These days, most people don't have scales, and there are only a few small shops, big pancake shops, and tofu shops in the whole village.
The Zhao family's plate scale was Wang Meilan's dowry back then.
When Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan got married, there was nothing decent in Lao Wang's family, but Zhao Jun, his grandmother, and Wang Qiang gave Wang Meilan everything they had in the family.
Thirty-four small goldfish were all placed on the plate. Wang Meilan moved the weight, and a family of three came over to look at the number.
The total weight of these thirty-four small goldfish is two kilograms and one tael. These are the small goldfish of the Republic of China. Each one weighs about 30g.
Then there are forty small gold ingots, with a total weight of two kilograms and two taels. Each one weighs less than a small goldfish.
As for the forty-eight gold coins, excluding the one given to Zhao Youcai, the other forty-seven together weighed more than three kilograms, not less than three kilograms or one tael.
None of these gold bars are light, and the smallest ones are bigger than the ones Wang Meilan bought.
The total value of the gold in front of me is about two hundred thousand, based on the current gold price.
"Mom." At this time, Zhao Jun suggested to Wang Meilan, "Why don't you two wait until my uncle comes tomorrow to discuss and discuss, and then we can talk about how to divide these things."
Zhao Jun's idea was not to hurt family ties because of money, not to mention these two dollars, Zhao Jun didn't take it seriously.
"Okay, son." Wang Meilan smiled when she heard this and said, "Mom, I will listen to you."
After saying that, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Youcai again.
Zhao Youcai twitched the corner of his mouth and said angrily: "You two have already made an appointment, why are you still looking at me?"
Hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan looked at each other and smiled. Wang Meilan gestured to Zhao Youcai and said: "Son, just follow your father, benevolence and righteousness!"
"Huh?" Wang Meilan said good things, but Zhao Youcai felt awkward when he heard it, as if he was scolding himself.
Zhao Jun smiled faintly, and then Wang Meilan remembered something and said to Zhao Jun: "Son, Mom has something to tell you."
"Just tell me, Mom." Zhao Jun asked, "What happened?"
"We have people coming to our house today." Wang Meilan said, "A couple of gentlemen are here from Lingnan. They say they are relatives of the Huang Gui family. They come to see you and have their big paws slapped."
"Ah, what did you say, mom?" Zhao Jun asked, and Wang Meilan said truthfully: "Mom lied, mom said you didn't stay home, so what... mom didn't want you to go."
"Then I won't go." Zhao Jun was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "Mom, what else am I thinking about? I don't really want to go, so I just don't want to go."
"Yeah!" After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Wang Meilan smiled and nodded heavily.
At this time, Zhao Jun asked: "Mom, they just went back like that?"
"I left them to eat." Wang Meilan said a little apologetically: "I felt embarrassed that they made the trip in vain. Afterwards, I spent ten yuan to buy them two pairs of winter greetings and four pounds.
Dry food.”
After saying this, Wang Meilan asked Zhao Jun: "Is it okay for mom to do this?"
"That's great, Mom!" Zhao Jun coaxed and praised Wang Meilan, saying, "My mom is so generous in everything she does."
After saying that, Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Youcai and asked, "Is that right, Dad?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Zhao Youcai, who was dragged into the water, nodded repeatedly. Seeing Wang Meilan looking at him, Zhao Youcai reached out and took off the big gold coin that Wang Meilan gave him from his hand, and then placed it on the Kang table.
"Huh?" Wang Meilan was stunned, looked at Zhao Youcai in surprise, and asked, "What are you doing? That's for you."
"I don't want it." Zhao Youcai smiled and said, "I just have the one you bought for me."
As soon as Zhao Youcai said this, Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan looked at him with strange eyes.
Zhao Youcai is quite an eccentric person. He can steal wild boars shot by others, and lend money to others for medical treatment. He can be careless about two or three cents, and he can also share wealth with his brothers. Otherwise, Li Dayong and Zhang Lifu would not listen to his words like that.
But Zhao Youcai's current behavior is not in line with his character. According to Zhao Jun's understanding of him, if Zhao Youcai really didn't want it, he would throw the gold bar on the Kang table and say "I don't want this J8 thing".
normal.
And when he looks harmless, then this old boy is going to cause trouble.
Zhao Jun knew everything, and Wang Meilan knew even more. Seeing the two of them looking at him, Zhao Youcai waved his hands and said, "You two have to clean up here. It's been a tiring day. Go to bed."
"Ah..." Wang Meilan heard this and hurriedly took the leather bag that had previously contained the golden thorns, and still put the golden thorns here.
Silver coins, small goldfish, gold ingots, etc. are packed in separate cloth bags.
