Rebirth of the Nine-Three Era

Huo Buqiang got up at six o'clock the next morning. After breakfast, he rode a motorcycle to Wangcun.

I saw Wang Youxiang talking to two gray-haired old men. Although they spoke in local dialect, I could still understand the general meaning.

An old man with long eyebrows said: "His grandfather was the richest person in the surrounding villages. There were many grain stores, cloth stores and medicinal materials stores in HK City. The entire Wang Village was his family's land."

Another old man with a slight stoop said: "I heard that in the past, when rich people built houses, they would stuff some gold and silver coins on the roof ridges and the foot of the wall. You should pay attention when you demolish the house, otherwise you will miss the gold and silver coins." "

Wang Youxiang thought to himself: No wonder the two old men were wandering around the demolition site early in the morning. It turned out that they had this idea.

Wang Youxiang said: "This is just a legend, and it may not really exist. If it did exist, the disdainful descendants of the family would have dug out the money long ago."

Huo Buqiang said: "No wonder when I went to demolish the foundations, I saw that the wooden planks below had been demolished. It is probably because future generations heard this legend and searched around for traces left behind."

The hunchbacked old man said: "It used to be a tradition for rich people to build houses. If you sign a house demolition agreement with them, if gold and silver treasures are found, their brothers and sisters may refuse."

The old man with long eyebrows said: "I remember that year when the county supply and marketing cooperative was built, that building was the property of a big businessman in the county. Later it became the county supply and marketing cooperative. Later, when the house was demolished, dozens of gold coins were found on the roof. , causing looting by house demolition workers and onlookers. Later, the police were dispatched but failed to recover the gold coins. Several people were also arrested at that time..."

The more Wang Youxiang listened, the more something was wrong.

I thought to myself: If other villagers listen to the nonsense of the two old men and watch the excitement here, my workers will be affected if they demolish the two buildings.

He said: "You two, don't listen to the wind or rain. Even if ten buildings are demolished, one of them may not be demolished. Besides, if there is one, it belongs to the original owner, so you should stop making trouble here."

Huo Buqiang said to Wang Youxiang: "Boss Wang, I suggest you fence the outside and don't let anyone else enter, otherwise it will be very unsafe. Look at the students who are passing by and running around here. These old people are so close, if you bump into them even a little bit, they will cost you a lot of money."

At this time, Wang Youfu took a large bundle of ropes and straps. He loudly drove all the students watching the excitement, the villagers wandering around, and the two old men who were gossiping outside.

Say loudly: "Don't enter the demolition site. It will not only affect the workers' work, but also for everyone's safety."

The two old men reluctantly retreated to the outside.

Huo Buqiang and his workers lifted the beams and pillars of the house and rolled them down. At the same time, they worked together to knock down a wall. The entire construction site was filled with dust.

To remove the beams and columns of the second floor slab, some of them had to make a hole in the wall.

The columns in the front yard were relatively heavy, so Huo Buqiang arranged for the large truck to be filled with them.

Fortunately, the wood was already very dry, so several workers could still load it onto the car together.

The delivery truck had returned to Wangcun yesterday. He said that Mr. Yin took him to deliver the goods to the Confucius Temple Cultural Center construction site early in the morning.

The workers loaded the truck in time, and soon another fully loaded truck left.

During lunch, Huo Buqiang said to brother Wang Youxiang: "There should still be people watching the house demolition site. No matter it is noon or night, as long as there is wood that has been demolished and not transported away, there must be people watching, otherwise the villagers will have to carry a few pieces of wood." When the wood is gone, it’s a loss.”

Beams, columns, windows and doors have data, but others do not.

He said: "Either you leave one of you here to take a look, and I will come over to replace you right after dinner."

Wang Youxiang felt that he was a particularly responsible person, and Wang Youfu stayed at the construction site temporarily.

Wang Youxiang took everyone back for lunch.

Huo Buqiang hurried to the demolition site after lunch and asked Wang Youfu to go back for lunch.

After he left, Huo Buqiang found a hoe and started digging down at the foot of the main wall of the lobby.

He prepared some scrap wood materials so that someone could fill the dug hole in time.

It was estimated that after taking a break of more than an hour at noon, he might not be able to dig more than one meter deep. He planned to dig out the bluestone slabs on top first, and then dig down along the base of the wall.

He dug out several bricks. The top few bricks took him a lot of time and made him sweat profusely.

