After making sure that his wife really wanted to hand over the gold, Lou Luhui squatted down again, picked up the small yellow croakers, and examined them carefully one by one.
"What are you looking at?" The kang bed had begun to take effect, and the temperature in the bedroom was slowly rising. Tian Mi took off his heavy coat and squatted down.
Lou Luhui reached out and pulled the blanket beside the bed, pulled his wife to sit down together, and then replied: "In the old days, many big families liked to stamp the gold with the seal representing the family. Let me check it."
Ah. Tian Mi suddenly realized that she seemed to have seen something similar on a TV show before, so she picked one up and began to check it.
Perhaps the gold was not looted from one family, or perhaps Liu Shu did it on purpose. In any case, after checking all the small yellow croakers, he did not see any special marks on them.
There were 350 of them in total, big and small, and by the end, both of them were a little dazzled.
Lou Luhui stood up and took out a small leather bag from the cabinet, put all the gold in it, and then said to his wife: "If you are sure you want to hand it over, I will take it to see Wang Lu tomorrow morning?"
Tian Mi pressed her sore neck and said, "Hand it over. It's not yours, you can't take it." She believed in cause and effect, and always felt that she would not feel at ease if she spent the stolen money stained with blood.
Of course, she knew very well that the most important reason why she was so selfless was that she was sure of making money.
Being able to move freely underwater brings her endless possibilities.
Instead of holding on to this gold and feeling anxious, it would be better to salvage those ownerless items that have sunk for hundreds of years from the bottom of the sea.
Although they were all picked up by accident, people are strange. Knowing the origins and not knowing the origins will cause completely different thoughts in their minds.
Of course, even if she can’t catch anything, it doesn’t matter. When the environment improves, she can live a comfortable life even if she catches seafood.
So, in the end, she just asked: "Can this gold help everyone?"
Lou Luhui's eyebrows softened, and he said affirmatively: "It's been a great help."
Tian Mi curved her eyebrows and said, "That's good."
After settling a worry, Tian Mi felt tired. He covered his lips with his hand and yawned.
"Are you sleepy? Do you want to take a shower?" Lou Luhui had just put his bag away and turned around when he saw his wife's tearful eyes. He subconsciously reached out to support her waist.
"Is the hot water ready? I still want to take a bath to relieve my fatigue." Tian Mi buried her face in the man's arms and couldn't help yawning again.
"Well, it should be ready. Sit for a while and I'll get you some water." After saying that, Lou Lu patted his wife on the back and placed her on a stool before leaving the bedroom to prepare the bath water.
the next day.
Although the wake-up call did not sound, Lou Luhui still woke up on time.
He gently patted his wife who was lying in his arms and woke up because of his movement: "Sleep a little longer, it's still snowing outside. I'll make breakfast today."
Hearing this, Tian Mi, who was already sleepy, uttered a "hmm" and continued to fall into a deep sleep.
Seeing that Tiantian fell asleep almost in a second, Lou Luhui felt amused but also regretful. He had to be more careful about that in the future because his wife's physical strength was completely different from his.
Although he really wanted to continue sleeping with the person in his arms, he got out of bed quietly because he was worried about the gold.
When he got dressed and opened the door, not surprisingly, the snow at the door was up to his knees again. This was the result of him getting up in the middle of the night to clean it up, otherwise the door would have been difficult to open today.
Lou Luhui picked up a shovel beside him and began to shovel the snow skillfully. He stopped only when he successfully pushed the door open.
He planned to go find Lao Chen first, which was what he discussed with Tiantian last night.
The matter of the gold cannot be known to too many people, but there is no need to hide it from my brother-in-law. First, I believe in his character, and second, if I encounter something uncontrollable, I will have someone to help me.
The most important thing is that he and Lao Chen are now brothers-in-law, and they are naturally one.
After more than ten years of military career, Chen Gang's daily routine has become fixed. Even if he doesn't have to do morning exercises today, he will get up on time.
Seeing someone coming with one foot deep and one foot shallow, he stopped shoveling snow and asked, "Why are you here? What are you carrying?"
As he spoke, he moved aside and motioned for people to go into the house first.
