Chapter 16: Treasure Hunting at the Scrap Yard 2

To be safe, Iron Orchid first put the copper pot into the space, then used her mind to manipulate it in the space.

It was fast, the copper pot opened.

As soon as it opened, the things inside almost blinded her.

My God! It was full of small yellow fish! There were 200 of them!

No wonder this copper pot was so heavy.

The small gold bars (small yellow fish) from the Republic of China period were all one tael each, weighing 31.25 grams.

200 of them would be 6250 grams.

The price of gold has been rising year after year in modern times, reaching a peak of 800 yuan per gram, with an average price fluctuating around 700 yuan per gram.

If calculated at the average price, 6250 grams of gold would be over 4 million yuan!

Haha, I’m rich!

What a pleasant surprise!

The old scrap yard didn’t lie to me!

Iron Orchid was so happy that she jumped up and down.

Then her foot accidentally kicked over a gray cloth bag containing something.

Iron Orchid glanced at it.

Hmm, it was some textbooks.

No! Look again!

Good heavens, it was a set of “Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry”!

It included “Algebra”, “Physics”, “Chemistry”, “Plane Geometry”, etc., a total of 17 volumes.

After the resumption of the college entrance examination in 1977, this set of materials became the most popular learning materials.

Many people stayed up all night to buy them at Xinhua Bookstore, but they were hard to find, one set was in high demand.

She didn’t expect to find it by accident, she had to collect it!

She would also be taking the college entrance examination in the future, and she could study in the space from time to time.

Iron Orchid put the set of books in the gray cloth bag she had just used, and carried it out.

The old man guarding the gate saw it and asked: “What are you carrying?”

Iron Orchid opened the cloth bag to show him, and replied in a low voice:

“Grandpa, it’s a set of learning materials, my daughter is in high school, I want to take it back for her to study.”

The old man guarding the gate was puffing on his dry pipe.

Hearing this, he nodded:

“Well, I didn’t expect you to be as black as coal, but you’re quite enlightened.”

Iron Orchid, disguised as a black-faced old lady: …

No, was this old man praising her or scolding her?

In the end, Iron Orchid reluctantly paid 5 cents and left with a set of books, happily.

Today’s harvest was quite rich, happy (◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩～

Keep working hard!

……

Not long after Iron Orchid got home, Aunt Ma next door came knocking.

“Lanyan, you’re back, why don’t you come over to my house for dinner?”

Aunt Ma was very enthusiastic.

Iron Orchid: “Aunt, no need, I’ll just cook something myself, I won’t trouble you.”

She was planning to make roast duck for lunch today, she was looking forward to it!

Aunt Ma: “It’s okay, why are you being so polite with me, your brother Jian is here too, I made a table of delicious food.”

Iron Orchid: “Really no need.”

What delicious food could compare to roast duck, she was craving it right now.

Seeing Iron Orchid refuse again, the smile on Aunt Ma’s face faded.

“Alright, you go ahead and get busy, I won’t bother you.”

After saying that, she turned and left.

Iron Orchid didn’t think much of it, she closed the door and entered the space.

“Quack quack quack～”

In the space, on the green grass.

A fat duck was waddling forward.

A group of chicks and a group of ducklings were following behind it, forming two long lines.

Seeing this strange scene, Iron Orchid raised her eyebrows.

These chicks and ducklings must have taken the duck as their mother.

Should she still eat roast duck today?

Would it leave a shadow on them if she killed the duck mother in front of them?

Thinking for only two seconds, Iron Orchid decided to make roast duck. It was a good opportunity to let the little guys experience the cruelty of society early on. After all, they would become her food when they grew up.

The process of killing a duck was simple. Cut the throat to bleed it, scald it with hot water, quickly pluck the feathers, and clean the innards. Then, rub the bare duck with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, and sugar, and give it a good massage. There was no honey, so she had to use sugar instead.

While waiting for the duck to marinate, Iron Orchid dug a pit in the yard and built a wooden roasting rack on top. She strung the marinated duck on clean bamboo sticks, lit a fire underneath, and started roasting.

While roasting, Iron Orchid crushed two apples and smeared the apple juice on the roast duck. Soon, a fragrant aroma of apples mixed with roasted meat wafted out. Iron Orchid’s eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help but swallow. Gulp! It smelled so good!

Roast duck could be a bit greasy, so Iron Orchid also prepared a large plate of cold bean curd salad. She prepared the ingredients: scallions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, and sugar. She washed the bean curd, cut off the ends, blanched it in hot water, and soaked it in cold water for a while. Then, she heated oil in a pan, added all the ingredients and stir-fried them until fragrant, and finally poured them into a bowl and mixed them with the bean curd.

Soon, a plate of cold bean curd salad was ready. Iron Orchid picked up a piece of bean curd with her hand and ate it. Mmm, it was crisp and refreshing, delicious!

While roasting the duck, Iron Orchid ate a big apple to satisfy her hunger. She had been eating apples every day, and she felt her skin was becoming smoother.

It had been four days since she came to this era, and she had been eating very well and very richly. Although she didn’t have a scale, Iron Orchid felt that she had gained a little weight. Maybe a pound or two? She still had 28 pounds to go before reaching 30 pounds, a long way to go, charge!

After an hour of roasting over high heat, the fragrant roast duck was finally ready. Iron Orchid tore off a large duck leg and couldn’t wait to take a bite.

The moment it entered her mouth, she was amazed. The skin was golden brown and crispy, the inside was tender and juicy, fatty but not greasy, the flavor was rich, every bite was an ultimate tease to her taste buds. Delicious! It was simply indescribable!

Iron Orchid ate the roast duck with gusto, her mouth dripping with oil.

“Chirp chirp～”

“Quack quack～”

A group of chicks and ducklings were hopping happily on the grass. Seeing the pieces of duck meat that fell from Iron Orchid’s hand, they immediately rushed over to grab them.

Iron Orchid: …

It seemed her worries were unnecessary. These little guys were simply carefree!

After a hearty meal, it was time for a good night’s sleep. Iron Orchid slept until 2 pm, feeling refreshed.

She was going to go out. There were several scrap yards in Beijing. She had only visited one in the morning, and she had to check out the other scrap yards.

As she was closing the gate to the yard, a tall and thin figure walked over.

“Lan Yan, are you going out?”

The man was wearing a white shirt and black-rimmed glasses, with an honest face. It was Chen Jian, the son of the old lady next door, and his relationship with the original owner was just so-so.

Iron Orchid greeted him.

Chen Jian pushed his glasses up with his hand and smiled: “Where are you going, do you want me to go with you?”

Iron Orchid: “No need.”

But she felt a little disgusted in her heart. Their relationship wasn’t that close, right?

Iron Orchid’s intuition was right.

Next, Chen Jian said something very speechless…