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Chapter 404 Barefoot Club? ? ! !

Zhang Shenfei knew that the Chen family was also a wealthy family in Old Beijing before liberation, otherwise they would not have been known as big capitalists until now.

But the Chen family is the Chen family, and Chen Xueru is Chen Xueru.

Back then, the Nth War was fierce and the Rabbit Army was about to enter the city.

Frightened by what he had done before, Chen's father sold all his fixed assets and fled abroad with his original wife and the concubine who gave birth to her son.

Chen Xueru and her mother were ruthlessly abandoned by Chen's father, so they took over the silk shop in Daqianmen.

Even so, the old man really didn't have time to sell it.

The old man ran away and the people in the silk shop were in panic. Chen Xueru was given the task and the 18-year-old girl managed to take over the shop.

The silk shop is certainly not small, but it is far from being big either.

The two floors are about 200 square meters and they only employ one accountant and seven or eight waiters.

Rumor has it that the old man had already taken away all the gold and silver jewelry. Although Chen Xueru is named after the Chen family, she is actually just that kind of person.

In fact, Chen Xueru's situation among the merchants in Daqianmen later confirmed this.

This can be seen from the fact that even though there are 88 merchants in Daqianmen, Chen Xueru has always regarded Xu Huizhen, who runs a pub, as her competitor.

A person will not regard someone who is much lower than himself or much higher than himself as a competitor. He looks down on those who are lower than him, and he cannot reach those who are higher than him.

If they can always be rivals, it is likely that they are of similar level.

Although no one said it, everyone guessed that Chen Xueru was just trying to compete with Xu Huizhen...

Even the merchants in Qianmen looked down on Chen Xueru, so after Chen's father passed away, none of the real big capitalists in the city had anything to do with Chen Xueru.

Although Chen's father was not as big as Lou Zhenhua before, they could still eat and drink together in the same occasion.

But after liberation, the situation and treatment of the little rich woman and Lou Zhenhua were completely different.

Most of the time, she only interacted with the small merchants at the front door.

After they met, Zhang Shenfei always teased Chen Xueru, calling her a little rich woman. Actually, there was a bit of sarcasm in his words, and he didn't really think that the other person was particularly great.

Later, under his arrangement, Chen Xueru opened ten chain stores, stockpiled large quantities of goods, and expanded the scale of the silk shop.

Later, during the period of public-private partnership, he made a lot of money by relying on dividends for a few years, but Zhang Shenfei could roughly estimate how much that money was.

He has always thought that he has an understanding of Chen Xueru's strength.

But now,

When he opened the old-looking wooden box in front of him and saw it was full of golden yellow croakers, he was stunned.

He realized that he might have been misled or even deceived by the rumors.

Because these things were far beyond the ability of a woman like Chen Xueru to accumulate by relying on a silk shop.

"Here, how many gold bars are these?" he said in a muffled voice.

Chen Xueru smiled and said, "There are 400 large yellow croakers, and there is a box of small yellow croakers next to it, with 800 of them.

Only a small part of these were exchanged by me recently, the rest were collected before, and most of them were left to me by my mother..."

Although her mother was a concubine, she was smart and capable, and was good at making money.

Before the old man ran away, he sensed something was wrong and realized that he had no son to rely on, so he decisively and secretly exchanged the cigarettes, antiques, and other valuables in the house for gold bars.

At that time, there was chaos and war, and bandits were common, many of whom took advantage of the situation to rob.

After her mother exchanged the money, she was not satisfied. She gritted her teeth, stamped her feet, and was ruthless. She set up a scheme with others to blackmail the old man and made a big profit...

After the old man left, her mother was worried that the two of them would be coveted by others, so she decided to take advantage of the situation and the mother and daughter just stayed at the silk shop and lived like that.

Keep a low profile, that's what her mother always told her.

Later, her mother passed away, and she continued to use the settings given by her mother... Her competition with Xu Huizhen over the years was just a show for others to see.

Compared to what she has, Xu Huizhen's stuff is nothing...

far away,
In short, at least two-thirds of the gold bars now were built by her mother for her!!!

Chen Xueru sometimes felt that if her mother had focused on business, she would have become a heroine.

Zhang Shenfei couldn't hear what Chen Xueru said next. He just calculated in his mind:

One large yellow croaker weighs 312 grams, one small yellow croaker weighs 32 grams, 200 large yellow croakers plus 400 small yellow croakers...

Zhang Shenfei made a rough estimate and found that it was about 300 kilograms!!!

Previously, the international gold price had always been stable, but after 1961, the gold price soared.

Especially after entering the 36s and 614s, the price rose from 1586 US dollars to US dollars, an increase of %.
In other words, the gold in the hands of the little rich woman was worth up to seven or eight million US dollars by the 1980s.

