Chapter 7 - Xiaojiu has become famous.

The next day, Boss Li carried a briefcase and handed it to Xiaojiu, saying to him, "Little mage, all the money is in here. Now you can tell me how I can make a fortune, right?" Xiaojiu took the money, opened the briefcase and took a look. Seeing that it was all money, without counting it, he nodded and said, "Boss Li, you are an honest man, and you truly deserve to make a fortune. Also, the current direction of your mining is incorrect. If you dig another dozen or so meters forward, there will be a water inrush. You should dig in the opposite direction. Just dig a little over three meters further in, and there will be nothing but coal. Now, tell the workers to go down and start digging, and you'll know the result by this afternoon. And don't ask me how I know this. I won't tell you." Since Boss Li had already given the money, he could only trust Xiaojiu. He even stood up and bowed to Xiaojiu, saying, "Thank you for saving my life. If, as you said, there would be a water inrush after digging a dozen meters forward, then dozens of my workers might all perish. At that time, it wouldn't be as simple as going bankrupt and paying compensation; I'd end up in jail. He immediately went out and called the mine manager to instruct him to tell the workers to go up and dig four meters in the opposite direction in the mine to see if there was coal. When Zeng Wenxiu finished the ritual and came back, she saw that Boss Li had prepared a table full of delicious dishes and was being very attentive in picking up food for Xiaojiu. Boss Li also kept flattering Xiaojiu and asking him what else he needed. This made Zeng Wenxiu a bit confused. Her son was acting like a lord and even said the food was good. With more than a dozen dishes, he still said the food was good. How many dishes would it take for him to say it was really good? Xiaojiu was eating the dishes and drinking the beverage when he felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him. He turned around and saw that it was his mother standing at the door looking at him. Xiaojiu quickly changed his expression and said happily, "Mom, you're done. Come and eat quickly." His mother had a bad temper, and making her angry would surely lead to a beating. Zeng Wenxiu sat down in confusion and asked Boss Li what was going on. Boss Li explained happily, "Your son showed me a way to make a fortune. Unexpectedly, it was just as he said. I've discovered a large quantity of high-quality coal, and I'm probably going to get rich. You two have your meal first. After you finish eating, I'll ask someone to send you back. After I've settled down in the future, I'll come to your home to express my gratitude. Your son has really done me a huge favor. I never expected that all my troubles would be solved." Boss Li didn't explain clearly and his words were all jumbled up, and Zeng Wenxiu didn't understand a single word. After the two of them finished their meal, Boss Li called his nephew to send the two of them back. He also bought a lot of fruits, cured sausages, cured pork, candies and other things to give to them. After another bumpy journey, they finally got home. Zeng Wenxiu still didn't understand exactly what help her son had given to Boss Li that made him so polite and excited. Boss Li's nephew politely placed all the things in the hall and then took his leave. Xiaojiu was struggling to carry a black bag, and he looked really tired. Zeng Wenxiu thought it was filled with candies. She took it and opened it, only to find that it was full of stacks of ten-yuan RMB bills. She counted them and there were 33 stacks. Zeng Wenxiu stared at her son with wide eyes and said, "You really accepted 33,000 yuan from him?" Xiaojiu said with a nonchalant look on his face, "I told him about a treasure, and I even think he gave me too little for it." This trip out had earned them over 30,000 yuan in total. Zeng Wenxiu had never seen so much money before. Now, it was great. All the debts at home could be paid off. They had really made a huge profit this time, and they should buy a pig's head, a chicken and a fish to pay their respects to the founding master. Xiaojiu looked at his mother's money-grubbing expression and said, "Mom, it seems that I earned all this money. Aren't you going to give me some pocket money?" Zeng Wenxiu immediately covered the leather bag and said, "What do children need money for?" But in the end, she felt a bit embarrassed and took out ten yuan for Xiaojiu. Xiaojiu thought his mother was really stingy. She was too embarrassed to give him money in front of Boss Li, and when he asked for it, she even gave him a glare, as if he had embarrassed her. But now that the money was in hand, she had changed her attitude when they