Early days, various childhood joys. Bird hunting, fishing, catching toads. Mid-phase, uplifting the small mountain village. Later phase, rolling in wealth, mastering technology, eliminating enemies...
Li Xiuxiu looked at the man following closely behind her and then spoke.
"Then you can put your things here."
When the old man saw that Li Xiuxiu had bought a lot of things, he quickly went up to ask her about them.
"What did you buy?"
Wei Mo took the old man's hand and said to him.
"It's nothing, Grandpa, just some toys that Aunt Xiuxiu bought for me."
Wang Zhenhua glared at Wei Mo from the side, then looked at Li Xiuxiu, who was buying things for her son.
"Xiuxiu, you just keep spoiling him!"
After the man put his things down there, he looked at the large family and couldn't help but feel a little scared, since there might be something wrong with his things.
"Then we'll settle the matter and I'll be leaving."
Li Xiuxiu nodded. The man was now carrying a large sum of money, so she headed towards the place where the grain was sold. She would buy 50 yuan worth of grain first, just to ensure that her family would no longer go hungry.
The man's name was Li Dafa. He was originally from a wealthy landlord family. Although the landlord family was wiped out, he secretly went into hiding.
Then he hid in the town with the things his parents left him, changed his name and identity, and now he has no job.
He had a tough life, and his family had many antiques, as well as a lot of gold and silver, but he didn't dare to sell them. He was just trying his luck today.
As it turned out, he was really lucky. He thought that after buying the grain, he would see if it didn't work out and then sell the things back to the generous woman from earlier.
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace, quickly bought some food, and ran back home. Then, he sneakily found a lot of small yellow croakers, hid them in his backpack, and headed towards the market.
Wei Mo naturally couldn't let others discover what was inside the box, so he secretly put the contents of the box into his spatial storage, and then took some cotton and other items to slowly fill the box again.
In this way, all the items were stored in the space, leaving behind two boxes of cotton and cloth.
After exchanging all the items, Wei Mo tugged at Li Xiuxiu's sleeve. Li Xiuxiu glanced at Wei Mo, then lowered her head and asked a question.
"What's wrong, little brat?"
Wei Mo whispered in Li Xiuxiu's ear, telling her the secret he had just revealed.
“Aunt Xiuxiu, that little stick was made of gold.”
Upon hearing this, Lee Doo-soo's eyes widened. If it was gold, it must be very heavy!
Thinking of this, Li Xiuxiu also felt the urge to go out for a stroll again, and then she met Wei Mo's gaze. She spoke to Wei Mo.
Do you still want to go out?
Wei Mo nodded frantically to the side. Of course he wanted to go out! How could he not want to? What he had just gained was more than what he had gained since he transmigrated!
That little gold stick could be exchanged for 600,000 yuan. How could he not be excited?
Seeing the little kid nodding frantically in front of her, Li Xiuxiu smiled, stood up, took his hand, and said to him.
"Let's go, let's go explore some more."
Then he turned around and greeted Wang Zhenhua and the old man to avoid worrying his family.
"Dad, Sister Wang, I'm taking the little brat out for another walk to see if there's anything he wants."
Seeing how much Li Xiuxiu doted on Xiao Weimo, Wang Zhenhua couldn't help but complain from the side.
"Xiuxiu, just keep spoiling him."
The old man was extremely happy, after all, in his heart, his eldest grandson's opinion was the most important.
"Go ahead, go ahead, there's nothing to do here."
Seeing that the items here were almost sold out, the old man thought for a moment and then spoke up.
"Remember to come back later. After we finish selling, we'll go shopping too and buy some dowry for your sister Wang Ling."
Li Xiuxiu nodded, and then led Wei Mo into the market to start browsing.
However, they weren't always so lucky. After wandering around for a long time, they found that most of the products were agricultural and sideline products.
Wei Mo couldn't help but sigh. He thought that the person from before must have come to the town by accident, which was why he had so many antiques and gold and silver.
After all, those things are being investigated very closely now. If he doesn't trade them out now, he'll probably be in trouble later.
After thinking about this, Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu bought some snacks, such as candied hawthorns, which were still available.
Then he walked toward his family members' stalls.
Wei Mo thought to himself that he was too greedy. He was not satisfied with what he had gained at once and wanted to continue searching.
But as soon as he returned to his stall, he found that the man he had traded with before was back there.
Li Xiuxiu's heart tightened, wondering if this man had remembered that the gold was there and had come looking for it, wanting to buy it back.
However, now that the money and goods have been settled, it's none of his business if he wants them now.
Thinking of this, Li Xiuxiu stepped forward and said to the man.
"Comrade, is there anything else you need?"
The man's eyes lit up when he saw Li Xiuxiu. He opened a corner of his cloth bag, revealing a glimpse of gold.
Wei Mo, even with her bound feet, couldn't see it, and grew anxious. She quickly asked Li Xiuxiu beside her.
"What is Aunt Xiuxiu?"
After glancing at each other, Li Xiuxiu squatted down and whispered in Wei Mo's ear.
"It should be a small yellow croaker."
Wei Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he tugged at Li Xiuxiu's sleeve, his meaning clear: he wanted to take it off.
The man didn't dare to trade this item face-to-face, as that would be suicide. Since there were so many available in the market, he spoke to Li Xiuxiu instead.
"Then let's go to an alley to talk."
Li Xiuxiu frowned, while Wei Mo nodded in agreement.
"Aunt Xiuxiu, let's go. Don't worry, I'm here!"
Hearing Wei Mo say this, Li Xiuxiu had no choice but to agree. She nodded and went with the man to a nearby alley where several people were also trading, but all of them had to be done discreetly.
It's obvious that this isn't something that can be traded openly and honestly.
Wei Mo didn't say anything, but followed Li Xiuxiu and the man into the alley.
Seeing that no one was around, the man opened the cloth bag completely.
"I have about two jin (1 kg) of this. How much do you think you can offer?"
In the 1960s, gold was still sold by the tael, but this man clearly didn't dare to go to the recycling point. Even normal people who had gold rarely went to recycling points.
If they are investigated later, they will all get into trouble.
Li Xiuxiu didn't know the exact price either, but looked at Xiao Weimo beside her.
Wei Mo thought for a moment, "Two catties is twenty taels. The price of one tael of gold is at least 100 yuan."
However, that's the price the government offers for recycling, so nobody dares to go!
After thinking for a moment, Wei Mo spoke to the man.
"How much do you want? Tell me first?"
The man looked at the child in front of him and spoke. He hesitated for a moment, but then held up five fingers and said.
"I want this number."
Wei Mo tugged at Li Xiuxiu's sleeve, and Li Xiuxiu squatted down. Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu discussed in hushed tones.
"Aunt Xiuxiu, the price he asked for is about right, but what we want is a bit too much. However, I need this item. Do you have enough money on you?"
“Let’s try to lower the price further. I don’t think he’ll dare to trade at the recycling point. If he doesn’t want to trade, then forget it. At least that one piece is worth more than these.”
Upon hearing this, Li Xiuxiu understood Wei Mo's meaning. She thought that since she had already made some gains, she had enough money on her.
But you can't spend it all at once, can you? Thinking of this, he said to the man.
"I'll give you 200 yuan at most. If you don't want to sell, then forget it!"