At first he thought he had dug up a small stone with the hoe, but when he looked over, he found that what he had dug up was not a stone, but something that looked like a bunch of keys!
The eldest son bent down and picked it up out of curiosity, thinking that someone had dropped it. Unexpectedly, after picking it up, he found that it was not a key at all, but a coin!
It's not a copper coin, but the kind of knife-like coin in ancient TV dramas!
The eldest son was shocked, and his first reaction was that he had dug up an antique!
He remembered a coin of this shape, perhaps from the Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period?
If he were to sell such an old thing, he would make a fortune!
Before he could recover from his excitement, his younger brother noticed it and exclaimed in surprise.
"Brother, did you find a treasure?!"
As he said this, he curiously took the string of coins from his brother's hand and looked at it over and over again.
His shout not only woke up his brother, but also attracted the rest of the people.
When everyone heard the words "treasure found", they all came running over with interest.
Seeing this, they were all surprised and their eyes widened.
Although we don’t know much about it, we have watched a lot of TV dramas and movies. We even occasionally see stories in the news about people getting rich overnight after finding antiques.
You can tell at a glance that this string of coins is very old. Maybe if you sell it, you can fetch several million!
When everyone thought about such a large amount of money, their expressions of shock suddenly changed.
The land beneath their feet was wasteland. Since no one lived there, it belonged to the village collective land.
Although the coins were dug out by the eldest son of the village chief, the land belonged to the village, and it didn't make sense that the things on the land belonged to him alone.
At this point, the others looked around and saw the greed in everyone's eyes, so they began to speak.
Everyone's intention was clear. They were all watching the huge string of coins. The land didn't belong to the village chief, so they all wanted a share of what was dug up from the land!
When the two sons of the village chief heard this, they were naturally unhappy.
The eldest brother, in particular, felt that he had suffered a huge loss.
He was the one who dug up the things, so if he gave some to his younger brother, he could accept it, after all, he was his own younger brother.
But what if I give it to other people?
At most, he and they were just close friends from the same village, so how could he possibly share antiques with them?
But just as he was about to refuse, the others started shouting that if he didn't give them a portion of the money, they would make a big deal out of it, confiscate it directly, and no one would be able to keep it!
This trick can be said to be very effective.
If something goes wrong, he might not get a single cent of the money!
Think about it, if I give out a few coins, I will still have quite a few left in my hands, which should be able to be sold for hundreds of millions, which is better than having no money at all.
So finally, under pressure from others, the village chief's eldest son agreed to give each of the others a coin.
It's just that this coin looks valuable, but no one knows where to exchange it for money.
They are also worried that if things go wrong they might be guilty of trafficking in cultural relics.
Therefore, the sale of these coins needs to be considered carefully. It would be better to sell them all at once and then divide the proceeds among them, which would be safer.
So everyone returned the coins to the village chief's son and asked him to keep them temporarily until they were ready to sell them together.
Although the village chief's two sons were dissatisfied with everyone's behavior of being hands-off and only wanting to take the money, they were more worried that they would report it.
In the end, I had no choice but to swallow my anger and agree to this request.
The string of coins in their hands is priceless, but they don't know how to preserve it, let alone where to put it.
There are a lot of people living in the house, and they don’t have the habit of locking the door. Even if it is hidden in the cabinet, what if someone finds it?
Of course, the most important reason was that they were afraid that their father, the village chief, would find out about this.
As the village chief, their father has always been fair and just in major matters, honest and upright, and would never be greedy for a single needle or thread from the collective. If he knew that they had found such a valuable thing in the wasteland in their village, he would definitely let them take it away.
When they thought about losing such a large sum of money, how could they bear it?
So they became even more aware that they must not take this thing with them and had to find a place to hide it outside.
As for other people, they didn't dare to bring the things home, for fear of taking responsibility. Also, most people would definitely not be able to suppress the aura of such antiques. If they brought them home casually, something might happen!
So everyone began to actively offer suggestions on how to preserve this thing.
They are worried about putting it somewhere far away because they can't visit it at any time.
But I don’t dare to leave it at home.
Finally, I decided to keep it outside so that they could go and see it, but other people would never go there and would not dare to go there.
After some screening, Gong chose the place in the big mountain next to the village.
It's not far from them, so they can go and see it anytime.
The point is that no one else will go to the mountain.
Another point is that the village chief's family has their ancestral tomb on that mountain. If this thing is placed next to the village chief's ancestral tomb, the village chief's ancestors will definitely help watch over it. Maybe the ancestors can even suppress this thing.
After a group of people discussed it, they went to the mountain together and buried the thing next to the village chief's ancestral grave.
They also decided who would be responsible for patrolling the mountain every day to check if any coins were lost. If anyone was responsible and any coins were lost that day, everyone else would hold him accountable.
During this period, everyone should also find ways to sell this coin and try to get rid of it as soon as possible.
But before they could sell the coins, they ran into trouble.
We all have the feeling that our temper is getting worse and worse and we are becoming more and more irritable.
It’s just that they already have things hidden in their hearts, so I think it’s normal for them to become increasingly irritable.
But as time went on, they began to lose control of their emotions, and even became so angry that they lost their minds and their memories.
Especially when they hear others asking them what they did before, they will suddenly have a sense of crisis that others know their secrets and want to snatch the coins that belong to them, and then they will attack others in anger!
But after their anger subsided and they regained their composure, they realized that no one had discovered their secret and no one was trying to steal the coins.
When they are sober, they will tell themselves that they must not be so impulsive next time. However, when the next time comes and the familiar topic is brought up again, they begin to lose control of their emotions and actions.
By the time the two of them finished talking, the truth was finally revealed.
When the village chief learned that they had dug up coins from the wasteland and were planning to sell them secretly, he became angry and sternly accused them of breaking the law. He then hurriedly urged the two men to take them to find the coins.
As for how there were coins in the wasteland, the village chief was also quite puzzled.
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