Chapter 88 : You can pick up gold ingots even if you touch a fish

Jiang Sui and Xiao Lanlan followed Xiao Hechuan’s line of sight and found that there were indeed several fish, about three fingers wide, in the pond. The three of them were very surprised.

“There really are fish. Let’s catch them and have them for dinner.”

Xiao Lanlan rubbed her hands together. This kind of fish is best fried, fry until both sides are golden brown, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and cook over high heat until the sauce reduces. Just thinking about it makes her mouth water.

Jiang Sui agreed. This water is running water, and after being stirred up, it will settle down on its own after a while and still be clean, so there’s no need to be afraid.

Speaking of catching fish, this is Xiao Hechuan’s strong point. By the time Xiao Lanlan finished speaking, he had already taken off his shoes and gone in. The water level reached his knees. In this kind of weather, stepping into the water felt very comfortable, and the mud and sand below were soft.

Jiang Sui also took off her shoes, rolled up her trousers, and went into the water. The three of them started catching fish.

However, without any equipment, it was still very difficult to catch them with bare hands. The small fish were very nimble, so they tried to force them into a corner.

After working for a long time, Jiang Sui and Xiao Lanlan hadn’t caught any fish, but they had a lot of fun. Only Xiao Hechuan caught one.

Jiang Sui was feeling around under the water when she suddenly felt something hard and oddly shaped, like a stone.

Out of curiosity, she dug the stone out from the mud and washed it clean of the sand.

The stone floated to the surface, revealing its original appearance, but how could this be an ordinary stone?

If Jiang Sui wasn’t mistaken, the golden, ingot-shaped thing in front of her was clearly gold!

She exclaimed in surprise and couldn’t help but blurt out a quintessential Chinese phrase.

“Fuck!”

It’s not her fault that she has no manners. When someone is extremely surprised, it seems like a subconscious action to reveal the essence of Chinese culture. After all, her soul is from the 21st century.

Following her exclamation, Xiao Lanlan and Xiao Hechuan looked at her at the same time.

“What’s wrong?” Xiao Lanlan asked hurriedly, walking to her side.

Jiang Sui showed the big gold ingot in her hand to Xiao Lanlan.

“Look, what I picked up…gold ingots!”

Xiao Lanlan was stunned for a moment when she heard this. She looked at the big gold ingot in Jiang Sui’s hand and swallowed her saliva, a little bit unbelieving.

“Sister-in-law, are you sure this is gold?”

Jiang Sui couldn’t have made a mistake. She had the habit of buying gold in modern times. Once she had money, she liked to buy some gold to keep for appreciation. It was just that she wasn’t lucky enough to enjoy it.

Therefore, she was certain and confident that this was real gold.

“I’m sure. How could this be fake?” She handed the gold ingot to Xiao Lanlan and asked her to take a closer look.

I swear to God, Xiao Lanlan had never seen a silver ingot in her life, let alone a gold ingot. It was normal for her not to recognize it, not to mention Xiao Hechuan. He was just curious and watched from the side.

“This thing is so beautiful in its yellow color.”

How could it not look good? This is money!

According to the currency conversion in Daqing, one tael of gold equals ten taels of silver. For a gold ingot this big, it must be worth at least ten taels, right?

Xiao Lanlan didn’t dare to confirm it, but she believed Jiang Sui. If Jiang Sui said it was true, then it must be correct.

“So, we’ve made a fortune?”

Although Xiao Lanlan had never seen gold, she knew that one tael of gold was equal to ten taels of silver. A gold ingot this big should be worth at least ten taels, right?

That is one hundred taels of silver, enough to buy a yard in the county.

Jiang Sui nodded. This was indeed an unexpected fortune, but she had a bold idea. Was there a possibility that there might be more than one gold ingot underneath?

The shape of this gold ingot was artificially made. If it were natural gold, it would be impossible for it to have a shape like this. This suggests that perhaps this gold ingot was specially hidden here by someone.

The pond is so deep that when it’s not dry, it’s at least two meters deep. There has been no trace of human life around it for a long time, which means that the gold ingot has been thrown under the water for an unknown period of time.

Because it’s been underwater for many years and washed by mud and sand, it has mottled marks on it, with lots of mud and sand embedded in the scratches that can’t be washed away.

Although Jiang Sui didn’t know what the person who threw it down was thinking at the time, now that she’s found it today, it’s hers, and it’s only natural that she’ll spend it in the future.

But maybe there’s more below this, maybe more than just this one.

So she called Lanlan and Xiao Hechuan to continue feeling around in the mud and sand in the pond to see if there were any fish that had slipped through the net.

Great minds think alike, and Xiao Lanlan thought the same.

So the three of them stopped fishing for the time being and started to search for more gold.

However, after searching for a long time, they found nothing. They searched almost the entire bottom of the small pond but still couldn’t find a second piece of gold.

One’s luck can only be so good. If they found a second piece, it would be unreasonable. For Jiang Sui, this is already a huge gain. It’s not good to be too greedy.

“Fourth sister-in-law, you’re really lucky. You can just pick up gold ingots while fishing in the water. I don’t have this kind of luck,” Xiao Lanlan couldn’t help but sigh.

“It’s all just coincidence,” Jiang Sui said modestly, but the smile on her face was genuine.

She has never had bad luck since she came to this world. It feels like she has accumulated all the luck from her previous life into this one.

“Let’s just go fishing. Touching rocks isn’t much fun.”

Xiao Hechuan pouted and said dissatisfiedly, as he had no concept of money now and was only interested in things he liked.

Although they had found the gold ingot, they couldn’t let go of the fish, so the three of them continued catching fish.

After working for a long time, their feet were soaked and turned white. The water in the pond was stirred up with mud and sand, making the bottom unclear. The fish were caught by Xiao Hechuan while Jiang Sui and Lanlan focused on participating.

They caught five fish in total, which was enough to eat. In this weather, without water, the fish would quickly become smelly.

The three of them discussed it and hurried home to tell Father Xiao the good news of finding the gold ingots. They also waited for the eldest brother and the others to come back and share the news of finding the water source.

At times like this, there’s no need to be selfish and hide things. The most important thing is for everyone to get through this difficult time together.

Mother Xiao sorted out the remaining grain at home. With Jiang Sui’s 20 taels of silver, she bought a total of 200 kilograms of flour, 200 kilograms of brown rice, and 200 kilograms of cornmeal.

In addition to the remaining grain from the previous year, there were still 100 kilograms of flour and 80 kilograms of cornmeal that the family had ground themselves, as well as 100 kilograms of potatoes and 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes.

There were also dozens of kilograms of red beans and mung beans, which are coarse grains and very filling.

There were also a lot of unsold sweet potato vermicelli and about 100 kilograms of sweet potato starch that hadn’t been made into vermicelli yet. With these, they definitely wouldn’t starve to death.

The chicks had been raised for such a long time, and they were growing very fast. In a few months, they could be killed and eaten.

The Xiao family has a large population, and they are all grown men who can eat and work, but because Jiang Sui had foresight and bought food in advance, they are much better off than other people in the village. At least they don’t have to worry about starving.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for their whole family to survive in this drought with only the little food they had stored from the previous year.

But at this moment, she didn’t know that her daughter-in-law had prepared another big surprise for her.