In the car, Xiang Jin said to her parents, "I discovered that I have a constitution that attracts wealth. I can find wealth wherever I go.
Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng sealed me a 600 red envelope, Uncle Minghan and Aunt Xiao sealed me a 600 red envelope, and Aunt Liao also sealed me a 600 red envelope. I seem to have started from the first day of the new year.
I have never stopped receiving red envelopes."
Her parents both laughed, and then her mother joked, "Are your hands getting sore when collecting money?"
Xiang Jin said, "That's not the case yet. That's right. If you have too much cash, you'll have to withdraw it. Mom, the money I gave you before was 5,400, right?"
Her mother nodded and said, "Yes, five thousand and four. What's the matter? Do you need it? Mom will give it to you!" After that, she picked up her handbag and unzipped it.
Xiang Jin said, "No, I'll get you another six hundred. I'll make up a total of six thousand. Then you can help me rent a safe in the bank. The lease period should be as long as possible. It can be three to five years. When the time comes,
When the time comes, help me deposit this small bronze object, a few silver and copper coins I have there, and the little golden toad that the clothing store owner gave me last time, into the bank."
"Okay!" Her mother responded, and then asked, "Then do you still want to exchange the banknotes of various years?"
Xiang Jin said, "Exchange it! Why don't you exchange it? Anyway, I have the money just lying around, and I won't need it for the time being, so I'll just use it as an investment."
Oh, but you have to rent a safe for these banknotes. Don't store them together with my gold and silver items, because the banknotes may increase at any time.
You must wrap my bronze items for me when storing them. Don't let me get damaged by a strong earthquake or something in the cabinet, which will destroy the price when sold in the future."
"Okay, got it!" Her mother smiled again.
His dad was wondering as he drove the car, "Oh, you said that at such a young age, you knew that the object was a bronze, and that it was also very valuable? You actually got it from someone else for just a few dollars or ten."
Bought it!"
Xiang Jin said immodestly, "Of course it's because your daughter is smart!"
Her parents suddenly laughed again.
Xiang Jin said, "Actually, the main reason is because I have learned it from history books. I think it may be a bronze ware, and there is a high probability that it is an ancient piece.
First of all, I judged it from its peculiar shape. The mouth of its cylinder is cast with a simple dragon. According to our modern eyes, dragons don't look like that. They are very majestic and full images.
.
Secondly, there is a thick layer of patina on it. To form this kind of green color, it cannot be achieved in a year or two, but in a few years or ten years. It must have been buried underground for at least thousands of years, after various processes.
This can only happen after a certain oxidation chemical reaction.
Moreover, in a remote rural village like ours, cultural relic dealers are not like those in big cities, and they can give you a fake. These objects here are usually collected and taken away by picking up rags.
Many people in rural areas are ignorant of goods, and they often regard things with green mold as junk, so they sell them as scrap metal at a very cheap price."
Her mother laughed and asked, "How did you trick this thing from someone else into your own?"
Xiang Jin said, "What about this? How do you say it? It really depends on the person who sells the scraps not knowing the goods, and the person who collects the wastes doesn't know the goods either!
I was also lucky that day. A waste collector came to the bay. Xiang Lan had picked up a lot of bottles and cans outside, as well as those discarded plastic films.
She took it out to sell it that day, and then I saw something like this in the man's back. Tiandao was quite big at that time, and the man was covered in sweat.
Then I fooled him and said that thing looked a bit like an abandoned incense burner. It just so happened that our family had been uneasy recently. Xiang Lan’s mother brought back a portrait of Bodhisattva from the temple and was worshiping the Buddha. There happened to be a shortage of incense burners at home.
stove.
I asked him if he could sell it, and the man was a little hesitant. I immediately felt that there should be a chance, so I persuaded him that God was so great that if he continued to carry such a heavy thing, it would be even hotter and more uncomfortable, and I wouldn't do it either.
If I take advantage of him, I will pay him the original price for how much he paid for it.
The man finally thought about it and thought what I said made sense, so he agreed to sell it to me."
