Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 223, Change the name of the phone to the ghost market
Late July 1960, KGB Headquarters, Intelligence Department.

The person in charge, Prokhot Rublev, was busy looking up information when a person in charge of East Asian intelligence collection came in and reported to him about Zhao Mancang's appearance in the capital.

"What do you mean Zhao Mancang returned to the capital? Explain clearly."

Rublev was in a very bad mood at this time, because his train of thought was interrupted and he suddenly couldn't remember the clues just now, so his tone was very unhappy.

The man standing at the desk was well aware of Rublev's bad temper, so he had to explain patiently:

"Two years ago, a doctor from Beijing participated in a medical exchange we held in Moscow."

After being reminded by the other party, Rublev finally remembered who Zhao Mancang was.

Since he comes into contact with many people every day and needs to read a lot of information, it is naturally impossible for him to always remember who Zhao Mancang is.

After knowing what happened, Rublev's expression became serious:
"Are you saying that news has just come back from the capital that Zhao Mancang has been sighted?"

"Yes, but it has not been thoroughly verified yet. It still needs 100% confirmation, but..."

But now Moscow has almost no power in the capital because all its people have been evacuated. What can it do?

Taking a deep breath, Rublev racked his brain and quickly came up with a solution.

"Go contact Gao Jianxun, Shitou's former subordinate. I remember him. If I'm not mistaken, he should be in Wandao."

At this point in time, if Rublev wants to capture Zhao Mancang, he can only form alliances.

When Zhao Mancang was buried by the avalanche, the whole world thought he had died.

But now it seems that he didn't sacrifice at all!
Although Rublev also speculated that it might be two people with exactly the same appearance?

However, we only need to send someone to check and confirm it.

Since we need to investigate this matter, we might as well catch Zhao Mancang at the same time.

After making the arrangements, Rublev went to see his superior, Sholokhov, to report the matter.

In the office of the Kremlin, Sholokhov stood at his desk and reported two things to Khrushchev.

First, regarding the interrogation of Marin’s driver, the results have come out. Marin’s driver did leak the information, but it is not certain whether Sam’s people got the news.

Second, regarding the matter of rutile, there is no result yet.

Previously, Zhao Mancang went to the Avisma Magnesium Titanium Factory and stole another 20,000 tons of rutile from the warehouse.

This matter had a huge impact, and even Khrushchev paid special attention to it.

Simply because rutile is now more valuable than gold.

In order to acquire more rutile, Sam's offer has reached an astonishing price of 15,000 ounces of gold per ton.

From this price, we can see how crazy Sam is.

They probably want to speed up the development and manufacturing of the new reconnaissance aircraft and redeem the "shame" of the lost U2 reconnaissance aircraft.

Since Sam is so anxious, Moscow is certainly not willing to be outdone.

However, no matter how strict the defense was, some people still took the risk and transported away all 20,000 tons of rutile hidden in a dark warehouse.

This incident could only be the result of internal embezzlement at the Avisma Magnesium Titanium Factory. Apart from this, there are no other accidents.

The more than 50,000 tons stolen last year and the 20,000 tons stolen this time should have been stolen by people inside the Avisma Magnesium Titanium Factory, or even by the factory's top management.

Since the price offered by Sam's Club is very high, it is normal for some people to take risks.

The ruthless Khrushchev directly asked Sholokhov of the KGB to handle the matter, but the interrogation made no progress at all?
Khrushchev frowned and looked at Sholokhov: "Have we really wronged those comrades?"

It's not Khrushchev's fault for being soft-hearted. You know, if he confessed under torture, the real thief would go unpunished.

He even hid in the dark and laughed at Khrushchev and called him a big idiot, perfectly covering up the thief's past.

However, no matter how meticulous the planning is, there will always be loopholes, and it is impossible to be truly perfect and flawless.

So what is going on?

Sholokhov also didn't understand, but according to the results of the current interrogation, the senior executives of the Avisma Magnesium Titanium Factory did not know about this.

Sholokhov also asked KGB agents to conduct a detailed investigation and review. Except for some who were termites, most of the others were good comrades.

But how could 20,000 tons of rutile be transported away quietly without the cooperation of people inside the Avisma Magnesium Titanium Factory?
After finishing his report, Sholokhov left.

