The golden age began in 1977

Chapter 47 A trip to the countryside, yuan
Qian Jin asked.

Gaoping Production Brigade also belongs to the Red Star Commune and is not far from Liu's home.

Lin Hai’s sister in Gaoping is his cousin, Su Xianghong, who was an educated youth sent to the countryside and married locally.

The Lin and Su families have a good relationship, so Qian Jin thought that he should visit Su Xianghong's home.

Liu Wangcai stopped him and said, "We are not busy with this matter. Let's take care of our members first."

"The members of the cooperative recently went to a relative's house to sort things out and brought back quite a few things. We're waiting for you to see if there's anything you can exchange."

Qian Jin said yes repeatedly.

Then the first old item delivered shocked him:

A patinated pen holder.

This is a bamboo product, reddish-brown in color, with a round mouth and bottom, and three legs underneath.

Qian Jin didn't know how to appreciate antiques and didn't have much experience in collecting, but he could tell that this pen holder was worth a lot of money.

Because the sculptures on its body are very exquisite.

There are landscapes and people.

There are poems on the upper and lower circles respectively. The upper line is the famous line from ancient times, "The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring flows over the rocks", and the lower line is "The river flows beyond the sky and earth, and the mountains appear and disappear in the void."

Qian Jin picked up the pen holder and admired it.

Generally speaking, the content of the carving is from mountains to water. There is a stream on the mountain, and the stream flows into a big river.

The content of this carving is progressive in layers, with an excellent three-dimensional effect. The towering rocks, the vigorous pines and cypresses, and the leisurely figures are all vividly displayed on the cylinder!
After studying it for a while, Qian Jin hesitated: "I don't know how to price it."

"Take it back first and ask the master to take a look. It is definitely valuable." The members have absolute trust in him.

"Yes, this is a treasure from my mother's family. I heard from my mother that this is something from the old generation, definitely from the time of the emperor!"

Qian Jin was in trouble.

He actually brought the gold box with him today.

But the pen holder was too big, more than twenty centimeters high, and his small gold box could not fit in it.

So he agreed to it first.

The couple expressed their desire to exchange the pen holder for a bicycle.

Liu Youyu came to Qian Jin's defense after hearing this: "Old things like this would have been smashed and burned in the past. You guys want to buy a new bicycle now?"

"Our team only has three bicycles right now!"

At present, old items are not valuable, and the collection industry of cultural relics and antiques is dormant.

But the couple was quite smart and insisted that this old item was different. They said it was a tool used by scholars, not a bad thing from the old society, and was very valuable.

Qian Jin accepted the bamboo tube first, and then tested its value when he had the ability. At worst, if it was worthless, he would bring it back.

In fact, it is not easy for him to get a bicycle now. There are no bicycle tickets on the black market, so he has to borrow a bicycle when he goes to the countryside.

There was a steady stream of old items being delivered.

However, most of them are ordinary and of little value, with less than ten pieces worth more than one thousand yuan.

There is a set of four copper locks with the words "Celebrate Victory" cast on them. They are souvenirs of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, with a total value of 6500 yuan.

There are six copper coins of considerable value:
Xuantong copper coin Shuzhong branch, Guangxu Yuanbaochuan 200wen three complete, Jiangnan brass 20wen public rating, Xianfeng Baochuan big coin as 100, and a pair of frontier Xiangping 5qian.

Their prices range from two thousand to five thousand yuan.

The most valuable item is a white bronze statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, an antique from the Ming Dynasty. The mall offered a purchase price of 24,000 yuan for it.

In the end, Qian Jin made a total of more than 80,000 yuan from all the old items.

The income is not bad.

Now Qian Jin feels more and more that it was the right decision to manage the Red Star Liujia Production Team.

This is truly a magical production team.

There is water when you scratch it once, and there is still water when you scratch it again!

He exchanged a lot of tickets on the black market early this morning.

During the National Day, various government agencies, factories and mines distributed holiday gifts to their employees, so the amount of tickets flowing into the black market increased sharply, allowing him to make a fortune.

He exchanged money and tickets for the members according to the proportion.

Liu Wangcai reminded the members not to disclose the matter to the public:

"You've caused trouble for Comrade Qian Jin. You should pack up and get out of our Liu family. Don't harm our entire team!"

The members nodded repeatedly and said they understood.

Qian Jin made a huge contribution to the production team. Since he came into being, the family conditions of the members have improved greatly.

When it was noon, Liu Wangcai invited Qian Jin to go home for lunch.

Qian Jin had always wanted to ask him about the remaining dried catfish maw, but he couldn't because there were too many members watching over him.

Because he had to give the captain the most money and tickets.

After work, the men who were tired for half a day squatted shirtless at their doorsteps and smoked.

Some families eat early, and the man's bowl is piled with bulging corn tortillas, accompanied by shrimp paste or salted fish, and he eats it with relish.

Accountant Liu Youyu's wife brought a tin bucket of seaweed to the captain's home and said, "I just picked it up from the sea. I'll make you some soup at noon."

Liu Wangcai's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "That's great."

Qian Jin's arrival startled the tabby cat that was napping under the wall.

