Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 132, Surprise

Hercules!!!

Meng Deqing could hardly believe his eyes. That was a large jar filled with 60 liters of Maotai liquor. Including the weight of the jar itself, the ceramic jar weighed at least 150 kilograms.

But even such a heavy jar looked like a slightly bloated toy in Zhao Mancang's hand, and it was not difficult at all.

Some people are very strong and need to carry a lot of heavy objects every day, even goods that exceed their own weight, because what they carry is not goods, but life.

After checking, Zhao Mancang put the five jars of wine aside and then settled the money with Meng Deqing.

There are five ceramic jars of Moutai liquor, which has a total of 300 liters. If calculated at 16 yuan per liter, the total cost is 4,800 yuan.

But this certainly cannot be calculated based on the price of eight yuan per bottle of wine, but rather on the price of ten yuan per liter.

This is the price Zhao Mancang got after bargaining.

After all, Meng Deqing wanted to ship the goods quickly and get the money, so Moutai could only be sold at a low price by him.

There are really not many people who can spend a lot of money to buy such pottery jars of wine.

Therefore, 300 liters of Moutai liquor costs a total of 3,000 yuan.

"Comrade Meng, I don't have that much money on hand. Here's some gold. Do you think it's enough?"

At the beginning of September, Zhao Mancang had a little over 3,000 yuan in cash, which was not a lot, but not a small amount either.

Half of the money was borrowed from Yang Shourong and others, a total of 1,500 yuan, and the rest was the more than 1,800 yuan left from selling imported medicines.

In the early morning of September 2nd, Zhao Mancang emptied a magazine in Pigeon City, killed five people, and seized several guns.

At the same time, two thousand three hundred and fifty-two US dollars were found from the bodies of these people, with a value of five thousand seven hundred and eighty-five yuan.

However, these are all US dollars, and Zhao Mancang has no intention of exchanging them into RMB for the time being.

After all, his current salary is not low and is enough for daily living.

If it is really not enough to spend, then you can exchange it in the pigeon market when the time comes. Anyway, the US dollar will still be very strong in the next few years or even decades.

In the past period of time, Zhao Mancang has spent a lot of money to purchase a lot of food, resulting in him having little RMB cash on hand.

So he took out two thousand five hundred yuan and handed it to Meng Deqing, and paid the remaining five hundred yuan in gold.

The current price of gold is three yuan and four cents per gram.

For five hundred yuan, Zhao Mancang only needs to take out about one hundred and sixty-seven grams of gold.

Coincidentally, a few days ago, in the early morning of September 16th, Zhao Mancang took a lot of gold from the pockets of Li Jiping, Luo Haidong, and Zheng Wanyong.

In addition to gold jewelry, there are also three large yellow croakers and five small yellow croakers.

The official large yellow croaker of the Republic of China weighed 312.5 grams, while the small yellow croaker weighed 31.25 grams.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang directly took out a big yellow croaker.

When Meng Deqing saw it, his eyes widened.

Wow, the big yellow croakers are out?
It can be seen that Zhao Mancang is a big customer, and he is really rich.

However, the greedy little thought in Meng Deqing's heart was extinguished before it even started to burn.

Because he still remembered the relaxed look on Zhao Mancang's face when he picked up the pottery jar just now. How could he still want to rob Zhao Mancang?
He should just pray that the other party won't cause him any trouble.

Originally, Zhao Mancang was going to use a pair of large scissors to cut the yellow croaker, but Meng Deqing said that he wanted only the yellow croaker, and the extra 148.5 grams of the yellow croaker would be used as compensation to the former.

The final result was that Meng Deqing took away a large yellow croaker and 2,056.77 yuan.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang now only has more than 800 yuan, two large yellow croakers and five small yellow croakers.

As for other gold jewelry, Yuan Datou coins, etc., Zhao Mancang had no plans to use them for the time being, so he did not include them in the balance.

