Li Rui called out to his three uncles and a few cousins, and walked into the east wing first. He saw a broken, brownish-black clay jar on the floor. The clay jar wasn't small, and the walls of the jar were thick and fine. There was a pile of shining silver ingots scattered inside and outside the jar. There were roughly thirty to forty ingots, and at the bottom of the broken jar, there were two layers of gold bars. The gold bars weren't very big, only about two inches long, a finger (knuckle) wide, and a centimeter thick. There were about twenty of them. This pile of gold and silver was shiny and shiny, shining with the unique light of wealth. It was enough to make people jealous and do evil things that went against their conscience. Of course, those silver ingots weren't worth much. A gram of silver was only worth a few dollars. A silver ingot was only worth a few hundred to a thousand dollars. All the silver ingots added together would only be worth thirty to forty thousand dollars. The truly valuable ones were the gold bars.
"Hiss … How miraculous. They can actually dig out gold and silver from underground? If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it even if I was beaten to death. When was this buried and who buried it? Ai, it's probably an unsolvable mystery. Forget it, let's not think about it. Let's see how heavy a gold bar is first! "
Li Rui walked over and squatted down. He took out a gold bar from the jar and weighed it in his hand.
"Ai, Xiao Rui, don't take it. We haven't decided how to split it yet!"
Li Rui had just roughly weighed the gold bar when a middle-aged man's hurried voice sounded behind him. He turned around and saw that it was the young man, Li Fushuan. He secretly despised him but smiled and said, "Do you think I'm going to take it away?"
Li Fushuan's face was already red with anxiety. It was as if Li Rui taking away the gold bar was equivalent to taking away his life. He knew that what he said was a bit too much. He smiled and said, "No, of course you won't steal it. I'm just telling you that we haven't split it yet. When we're done splitting it, you can take as many as each family gets. It's not like we won't share it with you. All of our families are here to help today. Isn't that right, big brother? "
Li Fushuan was the youngest son of Li Rui's uncle, Li Jianzhong. Li Fugui was the eldest son of Li Jianzhong. They were blood brothers. Li Fucai and Li Fusheng were the children of Li Rui's second uncle, Li Jianye. They were another pair of brothers.
When Li Fugui heard this, an awkward and painful smile appeared on his face. He nodded and said, "Yes, of course … of course you all have a share. I can't ask you to help me for free, so I'll share some with you. That's what I meant. Of course, the more effort you put in, the more you'll get. "
His words sounded simple and honest, but in fact, they were extremely cunning. His words implied that he had already regarded the jar of gold and silver as his private property. The reason he was willing to share it with his clansmen was because they had come to help. With these words, he had taken the initiative and could distribute the gold and silver according to his wishes. He wouldn't passively allow the four branches of the Li Clan to divide all the gold and silver equally.
When Li Rui heard this, he was angry and amused. He thought that Li Fushuan was greedy and selfish, but as his big brother, Li Fugui, wasn't any better. The two brothers only wanted to plunder the greatest benefits and never considered others. Just based on this, he really shouldn't have helped them. However, if he wanted to refuse, he was already here. In front of so many uncles, it would be embarrassing if he didn't help them. He could only sigh inwardly and throw the gold bar back. He stood up and said to Li Fushuan, "When I came here, I already told my father that as a member of the Li Clan, it's right and proper for us to contribute to the clan. Our clan doesn't want any of this gold and silver. I took the gold bar just now because I wanted to estimate its weight so that I could estimate the value of these treasures. "
When Li Fugui heard this, he only laughed foolishly, appearing innocent and pure.
However, Li Fushuan laughed and said, "I knew it. How could Xiao Rui be interested in this bit of treasure? He even drives a BMW X5, a car worth over a million yuan. How could he be interested in this bit of junk? I'm afraid that even if big brother gave it to him, he wouldn't want it! He also knows that us brothers are poor, so he doesn't want any at all. He wants us to share more so that we can get rich. Tsk tsk, Xiao Rui is really generous. What a good brother. "
When he said this, he had grabbed Li Rui and used words to handcuff Li Rui's hands, preventing him from reaching for the gold and silver on the ground. On the surface, he was praising him, showing his cunning and greedy nature.
Li Rui ignored him and looked at his three uncles and cousins. He said, "I've made a rough estimate. The total price of these silver ingots is about thirty to forty thousand dollars. At most, it's fifty thousand dollars. It's not worth much. What's worth is these gold bars. These gold bars are about two taels each and weigh a hundred grams. According to the current market price, one gold bar is about thirty-five thousand yuan. There are about twenty of them here, so the total value is about seven hundred thousand yuan … "
When everyone heard this, their faces were filled with shock and joy. From the old man Li Jianzhong, who was in his seventies, to the youngest Li Fushuan, their faces were filled with joy.