During the whole process, he did not mention Zhao Mancang's matter, because things had their priorities, and besides, Zhao Mancang's matter was not worth being known by Khrushchev.

why?
Because at most Zhao Mancang could only overturn the Bolshelicinsky camp, which was far less important than the rutile incident and the Marin driver incident.

After all, the latter two things are related to the war between Moscow and Sam, and the struggle between substance and appearance.

At the end of July, in the Kimura Sea between Vladivostok and Kimura, Baptiste looked at the empty sea and fell into deep self-doubt.

Before that, on July 2, he completed a transaction with Zhao Mancang, and then sold it to Sam's Johnson Upton at 15,000 ounces of gold per ton, making a profit of 4,000 ounces of gold per ton, with tears in his eyes. The total value of gold was 44 million ounces.

Therefore, Baptiste has been reluctant to leave the Kimura waters, hoping that Zhao Mancang can come back here soon and continue to complete the remaining transactions.

Unfortunately, Zhao Mancang seemed to have encountered something, and now it is the end of July, and he still hasn't shown up.

Just as Baptiste was looking forward to it, on the other side, in Washington, Sam Intelligence Agency.

Douglas McKay was scolded again by Dwight David because the pilot he sent out, named Francis Bower, was simply an idiot and was captured alive?

Why doesn't he die?

"I'll only give you half a month. If you don't resolve this matter within half a month, hmph."

As Sam's squad leader and the current owner of the White House, Dwight David is very unhappy at this time.

You have to know that it is already July, and the election battle between the elephant and the donkey in September is not far away.

In other words, it won't be long before he steps down as squad leader next January.

At such a critical moment, there is always someone who wants to discredit him.

How could Dwight David not be angry?

He was furious!
Douglas McKay could only agree like a grandson. After leaving the White House office, his face became gloomy.

"Fake!"

Douglas had no better way to vent his inner dissatisfaction than through words.

Just after he returned to Sam's Intelligence Agency office, his subordinates came to report.

"Douglas, Moscow has reported that 20,000 tons of rutile were stolen from the Avisma Magnesium-Titanium Plant. The KGB appears to be interrogating someone, but this person has a special identity, and we haven't found any specific information yet. The people below think they're one of our own. Should we rescue them?"

Douglas was secretly surprised by his subordinates' words. He immediately thought of something, but did not let his subordinates see it.

It is true that before Douglas became the director of the agency, he did have agents planted within the KGB.

But this agent has always been in a dormant state and is rarely activated.

Because only in this way can the interests be maximized and a severe blow be dealt to the KGB at a critical moment.

Once it is activated, the risk of the agent being exposed is very high.

No matter what, the current situation is extremely critical, so Douglas has to find a solution.

The news of the U2 reconnaissance plane being shot down has become a hot topic in Europe and the United States. The whole world knows about it. Not only did Sam lose face, but he was also in a terrible state.

It's just because Khrushchev has been criticizing this matter every day and has been holding on to it.

After dealing with this matter, Douglas finally had the mood to pay attention to the matter of rutile.

In fact, he didn't want to pay attention to this matter, but there were huge interests involved, so of course he wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Fobole is in charge of this matter, but doesn't Fobole also need the assistance of their intelligence agency?

While Douglas was busy trying to figure out how to make money and fill his wallet, Zhao Mancang had already returned home on Zhongguancun South Street in Beijing.

Lin Huijun, the little greedy cat, was the happiest. As soon as she came back, she hugged her father and refused to let go.

After the excitement, Zhao Mancang stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.

In the evening, Lin Wan suddenly smiled and asked:

"I want to discuss something with you. How about having Huijun change his surname to Zhao, the same as yours?"

As a family member, if Lin Huijun always had the surname Lin, then other accidents might happen when she grew up.

In fact, this matter has been mentioned frequently in recent times.

Hu Xiaocao is relatively sensible, but Hu Xiaoye and Hu Xiaoming are younger and not as sensible. They have asked Lin Huijun several times.

In addition, Yu Yuanxu and his two siblings also brought up the old matter again, causing Lin Huijun to cry several times.

Zhao Mancang was surprised when he heard this:

"Haven't we discussed this before? Isn't the current name good?"

If it is changed to Zhao Huijun, it seems that it is not impossible, but the current name is also very nice.