It took a lot of effort to finally lift a few bluestone bricks.

The soil under the blue bricks has also been professionally consolidated and can only be dug out little by little.

After digging out the hard soil above, the soil underneath becomes much softer.

He looked at the time and estimated that the Wang brothers should have brought the demolition workers over.

He filled back some loose soil and piled debris on top.

In a messy demolition site, no one would notice the flaws.

Soon brother Wang Youxiang arrived with workers.

Started to dismantle the columns in the backyard, because the truck went out to deliver the goods and didn't come back.

Huo Buqiang asked everyone to move all the removed columns and beams to the front yard and pile them up.

Dig out the cornerstone of the column and put it aside.

Remove the windows and doors and stack them on the other side.

Huo Buqiang said to Wang Youxiang: "Boss Wang, it seems that two trucks can't handle it. It's best to find another truck."

Wang Youxiang said: "At first we thought that two trucks were enough to pull the goods, but we didn't expect that several house demolition workers would be so fast."

Wang Youfu said: "The main thing is Xiao Huo's help. He can stand up to two people by himself, and he has experience."

He said: "I will find a larger truck and try to bring all the dismantled materials of this building to Jiangming tomorrow and let Mr. Yin transfer the money for one building."

Huo Buqiang told them: "Mr. Yin will still be in Jiangming tomorrow, and he will take his wife and children to the capital the day after tomorrow."

Wang Youxiang asked in surprise: "Why is Mr. Yin going to the capital? Does he still have business in the capital?"

Huo Buqiang said: "Mr. Yin is a famous painter. The last time he came to buy old wood from you was because he was passing by Shanya for a painting exhibition. Now his paintings have been sent to the National Museum in Beijing for exhibition, so he has to go to Beijing. However, Even if he goes to the capital, he will definitely pay for the deal he negotiated with you. I have been with Mr. Yin for several years, and he always keeps his word, but it would be better if he is at home and can transfer the money to you himself. "

Wang Youxiang said: "Mr. Yin is so young, he is also a painter, and he is so good at business. It is really amazing."

People who are capable are different.

Wang Youfu called another truck, loaded it with columns and beams, and drove it to Jiangming overnight.

The two cars also came back, both full, but there was also a lot of wood piled in the front yard.

Huo Buqiang suggested: "I will keep the rules here tonight. Although the people are said to be honest, I can't guarantee that there are no people with evil intentions."

Wang Youxiang said: "How about I arrange for two workers to stay vigil here with you?"

Huo Buqiang said: "No, they are tired after a long night. I can do it alone. There are two trucks here. I just sleep in the cab of the truck. I am very awakened. There is a little noise outside. I'll wake up."

Wang Youxiang said: "I brought my cousin's dog over and tied it here. If someone comes in and it barks, you will know."

Huo Buqiang said: "This is the best."

After dinner and a shower, he returned to the demolition site.

Wang Youxiang tied a dog next to the wood pile in the front yard.

Huo Buqiang laid the cab seat flat, and Wang Youxiang borrowed a blanket from his cousin's house to cover him. Although the temperature was a bit high during the day, it would be a bit cold at night.

Rural people don't have much entertainment at night, and those who stay in the village are mostly old people and children, so before nine o'clock, the village is very quiet.

Huo Buqiang took the hoe and went to the noon position, shoveled away the loose soil above, and continued digging down.

At the same time, he should always pay attention to the movements around him. The dog tied next to the pile of wood saw him digging in the soil and began to bark a few times.

Huo Buqiang left a chicken leg when he was eating. He threw the chicken leg to the dog, and the dog soon stopped barking.

He had prepared a flashlight and a few extra pairs of batteries.

It took more than an hour to dig more than one meter deep. Sure enough, the hoe dug out something like an earthen pot. He could not suppress his excitement. The flashlight illuminated a refined earthen pot with a space built on top of bricks.

After opening the lid of the jar above, I saw that most of the jar inside was filled with round gold and silver coins.

There is a layer of charcoal inside the jar, and the mouth of the jar is sealed very tightly.

Therefore, the gold and silver coins inside are still very dry and not at all moist.

He couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the ancients. No matter how old this old house was, it must have been more than 100 years ago, but the gold and silver coins stored more than one meter deep in the ground were still in their original condition.

He didn't care about anything else. He took out all the gold and silver coins in the jar and put the jar back to its original state. At the same time, he felt something was wrong.

