Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 315: Bezoar, Dog Treasure! The Treasury Carried by the Big Brother-in-law (Monthly Tickets Plus)
"Thank you, Third Uncle!" Zhao Zhengyi was a quick-witted child. When he heard about going to school, he immediately thanked him in dialect.

The little girl Zhao Mingzhu didn't understand much, but when she heard her brother saying it, she followed suit and said, "Thank you, Third Uncle!"

"You're welcome." Fang Yan responded with a smile.

In the late 2s, tuition fees were usually around 5- yuan per semester.

The tuition fee for primary school is 2.6 yuan per semester. It will increase in higher grades, but generally will not exceed 10 yuan.

As for textbook fees, each semester also costs several yuan, which is similar to the tuition level, about 1.5-2.5 yuan.

So overall, the tuition and book fees for one semester are about 5-10 yuan.

There were also some special circumstances at that time. For students from families with financial difficulties, there might be certain fee reduction policies, and there might be some slight differences in charging standards between different schools, but the differences were not big.

At this time, the eldest brother-in-law said to Fang Yan:

"Brother, I actually prepared something too."

"I just don't know how much money I can change in the city?"

When Fang Yan heard this, he was startled and asked:

"what?"

The eldest brother-in-law glanced at the eldest sister. The eldest sister was a little confused at this time, and asked the eldest brother-in-law:
"What else is valuable in our house?"

My brother-in-law blushed a little, scratched his head awkwardly and said:

“I don’t know if it’s worth the money.”

Seeing this, Fang Yan said to his brother-in-law:
"What is it? Take it out and have a look."

"Okay!" My brother-in-law nodded and started rummaging through the package.

After a while, my brother-in-law took out two black wooden boxes wrapped in sheepskin.

Perhaps the eldest sister had never seen it before, and a hint of surprise flashed across her face.

My brother-in-law carefully placed it on the dressing table and opened one of them.

Then several silver items were revealed.

The shape is obviously not of Han ethnicity, and has a rather exotic feel.

And it is very old.

The eldest sister asked in surprise:
"Yuan Chao, where is this from? How come I don't know about it?"

My brother-in-law said:
"I discovered it by chance when I was grazing on the grassland a few years ago."

"I know the silver should be worth some money. You were pregnant with Mingzhu at that time, so I thought, if I keep it, I can use it for emergency or something."

The eldest sister frowned and asked her brother-in-law:
"Then why didn't you ever tell me?"

The eldest brother-in-law scratched his head and whispered:
"If other people knew about this and accused me of embezzling public funds, I would be the only one to go to jail, and there would be no one to take care of the children at home."

After hearing this, the eldest sister was slightly startled, then glared at him:
"You big fool!"

Although it was an insult, there was no sense of blame in the tone.

Some just feel sorry for him.

My brother-in-law just chuckled twice and didn't refute.

The eldest sister then said:

"You picked this up, how can it be public property?"

My brother-in-law shook his head and said:
"The mouth is on their body. Once the money is exposed, they have the final say. I don't trust them."

After hearing these words, Fangyan began to look at him with new eyes.

Although my brother-in-law looks silly, he actually knows everything better than anyone else.

The eldest sister Fang Jie said to her eldest brother-in-law:
"So you're still taking it out now?"

Zhao Yuanchao glanced at Fang Yan and said to his elder sister:

"He is our brother, and we can trust him."

After that, he said in dialect:

"Brother, your sister and I can't live for free at home. Look at how much money this can get. Please help us deal with it."

Fang Yan took a look at those things and said:

"Silver alone won't bring much, but this antique of yours is likely to be buried with the dead, so it will be worth more."

"How much is it worth?" asked the eldest brother-in-law, scratching his head.

Fangyan shook his head and said:
"The price of antiques fluctuates too much. The same item can be sold at two completely different prices. However... I don't recommend you to buy it. This item is not common. It will be too conspicuous if you take it out. It will be difficult to explain it."

Hearing Fangyan say this, Zhao Yuanchao was a little scratching his head.

He thought for a moment, closed the box, and said:
"Then listen to your brother and don't sell it."

"I have one more thing here." Then he opened another box.

Then a box of "pebbles" was revealed.

The eldest sister was stunned and didn't understand what this stone was.

Fang Yan saw it and said in surprise:
"Bezoar?! So many?"

There were at least six or seven dried bezoars in one box, all of which were unused.

Then there is a grayish white stone with a slight luster and multiple round protrusions.