Lin Wan shook her head and briefly explained what had happened recently. After listening, Zhao Mancang was silent for a while and said:
"If that's the case, then change it."

"Okay, that's settled then. You can go and handle the formalities tomorrow."

"So urgent?"

"We've already discussed this, so why not just change it? What if you slip away again someday? Wouldn't that leave me to handle all these formalities myself?"

So the matter was settled.

The next morning, Zhao Mancang returned home with the little greedy cat whose name had been changed, and she immediately ran to show off to Hu Xiaocao and the others.

Even the little kids from the neighborhood like Yu Yuanxu were not spared and all of them knew about it.

All of a sudden, all the children in the neighborhood knew that Lin Huijun had changed her name to Zhao Huijun.

This incident did not cause much stir for the little kid, and his attention was quickly diverted.

At noon, Zhao Mancang was making fried rice and milk tea at home, which made the little kids nearby so greedy that they all stayed in Zhao's yard and refused to leave.

In other words, the neighbors nearby are more sensible and will not take advantage of the Zhao family.

Otherwise, Zhao Mancang would probably have a headache looking at these little brats.

The aroma of fried rice was so tempting that everyone was captivated by it throughout the lunch hour.

Although the amount of fried rice everyone received was smaller because there were so many people, the children were still very satisfied.

Zhao Mancang also found it quite interesting. After all, the little greedy cat was happy, which was better than anything else.

Xiao Baozi and Xiao Taozi are still young and can eat rice, but they are not suitable for eating fried rice, let alone drinking milk tea.

So they are fed with milk, fruits, ordinary meals and the like.

"By the way, how is your brother's marriage going now?" Zhao Mancang suddenly remembered that the matter of Zhang Guilan should be completely over, right?
However, if Lin Kai still doesn't get married, then Zhang Guilan will probably continue to cause trouble.

Previously, Zhang Guilan went to the No. 7 courtyard of Denglai Hutong to "occupy the magpie's nest". After being discovered by Zhao Mancang, he directly asked the street office and the police station to jointly deal with her.

However, since Zhang Guilan did not commit any substantial illegal acts, the police station had no choice but to impose an administrative penalty of 15 days in prison, which was the maximum penalty.

If this happened in Sam's country, Zhao Mancang would have been able to shoot Zhang Guilan without the consent of law enforcement agencies.

So after Zhang Guilan comes out of the police station, she will definitely be well-behaved for a while, but who knows what bad ideas she will come up with to disgust people, so the best way is to marry Lin Kai and put an end to this matter once and for all.

"My mother has been introducing him to someone, but because of Zhang Guilan's situation, many blind dates are still considering it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan smiled bitterly and her tone was full of hatred towards Zhang Guilan.

Originally, their family was quite easy-going and well-educated, and there were no such messy things. However, because of Zhang Guilan, the Lin family's reputation was directly damaged.

It's really hateful!

Zhao Mancang immediately said:
"Don't you have female comrades in the Grain Bureau? If there's a suitable one, introduce her to your brother so he doesn't have to worry about this forever."

To be honest, Zhao Mancang is also quite annoyed by these things. Can't he just live a good life?

People like Zhang Guilan who always like to take crooked paths deserve to live in poverty all their lives.

"You think I don't want to? But the unmarried women in our unit are either too picky or already have a partner. What can I do?"

Just after she finished complaining, Lin Wan's eyes suddenly lit up and she said:
"Yes, Mancang, I remember you maintain good relationships with many institutions. There are many nurses in places like the PLA General Hospital and the Union Hospital. Why don't you ask your doctor friends to introduce some to you?"

You know what, Lin Wan’s suggestion is quite good.

After all, Zhao Mancang personally spoke, which is a guarantee.

However, he was afraid that the women introduced by Li Jinxiong and his people were very outstanding, and he was also afraid that those women were not coming for Lin Kai, but for him, Zhao Mancang.

'Am I being a little too narcissistic?'

Zhao Mancang shook his head and threw these thoughts out of his head, agreed to Lin Wan's proposal, and said that he would mention this matter to someone when he went to the hospital tomorrow.

Not to mention this era, even in the year 2024, there are still many young people who prefer blind dates, and even prefer resources introduced by relatives.