Her parents laughed again, and then her mother turned to look at her with a smile and said, "Ghost girl! If that person knew that he would sell such a valuable thing to you at such a cheap price.
, I will definitely regret it to death!”
Xiang Jin said, "We have lost both money and goods, and there is nothing we can do to regret it. Even if he finds him and quits, then I can also say that the thing was thrown under the wall later, and I don't know where it went.
Maybe it won't be picked up by other waste collectors later.
Besides, it's been so many years, and the person hasn't come to me to return it, so he must have forgotten about it, or even if he later found out that it was an antique, he might still feel that it had something to do with it.
He has no chance.
Alas, you have to keep it safe for me when you take it back, and keep it secret at the same time. If there is an accident in my business in the future and I suffer a heavy blow, then this will be my support and support for a comeback and a comeback!"
"Okay, got it!" Her parents responded immediately.
Xiang Jin sighed, "Oh, it's a pity. This kind of opportunity is rare. Many families in rural areas have such ancestral items, but many people give them to cabbage because they don't know the goods.
It was sold as rags for a very high price."
Her father smiled and said, "You still think too far ahead?"
Xiang Jin said, "Isn't that right? You have to look at at least two steps if you take one step, not to mention ten steps. You have to anticipate any good or bad situation, otherwise there will be some unexpected situation.
I was totally caught off guard.”
"Okay, based on what you said, mom will definitely keep all these things for you!" Her mother followed.
The car stopped, and the family of three got out of the car. Then Xiang Jin saw her grandparents walking out of the guard room at the school gate with a trailer basket they usually used to buy groceries, along with the guard.
The uncle at the school gate.
"Oh, classmate Xiang Jin, you are finally back. Your grandparents have been here waiting for you for a long time," the uncle said with a smile as he looked at them.
Xiang Jin and her family of three looked at her grandparents. Xiang Jin and her father said, "We can just wait at home. Why are we waiting here? How cold is it?"
Grandma Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, it's not cold. Didn't you hurry back and have something to do? From the school gate to the dormitory, this back and forth, plus the time to move things, it will take at least thirty or forty minutes.
Anyway, we have nothing to do. We stay at home and wait when we go out, so we just come here to wait for you. We haven't been here for long, only about half an hour.
Besides, hello, Mr. Gao, let us go inside and sit and wait. There is a stove in his room to keep us warm. Why is it so cold?"
Xiang Jin's parents looked at the guard uncle with grateful faces, and then her father said, "Thank you!"
The guard uncle waved his hand a little embarrassedly, "Hey, it's okay! Do you want your car to drive into the campus, and I will open the gate for you, so that it will be more convenient for you to move things?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother asked, "Is that convenient?"
The guard uncle said, "It's convenient, what's the inconvenience? The school hasn't officially opened yet, cars are allowed to enter, and Xiang Jin and other third-year students haven't arrived yet, so they won't be affected."
"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you!" Xiang Jin and her grandmother nodded.
"Oh, no trouble, no trouble!" The guard uncle went over to open the door.
Xiang Jin and his family walked towards the car. Then Xiang Jin's mother found a plastic bag in the car, picked out some vegetables from the vegetable bags, and asked Xiang Jin to take them to the guard uncle as a sign of appreciation.
grateful.
Xiang Jin did as he was told.
"Uncle Gao, these are some fresh vegetables we brought from home. You can take some and try them."
When the guard uncle saw what was handed to him, he was startled for a moment, and then he said with embarrassment, "Oh, how did this happen?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, just take it, it's just not much, I hope you don't mind?!"
"No, no, oh, thank you, thank you!" The guard uncle reached out and took it, and said with a grateful face.
Xiang Jin turned around and returned to the car, and then their car drove into the school gate and headed towards the row of teachers' dormitories.
Because there were a lot of things in the car, the vegetable basket brought by Xiang Jin’s grandparents had not yet been filled, so her parents said they would just help them carry the things upstairs. Her grandmother said, “Oh, didn’t you say
Are you going to attend some kind of dinner party in the afternoon when you go back?"
