Jiang He came to the place where the treasure was buried, looked around, and started digging after making sure that there was no one there.
Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the wooden box was still there.
Fortunately, fortunately, the baby is still here.
Jiang He picked up the wooden box and opened it. The box was empty. The smile on his face froze.
Jiang He buried the box again and returned home in a depressed mood.
After Jiang He returned home, he couldn't sleep the whole night. He kept thinking about who took his gold bars and dollars. After thinking about it, he felt that Li Chunyan was the most suspicious.
The next day, Jiang He got up early. As soon as Jiang Shushu came out of the room, Jiang He immediately went to greet her and looked at her embarrassedly.
Jiang Shushu didn't notice Jiang He's expression, but greeted him happily, "Good morning, Dad."
"Well, good morning...Shushu, Dad has something to tell you."
"What's up?"
Jiang He smiled awkwardly, "When I was digging the vegetable patch, I found a 100-gram gold bar and two silver dollars at the very edge. Dad didn't think it was much, and then I happened to think of your unfilial brother. I got angry and didn't tell anyone. I kept it for myself, just in case."
Jiang Shushu's face remained calm, as if this was a common occurrence. "That's it? Dad, you don't have to tell me specifically. Just keep it if you want." Having food in hand keeps one at ease. Having it yourself is better than having it yourself. It's only natural for the elderly to keep some money for themselves. The sense of security that money brings is what gives people peace of mind.
"Aren't you angry? If I keep this from you, won't you think I don't trust you?" He spent the entire night agonizing over whether to tell her or not. How should he tell her? If he told her, he was afraid it would create a rift between father and daughter. If he didn't, he was afraid that Li Chunyan would take the treasure, and that she would know that the other treasures were in her daughter's hands, which would be detrimental to her.
"Why should I be angry? You found it, so it's normal for you to take it. Besides, you let me take the bulk, so shouldn't I allow you to take a little for yourself? If I really did that, you should keep it, because it proves that I'm unreliable. As for distrust, there's no question about it. It's your freedom to do what you want with your own things. Everyone has things they don't want to share, and I'm no exception." Protecting one's own interests is human nature, but telling others everything is foolish. No matter what the relationship is, no matter how good it is, it's always right to leave yourself a way out.
"Just don't blame Dad."
"Of course not, because I think what you did was right."
Jiang He had a face full of question marks.
"I think the elderly should have some money in their hands. When people get old, they earn less, and their health deteriorates. If they don't have money in their pockets, they will feel anxious and uneasy. In serious cases, they may even have trouble sleeping. If the elderly have money in their pockets, they don't have to worry about their next meal. Then their mentality will be stable, and they will definitely smile often. Such people are likely to live to 99. When I have children in the future, for the sake of my health and longevity, I will give them half of my money at most, and I will secretly hide the remaining half and tell no one." Whoever gives you milk is your mother. Who dares to be unfilial if you have money? Even if he is really unfilial, I am still afraid that he will be unfilial if I have money.
"So it's normal for you to hide some private money, Dad. Don't feel embarrassed. After Li Chunyan's incident is over, I'll give you some more. You can hide it secretly, and I'll pretend I don't know. I'll keep it so that you can feel at ease. Living a long life will definitely not be a problem."
Jiang He was so moved that his eyes were a little red. He turned his head to the side and took a minute to adjust himself.
"Dad was so touched early in the morning."
"It's okay, you'll get used to it after a few times." After the reform and opening up, when I have a clear path to making money, I will give you pocket money every month. I guess you will be so touched that you won't be able to express it.
Jiang He was frustrated and angry, "Shushu, Dad's private money was taken away by someone." Since getting married, this was the first time he had the idea of hiding his private money, but it was stolen.
Jiang Shushu: "..." It turned out that the old man was not sharing his hidden private money with him, but that his private money was stolen and he had no choice but to tell him.
"Where are you hiding?"
"I was afraid my home was unsafe, so I hid it on the small hill behind our house. After I hid it, I never took care of it. Last night you mentioned whether Li Chunyan knew we had dug up the treasure. Although I checked when I buried it and there was indeed no one nearby, the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I became. So I secretly went to the hill last night. When I dug it out, there was only the box, and everything inside was gone. I don't know if it was Li Chunyan. I was worried that someone who was lucky would see the box and know I buried it. So I didn't dare to take the box back and continued to bury it."
Jiang Shushu remembered that Yang Xiaobei once said that after Li Chunyan had a dream, she didn't know what to do at noon the next day, and then came back happily. The gold bar and two dollars buried by Jiang He were most likely in Li Chunyan's hands.
Li Chunyan dreamed of the place where Jiang He buried the treasure. I wonder if she dreamed of me hiding the treasure in the space? After all, I came to this world through the backdoor of King Yama and the Judge. I shouldn't be so incompetent, right? The Judge gave me a note last time, which means he is paying attention to this world. The people behind Li Chunyan shouldn't be able to touch me, right?
Alas, I thought it was a simple retirement, but all kinds of conspiracies and tricks came up.
"Dad, if I'm not mistaken, your things are in Li Chunyan's hands."
"How can you be sure?"
"I get along pretty well with Zhang Meihua and Yang Xiaobei from the Youth League Center. Ever since I learned that Li Chunyan deliberately harmed Mom last time, I've often privately asked them about Li Chunyan, fearing she might do something weird again. I saw Yang Xiaobei the day before yesterday and heard him mention that Li Chunyan saved Mom. I didn't quite believe it at the time, so I asked about Li Chunyan's recent affairs. Yang Xiaobei told me that he once saw Li Chunyan walking towards the small hill behind our house, and when she came back she was extremely happy, as if she had found a fortune."
Jiang He: "Could it be that Li Chunyan saw me when I went to the hill behind? When Li Chunyan was lucky enough to dig out the treasure, the first thing she thought of was me burying it, and then she thought there were other treasures at home? She took advantage of her injury to move into our house to look for treasures."
"That's possible."
"Shushu, have you hidden your things? I buried them so deep, but she was able to dig them up. This proves that Li Chunyan is incredibly lucky. Don't take yours too."
"Dad, don't worry. I'm well hidden. Li Chunyan can't get rid of me."
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