When Gao Mingcheng returned to Wang Xun's home, it was already after eight o'clock in the evening.

At this time, Wang Xun and the others had already had dinner. They didn't know Gao Mingcheng would come back, so they didn't leave any food for him.

However, after hearing that Gao Mingcheng had not eaten dinner, Mother Deng immediately said: "There is meat and eggs in the kitchen, I will cook you a bowl of noodles!"

With that said, he walked towards the kitchen.

Although Wang Xun's place is a bit remote and the house he lives in is average, it has all the necessary home appliances. When Gao Mingcheng came back, Deng's mother was watching TV series.

However, she was very fond of Gao Mingcheng, so even though she was still obsessed with the plot, she got up and went to the kitchen without hesitation.

Wang Xun moved a stool to Gao Mingcheng and asked curiously: "Why are you coming back at this time? That woman yesterday, her relatives came to pick her up?"

Wang Xun found it incredible that they met a woman who fainted while driving, and this woman happened to be known to Gao Mingcheng!

If this was their county, then Wang Xun would not be surprised, but this is the capital!

But although he found it incredible, he felt that everything was possible. Didn't he and Deng Wanwan meet on the train, then go to the capital to develop together, and finally get married?

It can be seen that there are many fates in this world.

Gao Mingcheng didn't want to be too specific, but only said that her brother had been notified to pick them up, and that her brother had given them a reward in order to thank them.

Gao Mingcheng took out a wad of money from his bag.

Fifty pieces were stacked thickly on top of each other, like bricks.

Hundred-dollar bills are now circulating within banks, but there are almost no hundred-dollar bills on the market. They were not issued until August 92, 8, so ordinary people used the four great men's versions of the hundred-dollar bills.

This stack of money contains ten thousand yuan, each one is worth fifty yuan, and there are two hundred in total. When stacked together, it is indeed thick enough.

Wang Xun was considered to have a small fortune, but he was still extremely surprised when Gao Mingcheng handed him 10,000 yuan.

"The reward... so much? I didn't do anything..." Wang Xun looked a little dazed. He felt that he just met someone halfway and took the person to the hospital. Apart from that, he didn't do anything else. .

So I felt a little embarrassed to receive someone else's 10,000 yuan reward.

Wang Xun refused to take it, but Gao Mingcheng insisted on handing him the money: "Take it, her brother is quite rich, and he finally found his sister, so he was very generous."

The money Jiang Hu gave him was naturally more than that, but he didn't take it all and share it equally with Wang Xun.

Because this money can be regarded as something he earned by taking advantage of the information gap.

Jiang Hu once said that anyone who found his sister for him would be rewarded heavily, but only people in a small circle knew this. Not everyone knew about it, and not everyone knew Jiang Hu's sister. In the vast sea of ​​people, he wanted to It's actually not easy to find someone.

Therefore, Gao Mingcheng knew that Jiang Hu valued his sister and knew that the reward was high, but he had never thought of relying on this to make a fortune before, because even if he was reborn, he did not know what happened to Jiang Hu's sister, and what happened to Jiang Hu's sister? Where was it found?

It's just that money can't stop me, so I met him here.

Wang Xun lamented the deep love between brother and sister, and Gao Mingcheng also lamented the uncertainty of fate.

Wang Xun finally accepted the money, because Gao Mingcheng said he had taken the big part and the ten thousand was the small part, so Wang Xun accepted it with peace of mind.

He only sent the person to the hospital, while Gao Mingcheng stayed in the hospital to take care of the person, and contacted his family to come pick him up. He really should get the big reward.

"Mingcheng, shall we go to Tongzhou?" Wang Xun asked.

I was planning to go to Tongzhou yesterday, but it was delayed for another two days.

"Go!" Gao Mingcheng decided to go because after returning home, he would not travel far again in a short period of time, so regardless of whether he gained anything in Tongzhou, he planned to go there.

Since Gao Mingcheng was going, Wang Xun would definitely go too. He had gone there with others before, but he only stayed there for a day or two and felt unsatisfied.

"The noodles are ready, Mingcheng, hurry up and eat them while they're hot!" Mother Deng walked towards Gao Mingcheng with a smile, holding a large bowl.

Gao Mingcheng hurriedly stood up and took the big bowl.

This bowl of noodles is full of ingredients, including meat, eggs and vegetables. It looks delicious. In addition, some chili oil made by Deng Mu herself is added.

Gao Mingcheng thanked him, sat down with the bowl and started eating. While he was eating, a white dog came over and seemed to also want to get some food.

This white dog was raised by Wang Xun to guard the scrap yard. It is usually quite aggressive, but after Gao Mingcheng came over, it was not very aggressive toward Gao Mingcheng. Even Wang Xun was surprised and thought it was because the white dog liked Gao Mingcheng.

