Chapter 29 The Little Wife is Prickly
It wasn't just little Zheng Haihua who was affected; the other two children in the Zheng family, Zheng Haicheng and Zheng Haiyan, were also impacted.
The way everyone looked at them was strange, sometimes even with inexplicable smiles. This annoyed Zheng Haicheng and Zheng Haiyan, but since they weren't being direct, they couldn't ask.
Now that Mom and my older brother aren't home, they don't dare to cause trouble with the people in the courtyard. After all, they'd be the ones who suffer if they went up against these older women.
So he could only swallow his anger and hope that his older brother and mother would come back soon so he could stand up for them.
Their dear older brother, Zheng Haiyang, had no idea what his younger siblings expected of him. He was currently in a state of turmoil over something.
Although the doctor's words reassured Zheng Haiyang a lot, he was still somewhat afraid deep down.
After all, the doctor didn't say that the injury would definitely not affect that aspect of life once it heals, right?
When this person is sick and lying in bed with nothing to do, he tends to overthink things. The more Zheng Haiyang thought about it, the more frightened he became.
He didn't even want to think about what would happen if he really became useless in the future.
In his panic, he heard his mother snoring from the next bed. A thought struck him, and he looked at the slender figure beside him, asking in a low voice, "Qiu Bai, are you asleep?"
Jiang Qiubai certainly didn't sleep. With so many things happening during the day, how could she possibly fall asleep?
During the day, she was preoccupied with her brother Haiyang's injuries and worried that her mother-in-law would hold her accountable.
But as evening fell, Jiang Qiubai began to worry about her younger brothers. She wondered how serious their injuries were and whether they would affect their ability to continue the family line. If anything happened to them, she would become a sinner to the Jiang family.
Although her mother beat her after her younger brothers were injured and said she would pretend she didn't have a daughter and wouldn't let her visit her brothers, Jiang Qiubai still considered herself a member of her mother's family and was very worried.
Just as she was thinking about whether to sneak a peek at her younger brother while her mother was away, she heard her brother Haiyang calling her.
"Haiyang, do you want some water?"
She hurriedly tried to get up to get the thermos, as she was used to feeding and watering the baby during the day.
Zheng Haiyang said in a low voice, "No, I'm not thirsty, come here for a second..."
Jiang Qiubai was puzzled, but he still walked closer.
Zheng Haiyang lifted the blanket and pointed, "Put your hand on it."
Finally realizing what Zheng Haiyang was up to, Jiang Qiubai's mind went blank, her gaze went unfocused, and her heart pounded like a drum. She stammered, "Brother Haiyang, this...this, you're still injured..."
Zheng Haiyang lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "I'm a little scared, and I want to test if there are any problems."
Jiang Qiubai felt a pang of heartache and comforted him, "Brother Haiyang, the doctor said you'll get better after your injury heals. Don't worry, you'll definitely get better."
But Zheng Haiyang remained unmoved. He stared straight at Jiang Qiubai and stubbornly said, "But I want to make sure there are no problems right now."
Jiang Qiubai was embarrassed and somewhat unwilling, "Besides, this is a hospital, and Mom is right here. It's not appropriate for us to do this kind of thing..."
Zheng Haiyang immediately assured her, "Mom is already asleep, she won't wake up." His tone shifted abruptly, then lowered, "Or are you saying you don't want to? Are you starting to dislike me too?"
He hung his head, his voice was dejected, and his tone was low, like a child abandoned by the whole world.
Jiang Qiubai felt extremely distressed. Her Haiyang brother used to be so spirited and energetic. When had he ever been so dejected and depressed?
Jiang Qiubai finally couldn't resist Zheng Haiyang's request and moved closer.
Ten minutes later.
Zheng Haiyang's veins bulged, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but that thing just just wouldn't work!
At this moment, Zheng Haiyang's hatred for the Jiang brothers reached its peak. It was all because of these three bastards that he was ruined!
Just wait, once I'm healed, I'll make those three little brats pay!
And Jiang Qiubai, if she hadn't silently given up her job to her family, how could she have gotten herself into this mess?
Thinking this, Zheng Haiyang lost all pity for Jiang Qiubai and did whatever he wanted. Zheng Haiyang tried again and again, gradually increasing the force in his hands.
Jiang Qiubai groaned in pain, while Zheng Haiyang was panting heavily from exhaustion.
Suddenly, a furious roar echoed through the silent night, "Fuck your mother! You guys in the next room, are you even going to sleep?!"
