Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 139, Runren

October 8, 1958, Wednesday, it’s a sunny day.

When Zhao Mancang arrived at the steel plant for work in the morning, he received a notice from Jundushan saying that when they got up this morning, they found that two musk deer had suddenly died and four other musk deer were also sick.

Zhao Mancang was very surprised by the news.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang did not stay in the health center for long, and rode his black horse straight to the Jundushan Breeding Farm.

At the Jundushan Breeding Farm, Zheng Haichao, Liu Baochan, Yuan Xiaoxia, Wang Xuexin and other breeder apprentices were all getting nervous.

All the musk deer in the Jundushan breeding farm were brought back by Zhao Mancang from the northeast. There are a total of thirty-five of them.

From the morning of August 28th, when Xue Yuanshun, Sheng Kejia and other transport teams helped transport the 35 musk deer to Jundu Mountain, to today, October 8th, one month and ten days have passed.

In such a short period of time, one musk deer died unexpectedly, but the situation is still under control.

However, today two of them suddenly died. This loss is very serious.

And there were four sick musk deer, and Zheng Haichao and his team were very worried.

As Zhao Mancang rode his black horse into the Jundushan Breeding Farm, Zheng Haichao and the others seemed to have found their backbone and all surrounded him.

"Hasn't it been windy these past two days? Didn't I emphasize to you before National Day and two days ago that you should pay attention to weather changes? Didn't you all listen?"

After getting off the horse, Zhao Mancang looked at Yuan Xiaoxia, Jia Yurong, Liu Baochan and the others and said with a bit of regret.

Musk deer breeding is a very difficult task, and all experience and technology are still being explored.

It's not like penicillin production technology or steel production and processing technology, where Moscow can help provide corresponding technical support.

If you want to obtain a more stable supply of musk, then musk deer breeding is the only way.

It's such a difficult matter, but Zheng Haichao and his group don't seem to take it seriously.

As human beings, it is easy for us to become proud or careless.

This led to the huge mistake we are making now.

After Zhao Mancang scolded, he immediately went to check on the four sick musk deer.

As a result, Yuan Xiaoxia and the others all looked at each other in confusion, becoming even more terrified.

It was not until Zhao Mancang saw that two of the musk deer had died that he became furious.

"Four musk deer! Four dead at once! You guys are amazing!"

Zhao Mancang was furious and glared at Zheng Haichao and the others fiercely. Then he immediately squatted down and treated the only two remaining sick musk deer.

When the weather gets colder, even healthy people may catch a cold, let alone an animal like the musk deer, which can easily die if you are not careful.

Liu Baochan, who was standing nearby, bravely talked about why the four musk deer had died.

In fact, they discovered that the musk deer was sick at four o'clock in the morning today. At that time, Zheng Haichao and his team were still discussing how to treat it, and they actually prescribed medicine.

As a result, before they could even boil the medicine, the two musk deer died.

Then after a morning of hard work, the other two also passed away.

The sudden disappearance of four musk deer was a provocation to Zhao Mancang.

You have to know that Zhao Mancang brought back 35 musk deer from the Northeast. They were transported on the train from the Northeast, then to the steel plant, and then to the current Jundushan breeding farm. Such a long time passed, and only one musk deer died.

And if you really think about it, the death of the musk deer should be blamed on people like Zheng Haichao.

The reason why this musk deer died was that after Zhao Mancang returned from Sichuan, someone was careless and the musk deer escaped into the yard and was not discovered until early the next morning, when everyone saw it lying stiffly in the yard.

The entire Jundushan breeding farm is equipped with several layers of protective doors and windows to prevent musk deer from escaping.

From Lin Musk's own small room to the outside, and then to the yard, he broke through two doors in total, and no one noticed.

"What are you all standing there for? Go check if your musk deer are sick, or they might die before you know it."

Zhao Mancang saw a group of people surrounding him. Not only did they block the light, but most importantly, they didn't seem to take this job seriously.

It is important to learn musk deer treatment techniques, but for now, the key is obviously to protect the existing musk deer.

A team of more than 30 keepers took care of 35 musk deer, but five of them died in less than two months.

To be honest, Zhao Mancang really didn't know how to complain.

It is now October, which happens to be the mating season for musk deer. That is to say, it is time to find male musk deer to collect scent.

Special attention should be paid to musk deer during the mating season.

