The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 299 Precious Legacy ([-])
Xiao Nan became more and more excited as she spoke, she really did not expect that the old lady would leave them such a precious inheritance.

To be honest, when the old lady was dying, she told her that she had left things for them in the ancestral house in Luoyang. She didn't care about it at the time, thinking that it was some gold, silver, jade, antique calligraphy and paintings that the old lady had accumulated over the past few decades. some ancient books.

Therefore, after arriving in Luoyang, Xiao Nan was not in a hurry to check the 'inheritance'. On the contrary, Mother Qiu, seeing that Xiao Nan was done with work, quietly called her aside, and handed her a bunch of copper keys very carefully, Remind her that the old lady still has something left for their husband and wife.

Xiao Nan saw that everyone was busy moving and tidying things up. The two children were also playing jigsaw puzzles with great interest, while Uncle Cui was still talking about things in the courtyard. Thinking that he was idle, he took the key and asked Mama Qiu to lead the way. Together they came to a few inconspicuous houses on the back side of the main courtyard.

Under Qiu's mother's explanation, Xiao Nan found the key of the door from a bunch of keys, opened it, and saw that the inside was empty, only a few sundries were placed, and looking at the dust on it, it was estimated that no one had come in for many years up.

After entering the house, Mother Qiu carefully closed the door, and then led Xiao Nan to the inner room of the house. There was an earthen kang under the south window in the inner room, and there was a Baibao Pavilion next to the wall in the north. The pot door is shaped like a hole, and the height just reaches the roof. In the small squares above are scattered pieces of rare porcelain such as white porcelain and celadon.

Mother Qiu led Xiao Nan to the Baibao Pavilion with her familiarity. She reached out to touch an ivory-glazed bottle with double dragon ears, and gently turned the body of the bottle, only to hear a click, as if some mechanism had been touched.

Mother Qiu hurriedly took two steps back, only to see that Baibao Pavilion opened slowly like a door being pushed open, revealing a six-foot-high and three-foot-wide door opening.

Then, Mother Qiu took out a celadon lotus chandelier from a small square in the Baibao Pavilion. This chandelier is different from the chandelier of later generations, but the celadon oil lamp is tied up with a rope, and then carried on a pole, so that people can easily see it. Use while walking.

The structure of this celadon lotus chandelier is very simple. A thick candle is placed in a shallow lotus-shaped dish. Mother Qiu twists the cotton thread in the heart of the candle, and then lights the candle with a hair candle (an ancient match).

Mentioning the 'chandelier', Mother Qiu respectfully said to Xiao Nan: "My lady, please come with this old slave."

As she spoke, Mother Qiu slowly entered the doorway with the 'chandelier'.

From the moment he came in until now, Xiao Nan was not surprised by what he saw. He hid his belongings in the basement and set up a simple trap, which is very common in wealthy families.Under the Rongshou Hall in the capital, several basements were excavated, some for grain, and some for gold, silver and jewelry.

Now seeing the basement again in Luoyang, Xiao Nan thought it was normal.

Without saying anything, Xiao Nan followed Qiu's mother slowly into the door opening, and by the candlelight, she clearly saw more than a dozen steps from top to bottom behind the door opening.

Mother Qiu didn't rush down the steps, but groped for a while on the wall, found a protrusion, twisted it hard, and there was another crisp click, and then the Baibao Pavilion in the shape of a pot door closed again. .

It was dark all around, except for a faint candlelight in the chandelier.

Although Xiao Nan didn't ask any questions, Mother Qiu still raised the chandelier, took a clear look at the bulge, and explained: "Lady, this is the mechanism in the basement. This mechanism is the same as the one outside, and it turns to the right. Turn to open, turn left to close."

Xiao Nan hummed softly, expressing that he understood.

Only then did Mother Qiu hold the chandelier, leaning sideways, trying to let the candle light shine in front of Xiao Nan, and said as she walked: "The old slave only came in a few times with the old lady, the specific location of the agency is still the old lady's place." The one who told this old slave..."

Xiao Nan wasn't interested in this. Mother Qiu babbled something, but she only responded with a hum.At this moment, what she is curious about is that this basement is not completely closed.

Because, according to common sense, a closed basement that has not been opened for many years will definitely have a strange smell when it is first opened. It will come off so quickly.

However, after she entered the basement, she didn't smell any strange smell, and the air around her was also very refreshing. This only showed that the basement had vents, and there were more than one.

After discovering this, Xiao Nan became a little curious, what kind of treasures did the old lady hide in the basement, and she was careful to keep the basement ventilated and dry? !

Just as she was thinking, after more than a dozen steps had been walked, Mama Qiu stopped and stepped away completely, allowing Xiao Nan to see clearly what was in front of her.

Xiao Nan looked carefully by the candlelight, and saw rows of bookshelves neatly placed in the huge basement. Because the light from the candles was limited, Xiao Nan could only see the seven or eight rows in front of him clearly, and the bookshelves behind him. It's just pitch black.It made her unable to determine how many bookshelves there were.

But even so, Xiao Nan still had the illusion of being in a library.

books?

Are these books the old lady's 'good stuff'?
Xiao Nan quickly walked a few steps to the outermost bookshelf, and carefully looked at the bundles of bamboo slips placed on it.That's right, it's a bamboo slip, and judging by the color and the degree of wear and tear of the weaving rope, this roll of bamboo slips has a history of at least several hundred years.