The reason is very simple. The relationship between relatives is closer, and they understand the conditions of the young men and women who need blind dates better, so the resources they introduce will be relatively more suitable.

On the contrary, the resources I found on the Internet were all eccentric. Either they came from single-parent families, or the blind date had a brother in prison or a mentally retarded sister.

In short, it is very difficult to find a relatively normal blind date partner on the Internet.

Not to mention that the blind date partner has a similar situation to yours, which would be even more difficult.

We are not fools. It is unlikely that someone will marry someone of higher status or someone of lower status. Cinderella's dream of marrying a prince can only be realized in dreams or in novels, movies, and TV dramas. In reality, such a situation is impossible even if the prince is blind.

There was even less free love in the 1950s.

As Lin Kai's brother-in-law, it is normal for Zhao Mancang to help introduce a blind date.

The next morning, after breakfast, Zhao Mancang drove out.

Zhao Mancang came to the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army to check on Wei Shouchang's physical condition and to complete the task assigned by his wife.

Before he reached the oncology department, Zhao Mancang was stopped by Wu Bingxin and Yan Shirong.

"Doctor Zhao, long time no see. Are you here to visit Wei Shouchang?"

After not seeing each other for nearly a month, Wu Bingxin and his partner's admiration for Zhao Mancang grew stronger by the day. Others would regularly monitor the patient's progress after completing a surgery, but Zhao Mancang simply vanished from the scene after completing surgery number three, never to return.

If anything unexpected happened to Wei Shouchang, Zhao Mancang would probably not be able to explain to Wei Huayong, right?
"Yes, I just came back to the capital yesterday, so I came to take a look now."

Zhao Mancang smiled, and Wu Bingxin and the others were overjoyed. They followed him into the ward where Wei Shouchang was.

In the ward, Wei Huayong happened to have just arrived. After all, he lived alone and his son and daughter-in-law were in Beijing, so he came to the hospital every day.

After some greetings, Zhao Mancang began to take Wei Shouchang's pulse and then asked him several questions.

During this period, Wu Bingxin and Yan Shirong stood aside obediently like primary school students, and their attitude towards learning was extremely serious.

After the diagnosis, Zhao Mancang said:

"From the current situation, you've recovered very well, which shows two things. First, your mindset has changed a lot. This is very important. You must maintain a positive and optimistic attitude. Otherwise, we doctors can do nothing to help you."

"Secondly, your health is relatively good and hasn't been ruined by pancreatic cancer."

He didn't mention his own medical skills at all, which made Wei Shouchang thank him repeatedly and full of admiration in his heart.

Although Zhao Mancang didn't say it, how could Wei Shouchang not know it?
Wei Shouchang could see it clearly from the attitude of oncologists like Wu Bingxin towards him, as well as their admiring eyes towards Zhao Mancang.

It was indeed Zhao Mancang who put in the greatest effort that his body was able to recover to its current state.

"But don't be too optimistic now. You still need to pay close attention to the lifestyle and eating habits I mentioned before. These cannot be changed, and you must do so for the rest of your life."

"Whether a person can live longer depends on a positive and optimistic attitude towards life, which is actually what people often call a strong will to live."

Listening to Zhao Mancang's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

In particular, doctors in the oncology department, such as Wu Bingxin, have a deeper understanding of what Zhao Mancang mentioned.

Because there are quite a few patients in the oncology department every year, and each patient's symptoms are different, but optimistic and positive people will always live longer than those negative and depressed patients.

Although this is not an absolute value, it is the fact.

After all, some people appear to be smiling and optimistic on the surface, but in fact, they are extremely internally consumed and negative deep down.

"Mancang, I have to thank you. If it weren't yours, my son would be." Wei Huayong thanked him with emotion. He didn't know how many times he had said this.

But I would say a few words every time. There was no other meaning. I just really appreciated Zhao Mancang's efforts. At the same time, it was also a reminder to myself that I should be grateful.

Verbal gratitude is cheap, but actions are.

"No, Lao Wei, please don't say that. You are my leader and I am a doctor. I should do this."

Zhao Mancang stopped repeatedly. At this time, Li Jinxiong and others had heard the news and rushed over. For a moment, the whole ward became more lively.

