Chapter 4: Clearing Out

Ye Nan Yi thought of another thing, this family of four seemed to have gone to Xu Da Zhu’s hometown, and they wouldn’t be back for another two days. This was perfect, it would be convenient for her to work, it was truly heaven’s help. “I want to go out.” Ye Nan Yi thought to herself, and she immediately appeared back in the original place. Good heavens, is this a bed? It’s just a few pieces of wood put together! She knew it! Where did the sound of wood hitting something come from. And this blanket, it’s hard and stiff, and it smells moldy. Ye Nan Yi looked around the room again, it was simply a storage room for the family, filled with all sorts of junk. She couldn’t stand it for a moment, she directly opened the door and walked out. Seeing the door on the left, Ye Nan Yi didn’t hesitate to open it and walk in. Looking at the room in front of her, tears immediately fell.

This wasn’t Ye Nan Yi crying, but the original owner of this body. This room belonged to the girl when Ye Zhen Hua was alive. But as soon as her stepsister came, she never lived here again, even her clothes and shoes were gone. Thinking about this, Ye Nan Yi carefully observed the room, she opened the closet and looked inside, she felt something was wrong. The depth of this closet wasn’t right! Ye Nan Yi tried hard to recall the girl’s memories.

There was a voice saying intermittently, “Nan Yi, all the things in here are left to you by your father, don’t tell anyone, not even your mother, remember your father’s words.” The girl nodded obediently at the time, she was probably young then and forgot. Ye Nan Yi directly destroyed it with force, and sure enough, she found a hidden compartment inside.

Ye Nan Yi took out the things, they were quite heavy. She opened it and saw that it was a small box of gold bars. Ye Nan Yi finally understood why they suddenly became so rich, they probably discovered the gold bars inside. Next to the gold bars was a photo, it was a man in military uniform, smiling and holding a little girl. Ye Nan Yi thought, this must be the original owner and Ye Zhen Hua! But it was a little strange, why wasn’t the original owner’s mother in the photo? She thought about it for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it. Underneath the photo was a silver lock, beautifully crafted, with a character “Hua” engraved on it.

 Ye Nan Yi recalled the content of the book, the original owner’s father’s family shouldn’t be able to afford such a silver lock! Ye Nan Yi had read a lot of novels, so she started to think conspiratorially. She thought about it for a while, then came back to her senses. Ye Nan Yi dug around inside, and there was another box. She opened it and saw a lot of large denomination bills. Ye Nan Yi counted them roughly, there were 30,000 yuan, and a deed of ownership. It was written in Ye Nan Yi’s name. No wonder they wanted to drive the original owner away! If the original owner hadn’t left, wouldn’t they have felt uneasy living in this house. She directly suspected that when the original owner died, Li Li Juan only went through the motions to inherit the original owner’s house. Ye Nan Yi looked at the name on the deed, and another idea came to her mind.

Putting away these things, Ye Nan Yi searched the house for money and tickets. She seemed to remember that after Ye Zhen Hua died, his comrades sent 5,000 yuan in condolence money, and various tickets. Forget about the tickets, she should focus on finding the money! As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has more than one burrow. Ye Nan Yi searched the roof beams, the kitchen, the room, in short, she searched everywhere, but she couldn’t find any large sums of money or tickets. They were all small amounts, obviously for everyday use. Ye Nan Yi wasn’t giving up, she suddenly remembered that Li Li Juan often stood in a corner of the living room, muttering to herself. Ye Nan Yi decisively went to the place where Li Li Juan often stood, she observed for a while, and finally saw a flaw. Looking at a protruding brick, Ye Nan Yi went to the kitchen and took a knife, she removed the brick. An iron box appeared in front of Ye Nan Yi. Ye Nan Yi didn’t hesitate to take out the iron box, there was a small lock on it. This couldn’t stop Ye Nan Yi, she directly used a hammer.

 With a “bang”, the lock broke. Ye Nan Yi opened the iron box and saw that it was full of money and tickets. There was a bundle of 5,000 yuan in large denomination bills, as well as some loose money, and tickets that were valid nationwide. Ye Nan Yi was now certain, the bundle of money was Ye Zhen Hua’s condolence money, as for the rest, it was probably what Li Li Juan had saved over time. If it was from Xu Da Zhu, how could he have this, from her memories, she knew that Xu Da Zhu was a lazy bum, it would be strange if he had money. Ye Nan Yi didn’t hesitate to put the iron box into her space. She turned around and looked at the things in the room, “hehe” she smiled and put everything into the space, except for the original owner’s sleeping place, she didn’t even leave a bowl. After doing all this, Ye Nan Yi found the household register, she looked at the names of Xu Jie and Xu Yu Lan, and another thought came to her mind. It wasn’t dawn yet, Ye Nan Yi ran outside the Zhiqing office under the cover of her space. It was really a coincidence, the person who came today knew Ye Nan Yi, and she was curious why she was there. “Nan Yi, what are you doing here?”