Even now when the international gold price is just beginning to rise, it is still four hundred thousand US dollars.

What does four hundred thousand US dollars mean?

The average monthly income of an ordinary person in the United States is only 200 US dollars, or 2,000 US dollars a year. In other words, the gold in the hands of the little rich woman is enough for them to work for 200 years! !

The average wage of an ordinary worker in our country is only 144 US dollars per year. If the wage level remains unchanged, these gold bars will be enough for them to work hard for years! !
This doesn't even include the antiques, calligraphy and paintings on the shelf nearby, and the silver ingots that Chen Xueru mentioned...

Adding these, a rough calculation shows that the assets of the little rich woman should be around 700,000 to 800,000 US dollars.

Zhang Shenfei always thought that he had accumulated a lot over the years, and the bulk of his accumulation was mainly from reselling materials with Fatty's transportation company, as well as the gold foil he later found in the pond.

Adding all these together, converted into US dollars, it would be about 170,000 or 180,000.

Of course, the gold foil in the pond has not been completely removed. It is a sustainable resource and can be further mined later.

But at present, all of Zhang Shenfei’s personal assets added up to only 170,000 or 180,000 US dollars.

At the beginning, he was still very proud. In ten years, he went from nothing to 170,000 or 180,000 US dollars, which was already a lot.

But compared with the little rich woman, everything pales in comparison.

What to do? Zhang Shenfei suddenly felt like hanging out with a rich woman...

How can I put it? If this happened to someone else, he would definitely spit at them fiercely and curse that wealth and honor cannot lead to debauchery.

But if it falls on me...

He rubbed his hands excitedly. Soft rice and the like actually smelled good... It wasn't that he liked to eat soft rice, but the last time he had a physical examination at the factory, he was found to have a bad stomach...

Isn't this a coincidence?
Seeing that Zhang Shenfei remained silent, Chen Xueru began to introduce other people to him;
“These antiques, calligraphy and paintings were brought back by my mother one after another later… I didn’t know much about them, so I just kept them here.

You see, in addition to the things that are easy to take away, there are also some porcelain and blue T-ware. If these cannot be taken away, I will find a way to dispose of them. "

She had wanted to ask Zhang Shenfei what to do with these things before, but Zhang Shenfei was very busy these days and the two of them had no chance to meet at all, and it had been delayed until now.

Zhang Shenfei flipped through the collection and found that there were many fine antiques, calligraphy and paintings, some of which were even unique. He shook his head and said, "Take them all away. I'll find a way."

If these things were left here, only one in ten would be left after the wind, which would be a pity.

Letting the rich lady take them away is also a way of giving them a helping hand.

Of course, if they were taken away, Zhang Shenfei would not sell them, not even one of them. When the time was right... he would make them shine.

Watching the young rich woman checking out these assets, Zhang Shenfei suddenly asked, "Xue Ru, you have so much... why did you listen to me in the first place? Aren't you afraid?"

His words were vague, but Chen Xueru, who was a science student, understood: "My mother said that a woman's life is all about following her husband wherever he goes. I will follow you, and I will do whatever you ask me to do."

She was not short of money during the period of public-private partnership, and she had promised her mother to keep a low profile and not show off her wealth.

But back then, when Zhang Shenfei asked her to run a big silk shop, she did it without hesitation even though she knew it would attract attention.

She admitted that there was an element of gambling involved, but she won the bet, didn’t she?
Zhang Shenfei was touched for a while, but then he thought, since his mother-in-law could set up a trap to squeeze so many yellow croakers out of his father-in-law, it seems that the saying "marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog" is not appropriate, right? ?
Thinking about it again, the rich girl has been with me for ten years, and she only brought me here now, so she can tolerate it.

Success, just for this reason, let her stay in Hong Kong City to work hard, it will definitely work! !
After the two of them checked the property, Zhang Shenfei asked Chen Xueru to go first and left the rest to him.

The rich young woman turned around and left without saying a word.

"Hey, aren't you afraid that I will take all these away and no longer want you?" Zhang Shenfei looked at her back and smiled evilly.

Chen Xueru turned her head and smiled charmingly, without saying anything, and walked away.

After making sure that the rich young lady had left, Zhang Shenfei put all the things in the cellar into the space.

In the evening, I had a fierce battle with the rich woman.

Two days later, I boarded a train heading south.

……

When Grandma Zhang learned that her beloved grandson was going to Guangdong Province on a business trip, she was so worried that she didn't know what to say.

How far is Guangdong Province? !

I heard that people there eat scorpions, mice, and bats, but they just don't eat big white steamed buns and rice properly.

That's not going to work. If you keep being a mouse, you'll become a cat, right?
The old lady was worried, so she prepared to pickle a jar of salted eggs and bake a large stack of pancakes for her precious grandson to take to Guangdong Province for meals.

