my daughter my hometown

Chapter 144 Lifetime Custodian

Su Wu looked at his daughter and the flames under the stove before walking over.

After he saw the dilapidated hut clearly, he stood there in the same daze as Wen Lan.

The room is not big, so you can see everything at a glance.

The inside is densely packed with large and small cabinets.The cabinet is full of rolls of scroll-like things.

Su Wu and Wen Lan glanced at each other, it was clearly a small library.He asked Li Yan, and walked in curiously after getting permission.

As soon as he entered the door, a strong smell of dust and mothballs rushed towards him, almost choking Su Wu.

He twisted his nose heavily, reached out his hand to stop Wen Lan from coming in, and looked at Li Yan with a smile.

"Grandma Li, how long has it been since you opened this house? I guess there are 29 days in every month."

"It's been a long time." Li Yan turned his head and thought about it, and said indifferently: "Generally, unless it's raining or the mothballs need to be replaced, I rarely go into this house."

Su Wu nodded in understanding.

It has been a long time since he came back to Yangxin Valley, and he has only seen two light rains in the old world, no wonder the smell of dust in the room is so strong.

"what are these?"

Su Wu casually picked up a goose-yellow bamboo tube on the cabinet near the door.

He shook his hand lightly, and there was something in it, and there was a clattering sound.

"Xiao Wu, take it easy." Li Yan rarely showed nervousness.

She gestured to the things in the house.

"These are the calligraphy, painting, ink treasures or some records of creative experience left by the ancestors of my teacher. The history stored in the bamboo tube is even more ancient, at least two or three hundred years old. You have to use a little force to shake the contents carefully. .”

"At least 300 years? So long!" Su Wu and Wen Lan were taken aback, and both gasped in unison.

The two couldn't help looking at the end of the bamboo tube, and they saw a ball of old and yellowed linen tightly plugging the mouth of the tube.

"You don't believe me? You can see for yourself." Li Yan pointed to the bamboo tube with a smile and said, "It has the owner's information written on it, so that future generations like us can easily find it."

"First, let's see who the owner of this bamboo tube is?"

Su Wu and Wen Lan looked at each other, and carefully turned the bamboo tube in their hands.

Soon they saw a string of mottled writing on the outer wall, which was clearly engraved on it with a tool such as a carving knife.

Ming, Yongle, Liu Feishuang.

Su Wu was staring at the word "Ming" in a daze, but Li Yan had already turned and walked to the piano table without saying a word.

She picked up Hanyue Jingchenqin on the table.Carefully turned it over, revealing the densely written names on the bottom of the piano.

"Grandma Li, I'm here to help you find it." Wen Lan quickly understood, and happily came over to help Li Yan find her name.

It didn't take long for them to find a handsome name near Fengmao at the bottom of the Qin, it was Liu Feishuang on the bamboo tube.

Looking at the three Chinese characters, Su Wu swallowed hard.He subconsciously looked at the scrolls piled up in front of the room, and had to believe that Li Yan's sect might really have a history of thousands of years.

"Grandma Li, can I open it and see what's written inside?" Su Wu couldn't help being curious.

"Of course." Li Yan nodded happily. "These things are written for future generations to read."

After finishing speaking, she added another sentence with a smile.

"However, the content inside will probably disappoint you Xiao Wu. It is neither a martial arts secret book nor a treasure map. It is usually the most proud calligraphy or painting of this ancestor named Liu Feishuang during his lifetime."

"So it's just some calligraphy and painting." Su Wu lost most of his interest when he heard it.

When he was in college, his school often held some calligraphy and painting exhibitions for graduates or current alumni.Every time Fang Weimin would drag him to visit these calligraphy and painting exhibitions, but Su Wu was so bored that he wanted to doze off before seeing half of them.

Of course, the reason why he was drowsy was not that the paintings and calligraphy on display were useless, but that Fang Weimin and Fan Ling were always throwing dog food by the side.He is a single dog, and after playing the role of cover, he had no choice but to pretend to be asleep and get away.