Xiang Jin's father said, "It's just a dinner party at a department colleague's house. It's not an important event. If you can make it, just make it. If you can't, forget it. You don't have to attend."
"Oh, that's it, okay, then don't worry," Xiang Jin's grandmother said and handed the heaviest bag in her hand to Xiang Jin's father.
Xiang Jin's father took it, and then followed Xiang Jin's grandfather upstairs first, while Xiang Jin and his mother were sorting out the remaining things in the car behind.
Her mother asked, "Would you like some more pickled fish?"
Xiang Jin said, "No need, I've already taken ten of them. I think my dad also likes to eat this fish. You can give five to my aunt then, and keep the rest for yourself. If you feel uncomfortable,
If you have a good relationship with me, you can give one to others as a small gift."
Her mother nodded, "Okay! Then mom will listen to you!"
"Who took these chickens, ducks, and this basket of eggs?" her grandmother suddenly asked.
Xiang Jin said, "My grandparents got it."
Xiang Jin's mother said, "Her grandparents and the whole family were very enthusiastic. They brought us a lot of things before leaving. This, this, this, these are all what she and I did.
Dad is so embarrassed."
Xiang Jin's grandmother said, "Her grandparents are kind-hearted and honest people, but this time it really cost them."
"Grandma, when the two kinds of flour are mixed, you can make crystal dumplings and crystal buns for eating. Mom, can you take some back with you?"
Her mother said, "I can't do it?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'll tell you how to do it," and she started to explain the process of making this crystal dough to her mother.
Her mother and grandmother were listening attentively, and would add a few words from time to time.
After a while, Xiang Jin's grandfather and her father came downstairs again. His grandfather took the kitchen knife and cut a quarter of the big winter melon. Then Xiang Jin's grandmother gave instructions to her mother.
"This winter melon won't last long. After you take it back, cut it up for each family in the courtyard."
"Oh, I know!" Xiang Jin's mother responded.
Xiang Jin said, "Cut less for them, don't cut too much." Her mother and grandmother looked at her with puzzled expressions, and Xiang Jin explained to them, "Don't cut it too much."
Misunderstanding, I am definitely not being stingy, but this winter melon has its uses.
Tomorrow is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and some restaurants in the city must be opening soon. My friend told me last time that he wanted to sell hot pot base ingredients to some restaurants in the city. Then he can bring some vegetables and meat products.
The ingredients and hot pot base are prepared in person at the store for everyone to taste.
This is more intuitive, vivid and persuasive. It is more persuasive and can leave a good impression on people than dryly looking for recommendations with a pile of hot pot ingredients. It can also make people understand clearly.
Don’t you see the bright future of opening a hot pot restaurant?
Let’s not talk about whether he can make money by selling this hot pot base, how much money he can make, let’s just say that this is also a display and exercise of his talents, isn’t it?”
When her grandma heard this, she immediately changed her mind and said, "Then we'd better break up."
Xiang Jin's father and grandfather immediately burst into laughter, appreciating her 180-degree change of attitude!
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Well, if outsiders compare with my eldest grandson, then I must be on my eldest grandson's side!"
Xiang Jin and her mother divided the vegetables into packages, and Xiang Jin's grandmother waved her hand, "We won't divide this one. Take them all back. We have them on the balcony upstairs."
Xiang Jin was surprised, "Are they still alive?" They went back to the city for a few days, but no one cared about them. How could they still be alive in such a cold weather?
Her grandma nodded, "Alive, alive, you are growing well, especially the pea tips, the sweet potato tips, and the lettuce, which are green. We, a family of three, eat them with other vegetables."
It won't be a problem for three or four days. Yesterday, your grandfather and I turned over the soil in some pots and planted some vegetables."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, then you can all take them back. Can you take some of these free-range eggs back later? And the chickens and ducks, why don't you pick one to take back too?"
Xiang Jin's mother said, "No, keep these for you and your grandparents to eat. The basket of chicken and duck eggs that your Aunt Liao brought last time was taken directly back to the city, and you haven't eaten them yet."
