It was fake anyway, so if it was gone, it was gone. There was no need to feel sad about it. However, he still kept it in mind, pretended nothing had happened, walked into the house, and returned to his room first.
Lin Xiuqing had finished her dinner early and her child was sleeping. She was so bored that she could only close her eyes and rest.
When she saw him come in, she asked him if he had eaten.
Unexpectedly, he just casually replied that he hadn't eaten yet, then climbed onto the bed and took down the basket hanging on the wall.
Lin Xiuqing looked at him in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"See if it's intact."
"I always lock the house when no one is in it. There are bars on the windows, so it must be fine."
They had hung it under the porch for a few days to air-dry, placing it under the porch during the day and bringing it into the house at dark. Later, they simply hung it directly on the wall inside and opened the window to air-dry, to save trouble.
Ambergris must be air-dried for at least three years before use. It is not safe to put it anywhere else than under your own eyes. Anyway, they are from the countryside and have things hanging everywhere on the walls of their houses, so it's not surprising.
"The fake one I made was stolen. I just came back and saw it was gone."
"Ah?" Lin Xiuqing was surprised. "Could it be that many people came to our house today to listen to the radio and took it away?"
"It's possible. Pay attention to whether there are any rumors in the village in the next two days." Ye Yaodong said as he checked it and put it back after seeing that it was intact.
"When it's empty, replace it with a clean towel."
"I know."
After the couple exchanged a few words, they heard a knock on the door, and his mother's voice came from the door, "Why don't you come out to eat? You're hiding in the house. It's still in time to see your wife and children after dinner. You haven't come out for a long time, and you need someone to call you to eat. Hurry up and eat, take a shower and go to bed, and you're still dawdling..."
Mother Ye talked a lot at the door in a low voice, and they could hear it clearly in the room.
"You should go eat soon."
"Well, have you eaten yet?"
"I've already eaten it."
Ye Yaodong responded casually and went out to eat. He asked his two brothers-in-law a few questions out of concern. Seeing that they were very restrained while eating, he hurriedly greeted them, "Don't be polite. Treat it like your own home. There's still a lot of rice in the pot."
"Okay, okay..."
Father Ye also said: "Eat more so you can have strength tomorrow, then you can prepare after you finish eating."
"Would you like some wine?"
"I'll go pour it. Do you want starfish wine or sea snake wine?" Ye's mother also asked hurriedly.
"no, I'm fine… "
Father Ye said quickly: "Sea snake wine...Sea snake wine..."
Ye's mother rolled her eyes at him. Old man, his eyes light up when he talks about wine. No matter how much he drinks, it's never enough.
As soon as he finished his meal, Ye Yaodong went to take a shower, and Ye's father also returned to the old house with his two brothers-in-law.
Unexpectedly, just as he finished taking a shower and was about to go back to the house, he heard his next-door neighbors, Mrs. Lan Da and Mrs. Lan Er, excitedly talking about ambergris while killing fish.
Rumors spreading so quickly
He pricked up his ears in surprise and turned his head, "What ambergris are you talking about?"
"You don't know yet? You just came back from the sea not long ago."
"I don't know what kind of luck that family had. I heard that the youngest son picked up a strange stone on the beach that afternoon. On the way back home, someone bumped into him and recognized it as ambergris."
"I heard that they are keeping it tightly covered and won't let anyone see it. Many people have come to their house to see what it looks like."
ah
His is just painted wood. Although it looks a bit realistic, if you take a closer look, you will know it is not real. Is that person a fool? Or an ignorant child
"Whose youngest son are you talking about?"
"That Xu family in the east, they are all very naughty, their son is a thief, what's his name?"
Mrs. Lan answered, "Xu Laifu!"
Is that the jerk
How could this guy steal something he didn't recognize? And he put it so casually.
Driven by curiosity, he simply put on his clothes and walked out. Ye's mother kept asking from behind, "Where are you going? It's already dark and you're still running out..."
"I'll be out for a walk and back in a bit."
"You can still go out for a walk, which means you are not tired..."
"How can he not be tired? It's so hard to go out to sea. Dongzi must have something wrong," the old lady said from behind. "When can we stew an old hen for them to nourish them? They must be so tired. I see Dongzi's eyes are sunken and he has lost weight recently."
Mother Ye rolled her eyes. The rooster was used to produce milk, so he could just eat it. But the hens had to be kept for laying eggs. He had eaten a lot of confinement meals during the recent period, so his eye sockets were sunken.
Ye Yaodong walked towards Xu's house. Along the way, he heard that Xu's family had found a treasure and was going to get rich...
He was both amused and confused by what he heard.
When he was almost at the door of Xu's house, he saw from afar a lot of people gathered there.
"Take it out and show it to everyone!"
"That's right. Since everyone has seen it, why hide it? Show it to us so we can learn more."