Although this thing is dry, it is still a decent meal, right? ?

Seeing the old lady standing on a stool and reaching up to the top of the wardrobe to look for her hidden money, Tang Danniu hurriedly called a halt:
"Oh my grandma, please stop being so ignorant. Who told you that people in Guangdong don't eat rice? They eat rice, which is much more nutritious than steamed buns and noodles. They also often cook vegetables when they eat, unlike us who always eat pickles..."

"You know this now? You haven't even been out of the city!" Grandma Zhang opened Tang Da Nv's hand that was trying to support her and glared at her.

"How could I not know? After all, I have worked in the processing plant for so many years. Do you think I am still an old woman who knows nothing? I tell you, old lady, please don't underestimate me.

Last year, our processing plant cooperated with a factory outside the province, and I was in charge of reception work. Among them was a comrade from Guangdong Province!!”

Tang Danniu was very strong, and while speaking, she "helped" the old lady down without saying a word.

Grandma Zhang was skeptical: "Is there really food to eat?"

"Isn't that right?"

"That's fine." The old lady was relieved, but she added, "Then I have to cook more eggs for Dafei. The child has to stay on the train for several nights, and he can't go without food."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out to the kitchen.

"There are boxed lunches on the train!" Tang Danniu shouted, but the old lady acted as if she didn't hear her.

"This old lady loves her grandson so much that it's unreasonable, but she's already a father, almost 30 years old, and she still has a child!!"

The news that Zhang Shenfei was going on a business trip spread throughout the courtyard like wings.

When Jia Zhang heard the news after get off work, she left the house with her newly made pair of shoes. When she arrived at Zhang's house, she saw that the door was open, so she lowered her head and walked in.

"Auntie Zhang, why are you here?" Zhang Shenfei greeted with a smile.

Jia Zhang threw the shoe that was caught in the armpit on the table with a loud slap: "Da Fei, I have heard that the Guangdong Province is too bullying. It's just a meeting, why do they let us go barefoot?
I heard that it's very hot in the south. If I walk barefoot all day, my feet will be burned and peeled, right?

Well, don't be stupid like others. This pair of shoes is made by Auntie according to your size. You can bring them with you when you go. If your feet can't stand the heat, put them on immediately. "

Barefoot? ? Barefoot Fair? Canton Fair!!!
Zhang Shenfei blinked his narrow eyes and pondered for a long time, then smiled: "Okay, thank you, I will remember to wear it if my feet get hot."

Looking down at the brand new shoes, he felt that he should still express his gratitude, so he said, "Otherwise I have to teach my ten nephews that you are the best to our family in this whole courtyard. Well, just for this pair of shoes, I will definitely bring you a gift when I come back."

Bring gifts?? And gifts?? ! !
Jia Zhang was delighted now: "Of course, in this courtyard, the one that Aunt loves the most is you! You are Aunt's most caring person! !
Of course, you are not bad either. Without you, I would not be able to be a glorious working class! I have to thank you for the fact that I can get a pension!!!"

Ah, this... Zhang Shenfei suddenly lost interest in communicating with Jia Zhang.

"Well, Aunt Zhang, if you have nothing else to do, please go first. I still have some things to pack."

Jia Zhang was so excited that she couldn't tell whether what he said was good or bad, nor could she see the hint of embarrassment in Zhang Shenfei's eyes, so she left.

While walking, I was still humming:
The sky in the liberated areas is bright and clear, and the people in the liberated areas like it very much...

Send away Jia Zhang and welcome Yi Zhonghai. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be said that this old guy is now a daughter slave?

He actually asked Zhang Shenfei to bring his daughter a music box and a floral blanket from the capital of Guangdong Province, which were said to be particularly fashionable in the south, and he also paid Zhang Shenfei a fee for running errands.

Send Yi Zhonghai away, then Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Sha Zhu, Xu Damao...

There's no way around it. It's not easy for people to travel far these days. Occasionally, when someone goes out, it's common to ask someone to bring something with him. As long as it's not too troublesome, the person who brings the goods will rarely refuse.

A lot of people agreed to this in the courtyard, and in the evening the fat man asked Lao Qi to tell him to go to Heizhima Hutong.

Zhang Shenfei went out, took out a bottle of wine from the space and went over.

The large courtyard in Heizhima Hutong was previously lived in by Fatty and Four Eyes. In the past two years, Four Eyes moved out, leaving Fatty alone.

When Zhang Shenfei arrived, he saw that the fat man had already prepared the dishes, including peanuts, rice noodles, tripe, and shredded pickled vegetables specially brought back from the Qianmen Bistro.

"Oh, four dishes. It seems like you have something important to discuss with your brother today!" Zhang Shenfei sat down and smiled.

(End of this chapter)