How much? We still have plenty at home. Your grandparents brought these chickens and ducks to you. You can’t let them down. Besides, we still have a lot of fresh meat in the refrigerator at home.”
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay then!"
Xiang Jin's father helped her grandparents carry things upstairs, and then drove back with her mother. However, her grandmother asked, "Do you want to have lunch here before going back?"
Xiang Jin's parents waved their hands, "No, no, I just left after having breakfast at Aunt Liao's house. It's only been more than an hour and less than two hours. How can I still have lunch?"
"Okay, then you can go back, but drive slower on the road. Make a call when you get home," Xiang Jin's grandmother followed and waved.
"Oh, okay," Xiang Jin's parents agreed, and then said to Xiang Jin's mother, "Then Dad, Mom, Xiaojin, let's go?!"
"Let's go, let's go. Slow down on the road. Let's hang up the spicy fish when we get back." Xiang Jin and her grandma waved to them again, followed her parents and got into the car, and then the car slowly drove away.
He walked towards the school gate.
"Let's go, we're going back too," Xiang Jin and her grandmother said.
Xiang Jin nodded, and then the family of three went upstairs. After going upstairs, Xiang Jin and her grandparents packed the vegetables and put them in the refrigerator, while Xiang Jin sat down at the coffee table in the living room and poured them for herself.
Drink a glass of water.
"Grandpa, grandma, are the chickens and ducks okay? They were kept in the car from yesterday afternoon to this morning," Xiang Jin shouted to her grandparents after taking a sip of water.
Her grandparents picked up the chicken and duck and smelled it, "It's not broken, it's still fine!"
"Oh, good!"
Xiang Jin's grandmother said to her grandfather, "These two chickens and ducks are too big. The three of us can't finish a meal. You can take them to the kitchen and break them down."
"OK!"
Xiang Jin's grandfather came into the kitchen with chickens and ducks, and Xiang Jin's grandmother asked her, "Xiao Jin, what do you want to eat for lunch later? Tell grandma, we will cook it for you later."
Xiang Jin asked, "Lunch? I'm not even hungry yet. Aunt Liao made us a large table of dishes in the morning, more than ten dishes, almost all of which were meat.
And you all know that Aunt Liao is a very generous person, and the food she cooks is also very good, and the meat is all in big, big chunks.
Originally, I ate some myself, but then Aunt Liao kept putting some more into my bowl. I had eaten enough today, so I am still full, so why don't you, grandpa and grandma, wait a moment?
Just do your own thing first, and if I’m hungry then I can just make some food myself?”
Her grandma laughed and said, "Aunt Liao is that kind of person. Okay, then I'll get some food with your grandpa later, and we'll make something delicious in the evening."
Xiang Jin said, "No, you can make whatever you want to eat. We have so many ingredients at home, why don't we eat them?"
Her grandma said, "Recently, we have been eating a lot of meat and fish every day, and your grandpa and I are a little tired of it. We just want to eat something light these two days to relieve the oil!"
Xiang Jin nodded, and then her grandma asked, "Oh, by the way, do you want to study in the evening?"
Xiang Jin said, "No need for today, I will study early tomorrow morning."
"Oh, good! Grandma knows!"
Xiang Jin thought about it, and finally took out her pager and sent a message to Yan Chen. Soon she received another message on her pager, informing them that she had returned to school.
, and they don’t have to worry.
Similarly, just after the last class ended the next afternoon, Xiang Jin received a message from Yan Chen on her way home for dinner, and she knew that they had successfully returned to the provincial capital.
But after returning home, from the sad and sad expressions of her grandparents, she learned another very shocking and unexpected thing, that is, Yang Weiwei was dead.
"What's going on?! When did it happen?!" Xiang Jin was very surprised.
Her grandma wiped away her tears and said, "What happened at midnight last night was what your grandpa called us at around three o'clock in the afternoon to tell us. Later, your grandpa and I also called your parents.
Now your aunt rushed over with them."