After everything was packed, Wang Meilan returned to the east room carrying two triangular bags. Zhao Jun poured water to burn his feet, and when he was about to get out of bed, he glanced at the pine box placed on the ground.
He was suddenly stunned.
Zhao Jun made a rough calculation in his mind. Although these things bought today are valuable, the old Pang family may not be able to use the entire building to buy a house.
Zhao Jun turned off the light and was still thinking when he lay down: "Are those two hat tubes valuable?"
The price of gold is just there, and the gold is just like that. So all Zhao Jun can think of is the two hat tubes.
Zhao Jun didn't understand anything about antiques, but in his previous life he had heard people say that some bottles and cans cost hundreds of millions.
While Zhao Jun was thinking wildly, the couple in the east room were lying on the kang and chatting quietly.
"Huh?" Wang Meilan said to Zhao Youcai, "You did a good job beating those three roe deer. Otherwise, everyone would ask you what you were doing that day."
"Really?" Zhao Youcai smiled and said, "I beat those three."
"You did it all?" Wang Meilan didn't think much about it. Zhao Youcai could knock down eleven wild boars in one go, so what are three roe deer?
But Zhao Youcai then said: "I just shot him."
"Ah?" Although Wang Meilan did not hunt, she had shot a gun, or in that era when all the people were soldiers, women had participated in militia shooting.
Wang Meilan felt that it was impossible to shoot three roe deer with one shot, but the certainty in Zhao Youcai's tone made Wang Meilan believe it.
And even if you don’t believe it, today Zhao Youcai has made great achievements. Wang Meilan also said with appreciation: "My old man is still better, none of them can do it!"
"Alas!" Unexpectedly, Zhao Youcai sighed after being praised and said, "You old man is so aggrieved!"
"Aggrieved?" Wang Meilan was stunned, and hurriedly patted Zhao Youcai's back with her hand, saying, "How can you still be aggrieved?"
While saying that, Wang Meilan suddenly thought of something and said to Zhao Youcai: "If you spend any more this month, I will leave you twenty yuan, okay? Don't be aggrieved!"
"That... that's not good." Zhao Youcai first agreed to the increase in pocket money, but then he said: "But... alas!"
Wang Meilan was a stubborn person and couldn't stand this kind of hesitation, so she asked: "Stop ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, what's wrong with you, just say it."
"Lan Na, haven't you heard?" Zhao Youcai said with a sense of grievance: "Now people in the countryside are scorning me and calling me a cow-slaughtering cannon."
Hearing Zhao Youcai talk about this, Wang Meilan twitched her lips and said, "What can I do? It was really you who beat that old cow."
As soon as Wang Meilan said this, Zhao Youcai was speechless. He was silent for about three or four seconds before saying, "I just want to find a chance to get my face back."
When Wang Meilan heard this, she frowned slightly and said, "Then what do you mean?"
"I want to go to Lingnan." Zhao Youcai said, "I want to kowtow those big paws."
After hearing his words, Wang Meilan fell silent.
Zhao Youcai knew that this was his only chance, so he said: "Lan Na, this day is so frustrating. How have you ever lost such a grown-up?"
Zhao Youcai's words were true, but Wang Meilan said: "Then you say, I won't even let our son go, you..."
"Our son is not such an adult." Zhao Youcai muttered in a low voice: "That little kid can do anything smoothly, I can't keep up with a child."
This was the second time that Zhao Youcai showed his fragile side in front of Wang Meilan. The last time was when Guan Wang Meilan asked for money to compensate Da Qingyou.
In the past, even when the small treasury was confiscated and the cotton-padded jackets and trousers were dismantled, Zhao Youcai remained silent and had a stubborn look on his face.
Seeing him like this, Wang Meilan felt quite distressed. She clicked her lips and said, "Then I'll let my son go with you."
After saying this, Wang Meilan regretted it. Today she lied and sent away the Song family father and son. Wang Meilan just didn't want Zhao Jun to go into this muddy water. The result was good, this time the father and son went together.
But what Wang Meilan didn't expect was that Zhao Youcai actually refused.
"Lan Na, don't let your son go with me." Zhao Youcai said, "My shooting skills are much better than his, so I don't need him."
"That's not a matter of whether your marksmanship is good or not." Wang Meilan said: "You two go together, can't you have someone to take care of you?"
How did Wang Meilan know that her old man called himself Zhao Erdong in front of the Song family and his son? If Zhao Jun went, how could Zhao Youcai calm down? If Zhao Jun was allowed to cooperate with him, Zhao Youcai would feel that he had lost face in front of his son.
At this time, Zhao Youcai asked Wang Meilan: "Can I take Qiangzi with him?"
Although Wang Qiang always criticized Zhao Youcai, he listened to Zhao Youcai more than Zhao Jun.
