The moment he saw Lu Jing taking the lead, Xia Yao immediately stopped and shifted his gaze to other places, just not looking at the little bumpkin.
It's just that all of Xia Yao's remedial measures seemed to Lu Jing to be a cover-up.
Lu Jing's eyes did not change and he just walked quickly to the tree.
He could see clearly just now that Xia Yao was staring at this tree.
And he hunted in the back mountain all year round, and he could see something strange under this tree trunk at a glance.
Lu Jing didn't hesitate too much. Before Xia Yao could look away, he had already used the hoe in his backpack to hoe open the small bag of dirt.
Surprisingly, there was a wooden box inside.
Just looking at this wooden box, you can tell that the things inside are extraordinary.
The wooden box is embroidered with exquisite patterns and birds and animals, which are not allowed to exist at this time.
When Xia Yao heard the movement over there, her heart ached with blood, but she still pretended to be surprised and rushed to Lu Jing's side: "What is this?"
"Stop pretending." Lu Jing said indifferently and took out the wooden box.
The wooden box was not big, only as big as an adult's hand. It was easily lifted by Lu Jing.
"Did you already know that this thing was buried here?" Lu Jing stared at Xia Yao, his eyes suddenly becoming wary.
Before Xia Yao could think of words, Lu Jing had already grasped her wrist tightly, with such force that she couldn't resist at all.
"What are you doing?" Xia Yao's face changed drastically, "I'm not a prisoner! Let go!"
Lu Jing's rough hands held Xia Yao's wrist tightly, and the touch and strength made Xia Yao frown.
"Who are you?" Lu Jing didn't listen at all. He squeezed Xia Yao's hand hard, forcing Xia Yao to look directly at him, "How did you know this thing is here? It's still something like this!"
Although the wooden box was locked, Lu Jing could guess it without opening it. To use such an exquisite and heavy box, and to hide it in such a hidden place, there must be someone with ulterior motives!
Xia Yao was still thinking about how to deal with it, but when she saw Lu Jing's eyes getting colder and colder, and the strength in his hands getting stronger, she suddenly realized that Lu Jing was treating her as a spy!
She was furious and her eyes were full of absurdity: "What are you thinking in your mind? In your eyes, am I such a morally inferior person? I can even sell my own country?"
"At most, I like money a little bit. I want to find this box because I know there is money in it!" Xia Yao said, ignoring the pain in his wrist, he raised his foot and kicked Lu Jing hard.
But just like that, one of her feet was caught by Lu Jing.
Xia Yao was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "If you don't believe me, just open it and take a look and you will know!"
The doubt in Lu Jing's eyes did not dissipate, but Xia Yao's determined attitude still made him choose to open the wooden box.
Before that, he tied Xia Yao to a tree with a hemp rope. Xia Yao rolled his eyes fiercely: "As for you?"
Lu Jing did not answer, but his actions could show that he was wary of Xia Yao.
The lock on the wooden box was quickly broken open. Lu Jing's eyes changed again when he looked at the jewelry scattered on the ground and the ocean.
This time, he came not for Xia Yao, but for these jewelry.
Xia Yao's heart skipped a beat when she saw his complex expression and his eyes full of sternness.
Wait... The original owner of this wooden box didn't say who it was. Could it be that this wooden box belongs to Lu Jing?
But the next moment, Xia Yao denied this guess. If it was really Lu Jing's thing, Lu Jing would never have had that attitude just now. In this case, there was only one possibility.
The thing belonged to Lu Jing, but the person who hid it was not Lu Jing.
"Where did you get the news?" Lu Jing turned around and stared at Xia Yao.
Xia Yao felt a little uncomfortable. She couldn't say that she saw it in a book.
"Where did you get the news?" Lu Jing's eyes were filled with anger, and he repeated what he just said.
Faced with Lu Jing's attitude, Xia Yao was not afraid at all.
She raised her chin and stared at Lu Jing coldly: "What? Do you always have this attitude when asking for help?"
After saying that, Xia Yao lowered his head and signaled to Lu Jing: "I don't like being tied up and talking to others."
Lu Jing saw her intention, and after a moment of silence, he untied the rope for Xia Yao: "Can you say it now?"
"Actually, I don't know who hid this here." Xia Yao rubbed his wrist and said quietly.
Seeing Lu Jing's eyes instantly become cold and stern, she coughed again: "But, I can provide you with a way to find this person."
"What tricks do you want to play again?"
"You do not trust me?"
Xia Yao felt aggrieved and blinked her big beautiful eyes, which were soon filled with mist.
"I came to your village not long ago. I don't know who hid this, but..." Xia Yao used the draft he had made, "But when I was wandering in the mountains that time, I vaguely saw a person digging here. , I wrote down this location at that time, and I just wanted to find an opportunity to find out what the man was hiding."
"I just didn't expect that you would beat me to it." Xia Yao said, staring at Lu Jing again, "You are so nervous. Do you think the things in this wooden box belong to you?"
