"I kept some leather to make clothes for my family in the winter, and I also kept some of the medicinal herbs, some of the warming and nourishing ones."
"I've also kept some of the cigarettes and alcohol for you to use when you need them for social occasions," Suti said, explaining his plans.
“Okay.” Li Baichuan looked at the things in the carriage. He wouldn’t mind leaving even a little for household use, let alone his wife leaving everything.
"In the future, when you receive something good, see if there's anything you can use at home and keep some of it first."
Suti can't shake her hoarding habit; her space is now used to store money and other valuables.
Just like the safes of later generations, she felt it was a bit wasteful and always wanted to collect some things to keep.
“Okay.” Li Baichuan knew his wife liked those jewelry pieces; her eyes lit up when her grandfather and the others gave her those things.
She also likes houses, especially small villas in Shanghai, and she also admires courtyard houses in Beijing.
She has said more than once that once the policies become clear, she will tidy up the large courtyard she lives in.
Li Baichuan always remembered that he wanted to get his wife everything she liked.
She said her space was too empty, so he would make lots and lots of money to fill her space.
After explaining everything, Suti rode her bicycle to work.
Halfway there, I realized I'd forgotten to ask Baichuan if he'd inquired about the Du family.
When Li Baichuan drove to the Kang family's territory, the informant was already waiting there.
"Brother Chuan, you're here." Bao Datong had been waiting for a while, but it was Fifth Brother who told him that Brother Chuan would definitely come today.
Otherwise, he would have gone to their house to look for them. Seeing how anxious Brother Chuan was, that family must have a serious problem.
Sure enough, he uncovered quite a few things, but they were all rather mysterious, and he didn't know how to bring them up.
"So fast, did you find out something?" Li Baichuan walked straight over to the person, not even bothering with the goods on the truck.
"Brother Chuan, that family's matter isn't a huge deal, but it's not insignificant either; it's just a bit outrageous."
The informant, not knowing what Chuan Ge wanted to know, told him everything he had found out, including things that were not widely known.
"The Du family fled from famine in other places. I heard that many people starved to death along the way. When they arrived in Beijing, only Du Laowu and his old mother were left."
"Their family came to Beijing to stay with relatives back then, and the family they stayed with was doing unscrupulous work in those days."
“They were tomb raiders. They probably dug up too many graves and it was their karma. After several generations, only one of them was left. Later, they took in Du Laowu and adopted him as their godson.”
"When he was dying, he gave all his valuables to Du Laowu so that he could be buried after he died, so that his body wouldn't be left to rot in the wilderness."
“He himself was involved in shady dealings, and he would not dare to take these things with him to the grave, for fear that one day his grave would be dug up.”
"Du Laowu used these valuables to marry a wife and become an apprentice. Later, he even took over his master's job as a cook at a state-run restaurant."
"He managed to establish himself in Beijing, but then, for some reason, his children died one after another."
"I don't know which deity he prayed to, but it's said that he got involved with something unclean from the beginning, and the retribution is beingfalling his descendants."
"Old Du was terrified that the things that man left him were unclean, and he was scared half to death. In the end, he heard that he had to buy his life to save his child's life."
"That's where things get complicated. He arranged a marriage for his unborn son with another family."
"He was thinking of exchanging his life for his own. Strangely enough, his son actually survived, but he was the only son who survived."
"Later, when I grew up, I actually married the eldest daughter of the family I was betrothed to. But I don't know what happened in the middle, that family came and made a scene."
"At that time, his daughter-in-law was pregnant. It was about the bride price, but the two families eventually reached an agreement. Now the baby has been born, and the family is living together in harmony."
"But the problem was that when I inquired again, I couldn't find that in-laws. They lived in a rural area in a neighboring province under the jurisdiction of Beijing."
“We still need to investigate those matters. It’s a bit far over there. My men are still investigating. It’s definitely not about the bride price.”
"I've only found this much so far, but Brother Chuan, it all seems like a story, but something just doesn't feel right to me."
When Bao Datong found out, he himself couldn't believe it. Where did all these mysterious things come from? But he was the one who dug them up.
After all, those who knew these things are no longer here, so the fact that he was able to find out these things means he had a lot of informants.
"..." Without needing anyone to tell him, Li Baichuan felt like he was hearing a story, but even this story wasn't something everyone knew.
Otherwise, this matter would have been widely publicized long ago, but the Du family has been living a peaceful life, and the surrounding neighbors seem to be unaware of it.
"Brother Chuan, give me some time. I need to go find the missing Du family in-laws. How could such good people just disappear like that?"
The whole family disappeared together, which seemed very strange. Even without Li Baichuan saying anything, Bao Dating himself was very curious.
"Okay, let me know as soon as there's any news from them." Li Baichuan didn't mention his home address.
These things can't be kept secret from Bao Dachao at all; if he wants to find him, it's very easy.
The gossipmonger, seeing Li Baichuan's expression, assumed he was disappointed. He himself thought that someone from Beijing would be able to find out the information quickly.
When he first heard it, he thought his subordinates were making it up, but he only believed it after a lot of people gathered around and told him.
The marriage seemed to be just like that, and the in-laws lived too far away, so his people couldn't come back to deliver the message in time.
Bao Datong is going to take matters into his own hands. This is the first time Brother Chuan has asked him for help, and it's about a seemingly ordinary family matter.
He survived the storms of the black market back then, how could he fail this time? No matter how mysterious the Du family is, he will definitely find out the truth.
Li Baichuan and the others left and went directly to find Kang Laowu.
"Brother Xiao Chuan, you're here so soon?" Kang Laowu saw him hand over the car keys and reached out to take them.
"I trust Fifth Brother, and I also want to sell my things as soon as possible." To most people, Li Baichuan's words sounded like mere polite formalities.
The latter statement, that he wanted to act as soon as possible, might have some credibility.
"Okay, I'll go have someone take a look first." No matter what goods come in, they all need to be inventoried; that's the rule here.
Li Baichuan had been with them for a while and understood these things, so he handed over the note in his hand.
That was written by his wife; she had already sorted out all the goods.
Kang Laowu sent his men to inspect the goods, while he pulled Li Baichuan aside to sit and drink tea, chatting about nonsensical things.
Kang Laowu wanted to build a good relationship with Li Baichuan, and more importantly, he wanted to understand him as a person.
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