The money is really hard to spend, it is spent carelessly and quickly.

"Comrade Li, if I have this kind of wine again next time, would you still want to buy it?"

Based on this good cooperative relationship, Meng Deqing has also become excited.

He could earn three thousand yuan at a time, and Zhao Mancang actually had yellow croaker, which was a very good thing.

Precious metals like gold, the most valuable asset during wartime, are now nowhere to be found on the market.

The country has been purchasing gold, and ordinary people can hardly find gold.

Gold is invisible, and the same is true for silver.

So Meng Deqing couldn't even buy some jewelry for his wife.

Now, Zhao Mancang sent him a big yellow croaker, so he no longer has to worry about not being able to make gold jewelry for his wife.

"Sure, but I still say the same thing, as long as you can deliver the wine, then I can buy it."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang immediately smiled happily and said.

Whether it is food or wine, they are all considered food.

Anyway, when the year after next comes, the prices of food, wine and other things in Pigeon City will increase, and even the price of gold may increase.

Although it is unlikely to rise to an outrageous level, it will not be as cheap as it is now.

After agreeing on the place and time for the next meeting, Meng Deqing happily drove away in his carriage.

After watching Meng Deqing leave, Zhao Mancang casually placed five jars of Moutai liquor into the system space, and then quickly left the scene.

By the time he entered the Dongzhimen Pigeon Market, he had changed his outfit.

Originally, Zhao Mancang also wanted to go home like this. After all, something happened in Xizhimen Pigeon Market yesterday, and the situation must be very tense right now.

But then I thought, since I'm already here, it would be unreasonable not to go and take a look.

As a result, Dongzhimen Pigeon Market was not affected at all, and many people still came here.

However, everyone was in a hurry with a clear purpose. After completing the transaction, they left decisively and had no intention of staying any longer.

"Huh? Someone's buying gold and US dollars?"

Suddenly, Zhao Mancang discovered that someone wanted to buy two things, and he couldn't help but become curious.

The US dollar is a good thing, there is no doubt about that.

But purchasing gold at this critical juncture in the 1950s was probably not for pure purposes.

There is no doubt that such people are definitely preparing to flee overseas.

Generally speaking, most of the people who buy gold are capitalists.

As for whether there were other people among them, Zhao Mancang was not sure.

However, after Zhao Mancang approached and took a closer look at the other party, he found that the other party was just a middleman and immediately lost interest.

"Comrade, do you have any US dollars to exchange? Or do you want to exchange something else?"

The second-hand dealer Shen Xiaotian smiled and looked at Zhao Mancang in a friendly manner and asked.

Everyone who comes to the door is a guest. For Shen Xiaotian, since he makes a living as a middleman, he must treat it well.

There was an employer who wanted to purchase US dollars, and the price was not low. There was money to be made, so Shen Xiaotian naturally worked very hard.

"No, I'm just curious and want to ask the price in US dollars."

Zhao Mancang was indeed very curious about the current price of US dollars on the black market.

The official pricing is not accurate at all, one US dollar is equivalent to 2.46 RMB.

This is because in our foreign trade now, there is almost no foreign exchange such as the US dollar. There are only related foreign currencies such as the ruble, and not many of them.

"If you have US dollars, we can exchange them for you at the rate of three yuan and forty cents to one US dollar. If you want to exchange them for US dollars, hey, you can't exchange them for US dollars!"

Shen Xiaotian heard this and said with a smile.

"Why can't we exchange it? Don't you have any US dollars?" Zhao Mancang suddenly became more curious.

However, Shen Xiaotian just shook his head and said nothing.

It can be seen that the other party probably doesn't want to reveal any secrets, so he keeps his mouth shut.

Since the other party was unwilling to say, Zhao Mancang did not continue to ask.

The US dollar is a good thing, and Zhao Mancang is very clear about this, but he cannot exchange for US dollars or use US dollars.

