As soon as Erzhuzi finished speaking, the two men's expressions changed drastically at the same time; the thief in the house had scared away their uncle.
"Where are you hiding the things? If he dares to steal them, I'll fight him to the death!" the woman gritted her teeth.
"Come on, he dares to steal even his parents' money. Do you think anyone can do anything about him? Luckily, he didn't see us get the things today, and we didn't open the box at Grandma's house."
The woman slapped Erzhuzi hard a few times. "Stop talking nonsense, where did you hide the things?"
Erzhuzi looked around, feeling unsafe from anywhere. He knew that his uncle's family's hiding place had been dug out by Sanzhuzi.
"I'm not feeling well; I don't feel safe anywhere."
Enraged, the woman punched the man hard, yelling, "Look at the mess your family has made! How did your parents raise such a child?"
Erzhuzi remembered his father's concubine from back then.
"How about hiding it underground?" He told his wife how his concubine had hidden the silver years ago. The young woman was dumbfounded. What kind of family had she ended up in?
My father-in-law actually kept a concubine? And that concubine even ransacked their house?
Oh my god!
She regretted it; her parents shouldn't have arranged this marriage without doing any research, just for a small dowry. What kind of good family could offer so much?
She can't take it back to her parents' home either; once it's given away, there's no reason to ask for it back, and they won't give it to her.
“We’ll hide in the pigsty. We slaughtered the pig for the New Year, and it’ll be empty now. You go dig the pit tonight, and I’ll keep an eye out for anyone. Dig the pit as deep as possible, and fill it in completely.”
"become."
The woman glared at Erzhuzi, "You better keep your mouth shut. You can't tell anyone about this, especially not your parents."
Erzhuzi was in a dilemma, "What should I say when they ask me what I gave them?"
"Just say there are only twenty coins in the box." Although lying like this is not good, and it feels a bit unfair to my third uncle, I had no choice; the house was full of wolves.
"Okay, I understand."
"I wonder how much silver this bracelet is worth, or how heavy it is. If it were enough for us to build a house, that would be great. Once we have our own home, we won't have to live in fear anymore."
She was afraid that the money she had saved would be gone if she went out.
"Father has a scale for weighing silver."
The woman rolled her eyes at him. "Do you even understand it?"
“I understand, right? If I ask my dad for it, he'll probably be suspicious.”
"Forget it, let's just hide it and save up some more money later."
"Hmm, maybe I should grow some vegetables and sell them in the county town after the New Year."
"It's too tiring. Look at how worn out your dad is. It's not worth it to have money but lose your life."
"I'll only work here for a year or two. Let's endure the hardship and move out first, what do you say?"
Erzhuzi felt warm inside, and his wife felt sorry for him. If he told his parents, they would absolutely support him and wish he would go out and dig the ground tonight.
As long as he doesn't die from exhaustion, we'd love for him to work himself to death.
"Let's see. Sigh, it's so hard to make money these days."
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone gathered again at the old lady's door.
This time, Zhao Dawen and Zhao Dayong ignored Zhao Dashu completely. Only Zhao Dayong's daughter looked at them with affection and kept smiling, as did Erzhuzi's wife.
"Happy New Year, Mother."
"Okay, okay!"
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