Ji Qingran went to check the farmland irrigated yesterday. The rice seedlings were ripened by the spiritual spring water.

Sowing, picking, threshing, and rolling have already been mechanically automated in the village.

Ji Qingran turned on the harvester, set the time and range, and pressed the switch, and the harvester started working automatically.

The farmland in the village is all connected together, and it will take a long time to harvest them all.

Ji Qingran returned to Zhu's house first.

The reason why Old Man Zhu was able to give 160 yuan as a betrothal gift and still have enough money to take Zhu Ergou to the county for medical treatment was because he had stolen a lot of gold bars from landlords when he was fighting local tyrants and eliminating evil gentry.

The book mentions that with this money, Old Man Zhu married Zhu Ergou six or seven wives, which shows that his family is rich.

Ji Qingran walked around in each room.

The wooden cabinet where the food is stored in the kitchen is locked, and a mahogany box in Old Man Zhu's house is also locked.

With a thought, Ji Qingran's toolbox appeared in her hand.

She took out the master key and fiddled with the lock a few times.

There was a soft "click" and the lock on the mahogany box was opened.

Ji Qingran turned around inside.

In the mid-70s, workers had a guaranteed job and were the most enviable profession, but their monthly salary was only about 20 yuan.

There was actually 140 six yuan in cash in the box, which was a lot of money.

Ji Qingran waved her hand and received the money into the space.

She saw the Zhu family's household registration book.

These days, if you don’t have an ID card, you need to provide a letter of introduction when you go out to take a bus or do errands.

She is a daughter-in-law from out of town. Without the consent of the Zhu family, the village director of Zhumiao Village cannot issue a letter of introduction to her.

If she leaves the village, she will have to find a way to get a letter of introduction on her own.

Of course, she couldn't even buy a ticket, let alone go home.

Ji Qingran looked at the vague letter of introduction in her hand and chuckled.

Old man Zhu must have given the village director a lot of money to get such a snake oil letter.

This reason applies to most situations when she has to go out on important business, she just needs to think of a suitable excuse.

Ji Qingran put away the letter of introduction.

She looked through it but couldn't find her letter. It must have been hidden by Zhu's mother.

There's no rush, Zhu's wife will definitely put it away for her.

There was no other valuable thing in the box, so she locked the box as it was and put it in the right place.

The cash she found, plus the money Old Man Zhu brought for medical treatment, would probably not exceed 500 yuan. Six or seven daughters-in-law would have more than that.

He must still have unused gold bars.

The Zhu family's courtyard wall is very short, and there are people coming and going outside. Even if you dig for gold in the middle of the night, it is not very safe.

Therefore, the gold bar must be inside the house.

Ji Qingran recalled the stories her grandparents told her about the times, and rummaged through several rooms.

Two hours and nothing.

There wasn't much in the country, so she looked everywhere she could.

Where will the gold be?

Ji Qingran frowned and recalled the plot in the book.

Suddenly, her body stiffened.

Oops!

She actually forgot such an important thing!

I still have my grandmother and seven-year-old brother in my hometown.

Because of her disappearance, her grandmother was heartbroken and seriously ill. Her seven-year-old brother went out to fetch water and accidentally fell into the river and drowned.

Grandma lost her granddaughter first, and then her grandson. She passed away soon after, passing away from illness.

And the younger brother of the original body drowned in October.

It’s late September now!

Thinking of her dying brother, Ji Qingran could no longer remain calm.

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