CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 28: GAINING A PRECIOUS TREASURE

She just reached out to open the big chest, but her hand stopped when it was about to touch the chest. She thought: Should I take some protective measures? What if someone has tampered with this chest? Didn’t ancient people love using poison to harm others the most?

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but shiver.

Then she couldn’t help but laugh. If someone managed to sneak in here, then this place wouldn’t have any value anyway, so just let it be.

Without further hesitation, she directly reached out and opened the largest chest. What she saw inside were all gold bars and gold ingots. Xinyan was so thrilled that she started sweating. This was a big chest filled with gold, it practically blinded her eyes.

Then, she opened a small chest of silver ingots, a small chest of gold and silver jewelry, a small chest of jade ornaments, and a small chest of a few seeds wrapped in special medicinal materials. However, whether they could be planted or not, she would have to try to find out. The whole situation made her feel dizzy, like she was stepping on clouds.

After checking the last small chest, Yu Xinyan couldn’t help but shout, "Oh my god, heavens are being so kind to me. Is this the rhythm of winning effortlessly?"

She carefully checked several times, ensuring she hadn’t misunderstood. Inside were five hand-copied books: , , , , and .

Yu Xinyan held the books like she had stumbled upon treasures, jumping and shouting until she finally calmed down, thankful her blood pressure was normal; otherwise, it might have been life-threatening.

She carefully checked again, confirming that there was nothing else in the underground warehouse. Only then did she carry those five books out of the underground storage, her excitement indescribable.

Returning to the front hall, she didn’t go upstairs but sat by the bamboo table and started flipping through the hand-copied books.

Unfortunately, they were all in traditional Chinese characters, and the language style was similar to the classical Chinese she studied in school, making it quite difficult to read. She sighed gently, realizing she would need to find someone to systematically study these books to fully understand them.

However, she managed to guess and understand some parts. In , it mainly discussed the properties and uses of various herbs. Chinese medicine is categorized into cold, hot, warm, and neutral types according to their properties, compiled in verse form to aid memory.

was classified by purposes such as nourishment, beauty, exorcism, disease recovery, and tonic supplementation, subdivided into several smaller categories, with various corresponding medicinal food recipes attached. It was written with great detail.

The preparation methods alone were divided into: stewing, braising, simmering, steaming, boiling, decocting, stir-frying, deep-frying, marinating, blazing, and frying.

For example, the health and longevity category was divided into: supplementing qi and blood, balancing yin and yang, regulating the five organs, enhancing intelligence, clearing vision, sharpening hearing, and prolonging life.

The beauty section was similar: whitening and freckle removal, skin moisturizing and beautification, slimming and weight loss, darkening and hair growth, and even age-related tooth strengthening medicinal meals. Xinyan was now so excited that she felt a bit numb; these were undoubtedly treasures of Chinese culture.

She carefully put away the books, trying to calm herself down. She didn’t want to have a second chance at life only to miss out on enjoying it properly due to overexcitement.

Standing up, she walked upstairs, attempting to shift her focus. Upstairs, there were a total of three rooms. The one closest to the stairs was a bedroom. The room had bamboo furniture in the center and a dressing table with multi-layered shelves displaying some exquisite jewelry, which Yu Xinyan admired one by one.

Not far away was a rarely seen, intricately carved wooden bed. Although she didn’t recognize the wood, she could tell it must be unique. The nearby bamboo cabinet held many brand-new bedding sets, which were really silky and of top quality. It was a shame she didn’t have any expertise in fabrics.