Chapter 37 You are really my mother's lucky star
There was nothing around the entire ruined temple, except for the tall wormwood that was dim in the moonlight, which looked a bit eerie and scary.
Wan Ersao hurriedly walked back and squatted down, holding little Fubao with one hand and placing her on her thigh, and with the other hand she picked up a wooden stick and poked the soil around the silver light.
Because of Xiao Fubao's pee, the soil became soft. Wan Ersao exerted a little force and a layer of soil was lifted up.
The silver object under the soil was fully revealed. Wan Ersao took a closer look and said, "Silver?!"
Her face was filled with astonishment and her heart was pounding.
She took a look at Xiao Fubao and couldn't help but kiss him on the face and hugged him tightly.
"My dear daughter, you are really my lucky star."
Little Fubao felt very happy when Mrs. Wan Er kissed her, because she knew that this was the adults expressing their love for her.
Then, Xiao Fubao hugged Wan Ersao's neck tightly, kissed her on the face, and said in a baby voice, "Mom——"
Wan Ersao's heart was melted, and she secretly swore in her heart that she must let little Fubao live a good life.
Wan Ersao looked around vigilantly and found that no one had come out of the dilapidated temple, not even the soldiers.
This is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wan Ersao.
Wan Ersao immediately lowered her head and pried out the silver ingot.
This ingot actually weighed ten taels! Wan Ersao didn't have time to take a closer look and quickly stuffed it into her arms.
Wan Ersao hurriedly looked down again and found that there was something under the silver ingot. She continued to dig down and after some effort she finally dug out a bag.
The bag was styled like a man's purse and the material looked very expensive.
She opened the bag carefully, and there were a few golden leaves inside, sparkling in the moonlight.
Wan Ersao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.
She took out the gold leaves tremblingly and quickly buried the bag back.
Then she hurried back to the dilapidated temple at great speed.
Mrs. Wan came to Old Lady Wan and sat down on the ground, too nervous to speak.
There was no shelter in the ruined temple. The officers and soldiers lit a large fire in the middle, and everything that happened in the ruined temple could be seen clearly by everyone.
Old Mrs. Wan took out food and prepared to distribute it to everyone.
However, when she looked around, everyone was eating steamed buns.
Her family had just been given steamed corn bread, but she was a little timid and didn't dare to try it easily.
Wan Xingmo observed carefully along the way and found that these officers and soldiers seemed unaware of Zhou Qiang's dirty deeds and were probably not in the same group with Zhou Qiang.
So, he came to Old Lady Wan and said softly, "Grandma Wan, there should be a county town ahead. Do you want to go in and buy some things?"
Mrs. Wan's eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at Wan Xingmo in surprise and asked, "Can prisoners like us really go in? Didn't they say we can't enter the town?"
Wan Xingmo whispered back, "Grandma Wan, as long as we bribe the soldiers, we'll have a chance to get in. After we pass the mountain ahead, the climate will change drastically, the wind and sand will become more violent, and the temperature will drop dramatically. I'm worried that your bodies won't be able to handle it."
Old Lady Wan was embarrassed: "But we are all country folks, how can we bribe the soldiers? You know, I only have that one ginseng, and I was hoping to find a place to sell it when I got to the border, and get some money to settle down! I can't just give it to the soldiers now, right?"
Wan Xingmo patiently explained, "No, we still have a lot of dried meat. Grandma Wan can take a bag to the official."
Old Mrs. Wan understood instantly and quickly took out two bags of dried meat.
As long as she can bribe successfully, she can go to the city tomorrow to buy some rice, flour, etc., and little Fubao can eat more nutritiously.
Wan Xingmo knew very well that Old Lady Wan was an efficient person, so he walked towards the officials who were gathered together eating steamed buns, carrying some dried meat.
"Sir, this is a small gift from us to satisfy your hunger." Wan Xingmo handed the two bags of dried meat to Li Zuo.
Li Zuo took a look and took it without thinking.
Wan Xingmo did not leave, but squatted down and said, "Sir, are we going to pass through the county town tomorrow? Can we send two people to follow you to buy some supplies? Don't worry, you will definitely get the benefits."
After saying that, Wan Xingmo quietly put the jade pendant that he had been hiding on his body into Li Zuo's hand.
Li Zuo pinched the jade pendant. This is top-quality material! It feels soft and smooth, and the jade is delicate.
"Okay, but only two people can go. Go back and discuss who should go. We only have one hour to buy things."
Wan Xingmo nodded and thanked him: "Yes, thank you, sir."
Wan Xingmo returned to the crowd and conveyed Li Zuo's words.
When Old Lady Wan heard this, she slapped her thigh in excitement and said with a low voice, "I never thought that our two bags of dried meat could be exchanged for the opportunity to enter the city. If we had known this, we should have exchanged it a long time ago."
Wan Jinshu glanced at his son, moved his lips, but ultimately said nothing.
He knew in his heart that the officers and soldiers would never allow them to enter the city just because of two bags of dried meat, but he didn't know what benefits his son had given to the officers and soldiers.
