The person who shouted was Zhu Zi.
He held up his hoe and looked at the ground beneath his feet, a puzzled expression on his face. "Brother Weidong, it looks like there's a jar buried underground. Can you come and take a look?"
He muttered to himself, "It's strange that it didn't break after that shovel strike."
Upon hearing this, everyone rushed over.
A small ceramic jar, about half the size of a palm, was exposed underground, with the rest buried in the soil. It was impossible to tell what it was for the time being.
The crowd immediately started discussing it.
"Could this be a treasure buried by someone?"
“Back then, many landlords and wealthy people were going to be criticized and their money was confiscated. So some people buried their gold bars and jewelry and planned to dig them up later.”
"If that's the case, Wei Dong will really make a fortune."
"Quickly dig it out and see what's inside!"
Everyone was more excited than the last.
Li Weidong also laughed.
He had been waiting for this day ever since he learned before the Lunar New Year that Hu Zi was going to mortgage his homestead.
If it weren't for the Chinese New Year, we would have dug it up long ago.
Just then, a cold snort rang out.
"What treasure? If there were really a treasure, would this land have been left barren?"
Tiger said with a sneer, "Think about it yourselves, what was this place before? It was a temple!"
"And then what happened?"
He argued vehemently, "The temple is abandoned! If there were truly treasures underground, would even the gods be unable to keep them? In my opinion..."
Tiger deliberately drew out his words, and seeing that everyone was looking at him, he said smugly, "Who knows what kind of evil stuff is in this jar!"
Someone immediately retorted, "What weird stuff? Tiger, don't scare people like that!"
Who did I scare?
Tiger glared at them: "Tell me, is what I'm saying reasonable or not?"
"Those witchcraft and curses, aren't they all about burying things underground and then making the whole area unsafe?"
"And besides, whoever touches this stuff is basically doomed!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed immediately, and they all took several steps back in unison.
Zhu Zi was so frightened that he dropped the hoe he was holding.
People in rural areas are mostly superstitious, and they especially believe in things related to that aspect of life.
Tiger's words have truly frightened everyone.
Tiger looked at Li Weidong smugly: "Li Weidong, you dug up something dirty on your land. You've probably angered those things. Now you're in for trouble!"
Zhao Xiulian turned pale with fright and couldn't help but ask, "Weidong, what should we do?"
"What do you mean, 'what to do'? Just do what needs to be done!"
Li Weidong shrugged, looked around at everyone, and finally his gaze fell on Hu Zi: "We've been reforming and opening up for so many years, and the great man has always said that feudal superstition is unacceptable."
"You immediately accuse someone of witchcraft and sorcery just because there's a jar in the field? What, did the winds of reform and opening up not reach you, leaving you, this feudal remnant, behind?"
Laughter erupted from the crowd.
Tiger's face turned pale and then red.
Before he could speak, Li Weidong bent down, picked up the hoe from the pillar, and walked to the jar: "I don't believe in any superstitions. We'll find out what's in this jar once we dig it out."
After saying that, he picked up the hoe and started digging.
Everyone was curious, but Tiger's words had instilled fear in them, so no one dared to approach and they only watched from a distance.
Wang Dahua couldn't help but mutter, "Tiger, what if this really is a treasure..."
"impossible!"
Tiger said with absolute certainty: "Who is Li Weidong? How come he gets all the good things in the world?"
"There's definitely nothing good in this jar!"
Li Weidong heard this but didn't care at all, continuing to dig in the soil.
We had already dug up part of the pillar, so digging it up again was quite easy.
Soon, the entire jar was dug up.
Li Weidong brushed the dirt off the jar and prepared to pry open the seal.
Tiger immediately said in a strange voice, "Everyone be careful!"
"Who knows what kind of evil things are sealed inside this jar? If Li Weidong opens the jar and releases what's inside, he won't be the only one who'll be in trouble!"
The crowd took a few steps back.
Zhao Xiulian tensed up: "Weidong, maybe..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Weidong had already opened the jar.
Nothing happened.
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
Li Weidong glanced inside and laughed.
A large jar full of silver dollars.
And the topmost Yuan Shikai silver dollar mother coin.
Putting aside the silver dollars, this Yuan Shikai silver dollar mother coin is a valuable item, worth at least several hundred thousand.
"Wei Dong, what's in here...?"
Li Baotian tentatively began to speak.
Li Weidong said, "Didn't I say that after so many years of reform and opening up, feudal superstition is unacceptable?"
"There must be something good in here!"
As he spoke, he turned the jar over and, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, hid the Yuan Shikai silver dollar in his sleeve.
With a loud splash, countless copper coins poured out.
In an instant, a collective gasp filled the air.
"My goodness, this is such a treasure!"
"So many silver dollars, how much are they worth?"
"These things would be considered genuine antiques and treasures nowadays. I've heard that there are people who specialize in collecting these things, and they're very expensive!"
"Look at this, it really is a treasure buried by a wealthy landlord!"
"Wei Dong said this land was a geomantically auspicious site, and I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems to be true."
"Wei Dong is truly blessed!"
For a time, countless voices of envy and jealousy filled the air.
Tiger's expression changed.
He stared intently at the silver coins scattered on the ground, his eyes burning with hatred: "Li Weidong! These are mine!"
"Give it back to me!"
He was about to rush over and grab it when he said that.
Zhu Zi strode forward and blocked his way: "Pah! What do you mean 'yours'? This is my brother Wei Dong's land, what does it have to do with you?"
Tiger was even angrier: "This land originally belonged to me!"
"But it's mine now!"
Li Weidong smiled and said, "You urged me to change the name on the land deed before the New Year, have you forgotten?"
Tiger couldn't catch his breath and almost passed out.
Wang Dahua and Zhao Shunqiang were also very angry.
Such a large jar of silver dollars, how much money must it be worth!
These originally belonged to his family!
If you exchange the money, will you still have to worry about not being able to pay back the debts you owed before?
Now look what's happened, it's all become that little bastard Li Weidong's...
Wang Dahua was furious and pointed at Li Weidong, yelling, "Even if your name is on the land deed, this land originally belonged to my family!"
"The things buried inside definitely belong to my family."
"You little beast, these things belong to our family, give them back!"
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