Dramatic changes in the movies and TV shows

Chapter 1054 The Unknown World

The next day, as the last carriage shakily entered the city, this grain-buying trip came to a perfect end.

When Lin Hao and his team set out four days ago, one dollar could buy 24 or 25 kilograms, but now in Beijing, one can only buy about 20 kilograms.

"Boss Yan, let's say goodbye here!" Lin Hao said with a bow.

"Thank you very much, Boss Lin. If you need anything next time, just let me know!" Yan Zhensheng also bowed and said:
"Also, I plan to keep the half truckload of food for myself. I have a lot of workers, so I won't sell it to Boss Lou for the time being. Please bear with me and explain it to Boss Lou on my behalf!"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "It's okay. Half a truckload of food is only 5,000 kilograms, which is only enough for three or four days. He won't mind!"

After entering the city, the two people took different paths. One went to Zhima Hutong and the other went to Lou's Steel Rolling Mill.

Lin Hao didn't feel unhappy about it. After all, there was no agreement before that the grain must be sold to Lou Zhenhua.

In fact, it was not only Yan Zhensheng, but even Lin Hao's good brother Jin Hai, when he found that the price of grain was skyrocketing at a speed visible to the naked eye, he also sent someone to tell Lin Hao that he was not going to sell that truckload of grain.

Jin Hai sent out three vehicles to buy food this time, and originally wanted to give one to Lin Hao as a reward for this trip.

He left a cart of grain for himself as a welfare to win over the hearts of his subordinates, and then followed Lin Hao to sell another cart of grain to the Lou family and make some extra money.

However, he did not expect the price of grain to rise so quickly, so Jin Hai did not want to touch Lin Hao's share of grain, but he planned to keep the grain that he originally wanted to sell to the Lou family in case of any emergency.

Even if he sold it at a fair price to his hundreds of subordinates, it would still be much more cost-effective than selling it directly to Lou Zhenhua.

The only grain that could be sold to the Lou family was Lin Hao’s portion, but in total there were five carts.

Afterwards, Lin Hao came to the Lou family and accepted 2500 oceans amid Lou Zhenhua's numerous thanks.

In fact, out of the 2500 dollars, only a little over a thousand was actually earned this time. After all, the cost was paid by Lou Zhenhua, and the few hundred dollars more was only given because of Lin Hao's coordination, which was meant as a reward and gratitude.

Lou Zhenhua was very grateful to Lin Hao for selling grain to him. After all, everyone knew at this time that nothing could make people feel more at ease than having grain in their own hands.

After all, one dollar can only buy 20 kilograms of grain now, and the price is still rising. It is normal for Jin Hai and Yan Zhensheng to hold the grain in their hands.

What Lou Zhenhua didn't know was that there were actually several thousand tons of food in the space ring in Lin Hao's hand.

Lin Hao came to Lou's house today mainly for this matter, and he was going to sell part of it to Lou Zhenhua.

After having lunch at Lou's house, as the two of them were toasting each other, a little girl of about eight or nine years old ran over.

Looking at the little round face and age, Lin Hao estimated in his mind that this should be Lou Xiao'e.

As expected of a rich lady from a wealthy family, she is fair and tender, and she looks super cute in a dress.

They looked like people from completely different worlds compared to the pale, skinny civilians wearing linen clothes outside.

Then a young woman came down from upstairs, apparently looking for Lou Xiao'e. At this time, Lou Zhenhua asked her to go back and said apologetically:
"This is my daughter Lou Xiao'e. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Brother Lin!"

"It's okay!" Lin Hao said with a smile: "This child is so well-behaved, and he is very likable at first glance."

"Come here, Xiao'e!" Then he held Lou Xiao'e and introduced her, "You should call this Uncle Lin, okay?"

"Hello, Uncle Lin!" Lou Xiao'e called shyly.

Afterwards, Lou Zhenhua asked Lou Tan to take Lou Xiao'e back, after all, they were still discussing something.

Unfortunately, he didn't see Lou Zhenhua's other children, and Lin Hao didn't ask around, but got down to business.

"Brother, although we have this batch of food for emergency, there are too many people here and the consumption is very high. I wonder if you can make another trip?"

However, Lin Hao shook his head and said:
"This time, the grain in Tangshan has been sold out. I guess the next step will be to burn down the granary!"

Hearing this, Lou Zhenhua said with some regret:

"What a pity! If I had known this earlier, I would have found a few more vehicles. The food we have now can only be used for two or three months at most. I don't know what to do next!"

