Chapter 184
As soon as they left the street, a young man on a bicycle came over from the opposite side. Looking at the things in the young man's hands, he frowned.
I originally wanted to stop them, but seeing their calm expressions and thinking of my sister at the scrap yard, I decided to ride back first to find out what happened.
Brother Cao rode over and saw his sister standing in the corner of the yard, looking at the chickens and ducklings in four large bamboo baskets. He rang the bicycle bell and asked, "Lily, did those two young men take a lot of newspapers from here?"
Cao Li then realized that he was back and nodded excitedly: "Brother, have you seen them? They are my classmates. They originally wanted to come to the machinery factory to look for someone."
"I didn't expect to meet you, and you even treated me to two steamed buns and a bottle of soda?"
"They had to pay too, but I didn't let them."
After saying that, he looked at him and snorted in dissatisfaction: "Unlike my second brother, who wants to starve me to death."
Brother Cao was speechless and could only smile awkwardly: "If they need newspapers, textbooks, etc. in the future, just let them come to me."
It was indeed his fault as he forgot that his sister had not eaten yet.
On the other side, Gu Ci and Chu Hong returned to the guesthouse and went straight to Chu Hong's room.
Gu Ci put down the things in his hands, then put down his heavy backpack, and then quietly moved his shoulders.
It's not that he was weak, but he had spent an hour digging with a hoe and then had to fill it back up, which was indeed a big project.
Besides, because of the nervousness before, I worked very vigorously, as if I was assisted by God.
Now that he was back in a safe place and relaxed, his waist and hands felt sore that he wanted to just ignore his manners and find a place to lie down.
Chu Hong also noticed his movements and asked him first: "Is the thing buried deep?"
Gu Ci nodded confidently: "It's probably about one meter deep. Fortunately, I dug it accurately and found it at the last moment. I almost returned empty-handed."
Chu Hong was also very supportive and immediately praised him: "Fortunately, you have a good sense of direction and good luck."
He went to pour a glass of boiled water and said, "Drink some water first and see if it contains the things that Lao Jin said."
It was clearly plain water, but perhaps because Chu Hong poured it out and handed it to him, Gu Ci felt it tasted a little sweet when he drank it.
Chu Hong had already unzipped her backpack and took a look at the wooden box. "He said this box is made of ebony and won't rot even if it's buried underground for decades."
In fact, she didn't know what kind of wood ebony was. She was worried that if she asked, it would expose her IQ, so she didn't ask.
The main thing is that she only knows that golden nanmu is a good thing, and she doesn't have any knowledge about other things.
I thought to myself: Just treat ebony as a good thing and I will keep it and not throw it away.
The small box had a delicate little lock on it, but it was not locked.
At the beginning, Lao Jin said that if someone dug up the small box, it would definitely be easily pried open, so he simply didn't lock it.
The key to the big lock outside was specially made by him and it was said that it could open all his metal boxes.
He had casually stuffed it into the corner of his clothes at first, but he didn't expect that no one would find it.
After Chu Hong opened it, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, these are really good things."
On top are eight gold bracelets of different styles and patterns, and below are two rows of neatly stacked yellow croakers.
Each piece weighs 50 grams, and there are ten pieces in total, which weighs one kilogram.
Chu Hong weighed it and praised sincerely: "Old Jin really lives up to his name. There is so much gold in his family."
Just for this reason, Chu Hong decided that she would never lack his supply in the future.
When I opened another box, I found beautifully carved jade inside.
Fortunately, there is thick terry cloth to prevent damage after collision.
Gu Ci came over to take a look, and his eyes lit up as well: "Antiques from prosperous times, gold from troubled times, he's prepared very thoroughly."
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. No matter how much Lao Jin prepared, he never expected it to turn out like this.
Chu Hong felt a little hot, and asked him: "This is too much, do you think we should return him a box?"
"Don't give it to him now," Gu Ci reminded her, "Now the children in the village are familiar with Chu Yan and the others, and they often go to see them."
"Let's keep these for now, and give them some more when they want to use them later."
"Anyway, if they have these, it's to buy rice and flour and fill their stomachs."
Chu Hong nodded: "What you said makes sense, let's talk about it in a few years."
I gossiped with him again: "They say a cunning rabbit has three burrows. I think he must have buried some good stuff somewhere else."
"That's for sure." Gu Ci also agreed: "The other place is reserved for his grandson. I guess he won't tell you until the day he closes his eyes."
Chu Hong immediately clasped her hands together and said, "I hope he can be healthy and live a long life."
Gu Ci couldn't help laughing when he saw it.
Chu Hong: You really don’t know. In another ten or twenty years, when we dig the foundation, we won’t know how many jars and pots buried underground will be dug out. They contain the family assets of our elders who passed away suddenly and didn’t have time to leave behind.
After she put away her things, she also sighed: "I feel like I have a fortune now. I dare not go out even once."
Gu Ci comforted her: "The management of the guesthouse is strict, it is still very safe, don't worry too much."
Chu Hong thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go there quickly and come back quickly. Let's go there first and take a look at the situation first."
The two went to take the bus again, and this time by chance, they arrived at the bus stop just as the bus they were waiting for arrived.
But this time there were so many people on the bus and there were no seats, so they could only stand.
Fortunately it wasn’t far and we arrived after two stops.
After they found out the place, they realized their trip was in vain as soon as they entered the door.
Because the place was full of people, the yard was blocked with bamboo poles and plastic sheets, and filled with coal briquettes, firewood and other things.
There are more than ten houses, and at least eight families live in them.
I don’t know if they thought the tree in the yard was in the way, as they didn’t see any tree. However, the bluestone slabs in the yard didn’t show any signs of having been pried open, so it’s possible that the things haven’t been discovered yet.
An auntie came out with a child in one hand and a spittoon in the other. When she saw them, she asked cautiously, "Who are you looking for?"
Chu Hong smiled and said, "Sister, does Comrade Jia from the machinery factory live here?"
No matter when, women always hope to stay young and never grow old.
When she heard the young lady calling her "big sister", she immediately smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were all piled up: "There is no one in our yard. Go out and turn left. Go two houses ahead. I heard that there are workers from the machinery factory over there."
"Okay, thank you, big sister." After Chu Hong thanked, she took the opportunity to leave with Gu Ci.
Gu Ci also knew that she came here with high hopes but returned disappointed, so he comforted her dryly: "We have already found so many before, and there is nothing left here, so don't feel bad."
"There are gains and losses." Chu Hong looked back and said, "There are many people living here. They won't be demolished in the short term. Maybe we can wait until Lao Jin and the others come to dig for treasures themselves?"
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