Lou Luhui patted the snow off his body, did not enter the house, but stood under the eaves, and briefly and quietly explained his purpose.
"Are you serious? You are not kidding?" Chen Gang was silent for a long time before he found his voice and asked with a hoarse voice.
Lou Luhui didn't think his reaction was strange. If he hadn't seen with his own eyes the hundreds of large and small yellow croakers lying on the ground, he wouldn't have believed it.
Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. He did not explain further, but simply unzipped a corner of the bag, revealing a dazzling golden color.
Chen Gang's Adam's apple rolled rapidly, and even his breathing became heavier. After more than ten seconds, he closed his eyes, wiped his face, and said stiffly: "My second sister-in-law is really..."
What is the truth
Be courageous!
Be courageous!
Such a big bag of gold, with an astronomical value, was handed over to the organization just like that.
To many people, this behavior may even seem silly.
But Chen Gang admired him very much. He claimed that he was a qualified soldier, loyal to the motherland and the people. However, with such a large sum of money, he was not sure whether he would be greedy.
However, he soon thought that with this money, the soldiers would have thick clothes, coal, food, and other supplies, and he felt even more grateful to his second sister-in-law.
Even if, on the surface, this amount of gold would be handed over to the higher-level troops for the sake of harmony, with the abilities of Brigade Commander Wang and Political Commissar Liu, they could at least get one-third of it out.
One third can also allow the soldiers to spend a more comfortable and warmer winter.
After thinking about it, Chen Gangxue stopped shoveling, shouted to his wife who was cooking in the kitchen, and hurried to the brigade commander's house with his brother-in-law.
When Tian Yu chased out, their figures had already disappeared in the vast white snow.
She stood up the shovel that she had thrown aside and muttered habitually: "What have you been doing? You were in such a hurry that you couldn't even close the door tightly. What a shame."
Brigade Wang also got up and was shoveling snow at the door with two guards without any airs. He was also stretching his muscles. When he saw the visitor, he was a little surprised: "What happened?"
Chen Gang said seriously, "Commander, there are some things."
Hearing him say this, Brigade Wang glanced at the two men sharply, then handed the shovel in his hand to the guard and walked into the house with his hands behind his back: "Come in!"
In the study, Wang Lu picked up the kettle and prepared to pour boiled water for the two of them.
Seeing this, Chen Gang quickly reached out and took it: "Brigade Commander, I'll do it myself."
When he got the kettle, he didn't rush to pour the water, but took the tea can that Lou Luhui handed to him tacitly.
"Hey, you two little brats, you only know how to covet my good stuff. I only have half a can left. Hey! Hey! Put less. Put less!" Seeing that Chen Gang pinched a handful, the distressed Wang Lu quickly reached out to take back the tea can.
This time, he didn't dare put it on the table again, but locked it in the cabinet.
One by one, it's not easy for the old man to save some tea.
Chen Gang pretended not to hear anything. He divided the tea leaves into two teacups and then slowly picked up the kettle to brew some tea.
Wang Lu had already figured out that the two people coming to see him early in the morning probably didn't mean bad news, so he gritted his teeth and made himself a cup of tea.
I thought to myself, forget it, I'll just go and ask my old partner Old Man Liu for some more.
After the three of them drank a few sips of the fragrant tea, Wang Lu asked, "Tell me, what's the good news?"
Chen Gang glanced at Lou Luhui beside him, indicating that he was the one with the problem.
Seeing this, Brigade Wang turned his attention to Lou Luhui.
"It's like this, Captain Wang. Last night when I was having dinner at Old Chen's house, Tiantian, my wife, heard that our troops were short of supplies and wanted to do her best to help."
Chen Gang's face twitched, and he felt that he no longer recognized the words "my little strength".
Captain Wang, who had no idea of the inside story, looked even more relaxed. He smiled and praised: "Comrade Xiaotian is a good kid. This is his ideological awareness." As he said this, he gave him a thumbs up to show his approval.
There was no way, he had a really good impression of Tian Mi.
No matter she risked her life to dive into the ice hole and rescue people a few days ago, or the donation she proposed this time.
