Chapter 7: Making a Fortune in Quiet Places
The shadows of the trees danced and the night breeze blew.
Wan Laoer picked up the gold bracelet on the ground in disbelief and examined it carefully in the moonlight.
He put it back into his mouth and bit it hard. Wan Laoer touched the two teeth marks on the gold bracelet and smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed.
He stuffed the gold bracelet into his arms like a thief, looked around, and saw that everyone was sleeping soundly, even the officers and soldiers were dozing off.
He immediately bent over and tiptoed back to his bed. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep for half the night and kept his eyes open until dawn.
Wan Er's wife woke up early and found that there was a dark circle under Wan Laoer's eyes. She was so scared that she hurriedly asked Wan Laoer.
"Boss, what's wrong with you? Why are your eyes so dark? Did you steal last night?"
Wan Laoer covered Wan Ersao's mouth and pulled her to a remote place.
Because Wan Ersao is usually the first one to get up in the family, the Wan family members have not woken up yet.
Wan Ersao was extremely panicked. She pulled Wan Laoer's hand away and whispered, "Boss, what are you doing? Why are you talking nonsense?
If someone sees you, they will think you have done something shameful? You...”
Wan Ersao's words were blocked by the gold bracelet that Wan Laoer took out.
Wan Ersao covered her mouth in disbelief, her eyes wide open, as if they were glued to the bracelet and she couldn't look away.
"Boss, are you really going to be a thief?"
Wan Ersao was terrified and her heart was in turmoil.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I found it. I was woken up by the urge to pee last night, so I went to the bushes to pee and saw it shining golden on the ground. I didn't sleep for half the night after I found it. Look at the dark circles under my eyes."
When Wan Er's wife heard this, she reached out and took the gold bracelet. She saw two teeth marks on it and realized that it was caused by Wan Laoer. She held it in her hand and looked at it again and again. It was like a dream.
"Boss, how much do you think this bracelet is worth? I have never seen such a big gold bracelet in my life. My God, we are rich."
When Wan Lao Er heard the noise of someone in the Wan family getting up, he quickly stuffed the gold bracelet into Wan Er's wife's arms.
"Someone has woken up. I won't say any more. Wife, you can secretly give the gold bracelet to mother later. I'm going to catch up on some sleep first."
Wan Lao Er gave Wan Ersao some instructions and immediately ran away. He had rested for half a day yesterday and must rush back today. He probably won't have any rest.
Now it was Wan Ersao's turn to be nervous. She felt like she was holding a hot potato in her arms, not a gold bracelet, and was afraid that she would lose it in these few steps.
"Second sister-in-law, why didn't I see you? So you two ran off over there?"
Wan San's wife first saw Wan Lao Er coming back with dark circles under his eyes, and then saw Wan Er's wife following behind him, and she couldn't help but think something wrong.
When Second Sister Wan saw Third Sister Wan making faces, she felt so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. However, she couldn't explain much, so she could only smile awkwardly and lower her head and quickly walked towards Old Lady Wan.
Mrs. Wan San thought that Mrs. Wan Er was shy, so she laughed softly a few times and went to the stream to fetch water.
Old Mrs. Wan had already woken up and was leaning against a big tree, pounding her arms. She was old, and after sleeping outside all night, she felt uncomfortable in the morning.
Wan Ersao glanced at the others. They were all still asleep. It was just slightly light outside. Only one of the officials was taking a nap. The other one had gone somewhere. She guessed he had gone to the bathroom.
"Mom, what do you think this is?"
Wan Ersao squatted beside Old Lady Wan, quickly stuffed the gold bracelet in her arms into Old Lady Wan's hand, and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Old Mrs. Wan was feeling a little dizzy when her second daughter-in-law suddenly stuffed something heavy into her mouth. She looked down and found it was a gold bracelet!
Old Mrs. Wan's unclear mind immediately came to her senses. She suddenly looked around and when she saw that no one was paying attention, she calmly put the gold bracelet into her arms.
"Second daughter-in-law, where did this come from?"
After hiding the gold bracelet, Old Lady Wan began to ask.
"Mom, the child's father got up last night to pick it up."
After hearing this, Old Mrs. Wan couldn't help but glance at little Fubao who was sleeping soundly.
At this time, little Fubao was seen blowing bubbles and sleeping on the mattress with his face up in a spread-eagle position.
The chubby, white and tender little feet are exposed outside the quilt, and the round and small toes make people want to kiss them.
Old Mrs. Wan quickly reached out and covered little Fubao with the quilt.
"Second brother's wife, let me remind you again, this girl is not ordinary, you have to take good care of her, she is our Wan family's lucky star, just know this.
As the saying goes, wealth should not be shown off, and this blessing is the same. We just need to make a fortune quietly, without showing off to everyone. This is also to protect the little blessing, understand?"
