Zhou Wenzhong held a large gold bar in each hand, with "First Year of Qianyuan" engraved on it. The pure gold bars collided with each other, making a unique dull sound, while the fake gold made a crisp tinkling sound.
"The most beautiful sound in the world is the sound made by the collision of gold. If there is a better sound than it, it must be made by rhodium gold."
"You are so porcelain! It's not in vain that I have been looking for you for so many days."
After sighing with emotion, Zhou Wenzhong began to inspect this batch of gold jewelry. Except for the 6 large gold bars, the remaining gold cakes were pitted with dirt. From another perspective, it can be seen that the war situation was tight at that time, and there was no chance to smelt these things more regularly.
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With a cigarette in his mouth, Zhou Wenzhong sat by the pit and started throwing gold collars, gold necklaces, gold bracelets, gold cakes, gold flakes, gold bars... into the space...
Pinglu Commune Tunjungou was the place where battles were fought to quell the Anshi Rebellion in the past. Judging from the year numbers engraved on this batch of gold, it was the military expenditure of the eldest prince Li Heng. Unfortunately, Wei Guogong died after fighting hard for three days here.
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"call…"
Zhou Wenzhong took out a match and ignited the decayed gold-painted wooden box from the Tang Dynasty that contained the gold in the pit. He checked the personal belongings in the cliff cave again, saw that the wooden box had burned out, and filled the sand and soil dug out previously.
Go back. After finishing everything, I limped toward the main road, leaning on a wooden stick.
Thirty-five minutes later, Zhou Wenzhong was stopped by the militia checkpoint on the road without any surprise.
"Go back wherever you came from. The situation outside is the same as in the village."
Zhou Wenzhong looked at the temporary sentry box and the horse-blocking stakes made of sharpened wooden sticks. If it weren't for the militia team in front of him carrying rifles, this scene would look like a scene from the late Qing Dynasty. It seems that
They regarded themselves as commune members who wanted to escape from the village.
"This is my letter of introduction, please check it, comrades." Zhou Wenzhong reached into his arms, took out the letter of introduction from the space and handed it over.
The militiamen had already heard from Zhou Wenzhong's accent that he was not a local. He took the letter of introduction and read it casually before handing it back.
"Have you found your classmate? Which educated youth comrade is he from? Did you look at the tatters you were wearing and were robbed?"
Zhou Wenzhong took back the letter of introduction and explained: "I was not robbed. I am dressed like this because our family's conditions are not good. The people here are simple and good people. Under the leadership of our proletariat, it is impossible for any robbery to happen. Again.
The reporter said that you have worked tirelessly to stand guard here day and night to protect the country. Even a blind man would not dare to come here to rob!"
"Um!"
The militiaman who had checked the letter just now felt that his waist was straighter now. It was obviously very rewarding to be praised like this by someone from the capital. Just as he was about to speak, he was patted on the shoulder by a member of the team next to him.
Another militiaman looked at Zhou Wenzhong's beggar's costume, as if he had just noticed the injury to his foot. He quickly opened his arms and helped Zhou Wenzhong sit on a stool nearby.
Zhou Wenzhong felt his two hands caressing his body, and sat down with a flattered expression on his face. He took a glass of water from someone else.
"Tons, tons, tons...ha..."
"Thank you, Comrade Ha. The army and the people are really united as one."
"You're welcome, serve the people."
The militiamen who had just finished searching them turned their heads and shook their heads slightly at the other team members.
"Comrade, you haven't answered our questions yet."
"Ah? What's the problem?"
"Have you found your classmate? Which commune is he from?"
Zhou Wenzhong slapped his thigh and said: "Hey! This matter has gone astray. The place I want to go to is Qi County Lu Village Commune, which is also Qilu Commune. It is not our Pinlu Commune at all. I will only go to our place when I get there."
I realized that the address was wrong. After I got off the train, I couldn't tell the difference between east, west and north. I became more and more confused as I walked during these days. Later, after asking around with someone, I embarked on our main road."
"What happened to your foot?"
Zhou Wenzhong lifted up his trouser legs to reveal his swollen blue and purple ankles, which made the others grimace.
"We don't have many snakes here. Besides, the snakes haven't woken up yet, right? You're not stepping on a venomous snake that spends the winter in the mountains, are you?"
Zhou Wenzhong shook his head and sighed and explained: "Don't mention it, I met Shanlizi."
Seeing that others didn't quite understand, Zhou Wenzhong added an explanation: "Shan Lizi is Iron Lizi. Ye Lizi knows that, right?"
"I know, you were bitten by it?"
"No. I fell down the mountain by myself when it chased me. I fell by myself."
"Ahem, cough, cough..." All the soldiers and civilians were suppressing laughter, feeling that the man in front of them was worthless. Mountain civet meat is a rare tonic that strengthens the kidneys and replenishes essence, and it tastes pretty good. The man in front of him was actually eaten in a pot
The meat was scared away.
"How come your letter of introduction was issued by the National Association?"
"I don't have a job, so I don't have an employer. I joined the church. Letters of introduction can only be issued by ethnic associations."
