Chapter 43: The Apparition of the Ancestor
Before she finished her words, Lin Shiqi took the lead and went out.
"Dad, Mom, let's go wait outside."
This creates a sharp contrast.
Wang looked at Lin Shiqi hatefully, and had no choice but to follow him out.
Neither Boss Zhou nor Zhou Lang were qualified to watch.
All members of Lao Zhou's family have gone out.
Only Mr. Zhou and his wife were left in the room...
Both of them seemed a little nervous.
Old man Zhou pretended to be calm again, but his hands were shaking as he opened the jar and poured out the silver.
The jar is not big. It is an old ceramic jar that Lin Shiqi picked up from her home and used to make pickled vegetables. It is the cheapest kind that was also used in ancient times, so it does not look out of place.
Ding ding ding, a small pile of silver poured out.
The old couple were extremely excited.
silver!
What a silver!
The old couple lay on the ground and counted the pieces one by one. "Old man, there are a total of 197 taels! Can you count them?"
There are whole pieces of silver and small pieces of silver of varying sizes.
Old man Zhou responded, "Yes, that's a lot."
He counted them several times.
Mrs. Zhou immediately clasped her hands together.
She knelt down towards the upper seat and said, "I have never seen so much silver in my life! Thank you for the gift from our ancestors! You knew that our Zhou family is in big trouble now, so you let us dig it out. I also thank the four Bodhisattvas for their blessings..."
After worshipping in one direction, change to another direction.
Until you have bowed in all directions.
Old man Zhou is not as exaggerated as she is.
But I am also very grateful in my heart.
After paying homage to her ancestors and the four gods, Mrs. Zhou still felt like she was in a dream.
"Great! Great." He picked up another piece of silver and bit it with his teeth.
It's hard!
Not a dream!
Old Man Zhou was puzzled. "Logically, silver will turn black after a long time. I see this silver is very shiny... Is it really left by our ancestors?"
Mrs. Zhou sneered at him, "Of course. It was found in our Zhou family's vegetable garden, so it must have been left by our ancestors. The silver didn't turn black, which means the jar was sealed well. If it is sealed well, it won't turn black. This is the blessing of our ancestors!"
Old man Zhou had nothing to say.
"Put the silver away first."
Mrs. Zhou laughed and said, "Hit."
Old Man Zhou whispered again, "If they ask, just say there are more than ninety taels. The one hundred taels..."
Mrs. Zhou gave him a look of great delight.
"I understand."
The old couple tidied the house.
He called his sons and daughters-in-law who were waiting outside into the house again.
Lin Shiqi and Zhou Lang also entered the house.
Mrs. Zhou said, "The old ancestor appeared and buried more than ninety taels of silver in our backyard..."
When the price of more than 90 taels came out, the whole family was happy.
So much silver!
Wang quickly echoed, "Congratulations, Dad, Mom, and everyone. Our Zhou family is blessed with good fortune. Our ancestor has appeared! In my opinion, the recovery of our fourth brother is the best start. It is one of the signs that our ancestor has appeared..."
It was rare that Mrs. Zhou didn't glare at her.
Lin Shiqi also said, "Dad, Mom, our ancestors were really wealthy! They left us more than 90 taels of silver at once, so much money! They really love us descendants. It's a blessing for me to marry into our Zhou family."
Everyone...
When it comes to flattery, her level is far better than that of the other daughters-in-law in the Zhou family.
He is an existence that the Wang, Ruan and Liu families look up to.
Zhou Lang touched his nose and looked up at the sky.
Liu also covered her mouth and laughed, "That's good, our family is better now. Congratulations, Dad and Mom."
With money to spend, the whole family had a direction.
Don't be afraid of starving to death or natural or man-made disasters.
The ability to resist risks has definitely improved a lot in these turbulent times.
Her psychological burden was suddenly reduced a lot.
Her husband stole the old couple's retirement money and lost it in gambling. Now, the ancestors have made up for it.
The second wife, Ruan, had the same idea.
The second wife also feels guilty, all the time.
It's okay now. I feel better now.
With a smile on his face, he listened to what Mrs. Zhou said.
Mrs. Zhou said, "The silver was first discovered by the fourth and first wives. They have made contributions, so each of them will be rewarded with one or two taels of silver."
"Thank you, mom!"
Wang took it happily.
Lin Shiqi didn't hesitate to thank him.
Mrs. Zhou continued, "When the weather is good in a few days, we will renovate all the leaking houses and fix the doors and windows. Each room should report any furniture they need so that we can take a look and decide whether to make it ourselves or buy it. Also, winter is coming soon, and each room should prepare a new set of clothes. Originally, life was not easy, so we didn't plan to make new clothes this year, but the ancestors showed up and loved us, so we arranged new clothes for them to see the new year and the new atmosphere. In addition, we will buy some food and meat and vegetables to prepare for the New Year..."
Everyone was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Mom!"
Especially Ruan, her two daughters' clothes were so tattered that they were in a state of disrepair.
Unlike in the big house, Old Man Zhou would often make new clothes for Zhou Dalang because he was going out to study.
The clothes that he couldn't wear were given to his two younger brothers.
Therefore, Erlang and Sanlang both had old clothes to replace their old ones.
The eldest and second daughters in the second room did not have such treatment. They had to rely on Ruan's own clothes to replace old ones. However, Ruan herself did not have many clothes, and her family was poor, so she did not have any dowry at all.
The two daughters will surely be happy to have the opportunity to make new clothes now.
Lin Shiqi and Zhou Lang naturally expressed their gratitude as well.
I thought to myself, Mrs. Zhou is quite a good person.
Look, it was handled very properly. He wasn't the kind of person who would be extremely stingy. He even knew how to use the money to improve the quality of life of the whole family.
Finally, Old Man Zhou reminded them, "Tell the children to keep today's events a secret and don't tell anyone about it. This may cause people to get jealous and cause trouble again."
"yes."
Everyone agreed.
Before leaving, Wang seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
Finally, he was pulled out by Boss Zhou.
…
After going down, everyone in each room started to feel uneasy.
In the big room.
Wang said to Mr. Zhou, "Master, now that we have some money, it's time to give our eldest wife thirty taels, right?"
Zhou Laodao said, "Da Lang's study tour is in the past, and now he is not going to study anymore. It is unreasonable for you to ask your parents for money. If you ask them, they will scold you. You said that your mother is not kind and almost pissed her off to death. Do you think we can still get money?"
Wang was depressed. "I was the first one to find the silver! Why did you only give me one tael? You should give me five taels at least, right?"
Boss Zhou lay down on the bed and asked, "Do you want ten taels?"
"Yes, if you dare to give it to me, you dare to take it!"
Boss Zhou sneered and ignored her.
"You are just dreaming! Now we have food and drink at home, new clothes to wear, and meat to eat. We are doing well. Go to the village and see which family is doing better."
Wang was so disappointed with him, "You are just that useless! I'm telling you, could it be that your parents hid the amount of silver? I took a look at the pottery jar at the time, and it was possible that there were hundreds of taels in it, and they deliberately didn't let us in to see..."
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