After treating the two musk deer, Zhao Mancang summoned Liu Baochan and others and began to give them a lesson, explaining what specific diseases the two musk deer had and how to treat them.

Zhao Mancang taught this class very seriously, and in order to ensure that they had really learned it, he randomly checked the notes of five apprentices.

After making sure that they had done their notes well and correctly, Zhao Mancang moved on to the next class with satisfaction.

"The forest musk deer's estrus period is from October to December. Male musk deer are extremely aggressive and difficult to approach. Therefore, during this time, that area of ​​the yard must be utilized. You must all provide good supervision."

"The weather will get cooler, even colder, so you should take care of yourselves and protect the musk deer. If they show any unusual signs, such as anorexia or decreased appetite, they must be separated immediately and closely monitored."

"Besides the other six apprentices, Zheng Haichao, you thirty apprentices must keep a close eye on them. There are only thirty musk deer left, one for each of you. If you can't handle this mission well under these circumstances, then you should get out as soon as possible to avoid wasting resources."

"You can ask Peng Kaiyu, Hao Chaoyue, and Xie Xiaofang to ask the Ma'erkang farm in Sichuan and Shu, and the Xiqin Zhongyuan Zhenping farm about the status of their musk deer, black musk deer, and wild musk deer breeding."

"You're now one-on-one, and you can always ask me to back you up. If you really let me down again, then I really can't do anything about it. I can't save you."

After giving some instructions to the apprentices, Zhao Mancang began to inspect each musk deer.

There were thirty-four musk deer before, but now there are only thirty left, and two of them are sick.

This is truly a turbulent time.

So, Zhao Mancang had one more reason not to leave the capital.

After being busy until two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Mancang finally left the Jundushan Breeding Farm.

On the way back to the steel plant, Zhao Mancang met Mai Xinbao who was driving to Jundushan.

"Doctor Zhao, I was just about to come look for you. What a coincidence! Director Yang and his team asked me to come to Jundu Mountain to look for you. Please hurry back to the factory. Director Yang and his team have been waiting for you for quite a while."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go back first. Go!"

Zhao Mancang, riding a black horse, was much faster than a car.

The clatter of horse hooves raised a lot of dust.

On the plain road, Zhao Mancang rode away from the others and soon returned to the steel plant.

In the steel plant, in the third-in-command's office, Yang Shourong was not sitting in his own seat, but chatting in the reception area.

Sitting in the main seat was Qi Zhengze, with two people from Moscow and two translators sitting on the side.

Zhao Mancang was standing there, looking exhausted and a little funny.

He was still wearing his work clothes and there was a hint of sweat on his body. Although it wasn't strong and the doors and windows of the office were open, if you got closer, you could still smell a faint odor.

Qi Zhengze personally introduced that the two people from Moscow next to him were officials from the Moscow Embassy in Beijing. They came personally to invite Zhao Mancang, which was considered to be giving him enough face.

However, Qi Zhengze seemed to know that Zhao Mancang might refuse, so he asked the officials of the Moscow Embassy to put down the invitation letter and leave first.

Then he would personally persuade Zhao Mancang.

There was no way. Under normal circumstances, Qi Zhengze was too lazy to take action, and it was impossible for him to come and persuade a young man like Zhao Mancang.

There are two reasons why I came here in person.

First of all, Ma Kejian, Xing Shuqi, Yang Shourong and other leaders are incompetent and could not even convince Zhao Mancang. It's really shameful.

The second reason was that the conditions offered by Moscow were too tempting, and Qi Zhengze simply couldn't refuse, so he took action personally.

"Comrade Zhao, as you can see, Moscow is very optimistic about your medical skills. They are well aware of the importance of the limb replantation surgery you pioneered, and they also fully understand the difficulty of this technology."

"You mentioned your reasons for not wanting to go to Moscow earlier, and we've considered that. So, you think you can complete their training on limb replantation surgery during your two-month business trip to Moscow, right?"

Qi Zhengze spoke in a calm tone, with a gentle attitude and a kind smile.

Zhao Mancang smiled, shook his head and said:

"Leader, first of all, there's no such thing as completing training in limb replantation surgery in just two months. As I've said before, there are four common causes of limb replantation: cutting, crushing, compression, and tearing."

"These four types of amputations are further subdivided into many different situations. Currently, we can only perform surgeries for the first two of these four types of amputations. Whether it's an arm or a leg, the impact of different limb amputations and different degrees of injury on surgery varies."

