Chapter 617 Gold Brick
"Then let's put these things aside for now. If there's any news from the capital in a few days, we can come back and take a look at these things."
Wan Laoer had been busy all day and was a little tired. He had some snacks at noon to fill his stomach and was hungry now.
"Daddy, I want to see what's in there?" Fubao was very curious. Although it was just some junk, she still wanted to take a look. What if she could find some clues herself?
"Okay, take a look. Daddy will tell you. I spent one thousand taels of silver to buy all these things. That family knelt down and kowtowed to me. If I hadn't moved my things and left, they would have invited me to stay for a meal and a night. But their family is really poor. There is only one sick old woman in the family, and the rest are all men. We live in a small house, and our life is even harder than before we were exiled. At least your grandmother found wives for all four of us brothers."
Wan Laoer was filled with emotion as he spoke, and he also knew how difficult it was for his mother at the time.
Fubao had never experienced such a period. As far as she could remember, she seemed to have never been short of food or clothing. She had never even worn patched clothes. She usually had at least eggs for one meal and meat once every three days at most.
Fubao’s experience and feelings about what Wan Laoer said were not as deep as his, but Wan Quan could feel it. After all, he also had a hard time when he was young.
"Second Uncle--" Wan Quan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.
Fubao was already standing next to the boxes.
"Sister Banxia, could you please help me open this box?"
Fubao pointed at a box in front of him and turned to Banxia.
"Yes, ma'am."
Banxia walked up to Fubao and easily opened the lid of the box, revealing the wooden box inside.
Fubao can see what's inside the box, but she can't see the bottom because she is not tall enough.
"Sister Banxia, can you take out an object so I can take a closer look?"
Banxia picked up a vase at random. It looked like a plum vase, but she couldn't tell what dynasty it was from, let alone its workmanship.
Fubao could only feel that this bottle should be a good item. She could see the golden light on it, which represented wealth, but outsiders only saw a broken bottle covered with rust.
Fubao put the bottle on the ground, and then asked Banxia to take out everything inside and put it on the ground.
"My dear, everything here is the same. I have checked them all. These things are worthless. Did you make a mistake this time?"
Fubao didn't say anything and his eyes never left the box.
After Banxia took out all the things, Fubao found that the box was still shining with dazzling light. Fubao felt a little strange. She remembered that when she was in Jubaozhai today, the box that the uncle sold to the shopkeeper was only glowing with a faint golden light, which was far less rich than the golden light of this box. Could it be that the material of this box was different?
"Sister Banxia, please move the boxes out as well."
Banxia nodded. She bent down and tried to pull the wooden box inside the iron box, but it didn't move at the first try. She thought it was just an empty box, so she didn't use too much force, so the box didn't move at all and remained in the iron box.
Fubao also discovered the problem.
"Sister Baizhi, go and help."
Banxia raised her hand to stop him, "No, I can do it."
Banxia was mentally prepared this time. She gritted her teeth and used her internal strength to pull the box out.
As soon as Banxia felt the box, she knew there was something strange about it.
"Miss, this box is strange. It is much heavier than ordinary boxes."
Banxia put the box on the ground, and several people stood in a circle around the box.
Wan Quan walked forward and opened the lid of the box. It was empty inside at this time, but he soon discovered the problem. The bottom of the box seemed to be a little different. From the outside, the bottom of the box was obviously higher than the inside, which meant that the bottom of the box was empty and there was a layer.
Wan Quan squatted down, leaned half of his body inside, and gently knocked on the bottom of the box.
"Dong Dong"
"There is an echo. The bottom of this box is empty."
Everyone nervously moved closer.
"Baizhi, bring the light and look carefully. There must be a mechanism in this box that can open the interlayer."
"Yes, General."
Baizhi brought a few lamps and gave one to Wanquan. The others also took one, and the area around the box suddenly became as bright as day.
Fubao also wanted to go forward and take a look, but she was small and couldn't see clearly inside.
But she knew that there must be good stuff underneath. She had just taken a close look at the material of the box and it was the same as the one the shopkeeper bought. That meant there was nothing wrong with the box, and that must be the stuff at the bottom of the box.
Wan Laoer also held his breath. He didn't know why, but his heart was pounding. His intuition told him that his daughter must have made a big fortune again this time.
As time passed, Wan Quan finally found something as thin as a hair in the gap at the bottom of the box. He pulled it hard, and a crisp "click" sound came from inside.
“It’s open!”
Banxia shouted in surprise.
Wan Quan quickly raised his head and looked inside, Wan Laoer also leaned over, and Fubao also stood on tiptoe, putting his little hands on the mouth of the box and looking inside.
Wan Quan gently lifted the bottom layer of the box with his hands, and a golden light almost blinded several people's eyes.
"Wow, it's gold, lots of gold."
Bai Zhi was so excited that she almost dropped the lamp in her hand. Fortunately, she kept her hand steady. However, she covered her mouth excitedly, fearing that she would be too excited and scream again. There were only a few of them in the room, and Wanquan had already sent everyone else out.
Fubao was relieved then, and she said that it was impossible for the box to emit such a strong golden light for no reason. It turned out that there was something hidden in the box.
"Oh my God, this golden light almost blinded Dad. How much gold is this? I have never seen so much money in my life."
Wan Laoer squatted down excitedly, reached out and took out a gold brick.
That’s right, there are two layers of gold bricks inside, no wonder the box is so heavy.
After they were excited, they looked at the other boxes at the same time. An even more exciting idea flashed through their minds at the same time. Could it be that the same thing was happening in the other boxes?
Fubao couldn't tell for a moment, because she knew that the things in the box were all good things. If she didn't take the things out, she wouldn't be able to tell whether there were gold bricks under the box.
The others also shifted their gaze to Fubao at the same time and looked at her.
"Why don't you open the other boxes and have a look? Maybe there's something there, too?"
Fubao couldn't bear the pressure of so many eyes and spoke softly.
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