Startled, Li Jiabao pounced on Li Xiangdong, quickly removing the feather duster from Li Xiangdong's forehead and rubbing his forehead with his hand.
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all~"
Li Jiabao's sycophantic attempt to salvage the situation: Good heavens, if my second brother gets angry, my butt will swell up again.
The Liangbo brigade still doesn't have electricity, and a few pine torches are stuck in the yard to provide light.
Li Xiangdong chuckled and lightly patted Li Jiabao, then his gaze inadvertently fell on the copper coins under the shuttlecock.
Huh?
"Family treasure!"
Li Jiabao, who was about to sneak away with the shuttlecock, froze. Was he really going to get a beating after all?
"Grandma—"
Li Jiabao and Liu Jiangsu asked for help, and Li Xiangdong nimbly stood up from the recliner and snatched the shuttlecock from Li Jiabao's hand.
By the light of the torch, Li Xiangdong carefully examined the copper coins on the shuttlecock.
This copper coin is round with a square hole. On the obverse, there are five beads arranged in a row, with the four characters "直百五铢" (Zhi Bai Wu Zhu) in seal script. The "五铢" (Wu Zhu) coin is slender, while the "直百" (Zhi Bai) coin is flat. The reverse of the coin has straight lines and a seal script character "为" (Wei) above it.
Li Xiangdong then took over the other people's shuttlecocks and examined them again. They were all worth 150 yuan and in good condition.
The Zhibai Wuzhu was a coin minted by Liu Bei of the Shu Han state during the Three Kingdoms period. The inscription on the coin indicates that one Zhibai Wuzhu coin was worth the same as one hundred Wuzhu coins, making it a high-value, denominated coin.
Liu Bei was also criticized for competing with the people for profit by minting the Zhibai Wuzhu coin.
Due to the lack of casting technology at the time, the Zhibai Wuzhu coins were usually quite crude and were not very valuable even in later generations.
Li Xiangdong returned the shuttlecock to the children and sat down next to Luo Hongkai. "Grandpa, where did the copper coins we used to make the shuttlecock come from?"
Luo Hongkai hasn't been smoking lately because his daughter-in-law is pregnant. He put a piece of houttuynia cordata in his mouth to relieve his boredom. "Oh, that's something I dug up from the mountain before!"
Li Xiangdong's eyebrows twitched. An ancient tomb?
Good heavens, he remembers that Sanxingdui wasn't discovered here!
“A tomb collapsed on the mountain before, and people picked out some copper coins from it. Two days later, the county's archaeological team came to excavate it.”
Luo Hongkai continued.
"Oh~"
Li Xiangdong thought to himself that he had gotten excited for nothing, but this did open up a new idea for him.
Nobody cares about old things like copper coins anymore, but you can come here and hawk antiques (a local expression for selling antiques), maybe you can find a bargain.
Li Xiangdong was a very efficient person. The next day, the entire Liangbo Brigade knew that Li Xiangdong had come again, and this time he was spending money to collect copper coins, porcelain bottles, earthenware jars and the like.
What is this silly God of Wealth up to now? Everyone wondered as they searched through their belongings.
They basically didn't experience the "Destroy the Four Olds" movement here, mainly because they were poor and there wasn't much to destroy.
But as for copper coins and copper plates, what household doesn't have them on their bundles, door curtains, or children's shuttlecocks?
So, everyone came over with copper coins in their pockets, bottles and jars in their hands, and a father and son carrying a stone trough.
The villagers greeted each other.
"You're here!"
"You're here too?"
"Third brother, bring all your family's eating bowls over here. When you get back, just stand in front of the stove and eat!"
Hahahaha~
"Old Xu! Why did you move the pig trough over here?!"
"Oh my god, it stinks!"
Old Xu told his son to put the pig trough on the ground to catch his breath, and then said to the person next to him, "I've scrubbed it several times, this pig trough is cleaner than your face! Where does it stink? Where does it stink!"
Li Xiangdong hadn't woken up from his afternoon nap when Li Ping and several other children rushed into the house, shouting, "Brother, brother, lots of people are waiting for you outside!"
Li Xiangdong rubbed his eyes, and it took him a while to realize what they meant.
I opened the window and looked outside, and wow!
Li Xiangdong immediately jumped out of bed, went out into the yard, washed his face with cold water, and called everyone to line up. He wanted to see everyone's treasures one by one!
The elderly woman at the front of the line was thin and small, with a full head of white hair, wearing a patched traditional Chinese jacket, and she walked with a trembling gait.
She took out a small bag from her bosom, then opened it layer by layer, five or six layers in total, before revealing a few large, bright yellow coins inside.
She carefully handed it to Li Xiangdong with a forced smile, saying, "Little one, take a look, take a look."
Li Xiangdong took it, picked up a large coin and looked at it. It had four large characters written on it: "Xianfeng Zhongbao" and two characters: "Shang Dang Shang Bai" (meaning "hundreds").
This money must have been handled and rubbed a lot to develop such a bright yellow patina.
The other four large coins are Xianfeng Yuanbao coins, with the words "shangdang, xiabaiwu" on the reverse.
The characters on these coins are deeply engraved, the script is elegant and full of charm, and the coins are thick and heavy, feeling substantial in your hand.
Li Xiangdong never expected that such a small village could have such exquisite ancient coins.
Seeing Li Xiangdong staring at the large sum of money silently, the old lady assumed it was worthless and awkwardly asked, "Can I exchange it for money? I don't need too much..."
Li Xiangdong snapped out of his daze and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Grandma, how much do you want to exchange it for?"
The old lady looked delighted, "You decide what to give, you decide..."
Li Xiangdong thought for a moment, then took out forty yuan from his pocket and handed it to her, saying, "Here's forty for you!"
The old lady stared in disbelief at the four ten-yuan bills; she had never seen so much money before!
Her hands trembled as she accepted the money, thanked him profusely, and left.
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