However, although the team was in difficulty, it was not to the extent of asking a little girl to donate money.
Brigade Captain Wang lit a cigarette and said, "Although the team is in trouble, it is not this difficult. Lu Hui, go back and tell Comrade Tian Mi that we soldiers cannot take even a single needle or thread from the common people. I appreciate your kindness."
Chen Gang chuckled: "Brigade Commander, this time is different, please take a look at how much you have paid."
Wang Lu frowned. Is it a handover? Not a donation
"What kind of riddle are you two playing?"
Lou Luhui picked up the bag on the ground and put it on the table, then unzipped it again and asked the brigade commander to look at it.
Brigade Wang leaned over to take a look, and when he saw clearly what was inside, his pupils suddenly contracted.
As if he was worried that the impact was not big enough, Chen Gang directly picked up the bag and poured out all the gold inside.
Hundreds of yellow croakers of all sizes piled up on the table, and some of them accidentally slipped to the ground.
Lou Luhui bent down and picked up a few small yellow croakers that had fallen on the ground: "Here are 38.4 kilograms in total."
Dozens of kilograms of gold, the visual impact is absolute
Brigade Captain Wang was so shocked that he dropped the cigarette in his hand. He never expected that a little girl, who wanted to donate money, would directly donate the half-year funding for the entire brigade, which had more than 9,000 soldiers.
Um
"You just said it was a payment? Not a donation? Then where did the gold come from?"
Speaking of this, Lou Lu's eyes darkened and he simply recounted the origin of gold, filling in the gaps in his wife's words.
Therefore, there was no problem with the origin of the gold to Wang Lu and Chen Gang.
"Commander." Lou Luhui immediately told his wife about her concerns, and said in a deep voice, "Tiantian's concerns are correct. I am sure I can protect her, but the mountains are high and the waters are far away. There are indeed some things that I cannot take care of for her family thousands of miles away. Tiantian is not a person who loves fame. The reason I came to you is that I hope you can help keep it a secret. This is also for her own good."
It was only today that Brigade Commander Wang learned that there were so many twists and turns in the relationship between his proud subordinate and Comrade Tian Mi.
He was not ashamed of the Liu family's ugly behavior, but in his heart he admired the little girl's brave resistance even more.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he looked at his two subordinates expectantly: "I seem to have heard before that the Tian family has two younger sisters?"
His wife has been urging his son to get married in the past two years, but he is not in a hurry. After all, he was already 27 or 28 years old when he got married. His eldest son is only 22 years old, and his youngest son is even younger, only 20. There is no need to rush.
But the girls of the Tian family are good. Look at the eldest daughter, Tian Yu, who is cheerful and generous, and the second daughter, Tian Mi, who is smart and courageous. They are all from the same mother, so the other two sisters can’t be too bad, right
In Wang Lu's opinion, no matter whether her personality is like Tian Yu or Tian Mi, they are both rare good girls, and good girls must of course be booked in advance.
As the brigade commander's analysis became more and more reasonable, the two brothers-in-law both looked gloomy and were even more angry. If they want to find a partner, just find one. Why do they have to compare their wife to his
This is simply unbearable!!
Chen Gang took a deep breath and smiled stiffly: "Brigade Commander, my little sister is only 14 during the Chinese New Year!"
As for the matter of the third sister being 17 years old, he'd better not talk about it. The eldest son in the brigade commander's family is a smiling tiger, and the second son is a hot-tempered firecracker. Neither of them is very suitable.
His endless fantasy was interrupted. Wang Lu smacked his lips regretfully. He was about to say that it was a little small, but then he seemed to remember something and looked at his complacent subordinate with a sullen face.
Lou Luhui suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, Wang Lu smiled and said, "It's nothing. I remember that you are nine years older than Comrade Tian Mi, right? So, my eldest son can wait. My younger son will be fine too! You can pick any one you like!" His attitude was very generous.
Lou Lu returns.
Tian Mi was awakened by the protest of the earth. "Awake?"
