Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 162: Never Dug Such a Deep Pit in My Life

Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Never Dug Such a Deep Pit in My Life

The people who were previously jumping around or warming themselves by the fire all turned their heads toward the pit in unison.

Qi Quanli was the first to rush over, bending down at the edge of the pit to ask Qi Sangui below, "Third Brother, what did you hit?"

"I, I don’t know either!"

Qi Sangui rubbed his numb palm and looked up at Qi Zheng, "Dad, should we keep digging?"

At this moment, Qi Zheng’s heart was about to leap out of his throat.

They had actually dug up something!

Swallowing hard, Qi Zheng said, "Dig! Third, you come up and let Fourth dig!"

Fourth is careful, less likely to damage anything.

Qi Sangui agreed, placed the hoe aside, and with the help of his eldest brother’s extended hand, jumped out of the pit.

Qi Zheng continued, "Second, you go down and help."

"Okay."

Without hesitation, Qi Ercai jumped in.

The others all gathered around the pit, watching Qi Ercai and Qi Quanjin as they gently dug the soil, occasionally hearing the sound of the hoe hitting something.

Still, Qi Dafu feared the two brothers below couldn’t see clearly, so he specially brought over two lanterns, holding one with Qi Sangui to illuminate the two in the pit.

As time passed, a black box appeared in everyone’s line of sight, and the atmosphere became quieter.

The silence was tinged with tension.

Qi Quanli swallowed and asked in a low voice, "Dad, what is this?"

Qi Zheng didn’t answer him.

How could he answer? He wanted to know what it was too!

Qi Quanli wasn’t angry about not getting a reply; instead, he muttered to himself, "A black wooden box, why does it look so much like a coffin?"

Upon saying these words, before others could react, Qi Quanli shivered and blurted out, "Oh dear, we’ve dug up someone’s grave in the middle of the night!"

Bang!

No need for Qi Zheng to speak; Qi Quanyin kicked Qi Quanli’s leg first.

Qi Quanli, unprepared, was kicked solidly and sat sideways on the ground, glaring furiously at the fifth brother, "Qi the Fifth, why are you kicking me?"

"I would like to hit you even more!"

Qi Quanyin’s face was dark at this moment.

Digging in the middle of the night was already nerve-wracking enough, and that idiot had to say something like that.

Qi Quanli, unwilling to take it lying down, got up ready to fight Qi Quanyin, but Qi Zheng scolded, "What’s all the noise? Get down there and help carry the thing out!"

Even without saying it, he felt the same way.

Whose box is pure black, either there’s something wrong with the wood, or it’s painted black on the outside.

What kind of wooden box needs to be painted black? Isn’t that like a coffin!

Qi Zheng couldn’t help but shiver but still gritted his teeth to hold on.

Qi Dafu and Qi Sangui exchanged a glance, and then Qi Dafu was the first to jump down.

The pit, which was fairly spacious, became a bit crowded with the addition of the tall and robust Qi Dafu.

Qi Quanjin and Qi Ercai had already abandoned the hoes, using their gloved hands to scrape soil off the edges of the black box.

After Qi Dafu joined, he also began to scoop away the soil.

Soon, the three of them were lifting a half-meter square black box, and Qi Zheng quickly had his other three sons take it out.

"Dad, should we keep digging?"

Qi Quanjin was also unsure whether to continue digging, so he could only ask his father.

Qi Zheng looked at the box that had been lifted out, then at the pit, thought for a moment, and said, "Dig! Dig another meter, if there’s nothing more, then come up."

"Okay!"

Qi Quanjin didn’t say much, picked up the hoe, and continued digging.

Qi Dafu also picked up a hoe, and Qi Ercai, seeing he couldn’t be of help, climbed out of the pit first.

On the ground, the expressions of Qi Sangui and his brothers were strained, like they were constipated for a long time, and after putting the box down, they wouldn’t touch it again.

Though the box doesn’t look like a coffin in the least, the first impression stuck, hence they now felt the box was unlucky.

Qi Zheng looked at these three sons, his eyes filled with disdain.

Just at that time, Qi Ercai climbed up, and Qi Zheng instructed, "Second, Third, you two carry the box inside to the living room, don’t disturb anyone else."

"What? Oh!"

Qi Sangui didn’t immediately react to being called, but after realizing it, he quickly stepped forward and, with Second Brother, grabbed an ear of the box and walked it inside.

The emotions inside were indescribably complex.

But since Dad had spoken, he obeyed, knowing Dad wouldn’t harm him.

Qi Sangui quickly managed to adjust his emotions.

Qi Quanyin and Qi Quanli exchanged glances, both standing silently in place.

"You two stay here with your elder and fourth brothers, if there’s any news, bring it to me inside."

Leaving those words, Qi Zheng headed toward the back door of the rear house.

Qi Quanyin and Qi Quanli acknowledged, then huddled together to whisper.

In the rear house’s living room, candles were burning, but since the room was large, the light from a single candle wasn’t bright.

After Qi Zheng came in, he had Qi Sangui fetch two more candles, lighting them, which instantly brightened the room significantly.

Qi Ercai somehow fetched a small broom from somewhere, typically used to sweep beds and dust clothes.

But now, in Qi Ercai’s hands, it was used to brush dirt from the box.

As the soil was swept away, the three in the room saw a copper lock on one side of the box.

"Dad, there’s a lock."

Qi Ercai immediately realized he stated the obvious since the lock faced directly toward the old man; anyone not blind could see it.

Qi Zheng hesitated.

With a lock on it, the contents are surely something valuable. If they just pried it open like this, wouldn’t that make them thieves?

Seeing his father’s dilemma, Qi Ercai suggested, "Dad, maybe we should wait for Fourth Brother to come back and then decide?"

"Hmm, let’s move it aside for now!"

Qi Zheng couldn’t make up his mind at this moment.

Although the Qi Family wasn’t very wealthy, they never did anything illicit for a little silver.

So this time, he was truly anxious and uncertain about what to do.

Knowing Fourth Brother was someone who could make decisions, they decided to wait for him to return first.

Qi Ercai and Qi Sangui exchanged glances, then headed back to the backyard to help.

The deeper they dug, the looser the frozen ground became.

There was no longer a need to light a fire to thaw the ground; sheer effort was enough to dig it out physically.

With the Qi Family men, accustomed to hard work, the speed was noticeably faster.

In just the time it takes for a cup of tea, Qi Quanjin and Qi Dafu dug out two more jars.

Completely black porcelain jars, over half a meter tall, too large to be embraced by one person.

Once lifted out, they resumed digging.

But this time, even after digging over four meters deep, they found nothing more.

"Let’s leave it at this! Big Brother, let’s go up."

Qi Quanjin suggested.

Qi Dafu, upon hearing this, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Oh dear, in this lifetime, he had never dug such a deep pit!