Rebirth of the Forbidden City: The Troublemaker in the Courtyard

Chapter 117 Hidden Treasure

After all this trouble, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

However, Ning Yuan did not take them back to Courtyard No. 2, but went directly to the Zhushikou area.

He still had one thing to do. The calligraphy, paintings and antiques he and Du Weidong went to the Zhushikou area for two days ago were not found.

Before leaving, the old man let out a hint and asked Ning Yuan to come to him alone the next day.

As a result, the next day Ning Yuan and his men went directly to block the compound. After all the trouble, Ning Yuan forgot about this matter.

After a fight at the temple fair, Ning Yuan went to stake out Pan Changzhu at night. In this time and space, he killed someone for the first time.

Then he gathered people and went to rescue Zhong Yuemin and others. He was so busy that he had no time to rest.

After all the matters were settled, Ning Yuan finally remembered the calligraphy and paintings.

So he hurried with everyone to the Zhushikou area.

As for what the old man said about going alone, that's impossible. I can't wander around alone in my life!

The situation is so chaotic right now, and Ning Yuan is already famous. I wonder how many young people who want to make a name for themselves are secretly eyeing him.

We have a bright future ahead of us, and we can't just come here and indulge in it for a few days. In the end, instead of changing the ending of the original TV series, we lost our lives a year earlier.

So Ning Yuan decided to take a group of friends with him on the trip.

New Year’s Day, around four in the afternoon.

Ning Yuan brought more than 40 of his friends to the intersection of Zhushikou Street.

Following the route he remembered, he found the small courtyard of Old Chengtou's house.

Ning Yuan, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang pushed the door open and walked in together.

Originally, Ning Yuan planned to let Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong go home to rest for a while.

But Zhong Yuemin felt that he was not as weak as Zheng Tong.

Moreover, Zheng Tong has his mother and several younger brothers and sisters at home waiting for news, but Zhong Yuemin is alone and has nothing to worry about.

So he rubbed his back, feeling that he could still hold on, and followed Ning Yuan and the others directly to Zhushikou Street.

Zheng Tong was taken back to Yuan Jun's home to rest.

Ning Yuan, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang saw that the courtyard gate was not locked, so they pushed it open and walked in.

Looking at the familiar furnishings in the yard, Ning Yuan knew that he had not remembered the door wrong.

He walked straight up the stairs and stood outside the main door and started knocking on it.

Within a few minutes, the door of the main room was opened.

The person who came out was the old man who had made an appointment with Ning Yuan that day.

The old man didn't feel surprised when he stuck his head out and saw Ning Yuan at the door. Although there were two more young men around him, it didn't affect it.

After all, he is an old man and has no intention of harming Ning Yuan, so one or two more people are better than one or two more.

After letting Ning Yuan and the other two into the house, he asked them to sit down.

Ning Yuan knew that he was taking advantage of the old man by coming here this time, so he politely greeted the old man with a smile, then took out a ten-yuan note and stuffed it into the old man's hand.

"Young man, don't give me this money anymore. To be honest, what you said the other day really touched my heart!"

"Just based on your attitude today, young man, I won't beat around the bush with you. You just want those paintings, right? I'll find them for you, and you can take these troublemakers away! As for the reward!"

The old man's previous words were so righteous that Ning Yuan thought the old man was moved by his attitude and was going to give it to him for free. But it turned out that the old man was waiting here!

Ning Yuan had no choice but to explain everything to the old man.

"Old man, you're straightforward, so I won't beat around the bush. I know a little bit about calligraphy and painting. Let's take a look at the items. If there's no problem, I'll give you at least a thousand yuan!"

After a moment of silence, Ning Yuan continued speaking.

"I know the price isn't high, but in this situation, this money is enough for you to have enough food and drink. Besides, those things are like bombs in your hands. You never know when something bad might happen at home because of them!"

"Give these things to me, and I promise you, old man, that no messy people will bother you again!"

Ning Yuan's words were quite perfect. He had clearly stated all the benefits, and now it depended on the old man's attitude.

The old man pondered quietly for a moment, then got up and left the house.

Seeing him go around to the back room, Ning Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He came here today just for these calligraphy and paintings. If he can't get them after saying all the nice things he wants, it would be pure nonsense.

It seems that the old man has listened to what he was told, and his actions must be to go look for the hidden calligraphy and paintings.

Ning Yuan, Zhang Haiyang and Zhong Yuemin sat in the room waiting quietly.

"Ningyuan, why are you wasting this money? What do we do? These things are just used as firewood! And you spent a thousand yuan to buy these!"

When Zhang Haiyang heard that he wanted to buy calligraphy and paintings, and wanted to pay such a high price, he was instantly confused.

"Haiyang, I told you last time that I have a use for these things. You're right. My acquaintances, please give me a heads up. If you get any of these old things, don't mess with them. Send them to me. I'll take care of them!"

Ning Yuan remembered that he had said this to Zhang Haiyang once before, but it seemed that this guy didn't take it to heart at all.

Just as Ning Yuan thought, Zhang Haiyang didn't take these things seriously at all. After hearing Ning Yuan's words, he just nodded habitually.

There is no need to say much about Zhong Yuemin. He knows how he and Ning Yuan have been able to live a life of ease and comfort these days, so he fully supports Ning Yuan's actions!

I didn't wait too long before the wooden door was pushed open again with a "creak".

The old man walked in carrying a small wooden box with his labored hands.

"Bang!"

The old man placed the slightly heavy small wooden box heavily on the table.

Ning Yuan knew that this was the purpose of his coming here.

After taking a closer look, I realized that the small wooden box was not an old item, but just an ordinary box made of mahogany.

The six sides of the box were covered with a layer of fine soil, and it seemed that it had been dug out from somewhere underground.

It’s hidden quite deeply!

The old man took a breath and slowly opened the box.

It was carefully sealed with a layer of brown paper.

It can be seen that the old man values the things in this box very much.

After removing the layer of brown paper, Ning Yuan finally saw the wealth inside.

There are more than a dozen scrolls of calligraphy and paintings stacked up one above the other. Looking at the diamonds and wooden scrolls, they are undoubtedly old items!

Ning Yuan knew at a glance that this trip was not in vain and he really made a fortune!