But Gao Mingcheng knew that after he and the white dog looked at each other, the white dog did not dare to be cruel to him. This may be the animal's survival instinct.

Gao Mingcheng glanced at the white dog and thought of his own black tiger, so he picked out a piece of meat with his chopsticks.

As soon as the meat fell to the ground, it was devoured by the white dog.

Next, one person eats noodles and the other dog watches, which is quite harmonious.

After Gao Mingcheng finished eating the noodles, it was almost nine o'clock. Deng Wanwan started to call her two stepsons and stepdaughters to go back to their rooms and sleep because they had to get up early to study tomorrow.

The two children were still thinking about the TV show and were reluctant to leave.

With a bang, Wang Xun turned off the TV. With a straight face and wide eyes, he ordered: "Go to bed quickly!"

The two children had no choice but to go back to their room to sleep. Deng Wanwan reminded them to remember to go to the toilet and drink water.

Gao Mingcheng was also ready to go back to his room to sleep.

But before going to bed, he did a set of boxing in the room. After sweating profusely, he went to take a shower. When he came back, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Wang Xun drove and took Gao Mingcheng to Tongzhou again.

When passing that road, Gao Mingcheng looked out the window.

It rained lightly last night, and the air was still damp in the morning. The ruts on the path leading to the forest looked even messier.

This is because a car ran over this road within a short period of time.

The car was moving forward at a constant speed, and the road was soon left behind. Gao Mingcheng withdrew his eyes and stopped thinking about Jiang Hu.

The Tongyan Expressway opened to traffic this year, but it is only the beginning of the year and has not yet opened to traffic. Therefore, when they went to Tongzhou, they could not drive on the expressway, so the speed was much slower. They set off at 7 a.m. and did not arrive until close to 12 noon. .

There was no traffic jam, but it took Wang Xun some time to find someone to ask for directions.

At this time, the sale of cultural relics has not yet been determined, so buying and selling antiques has certain risks. Once here, Wang Xun started doing his old job - collecting scraps.

If you go drinking in the streets, you can also get good drinks. If you are lucky, a jar bought for tens of dollars can be sold for tens of thousands!

Of course, this probability is still relatively low.

Wang Xun was not familiar with this place, so he couldn't bring Gao Mingcheng to the door directly. Instead, he used the excuse of collecting scraps to strike up a conversation with someone first.

Gao Mingcheng was not familiar with this, so he acted as Wang Xun's helper. When someone sold scraps, he would help sort them out and then weigh them and calculate the money. During the process of collecting waste, Wang Xun told the old residents that he also collected some old things from the past. If anyone wanted to sell them, he would sell them.

"You also collect old things? People who have old things at home have almost sold them for a long time!" someone said.

Tongzhou is very close to the capital, so cultural relic dealers will never let Tongzhou go. If Tongzhou was a field, it would have been plowed over and over again.

Of course, there may be good things too!

Wang Xun and Gao Mingcheng were not disappointed and continued to shout along the street to collect scraps. From time to time, an old lady would stop them and say they wanted to sell scraps.

Old ladies know how to make a living, and they also save things they don’t need, and look for opportunities to sell them for money, including broken pots and bowls, exercise books used by children, and other miscellaneous things.

One of the old ladies heard that they also collected old things, so she took out an old umbrella and asked Wang Xun if he wanted it.

Wang Xun was shocked. Finally, someone was selling old things!

So he took the umbrella and observed it carefully.

As soon as I got the umbrella, I felt it was very heavy. The handle was thick and carved into a gourd shape, and the frame and surface were also very heavy.

There is nothing special about this umbrella other than its weight.

Wang Xun looked left and right, but did not see any special value in this umbrella.

But he didn't return the umbrella, but handed it to Gao Mingcheng to see.

The two of them went out together, and now they were drinking together, so Gao Mingcheng should give Gao Mingcheng another look at the things he couldn't see for sure.

Gao Mingcheng reached out and took it. Apart from the solid materials, this umbrella really had no features.

But looking at the style, it looks a bit like those from southern Yunnan.

"It's so heavy. Could there be gold, silver and jewelry hidden inside?" Gao Mingcheng held the thick umbrella handle and asked tentatively.

The old lady who took out the umbrella hadn't spoken yet, but the people next to her spoke, "Haha, if gold, silver and jewelry are really hidden, what's your business? We've all seen this umbrella and used a metal detector. Checked!"

Gao Mingcheng glanced at the speaker, well, there are still a lot of smart people these days.

In the past, there were indeed rich people who would hide some gold and silver jewelry in the inner layer of the box. The box was so well made that it was almost invisible to the naked eye.

