Chapter 49: An Unexpected Discovery While Cleaning the House

Sanhu was depressed!

“…”

How could this be such a big deal? There were so many people fishing with explosives in the village, and nothing happened!

Seeing his son still disobeying, his uncle spoke up: “Sanhu, listen to your third brother, don’t do this kind of thing in the future!”

“If something happens, it will be a big deal!”

“It’s not a big deal if you lose your life, at least it’s over. But what if you end up half-dead? What will you do for the rest of your life?”

Even his own father opposed it, now Sanhu was really in a dilemma.

He wore a bitter expression on his face and said what was on his mind: “Dad, I already promised them I would go.”

“If I suddenly back out, I’ll lose my friends!”

Uncle Chen was furious: “Do you want your life, or your friends?”

Li Xinyue had a very bad feeling. She was afraid that the father and son would argue, so she immediately said: “Sanhu, I used to fish with my grandfather.”

“And I’m always lucky. I’ll go with you tomorrow, maybe we’ll have a big catch!”

As soon as she said this, a flock of crows flew over Chen Mingchuan’s head…

Stupid woman, what kind of big fish could there be in this river?

A big catch? It’s enough for a bowl of soup!

Sanhu on the side was also speechless…

My third sister-in-law knows how to joke!

Only Li Xinyue was very excited.

Because she wanted to test the power of her willpower, to see if doing good deeds would drain her energy!

“Sanhu, just call your friends tomorrow and go with them!”

“Tell them not to go fishing with explosives, it’s really dangerous.”

Like that?

Sanhu thought about it, and that was the only way.

His third brother wouldn’t let them go fishing with explosives, and his father definitely wouldn’t let him go!

After dinner, the child wanted to sleep, and the couple came back.

Li Xinyue found a mortar and ground the herbs into a paste, then filled a broken bowl with it.

“Let him do neck exercises first, then apply a hot towel for a while, then apply the medicine. Take it off when it dries.”

“Okay.”

Chen Mingchuan took the bowl of medicine and went out. Li Xinyue saw that the room was very dirty, so she found a broom and diligently started cleaning…

When Chen Mingchuan came in, she was on her knees.

“What are you doing?”

Li Xinyue got up and pointed to a spot under the bed: “There seems to be a hole in the corner of the wall over there. Could there be mice hiding in it?”

A hole?

This was a new house, where could there be a hole?

Chen Mingchuan immediately carried his son to his own bed in the front room, then moved the bed with Li Xinyue…

On the wall, or rather, on the stone base of the corner of the wall.

The stone base was fine, but two stones were missing, and the base was not very solid.

Chen Mingchuan took the two stones that had fallen to the ground and tried to put them back in, but he found that they wouldn’t fit in, and he felt something inside.

He reached in, and it was a cloth bag.

The cloth was old, but it seemed to be large.

He opened it, and a golden long life lock met his eyes…

It was half the size of Chen Mingchuan’s palm, and there were three small bells hanging below it, but the chain was missing.

Li Xinyue opened her mouth: “This… whose is this?”

“Mine.”

“Huh?”

Li Xinyue didn’t understand.

Chen Mingchuan stood up with a grim face, his eyes narrowed slightly: “My sister is really something.”

“My grandmother said this long life lock is mine, but she didn’t say where it came from.”

“When I was five years old, she was seriously ill, and she entrusted me and this long life lock to my father, telling him to give it to me when I grew up.”

“But they kept it a secret.”

“For the past two years, I’ve been having this dream every night, dreaming of this lock.”

“I came back this time just to find it,” said the novel.

“But my dad said it was lost!”

Oh my god, what secret is hidden here?

Li Xinyue opened her mouth: “It was your little sister who stole it!”

Yes.

It was his good little sister who stole it!

Chen Mingchuan’s eyes became even darker: “It seems my dad didn’t know it was stolen by her. I guess he thought it was my mom who stole it.”

“It seems this is fate!”

It has to be said, Chen Mingchuan was right!

This longevity lock was stolen by Mrs. Chen back then, but she didn’t expect to meet Chen Lifang, the middleman, again.

Both of them were guilty, and whether it was lost or taken, they didn’t dare let anyone know.

At this moment, Chen Lifang wouldn’t have dreamed that the place she thought was hidden even from God, would be easily discovered by these two.

And at this moment, she was sleeping soundly in Mrs. Chen’s room.

Li Xinyue took the lock and examined it carefully, finally discovering a character in a certain place: “Look, there’s a character here.”

Following her finger, Chen Mingchuan looked closely and indeed saw a character.

But the character was too small, and it was also a traditional Chinese character, which he didn’t recognize.

“We’ll find a magnifying glass to look at it later.”

Li Xinyue thought so too, but she had an idea: “Chen Mingchuan, you shouldn’t be a son of the Chen family.”

“Hmm.”

“You suspected it early on?”

Once again, Chen Mingchuan ‘hmm’ed: “From a young age, my treatment in the Chen family was completely different.”

That’s right.

Now Li Xinyue completely understood.

Why were Old Man Chen and his wife so unkind to such an outstanding son?

Because, he was not their son at all!

“Do they really not know anything?”

Chen Mingchuan shook his head: “I don’t know if they know or not. My dad flatly denies the existence of this longevity lock.”

“Then if we go ask him now, will he say anything?”

“No.”

Chen Mingchuan knew Old Man Chen too well. If he was willing to say anything, he wouldn’t have concealed this longevity lock in the first place.

Moreover, he wouldn’t let them know that he had found this lock.

“Don’t let anyone know.”

Li Xinyue nodded: “Okay, don’t worry, my mouth is very tight.”

“I don’t know if your little sister will tell anyone later.”

“No, she wouldn’t dare!”

That’s right, thieves are always guilty!

They didn’t expect to find a longevity lock while sweeping the floor.

Li Xinyue thought it was reasonable: “Then you should keep it well.”

“Hmm.”

On one side, the couple were talking about the longevity lock,

On the other side, , Chen Mingzhong’s two daughters were crying their hearts out…

Mrs. Chen was so angry she was about to spit blood: “Eldest son, you go ask him tomorrow morning, see if he’s never coming back!”

“If he doesn’t come back, then let them move their household registration and take the children with them.”

“I’ll pretend I don’t have this son!”

As soon as the words fell Chen Mingxin and his wife looked at each other: If the second brother’s family moved away, then wouldn’t this family only have them and the fourth brother left?

As for Chen Mingchuan, he was no longer in Chen Mingxin’s plans.

He had never thought of giving him a share of the family’s belongings.

However, Chen Mingxin was worried: “Mom, the Wang family doesn’t lack sons. Second sister-in-law has two younger brothers, and they’ll probably get married in the next few years.”

“You want them to move away, I’m afraid it’s impossible.”

Mrs. Chen was furious: “Go, go and tell him! Let them come back, otherwise, let them never come back!”