Chapter 241: Digging Out Gold Ingots
Wan Laoer quickly went to find a small wooden stick to poke.
After the dust on the surface was poked clean, the true appearance inside was finally revealed. It was indeed a gold ingot. Most of the ingot was buried in the soil, with only a shallow corner exposed above the ground.
Wan Laoer wanted to pry the ingots out with a wooden stick, but he found that the soil on the ground was very solid and could not be pried out at all, so he had to use a shovel to dig.
But the auspicious time was approaching, and Wan Laoer had no time to dig. He was also afraid that when guests came, there would be a lot of people moving around, and if they were discovered and pried open the tomb, it would be over.
Wan Lao Er immediately stood up and said to Wan Wen, "Wen'er, go find your grandmother and tell her quietly, don't tell anyone, I need to take your sister away quickly, I'll leave this place to you guys."
Wan Wen seemed to be given a great mission. He nodded solemnly, looked at Wan Laoer's back as he hurried away, turned and looked at Wan Shuang. Wan Shuang was older than Wan Wen and had been trained in the shop for half a year. He must be more cautious than Wan Wen.
"Wen'er, go tell grandma, I'm here to watch over you, don't worry."
Wan Wen nodded and ran into the house.
Old Mrs. Wan was talking to Zhao, and there were a few strange women in the room. Wan Wen didn't know them, but he thought they were just neighbors.
Wan Wen immediately slowed down his pace, calmed himself down, and then walked in.
Wan Wen studied with the teacher for a month and learned the etiquette. As soon as he entered the door, he greeted all the guests, aunts and ladies, and received praise from everyone in the room.
Old Mrs. Wan also looked proud. It seems that reading is indeed beneficial.
After Wan Wen bowed, he said to Old Lady Wan, "Grandma, my father asked you to leave for a while. There are women in the room and he can't come in. He has something to ask you."
Old Lady Wan looked around at the women in the room, and Zhao said quickly, "Aunt, go ahead. I'll entertain you here first."
Old Mrs. Wan looked at Zhao with gratitude. Second Sister-in-law Wan also followed Old Mrs. Wan out. Third Sister-in-law Wan and the female relatives who were entertained by Liu and Zhao were also in the room.
As soon as Old Lady Wan came out, Wan Wen pulled her toward the rockery in the yard.
"Wen'er, didn't you say your father was looking for me? Where are you going? Why are you walking so fast?"
Wan Ersao also noticed that something was wrong with Wan Wen, and immediately followed him quickly, but did not dare to say anything. She thought that something must have happened, so Wan Wen sent Old Lady Wan out.
"Grandma, it's not my dad. We are the ones who came to find you. There's something good going on. Go and have a look."
Wan Wen was afraid that Old Lady Wan would fall, so he slowed down his pace.
Wan Ersao was young and walked fast. She followed Wan Wen and asked anxiously, "Wen'er, what happened?"
"Mom, my sister found gold in the rockery, but Dad was busy and didn't have time to get it out, so we asked grandma to come over and not to tell anyone."
Wan Ersao breathed hard. Oh my god, gold was found again? All the money in the family was used to marry the eldest brother Wan, and the old lady Wan only had a dozen taels of money left. If gold was found, it would make people feel at ease.
After hearing this, Old Mrs. Wan didn't say anything, but her little feet almost left a shadow, and she had already surpassed Wan Wen and ran towards the rockery.
Wan Wen was a little surprised. Looking at the anxious back of Old Lady Wan, he had only one thought in his mind: money can indeed cure all diseases.
As soon as Old Lady Wan climbed up the rockery, she saw several children standing ready, guarding a small pit with their backs to each other.
When the children saw Old Lady Wan coming, they immediately dispersed, revealing the small pit behind them.
"Grandma, you're here. Look, there's a little gold ingot."
Following the guidance of her grandchildren, Old Mrs. Wan saw a golden ingot and was extremely excited.
"Wan Shuang, you are the boss, don't make any noise, just go get a shovel."
Wan Ersao also leaned over to take a look. Although it was not her first time seeing gold, it was her first time seeing gold ingots. She was so excited that she almost crushed her hand.