When he saw Li Jinxiong and the others, Zhao Mancang directly mentioned Lin Kai, hoping that they could help introduce a blind date who matched his brother-in-law. It would be fine if the woman was too good, but only those who were not so good or similar to his brother-in-law would be suitable.

Regarding this matter, Li Jinxiong and the others all agreed with confidence.

Yan Shirong was more direct and said:
"Doctor Zhao, if you don't mind, I have a younger sister who works in the pharmacy of the PLA General Hospital. Her salary is not high, and she should meet your brother-in-law's requirements."

If he could get closer to Zhao Mancang, Yan Shirong would certainly be happy to let his sister marry Lin Kai.

Over the past period of time, Yan Shirong has come to understand very clearly what kind of person Zhao Mancang is.

Not to mention Zhao Mancang’s innovation in limb replantation surgery two years ago, just talking about the current radical pancreatic cancer surgery, he is definitely the first person in the world to do so.

Although in terms of influence and popularity, radical pancreatic cancer surgery is only effective for this disease, there are actually very few people suffering from this disease across the country.

If the oncology department of Union Hospital could not accommodate so many patients, the number of patients at the PLA General Hospital would not have exceeded ten.

Of course, from a national perspective, there are still many people who don’t know anything about pancreatic cancer. Some of them even think they died of natural causes rather than the disease.

After all, in today's vast rural areas, many farmers get sick and just rely on themselves, or use folk remedies, and just grit their teeth to get through it.

There are no barefoot doctors in many places, and it is already very good to have even a veterinarian.

The barefoot doctors spread all over the country, reaching their peak in the 1970s. Now it is only 1960 and the barefoot doctor project has not yet started.

Therefore, from these aspects, the bundled pancreaticojejunostomy invented by Zhao Mancang does not have a wide audience, and is not as useful as limb replantation surgery.

Even so, Zhao Mancang is also a very capable doctor, and for Yan Shirong, it is very worthwhile to get closer to him.

"No problem. I'll give you a photo of my brother-in-law in a couple of days. You can pass it on to your sister. If she thinks it's suitable, we can meet and talk. If she doesn't like it, then we won't talk about it anymore."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang smiled and agreed.

Although it was his first time to act as a matchmaker, he had already become very thick-skinned and naturally did not blush or anything else.

Upon hearing this, Li Jinxiong, Wu Bingxin and others wished they had a younger sister too.

But they are not young anymore, or I am the youngest in the family, so of course I can’t introduce them.

Just as Li Jinxiong was about to pull Zhao Mancang aside to talk about other things, Shang Xuehua, who was lying on another bed, knelt down and walked towards Zhao Mancang, begging him to help him perform the operation.

Wu Bingxin and the others' faces suddenly changed, and they hurried over to help Shang Xuehua up, while scolding him continuously.

However, Shang Xuehua only had less than half a year to live, so of course he was going to give up at this point and didn't care about anything else.
When people are desperate, of course they will not have any scruples and will just move forward.

Zhao Mancang didn't say anything, not because he didn't want to, but at this time, it would be better to stand aside and wait for Wu Bingxin and the others to deal with it.

In the hospital, whether it is a doctor or a nurse, the last thing they can have is sympathy. Indifference is the best. Otherwise, they will only get into trouble.

If anything happens to those patients, their families will definitely blame the doctors and nurses.

Even though this is the PLA General Hospital, there are still people who will take risks, blame all their dissatisfaction on the hospital, and hold doctors or nurses responsible.

After a while, Shang Xuehua was carried back to the hospital bed and was comforted by the nurses and others.

At this time, Zhao Mancang looked at Wu Bingxin and the others and said:
"I remember seeing you guys compiling those notes a while ago. And I also looked at them afterwards. They were pretty good. When do you plan to start clinical practice? And then roll out this treatment in the hospital?"

Bundled pancreaticojejunostomy is not a very difficult technique to learn. Zhao Mancang believes that Yan Shirong and others must know the other technical aspects of pancreaticoduodenectomy.

After all, Professor Yu Wenguang had already performed the first pancreaticoduodenal surgery in 1953. There was no reason why other doctors at the PLA General Hospital wouldn't be able to perform these surgeries.

"Yes, I have learned it and practiced it, but in order to ensure the best results," Wu Bingxin said with a little embarrassment.

When they talk about the best results, they are actually just considering the reputation of the general hospital.

