In my memory, Jiu Ye is one of the few people in the village who have read the Five Classics and Four Books. Master Jiu is not good at talking and does not interact with others. He often talks to himself, chats with himself, and laughs from time to time when he is happy. He is a shepherd. He always gives people a feeling of being unkempt and sloppy, but he is loyal and kind, and has a gentle temperament.
In the 1970s, an uneasy thing happened in the quiet small village of Xuejiashui, which was related to Jiuye. Five staff members from Huangyangchuan Police Station of Gulang County Public Security Bureau came to this village to find Jiu Ye’s home.
Branch Secretary Wang Lao led the staff of the Public Security Bureau to Jiuye’s home. After a conversation between the staff and Jiu Ye, the staff asked Jiu Ye to hand over the silver ingots hidden at home. (The people who watched the fun were confused. In this poor and destitute era, how could Jiu Ye, this silly man, hide silver ingots?) As the staff's inquiries became more and more severe,
"Hurry up, take it out."
"Supply, hurry up."
"If you take it or not, you will pay it or not."
"Don't you want to take it out?"
"No, right?"
Jiuye said first: "It's nothing." Later, Master Jiu stopped talking. He just moved his lips slightly and resisted with speechlessness. The helpless staff slapped Jiu Ye several times. Master Jiu was beaten to circle, and then squatted on the ground with his head in his arms. He kept saying, "I will pay, I will pay, I will take, I will take." The staff's tone was a little more relaxed at this time. : "Put it out and hide it somewhere." Master Jiu stood up tremblingly, took the shovel and slowly walked to the southeast corner of the small vegetable garden in the yard, and dug it up.
After a while, Jiu Ye dug out a small porcelain jar with a small stone slab on the mouth of the jar. Master Jiu rubbed his swollen face. He picked up the small tan with his trembling hands and reluctantly handed it to the staff.
Jiuye stood aside with trembling all over his body. The staff put the small jar on the ground and lifted the small stone slab covered with copper-green fluff on the mouth of the jar. Under the fluff was green water. The staff overturned the jar, first poured out the water, and then poured out one saddle-shaped object and five cow-eye-shaped object. And recorded it and took it away.
The next day, the people in the small village seemed to be in a panic. There are topics about spindles everywhere, young people laugh, and some people sarcastically. Some people still can’t understand where Jiu Ye came from these things? There is a speculation: "It was left to Jiu Ye's mother for Jiu Ye, because Jiu Ye has five brothers. Jiu Ye is the youngest son, and he is honest and honest. For the sake of Jiu Ye's future life, the old man is partial and left his family's foundation to him." Some people also speculate: "Jiu Ye's father-in-law Taishan is a rich man from Hongtu Bay. For the sake of Jiu Ye's life, his father-in-law gave it to Jiu Ye for righteousness." (According to my reasoning, family treasures will not be discovered by outsiders, I would rather believe the second statement). No matter what, this thing is in the hands of Jiu Ye, it is Jiu Ye’s thing.
Later, some people said that these treasures are worth one million, while others said that they are worth half a million. These statements are not scientific and reasonable, and are not practical at all. The heaviest ingot of cow eyes is 50 taels. The one tael in the past is about 42 grams now, and 50 taels are about 2100 grams. The current price of silver is about 5 yuan, equivalent to 10,500 yuan. The heaviest 200 grams of saddle-shaped spindle is equivalent to about RMB 1,000. If you use the heaviest measurement, the maximum value of these treasures is no more than 53,500 yuan. Although the number
is not many, it is definitely not many. This heavy calculation of numbers is a contribution made by Jiu Ye to society. It is also a historical topic in Xuejiashui Village.