Wan Shuang responded and ran away quickly.
Old Mrs. Wan was afraid that if it was out for too long, it would arouse suspicion, so she said to Second Sister Wan, "Second Wife, I'll leave this to you. When you dig it out, quickly find a place to hide it. There are so many people at home today, and it's easy for trouble to happen. I'm going to go back first. Hide the money and come back later."
Wan Ersao nodded, and Old Mrs. Wan forced herself to calm down and went back into the house, but her heart was still on the rockery, and she was absent-minded when greeting people.
Wan Shuang quickly brought a shovel, but Wan Ersao did not take it. Instead, she asked Wan Shuang to go in and dig. Wan Shuang was thin and small, so it was easier for her to get in and move more conveniently than her.
Wan Shuang squatted on the ground and started digging easily, but he was very careful for fear of touching the gold ingots and damaging them.
With the help of the shovel, the gold ingot was finally dug out. Wan Shuang quickly wiped the dust off it with his sleeve and handed it to Wan Ersao.
Wan Ersao took it with joy, only to see that the gold ingot weighed ten taels, which was equivalent to one hundred taels of silver.
Wan Ersao quickly asked Wan Shuang to continue digging to see if there was anything missing.
Wan Shuang was afraid that something had been missed, so he dug down a few more times, but found nothing.
"Alright, quickly cover it up with soil, don't let anyone find out anything. You guys, keep your mouths shut, do you hear me?"
After giving detailed instructions to the children, Wan Ersao went back with the gold ingots in her pocket.
But when she returned to her residence, she felt a little embarrassed. This was one hundred taels of silver, and she felt it would not be safe anywhere she put it. Finally, Wan Ersao put the gold ingot together with her own money, locked the box, and then turned around to look for Old Lady Wan.
At dusk, the bridal sedan finally arrived. Boss Wan rode a tall horse and wore a red flower on his body. The most eye-catching person was not the groom, but a little girl sitting in front of him.
Little Fubao was being held in Boss Wan's arms. He looked left and right with a happy face, watching the crowd below pointing at them and talking. There was music and drums along the way. Little Fubao didn't hear clearly what everyone was talking about, but just looking at the smiles on everyone's faces, little Fubao thought that everyone was happy for his uncle to marry his aunt, so he smiled back at everyone.
This smile immediately gave the onlookers different ideas.
"Look at the little girl in the groom's arms. Doesn't she look like a New Year picture doll?"
"To me, he looks more like the money-giving boy under the seat of Guanyin."
"No wonder this family is getting married with a little girl in their arms. This really opened my eyes. In my old age, this is the first time I've seen someone getting married with a child in their arms."
"Keep your voice down. This is the county magistrate's sister. Can she be treated like an ordinary person?"
"I heard it's her second marriage. Luckily she's the county magistrate's sister, otherwise, who would hold such a grand second marriage in an ordinary family? It's so ridiculous."
"I said, are you going to die? Didn't you see who was following the sedan chair?"
"That's...that's the county magistrate?"
Shen Jinyuan personally sent his eldest sister off to get married, which made up for his regret.
"Look, is the county magistrate marrying off his sister or his daughter? The dowry is really huge."
"It's enough for food and drink even if I don't move for the rest of my life."
Speaking of Shen's dowry, even Shen herself was shocked. She only knew that her brother had not had an easy life in recent years, but she didn't know that Shen Jinyuan had also accumulated a lot of wealth in the capital over the years. This time when she got married, the dowry list alone was a thick stack.
Shen wanted to refuse, but Shen Jinyuan forced it on her, saying that this was compensation for the suffering she had endured over the years.
The newlyweds haven't entered the house yet, but the dowry has already come in. The county magistrate is marrying off his sister. This is the busiest day in the whole county. The entrance of the Wan family's house is crowded with people watching the fun. Everyone is watching the dowries coming into the house with envy.
Because the county magistrate was personally sending off the bride, the number of guests who came to the Wan family to give gifts was dozens of times more than originally expected, and Old Mrs. Wan was panicked for a moment.
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