However, if Zhao Mancang remembered correctly, those enemy spies and the like should have US dollars, right?
Suddenly, Zhao Mancang thought of the letters he received from the alley near the entrance of Xizhimen Pigeon Market early yesterday morning.

Ever since he got it, he has kept it in his space and has not opened it to look at it.

The two people who were beaten to death in the early hours of yesterday morning must have been enemy spies. Zhao Mancang felt that he was right in his guess.

After all, it is a bit unreasonable to come to the vicinity of Pigeon City late at night with only guns and ammunition but no money.

So, Zhao Mancang thought about this and walked around for a few more minutes. Seeing that there was no more grain to buy, he left the Pigeon Market.

After coming outside, Zhao Mancang found a quiet alley and took out the letter from the space.

The first letter he opened contained some recent news, famous quotes, etc., which left Zhao Mancang confused.

Wow, this must be some kind of code book, right?
Anyway, I just look at it this way and have no idea what it means.

The second letter was relatively good, with just one address: a courtyard house in Dashiqiao Hutong in the city.

"baffling!"

Zhao Mancang complained secretly, then looked around the alley again, confirmed that no one was coming, and then opened the third letter.

The last two letters were the same, very confusing and I had no idea what they said.

Because the content of the letter is either blank or contains some incomprehensible content, and I have no idea what it means.

Zhao Mancang, who was annoyed by these letters, threw them back into the system space, then rode his 28-inch bicycle straight to Dashiqiao Hutong.

After arriving at the place, Zhao Mancang looked at the locked courtyard gate and felt speechless.

What could there be in a place like this?

"There shouldn't be anyone inside, right?"

After carefully observing the lock on the gate, Zhao Mancang muttered to himself, then looked around and then climbed over the wall to go in.

The letter left by the enemy spy only contained this address, and Zhao Mancang definitely wanted to take a look.

First, he was curious, second, he thought there might be something left here, and third, he happened to kill these two enemy spies, so he decided to send them off.

After entering the yard lightly, Zhao Mancang immediately went to the back house to confirm whether there was anyone inside.

This courtyard house is just a very standard two-entry courtyard house, divided into two courtyards, front and back.

After checking the back room and confirming that there was no one in the room, Zhao Mancang entered the inner courtyard to check the situation.

The result was just as he expected. There was no one in the east and west wing rooms, or in the north room.

So after he killed Zhang Jihua and Qi Chunxiao, this courtyard house became completely vacant.

Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise the house would have been taken back by the street office.

After all, if Zhang Jihua and Qi Chunxiao don't come back for a long time, they will definitely be suspected by the neighbors nearby. Then the street office will take action and break into the house.

Of course, it is also possible that someone else has simply taken over the house.

Now, after Zhao Mancang made sure that there was no one there, he began to search the house.

Since time is limited, Zhao Mancang plans to start the search from the north room.

In September in Beijing, the sun usually rises around six in the morning, but it is already past five, so Zhao Mancang must hurry.

Just as Zhao Mancang pushed the door open, a leaf fell. Most people would not pay attention to these details, but Zhao Mancang was alert and of course noticed the movement.

After all, such noise is naturally particularly harsh in such a quiet environment.

"Damn, these enemy spies are really good at doing these little tricks. If you're not careful, you can really overlook them."

After complaining in his heart, Zhao Mancang did not touch the fallen leaf, but quickly searched the room.

The whole room was as clean as a military barracks, and it was clear at a glance, not much like a home.

Not long after, Zhao Mancang found some banknotes in the cabinet. There wasn't much, only about a hundred yuan in total.

It should be the bills for Zhang Jihua and Qi Chunxiao's daily expenses.

Although it is not much, no matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat. Zhao Mancang will certainly not refuse it.

After searching again and finding nothing else, Zhao Mancang left the room.

The three northern rooms were quickly searched, and in the master bedroom on the east side, Zhao Mancang discovered a basement.