"Go back to your own home if you want to be horny. You're in the hospital and you still won't shut up. Stop yelling and you're keeping me up all night!"
Fuck your mother!
The two of them paused, stuck in mid-air.
The air seemed to freeze for a moment, and an awkward silence fell over the entire ward. "Cough cough..." The coughing sound from the other side could be clearly heard.
Zheng Haiyang's face instantly turned so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.
Jiang Qiubai's face flushed red. It turned out some people were still awake! She had thought, she had thought no one would hear her. The thought of so many people hearing her at this hour filled Jiang Qiubai with unbearable shame; she wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground. What would people think of her tomorrow?
She hurriedly got up from Zheng Haiyang and pleaded softly, "Brother Haiyang, let's go to sleep. Let's try again after you've recovered from your injuries."
Zheng Haiyang also felt ashamed. With a dark face, he said "Go to sleep" and closed his eyes, completely ignoring Jiang Qiubai.
Jiang Qiubai stood alone on the ground, feeling extremely wronged. She wanted Haiyang to comfort her, but then she thought that Haiyang was injured and must be feeling bad. She couldn't be so inconsiderate. So she composed herself and quietly crawled to the other side of Chang Dafeng.
Two people were crammed into the narrow single bed, and Jiang Qiubai couldn't sleep soundly. But this hospital bed was specially approved for them by the nurse because she saw that Chang Dafeng was an old lady crying her eyes out. Jiang Qiubai thought about tomorrow's events and gradually fell asleep.
...
Jiang Qiubai and Zheng Haiyang spent an awkward and embarrassing night at the hospital, while Cheng Jiajia and Yu Junsheng in the compound had a wonderful nightlife.
Cheng Jiajia is a bold woman who often does unexpected things, which Yu Junsheng initially finds shocking but quickly accepts and enjoys. The two are very compatible, passionate about exploring the mysteries of life, and their evening activities become increasingly exciting.
The young couple argued until very late that night before finally going to sleep. When they woke up the next morning, it was just getting light.
Yu Junsheng was used to getting up for work at this time, and now that he was awake, he couldn't fall back asleep. Besides, he had things to do today and couldn't sleep in too long.
He rubbed his eyes, pulled his numb hand out from under Cheng Jiajia's neck, knowing that Cheng Jiajia was tired yesterday, so Yu Junsheng didn't wake her up. He quietly put on his clothes and went to wash up.
The early autumn morning in the northern city was already quite chilly. When Yu Junsheng went out, a gust of cold wind hit him in the face, and he shivered.
"Hiss—it's so cold today!"
Yu Junsheng took the water he had been sitting on before going to bed the night before from the stove, poured some into a basin, squeezed on some toothpaste, picked up his tea mug, and carried the basin to the pond in the yard.
Yu Junsheng got up early, and the area around the pool was full of men who were getting up to go to work.
After all, the women have to get up early to prepare breakfast for the whole family, so they wouldn't wait until this time to wash up.
Normally, Yu Junsheng would be ridiculed by a group of men, young and old, for taking a hot shower, but today, they had no interest in whether this cunning man was using hot or cold water.
They are more concerned about whether Zheng Haiyang is capable or not.
Don't think men aren't gossipy; when they get gossipy, they can be even more talkative than women.
Look, look, everyone's talking about Zheng Haiyang with great enthusiasm right now.
"Hey, did you guys hear? Zheng Haiyang really did... you know?"
Ma Gaosheng said with a mysterious look, "I have a relative who works at a hospital. She said that a patient with a back injury went to see a doctor yesterday. I guess it was Zheng Haiyang."
Upon hearing that he had inside information from the hospital, everyone quickly pressed for details, asking, "Is it really true that his...thing is no longer working?"
“My relative said it’s hard to say, it depends on how well the injury heals,” he said, then shook his head. “But I think it’s unlikely!” Well, actually, Ma Gaosheng’s relative didn’t say anything. He was just a logistics guy, how could he know so much about the patient’s condition? He’d only heard a nurse mention it briefly. But it was just what Ma Gaosheng used to show off.
Glancing at Zheng Haicheng's unpleasant expression outside the crowd, Yu Junsheng raised an eyebrow and happily joined in. He sighed sadly, "Haiyang is so pitiful. He's only been married a few days and he's already like this. Sigh!"
