Old Sun chuckled upon hearing this: "How many do you have?"
Ji Xia calculated the remaining money Chen Jing and she had, and honestly replied, "We only have about three hundred yuan, and I don't have any more than that."
Old Sun smiled faintly: "Actually, I didn't plan to exchange much money. Three hundred it is fine. But you must guarantee to help me find my daughter. Also, before my daughter comes to take us away, you have to take care of our food and lodging."
Ji Xia frowned: "Are you aware of your daughter's situation? What if your daughter can't get you back to the city?"
Old Sun fell silent. They hadn't been in contact for over a decade, and he knew nothing about his daughter's situation.
If his daughter also falls into misfortune and ends up suffering in some brigade, then there's really nothing that can be done.
Chen Jing could see that Ji Xia was very interested, and after thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "If his daughter has no other choice, ask your second brother for help to get them out of Tanhu Brigade and arrange a job for Sun Xiaoyu in the city so that she can settle down there."
"That works too."
Upon hearing that he was willing to arrange a job for Sun Xiaoyu, Old Man Sun agreed. A job, enough to settle down in the city, would cost at least a thousand yuan.
Old Man Sun only wanted to help his granddaughter escape from the brigade, and these things had already achieved their goal by doing just that.
They refused to exchange the money for another sum, as it was uncertain how much they could get, and they were most afraid of attracting bandits who wanted to rob them.
Go to a legitimate bank to exchange them. These things should have been confiscated long ago, and it would be difficult to explain their origin. After much deliberation, exchanging them with Ji Xia is the safest option.
Ji Xia thought about it and felt it wasn't a big problem. Ji Xiangjun was quite capable, and it had only been seven or eight years. The conditions would be relaxed soon. At worst, she could just give her job.
Three hundred yuan isn't much, but the conditions attached to it are quite difficult, so the grandfather and grandson aren't at a disadvantage.
After exchanging the three hundred yuan with Old Man Sun, Ji Xia also gave Sun Xiaoyu a few pieces of fabric.
She bought these before her rebirth, intending to make some clothes for Lin Haodong to change into at school. Now she's giving them all to Sun Xiaoyu so she can make some clothes for the two of them to change into.
Seeing that she acted generously and was considerate and thoughtful, Sun Xiaoyu felt a little cheated, but at this moment she also smiled.
Carrying the small box back to her room, Ji Xia was so excited that she couldn't sleep at all.
There are more than a dozen bracelets made of gold and jade, one of which is imperial green glass-type jade.
Ji Xia clutched the bracelet and grinned foolishly under the light. If the bracelet was genuine, and there was only one like it, it could be worth at least several million in a decade or so.
One bracelet is enough to build several high-rise buildings to rent out to a landlady.
As for the others, Ji Xia examined them one by one under the light. She didn't really understand them, but even if the jade was fake, the gold still weighed about two pounds.
In the 1990s, gold was worth about 90 yuan per gram. Even if you exchanged it by the gram, you could get 800,000 to 900,000 yuan. You wouldn't lose money.
In the early 1990s, having 800,000 or 900,000 yuan meant you could practically walk around with your head held high.
In addition, Chen Jing also exchanged 30 yuan for a pair of icy, full-green jadeite bracelets for her, and 5 yuan for a pendant.
While its quality isn't as good as the glass-type jadeite in the box, it's still quite good compared to others.
However, the greatest credit was given to Chen Jing, and she now owes him a huge favor.
This favor is hard to repay!
She touched each one, then stared blankly around the room, wondering where to hide them. If she just left them blatantly in the closet or under the bed, she'd be devastated if they got stolen.
Finally, she stared intently at the hidden compartment on the wall where she kept the money. The compartment was a bit small, but she carefully took out two more bricks, and that would be about right.
After turning off the lights and carefully working with a flashlight for half the night, she finally enlarged the hidden compartment and stuffed the box inside.
She took out the metal box containing the money, then sealed the hidden compartment. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she estimated it wouldn't be taken out before the demolition.
By the time everything was done, it was almost dawn.
Despite staying up all night, she was still full of energy. She got up to cook breakfast, making a pot of sweet potato porridge, along with pickled cabbage, stir-fried cured meat, and cucumber salad.
Knowing that the grandfather and grandson were both very weak, I cooked an egg for each of them.
When everything was almost ready, Sun Xiaoyu came to the kitchen and asked in a low voice, "Sister Xia, is there anything else we're making?"
Ji Xia turned around and smiled sweetly at her: "I'll prepare the morning meal, but you'll have to prepare lunch yourself. I'll eat at work."
As she spoke, she showed Sun Xiaoyu the kitchen's inventory of various supplies, reassuring her, "Don't be stingy, just cook as much as you can eat. I'll have Chen Jing buy some food later."
"However, I only have two jin of meat coupons a month. Besides being able to buy two jin of meat, I will try to get more meat. Don't worry."
Sun Xiaoyu smiled shyly at her and said, "It's okay. Two pounds of meat a month is not a small amount. We used to eat meat only twice a year."
"That's why you're so thin; you need to eat more."
Ji Xia smiled generously: "I have a salary every month, which is enough for three people to eat, so don't worry."
Sun Xiaoyu watched her retreating figure in silence. Her grandfather hadn't misjudged them; these two had more conscience than they had imagined.
While eating breakfast, Ji Xia repeated what she had said to Sun Xiaoyu that morning to the old man.
The old man chuckled and said, "I trust you. The most important thing is to find my daughter and send me a message."
After breakfast, the grandmother and grandson went back to their room to write letters, and Ji Xia pulled Chen Jing aside.
Chen Jing grinned excitedly, and then saw Ji Xia hand him thirty yuan.
"What do you mean?" Chen Jing's face darkened, and he looked at her with a hint of grievance in his eyes.
Ji Xia actually understood his look and explained, "We're out of food at home, so I'm asking you to help me get some."
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