An eight-year-old kid emptied his scumbag father's warehouse and followed his grandparents into

Jing Chunxi stood in the center of the room, her eyes fixed on the blueprint spread out before her. Her gaze moved back and forth across the location of the concierge on the blueprint, her fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop, making a slight sound.

Ah Qi stood aside and saw that Jing Chunxi's eyes were always fixed on the gatehouse. He quickly explained, "This gatehouse is occupied by an old man in his sixties. It is said that when he was young, he saved the life of the Grand Tutor, and for this he was appreciated and protected by the Grand Tutor.

However, that rescue also left him with a hidden illness, which made him deaf and dumb, and his temper became violent. If anyone dared to approach the gatehouse where he lived, he would make a scene and curse, and even beat them.

He rarely goes out except to go to the toilet. Even when he washes himself, he just carries half a bucket of water and wipes himself. His life is very simple.

After hearing Ah Qi's explanation, Jing Chunxi chuckled, "Haha!" and said contemptuously, "I'm afraid this is a hidden master. Apart from the master, perhaps he is the only one who knows the secrets of the underground."

This time, Jing Yi wasn't interested in Jing Chunxi's cleverness. After they'd spotted the entrance right at the gatehouse, they'd already known the old man was guarding the secret passage, so there was no need to discuss it further.

Seeing that Jing Chunxi seemed to have forgotten his original intention of looking at the blueprints, Jing Yi couldn't help but remind him, "Xi'er, pay attention to the backyard. See which one looks like the one in your dream..." He suddenly realized that Ah Qi was also there, and quickly changed his words, "Most of the courtyards are similar. Xi'er, look carefully and see if there are any differences."

His voice was deep and powerful, with a hint of urgency in his tone, clearly hoping that Jing Chunxi could find the key clue as soon as possible. This reminder reminded Jing Chunxi of the key point he should focus on.

But she didn't immediately focus her gaze on the backyard on the blueprint. Instead, she looked at another house marked with a treasure. This mark was not in the backyard, but in the front yard, and was located next to the main hall in the center.

Jing Chunxi only needed to take a quick glance to know that it was completely different from the scene in her dream. There was no small courtyard in the front yard, and the orientation of the house was different from what she remembered.

She couldn't help but shook her head, and finally looked towards the spacious backyard. Jing Chunxi's eyes swept around the entire backyard, and finally landed on a relatively remote small courtyard.

This small courtyard was located in a corner of the backyard, right behind the wall. It was large, yet very simple in layout, facing south and north. Directly across from the entrance was a row of six houses, the only house in the courtyard. This simple and unadorned layout clearly wasn't for the master of the mansion.

The small courtyard was at the very edge of the backyard. Further out, through a moon gate, was the back garden. To its left, across a small path, was another small courtyard, though its layout was relatively better, a small, double-entrance courtyard. This type of courtyard was typically occupied by unfavored concubines or illegitimate daughters of the family, or used to receive ordinary guests.

Across the courtyard lay a fairly spacious main road, and across from it stood other houses and courtyards. Jing Chunxi pointed at the courtyard and said, "This courtyard has all the correct orientations. The opposite and left sides seem similar, but the right side..." She frowned, trying to recall the right side of the courtyard in her dream. Then, looking at the location of the back garden, she was still a little unsure.

Her fingers gently stroked the drawing, as if trying to evoke more memories through touch.

Ah Qi stood aside, seeing the young lady so serious, and the eldest brother staring at her very cautiously, afraid to miss a glance from her. Although he didn't know what they were going to do, he knew in his heart that this matter was very important to the next action.

Ah Qi also had a guess in his mind. He thought the young lady must have been to this courtyard before, so he was trying to recall what happened there. His eyes kept flicking back and forth between Jing Chunxi and the blueprint, trying to find some clues.

Jing Yi saw Jing Chunxi standing there blankly with hesitation on her face, and he knew that she was not completely sure, or her memory of the dream was not deep.

He was just about to signal Ah Qi to spread out the second picture when Jing Chunxi suddenly said, "Uncle Qi, please ask Qiyue to go next door and check. If Xiaolian has gotten up, bring her in." Ah Qi ran out without hesitation.

The lady's expression and the scene reminded him of the time in Jian'an County. At that time, before a mystery could be solved, multiple people were needed to confirm it. Now should be the time when the mystery is about to be solved.

After a while, Xiaolian followed Ah Qi in.

Xiaolian saw Jing Chunxi and was extremely surprised. She ran over and bowed respectfully before Jing Chunxi. She smiled and called out, "Chunxi, I heard you were away for a long time. Are you finally back?"

Jing Chunxi also gave her a solid hug and said in her ear with a smile: "Auntie, thank you for your hard work."

(In previous chapters, readers have offered many suggestions and opinions on how to address Xiaolian. Xiaolian is only one year older than Jing Chunxi, but she is of the same generation as Jing Chunxi's mother, Jing Qiurong. In previous chapters, she has been referred to as Xiaolian, but from now on, she will be referred to by her actual generation.)

Xiaolian was still smiling happily, with a warm light flashing in her eyes and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a row of white teeth.

She kept patting Jing Chunxi's shoulders like an older sister, as if she wanted to convey all her thoughts and joy to him through this action.

She said loudly: "I'm not tired, I just miss you, my elder sister, and my nephews and nieces at home!" Her voice was full of joy and anticipation, because she would be able to go home soon, and she was really happy.

Xiaolian had grown a little taller, but she was still as thin as ever. Jing Chunxi looked at her with a hint of worry in his eyes. He asked softly, "Auntie, are you able to eat enough there? Are you being treated unfairly?"

Xiaolian quickly shook her head when Jing Chunxi asked, her movements exaggerated as if she were shaking a rattle. She smiled and said, "I've been wronged! Although Mrs. Peng has a bad temper and takes it out on others, she's nice to me, even better than she is to Sister Liuli."

Her smile was filled with a hint of helplessness, but more of a sense of relief. She continued, "Because she's so kind to me, Sister Liuli is jealous of me. But she's not a mean person, so she didn't bully me."

Jing Chunxi observed Xiaolian carefully and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there were no scars on her exposed hands or face. Knowing that Xiaolian had not lied, a heavy burden of worry finally fell to the ground.

She gently held Xiaolian's hand, "You just got up? Have you eaten?" Because it was almost noon, she was worried that Xiaolian was urged to get up and came here with an empty stomach.

Xiaolian felt Jing Chunxi's concern and a warm smile appeared on her face. She nodded gently and said, "Don't worry, I went to the kitchen to eat by myself. I had two big meat buns."

She looked at Jing Chunxi, her eyes full of gratitude.

The two little girls smiled at each other, forgetting the existence of the people next to them.