He's very vengeful. After his death, Zheng Haiyang gave his job to Zheng Haicheng, allowing the latter to avoid being sent to the countryside and successfully stay in the city. This guy also climbed up the ladder by stepping on him. Feeling bad, feeling bad, feeling incredibly disgusted!
The others thought about what he was saying and nodded in agreement.
"Absolutely! What a mess! He just got married and this happens. What bad luck! He'll be able to see his wife but not have her. How unbearable!"
"Hiss~" As men, they knew this kind of suffering best, and everyone expressed their sympathy for Zheng Haiyang.
Seeing Zheng Haicheng turn around and go back into the house in anger because of everyone's speculation, Yu Junsheng felt extremely relieved. Humph, that's how it should be!
...
When Cheng Jiajia woke up, Yu Junsheng had already gone out to run errands, leaving her alone at home.
Cheng Jiajia got dressed, went to the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot, and smiled. There was an egg, a cornbread, and a bowl of sweet potato porridge still warm in the pot, as usual. There was also half a kettle of hot water on the stove, reserved for her to wash her face. She had to admit, this man was very considerate. Cheng Jiajia sipped the sweet potato porridge, feeling warm and cozy inside.
After finishing her meal and cleaning up the dishes, Cheng Jiajia found a clay pot and put in the Chinese medicine she had bought from the hospital pharmacy yesterday to boil.
At that time, hospitals still had traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and Yu Junsheng took her to see a famous senior doctor. After the senior doctor's diagnosis, Cheng Jiajia's problem wasn't serious; she just had a bit of uterine coldness and malnutrition, which was why she hadn't had her period. The senior doctor prescribed some medicine, saying that she would be fine after taking it, and the rest should mainly rely on dietary supplements.
After brewing the medicine, Cheng Jiajia took out the clothes she had changed out of yesterday to wash.
Right now, there were a lot of middle-aged women and young wives washing clothes by the pool, whispering and making faces at each other. Cheng Jiajia walked closer and listened. Oh, it turned out they were whispering about Zheng Haiyang!
Cheng Jiajia listened from the side without interrupting. After all, this was not a matter that a young new bride like herself should discuss, and she knew her limits.
However, she estimated that Zheng Haiyang's matter would definitely dominate the top spot on the compound's trending topics list recently, and it wouldn't be able to get off!
Aunt Cao, who was chatting with someone so animatedly that her eyebrows were practically flying, actually noticed Cheng Jiajia coming over. She took a moment to greet her, "Little Cheng, are you here to do the laundry? You're so diligent!" After saying that, she immediately went back to chatting with her old friend about Zheng Haiyang.
They've now moved from talking about Zheng Haiyang's future care and funeral arrangements to the topic of surrogacy.
Cheng Jiajia: "..."
Cheng Jiajia's lips twitched. No, aunties, do you know how dangerous your thoughts are?
Isn't it said that people these days are very conservative? How come everyone in their compound has such progressive ideas?
Compared to them, I, who came from a later era, am truly ashamed of myself!
While inwardly grumbling, Cheng Jiajia rubbed the clothes in her hands; these were the clothes she had changed out of yesterday.
If there's anything inconvenient about living in a tenement, it's going to the toilet and taking a bath. There are no bathrooms in the tenement now, so everyone usually just wipes themselves down at home and only goes to the public bathhouse for a scrub when they can't stand it anymore. This is something that Cheng Jiajia, who used to take a bath every day in her previous life, finds very difficult to get used to.
Suddenly, she frowned, feeling like someone was watching her, which made her feel uncomfortable.
As soon as Cheng Jiajia turned her head, she met the sullen, drooling gaze of a man with a buzz cut wearing a Zhongshan suit.
It was Ren Yongsheng, who had been caught cheating by his own mother last time.
Ren Yongsheng stared at Cheng Jiajia for a long time, his lustful desires stirring within him.
To be honest, this was Ren Yongsheng's first time meeting Cheng Jiajia. Aside from the time he caught her cheating, he hadn't been paying attention to what she looked like then.
Ever since Dong Xiangxiang moved in, she and Guan Ailian, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, have been constantly at odds, and each time they have to ask Ren Yongsheng to judge the matter.
Neither the old man nor the young man were easy to deal with. After this happened several times, Ren Yongsheng, caught in the middle, became extremely annoyed and, in a fit of anger, went to stay at a friend's house for a few days.
This person hasn't been in the compound for the past few days, so I haven't actually seen Cheng Jiajia.
Upon seeing it, I was incredibly surprised.
