The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 180 Found a treasure
At Qin Huai's insistence, Chi Jia had no choice but to go into the water.

Fortunately, it was already late spring, and the river water wasn't too cold. Chi Jia took off his upper body clothes and plunged into the water.

"Oh dear, it's so cold, why is this young man swimming?" The old man who was fishing stood up, looking disapproving.

After realizing that catching fish was not an option, Wang Wulang and the others started looking for seashells and digging for crabs. When they saw Chijia jump into the river, they all ran over.

"Mr. Chi, did you get too hot from catching fish? Why are you swimming?" Wang Liulang watched expectantly as Chi Jia swam half a zhang away in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Little Ayu asked Tuanzi, "Elf, where is the treasure?"

Tell him to swim a little further ahead.

Little Ayu cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted, "Mr. Chi, swim a little further forward!"

After Chijia entered the water, it quickly adapted to the water temperature and swam forward for a while, just as Xiao Ayu had instructed.

When they were about 10 zhang away, they heard Xiao Ayu shout, "It's there, in the water!"

The water in the South River was very clear, and there was little dirt on the surface, so Chi Jia was able to barely open his eyes after diving into the water.

He plunged into the water and didn't surface for a long time.

"Elf, elf, how is Mr. Chi doing in the water?" Qin Huai had no expression yet, but Xiao Ayu was the first to get nervous.

Sir, will you not drown?
It's nothing, he just found a treasure.

He's come up.

As soon as Tuanzi finished speaking, a head appeared in the distance.

It was Red Armor.

After he emerged, he ignored Xiao Ayu's instructions and swam straight to the shore.

Before long, he walked ashore, wiped the water off his face, and went to pick up his clothes from the ground.

The shy young women had already turned their heads away.

However, there was also some curiosity, and he would occasionally glance at the bare upper body of the man in red armor.

Because of his years of exercise, his muscles are exceptionally well-developed, which makes him particularly masculine.

The Wang family children didn't care at all whether Chi Jia was wearing clothes or not.

"Mr. Chi, what are you holding in your hand?" Wang Wulang craned his neck and immediately noticed what Chi Jia was holding.

Little Ayu had already run over there.

She also wanted to know.

The fairy didn't tell her.

"There are too many people around, let's talk about it when we get back." Red Armor had no intention of taking the item out.

So they packed their things.

Wang Wulang and the others were shocked to discover that there were seven or eight large fish and three or four small fish on the shore.

It's only been a short time, and you've already made so many gains!

"There are so many fish, we can't possibly eat them all," Wang Wulang said with some worry.

The fish are all dead, and it's impossible to feed them in the pond. They won't be able to finish eating, and they'll just go bad.

The old man who was fishing strolled over and said, "You have too many fish to eat, why don't you sell some to me? I'll buy them at the market price, how about that?"

"What's the market price?" Wang Wulang looked at the old man suspiciously. "Don't try to fool us."

"Don't worry, it's not worth it for such a small amount of money." The old man looked at the fish and saw that the largest ones probably weighed more than ten pounds, the smaller ones weighed seven or eight pounds, and the small ones weighed only one or two pounds.

"The market price is 5 copper coins per catty now. I'll buy two large ones, let's say 20 catties, that'll be 100 copper coins. I'll give you one qian of silver directly, how about that?"

Wang Wulang and the others already knew that one qian of silver was worth more than 100 wen.

The woman who was washing clothes over there was also thinking of buying some fish to take home for her family to eat.

Fish needs plenty of seasoning, otherwise it will have a muddy, fishy taste, which most people won't touch. Seasonings to remove the fishy smell are extremely expensive, and most families only keep oil and salt on hand. They can't afford to buy other seasonings, so the fish they cook naturally won't taste good.

They wanted to buy the small fish, but Xiao Ayu disagreed because Qin Huai had worked hard to get them, and she wanted to keep them for her family to eat.

Qin Huai was overjoyed to hear this.

Ayu always pays attention to his feelings in these unintentional details.

Red Armor: "..." So the fish I caught aren't worth treasuring?

Finally, the women pooled their money to buy one fish and then sold two more.

They took the rest of the fish back with them.

They took the fish directly to Old Wang's house, and Qin Huai naturally stayed at Old Wang's house for lunch.

"You all play first, we'll call you when it's time to eat." Ma and Liu took the fish to the kitchen and casually greeted the children.

Everyone gathered under the swing set, next to a large stone table, around which the children sat.

After changing his clothes, Chi Jia returned quickly.

Wang Wulang was extremely impatient, craning his neck like a big white goose: "Mr. Chi, can we see the thing now?"

Red Armor had already checked these things beforehand, so he wasn't afraid to show them to the children.

Soon, a jade hairpin, a jade pendant, and other jewelry that looked somewhat rusty were placed on the table.

The children's eyes widened in surprise.

Wow, there really is treasure!

"Let's learn to swim, and if we get good at it, we can make a living by catching things in the river. Wouldn't that make us rich?"

Wang Liulang said, "No, these don't look like they still exist—"

Wang Wulang covered up what he was about to say.

They mustn't tell anyone else about the treasures their family acquired.

Qin Huai couldn't either.

Qin Huai merely glanced at them casually, knowing they had a secret, but had no interest in finding out.

Since he is unwilling to tell him, there is naturally no need to dig deeper.

The items that Chijia is displaying now are all of ordinary style and without any special markings. They would be considered ordinary goods in a typical jade shop or jewelry store.

As for the slightly special items, they have been put away by Chi Jia, to be discussed in detail after Qin Huai returns.

"What should we do with all this stuff?" Wang Wulang looked on longingly, though he was only a little envious, not greedy.

After all, he didn't contribute anything to finding these things.

Qin Huai pushed the things directly in front of Xiao Ayu: "Here you go."

He doesn't need these things.

Seeing that the things were left for Sister Ayu, Wang Liulang and Wang Qilang were both envious.

Wang Wulang thought to himself, "No, this Qin Huai already has the title of brother. If he treats Sister Ayu this well, what if Sister Ayu likes him even more in the future?"
No, he wants to be Ayu's favorite older brother!
It seems it's time to find a way to make money, to make more money, so I can buy better things for my little sister, Ayu.

From now on, Ayu's standards will be even higher.

As for giving away the things he picked up, he would never do something so shameful!

Qin Huai enjoyed a whole fish feast at Old Wang's house. Feng's cooking skills were beyond praise. Recently, the family had more money, and they had bought a lot of seasonings for the kitchen, so the food was naturally even more delicious.

"Second Aunt, your cooking is so delicious!" Little Ayu patted her round belly. "I'm full, but I still want to eat more. My tummy is just too full."

Everyone was amused by Xiao Ayu's silly appearance and couldn't help but smile.

Qin Huai said, "My second aunt's cooking is delicious; she could easily open a restaurant."

(End of this chapter)