"So in these cases, we are kidding ourselves that we can complete the training and guidance within two months."

"Secondly, it's already October, and the weather in Moscow will only get worse. Commander, I won't go there now."

"I think it would be better to have Moscow send someone to Beijing. They're learning from a master, so they should act like apprentices. Don't talk about exchanging medical skills; that's too high-sounding."

"Finally, I still have a lot of work to do at the steel plant. I just came back from the Jundushan Farm, and this place can't do without me."

"Sir, you might think I'm arrogant and conceited, but the bottom line is, I just don't want to go to Moscow. Besides that, I will fully cooperate with you and won't embarrass you."

When Qi Zhengze heard this, the smile on his face remained unchanged, but he cursed in his heart.

He had seen many unruly people, but this was the first time he had seen someone as stubborn as Zhao Mancang.

So, after Zhao Mancang finished speaking, Qi Zhengze couldn't help but ask:
"Comrade Zhao, putting aside what you just said, why exactly are you unwilling to go to Moscow?"

Many people like to study abroad in Moscow. Many college students want to get a place as an international student, and they will try their best to achieve their goal.

But Zhao Mancang not only made all kinds of excuses, but also was extremely disgusted with it. He even told Yang Shourong and others that even if he resigned, he would not be willing to go to Moscow.

Looking at him, it seemed as if Moscow was a devil's den.

For a moment, Qi Zhengze, Yang Shourong and others didn't know whether to cry or laugh. After all, Zhao Mancang didn't want to go to Moscow, and that was because he had done very well in ideological and moral education.

But the problem is that it is doing too well. Now Zhao Mancang doesn't know how to adapt. If he doesn't go to Moscow, then Qi Zhengze and his department will find it difficult to complete the task of earning foreign exchange.

Because Moscow proposed an "exchange training fee" of 200,000 rubles, which is definitely a sky-high price.

Not to mention 200,000 rubles, even if it was 200,000 RMB or even 100,000 RMB, Qi Zhengze and the others would nod in agreement.

You know, in 1953, we exported canned food worth 10.6 million rubles to Moscow and Eastern European countries.

There are a lot of these cans.

In this era, canned fruit cost 70 or 80 cents a can, while canned meat came in different varieties and sizes, priced at two or three yuan a can.

If it's 200,000 rubles, how many cans do I have to sell to earn that much money?

Now in 1958, our country's demand for foreign exchange is very urgent.

It is not just that economic and industrial development requires foreign exchange, but also because the projects assisted by Moscow are not free, and we owe a lot of money.

Repaying debts is justified.

All this help is not free, and there is no possibility of pie falling from the sky. If something really falls, it must be a trap rather than pie.

Therefore, Qi Zhengze wanted to persuade Zhao Mancang to go to Moscow to participate in this "medical skills exchange".

"Leader, what you said is definitely not true. You said to put these things aside, but these are all facts. If you put the facts aside, isn't that just being a hooligan?"

Zhao Mancang heard this and asked with a smile:

"If we can really put aside the facts, then, sir, can I not go to Moscow? Putting aside the fact that I'm incompetent, can I take a salary of 300 yuan? Putting aside the fact that we don't have an atomic bomb at the moment, can we ask Moscow to transfer all its atomic bomb technology to us?"

Three questions in a row made Qi Zhengze laugh and cry, and he didn't know how to answer Zhao Mancang.

All I can say is that Zhao Mancang’s reaction ability is indeed very fast and his brain is quite fast.

So the facts cannot be ignored and Zhao Mancang will not go to Moscow.

"Okay, let me just say this as a joke. What if I force you to go to Moscow?"

See you in the picture!

Qi Zhengze also lost his patience with Zhao Mancang, and asked with a smile in a joking tone.

Although I'm joking, this should actually be Director Qi's inner thoughts, right?

However, Zhao Mancang did not indulge the other party and said directly:

"Director Qi, let me just say this as a joke. What if I resign? I'm not in the army. I don't need to obey orders like a soldier. I work at the steel mill, but what if I don't work there anymore?"

"So, Director Qi, you can't joke like this."

"Regarding this 'medical exchange' invitation from Moscow, I've already proposed my solution, which is to have them come to Beijing for training. I can't possibly go to Moscow. After all, it's a foreign country with too many uncontrollable factors. I'm also unfamiliar with the place and can't speak the language. I have a bad temper and can easily get into trouble. I'm really afraid that if I go there, I'll never be able to come back."

