"I have relatives here, so I will inevitably have to come back in the future. I promise you that if I have the chance to come back in the future, I will definitely come to see you, okay?" This was all An Hongdou could promise him.

Lu Qi nodded silently. After a while, he suddenly looked up, as if he had made a very important decision.

"Sister, my grandma left me some things. She said I could exchange them for money when I needed them in the future. But you are leaving and I don't have anyone I can trust. Can you help me?" Lu Qi knew that he was young and it would be dangerous to rashly exchange things for money.

Before she left, grandma also said that even if I needed to change it, I could only ask my sister to do it.

Because she could see that her sister was a good person and would definitely not harm him.

Of course, Old Lady Lu also made plans in case Lu Qi couldn't find An Hongdou. In that case, she couldn't let Lu Qi risk his life, so she told him to ask his cousin to exchange it.

Old Lady Lu entrusted Lu Qi to her uncle not because she completely trusted him, otherwise she would have let them know what she had left for Lu Qi.

She really had no one to trust, so she could only pick the tallest one among the short ones, the one who looked the best to Lu Qi.

However, it must be said that Mrs. Lu had a good vision. Although the couple also had their own ideas, they were still very nice to Lu Qi. They also kept their promise to Mrs. Lu and sent him to school.

Otherwise, since Mrs. Lu is already dead, even if they take the house and the money, if they don't treat Lu Qi well, wouldn't he, a little kid, be helpless?

Even An Hongdou, although not a very good person, would not harm others, let alone a child.

Even Lu Qi himself was a smart guy. He knew that no matter how precious the things were, they were not as important as himself, so it was safest to exchange them for money while An Hongdou was still around.

Otherwise, if An Hongdou left, the only ones he could rely on would be his cousin's family.

No matter how good a person is, he cannot stand the test of money. He was also afraid that if his cousin's family knew that he had hidden something, it would arouse their greed.

But An Hongdou is different, because he already knows her. If she wants to harm him, he will be caught off guard.

Faced with Lu Qi's request, An Hongdou naturally would not refuse.

However, what she didn't expect was that Lu Qi's things were not placed in Lu's house. He led the way and asked An Hongdou to take him all the way out of the town.

In a small village near the town, there is a dilapidated earthen house at the very edge. The cracks on the wall are clearly visible and it is no longer habitable.

Of course, no one lives here anymore.

Lu Qi looked at the wall that was already tilted and could only be supported by wooden sticks, and asked An Hongdou, "Sister, I don't have the key with me. You can put the bicycle next to me and we can climb over the wall on the bicycles, right?"

An Hongdou looked at Lu Qi's small body, then looked at the mud wall in front of them, picked up Lu Qi with one hand, stepped back two steps, and jumped over the wall with a buffer.

Lu Qi felt dizzy, and only came to his senses after the two of them landed steadily in the yard.

However, An Hongdou had already let go of his hand. He didn't react in time and felt dizzy. He took two steps back and fell to the ground.

At this moment, he was still confused.

An Hongdou looked at the abandoned yard full of withered weeds and asked him, "Is the thing you want to exchange here?"

What could be hidden in such a shabby place!

There is no one living here and the wall is so low. Are you sure the children in the village won’t climb over here to play?

Lu Qi nodded, pointed to the sycamore tree in the yard, and said, "Grandma once said that he should be buried under this tree."

As Lu Qi finished speaking, An Hongdou had already used her special powers to explore the situation under the tree roots.

Sure enough, under the tree roots on the left, there was a small wooden box, about the size of a bedside table in later generations.

"Are you sure you want to change?" An Hongdou asked him again.

Lu Qi nodded sadly, "Change it. I can use it when I need it if I change it into money. If I keep it and someone finds out, it will cost me my life."

This is what grandma said. He is the only root of the Lu family. As long as he can grow up safely, the Lu family will not be cut off. If he is gone, no matter how much money the Lu family leaves behind, it will be meaningless.

After getting his confirmation, An Hongdou asked him if he had any tools, opened the door, entered the house, and saw a hoe in the corner.

She just picked up the hoe and started working. Knowing the exact location, she dug out the wooden box in no time.

An Hongdou had found out that although this yard looked shabby and small, there were as many as six or seven places where things were buried underneath. She just didn't know whether Lu Qi knew all of them or only knew this one.

But she wouldn't tell him for now, and she wouldn't touch his things unless he was willing to exchange them.

The wooden box was locked. Lu Qi took out a pendant hanging around her neck, waved her little hands on it a few times, then took out a plug and plugged it in to open the lock.

As soon as the box was opened, a bright light flashed under the sunlight, and An Hongdou felt as if her eyes were about to be blinded.

There was a whole box of gold, silver and jewelry, all arranged in a messy manner. It was obvious that they had been put away in a hurry.

There were also a few gold bars mixed in with the jewels, which were still very valuable even in this time of material scarcity.

The Lu family's wealth seemed to be much greater than she had imagined.

Looking at Lu Qi again, he also looked shocked.

An Hongdou guessed that before this, even Lu Qi didn't know what was in the box.

Mrs. Lu's original intention might be to ask him to take out one of the items to exchange when he was short of money, but he was young and misunderstood. In addition, she said she had to leave tomorrow and time was tight, so he brought her here in a hurry.

An Hongdou pursed her lips and said, "There are too many of these things. How about you change one or two first, and I'll bury the rest for you?"

It would be a lie to say that she wasn't moved, but she still had a conscience and she couldn't cheat anyone no matter how moved she was.

Lu Qi looked at An Hongdou calmly. After a long while, he moved his lips and said, "No, since you have taken them out, let's exchange them all. Sister, just give me whatever you think these things are worth."

For Lu Qi, taking back what has already been exposed would only make it more dangerous.

An Hongdou also guessed his concerns and wanted to assure him that she would not harm him, but when she thought about it, no matter how much she said, it would just be empty talk. Lu Qi was very vigilant and might not believe it. It would only make him more uneasy.

Picking up the gold bars from the box, An Hongdou said, "I'll take the others, but you should keep these."

No matter what time, gold is hard currency, but it is not easy to spend directly. You can still take it to the bank to exchange it for money.

However, Lu Qi probably won't go, at least not for the time being.