Fast travel to the front line of eating melons in the world

Chapter 2233 Cousin is a capitalist lady 59
Zhao Yadong knew Zhang Yu would definitely leave one watch behind, but he didn't expect her to leave two. "Are you sure you want both?"

Zhang Yu nodded repeatedly, "I want them all. If there are watches like these in the future, I will want them all."

Huh? Zhao Yadong still couldn't figure out why Zhang Yu had bought two watches. Would she even have time to wear them? Besides, she had already bought one watch before, so why was she buying another one now? He really didn't understand.

"You won't have time to put it on by yourself." Although he could also make money, they had a good relationship, so he still offered a few words of advice.

"I didn't have time to wear it, or rather, I never even thought about wearing it."

"Never thought about wearing it? You're just leaving it there, treating it like an antique?" If it were truly an antique, Zhao Yadong could understand to some extent, but this is a watch. "This can appreciate in value?"

How can this be explained? In later generations, wealthy people collect watches, thinking, "I just think this watch is really beautiful. Look, are any watches made in China as beautiful as this?"

Zhao Yadong shook his head. "No."

"Yes, look, domestic watches aren't made this beautifully. How many watches are produced in a year? You said this watch was brought back by its owner from studying abroad before the liberation. Just think about how many years ago it was."

"Besides the owner's love for it, it's also because of the product's high quality. If I'm not mistaken, it's all handmade."

"I think this watch will gradually become more valuable in the future, after all, it's only worth five hundred yuan." If this thing is well protected, it can definitely be exchanged for a lot of money.

Zhao Yadong was genuinely amused by Zhang Yu's words: "Five hundred yuan is nothing to you. City workers receive a monthly salary, but the annual salary that exceeds five hundred yuan is really not that much."

"Yes, of course I know, but have you ever thought about how much meat cost on the black market a year ago, and how much now?"

"Money is certainly a good thing, but sometimes it can gradually become less valuable. As wages rise, prices also gradually increase."

"Although money earns interest in the bank, how do you think I should deposit this money?" Depositing 500 yuan in the bank now is a lot of money. "Even if I deposit 500 yuan this time without any questions, and can deposit it again later, will no one ask me anything?"

"In that case, I might as well buy some things to store. Small things are easy to preserve. Look how small these two items are. Five hundred yuan is not much."

"Besides, money is really too eye-catching." If Zhang Yu had to choose, he would definitely choose things, "If things get better, this stuff might become valuable."

"I was thinking, if possible, you could give me some cash." I still need money for daily expenses. "And some of it is antiques, gold and silver jewelry and the like."

"Oh, okay, I'll ask about it later." Zhao Yadong thought for a moment, "Do you think things will get better in the future?"

Even though he has earned more money since coming to Northeast China than he did back in his hometown, Zhao Yadong still hopes to go back home, but the hope of returning is just a pipe dream.

Seeing those who had been sent to the countryside for many years, unless they were recommended to go to university or had a job to take over their family's job, they could only honestly remain sent-down youths no matter how many years they had been in the countryside.

“The village clearly doesn’t lack labor. Look, everyone in the village thinks we’re here to get a share of the grain. Our villagers are relatively kind; they have some space…” Zhao Yadong often travels outside and is familiar with the situation, recalling the news he had heard.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it." Since he couldn't help in any way, there was no need to mention it. Although Zhang Yu often stayed in the village, she still heard bits and pieces of some things. Besides sighing a bit, what else could she do? She was indeed a mission taker, but she wasn't omnipotent.

Things will get better gradually.

Zhao Yadong nodded, "We can all go back, right?"

“I’ll definitely be able to go back,” Zhang Yu said with certainty. “Although we’re still encouraging people to become educated youth, and some people’s files are being sent down, they’re not actually going to the places they’re supposed to go. They’re just staying at home. That would have been impossible in the past.”

Zhang Yu had heard about it before, but had never actually done it. Now that Zhang Tao had found out that someone was doing it this way, it meant that some people were probably staying at home.

Zhao Yadong nodded. "I remember a neighbor who fell seriously ill in the educated youth area and came back for treatment. If I remember correctly, it was only two days after his surgery, before he had fully recovered, that the street office and the educated youth office took turns going to see him, all so that he could leave as soon as possible."

“Because of this, the family argued with the neighborhood committee and the educated youth office. The neighbors also stood up and made a big fuss. After all, it was a big procedure. Even so, they only stayed at home for half a month and left before they could recover.”

After that, he never knew what happened to the other person, because he also became a sent-down youth.

After Zhao Yadong handed the items to Zhang Yu, he also mentioned some of the things he had recently acquired at high prices, which Zhang Yu then wrote down.

Hearing the door close next door, Zhang Hui opened it and peeked out. As expected, she saw Zhao Yadong and Qian Hao leaving. Then, she closed the door thoughtfully.

Zhang Juan was resting on the kang (a heated brick bed). When she saw Zhang Hui open the door, she peeked in from the doorway and then closed the door. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing much." He glanced at Zhang Juan lying on the kang and looked down on her even more. This girl was quite stupid, constantly babbling on and on about how much better she was at working than Zhang Yu and how much more work points she earned in a day.

Yes, she earns more work points than Zhang Yu in a day, but so what? Is she any better than Zhang Yu?

In her opinion, that's not the case at all. Zhang Yu goes to work every day just to earn some work points so that people know she has an income.

If she wasn't mistaken, Zhang Yu actually had more income from remittances to her family, which came from sourcing things from the mountains.

Before, all she knew about Northeast China was that it was cold, but she didn't know much more. When she first arrived, her heart sank. It was so far to the city and the county town. In her mind, it was a very remote and desolate place.

Later she learned that the place she thought was boring was full of treasures. There were tigers and bears, that's true, but there were even more valuable treasures. The tigers and bears were full of treasures from head to toe, as were wild boars, and pheasants and rabbits, needless to say, all of which could be exchanged for money.

As for ginseng and lingzhi, everyone knows they are valuable, as are other Chinese medicinal herbs, not to mention the mushrooms and other fungi found on the mountain. Otherwise, why would so many villagers go up the mountain to rest? That's all money.

If you're lucky, you might dig up a ginseng root, and life will be incredibly comfortable. A ginseng root that's twenty years old can easily sell for hundreds of dollars. Of course, ginseng isn't that easy to find, but as long as you're diligent, you're guaranteed to make money.

She had been wondering why Zhang Yu could so readily agree to stop doing laundry and cooking. It was probably because the money she now earned from the mountain each year far exceeded the money given to her by the Zhang family, so she simply refused the money.