As soon as Fu Ming returned, he put the net bag containing the clothes aside and took out the little green dragons from both net bags.
At this moment, Boss Fu also came out. He counted that there were a total of eighteen small green dragons. Although the number was not large, they were big. Each of them had a tail that was about as thick as an arm.
"Awan, hurry up and change your clothes. I'll take these shrimp to your third uncle."
Fu Ming didn't give him a chance and volunteered, "Father, I'll go deliver it to Third Uncle!"
Seeing this, Ye Lin, who was standing nearby, also wanted to go and take a look.
Boss Fu didn't understand why these two young men were so enthusiastic about delivering shrimp, so he simply let them be.
As Fu Mingye and Lin Mingye left with the little green dragon, Fu Mingye noticed the net bag of clothes next to him.
"Ah Wan, why are the clothes in the mesh bag?"
Fu Wan smiled mysteriously and pulled Boss Fu and Ye Xiaocui into the house.
Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui were confused, but when Fu Wan entered the room, she untied the knot on her sleeve.
"Oh my god!"
"My God!"
The couple gasped in astonishment almost simultaneously, staring incredulously at the dozens of gold bars before them.
There were also ten talismans hidden in the inside pocket of their clothes, so the two of them hadn't seen them yet.
"Ah Wan, where did this come from?"
Boss Fu was the first to calm down, suppressing his excitement as he asked.
Ye Xiaocui also lowered her voice, afraid that others would hear her.
"Weren't you out catching a little green dragon? How did you end up with so many gold bars?"
After saying that, she was afraid that she had misread it, so she carefully picked up one and put it in her mouth and took a bite, just like Fu Wan had done before.
Seeing the clear teeth marks on the gold bars, the couple was almost certain that they were genuine gold.
Fu Wan then recounted in detail how she encountered damselfish on the seabed, helped them clean sea urchins, and even followed them to the moray eel's cave to steal their home.
However, she was also cautious and didn't reveal the exact number of gold bars. After all, the Fu couple were so excited about less than ten gold bars; if she told them there were so many more, the two of them probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
The eldest brother, Fu, was the first to calm down and pushed the clothes covering the gold bars toward Fu Wan.
“Awan, hide these things well. They will be your trump card to save your and your children’s lives in the future.”
"Your mother and I will leave one day. With these things by your side, we don't need to worry about you not having enough to eat or wear."
Fu Wan's eyes reddened at his words, "Father..."
Ye Xiaocui then realized what was happening and said, "Your father is right. You should hide this thing well, or someone might steal it."
"It's fine if the two of us know about this, but don't tell any outsiders, and don't tell your brother either. He's a leaky person, and he might just blurt it out one day."
Fu Ming, who was knocking on Fu San's door, felt a tickle in his nose and then sneezed loudly, startling Fu San, who was sleeping inside, awake.
"Did it thunder?"
Lin Qiuju's belly was already showing, and she was woken up after finally falling asleep.
"I'm going out to check on things. You go back to sleep."
Fu San put on his clothes and then went outside.
Fu Wan was deeply moved by what Boss Fu and Ye Xiaocui said.
"How about giving a few of these gold bars to the boss?"
Boss Fu shook his head and refused, "If your brother's family has difficulties in the future, please help them if you can."
Your mother and I are still able to work, so you don't need to worry about so much.
Once we're out this door, we'll keep this a secret. You quickly hide this thing, and we'll pretend we never saw it.
"Yes, yes, we'll just pretend we never met."
Ye Xiaocui reluctantly put the gold bar back in her hand. It was too conspicuous. If it were a few years ago, she would have been dragged out and criticized.
Even though the situation has improved, few people in the village wear gold and silver. Even if they do, they keep it hidden so that others don't know about it.
The human heart is unpredictable, and human nature is most vulnerable to testing.
After giving his instructions, Boss Fu took Ye Xiaocui back to his room.
Fu Wan took the clothes into her room and saw that the two children were fast asleep. Then she took out two sheets of oil paper and wrapped the gold bars in the clothes into two separate portions.
The same principle applies to hiding things; you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.
Fu Wan went outside and got a small hoe. She dug a small hole in the corner under her bed and hid a bag of gold bars inside.
She hid the other bag on the roof beam in her room, and it took her a while to reach it with a stool before she could hide it properly.
She breathed a sigh of relief after finishing her work, then took her clothes to the kitchen to fetch hot water for a bath.
...
The next morning, Fu Wan woke up late as usual, and before she even stepped out of her room, she heard people talking outside.
Fu Wan was a little surprised, and when she went outside, she found out that it was Fu Dazhuang's mother.
"Auntie."
Fu Wan greeted her with a smile, and Da Zhuang's mother responded in kind.
"Ah Wan, my family is having a wedding the day after tomorrow. You must come to my house for the feast."
Ye Xiaocui was also considered the matchmaker for Wang Panlan and Fu Dazhuang, so Dazhuang's mother got up very early today.
He left his son a piece of the best pork belly, and yesterday he asked someone to buy a pound of White Rabbit candy from the town's supply and marketing cooperative. Today he came to Ye Xiaocui's house specifically to thank her.
Ye Xiaocui never expected that her first time acting as a matchmaker would actually be successful.
Seeing my old friend like this, I'm happy for her.
"Now that your Dazhuang is married, you've finally put a huge weight off your shoulders. My good-for-nothing son of mine still doesn't know where his wife is!"
"Your son Amin is so filial and obedient, it'll probably be soon. These things can't be rushed."
"That's true, children and grandchildren have their own blessings."
Although Ye Xiaocui said that Fu Ming was not married yet, she was actually annoyed by the villagers' constant talk that Fu Ming was an old bachelor. If she happened to run into them, she would scold them back on behalf of her son.
Because the radio said it would rain this morning, Boss Fu decided not to go out to sea for the next two days. Ye Lin felt there was nothing he could do to help, so he went back to Qingshan Village early this morning.
When Boss Fu gave him the 242 yuan he had received a few days earlier, Ye Lin was so frightened that he almost ran away.
"Uncle, what are you doing?"
Looking at his appearance, Boss Fu found it somewhat amusing. "The money you earned at sea a few days ago, you and your father worked hard too, take it back for household expenses."
"You don't need that much. If I take it back, my dad will definitely not let me in the door."
"Besides, I didn't bring much food with me. How can I eat fish and meat every day, and then take so much money back with me? I don't want it!"
Even if Ye Lin went out to repair the dam for a year, he wouldn't earn two hundred yuan.
When Fu Laoda saw that he insisted on not accepting the money, he could only look at Ye Xiaocui beside him. Ye Xiaocui also knew the temperament of her elder brother's family.
It would be foolish to give away those two hundred dollars; it's their fault for not thinking things through.
"Why don't you take the hundred back? If you still don't want it, don't come back to me next time."
That's impossible! The seaside is such a lucrative place, he's not stupid enough not to come.
Ye Lin smiled as he took the large wad of yuan and carefully stuffed it into the inside pocket of his clothes.
"Aunt, Uncle, I'm going back to check on things. I'll come back tomorrow."
"Amin told me that after the rain, you guys are going to go beachcombing; the beach is full of good stuff!"
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