Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Wen Nian was focused on finding the gold bars, but Wen Xing and Zhou Mei didn’t take it too seriously. They knew dreams could sometimes be prophetic, but they also knew that dreams could just be dreams. They didn’t want to discourage Wen Nian’s curiosity and allowed her to explore as she wished.
After resolving the matter successfully, Wen Xing and Zhou Mei planned to return to the city. Taking a day off would result in a deduction of their salary. Additionally, it would also affect their eligibility for the full-time bonus that month. Although the bonus was only 100 yuan, it could provide food for their family of three for two days.
After waiting for Wen Nian for an hour, Zhou Mei couldn’t help but say, “It’s probably just a dream. Only you, a child, would take it seriously. Let’s go back quickly. There won’t be a bus back to the city if we’re late. Even if you skip evening self-study tonight, you still have to go to school tomorrow, right?”
Wen Nian was worried that something bad would happen if she delayed finding it. She really didn’t want to leave until she had found the gold bars.
There were 11 rooms in the Wen family’s house, but now only one room remained, which was being used as a storeroom. Wen Nian poked her head out of the door and said, “Mom, there’s only one room left. Let’s wait a little longer.”
Zhou Mei and Wen Xing were in a hurry, but they knew that Wen Nian was stubborn, so they went in to search together so that Wen Nian would give up sooner.
Wen Nian searched very quickly and carefully, not missing a single brick on the ground. She used a wooden stick to tap everywhere, even clearing the area where the firewood was piled.
“Thump!”
The hollow sound of the drum made Wen Nian’s eyes light up with excitement. She quickly squatted down and carefully observed the surrounding floor tiles, which appeared seamless and intact with no signs of being pried up.
Wen Nian said to his parents, who were still looking for her, “Dad, Mom, bring a small shovel over.”
The couple was stunned for a moment. Had they really found it? They quickly approached with their tools.
Zhou Mei and Wen Xing were filled with anticipation when they saw Wen Nian’s excited expression. They proceeded carefully with the tools to pry open the floor tiles.
After more than ten minutes, the floor tiles were pried up, revealing a five-pound wine jar buried inside. The family members looked at each other with excitement in their eyes.
It was buried so well. Who would believe that there was nothing?
Wen Nian lifted the red cloth on the wine jar and opened the lid. The sky was still bright at 6 p.m. in the summer. The few of them saw the bottom of the jar at a glance. The gold bars were placed at the top.
Wen Nian reached out and took out everything.
Eight gold bars, two pearl necklaces, and a few sets of gold and silver jewelry.
Wen Xing and Zhou Mei’s eyes widened. Zhou Mei suddenly remembered that the front gate was not closed and hurriedly got up to close it. Wen Nian picked up the red cloth on the wine jar and placed everything in. “Dad, restore the floor tiles.”
Wen Xing came back to his senses and quickly made his move. The father and daughter piled the firewood back to its original place and took the things to the central room.
When they sat on the stool in the central room, the couple had yet to recover from the joy of this unexpected wealth. They looked at the gold, silver, and jewelry on the table and smiled foolishly.
Wen Nian pursed her lips and sniggered. After waiting for them to calm down for a few minutes, she asked, “Dad, Mom, what should we do with these things?”
Wen Xing immediately said, “Of course we have to save it! In the future, you and your brother will each take half.”
Wen Nian heaved a sigh of relief. She was afraid that her father would say that he wanted to give half to her uncle.
Wen Xing would have done that in the past. However, after the incident at the mourning hall and the incident today, Wen Xing no longer wanted anything to do with his younger brother. Speaking of this, the Wen family owed Wen Xun nothing. The Wen family had raised Wen Xun and found a wife for him. They had given him more than enough.
Wen Nian had plans for this money. Her heart ached for her parents, who always stayed up late to work night shifts. Both of them were in their forties and wished that they could work 24 hours a day to earn money. If they continued to work like this, their bodies would collapse.
However, Wen Xing and Zhou Mei had been farming and working all their lives. They didn’t have any intention of doing business, so Wen Nian could only guide them slowly. “Dad, Mom, I think you can consider opening a small shop. There’s a lot of traffic beside our school. There are also a lot of potential customers in the residential area and school.”
Zhou Mei shook her head violently. “How would we know how to do business? It’ll be troublesome if we lose everything! It’s better to save it all. We’ll exchange it all for money and deposit it at a fixed time. We’ll deposit it in the bank for interest.”
Zhou Mei had a traditional view, but the currency attribute of gold was more stable. Wen Nian did not agree with the idea of exchanging it for money now. Moreover, some of those jewelry might be antiques. That would exceed the value attribute of gold itself.