He thought: Someone will definitely build a house on this land in the future. When the foundation is dug and the jar is seen, he will know that the jar must have contained treasure. In that case, he will be suspected if he is investigated.

Since you want to get this money, you must leave no trace behind.

He simply pried up the jar and threw the few bricks inside into the pile of bricks.

Crush the earthen jars into pieces, and scatter them among the masonry piles.

Then backfill the soil, compact it, cover the pried bluestone bricks back, try to restore them to their original state, and pour a pile of broken wall soil on top.

He counted the belongings in his hand and found that there were 168 silver coins and 38 gold coins. He wrapped the gold and silver coins with a piece of newspaper and stuffed them into the storage space under the motorcycle seat.

After washing up in the pond at the door, I slept in the cab of the truck until dawn.

The next day, Wang Youxiang brought breakfast for him.

Huo Buqiang didn't remember the gold and silver coins he had obtained. He discussed with the Wang brothers: "Let a few trucks carry the second load, which will basically move all the materials that were dismantled from this building. I will ride the last load." Go with them on the motorcycle, count the points with Mr. Yin, and ask him to transfer 100 million to your account. I will come over early tomorrow morning to help demolish the second building."

It took three days to demolish an old house. The demolition speed surprised the two Wang brothers. Originally, they thought it might take a week to demolish one house, and it would be good to demolish the second house in half a month.

Both of them thought it was because of Huo Buqiang's help that they were able to move so fast.

During lunch, I basically dismantled everything that needed to be dismantled.

Three trucks returned to the demolition site and loaded the remaining lumber, windows and doors onto the trucks, filling all three trucks.

Huo Buqiang asked Wang Youxiang to copy the account number to him. He said that I asked Mr. Yin to transfer the money to you today.

Wang Youxiang copied the account number to him and said, "If it's too late today, I can transfer the money tomorrow morning."

Huo Buqiang said: "Don't worry, I will handle this matter. The money has been transferred. I will ask Mr. Yin to call you and tell you."

Both Wang Youxiang brothers were very happy.

I feel that dealing with Yin Yuan is particularly practical.

Huo Buqiang rode his motorcycle back to the hotel where he was staying in Haikou and took out the lockbox that was stored in the safe at the front desk.

The girl at the front desk also asked him: "Boss, you opened a room, but it seems that you didn't stay there last night?"

Huo Buqiang smiled and said: "Beauty, you care so much about me? Did you go to my room last night?"

Another waiter chuckled and said, "Ahua really went to your room last night, but it's a pity that you weren't there."

The waitress slapped her colleague and said, "You went there, right? You work here and you can't see whether the guests are staying or not?"

Huo Buqiang said: "I have something to do when I go back to Jiangming tonight, so I won't stay here tonight. But I paid the room fee, so why don't you arrange for someone to stay there? But if you two go to rest inside, I I certainly don’t object.”

He thought both girls were interesting.

But there are more important things to deal with today.

He rode back to Jiangming. On the way, he was still thinking: I don't know how much these silver and gold coins are worth.

He remembered that in the past few years, the silver dollar had risen from more than ten yuan a piece to 60 yuan a piece. It is estimated that it has now increased to more than a hundred yuan. A total of 180 silver dollars should be worth eighteen thousand.

As for 44 gold coins, they would definitely be more valuable than 180 silver dollars. Even if they were worth the same price as 180 silver dollars, he would have a wealth of more than 3 yuan this time.

He thought excitedly: I have more than 3 yuan, and with Mr. Yin earning more than 2 yuan here, I now have a considerable fortune.

At the same time, he thought: It is definitely not safe to store these gold and silver coins in the dormitory of the paint factory. There is another worker living in the dormitory.

Neither the drawer nor the suitcase is safe. The boy in the same dormitory often went to his bed to find his cigarettes.

Although he and Yang Xiaorong are now talking about a partner, he feels that before he becomes his wife, he must not give her valuables for safekeeping.

He felt that Huang Qiuyue was unreliable in the past, and Yang Xiaorong was not confident now.

A woman is definitely unreliable before she becomes a wife. Even if she becomes a wife, it is impossible for all her money to be handed over to her.

When collecting scraps with his second uncle, he put the money he earned in his backpack where he kept his clothes. His second aunt even secretly went through his bag and took the money away without even admitting to it.

After much deliberation, he thought that the safest way was to ask Yin Yuan to help him and tell him the matter without reservation.