Chapter 165

Chapter 165

Good Stuff?

Liu Xiaoe was stunned. Yes, they hadn't even been in the mountains for long before they fell into the water. How could such an unlucky event yield nothing?

"Fourth Sister-in-law, did you see anything?" Liu Xiaoe asked Zhou Jiaojiao.

Zhou Jiaojiao cursed inwardly at the old fox and then sighed dejectedly. "There was nothing on the back mountain. I didn't expect to run into Second Sister and my Fourth Sister-in-law from my family.

Thinking it would be closer to come this way, we took that path.

We didn't find anything this time."

Wang Shoucheng found it hard to believe. How could they not find anything?

Liu Xiaoe was even less convinced. They hadn't just stumbled upon each other; they had gone together!

But Fourth Sister-in-law had previously said that if they found something good, they would share it. She needed to stand united with Fourth Sister-in-law.

Liu Xiaoe gathered her courage. "Dad, we really didn't see anything. Today, I went to the mountains with Fourth Sister-in-law from my family to dig for medicinal herbs.

We didn't even manage to dig any herbs."

Seeing their attitude, Wang Shoucheng knew further questioning would be futile and closed his mouth.

Back at the Wang household, Liu Xiaoe hurriedly followed Zhou Jiaojiao into her room.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, did we really get nothing from the mountains?" Liu Xiaoe's face was tense, her mind filled with greed.

Zhou Jiaojiao thought about the chest she saw at the bottom of the pond. It was definitely a treasure, best taken by her and her husband when no one was looking.

"Fourth Sister-in-law? Why aren't you saying anything?" Liu Xiaoe grew more anxious at her silence.

Zhou Jiaojiao frowned. "What do you mean, Second Sister? We went to the mountains together and had the same misfortune. What could I have found?

There was nothing.

If you don't believe me, go check the back mountain yourself.

I may be lucky, but I don't always find good stuff. Maybe my luck was elsewhere this time."

Zhou Jiaojiao dismissed her with a casual remark.

After all, in her dreams, this Second Sister would have a son later.

Liu Xiaoe suddenly felt elated. If Fourth Sister-in-law's child was gone, perhaps it meant she would have one.

How foolish she had been!

Maybe Jiaojiao was bringing her good luck!

She had to visit Old Zhang tomorrow.

"Do you have anything else, Second Sister? If not, I need to rest. Today scared me half to death."

Zhou Jiaojiao impatiently urged her to leave.

Liu Xiaoe still had doubts, but seeing Zhou Jiaojiao's attitude, she had no choice but to leave quickly.

Once Liu Xiaoe left, Zhou Jiaojiao hurried to find some thick clothes. When Wang Qingqi came home from work, she would ask him to retrieve the chest from the back mountain!

On one side, Zhou Jiaojiao was excited.

On the other side, Bai Xiuxiu and Miao Miao were on their way back to the brigade, feeling puzzled.

Zhou Jiaojiao had such a big incident on the back mountain, yet she came back empty-handed?

But there wasn't anywhere on the back mountain to hide good stuff.

Except for the pond...

The pond?

Bai Xiuxiu suddenly remembered. Yes, there was a pond where few people went.

"Sister Xiuxiu?" Miao Miao looked at Bai Xiuxiu, who had suddenly stopped, with confusion.

"Miao Miao, I need to go to the county for something. Can you watch the kids for a bit?"

Compared to Liu Xiaohui, she trusted Miao Miao more.

"Of course! I'll take good care of them." Miao Miao agreed happily; she liked Sister Xiuxiu's children, who were well-behaved.

Watching Miao Miao take the children into the brigade, Bai Xiuxiu hurried to the commune office.

Arriving at the commune, she got into a car and headed for the county.

By the time she reached the county, it was already over half an hour later.

Bai Xiuxiu went to the canning factory in the county.

The guard at the factory gate stopped her.

The guard looked Bai Xiuxiu over. "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"Grandpa, I'm looking for Wang Qinghe. I'm his wife." Upon hearing her name, the guard immediately recognized her.

"Oh! So you're the Xiao Wang who came the other day? You're really good-looking. You must be his wife? Oh, how well matched you two are."

Another guard also came over out of curiosity.

"Alright, I'll go find Xiao Wang for you. Please wait a moment, comrade."

The canning factory was quite large, and Bai Xiuxiu waited for quite a while before Wang Qinghe came out.

Seeing his wife come alone, Wang Qinghe was very worried. "What's wrong, Xiuxiu?"

Bai Xiuxiu led him to a corner and told him about what had happened and her suspicions.

Looking at her husband, Bai Xiuxiu said expectantly, "Can we think of a way to check what's in the pond?"

"I'll call Xiao Zhang; he knows how to swim." Wang Qinghe never doubted his wife's words.

Even if there's nothing there, satisfying Xiuxiu's curiosity would be good enough.

"Are you off work now?" Bai Xiuxiu noticed that no one else was leaving yet.

"I've already finished my shift; we can leave directly." Wang Qinghe had agreed to switch shifts earlier.

He was scheduled for the short night shift tomorrow.

"Let's go then." Bai Xiuxiu was truly curious.

After Wang Qinghe greeted the two guards, they left together.

When they found Xiao Zhang, his face still showed signs of a fight.

"Wang Ge, Sister-in-law?" Xiao Zhang was surprised. How could Wang Ge have been with him this morning when they sent someone to the police station?

Why would anyone seek revenge on him after he had beaten up the trafficker?

"What happened to you?" Bai Xiuxiu pointed at his black eye.

Xiao Zhang felt depressed just thinking about it. He, who was just watching, got beaten up, but Wang Ge, who did the beating, was fine?

"My brother hit me. It's nothing, Sister-in-law, don't worry about me."

"Xiao Zhang, there's something..." Wang Qinghe explained the situation to Xiao Zhang.

He didn't give specifics, only saying that they had seen something in the pond, unsure if it was really valuable.

If there was anything, he would split it 70-30.

Xiao Zhang laughed upon hearing this.

"Wang Ge, you and Sister-in-law are both grown-ups. Why are you still so playful? Alright, alright, I'll go with you.

I don't have anything else to do anyway."

Xiao Zhang didn't refuse the possibility, even though it sounded amusing, and agreed.

"Go get a rope first; diving is not safe." Wang Qinghe reminded Xiao Zhang.

"Sure." Xiao Zhang went back to fetch a thick rope.

"Let's go."

Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe got on their bicycles, and Xiao Zhang also brought out his bike.

They took a route around the back mountain from the county to Xiahe Village. Although the road was rough, it was convenient and fast.

The three of them arrived in half an hour.

The pond was very deep, and the green water looked frightening.

Xiao Zhang felt uncertain as he looked at it.

Wang Qinghe tied the rope around Xiao Zhang, and Xiao Zhang prepared to dive in.

It was still before sunset, and Bai Xiuxiu helped keep watch.