Ten years ago, when Chen Jun went home to wash his car, he found a gold bowl in the tricycle, which was not an ordinary gold bowl, but a very rare gold antique.
After this matter was spread by neighbors, someone came to the door the next day to buy it for 600,000 yuan, but Chen Jun categorically refused.
Half a year later, a strange man came to the door and handed him a lockbox, and when Chen Jun opened the lockbox, he was stunned!
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One night ten years ago, when Chen Jun returned home after selling briquettes, his wife Li Dongmei ran over and said: "Husband, Aunt Zhang's house next door is going to hold a wedding wine in two days, just now Aunt Zhang came over and asked you to help her go to the village to pull two pigs, I promised you!"
Chen Jun nodded and said, "Uh-huh!
"By the way, wife, my tricycle is a little dirty! You can drive to Uncle Zhao's house to wash it, I'm too tired today."
Li Dongmei nodded and said, "Leave this matter to me, you go to dinner!
"It's too late tonight, I'll go wash tomorrow morning."
Chen Jun nodded, and went to the kitchen to eat, both of them can drive, sometimes he can't be busy! Li Dongmei will also help him sell briquettes.
Selling briquettes is a physical job, not only to be able to drive, but also to help guests stack briquettes in the designated position, busy after a day of body bones are basically scattered, every day to send briquettes Chen Jun can not stand it, basically send two days and one day off.
Early the next morning, Li Dongmei hurriedly ran home, knocked on his door, and shouted: "Husband, husband, wake up quickly, something is wrong!"
Chen Jun slept in a daze, and after being woken up, he opened his eyes and asked, "Wife, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Jun rubbed his eyes as he spoke, obviously not waking up yet.
Li Dongmei took out a golden bowl from her pocket and said excitedly: "Husband, tell me honestly where did you get this golden bowl?"
Chen Jun looked at the golden bowl in front of him, and suddenly his sleepiness disappeared, he got up with a carp, looked at the golden bowl in Li Dongmei's hand, and asked with a blank face: "I don't know! Isn't this golden bowl brought by you?"
When Li Dongmei heard this, she hurriedly said: "I still want to ask you! This golden bowl was found in your tricycle, that is, in your toolbox, when I washed your tricycle today, I found that it was placed in this golden bowl, Uncle Lin and they all said it was true, and the thing was in your toolbox, and you still said you don't know?"
Now it was Chen Jun's turn to look confused! He really didn't know where this golden bowl came from, he was sure that this golden bowl was not his, if it was his, he would still sell briquettes?
Looking at the weight of this golden bowl, how can it be said that it can be worth hundreds of thousands, right?
Chen Jun patiently explained: "Wife, this golden bowl is really not what I put in the box, you also know my situation, didn't you give you all the money from selling briquettes yesterday?
When Li Dongmei heard Chen Jun say this, she immediately felt that this golden bowl was unlikely to be his, whether Chen Jun had any money on him, and she still didn't know? How could she have extra money to buy this thing?
What's more, this golden bowl doesn't seem to be cheap either.
Thinking of this, Li Dongmei said, "Then whose thing is this, and how can it be in your toolbox?"
Chen Jun thought for a while and said: "The person who can get close to my tricycle is probably our customer, and this golden bowl may be left out on the car by others."
In addition to dealing with briquettes all day long, Chen Jun is the person who buys briquettes from him, if this golden bowl is really missed by others, it can only be the customer who came to buy his briquettes.
Li Dongmei asked a little dejectedly: "What should we do?" We don't know who this thing is, and we can't find anyone yet."
She originally thought that the thing belonged to Chen Jun, and she had a little hope, but now that Chen Jun said that it was not his, she must have been a little disappointed.
As for direct possession, Li Dongmei didn't think about it.
This thing is very valuable at first glance, and once she sells it, if the owner comes to the door, it will be troublesome!
When the time comes, I can't explain it clearly.
Chen Jun touched his chin, thought for a while and said: "The origin of this golden bowl is unknown, we will not move for the time being, the person who lost the thing will definitely look for it everywhere, I have also inquired in the past two days, if I can find the owner of the owner, if we can't find it, we will hand over this golden bowl, when there is really something wrong, there will be no trouble." ”
Li Dongmei nodded, she couldn't think of any good way now, she could only listen to Chen Jun's arrangement, this golden bowl was worth a lot of money, she was also a little frightened, she didn't dare to sell her privately.
In the next few days, Chen Jun recalled the road he had traveled that day, and while selling briquettes, he asked if anyone had lost something, but in order to prevent others from claiming it, he did not explain what the thing was.
If the person who lost something can't answer, it's not his.
