Xiao Han wiped the soil clean, and a small rectangular golden box appeared. The box was intact and not damaged at all.
Xiao Ming was surprised. She touched the box body with her hands. It was delicate and smooth, and felt warm and cool. When she got close and smelled it, there was a faint smell of camphor. The patterns on it were like tiger skin patterns, and the mountains and clouds were like turbulent waves. There was no need for any modification. Carved and carved, it has its own natural nobility.
It's actually golden nanmu.
Xiao Han looked at it curiously. He didn't know what kind of material it was, but he just thought it looked delicate and beautiful.
"Sister, what kind of material is this made of? It's so beautiful."
"This is the Golden Silk Technique. It may have been embedded in the wall behind the cabinet by my eldest brother and sister-in-law. This time, the room collapsed and the cabinet fell over, so it was exposed." Xiao Ming explained.
"Oh. No wonder the elder sister-in-law kept pointing at Yu'er before she died. It turned out to be pointing at the cabinet behind Yu'er. She must have wanted to tell us this." Xiao Han said, thinking about his deceased elder brother and sister-in-law, he felt sad. They were both good. She went out alive, but something bad happened. Her eldest brother died on the road, and her sister-in-law was seriously injured. She couldn't speak. She pulled Xiao Yu to tears. She could only make whimpering sounds and couldn't say anything. She lay at home for several days. He also followed, pointing at Xiao Yu before he died, heartbroken.
Thanks to the heavy rain, otherwise they wouldn't have noticed.
"Yes, that's what my sister-in-law meant when she pointed her finger before she left."
"Sister, look there is a lock here." Xiao Han pointed. He was about to open it to see what was inside, but unfortunately he was blocked by a very delicate small copper lock.
"Forget it if you can't open it, let's put it away." Xiao Ming advised. She didn't have this curiosity. Golden nanmu has been an emperor's wood since ancient times. Even a little bit is very valuable. It can be used in ancient times. There are only royal nobles and noble families.
But how could a family like theirs have such a valuable wooden box made of golden nanmu? The things that could be packed in this must be important items. Curiosity killed the cat. She didn't want to open it out of curiosity. Knowing too much would mean trouble. more.
Unfortunately, Xiao Han didn't think so. He was curious and wanted to see what happened.
"Sister, I remembered that there used to be a small key hanging around Yu'er's neck. Was it the same color as this lock? I was afraid that he would lose it, so I put it away for him and I will go find it."
Xiao Han went to look for the keys excitedly. Mrs. Song was tending the vegetable patch alone, and Xiao Yu went to play with his friends. She and Xiao Han were the only two people left at home.
Xiao Ming didn't want to explain it to Xiao Han, so she had to let him go.
Looking at the box, Xiao Ming said helplessly, "Little one, don't bring me any trouble, or I'll burn you like firewood."
But looking at the objects inside, Xiao Ming still felt troubled. What the hell was this bright yellow bellyband.
"Hey, isn't this the clothes Xiao Yu wore when he was a child? Why put it here?" Xiao Han asked curiously as he took away the little bellyband.
"What, you said it was Yu'er's, how could that be?" Xiao Ming was shocked.
"Yes, when my eldest brother and sister-in-law came back, Xiao Yu was wearing this bellyband and this little cloak. They were of the same color and had the words "longevity" on them." Xiao Han pointed. The words on the clothes said that he had a particularly deep memory of this dress. He had never seen such beautiful and exquisite clothes.
Xiao Ming took the bellyband over and found it was silky and fine silk. It was embroidered with a pattern that she couldn't understand. There were four embroidered words below the pattern, which meant longevity.
The pattern on the cloak is the same as that on the bellyband. The pattern is exquisite and the embroidery work is exquisite. It seems that it is the same style or made by the same person.
Xiao Han looked at a pair of tiger-head shoes of the same color inside.
"Sister, do you still remember these shoes?" Xiao Han said happily while holding the shoes.
"What's wrong, I don't remember." Xiao Ming had no memory of what happened when Xiao Ming was a child.
"When my sister-in-law came back with Yu'er, you fell in love with these tiger-head shoes at first sight and insisted on grabbing them to wear. It's a pity that you were so young and couldn't wear them. You cried so sadly because you couldn't wear the shoes. , and in the end you were willing to give up only when your eldest sister-in-law promised to make you a pair exactly the same." When the eldest brother and sister-in-law came back, Xiao Han and the others were just six years old, and they remembered this incident very clearly.
"Is there such a thing? I don't remember." Xiao Ming stroked her forehead, her face turned red, and she felt ashamed, shouting in her heart, "It's not me, it's not me, how could I do such a childish and embarrassing thing."
"It's a pity that the pair of tiger-head shoes that sister-in-law made for you fell on the road when we moved." Xiao Han said regretfully. He remembered that his sister liked those shoes very much and couldn't bear to wear them. She would hold them to sleep at night.
Xiao Ming's attention was attracted by a jade pendant in the box. It was a round jade pendant with relief carvings, with two dragons playing with beads, lifelike, as if they were alive. The two dragons were circling around the middle circle. There is a flat circle in the middle, with a traditional Chinese character Yu in the middle. It is as warm as the hand, crystal clear, and extraordinary.
"This jade pendant is so beautiful. Did the eldest brother leave it to Yu'er?" Xiao Han looked over curiously, holding it in his hand and stroking it. He had never seen such a delicate and beautiful jade pendant. Before he could take a closer look, he was struck by Xiao Ming was surprised.
"This jade pendant belongs to Yu'er, I'll put it away first." Xiao Ming put it back in the box without looking at the jade pendant. When Xiao Han picked up the jade pendant, he revealed the two words on the back of the jade pendant, facing Xiao Ming, letting Xiao Ming could see clearly.
Xiao Ming carefully folded the bellyband and cloak neatly and put them into the box. It was precisely because the box was made of golden nanmu that the clothes inside could be immortal and as complete as new. She still put everything in Stored in a box.
"Xiao Han, don't tell Yu'er about this in advance. He is too young to remember things. I will put the jade pendant away for him first and give it to him when he grows up. And don't tell anyone about this matter. Even my godmother and Xia Xiaoba can't do it, only the two of us know." Xiao Ming solemnly told her brother.
"I know, sister, is Yu'er not the eldest brother's child?" Xiao Han asked inexplicably. He is not a person who doesn't know anything. Neither clothes nor jade pendants can be worn by ordinary people. Their family also If you're not rich, you can't afford such expensive things.
"How could it be possible? Xiao Yu is my eldest brother's child and our nephew. Don't think too much about it." Xiao Ming affirmed, "I don't remember many things from my childhood. Please tell me carefully."
"My mother died when we were just born, and my father took care of us alone. From the time I can remember, there were only three of us in the family." Xiao Han said that he was young at that time, but he had a good memory and remembered many things. .
"Then where do we live?" Xiao Ming asked.
"I don't remember where I lived. I only remember a small courtyard with a deep alley in front of the door. Dad liked to drink. When we ran out of wine, he would ask us to go to the old man's house at the entrance of the alley to get a drink. He wouldn't go anywhere else. Let's go. Anyway, there are many people outside and it's very lively. Dad just won't take us out to play, saying there are many bad people outside. The only place we usually play is at the door. There is a jujube tree in front of the door. Do you remember, next door? Mrs. Chen also gave us dates to eat."