"That's right. We haven't seen what ambergris looks like yet."
"Oh, your family is really going to get rich. I was saying that Lai Fu is a good name for a child. He is destined to be rich and his name also attracts wealth. Now you have brought home a golden nugget. Your family won't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives."
"That's right, now your whole family will enjoy the happiness..."
"It's just that Lai Fu is a lucky child. Others don't have this kind of luck..."
"Qiuju, your family is going to get rich, don't forget about us, you have to help your relatives..."
Everyone in the Xu family stood at the door, laughing so hard that they couldn't close their mouths.
Father Xu's face was as bright as a flower, and he said in a fake tone, "Who knows if it is true or not? We haven't seen it yet. The child hid it as soon as he got it back, and he hid in the house himself."
Xu's mother also said, "I was still playing mahjong, and I ran back halfway through the game. As a result, I was surrounded by you guys as soon as I got to the door. I didn't even get to see what you looked like."
"Then I'll show it to everyone. Everyone can help identify it and weigh it. I heard it's very expensive."
"Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and take it out. Let's all help identify and weigh it. Your family is really going to get rich..."
"Hurry up and call Lai Fu out. We are all waiting to help."
The old lady of the Xu family looked at people with her inverted triangle eyes. Although her face was full of smiles, she said unpleasant words: "How can I let you see it casually? What if you touch it and break it? Can you afford to pay for it?"
Everyone suddenly felt that it was boring to hear such words.
"How can it go bad if you touch it a few times? It's meaningless for an old lady to say such things. It won't hurt a piece of meat if we just take a look at it."
"That's right, everyone is just curious. They don't even want to take a look. How stingy."
"It's already been seen by others, yet you're still hiding it. The whole village knows that you found ambergris at home. Are you afraid that we'll see it and it'll be gone?"
"He hasn't even made any money yet, but he already looks down on everyone..."
"What are you looking at? Why should we let you see our own stuff? Go away, stop making so much noise. We haven't even taken a look at it ourselves. Why should we take it out just because you touched our lips? If it's bumped or scratched, what are you going to use to compensate?" The old lady rolled her eyes in disdain and went into the house.
"That's right. My son picked it up with his own ability. Why should I show it to you? It's a treasure. Can you just take it out and look at it? If you damage it, I can't afford the compensation even if I sell your whole family." Xu's mother said bluntly.
Some elderly people are respectable and lovable, while some are dislikeable and annoying.
"Everyone, please go back first. We need to take a look and study it ourselves first." Father Xu also waved his hand and went into the house.
Other members of the Xu family also went into the house one after another.
They had just heard about it and hurried back. Before they had time to take a look and ask a few questions, they saw a bunch of people coming to their door and saying they wanted to see it for themselves. They even boasted that they wanted to teach them a lesson. It was so funny.
After they entered the house, they locked the door and ignored the curious villagers outside.
The Xu family's actions directly offended everyone. The neighbors were curious and had never seen such a rare thing, so it was normal for them to come and see it. They just needed to greet them nicely and send them away politely.
Their eyes were full of disdain, their words were unpleasant, their attitudes were bad, and their behavior was arrogant, which made everyone feel unhappy.
Everyone is already extremely envious of others getting rich, and now when they encounter such an attitude, they start to say unpleasant words.
"Why are you so arrogant? You haven't even made any money yet, but you're already looking down on others and your tail is up in the air."
"That's right. I haven't even cashed in yet, but I feel like I've made tens of thousands of dollars. I'm getting nervous. I look down on others and say that I can't afford the compensation even if I sell us."
"Can you tell it's bad just by looking at him for two times? He's so stingy. How can I make money for such a person..."
"Tsk, it's not certain whether it's true or not? No one has seen it, so if they say it's true, then it must be true?"
“Who saw it before?”
"It seemed to be Lao Wang from the canteen. He was sitting at the door eating sunflower seeds when he saw Lai Fu holding something in his arms. Then he started shouting in the store. Everyone was playing mahjong and poker when they all ran over excitedly."
"I'm so lucky... Why don't I have this kind of luck?"
"When can I find a treasure? Sigh...my family can barely make ends meet and can't survive..."
"Alas... It's the same in my family. We have no rice to cook. We eat sweet potatoes and taro every day, or potato pickles. Those with shells are too hard to eat..."
"God is blind and has allowed this group of scoundrels to get rich..."
Ye Yaodong was watching the farce from the side, laughing his ass off. It was just fake, and before anyone could see clearly, it was already being passed around as if it were a treasure.
No one in the Xu family had seen the baby, but when they heard the rumors, they really thought they had a baby. They were so excited that they said they couldn't afford the compensation even if they sold their fellow villagers if the baby got damaged. It was really hilarious.
He didn't know what expression he would have when he found out it was fake, and he was really looking forward to it.
Died of laughter.