After rebirth, I still experienced a mess

7. Unclaimed Wealth

The old Taoist priest was still strong, only injured his ribs, and needed to lie down for a few days. Xiao Wei had enough reasons to stay in the temple.

In the evening, my brother and sister-in-law brought a bamboo mat and a quilt, as well as five or six kilograms of flour.

When he heard that Wang Youfu would come to harass him again at night, the eldest brother remained calm and his words were reasonable and logical.

The eldest sister-in-law only expressed a little concern. Seeing that Xiao Wei insisted on not leaving, she just said, "Don't hurt yourself."

Undoubtedly, the chastity of a crippled person is of no importance at all, and the life of a lonely old Taoist priest is even more insignificant.

Wang Youfu kicked and injured someone, but the old Taoist priest did not show any intention of pursuing the matter. His brother and sister-in-law were the same. They both felt that the matter was not worth mentioning and even thought that it was their own fault.

My brother and sister-in-law are not bad by nature, they are just ignorant. But ignorance is the root of evil.

Bad people like Wang Youfu are spoiled by ignorant good people.

They used the old Taoist's stove to make sesame cakes and boil a pot of barley porridge, which the four of them ate together.

After perfunctorily sending his brother and sister-in-law away, Xiao Wei began to implement the second step of his plan, which was to find a sum of unowned property as soon as possible.

To be exact, it was more than 40 silver dollars, six silver ingots, two gold bracelets and a gold hairpin, wrapped in a thick cloth and sealed in the wall of the wing room. A few years later, during the Four Olds Movement, the temple was completely destroyed, and the ownerless wealth was discovered by the young generals and handed over to the government.

While cleaning during the day, Xiao Wei observed carefully and had confirmed five or six places to dig and was ready to start excavating.

After settling the old Taoist priest down, Xiao Wei first found an old pair of scissors, spread out her long braids, and cut her hair short in an uneven manner, covering most of her face, making her look like a female ghost.

Go crazy and start with the dirty hair.

Then cut the sleeves and trouser legs into one long and one short.

Since you are crazy, you should act like a crazy person.

He returned to his room, lit a candle, stood on the bed, and carefully dug out a few large blue bricks with obviously damaged edges and corners using the small shovel he had prepared.

The mortar had aged a long time ago, but the gaps were small, which showed that it was built very delicately. I didn't dare to make too much noise, so it was very strenuous to dig. After a sweat, I finally dug out one piece, and the second piece was much easier.

After the fifth piece was dug out, Xiao Wei discovered that there was someone outside the wooden lattice window. In order to avoid suspicion, Xiao Wei tried his best not to look and calmly moved the candle to the hole in the wall.

Wang Youfu outside the window chuckled: "My wife is quite smart. It's much more convenient to put the candle in the hole in the wall."

Xiao Wei didn't look at Wang Youfu, nor did she sweep the brick dust off the bed. She just spread the bamboo mat on the straw on the bed, unfolded the quilt, blew out the candle, and lay down.

Wang Youfu laughed and said, "If you are really crazy, you should come out and beat me up. Let's see how long you can keep pretending."

Xiao Wei didn't dare to respond. Thinking of the characteristics of madmen in crazy literature, they were twitching, twisting, and crawling in the dark. Unfortunately, Xiao Wei couldn't do it yet, so he could only maintain it with silence and cold eyes.

Wang Youfu laughed recklessly and started banging on the window, followed by the old Taoist priest shouting and cursing.

The window had been in disrepair for a long time and was about to fall down. Wang Youfu was even more proud: "Wife, I'm coming in."

The temple was more than a mile away from the village and was a forbidden place. Even if he shouted loudly, it would be difficult to get anyone to come and meddle in the matter. Wang Youfu kicked the broken window open and shouted that he wanted to jump in.

Xiao Wei secretly grabbed a brick and prepared to attack, but Wang Youfu did not come in. Instead, he hummed: "Brother is pacing back and forth outside the window, sister is sewing clothes under the lamp, call sister to look up, quickly get up and unbolt the door——"

As the oily voice faded away, Xiao Wei tried hard to hold back his laughter, feeling that although this guy was shameless, he was not extremely bad.

After lying there for half an hour and making sure that Wang Youfu was gone, Xiao Wei got up, struck a match, lit a candle, and began digging for the second possible treasure trove.

