Age: My Small World

Chapter 321 White Jade Gourd
A month later.

A legend began to circulate throughout Fei County.

After nightfall, a man in black robe will come to the door of a family that is short of food, give food to the owner and bless them.

Those who receive food and blessings will get through the difficult times safely.

According to common sense, such a heresy would definitely be disdained by everyone, but this time, more and more people began to believe it because too many people had seen the man in black robe with their own eyes.

As the legend spread, Yang Jun's work became increasingly difficult, because he found that even if he randomly selected a village, there would likely be people waiting for him at home.

Well, a similar situation occurred in Sanlixiang.

This also shows that his work has almost been done.

Looking at the not-so-much food in the small world, he decided to stop busying himself after visiting the last village tonight.

"There are only about twenty households in Xitong Village, so it shouldn't take long."

This village is very remote and is the farthest from Fei County. Even the residences are in the mountains. The passages in and out of the mountains are very narrow, which makes it even more impoverished and backward, and the mountain people rarely come out.

After Yang Jun came here, he finally didn't encounter anyone waiting for him at home.

He was eavesdropping as usual, but this time he shook his head and left after listening for a while.

"You're still in the mood to do this, and your voice is so exaggerated. You must have enough to eat."

After making his judgment, he left immediately.

Then go to the next household.

What surprised him was that this restaurant was also not in any trouble. He could even smell the aroma of corn cakes and was actually having a midnight snack.

"It's hard to gather information about this village. It seems a little different from my stereotypical impression of villages."

After listening to one place after another, he finally found a family that had run out of food.

"Mom, I'm so hungry that I can't sleep." A little girl's voice sounded.

The reason why there are always orphans and widows is that the male mortality rate is high these days, which easily creates widows and orphans.

It will be fine in a few years.

"Baby, go to sleep. You won't be hungry when you sleep. I'll squeeze goat milk for you tomorrow."

"Mom, I'm not hungry anymore. Please don't go and milk me secretly. My milk will hit you, and it hurts so much."

The woman forced a smile and said, "It's okay. I'm tough, so even if I get hit a few times, it won't be a big deal. If you see your grandma about to hit someone, just run home first, okay?"

"But Mommy is in pain too, let me rub it for you."

"Good boy, so good."

The woman was quite relieved.

The knock on the door was the same as always.

"Do you want food?"

"who are you?"

What greeted Yang Jun was the courage of a woman wearing thin clothes and holding a knife as she stretched out from the crack of the door.

He took a quick glance and found that the woman had an ordinary face and figure, even a little skinny. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you want food? Corn kernels are ten cents a pound. If you don't want any, forget it."

Seeing Yang Jun say this, the woman hesitated for a moment and then opened the door.

"Are you serious?"

"Why would I lie to you? Is your family rich or are you pretty?"

Yang Jun's words were quite impolite, but they made the woman feel relieved instantly.

Yes, she has no money and she is an ordinary person, so people look down on her.

Since there is nothing to gain, then what he said is true.

So the woman welcomed him into the house, and seeing him carrying a heavy bag, she became even more worried.

There was no need for Yang Jun to go anywhere else, so he could just go inside and rest for a while, as it was very cold outside.

The weather in December was like a man-eating ice dragon. "Brother, do you really have food?"

"Here it is, a hundred pounds in total. Give me ten dollars and it's yours."

The two were talking on the kang when a little head suddenly popped out from under the quilt.

The big eyes and childish face showed that the baby was less than three years old.

However, at such a young age, he already knows how to love his mother. What a good child.

Yang Jun smiled at her, but only his eyes were exposed, with no other expression visible.

He took out a handful of candy from his bosom, handed it to the woman and said, "Give it to the child."

The woman had already brought ten yuan and was a little confused when she saw this. How could she just give me so many candies?

She gritted her teeth, looked at Yang Jun's sincere eyes, then turned and walked towards a small cabinet.

He lowered his head and took out a small box, then asked Yang Jun in a low voice, "Do you accept old items?"

Yang Jun was stunned for a moment. This guy was selling antiques. Then the food he sent today was redundant.

But he couldn't understand why the woman was so hungry and didn't sell the antiques to buy food. What was the point of keeping her at home?
Faced with such questions, the woman said bitterly: "In fact, if you don't show up again, I will definitely sell it tomorrow. It's worth two big bucks. It's good."

As he spoke, he opened the box.

Then Yang Jun's eyes suddenly widened.

"This... this seems to be a gourd made of white jade?"

A small and exquisite gourd appeared before my eyes. The carving technique on it was almost ingenious, and the hollow carving was created vividly.

Yang Jun could tell at a glance that this thing had been invented at least in the Ming Dynasty. One could imagine how advanced the hollowing technology was back then.

But its delicate gourd itself is also eye-catching.

"Could it be the legendary mutton-fat white jade?"

The best quality white jade is called mutton-fat white jade, which was the top grade jade in the Ming Dynasty.

Even today, it is still an extremely precious jade material.

Such precious jade materials combined with top-notch craftsmanship can be said to have brought the value of this white jade gourd to the extreme.

If it were put up for auction seventy years from now, it would probably fetch hundreds of millions easily.

"Sister, are you really going to sell it?" Yang Jun confirmed again.

The woman looked at her daughter, then at the candy in her hand, and finally nodded heavily. "Yes, that's right. How much can you offer?"

Yang Jun raised a finger.

"One dollar?" the woman asked tentatively.

Yang Jun shook his head.

"Ten dollars?"

"Be bolder."

"One hundred yuan?" The woman couldn't help but tremble when she said this.

Yang Jun nodded.

"This item is well preserved, and I also like jade and stone objects, so I'll accept it. The price is one hundred yuan."

"By the way, even if this thing is sent to the provincial capital, people will only give a few dozen yuan at most. A hundred yuan is not a small amount for me." Yang Jun was trying to dispel her concerns.

"Then this... how can I feel good about this..."

The woman didn't quite understand why this little thing was so valuable, but that didn't stop her from taking the money.

The two Great Unity notes he had just received were handed back, and another eighteen were added, totaling one hundred yuan.

The woman pushed the banknotes in her hand and asked a little embarrassedly, "Can I buy some more food?"

"At most fifty kilograms, and my family needs to eat the rest."

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