As soon as they got home, Niu Cuihua asked him about the result. Li Aiguo told her the truth, which made Niu Cuihua very happy. She knew that her little granddaughter was a lucky doll. Otherwise, why did a group of people go up the mountain, but she was the only one who picked up the antique!
While thinking this in her heart, she warned Li Aiguo, "I'm telling you, keep this to yourself and don't tell anyone, or I'll make you pay!"
Li Aiguo quickly assured, "Mom, if you still don't believe me, don't worry. I won't tell anyone about this. Even my eldest brother and the others saw it yesterday. Will they be suspicious?"
Niu Cuihua was also unsure and looked at Li Tieniu.
Li Tieniu took a puff of his pipe and said, "Here's what, Aiguo, when you go to town to collect junk tomorrow, buy two of these jars. Put this one away and leave the other two outside so your brother and the others don't ask about it later!"
"Okay, Dad, I'll go check it out tomorrow!"
Although she did not participate in the conversation, Li Mingxi used the space to eavesdrop throughout the whole process, so when she learned that this thing was from the Ming Dynasty, she was a little shocked.
Excluding the Five Emperors' Coins from last time, this is the first time I've seen an antique. It's not the kind displayed in a museum for people to visit, but an antique that belongs to me. Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy!
Then she thought that her third sister Li Taohua also knew about this, and she became a little worried that this person would discover the truth and find out that the antique displayed outside was not the antique she had dug up before.
"No, even though she's the heroine, she can't tell the real from the fake based on her cognition. Don't worry!"
At some point, Yue Ze had quietly appeared behind Li Mingxi, regaining his spirited look, and seemed to be even more energetic than before!
Li Mingxi felt relieved. "That's good. I was worried that when she realized she couldn't get it, she would report it!"
Yue Ze rolled his eyes at her worry. "That's impossible. Just don't worry. Oh, and you have to continue to help me find these old items. The more valuable they are, the better!"
Li Mingxi agreed immediately, "Okay, I will definitely complete the task! By the way, Yueze, have you finished digesting it?
Yue Ze nodded, "Of course, look who I am!"
Hearing that it was about to start boasting again, Li Mingxi looked up at the sky speechlessly and listened quietly to him bragging. After a while, he couldn't stand it anymore and left the space. When he finally finished speaking, he looked up and found that Li Mingxi had left without knowing when.
As Li Mingxi guessed, a few days later, Li Taohua came to her house on purpose. She said that she came to play with her, but her actual purpose was to see if the antique was still there!
As soon as she entered the main room, she looked around and asked curiously, "Xiao Xi, where is the jar you picked up the other day? I heard people say it was an antique!"
When she asked this, Li Mingxi guessed that this person was indeed here for the big jar. He said nonchalantly, "What antique is it? It's just a jar. Look, it's right there. My grandma cleaned it specially yesterday and is preparing to use it for pickling pickles in the spring!"
When Li Taohua heard her say this, she immediately rushed to the corner, paused for a moment, and looked at Li Mingxi eagerly, "Xiaoxi, can I discuss something with you? Look, our grandma wants to use this to pickle pickles. Give it to me, and I'll give you a jar from my house in exchange!"
Li Mingxi asked in confusion, "Aren't they all pickled vegetables? Sister Sanni, why did you insist on changing them for me?"
Li Taohua said to Hu Zuo without blushing or beating her heart, "I like this color, but it's not on the jar at home!"
Li Mingxi said embarrassedly, "But grandma said she wants to use this jar, and I'm not the head of the family!"
Unexpectedly, Li Taohua treated her like a fool. "Xiao Xi, you see, I really like this jar. How about this? I'll replace it with another one like this for you?"
Li Mingxi asked, "Sister Sanni, since you can find a jar with patterns like this, why do you have to exchange it for this one from mine?"
"I just like this, Xiaoxi, just promise me!" After saying this, he secretly glanced at the big jar, his face full of determination to get it!
Li Mingxi pretended not to notice her expression and hesitated, "What if grandma finds out?"
Unexpectedly, she answered directly and cheerfully, "It's okay. Anyway, my grandma loves you. When the time comes, just tell her that you don't like the original one, and that'll be fine!"
Li Mingxi thought that if he agreed, Li Taohua would probably no longer think about this big jar. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Niu Cuihua.
"What don't you like? Sanni, what are you talking about?" Niu Cuihua said this and walked into the main room.
Li Taohua was a little afraid of Niu Cuihua, so she only listened to her whispered reply, "Nothing, grandma, I was just joking."
Niu Cuihua had been standing outside listening for a while. She had interrupted on purpose. Although the thing placed in the main room was a fake, she didn't want Sanni to take it away. After all, this kid was full of bad intentions and she didn't like him from the bottom of her heart.
She just casually said, "Look at this thing Xiaoxi picked up. I thought it was an antique, but your fourth uncle took it to someone to see yesterday, and they said it was fake. It's not worth eating or drinking, it just takes up space!"
When Li Taohua heard Niu Cuihua say this, she panicked and asked hurriedly, "Grandma, you said this isn't an antique?"
"That's right, this isn't an antique, what's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, Li Taohua's face flushed red, almost mad, and she screamed, "Impossible! How can it not be an antique? Absolutely impossible!"
Niu Cuihua shouted sternly, "If they say it's not an antique, then it's not an antique. What are you howling about?"
This person seemed to have not heard Niu Cuihua's words. He just kept repeating, "Impossible, how can it not be an antique? It must be, you are lying!"
Seeing Li Taohua like this, Li Mingxi was a little scared. She was really afraid that she had gone crazy, so she asked anxiously, "Sister Sanni, what's wrong with you?"
The man ignored her and ran away muttering to himself.
Watching Li Taohua run away, Li Mingxi said worriedly, "Grandma, is Sister Sanni crazy? Is she going to be in trouble?"
Niu Cuihua affirmed, "What could possibly happen? She's just crazy about money. She really looks like her mother Liu Zhaodi's daughter!"
Facts proved that Li Taohua was not crazy, but since that day, she always liked to take time to run to the place where Li Mingxi dug out the big jar, digging here and there, but that's a story for later.
Right now, Li Mingxi is concerned about the upcoming Chinese New Year. He is one year older, but his third aunt Liu Zhaodi has not returned from her parents' home yet, so he doesn't know how she is doing recently!
The entire Li family had a pretty good time this New Year. Maybe it was because of the absence of the troublemaker Third Aunt, but Li Mingxi felt that this reunion dinner was the most harmonious one she had ever had in her life.
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