The happy little days of the Ye family

Ye's father and Mr. Ye had always wanted to hunt for treasures, but unfortunately they didn't have the luck of Ye Xilin's treasure hunt. The father and son turned the yard upside down, but couldn't find anything.

Mrs. Ye laughed and said, "Children have spiritual energy, but you two old guys can't."

Father Ye wanted to refute Mrs. Ye, but he really didn't find anything, so he could only say dryly that he came too late and all the good things had been found.

Mr. Ye was not convinced. At least he found a ginseng.

Mother Ye was a little worried and whispered: "Isn't it a little strange? How come there is so much gold and valuables hidden in this house? Why didn't the owner take it away before selling it?"

Mother Ye was timid and asked, "Can I really take these things? Will I get into trouble in the future?"

When Father Ye thought about it, he felt a little strange, "Well, it's still early in the morning. I went to Luohe Yaxing and said that I wanted to see other shops in the town and find out about the origin of this house."

Mr. Ye stood up and said, "I'll go with you. I've been so excited about treasure hunting these two days. It's really strange when I think about it now. I feel a little uneasy."

Old Mrs. Ye: "You should inquire carefully. Pay attention to find out whether the owner of this house has any enemies or dealings with any big shots before."

Mr. Ye nodded and urged his grandfather and grandson to return to the village quickly.

"There are still bullock carts going back to the village in the town. You should go home quickly and pay attention to safety on the road."

After the four grandparents returned to Ye's house, Mrs. Ye quickly went back to the house, locked the door, and then began to sort out the things she had found in the past two days.

First, I found it yesterday. I found a gold gourd, five gold beads, three gold hairpins, one silver hairpin, two small gold nuggets and a ginseng tree that was about 20 years old. In addition, I dug out 31 taels of silver.

The small gold nuggets were hidden in the jewelry box. They were not big and very thin. One piece cost about two cents. The old lady Jin Huluye weighed it and it was about two cents. Five gold beads cost about one cent each.

The total is about one tael of gold, and one tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver. The total of these golds is 11 taels of silver.

The three gold hairpins are quite heavy, and each one is estimated to be worth 30 taels of silver. The silver hairpins are cheaper, about [-] to [-] taels of silver.

It’s not that I don’t know, but after careful calculation, these things add up to more than 100 taels. Mrs. Ye was excited and uneasy looking at these things.

Mrs. Ye took a few deep breaths, calmed down her mood, and began to organize the things she found today.

And I found a lot of things today, including a gold earring, 4 small gold nuggets, a silver bean, a gold bean, a small pearl, about seven taels of gold nuggets, a jade pendant and a small silver bracelet. There were also 8 taels of silver dug out of the cellar.

Old Mrs. Ye was a little uneasy at first, but she became more and more excited looking at these things, and even planned the uses of these things.

Old lady Ye planned to keep the antiques from the prosperous times, the gold from the troubled times, and the gold nuggets as family heirlooms, as well as the ginseng for emergencies.

The gold hairpins, gold gourds, gold beads and gold earrings were all taken to the silver house to be melted, and then three gold bracelets and three pairs of gold earrings were beaten out, one for each of the three grandchildren.

The silver hairpins, silver bracelets and silver beads were also taken to the silver house to be melted. Two silver hairpins could be made and used as dowry for Ye Qingqing.

A lighter one is convenient for Ye Qingqing to wear on a daily basis, and a generous one is needed to hold down the scene.

As for the small pearls and jade pendants, they were sold in the county, and the money from the sales was used to build a house next year.

Mr. Ye and his father came to Luohe Yaxing. As soon as the father and son entered, Xiao Li came forward to greet them enthusiastically.

The Ye family spent 190 taels of money last time to buy a house and a shop. Xiao Li was very impressed by the Ye family.

This time when the Ye family and his son came to visit, Xiao Li was more active and enthusiastic than last time.

"Master Ye, what kind of house and yard do you want this time? Is it the same as last time, less than 150 taels?"

Father Ye happily said to Xiao Li, "Just a cheaper one. I don't have the money to rebuild the house over the academy I bought some time ago."

Xiao Li said in embarrassment: "Mr. Ye, you also know that Luohe Yaxing still helps the government deal with these confiscated fields and properties. Most of them are relatively expensive houses and shops. The only ones that are cheap are the ones I saw last time. Those are the ones.”

Father Ye didn't care, after all, he didn't really come to see the shop or the house.

Father Ye and Mr. Ye pulled Xiao Li and talked about the courtyard over the academy. The father and son cooperated and got a lot of information from Xiao Li.

After inquiring almost enough, the father and son went home satisfied.

The father and son did not stay long in Luohe Yaxing. The donkey cart was moving quickly. Ye Qingqing and others had just arrived home, and Father Ye and Mr. Ye had also returned.

As soon as Father Ye and Mr. Ye came back, several people who had been waiting in the yard gathered around them.

Mr. Ye smiled and said: "Don't worry, let's talk slowly in the room first."

Mother Ye carefully looked at the faces of Father Ye and Mr. Ye. Seeing that they were cheerful and seemed to be fine, she smiled slightly.

After a few people returned to Mr. Ye's house, Mrs. Ye anxiously urged Mr. Ye: "Stop being so secretive and hurry up."

Mr. Ye also knew that several people were anxious and said, "This house was originally the ancestral home of a family named Wang."

"Decades ago, the owner of the house, Mr. Wang, was a well-known landowner in the town. Not only did he own hundreds of acres of fertile land, but he also had several shops in the town. His family was quite wealthy."

"Mr. Wang has two sons, both of whom are quite talented in reading. The eldest son was admitted as a scholar when he was 20 years old, and the younger son was also admitted as a scholar later."

"Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In the third year after my eldest son was admitted to the Juren Examination, Mr. Wang, Mrs. Wang and his family went to Beijing to take the exam. They encountered bandits and they all died under the knife of the bandits."

"The only family left in the Wang family is the youngest son. The younger son is not as talented at studying as the elder son, and he has no talent for business. The Wang family's family fortune was quickly ruined by the younger son."

"The situation of the Wang family became worse and worse. Later, it was rumored that the house was unlucky, so the younger son's family moved away. No one had lived in the house for almost ten years until it was sold to Li Yuanwai last year."

Father Ye expressed his guess, "These things we found should be private money hidden by Mr. Wang, Mrs. Wang and the eldest son's family. These people all died outside. The younger son's family does not know these things." The presence."

Old Mrs. Ye said happily: "This makes sense. The main room with the gold hidden under the bed should be the room of the eldest son and his wife."

"The main room without furniture should be Mr. Wang's room. As for the relatively intact side room, it is probably the room of some concubine.

Mr. Ye warned: "The people selling houses should not know about these things. They are tight-lipped and no one can say anything."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Donglin's call came from the yard.