Goodness, the country girl that Yu Junsheng married is so beautiful and charming.
She just has bad eyesight. She actually fell for that pretty boy Yu Junsheng. What good is that guy besides being fair-skinned? He's stingy and cunning. Unlike her, who has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a respectable job, and is generous.
If I had known I would marry someone from the countryside, I would have preferred to marry Cheng Jiajia, at least she's prettier than Dong Xiangxiang.
Dong Xiangxiang wasn't unattractive; she was just delicate and didn't have the striking features of Cheng Jiajia. That's why Ren Yongsheng actually preferred Cheng Jiajia, who was not only beautiful but also had a great figure—curvy where she should be and slender where she should be. Tsk tsk, she was really captivating.
Yu Junsheng is a really lucky guy.
He grinned and sidled up to Cheng Jiajia, trying to strike up a conversation. His first words were enough to make anyone want to punch him. "Why is Yu Junsheng making you do the laundry? Oh dear, how can you do such rough work? What's wrong with that Yu Junsheng? He doesn't care about his wife at all!" As he spoke, his eyes darted up and down at Cheng Jiajia.
If this gets out, people will think I have something going on with this person. Didn't you see that all those aunties stopped gossiping and were looking over here with bright eyes?
Cheng Jiajia also noticed that the dog's eyes were looking down. Her face darkened, and she deliberately tilted the laundry tub in the dog's direction. With a splash, the tub full of water was instantly poured onto Ren Yongsheng.
"Ouch, ouch?!" Ren Yongsheng jumped up and down.
But it was too late; his pants and shoes were already completely soaked.
Although Cheng Jiajia used warm water to wash her clothes, the temperature was low, and her wet clothes still made her feel cold.
When the north wind blows, it's chilling to the bone.
Ren Yongsheng, his face dark, scolded irritably, "What's wrong with your little wife? Haven't you eaten? How come you can't even hold a basin properly?"
Cheng Jiajia picked up the clothes one by one before slowly saying, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see anyone next to me just now." That bastard, he made her clothes dirty again. Cheng Jiajia added another note to her little notebook.
She apologized verbally, but there was no trace of embarrassment on her face.
Even a fool would know that this person did it on purpose.
"Pfft!" Aunt Cao couldn't help but laugh out loud. After all, she and Cheng Jiajia had a bit of a friendly relationship, so she said, "Yongsheng, remember not to get too close to Xiao Cheng next time, or who knows what she might not be able to handle!"
The aunties burst into laughter instantly.
Ren Yongsheng became even angrier, feeling utterly humiliated. Pointing at Cheng Jiajia, he yelled, "You...you just wait...ah!"
Achoo!
Before he could finish his harsh words, he sneezed loudly. Ren Yongsheng glared at Cheng Jiajia and then ran back to the Third Hospital to change his clothes.
After he left, the group of middle-aged women surrounded Cheng Jiajia, chattering, "Junsheng's wife, you're really amazing!"
They knew Ren Yongsheng's character all too well; he was always eyeing the young women and wives, which annoyed everyone. But they couldn't make a scene, as it would damage the women's reputations, so they could only swallow their anger. All the women in the courtyard with even a little bit of attractiveness had long been under Ren Yongsheng's thumb.
Everyone was very happy to see him get punished.
Cheng Jiajia looked completely innocent. "I really didn't mean to." She was a kind and gentle person who loved her neighbors. How could she do something like splashing water on someone?
Qin Miaomiao, the youngest daughter of the Qin family, who was washing clothes on the side, rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "Pah, shameless, attracting all sorts of attention!"
Cheng Jiajia, with her sharp ears, heard everything clearly. She raised an eyebrow and said in a clear voice, "Miaomiao, what did you say? Speak louder!"
Seeing all the middle-aged women looking at her, Qin Miaomiao's expression changed. "N-nothing, I didn't say anything."
After saying that, she shrank back, instantly reverting to her former honest self.
Cheng Jiajia pouted. How boring!
...
When Ren Yongsheng returned home, he overheard his mother and Dong Xiangxiang exchanging barbs.
Ren Yongsheng was extremely annoyed, so he quickly changed his clothes and slipped out the door.
Damn it, damn it, I can't stay in this house anymore!
...
Ren Yongsheng, who was storming out of the house, ran into Yu Junsheng at the gate. Yu Junsheng was carrying two bags of grain and was dressed in worn-out clothes.