"What exactly happened?! Okay, why did she die suddenly?" Xiang Jin asked again. Although she did dislike Yang Weiwei very much, she just hated it and didn't want to see it.
It was just her, but when she heard that she died suddenly, she still couldn't believe it.
Her grandmother said, "I heard that she had a quarrel with the daughter of her uncle's family, and then in a fit of anger, she picked up a pair of scissors placed on the dining table and tried to stab the girl.
After the girl saw it, how could she just stand there obediently waiting for her to prick her? Naturally, she wanted to resist. Then the two of them got into a ball, and in the process of fighting to pull the scissors, the scissors accidentally slipped.
It penetrated directly into Weiwei's body.
She was sent to the hospital in the town. The hospital in the town said they couldn't cure her and asked them to transfer her to the county hospital. She was finally sent to the county hospital, but her bleeding could not stop. After several hours of resuscitation, the doctors were ineffective. Finally,
Went there around two o'clock in the middle of the night.
They took her back this morning. Later, your grandparents, as well as your aunts and uncles, thought they should inform your parents.
But we didn’t have our home phone number. Your cousin said he had your school’s phone number, but they were afraid of delaying your studies, so they called us. Your grandfather and I went to answer it, and then asked us
Tell your parents."
After hearing this, Xiang Jin was speechless. Is Yang Weiwei looking for death? Can her weak body be compared with Xiang Zhen's strong body like a heel? What can she do?
If you stab someone with scissors, what are you doing instead of seeking death?
Xiang Jin suddenly lost his sympathy for her, and then pointed at his head and said, "I really found that there is something wrong with her. This is too extreme. If you don't agree with her, you will stab someone with a knife."
Grandparents, don’t think that I am cold-hearted, talkative, and unsympathetic. I really look down on your adopted granddaughter. She is simply a hopelessly ill and paranoid person!
I don't have any discrimination or contempt for her physical illness. I even feel that she is a little pitiful because she is born with that illness. What I don't like is her words and deeds, and her behavior.
A sick heart and brain!
To be honest, at the beginning, when she went back to live with her biological mother, her biological mother was really nice to her. She did everything according to her preferences and took good care of her.
She liked my room, and her mother gave her my room to live in without asking my permission. Later, she wanted to ask for my book, and her mother did it directly without asking me.
Let her take it away, and her mother tried her best to cook delicious food for her every day, and also bought her new clothes. Later, she even bought an air conditioner specially for her to put in the house.
But she is obsessed with life in the city, and she dislikes her biological mother in front of outsiders. In fact, she is obsessed with life in the city, and everyone can understand that she is not used to life in the country.
After all, she has lived and grown up in the city since she was a child, but you can't enjoy your mother's devotion to you and at the same time despise her.
Her mother was not a very caring person, and she had not been around her since she was a child. There was not much deep affection between her mother and mother, and they were still in the stage of emotional cultivation.
middle.
Then suddenly I heard that she disliked herself so much, and then considering her body, her biological mother was a selfish person, and then she began to dislike her.
So when she ended up like this, she really couldn't blame anyone but herself."
Her grandparents nodded, and her grandma said, "Yes, we all know this, but after all, we have watched and raised her since she was a child. Now that we hear that she has ended up like this, we are still very sad.
"Yes," her grandmother's tears rolled out again.
Xiang Jin nodded, then stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on her face, "I know, I can understand! But I don't know how to comfort you. You are sad in your heart, so cry if you want.
Well, maybe you will feel better after crying."
"Xiaojin, please leave us alone and go to eat quickly. You will have evening study later, so please let me and your grandma be alone for a while," her grandfather suddenly spoke.
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin stood up and went to get some food for himself. To be honest, except for the moment of shock when he first heard the news of Yang Weiwei's death, he didn't feel much after that.
Especially after hearing that she died after being pecked by an eagle instead of trying to catch one.
She knew clearly that what she was doing was wrong and knew that she was no match for others, but she still went to provoke others and provoke them. That was not asking for a beating, but asking for death. So she couldn't sympathize with her or feel pity for this kind of behavior!