Because it was inconvenient to hold a flashlight, or maybe she was too excited, Liu Zhi counted the money until midnight. After counting it over and over again, she was finally convinced that she now had 20,000 yuan in banknotes. There were about four books in a thick stack. The thickness of modern Chinese dictionaries.
You know, in this era when a pound of pork only costs 80 cents, if any family can get 10,000 yuan, it will be a "ten thousand yuan household" that shocks the whole commune.
Liu Zhi thought happily that at least she didn't have to take risks in order to make money and save money these years. It would be too late to work hard again in five or six years.
But she was also worried about where the money was hidden.
Although it is safer to deposit it in the bank, as a young widow carrying such a large sum of money, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the bank staff. If things get serious, she will have no way to explain the origin of the money. What if the police arrest her? Her money has been confiscated, so who can she talk to to reason with her?
But hide it at home, this room is not safe either. When she wasn't at home, Yang Lan would often sneak in and look through her bed cabinet to try to find her private money. If she found it, it would cause a big fuss.
It would be even more inappropriate to bury it outside. You worry every day whether it will be poached. But if you carry a hoe and go to the mountain to check every day, more flaws may be exposed.
Liu Zhi sighed, a lot of money has become a burden, not to mention it is such a thick pile.
Finally, she took out all the plastic bags containing several other items, divided the money into four parts, hid one part in the wooden cabinet where she came in as a bride, and stuffed it into the inner pocket of one of the cotton-padded clothes.
One was hidden under the bed board. She found a rope and carefully tied the money and the board together. She also specially found straw and laid a layer on the bed board to block the rope.
One copy and the bankbook were hidden under the bed in a small clay pot that had not been used for many years. I kicked the clay pot to the innermost layer with my feet.
The last portion was still stuffed back into the straw bag and placed at the bottom of the cabinet.
This cabinet had no lock, and Liu Zhi felt uneasy. She planned to find an opportunity to buy a lock after she figured out the world. Also, move out of this house as soon as possible. After all, under so many eyes, she is not free to buy anything with her huge wealth.
Liu Zhi didn't have a watch, so she didn't know what time it was. She opened the window and took a look outside. It seemed that it was getting dark.
She yawned and quickly got into bed. Although there were straw and quilts, the bed was still extremely hard and it hurt her. Fortunately, the quilt was her dowry, and the newly-spun cotton batting was soft and fluffy. She slowly relaxed and was just thinking about a plan to find a way to take her mother over, when her body fell asleep uncontrollably.
Early the next morning, the sound of chopping wood, sweeping the floor, and washing clothes could be heard outside the house. Liu Zhi heard Yuan Meilian outside the house say in a rough voice, "You are still sleeping at what time. Mom, I think they are right. This person is a clinging vixen, and my brother was exhausted by her!”
Yang Lan cautiously took a look at the room and saw that no one was moving around. She pulled her daughter in a low voice and said, "Even a vixen is still rich. Her parents only have two hundred and fifty, and they are so kind to a married daughter. The recent meat and biscuits in our house are all given by them. As long as we coax her and treat her better, isn’t that equivalent to making a lot of money?”
Although Yang Lan's words were very offensive to her daughter, Yuan Meilian had been taught the theory since she was a child that "you should provide more support to your mother's family after you get married", so she didn't think there was anything wrong and nodded along with her mother's words.
"Besides... your brother's body and bones, if others don't know, how can we still not know..."
She stopped talking and didn't say any more.
Although the voice was very soft, Liu Zhi had already put her ear to the wall. The sound insulation effect of the wooden wall was very poor, so she basically heard everything.
This Yang Lan's heart is really vicious. If she really coaxes Liu Zhi as she said, then how could the original Liu Zhi not think about jumping into the river?
It was at night when Yuan Chengfeng died, and he was still in his bed. In addition, Liu Zhi had an outstanding appearance and was a bit "coquettish".
People in the village began to talk about it, saying that Liu Zhi was ignorant and pestered Yuan Chengfeng too hard. He was exhausted and his energy supply could not be supplied at once, so he died on the bed. Many sensual and sensual officials in ancient times died like this
Liu Zhi had grown up under pampering and could not stand such dirty talk. She refuted the rumors and refuted them, but everyone seemed to be blind and deaf and did not listen to her explanation at all.
Within a few days, the rumor that Yuan Chengfeng was drained by his new wife spread throughout the Ningshui brigade. Even the nearby brigade knew about it, and everyone pointed at it. With added fuel and jealousy, Liu Zhi's reputation as a "vixen" is completely confirmed.
During this period, Yang Lan didn't explain Liu Zhi a word, and allowed basins of dirty water to be poured on her.
Women in this era pay great attention to reputation. Liu Zhi thought about it and couldn't swallow it. She secretly resented her short-lived husband for leaving like this and causing me to be slandered. Why don't I go on the road with you and drag him underground again? your ears!
So one morning, Liu Zhi secretly went up the mountain alone and dove into the river. If Lao Huang and his wife from the brigade hadn't rushed up the mountain to dig wild vegetables that day, her body would have been washed away and no one knows where it was.
Yang Lan's so-called "coaxing" was just to squeeze as much money and food out of Liu Zhi as possible.