What Chen Jun didn't expect was that Li Dongmei went to wash the car that day, and the news of finding the golden bowl in the car spread all over the village!
When encountering this kind of thing, it will soon be one to ten, ten to hundred.
And the rumors are getting more and more outrageous, some people say that Chen Jun picked up a golden bowl when delivering briquettes, some people picked up a porcelain bowl by him, and some people say that his bowl is an antique.
In short, there are people who say anything.
There is no progress on Chen Jun's side, there are people at home who want to buy his golden bowl, and the thing has not yet found the owner, Chen Jun does not dare to sell this thing, in case the owner comes to the door after selling, then he will be in trouble!
Even if the person who came to the door was willing to leave hundreds of thousands, he would not dare to sell it.
The higher the price, the more scared he became.
Just when Chen Jun had no clue, his wife Li Dongmei's words woke him up instantly, and he found the owner as he wished.
It's just that this lost owner was a little unexpected by him.
Li Dongmei held the golden bowl, her hands trembled, and she said excitedly: "Husband, this is 600,000 yuan! Listen to what the man just said? This is a golden bowl in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, and it is a gold vessel used by large families to arrange and sacrifice, and it has a certain research value, and it is more valuable than gold of the same weight!"
"I weighed it just now, this gold bowl has 687 grams, and according to the current gold price, it is only two or three hundred thousand, but that person is willing to pay 600,000 yuan to buy it!"
"If only this thing were ours, I don't know who left it in your car, and it was specially placed in the toolbox, did anyone open your toolbox that day?
This golden bowl is a hot potato in Chen Jun's hands, he can't sell it if he wants to, he was already a little upset, listening to Li Dongmei say this, Chen Jun instantly thought of a person.
There is only one person who has been rummaging through his toolbox these days.
But when he thought of this person, Chen Jun hesitated.
Because this person is an old lady who lives alone, she has a very hard life, how can there be such a valuable thing?
"What's going on in your mind, husband?"
Seeing that Chen Jun's expression was not quite right, Li Dongmei asked.
Chen Jun nodded and said, "I thought of someone, I don't know if it's or not, I have to ask...... , you wait for me at home, and no one will sell anything. ”
With that, Chen Jun got on a motorcycle and left home.
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An hour later, Chen Jun came to the old mansion in the old city, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Granny Wu, are you at home?"
Granny Wu, whose real name is Wu Fang, although she has two daughters, but these two daughters have gone abroad and have not come back for more than ten years.
Chen Jun has known Granny Wu for many years! Because her legs and feet are not very flexible, every time Chen Jun sells briquettes downstairs, Granny Wu will call him upstairs.
Every time Granny Wu bought briquettes, Chen Jun would help her send the briquettes upstairs to be built, and sometimes Granny Wu needed to buy things such as potatoes, rice, and vegetables, and Chen Jun would help run errands.
came and went, and the two became acquainted.
Chen Jun remembered that when he was carrying briquettes for Granny Wu a few days ago, Granny Wu seemed to ask him to borrow pliers, and Chen Jun was a little busy at that time, so he asked Granny Wu to take it herself in the toolbox.
Other than that, no one else was touching his toolbox, and if it wasn't for Granny Wu, he really couldn't remember who it would be.
After a while, Granny Wu's voice came out.
"It's Xiaojun! I'm at home! The door is not locked, you can just come in."
Chen Jun pushed open the door and walked in, taking three steps and doing two steps to climb to the second floor.
After coming to the second floor, Chen Jun found that Granny Wu's face was pale and half lying on the bed, and when she saw Chen Jun open the door and come in, she smiled and said, "You're here!"
Chen Jun hurriedly walked to the bedside and said, "Granny Wu, what's wrong with you, do you want me to take you to the hospital?"
Granny Wu shook her head and said, "No! I know my body, I know that you have been sending me briquettes all these years! You still have so many briquette money left unsettled! You came to me this time for that golden bowl, right? Have you sold the golden bowl?"
Chen Jun was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "Granny Wu, is that golden bowl in my toolbox really put it by you?"
Granny Wu nodded when she heard this: "That's right, I put it, I have no money on me, and you refuse to accept my briquette money, so I will stuff the golden bowl into your toolbox! I think you will definitely sell it if you find it, I know your temper, if I give you the golden bowl directly, you will definitely not accept it."
When Chen Jun heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Granny Wu, isn't it just a briquette of a few hundred yuan!
"I didn't sell anything, I'll send it back to you in the afternoon."
When Granny Wu heard this, she sighed: "Xiao Jun, since the thing is given to you, you can sell it!"
"Besides, I'm not without a request, I know you're going to get it back, and I want to ask you for something."
