Chapter 31 A Piece of Old Yuan
Fubao ran home with the old Yuantou in his pocket. When he got there, several neighbors were there, sitting on the kang around Miao Xiuju, who was copying a pattern for cutting paper-cuts. She was a skilled and deft hand, and her paper-cuts were beautiful. With the New Year approaching, anyone in the production brigade who had a good relationship with her would ask her for help.
When Fubao saw that there were outsiders present, he didn't know what to say, so he just sat obediently on the kang and watched Miao Xiuju cut the weeds.
Wang Fugui's wife, who was standing nearby, looked at Fubao and couldn't help but smile: "Look at this rosy little face, it looks so cute. If he put a red dot between his eyebrows, he would look like the little boy beside the Bodhisattva in the temple."
Grandma Hu smiled and said, "That's right. I told you long ago that Fubao is a very lucky boy. Now that the Gu family has adopted Fubao, Grandma Gu's life is getting better and better!"
Miao Xiujiu agreed with this and felt that what Grandma Hu said was absolutely right.
But she was afraid that others would be jealous of her family's good life, and that others would snatch Fubao away. She was even more afraid that word would reach the ears of Nie Laosan's wife, who would argue with her. So she deliberately said, "Why are you talking so much? I don't know whether I am blessed or not. I am just a child!"
Grandma Hu knew that Miao Xiujiu was taking advantage of the situation and was being ungrateful, so she smiled and said nothing. At this time, the other daughters-in-law started talking about other things and the topic changed.
After several neighbors had left, Fubao moved to Miao Xiuju's side and said, "Grandma, I found something today. Let me show you."
As he said that, he took out the old man Yuan.
When Miao Xiujiu saw it, she was delighted, and then she quickly wiped it with the corner of her clothes, and then looked carefully at the light coming through the window. After looking for a long time, she finally looked at Fubao.
"Where did this come from?"
"I accidentally fell into a big pit and found it."
Fubao didn't want to mention the fact that Shengyin had harmed her, nor did she want Miao Xiujiu to know that Shengyin was still unconscious in the well, so she was vague about it.
"I picked it up..."
Miao Xiuju's eyes lit up. She took the old Yuantou and looked at it carefully for a long time, grinning from ear to ear: "This must be worth a few dollars..."
She didn't understand much, but she knew that this was an old thing and could definitely be sold for money, but she didn't know how much it was worth. She heard that this thing was divided by year, and some years were sold at a high price, while others were sold at a low price.
After thinking about it, Miao Xiuju put the old Yuan head away and told Fubao, "Fubao, did anyone else see you pick up the old Yuan head?"
Fubao thought about it and shook his head: "No."
Shengyin was present at the time, but he fainted and definitely didn't see it.
Miao Xiuju nodded with satisfaction. After thinking for a moment, she said to Fubao, "Fubao, it's your own good fortune to have found this piece of old Yuantou. Don't let anyone else know except your mother. I'll keep this piece of old Yuantou for you. I'll ask someone to find out if it can be sold and help you sell it so that you can save the money."
Fubao was a little confused. Aren't all the things in the house owned by everyone? Why couldn't he tell others so that they could be happy together?
Miao Xiuju looked at Fubao's confused look and couldn't help but poke her forehead: "You silly child, why can't you wake up! Hey!"
She could see clearly that the grandchildren were almost grown up, and the daughters-in-law in each branch had their own plans. Sooner or later, the family would have to split up. The only reason they didn't split up now was that they didn't have the conditions to do so at the moment.
She was already planning to have the men in her family dig up dirt after work next spring so she could use it to build a house. Rural families who were well-off would buy bricks from the kilns, while those who were less well-off would use bricks from local farmers, using only a few bricks in key areas.
Gradually, they saved enough bricks to build a house, and then they built the house themselves, and the brothers could divide the property.
Since we are splitting up the family, we should make plans for it. Usually, good things in the family are shared by the whole family, but this old silver dollar was found by Fubao when he fell into a big pit himself, so there is no need to let others take advantage of it.
The key is that even if you let others take advantage of you, they still don’t think you are good. Instead, they think it is their due.
Since Miao Xiuju had this plan, she specifically instructed Fubao. Fubao knew that Miao Xiuju was doing it for his own good, so he naturally agreed.
In the evening, Fubao told Liu Guizhi about this, and Liu Guizhi was shocked.
Her family lived a good life, and she had seen some old Yuan heads and old coins. They were all good things that could be exchanged for money. She didn't expect Fubao to be so lucky that he fell into a big pit and found an old Yuan head.
If this news gets out, all the men in the production team, young and old, will have to squat in the pit and dig in the dirt!
What Liu Guizhi didn't expect was that Fubao actually said that her grandmother didn't allow her to tell the family about this matter, and that only the mother and daughter needed to know about it.
Although Liu Guizhi was mute, she was not stupid. She lowered her head and thought for a while, and understood what Miao Xiujiu was thinking.
After figuring it out, she hugged Fubao.
Fubao is such a lucky child. Miao Xiujiu disliked her at first, but now she actually starts to really care about her and the fourth room.
Liu Guizhi thought about this and couldn't help laughing.
With Fubao around, our lives will definitely get better and better.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard a commotion outside and someone shouting loudly, as if it came from a long distance away.
Shen Hongying came out: "What's this? What happened? Why does it sound like crying?"
Niu Sanni also said: "It sounds like a crying child? Is the child lost?"
Everyone looked at each other, feeling puzzled. Losing a child was a big deal, so they decided to go out and take a look.
When we got to the street, we found that there were already quite a lot of people. Everyone was gathered around the well platform next to the big pit. Next to the well platform, Nie Laosan's wife was crying shrilly, her voice was miserable.