After hearing what Zhao Mancang said, Qi Zhengze still wanted to try harder.

"Even if you don't speak the same language, you still have a translator. There's no need to be so pessimistic, or even worry about nothing."

Zhao Mancang was very depressed. He had said so much. With the emotional intelligence and IQ of Qi Zhengze, the office director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street Building, it was impossible for him not to understand what he meant.

Why can't we accept the suggestion of having doctors from Moscow come to Beijing for training?

Does he have to go to Moscow?
Qi Zhengze certainly knew this, because if a doctor was sent from Moscow, they would only pay 30,000 rubles in tuition.

Compared with 200,000 rubles, there is a difference of 170,000 rubles.

Therefore, Qi Zhengze was naturally unwilling to accept Zhao Mancang's suggestion.

"Director Qi, I'm not being overly worried. As a doctor, I know best that you never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident."

"If I have to stay in Moscow for two months, who knows what will happen in the meantime? What if they don't let me return to the capital when the time is up? They might find all kinds of reasons to make me stay there. Do I have to escape back to the capital on my own?"

After listening to this, Qi Zhengze could only admire Zhao Mancang's "imagination", and then said that they would talk about it here for today and talk about it another day.

After Qi Zhengze left, Yang Shourong looked at Zhao Mancang, seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and finally did not speak.

After returning from the leader's office, Zhao Mancang put this matter behind him.

If Qi Zhengze and others really insisted on letting him go to Moscow, he might really resign.

But Zhao Mancang was worried that if he resigned, it would cause a series of chain reactions, and they might even let him continue to go to Moscow.

Zhao Mancang could guess that Moscow must have offered a lot of preferential conditions, otherwise Qi Zhengze would not have been so persistent and insisted on letting him go to Moscow.

I'm afraid this preferential condition is very shocking, shocking enough to make Qi Zhengze and others "come up with ideas".

Just like the "rent-to-sell" plan implemented by Beijing in August and September, without this plan, it would be a pipe dream to solve the contradiction that Beijing has houses but cannot accommodate more people.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time. The situation is such that it's impossible to reverse it with human power!"

Sitting in the office, Zhao Mancang sighed and held a book, but he couldn't concentrate on reading it.

At this time in October, I'm afraid that people like Khruyukin are discussing with us the plan to build a long-wave power station on the islands in the south of our country.

As early as the beginning of this year, Moscow had submitted a detailed report on the long-wave power station. In addition to detailing the site selection, construction importance, construction requirements, etc., it also put forward additional conditions.

This long-wave power station will be jointly built by our country and Moscow. The initial budget for the project is 100 million rubles, with Moscow contributing 70 million and us 30 million. Ultimately, the rights to use the power will be divided according to the proportion of contributions. This is equivalent to us providing the land and 30 million rubles, but in the end, the majority of the rights to use the power go to Moscow. In fact, due to our small contribution, we have no control at all.

Another point is that long-wave radio is most useful for things like nuclear submarines.

The frequency of our use of long-wave radio at this time is almost negligible. After all, we do not have nuclear submarines, and we rarely use such long-wave radio stations.

There is another contradiction. Once the long-wave radio station is built, it will be used for at least several decades. If we want to use it in the future, it will inevitably be restricted, which will inevitably lead to greater contradictions.

Based on this era background, earning more foreign exchange is the best option.

What's more, the conditions offered by Moscow are bound to allow Zhao Mancang to go to Moscow for "medical skills exchange", which is better than, or even far exceeds, the "tuition" for Moscow doctors to come to Beijing to study and exchange.

After Zhao Mancang figured this out, he still felt powerless.

Even though he knew the situation was like this, he could not do anything.

Logically, he should go to Moscow, so that he can fulfill his wish to serve his country.

But once he really goes to Moscow, it will be difficult for Zhao Mancang to stay out of trouble when the cold Siberian wind passes through in the future.

This is the torment.

After a while, there was a noise at the office door. Zhao Mancang got up and went to the door, but saw a female comrade crying and shouting, as if something big had happened.

Liu Xiaoxi, Huang Shuifang, Feng Xiuyu and others stopped the other party.

Mei Xiye came over at this time and took the initiative to explain the situation to Zhao Mancang.