If something unexpected happens and the leaders above blame us, who will bear the consequences?
No one wants to, and no one can bear such consequences.

Therefore, the easiest way is naturally to delay it as long as possible.

But this causes a conflict. Patients like Shang Xuehua cannot be delayed at all, or in other words, the treatment of pancreatic cancer in every patient cannot be delayed.

Because if you delay for a month or two, it is very likely that the disease cannot be saved.

Zhao Mancang nodded, but did not expose Wu Bingxin's words. Instead, he said to Shang Xuehua:

"Comrade, you've heard what Doctor Wu said. The General Hospital has already begun to proceed in a planned manner, so don't worry too much. And you should have heard what I said to him just now."

Pointing at Wei Shouchang, Zhao Mancang continued:

"Maintaining an optimistic and positive attitude is the best medicine. If you think you are beyond help and you keep daydreaming that you might die at any time, then even if we doctors are immortals, we won't be able to save you."

"The reason why cancer cells spread so quickly is because you don't pay enough attention to your lifestyle habits."

"That's all I have to say. I hope this helps you."

After saying that, Zhao Mancang left the oncology ward and did not stay any longer.

Sometimes, there is really no need to waste your time on strangers.

The next morning, someone came to Zhao Mancang's house. They were staff from the post and telecommunications department.

The main thing is to install a telephone. Although Zhao Mancang doesn’t know when he will need the phone, since his leader has already mentioned it, he naturally will not refuse.

Can't refuse either.

Because the leaders above don’t know what to reward him with, and at the moment, installing a telephone in Zhao Mancang’s home might be the most appropriate thing to do.

The installation of the telephone surprised and excited children like Zhao Huijun and Hu Xiaocao, because they had never used a telephone before and had never thought that there would be a telephone installed at home.

Not to mention the children, even Lin Wan and Zhang Dongyue, mother and daughter, were dumbfounded.

"Mancang, is this true? We really have a telephone installed in our house?"

Looking at the telephone in the living room and the post and telecommunications staff who were busy with the landline line, Lin Wan was completely surprised.

Zhao Mancang smiled casually, then spread his hands and said:
"Actually, this phone is just for show. You probably won't need it. Even I probably won't need it very often."

why?
The reason is very simple. Whether it is Lin Wan or Zhao Mancang, there are very few people in their circle who can use the phone.

In other words, it might be needed at work. You can't just call to ask for leave because it's raining today, right?

Zhao Mancang himself often leaves the capital, so after this phone is installed, it will be used very rarely.

Of course, having a telephone is a good thing. What's more, Zhao Mancang doesn't need to pay any telephone charges for this phone call, because it is approved by the leaders above, and the expenses are directly charged to the accounts of the 108th Department.

"Yu Yuanxu, you don't have a phone at home, right? Look, I have a phone at home now."

On the other side, in the yard, Zhao Huijun and her group of kids who had been following the staff members and making things worse were pushed aside by the staff members. Suddenly, Zhao Huijun showed off to Yu Yuanxu in an arrogant manner, and the latter was so angry that he was speechless.

At noon that day, when Jiang Chuanmei and Yu Ziliang came back, Yu Yuanxu immediately said angrily:

"Mom and Dad, when will we install a telephone at home?"

Children all like to compare with each other, although it may not be intentional and it is not a good thing, but in this regard, it is inevitable.

Jiang Chuanmei and his wife looked at each other in bewilderment. As an ordinary family, the only electrical appliance in their home was a light bulb. They didn't even have a radio, let alone anything else.

Don't even think about the phone. Do you really think this thing can be installed just by paying money?
Besides, Yu Ziliang's family didn't have the money, nor did they have the need to install a telephone.

"Sisters, what's going on?" Yu Ziliang looked at the two sisters, Yu Shulan and Yu Shumeng. They talked back and forth and quickly explained it clearly.

After looking at Jiang Chuanmei, Yu Ziliang felt helpless.

Our next-door neighbor Zhao Mancang always does something new every now and then. Judging from the fact that he has installed a telephone, I'm afraid Zhao Mancang has been promoted again.

Isn't this promotion too fast?
Although Yu Ziliang and his wife didn't know what Zhao Mancang did specifically, there would always be leaders coming to their Zhao house every now and then. In addition, Zhao Mancang also had a jeep, so even a fool would know that his position was not low.