People around were talking about it, and Shen Hongying and the others only found out after listening that it turned out that Nie Laosan's wife found that her child was missing, so she shouted everywhere and finally found a hoe at the well platform. She hurriedly looked into the well and found that Shengyin had fallen into the well.
She was so frightened that she howled and cried a few times.
At this time, everyone rushed to help. Production team leader Chen Youfu also came over and brought people to rescue the child.
Because the well platform was very narrow and deep, adults could not get down at all. After the child fell in, he blocked the well without even a gap, making it very difficult to fish him out.
At this time, Shengyin, who had fainted, also woke up. She cried and screamed, struggling hard, but she could not move at all. She screamed in fear and despair: "I don't want to die, I don't want to suffocate to death, it's not me, it's not me who suffocated to death! Fubao hurt me, Fubao is so bad!"
The group of wives around were discussing: "Is he possessed by a ghost? Or is he just scared silly?"
What nonsense are you talking about?
Chen Youfu used all his strength and finally got someone to hang a rope on the hook and let it down. It caught Shengyin's clothes and he pulled him up.
When Shengyin came up, his arm was scratched and bleeding, but fortunately he survived.
Nie Laosan's wife hugged Sheng Yin and cried, "Who have I offended? How am I going to live like this?"
Everyone in the production team saw her crying and felt a sense of sympathy. Of course, there were also people who talked behind her back, thinking that Nie Laosan's family was really unlucky and that they had offended someone.
Nie Laosan's wife suddenly looked up and saw several wives of the Gu family in the crowd.
She suddenly realized something and screamed, "It's Fubao, it's Fubao who harmed us!"
After she finished speaking, she turned her face up to the sky and wailed in grief: "Fubao, this unlucky star, has already been given away, and he still wants to harm our family!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Miao Xiujiu arrived and heard it through the crowd.
She rushed forward and sneered, "It was Fubao who caused your husband to be buried in the snow, it was Fubao who caused your daughter to fall into the mud, it was Fubao who caused your daughter to fall into the well, and if you hang yourself and roll your eyes tomorrow, will it also be Fubao who caused your death?"
Nie Laosan's wife didn't think too much about it: "Yes, it's Fubao, the unlucky star, the unlucky ghost, the reincarnation of the jinx!"
After she said this, the people around her couldn't help but laugh. Someone couldn't help but shout, "Nie Lao San's wife, are you really going to hang yourself tomorrow and roll your eyes?"
When Nie Laosan's wife heard this, she realized something was wrong and angrily cursed: "You are the one who will hang yourself, you are the one who will roll your eyes, your whole family will hang themselves, your whole family will roll their eyes!"
Chen Youfu couldn't stand it anymore and roared, "Shut up!"
When he shouted, everyone fell silent.
Chen Youfu: "Don't mention the unlucky star or the unlucky ghost anymore. This is New China. Don't mention superstition to me!"
Nie Laosan's wife was stunned when she heard this. She hugged her daughter Nuyin and didn't even dare to cry.
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Miao Xiujiu was a quick-witted person who would do anything as soon as she said she would. The next day happened to be the market held every five days, so she found an excuse, carried her bag and ran to the market in the town, looking around. Finally, she came to a grocery store and asked the owner if they would accept anything. The owner was not interested at first, but when he heard it was Old Yuantou, he said, "Take it out and let me see it."
Miao Xiuju showed it to someone, and the person's eyes lit up. He asked Miao Xiuju how much she wanted for it.
Miao Xiuju had no idea how much she should sell it for, so she said it belonged to a relative and asked about the market price. The grocery store owner tentatively said, "It's not worth much. It's too old and the patina isn't good. Ask your relative if he can sell it for 30 yuan."
Thirty dollars?
Miao Xiuju's heart was pounding when she heard this.
Thirty dollars!
But looking at the store owner's expression, she became cautious.
Could it be that this thing is worth a lot of money, and the thirty yuan the other party mentioned is a low price?
She said vaguely, "Okay, I'll go back and ask my relatives, and I'll give you an answer next time I go to market."
The boss seemed to be afraid that she would run away, so he asked her which production team she was from, her last name, and when she would come to the market next time.
Of course Miao Xiujiu didn't say anything and just glossed over the whole thing. Then she ran away with the old silver dollar.
She thought about it again and went to the bank to ask the teller, but they said they didn't accept it, so she had to give up.
Miao Xiujiu wandered around the market all day, but this was just an ordinary market in the commune. Except for the grocery store owner at the beginning, it seemed that no one else knew the goods. In the end, Miao Xiujiu had no choice but to come back with the silver dollars.
After she came back, her heart was still pounding when she thought about the thirty yuan, but she decided not to tell Fubao and Liu Guizhi for the time being.
Liu Guizhi is young and may not be able to keep her composure. Fubao is still a child. What if he lets something slip?
This thing is a good thing. Fubao found it, so it should only be given to Fubao. She has to keep it for Fubao first, and then give the money to Fubao when there is a chance to sell it for a high price.
The items were not sold, but Miao Xiujiu was happy. The more she looked at Fubao, the more she liked him, and naturally she paid more attention to him.
That night, two stewed fish appeared on the table. Miao Xiuju picked up a pair of chopsticks and scooped out a large piece of fish meat and put it into Fubao's bowl. She smiled and said, "Fubao, eat more. Eat more so you can grow faster."
Chen Hongying and Liu Zhaodi standing by looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling sour in their hearts.
Mom is so good to Fubao...
But they didn't dare to say anything, didn't dare to ask anything, and even didn't dare to poke their chopsticks in and dig around.
They... still can't eat fish.
Sad.
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