Grandma Xia walked unsteadily towards the village entrance. Although her steps seemed hurried, her eyes were always alertly looking around. However, after she left Huaihua Brigade, the direction she was walking in gradually diverged from the road leading to the town.
Xia Wan followed carefully behind Grandma Xia, not daring to make the slightest sound.
She stared intently at the bundle that Old Lady Xia was clutching tightly in her arms, wondering what important thing was inside that made Old Lady Xia so nervous and attentive.
At the same time, she was also very curious about who Grandma Xia was going to meet this time.
As the figures ahead grew smaller, Xia Wan realized that the path they were on was becoming increasingly remote.
The path was winding and overgrown with weeds on both sides. It didn't look like a road leading to other villages at all, but rather like a trail leading deep into the mountains.
Finally, in front of a dense grove of trees, Old Lady Xia stopped. At this moment, Xia Wan became suspicious and increasingly felt that something was amiss.
So, she had a bright idea and decided to climb a nearby tree. This way, she could not only maintain a certain distance from Old Lady Xia to avoid being discovered, but also better observe Old Lady Xia's every move.
With a muffled thud, the bundle in Old Lady Xia's hands slammed heavily to the ground. Judging from the sound, the contents of the bundle seemed quite heavy.
Immediately afterward, Grandma Xia squatted down and began digging vigorously under a strangely shaped tree. Her hoe swung incessantly, sending dirt flying. After some effort, a deep pit gradually appeared before her.
Just then, Xia Wan, who had been peeking from the tree, widened her eyes in surprise. She finally saw clearly that there was a rusty iron box inside the pit!
Grandma Xia laboriously carried out the heavy iron box.
She gently blew away the dust from the box lid and carefully opened it. Then, without hesitation, she slowly placed the bundle that she had been clutching tightly in her arms, treating it like a precious treasure, into the iron box.
However, before anyone could get a good look at what was inside the box, Old Lady Xia hurriedly closed the lid and quickly pulled out a small brass lock, locking the box securely with a click.
Then, she bent down and used all her strength to bury the iron box back into the pit she had just dug.
At that moment, Xia Wan, hiding behind a large tree not far away, had already seen everything. After some observation and thought, she understood.
The old woman's purpose in coming here was clearly to bury these so-called "treasures." Thus, a bold idea was born in Xia Wan's mind.
As soon as the old woman leaves, I'll rush over and grab all those treasures!
It's important to know that the mysterious space that Xia Wan now possesses is much larger than before.
Although it was still somewhat different from her ideal size, it was more than enough to accommodate such a metal box. Thinking of this, Xia Wan couldn't help but smile slightly, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
After finally finishing the burial work, Old Lady Xia stood up, dusted herself off, and then slowly walked away from the scene with her short but sturdy legs, swaying from side to side.
Xia Wan, meanwhile, lay quietly on the tree trunk, holding her breath and waiting. Only when she was sure that Old Lady Xia had walked far enough away to be completely out of sight did she leap down from the tree like a nimble monkey.
Unfortunately, no tools that could be used for digging were left at the site.
Even the small shovel that Grandma Xia had just used was gone with her. But no problem, this little difficulty couldn't stump the clever and resourceful Xia Wan…
Xia Wan opened the system store with great anticipation and carefully browsed the items displayed inside.
However, she couldn't help but complain to the system after a while: "Hey, Xiao Da, you just leveled up, but why do I feel like the items in the shop are not only not more affordable, but are actually getting more and more expensive?"
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon an ordinary shovel, which was priced at a staggering 500 points!
She couldn't help but exclaim, "My God, a shovel costs 500 points? What kind of joke is this?! What kind of iron could possibly be so expensive?"
Upon hearing Xia Wan's complaint, the system immediately provided an explanation: [Host, please understand that regardless of what level this system reaches, the prices of items in the system shop remain fixed.]
"Hmph! Don't give me that crap. It's clearly a huge trap. Why are you making it sound so fancy and roundabout?"
Xia Wan curled her lip in disdain, glared at the system interface, and then closed the seemingly useless shop without hesitation.
Then, on a whim, she took out a knife from her private space. Although digging a hole with this knife would be a bit strenuous, at least it was completely free.
Thinking of this, Xia Wan gritted her teeth and decided to just bear with it and make do.
Holding the slightly heavy knife, she arrived at the place where Old Lady Xia kept her treasures.
Without saying a word, she picked up her knife and began digging diligently. Before long, she finally managed to unearth the mysterious iron box.
At this moment, Xia Wan didn't have time to check what was hidden in the box. She hurriedly put it into her own space and then left the scene.
Then, Xia Wan rushed home like a gust of wind. However, to her surprise, Grandma Xia was still at the village entrance, chatting with others.
From a distance, the two seemed to be having a rather unpleasant conversation, both appearing somewhat exasperated and flushed. Seeing this, Xia Wan felt an urge to step in and help.
Thinking this, Xia Wan looked around and finally her gaze fell on a stone on the ground not far away.
She carefully bent down, picked up the stone, and held it tightly in her hand. Then, she slowly concealed herself and, taking advantage of the moment, gently tossed the stone to Old Lady Xia's feet.
A scream rang out – “Ouch!” It turned out that Grandma Xia had stepped on the stone, lost her balance instantly, and fell straight to the ground, sprawling on her back.
At this moment, the person arguing with Old Lady Xia, upon seeing this sudden scene, was first stunned, then could no longer suppress his laughter and burst into loud laughter:
"Hahaha, I say, old Xia, look at you, you can't even walk steadily anymore! And you keep clamoring to go to Beijing to enjoy a life of leisure. In my opinion, you'll have a hard time even getting out of this poor, remote mountain village!"
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