Chapter 4: The Plan to Get Rich
He's back! Zhao Xiaofei was found and taken to the hospital, where his brother, Zhao Xiaokun, worked. After a day and a night of tossing and turning, his mother, Liu Aiping, and Zhao Xiaokun were terrified.
Wu Yali tearfully informed the family, frightening Liu Aiping so much that her legs were shaking. She had to be supported by her eldest son, Zhao Xiaokun, as she made her way to Lugou Bridge. That night was a tumultuous night for the people in the Wanping tourist area. No one wanted to see a tourist fall into the river and die. They mobilized everyone, including police, firefighters, and rescue teams. Hundreds of people searched the river and the banks. Just when everyone was about to give up, news arrived from the city that someone had found the victim, sending everyone into a frenzy of excitement.
The family went to the hospital. When Liu Aiping saw that her son was fine, she couldn't contain her anger. She took off her shoes and started beating Zhao Xiaofei, muttering, "I'll let you mess with me! I'll let you mess with me!" Zhao Xiaofei screamed and ran around the hospital.
After Liu Aiping was tired of beating him, Zhao Xiaokun sent his mother home, grabbed some clean clothes, and returned to the hospital. Zhao Xiaofei claimed he had come into contact with many rats and might have contracted the plague, so the hospital threw away his clothes. He was also vaccinated.
In the ward, Zhao Xiaokun looked at the lying Zhao Xiaofei and asked, "What happened? Did he come into contact with a rat? And he said he was sucked into a hole? You can fool others, but you can't fool me!"
"I'm not lying! Bro!"
"You and I don't know! When you lie, you will look to the right unconsciously! Tell the truth!" Zhao Xiaokun said seriously.
Seeing his elder brother's expression change, Zhao Xiaofei said, "I didn't lie about the possibility of catching the plague if you encounter rats! It's just that I don't know if they're in the cave! I'm still confused! Seriously, brother! I swear!"
"I got your test results. The hospital discovered streptomycin in your system before they gave you the injection. Can you tell me what happened?"
"Wasn't that the box Wu Yali threw to me? There was medicine in the box. To save my life, I gave myself an injection!"
"Where is that box of medicine? Let me see it!" Zhao Xiaokun stretched out his hand.
"I threw away that box of medicine! It was for the dog!" Zhao Xiaofei said embarrassedly.
Zhao Xiaokun finally couldn't hold back his serious expression after hearing this and burst into laughter. He said, "What can I say about you?" After a moment of calm, Zhao Xiaokun said, "I've seen situations like yours before. It could be that you're overly stressed, your brain is in a state of self-protection, causing you to hallucinate. You might feel it's real, but it's definitely fake!"
Is that so? Zhao Xiaofei was a little skeptical after what his elder brother said. Could it be that his trip to the fourteenth year of Chongzhen was fake? But it was too real? Did he watch too many time-travel dramas? After his elder brother left, Zhao Xiaofei remembered that he had a pawn ticket from over there. Zhao Xiaofei quickly reached into his pocket and sure enough, the pawn ticket was still there. It said, "A glass bottle for pawn, 300 taels of silver, July of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen." It seems that I have the ability to travel through time and space. How did I get back? It seems that I am lying on the bed, holding the jade pendant that Xiaomei gave me. Yes! Jade pendant! He immediately took out the jade pendant hanging around his neck.
While Zhao Xiaofei was standing in the ward studying carefully, the door was pushed open again. It was Jiang Xiaomei who came in. Zhao Xiaofei said happily, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Xiaomei's eyes were already red and swollen, and tears were still flowing down. At this time, Zhao Xiaofei said nothing and hugged Jiang Xiaomei. At this time, Jiang Xiaomei finally couldn't help crying loudly, and Zhao Xiaofei gently patted her back to comfort her.
"Do you know? I'm scared to death! I really don't know what I would do if something happened to you!"
"It's okay now! Be good! Don't cry! You won't be pretty if you cry!"
"I'm not pretty to begin with, and I just want to cry!"
"Okay, okay! Cry if you want to! You are the most beautiful in my eyes!"
"You're just talking nonsense! Don't you like snake-like faces and long legs? That's all you follow on TikTok!"
"Hey! We're not even married yet! And you're already snooping through my phone!"
At this time, a nurse wearing a mask came in and said to Zhao Xiaofei, "Xiaofei! Take your medicine! Stop showing off your affection here! Hurry up! You can be discharged tomorrow. Don't waste the bed!"
The nurse who came in clearly knew Zhao Xiaofei. Zhao Xiaofei took a look and saw that it was Xiaobai, his colleague. He let go of Jiang Xiaomei with a silly smile, picked up the medicine, and swallowed it with water. Jiang Xiaomei was also a little embarrassed, her face as red as an apple.
The next afternoon, Jiang Xiaomei accompanied Zhao Xiaofei through the discharge procedures and sent him home. His mother, Liu Aiping, and his older brother were away at work, leaving Zhao Xiaofei alone in bed. He stared at the pawn ticket in his hand and came up with a plan to make a fortune. He'd time travel to the Ming Dynasty, buy some antiques, and sell them. He'd never have to work again. Just a few would be enough to last him a lifetime. He could buy a villa, drive a sports car, sleep until he woke naturally, count money until his hands cramped, and reach the pinnacle of his life.
Thinking about all this made Zhao Xiaofei incredibly excited, so he decided to act immediately. He took a taxi back to the place he'd returned from during the Ming Dynasty. Holding the jade pendant, he recalled how he'd traveled back in time. It'd been dripping with blood, and then it'd been soaked in water. Yes, water! Water could help him travel back in time, so Zhao Xiaofei bought a bottle of water. Just as he was about to put it back on the jade pendant, he glanced around. Luckily, no one was around; this was a remote area, devoid of security cameras.
So he dripped water onto the jade pendant, and the miracle happened again. Zhao Xiaofei returned to his room in the Ming Dynasty, where his Luohan bed lay quietly. Zhao Xiaofei was so excited! Awesome! He jumped up and down with joy! He jumped around the room like a madman, and began to do a seaweed dance. Like a piece of seaweed, seaweed, swaying with the waves. Seaweed, seaweed! Zhao Xiaofei shook his head and danced and sang!
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