By binding the sign-in system, she made China rise!

Chapter 56: Locked Ebony Box

Chinese architecture emphasizes symmetry. The decorations at both ends of the roof ridge are called "kiss beasts" and are always symmetrical on the left and right.

On the roof of the main house of this mansion, the beast on the left is a whole circle larger than the one on the right, which is obviously unreasonable from an architectural point of view.

Shen Anan looked around and found a simple ladder made of wood in the corner of the yard.

Shen Anan guessed that it might have been used by the old lady who climbed over the wall to grow vegetables, and she didn't take it away later. Shen Anan tried it and found it was quite sturdy.

The ladder is just not long enough, it's still a little short of the roof.

After looking around, Shen Anan finally placed the ladder next to the courtyard wall next to the main house, so that she could climb up the courtyard wall first and then climb onto the roof from the courtyard wall.

The green tiles on the roof were a little fragile due to their age. Shen Anan controlled her steps and slowly approached the beast-shaped ornament on the left side of the roof.

There is a circle of small holes on the kiss beast in front of me, and there seems to be something inside. The kiss beast is actually hollow.

There is a concave part at the bottom of the beast's mouth, with a black object embedded in it.

Shen Anan took out a small knife from the space, reached in from the edge, and pried it up with force.

I saw a square black object being pried out, with several wires attached to the bottom. After pulling the wires outwards, a small square box was pulled out.

Shen Anan studied it carefully for a moment and finally found out the truth about why the house was haunted.

The small box inside the kiss beast is a radio, and the black thing embedded in the bottom of the kiss beast looks like a solar charging panel.

Shen Anan pressed the play button on the radio and sure enough, she heard the voice of a woman singing.

It seems that the owner of this house doesn't want anyone else to live in it, so he used this device to create the illusion of a haunted house.

Shen Anan looked at the solar charging panel in her hand with some curiosity. She didn't expect that such a high-tech product would exist at this time.

Moreover, the modification of the entire device is very sophisticated. The radio is not only connected to the solar panels, but also has a small timing device. It is probably because of this that the sound of women singing can be heard in this house every night.

It seems that the original owner of this house is no ordinary person!

Hey, that’s not right, there seems to be something in here!

Shen Anan put away the radio device, took out a flashlight from the space, and looked inside the hollow space in the middle of the kiss beast.

There was a wooden box at the bottom. Shen Anan took some effort to take the box out.

The entire box is only half the size of a palm and seems to be made of fine ebony. After wiping off the dust on the surface, the whole box is shiny black.

There is a small copper lock on the box, and the whole box feels light.

Could it be that this box is the system’s reward for the fourth-level sign-in point?

Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Anan suppressed her curiosity, put the box into the space, and returned to the ground from the roof along the original route.

Anyway, I have the things in my hands, so I will study them carefully when I return to the guesthouse tonight.

Shen Anan locked the house with the thick chain again. If a brick factory really opened in the village in the future, she would probably come to the county from time to time. It seemed that she could renovate the house later, so that she would have a place to stay when she came to the county.

When we returned to the reception center, Shen Yuanhao had already returned.

As soon as he saw Shen Anan, Shen Yuanhao couldn't wait to talk about today's progress.

"An An, I've found someone to buy the job. He's willing to pay 450 yuan. After the recruitment exam is over the day after tomorrow, we can go to the Personnel Department to handle the formalities."

"450 yuan?"

Shen Anan was a little surprised. Although being a worker in a furniture factory was indeed a good job in this era, one had to start from the first-level worker when entering the factory, and the monthly salary was only about 450 yuan. yuan was considered a high price.

It is no exaggeration to say that at this price, in this era, you can marry off two sons.

Shen Yuanhao looked at his sister's cute face with eyes wide open and couldn't help but rub her head.

"It's just a coincidence. Section Chief Xu of the factory's security department has an only son, and he's been in poor health since childhood. If he goes to the countryside, he might never come back."

"It just so happened that the factory only had three openings this time, so I was willing to empty my savings to buy this job for my son."

Shen Anan was a little surprised: "Are the recruitment quotas so small this time?"

It seems that they really owe Deputy Director Zhao a big favor.

Before, she thought that although the quota was hard to come by, it was normal for Deputy Director Zhao to have two reserved quotas since he was in charge of personnel.

I didn't expect the number of recruits this time was so small that even the head of the factory's security department couldn't get a vacancy. It seems that Deputy Director Zhao had put in a lot of effort to come up with this vacancy.

Shen Yuanhao also felt a little emotional: "Deputy Director Zhao really helped us a lot this time. I don't have much to thank him for. It's really..."

"An An, what do you say? I'll give half of the money I earned from selling my job to Deputy Director Zhao?"

Shen Anan quickly interrupted: "No, Uncle Zhao didn't help us for money. This is too distant. Let's come to the county more often to visit Uncle Zhao. We can just treat each other as relatives."

Judging from the fact that Deputy Director Zhao declined when she invited him to dinner before, it seems that he really just wanted to help them.

This kind of friendship is rare, and it would be vulgar to talk about money.

However, they must always repay this kindness.

I heard from Tang Tian before that the director of the furniture factory will retire next year, and Uncle Zhao is also one of the competitors. She has quite a few books about furniture in her space, and I can take some time to study them. Maybe they can be of help, but it’s too early to think about these things now.

"By the way, An An, you went to the brick factory to inspect the market today. How was the situation?" Shen Yuanhao asked with some concern.

Previously, An An mentioned the matter of building a brick factory in the village to Deputy Director Zhao, and he and his eldest brother were shocked. Although An An said that she knew about it, they, as her brothers, couldn't help but worry.

Building a factory is simply too far away for the country people who have been working in the fields all year round.

Shen Anan just remembered that the reason she signed in at the county was to go to the brick factory to inspect the market, otherwise her fifth brother would not let her go to the county alone.

"I've learned that the county's brick factories are indeed experiencing a serious shortage of production. As long as our red bricks are of good quality, we shouldn't have any trouble selling them."

"But..." Shen Yuanhao was still worried, because brick-making is also a technical job.

Shen Anan assured: "It's okay, Fifth Brother, don't worry, I won't show off. If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't mention this matter."

"This matter definitely needs the consent of the villagers. I'll investigate first. If the villagers don't agree, then forget it. You can rest assured now, right?"

Shen Yuanhao temporarily suppressed his inner worries: "Then you must be careful when you go out these two days. Otherwise, I will go with you tomorrow!"

"No, no, Fifth Brother, I will definitely be careful." Shen Anan quickly waved her hand.

"OK then."