At this point, Lou Zhenhua looked at Lin Hao and said, "I wonder if you have any other channels. I want to buy another batch of food."

Lin Hao pondered for a while, then said with some embarrassment:
"I was able to get a shipment of food, about 160 tons!"

"What, 160 tons?" Lou Zhenhua said in disbelief.

"Yes, if Mr. Lou needs it, it's not impossible, but the price is...!" Lin Hao said hesitantly.

"The price is negotiable. As long as it can be shipped in, I will buy it at the market price!" Lou Zhenhua said happily.

"Okay, that's settled!" Lin Hao then stood up and said, "I'll come back to see Brother Lou after the food arrives!"

"Thank you very much, Brother Lin!" Lou Zhenhua then gave Lin Hao a deposit of five thousand oceans.

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After returning home, I looked at the somewhat deserted and dilapidated courtyard, and thought that I had less than 8,000 yuan in my hand, which would definitely not be enough to pay off the debt.

Although 160 tons of grain will be sold to Lou Zhenhua in a few days, oceans will definitely be more than enough.

However, those debt collectors from the gambling house probably won’t be able to wait for a few more days, and Mu Chunhua’s debt must also be taken down as soon as possible to avoid being targeted by others.

However, seeing this somewhat dilapidated courtyard, I feel that it needs some repairs.

It was still early for Mu Chunhua to get off work, so Lin Hao prepared to go out and find a craftsman to renovate his courtyard house.

As a result, as soon as I went out, I saw a dark-skinned, smelly patrolman holding a baton.

"Heipi" is a derogatory term, which is what was often called patrol inspector in the old days.

Because these people basically don't pay for meals or baths, except for the Bada Hutongs where they have to pay, they won't pay anywhere else if they can.

Not only that, they also collect protection fees. They are extremely corrupt, and their uniforms are also black, so they are called black-skinned people or stinky patrolmen.

Of course, we can't generalize, not all black skins are bad.

There are always some people with decent character. Although they are not untainted by the mud, and may have some bad habits, they will not deliberately bully ordinary people for fun.

For example, the one in front of me, holding a baton, and even wearing his hat crookedly, looks like a dark-skinned man who doesn't look very serious.

From the memories given by the system, I learned that this person is the most capable patrolman in the area.

His name seemed to be Qian Yougen. Lin Hao didn't pay much attention to him at first, as he had been running around outside before, and Qian Yougen didn't come here to patrol often, so he didn't pay any attention to him.

It’s just that when Lin Hao met the other person face to face just now, the other person’s face looked somewhat familiar to Lin Hao.

It's not that this character looks familiar, but this person looks familiar. No, it should be the person who plays this patrol inspector. He looks familiar. It's a bit confusing. I should have seen this actor Lin Hao. He has performed in other TV series, but he should not be too famous. He mainly plays supporting roles. I just feel familiar, but I didn't recognize who it is for a while.
So Lin Hao took the initiative to step forward and greeted:
"Oh, it's Mr. Qian. You're here to inspect our area today."

"It's my turn, so I have to go." Qian Yougen looked like a gangster, his uniform open, revealing his white coat underneath, with his hands behind his back.

He doesn't walk properly and shakes with every step.

Lin Hao smiled secretly in his heart. It seemed that this person should be a positive character. So Lin Hao smiled and said:

"Mr. Qian, have you eaten yet? How about we have a drink together?"

It is said that it is easy to see the King of Hell but difficult to deal with the little ghosts. This Qian Yougen is pretty good. He has some conscience and at least he doesn't force people to death.

Inviting someone to drink is mainly about getting in close contact with them. A single ability cannot determine which drama the other person is a character in.

Characters like this will come in handy one day, and Lin Hao doesn't mind making friends or building a relationship with such people.

The main thing is that it doesn't cost much money. One silver dollar is enough for two people to eat their fill.

"It's not a good idea to drink so early in the morning. I'm still at work!" Although Qian Yougen said this, he followed Lin Hao unconsciously.

As the saying goes, if you don't eat it, it's a waste. If you eat it, it's also a waste. Who wouldn't eat it for free?

"Hey, that's nothing. In our Maoer Hutong area, everyone is a good citizen. To be honest, the Xizhimen area is more troublesome!"

"That makes sense. We in Zhengyang Gate are all good people who abide by the law. Otherwise, I wouldn't come here to be a patrolman!"

"Then walk?"

"Let's go!"

The two of them then chatted all the way and staggered to a small pub. Because the food was authentic and honest, there were quite a lot of people drinking there.

