The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

He Yuzhu looked at the stalls next to him and then verified his method of antique appraisal.

He Yuzhu discovered that most of the antiques here were genuine, only some were of high value and some were of low value.

But now they're all displayed on the ground like local stalls.

He Yuzhu didn't rush to make a move, but instead inquired about the price:

"How much is it?"

The stall owner said casually:

"If you won't sell, I'll trade. Anything edible, I'll take it!"

Looking at the stall owner, He Yuzhu asked:

"Are all people like that?"

The stall owner nodded:

"Pretty much. Ninety percent of them are for exchanging grain. If you don't have any grain, don't bother asking about other places."

Nothing is as useful as food these days!

Upon hearing the stall owner's words, He Yuzhu said to the stall owner:

"How would you trade all this stuff for grain?"

The stall owner was shocked to hear this, never expecting that someone would want to replace them all.

The stall owner said to He Yuzhu:

"That depends on what kind of food you have: whole grains, refined grains, or meat!"

He Yuzhu asked curiously:

"Oh, how do you calculate the price for whole grains, refined grains, and meat?"

The stall owner knew this was He Yuzhu's first time here, and since there weren't many people around, the stall owner said:

"All of these things I have, 90 jin of coarse grains, 30 jin of refined grains, and 15 jin of meat! That's about it!"

If you have food, you can exchange it!

He was shocked to hear the stall owner's words. He hadn't expected these things to be so cheap at this time.

That's right, it's cheap. You should know that He Yuzhu bought coarse grains for only 10 cents a pound, and refined grains for 18 cents a pound.

90 jin of coarse grains only cost 9 yuan, but if you were to sell these things for real money, they would be worth more than 900 yuan.

Moreover, many of these items, if placed in later generations, could easily fetch one or two hundred million.

Of course, I'm referring to everything on this stall, including several antiques worth tens of millions.

Even the worst ones can sell for millions.

He Yuzhu asked:

"I don't have any food with me right now. If I want to trade with you, how can we do it?"

The stall owner was overjoyed to hear this, finally he had something to eat.

The stall owner said:

"I'll put the things away, you write them down, and then we'll discuss a place later."

Then we'll make the deal over there!

For the stall owner, selling these items always means taking a loss, but he has no choice but to take a loss.

My family members will starve to death if they don't eat.

The stall owner knew that these things were all good, but in this era, only food was considered good.

"With food, my family can survive!"

He Yuzhu asked:

"Okay, what kind of grain do you want to exchange for? Coarse grains, refined grains, meat, I have them all."

"Tell me what kind of grain you want to exchange, and I'll bring it to you!"

The stall owner asked in utter shock:

"Do you have a lot of grain? I'm willing to trade it with you for other things, although some of these things are of fine quality."

But I have many better things I can trade with you!

The stall owner knew that finding someone with grain was not easy! If he didn't catch them now, he didn't know when he would find one again!

Upon hearing the stall owner's words, He Yuzhu said:

"Okay, I'll see when the time comes. If I need it, I'll take it; if I don't need it, I won't take it!"

After all, if I don't like what you consider precious, I won't want it!

The stall owner knew that these collectors had their own preferences; some liked to collect jade, some liked to collect jewelry, some liked to collect bronzes, and some liked to collect calligraphy and paintings.

They're all different, so the stall owner understood and nodded.

"Row!"

He Yuzhu said:

"Where do we go to exchange it?"

The stall owner took out a slip of paper, handed it to He Yuzhu, and said:

"We'll switch places here tomorrow. You'd better bring enough food!"

He Yuzhu said with a smile:

"You don't need to worry about the food. I can easily provide a few hundred kilograms!"

Several hundred kilograms?

The stall owner was very excited, because nowadays, apart from the government, very few individuals can afford to produce several hundred kilograms of grain.

Of course, some people had food, but they didn't take it out, since no one knew how long they would have to endure such a situation.

If there's no food left, then it will be a real disaster.

However, thinking of his family, the stall owner still asked:

"I wonder how much grain you have?"

He Yuzhu heard this question and then said:

"How much food I have is none of your business. If I want something I like, food won't be a problem."

Besides grains, I also have meat and other things, such as milk powder and sugar.

You can change it then!

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, the stall owner was shocked, never expecting to encounter such a big spender.

Baby formula is something that so many people can't find, especially when they have a family with many babies and don't know what to feed them.

These days, people are just surviving on coarse grain porridge. That's right, just surviving on coarse grain porridge.

If there were no other options, and the adults had nothing to eat, where would the milk come from?

The stall owner said excitedly:

"Alright, alright, let's meet at our agreed location at this time tomorrow. See you there!"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"Row!"

Then He Yuzhu got up and left to go to other places to look around.

After looking around, I realized they were all pretty much the same as the previous vendors.

He Yuzhu came here just to try it out; he didn't intend to buy a lot of these things.

After all, if too much grain is released, it will attract attention and cause trouble.

Although he had disguised himself, He Yuzhu didn't want to get into any trouble.

After wandering around for a while, He Yuzhu was about to leave when he heard a voice:

"Brother, please have mercy on me, I really have no other choice. My husband is gone, and I'm just a widow with three young children to feed."

"Sell it to me for a lower price!"

He Yuzhu never expected to run into this woman here. That's right, this woman was Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu had actually come here to buy meat.

The stall owner waved his hand:

"That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me. Buy it if you want, or get lost!"

Qin Huairu hadn't expected this person to say such a thing, especially since she had already portrayed herself as so pitiful.

He Yuzhu saw Qin Huairu's incredulous expression and felt even more disdain.

After all, the people here are no saints, and everything bought and sold here is criminal.

If they weren't struggling financially, how many people would come here to challenge the law?