Fangyan asked uncertainly:

"And this is... dog treasure?" "Compendium of Materia Medica" said: "Dog treasure grows in the belly of a mangy dog. It is shaped like a white stone with a green color. It has layered texture and is also a rare thing." This one looks very similar.

"Brother, you know what's good!" My brother-in-law gave me a thumbs up.

The eldest sister asked in confusion:

"Bezoar? Dog treasure? Isn't that an insult?"

Fangyan shook his head and said to the elder sister:

"I'm not insulting you, brother-in-law, what you have here is real stuff, it's Chinese medicine, and it's a very valuable Chinese medicine."

The eldest sister Fang Jie looked at her husband in astonishment and asked:

"Where did this come from?"

The eldest brother-in-law explained honestly:
"My master gave me the bezoars. He used to be in charge of slaughtering cows, so he kept a lot of them."

"This dog treasure is from our old dog that died of illness. This is the only piece left."

The elder sister suddenly realized and remembered the old dog. She asked:

"I remember you said you wanted to bury that dog, didn't you?"

Zhao Yuanchao said:
"At that time, my parents and my brother's wife said it was a waste to bury it and insisted on eating the meat. My brother's wife took it and the dog treasure was inside. She thought it was a stone and threw it away. After I picked it up, I took it to show it to my master, and he told me it was a dog treasure and told me to keep it because it might be useful."

I could tell the dialect was coming from my brother-in-law. His master of Bajiquan is a man who has seen the world.

Most of what my brother-in-law knows was taught by him.

The eldest brother-in-law asked in dialect:

“Can these be sold?”

Fangyan nodded:
“Yes, it sells very well.”

"According to the current market price, one gram can be sold for 40 yuan."

"Ah? How much did you say?" The eldest sister was a little uneasy.

Even my brother-in-law looked stunned.

The couple didn't expect this thing to be so valuable.

Fangyan confirmed again:
"40 yuan per gram."

"Then...then this pile..." The eldest sister stuttered as she spoke. She turned around to look at her husband. Her brother-in-law was also surprised. He didn't expect that such a box of things left by his master could be worth the money he earned from herding sheep for so many years.

Fang Yan looked at the couple who were in a daze and said to them:

"You don't have to sell them all. The price is going up every year. One is enough for your family to use for a while."

"Then brother, can you..." The eldest brother-in-law hesitated to speak.

The dialect said:

"I can only sell it to hospitals, so the price will definitely not be as high as the retail price. You have to be mentally prepared."

The eldest brother-in-law was relieved after hearing this. He said:

"That's fine. I don't have to eat and drink for free at home. Besides, I plan to pay back the money my little brother gave me."

When Fangyan heard his brother-in-law say this, he knew that he was a sincere man who didn't want to owe anyone anything.

But even if I sell all these bezoars now, I'd still be losing a lot.

After the reform and opening up in a few years, the price of bezoar will continue to rise.

Fang Yan said to them:

"You don't have to rush to pay back the money."

"It's not appropriate to use all of the bezoar at once, otherwise it will arouse suspicion."

After hearing this, the eldest sister and brother-in-law nodded in agreement and asked Fangyan to pick a small one first and exchange it for money later.

After discussing the matter of exchanging ox gall for money.

Then everyone came to the main courtyard. At this moment, the two little guys, Zhengyi and Mingzhu, had a good night's sleep and looked much more energetic than yesterday.

When they saw the two puppies in the yard, they immediately started playing together.

After a while, wait until the other people in the family have finished washing up.

The family had a meal with last night's leftovers.

After breakfast, my eldest sister and her family followed my father to take the bus back to Haidian.

In the morning they went to the commune to handle some procedures for their return, and in the afternoon they went into the city to buy clothes.

In the next few days toward the end of the month, the family will first find a school for the child, and then prepare a wedding banquet for Fangyan. After the National Day, when Fangyan has finished writing the book, he can go to the Municipal Bureau to attend the training class.

Dad and elder sister had just left, and no one in the family had left the house yet, when Chen Kaige drove over.

This was just in time. Fang Chen planned to go to the publishing house with him first, and then move his family to the dormitory of Beijing Film Studio.

After they all left, the rest of the family prepared to go to work.

Fangyan rode his motorcycle, took his brother-in-law's bezoar, and headed towards the Tong Ren Tang store in Dashilan.

PS: Damn, are the brothers so capable? Once all the orders came, the average order increased by 100 in a flash.

This chapter is finished, and I still owe you 13,000.

No more today. Please come early tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)