Wang Dahua was dumbfounded. "What? Qiao'er, do you mean someone wants to harm us?"
Jiang Qiao gave a bitter smile. "Whether it is or not, I don't know either, but if this window paper is torn, what will be the consequences? I'm afraid only the person who did it knows. At best, they'll get sick; at worst, they'll die. After all, we've both gotten sick."
Grandma, not everyone in this courtyard is a good person—"
The old woman looked somewhat dejected, muttering to herself, "Who is this? What kind of deep hatred could they possibly have to want to kill us both? This is utterly despicable—"
"Whether it's immoral or not, the other party may not think so. As long as I achieve my goal, that's all that matters. As for what that goal is, I can't guess."
Anyway, let's both be more careful in the future. When we have money, we'll replace all the glass with new glass, and then let's see who dares to do it!"
Jiang Qiao didn't explain it too clearly; let the old lady figure some things out for herself.
Thinking about the supplies in her space and her current predicament, she suddenly came up with a solution.
"Grandma, I found something strange while collecting recyclables the other day. It's all colorful. Let me show it to you—"
Jiang Qiao didn't dare to take out too much; based on the previous exchange rate, it was enough for the two of them to cover their daily expenses.
There are gold bars in the space, but they're too conspicuous; even if she were to pick them up, it wouldn't be her turn.
Wang Dahua studied the US dollar bill for a long time. She wasn't the kind of person who was completely ignorant; on the contrary, she had heard of this kind of money before, after all, she had delivered babies for all kinds of people.
"This...this should be US dollars, right?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "How would I know? I just found it in a trash can, in a tattered envelope. There was no name or address on it, and I don't know who threw it away. Nobody came looking for it. Grandma, is this really money?"
Wang Dahua nodded and whispered, "Girl, you can't tell anyone about this. Grandma will go to the bank tomorrow to ask. If we can exchange it for money, that would be great. If not, we can use it as kindling."
There were too many things to do today, and Wang Dahua was having a hard time processing them all. Seeing that the old lady was looking a bit listless, Jiang Qiao told her to drink her medicine. The medicine was ready, and they were just waiting to drink it after dinner.
"Girl, don't get any more medicine. Grandma is almost better."
Wang Dahua is worried about the money. Her family is already broke and there's nothing left to sell. If she sells anything more, she'll probably have to sell the house, which is not what she wants.
Jiang Qiao nodded. "Milk, there's none left if you want to drink it. This is the only bowl left. If it's still not good, I'll go find Grandpa Qiao to take another look at it for you."
The old lady waved her hand, "No need, no need, I'll just lie down and be fine, you go ahead with your work."
There was no need to gather firewood, so they stayed home to paste cardboard boxes. By evening, neither Li Meilan nor her husband had appeared, let alone returned the grain.
After helping the old lady rest, Jiang Qiao quickly entered the space, wanting to know what was inside.
By the end of the day, I couldn't say I understood everything, but I did know what was lacking outside and what things were difficult to obtain.
So many supplies, sorting them out bit by bit—even if she wanted to, she didn't have the strength. Exhausted and covered in sweat, she sat by the well, drinking water and muttering to herself, "If only this could be sorted automatically—"
Suddenly, everything in the space seemed to have grown wings, shuttling back and forth in the air. Jiang Qiao was dazzled and her mouth was agape for a long time.
Then, she exclaimed to herself in surprise, "This works too? It's amazing!"
Everything was neatly organized and categorized. Around the well platform, there was a plot of land less than an acre. The area around the well wasn't soil, but something white. Jiang Qiao couldn't quite put her finger on it; it felt like the walls of a space. But she was already very happy to have this acre of land, at least she could grow some vegetables to eat.
However, she didn't have time to think about growing vegetables yet, and quickly checked what was in her space.
Looking at the things along the way, even she was astonished. There were all kinds of things, and in huge quantities. Just the supplies collected from the Japanese and the docks alone amounted to a huge number, not to mention the supplies collected from other places.
In general, it covers all aspects of life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation, as well as gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and medical equipment.
She couldn't help but smile wryly. If she had known how this space was used, she should have gone directly to support the front lines. The weapons inside were enough for an entire army to kill the Japanese.
Looking at the boxes of gold bars and antiques, Jiang Qiao sneered. These were all things the Japanese wanted to transport back to Japan. She never expected that she would become such a variable in the process. She could hardly imagine how many good things the Japanese had plundered from China over the years.
After sighing, she couldn't help but shed tears. If she had known it would turn out this way, she would have at least thrown out some oxygen tanks when they were in the cave, which would have at least kept everyone inside alive.
Especially with her father and nephew still inside, the more she thought about it, the more regretful she became, and she sat on the ground and burst into tears.
After she finished crying, she couldn't help but give a bitter laugh. "What's the use of crying? I just need to live well from now on, and make the most of what my father and nephew are doing. I just don't know how my older brother is doing... Sigh—"
Seeing the ham, she craved meat again. This ham was looted from a factory run by a traitor. Rather than letting these things reward the Japanese, it would be better to let them disappear. Now she's getting a good deal.
But figuring out how to get it out is a real headache. If we didn't save the old lady, there might not be any further trouble, but taking her body and not taking care of her is morally wrong.
I took a piece of braised beef and ate it while watching the show. When I got thirsty, I peeled a banana for myself.
Looking at the fabrics and cotton, she wondered how she could have been so wise to bring these things in. Now, these things are in short supply outside, and she heard that they need to be purchased with coupons, and even then, they are limited in quantity.
Jiang Qiao's eyes lit up at the thought of what was inside. How much money could she make if she sold it?
Thinking about the two hundred US dollars given to the old lady, Wang Dahua hoped that she could exchange it for money and quickly alleviate the family's situation, as it was too difficult without money.
She didn't dare stay in the space any longer. After coming out, she glanced at the situation outside. Seeing nothing unusual, she went straight to sleep.
The next morning, she waited until Wang Tiezhu was about to go to work and blocked the entrance of the Wang family's house.
Wang Tiezhu was taken aback when he saw Jiang Qiao. "Jiang Qiao, what's wrong? Aren't you going to collect coal nuggets? You won't be able to find any if you go too late."
Seeing that the other party was still pretending to be confused, Jiang Qiao decided to cut to the chase. "Uncle, Aunt borrowed grain from our family and hasn't paid it back yet. Your family has food to eat, but our family is starving. It's fine for neighbors to help each other out, but it's not very kind of you to eat your fill while your neighbors go hungry."
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