Li Fugui's face was filled with joy, and his eyelashes were about to blossom. He felt that he was the owner of the gold and silver. As long as Li Rui helped to drive away those rotten people outside and gave a small portion to the relatives in the house, the rest would belong to him. No matter what, he would be able to get at least five or six hundred thousand. That would make him rich overnight. Haha, with money, he could first buy a car and then build a house. The remaining three or four hundred thousand could be spent well for the rest of his life. How beautiful would that be?
Li Fushuan, Li Fucai, and the rest thought that the total value of the gold and silver was about eight hundred thousand yuan. With such a large sum, wouldn't they get at least a few tens of thousand yuan? If they got less, they would feel embarrassed, but Li Fugui would feel embarrassed. Haha, what a wonderful thing. To be able to earn a few tens of thousand yuan out of nowhere was like a pie falling from the sky.
"However, the total value of these gold bars and silver ingots is about seven to eight hundred thousand yuan. You can't get all of them. It's good enough if you can get half!"
Just as everyone was rejoicing, Li Rui suddenly poured a basin of cold water on each of them, extinguishing the flames of greed in their hearts.
Everyone became anxious and expressed their surprise and indignation in a few words:
"Why can we only get half?"
"That's right. This treasure was dug out from under our Li family's old house. It should all belong to our Li family. Why can we only get half?"
"Xiao Rui, what do you mean? Are you going to give half to those bandits outside?"
"No, don't say half. We won't give a single cent to those bastards. If they push me too far, I'll fight them to the death. F * ck, who's afraid of who! "
"That's right. If we can't do it, we'll f * cking play hard. Even if we can't kill them, we'll make them half dead!"
When Li Rui heard these doubts, he smiled faintly and gave them an even more unacceptable news. "It's not bad if you can get half of it. That's the most ideal result, but in reality, you might only get one-tenth of it!"
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this. They all looked at him in disbelief, but no one said a word. This was because Li Rui's words had shocked them to the point that they were speechless.
Li Rui said: "Don't be anxious, and don't be agitated. Listen to my explanation. First of all, we can't avoid the fact that the treasure dug out from the ground does belong to the country unless you can prove that it was left behind by your ancestors. But Big Brother Fugui, can you prove it? "
Li Fugui shook his head dejectedly and said: "Apart from the gold bars and silver ingots, there's nothing else in the jar. There's also no written evidence or explanation. How can we prove that it was left behind by our ancestors?"
Li Rui said: "So, if this matter really gets out of hand and alarms the police or the town government, the gold and silver will definitely be taken away. When that time comes, you won't even be able to leave behind a fragment of the jar. Because of this, we have to shut the mouth of the village secretary and the village director so that they won't call the police. How do we shut them up? We'll give them a little, two silver ingots and half a gold bar each. Since they've received benefits, they naturally won't clamor to call the police. In addition, those hooligans in the village don't have the ability to do good deeds, but they have the ability to do bad deeds. If you don't give them benefits today, they'll treat you, especially Big Brother Fugui, as an enemy. They'll harass you every day in the future, and even find trouble with you. Big Brother Fugui, do you want to fight with them every day? "
Although Li Fugui was greedy and had some courage to protect the treasure, he didn't have the courage to fight to the death for the treasure. He knew the consequences of offending those ruthless people in the village, so he bitterly shook his head.
Li Rui said: "So, give them some benefits. In addition, the surrounding neighbors should more or less get a share. Our people don't have other skills, but they're best at trapping and backstabbing people. You, Li Fugui, suddenly dug up the treasure and made a fortune. If you don't give them some benefits, they'll definitely be dissatisfied. They'll definitely think of ways to disgust you, such as calling the police! Don't think that only the village branch secretary and village director will call the police. The others will definitely follow suit … Do the math. If so many people have to be given some benefits, won't there only be half left? "
Li Fugui said: "Xiao Rui, did you make a mistake? These people can't even get half of it. At most, they'll get a quarter."
Li Rui shook his head and said: "You haven't counted the town's police station. Do you think that after such a big thing happened today, the people in the town's police station won't hear about it? They're all in the same village, less than two miles away. How could they not know that you, Li Fugui, dug up treasure? They haven't sent anyone over yet. Maybe they're busy, or maybe they want to see if you know how to behave. If you know how to behave, you can go over and give them some benefits. It can be silver ingots, gold bars, or cash. Since they've received benefits from you, they'll turn a blind eye to this matter. They won't come and confiscate your treasures when they receive a report from someone. But if you don't know how to behave properly and ignore them, they'll definitely come and deal with you the next morning. Do you believe me? "
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