Chapter 1516: Prosperity 5
At that time, most of the people in the community were selfless. They were not surprised that Gold, under the leadership of Lu Father and Wang Zhenguo, handed over the gold to the state. Instead, they were insanely envious and wished they had been the ones to make such a contribution.
Of course, there were also a few with hidden agendas who thought about digging up the gold and hiding it away. Who doesn’t know that gold is valuable?
Facing the curious gazes of the crowd, Wang Zhenguo said seriously, "The city officials have already sent teams to inspect the site. Initially, we thought there might be relics or antiques where the gold was found, but it turned out there was nothing. You all should stop wasting your efforts. In my opinion, this box of gold was probably buried underground by some wealthy person during turbulent times and never retrieved."
Upon learning that the state had already investigated and confirmed there was nothing else, everyone immediately gave up on their dreams of striking it rich.
However, the ripple effects lingered for a while.
Recently, with the busy farming season over, students had returned to school. Because his grandfathers had work to do, Xibao also started attending classes again. On his way home from school, one neighbor aunt handed him a boiled egg, while another gave him a handful of home-roasted melon seeds. Even the educated youths took out bits of food sent by their families to share with him, forbidding him from refusing. By the time he got home, his schoolbag was bulging with an assortment of treats.
Zhou Fengchun laughed heartily and said, "Xibao is now everyone’s treasure!"
"Grandpa, can I skip school tomorrow? I feel like my calligraphy has slipped a bit." Xibao asked while dividing the food in his satchel among the three grandpas, including Lu Father, and handing Ding Hailan a boiled egg.
"What’s this? You don’t want to go to school again? That won’t do."