Before going to bed at night, the old lady, who had been silent all the time, asked Tian Yuzhu to stay and chat for a while.
The old lady asked the girl to sit in front of her. She used the ebony comb to comb her black hair and asked the question in her heart in a gentle voice: "Yuzhu, don't blame me for being nosy. I don't think Zhentang's salary is that high. How long have you been in the military region? Less than two months, how come you have so much money?
You didn't ask the army for an advance just to start this clothing business. Honestly, if the business fails, how are you going to live in the future?"
Tian Yuzhu knew the old lady was doing this for their own good, so she comforted her, "Don't worry, grandma. We didn't get any advance pay. I used the money from selling a particularly good ginseng I found in the mountains. If you don't believe me, ask Zhentang. That ginseng is much better than the one we ate yesterday. It's a good deal, so I sold it to someone who knows its worth, so the price is much higher."
"You didn't lie to me?"
"Grandma..." Tian Yuzhu turned around and took her arm and said coquettishly: "I wouldn't dare to lie to anyone else but you!"
"Okay, wait a minute."
The old lady turned around and took out a small box from her old cabinet. As she opened it, she kept muttering, "You are the lucky star of our Shi family. Why do things become valuable when they fall into your hands?
Take the matter of finding ginseng for example. Ninety percent of the people in the village will never find a good ginseng in their lifetime, but you can find one and sell it for a good price.
Look, I have a pearl here. It was given to me by your great-grandfather when he was young. Take it and sell it for whatever you can. Save some money so that you can use it when you have a baby in the future."
"What beads are they?" Tian Yuzhu happily took the small box.
She knew that the old lady's background was not simple, and the items at hand were not ordinary stuff.
But she never expected that when the box was brought to her, she was completely shocked.
This is a green bead as big as her thumb. The surface seems to be covered with a layer of dust, giving it a dirty and ordinary feeling.
It's like a glass ball that a child plays with, rolling it in the mud, and then rubbing the mud off the surface with his hands.
But in fact, Tian Yuzhu had seen this bead twice in her previous life.
One time, the husband took it out to show it to his closest friend, and another time, he showed it to her specifically when he was teaching her about jewelry.
This is a night pearl. It can naturally emit fluorescence that changes from green to white in the dark, as bright and beautiful as the full moon.
As the saying goes, it is bright and clear, penetrating inside and out, and its clear light seems to illuminate a crystal palace. It is only because of a little stain that it cannot be held in the palm of your hand all night.
This is the perfect way to describe the absolute beauty of this bead!
Besides being shocked, Tian Yuzhu was also confused as to why the two treasures given by the old lady in this life ended up belonging to the gentleman?
For example, the Bihe she wore around her neck, and this night-shining pearl...
"Yuzhu, what's wrong with you?"
The old lady saw the girl staring at the beads in the box without saying anything, thinking she didn't know how valuable they were, so she said with a smile: "Don't look at these beads as ordinary. Believe me, they are definitely good things. When you get out, you must find a suitable seller. Don't sell them for less than a thousand yuan."
Thousands of dollars?
Tian Yuzhu thought to herself, grandma, you must be kidding. This bead is priceless.
But she couldn't show it, so she could only suppress the turbulent waves in her heart and closed the lid of the box: "Grandma, do you know why I am so blessed?"
"Why?" Seeing her serious expression, the old lady also became serious.
"Because we have treasures that protect our home, one is you, and the other is this bead. So this bead must not be sold, and you should keep it as it is. As for my life with Zhentang, there is really no problem at all.
And how did you predict that we would lose money on this deal? Grandma, you have to believe me, even if Zhao Xiaoman's uncle doesn't want it anymore, I can still sell the clothes, don't you believe it?"
The old lady was so amused by what she said: "I am not a treasure at all. You are such a good talker."
"Grandma, you are really a treasure. You are the pillar of the Shi family. Don't worry about anything. Just take care of your body and stay healthy. This is our blessing."
"This girl!"
One of them spoke sincerely, and the other was deeply moved.
In Tian Yuzhu's opinion, this rare night-shining pearl must not be made public. Instead, it is safer to keep it in the hands of the old lady.
She confiscated the gift from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing that she refused to take it, the old lady put it in the cabinet, muttering to herself, "It will be yours sooner or later anyway. Just come back and get it when you want it."
"I understand, grandma."
The old lady was not partial. Among the children of the Shi family, only Shi Zhentang and she were related by blood. There was nothing wrong with her leaving everything to her own grandson.
Moreover, the old man was somewhat knowledgeable and knew that even if these things were handed over to Shi Weimin or Shi Weiqiang, they would not be able to handle them.
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After returning to her room and lying on the bed, Tian Yuzhu still couldn't calm down.
Until now, she still couldn't believe that the old lady had such a good thing in her hands.
She thought about the fact that warlords had robbed tombs in order to prepare military supplies during those years, but she had no way of verifying the origin of the night pearl.
"Why are you like a little pancake and can't sleep?"
Shi Zhentang soon discovered that his wife was not sleeping well, so he raised his upper body and looked at her sideways, wanting to chat with her.
Tian Yuzhu sighed lightly. She didn't want to hide anything from him, so she told him that the old lady had given her a pearl, but she didn't say that it was a priceless night pearl.
When an object has no value, that's it. But once you know its value, it's like an alarm is installed in your heart. You can't touch or use it, and you can't do anything with it. It's very uncomfortable.
Anyway, the beads cannot be released now, so why let Shi Zhentang know their value? He will definitely be upset if he knows.
Shi Zhentang became interested after hearing her words: "What kind of beads are they? Jade?"
Look at this innocent little expression, it turns out the old lady didn’t tell him!!!
Tian Yuzhu thought that the old lady really didn't treat her as an outsider, so she chuckled and said, "Yes, it's a small green bead. I asked grandma to keep it for now. We are not short of money for the time being."
"That's right, let the old lady keep her treasures. As long as we can still make ends meet, we can't sell everything to others. Otherwise, we will become spendthrifts."
Shi Zhentang lay on his side, holding his wife with one hand. He no longer had any interest in the matter of beads.
Tian Yuzhu shook her head in amusement. This man was very careless about money. Apart from defending his country, he didn't care how much he ate or how well he dressed. As long as he could make a living, it was fine.
"By the way, I had another foresight today." Tian Yuzhu changed the subject and said, "Zhao Xiaoman was in my second foresight, and she was injured.
The scene was chaotic, with people everywhere. After careful consideration, I later realized that the incident might have occurred in the commune compound or the commune's meeting room.
Shi Zhentang's expression became serious: "Then we have to pay attention to when the village will hold a villagers' meeting."
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