When Yang Lu heard that she could visit Lin Qiao's house, she became very interested. She quickly finished her meal and asked someone to take her there.
Luo Guangming followed, and the group arrived at Lin Chen's house in just one minute.
After Lin Chen and the others left, Zhao Ergou helped look after the house. Later, with Lin Chen's permission, he moved in.
Two years ago, he also built a wall around the house, enclosing Lin Chen's mud-brick house and new house along with the vegetable garden, thus isolating Lin Tao's home.
Hearing the commotion, Zhao Ergou immediately came out to greet him, his mouth practically agape with a grin.
“These are rare guests; they’re all big bosses from the city.”
Gao Baoliang patted him on the shoulder and laughed:
"Is it convenient for us to come back and visit?"
I heard that his elderly mother passed away, and now he's married and has children. He's no longer in a situation where he's the only one who doesn't have to worry about anything.
"It's convenient, my wife and daughter are asleep, so I won't wake them. You can wander around as you like."
Zhao Ergou had already gotten into bed, but he hadn't had time to put on his cotton-padded trousers yet, and his cotton-padded jacket was just wrapped around his body, held close to his arms.
His gaze swept across the faces of the group, lingering on Yang Lu for a few seconds before he turned away suspiciously.
Gao Baoliang is quite something. Didn't he say he was going to the capital to find Meng Jiao?
He'll be bringing a new bride back with him.
People in big cities are indeed different.
Seeing Zhao Ergou's guessing expression, Gao Baoliang simply put his arm around Yang Lu's shoulder and introduced her to him:
"My wife, Yang Lu."
Zhao Ergou sniffed: "Brother Liang is so lucky. Is this your first time visiting the countryside? You two should take a good look around the house."
There wasn't much to see; I just wandered around the rooms and found that nothing had changed.
Zhao Ergou's wife is very diligent and keeps the house clean and tidy.
He taught his wife how to cultivate wood ear mushrooms, and now the couple lives a very comfortable life selling wood ear mushrooms.
Led by Gao Baoliang, Yang Lu looked around the room and its surroundings, familiarizing herself with the environment. Pointing to the wall, she said:
"The house next door is Lin Chen's cousin's house!"
Zhao Ergou chimed in, "That's right. His brother is named Lin Tao. He's wanted by the police but doesn't dare to come back. A couple of days ago, I heard some noise over there, so I climbed over the wall and took a look. I saw a well-dressed young man, but I couldn't see his face clearly. It looked like Lin Tao, but his features were completely different."
"Then why didn't you report it to the police?" Yang Lu felt that since she had seen it, she had an obligation to report it to the police.
Zhao Ergou shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I also wanted to report him, but what if I was wrong? I saw a black mark on his left wrist, like an axe. What if he's a gangster? Wouldn't I be in trouble?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Baoliang instructed him to keep an eye out and to inform him promptly if Lin Tao were to return.
After all, Lin Tao harbors a grudge against Lin Chen, so we need to be wary of him.
Zhao Ergou nodded in agreement.
The group returned to the kitchen.
Just then, Yang Lu noticed several large vegetable jars in the corner, with a large stone next to them, and stared at them curiously.
Upon seeing the stone, Zhao Ergou slapped his forehead and exclaimed:
"By the way, while you're here, let's move this big rock out together. I really can't move it by myself, it's so heavy."
This was dug out from the bamboo grove behind the house; we were thinking of using it as a pressure cooker.
As a result, the vegetable jar couldn't bear the weight and had to be left aside.
Every time he dug vegetables out of the jar, he would see this dark, unsightly stone and find it quite annoying.
"Okay, Guangming, let's lend a hand and help him move it."
Gao Baoliang rolled up his sleeves.
Several people worked together to carry the stone, and in one go they carried it to the vegetable garden.
The moonlight outside was hazy, and the light in the vegetable garden was poor. Not knowing where to put the vegetables, Gao Baoliang asked Yang Lu to hold a flashlight to help provide light.
Surprisingly, when the beam of light shone on the stone, tiny fluorescent reflections could be seen inside.
Yang Lu thought she was seeing things, so she quickly told them to put the stone down and look at it carefully.
This time, everyone saw it; it was a green fluorescent light.
"Oh my, could there be some treasure hidden in here?"
Yang Lu has some knowledge of jadeite and knows that jadeite is cut from stones.
Zhao Ergou's eyes lit up, and he immediately lowered his voice and said to them:
"Don't make a sound, take the stone back inside."
This rock is so big, how much jade must be in it!
He initially thought it was just a broken rock and could be thrown away easily, but now that he knows it's a treasure, he dares not throw it away.
The group worked hard to carry the stones back.
After going back and forth, the men's foreheads were covered in a fine sheen of sweat.
Lin Qiao quickly poured them some water and told them to sit down, rest, and drink some water, while also discussing what to do with the stone.
"Xiaoqiao, the stone belongs to your family, what do you suggest we do?"
Zhao Ergou said.
Lin Qiao was also undecided, and seeing that the others also had no good opinion, she decided to say:
"Brother Er Gou, keep the stone at home for now and take good care of it. I'll go ask my brother right away and tell you what to do tomorrow."
"Alright. Make a decision as soon as possible. Anyone who knows there's a treasure in the house will have to keep an eye on it."
Zhao Ergou urged her to hurry up.
Lin Qiao nodded and hurried home with the others.
Before I even got home, I could hear Yu Meili's voice coming from inside.
"I'm here to see Tiger. You've asked me to see him, my own son. Can't I even see him? Is there no justice in this world?!"
Luo Tiegang stood in the doorway, refusing to let her in, and his attitude was very firm:
"Have you taken care of him these past few years? Do you even know where he goes to school?"
Now that we're rich, you ran away, just to get money from him! Pah! No way! Get out!
The word "roll" was bitten particularly hard, making Yang Lu shudder in fright.
Gao Baoliang stopped and quickly pulled her into his arms, squeezing her hand. "Don't be afraid, that's Tie Gang's ex-wife. Every year during the Spring Festival, she comes to Hu Zi asking for money."
After comforting her, he then spoke to Luo Guangming and his wife:
"We won't go inside. You guys handle it properly."
Luo Guangming nodded, "Okay, then be careful."
As he spoke, he took Lin Qiao's hand and led her home.
Upon seeing them, Yu Meili immediately said in a sarcastic tone:
“Isn’t this the family that came back from the city? They’ve been making a lot of money outside, but they’re unwilling to spend a single penny on my son. Aren’t they afraid people will laugh at them if word gets out?”
Luo Guangming told Lin Qiao to go back inside, while he stood with his elder brother and angrily rebuked her:
"Our family matters are none of your business, are they?"
As long as Tiger is a member of the Luo family, we can guarantee he'll have money to spend for the rest of his life, but that money will absolutely not be spent on you. Are you going to leave on your own, or should we call the police and have you arrested?
Yu Meili hadn't expected them to become so assertive, and she backed away, speaking evasively:
"So what if you have a little money? Even tigers have their moments of weakness. I don't believe you two brothers will always be at home."
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