After returning home, Lin Xiuqing also asked him about the incident of fishing out the big tripod.
"Why did you give it away? At least bring it back home and keep it for a few days so I can see what it looks like."
"Silly boy, although this big tripod looks rare, it is very dangerous and it is not good to keep it at home." Ye Yaodong said as he took off his dirty clothes.
"There is a saying that this tripod was a cooking utensil in ancient times, which turned living things into dead things. Later, it evolved into a clan sacrificial utensil and was also used to place sacrificial offerings. Therefore, it is very ominous and ordinary people cannot control it."
"I hadn't thought about it in this regard before, but later on, A Guang's father reminded me that I could put it in a temple to save space. Then I remembered that most people couldn't keep this tripod, so it could only be placed in a museum or a temple."
Lin Xiuqing didn't know much about the tripod, and after hearing what he said about it being a very bad omen, she didn't think much about it anymore. She had originally wanted to take a look at it.
"Then don't bring it back. It's good to offer it to Mazu. It can also be used in the temple."
"Um."
"Dad just brought me a bucket and told me that the thing you wanted was inside and told me to hide it. I didn't even dare to open it. What was it?"
"Where is it?"
"I hid it in the house."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yaodong walked straight into the house and took a quick look inside.
Lin Xiuqing also followed him into the room and reminded him to go behind the door. Then he saw the bucket behind the door, and lifted the cloth on it. He saw the intact black box inside, and he bent down and took it out.
"What is this, Dong?"
"I don't know. I haven't even opened it yet. It's locked. Go get the machete."
"oh."
The machete was placed in the firewood pile in the main room, and Lin Xiuqing went there and came back quickly.
No one knew what wood the black box was made of. Ye Yaodong didn't understand. The lock on it had been corroded by sea water and was rusted. The machete chopped it twice and in a flash the lock fell off.
He reached out his hand impatiently, but just as he was about to open the lid, he suddenly thought of the rain of pear blossom needles in the martial arts drama...
He shook his head again, feeling that he had watched too many TV dramas and had over-imagined things, but, cough cough~
"Ah Qing, please move aside."
Lin Xiuqing was a little confused and didn't understand why she had to move to the side, but she still listened to him and moved to the side.
Ye Yaodong also pointed the black box towards the door, and then suddenly opened it. Immediately, the couple gasped and their orifices tightened.
The legendary Rain of Pear Blossom Needles was gone, but what appeared in the box was even more jaw-dropping than the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles!
All I saw was a golden color in the black box, with a bunch of golden round gold cakes piled inside. The golden and round appearance was very pleasing to the eye and caught everyone's attention.
“Ah…Adong…” Lin Xiuqing’s voice was trembling with fear, but she still tightly grasped Ye Yaodong’s arm.
Ye Yaodong was also startled, then he closed the box instantly, covering his violently beating heart. Although Melo Pearls and Ambergris were no worse than this, those things could not be converted into cash, and nothing was as intuitive and shocking as a pile of golden gold.
"Oh my god, you ask me every day if I found money. This time I really found money."
"Ah? Adong...was I not dazzled just now?"
"I don't think so. How about taking another look?"
Ye Yaodong continued to open the box, and the bright yellow cakes came into view again. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "So many, I'm rich!"
Lin Xiuqing also widened her eyes, "No wonder the ancient emperors had to make their clothes yellow, it looks so beautiful!"
He nodded in agreement, "It really looks good!"
This time he took one out before covering it, weighed it in his hand, and felt that it was about half a pound. "Take a bite and see if it's real."
Lin Xiuqing actually took it and took a bite, then said happily: "It's soft! And a little sweet."
"Sweet? Isn't it? Pancakes are sweet."
"Why is this gold in the shape of a pancake? It's so strange. I've never seen gold in this shape before."
“How many times have you seen gold?”
Ugh... it hurts...
Lin Xiuqing glared at him and continued, "Is this black box really from Haidilao?"
"Yes, it was found together with the big tripod. It was covered by seaweed. Fortunately, I have good eyesight and found it and fished it out."
"Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"
She couldn't let go of the gold cakes, stroking them back and forth. It always felt a little unreal. She was still cleaning the table and sweeping the floor, but suddenly a pile of gold cakes appeared in front of her. This was real gold.
Melo Pearls and Ambergris are valuable, but she only heard him say it verbally, and she has never experienced the feeling of windfall in such a direct and shocking way.
The main reason is that she doesn't know the value of things. Those things are not as real as a pile of gold. Owning a pile of gold means being truly rich.
Country women are so vulgar!
"Should I pinch you? To wake you up?"
"Hateful!" Lin Xiuqing slapped him and reluctantly handed him the piece of gold cake she had bitten. "What should we do with these things? Where should we hide them?"
Ye Yaodong put the gold cake back into the box, then pondered for a moment, "The lock on it is broken, so it's not safe to keep it at home... Hmm... How about burying it under the two osmanthus trees I planted yesterday?"