"Mr. Qian, how much do you want?"

"I think we should start with half a catty, half a catty for each person."

Although half a catty is still eight taels at this time, the total weight of a catty has been stipulated to be 500 grams, and one tael is equal to 31.25 grams.

After the new China unified the measurement system in 1959, the "sixteen liang" was changed to "decimal system", that is, 10 liang was 1 jin, but the total weight remained 500 grams.

So no matter how many liang systems there are, one jin is 500 grams and half a jin is 250 grams.

"Okay, Brother Lin, you have the final say!"

When greeting others in Beijing, people usually like to use the word "ni" (you). It is rare to say "you" directly.

"Boss, what good wine do you have in the store recently?" Lin Hao asked the boss.

"You are finally here today. We have Jiangning's Zhuangyuanhong, Yuezhou's Nv'erhong, and Luzhou's Zhuyeqing!" At this point, the boss changed the subject and said with a smile:

“There’s none of these!”

"We are just a small shop. We only have Erguo from Niulanshan. As for other alcohol, it's barley beer from the north, but not many people drink that stuff!"

The boss is a middle-aged man, probably around 50 years old.

Qian Yougen said his last name was He, and he was an old bachelor who had no wife and no children. However, he had run their ancestral tavern quite successfully, but it was a pity that it was about to be cut short.

Lin Hao didn't care about Qian Yougen's sigh, because he was sure that this was "The Little Woman of Zhengyang Gate", that is, Xu Huizhen, and Tian Hairong, no, that's the actor, and Xu Huizhen's best friend, Chen Xueru, with whom she loved and hated each other.

Unfortunately, everyone has not gathered yet. It seems that we can only wait for a few more days. Thinking of this, Lin Hao no longer cares about him, but turns his head to ask Qian Yougen:
"Mr. Qian, how about you get some beer?"

"Then let's have some beer. I haven't tasted it yet!" Qian Yougen said with a smile.

For Qian Yougen, no matter what kind of wine he drinks, as long as it doesn't cost money, it is good wine.

"Did you hear that, Old Man He? Two large glasses of beer and some snacks!" Lin Hao put a dollar on the counter.

"Oh, it's dollars? I can't change it. Do you want French currency?" Old man He's eyes lit up when he saw the dollars, and then he said embarrassedly.

After all, these days, the purchasing power of the ocean is still quite strong. As for legal tender and the like, the numbers above are quite misleading.

If you really want to use it, it is completely worthless. One pound of legal currency can't even buy one pound of grain.

That’s right, the legal tender at that time had already arrived, and was calculated by kilogram or bundle. The credit of the legal tender had collapsed long ago.

"Then don't bother looking for it. Just put it on the bill and I'll continue paying you next time I come over for a drink. Remember, my name is Lin Hao from Maoer Hutong."

"Okay, Mr. Lin, I'll pour you some wine first!" Old man He quickly poured two pots of wine.

We also prepared a few dishes to go with the wine, mainly some cold dishes, pork skin jelly, dried tofu, peanuts, and the tavern's specialty pickles.

After all, it's just a small pub, so there's definitely no authentic braised beef.

People who come to the tavern to have fun are mainly laborers who have worked all day. They come here to have a drink to relieve their fatigue, chat and chat, and care about national affairs or international situations.

Therefore, the food in the tavern is relatively affordable, and expensive side dishes are not prepared because they cannot be sold.

People who come to the tavern usually come in the evening, so there is really no one else here except the two of them.

After chatting with Qian Yougen for a while, Lin Hao could confirm through the other party's description that he really didn't know which film or TV series the other party was from.

But it doesn’t matter. When you have time, take a look at the other person’s social circle. Maybe you can find someone familiar!
Just like He Daqing and Cai Quanwu, and Sha Zhu and Yan Zhensheng. I dare not think about it. If I continue thinking about it, Lin Hao is afraid that he will laugh out loud.

Then Lin Hao asked Qian Yougen: "Master Qian, I want to ask you something?"

"I knew you wouldn't ask me to drink for no reason!" Qian Yougen said in a tone that was not expected.

"Tell me what it is. As long as I know it, I will tell you everything I know!"

Lin Hao didn't care about the other party's taking on too much. This kind of old hand would never do anything beyond his ability.

Fortunately, the matter that Lin Hao wanted to ask about was not a big deal, so he smiled and said:

"It's like this. You know, my house has not been taken care of for so many years. Now it is in a dilapidated state. I want to find someone to repair it, but I don't know who is suitable!"

(End of this chapter)