That was more than a hundred bucks, Gu Xiaoqing had thought it over, this money, of course, was going to be pooled together with the uncles from Grandma's family.
At least they wouldn't just think about themselves like Second Uncle and Third Uncle.
If it were something my own father and I discovered, it's estimated that not much of this money would end up in my own hands. Worst case, with one word from Grandpa and Grandma, Gu Ruhai wouldn't even get a penny, and he'd get blamed.
So, for the sake of this money, Gu Xiaoqing thought of the uncles. There's no way Li Xuemei can take back money from her family's uncles only for Second Uncle and the others to want a share too.
Even if they did want a share, Grandpa and Grandma wouldn't have the face.
Taking money given by the daughter-in-law's family to supplement the younger uncle's household—if anyone found out, they'd be the talk of the village for sure.
As biased as Grandpa and Grandma could be, they wouldn't let Gu Xiaocheng gain such a bad reputation.
So Gu Xiaoqing was confident that her family could be a bit more comfortable, making her future plans smoother.
At least she'd have the capital to start a business.
Gu Xiaoqing was still thinking about improving her family's living conditions.
Relying solely on her parent's little patch of land? Forget it.
Gu Xiaoqing walked nosily, tightly following behind Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang.
"Don't go over there, that's the famous steep slope, Lizi Slope, it's too dangerous, there are cliffs and rocks below, everyone be careful. Jianguo, Jianhui, watch over your younger siblings."
Li Weimin shouted at the children in front as he looked at the steep slope.
Li Weiqiang glanced at Gu Xiaoqing who was trailing silently behind them.
He wondered, this little girl who was chattering away just a while ago had suddenly become as silent as a grumpy gourd.
Kids are truly something.
Always changing.
Suddenly, there was a sound from behind.
"Oh no!"
He turned around. It's over!
Gu Xiaoqing was gone.
Li Weiqiang was terrified.
"Brother, Brother, Xiaoqing is gone."
Behind them was that steep slope.
Li Weiqiang's mind went blank, no way, could the girl have accidentally fallen down?
It was such a steep slope.
Old folks had always said that many people had died here before the earthquake; it was infamous for its dangers.
After the earthquake, almost no one ventured here.
The main reason is everyone knows many people died here before.
If Gu Xiaoqing got into trouble here, how could we face Gu Ruhai?
This is catastrophic.
Li Weimin heard his brother's cries and had already rushed over. Seeing no one behind Li Weiqiang and then following his gaze direction, he also shuddered.
Disaster!
"Xiaoqing. Xiaoqing."
Li Weimin shouted, wanting to know if the person was still around.
Li Weiqiang also reacted.
He was about to rush forward but was pulled back by Li Weimin who shook his head.
One person was already lost; he couldn't let another one go.
You can't act recklessly in panic.
"Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing."
The two were almost in despair.
Such a steep slope, a twelve-year-old child, once she goes down, the chance of survival is slim.
"Uncle, Uncle, I'm here!"
A tiny voice came through.
Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang rejoiced.
The person is alive.
Both of them rushed over without any hesitation.
Standing by the edge of the slope, they looked down and saw nothing below.
"Uncle, Uncle, below here."
Gu Xiaoqing had already seen clearly, here after the earthquake of the past, there was a platform extending less than two meters below the steep slope, like a stretched-out palm, catching the bottom.
It couldn't be seen.
But if a person jumped down, they'd land right on it, not far up or down, yet you couldn't see it.
Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang were anxious.
"Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing, where are you?"
"I'm right beneath your feet. Uncle, Uncle, you jump down here where you hear my voice, and you'll see me. It's fine, there's a platform here, very solid, not dangerous at all."
Gu Xiaoqing, if she knew the ins and outs here, would be scared half to death.
After all, everyone said that the place where people found wild honey had a crooked old pine tree planted there, without this mark, even if Gu Xiaoqing arrived here, she wouldn't find this platform.
Without finding the platform, there's absolutely no way to find wild honey.
Memory is a wonderful thing.
Li Weimin took a hard look at never catching the niece's figure, gritted his teeth, and jumped down following Gu Xiaoqing's voice instruction.
Sure enough, with his feet on firm ground, he saw the living Gu Xiaoqing standing in front of him.
He was simply overwhelmed with emotion.
Finally, there was an explanation.
Gu Xiaoqing, pointing to the stone cliff edge behind her, said, "Uncle, there's a wild beehive there. It's huge."
The child's innocent words made Li Weimin look, shocked, at the huge wild beehive.
Then, carefully inspecting the platform.
It's indeed remarkable.
It's likely ordinary people couldn't discover this place.
If Gu Xiaoqing hadn't accidentally fallen here, no one would have discovered it.
Truly a different world.
Happily embracing Gu Xiaoqing, Li Weimin shouted upward, "Second Brother, quickly find a rope and lower it down. It's not far, first pull up Xiaoqing. Call Jianguo, Jianhui to help, our niece is blessed."
Gu Xiaoqing pointed at the wild beehive, saying, "Uncle, Uncle, I'm telling you, I'm lucky, aren't I?"
"Yes, yes, you're our family's little lucky star, aren't you? But you're also a little rascal, scaring your uncle terribly, shortening my lifespan by several years at least."
Li Weimin jokingly pinched Gu Xiaoqing's nose lightly.
Gu Xiaoqing chuckled embarrassedly, thinking to herself, Uncle, isn't this for our family's fortune?
This caused quite a stir, Jianguo, Jianhui all ran over.
A bunch of them hurriedly pulled Gu Xiaoqing up first.
Then Jianguo took two fresh tree branches, lit them, and intentionally picked damp ones just for smoking.
An hour later, Li Weimin and Jianguo father and son had finally climbed up.
In their backpacks were full of two backpacks with beehives.
Wrapped in plastic cloth.
Afraid of leaks.
These are treasures.
The family happily went down the mountain.
All the way down, meeting acquaintances, they saw the family's elated expressions and inquired curiously about it.
Li Weimin proudly said, his family gathered wild beehives.
Envious glances from the surrounding villagers were evident.
Which family doesn't want to find wild honey in this mountain?
Wild hives are worth a lot of money.
How is it the Li Family had such good luck?
People said the Li Family was going to get rich.