Chapter 95: Digging for Antiques at Midnight]

The captain burped again, and then said, "She said she wanted to sell something...herbs? Oh, yes, she said she found some herbs in the mountains, and there's no place to collect them in the county, so she wanted to sell them in the city."

Going all the way to the city to sell herbs?

The round-trip fare would cost several yuan, right?

What herb is worth so much money? The more

the village chief listened, the more he felt something was wrong, but on the surface he pretended to be relieved and said, "It's good that there's no difficulty at home. My old bones can't stand the torture of the leader."

The captain was already drunk and snoring, and didn't answer the village chief.

The village chief called him a few times and left.

When he walked out of the captain's house, the village chief's face was no longer drunk.

He took advantage of the night and quietly rushed to Ye Qingyue's house.

In the middle of the night, the lights were still on in Ye Qingyue's house, and there seemed to be voices talking inside.

The village chief found it increasingly strange, so he quietly climbed over the wall and eavesdropped outside the door.

"Qingyue, mother still thinks this is not good."

Ye Xianghong's voice rang out from inside the house, "After all, these are Granny Zhong's things, but you took them to sell..."

Granny Zhong's things?

The village chief's heart skipped a beat, something was wrong, he had already taken away all the valuable things in Granny Zhong's house.

What was left out?

He held his breath and continued to listen.

"Mom, let's buy Grandma Zhong's house. Everything here belongs to us. Of course, the things dug out from the ground also belong to us."

Ye Qingyue's disapproving voice rang out: "Besides, I will take the college entrance examination next year. When I get into university and go to Beijing, I will have to spend money."

"This... Mom will work hard to earn it."

Ye Xianghong's voice gradually lost confidence.

"Mom, you should save your salary and use it to pay for Afeng's medical treatment."

Ye Qingyue sighed, "I know it's not good to sell Grandma Zhong's things, but our family is so short of money. Afeng's medical treatment costs money, and I also need money to go to the capital. Your salary is not enough? Just turn a blind eye to this matter."

"Ah... Mom knows."

Ye Xianghong said, and then asked worriedly, "You should sell those two things secretly, and don't let anyone see you."

"Mom, don't worry, I'm always on guard."

Ye Qingyue lowered her voice and said, "Now that the special period has just passed, I'm also afraid. When I dug things out from under the bed, I didn't dare to hide them at home, but hid them in the mountains."

"On the mountain?"

Ye Xianghong breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "The mountain is so big. If you remember the wrong place, won't the things be lost?"

"Mom, you underestimate your daughter's memory, don't you?"

Ye Qingyue said, "Go up the mountain from our house. If you walk a hundred meters along the road, you will see an inconspicuous jujube tree in the grass. There is a pine forest next to the jujube tree. I buried the things under the pine tree opposite the jujube tree, and dug a hole of nearly one meter."

"It's good that you remember it."

Ye Xianghong no longer hesitated. She said, "Then tomorrow you go to the mountain to dig something and set off with the letter of introduction given by the captain."

"I know, mom, don't worry about this or that anymore. Go to bed early, because you have to go to work tomorrow."

Ye Qingyue said, "The formal employment can be finalized in the next few days, right? You only need to take care of that now. As for the sale of things, leave it to me."

The mother and daughter chatted, and the light in the main room was shaking, as if it was taken to the bedroom.

At the same time, the village chief who had been eavesdropping outside the door disappeared.

Half an hour later.

"Ha..."

At the village chief's house, Zheng Yanyan yawned and was about to go out to pee, but she saw a sneaky figure. She was about to scream, but the other person covered her mouth.

"Yanyan, it's me."

The familiar voice made Zheng Yanyan stunned: "Dad?"

"Well, don't make a sound."

The village chief in a black cloth shirt let go of his hand, took off his hat and showed his face.

Zheng Yanyan was puzzled: "Dad, what are you going to do?" He

looked like a robber.

It was the first time she saw her father dressed like this.

The village chief said: "The higher-ups have assigned your father a secret mission. I'm going to take care of it. Don't say anything."

Zheng Yanyan nodded quickly.

After fooling his daughter, the village chief carried his tools up the mountain.

With a flashlight, the village chief quickly found the pine tree, touched the soil under the tree, determined the location, and started digging.

After working for a while, the village chief felt that the shovel had dug up something hard.

He immediately threw away the shovel and dug in the soil with his hands.

Soon, a heavy wooden box was dug out of the soil by him.

When he opened it, the golden and simple Buddha statue made the village chief's eyes almost glow green.

Good stuff, good stuff!

"I knew that Granny Zhong hid all the good stuff!"

The village chief sneered. His family used to work as servants in Granny Zhong's house. How could he not know that rich people have many holes in their hearts?

This Buddha statue is proof!

Not only that, he also took out a piece of exquisitely carved jade pendant from the wooden box. The material was also very good, and it was obvious that it was not cheap.

The village chief resisted the urge to laugh, put the things back into the wooden box, closed it, and filled the soil back, covering it as it was before.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the village chief couldn't help but spit and let out a sinister low laugh: "Thank you so much for helping me find the good stuff... Ye Qingyue!"

Now, it all belongs to him!

The village chief carried the basket on his back and hurried home. He buried the things in his yard and covered the turned soil with a water tank.

However, what he didn't know was that not long after he left the mountain, several dark figures appeared in the quiet pine forest.

"He took the things away."

"I didn't expect it to be so easy to be hooked."

"People die for money. How could he resist seeing such a valuable thing?"

"Notify others to keep a close eye on Zheng Xia these days. He will definitely sell the things as soon as possible. Then I will steal and reap the spoils!"

...

The next day, the village chief did not sleep well all night, but he went out with a smile on his face.

"Tick, tick, tick--"

As luck would have it, Ye Qingyue, with an anxious face, ran from a distance, as if she was going to the direction of the captain's house.

The village chief stopped her and pretended to be concerned and asked: "Qingyue girl, what's wrong with you?"

"I, I..."

Ye Qingyue opened her mouth and finally gritted her teeth: "I lost something..."

The village chief's heart skipped a beat. Is this girl not afraid of death?

He thought that Ye Qingyue would not dare to say a word if she lost the antique.

But I didn't expect that this damn girl would dare to tell others about the matter so much that she would rather live than spend money!

The village chief, who originally planned to sell the things after the storm had passed, now had other plans in mind.

"What did you lose?"

The village chief smiled kindly, but his eyes were cold.

He didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but if Ye Qingyue interfered with him, he would have to take action against Ye Qingyue!

Qingyue girl, don't blame your uncle for being cruel, you asked for this!

"Uh, that..."

Ye Qingyue's eyes rolled, and she said, "Ginseng, I dug ginseng from the mountain, but lost it. I want to ask the captain for help and call the villagers over to ask."

"Qingyue girl, this is where you're wrong. Valuable things dug from the mountain should belong to the village, but you wanted to embezzle them."

The village chief frowned, "Captain Wang said that you asked him for a letter of introduction to sell medicine in the city, just to sell ginseng, right?"

A trace of panic flashed across Ye Qingyue's face, and she said, "But village chief, even if it's something from the village, I can get some of it, right? After all, I found it, and now the ginseng is lost, I..."

"Qingyue girl, don't you understand? It's not good for you if you make a big fuss about this. Listen to your uncle's advice and don't pursue it any further."

The village chief waved his hand and sent Ye Qingyue away.

He watched Ye Qingyue leave with an unwilling look on her face, thinking of what this girl had done recently.

"She will definitely not let it go..."

The village chief had a headache, "It's better to contact them as soon as possible and hand over the things."

He hurriedly left the village.