Chapter 422: Anting Has Style but No Foundation

It was almost twelve o'clock when Du Fei came out of the general hospital.

He was not in a hurry to go back to his work, but just found a small shop on the street and had a bite to eat.

After filling my stomach, I rode my bike straight to Lao Yang's house.

From the General Hospital, it's not close to Lao Yang's house.

By the time Du Fei came over after finishing his meal, it was already one o'clock.

Lao Yang and his wife had just finished eating, but they didn't expect Du Fei to come to the door at this time.

Du Fei also saw a young man in his early twenties at their house. He looked about 60% similar to Lao Yang, but was half a head taller.

Du Fei smiled and said, "Is this Zhicheng or Zhigong?"

Lao Yang introduced, "This is Boss Zhicheng!" Then he hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Come and call Leader Du."

Yang Zhicheng was a little cautious, stepped forward, bowed to Du Fei, and said politely, "Hello, Leader Du."

Du Fei nodded and said to Lao Yang, "There's something happening today, and it's really related to Zhicheng."

When Lao Yang and Ruizhu heard this, their hearts moved.

Du Fei chuckled and said, "The security department of the steel rolling mill is recruiting people, and I asked for a place for Zhicheng. Although it is a temporary job, it is still a serious place."

When Lao Yang heard this, he was overjoyed.

In fact, his thoughts were exactly the same as Lei Laoliu's. In the final analysis, he wanted to give his son a decent background.

Du Fei saw exactly what they were thinking.

Even though they were just two temporary workers in the security department, they were more grateful than throwing a thousand dollars in front of them.

After finishing the matter, Du Fei called Lao Yang out, and the two rode bicycles together to the newly purchased yard near Shichahai.

Lao Yang didn't know what was going on, so he carried his bicycle into the hospital with Du Fei.

He thought about where this place was, and why did Du Fei bring him here?

Du Fei didn't explain to him and locked the door behind his back.

The two bicycles were thrown beside the door, and Lao Yang was led inside.

Come to the east wing of the middle courtyard and open the door directly.

It was filled with all kinds of furniture.

Lao Yang is a carpenter, and he is an expert in furniture and wood.

He could roughly see the things in the room with his eyes, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

When talking about mahogany furniture, people will immediately think of red sandalwood and huanghuali.

But for the same red sandalwood and huanghuali, the wood is also good or bad.

Moreover, furniture made from the same wood but with different craftsmanship can be judged differently.

The furniture in this room is undoubtedly of the highest quality in Lao Yang's eyes.

Even looking at the carpentry, most of them came from the palace manufacturing office of the former Qing Dynasty, and they were all made by the royal family.

Lao Yang couldn't help but look at Du Fei on the side and wanted to ask him where he got so many fine furniture.

But he reacted immediately and swallowed his words in a hurry.

Obviously Du Fei didn't bring him here just to ask him where these things came from.

Lao Yang secretly warned himself to be calm, don't say what he shouldn't say, and don't ask what he shouldn't ask.

Du Fei didn't have much idea, so he pointed at the furniture and asked Lao Yang to see if there was anything fake.

Lao Yang didn't dare to neglect and quickly went into the house to check carefully.

Although he felt at a glance that these pieces of furniture were of high quality, he did not dare to show off in front of Du Fei.

At least he had to show off, otherwise Du Fei would feel that he was being slighted.

Lao Yang went into the house and took a walk.

After a long while, I came out and swore that the furniture inside was all high-quality, and there was no piece of furniture that I couldn't sell.

Du Fei ordered

Nodding, not too surprised.

The real purpose of bringing Lao Yang here was not to look at the furniture, but to check whether there were secret rooms or other places in the yard.

He had promised to go out before and would lend this place to Zhou Peng for a period of time next month.

Before that, Lao Yang must take a look.

To avoid being manipulated by that guy Zhou Peng.

When Du Fei was buying this yard, Zhou Peng also showed interest, but Du Fei beat him to it.

This time he borrowed the yard from him again. Although Du Fei didn't ask him what he was doing, he was still suspicious in his heart.

Especially if Zhou Peng already knew what secrets there were in this yard, he borrowed them and acted secretly.

Wait for Du Fei to understand.

In his heart, Lao Yang felt that Du Fei was a little whimsical.

Although wealthy families in the past liked to have a secret room to hide some gold, silver and other items.

But how could such an important place be forgotten so easily.

Besides, the owner of this yard has lived here for more than a year or two.

