Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 212 Digging for Gold on a Rainy Night
Although Zhou Shanshan was so frightened that she was hospitalized, it didn't dampen the spirits of the others.

The men didn't take it seriously; although they were frightened, they figured they would recover gradually.

Moreover, it was Lu Qiaoge who saved her, and to this day no one has thanked Lu Qiaoge.

Lu Qiaoge is younger than her and nothing happened to her, but she's so spoiled.

Although Li Xiuying and Dong Xiangqin didn't think Zhang Qiaozhi was irreplaceable, if they really had to compare, they still preferred the gentle, kind, and capable Zhang Qiaozhi.

So Zhou Shanshan left, but it wasn't a disappointment at all.

They basically had a great time and left satisfied.

In the dead of night, Lu Qiaoge went to the lakeside and learned from the old turtle that there would be a heavy rainstorm the next night.

She decided to take advantage of the rainy night to get the gold out.

That is, Friday night.

Lu Qiaoge received a bonus of 500 yuan on Friday morning.

The collection point is the Trade and Commerce Group's office.

The spirited Vice Mayor Xu told everyone that although there were still dissenting voices, the majority were in favor.

With this, the trade fair came to a successful conclusion.

The bonus was naturally paid out as well.

Each member of the group received 500 yuan, but Lu Qiaoge, who made a significant contribution, received an extra 300 yuan.

As a result, Lu Qiaoge received another eight hundred yuan.

Team Leader Xu said that the higher-ups want to open separate clothing counters in several major cities, but the actual implementation of this plan may take some time.

Vice Mayor Xu gave some words of encouragement and then the meeting adjourned.

Lu Qiaoge currently has more than 1,600 yuan in cash.

Just over a month ago, she was a poor girl with not a penny in her pocket.

What should we invest in?

The house needs to be built gradually; it's definitely not an option today.

Lu Qiaoge went to the post office.

But actually, you can't just buy stamps anywhere these days.

Lu Qiaoge went with Sister Su.

Sister Su's aunt is a post office employee.

So, Lu Qiaoge used her work ID to buy all the stamps that were still in stock at the post office by going through the back door.

There are quite a few types, and they are all full-page sheets. Although only one page of each type is given, this is enough to get by.

Lu Qiaoge went to the neighborhood office again.

This time, we're talking about instant noodle production lines.

Old Hu stared blankly at Lu Qiaoge: "What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Director Hu, we're building a factory. It would be best if it could be finished before winter, even if it's not entirely brick and tile. As long as we can set up the instant noodle production line..."

Old Hu: "..."

He knows what a production line is.

Why would a food factory that sells shortbread and corn cakes suddenly switch to selling instant noodles?
On the other hand, I've heard of instant noodles, they're not tasty at all, so why bother making them?

Lu Qiaoge said, "This equipment is almost brand new and not complicated to operate. I'll make an effort to arrange it. Besides grain, we can't leave our military factory with nothing, right? Director Hu, if you don't want it, Haicheng will take it away immediately."

Old Hu scratched his head awkwardly: "Well... you didn't say anything beforehand, so I wasn't prepared..."

Lu Qiaoge: "I didn't say it before because the higher-ups haven't defined the nature of this trade fair."

Old Hu's eyes lit up: "What, has it been decided now?"

Lu Qiaoge told Lao Hu about the meeting she had just attended in the city and also mentioned that she had received a bonus.

Old Hu slammed his hand on the table: "Alright, I'll go to the factory right away. Qiao Ge, you worked so hard to get these machines and equipment back, we can't let them go to waste. Don't worry, this will definitely work out."

Lu Qiaoge was still on vacation, and she hurriedly went home again.

After walking around her small bedroom, it seemed she would have to dig a hole in the house to hide the gold.

The report regarding the joint-venture housing project has been submitted but hasn't been approved yet, so the Lu family will have to stay here this year. They'll have to wait for Sister Su to help them find out more information about buying a house.

As for military factories, forget about it.

There are no houses available for sale.

It's worth a try in the city center.

Lu Qiaoge was just waiting for the heavy rain to start in the middle of the night.

Around 11 p.m., the wind suddenly picked up.

Meng Xia got up to close the window, and Lu Qiaoge also got up to close the window. She mumbled sleepily, "Mom, the wind is too strong. I'm afraid mice will come in, so I locked my window and the bedroom door."

Meng Xia said, "Okay, okay, it's good that it's closed tightly."

Lu Qiaoge closed the windows and doors, waited for the downpour to start, and waited until everyone in the family was asleep. Then, she quietly opened the back window and jumped out. Wearing a raincoat and rubber boots, she sped up and arrived at the small gate on the north side of the family compound in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, it felt like we were back in the post-apocalyptic world, teaming up for a mission.

After much thought, Lu Qiaoge realized that this was the only way to bring the gold back.

Besides, she could do it herself.

It was a stormy night, around 1 a.m., and Lu Qiaoge moved with ghostly speed. There were no cameras at that time, so Lu Qiaoge successfully reached the riverbank.

The stream swelled under the cover of night, and yesterday's campsite was flooded.

The beautiful scenery of the daytime has vanished, and Yuanbaoshan is terrifying and frightening at night.

But for Lu Qiaoge, this was actually the best cover-up.

She carried her shovel into the woods. Before she left yesterday, she told the squirrel that if she wanted to dig for gold, she should come at midnight. Unexpectedly, the little squirrel hadn't slept and had been waiting all night.

Lu Qiaoge casually wiped the rain off her face and said to the little squirrel, "I'll dig it up right away. Go to sleep and don't worry about me."

Little Squirrel: [Little Fairy, I'll keep watch for you.]

It was even excited.

The little fairy is amazing; she actually dared to come to the mountain forest alone during a torrential downpour.

Yi Gao people are bold.

That refers to Lu Qiaoge.

She quickly dug through the soil and found the boxes stacked together.

There are three below and two above, with a large stone slab pressing down on them.

Lu Qiaoge violently broke open the box. The gold inside was wrapped in an oilcloth. The oilcloth was special; the gold was surprisingly dry.

After Lu Qiaoge finished checking, she wrapped everything up and put it into a flour sack, then into the two large military canvas bags she had brought.

If we use a 50-pound flour sack as an analogy, this gold would fill two flour sacks.

But it weighs more than fifty pounds.

Even Lu Qiaoge was so excited she wanted to put her hands on her hips and laugh out loud. Haha, it actually weighed over a thousand pounds!

Then, gritting his teeth, he thought, "Back then, the Japanese stole countless thousand-pound taels of gold."

Lu Qiaoge first put the box back in its original position, and then began to fill it with soil. Naturally, it couldn't be the same as before, but after a heavy rain, almost no trace of it remained.

As for the shrubs on the ground, Lu Qiaoge replanted them exactly as they were.

After settling in, Lu Qiaoge patted the squirrel's head, telling it to hurry back to its nest to rest.

When we returned, it was still pouring rain.

The entire earth was pitch black.

The heavy rain caused a power outage, especially affecting the entire residential compound.

Lu Qiaoge entered the bedroom, and Hua Hua woke up with a start. Seeing her little master throw the large handbag in, she jumped up excitedly.

Lu Qiaoge didn't care about anything else. She lifted the broken bricks under the desk, easily dug a square hole, and took out the bag containing gold and stuffed it in.

Everything was set up as planned, and the heavy rain outside had stopped.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, gently illuminating the dark night.

With her worries gone, Lu Qiaoge tidied up and went straight to sleep.

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　　(End of this chapter)