Chapter 28: 10 Jars Of Nu’er Hong Secured!
After finishing, it was already noon.
Jiang Tao led Liu Zhiyuan and the other two to a small restaurant in the urban village.
Each ordered one dish, two meat and two vegetables, and also ordered two bottles of Bai Niu Er.
Jiang Tao smiled and beckoned to his brothers, saying:
“This afternoon everyone can rest well, tomorrow we will continue to haul goods, and the day after tomorrow we should be able to start shipping.”
The chubby Liu Zhiyuan chuckled:
“I hope this time I can follow Brother Jiang and make a small profit, so I’ll have some extra money for the Spring Festival.”
“Brother Jiang, is this thing reliable? My heart is still in my throat, I’m so nervous.”
Shan Yufei also invested 50,000 yuan; he didn’t have as much confidence as Jiang Tao.
“Relax, if it wasn’t reliable, would I invest 250,000? You guys just wait to earn money and have a good Spring Festival!”
Jiang Tao grinned and distributed cigarettes to them, he was very confident in the intelligence provided by the intelligence system.
The reason Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei dared to invest 50,000 yuan each was because they saw Jiang Tao invest 250,000 yuan, which made them make up their minds.
After a few jokes, the boss quickly brought the ordered alcoholic beverages and dishes to their table.
Since they didn’t have to drive to work in the afternoon, the four of them put aside two bottles of wine.
After eating and drinking their fill, Jiang Tao took the initiative to pay the bill.
When they walked out of the restaurant, it was already past 3 PM.
Every time Jiang Tao drank alcohol, he didn’t want to do anything but sleep.
He refused the suggestion of Liu Zhiyuan and the others to play Zha Jinhua and walked home alone.
Passing a hardware store in the urban village, Jiang Tao went in and bought a brand new shovel and a headlamp.
He still remembered the intelligence about Nu’er Hong that had been refreshed early this morning.
However, it was inconvenient to work during the day, so he could only wait until dark to try digging.
After buying the shovel and headlamp, Jiang Tao first put the tools in the small courtyard and then went straight home to sleep.
He slept until past 7 PM when Jiang Tao was woken up by a video call from his wife Xu Li.
The couple’s video call lasted for more than an hour.
“8:20, eat something to replenish your energy and then you can act!”
Seeing that the sky outside had completely darkened, Jiang Tao got up and went downstairs.
He ate a portion of fried flatbread with meat and drank a bowl of dough drop soup at a small restaurant on the street.
After eating and drinking his fill, he also felt warm.
Only then did Jiang Tao leisurely head to the courtyard house he had just rented that day.
He took out the key from his pocket, opened the main gate, and after entering, he bolted it from the inside.
Entering the courtyard, Jiang Tao’s gaze turned towards the base of the west wall.
In his field of vision, there was a square area at the base of the west wall, about 1 meter long and 1 meter wide, emitting a faint glow.
Based on his past treasure hunting experience, those 10 jars of 20-year-old Nu’er Hong should be buried under that glowing area!
“I just don’t know how deep they are buried.”
“It’s best to dig them out tonight, otherwise, it will be difficult to explain if Xiao Liu and the others see it tomorrow.”
“Time is tight and the task is heavy, I need to get to work quickly!”
Jiang Tao finished a cigarette, threw away the butt, stepped on it to extinguish it, and then, carrying the shovel, walked towards the glowing area.
Fortunately, it was much warmer this year than in previous years, and the ground was not frozen.
Coupled with the snow from a few days ago, the area where Jiang Tao was digging was somewhat damp, so digging was not too difficult.
Jiang Tao dug laboriously for over an hour and had already dug a pit 1 meter long, 1 meter wide, and 30 centimeters deep.
Like this, he would dig for a while and then rest for a while.
He dug continuously for more than three hours, reaching a depth of just over one meter.
In the sub-zero temperatures of seven or eight degrees Celsius at night, Jiang Tao’s clothes were almost soaked through, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
It was truly exhausting!
Digging a hole was much more tiring than driving a truck loaded with goods all day!
But thinking about the Nu’er Hong buried below, with a total value of 200,000 yuan, no matter how hard or tired he was, it was worth it!
How many years would it take him to earn 200,000 yuan by hauling goods?
Bang!
Suddenly, the shovel poked down and made a distinct “bang” sound, different from before.
“It’s hollow underneath! I guess I’ve reached the spot!”
Hearing the unusual sound from below, Jiang Tao’s face lit up with joy, and he dug with even more vigor!
As expected, after digging for another ten minutes, a square cement board, like a floor tile, appeared at the bottom of the pit.
Jiang Tao carefully used the tip of his shovel to pry open the cement board, and what greeted his eyes was 10 jars of wine arranged neatly!
Clearly, the tenant who hid the wine was also an expert; they didn’t bury it directly in the soil.
Instead, they had built a miniature wine cellar beneath the soil layer.
This small wine cellar was surrounded by a neat circle of stones, with a thick layer of wooden boards laid underneath, and then covered with a cement board.
It was in such an environment that these 10 jars of Nu’er Hong could slowly ferment.
If they had been buried directly in the soil, these 10 jars of Nu’er Hong would have definitely spoiled and become undrinkable!
Putting down the shovel, Jiang Tao carefully picked up a jar of wine from the pit.
This jar of wine was probably about 2 catties (approx. 1 kg).
The label on it had rotted and was damaged, but the wine jar and the seal on its mouth were still intact.
As the saying goes, fine wine is three parts brewing and seven parts aging.
This wine, aged for 20 years, must be of excellent quality!
The intelligence system estimated its value at 200,000 yuan, which translates to 20,000 yuan per jar!
Compared to foreign wines that cost tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of yuan per bottle, this price is not entirely unreasonable.
Seeing that it was almost 12 AM, Jiang Tao couldn’t afford to observe in detail and first brought up the remaining 9 jars of wine from the pit.
Afterward, he spent another ten minutes filling the pit back in.
Since it had snowed a few days ago, there was still a lot of snow at the base of the west wall.
After Jiang Tao restored the scene to its original state, he covered it with a layer of snow, making it appear seamless.
Carrying two jars at a time, Jiang Tao made five trips back and forth, like a thief, carrying all 10 jars of Nu’er Hong back to his rented room.
After finishing all this, he took off his mud-covered clothes and collapsed on the bed, exhausted.
Tonight, after digging for several hours, it was definitely the dirtiest and heaviest job he had done all year.
But thinking of the value of those 10 jars of Nü Hong’er, he was tired but happy!
200,000 yuan!
This was the biggest windfall he had received in his half-life!
After resting on the bed for about 10 minutes.
Jiang Tao picked up his mobile phone and glanced at it; it was already 5 minutes past midnight!
“The intelligence has been refreshed, let’s see what intelligence was refreshed today!”
With a thought, Jiang Tao opened the intelligence system to view the details.
【Today’s Intelligence】: You worked with Zhang Chao today and obtained related intelligence—
Zhang Chao is currently at a massage parlor in the Xiao Shahe Urban Village preparing to engage in a money-for-sex transaction with a woman.
The anti-prostitution squad will raid this location in 5 minutes!
……
“Zhang Chao, this kid has such bad luck!”
“If it weren’t for me, you would be spending the Spring Festival in the detention center.”
Seeing the intelligence refreshed today, Jiang Tao was slightly disappointed.
He still preferred intelligence about making money!
However, despite his disappointment, Jiang Tao found Zhang Chao’s phone number on his mobile phone and called him.