Basements are basically standard features of courtyard houses in Beijing, especially for enemy spies.

After entering the basement, Zhao Mancang was quickly shocked by the things collected there.

The entire basement is very large, with a space of more than 40 square meters.

However, half of the space inside was filled with food, water, canned goods and other items. These items were completely built according to the regulations of the "end of the world" underground living space.

The other half was filled with radios, bookcases, boxes, clothes and other items, all neatly arranged.

From the moment Zhao Mancang entered the basement, he discovered that this was where enemy spies often stayed.

You can tell from the degree of wear and tear on the stairs at the basement entrance and exit.

And this basement has external air outlets, so it is not a completely stuffy and airless place.

"Developed!"

Seeing so much grain, Zhao Mancang felt surprised that it took so much effort to get it.

Originally he wanted to purchase more food, but now he was suddenly attacked yesterday, and then he was killed in return. Half an hour ago, he suddenly decided to check the letters and entered the courtyard of Dashiqiao Hutong.

It’s too unexpected!

There were also bookcases, boxes, radios and other things. Zhao Mancang did not miss any of them and took them all away.

What's the point of keeping it?
He didn't check it carefully. Time is tight now, so he will check it carefully after taking it back.

In addition to the master bedroom in the north house, Zhao Mancang went to other places to check, and found a more hidden basement entrance on the back house side.

Zhao Mancang went in and searched without any hesitation.

"Grass!!!"

After seeing what was in the basement, Zhao Mancang was stunned again and even couldn't help but swear.

This basement is not big, only about eight square meters, but it is full of weapons and ammunition.

Grenades, machine guns, sniper rifles, general pistols, explosives, etc., many of the weapons are brands that Zhao Mancang does not recognize.

It can be called a universal brand!

In addition, there were also gasoline, keys and other items, which made Zhao Mancang very confused.

There are no cars or motorcycles or other oil-burning industrial products in the yard. What are the gasoline used for?
Is it a petrol bomb?

Zhao Mancang didn't bother thinking about things he didn't understand, so he just put them into his space first.

After clearing out the basement, Zhao Mancang exited the courtyard and fled.

At this time, the sky in the east had already turned pale, and it was about to dawn.

When I got home, Lin Wan hadn't prepared breakfast yet and Lin Huijun hadn't gotten up yet.

So Zhao Mancang went to the east wing, closed the door, took out some things from the system space, and did a simple inventory.

Today I traded five jars of Moutai liquor with Meng Deqing, which cost him three thousand yuan, causing the money in his pocket to shrink significantly.

"It's developed, it's developed!"

After Zhao Mancang checked the grains, he was overjoyed!
The half of the food, canned goods, and other items in the basement of the master bedroom in the Dashiqiao courtyard house included fifteen bags of rice, each weighing a full 100 jin. There wasn't much flour, only five bags, each also weighing a full 100 jin.

There are also three large jars of peanut oil, each of which should hold about 50 kilograms. One of the large jars still has more than half left, which should be around 20 to 30 kilograms.

In addition to the fragrant peanut oil, there are also two jars of cauliflower oil. It’s not a lot, each jar should be about 15 pounds, a total of 30 pounds.

There are also smoked meat, canned food, etc., a total of 25 boxes, all wrapped in oil paper and placed in wooden boxes, stored similarly to military rations, and each box has a standard weight of 75 kilograms.

As for vegetables, there are potatoes, sweet potatoes, sauerkraut, dried vegetables, etc. In short, there are quite a few.

There are more than a thousand kilograms of vegetables alone, enough for two or three people to eat for a long time.

That's why Zhao Mancang was so excited after counting the food reserves, simply because there were really a lot of them.

Before, he was thinking about going to Pigeon City to purchase food every once in a while, and he would probably need to purchase about two to three thousand kilograms of food. As a result, this time he almost realized his wish.

