Chu Dashan deliberately lowered his voice, "I want to weigh the ambergris to see how heavy it is. Don't tell anyone else about my possession of ambergris except you, Chen Ze, and your mother."

Chu Xuan's expression was very calm. "As long as you don't get drunk and spread rumors, no one else will know. Also, we have to agree in advance that after selling the ambergris, you have to give me half of the proceeds to support me in my old age."

Chu Dashan's eyes rolled around, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "No problem!"

As long as he wants to use the money, there are plenty of ways to make Chu Xuan spit it out.

Of course, he wanted Chu Xuan to write a receipt so that the money would be safer in Chu Xuan's hands.

And all these things have to wait until they are sold.

Chu Xuan stood still, looking Chu Dashan up and down.

Why didn’t I realize he was so generous in my previous life?

Chu Dashan urged with a smile, "Go get the scale!"

Chu Xuan then went out.

After a while, he brought back a scale.

Chu Dashan made sure that the door of the main room was locked before he untied the bundle.

Take out the bundle containing ambergris and the wooden box.

Weigh it on a scale.

Then weigh the bundle and the wooden box.

The final weight reduced was the weight of ambergris, two and a half pounds.

It was half a pound more than Chu Dashan estimated.

"Xiao Xuan, how many grams are in half a pound? Is it 500 grams?"

Chu Xuan patiently explained, "Two catties is 1000 grams, and one catty is half of 1000 grams, which is 500 grams. Half a catty is half of 500 grams, which is 250 grams."

Chu Dashan silently memorized the number before muttering, "250 grams times 100, doesn't that make 25,000 yuan?"

Chu Xuan gave him a thumbs up, "You calculated it right!"

"So, by selling the ambergris, I can earn at least 125,000 yuan?"

"That's right. Who knows, it could be even more. It depends on the quality of the ambergris! Of course, we also have to consider its actual weight when it's sold. After all, its weight can fluctuate due to factors like humidity and temperature, so there's a high chance it could lose weight."

"Doesn't that mean we have to sell it as soon as possible?" Chu Dashan carefully put the ambergris back into the wooden box and wrapped it up.

Chu Xuan put the scale on the table. "After the New Year, Chen Ze and I will go abroad to visit my mother and her family. I'll bring it with me and help you sell it then."

"Great! How about you take the gold and sell it as well?"

"Keep the gold and sell it yourself! It won't fetch much more."

"All right then! I'll leave this ambergris with you! I'll take the rest to the city and sell it today."

Chu Xuan stared into Chu Dashan's eyes. "You never gave me anything valuable before. What happened today? You're leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of ambergris here with me?"

"I trust you. Besides, there are always people at home, so thieves won't dare to come. It's more appropriate for you to keep it than to leave it with me."

At this moment, Mu Chenfu's voice came from outside the door, "Mom and Dad, I'm going to change my clothes and go to the dock. Is there any food in the kitchen? I want to take two portions. Brother Lin and I will eat on the way."

Chu Dashan quickly packed up the gold jewelry and pearls, opened the main hall door, and ran to the yard. "Chenfu, please bring some for me too! I'll pay for it. I want to go to the city with your car. The fare is 10 yuan, okay?"

Mu Chenfu was a polite man. "My family has a fixed amount of money for Brother Lin's travel expenses. You can pay an additional 10 yuan for travel expenses. If he is willing to take you, then he can take you. If he doesn't want to take you, then I can't do anything about it."

Chu Dashan chuckled, "Just say something good for me! We're all family from now on."

Mu Chenfu looked at Qin Mahua, and Qin Mahua nodded at him.

Mu Chenfu nodded and agreed, "Okay! As for your meal money, it's whatever my mother says."

Chu Dashan had long seen that Qin Mahua was not one to take advantage, so the price must be right. "Okay."

The lunch Qin Mahua prepared for them was lotus root stuffed meat buns.

Chu Dashan asked for five, and Qin Mahua charged him one dollar.

It's just the cost price.

Chu Dashan increasingly felt that making friends with the Mu family was the wisest choice he had made in recent months.

Qin Mahua watched Chu Dashan and Mu Chenfu leave before walking into the main hall. "Xiao Xuan, the bag Chu Dashan took away is much smaller. What valuables did he leave at our house? Why does this house smell so good?"

Mu Qinlao also walked in. "I smell it too. This scent is very familiar. I smelled it many years ago. It seems to be the scent of ambergris. Is ambergris in Chu Dashan's small bag?"

Chu Xuan promised not to tell anyone else, but her father-in-law had already guessed it, so there was no point in hiding it.

"That's right. When Chen Ze and I go abroad, I'll help him sell it. I've already agreed with him that he'll keep half of the money from selling the ambergris for Chen Ze and me to use for his retirement in the future."

Mu Qinlao looked curious and asked, "How much can this be sold for?"

Chu Xuan responded softly, "It can be sold for at least 125,000 yuan."

Qin Mahua couldn't help but exclaim, "How could this lazy old man Chu Dashan be so lucky?"

Chu Xuan quickly made a gesture to silence her, "Mom, keep your voice down. We can't let anyone else know about this. Otherwise, if it gets to Feng Chunhua's ears, and after Feng Chunhua is released in a few years..."

Before she could finish, Qin Mahua already understood that this matter must not be spread out, otherwise the second son's family might not get half.

He whispered, "Xiao Xuan, your father and I won't tell anyone. But why does Chu Dashan suddenly trust you so much? He won't have any bad ideas, will he?"

Chu Xuan shook his head gently. "No. He's a smart man. He knows our family can bring him the greatest benefits, so he's on good terms with us. As for his trust, it's because we have good character. But we can't let our guard down. He prioritizes profit above all else. If someone in the future finds someone more suitable for his retirement than ours, he'll definitely go there with his money without hesitation."

Treat Chu Dashan like doing business.

His family accepted his money and provided him with food, but as for any feelings, there was no question of that.

Mu Qinlao nodded in agreement with Chu Xuan. "Xiao Xuan, go back inside and hide the ambergris! Open the windows in the main room to ventilate it, to prevent anyone from coming over and smelling it. Then you'll have to explain it to them."

"good."

Chu Xuan was about to open the window, but Qin Mahua stopped her, "I'll do it, you go back to the house and hide your things!"

Chu Xuan smiled and said, "If you don't want to hide it in my room, hide it in our utility room! When we are at home, we should pay more attention to it."

During the Chinese New Year period, there is always someone at home, so there is no need to worry about thieves visiting.

Mu Qinlao and his wife both nodded in agreement.

After a while, Chu Xuan put the bag containing ambergris into the roof mezzanine of the utility room.

There are a lot of things in the mezzanine that are not very heavy and not used in daily life, but I don’t want to throw away.

After putting it away, Chu Xuan washed his hands and walked into the kitchen to continue working.

Fry some lotus root boxes, fried meat, fried tofu, fried fish, etc., and steam more steamed buns, steamed buns, and pancakes...

In short, there are a lot of things to do.

During the first month of the year, their family basically doesn't need to make noodles.

Three hours later, Mu Chenfu and several fishmongers in the village took the money settled from Boss Hou's factory and prepared to leave.

Boss Hou came over and asked Mu Chenfu to sit in his office for a while.