Tian Mi was a little confused. She turned to look at her husband who was sitting on the bed reading a book. After a while, she asked blankly, "Is it windy outside?" Not an earthquake
Lou Luhui reached out and took the clothes from the end of the kang and handed them to his wife, comforting her: "Well, the strong wind is coming, don't be afraid, every time there is a heavy snow, there will be strong winds for two or three days, just stay at home for the next few days."
Knowing that it was his wife's first time experiencing "smoke cannon" and worried that she might be frightened, Lou Luhui sat by the bed and waited for her to wake up.
"Isn't this too loud? Is this the smoke bomb you mentioned?" Tian Mi put on his clothes and listened attentively to the roar of the mountains and the horrifying sound of the wind outside that seemed to be blowing everything over. He still felt that the noise was too exaggerated.
"Yes, it's the smoke bomb. It's going to be very cold outside these few days, so try not to go out."
Tian Mi put on her shoes and gathered her long hair: "Even if you ask me to go out, I don't dare to go out." With her small body, she was not even strong enough to withstand a gust of wind.
Having said that, she was still curious about what the situation was like outside.
So she opened the curtains and wanted to take a peek through the glass window.
Unexpectedly, the wooden window outside the glass window was lowered. Tian Mi felt a little uneasy. Yes, if there was no such layer of wooden window to protect it, the glass window would probably have been broken.
Lou Luhui stretched out his hand to pull up the curtain, put his arm around the man's shoulders and walked out: "Want to see?"
Tian Mi shook his head: "I won't watch it anymore. I can probably guess it. Hmm. Is it dark and gloomy with ghosts howling?"
"Haha. The description of the sky being dark and gloomy is very accurate."
It was a little after nine in the morning. Tian Mi, who had slept for thirteen hours, was refreshed and was eating breakfast with her bowl in hand. She was also listening to her husband telling her about the process of handing over the gold.
".Wang Lu's meaning is that we should not use the name of handing it over. Since it is anonymous, it is more appropriate to use the name of donation."
“Is there any difference between the two?”
“You may get more bonus if you hand it over, but there will probably be a lot of inspections later. After all, it’s not a small amount. Tiantian, I’m not exaggerating. If you hand it over in the name of handing it over, there will always be some people who will get to the bottom of it and suspect that you have hidden more besides what you handed over. Then there will be a long period of tug-of-war, and it’s unlikely that you can hide your identity.” Lou Luhui handed the peeled eggs to his wife and carefully analyzed the results of the two options with her.
Of course Tian Mi knew that what her husband said was true. She never overestimated human nature. The reason why she used the name of "handing over" was not because she was stupid and could not understand the difference between handing over and giving as a gift.
But she knew very well that since she had honestly revealed the origin of the gold, Wang Lu would know that the real owner of the gold was not her, and she would not be qualified to do this in the name of a gift.
Of course, the brigade commander suggested giving it as a gift, and she would not be so noble as to refuse his kindness.
It should be said that Tian Mi had thought about this before deciding to hand over the gold.
She anticipated that in order to avoid subsequent troubles, Wang Lu proposed to change the handover to a donation.
More than thirty kilograms of gold is indeed a huge sum of money for an individual.
But in the army, it is probably only enough to cover the expenses of a brigade for half a year. Therefore, although the money is a lot, it is not enough for the people above to send someone to find out who the owner of the gold is, especially in the name of a gift.
Maybe her reward would be less, but at least her safety was guaranteed.
"If it's a gift, what reward can I get?"
"A certificate of honor will be issued."
Seeing his wife was a little disappointed, he smiled and said, "Don't underestimate this certificate. Brigade Wang will find a way to get an honorary certificate written by the No. 1 leader himself. This is more practical than money."
Indeed, Tian Mi felt that his breathing had become a lot lighter.
After a long while, she asked in disbelief, "Are you serious? Is it really Leader No. 1? How is this possible? This amount of gold may seem like a lot to us, but it's nothing in the eyes of Leader No. 1."
Lou Luhui stretched out his finger and scratched her cheek. "Dozens of kilograms of gold, nearly one million, it's very high. Wang Lu has his own connections and can pass this matter to the number one leader. You just wait, if nothing goes wrong you should be able to get it."
family heirloom!