After counting the food, Zhao Mancang began to count the radios, bookcases, boxes, clothes, etc.

There was nothing much to say about the radio. Zhao Mancang just took a look at it and put it aside. He was not interested in this thing.

The bookcase is filled with books, all of which are classics such as the Twenty-Four Histories, the Analects of Confucius, the Four Books and the Five Classics, as well as some foreign masterpieces. It looks quite strange, after all, it is normal to put Confucian classics and history books on the same bookcase.

But there are also quite a number of foreign classics such as Hamlet, War and Peace, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which is a bit strange.

"Hmm? This one's been read so often, could it be a code book?"

Opening the book of Don Quixote on the bookshelf, which was obviously different from other books, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but mutter to himself in confusion.

In fact, whether it is a code book or not makes no difference to Zhao Mancang.

Anyway, he is not a member of the Armband Team. Even if he gets the code book and successfully deciphers it, solves any major case, or catches any big fish, it will be useless because he cannot claim credit for it.

Although Zhao Mancang has a high combat power and his shooting skills have been raised to level seven, he has no interest in jobs such as the security department and the armband team.

Being a doctor saving lives and healing the wounded is already so busy, how desperate must Zhao Mancang be to become the captain of the security department responsible for catching enemy spies?
Besides, he is now a level 4 associate chief physician with such a high monthly salary, how could he choose any other career?
However, although Zhao Mancang will not change his career, it does not mean that he is not willing to help eliminate those enemy spies.

The code book is just a piece of waste paper in his hands, but in the hands of the armband team, it may play a greater role.

And the code book must be sent out as early as possible. Otherwise, the longer the time goes, the more likely those so-called big fish will escape.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Mancang put down the code book and concentrated on opening the big box.

There were two boxes in total, one of which was full of clothes, including all kinds of clothing and even brand new fabrics.

There were seven rolls of unused cloth: one each of gray and black cotton, three each of white, black, and blue linen, and the remaining two rolls of printed cloth.

Judging from these materials, they are all high-quality and very good.

Lin Wan has always wanted to buy some cloth to make clothes, but Zhao Mancang was unable to get many cloth coupons, so although there was no shortage of clothes at home, there were not many.

Restricted by the shackles of industrial development, the current situation in our country is not only that food and other supplies are in short supply, but also that raw materials for daily necessities such as cloth and rubber are also in short supply.

It can be said that the emergence of the ticket system was also a helpless move.

There are also not many cloth coupons in Pigeon Market, just like sewing plane tickets and bicycle tickets.

Especially cloth coupons, most of them are one inch, five inches, one foot, etc., not many.

At this point in the 1950s, the quantitative standards for cloth coupons were formulated based on the different climates in the north and south, the different sizes of towns, and the different minimum demands for cotton cloth.

For example, in the south, as a subtropical region, towns only issue seven feet and four inches of cloth coupons to each person each year, the former Yuzhang County area issues eleven feet, Tianjin City can receive thirteen feet per person each year, and the capital city is relatively better off, with seventeen feet and three inches of cloth coupons issued to each person each year.

Harbin, the northernmost city with long and cold winters, distributes 24 feet of cloth coupons to each person each year, enough to make a set of cotton-padded jacket and trousers.

However, 17 feet 3 inches of cloth coupons could only allow an adult of average height to make a single blue cloth garment and sew a pair of cloth shoes, that was all.

Zhao Mancang was about 1.8 meters tall, and the 17-foot cloth coupons were not enough to buy a single blue cloth coat, let alone a pair of cloth shoes.

In other words, if Zhao Mancang didn't find a way to get cloth coupons himself, he would either have to spend money to buy ready-made clothes or wait for the work clothes distributed by the steel plant every year. There was no other way to get clothes.

Zhao Mancang's job is relatively demanding on clothes. After all, he used to work frequently and had to travel on business and other occasions, so he had quite a lot of requirements for clothes.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang had no choice but to collect more cloth coupons when he went to the Pigeon Market.

