Chapter eight hundred and seventy-six where the gold is stored
Chen Wenzhe's target should be a large family in the center of the village, and Wu Er bought the Little Bear Ding from his family!
After walking around the village, I found that there were not many places where I could hide both things and a lot of treasures.
Back then, people from the small village of Pengcheng traveled all the way from China to Xiguang to the seaside, then went to sea from there and landed on the sea outside this small mountain village in South Vietnam.
The whole process was extremely difficult, and it also showed enough strength.
Because through various signs, Chen Wenzhe discovered that what they brought out might be much more than he imagined.
In this process, not to mention transportation, it is just the money that needs to be consumed in the middle, which is sky-high.
Of course, the most important thing is the warlords, bandits, etc. who are keeping an eye on them, which causes them heavy losses.
Finally, I settled in this remote mountain village and had to curry favor with the local chieftain and leader...
Even after settling in the local area, I will definitely not dare to leak money easily.
For thousands of years, Chinese people have had the custom of not revealing their wealth. So, where is such a large amount of wealth hidden?
Also, what is the final fate of that group of people?
If that group of people had established a foothold here, would those treasures still be there? Would they have been divided up?
Chen Wenzhe couldn't help but look at the mountains to the east of the village.
The mountains over there are actually not high, but they are all rocky mountains. Although they are covered with vegetation, the vegetation is sparse, and some exposed rocks can still be seen.
It is definitely difficult to dig in such a place, so things will become more obvious.
The stone mountain over there is close to the sea. Maybe it has been corroded by sea water, and there is this cave underneath?
What Chen Wenzhe can see is that among the layout of the village, there is only one place where gold is hidden under the hill to the east.
Other places, whether underground or in the mountains on the other three sides, are not suitable places.
The collective relocation of a village is enough to cause a big stir. If we continue to carry out large-scale construction projects, isn't that asking for death?
Now, whether the treasures that Chen Wenzhe guessed still exist or not, it all depends on the hill to the east.
If it's still there, it must be hidden there.
If it’s not there, there’s no need to look for it, it must have been squandered by those people back then.
After thinking about it, Chen Wenzhe finally stopped in front of an abandoned courtyard.
Next to this courtyard is the residence of a large household in the village and the village chief.
Now that they had seen enough of the scenery in the village, they happened to come to a manor in front of a hill.
This is the largest family in the village. I heard that his house, or manor, has existed for more than two hundred years, but I don’t know if that’s true.
Can wooden houses and barns everywhere survive for two hundred years?
There were already arrangements here. As soon as Chen Wenzhe and others arrived, an old man came out to receive them.
Following the old man, with Wu Mingzhu translator beside him, he also understood the life plot of some ordinary South Vietnamese families.
Here in South Vietnam, the elderly are the most colorful characters in the family.
From the distant past to the present, his daily life seems to be no different.
Every day, he chops corn and feeds it to the cattle.
At night, he used threads pulled from local plants to weave utensils.
His two sons, his wife, and three interesting children also live in this house.
Usually in such country life, dinner is sure to leave a lot of impressions.
This time was no exception, and what was unexpected was that Chen Wenzhe and the others were directly involved in the preparations for this dinner.
As the locals do as the Romans do, Chen Wenzhe naturally wants to experience life in rural South Vietnam for himself.
Of course, he was definitely not the only one doing these things. Local officials also stayed to eat and naturally had to work.
First, the family gave Chen Wenzhe a device that looked like a butter churn to beat the tofu.
Chen Wenzhe is the best at this kind of manual work, and it is effortless to do it.
Then, they brought some green vegetables and asked Chen Wenzhe to pick the leaves.
They looked familiar, but Chen Wenzhe still didn't know what vegetables they were.
He did these housework very well.
At night, it's time to try their processed food.
They set the table and everyone sat down.
Then we started eating immediately, and the first course was tofu soup.
By the way, this dish was cooked over fire for 2 hours right in the kitchen.
Unlike the thick broth that is boiled, it is thinner, very hot, and the soup is yellowish with tofu cubes floating in the soup.
Next comes rice, which is at the top of everything in the South Vietnamese diet, and of course in many Asian countries as well.
I have to say that the quality of the rice here is very good and there is a lot of it.
At this time, Chen Wenzhe had the idea of buying some rice and going back to make wine. However, it was not easy to do foreign trade. At the very least, he had to have import and export qualifications.
The main cost of brewing Huang Guichou wine from rice is rice. If the price of rice drops, then they will make money from the Huang Guichou wine.
It's useless to think about this now. If there is a chance, or if it is necessary, he will definitely give a big order to the locals, so that he will be taken seriously!
Raise deer here and make an investment.
Buy rice and pay a sum of money.
If necessary, he can also buy the precious wood here, but he doesn't know if the officials here will sell it.
Some precious woods, such as South Vietnamese mahogany, have also begun to be protected consciously.
In fact, these are not important. What is important is to have money. Isn’t it easy to spend money here?
Even if Chen Wenzhe doesn't have to use his brain, local officials can come up with countless options for him.
Eating is the most important thing now. At this time, a large bowl filled with rice appeared in the middle of their table.
You can dress it up according to your personal needs, there is no quantity limit.
The second dish, tofu cooked with onions and herbs.
It must be said here that tofu cooked with onions and herbs is almost the most delicious.
Salt is added to this dish and then mixed with some interesting spices for a very rich flavor.
The third dish is rather strange. In Chen Wenzhe's perception, this is a vegetable that is difficult to understand.
This green is similar to a wild plant and is soaked in boiling water to make it soft and sprinkled with a small amount of salt.
This is definitely a strange dish. Chen Wenzhe feels that it tastes somewhat similar to pickled cucumbers.
The fourth dish is more normal, pickled bamboo shoots!
There are not many foods and fruits that Chen Wenzhe can recognize here, such as oranges, bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.
Of course, he also knows pickled bamboo shoots. It is a very delicious food, and it is also great with rice.
At this time, Chen Wenzhe also realized that all the dishes here are vegetarian.
This is not surprising, because Wu Mingzhu has long said that although almost every household here raises chickens, ducks, pigs, and even buffaloes, meat is rarely eaten here.