 Ye Nan Yi pretended to be her usual self, she mumbled, “Aunt Qin, I’m here to sign up for the countryside.” Qin Yue exclaimed immediately. “Nan Yi, according to the policy, you don’t need to go to the countryside, what are you thinking?” Ye Nan Yi didn’t want to say too much, she was afraid of making a mistake, she carefully raised her head, letting Qin Yue see her current appearance. “Okay,” Qin Yue didn’t say anything, she directly took Ye Nan Yi into the Zhiqing office. “Nan Yi, where do you want to go to the countryside?” Qin Yue opened the record book and asked.

Ye Nan Yi handed over the household register. “I want to go to the north, the farther away from here the better.” Qin Yue sighed, thinking that the north was good, at least they could stay warm in the winter, this child could also rest for a while, otherwise, she wouldn’t have any way to live in this family. Ye Nan Yi saw that Qin Yue had registered her, she then handed Xu Jie and Xu Yu Lan’s household register to Qin Yue. Qin Yue opened it and was stunned for a moment, then she reacted. She didn’t say anything, she directly registered their names, when she was writing down where they were going to the countryside, she looked up at Ye Nan Yi.

Ye Nan Yi said without hesitation, “Aunt Qin, let these two people go to the same place, directly to the Northwest!” Qin Yue didn’t hesitate, she directly stamped it, and changed the date of their departure to seven days after Ye Nan Yi’s departure. “Nan Yi, I’ve done it for you, there’s a group of Zhiqing leaving in three days, you go with them! This is the only thing Aunt Qin can do for you.” Ye Nan Yi didn’t quite understand what Aunt Qin meant, she didn’t want to pursue it, she wouldn’t be back here again unless something unexpected happened.

“Aunt Qin, thank you, you helped me without asking why, I also want to ask, are there any families with a lot of money who want to buy a house?” Qin Yue didn’t hesitate to tell her, “There’s a family on the back street, they’re quite well-off, but this matter depends on you.” Ye Nan Yi took the notice of departure and the subsidies for the three of them and left the Zhiqing office. Qin Yue looked at Ye Nan Yi’s departing figure, and thought of Ye Zhen Hua again, her heart ached again. Ye Nan Yi found a secluded corner and went into the space, she changed her appearance, and then came out and directly found the family that Aunt Qin had mentioned.

“Knock knock knock” As Ye Nan Yi’s knocking sound rang out, a voice came from inside. “Who is it! Stop knocking, I’m coming.”

 Ye Nan Yi listened to the voice, she was very satisfied, it seemed like a tough guy. Jin Er opened the door and saw a girl in disguise, he wondered in his heart, what was she up to? “Little girl, what are you doing here?” Ye Nan Yi was immediately embarrassed, her disguise was for nothing. “That, uncle, I heard you’re buying a house, I have one, I’ll sell it cheap, how about…” It wasn’t a secret that Jin Er was buying a house, his son was getting married, and they didn’t have enough space at home. This little girl was sneaky, it seemed like she was a tough nut to crack! But who was he, Jin Er? Ye Nan Yi didn’t pretend anymore, she said directly, “Uncle, you know my house, it’s behind the street, the one Xu Da Zhu and Li Li Juan live in.”

 As soon as Jin Er heard this, he instantly knew who the person in front of him was. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that Li Li Juan, this biological mother, was not as good as a stranger. That house was also beautiful. Ye Zhen Hua had spent a lot of money on it. After thinking it over, Jin Er decided to buy it. “I’ll buy it, I’ll give you 1,000 yuan and 200 nationwide tickets.” Ye Nan Yi felt that the price was too high, and there was nothing left in the house. “Uncle, just give me 800 yuan! Don’t ask me why, you’ll know when you take possession of the house.”

 Jin Er was stunned, then he thought, this child has been oppressed for so many years, as the saying goes, even a rabbit will bite when it’s cornered. “Okay, did you bring the deed? Let’s go transfer the ownership now.” Ye Nan Yi didn’t hesitate, she followed Jin Er to transfer the ownership. “Uncle, I’m going to the countryside in three days, you can come and take possession of the house after I leave.” Jin Er didn’t ask anything, he readily agreed.

 After finishing everything, Ye Nan Yi returned home under the cover of her space, she lay down on the wooden board in the warehouse, lost in thought. As she looked and looked, Ye Nan Yi felt something was wrong with the beams. Ye Nan Yi immediately found a stool, she climbed up and checked it, and sure enough, there was something fishy. It turned out she was blind to what was right in front of her! This dilapidated room actually had something hidden inside.