It turned out that the female comrade was Wu Zhiqiang's wife. The reason she came to the health center was because Wu Zhiqiang had given Zhao Mancang a laxative yesterday, and then she was taken to a detention room by the security department to reflect on her past.

Wu Zhiqiang's wife didn't know where she heard the gossip that her husband Wu Zhiqiang was going to be fired from the steel plant, so she hurried to find Zhao Mancang, begging for Zhao Mancang's forgiveness, hoping that Zhao Mancang could plead with the leaders of the steel plant and ask them not to fire Wu Zhiqiang.

To be honest, as a cook, Wu Zhiqiang actually gave Zhao Mancang laxatives. This behavior is very terrible.

What if, suppose he didn't give Zhao Mancang a laxative?
What if he didn't just give the medicine to Zhao Mancang?
Such an important position as a cook must not be occupied by a person of bad conduct.

Therefore, after facing the wall to reflect on his mistakes, Wu Zhiqiang will definitely be expelled.

Otherwise, not only would Zhao Mancang be worried about going to the cafeteria to eat, but perhaps no one else would dare to do so either.

After Zhao Mancang learned about this, he did not feel sorry for Wu Zhiqiang's wife, because there must be something hateful about a pitiful person.

For such a person, he must learn a lesson.

A saintly heart is not worth it!

After returning to their seats, He Zhongyong and Yi Guohua came to ask for advice with their notebooks and books, so Zhao Mancang had no choice but to teach them.

Time flew by and the clinic soon calmed down.

Wu Zhiqiang's wife would definitely not keep making trouble. People like Xiao Shutie from the security department were not there to do nothing, so they kicked her out as soon as they arrived.

Ding Ding!

It was time to get off work, and Zhao Mancang came to his senses. He stopped thinking about these things and rode his 28-inch bicycle out of the steel plant.

At the gate of the steel plant, Wu Zhiqiang's wife was still waiting.

However, Zhao Mancang was riding a 28-inch bicycle at such a fast speed that she could not catch up with him at all.

Near the Friendship Hotel on Zhongguancun South Street, at the entrance of Zhao Family Courtyard.

When Zhao Mancang came back riding his 28-inch bicycle, he saw Zhao Zhensheng waiting here again and was speechless for a moment.

So he didn't go back home, but turned the handlebars of his bicycle around and went back to the city.

We have Big Black and Little Black at home, and it’s okay to feed them later.

Anyway, Zhao Mancang didn't want to see Zhao Zhensheng now. The other party was so stubborn that Zhao Mancang couldn't afford to offend him, but he could definitely avoid him.

Tomorrow he will ask Xiao Shutie, Han Xiaochuan and others to come and help drive Zhao Zhensheng away. Now it depends on whether Xiao Shutie and others can help.

Besides, Zhao Zhensheng has entered the secret department to do scientific research. Zhao Mancang really doesn't believe that the other party has so much time to bother him every day.

According to what Zhao Mancang knew, the current secret department was most likely engaged in atomic bomb research.

If you want to do this research, you must go to the Northwest, right?

Of course, Zhao Mancang is not very clear about this. Anyway, he can ask Han Xiaochuan, Fan Tong, Xiao Shutie and others to help. How long can Zhao Zhensheng hold on?

On the way back to the city, Zhao Mancang was quite lucky because Lin Wan happened to be driving Lin Huijun out of Heizhima Hutong.

The couple almost passed each other, and Zhao Mancang would have had to catch up with them slowly.

"Mancang, why are you here?"

"Let's go out to eat today instead of going home to cook. Xiaojun, what do you want to eat?"

Lin Huijun was overjoyed when she heard what Zhao Mancang said.

If the little guy wasn't sitting on the bicycle, he could jump three feet high.

After choosing and choosing, I finally decided to eat at a state-owned restaurant near Xizhimen.

After enjoying a spicy and delicious Sichuan meal, Zhao Mancang and his family of three rode their bicycles slowly back home.

When he got home, Zhao Zhensheng's car was gone.

However, the two wolf-blue dogs, Dahei and Xiaohei, were very hungry and kept barking.

Lin Huijun and her grandmother were not at home today, and no one fed them at noon. They had been hungry all day, so how could they not cry?

Fortunately, Zhao Mancang brought back some bones and leftovers, which were just enough for Dahei and Xiaohei.

"Dad, shall we go catch swans tonight?"

