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In the vast land of rural Jiangsu, there was once a brave and fearless old man who was respected by the majority of villagers, and he was Wan Yicai, who lived alone in Mahu Village. However, now, the old man is deeply lonely, suffering from the cold reception of the world and the rejection and alienation of the villagers for 30 years.
Whenever Wan Yicai needed to buy daily necessities at the convenience store in the village, the shopkeeper would deliberately delay his time, look at him with contempt, and then find some change or coins to perfunctory him.
His grandson has also been bullied by his classmates for a long time at school, and no matter how long the waiting time is for breakfast, even if he is the last student in line, he will still be maliciously delayed, and there has never been a day when he can buy food smoothly.
When Wan Yicai had to sign the relevant procedures with the captain, the captain always deliberately signed a line less, making it impossible for him to complete the task smoothly. Again and again, like a sharp blade, mercilessly pierced into the heart of the poor old man.
The villagers sneered at him and spoke ill of him. In their minds, the old man has become a greedy and selfish man who has ruined the harmony of the village for his own selfish desires.
Although this is not the case, the three decades of gossip and exclusion and isolation against him have made the villagers' prejudice against him deeply rooted and difficult to change.
Tracing the origin of it all, we have to go back to the cold winter of 1982. On February 10 of that year, Wan Yicai, who was the leader of the Mahu Village Highway Team, led more than a dozen team members to the canal in the field to prepare for the day's clean-up work.
Since the canal that needs to be cleaned is hundreds of meters long, in order to improve efficiency, the entire canal area is divided into 17 links, and each team member is responsible for one of the areas.
However, one of the mud-filled areas was extremely difficult to clean, and the team members were reluctant to touch this "hot potato".
At this time, Wan Yicai's brother Wan Yiquan was unexpectedly late. In order to punish this derelict little brother, he resolutely stepped forward and bravely took on the heavy task of cleaning up the filthy criss-crossing canals. However, to everyone's surprise, when Wan Yiquan waved the tools in his hand and worked hard, he found a mysterious metal object in the mud that looked like a "pot lid", and his heart couldn't help but be shocked, and he hurriedly called his brother Wan Yicai to come and find out.
When Wan Yicai saw this scene, he immediately became keenly aware that this might be a major archaeological discovery. He quickly gathered his team members and carefully used a hoe to remove the mud bit by bit, and finally revealed a huge copper kettle loaded with all kinds of gold and silver coins inside! In the face of such a precious cultural relic, Wan Yicai resolutely changed his usual cautious attitude, and did not hesitate to issue an order to secretly transport the copper kettle back to his mansion overnight, and decided to donate it to the state free of charge the next morning, so as to prevent people from coveting and stealing it, and avoid unnecessary disputes and troubles.
However, it is this decision that has laid a deep hidden danger for the loneliness and rejection of Wan Yicai's family for the next 30 years......
In the early morning of the next day, Wan Yicai, with a feeling of apprehension, carefully took out two glittering gold bricks from the copper kettle full of treasures, carefully wrapped them in newspaper, and held them tightly to his chest. Alone, he walked towards the Mudian Township Government with firm steps.
On the way, the villagers of Mahu Village also seemed to get the news, and they followed behind Wan Yicai, curiously asking about the situation. When they arrived at the gate of the township government, the staff was taken aback by this, and hurriedly led Wan Yicai into the office area, and immediately contacted the staff of the local People's Bank to rush to the scene.
The bank staff carefully unwrapped the newspaper package brought by Wan Yicai, and suddenly, the two gold bricks shone in the sunlight. They quickly activated the assay equipment and carried out a thorough and meticulous examination and identification of the two pieces of gold.
This shocking news instantly spread throughout the Mudian Township Government, and the scene was immediately boiling. Everyone present was deeply shocked by the value of the two gold bricks in front of them, and expressed their heartfelt congratulations and respect to Wan Yicai.
At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, an armed police force drove a military vehicle to Wan Yicai's home. They quickly loaded the treasures from Wan's home into a car and carefully transferred them to the underground vault of the Nanjing Museum to ensure that the precious artifacts were properly carried.
Many experts and scholars were touched by it, and praised the exquisite hollow copper kettle. In addition to its unique design, the spout is also engraved with exquisite inscriptions, and the bottom is clearly printed with the words "Chen Zhang's Harvest", which can be called an outstanding representative work of the official kiln of the year.
In recognition of Wan Yicai's outstanding contributions, the Mudian Township Government specially awarded him a bonus of up to 10,000 yuan. In the face of such a generous reward, Wan Yicai's heart was full of gratitude and joy, and he decided to use 2,500 yuan of it for family expenses, and the rest of the plan to give 5,000 yuan to his younger brother Wan Yiquan and 2,500 yuan to his fourth brother respectively, as a way to express his encouragement and support for them.