Thinking of this, Liu Zhi couldn't help but clenched her fists. Strictly speaking, Yang Lan was also an important factor that caused Liu Zhi to think about it. She knew that her son was in poor health, but for the sake of face, she ignored her daughter-in-law's honor and even her life.
Oh, just wait and see, she is not someone to be bullied! With this tone, she must go out for the original owner, which can be regarded as repayment for using the original owner's body.
Liu Zhi deliberately made some noise, and the mother and daughter outside stopped talking. She opened the door, stretched and yawned loudly, "Good morning, Mom, I'm hungry. Is breakfast ready?"
Yuan Meilian glanced at her angrily, but quickly turned away. Yang Lan pointed to the kitchen, "Okay, okay, it's on the stove. You go and eat."
Liu Zhi walked to the kitchen. There was half a pot of sweet potato porridge warming in the pot. It was full of sweet potatoes and there was almost no white rice in sight.
"Mom -" Liu Zhi frowned and walked out, "My mother said I have to replenish my health and eat at least two eggs every day. Where are the eggs?"
Yang Lan secretly scolded the little hoof for kicking her nose and face, but she still smiled kindly on her face, "I used up all the eggs when I made custard for you two days ago. Our hens haven't laid eggs for a few days. Look, How about waiting for two days and I will boil eggs for you when the hen lays them, okay?”
"No eggs laid?" Liu Zhi looked at Yang Lan questioningly. The chicken coop was not far from her room, and Liu Zhi could hear the "clack" sound of eggs being laid every day. Yang Lan was counting on saving eggs in exchange for money, so she asked Yuan Meilian to find bugs to feed the chickens every day. Each chicken was raised until it was shiny. How could it be possible that they didn't lay eggs these past few days?
"That's it," Liu Zhi said with an innocent face, "Then give me a dollar, and I'll exchange it for some elsewhere."
Before Yang Lan could speak, Liu Zhi said first, "Don't tell me that you have spent all the 20 yuan my parents gave you, and you don't have that many tickets. Unless you go to the black market, how can you spend all the 20 yuan?" , Mom, it’s not me who said this is speculation.”
Yang Lan couldn't resist her and stamped her feet, "Just rest, I'll go out and buy some for you, okay!"
When she walked out of the door, Yang Lan couldn't help but frown, feeling that this daughter-in-law was different from before. Liu Zhi used to be so arrogant, but relying on her skills of acting out in the brigade for so many years, she always made her daughter-in-law suffer the consequences of being dumb.
But these few times, Liu Zhi either refused to give in and learned to threaten others, or slapped others hard, and Yang Lan was really unable to resist.
Humph, I'll punish you later when you get better! Yang Lan glanced back at Liu Zhi and squatted down when she saw Liu Zhi returning to the room. Naturally, she hid the eggs, and she didn't want to waste money buying them elsewhere, so she had to hide at the door and pretend to go out, and come back in a few minutes.
"Hey, Aunt Yang, what are you doing squatting here?" a young man passing by asked curiously.
Yang Lan was frightened to death. She patted her chest. She didn't dare to curse loudly, so she could only glare at him, "Go, go, go. It's none of your business if I squat in front of my house. Go get to work!"
The young man felt uncomfortable after being scolded by his boss. He snorted and said as he walked, "I poop at the door because I am disrespectful."
Yang Lan suddenly jumped up and wanted to scratch someone, "What are you talking nonsense about? I'm wearing my pants well, but you don't take off your pants when you poop. Are you mentally ill?"
The young man quickly dodged and ran away, continuing to say something mean, "Be careful, don't poop!"
Yang Lan couldn't catch up with him, so she had to stomp her feet bitterly. This young man with no words was a second-rate man in the brigade. He got less work points than women every day. He liked to get in among women and make teasing remarks when he had nothing to do. If you say that, you will be very happy.
Bah, you are teasing my old lady, you are such a shameless thing!
Yang Lan cooked the eggs and went to the fields with Yuan Meilian. Yuan Chengxu was assigned to pull oxen to plow the fields today. He had to walk five miles to the next brigade to fetch the oxen, so he left early in the morning. Liu Zhi was finally the only one left in the room.
Liu Zhi quickly locked the door, took out two chocolates from her bag and stuffed them into her pocket. She wanted to go to Yuan Shanmei again and give her a taste of the good stuff. She guessed that the little girl would squint her eyes and slowly taste the chocolate with a look of enjoyment. She looked so cute.
Liu Zhi didn't know Yuan Shanmei's daily activities, so she had to continue walking through most of the village to ask a few children who were playing on the field ridge.
Unfortunately, today most of the children were helping in the fields. Their parents were planting rice seedlings, and they were also bending down to plant rice rice in a small patch of land on the side in a decent manner.
Liu Zhi waited for a long time before the children came up to rest in the shade of the tree.
She saw several boys sitting together under a tree, and walked over to ask about Yuan Shanmei. When she saw the appearance of one of the boys, she was stunned for a while.
"Dad"
He is a smaller version of Jin Yonghui, her father from the original world.
(End of chapter)
The author said: Happy Children's Day to all the children~
It's so tight and dirty. Can you give me some feedback? By the way, collect it hehe