Chapter 8: Black Wood Statue

I threw the few things I picked into the cloth bag at random and left the black market.

I found a deserted place, took off my scarf, mask and straw hat, wiped the sweat off my head, and quickly walked through the streets. At a corner, Weiwan quickly changed her coat.

The white shirt and black pants did not stand out in the crowd. Weiwan entered a famous Western pastry and candy store.

This store has been open for more than 20 years. It has changed from private to state-owned. The taste is still good. Wei Wan occasionally came here to buy some food.

I took out money and candy tickets and asked for two pounds of milk candy, three pounds of assorted fruit candy, two cream cake rolls, four peanut crisps, and two red bean paste rolls.

Because the price is too expensive, except for candy, everything else is sold individually, and many people are reluctant to buy.

Even if they buy, they only buy one or two. Weiwan paid the money and tickets, bought a bunch of things, put them in the cloth bag and carried them away, attracting many people’s attention.

I found a deserted place and transferred the things in the cloth bag into the space.

I walked home slowly, and there were big red words on the walls on both sides of the road that read “production first, life later.”

Lin Weiwan felt that life was great on the busy streets. Lin Weiwan walked around and returned home at around 4pm.

When she entered the house, she found that the Zhou family had returned except for Zhou’s father and Zhou Laoer who had not yet finished work.

When Mrs. Zhou saw Lin Weiwan, she thought of the fabric, candy, egg cake, and peach cake she had bought for Lin Weiwan in the morning for more than 20 yuan, and she was angry.

“What’s the matter with a girl who doesn’t stay at home and goes out to hang out?”

Zhou Rongrong honestly wiped the dust with a rag. She was very happy that her grandmother scolded Lin Weiwan.

When she looked up, she was a little surprised to see Lin Weiwan with a haircut.

Zhou’s mother heard the sound and came out from the kitchen. When she saw Lin Weiwan coming back, she said, “Xiao Wan is back. Why did you get your hair cut? You must be hungry.

The meal will be ready soon.”

Lin Weiwan turned around and went upstairs, ignoring the people downstairs who were thinking about their own things.

“Look, look, who is she showing this stern face to? How come I, as a grandmother, can’t say anything to her?” Zhang Jingshu pointed at Lin Weiwan’s back and complained to Grandpa Zhou.

Zhou’s mother cursed her mother-in-law, the teammate who was dragging her down, and turned to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Zhou Rongrong tried to get out of Zhang Jingshu’s sight, thinking about finding an excuse to find Lin Weiwan and take the opportunity to exchange the black jade beads.

Grandpa Zhou sighed and ignored the old woman’s words and went back to the house.

Lin Weiwan returned to the room, lowered the curtains a little, and took out a few things that he had collected at noon from the space.

The wood carving was the only thing that Lin Weiwan didn’t put directly into the space because the fog was too thick and Lin Weiwan was afraid that the space would be locked and couldn’t be opened again.

The dark wood carving, the black jade bead bracelet, a starched ring, and two Yuan Datou coins.

The official price of a Yuan Datou coin is now five yuan, the bank accepts three yuan, and the private sale is eight to ten yuan.

The price on the black market is fifteen to twenty yuan, depending on the quality.

The two coins in Weiwan’s hand are of good quality, so it’s not a loss.

There is no mist on the black jade bead bracelet. Lin Weiwan untied the rope, picked out three beads that looked most like her own beads, and put them on the ropes separately. One was worn around her neck.

Lin Weiwan picked up the black wood carving with the heaviest mist, took out a handkerchief and rubbed it hard, and found that it was also black inside, and nothing could be seen.

The wood carving is the “Lu” in the five elements of Fu, Lu, Shou and Xi. The whole carving is not exquisite, and it looks rough, but it has a natural and smooth feeling.

But the mist is so thick that it seems to cover the entire wood carving.

Wei Wan raised the wood carving with both hands and shook it, but there was no sound. He tried to twist the head of the wood carving, but there was no sign of looseness.

Fu, Lu, Shou and Xi… Why is Lu carved? Or there are four of this kind of wood carving.

Taking the ring and looking at it, Lin Weiwan wiped off the dirt on it. The ring was a milky white color.

It was a Hetian jade ring with a few small patterns on it. The fog on this ring was much less than that on the wood carving.

He fiddled with the wood carving that looked like a small pillow in his hands. After turning it around twice, his fingers moved to a place and a “click…” sound of the mechanism snapping was heard.

Lin Weiwan stared at the dark wood carving in her hand for a moment. Upon closer inspection, she saw a crack in the middle.

He held the two sides and pulled them apart. Even though Lin Weiwan had seen several boxes of jewelry and piles of gold bars, she was still shocked by the three huge sapphires embedded in the dark grooves.

Even without sunlight, the three sapphires, which were the size of goose eggs, seemed to have their own starlight and still flashed the taste of money.

When the gems were taken out, something interesting happened. The gems had thick fog. The fog on the wood carving was still very thick.

Putting the gem back into the card slot and buckling the wood carving, Lin Weiwan wanted to put the wood carving into the space. It would be a disaster if such a valuable thing was left outside and lost.

Just as he put the things into the closet, there was a knock on the door, “Xiao Wan, can I come in?”

Lin Weiwan opened the drawer, put all the things in, and went to open the door.

When he walked to the door and opened it, he saw Zhou Rongrong looking at him cautiously.

“What’s the matter, tell me.” Lin Weiwan didn’t want Zhou Rongrong to enter his room.

“Xiao Wan, can I go in and tell you?” Zhou Rongrong looked pitiful, looking at Lin Weiwan with tears in her eyes.

“No, just tell me what’s the matter, don’t make it seem like I’m bullying you.” Lin Weiwan didn’t want to see Zhou Rongrong pretending to be weak in front of him. “

Xiao Wan, don’t be like this, I’m here to apologize to you. We’ve been classmates for two years, and I don’t want you to misunderstand me.

I was wrong about what happened this morning. This is a gift from me to you, and I hope you can forgive me.”

Zhou Rongrong handed a silver necklace in her hand to Lin Weiwan.

Lin Weiwan looked at the thin silver necklace Zhou Rongrong was holding and took it directly.

“Okay, I forgive you for your unreasonable behavior this morning. I need to rest for a while.”

Lin Weiwan accepted the necklace and locked Zhou Rongrong out.

Zhou Rongrong’s expression was a little stiff. Is this still the Lin Weiwan she has known for three years? Shouldn’t Lin Weiwan make peace with her and not accept her things?

Where is the submissive Lin Weiwan? Why does Lin Weiwan seem to have changed today? She is unusually indifferent and a little aggressive.

Zhou’s mother saw Zhou Rongrong passing by, “Rongrong, come and take a look at the cooking pot. The rest is up to you.”

Chen Suyun took off her apron, patted the dust off her body, went upstairs, took the twill fabric and Dacron fabric and peach cake she bought today from the room and walked towards Lin Weiwan’s room.

Lin Weiwan just sat down and heard a knock on the door again. At this time, she had never hated knocking on the door so much in her heart.

“Wanwan, I’m your mother.” Zhou’s mother’s gentle voice sounded from the door.

Lin Weiwan narrowed her eyes slightly. She was still thinking about her kidney.