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[Dear user, your Postal Savings Bank card ending in 5116 had an expense of RMB 55,800.00 at 6:24 AM on November 10, leaving a balance of 117,000.56 in your demand account.]
Sitting on the electric scooter and looking at her phone, Li Jinwen's face immediately turned grave.
What's going on?
Over 50,000 deducted?
Was the account hacked?
Her first thought was not that Lin Mo had spent it.
The money at home was saved for buying a house, and neither of them would likely make such a large expense.
Even if there was one, she felt Lin Mo would consult her first.
Li Jinwen quickly dialed the postal bank's customer service to verify if it really had been hacked so she could recover the funds immediately.
After getting through, Li Jinwen voiced her concerns. The customer service representative checked and then told her that the expense occurred via Alipay and there was no hacking involved. She advised Li Jinwen to check her Alipay transaction history.
After hanging up, she quickly opened her Alipay account and indeed found a recent payment record.
"Could it really be my husband? How could this happen?"
Li Jinwen then hurriedly called Lin Mo.
Dial tone... ring, ring...
The call was quickly answered.
"Hello, what's up, wife?"
Lin Mo's voice came through.
Li Jinwen hastily asked, "Husband, what were you doing just now? I saw a message about spending over fifty thousand?"
"Oh, that... It's too complicated to explain in a few words on the phone. I'm a bit busy right now, let's talk when I get home, Xiaoxiao is about to get out of school, right?"
Too complicated to explain?
The money was earned by her husband, and Li Jinwen was of course not afraid of him spending it. As long as it was spent appropriately, they could slowly save up again even if it was gone.
But Li Jinwen was worried because Lin Mo had been acting a bit off lately; it would be troublesome if he were conned.
"A husband who's just tried earning ten thousand in half an hour is at peak confidence."
"It's easy for someone to get carried away and invest in all sorts of messy things."
"Great joy can easily be followed by great sorrow."
Li Jinwen still vividly remembered how flashy her second uncle was after a property demolition compensation and how miserable he became a few years later.
Their small family had very poor risk tolerance.
If things went south and they lost their savings, potentially racking up debt, it could mean never turning their lives around.
"No, I have to have a serious talk with my husband."
Suppressing the mix of emotions within her, Li Jinwen solemnly instructed, "Alright, husband, I'll be home after picking up Xiaoxiao. Don't go anywhere and wait for me at home!"
"Okay, I'll head home soon too. Don't worry, I haven't been spending recklessly. Be careful on the road."
"Alright, see you at home."
.....
On the other end.
"I'm sorry, wife, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but even if I did, you would have to believe me, right?"
"Heh heh..."
"Just wait, I'm about to make you a little rich lady with assets over a million."
Lin Mo looked at the hung-up phone and sighed helplessly. He had no choice but to act first and explain later since preemptively informing his wife would surely have been met with opposition. Even if he explained at length, it might not be sufficient. So, he had to just go ahead with it.
More than fifty thousand was indeed no small sum for them.
If possible, he did not wish to hide anything from his wife or cause her worry and fear.
But due to special reasons, he had to resort to some special measures!
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Lin Mo carried two bags of Tube Coins and didn't go home immediately, but instead went to buy some tools needed for opening the tubes.
It wasn't complicated, just a few chisels, some soaking chemicals, and several large plastic basins with a water hose.
Opening the tubes didn't require much skill, but it required patience and meticulousness.
After all, these copper coins had been buried for who knows how many years, mostly corroded, and too much force could easily cause them to break.
With any kind of antique, the last thing you want is for it to be damaged.
If there were marks left by the chisel or it was snapped in half, its value could instantly reduce by half; the condition is very important.
In others' eyes, the tubes Lin Mo was carrying were worthless, but he was well aware that among them was a Guangxu Yuanbao worth over a million.
It must be handled with care!
After purchasing these items, Lin Mo went to a print shop at the entrance of the market and printed a huge stack of reference charts for the copper coins and a price list for their purchase.
The information was all found online and wasn't hard to come by.
Once he had prepared everything, Lin Mo excitedly got into a ride-share car and rushed home.
The weather was getting colder, and the landscape trees by the road had already turned yellow.
Sitting in a ride-share car with the air conditioning on, Lin Mo couldn't help but recall an incident from Lin Xiaoxiao's early childhood.
At that time, his daughter had just started school, and he and his wife had nearly spent all their savings to get her enrolled.
One day, when he and Li Jinwen went to pick up Lin Xiaoxiao from school and were hurrying to the bus stop, it suddenly started raining.
Lin Xiaoxiao clenched tightly around his neck and asked him with a sob in her voice.