Ren Yongsheng stopped the man, his face full of earnestness, "Junsheng, you have to keep an eye on your wife. A woman with such a temper, won't she start to dominate us men in the future? That won't do. We don't tolerate such things in our compound."
"Listen to your brother, I won't hurt you. Women need to be disciplined. Only when they're disciplined will they listen to you."
Yu Junsheng nodded in complete agreement, "Brother Yongsheng, you're absolutely right! Women just need to be taught a lesson!"
Before Ren Yongsheng could speak, he continued, "I think I heard Dong Xiangxiang arguing with Aunt Guan again yesterday. How can this be allowed? Yongsheng, you have to keep an eye on your wife. How can a woman have such a bad temper? She actually dared to argue with her mother-in-law. It's really outrageous and shows no filial piety at all. A woman like that needs to be taught a lesson!"
“Brother Yongsheng, you have to keep an eye on her. You should beat her if she needs to. Only then will she behave. Otherwise, she’ll start to take advantage of you one day. That won’t do. Our compound can’t have such an unfilial daughter-in-law, nor can it have such a spineless man!”
Ren Yongsheng, "You, you, you've been babbling on and on, but you haven't said anything."
Yu Junsheng looked at him with exasperation, "Brother Yongsheng, we're men, we can't let women get ahead of us!"
Ren Yongsheng's face darkened, and he angrily flung his sleeves and stomped away.
Yu Junsheng rolled his eyes.
What his wife does is none of his business!
What the heck?! This is utterly baffling!
Yu Junsheng greeted everyone in the courtyard along the way and quickly returned home. He unloaded the two bags of grain and took out what he had hidden in his clothes.
Cheng Jiajia had already finished washing and drying the clothes. When she saw someone return with two bags of grain, but didn't see what she wanted, she asked in surprise, "Don't we still have rice and flour at home? Why did you buy so much again?"
When this is mentioned, Yu Junsheng gets really excited!
Yu Junsheng chuckled and explained the reason to Cheng Jiajia.
It turns out that ever since they heard the news of Zheng Haiyang's injury and hospitalization yesterday, the two of them had been planning to take this opportunity to dig out the treasure in the wooden box.
The young couple discussed it for a long time last night and decided to take action tonight.
A golden opportunity presented itself: Zheng Haiyang was hospitalized, and Chang Dafeng and Jiang Qiubai were also there to keep him company.
If not now, when?
But here's the problem: they don't have a shovel at home, and they can't borrow one from someone else, since they don't farm. It just doesn't seem right for them to suddenly ask someone to borrow a shovel.
Besides, who knows if anyone else knows about the existence of that box? If things get out of hand, he and Cheng Jiajia will be the first to be suspected.
So Yu Junsheng decided to go to the pigeon market on the outskirts of the city to try his luck.
Yu Junsheng set off early this morning, bundled up in a hat and scarf, braving the pigeon market. Luckily, he was fortunate enough to quickly buy a shovel. Although it was old, Yu Junsheng didn't mind at all; as long as it worked, it was fine.
I separated the wooden handle and the shovel, hiding the shovel inside my clothes and holding the wooden stick in my hand. Luckily, my clothes were thick enough that it wasn't visible at all.
Yu Junsheng raised his eyebrows smugly. Now, no one would guess he'd bought a shovel. He was truly clever!
Back in the city, he didn't go straight back to the compound. Instead, he went to the grain station and bought two bags of grain, which he carried on a wooden stick.
After all, it looked strange that he was carrying a bare stick in his hand.
Yu Junsheng didn't know how Zheng Haiyang and Jiang Qiubai found out about the wooden box, nor did he know if they knew now. He didn't want to arouse their suspicion, so he could only be more cautious.
"Hehe, honey, am I smart?" Yu Junsheng said with a look of seeking praise.
Cheng Jiajia gave him a quick peck on the cheek, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him. "You're amazing! No wonder you're the man I've set my sights on!"
It has to be said that this person is indeed meticulous and has considered all aspects. She would never have thought of so many things.
Yu Junsheng laughed, his phoenix eyes curving into crescents, looking incredibly handsome. Cheng Jiajia was momentarily stunned, wanting to give him another kiss, hehe.
Suddenly remembering something, he frowned. "Oh, right, what did Ren Yongsheng do to you today?"
His wife usually doesn't cause trouble on her own initiative. It must have been that bastard who provoked her and got a beating before he started talking nonsense in front of him.
Cheng Jiajia raised an eyebrow. "What did he say to you?"
