Sun Xiaoyu responded, and after a while asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, where are the other eleven boxes?"
"The locations are marked on the parchment, and I'll teach you those symbols and signs when we get back."
Back in the city, the grandfather and grandson realized they were exhausted, hungry, and extremely excited despite their fatigue.
Knowing that she possessed such a fortune changed Sun Xiaoyu's mindset.
These gold and jade items cannot be converted into cash for the time being, but she doesn't need to worry about going hungry or poor in the future.
After working for half a year, she earned several hundred yuan in salary, and with Ji Xiangjun's generous dowry of two thousand yuan, she had enough money in hand.
The next day, Sun Xiaoyu accompanied her grandfather into the city and went on a shopping spree at the department store. She bought herself and Ji Xiangjun a brand new watch, and bought two bottles of Moutai and a box of expensive Korean ginseng for Secretary Ji and his wife.
Ji Zhijun and his wife also prepared gifts for their children, and even bought two bags of the best milk powder for the two children.
As for his grandfather, all his clothes, inside and out, were replaced with new ones, and he was also given milk powder, malted milk powder, and other nutritional supplements so that he could get proper nutrition.
The gift from Ji Xia was the most distressing. Ji Xia had been kind to her, and she wanted to give her something nice, but after thinking for a long time, she really couldn't think of anything that Ji Xia needed.
After much thought, she remembered that Ji Xia loved antique-style bracelets the most, so she picked out a hollowed-out gold bracelet with intricate carvings from the bracelets she had brought back yesterday. Although the color was a bit old, the craftsmanship was exquisite and the design was beautiful. She thought Ji Xia would like it.
Such a large-scale shopping spree in one day has cost more than half of my several hundred yuan salary. It's true that spending money is easy, but making money is hard.
On New Year's Eve, Ji Xiangjun brought Sun Xiaoyu and her granddaughter over.
Sun Xiaoyu carried large and small bags of gifts and distributed them to the Ji family members one by one.
Upon seeing the gift from Sun Xiaoyu, Ji's mother beamed with joy, praised Sun Xiaoyu, and then whispered a word of advice, urging her to be frugal and spend the money on her own family.
Zhang Hong and Ji Zhijun received Sun Xiaoyu's gift and thanked her repeatedly, their faces showing some shame.
They made some money this year, but they didn't think about buying any gifts for their family.
Ji Xia received the openwork gold bracelet and hugged Sun Xiaoyu with a mixture of surprise and delight: "Sister-in-law is so good to me. I knew you would love me. The craftsmanship is amazing. It's so beautiful."
Sun Xiaoyu smiled shyly: "I traded with someone when I went to town to buy things yesterday. The old lady looked pitiful. I heard that her husband was sick and she didn't have money for medicine or rice. It reminded me of when my grandfather and I were in that production brigade..."
Ji Xia understood; it was a case of being moved by the scene, seeing the suffering of others, so she lent a helping hand.
Actually, exchanging eighty yuan for this bracelet is not a bad deal.
"Sister-in-law is beautiful inside and out. This bracelet should be kept for her wedding."
"It's okay, I have another one. If you like this one, I'll give it to you."
Sun Xiaoyu smiled and explained in a low voice, slipping the gold bracelet onto her wrist: "You look really good in it. My grandfather agreed to give it to you. If it weren't for you and Chen Jing helping me back then, we don't know what would have happened to us!"
Although the grandmother and granddaughter secretly possessed wealth, they dared not reveal it. If Chen Jing hadn't appeared, they might have been destroyed by the villains in the countryside who coveted Sun Xiaoyu's beauty.
Ji Xia's initial act of taking them in and collaborating with them on clothing production truly changed the fate of the grandmother and granddaughter.
Ji Xia listened to her words, thought they made sense, and accepted them without any qualms.
She accepted it, and planned to give her second brother a large red envelope when he married Xiaoyu.
Originally, she planned to give a large red envelope of fifty yuan, but now she thinks that fifty is too little, so she'll give two hundred instead.
But seeing the bracelet on her wrist, Ji Xia gave it to him willingly.
She wore a gold bracelet to work in the yard, and Xu Yufen exclaimed enviously, "This bracelet is so beautiful, did you just buy it?"
"No, it was given to me by my second sister-in-law. I heard that she met an old lady in the city who wanted to exchange money to buy some New Year's goods. My second sister-in-law is kind-hearted and exchanged it with her for eighty yuan."
"Eighty? That's too expensive. Your sister-in-law is too generous."
Hearing her words, Xu Yufen shook her head dismissively, but still cautioned, "Be careful. It's fine to wear it at home, but don't be reckless when you go out."
"Yes, I know."
Ji Xia smiled as she picked vegetables and said, "Sister-in-law, you've made some money now, you should buy some things to pamper your face and make yourself prettier."
She lowered her voice and said, "Men all like looking at pretty girls. Hold on to your money. If you don't spend it, someone else will. I heard that person got divorced yesterday."
Xu Yufen fiercely chopped off the toenails from the chicken's claws with a machete, cursing viciously, "He dares! I work hard to earn money for my children and my family, and he dares to spend money on that vixen? I'll stomp him!"
Ji Xia was startled by her expression. Very well, the woman who complained about the unfairness of the Chen family in her past life is now going to work hard and force the man to make money.
Xu Yufen stomped on the chicken feet and head, then lowered her voice and said, "You need to be a little more assertive, don't be so soft. And don't be too accommodating to your man in bed. Look at your eyes, they're all bruised down there."
Ji Xia blushed, lowered her head and responded, inwardly cursing Chen Jing.
Her mother-in-law reminded her this morning to rest and not stay up too late, and now her sister-in-law is reminding her too.
Does this mean the whole family knows about their nighttime debauchery?
She turned around and glared at Chen Jing. Chen Jing met her gaze and, seeing her resentful look, licked his thin lips and chuckled teasingly.
This year's New Year's Eve dinner was exceptionally lavish, featuring not only chicken, duck, and fish, but Chen Jing also bought a case of Moutai liquor for his father, allowing him and his elder brother to enjoy a good drink.
Not only did everyone drink to their hearts' content, but the adults and children were also happy. The two children held a greasy chicken leg in one hand and a half bowl of braised pork in the other, eating with their mouths full of oil.
While serving food to the child, Xu Yufen scolded him to be careful not to get his new cotton-padded coat dirty.
Seeing the happy family, Chen's mother sighed softly to Ji Xia, "I never imagined that our New Year's Eve dinner could be so good."
"Yes, last year we killed a chicken and had to share half of it until the first day of the new year. We made a pound of braised pork, and then there was only one piece for each person."
Ji Xia couldn't help but chuckle: "Mom, sister-in-law, don't worry, our annual parties will get better and better in the future, and the food will become more and more abundant. We'll eat pork until we're sick of it and don't want to eat it anymore."
Chen's mother couldn't help but pat her hand, shake her head and laugh: "It's a blessing for our Chen family that the third son married you. Since you entered the family, our whole family has been getting better and better."
She gave her son a warning look and said, "Let me tell you, you can't be a heartless person, and you can't bully Xia behind her back."
Chen Jing was pouring wine for his father when he heard this and chuckled, "Mom, I love her more than anything, how could I bear to bully her?"
Ji Xia lowered her head awkwardly, secretly giving him a coquettish look, and pinched him hard under the table.
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