Facing Xia Yao's question, Lu Jing had no hesitation: "It belongs to our Lu family."
These jewelry items were confiscated when Tian Dashan brought people to his home. He thought these items had been confiscated long ago, but he didn't expect to see them here again.
Xia Yao carefully observed Lu Jing's expression and saw some clues.
"It seems that you already have someone you suspect." Xia Yao took a step forward, "I didn't see that person's face last time, but I have a way to help you lure the snake out of the hole."
"Isn't that person hiding things here just trying to get away with it and then take it out to make a fortune when the time is right?" Xia Yao whispered, "Why don't we just use the trick to lure that person out? We can first... "
After listening to Xia Yao's words, Lu Jing looked at her with a strange look.
But soon, he agreed: "Okay."
He agreed.
This approach proposed by Xia Yao is indeed the most effective.
He packed up the things on the ground and completely messed up the place where the wooden box was originally buried, making it look like a wild boar was here.
Seeing him tossing and turning, Xia Yao sighed quietly in his heart.
She didn't expect that what she was looking for turned out to be Lu Jing's. Wouldn't her efforts have been in vain?
Xia Yao was thinking about this when suddenly a hand stretched out in front of him.
It's Lu Jing!
Xia Yao became excited and stared at the ring on Lu Jing's hand.
"A thank you gift for you." Lu Jing said.
"It's easy to talk about." A smile appeared on Xia Yao's face and he was about to take it.
Who knew that Lu Jing took the things back again, and Xia Yao glared at him: "Are you kidding me?"
"You can't keep these things at home. I will find another place and keep them properly. When everything is over, I will give you the thank you gift you deserve."
After hearing this, Xia Yao turned into the smiling look he had just now.
"Okay." She nodded, "You have to admit it when the time comes."
"Of course not." Lu Jing looked at her strangely, as if wondering why she had such an idea.
Xia Yao gritted her teeth, OK, it was her villain's heart that judged the gentleman's belly.
"Let's go." Xia Yao clapped his hands, "We can't stay here for long."
Who knows when Xia Qingqing will come.
Lu Jing took the heavy wooden box and carefully put it into his backpack.
For him, this is also a reflection of his family.
But when he thought about his next plan, his eyes darkened.
He already had a guess in his mind about the person who would hide these things, but he just didn't know if he could lure them out according to Xia Yao's plan this time.
The two of them walked out of the forest, carrying some fungi in their hands.
Aunt Liu was sitting at the entrance of the village of Shangyang Brigade. Seeing Xia Yao returning home with a full load, Aunt Liu smiled broadly: "We don't have much else, but we have a lot of fungi. If you like it, I'll keep it for you in the future."
A bright smile appeared on Xia Yao's face. She hugged Aunt Liu's arm with a well-behaved and surprised look on her face: "Thank you, Auntie! This is what we want!"
"You also know..." Xia Yao lowered his voice again, "We educated youths who go to the countryside are most in need of food."
Aunt Liu understood: "Don't worry, I will keep an eye on you."
When the two of them talked, they both had smiles on their faces, and the warm atmosphere was not like that of a buyer and a seller, but more like that of relatives.
Everyone saw that Aunt Liu and Xia Yao were having a good conversation, and everyone became curious.
But Aunt Liu was very concerned about her small amount of money and was unwilling to disclose Xia Yao's purpose. She just made a casual joke and exposed the matter.
Xia Qingqing could clearly see that she was hiding in the dark and had other thoughts in her mind.
Based on her understanding of Xia Yao, this person is a lazy person. How could she take the initiative to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms? There must be something in this mountain that attracts her!
Thinking of this, Xia Qingqing subconsciously stepped into the mountains.
Just as she walked in, she saw several panting wild boars.
"Ahhh!"
Xia Qingqing's sharp shout rang out from the mountain. Xia Yao didn't know all this.
She looked at the basket full of mushrooms and her eyes almost narrowed with laughter.
"What a bumper harvest!" Xia Yao said with a smile.
…
Early the next morning, rumors from Shangyang Brigade spread rapidly.
"Have you heard? Something happened to Shangyang Brigade!"
"A female educated youth went to pick mushrooms in the mountains and ran into wild boars. The Shangyang Brigade killed two wild boars this time! Each was a large wild boar weighing over a hundred kilograms!"
"Hey! The Shangyang Brigade has sent out!"
"What's the matter? Hasn't our brigade hit wild boars before? It's not unusual. What's strange this time is that they found a big pit in the place where wild boars are found! There's a wooden box in it! Look! It’s so beautiful when you look up there! You can tell it belongs to a wealthy landlord!”
"What? Someone is buried there?"
"What if it's not the case? Could it be that he was born with it? I heard from the people from Shangyang Brigade that when they went there, there was only this wooden box left in the big pit. It was empty. It was obvious that it had been rummaged through. Let’s go! What’s strange is that the soil is still fresh!”
