The little field mouse, who had woken up again at some unknown time, chuckled, "Hehe, digging for treasure, huh? I'm an expert at this."
They are absolutely gifted at digging.
Shen Banxia twitched her lips. "Do you want to see what you look like now, all wrapped up?"
Having dissuaded the little field mouse from digging for treasure, Chen Banxia looked at Zhou Mingqian and asked, "Don't you think there's something wrong with this?"
"What's wrong?".
"Why would Grandpa give you those instructions? Yes, I know that you are the grandson that Grandpa and Grandma favor the most, but no matter what, the other members of the Zhou family are also his grandchildren. Most importantly, how could they think that you could be in such a desperate situation?"
Shen Banxia couldn't help but let her imagination run wild, "Were you adopted?"
Zhou Mingqian wasn't angry; even he himself had had that doubt.
"Look at my face, can you see the shadows of my father and mother?"
Shen Banxia rummaged through it, looking at it carefully again and again, "Okay, life really isn't that dramatic. What good things did Grandpa leave you?"
"I don't know either, but if I had to guess, it's probably something like antiques. You know, my grandfather was an antique appraiser. When he saw that things weren't going well, he went back to his hometown."
"So you're planning to dig it up? Given the current market, even if you do dig it up, you probably won't get much in return. Besides, it's a keepsake left to you by your grandfather and the others," Shen Banxia knew that at this time, it couldn't be used to its fullest potential.
"Forget it, no matter how important the antiques are, no one is more important. I believe my grandfather and the others think the same way." Once he made up his mind, Zhou Mingqian had no intention of changing it.
The little field mouse, who had been listening quietly, exclaimed, "I want to go too!" How could a treasure hunt be complete without it?
Shen Banxia translated his words to Zhou Mingqian, "Okay." Ever since the little field mouse saved his wife last time, he had also regarded the little creature as a member of their family.
Zhou Mingqian simply put the little field mouse into his pocket. The creature was only the size of a palm and was wrapped up in a ball, so it was hardly noticeable.
Following the path, avoiding the villagers, he headed towards the back of the mountain. As he walked further back, he was about to reach the graves of Grandpa Zhou and the others. Then, under a cedar tree less than ten meters away, Zhou Mingqian took a hoe and began to dig.
Soon, a brown wooden box appeared, and Zhou Mingqian placed the box at the bottom of the basket.
They filled the dug-out soil back in and then placed some fine twigs and dry leaves on top.
On the way down the mountain, they unexpectedly ran into Zhou's father.
Zhou's father looked at Zhou Mingqian and asked, "What are you doing going up the mountain?"
Zhou Mingqian pointed to his basket, "We're out of matches. Go up the mountain to find some. You know you have to go to work soon, so we should get these things done as soon as possible."
"What are you saying? Do you think your younger brother and the others will just stand by and watch? Eldest son, what exactly do you two mean? Your mother even came to our door to ask you to come back, and you still didn't drive her away? Zhou Mingqian, she is your own mother."
Zhou Mingqian chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Maybe I'm just like you said, born an ingrate. You told us to get out, and we obediently left. You told us to go back, and didn't I eagerly go back? Dad, I just want to ask, is there any place left for us at home?"
Even though Zhou Mingqian didn't go back, he learned from Aunt Zhu and the others that the room they used to live in had been given to the family's young girls.
Mr. Zhou was embarrassed. "Isn't it because you two don't want to go back? If you don't want to go back, does that mean others can't stay?"
Shen Banxia found it amusing; she realized that the people on Old Zhou's side all had their own set of logic.
They were the ones who gave up the room first, and now they have the nerve to ask them to come back?
"Boss, no matter what, we're all family. We can't be two Zhous together. Don't let the villagers laugh at us."
Lately, Mr. Zhou felt like he was about to collapse. He would secretly smile whenever he saw his family members.
He's almost lost all his authority as the brigade leader.
He even overheard people saying that a brigade leader who couldn't even manage his own family members couldn't possibly manage the entire brigade.
Some people were vaguely saying that it would be great if Accountant Zhang were the team leader.
Those words nearly made Zhou's father die of anger.
Since becoming the brigade leader, he dares to say that he has never sought any benefits for his family members; in fact, he has put his family members last in his priorities.
Unexpectedly, all they did was kick the good-for-nothing eldest son and his wife out of their home, and everyone said the old couple were shameless.
If they are really that good, why don't they give their own grain to the eldest brother and the others?
Fortunately, Shen Banxia was unaware of Zhou's father's thoughts, otherwise she would have really wanted to ask him, "Where's your face?"
The couple clearly wanted the grain they were entitled to. Yes, outsiders didn't know that Zhou Mingqian had secretly paid a wage, but both Zhou's father and mother knew it clearly.
But what was the result?
They couldn't agree on anything, and the father and son parted on bad terms again.
Once they returned to the clinic, the fun of treasure hunting was greatly diminished.
They weren't in a hurry to open it right now; with people coming and going, they'd wait until it got dark.
After finally getting dark, Zhou Mingqian quickly ate dinner and then immediately closed all the doors and windows.
Using the light of a flashlight, Zhou Mingqian took out a small key.
"Wow, this, this, Zhou Mingqian, you've struck it rich!"
No wonder Shen Banxia was so flustered; wow, six big gold bars!
After weighing it, wow, it was exactly six kilograms, no more, no less.
Good heavens, no wonder Zhou Mingqian found it difficult to lift him up.
Zhou Mingqian was dumbfounded. He thought it was an antique treasure left by his grandfather, but he never expected it to be a gold bar.
"No wonder I said I wouldn't let you starve. This is hard currency. Although you can't exchange it directly at the bank, this stuff, textbooks, are always hard currency. Zhou Mingqian, Grandpa really favors you."
Zhou Mingqian felt a warmth in his heart. He had always known that his grandparents favored him, but he never expected that they would even leave him the gold bars.
"Hurry up and see if there's any letter left for you!" Shen Banxia urged.
Zhou Mingqian shook his head.
"The little field mouse was right. It really was digging for treasure. These things are indeed treasures. It's good that you have a job now, so it's not too conspicuous to use them."
"Yes, honey, we can build a house now."
"Squeak squeak squeak—", the little field mouse cried out in alarm.
Shen Banxia initially had the same idea, but now, "Let me think about it again."
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