Chapter 4 004 Two Boxes
Qin Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and continued, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you from now on. I'll take care of you in your old age in place of my parents. I'll also take care of you and Grandpa. When I get married, I'll make sure my first son takes the surname Qin, so my father's family line will continue."
If there's anything that Grandma Qin is most worried about besides Qin Xiaoxiao, it's the issue of her youngest son's lineage. Now that she heard Qin Xiaoxiao say that one of her future children will have the surname Qin, all her worries disappeared, and her mood immediately improved by half.
Grandma Qin wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and patted Qin Xiaoxiao's hand. "The fact that you can think of these things means you've really grown up, and Grandma can go back home with peace of mind."
Besides, you know where the money at home is, right? Don't tell me, and don't tell anyone. When the money your parents sacrificed comes down, deposit it together with the money at home in this account. Just keep 100 yuan for pocket money outside. If it's not enough, Grandma will make up the difference when you get home.
Save the money from selling your house and your job. Never, ever tell anyone about this money, not even your husband after you get married. This is your safety net.
Only when you have money in your hands can you do what you want, and only then will others not bully you.
Grandma is old and hasn't seen much of the world in her life; this is all she can think of. Whether it's right or wrong, you can decide for yourself.
After hearing Grandma Qin's heartfelt advice, Qin Xiaoxiao could no longer hold back and cried her heart out on Grandma Qin's shoulder.
Having lived two lives, this was the first time Qin Xiaoxiao had felt the selfless care and love from her elders. She couldn't control herself and cried out all the bitterness and pain from both lives.
Grandma Qin hugged Qin Xiaoxiao, tears streaming down her face, as if she wanted to cry out all the grief in her heart.
The suppressed, painful cries startled Qin Ye, who was cooking in the kitchen. He wiped away his tears, silently stayed outside, and made up his mind that he would never let his sister cry again, and that he would protect her happiness.
There was still work to be done in the fields back home, and the old lady had to take care of things at home. Qin Ye was the strongest laborer in the family, so they had to rush back.
Moreover, they also had to pave the way for Qin Xiaoxiao, prepare accommodations for her trip to the countryside, and there was a lot of work to do. They really couldn't stay with Qin Xiaoxiao until she went to the countryside.
The next afternoon, Grandma Qin and Qin Ye went back to their hometown.
After seeing the old lady and her eldest cousin off, Qin Xiaoxiao ate dinner first, and then started looking for money according to the original owner's memories.
Qin Min and Wen Shiya's savings were hidden under the floorboards of the bed; they could be found by moving the bed.
He took out the metal box where he hid the money, opened the lid and rummaged through it. There was 15,000 yuan in savings in the passbook, 200 yuan in change, and 40 yuan in change in the wardrobe outside, which was the remaining living expenses for this month.
Qin Xiaoxiao silently calculated that all the money Wen Shiya and Qin Min had saved over the years was here.
In the first four or five years of their marriage, Qin Min and Wen Shiya didn't earn this much, and they might have saved less. However, Qin Min received a lump sum payment upon his discharge from the army, and during his years in the military, he hardly spent any money except for the ten yuan he sent home. The couple saved the rest of their money, so it's not surprising that they were able to save 15,000 yuan.
Besides the money and bankbook, there was also a bunch of coupons in the box, including a considerable number of grain coupons, meat coupons, and coal coupons. They were all local coupons, not a huge amount, but enough for a normal family to live on for two or three months.
After putting the money and passbook back into the box, Qin Xiaoxiao checked the original owner's savings again.
After counting the money the original owner had left in the desk, Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes.
From the time the original owner was three years old, Wen Shiya gave the original owner two yuan of pocket money every month and ten yuan of red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. Over fourteen years, the total amount was 476 yuan, not a penny less.
Just how stingy was the original owner of this body?
They're so stingy it's outrageous!
Has she never thought of buying anything for her parents?
We don't buy them anything normally, and we don't even give them anything for our parents' birthdays.
Having such a daughter must break Qin Min and Wen Shiya's hearts!
If it were her, she wouldn't give the original owner a single penny.
Too stingy!
There's no one in my heart!
Qin Xiaoxiao happily put all the money together, totaling 18,716 yuan.
She still had 23.6 yuan left from the gifts, which she could use to prepare some things before going to the countryside. At least she had to spend those coupons, otherwise they would be wasted.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't plan to save this money; keeping it in her spatial dimension was safer and more reassuring than anywhere else.
Qin Min and Wen Shiya lived in a small courtyard not far from the coal mine. In addition to two main rooms, there was a coal shed for storing miscellaneous items. Wen Shiya's two boxes were buried under the coal slurry in the coal shed.
At one o'clock in the morning, Qin Xiaoxiao quietly opened the door and entered the coal shed without closing it, using the moonlight to observe the situation inside.
The coal shed wasn't large. On the left side, there were four rows of coal mud bricks, extending all the way to the roof. On the right side, there were bags of coal, about twenty bags in total.
The boxes were placed under the coal slurry blocks, and all the coal slurry blocks had to be moved before digging could begin.
That's easy, just put it into your storage space.
Qin Xiaoxiao put all the coal slurry and coal into her spatial storage, then picked up a shovel and started working.
After digging about a meter, Qin Xiaoxiao clearly felt that she couldn't dig any further because there was something underground. Then she dug to both sides until she dug out two boxes before stopping.
He put the two boxes into his spatial storage, not having time to look at them. He went outside and took a walk, collecting a large pile of stones. He buried the stones in the ground and then restored the soil on top of them.
He wiped away his sweat, put everything usable from the coal shed into his spatial storage, leaving the remaining junk behind, and went back inside to take a shower and go to sleep.
After working for more than two hours, her frail body was starting to give out; if she didn't rest soon, she was sure she would faint.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't wake up until nine o'clock the next morning. She took out a bag of vegetarian dumplings from her space for breakfast, then closed the door and took out the two boxes she had stored in her space. She used scissors to cut open the oilcloth on the boxes. After cutting open four layers of oilcloth, the camphor wood box with cloud patterns was revealed inside.
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the exquisitely carved pattern, and then at the clasp on the box.
Antiques, they must be quite old.
Wen Shiya once told the original owner that the Wen family had been in the pawnshop business for generations, and they probably had a lot of good stuff in their possession. It was just a box, and the Wen family didn't care about it.
The lock on the box was inside the money box. Qin Xiaoxiao took out the money box, took out the key, and opened the box. What she saw was a bright red color.
Curious, she opened each red cloth envelope, only to find a large yellow croaker wrapped in each one. Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned and remained speechless for a long time before finally letting out a long breath.
The box, which is 1.2 meters long, 0.8 meters wide, and 0.8 meters high, is full of large yellow croakers, so big they could blind anyone.
How much is this worth?
After looking at the box, Qin Xiaoxiao became even more curious about what good things were in the other box.
When Qin Xiaoxiao opened it, she was shocked again.
(End of this chapter)
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