However, everyone is short of cloth coupons now, so it is naturally impossible for there to be too many extra cloth coupons appearing in the Pigeon Market, and Zhao Mancang happened to come across them.

By the year after next, everyone's cloth coupon ration will be reduced, but it will be much less.

By that time, cloth coupons will only become increasingly scarce.

Zhao Mancang could only take precautions in advance and get as many clothes or fabrics as possible.

The winter in the capital is also very long and very cold.

Compared to Tianjin, where each person could only receive thirteen feet of cloth coupons per year, Zhao Mancang and other Beijing residents were already very lucky to receive seventeen feet and three inches of cloth coupons.

After all, Beijing and Tianjin are at the same latitude, and their winters are equally cold and long.

If you don’t have enough warm clothes in winter, you will be in big trouble throughout the winter.

In the past, all of Zhao Mancang’s clothes would have been taken away and divided by the Huang family, so he would have had to endure the winter alone.

But Zhao Mancang now is not that stupid.

Of course, he has a high salary now and is well-off, so he will not compromise on food, clothing, housing and transportation.

"I won't be short of clothes in the future."

Zhao Mancang muttered to himself, the joy on his face clearly visible.

There are two rolls of cotton material, and they don't look like they have been used much, so they can definitely make several sets of clothes.

If that doesn't work, then you can just go to a clothing store and buy it.

But of course ready-made clothes are much more expensive than fabrics.

Given Lin Wan's frugal personality, she would definitely not be happy about it.

After simply packing up the big box, Zhao Mancang opened another box. The things inside were so dazzling that they blinded his titanium dog eyes.

Wow, it was full of gold bars, silver coins, US dollars, British pounds, etc. It was all money.

"Holy crap, did these two enemy agents rob a bank? Otherwise, where did they get all that money?"

Zhao Mancang was stunned, his face full of disbelief.

Looking at this situation, it will be very difficult for him to say that he has no money in the future.

Such a big box is almost like a bank safe, full of gold, US dollars, silver coins and other currencies.

Zhao Mancang could understand gold very well. After all, gold is hard currency at all times.

Zhao Mancang could understand foreign currencies such as US dollars and British pounds. After all, as enemy spies, Zhang Jihua and Qi Chunxiao often had to carry out various tasks, and it was inevitable that they would need some funds to collect intelligence.

For those who have ulterior motives, besides gold, foreign currencies such as US dollars are naturally the most suitable "gifts".

Zhao Mancang also knew that some people in Pigeon City wanted to buy US dollars and other foreign currencies. They just wanted to leave our country and yearn for the so-called freedom in foreign countries.

But when it comes to silver coins and silver dollars, Zhao Mancang finds it a bit difficult to understand.

The currency during the Republic of China period was very chaotic. During the Beiyang government, the silver dollar was still the main currency, with silver taels and silver dollars in parallel, and silver dollars, copper dollars and paper money in use together.

Yuan Datou is a product of this period. From December 1914 to February 1915, the Mint and the Jiangnan Mint minted one-yuan silver coins with Yuan Shikai's portrait engraved on the coin.

Therefore, these are things from decades ago and can be said to be "antiques".

As a result, we can actually see this thing in the enemy spy’s box?

On the contrary, there is no trace of the legal currency of the Republic of China period and the current RMB.

After a moment of surprise, Zhao Mancang began to count the money.

The gold did not occupy a very large space in the entire big box because it was very heavy. There were a total of 107 large yellow croakers, and no small yellow croakers.

But even so, the 107 large yellow croakers, each weighing 312.5 grams according to the official regulations of the Republic of China, totaled 33,400 grams.

In other words, the total weight here is 66.87 kilograms.

It's so heavy!
According to the current international gold price, it is US$35 per ounce, which is US$1.25 per gram.

In other words, the total value of these 107 large yellow croakers is US$41,796.9.