"Oh!" Wang Meilan let out a long sigh and said, "Go ahead. I'll be relieved if the three of you go."
"Let your son go to work." Zhao Youcai said: "How long has he been hanging around at home? The specimens have been collected. If he doesn't go to work, won't all colleagues in the unit have to have opinions?"
"That's true." Wang Meilan nodded slightly, and then said: "That's it, I'll ask my son to make a phone call to Lingnan tomorrow. If you want to go there, you have to communicate in advance, right? We have to make arrangements over there.
Now, you and Qiangzi can go over there again."
When you arrive in Lingnan, you need someone to receive you, and you need to make arrangements for food and accommodation. So Wang Meilan said that you should go there after making arrangements.
But what if it’s not arranged?
Wang Meilan has made up her mind and won’t let anyone go! Her family has plenty of money, so what’s wrong with Ligeleng?
"Oh, Lan!" Hearing what Wang Meilan said, Zhao Youcai seemed to be very surprised. He stretched out his arms from the quilt, hugged Wang Meilan and said, "You agreed, right?"
"Ah!" Seeing how happy Zhao Youcai was, Wang Meilan said with a smile: "I agree, okay? Go to bed quickly, I have to go to work tomorrow."
"Yeah!" Zhao Youcai responded, and the couple fell asleep within two minutes.
At this time, Zhao Jun was in a state of sleepiness. He was thinking about what happened that day in his mind, and when he was about to fall asleep in a daze, a fragment suddenly flashed in his mind.
Xing San pointed to the pine box in the treasure cellar and said, "Why didn't it sink when the big stone hit it?"
The old man's words seemed to be in his ears, and Zhao Jun suddenly woke up.
"Then... there can't be anything else underneath, right?" Zhao Jun thought this, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it became.
And thinking about this, Zhao Jun couldn't sleep.
…
The next day, January 2, 1988.
Zhao Jun, who suffered from insomnia last night, didn't get up until almost six o'clock.
When he came out of the back room, Wang Meilan was filling the pot with steamed buns.
The stuffing I chopped yesterday, and the buns Wang Meilan made this morning.
"Mom." Zhao Jun came out of the house and asked Wang Meilan, "Where is my dad?"
"Your dad is out feeding the dogs." Wang Meilan had some food in hand and glanced out the window. Then she smiled and said, "It's been a very positive day."
Immediately afterwards, Wang Meilan called Zhao Jun to her side, told Zhao Jun that Zhao Youcai was going to Lingnan to hunt tigers, and asked Zhao Jun to stop the incident.
Zhao Jun agreed without thinking. He felt that Zhao Youcai had been in decline recently, so it was better not to go through any trouble.
"Mom." At this time, Zhao Jun asked Wang Meilan: "Did we kill all those three roe deer yesterday?"
"No." Wang Meilan said, "If you don't want Baoyu to give it to his family, we can't eat just these two."
Speaking of this, Wang Meilan seemed to notice something, so she asked Zhao Jun: "What, son, do you want the whole roe deer?"
"Well." Zhao Jun said: "I want to ask our team leader for a few more days off. I will think about it for a while and give him a roe deer."
"Then give it to Baoyu's family." Wang Meilan smiled and said, "I'll give it to them someday after it's finished."
"Okay." Zhao Jun responded and walked out of the house. As soon as he went out, he saw the green tiger standing upright in front of its kennel.
The other dogs were all eating silently, but this old dog kept looking to the west.
Zhao Jun followed the line of sight to the west and saw Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong, who were muttering across the wall.
"I'll go to work and ask for leave in a while, and then I'll leave." Zhao Youcai said, "Anyway, your sister-in-law agreed."
Zhao Youcai knew that Zhao Jun was on Wang Meilan's side, so it was probably impossible for him to ask Zhao Jun to help him get to Lingnan.
But Wang Meilan and Zhao Jun didn't know that Zhao Youcai was already on the line with Song Xiangchen, and someone would greet him when he went there.
"Brother, I'm asking for leave. I'll go with you." Li Dayong said, "Big Claw is not like others. I'm not worried if you go by yourself."
After hearing what Li Dayong said, Zhao Youcai looked at him deeply. To be honest, Zhao Youcai also wanted to take Li Dayong with him.
Of course, with Leader Zhao's confidence in his marksmanship, he didn't think the big claws could hurt him, but he needed a companion.
But Zhao Youcai also knew that Li Dayong was too busy at work, and if he wanted to take time off, it would probably affect his work.
So, Zhao Youcai shook his head and said: "Brother, no need, you go to work when you need to, I'm fine too."
With that said, Zhao Youcai raised his hand and pointed at Li's house and said, "When you're done, go back to the house and secretly take out the barrel-mounted gun for me."