"Daddy, everyone else rides in cars, why don't we have one? Can we buy one too?"
His daughter's innocent words left Lin Mo silent for a long while.
Guilt, powerlessness, hating oneself, and heartache for his wife and child...
That night, Lin Mo sat alone at the entrance of the staircase, smoking many cigarettes, to the point that his eyes watered.
"Once I make money this time, I must get a car for the family!"
Lin Mo clutched the copper coins in his hand tightly, imagining a scene where his family of three rode in a car and went out to have fun.
Some images are very healing just by thinking of them.
.....
Half an hour later, the moment Lin Mo got home, he immediately got busy.
First, he moved the sofa and the dining table in the cramped living room to the corner, then turned on the air conditioning and connected the hose he bought to the water heater, starting to fill the plastic basins with hot water.
For normal Tube Coins opening, it wouldn't be necessary to go to such trouble, simply prying them off one by one with a chisel would do.
But if he wanted to ensure the Tube Coins remained as intact as possible after being separated and avoid some losses from breaking, they needed to be slightly soaked in hot water.
The water couldn't be too hot, about 70 degrees would suffice.
Having finished these tasks, Lin Mo washed his hands and went into the kitchen to start cooking.
His wife and daughter would be back soon, and it was too late to cook anything elaborate, but fortunately, there were tomatoes and eggs in the fridge, and there was a box of instant noodles on the shelf nearby.
Chopping vegetables, frying eggs, adding broth, and putting in the instant noodles.
Shortly after,
the aroma of Tomato and Egg Instant Noodles filled the entire kitchen.
Creak...
The door was pushed open, and Li Jinwen walked in with Lin Xiaoxiao.
Li Jinwen's gaze instantly fell on the pile of stuff in the living room, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.
Upon hearing the noise, Lin Mo peeked out from the kitchen and hurriedly called out, "You're back? Go wash your hands, the noodles are almost ready."
"Wow! What are these?"
Entering the door, Lin Xiaoxiao also immediately noticed the pile of stuff in the living room.
Lin Mo said with a smile as he waved his hand, "Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner first, I'll tell you after we eat."
"Okay! It sounds really interesting!"
Lin Xiaoxiao put down her backpack and dashed toward the washroom.
After Lin Xiaoxiao entered the washroom, Li Jinwen could no longer contain her inner confusion and asked Lin Mo with a worried look, "Husband, can you tell me now what you spent the money on?"
"And, what about that pile of stuff in the living room? Where did it come from?"
Lin Mo had already anticipated that his wife would ask about this matter immediately upon returning home.
Such a large flow of funds was not a small matter for their family.
"Don't worry, let me show you something first."
Lin Mo took out the Daqing Copper Coin with the "Xiang" word and a broom-shaped dragon from the center of 1893 from his coat pocket and explained, "I spent the money on this thing, and as for those items in the living room, they're actually all free gifts."
Li Jinwen took the copper coin and inspected it carefully for a long time but couldn't discern anything special about it. She frowned slightly and asked with some dissatisfaction, "Why did you buy this? It's not nourishing like food or drink, and besides, is it worth over fifty thousand yuan?"
Lin Mo nodded sincerely, "Of course it is. This is a very rare 'Xiang' broom dragon, and it comes with a certificate from the national appraisal center. It can sell for fifty to sixty thousand without a problem."
Li Jinwen did not understand antiques, but she occasionally came across antique blogger videos on TikTok.
She expressed her concern hesitantly, "But husband, what if it's a fake? And certificates can be faked too, right?"
"Even if it's the real thing and it's worth fifty to sixty thousand yuan, what's the point if you spent over fifty thousand to buy it?"
"I would of course support your hobbies, but our financial situation can't afford such high-end interests!"
And besides, if you wanted to use the money, shouldn't you have discussed it with me first?"
"You have no idea... when I saw the bank's withdrawal SMS..."
Li Jinwen, her grievances and worries spilling over, her eyes slightly reddening, blurted out all her thoughts in one breath.
By then,
Lin Xiaoxiao had finished washing her hands and came out of the washroom.
Lin Mo glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao and hastily said, "Wife, don't worry, there's a bit more to this matter. Let's eat first, and I'll explain everything to you slowly afterward, okay?"
"Wow, what's the matter, and you can't talk about it in front of the child?" Lin Xiaoxiao sidled up, asking with a mischievous curiosity.
Lin Mo frowned and said, "Go on, no one's as curious as you. Hurry up and serve the noodles for your mom."
"Wife, let's go, eat the noodles first!"
"And after dinner, I'll explain everything to you properly."