But, who said there are metal detectors now?

Just scan it with a metal detector and you’ll know if there’s anything hidden inside!

Of course, if it is paper, it will be difficult to find.

It's just that ordinary people think that gold and silver are valuable and valuable for hiding.

Gao Mingcheng opened the umbrella and found that although the umbrella was old, it could still be used, but the tip was worn. It was obvious that the umbrella had been used as a crutch.

Gao Mingcheng is not an expert in this field, but he buys things casually. If he likes something, as long as the price is right, he can buy it. The main thing is to make a bet.

So Gao Mingcheng asked directly: "Auntie, how much do you plan to sell this umbrella for? If it is suitable, I will take it with you. If it is not suitable, forget it."

He said it casually, and the person who took out the umbrella also believed that there would be nothing hidden inside. After all, I only heard that it was hidden in a box, not an umbrella.

The reason why the handle of this umbrella is thick may be that people who were doing business in the past used it as a crutch when they were on the road.

"Twenty yuan!" the aunt who took out the umbrella said.

After the time entered the 90s, wages here in Tongzhou have increased. Most are more than three or four hundred, but twenty yuan is not a small amount. At least when someone came to buy old things before, this umbrella was not sold. go.

However, she met Gao Mingcheng. Gao Mingcheng had made a fortune recently and wanted to get off to a good start. He was willing to buy horse bones with thousands of gold, so he said, "Okay, I'll take it. If you have other things, you can also take them." Come out and the price I will give you will be higher than others."

He opened the bag, took out two ten-dollar bills, and handed them to the umbrella seller.

After buying the umbrella, he casually placed it in the trunk of his car as if he didn't care at all.

People around him congratulated the owner of the umbrella for selling it at a good price, but no one went to get the good stuff to sell.

This made both Wang Xun and Gao Mingcheng a little disappointed, and they could only continue walking to the streets ahead.

"Hey, I thought others would come up with something else." Wang Xun said disappointedly.

He felt that the umbrella was ordinary. It was very old and had no calligraphy or paintings. It was just an ordinary oil-paper umbrella. Moreover, the tung oil was applied unevenly. Some places were darker and some were shallower, making it look even more old. .

The umbrella stand was also badly worn, and although it could still be opened, it was no longer smooth to use.

Even if it works smoothly, this umbrella is so heavy and holding it up is tiring!

Gao Mingcheng had placed the umbrella casually in the car compartment before, but now he was playing with it. He said, "I think there is something hidden in it."

Wang Xun was stunned for a moment, and then he carefully studied the umbrella handle. The umbrella handle was completely integrated, and there was no trace at all.

"It's impossible, right? Everyone has used metal detectors." Wang Xun didn't believe it. Even if it couldn't be seen with the naked eye, he still didn't believe in metal detectors?

He also has that thing at the scrap station. It is quite convenient to use and can find metal among the messy scraps.

Gao Mingcheng touched the thick and heavy umbrella handle and recited a jingle: "My descendants are stunned, you are allowed to burn the broken spring stool, but you are not allowed to sell it!"

Someone once hid his treasure in a spring stool, fearing that his descendants would sell it when they became poor, so he left this sentence. If the descendants listen to the old man's advice and burn the spring stool, then the gold and silver hidden inside can make the descendants rich again.

Wang Xun doesn't understand.

Gao Mingcheng was not sure. He just felt that this umbrella had the characteristics of southern Yunnan, so he remembered some legends from southern Yunnan.

South Yunnan has produced gemstones since ancient times, and some large caravans even often go to nearby countries to do business, so there are many rumors circulating.

For example, if you are in a hurry and go to the factory, the Yi side refers to Myanmar, India, Thailand and other countries, and the factory refers to the jade mines, silver mines, and gem factories in this area.

People may live a stable life on their one-third of an acre of land in their hometown, but it is difficult to escape the fate of facing the loess and facing the sky, facing generations of hardships.

If you go to the foreign country and go out to explore, you may change your destiny and make a fortune. Of course, you may also die in a foreign country.

In the past, thieves were rampant, so rich people had the habit of burying treasures. And each family has its own interpretation.

There is also a jingle that impressed Gao Mingcheng: "Seven hills on the top, seven hills on the bottom. Gold and silver are hidden in the seven or seven hills. Whoever can catch it can buy Tengyue Prefecture."

Tengyue Prefecture is just over Tengchong, Baoshan, southern Yunnan. If you can buy a city, how much treasure must be hidden!

Therefore, after seeing that this umbrella had a bit of southern Yunnan style, Gao Mingcheng decided to buy it at a premium.

At worst, it’s a loss! (End of chapter)

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