However, in 1958, Zhao Mancang was just a doctor, and a doctor who had already "sacrificed".

Ugh!
No one knows what secrets are involved, but this is not something that ordinary families like Yu Ziliang can find out.

After the phone was installed, Zhao Huijun ran into the living room from time to time to check on it, for fear of missing a call.

"Dad, why didn't anyone call us? Is it broken?"

Almost an entire afternoon passed and the phone didn't ring. Except for the time when the staff from the post office tested it, it never rang again.

Lin Wan couldn't help but laugh and scolded:

"Don't say that. Good things work, but bad things don't. Don't say that anymore."

"This phone was just installed. I guess no one knows its number yet."

Before she finished her words, the phone suddenly rang, which scared her, and also scared Zhao Huijun, Zhang Dongyue and others.

Even the sisters Xiao Baozi and Xiao Taozi were frightened and cried by the sudden phone call.

The sound was really loud because they were afraid that people outside wouldn't be able to hear it. If there was an emergency and they couldn't find Zhao Mancang, it would be troublesome.

"Dad" Zhao Huijun suddenly didn't dare to move. She lost her previous arrogance and looked at her dad nervously and said in a soft voice.

"Didn't you say you wanted to answer the phone? Answer it quickly." Zhao Mancang just found it very funny and urged the little guy to answer the phone quickly.

But how could she dare?

Seeing that she was about to cry, Zhao Mancang had no choice but to answer the phone himself.

Listening to the voice coming from the other end of the phone, Zhao Mancang quickly confirmed the other party's identity. It was Wei Huayong calling, informing him to arrive at Lingjing Hutong before 8:30 tomorrow morning.

Upon learning that they were going to Lingjing Hutong, Zhao Mancang quickly realized that he might be going to receive a reward.

After the call ended, Zhao Mancang was still wondering what kind of reward his boss would give him. Lin Wan and the others were already looking at him eagerly. Zhao Huijun even couldn't help but ask:
"Dad, what did the phone say? Who called?"

"My boss at work called about work."

When Lin Wan and the others heard what Zhao Mancang said, they were all stunned. It seemed that he was right. The phone at home was just a decoration most of the time.

Even so, the little girl Zhao Huijun remained enthusiastic about the phone call in the living room.

But it would be useless even if she stayed there longer. First, few people would call this number, and second, the people who called were more likely to contact her father than her.

No matter how Zhao Mancang persuaded him, the little guy just didn't want to leave.

Of course, Zhao Mancang believes that the curiosity of little kids about new things comes quickly but goes away even faster.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Mancang went out and came to No. 9 Courtyard, Youxiang, Ji'anso, and contacted Tong Debin.

As the latter is a fairly qualified tool man, Zhao Mancang must of course trade more with the other party, otherwise he will not be able to gain any experience points.

Wu Xinqi, Zheng Yuewen, Guo Baochun and others were also there. Although these people didn't have much experience points, it was better than nothing.

Seafood is a consumable, and people like Tong Debin are quite greedy, so they eat some seafood every now and then.

Although they need to consume a lot of antiques or gold and other ancestral items in order to satisfy their appetites, they have no better way to make money in today's world and can only do this for the time being.

If you only spend money and don't earn any, you will end up eating out of the mountain.

Zhao Mancang was originally puzzled as they didn't seem to have any other income, but were eating such a lavish meal, which seemed a bit wrong.

It wasn't until today, when he saw a few 'new' antiques during a transaction, that he suddenly understood.

It seems that Zheng Yuewen, Tong Debin, Guo Baochun and others are connected with those tomb robbers, and they have always been in contact.

As the saying goes, rats have their own ways, and snakes have their own paths.

Tong Debin and other old folks are very familiar with antiques and hold positions in Liulichang, but they still secretly have not cut off their ties with the black market and ghost market.

Because tomb robbers want to sell the antiques in their hands, the only channels they have are the black market and the ghost market.

"what is this?"

Zhao Mancang saw a piece of porcelain with a strange shape, which looked quite beautiful, and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

His purpose was not to understand what porcelain was, but to see if he could learn the location of the ghost market from Tong Debin and others, go to those places and get to know more people.

(End of this chapter)