This, is this an ancient book?
Xiao Nan was a little excited, picked up a roll with slightly trembling hands, untied the binding rope, and unfolded it gently, for fear of breaking the already damaged braided rope.Lines of characters were engraved on the simple bamboo slices with a knife. Xiao Nan carefully identified them, and found that they were actually the script used in the pre-Qin period, that is, the seal script.

Does this mean that the articles on the bamboo slips were written in the pre-Qin period? !

God, this, this is a treasure that no amount of money can exchange for. Although Xiao Nan doesn't know what these characters are, she is sure of the value of this scroll of bamboo slips.

Gently closing the bamboo slip, and carefully putting it back to its original place, Xiao Nan couldn't hide his surprise and continued to look at the books on other bookshelves.

The more I look at Xiao Nan, the more I am surprised. In addition to the scrolls of bamboo slips and silk books, there are also single pieces of slips... and the content involves the works of a hundred schools of thought, the five classics such as "Yi", "Book", and "Poetry". Art of War, Six Secret Teachings, and other military books, as well as ancient books such as Cangjie Pian, Ai Li Pian, medical books, Buddhist scriptures, Taoist classics, almanacs, arithmetic, pulse books, etc... as well as the history books of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties , letters, miscellaneous notes, travel notes of celebrities and refined scholars...

Xiao Nan roughly counted, there are more than 200 bookshelves in the entire basement, and each bookshelf holds about [-] to [-] volumes of books, about [-] to [-] volumes.

Heaven, Xiao Nan clutched his chest, he didn't know what to say, let alone estimate the value of these ancient books.

Priceless?Just kidding, it's too cheap.

These books are simply priceless treasures.

For some books, Xiao Nan has only heard of the names, and its contents were told to have been lost long ago.

Now, these precious anthologies that are said to be lost are actually in front of her eyes, and they all belong to her.

In the end, Xiao Nan could no longer express her surprise in words. What she owned was not just ancient books, but China's 1000-year-old history and civilization, which was a kind of inheritance.

This is a treasure that no amount of gold or silver can exchange for.

After the surprise, Xiao Nan couldn't help admiring the old lady from the bottom of his heart—how did she find so many ancient books?This is not handed down by the Cui family's ancestors, because the books and notes handed down by the Cui family's ancestors are all in the capital and kept by the old man.

How did the old lady keep the tens of thousands of volumes?
You know, the old and new dynasties have changed, and wars are raging. In such a chaotic environment, the old lady can still collect so many ancient books, tens of thousands of volumes. How much effort and effort will it take her?
Suddenly receiving such a precious inheritance, Xiao Nan immediately wanted to find someone to share it with, so Cui Youbo, who had just returned to the main courtyard, was grabbed by her.

Looking at the rows of bookshelves and piles of ancient books, Cui Youbo was also ecstatic.

Cui Youbo is different from Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan values ​​the meaning and value represented by books, while Cui Youbo values ​​the content of the book itself.

He was originally a scholar who admired the ancient style, and he liked the elegance and elegance of the Wei and Jin Dynasties the most. Suddenly he got so many books from that time, he was so happy that he didn't know what to say.

Turning around the bookshelf, Cui Youbo didn't know how to take that volume of books. At this moment, he wished he could live in the basement and read all these books carefully.

No, just reading is not enough, such a good article, he has to recite it over and over again.

Listening to Cui Youbo's muttering to himself, Xiao Nan's rationality gradually came back, and he called Cui Youbo who was excited and didn't know what to do, Xiao Nan said: "When my grandma went there that day, she told us to take good care of these ancient books. Carry forward. Sir, I wonder what your plan is?"

Xiao Nan's question brought Cui Youbo back to his senses, and asked in a puzzled way: "Plan? What plan? Naturally, I have to read it carefully?"

Books, aren't they just for reading?
Xiao Nan's forehead twitched, of course she knew the basic purpose of the books, but what the old lady said before she died was not just to let Cui Youbo use these books to become a learned talent, but to seek benefits for Cui Shi.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Nan said: "I know that Mr. Lang is eager to learn. Grandma left these books for us to let Mr. Lang read more books. However, I was thinking, can we make these books more valuable? ?”

Cui Youbo saw that Xiao Nan was speaking solemnly, gradually calmed down, rubbed his chin and thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Young lady, do you mean to dedicate these ancient books to the clan?" To share with family.

Xiao Nan rolled his eyes secretly, and said to himself, can't you get out of the small circle of the family and think about the big picture?
If the old lady wanted everyone in her clan to have books to read, she would have handed over these ancient books to the old lord or the lord, so where would they leave them.

Seeing that Xiao Nan didn't speak, Cui Youbo knew that he had guessed wrong, he smiled sarcastically, and said, "Then according to my lady's idea, what should I do with these ancient books?"

Xiao Nan pulled Cui Youbo over, made him bow his head, and whispered something in his ear.

Cui Youbo listened, his eyes began to shine brightly, and at the end, he nodded again and again, approving: "Young lady is thoughtful, well, just do as she says!"

PS: Well, there is something wrong today, so I can only update it, and I will make it up tomorrow, dear friends, please forgive me!
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