Wan Ersao nodded immediately, "Mom, I understand. Don't worry, I understand everything. From now on, Xiao Fubao will be an ordinary child. Only the two of us know it."
Old Mrs. Wan nodded with satisfaction.
“Hurry up and help your third brother’s wife prepare breakfast, and also prepare enough water.
We must travel all day today, so don’t let little Fubao get thirsty or hungry.
In addition, leave all the eggs from yesterday for Xiao Fubao, and the fourth son’s wife will eat dried meat.
I will explain it to her in person later. She is an adult and is easy to digest. Fubaoer is too young and needs to eat soft food. "
"Okay, I'll go prepare food for Fu Baoer on the way."
Mrs. Wan Er felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey. Her little Fubao was truly the reincarnation of the little lucky star.
After Wan Ersao left, Old Mrs. Wan touched the gold bracelet on her chest and felt more confident.
Ever since Wan Laosi got married, the family still owed two taels of silver to a fellow villager.
Until the family was exiled a month ago, the Wan family had no money to pay off their foreign debts, so they had to use the courtyard to pay off the debt, since they would not need it in the future anyway.
It can be said that the Wan family was penniless when they were exiled, and only had two bags of cornmeal to sustain them until yesterday.
Now that I suddenly have a big gold bracelet, I will be able to gain a foothold as soon as possible even if I am exiled to the place of exile.
Old Mrs. Wan was suddenly full of hope for the originally bleak future. She knew that all this was brought by little Fubao.
The family hurriedly ate breakfast and were then driven on the road by the soldiers.
Boss Wan had an injury on his back, so the task of carrying Old Lady Wan was given to the other three brothers of the Wan family.
Wan Ersao held little Fubao in her arms all the way.
Miraculously, the officers and soldiers today did not urge us to walk faster.
I don’t know if it’s because Yongzi’s leg hasn’t healed yet, but the soldiers didn’t walk very fast anyway.
It is almost September now, and the remaining power of the autumn heat has made it miserable for thousands of families to travel.
The dirt road, which had not rained for half a month, was cracked by the scorching sun, and the leaves on the roadside gradually turned yellow and drooped, looking lifeless.
At noon, the foreheads of the Wan family members were covered with dense beads of sweat, which gathered into bean-sized beads of sweat that flowed down their cheeks, dripped onto their lapels, and soaked a large area.
Little Fubao's face was also red from the sun, and he was lying listlessly on Wan Ersao's back.
Wan Ersao tied little Fubao to her back with a torn bed sheet so that he would be more comfortable and she would not be too tired.
The Wan family's children also looked listless and needed help from adults from time to time. The youngest, Wan Hu, was only five years old. After walking for a whole morning, the little boy was really exhausted.
Mrs. Wan San and Mr. Wan Lao San took turns carrying the bag for a distance, so they didn't fall behind.
The officers and soldiers would curse from time to time, "This is such a damned bad weather, there's not even a breath of wind, it's so hot it makes people feel creepy."
At this time, the group was walking on the official road, but there was a steep mountain next to the road. The mountain seemed to be split in half by an axe, standing straight next to the official road, and the top of the mountain could not be seen.
All you can see are large exposed rocks, with a few scattered trees growing in the cracks between the rocks and extending outward.
Little Fubao suddenly became naughty and kicked around Wan Ersao.
"Fubaoer, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Wan Ersao stopped immediately, quickly untied the bed sheet, put Fu Baoer down, and held her in her arms again.
Although Fubaoer is one year old, he still can't walk and can only crawl.
"Cool--stinky--cool--"
Little Fubaoer covered his little butt with both hands, his chubby little face was squeezed into a ball, and his eyebrows were twisted like two caterpillars.
His whole body kept squirming in Wan Ersao's arms.
Wan Ersao immediately understood that little Fubao wanted to go to the bathroom. The child loved cleanliness and never wet the bed at night. When he wanted to go to the bathroom, his two short legs would bounce hard, making a loud noise.
"Sir, can you please give me some convenience? This child wants to relieve himself, and you can rest your feet and drink some water."
Wan Ersao immediately took off the kettle hanging from her waist and handed it to Zhu Lao Da.
Boss Zhu glanced at the sun hanging high in the sky. It was noon. He then looked at his good brother Yongzi, whose face was pale and who was obviously struggling.
"Okay, then take a break. Rest here for half an hour. You are not allowed to run around."
After receiving the order from Boss Zhu, the people of the Wan family immediately collapsed to the ground like disabled people with their bones and muscles pulled out, and some even lay on the ground with their legs spread out.
At this moment, a loud "Boom! Boom!" sound suddenly came from the bend a few feet ahead.
The huge noise caused the earth to tremble continuously, and even the place where everyone was resting could clearly feel the violent fluctuations of the ground.
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