Upon hearing about the money and tickets, Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci stood up and went back inside in perfect unison. The two children were already fast asleep in bed, their little hands resting on their bellies, sleeping soundly.
Jiang Ci took out the money Zhou Mingli had given her that morning, along with two grain coupons.
The grain coupons were given by Li Hu; they weren't white flour coupons, just ordinary cornmeal coupons.
One hundred and forty yuan, plus two grain coupons.
Zhou Mingli went to the edge of their bed, squatted down, and pried open an inconspicuous brick, where a tin candy box was placed.
Jiang Ci went over to look, and Zhou Mingli took out the tin box.
“Zhou Laoda and Zhou Laoer have done a lot of bad things together.” Zhou Mingli said as he opened the tin box. “Before, they went with the men wearing red armbands to ransack the homes of landlords with bad class backgrounds. They would smash anything they didn’t recognize. Although these two didn’t know much about valuables, they did recognize silver dollars, jewelry, and gold.”
Inside the tin box were several pea-shaped, thumb-sized gold coins, as well as many large coins, ten-yuan notes, five-yuan notes, grain coupons, meat coupons, cloth coupons, oil coupons... If you counted carefully, there were quite a few scattered ones. More importantly, there was even a bicycle ticket inside!
Zhou Mingli saw Jiang Ci's gaze fall on the tickets and money, and continued, "Zhou Lao Er sold all those valuable jewels at the ghost market. If you calculate carefully, it's close to a thousand. He's been living a lavish life outside, and he's spent a lot over the years, so this is all he has left."
Zhou Lao Er was tall and strong, all thanks to his own efforts to gain weight. The two poor children suffered with "Jiang Ci" and barely had any flesh on their bodies.
“The ghost market… I came here yesterday and went to the educated youth station to ask the educated youth for money and ration coupons. I also threatened him by saying that I remembered 'Jiang Ci' seeing him selling things at the ghost market.” Jiang Ci frowned. “Where did Shanding Brigade get so many cultural relics?”
Jiang Ci didn't understand much, but Zhou Mingli, who inherited Zhou Lao Er's memories, understood it very well.
He lowered his voice and said to Jiang Ci, “There are tombs in the mountains. Several years ago, the authorities designated it as a restricted area. An archaeological team and other security personnel live inside. But people who know there are good things inside can’t resist their greed and want to get rich. Naturally, they will go in to pick up the bargains regardless of the danger.”
Zhou Mingli didn't know the exact age of the tomb, but it was at least several hundred years old. Now, without monitoring, the archaeological team and security personnel could only patrol. As long as one is human, there will inevitably be selfishness and negligence. Being blinded by profit and being lazy will create loopholes, and more things will leak out.
Zhou Laoda knew that someone was exploiting loopholes to steal things, which is why he thought of getting Zhou Laoer to steal those good things to make money.
And so... the tragedy unfolded, and Zhou Mingli also transmigrated.
Jiang Ci turned to look at him, her eyes half-closed, "That domestic abuser didn't go looking for sex, did he?"
Zhou Mingli shook his head firmly, "No, these money and tickets were obtained by confiscating property and have nothing to do with that grave mound."
Jiang Ci nodded and explained, "If that abusive man really does this, and the higher-ups investigate, you definitely won't escape either."
It wasn't Zhou Mingli who did this, but it was Zhou Lao Er who did it. If the higher-ups really investigate, Jiang Ci will have to consider leaving this place with Zhou Mingli and the child.
Zhou Mingli smiled and said, "I understand."
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli put the money and tickets together and counted them.
No wonder Zhou Lao Er was selfish. After Zhou Mingli got the remaining 140 yuan, Zhou Lao Er kept 265 yuan for himself! There were 20 grain coupons, and about 10 scattered meat coupons, cloth coupons, oil coupons, and salt coupons.
These tickets can be used directly at supply and marketing cooperatives and state-run restaurants. You can buy clothes and food with just a ticket and money, without having to take them home.
Jiang Ci counted the money and found that she had four hundred yuan in savings. She breathed a huge sigh of relief.
As long as they have money, they won't have to worry about food and clothing for the time being, and it will be much easier for them to buy things.
Jiang Ci relaxed a bit and said with a smile, "You stay home and take care of the children today and get some rest. Tomorrow we'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative in town to buy grain and other necessities."
Jiang Ci pointed to the bicycle ticket, "We need this bicycle ticket too, we lack transportation."
"Aren't you afraid of what others will say?" Zhou Mingli asked rhetorically.
Jiang Ci raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why are you afraid?"
"Only when you spend a lot of money and let everyone in the production team know that you have made a huge investment to change things will they believe that you have improved."
“Zhou Lao Er used to hang around in town, so they didn’t know what he could get his hands on. Bicycle tickets are so rare, they won’t ask too many questions. We can get away with it. But if you wait until later to buy them, people will definitely ask all sorts of questions and dig deep into the details.”
Zhou Mingli laughed as he listened to her logical analysis, "You're absolutely right."
After Jiang Ci finished discussing the important matter, she looked at Zhou Mingli and said, "Pack up and hide all these things, then go out."
Zhou Mingli: "Why?"
Jiang Ci glared at him, "I need to change my clothes and sleep for a while!"
Zhou Mingli: "..."
What else could he do but pack his things, go out of the house, and ask, "Would you like some water to wash yourself?"
If conditions allowed, Jiang Ci would certainly like to take another shower. She had been working in the fields for almost four hours today and felt very dirty. But Zhou Mingli was still injured, so she couldn't justify letting her ex-husband bring her water.
"No need, I'll just change my clothes and sleep for a while."
Zhou Mingli responded and went out, closing the door behind him.
Jiang Ci changed quickly. It was unclear how long it had been since she had bought new clothes; her underwear was very worn out, and there was even a hole in the buttocks of her underwear.
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