Chapter 20 Digging and Digging
Wang Shunyi saw that they had a lot of things.
"You guys pack up first, we'll go back first."
"Brother Wang is sorry to bother you today!"
"Why are you being so polite? Just be like our younger brother. If you want to do something in the future, just tell us directly!"
Xie Shuangbai smiled and nodded, then saw them out.
He went back to the kitchen and had to sort things out, otherwise it would attract mice.
"Let's put the rice, noodles, beans, and fungus into wooden jars to keep mice away."
Xie Chunmiao took out the grains and put them into the jars one by one.
"Luckily my brother bought jars ahead of time and built this big platform. It's so convenient, otherwise the food would have been eaten by mice!"
Xie Shuangbai was no longer surprised by his sisters' blind worship.
Xie Shuangbai frowned slightly as he looked at the messy food. "We still need a shelf in the kitchen. It's not good to just pile things on the countertop. Let's leave it like this for today and buy a shelf tomorrow."
When Xie Shuangbai was renovating the kitchen, he built a large cooking table to save on tables.
Similar to the place where vegetables are stored in a modern kitchen.
It is also very convenient for rolling noodles, and you can put some cans underneath.
I thought I didn't need a shelf, but it seems I can't save this money.
The rice and flour bought from Wang's house had been put away. Xie Shuangbai saw that her sisters were tired.
"Okay, it's late today, you should go to bed early."
Xie Qiushi nodded and left the kitchen reluctantly.
Xie Shuangbai was a little tired today, but he couldn't sleep yet.
He sat on the edge of the bed and carefully counted the accounts.
Huang's one tael of silver plus her own private savings of four taels were all spent and she still owed two cents.
It seems that I can only...
The moon is as bright as a lamp at night.
After Xie Shuangbai and his three younger sisters fell asleep, he quietly walked to an inconspicuous peach tree in the backyard with a shovel and started digging.
There is another most important reason why Xie Shuangbai wants the old house, an important reason that he has never told anyone.
When he was receiving the original body's memories, he saw that the original body had secretly come to the old house to dig for silver.
The silver was left by the original grandfather to his eldest grandson. Perhaps he felt that his son was unreliable. Now we don’t know what he was thinking at the time, but what is certain is that it was a concern filled with deep love.
The original body's grandfather secretly told the original body this when he died, so that he could prepare for emergencies.
If it weren't for this silver, Xie Shuangbai might have died earlier after being bullied by Huang Shi several times.
Xie Shuangbai thought while digging, and unknowingly dug a big hole. He was so tired that he was sweating.
Looking at the empty pit, isn't this it?
He remembered it right!
He continued digging without giving up, and suddenly a popular lyric came to his mind.
I dug and dug and dug.
I dug and dug at the little peach tree.
I dug and dug...
Before Xie Shuangbai finished singing in his mind, he saw a piece of red cloth. He quickly threw down the shovel and picked up the red cloth bag.
An excited heart and trembling hands.
He looked around, it was pitch black, and he still felt uneasy.
He quickly filled the soil, picked up the cloth bag and went into the house.
The cold moonlight shines through the window onto the red cloth bag.
Xie Shuangbai took three deep breaths and opened it gently.
Xie Shuangbai remembered that his original body had dug it twice, and now there are still ten taels left.
It's already a huge sum of money.
He was extremely tired today. Holding the huge sum of money, he fell asleep after just a short while on the bed.
At dawn the next day, Xie Qiushi opened his eyes drowsily.
She dreamed all night last night, and in her dreams she was cooking in the new kitchen.
She got up excitedly. Today she specially cooked rice porridge. The freshly ground rice was cooked until every grain was blooming, and the rice fragrance filled the air.
She remembered that her brother loved to drink rice oil, but Huang had never given it to him before.
She also added mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms.
These were the mountain products Aunt Cui brought me yesterday. They were all picked and dried and very fresh.
Xie Chunmiao and his partner also came to the kitchen to help.
Xie Shuangbai had no dreams that night and was awakened by the dawn.
I was still a little dizzy when I just woke up and couldn't tell where I was.
He rubbed his eyes, suddenly thought of the silver, and hurried to look at the big ingot in his arms.
He stood up, put on his clothes, took out three taels and put them in his purse, and put the rest into the space.
As soon as he came out of his bedroom, he saw his three sisters calling him with food in their arms:
"Brother, it's time to eat!"
"Brother, I made the rice oil you love to drink!"
Xie Shuangbai: "I got up late today. You can call me next time."
Several people looked at me as if they didn't need to get up early: "Brother, you are weak, you need to rest more, don't get up too early."
Several people arrived at the main hall.
Breakfast was simple: rice porridge with steamed buns made from two kinds of flour and two cold dishes.
"Brother, this round table doesn't look that big in the room."
Xie Shuangbai picked up a piece of wood ear mushroom with his chopsticks and said, "Grandpa built the main hall larger, so this table was built there by accident."
Xie Chunmiao took a bite of the steamed bun and said, "It's just that our breakfast on the table seems a little small."
Xie Qiushi teased her, "Just say you're greedy. There's no such delicious food in the past."
This was true. The fragrant rice porridge on the table, as well as the mushrooms and fungus with sesame oil, made Xie Chunmiao drool.
"Let's eat!"
They had just finished breakfast when the Wang brothers arrived.
He was holding the fresh ribs and pork he had just bought from Zhang the butcher.
Wang Shunyi carried a basket of vegetables.
"I stopped by Butcher Zhang's on the way. I bought you the meat you wanted, and I also picked some vegetables for you. I don't know if it's enough."
Xie Shuangbai looked at the fresh cabbage and pork and said with a smile, "Brother Wang, have you eaten yet? I made some rice porridge. Have some."
He put down the backpack and said, "I came here after breakfast."
"I'll give you the money for the meat."
"Pork cost 18 cents, I bought 3 catties, pork ribs cost 5 cents, I bought 3 catties, and they also gave me two pork ribs. Vegetables are grown at home for free."
Xie Shuangbai took out 300 coins.
Wang Shunyi was startled.
"Why would I need so much? They're all grown at home."
"Brother Wang, that's not right. Growing your own crops also costs money. You all put in the effort, and you didn't even charge me for the mountain products and beans yesterday. So, I'm the one who got the better deal!"
The Wang brothers couldn't argue with him, so they could only accept the money embarrassedly.
During the time he lived in the Wang family, he troubled them a lot. If money was available, he would have wanted to give them more.
The Wang brothers were feeling awkward holding the money when Zhang Mu's voice was heard outside the door.
"It's Carpenter Zhang who's here to deliver the table."
Outside the door, Zhang Mutou pulled a cart and brought the turntable over.
The Wang brothers helped carry it into the house.
Several people looked at the large double-layered round table that could rotate, and everyone was curious.
Xie Chunmiao had tried to turn it several times, and she said in surprise:
"Brother, I can even pick up some food!"
Xie Qiushi: "All you know is eating!"
"Only by eating well can you grow taller and protect your brother!"
Xie Shuangbai: "..."
The Wang brothers were also curious: "I've never seen such a table even in the big restaurants in town!"
Xie Shuangbai was also very satisfied: "Carpenter Zhang's craftsmanship is still the best."
Carpenter Zhang quickly waved his hands, very modestly. Seeing that Xie Shuangbai was still busy, he said he would go back first. The Wang brothers also said they wanted to go back.
Xie Shuangbai paid the table bill and walked them to the door before turning back into the house.
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