Chen Ye put the things he brought back directly into the cellar, then turned around to pick up Old Man Feng who was still on the way. When he met Old Man Feng, Chen Ye didn't know what to say.
Look at this old man, he is already sweating after just a few more things, and he is still breathing heavily as if he has exerted a lot of effort, so weak.
"Huff... why are you here again, girl? I'll take these things slowly, huff... we'll be home in a while." Old man Feng said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Chen Ye directly took the stack of small baskets and a wooden box from Old Man Chen's hand. When he took the box, Chen Ye almost cursed out loud.
Oh my god, why is this box so heavy? No wonder the old man has such a hard time carrying five small baskets.
It seemed that she had misunderstood the old man: "Why didn't you tell me that this was heavy? You should know that I was holding this just now, and I wouldn't make you so tired."
"It's okay. Although this wooden box is not big, it is made of golden nanmu wood and is quite heavy. Have you put away all those things?"
"No, I'm waiting for you to come. Is it okay to just leave your books like this?"
She knew that the old man had quite a few ancient books, but they were different from the old books she found at the scrap yard. If they were not kept properly, they would be destroyed, which would be a pity.
"It's better not to say goodbye. It's not good if too many people know about your secret place." Old man Feng is very sensible. No matter how good the relationship is, there must be a sense of distance.
"Just put them in a ventilated and dry place. When the time comes, I'll tell you what book I need to read, and you can just take it out for me."
Chen Ye didn't want to expose her secret just like that. After all, there were several boxes of unexpected wealth inside, and she couldn't explain it clearly: "Okay."
"Girl, you're not going to school this year?"
"Let's wait and see. I'll go when the school environment is better."
"That's fine. You don't need a teacher to teach you anyway. If you have any questions, just come and ask me. It's more convenient now that we're close."
Thinking of what was coming, Old Man Feng immediately said, "If it's a math problem, don't come over here." He couldn't understand any of it.
Chen Ye felt amused and agreed crisply.
The two of them arrived at the place very quickly. Duyan and Chen Shengli were standing at the gate waiting for them.
"Little Grandpa."
Old man Feng sat down and asked: "Why are you here too?" He was so tired.
Chen Shengli rolled his eyes at Old Man Feng. "Do you even need to ask that?" He was worried about Ye Zi. "How many good things do you have? Why would you go out and get them in the middle of the night?"
"Hey, not much."
Old Man Feng patted the box under his hand and said, "Ye Zi, open this little box and see if you like it."
Chen Ye wiped the dust off his hands on his pants and carefully opened the box in front of him. This was not just any box at all. It was a jewelry box used by women from wealthy families in the past.
There were some jewelry piled up in a mess inside, with rings, necklaces, earrings all put together. It was obvious that Grandpa Feng had collected them bit by bit.
Opening the bottom layer, he saw a layer of small gold bars neatly stacked. No wonder they were so heavy. Chen Ye quickly closed the lid.
"I can't accept this, it's too expensive." She thought it was just some precious books or something, but these were all shiny real gold and silver, she couldn't accept them.
Old Man Feng said nonchalantly, "What's so valuable about these things? They can only be looked at like this now. Even if you go out and exchange them for money, you won't get much money back. These are given to you, so just take them."
Chen Ye waved his hands: "I really can't do this. I can't do this if it's just books or something, but these are all real money, how can I take them? Keep these, and you won't have to worry about them when you're old."
"Hey, what are you saying, girl? Will you really stop looking at me when I'm old?"
"That's not possible, but isn't it more reassuring to have money in your hands when you're old? Anyway, I can't ask for these no matter what I say. I have money, really money."
She has several thousand dollars, but she can't let others know about it. After all, it doesn't come from a legitimate source.
"Alright, stop pushing it away. It's just a small amount of stuff. Why would you refuse it? Old Chen, please tell Ye Zi to put it away properly. Consider it my advance dowry to this girl."
The one-eyed man took a closer look and said, "Okay, Ye Zi, please accept it. It's not a very valuable thing. Your Grandpa Feng doesn't need it." He acted as if no one had it.
Chen Shengli also took a look and said: "Take it. I'll make more delicious food for your Grandpa Feng in the future."
Chen Ye...
“You said that as if I didn’t make delicious food for my Grandpa Feng because I didn’t give me good things.”
Chen Shengli knocked Chen Ye on the head and said, "What are you talking about? Put it all away quickly."
"Ah! Really? This is not good, right?"
Do you like it? Of course she does. There is no girl who doesn't like these things, but she is not greedy. If it is not earned by herself, it will be hot in her hands.
"What's wrong with that? Just keep it. Although you are not my biological granddaughter, you are almost the same as my grandson." Old man Feng's tone was quite casual, and he didn't look distressed at all.
"Well, I'll keep it first. Grandpa Feng, if you need it, come get it from me."
Old man Feng shook his head and laughed. What a silly child! Anyone else would have held him in their arms long ago. How could they push him away when he had brought him right in front of them?
Duyan looked at the things in the box and wondered if he should also pack out some things to give to Ye Zi first. He couldn't fall behind Old Man Feng, right?
Chen Shengli also looked at them and thought. He also had these things in his hands, which he got during the war. Why not give them to Ye Zi first and keep a few for her to use when she gets married.
Chen Ye was holding the box, feeling a little overwhelmed. She was the kind of person who could face it calmly if you were not nice to her, but would get nervous if you were too nice to her, fearing that the niceness would only be temporary.
The one-eyed man might have seen through it, and patted Chen Ye's head: "Don't think too much. We all have no children. Who else can we leave these things to if not you? It's just a matter of giving them to you sooner or later. Just keep them with peace of mind."
"Hey, okay, I'll keep it for you first."
If there are any changes in the future, she won't be able to explain why she touched these things. She will put them away first. Even if Grandpa Feng needs to exchange these things for money in the future, she can just return them to Grandpa Feng.
The speed of building the cowshed was really fast. In just a few days, I saw a spacious cowshed rising from the ground. There was only one cow in this big cowshed. It was a bit funny to think about it.
Chen Ye rode a tricycle towards the county town. Ershuang had sent a message back yesterday saying that the bedding he had asked her to prepare was ready and asked her to pick it up when she had time.
Chen Ye first went to take a look at Ershuang's workplace. Ershuang was at work today, so he took the key before going to Ershuang's house.
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