Counting from the ancestors of the Jin family, they have lived here for more than a hundred years, and there have been several renovations in the meantime.

Even if there really is a secret room, can it still be kept until now for Du Fei to find out?

But Lao Yang just thought about these words in his heart.

On the surface, he looked solemn and began to carefully inspect every corner of the yard.

Du Fei was a little curious and followed closely behind.

Although it is only a span, there are three entrances and three exits, and there are many rooms and areas.

However, Lao Yang also has a knack. He is very familiar with the regulations of ancient buildings and knows where to carefully inspect and where to take a quick look.

Even if there is a secret room or something in the courtyard, it must not be a place for servants and guests to live.

The probability of putting it in the upper room is not high.

Because once a thief comes in, regardless of stealing or robbing, the upper room where the owner lives will definitely be the target of focus.

Just like the courtyard where Du Fei lives now.

The secret underground chamber was placed under the west wing of the backyard.

However, the result disappointed Du Fei.

Lao Yang walked through the front, middle and back courtyards from beginning to end.

Except for a small wall with a small space in the ear room of the upper room in the middle courtyard, no other secret rooms were found.

The entrance to the wall is hidden in the cabinet. Judging from the wear and tear of the secret door, it should be opened and closed frequently.

But now, it's already empty inside.

This result made Du Fei a little disappointed.

Before that, he actually didn't expect to find a large cellar full of gold ingots in the yard.

But at least getting three melons and two dates is a consolation.

Lao Yang didn't dare to say anything.

This time Du Fei called him over, obviously having high hopes for him, but in the end he came up empty-handed, not even finding the fart.

This made Lao Yang a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Du Fei quickly adjusted his mood and stopped worrying about it.

He then took out yesterday's 'Showa Seventeenth Year' badge and handed it to Lao Yang, saying, "Lao Yang, look at this, do you recognize it?"

Lao Yang took it over, turned it over first and saw the words 'Showa Seventeenth Year'. He immediately frowned and looked at it carefully.

The reason why Du Fei showed it to Lao Yang was because last time he only passed the furniture manufacturing process.

If you don't know the method, you can see that it is a Japanese work. Maybe you can know something.

But Lao Yang looked at it for a long time, then shook his head in embarrassment and said, "Leader Du, this... I really don't know what it is. To tell you the truth, I know something about Japanese people, including carpentry, and other..."

Du Fei didn't have high hopes. Seeing Lao Yang like this, he smiled and said "It's okay", took back his badge, and then asked, "By the way, last time you went to the Japanese house, did you find anything besides the bed? "

"Japanese~" Lao Yang was surprised. He was just suspicious before, but hearing Du Fei's tone, it turned out to be solid!

He muttered, "Well...if there's anything special about it, the stove in their kitchen is one step taller than the average one."

Du Fei frowned, thinking that this was nothing special.

But he also saw that it would be too much to ask further questions. .??.??

In fact, Lao Yang's ability to discover the lurking Japanese woman this time was already a great achievement.

Moreover, after the Wang couple were arrested, their house would definitely be searched carefully. Even if something was really hidden, it would not be Du Fei's turn.

Thinking of this, Du Fei had no intention of continuing to spend time on Lao Yang.

Just as he was about to leave, he just came out of the upper room in the backyard when Lao Yang suddenly pointed to the moon door leading to the back garden and said, "Leader Du, where is that place over there?"

Du Fei then remembered that he forgot to tell Lao Yang that there was a backyard.

At this time, Lao Yang was a little unwilling.

Du Fei came to see him in high spirits today, but when he came here, he could do nothing but look at the furniture.

This made Lao Yang feel a little confused.

So when Du Fei heard that there was a garden behind, he immediately asked to go and have a look.

Du Fei looked at his watch, it was just past three in the afternoon.

There's nothing urgent, so let Lao Yang go take a look.

It's a pity that there are people living in the main courtyard and the east cross courtyard. Otherwise, if we show Lao Yang together, we might gain something else.

Du Fei was thinking as he followed Lao Yang to the back garden.

The back garden is very large, almost sixty meters wide and more than forty meters long.

Except for the area near the middle courtyard and the east cross courtyard, where residents have taken up some space to dig vegetable cellars, most of the rest is deserted.

After liberation, although the Jin family guarded the courtyard, they had to keep a low profile.

Naturally, it is impossible to spend money to maintain such a large back garden.

All kinds of flowers, plants and trees inside are growing wildly, and the pond that was originally an acre in size has long since dried up.

