In this day and age, people value keeping their wealth hidden, especially in places like Beijing. Once gold and silver jewelry are exposed, it's all over.
Unless you agree to share the spoils with someone who knows you have gold and silver jewelry, they will report you in no time.
When Liu Yinyin came to Beijing, she had made a very good plan. With the help of the Xia family, she would have a place to live and money to spend. She wouldn't have to work or worry about housework. All she had to do was wait for Xia Lei to be released.
Unexpectedly, not long after she arrived in Beijing, Xia Lei's sisters-in-law somehow found out why Xia Lei was in prison, and every day they looked at her with scrutiny and probing.
Xia Lei's sisters-in-law all believed that Xia Lei must have left his wife a lot of treasures and money that he hadn't explained, and they tried every means to find out what other good things she had hidden.
How could Liu Yinyin possibly tell them?
Even if Liu Yinyin didn't want to say it, there's no such thing as being able to guard against thieves for a thousand days. In the short time she went out, several of her sisters-in-law opened the door to her room and sneaked in to find something good.
The room was ransacked, but nothing could be found. When Liu Yinyin returned to her room, she saw her belongings in complete disarray, and she was both terrified and furious.
Liu Yinyin wanted to confront someone, but she was under someone else's roof and had no choice but to submit.
She knew all too well that compared to her successful son, her son, who had entered the household, was not to Mr. Xia's liking. The fact that Mr. Xia allowed Liu Yinyin to move in with her child was already an act of pity from him.
Therefore, Liu Yinyin didn't dare to confront those women.
She lived in constant fear, afraid that her hidden belongings would be found and stolen. With no other option, she proposed moving out of the compound.
Mr. Xia didn't say anything, but arranged for her and Xia Xi to live in this large courtyard.
The married and unmarried male neighbors all looked at her with a different kind of gaze. During this period, Liu Yinyin often felt someone knocking on her door at night. This fear was an unbearable pressure for Liu Yinyin.
Liu Yinyin bit her lip, thinking about the jade seal she had hidden and secretly brought to the capital, as well as the gold and silver jewelry that Xia Lei had secretly hidden and that she had taken before leaving.
She needs to find a powerful backer first.
With her beauty, Liu Yinyin didn't think she could find someone.
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Cheng Huasheng left quickly, and Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci's lives were not affected much by their words.
They would still save the money they needed to save, and continue living their lives as usual. Before the matter of their departure was resolved, neither Jiang Ci nor Zhou Mingli showed any unusual behavior.
As September arrives, more and more things ripen in the mountains.
Today, Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli didn't have to work. After delivering food to Mr. Cheng, they wondered if they should go up the mountain again.
Jiang Ci remembered the pheasant they hadn't killed yet, and tugged at Zhou Mingli's sleeve, "Zhou Mingli, chestnut stewed chicken—"
Damn it, she's been talking about chestnut stewed chicken for almost half a month, and she still hasn't eaten any!
Zhou Mingli: "Shall we go straight up the mountain in a bit?"
Jiang Ci: "Okay!"
The two rushed home, found all the baskets in the house, put on gloves, went to the Yu family to pick up the two children, and started walking up the mountain.
Sister-in-law Yu secretly went to help the bride who was getting married to do her hair. She wasn't home in the morning, so she didn't bring anyone from the Yu family with her this time. Jiang Ci thought that if the chestnut tree wasn't discovered, they would pick all the chestnuts and give a basket to Sister-in-law Yu later.
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao were full of energy to go up the mountain with their parents. They ran after their parents and excitedly went up the mountain.
Fortunately, Jiang Ci knew the way, and after many twists and turns, she was able to find the chestnut tree again.
Jiang Ci's eyes lit up when she saw the chestnut trees laden with fruit and the chestnut shells on the ground that had been cracked open and had their fruit stolen by some animals.
"No one has ever been here before!" Jiang Ci walked over quickly, and couldn't help but give herself a thumbs up for her memory.
That’s really good.
Zhou Mingli smiled; in the harvest season, seeing a bountiful harvest always brings joy and happiness.
Zhou Mingli took the baskets off his back and said to Jiang Ci and the two children, "You stay away. I'll knock all the chestnuts off, and then we can pick them up."
"good."
Jiang Ci and her two children then stepped back.
Zhou Mingli quickly found a branch, climbed up the chestnut tree, and began knocking down chestnuts.
He still had to fight for a while, so Jiang Ci took Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao to look around for any other pheasants that didn't know their place and let her catch them.
Unfortunately, no.
Jiang Ci searched everywhere but couldn't find a single rabbit. It seemed unlikely she'd find any meat this time.
She also had a stick in her hand, and she casually looked around, trying to find something hidden.
"There are mushrooms!" Zhou Miao spotted something first, grabbed Jiang Ci's trouser leg, and pointed to a shady spot not far away.
Jiang Ci walked over, and sure enough, there was a patch of mushrooms growing there.
Jiang Ci wasn't sure if this thing was edible. If she picked some kind of weird mushroom and ate it, she would be in big trouble.
Jiang Ci poked at it with the stick in her hand, and suddenly exclaimed "Eh!"
The place was teeming with ants, and upon closer inspection, there were even some tattered scraps of cloth.
Jiang Ci's spirits lifted when she saw the piece of cloth; she immediately had a bad feeling.
"You, you all go to Dad's side quickly."
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