Chapter 21: Digging up Gold, Silver and Antiques
After hearing what Gu Yuehuai said, Gu Zhifeng and Gu Tinghuai were quite stunned.
They originally thought that Gu Yuehuai was an ignorant person who only cared about eating and dressing well, but they didn't expect that she was also aware of the family's situation. With just a quick glance, she told them all about the family's debts.
Gu Zhifeng didn't know how to start, so Gu Tinghuai said, "We owe Uncle 70 and Aunt 70, which adds up to a total of 140 yuan."
Speaking of this number, Gu Tinghuai's tone was very heavy.
In the Dalaozi Production Brigade, where people relied on distributing vegetables and grain during the New Year all year round, one hundred and forty yuan was enough for three strong laborers to earn for a whole year without eating or drinking.
Moreover, not many villagers can save money, and those who occasionally take out three or five yuan are considered to be in good financial condition at home.
Gu Yuehuai reached out and held Gu Zhifeng's hand, and said softly: "Dad, if we work together as a family, we will eventually pay off the debt. We really should not go to the black market anymore. I can live without fine grains and white mesh shoes, but I can't live without my dad and brother."
"If you sneak into the black market again, I will marry myself far away and never come back!"
Her words were firm and even though Gu Zhifeng had some doubts about whether her daughter could get married, she felt warm in her heart when she heard the worry and care in her words. She agreed repeatedly, "No, no, never again!"
Gu Tinghuai put on a smile on his face and gave Gu Yuehuai an expression that said "you're still the best".
Gu Yuehuai didn't laugh, she knew that all the burdens of the family were on her father's shoulders. Although he looked happy, he was actually under a lot of pressure. Although he agreed to her, there was no telling whether he would secretly go to the black market again.
She must seize the time to make money to improve her family's livelihood.
"Okay, Dad, you take a nap. You must not have gotten enough rest yesterday." Gu Yuehuai let Gu Zhifeng lie down and tucked the quilt for him. He was really tired and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, snoring loudly.
"Brother, come out for a moment." Gu Yuehuai got off the kang carefully and waved to Gu Tinghuai.
The brother and sister left the house.
Gu Yuehuai didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "Brother, do we still have some seasonal vegetable seeds?"
Gu Tinghuai was stunned and said hesitantly: "Vegetable seeds? What are you going to plant?"
"Just make a vegetable plot in the back room and plant some cabbage and spinach, so we can have some vegetables in the winter, right?" Gu Yuehuai blinked his eyes and even believed himself when he lied.
She didn't want to clear a piece of land to grow vegetables, but she just wanted to use the land in the back room where gold, silver and antiques were buried.
In her previous life, Tian Jing had only spoken a few soft words to her second brother, and he occupied the wasteland behind her house, intending to clear a piece of it to grow seasonal vegetables, but she was lucky, and she happened to dig up the gold and silver antiques buried by the ancestors of the Gu family.
Gu Tinghuai nodded: "Nannan is right, but I have to go and tell the branch secretary. You stay at home and I will go there."
Gu Yuehuai nodded: "Yeah."
At this time, in addition to collective labor on the public fields, each household would also grow some vegetables in the small portion of the "private plot" they were allocated, or use it as fodder. As for the vacant land in front of and behind the house, they would just tell the brigade secretary and turn a blind eye.
"Private plots" are lands that each household cultivates and manages independently, with more work earning more and less work earning less.
However, the "private plots" that could be distributed to the brigade members only accounted for 5% of the total cultivated land area of the brigade, so very little fell into the hands of each household. Her family had no chance of having a "private plot" because they were "street dwellers" who did not go to work.
At this point in time, she couldn't think of any better way to make 140 yuan quickly except the "treasure" behind the house. However, she had to avoid people, otherwise she wouldn't be able to do anything.
Moreover, Tian Jing must not be allowed to know about this matter. She is a person with as many tricks as a hornet's nest. If she knows about it, she will not be able to get any of this batch of gold and silver antiques. Tian Jing will definitely report it.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuehuai turned around and went to the back of the house.
In late autumn, the area behind the house is covered with half-human-high withered yellow weeds, some of which are painful if they scratch people.
In her previous life, Tian Jing reported the unearthed gold, silver and antiques to the brigade, who immediately fenced off the land and prevented anyone from approaching. She was standing in the crowd and saw it very clearly, feeling both disbelief and regret in her heart.
Now that she had done it again, the exact location was firmly engraved in her mind, without any deviation.
Gu Yuehuai pushed aside the weeds and took a look. Before she had time to feel excited about having taken the lead, she saw a piece of dead grass that had been trampled down. Suddenly, a chill rushed into her limbs, making her hands and feet feel a little cold.
Could it be that the treasure here has been discovered by someone? Who? Ren Tianxiang or Tian Jing?
Gu Yuehuai's breathing stagnated slightly, and he half squatted down to check carefully. He felt a little relieved when he found no signs of digging, but his spirit was still tense.
She had to speed up. If she took the initiative to be reborn but missed the opportunity, how could she seek revenge on Tian Jing in this life?
In other words, even if she couldn't keep these gold and silver antiques for herself, she must use them to benefit her family and never let Tian Jing step on her Gu family's shoulders to get ahead!
A layer of frost covered Gu Yuehuai's face.
She turned around and went back to the yard. Before she saw her elder brother, she suddenly saw two figures, a man and a woman, walking towards her from a distance. When they came closer, she clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves and took a few deep breaths to suppress her emotions.
The man and woman were none other than her second brother Gu Ruihuai and Tian Jing.
Tian Jing covered her head with a piece of floral cloth, her pretty face was pale, and tears were hanging in her eyes. She looked so pitiful that Gu Ruihuai, who was accompanying her, frowned in pain.
"Xiao Jing, don't cry, what's wrong with you?"
"Ren Tianxiang is nothing but a scumbag and pest. Everyone knows that you can't possibly like him, so they definitely won't doubt anything. The weather is cold, so stop crying, or your face will be chapped."
"Don't worry, I will definitely beat up Ren Tianxiang to avenge you!"
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Gu Yuehuai listened to his second brother's dog-licking words with a heavy look in his eyes.
Tian Jing seemed to have reached the limit of her patience, and turned her head to the side and said calmly: "Have you said enough? Wasn't it Gu Yuehuai who caused me to this point? I don't want you to hit Ren Tianxiang, if you want to hit someone, hit Gu Yuehuai!"
Gu Ruihuai hesitated for a moment, but when he saw Tian Jing's mocking look, he felt a surge of anger and said sternly, "Hit her if you want! If you say so, I'll beat her up to vent your anger!"
Gu Yuehuai couldn't help but sneer.
Tian Jing paused, turned her head and looked at Gu Yuehuai calmly, without any embarrassment of being caught by herself for complaining. The haze in her eyes was dark. She suddenly sneered, ignored Gu Ruihuai, and went straight back to her home.
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