"Xiao Wu is very disappointed." Li Yan couldn't help showing a smile all over her face, she said: "When I was young, I was just like you now, curious about what was inside each bamboo tube."

"However, after I took over the inheritance of the master's sect, after opening one or two bamboo tubes to check, I didn't pay much attention to it."

She said: "Generally speaking, if I didn't find the pests, I wouldn't have opened these bamboo tubes much."

"No way." Su Wu doubted his ears a little, "When you're free, Grandma Li, wouldn't you open it and have a look?"

Li Yan's face turned strange, "Xiao Wu, you are funny, I don't have time to be idle."

"When I was young, I had to work hard to learn piano and calligraphy. When I grew up, it happened that the country was full of wars. We couldn't even eat enough to eat, and we were on the run all day. Later, the country was stable, and I had to be busy supporting my family. Looking for the next generation of successors, how can there be any free time."

Su Wu was speechless.

Li Yan stretched out his hand to touch the bamboo tube, "It's funny to say, there was a time when I was so angry that I wished I could burn them all."

"In order to preserve these calligraphy and paintings, the successors of the past generations have expended a lot of energy. At that time, I felt that our successors were free custodians, or bound for life."

She sighed: "Now every time I look back on the past, I still feel that the gains outweigh the losses."

Su Wu nodded.

Even if Li Yan didn't say anything, he still knew the difficulty.

From the Tang Dynasty to modern times, these things have survived countless natural and man-made disasters to survive until now.

The most telling thing is that in order to protect these things, Li Yan, an old woman, had to abandon her child and live alone in Yangxin Valley.

He even knew that the ground was full of water, but he didn't dare to dig a well without authorization, so he had to drag his old body to the Fairy Lake below to fetch water.

Su Wu didn't know what to say for a while.

Li Yan saw it.

She smiled casually, "Later, as I got older, I thought about it. This is my life, so let me be a free custodian."

She giggled and looked at Su Wan who was having fun outside, "Now my old lady, I want your girl to be the custodian. I wonder if you two would like it?"

"..." Su Wu and the two couldn't help wiping their sweat.

"If you don't say anything, I'll just pretend you're willing." Li Yan chuckled, and she said, "Speaking of which, I actually want to thank Xiao Wu for raising your heart."

"Thanks to your ancestors for their help in times of crisis, and for taking in the previous master ancestors. This allowed our master sect to survive the war and be completely preserved."

The more Su Wu heard it, the weirder his expression became.

He said: "Grandma Li, why do I feel a little uncomfortable?"

He looked at Wen Lan, who was listening to the story, and didn't know whether Li Yan's words were praise or derogation.

Li Yan put the qin in his hand gently, and said with a smile, "Don't think too much. Old lady, I sincerely praise your ancestors."

She said: "The ancestors of Yangxin Valley are very capable people, that's why they can find such a good place to settle down."

"The climate here is stable, neither too hot nor too cold. It is the most suitable place to preserve these ancient things."

She signaled Su Wu to open it boldly and take a look.

"Don't worry. Although these calligraphy and paintings are old, they have been well preserved. As long as you seal them back as soon as possible after reading them, nothing will be damaged."

Su Wu couldn't help looking at Wen Lan who was eager to try, "Honey, do you want to see it?"

Wen Lan struggled for a while, and finally shook her head silently.

"I'm really curious. But think about it and don't read it."

She looked at the scrolls of calligraphy and painting in a room, and explained slowly.

"It is said that gold is kept in troubled times, and antiques are kept in prosperous times. At present, these are not only the wealth of Grandma Li's family, but also the cultural treasures of the entire nation. The specific value is difficult to measure."

"We didn't preserve the knowledge of ancient books, so we took it out and checked it rashly. If we destroy a little bit, we won't be able to sleep in the future."

(End of this chapter)