This number was a huge number for rural people at that time.
I don't feel bad if I can't let go of my children, because I know that I can earn back tenfold.
The fat woman's face turned red as she counted the money. I noticed that her wrists were shaking all the time. Apparently she had never counted such a thick amount of cash at once before.
Later, I asked her to take Yuan Sibi and I to the village to buy some. She agreed and would give her a commission of 200 yuan for every coin received.
By around 11 o'clock at night, one-third of the money Yuan Si and I had brought with us had already gone down. The village is so big, some people heard the news and took the initiative to sneak over with a few silver coins to sell.
They are all willing to sell to us because the price we offer is high, more than twice as high as others.
This kind of transaction is called black under the lamp.
At 1:30 a.m., the fat woman took us on a night walk again to the next village to find a man named Li Ming. I forgot the name of the village.
I remember that on the left side of this family's door was a sheep pen, and on the right was a horse pen. Kangding's animal husbandry industry was developed, and many people raised sheep and horses at home.
When we arrived, Li Ming was giving a night meal to a pregnant horse in the sheep pen. The horse would not be fat without night grass. I saw that the horse was drinking goat's milk in the washbasin.
The sheep pooped a lot of sheep excrement and soaked it in the goat's milk. They turned into soft black balls, so they looked particularly like the "bubble milk tea" sold in milk tea shops.
"Sister-in-law Qiu, why are you here so late? This is..."
The fat woman stood outside the horse pen and said: "Old Ming, please stop doing this. Where are your few silver coins?"
When he heard this, he immediately became nervous, shook his head and said, "Where can I get the silver coins?"
The fat woman climbed into the sheepfold and whispered a few times in his ear.
The man nodded repeatedly and looked at me with less vigilance.
Go inside and talk.
He took out a total of nine silver coins and wanted to sell them for 40,000 yuan. I was patiently negotiating the price with him when suddenly, a young girl pushed open the door and rushed in.
"Dad! You can't do this!"
"This is illegal! If you insist on selling it, then I will go to the police station and report you!"
Li Ming ran over and closed the door. He turned around and slapped the girl angrily!
"I'm your father!"
"Are you stupid for studying? How can I support you in college if your family has no money?"
The girl covered her face, her eyes were red, and she argued loudly: "Even if I don't go to school, I won't watch you break the law!"
"them!"
"Who are they!"
The girl pointed at me and the four elders and said, "They are not good people! They are cultural relic dealers who know the law and break the law!"
The fat woman immediately stepped forward and grabbed the girl's hand and persuaded: "Xiao Zhen, don't be so accepting of death! Many people have sold it! As long as we all shut up and don't tell anyone! It will be fine."
At this time, Yuan Sibi put away the piles of money on the table and said with a sneer: "Brother Li, your daughter wants to report us. If you don't handle this matter, then we will not be able to continue this business.
"
The good money was taken back into the bag, and the middle-aged man Li Mingzhen became angry. He slapped the girl again, his fingers trembling and said: "I'm so angry... I'm so angry, why are you so angry?"
You don’t even understand me!”
"Your mother didn't want us and ran away with a wild man! How did a man like me raise you? Have you ever thought about it?"
The girl cried loudly, opened the door and ran out.
The fat woman wanted to chase her, but Li Ming waved his hand: "Sister-in-law Qiu, leave her alone! She's going to make me mad!"
Yuan Sibi and I looked at each other and said nothing.
Li Ming repeatedly promised that she knew the girl well and would definitely not lie, so we gave her the money.
After I came out, I always felt uneasy. This kind of thing can be big or small. If I don't take the initiative to deal with it, it may leave hidden dangers.
After thinking about it, I turned to the fat woman and said, "Sister-in-law, go find the girl just now and I'll say a few words to her."