Before long,
three steaming hot bowls of noodles were dished out.
Li Jinwen, holding her chopsticks, tried several times to say something but was interrupted by Lin Mo's gaze, signaling her to eat first.
Considering the presence of the child, she also refrained from speaking further.
In the odd atmosphere, the family finally managed to get through dinner.
Li Jinwen took the initiative to start cleaning up the bowls and utensils, and at the same time, she said, "Xiaoxiao, go do your homework, you don't have to clean up the table tonight."
"Okay then... sigh... nobody tells me anything..."
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes were full of curiosity, but being aware of the situation, she wisely did not challenge her potentially temperamental mother.
She looked at the pile of items on the table with a reluctant gaze before reluctantly going back to her room.
Once she returned to her room with her homework, Li Jinwen stopped what she was doing and asked in all seriousness, "Husband, can you tell me now?"
"Yes, of course." Lin Mo smiled and nodded, saying, "Wife, look, I spent over fifty thousand yuan on a 'Xiang' broom dragon copper coin valued at over fifty thousand. That's not a loss, right?"
Li Jinwen knew some antiques were very valuable, but she still didn't believe the copper coin in Lin Mo's hands could sell for that much money.
However, she still believed her husband was not one to act recklessly, so she patiently continued, "Mm, and then?"
"And then the important part comes!" Lin Mo pointed to the Tube Coins soaking in the plastic basin and said, "Aren't these pretty much gotten without spending money?"
"Even though most of the copper coins might only be worth a few bucks or even be worthless, but a little amount adds up."
"Moreover, if we were to find even more valuable copper coins, wouldn't we be striking it rich?"
Li Jinwen's face darkened even more, wasn't this gambling? She took a deep breath before saying, "Husband, it's not that simple, what if all these copper coins, including the one in your hand, are fakes?"
"Even if we step back a bit, even if they are real, isn't it odd that someone would sell them cheaply instead of making money themselves?"
"And... doesn't this sound a lot like gambling to me?"
Exactly,
without the Intelligence System, the nature of opening Tube Coins is gambling, no different from scratch cards!
Oh,
that's not right either,
scratch cards are even more reliable than opening Tube Coins!
After all, you are opening Tube Coins blindly, what you get is what you count, people don't make fake Tube Coins blindly.
With scratch cards, if you're lucky, you might actually win big!
But with Tube Coins, most are fakes, and even if they are genuine Tube Coins, anyone with a discerning eye can roughly guess the price by looking at the two exposed coins on the top and bottom.
Although the stall owner #84 said he was too old and lazy to deal with them, Lin Mo didn't believe half a punctuation mark of what he said.
The truth is more likely than not that he just misjudged.
Lin Mo knew that he couldn't explain this to his wife, he certainly couldn't tell her about the system, right? He could only helplessly act coquettishly and plead, "Wife, trust me this time, let's try opening them. What if we earn money? "
After speaking,
he handed over the copper coin price list he had printed in advance: "Let's open them together and then estimate the potential value."
"Trust me, it'll be fine, the worst we can lose is a few thousand dollars, you can deduct it from my living expenses!"
With things having reached this point, Li Jinwen knew it was too late to say more.
Even if she wanted to persuade Lin Mo to stop thinking about these get-rich-quick schemes, she would have to wait until they had completely lost money to say it.
Fortunately,
they had only spent fifty thousand yuan; although it hurt, it wasn't going to ruin them.
"Deduct my head! Fine, fine, we'll do it your way!"
Li Jinwen nodded and added, "I can help you with it, but if we lose money, you have to promise me that you'll discuss everything with me beforehand and not keep anything from me!"
Lin Mo smiled and made an 'OK' gesture: "No problem, absolutely no problem!"
"First, I'll open a few coins so you can learn how it's done, then you can give it a try!"
Lin Mo pulled up a chair beside the plastic basin, casually picked up a stack of Tube Coins, and gently used a chisel to pry off the topmost coin bit by bit.
As he worked he told her, "These coins have been buried for so long that they've become brittle, you must be careful when prying them; if you can't open it, let me do it."
"Be very careful, do not force them; we'll try not to break any."
Nobody cares if an ordinary copper coin breaks, but Lin Mo was worried that his wife might break the one worth a million.
After explaining the key points, Lin Mo gently wiped the copper coin in his hand with a cloth, pointed to the barely discernible text on it, and said, "This one is called... Republic of China Shuangqi Currency, worth probably around 2 yuan."
"Every time you open a coin, let me have a look at it before you continue; I'll do the sorting, then we'll sell them."
"How about it? No problem, right?"
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