Day by day passed, and it was getting colder and colder.

The small river leading to the town was also covered with thick ice. Many mischievous children slipped on the ice, and some even more mischievous children took their two big dogs from home to play dog ​​sledding.

Li Xibao followed Xiao Chong and Li Dahu and had a great time every day.

Every day when it gets dark and comes home, I gobble it up and lie down after a meal.

Xi Bao is not sleepy today, rolling around on the bed, playing with the slingshot Xiao Chong made for her.

"Is Xibao full?" Li Dashan was in the room, washing his feet with Li Xibao's leftover footwashing water.

"Of course I'm full. Now that Xibao is growing up, he's taller." Sun Cuihua said excitedly while still holding the soles of her shoes.

"Hey, although you and your mother have made some money by paying the rich man's shoe soles, our family of ten is having dinner. It's just around the corner for the new year, and we have to pay back the famine of Dahe's family." Li Dashan asked. With a sad look, the pressure is written all over his face.

"Hey, what's the use of worrying about it? If it doesn't work, I'll go back to my mother's house and borrow it." Sun Cuihua gritted her teeth, "Back then I asked for so many gifts, and my mother said she would help me if something happened."

"Your mother is fine, but your sister-in-laws." Li Dashan shook his head, "Forget it, I'll take the chopped firewood to the town to see if anyone is willing to take it."

Li Xibao silently listened to the conversation between Li Dashan and Sun Cuihua.

"Yo, our Xibao hasn't slept yet." Sun Cuihua came over and hugged Li Xibao, patted and patted Li Xibao quickly, reciting nursery rhymes to coax her.

Li Xibao quickly closed his eyelids and fell asleep.

In the dream, behind the small courtyard of her house, there was a faint white light looming, and then looming... time and time again...

Li Xibao deeply remembered this dream.

When he got up the next day and was fine, he pulled Xiao Chong's finger, "Chong, dig the soil."

"Huh? Do you want to dig and play?" Every time Xiao Chong faced Xi Bao, he had the kind of tenderness and affection that he didn't have in other times.

"En." Li Xibao nodded heavily, pointing to a location behind the courtyard.

"Why dig here?"

"Pinch, mud, people." Li Xibao's speaking skills improved again.

"You naughty little guy, you still have to make clay figurines in winter. That's right, the clay figurines in winter can be frozen." Xiao Chong dragged Li Xibao to dig and dig in the yard.

Xiao Chong was digging there, while Xi Bao was pouring water and rubbing the mud balls.

But she was absent-minded, her eyes were always watching in that pit.

After Xiao Chong, Li Xibao was looking at him, "Don't keep looking at me."

?

Who saw you?

I just want to know what's in there.

Li Xibao remained silent and continued to rub the mud ball in his hand.

"Wait a minute, something is wrong." Xiao Chong said abruptly, "Xi Bao, I really want to dig something up."

Li Xibao's eyes lit up, "What?"

"I don't know, I'll be lighter." Xiao Chong dug a few more times, and a faint white corner was exposed.

Xiao Chong frowned when he saw it.

"Xi Bao, don't move. I'll call Uncle Li. Remember not to move." Xiao Chong stood up, turned around and ran.

Li Xibao murmured: This Xiaochong seems to be more knowledgeable than ordinary children.

Uncle Li was quickly rushed over, along with Li Dahu and the others.

Li Sanhu screamed, "What is this?"

"Hush, keep your voice down," Xiao Chong said.

Uncle Li fumbled and said, "Get out of the way, I'll dig."

Uncle Li was very strong, and after only two or three times of digging, he pulled out a big bluish-white vase from the soil.

Seeing the vase, Li Dashan quickly wrapped it in his clothes, led a group of children back into the house, and closed the door and windows.

Sun Cuihua and others were also shocked when they saw this vase.

"Where did this come from?"

When Li Dashan told about Xiao Chong calling him, the whole family understood that it was dug out from their backyard.

Father-in-law, why did our family have this thing? Did you bury it? "Sun Cuihua asked Li Fugui in a low voice.

"Why, how could it be me? I didn't even know our family had this." Li Fugui took a deep breath.

They wiped the vase clean with a rag, and the vase became brighter, with a very smooth texture.

"By the way, I remembered." Mrs. Li suddenly said: "Fugui, I remember your mother told me before that there was a flood in our village before."

"That's right." Li Fugui patted his thighs continuously, "That's right, that's what happened. The place where our house was built was always flushed with water."

"So that's how it is." Sun Cuihua understood, "The vase must have been washed over by the flood at that time. Once the water receded, no one would know that the vase was buried in the soil."

"That's it."

"Then what should we do? Shall we tell the village chief?" Li Dashan asked.

"Go away." Sun Cuihua pushed him, "You don't know what a village chief is, but if you tell him, he will definitely want to take it for himself."

"Sell it." Xiao Chong suddenly said, "Go sell it in the city."

"What? Is this going to be sold in the city?"

"There will be more people in the city who know what to buy."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?" Sun Cuihua looked at Xiao Chong and was pleasantly surprised. "I think Xiao Chong is right. If we can sell it for a few taels of silver, our family can live a good life for a few years."

Li Xibao tsk tsk: My mother is so promising, so is this vase worth a few taels of silver?

"Then when shall we go?" Li Dashan asked.

"To avoid long nights and dreams, let's do it tomorrow." Xiao Chong said again.

"Okay, then Dashan will go tomorrow." Sun Cuihua made up her mind, "Let Xiao Chong follow you."

Although Xiao Chong is very young, he is so steady in doing things, so steady that Sun Cuihua has already ignored his age.

When Li Xibao woke up the next day, Li Dashan and Xiao Chong were no longer in the house.

Sun Cuihua was worried all day, worried about Li Dashan and the others.

After a day and night, at noon the next day, the door of my house was finally pushed open.

"It's Daddy and Brother Chong who are back!" Li Dahu took the lead and welcomed them in.

Li Dashan couldn't hide the joy on his face, and put all the big and small bags on the table.

"Dashan, why do you buy so many things?" Sun Cuihua looked and looked, there was rice, noodles, meat, and a bolt of cotton cloth, which made her excited and nervous.

"Look, what is this?" Li Dashan opened his clothes, three layers inside and three layers outside, and finally put a bulging money bag on the table.

Sun Cuihua took a look.

With a plop, she sat on the stool.

"This, this is white money, how much is it?"

"Here, the total is 47 taels." Li Dashan lowered his voice, "Our vase sold for 50 taels."

"What?" Li Fugui hastily picked out his ears, for fear that he had heard it wrong.

"I was thinking about how many taels this thing can sell. As a result, Xiao Chong told me that when I arrived at the pawn shop, no matter what people said, I would not be allowed to speak."

"guess what?"

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