Chapter 298: A Box of Gold Bars

What Qiao Mei said made sense, so Xia Zhe went to retrieve the soft rope ladder from the storeroom and picked up the shovel from the side. After tying the rope, he went down the well.

"Stay up there and keep watch. Don't come down. It's dangerous, so just stay up there," Xia Zhe said.

"Alright, then you be careful," Qiao Mei said as she held onto the soft rope ladder by the well.

When Xia Zhe reached the bottom of the well, he only needed to dig a few times before being able to retrieve a wooden box with its four corners wrapped in brass. In the past, it would have been regarded as a high-grade box.

Xia Zhe gently shook the soft rope ladder and Qiao Mei threw down a rope. Xia Zhe tied one end of the rope to the handle of the box and pulled the rope to send a signal to Qiao Mei.

Upon receiving the signal, Qiao Mei pulled the box up forcefully. Her eyes lit up when she saw the box.