If the current gold purchase price of three yuan and four cents per gram by banks in Beijing is used, it would be 101,600 yuan.

So rich!
"No wonder they don't carry it with them. It's so heavy, what's the point of carrying it?"

Zhao Mancang complained and then continued to count US dollars, British pounds, Canadian dollars, rubles and other foreign currencies.

There were the most US dollars, a total of 67,000 US dollars, all of which were 100-dollar bills, with no other denominations.

The same goes for other foreign currencies such as the British pound. They are all denominations of 100, but when added together, they are worth only about 80,000 US dollars.

As for other silver coins such as Yuan Datou, Zhao Mancang had no desire to count them at all.

Just because these things are worthless in this era.

It will take at least half a century for them to become valuable.

Half a century later?

My goodness, Zhao Mancang was already in his seventies at that time, why did he still need these things?
After counting the box, Zhao Mancang felt that his small treasury was suddenly full. He would no longer be short of money in the future, but new troubles followed.

How can we use this money reasonably?

Simply put, how to turn them into your own legal funds?
The degree of difficulty is quite high!

Anyway, in this day and age, it is almost impossible in the capital.

In other words, Zhao Mancang probably can only keep the money for a long time and spend it slowly.

"Are we really going to Hong Kong Island?"

Suddenly, Zhao Mancang thought of this.

Because if I want to make my life more comfortable, the only way is to go to Hong Kong Island, no other place will work.

Forget about Moscow. In a year or two, people like Khrushchev will order the recall of Moscow engineers such as Venedikto, Kiriakov, and Kotorovsky back to Moscow. After that, the relationship will deteriorate completely. At that time, how will Zhao Mancang and his family, who have gone there to make a living, cope with it?

Other places like the United States and Great Britain are not suitable either, because they also have many problems in their own countries, and they often look at people with tinted glasses. In short, they are not easy to get along with.

But if it is in the city of Hong Kong Island, Zhao Mancang thinks it is still very good.

Although the foreigners are in charge at the top, they are very greedy, but they are also very afraid of the queen and the capitalists.

Moreover, more than 80% of the population in Hong Kong Island are Chinese, so Zhao Mancang and others will not have any major problems living there, either now or in the future.

"Going?"

When he thought of this, Zhao Mancang felt like a weed had grown in his heart and he could no longer contain it.

For him, Beijing is indeed not as good as Hong Kong Island, because the climate conditions in Beijing are indeed not as livable as those in Hong Kong Island. At least Zhao Mancang himself is more accustomed to the climate conditions in the south.

However, it may not be easy for Zhao Mancang to go to the capital. After all, persuading Lin Wan is already a big hurdle.

The second question is how to travel smoothly from Beijing to Hong Kong Island?
"Dad, it's time to eat!"

Just when Zhao Mancang was daydreaming, the little greedy cat's cry was heard outside.

There are many houses in the house, but this is the bad thing. The little greedy cat doesn’t know which room her father has run to, so she can only shout loudly in the yard.

After hearing the sound, Zhao Mancang hurriedly put all the things in the room back into the system space, and then pushed the door open and went out.

"Dad, so you're here. Did you sneak in some delicious food? Did you hide it in there?"

Seeing her father coming out of the east wing, Lin Huijun's eyes suddenly lit up and she immediately asked.

There was nothing in the east wing, and generally speaking, no one would go there, so the only thing Lin Huijun could think of was that her father was secretly eating delicious food without her knowledge.

"Little greedy cat, do you think everyone is like you, and likes to steal food so much?"

Holding the little guy's hand, Zhao Mancang and the others came to the front yard. Lin Wan had already prepared a table of food.

Actually, it wasn’t that rich, just cornmeal porridge, last night’s leftovers, and the dried radish that we always have at home.

Those are small pieces of chopped dried radish, which are about the same size as rice grains. They are fried with lard and chili peppers, and they are very fragrant.