If she could really get her hands on that great man's writing, she would definitely treat it as a family heirloom!
Tian Mi's face turned red with excitement and her palms were sweating.
Just when she thought that the reward was over, she heard her husband say, "Captain Wang also said that he can't take advantage of a little girl like you, so he will give you 3,000 yuan and two places in the army as a reward."
No, Tian Mi covered his heart, this was really too much.
"If you are not satisfied, we can still talk."
"Very satisfied! Very satisfied!" People should not be too greedy. This is already very good.
Three thousand yuan, how many times would it take to catch fish
As for the quota for military service, "There are female soldiers in our army, right?"
Lou Lu immediately understood: "You want to give the quota to your sister?"
Tian Mi nodded, swallowed the last mouthful of porridge, and stood up to clean up the dishes.
She pushed away her husband's big hand that was stretched out to take the bowl and said with a smile: "You made breakfast, you can't be the one to wash the pots and bowls."
Lou Luhui frowned: "Why not?"
Tian Mi shook her head, walked into the kitchen, and put the dishes and chopsticks in the pot.
The water in the iron pot was already very hot. She lifted the wooden lid on the water tank and scooped two scoops of water to dilute the heat before she said, "You cook and I wash the dishes, or I cook and you wash the dishes. It's fair. Life is long. If one person does everything and the other person just enjoys himself, then over time, the person who gives all the time will sooner or later feel resentful. We want to be together for a long time. There are some avoidable conflicts. Isn't it better to take the initiative to avoid them?"
Lou Luhui followed his young wife into the kitchen, watched her wash the dishes with her head down, listened to her soft voice, and did not refute anything.
He just leaned against the door frame and watched her busy.
But my heart is very soft, will it last forever
very nice!
"So, you want to give your sister the military service spot?"
Tian Mi nodded: "The third sister will be 17 years old during the Chinese New Year. She has a very obedient and soft personality, and is timid. You know the situation in my family, especially the character of my eldest brother and his wife. I am really worried."
Lai Di is too gentle, and she has a cute face that makes people feel sorry for her. When she grows up in two years, she will inevitably attract attention. It is better to keep her under watch.
In this world, there is no place safer than in the army.
In fact, she had discussed this matter with her elder sister. Previously, they had planned to wait until Lai Di finished junior high school before picking her up. But now that there was an opportunity to join the army, they could do it earlier.
She wanted to bring Pan Di with her, but the little girl was too young to serve as a soldier.
There are no junior high schools or high schools on the island. If we bring people here, they will have to go to school in the city where they are unfamiliar with the place. It would be better for them to finish high school in their hometown first.
Well, I'd better wait until the snow stops and then call my two sisters to ask their opinions.
"Oh, Lai Di, that's my third sister. She's been away for a few years and is only in the first grade of junior high school. Can she join the army? What branches are there for female soldiers?"
"We don't have many female soldiers here. Most of them are in the communication room or the health station. In the health station, as long as you have graduated from elementary school and passed the training and assessment, you can take up the post. But it would be better to get a junior high school diploma later." Lou Luhui put the dishes washed by his wife in the cupboard, and handed her the hand cloth hanging on the wall.
After wiping her hands, Tian Mi handed the towel to her husband and said, "This is what I should do. I will keep an eye on her." She has to pass the high school entrance exam! She is so cruel.
"What do you want to eat for lunch?" After the topic ended, Lou Lu looked at the time. It was almost ten o'clock. Although it was a little early to make lunch, he had nothing to do anyway, so he might as well think about what to eat for lunch.
Tian Mi shook her head: "I just finished breakfast, why don't we make some milk tea first!"
"What is milk tea?"
"This is it!" Tian Mi took out the precious frozen milk from the lowest temperature place near the window, and then looked at the man with shining eyes.
Lou Luhui suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, his wife's next words were like a bolt from the blue to him.
What is this milk tea called? Why do we need the tea leaves he uses? He saved it with great difficulty.
Meat pain
But he still had to give it, because it was his Tiantian who asked for it.
Forget it, at worst I can just go to Wanglv to get some.
(End of this chapter)