The Lin family and the workers also agreed that all valuables and money discovered would be turned over to the family, but all that was found were some copper coins from the early 19th century. Situating the residence was another matter.
古厝拆卸之前，林家後代與工務局還有個協定：如果在地下或牆內發現任何金銀財寶，都必須通知林家的人。