It is a perfect match for porridge.

Zhao Mancang actually doesn't like cornmeal porridge very much. He prefers millet porridge.

However, Lin Wan believed that the coarse grains at home should not be wasted, so in addition to eating fine grains for lunch and dinner, she also ate coarse grains for breakfast.

After all, fine grains such as flour, cornmeal, and dried sweet potatoes are distributed according to a fixed ratio of six to three to one.

It is almost the same for every family, except that some families in financial difficulty will exchange their fine grains for coarse grains, while some well-off families will exchange their coarse grains for fine grains.

Zhao Mancang's family did not exchange the coarse grains. Instead, they often bought meals from state-owned restaurants outside, as well as cakes and other things.

"Mom, Dad just sobbed!"

In the dining room next to the kitchen, Lin Huijun just walked in and was about to complain, saying that her father was cheating on her without taking her.

Before she could say a few words, her father covered her mouth and she couldn't say anything else.

Lin Wan looked at the father and daughter playing and felt tender in her heart.

She has always been worried that Zhao Mancang could not accept Lin Huijun, or that Zhao Mancang was acting in front of her.

But after spending a month or two together, Lin Wan realized that Zhao Mancang really liked children, and he especially liked Lin Huijun.

According to Zhao Mancang himself, he needs to train Lin Huijun well and let her help take care of his children when the time comes.

It is said that time reveals a person's true character. There is still a long time to go, and Lin Wan believes that such happy days will continue.

After breakfast, today is a day off, so we go out to play and relax.

"Let's go to the department store and buy a camera today, then we can go to the Forbidden City and other places to take some pictures."

Lin Wan blamed Zhao Mancang for spending money recklessly, but the little brat Lin Huijun cheered with joy.

The department store is a great place. It sells everything there, especially delicious snacks. For Lin Huijun, it is extremely attractive.

"Mancang, don't we still owe others money? How can we afford to buy a camera?"

"You probably don't have it in your pocket, but I definitely have it in my pocket. I borrowed it from someone a few days ago, and I've already got the camera ticket, so you don't have to worry about these things."

“But a camera is so expensive.”

"Wan'er, you should know that my salary will be paid in two days. By then, I will get a salary of 268.7 yuan. The money I owed for buying a house can be paid off in more than half a year. What are you afraid of?"

Zhao Mancang suddenly paused when he said this.

Yes, he still has to act to pay off these debts!
So if you want to go to Hong Kong Island, you have to take it step by step, you can't get it all in one go.

In short, don’t rush, there is no need to rush!
When voting on whether to go to the department store, Zhao Mancang and Lin Huijun had two votes, and only Lin Wan had one vote against, so the objection was invalid!
So the three of them packed up a little and went out on their bikes.

Dahei and Xiaohei naturally stayed at home to guard the house.

The sun was quite strong today, and by the time Zhao Mancang and his friends arrived in the city, they were already sweating profusely.

Although the weather in Beijing was much cooler on September 21st, the sun was so strong and you would definitely sweat if you were riding a bike.

Bicycles are parked in a special bicycle parking area, which is under the supervision of a dedicated person, but you have to pay for it.

A bicycle costs only a few cents, which is not very expensive.

After entering the department store, Lin Huijun felt that her eyes were not enough. She thought everything was good. If her parents had not asked her to pay attention to her image, she would have drooled.

Zhao Mancang's purpose was very clear. He went straight to the counter selling cameras, took out the money and ticket, and asked the staff to take the camera.

This is how you buy things these days. You have to let the staff see your money and receipt first, otherwise they won't give you the goods.

A camera only costs twenty or thirty yuan, which is not expensive for Zhao Mancang.

After fiddling with the camera briefly and making sure it could be used normally, Zhao Mancang decided to buy it.

After the payment is settled, you can take the camera and leave. As for warranty and other after-sales services, don't even think about it.

(End of this chapter)