"Under a tree?"
"Yes, bury it under the tree! Bury it deeper. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. If you keep all your treasures at home, you might end up killing them all at once. Anyway, the tree was just planted, and the soil is new. Dig a new hole and bury this one in there, and it won't be noticeable. Anyway, the neighbors all know that I planted a tree yesterday."
"Also, I have discussed with the Zhou family next door. I will buy materials from them and borrow workers for a few days so that they can build another room for the old lady to live in. Then we can spend a little more money to build a yard and enclose the entrance."
"That's fine. You can do whatever you want. We have enough money now anyway. Let's bury it first. It's useless to keep it in our hands."
"It's useless."
Ye Yaodong suddenly wasn't as happy as before. He couldn't spend the money right away, so his happiness was halved...
Alas, I still have to go out to sea and continue working.
"Count them first and then bury them..."
Perhaps the couple were talking too loudly in the room, which directly affected the child's sleep. The baby's crying suddenly rang out, and Lin Xiuqing hurried to coax the child.
"I'll comfort the child. Go eat your meal and then get back to work. We've all eaten."
"Okay, where are the two sons?"
"Where else could they go? They went to play next door."
"I never see him when I come home all day. He's busier than me." Ye Yaodong muttered a few words and went out to eat.
After dinner, he didn't even bother to take a shower. He went into the house and counted the gold cakes. There were exactly 100 of them. He calculated in his mind and it weighed about 50 kilograms!
No wonder this black box looks so small and heavy.
In fact, the weight of this gold cake is 248 grams, but there is no scale, so he can only weigh it by feel with his hands.
After counting them, he put the gold cake back into the black box and covered it, but immediately took out another one and said, "Would you like to keep one with you? So you can take it out and look at it from time to time, or touch it?"
When he said this, he remembered that in her previous life, she didn't seem to have even a piece of gold jewelry. Their family was poor, he didn't work, and they didn't have a daughter. When she was 50 years old, there was no daughter to make gold for her, and she didn't even have gold earrings.
Thinking of this, Ye Yaodong felt that he didn't seem to be very competent after starting over. He didn't even think of buying her a gold necklace, ring, earrings, etc. He had to find time to arrange it.
"How many are there?" Lin Xiuqing asked while feeding.
"Exactly one hundred, no more, no less, I guess that's a good number."
"Then take one out and put it by your side. You can look at it occasionally to cheer yourself up... Keep the one with the tooth marks I just bit. The others are useless to keep, so bury them."
If there are conditions, what woman would not like gold, silver and jewelry? Those who say they don’t like it either don’t have the conditions or are too sensible.
Ye Yaodong had just picked one up casually without identifying it, but after hearing what she said, he started searching again and then gave it to her to play with.
Lin Xiuqing took it and said with a smile: "How could the ancients think of making gold into a pancake shape? It's quite creative and looks festive."
"Who knows? Maybe they think that pancakes can fill their stomachs, and making them into this shape has a good meaning!"
"Maybe. Our family is rich now, and there is enough to share. Melo Pearls, Ambergris, and this box of gold cakes. The three brothers and sisters can choose any one from now on."
"You're thinking too far ahead. They're still young, and you're already thinking about dividing the family property."
"Anyway, everything I earn will belong to them."
Father Ye: Does this sound familiar
"Go take a shower and go to bed early. You can bury the body when no one is around at night."
"Well, there are a lot of goods these days. After I finish these busy days, I will take some time to go up the mountain to chop some firewood. I heard you complain a few days ago that you were running out of firewood."
"I don't need you. You should go out to sea. Wait until the sun comes out for two days. I'll ask my eldest or second sister-in-law to help look after the children. I can just chop in the mountains."
"It should be able to burn for two more days. Let's talk about it after it's burned out." Who knows if people will come from the county or somewhere else by then. It's a good time for him to take a break and find some time to go to the mountain to chop firewood. The time was calculated just right for him.
When he got up at night and saw that his elder and second brothers' carts were gone at the door, he knew that they had been diligent and left early to go out to sea again.
He looked around and saw no one around him, and there was no movement at all, so he quickly took a hoe and dug a deep hole right under the osmanthus tree. He buried a box of gold cakes in the hole, and filled it with soil to restore the ground to its original state.
Then we hurried to the pier.
Being late, he was undoubtedly scolded by his father.
"Why are you dawdling for so long? You haven't rested enough after more than 20 days? What time is it now? You're just here... Your eldest brother and second brother's boats have already left..."
"Alright, alright, I was delayed by something. It's not a child. Why are you scolding him in front of so many people?"
"What's wrong with so many people? You are still my son. Even if you are old, I can still beat you and scold you."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, "Okay, I'll go back and tell the old lady and let her scold you to death!"
The villagers nearby laughed...
Ye's father angrily cursed at the bastard a few more times before getting on the boat.