When Zhao Mancang was feeding Dahei and Xiaohei, Lin Huijun came over and asked expectantly.

On the way back just now, Zhao Mancang and his friends saw a lot of swans calling nearby.

Early October is the peak season for migratory birds to migrate south.

Since many of the nearby farmlands have been harvested, the empty areas have become a perfect resting place for the large group of swans.

Some lakes, such as Peking University's Yanyuan and Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace, have long been overcrowded with birds and can no longer accommodate so many migratory birds.

Moreover, compared with these places, vast farmland areas are the best choice for migratory birds.

"Okay, I'll set off after I feed Big Black and Little Black. Go get the bag and the rope."

“Yeah, I’ll go now.”

As long as she can go out and play, Lin Huijun will be extremely happy.

After a while, amid the calls of Dahei and Xiaohei, Lin Huijun ran in the front and launched an attack forward.

The swans outside are definitely going to be in trouble.

Zhao Mancang and his daughter Lin Huijun took two wolf-blue dogs, Dahei and Xiaohei, and wandered around the farmland outside for nearly two hours before returning home with a full load.

In total, we caught three swans and five pigeons, which will be enough to eat for many days.

"Dad, can we make roast goose? Just like grandma said, Bianyifang roast duck, can we make it?"

Just when Zhao Mancang put the harvest in the kitchen, Lin Huijun seemed to remember something and asked expectantly.

You know what, she actually reminded Zhao Mancang that roast goose is also a very delicious dish.

But the question is how to collect fruit trees?
What Zhao Mancang thought of was a roast goose with crispy and tender skin and a fruity aroma. It would be best to use lychee wood to roast this thing, but there is no lychee wood in the capital. Apple wood or pear wood can also be used.

"Okay, but it's too late tonight. Let's wait a couple of days. I still need to prepare some ingredients. Then we can have roast goose, okay?"

"it is good!"

Although the little cat is greedy, he is still very obedient.

After agreeing on this matter, Lin Huijun happily ran to her mother to show off.

Lin Wan was mending clothes at this time, and cutting a few pieces to make new clothes.

A few days ago, Zhao Mancang took out a roll of cloth, which was enough to make several pieces of clothing.

As the weather is getting colder, it's time to prepare winter clothes.

You know, Zhao Mancang doesn't have winter clothes, so he must prepare some. Otherwise, this winter will be just like any other, and he will have to grit his teeth and get through it.

In addition to the fabric, Zhao Mancang actually wanted to give the leather materials he bought from the small market to Lin Wan to make winter clothes.

But after thinking about it, he didn't take it out immediately.

If I take out too many things at once, I’m afraid Lin Wan will become suspicious.

Zhao Mancang's salary is fixed and must be used for consumption or debt repayment after it is received every month. Anyway, many people, not to mention Lin Wan, know how much salary he received during the period before and after the marriage.

"Mancang, come and try this dress on to see if it fits. If it doesn't, I can make some alterations."

Lin Wan's voice was heard at home at night.

In the room, Zhao Mancang took the new clothes that Lin Wan had cut for him. It fit him perfectly, and he immediately praised it several times.

Lin Huijun was also trying on her new clothes. Her little face was rosy and she looked very happy.

Silent all night.

At 4:20 in the morning, Zhao Mancang arrived at the agreed location on time to trade with Su Yuanfu.

Jiaodaokou North 2nd Street, Su Mansion.

The capitalist's villa also has a yard with many flowers and plants planted in it.

The villas built during the Republic of China period are particularly different, with pure European style, glass windows, etc., full of the characteristics of the times.

Although it was not daytime, Zhao Mancang could see it more clearly.

"Comrade Li, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in."

Su Yuanfu, who had been waiting at the door for a while, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Mancang.

The reason why Zhao Mancang agreed to the other party's choice to conduct the transaction at the other party's home was not only because he was skilled and bold, but also because he was curious about the capitalists of this era.

Moreover, the other party has a lot of things to sell, so Zhao Mancang still needs to visit them to confirm.

Inside the house, Su Yuanfu politely and enthusiastically poured a cup of tea for Zhao Mancang, saying that it was Mingqian Longjing and tasted quite good.

Zhao Mancang knew a little about tea, such as green tea.

Things like Longjing, Pu'er, and Dahongpao, I've only heard of these and tried them, but there's a high probability that they're fake teas.

After exchanging a few simple pleasantries with Su Yuanfu, Zhao Mancang began to get to the main topic of today.

