Chen Ahfu specifically inquired and found out that there were no diamonds in the Dashun Dynasty, so she had not yet decided when to release these two small stones. As for the other jewels, she could find a suitable opportunity to sell them.
In the wanted notice for the gold thief, the stolen items were also listed, among which there were no gold jewelry inlaid with emeralds and rubies.
So Chen Ahfu picked out three rubies and one emerald, planning to have Chen Dabao fall while collecting firewood and pick up these gems.
The two emeralds were clear green, half the size of the tip of an index finger, one round and one diamond-shaped. She picked out the round emerald with a slightly darker color, and would decide which one she preferred later. The three rubies were slightly smaller than the emeralds, oval in shape, and should have been taken from the same piece of gold jewelry.
Now, she has more than 130 taels of silver and 40 taels of gold. If she can sell another 200 or 300 taels of silver, the total will be more than 800 taels of silver.
The best land here is five taels of silver per mu, and paddy fields are six taels of silver per mu. Regardless of paddy fields or land, she wanted to buy more than 100 mu, give a few dozen mu to Chen Ming, and keep 100 mu for herself, so that she could be a real small landlord and live comfortably.
She didn't know how much silver the master of the Chu family could give her. She guessed that although the Ten-Colored Sparrow was precious and beautiful, it was definitely not as valuable as Qiqi and Huihui. However, if it was a hundred taels less, it would definitely be worth it. The money he gave her would be used to build a large courtyard next year and for pocket money.
She hugged the thighs that needed hugging, and she didn't want to be too hard on herself. Now she was worried that the thatched house would leak when it rained heavily.
Chen Ahfu wrapped a few gems in a handkerchief and told Jin Yanzi his idea. Jin Yanzi stopped what she was doing and said, "As long as it's not something from Yan Chenxiang, Mommy can take it out if she wants."
Chen Afu mentioned Chu Hanyan's illness again, meaning that after the girl returned to Tangyuan, could he take some of Yan Chenxiang's food out for the girl to eat.
Jin Yanzi said happily, "Okay, I helped my pretty sister and helped my mommy at the same time, killing two birds with one stone."
Chen Afu said, "You are helping your pretty sister, why are you dragging me into this?"
Golden Swallow chirped, "It was Mommy who helped the pretty sister. I am just an unsung hero."
Oh, the little thing is right.
The next day, after lunch, without taking a nap, Chen Afu put on his bamboo hat and took Dabao and Zhuifeng to the woods west of the village to collect firewood.
It was the hottest time of the day. The autumn sun was still shining brightly. Not many people were gathering firewood. Occasionally, someone they knew would greet Dabao. Not many people greeted Chen Afu. Except for those who had designs on her, the Chen family and Wu the Carpenter's family would talk to her. Almost no one else in the village would talk to Chen Afu. One reason was that they were not familiar with her, and the other was that they were afraid of her or disliked her fierceness.
Chen Ahfu was very happy about this. She took Chen Dabao and Zhuifeng to a place with few people. When they came to a place where there were no people, Chen Ahfu and Dabao were separated by a certain distance. Seeing that Dabao was collecting firewood seriously, she quickly dug a small hole with a small machete and buried the three gems in it. Then she quickly filled it with soil, took some leaves and branches to cover it, and threw the remaining ruby into the branches.
Chen Afu stood up, and Chen Dabao called over, saying that there was plenty of firewood here. When Dabao came over, Chen Afu was suddenly hit on the foot by a branch, and she cried "ouch" and pushed Dabao in front of her to the ground.
Chen Dabao fell flat on his face. He was about to cry out in pain, but what was that shiny thing in front of him? It was shining red in the sunlight shining through the branches and leaves. He opened his mouth as wide as he could, and with his little paws he pulled the branches and leaves apart as quickly as possible to pick up the thing. How come this shiny little stone looked so much like the jewel on a rich woman's head?
His heart suddenly started beating wildly, he clenched his hands into fists and looked around suspiciously.
Fortunately, there is no enemy.
He turned around and forced Chen Afula to squat down, and whispered in her ear, "Look, mother, my son has found a treasure." The little hand that he had been holding tightly loosened a little.
Chen Ahfu held back his laughter and pretended to be startled, then he whispered in Dabao's ear in surprise, "Son, this is a ruby, it's worth a lot of money."
Dabao nervously put his little hand into Chen Afu's big hand and said, "Mom, take it quickly. Let's stay here for a while. If no one comes to look for it, this thing will belong to us."
This kid is not very greedy. His behavior is already very good. After all, there was no police station at that time. If he picked up something, he had no place to hand it in. If he handed it over to the government office, it would definitely be taken away by those petty officials.
Chen Ahfu put the gem away with a smile and said, "Okay, let's dig here again to see if there are any valuables."
Chen Dabao glanced at Chen Afu approvingly and whispered, "Mother, you are thoughtful. I will dig it right away."
He looked around again, and seeing no one coming, he squatted down and started digging with his small knife. He dug out three more small stones, two of which were red and one was green.
Dabao was so excited that he grabbed the three small stones as quickly as possible. Because he was nervous, he also grabbed half a handful of mud. He looked around again, and there was no enemy. He nervously put his little hand into Chen Afu's big hand and whispered, "Mom, put it away quickly."
The nervousness of the little kid also infected Chen Afu. She also looked around and saw that there was no enemy. Then she whispered, "Son, these things are buried so deep. I don't know how long it has been since someone lost them. We will definitely not be able to wait for anyone." What she meant was that if the owner could not be found, then these things should belong to them.
Chen Dabao smiled brightly and nodded. Then the mother and daughter carried firewood and walked out of the woods with Zhuifeng.
However, Chen Dabao would fall down every once in a while, then look carefully at the ground, and then use his little hands to rub the dry grass on the ground. When he didn't see anything shiny, he would get up again in disappointment.
Chen Afu found it very funny. He really thought that he could pick up some gems by falling down.
She held his hand and whispered, "Dabao, you can only find a treasure after falling down. This kind of good luck is hard to come by. Most people will never have this chance in their lifetime."
After hearing this, Dabao stopped falling down again.
After returning home and closing the door, Chen Ming and Wang Shi were both shocked when they heard about this incredible thing. When they saw the gems that were still covered with dirt, they opened their mouths wide and even stuttered when they spoke.
This, this, this, how could this happen!
Chen Ming sighed, "Afu is indeed as the monk said, she is blessed. When she recovered from her illness, not only did our family change drastically, but Dabao also had such a good thing happen to him. God, I never thought of it, it was too unexpected. This jade and three rubies must be worth at least one hundred taels of silver."
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