The first thing he saw when he entered was the dried fish maw hanging from the eaves. There was quite a lot!

This made him happy and anxious at the same time: He was going to get rich, he was going to get rich!

There are no outsiders in the yard.

Qian Jin no longer hid his wealth and took out a retro middle-aged men's watch and put it on Liu Wangcai: "Uncle, how can a production team leader like you not have a watch?"

Liu Wangcai pushed him back: "Xiao Qian, what are you doing?"

Qian Jin forcibly put the cuff on his wrist: "I have to give it to you! The five pieces of old fish maw you gave me last time are very valuable!"

"I'm not only working in the labor commando, I'm also in the public security commando. Why? Because I used those five pieces of old fish glue to pave the way!"

When Liu Wangcai heard this, he stopped being polite.

The watch Qian Jin gave him was also a retro version. The product description said it was a brand new, unused watch from the 1990s from the original factory inventory.

Like today's popular watches, it is a manual-winding mechanical watch, but the design is slightly innovative.

There is an image of the leader on the dial and five small red words "Serve the People" below.

Judging from its appearance alone, it is far inferior to the watch I gave to Zhang Hongbo as a gift before, but it is much more expensive - 240 yuan!
This watch is not about appearance, but about practicality.

The 316 stainless steel case will not rust or wear, and the sealed back cover can withstand water pressure of ten meters underwater.

Qian Jin felt that it was a perfect match for veteran cadres like Liu Wangcai.

Liu Wangcai also thought so. Looking at the new watch on his wrist, he couldn't help but smile.

But he still had some doubts:
"Are those five pieces of fish maw really worth that much? Don't use that as an excuse to give me a watch. I can't afford it."

Qian Jin said: "It's true! I won't lie to you!"

"If you don't believe me, give me all the stock under the eaves, and I'll exchange it for something better!"

Liu Wangcai was about to leave when he asked, "Does the city leader want all kinds of fish maw, or just catfish maw?"

Qian Jin asked in return: "Is there any difference?"

Liu Wangcai explained it to him.

Fish maw is actually fish bladder, dried fish bladder.

Then the hairy catfish is a big fish that can grow to more than 100 kilograms. Its maw is very large, and the dried fish maw is precious.

He said that the fish maw he had given Qian Jin before was taken from his master's home. It was dried in the sun for twenty or thirty years before it took shape. He gave it all to Qian Jin last time.

The fish maw left under the eaves is called yellow flower tube, which is made from the sun-dried bladder of sea bass.

Qian Jin felt disappointed on the spot.

He didn't know the value of fish maw, but he knew that sea bass fish maw was definitely worthless because there were plenty of sea bass in 27 years!
Liu Wangcai's wife invited him into the house to sit down.

Qian Jin had no choice but to calm down and eat first.

Smoke emerged from the seaweed roof, which looked like dry reed leaves, and was curled by the sea breeze like a silk ribbon dancing in the yangge dance.

Clams were being stir-fried in an iron pan, and the spatula made a clanging sound when it hit the edge of the pan.

There was a pile of shrimp paste in the cracked coarse porcelain bowl, and dried salted fish lay in the basket next to it.

Just like that, the taste of a fisherman's home suddenly came out.

Liu Wangcai said with a smile: "I'll prepare some seafood for you for lunch today. You city people love this."

The dishes have been prepared for the whole morning, and today's meal is even more sumptuous than when we entertained the agricultural support team.

The eight-immortal table was filled with seafood.

As the saying goes, when the autumn wind blows, crabs' feet itch. It is a good time for both freshwater crabs and sea crabs.

The red-capped crabs on the table were as big as Qian Jin's palm, with all eight legs intact, and looked very fresh.

The shrimps are not big, and now is not a good time to eat them, but they are slippery and definitely fresh.

Liu Wangcai prepared a basin of conchs, both large and small. These conchs are high in protein and can strengthen yang and replenish deficiency...

We are already old acquaintances, no need for politeness.

Liu Youyu poured more wine, and Liu Wangcai waved his hand: "Come on, cheers!"

Qian Jin put down his wine glass and started showing off.

When the crab lid was opened, the crab roe inside was as big as a child's palm, golden yellow and oozing with oil:
"I've never eaten such a fat crab!"

Liu Wangcai pointed at Liu Youyu and said, "Our accountant went to the commune's dock specifically to pick these crabs. Only ocean-going vessels can catch these fat crabs. Our team's small boats can't catch them."

Liu Youyu smiled and waved his hand. He said, "The sea where our Liu family lives is too shallow. It's not very fertile, but there is a very good mudflat."

"How about this? The tide is going out today. Xiao Qian, after you finish eating, go for a walk in the sea? It can help with digestion."

Qian Jin said cheerfully, "Okay, I've always wanted to go fishing, but I never had the chance. Today's the perfect opportunity!"

He had to drink at noon, and in the afternoon he would visit Su Xianghong's home.

It is also good to use sea cucumber to sober up.

Clink glasses and eat seafood.

Qian Jin loosened his belt several times.

Finally, after eating and drinking to his heart's content, Liu Wangcai pushed his wine glass aside and threw away his chopsticks, and greeted him:

"Come on, I'll help you digest the food!"

(End of this chapter)