Yu Junsheng recounted how Ren Yongsheng had stopped him at the gate and all that nonsense he had spouted.
Cheng Jiajia smiled, a strange urge to retaliate creeping over her. "Fine, you bastard, I've added another one to your list. Just wait, I'll deal with you when I have some free time!"
Seeing his wife's smile, Yu Junsheng felt a chill run down his spine. His intuition told him that Ren Yongsheng might, perhaps, probably be in trouble.
...
That evening, the couple turned off the lights at their usual time. When the courtyard was completely quiet, around eleven or twelve o'clock, they changed into black clothes, took a shovel, and tiptoed out of the courtyard.
Cheng Jiajia followed Yu Junsheng, turning left and right, and after walking for quite a while, they finally arrived at the outside of a large courtyard with five courtyards.
Cheng Jiajia frowned and whispered, "There are a lot of people living here. Will the noise we make wake them up?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen," Yu Junsheng said softly. "No one lives in the back."
Yu Junsheng led Cheng Jiajia around the courtyard wall and finally stopped in front of a dog hole. "This is it!"
This five-courtyard house used to belong to a wealthy capitalist. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, during a period of social upheaval, the male head of the household fled abroad with his wife and children. You'd think that would be one thing, but the first wife of that family was ruthless…
Before leaving, she gave the remaining concubines and their illegitimate sons and daughters a bowl of medicine, killing them all and eliminating any possibility of them competing with her for the family fortune.
This courtyard was where the concubines used to live. More than a dozen people died there, so even though housing was scarce, no one dared to move in.
Not only that, everyone also blocked the hanging flower gate between the main courtyard and the side courtyard with bricks.
Yu Junsheng clearly remembered that Zheng Haiyang, that bastard, had said that the wooden box was dug out by him and Jiang Qiubai in the courtyard under the cover of darkness.
This time, the items belonged to him and Cheng Jiajia!
Yu Junsheng bent down, stuffed the shovel into the dog hole, and was about to crawl through when he saw his wife roll up her sleeves, take a running start, grab the wall with both hands, and flip over the wall in a few quick movements.
Yu Junsheng: "!!!"
He stared wide-eyed at Cheng Jiajia, wondering why his wife was so agile.
Cheng Jiajia turned her head and saw her man squatting on the ground, bending over. Cheng Jiajia tilted her head and asked in confusion, "You're not thinking of going in from here, are you?"
She pointed to the dog hole.
Yu Junsheng: "..."
Yu Junsheng chuckled, "How could I? Why would I crawl through a dog hole? I just passed the shovel through the hole because it was hard to carry."
Cheng Jiajia suddenly realized, and immediately said, "Quick, I'll pull you up!"
Yu Junsheng looked confused. "No, wife, can you pull me?"
Cheng Jiajia smiled meaningfully and remained silent.
When Cheng Jiajia lifted him up with both hands, Yu Junsheng looked utterly hopeless. He thought to himself, "Now I know why I'm always dominated by my wife at night."
Waaaaah, his wife, why is she so strong?! Will he ever have a chance to turn things around?!
After entering, Yu Junsheng, based on Zheng Haiyang's words from his memory, turned left and right, and walked to the base of a locust tree with its branches split open.
"This is it, let's start digging!"
The two worked together seamlessly, one digging and the other keeping watch.
Of course, Cheng Jiajia was the one digging the soil, while Yu Junsheng was the one keeping watch.
Yu Junsheng originally planned to dig it himself and never intended for his wife to do it. But Cheng Jiajia was strong, and she thought Yu Junsheng was too slow, so she insisted on doing it herself.
If it were anything else, we could let it go, but this kind of thing can't be delayed. What if we drag it out and someone hears the commotion and comes knocking on our door?
So it's better to do it yourself.
Cheng Jiajia dug for about ten minutes before her shovel hit something hard.
The two exchanged a glance, knowing they had dug up the right spot.
Yu Junsheng squatted down and began to dig in the soil with his hands. Before long, a beautifully carved wooden box was revealed.
Yu Junsheng, holding the items, said seriously, "It's not safe to stay here any longer. Let's go back and take a look."
Cheng Jiajia also strongly agreed.
The two quickly got to work and filled the soil in.
Cheng Jiajia stomped on it a few more times until it was no longer noticeably different from the rest of the place, and then she stopped.
No sooner had the two left than two furtive figures stealthily crept out of the courtyard.
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