"Yes, Master, he not only buried some here, but also some in other places."
Su Li was puzzled when he heard this. He was just an ordinary person from a small town, except that he had served in the army before.
How did he acquire so much gold and jewelry?
Su Li was just thinking about it; she didn't intend to investigate anything.
To be honest, there are many hidden talents in this era.
Su Li had only been digging for a short while when she felt sweating profusely and was extremely tired.
These tasks used to be a piece of cake for her, but now she really can't muster much strength for them.
I don't know what kind of medicine Ishihara gave her, but I can't worry about that now, I have to dig it up quickly.
Su Li was so exhausted she almost collapsed to the ground, but her hands were still moving non-stop.
She was very anxious at the thought that Gu Huanian was still missing.
After digging for an hour, Su Li finally saw the box lying underneath.
She stepped forward and used a hoe to clear away the surrounding soil, a look of relief on her face. With this box of gold, she could go back to Beijing to find Gu Huanian, and she believed he was waiting for her.
"What are you doing?" She was about to open the box when she heard Ishihara's voice.
She looked up and their eyes met.
Ishihara stepped forward and took the box from her arms.
"You sent me away just to get this?"
Su Li stood up and patted the dirt off her clothes.
Now that Ishihara has seen her, she doesn't know how to explain or what to say, so she simply keeps quiet.
Ishihara watched as she looked intently at the box in his hand.
His face was full of doubt. Based on his understanding of Su Li, she was definitely not the kind of person who would covet something that belonged to someone else.
Another thing is that he buried gold here more than two months ago, and he didn't tell anyone.
How did Su Li manage to dig it up so accurately?
There were no signs of disturbance in the rest of the vegetable garden, so it was obvious that she was digging with a purpose.
The hoe also came from her own yard, which means she knew there was gold there before she came out.
We deliberately waited until he left before we started digging.
So what exactly does Su Li want this box of gold for?
Unable to figure it out, Ishihara stopped thinking about it. Su Li had too many strange traits, but that was alright; he could slowly uncover them once they lived together.
Su Li hesitated for a while, but finally decided to ask for the box of gold, since he had already found out about it anyway.
"Ishihara, can I have this box?"
Ishihara, with one arm around the box, bent down to pick up the hoe from the ground before asking, "So what do you want this box for?"
"I just want it, are you going to give it to me or not?"
There was no way to explain it; she planned that if he refused to give it to her, she would steal it that night.
She really can't stay here any longer.
"Go home first! I'll bring it to your room in a bit."
Su Li didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to, so she didn't argue with him.
She quickly walked into the room and waited there for about half an hour.
There was a knock at the door, and Su Li quickly opened it.
Ishihara stood outside the door, holding the box; "Here you go."
"Thanks"
As she spoke, Su Li reached out to take the box, but after she took it, she realized something was wrong.
It was much lighter, and Su Li didn't care about anything else. She quickly opened the box, only to find it completely empty.
There was nothing there. She said, somewhat angrily, "Didn't you say it was for me?"
Ishihara smiled and said, "Yes! Didn't you want this box? I've given it to you."
"Where are the things inside?"
"You didn't say you wanted it, so I put it away."
Su Li glared at him: "Is it fun to play tricks on me? You know perfectly well that what I want is the gold inside."
Ishihara stared straight at her; "How did you know it was gold inside?"
"Never mind how I know, I'm just asking you, are you going to give it to me or not?"
"No."
It wasn't that Ishihara was unwilling to give it to her; he just felt that if he gave it to her, he would lose her.
So she instinctively refused.
Su Li threw the box in her hand at him, turned around and slammed the door shut.
She felt very sad and didn't know where Gu Huanian was right now.
She had never felt so panicked and helpless.
Trapped here now, there's nothing she can do. The more Su Li thought about it, the sadder she became, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face. "Gu Huanian, where are you? Do you know how much I miss you?"
Ishihara, standing outside the door, heard her soft sobs and murmurs.
He was filled with mixed feelings, and there were so many things he couldn't say.
Ishihara ran to the big tree outside the yard and punched it in frustration.
He only breathed a sigh of relief when his hands were covered in blood and gore.
That evening, Ishihara cooked a few dishes and invited Su Li out for dinner.
There was not a sound from inside the door.
"Su Li, Su Li, open the door and come out for dinner."
Ishihara knocked for a while, but no one inside paid any attention to him.
He walked to the window and looked directly inside, where he saw Su Li hugging her knees with her arms around her knees, her shoulders trembling.
He felt a pang of sympathy.
Ishihara jumped straight in through the window and pulled Su Li into his arms.
He pleaded humbly, "Can't we just forget about him? Aren't we doing well living here?"
Su Li didn't speak, but her tears fell silently.
She felt utterly useless, unable to push away people she disliked or save the people she wanted to save.
Ishihara picked her up, pushed open the door, and placed her on the stool next to the dining table.
"Don't be sad, eat first. Look, I made your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs and scrambled eggs with tomatoes today. Come and try it, how does it taste?"
Su Li's eyes remained expressionless; "I won't eat."
With that, she stood up and walked straight to her room.
Ishihara grabbed her and yelled at her, "What do you want from me? Gu Huanian is dead, do you understand? He's dead, he's buried underground, and he'll never come back."
Su Li pushed him away with all her might; "You're talking nonsense, you're talking nonsense, waah..."
The beliefs that had sustained her these past few days seemed to collapse in an instant, and her tears fell incessantly, like a helpless child.
"He can't be dead, he can't be dead. He's faced so much danger and come back alive, he can't have been taken away by a small earthquake. I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I'm going to find him."
As she spoke, Su Li ran straight out of the courtyard. She walked to the door and looked at the long chain, desperately hitting it with her hands.
"Ah! Ah!... Let me out, I want to go find him..."
Ishihara walked over and hugged her from behind; "Su Li, Su Li, calm down, he's really gone, he's gone. I'll be by your side from now on, you won't be lonely."
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