An older man who seemed to be the captain stood up and asked: "Okay, okay, you guys don't ask any more questions. Comrade, are you planning to go back to Beijing now?"
"That's for sure. I don't have any food to eat. I need to see a doctor first after returning to Beijing."
"Well, you sit here and rest for a while. A donkey cart from the commune will pass by in a while, and then let him take you to the county seat."
"Is this appropriate? I can't take advantage of the public."
"It's okay. It's all on our way anyway. Just wait and see."
"Okay, thank you, comrade."
"Serve the people."
Zhou Wenzhong took another glass of water and held the teapot in both hands, waiting for the donkey cart to arrive. He was feeling the gold in the space, and there were only 5 gold ornaments with words engraved on them.
The total weight of this batch of gold is nearly 70 kilograms, and the gold content is more than 95% pure. By the time the era of households with ten thousand yuan arrived in the late 1970s and early 1980s, this batch of gold in 1984 was equivalent to 185
Ten thousand yuan household.
After Zhou Wenzhong got rich, his warm smile seemed to be imprinted on his face. His words and deeds also changed inadvertently. When looking at people, he always likes to focus on the advantages of others.
From this moment on, Zhou Wenzhong's demeanor could only be compared to that of Tang Sanzang at the "Water and Land Dharma Conference". His mentality and temperament have undergone earth-shaking changes.
Life is like a rock climbing. When you are at the bottom, you always look up. When you reach the top, everything becomes clear before you.
Zhou Wenzhong felt that everything around him was full of sunshine, and everyone he saw was a good person. At the same time, he felt a little disappointed in his heart. He already had the money, but he had lost the process of struggle.
People have three kinds of happiness: contentment, contentment, and helping others. Zhou Wenzhong has upgraded to a higher level of happiness, which is the happiness of realizing self-worth. So first of all, he must clarify what the meaning of his life is? What is the meaning of his life?
What is the pursuit of this world?
From this moment on, Zhou Wenzhong became confused again. He felt that he was very insignificant. Can he only prove his worth through money?
An hour and a half later, Zhou Wenzhong finally figured out the reason that was bothering him, which was because the cost of his "happiness" in the future had increased. In the past, he was very happy if he could get dozens of dollars, but now he can even buy all the money in the department store.
Even if you empty it out, you won't be able to find happiness.
From a scientific perspective, there are two words to explain Zhou Wenzhong's mentality: "Be a bitch!"
"Young man, get out of the car."
"Alas."
Zhou Wenzhong was helped out of the donkey cart by an old man in his 50s. He took the wooden stick handed to him and supported it under his arm. He took out a box of red sword cigarettes from his arms and handed it over.
"Thank you, old comrade."
"Take it back! It's just a casual errand. If others see it, I will embarrass the entire commune."
"well."
The old man pointed to a main road and said: "You can walk 15 miles from this direction to the train station. I have to go north. Goodbye, young man."
"Alas."
The old man bent down while holding the cart, and stretched out his hand to stroke the donkey's belly a few times. The big black donkey hummed comfortably for a while, and the old man sat on the donkey cart leaning on the haystack, with the small whip in his hand in the air.
Took a few turns.
"Snapped!"
The donkey cart started to squeak and squeak, and the old man waved his hands without looking back. After a while, he felt a little tight in his waist. When he lowered his head and saw 2 packs of red sword cigarettes, he knew in his heart that it was the young man from before.
What was left behind. When I looked back, no one could be found. He grinned with big yellow teeth and put the cigarette in the inner pocket of his cotton-padded jacket.
On the other side of the Shuo County Railway Station, no one avoided Zhou Wenzhong with disgust because of the torn clothes he was wearing. Instead, the railway staff enthusiastically came over to help him.
"Comrade, where are you going?"
"Hello, comrade, this is my letter of introduction. I want to buy a train ticket back to Beijing."
"Okay, you sit down and rest first. I'll help you buy a ticket."
"Thank you, comrade. Here is my train ticket price and letter of introduction."
"No need for a letter of introduction. I've just checked it out. Just explain the situation to her."
"well."
The 30-year-old lesbian borrowed money and walked to the ticket office. After a while, she took back the big black ticket.
"Comrade, this is really unlucky. No train to Beijing has passed by our place in the past two days. The dispatcher said that there will be no train to Beijing until the day after tomorrow. What do you think we should do?"
"Then I will go to the guest house next to the station to stay for a few days. Please forgive me."
"Serve the people, please wait a moment."
The female staff member stood on tiptoes and held her head high. After looking around, she shouted: "Old Zheng! Go and ride the tricycle that our courier pulls over, and take this comrade to the guest house at the door to open a room for a few days."
"knew!"
Seeing that Zhou Wenzhong wanted to stand up and express his gratitude, the female staff member put her hands on both sides of Zhou Wenzhong's shoulders and pressed them down.
"Just sit back and relax. Our colleagues will take you to the guest house in a while. Remember the date of the train's arrival and buy the train ticket the day after tomorrow."
"Alas."
The female staff member nodded and turned to leave. Five minutes later, Zhou Wenzhong held a wooden stick and walked towards Lao Zheng's tricycle.