got home. Xiaojiu had no choice. After all, Zeng Wenxiu was his mother, and he couldn't go against her. He put away the ten yuan in his pocket. The red envelope he received for the first time had already been confiscated by his mother. Xiaojiu felt that he had really worked hard but got no rewards. The money he earned with great effort had finally ended up in his mother's pocket. He could only say to his mother, "It's okay if you keep the money, but remember to buy a TV." Xiaojiu said, "I don't want a black-and-white one. I want a color TV, and it has to be bigger than the one in Ermao's house. I'm tired of always having to go to his house to watch TV. They act as if it's the end of the world when I do." Zeng Wenxiu pointed at Xiaojiu's face and said, "You still have the nerve to say that. It was past 11 o'clock, and they were about to go to bed, but you insisted on watching. Is their TV bought just for you? When they wouldn't let you watch, you just refused to leave. You've really embarrassed me." Xiaojiu said, "Who told them to be so stingy? As soon as they saw me coming, they closed the door, as if I were a tiger." Zeng Wenxiu said, "You're much worse than a tiger. Now, everyone is afraid of you when they see you. Your ability to be a nuisance is beyond anyone's control. You don't even know what it means to be polite. When you see that they have meat and delicious dishes, you just pick up a bowl, serve yourself some rice and start eating." Xiaojiu stuck out his neck and said, "Who told you not to buy any meat for a whole month? Look, I've gotten so thin because of hunger." Zeng Wenxiu sighed and said, "Alright, mom will buy you meat every day from now on and get you a big color TV. Don't just go and mooch off others' meals casually in the future. People will talk if you keep doing that, and I'll feel too ashamed to face others." With Xiaojiu's guidance, Boss Li dug out the coal seam, and within a few months, he had earned one or two million yuan. He had become a real big boss, and he even replaced his car with a Crown. Many coal mine bosses were quite curious. How had Boss Li suddenly become wealthy? Just a few months ago, he had looked so down on his luck. Now, he was showing off, having replaced his Santana with a Crown. This car alone was worth five or six hundred thousand yuan. Everyone asked Boss Li what had happened. But Boss Li just kept his mouth shut. In the end, he was jointly gotten drunk by several bosses, and then they found out that a few months ago, he had invited a mother and son to perform a ritual at the coal mine. Especially that little child, his magical powers were extraordinary, and he could even see through the coal seam. He had spent 33,000 yuan to buy the information about making a fortune from the little mage. When several coal mine bosses heard this, their hearts were stirred, and they asked where the little mage lived. But Boss Li was too drunk to say anything. However, these coal mine bosses sent people to keep an eye on Boss Li, knowing that he would surely go to find the little mage again. Unexpectedly, a week later, Boss Li really bought a lot of gifts and asked his driver to drive him back to his hometown. These coal mine bosses also drove their cars and followed behind. They tracked all the way to Xiaojiu's village. When they saw Boss Li enter a house on the mountain, they knew they had found the right person. They didn't go in. They waited for Boss Li to leave before going to invite the little mage. When Xiaojiu saw that Boss Li had come, he knew that Boss Li had made a fortune. Boss Li took out a lot of gifts and even took out 100,000 yuan. Coincidentally, only Xiaojiu's elder brother, Liu Heping, was at home. His elder brother had just come back from working in Guangdong, and his mother had just gone to the town to buy groceries and wasn't at home. But Boss Li mainly came to find Xiaojiu, so he gave the money to Xiaojiu. Xiaojiu's elder brother, Liu Heping, had his eyes wide open, looking like someone who had never seen the world. He himself had worked day and night in Guangdong but couldn't earn more than 100 yuan. But his younger brother just stayed at home, and a boss had come to give him 100,000 yuan. How had his younger brother become so amazing in just a year or two? Even the boss of their factory probably couldn't earn this much money in a year. It seemed that coming back this time was really worth it, and it had really broadened his horizons. Xiaojiu put on an air of authority and said, "It's nothing, Boss Li. If you plan to buy another coal mine in the future, I'll go and help you again." That was exactly what Boss Li wanted to hear. Boss Li also stood up and said, "I won't disturb your family reunion any longer." Then he pulled his driver and left.