Jiang Manyue put the gold bars away and filled the hole around the poplar tree to restore it to its original state.
Fortunately, she bought the Ma family’s old house in advance, otherwise it would be like Ma Xiangyang’s current situation.
After learning that the old house has been returned, he will definitely move back as soon as possible, and then these gold bars will be in his hands.
Now that Jiang Manyue has cut off his path to success ahead of time, this money can be regarded as the compensation he owed her in his previous life.
"Let's go!" They took advantage of the night and quietly returned home with the gold bars they had dug.
The family looked at the five gold bars on the table and drooled, not knowing what to do with them.
"We must not let the Ma family know that we have dug up gold bars, otherwise there will definitely be trouble."
"Don't worry, sister. I'm very tight-lipped and won't say a word."
"Yes, I wear a mask even when I sleep at night, and no one will tell."
"Yueyue, what to do with these gold bars is up to you!"
Jiang Manyue had actually planned it out long ago, and she took out three of them.
"These three will be converted into cash tomorrow, and the remaining two will be given to my uncle and aunt for safekeeping."
"What? You want us to keep it?" My aunt was a little nervous: "This gold bar is yours, you should keep it yourself."
"Aunt, don't worry. I trust you the most. I'm relieved to leave it to you to keep."
Moreover, the price of gold will only rise and not fall. If you keep a portion of it, it will appreciate in value in the future.
"Okay!" My aunt happily packed up the gold and put it in a secret place.
She looked at the remaining three gold bars, which naturally had greater uses.
The next day, early morning.
She got up early and prepared, wrapping the three gold bars separately.
I followed my uncle and Wang Baozhu to the largest private pawnshop in town.
Now it is 1983 and reform and opening up has begun. A few years earlier, it was illegal to sell gold privately.
The pawn shop in town had just opened, and there was almost no one inside when the three men came in.
The man sitting at the counter was concentrating on wiping a pocket watch with his head down. When he saw the three people, he raised his head slightly.
"What do you want to pawn?"
He crossed his legs without even raising his eyelids: "Do you understand the rules here?"
"If the pawn is not redeemed within seven days, it will be considered a default transaction. Do you understand?"
Before even mentioning what to pawn, the man had already begun explaining the rules.
"Of course!" Although it was Jiang Manyue's first time to come to such a place, there were not many places where she could cash in nowadays.
Besides, although her things came from legitimate sources, she couldn't make them public.
"Gold!" She stepped forward and took out the gold bar she carried with her, and placed it on the table with a dull thud.
Hearing the voice, the man's eyes lit up instantly.
He immediately put down the pocket watch in his hand, stood up, and watched Jiang Manyue open the red cloth.
The three golden little yellow croakers inside directly blinded his eyes.
Shocked, he picked up the gold bar and examined it carefully: "Yes, it is really a small yellow croaker."
Not only that, but there were three of them. He was so excited that he immediately called someone, "Boss, come over and take a look!"
A man in a black Zhongshan suit walked out and was a little surprised when he saw the gold bars.
The two of them checked and then looked carefully at the three people in front of them.
"Where did you get these gold bars?" he asked suspiciously.
"It was handed down from our ancestors." My uncle's face darkened and he said, "Why, you still want to investigate my identity?"
"That's not the case!" The boss said with a smile: "We are a pawn shop, we dare not accept things that come from illegal sources."
After opening the shop, he has collected a lot of treasures that he had hidden before, and now he dares to take them all out and sell them.
But this was the first time I saw so many gold bars, so I was naturally more cautious.
"Don't worry, there's certainly no problem with the provenance of the item!" Jiang Manyue said, "Name a price."
The boss's eyes were shining as he looked at the gold bars, flashing with a calculating luster.
"You also know the current price of gold. We have rules for pawning as well."
"Ninety percent of the market price. After all, I also need to charge a portion of the handling fee."
"So I'll give you 13 yuan per gram, and the weight is exactly three kilograms, so that's yuan."
"What?" Wang Baozhu must have immediately said in dissatisfaction: "That won't work. We have already asked about the price of gold."
"Today the price is 15 yuan per gram, but you only give us 13 yuan. This is too low."
"So, you've given us two thousand dollars less in one go. You're really too mean!"
This pawn shop naturally wants to make money, and it is certain that their gold bars are not obtained in a legitimate way and they dare not exchange them at large shopping malls.
Moreover, so many exchanges will naturally attract attention, so the price is deliberately lowered.
The boss sneered coldly: "This is the rule here. If you think it's not worth it, forget it."
Jiang Manyue calmly put away the gold bars after listening to it: "You are right, let's go to Lao Fengxiang Gold Shop in the provincial capital."
"I asked someone about the price over there, and it is exchanged according to the current gold price."
"It's just a little farther away. Even though I need the money urgently, it will only take two days."
Seeing that she was really packing up to leave, the boss became visibly anxious.
He quickly stepped forward to stop her and immediately put on a smiling face.
"Oh, why go to the gold shop in the provincial capital? Just exchange it here. The price is negotiable."
"You need the money urgently. What if you lose your gold bars while traveling back and forth to the provincial capital?"
This person was trying to play tricks on her, but Jiang Manyue saw through it at a glance.
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