The rockery simply collapsed, and the tiles on the top of the pavilion were removed and sold by someone.

Even after Du Fei bought the yard, he didn't take a serious walk around the back garden.

Instead, this time I came in with Lao Yang and walked along the original path in the garden.

Although it is said to be deserted, in fact it is not that no one comes to this garden.

This place has long been a paradise for the naughty children who live in the main courtyard and the east cross courtyard. There are traces of children playing everywhere.

So Du Fei and Lao Yang came in and walked down without any trouble.

Originally, Du Fei didn't have high expectations, but Lao Yang's stern expression made him a little surprised and said, "Is there anything going on?"

Lao Yang said "Hmm" and pointed to the pavilion located in the northwest corner of the garden, "That pavilion is in the wrong position."

Du Fei frowned, "Isn't it right? How to say it?"

Lao Yang said, "As the saying goes, the pavilion has its own style, but not its location! There are rules for placing a pavilion in the courtyard."

Du Fei didn't ask carefully about the rules. Anyway, he just knew that there was something wrong with the pavilion.

Lao Yang continued, "Boss Du, in such a big garden, high-ranking officials must have lived in it in the early years. The person who designed this garden must be an expert. It is impossible that he does not know the rules. But now that the pavilion is placed there, only There are two possibilities: either it was intentional, or it was modified at will by later generations who didn’t understand it.”

Du Fei asked, "Which one do you think is more likely?"

Lao Yang said confidently, "Judging from the scene, the latter is more likely. Because except for this pavilion, the design of the entire yard is all in order, without any exceptions. He is a garden master."

When Du Fei heard this, he also became interested and said, "Let's go and have a look."

Lao Yang said, "Leader Du, do we have a crowbar or something? A small hammer will do."

Du Fei asked him to wait, and immediately ran to the yard, carrying Lao Yang on his back and taking out a crowbar from his personal space.

These tools were prepared by him to open the entrance to the basement, and he threw them into his personal space after he was done.

Afterwards, the two came to the pavilion again, which was only a frame left.

It can be seen that this pavilion was built with great care.

The ground is made of white marble slabs, which are polished and smooth, and are very particular.

The pillars of the pavilion are whole round logs, which were originally painted red, but now the paint has fallen off, and they have been exposed to wind and rain for many years, and they look very mottled and worn.

On the painted beams on the top, only some traces are left, and even several beams are rotten.

Lao Yang took the crowbar and knocked here and there.

Du Fei followed and listened to the sound, but he couldn't hear anything for a long time.

Instead, Lao Yang suddenly stopped, knocked repeatedly under the base of the pavilion on the west side, and then looked at Du Fei and said, "There's nothing underneath."

Du Fei didn't expect Lao Yang to have this ability, and thought, "What can you hear? The sound of knocking is no different from other places!"

But since Lao Yang said so, he must have a plan in mind.

Du Fei asked, "How big can it be?"

Lao Yang frowned and thought for a while, "It should be big, it may be a tunnel, and the echo doesn't sound like a secret room."

Du Fei was a little disappointed.

But on second thought, it really is a tunnel, which seems unreasonable.

This place is already the northwest corner of the garden, and you only need to walk a few more meters to climb over the wall.

What's the point of setting up a tunnel here? This is like taking off your pants to fart!

In fact, Lao Yang had the same doubts.

But he had different ideas from Du Fei.

Du Fei's goal was to find a secret room to hunt for treasure.

Lao Yang wanted to show his ability in front of Du Fei.

Lao Yang's goal was achieved by discovering this pavilion and there might be a tunnel underneath.

As for whether it was a tunnel or a secret room, he didn't really care.

Du Fei asked, "Can you find the entrance?"

Old Yang looked at it with embarrassment, "There should have been soil filling around here, which buried most of the foundation of the pavilion. If you want to find the entrance, you have to dig it up. This project... I'm afraid it's not a small one." He looked in the direction of the main courtyard and the east cross courtyard.

The meaning was obvious, and it was hard not to alarm the people living there.

Du Fei also understood that it was not suitable for large-scale construction at the moment, and asked again, "If it is a tunnel, can you find the exit at the other end?"

Old Yang said in embarrassment, "According to the echo just now, it is at least three or four meters deep below..."

Du Fei knew that there was no hope when he heard it.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of Gray Immortal.

Like Xiao Wu and Xiao Hei, it would be easy to get a mouse and dig a hole to see if it was simple!