Chapter 299 The worthless mirror
Outside Luxi County, Chenzhou Prefecture, Sun Xiaoer, wearing shabby clothes, led a team of about ten people to walk to the manor of a landlord who had already fled to the north with his family.
Among the ten people in this team, two were officials of the People's Military Government, five were soldiers of the People's Army, and six were young and strong hired by the People's Army. Six were carrying farm tools on their bodies and could be used to dig soil.
"Sir, it's right there. That night I went to the toilet and accidentally found that the landlord and his confidant buried many boxes in the soil." Sun Xiaoer said as he walked.
Listening to Sun Xiaoer's words, an official replied: "Well, I know that as long as you find the wealth buried in the ground, you will definitely remember it."
Sun Xiaoer hesitated and said, "Sir, can you exchange the credit for land? I don't want money."
"This doesn't work. The land is limited. If you give more land to you, there will be no land to others." The official replied without hesitation.
Soon, Sun Xiaoer and his group came to the place where the landlords might have buried their wealth. Five People's Army soldiers were scattered around to check the terrain to guard against the enemy. The bandits and bandits in the newly occupied area of the People's Army had not yet cleared them all, and maybe a group of them would appear at any time.
The two officials directed six young and hired men to start digging soil at the place identified by Sun Xiaoer.
"Be careful, if you feel like you run into something like wood in the soil, stop, as fragile porcelain may be buried in the soil." The official reminded.
Perhaps the location Sun Xiaoer identified was very accurate, or maybe he was lucky. In less than two quarters of an hour, a young man dug out of the soil and really found the wealth buried by the landlord.
Although the box has not been dug out and cannot be sure of the things in the box, Sun Xiaoer's joy can no longer be concealed. No matter how you think about it, the landlord cannot bury the worthless things into the soil. The worst is the worst, and Sun Xiaoer can also get a reward of ten taels of silver.
One box after another was dug out of the land. When one box opened, it was filled with silver ingots. In the end, nine boxes were dug out of the soil. Four boxes were filled with silver ingots, and the other five boxes were filled with antiques, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings and other valuables. There were also several glass mirrors in one box, two palm-sized pieces, and a round mirror with a diameter of fifteen centimeters.
Sun Xiaoer liked the mirror very much, but he felt that the mirror was very expensive and he didn't even dare to touch it.
"Like this thing?" the official pointed to the mirror and asked Sun Xiaoer.
"like."
The official smiled and took out a palm-sized glass mirror in the box and handed it to Sun Xiaoer.
"Since you like it, I'll give this mirror to you."
"This, this is too expensive." Sun Xiaoer's voice trembled a little, and he didn't understand why this adult gave him such a precious thing.
"Haha" Looking at Sun Xiaoer's appearance, the official laughed a few times and said, "This thing is called a mirror. In Guangdong, you can buy this mirror in your hand for only one cent, but it is still brand new. No one has used it. After passing the mirror in your hand, you can take it out and sell it. It can only be sold for dozens of copper coins, which is not worth it."
Yes, this palm-sized glass mirror is not valuable, and it will not be recorded at all when registering the property. There is no problem with the official giving it to Sun Xiaoer. If the item is worth more than one cent and is given away by the official at will, he will be held accountable once it is discovered.
Sun Xiaoer said "Thank you" repeatedly, holding the mirror carefully, as if it was the most precious treasure he had ever obtained in his life.
The six young and powerful people nearby were very envious of this scene. They were just hired by the People's Army to work hard. It would be great if they could get clues about a wealthy gentry and merchant burying wealth in the field. The family would not have to worry about food and drink in the future.
Looking at the wealth in the box, the six young and strong men had almost no evil thoughts in their minds. The People's Army allocated land to their families. With land, the family would no longer worry about food. The People's Army was already so kind to them that they were simply benefactors, and they would not attack their benefactors.
What's more, there are people's army soldiers here. People's army soldiers are to guard against bandits and bandits, and also to guard against the young and strong hired. How dare ordinary people take farm tools to attack the People's Army soldiers?
At this time, there were only four People's Army soldiers near the nine boxes containing wealth. One People's Army soldier had rushed to the county town and transferred vehicles to transport the nine boxes filled with wealth back.
Four People's Army soldiers, two equipped with big swords and two equipped with spears. In fact, the two officials are also combat-effective and have stronger combat-effectiveness. Both officials are equipped with a short gun with a short range, but self-defense is enough.
Compared with the long spears equipped by the People's Army, the short spear is made faster. With the same number of people, the time it takes to make one long spear can produce at least four short spears. The most important thing is that the short spear is short barrel, making it easier to build.
While waiting for the car to arrive, the two officials were not idle either. They opened the wealth in the wooden box and wrote it down with a pencil. The specific value of these wealth must be sent back to the county town, weighed the silver, and then found someone to identify antiques, calligraphy, paintings, jewelry, etc.
Sun Xiaoer looked in the mirror aside. This was the first time he saw his face so clearly. Well, it was a bit miserable.
Playing with the mirror, Sun Xiaoer thought about what kind of scene it would be like to give the mirror to his child when he returned home. The People's Army rewarded him at least ten taels of silver, and the land divided by the People's Army. In the future, the family will not be short of money or food, so he can have a few more children. I hope that his children will have a future and will shine on his ancestors.
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Faced with the heavy rewards of the People's Army, no ordinary people can be unwilling to be moved. Even if they had not worked in the homes of gentry merchants before and did not know the clues of gentry merchants burying wealth, they wanted to try to get rewards.
After taking out their free time, they picked up the farm tools and came to the vicinity of the manors of wealthy families outside the city to find the soil in question, and then dig holes to find traces of wealth. This really allowed some lucky people to discover clues and attract more people to find wealth in the land.
However, the number of lucky people is too small, and more people who work in the homes of gentry and merchants tell the People's Army clues. The people also know that this kind of thing can only be achieved by luck. The farmland that has just been obtained is the most important thing for them, and they will only go to treasure hunting only when they are free.
Of course, some people also think of taking wealth for themselves and not telling the People's Army clues. The People's Army has no way of doing this. Being able to find a buried wealth from the land is a big gain for the People's Army, and it is a profit, but it is fine if it cannot be found.
Chapter completed!