It just so happened that Su Yuanfu was also in a hurry. After all, he had decided to be the Runren, so he had to act as soon as possible and exchange the RMB and other valuables in his hands into US dollars.

First of all, there was a large amount of RMB. Zhao Mancang saw the other party take out a big box filled with bundles of RMB.

Wow, I estimate there are at least hundreds of thousands.

Then Su Yuanfu said that there was a total of 260,000 RMB in cash.

The cash consisting of ten-yuan bills may seem like a lot, but the actual amount is not that much.

Zhao Mancang was a little confused. Capitalists really make money.

Two hundred and sixty thousand yuan, for workers who currently earn only thirty or forty yuan a month, they would have to work hard for more than six hundred years to earn this amount of money.

Moreover, these 260,000 yuan are obviously not all of Su Yuanfu's assets.

By the time Zhao Mancang reacted, Su Yuanfu had taken out a lot of gold, antiques, etc. from the bedroom, all of which were good things.

No wonder Su Yuanfu wanted to leave. This guy is so rich, of course he doesn't want to stay in the capital and suffer.

"Comrade Su, I can only exchange your RMB at the rate of one US dollar to ten RMB. As for gold, I can accept a slight loss and exchange it at the rate of one US dollar to six RMB. The gold price is based on the current domestic bank rate of three yuan per gram."

Hearing what Zhao Mancang said, Su Yuanfu's face turned red and he immediately started bargaining with the former.

If he wants to profit from it, the RMB will of course be waste paper, but it is RMB after all, and its purchasing power is there. One US dollar for ten RMB, isn't that too much of an abuse?

"I didn't bully you." Zhao Mancang said lightly:
"First of all, you asked me to do this transaction. Secondly, there's too much RMB. Even if I keep it, it's likely to depreciate. How much risk do I need to take?"

"You know better than me what's going on in the capital these days. How long will it take to spend all this money?"

How should I spend 260,000 RMB in cash?
As for cars, given Zhao Mancang's situation, he simply didn't dare to buy one.

Moreover, nowadays, even if you want to buy a car, you don’t have the means to do so, and after you buy it, it will just gather dust at home.

You may even be visited by the street office or other units for questioning, and the final result will be that you will have to go in and operate a sewing machine, or report to the King of Hell with a handful of peanuts.

Apart from big items like cars, houses are also impossible to buy, or are extremely difficult to buy.

Besides the two major items, house and car, how much can other items cost?

So, the 260,000 yuan in your hands is actually no different from waste paper.

How could Su Yuanfu not know this?
If it weren't for the arrival of the ticket era and the policy of public-private partnership, why would Su Yuanfu save so much RMB cash?
Even so, he still had a lot of money deposited in the bank, but he didn't dare to withdraw it, for fear of alerting other people. Once the news leaked out, it would be impossible for him to get the money out.

"And to be honest, I don't want to exchange it for RMB, if it weren't for my...

Zhao Mancang suddenly stopped talking, laughed out loud, and said:
"The RMB exchange rate is this anyway. If you don't want to exchange, forget it. We can exchange it for gold bars first."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuanfu just looked at Zhao Mancang deeply, then nodded in agreement.

No matter what, Su Yuanfu must exchange these RMB into US dollars.

If calculated based on the exchange rate given by Zhao Mancang, Su Yuanfu could only get 26,000 US dollars in cash.

After the other party confirmed the change, Zhao Mancang started counting the money.

He first counted the RMB. Although counterfeit money was unlikely in this era, he still checked it briefly. After confirming that there was no problem, he took out US dollar bills from his messenger bag and counted them out to the other party.

Su Yuanfu received a large box of RMB cash, but in the end he only received 260 US dollar bills with a face value of 100 yuan. It was hard for him to accept it for a while.

But if one wants to exchange US dollars on such a large scale, probably only Zhao Mancang, or the people behind Zhao Mancang, has the financial resources to do so.

After some inner struggle, Su Yuanfu quickly accepted this reality.

Next is the gold transaction, and Zhao Mancang is also full of expectations for this transaction.

The gold that Su Yuanfu took out was of different categories, including a lot of yellow croakers of different sizes, and some gold jewelry.

According to Su Yuanfu himself, the gold jewelry was something he had previously intended to give as gifts.

There are also other irregular recast gold bars, which are not light in weight.

(End of this chapter)