didn't think about taking it out. She didn't expect it to be so heavy, and there was a lot of hard currency in it.

Looking at Tao Junle again, Tong Jia said, "It seems that our Lele has really grown up and has great physical strength!"

After saying that, he gave Tao Junle a thumbs up to express his affirmation of his physical strength.

Tao Junle smiled happily and gestured, "Sister, put all the things in your RV. When you bring Brother Guo and the others here, you can take them out."

"You found all these things. Would you be willing to let me give them away?" Tong Jia asked.

Tao Junle replied in sign language, "I know that all the things my sister found were donated. We won't keep the things that don't belong to us, but will donate them to those in need."

As for the two of us, my sister also collected a lot of things from my house and my uncle's father-in-law's house.

Those things belong to my house and should all be mine. My things are my sister's things.

We just need to keep those things for our future life.

Of course…if my sister thinks those things can be donated, I won’t object.

As long as I'm here, I'll definitely find a way to support my sister and give her a good life.

Tong Jia was very moved. She thought that the reason why the two people fell down was because she deliberately got angry with Tao Junle. For a moment, she felt that she had lived so many years longer than Tao Junle in vain. Her thoughts were not as mature as a child like him.

Feeling guilty, she wanted to give Tao Junle a loving hug to express her feelings, but as soon as her knees touched the ground, the ground covered by the bag began to sink.

Tong Jia, worried that she would fall into another hole again, almost instinctively pulled Tao Junle back.

However, there was no pothole where they had just sat. Instead, the huge rock that had blocked their way was splitting in the middle. The upper part remained motionless, while the lower part was slowly descending like a projector screen.

It didn't stop until it reached the same height as the ground had sunk.

Tong Jia wanted to go forward to check the situation over there, but Tao Junle stopped her.

He looked at the other part of the big rock warily, not sure whether the stone hanging above it would fall down unexpectedly when someone passed by below.

Tao Junle held Tong Jia with one hand and grabbed the bag on the ground with the other hand. He wrapped it around his arm and threw it forward, just under the stone. The stone above did not move at all, but he did not relax.

Instead, he turned around and gestured to Tong Jia, "Sister, I've seen this situation before in a book in my father's study. There might be a trap. We can't rush over there. Stand further away and I'll try again."

In her previous life, Tong Jia had also seen a mechanism on TV where huge rocks could fall and crush people to death, so she became alert instantly.

However, she was still a little worried about letting Tao Junle inspect the big rock, so she wanted to go with him.

Tao Junle gestured, "Sister, I'm small, quick to react, and agile in dodging. If you were by my side, I'd have to take care of you, and it would be harder to dodge."

Tong Jia had no choice but to step back.

Tao Junle squatted down and carefully took back the bag he had just thrown under the stone. He found a nearby stone in the cave and wrapped it with the bag.

This time, he didn't throw it over, but placed it diagonally below the big rock, and used his arm to slowly push it towards the bottom of the big rock. When it reached the center, Tao Junle stopped moving.

In a maximum of one second, the huge rock hanging above suddenly fell down with a clang.

Fortunately, Tao Junle retracted his arm quickly, otherwise he would have been crushed.

Tong Jia immediately ran over to check on Tao Junle's condition, and only felt relieved after confirming that he was not injured.

Asked: "What happened just now?"

Tao Junle explained, "This mechanism can sense a person's weight and body temperature."

The first time I only threw the bag, which had no weight and no body temperature, so the stones on it naturally wouldn't fall off.

The second time, I chose a stone that was about the same weight as me, wrapped it in a bag, and pushed it over with my arm.

The mechanism below sensed the weight of the stone and the temperature of my arm, and it fell down naturally.

Now that the stone has fallen, there should be no danger at the door.

Sister, do we still want to go in?

Tong Jia took a look inside and said firmly, "Go in. We've come this far. If I don't go in and take a look, I won't be able to sleep peacefully in the future."

Since Tong Jia wanted to go in, Tao Junle would naturally accompany her to the end.

He stood in front of Tong Jia and gestured solemnly, "Sister, this might be an ancient tomb, and there might be many unknown mechanisms inside. If you want to go in, then we have to make an agreement first. Once you go in, you must obey me."

Tong Jia smiled and said, "You naughty kid, you still know how to bargain with me? I didn't expect that just now, but now that I'm mentally prepared, I, your sister, am not necessarily less knowledgeable than you, okay.

Okay, after we go in, no matter if it's you or me, we must not act impulsively, okay?"

Tao Junle, who still wanted to ask Tong Jia for the dominant position, had no choice but to lower his head and agree with Tong Jia's statement after seeing Tong Jia's eyes.

The two of them climbed over the fallen rock together, walked in and took a look, only to find that they had overthought it before.

This is not a tomb, but a secret treasure trove of a large family nearby. The things hidden inside are very simple and plain, without any fancy things, all of them are gold.

Tong Jia said, "This family's ancestors and I are quite compatible. I don't like jade and jewelry. It's so troublesome to deal with them. Gold is better. You can tell whether it's real or not by burning it. It also retains its value forever. It's much more useful than hoarding other things."

Tao Junle glanced at Tong Jia, silently memorized that Tong Jia's favorite thing was gold, then nudged Tong Jia and gestured, "Sister, should we look for it first to see if there are any written descriptions?"

In case the family has special instructions for the use of this batch of gold, they can make a choice based on those instructions.

After searching for a while, the two of them finally found a letter in the last box.

Because the letter had been covered in dust for many years, the paper became extremely brittle when it was suddenly taken out and exposed to the air. Tong Jia didn't dare to open it at all.

Fortunately, the letter paper was not folded many times, but only folded in half.

Tong Jia deduced the contents from the words on the back: all the gold here was left by a family in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

This family gave their lives to fight against the Yuan Dynasty. In order to prevent their huge wealth from being taken away by foreigners, the family members hid all their assets here. If anyone could come back alive, they would naturally take the gold away.

But if no one can come back, then I hope that the person who found the gold can make good use of it.

Whether for their own use or for others to use, as long as they do not commit any illegal acts or betray their country for personal gain, their family is willing to give up this batch of gold.

After reading the letter, Tong Jia was happy.

She said, "Old Guo and Yang Jixia already think I'm lucky. If I take them to see these things, won't they worship me in the future?"

After saying that, she began to count the boxes inside. The number was about the same as the boxes she had found in the secret room of the Fuso Embassy in Shanghai.

Tong Jia simply put everything in the RV and turned around to see Tao Junle looking at her all the time.

She explained, “When we bring Lao Guo and the others here, we can just go to Taishang Laojun. It will be too troublesome to come here.

Of course, I still need to talk to them about it, but I just don’t want to go that far anymore.”

Tao Junle waved his hand and gestured, "That's not what I meant, sister. Can Brother Guo and the others really transport so much gold?"

Yes, just because of the martial law, people can’t go out, let alone so much gold?