The second place is located at the eaves of the back wall, which can only be reached by standing on a table. The bricks on the top of the wall are loose and it is easy to pick them out, but unfortunately it did not go as planned.

It seems that the treasure is most likely in the old Taoist priest's house.

People cannot sleep when they are worried. Before dawn, Xiao Wei got up with red eyes and cooked corn porridge, then brought it to the old Taoist's bed and confirmed again the places that needed to be dug.

After drinking the second bowl, the old Taoist priest asked casually, "Young girl, you don't want to marry her, right?"

It was obvious that the old Taoist knew she was pretending to be crazy, but Xiao Wei was unmoved and turned a deaf ear to him. She grabbed the bowl and chopsticks and the remaining half plate of pickles and left, thinking about how to avoid the old Taoist while searching for treasure, but she could never think of a feasible solution.

After lunch, a mother and son from another village came to ask for divination. Xiao Wei was digging in a roofless house. When he heard the shouting, he came out and gestured randomly. The mother couldn't understand, but the young man was smarter and asked with a smile: "Are you saying that the old Taoist priest is sick?"

Xiao Wei paused and said yes. Through the gaps in his hair covering his face, he took a look at the tall and thin guy. He was pale and thin, but his eyes were very bright. He felt a sense of intimacy for no reason and sighed: He is so poor. It's a pity to have such a good appearance and good temper.

Seeing the old Taoist lying on the bed, the young man did not feel lost at all. He said regretfully and calmly: "Since the old Taoist priest is not convenient, we will come back in a few days."

Seeing that her son still didn't care, the mother became anxious: "The crops will be harvested in a few days. It's so ugly. Please trouble the old immortal master to work hard."

Before the old Taoist priest could speak, Xiao Wei had already reached the bedside. He and the agile young man helped the old Taoist priest up and walked him to the lobby. Then they washed their hands, lit incense, and knelt down according to the rules. They took out fifty cents and pressed it on the corner of the incense table, and began to tell fortunes while the old Taoist priest was muttering to himself.

Even though it was his first time shaking the lottery stick tube, the young man seemed to be very familiar with it and he got a lottery stick in just a few tries, making Xiao Wei feel ashamed.

Xiao Wei was surprised that both the mother and the son were illiterate and they looked at the young man with fierce eyes.

The young man noticed it immediately, blushed and avoided Xiao Wei's scrutiny.

After hearing the old Taoist priest say that he couldn't see clearly, the mother became anxious again: "What should we do?"

The young man looked at Xiao Wei, and Xiao Wei quickly turned his head to look away.

The old Taoist priest said to Xiao Wei casually, "Xiao Wei, copy it down and let them find someone to interpret it themselves."

Xiao Wei hesitated for two seconds, then reluctantly took the sign and stood in front of the desk by the gate. The young man was the first to grind the ink. Xiao Wei took out a small piece of yellow paper from under the oak ruler and copied it with a brush.

Fortunately, I am familiar with traditional Chinese characters, so copying them is not difficult.

I had just written two sentences when a voice at the door laughed loudly, "My wife can write. I like it."

Xiao Wei was so frightened that her hands were shaking. It was too late for her to scribble on the paper, so she had to pretend to be calm and continue copying.

Wang Youfu jumped over the threshold and came closer, picking up the fortune stick and reading: "Success, fame and marriage are all determined by heaven, so there is no need to worry about it. If you ask about retreat and advancement, the opportunity is right in front of you."

After reading it, he laughed: "Is there any need to figure this out? Just go with the flow and let nature take its course."

After saying that, he corrected himself: "Opportunities and wind and clouds coexist. It is not a good sign. You still need to be cautious in your actions."

Xiao Wei glanced at him unconsciously and felt that although this guy was shameless, he was definitely not a fool. No wonder he was favored by girls.

The young man politely bowed: "Thank you."

Wang Youfu didn't even bother to look at it. He grabbed the brush and wrote the last two sentences. His handwriting was much better than Xiaowei's. "Your copy is so bad. I'm afraid you have never written before. It doesn't matter. I'll teach you later."

After writing it, he handed it to the boy and said, "Go back and think about it slowly. Hum, there's nothing to think about."