So, the three brothers worked together and began to plan a better life in the future.
When the experts saw the openwork net-sleeved copper kettle, everyone was fascinated by the inscription on its mouth and bottom. The experts interpreted with a serious expression that the "Chen Zhang's Harvest" mentioned in the inscription actually refers to a pair of precious national treasure-level cultural relics known as "Chen Zhang's Square Pot" and "Chen Zhang's Round Pot" during the Warring States Period.
However, at the end of the twentieth century, these remarkable cultural relics were looted and plundered by the Eight-Nation Alliance. It is understood that at that time, Chen Zhang's square pot and round pot were forcibly dismantled and lost to all parts of the world.
To this day, the whereabouts of the Chen Zhang's square pot are unknown, and the Chen Zhang's round pot is treasured in the museum of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Experts speculate that the "hollow net-sleeved copper kettle" found in Wan Yicai's home is very likely to be the predecessor of Chen Zhang's square pot that was stolen that year. It turned out that its owner carefully buried this national treasure in the ground in order to escape the war, but who knows that this hiding has been hidden for hundreds of years, and it is only today that it has been accidentally excavated.
The traces of inscriptions on these treasures seem to be a long-sealed secret of the century, witnessing a cruel and tragic historical change. Chen Zhang's square pot and round pot were originally a pair of brothers with deep affection, but they were forced to separate in the context of turbulent times, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and it was difficult to reunite again.
Thankfully, at least in this incident, Chen Zhang's pot finally saw the light of day and avoided permanent silence.
Originally, I thought that with the pure heart of Wan Yicai, I would successfully return the national treasure to the country, not only to obtain the corresponding honors and awards, but also to protect this precious cultural heritage for future generations, and the future is bright.
What is jaw-dropping is that at the moment when the villagers learned that Wan Yicai had unearthed a huge wealth and treasure and was commended by the township government, the jealousy and suspicion between the neighbors spread like wildfire in Mahu Village.
Wan Yicai, who tasted the sweetness for the first time, became a thorn in the side of the other members of the road team, and they were shocked by the rapid improvement of Wan Yicai's family's living standards, and their hearts swelled with strong greed. They began to slander behind their backs, spreading rumors that the wealth obtained by Wan Yicai was actually a "treasure of the village" and was obtained by destroying the "peaceful fortune" of the village.
These rumors spread like a virus, causing an uproar throughout Mahu Village.
All kinds of gossip made the villagers deeply misunderstand and hostile Wan Yicai's family. They firmly believe that Wan Yicai is a greedy and selfish person who does not care about the interests of the whole village, and is the culprit of "ruining fortune".
Although the village has been noisy about the rumors about Wan Yicai's family, the state has fully affirmed and praised their contribution to handing over precious cultural relics. When Wan Yicai held the 10,000 yuan bonus, his heart was full of excitement and joy.
As the eldest brother, Wan Yicai first set aside 2,500 yuan for himself for future living expenses. Subsequently, he took out another 2,500 yuan from this money and gave it to his fourth brother with both hands.
For Wan Yiquan, the third brother who discovered the treasure first, Wan Yicai was even more stingy and generously allocated him a rich reward of 5,000 yuan.
The three brothers happily shared this hard-won honor. Wan Yicai immediately purchased tractors and other agricultural machinery and equipment for the family, determined to make the family's farming prosperous; his fourth brother directly built a new house, and the quality of life of the whole family has been greatly improved; and Wan Yiquan kept the prize money properly and planned to develop his own small business in the future.
For a time, the Wanjia brothers lived a carefree and carefree life. However, who could have predicted that this life of abundance would be a brief calm before the storm, and the storm was about to sweep in.
The envy and rejection of Wanjia by the other members of the highway team and the villagers did not stop. Soon after, they began to make things difficult everywhere, doing everything they could to make things difficult for Wan Yicai.
His former comrades-in-arms have now turned into rivals with him! These people have begun to take public goods for themselves and ignore Wan Yicai's demands; in the process of work, artificial obstacles have been set up everywhere, resulting in Wan Yicai's mission not being carried out smoothly; and even his name will be maliciously erased or deleted at meetings... All of this made Wan Yicai deeply feel betrayal and pain.
In desperation, Wan Yicai had no choice but to resign as the captain of the highway team. And his brothers can no longer gain a foothold in the village. The fourth brother resolutely left his hometown and moved to Xucheng County, while the third brother Wan Yiquan moved to Nanjing, leaving only Wan Yicai alone and staying at home.
Since then, for 30 years, Wan Yicai has endured the indifference and exclusion of the villagers alone, and lived a lonely life.