When Chen Jun saw Granny Wu say this, he also cheered up and asked, "Mother-in-law, you can say it! Leave aside whether things are sold or not, as long as I can do it, I will do it for you."
Granny Wu nodded and said, "My illness is very serious, and I can't last long, I hope you will accompany me more during this time, so that I will not be left unaware."
"Also, which golden bowl you help me sell, part of it will be your briquette money, and the other part I want to ask you to help me buy a cemetery, if there is any money left, all of it will be left to you, what do you think?"
Chen Jun wanted to refuse, but looking at the pale Granny Wu, he couldn't bear it.
So he said, "Mother-in-law, what about your daughters, why didn't you tell them to come back?"
Granny Wu sighed and said, "I am their stepmother, they will not come back, not long after I married their father, their father passed away unexpectedly!
"Besides, even if they are willing to come back, whether I can survive until they return home is a matter of two words."
"Mother-in-law, I don't have any other requests, so I'll trouble you about this, do you think it's okay?"
Can Chen Jun not agree?
He could only say yes.
Since Granny Wu asked for this, he could only do as he was told, and let him ignore it.
After knowing the origin of the golden bowl, Chen Jun also breathed a sigh of relief, went home and discussed with Li Dongmei for a night, and the couple decided to sell the things.
The next day, Li Dongmei found the person who came to buy the bowl before, and sold the golden bowl at a price of 600,000 yuan.
The rest of the money Chen Jun was supposed to be handed over to Granny Wu for safekeeping, but Granny Wu asked Granny Wu to accept it, and there may be some expenses after her death, so that Chen Jun would give her more trouble, and the rest of the money would be given to him, if he didn't accept it, Granny Wu would not be at ease.
Chen Jun had no choice but to accept the money.
In the next few weeks, Chen Jun did not continue to sell briquettes, he and Li Dongmei worked two shifts, taking turns to take care of Granny Wu, since he received Granny Wu's money, he naturally had to get things done in place.
When the old neighbors around saw this, they also praised them for their kindness.
A month later, Granny Wu ran out of oil and passed away.
Before she passed away, she was relatively sober, and she said that she had no regrets with Chen Jun and his wife in this life!
Chen Jun kept his promise, and after confirming that Granny Wu had passed away, he notified the neighbors around him, and with the help of everyone, Chen Jun helped Granny Wu deal with the funeral as a righteous son.
Granny Wu didn't know many people, they were all old neighbors, and not many of her husband's nephews and nieces came to visit.
After these people learned that Granny Wu had died, the first thing they thought of was not to pay tribute, but to find out whether Granny Wu had left any last words before she died, and the location of Granny Wu's old mansion.
Chen Jun didn't know about this, he didn't take Granny Wu's house book, and he didn't know where to put it.
Although these people were a little suspicious, they could not find evidence, so they had to give up.
About a month later, a very well-dressed young man suddenly came to Chen Jun's house, who claimed to be a lawyer, and said that there were some things to be handed over to Chen Jun, and it was Mrs. Wu Fang who asked him for business in front of her.
The young lawyer brought a box, and when he opened it, there was a certificate and a room book, and he said that these were all materials transferred to Chen Jun, let him sign it, and give him everything else to handle.
Although Chen Jun was full of doubts, he still signed as requested.
After the lawyer handed Chen Jun a suitcase, he left.
Chen Jun opened the box, and when he saw the contents inside, he was also completely stunned.
In this box, there is even a golden bowl, looking at the style and shape, it is almost the same as the previous one.
Other than that, it's a letter.
"Xiaojun, when you read this letter, I have been dead for a month, thanks to your care over the years, let me, a lame old lady, also live a good life for a while, I don't know if you will arrange for me to be in the future, although I know that you will definitely keep your promise, but I still made some arrangements. ”
"There are two golden bowls, I will store one golden bowl in Lawyer Song, if you want to get this golden bowl, you must arrange for me to do something, after Lawyer Song knows, he will find you by himself, I can stay, except for this golden bowl is the old house, you can rest assured, the house has been transferred to you, the house now belongs to you!"
"I have no children and no daughters in my life, I hope that in the future, you can also come to see me, old lady, I am grateful."
Chen Jun looked at the last words in his hand, and his heart was full of emotion, he didn't expect that his momentary kindness would bring such a big return.
Granny Wu actually made several arrangements for her own future, if Chen Jun took away the golden bowl and ignored the things explained by Granny Wu, then it would be impossible for him to get the second golden bowl.
Naturally, it was impossible for the house to be transferred to him, and he did not lose his mind because of the first golden bowl, nor did he fool Granny Wu because she was an old man who lived alone.
It was his honesty that allowed him to get the reward he deserved.