Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 428 is enough to get him shot.

The sister-in-law reached out and took it, feeling its weight. She looked at Xiao Hong and asked, "What is this?" She squeezed it and found it quite hard.

Xiaohong packed her suitcase and said, "Let's open it and take a look. Should I introduce it first?"

Zhang Jun walked over, took the things from his sister-in-law's hands, found the stuck newspaper scraps, tore them open, and said, "Take a look, what's this good stuff?"

The entire newspaper was wrapped around it in many layers, and it took Zhang Jun a long time to remove the newspaper, revealing the gleaming gold bars.

This gold bar was originally mined privately, and the mold was just made to make do. There were no markings or signs on it. It was just a large, rough piece of gold, yellowish and heavy in your hand.

Zhang Jun reached out and took the gold bar from his sister-in-law's hand, weighed it in his hand, and asked, "What's this? A copper ingot?"

To be honest, without any markings, most people wouldn't be able to distinguish between copper and gold, as copper is a by-product of gold. The main by-products of gold are silver and copper; copper-bearing minerals are reddish-gold, while silver-bearing minerals are yellowish-gold.

Xiao Hong was kneeling on the bed looking at Zhang Jun and her sister-in-law. When she heard Zhang Jun's question, she giggled and fell back onto the bed.

Zhang Jun's sister-in-law rolled her eyes at him, snatched the gold bar, and said, "Your brother came all this way with just a piece of copper? What were you thinking? Xiao Hong, this is too valuable. Your brother and I can't accept it."

Xiao Wei said, "There's nothing much to give you. I have quite a few of these. Sister-in-law, you can use them to buy some jewelry, or sell them for money. This is just a small token of our appreciation from Xiao Hong and me. You can't refuse this."

Zhang Jun then realized, "This is... gold?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, it's gold. It weighs about two pounds, but I haven't weighed it exactly."

The sister-in-law reached out and touched Zhang Jun's waistband. Zhang Jun blocked her hand, took a step back, and asked, "What are you doing?"

His sister-in-law blushed and said, "Weigh it! Don't you have a hand scale?" Zhang Jun then realized what she meant, chuckled dryly, and took off his keychain. There was a very small hand scale on it, the kind that could only weigh five pounds.

Xiao Hong also became interested and got up to work with her sister-in-law. The hook was too small, so the two of them searched around and found a handkerchief. They wrapped the gold bar in the handkerchief and hung it on the scale. It weighed a little over two jin and one liang. The scale couldn't weigh the handkerchief, but no matter how you calculated it, the gold bar was definitely worth two jin and one liang.

My sister-in-law said, "My goodness, it weighs over two jin and one liang, almost 1,100 grams. Xiao Hong, we really can't accept this. It's worth over 100,000 yuan."

Zhang Jun glared at Xiao Wei and asked, "Where did you get this?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Where did you get it from? I've earned millions, what's wrong with getting a gold bar? Hurry up and take it home."

Zhang Jun said, "Xiao Wei, privately reselling gold is illegal. Your piece is so big, it's enough to get you shot."

Xiao Wei said, "Are you alright? I'm not going to sell them. I just happened to get some from a private person when the opportunity arose, and I'm keeping them safe. I don't need the money."

Zhang Jun looked at the gold bars and said, "Who would know you were doing this?"

Xiao Wei drew a circle with his finger and said, "It's just the four of us. I didn't even tell my parents. I'm not stupid."

Zhang Jun picked up the newspaper, rolled up the gold bars, and said, "Okay, I'll keep them. I'll use them to make a ring and necklace for your sister-in-law tomorrow. I'll keep the rest for my son." He put the gold bars in his pocket and said, "It's just the four of us, you hear? We can't tell anyone, not even Mom, Dad, Uncle Wang, or Aunt Wang. Xiao Hong, don't let it slip when you get home. This is too big a deal for us to handle."

Xiao Hong nodded and said, "I know, it's been in my hands for a long time, but I've kept it hidden from my parents. I was afraid of scaring them."

Zhang Jun asked Xiao Wei, "How much did you get?"

Xiao Wei said, "Sixteen sticks, you have this one, and I still have fifteen in my hand."

Zhang Jun licked his lips, pointed at Xiao Wei with his finger, sighed, and said, "Don't let anyone know. It's too late to say anything now, just be careful. Alright, your sister-in-law and I are going back. Get up for breakfast tomorrow morning, don't make me call you."

Xiao Wei saw Zhang Jun and his sister-in-law to the door, closed it, and returned to the bedside. Xiao Hong knelt on the bed, reached out, and hugged Xiao Wei's neck, asking, "Are you alright? What your brother said made me a little worried."

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay, what could possibly happen between the four of us? Let's pack up and go to sleep."

Xiao Hong didn't loosen her grip, and whispered in Xiao Wei's ear, "I'm leaving now." Huh? Waha ...

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The next day, Xiaowei got up, washed up, went downstairs to eat, and brought some food upstairs for Xiaohong, Xia Maosheng, and Chen Hui.

Around nine o'clock, Xiaohong got up to tidy up, opened the window to let the smell air out, ate some breakfast after scalding herself with hot water, and asked, "How many more days are we staying?"

While scalding Xiao Hong's food, Xiao Wei said, "Everything's done. Do you want to stay a few more days? If you want to stay, stay; if you don't want to, go back. It's up to you."

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go back? We'll buy the tickets in a bit. You have so many things to do. Besides, with Geng Hui like this, it'll be better to go back sooner rather than later. I wonder how Chen Xiao is doing at home. Ugh, I can't stop worrying about her."

Xiao Wei said, "Then let's go back. They'll go buy the tickets when they get up. Just tell my brother after they buy the tickets. Weren't you going to take a picture with my sister-in-law? Aren't you going to?"

Xiao Hong said, "I didn't bring my camera. I'll just take a few pictures at the station later. I saw there are people there who charge for taking photos." There are people charging for taking photos at train stations all over the country. It seems that ever since cameras were invented, this thing has become inextricably linked to train stations. But what's certain is that no matter how many scammers there are at train stations, those who pay for photos receive their pictures no matter where they are in the country.

After finishing their meal and tidying up, the two started packing their suitcases. Xiao Hong said, "I wish I hadn't brought so many clothes. Next time we go out, I'll just bring a small bag with some money."

Xiao Wei said, "If the stay is short, but you're going to be staying for ten days or a month, it's better to bring more things for convenience."

Xiao Hong asked, "Should we buy some local specialties? What kind of specialties do they have around here?"

Xiao Wei hung Xiao Hong's pants, which he had washed last night, back on the clothes hook on the wall and said, "They weren't very dry. What are the local specialties? Beef jerky, lamb skewers, milk curd, cheese, mare's milk wine, goat's milk wine, ghee, barley tea—basically, all the things from the grasslands."

Xiao Hong sat down beside her suitcase, smoothed her hair, thought for a moment, and asked, "So, what should we buy?"

Xiao Wei looked at Xiao Hong with surprise and asked, "Ask me? What have you been thinking about all this time?"

Enraged, Xiaohong grabbed clothes from her suitcase and threw them at Xiaowei, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at him, saying, "Haven't I disciplined you in a few days? Are you getting too big for your britches?"

Xiao Wei hugged the clothes that were thrown at him and grinned foolishly.

Xiao Hong stood up to wash up and said, "Hurry up and pack your things. What time is it? Look at you, how long has it taken you to get these few clothes done?" Then she chuckled to herself.

My editor gave me a form to fill out, and since it was my first time, I was completely clueless. Then I had to think carefully about what to write, so I forgot the time and posted it late. Apologies for the extra update.

(End of this chapter)