Finally, Old Lady Wan decided to let Second Wan and Wan Xingmo go together. After the people entering the city were confirmed, everyone began to prepare to rest.
The Wan family had already spread out bedding, and although the temple was shabby and dilapidated, it could at least provide shelter from the wind and rain.
When everyone had fallen asleep, Mrs. Wan Er got up quietly and gently woke up Mrs. Wan.
"Mom, wake up." The voice of Wan Ersao was as soft as a mosquito or fly, ringing in the ears of Old Mrs. Wan.
As soon as Mrs. Wan closed her eyes, she was gently awakened by Mrs. Wan's second wife, but she did not say anything. She just turned over and asked in a low voice: "Second wife, it's so late, what's the matter?"
Old Mrs. Wan knew very well that Mrs. Wan would never come to see her in the middle of the night unless she had something important to do.
Mrs. Wan Er looked around and heard the old lady snoring loudly. She quickly took out the money in her arms and handed it to Mrs. Wan.
"Mom, look what this is?" The silver ingot in Wan Ersao's hand flickered faintly in the darkness, and the few gold leaves were like golden petals, emitting an alluring glow.
When Old Mrs. Wan saw the silver and gold leaves in Wan Ersao’s hand, she immediately lost all sleepiness.
"Where did you get this from?" Old Mrs. Wan didn't dare to speak, and could only lower her voice, as if the sound was squeezed out from the crack in the ground.
Wan Ersao whispered the whole story of how the silver was discovered.
Old Mrs. Wan cast her gaze towards Xiao Fubao, and secretly sighed in her heart that this child was simply the lucky star of their family, and she must treat him well and not neglect him in the slightest.
Mrs. Wan did not accept the silver, but pushed it back to Wan Ersao, whispering, "The second son will go to the county town to do some shopping tomorrow. You should find a chance to quietly give the silver to him, so as not to arouse the covetousness of others."
Wan Ersao nodded and carefully put the silver back into her arms.
"Okay, go to sleep, and remember to take good care of little Fubao."
"Oh, I know, mom." Mrs. Wan Er returned to Xiao Fubao and lay down gently.
Another hour passed, and there was no other sound in the temple except snoring. Mrs. Wan slowly sat up like a ghost.
Her eyes fell directly on the position of Old Lady Wan.
There, only a few steps away from her.
She got up quietly, and like a cat, tiptoed to Old Lady Wan's side in the firelight, and reached her hand into the bag in her hand.
Today she clearly saw Old Lady Wan stuff the ginseng into her bag, a bag she never leaves behind.
This was not the first time that Mrs. Wan had committed theft. When she was in Yangliu Village, she had stolen eggs from home countless times.
So she was a habitual thief. Even if she was caught, at most she would be beaten up by Old Lady Wan, but she thought she was very resistant to beatings.
She thought about it all day on the way and felt that even if she stole the ginseng, Old Lady Wan would not dare to kill her. At most, she would beat her up. However, compared with the whips of the officers and soldiers, she felt that Old Lady Wan's worn-out shoes were just like a tickle.
Mrs. Wan had already prepared herself mentally and was gradually becoming bolder.
She held her breath, her heart beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her throat, and she carefully pulled the bag out of Old Lady Wan's hands bit by bit.
Just when the bundle was about to slip out of Old Lady Wan's hands, she suddenly turned over.
Mrs. Wan was so frightened that she immediately lay on the ground, not daring to move at all.
Old Mrs. Wan habitually touched her bag and found it was still beside her, so she hugged it in her arms.
Mrs. Wan raised her head and saw that the bag that was about to be in her hands was taken back into the arms of Old Lady Wan. All her previous efforts were instantly gone.
Thinking of the torture she had endured along the way, the Wan family ignored her and Old Lady Wan didn't treat her well either.
Mrs. Wan suddenly became furious and decided to just go for broke and grab the ginseng. As long as she could swallow it, it would be hers. After all, she had never tasted ginseng in her life!
Anyway, Old Lady Wan doesn't dare to kill her because she has her three sons backing her up!
After thinking it through, Mrs. Wan snatched the bundle from Old Lady Wan's arms like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
Old Mrs. Wan felt a sense of emptiness in her chest. She immediately opened her eyes, and her originally cloudy eyes were now sparkling with brilliance.
She sat up from the mattress like a spring, and saw that Mrs. Wan had already shaken open the bundle and grabbed the ginseng wrapped in red cloth inside.
Old Mrs. Wan was so angry that she was shaking all over like a sieve. Without saying a word, she took off her worn-out shoes and threw them at Mrs. Wan.
Mrs. Wan didn't care and pounced on Old Lady Wan like a hungry wolf, pressing her to the ground.
She pinched Mrs. Wan's neck with one hand and took the ginseng with the other hand and stuffed it into her mouth desperately.
Old Mrs. Wan was no match for Mrs. Wan and she couldn't move after struggling for a few times.
Her neck was still being strangled by Mrs. Wan, and her breathing became increasingly difficult. Her face began to turn pale, and her legs kept flapping.
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