There is an old saying that life is like a play, and it all depends on acting. Some people have an ordinary life, while others can encounter adventures that are enviable. Today, we are going to tell you a true story that happened to an uncle somewhere in Gansu. This uncle originally just wanted to renovate his ancestral house, but he didn't expect to dig up a box of silver ingots, which was worth a lot of money. What the hell is going on, and who should own these silver ingots?
The secret of the ancestral house
The uncle's name is Li Jifeng, and his ancestral house was built during the Qing Dynasty, and because it has not been repaired for many years and has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, many parts are damaged. Li Jifeng's parents left him when he was young, leaving him with a crumbling house. Li Jifeng has never been married and has no children, so he lives in this mansion and makes a living by farming and doing odd jobs. Although he was poor, he was kind-hearted and helpful, and was deeply respected and loved by the villagers.
This year, Li Jifeng is 70 years old, he feels that his body is not as good as before, and he wants to renovate his ancestral house while he still has energy to make it look more tidy. He found a few village workers and began the repair project.
The workers had just cleaned the yard and were about to excavate the foundation when they suddenly heard the sound of a shovel on the ground, as if they had hit something hard. Curious, the workers dug through the clods of earth and found a wooden box filled with silver round objects. When they took a closer look, it turned out to be a silver ingot!
The origin of silver ingots
The workers were stunned, and they hurriedly called Li Jifeng and told him about the astonishing discovery. Li Jifeng was also stunned, he never knew that his ancestral house hid such a fortune. He asked the workers if these silver ingots were theirs, and the workers shook their heads and denied it, saying that these silver ingots should be Li Jifeng's because they were dug up in his foundation.
Li Jifeng couldn't believe it, he felt that these silver ingots might have been left by his ancestors, but he didn't know why they buried these silver ingots in the ground, and he didn't know how many years old these silver ingots were.
Li Jifeng thought about it for a while and decided to take these silver ingots to experts for appraisal to see their true value and origin. He put the silver ingots in a big bag, called a car, and went to the city.
The experts were also surprised to see these silver ingots, and they carefully examined these silver ingots and found that they were all Qing Dynasty currency, some also had the name and year name of the Qing emperor, and some also had the place and time of minting. Experts estimate that these silver ingots will be at least 25,000 to 40,000 yuan each at the current market price!
Attribution of silver ingots
The experts told Li Jifeng that these silver ingots are very precious cultural relics, with important historical and cultural value, and should not be bought and sold at will or kept privately, and should be handed over to the state, which will protect and manage them. When Li Jifeng heard this, he was a little hesitant in his heart, he felt that these silver ingots were left by his ancestors, they were his legal property, and he had the right to dispose of them himself.
He thought that if he sold these silver ingots, he would be able to live a prosperous life, and he could also help the poor people in the village and do some good deeds. However, he also felt that these silver ingots were the precious wealth of the country and the pride of the Chinese nation, and if he sold them privately, it would be disloyal to the country and the nation, and also disrespectful to his ancestors.
Li Jifeng was caught in a tangle of thoughts, and he didn't know what to do. At this moment, he remembered his parents, who, although poor, had always taught him to be an honest, upright, and patriotic person, and not to lose his conscience and morals for money. He remembered his ancestors, who, though wealthy, had always lived a low-key, modest, and generous life, not ostentatious and greedy for money.
He remembered the people of his village, who, despite their difficulties, had always helped, united, and progressed with each other, without fighting and jealousy for money. He figured it out that he could not forget his roots and soul for the sake of his own selfish interests, and that he had to make the right choice for the sake of the interests of the country and the nation.
epilogue
Li Jifeng finally decided to hand over these silver ingots to the state, so that the state can keep and display them, so that more people can appreciate and learn Xi history and culture of these silver ingots. He said that he was not for money, but for peace of mind, and he felt that he was worthy of his ancestors, as well as his country and nation. He said that he didn't need these silver ingots, he only needed his ancestral house, he only needed his villagers, he just needed his peaceful and happy life.