It was already one o'clock in the afternoon after the four of us returned from the Temple of Heaven, and we just arrived at lunch time.
When he left in the morning, he walked in a hurry. When he passed by the front yard, Liu Guangqi didn't take a closer look. Now he finally saw the legendary third uncle. He didn't know if this third uncle had an old face. Anyway, Liu Guangqi felt that he was similar to a dozen or so people. He looks almost the same when he is young, just like Sha Zhu's father He Daqing. As for the children in his family, ten-year-old Yan Jiecheng was shooting firecrackers in the courtyard with Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekang. The youngest Yan Jiedi is probably still in the belly of the third aunt at this time.
It is true that the less you want to see someone, the more you meet someone. When passing by the middle courtyard, Jia Dongxu happened to walk out of the house with a bowl of dumplings. When he saw Liu Guangqi and the four of them, he picked up a dumpling specifically to show off to Liu Guangqi and the others. The four shook.
Little did they know that his action completely ruined his popularity among passers-by, and Xu Damao and Xu Changsheng, who were fine with him at first, started to hate him a little bit.
Faced with Jia Dongxu's provocation, Liu Guangqi ignored him at all. This guy was obviously a brainless kid. It shouldn't be too easy to deal with him.
After returning to Lao Liu's house in the backyard, Liu's mother had already made dumplings and froze them outside, waiting for Liu Guangqi to come back. This meal of dumplings is definitely the best thing Liu Guangqi has eaten in the past two days. Although the taste may not be as good because the seasonings are not so complete, what else can he say about eating such a steaming bowl of dumplings in 1950? Our family is not a big mansion like the Bai family, it is just an ordinary working-class family.
"Why do you still want to eat? Haven't you already eaten?"
Halfway through the meal, Liu Guangqi discovered that Liu Guangtian was hiding aside and peeking at him, swallowing secretly while watching.
"No, the second brother didn't eat."
Before Liu Guangtian could speak, Liu Guangfu on the side spoke for him.
"What's going on? Mom. Why isn't there a second child?"
Hearing that Liu Guangtian didn't eat, Liu Guangqi quickly asked, he is not the Liu Guangqi of the past. The former Liu Guangqi may be a little selfish, but he is not. The education he received since childhood is to love and protect his brothers, so the relationship between the four brothers is very different. very good. He did not allow himself to be full while his brother starved on the sidelines.
"Why feed him? We only have so much white flour at home. If you eat it today, you will have to wait until the Chinese New Year next time. Don't worry about him, just eat it quickly. It's a waste to feed him."
Liu Guangqi fell silent after hearing what Liu's mother said. He knew that the tradition of the eldest son providing care for the old couple was a bit biased, but he didn't expect it to be so biased. In order to let the eldest son know that he is good to him, he would rather let one child eat spicy food and let the other son eat bran-flavored vegetables. No wonder Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu will become what they will be in the future. No matter who it is, there is no resentment in their hearts.
It's not allowed, it's absolutely not allowed. If Liu Guangqi is reborn in someone else's house, then he can ignore this matter, but since God has allowed him to be reborn in the old Liu's house, then this situation must change, and the two brothers must not be allowed to follow the same path again. . Thinking of this, Liu Guangqi immediately felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He must change the current situation of this family as soon as possible. At this moment, Liu Guangqi was extremely grateful to God for giving him a space. At least relying on this space, he could improve the living conditions of this family in the fastest way.
"You can eat your dick, I have something to do and I need to go out for a while."
Thinking of this, Liu Guangqi put the dumplings in front of Liu Guangtian and prepared to go out. Seeing the dumplings in front of him, Liu Guangtian's originally depressed face immediately showed a smile, and he stretched out his hand to grab the dumplings in the bowl.
"Hey, what are you doing kid?"
Liu's mother immediately became anxious when she saw it. She stretched out her hand and patted Liu Guangtian's paw. Liu Guangtian was startled, and Liu Guangqi quickly reached out to stop Liu Ma and said.
"Mom, since this meal was given to me, it belongs to me. I am the eldest brother, so I should take care of my younger brother. You don't have to worry about it."
"All right."
Seeing Liu Guangqi's insistence, Mother Liu didn't say much. At this moment, Liu Guangtian suddenly picked up a dumpling, put it in front of Mother Liu, and said in his childish voice.
"Mom, you should try it too."
"Mom doesn't eat it, but she has eaten it."
Mother Liu felt mixed emotions in her heart when she saw such a sensible and filial second son.
"Mom, lie, you didn't eat."
As soon as Liu Ma finished speaking, Xiao Guangfu on the side exposed her. After hearing this, Liu Guangqi immediately understood what was going on. He felt aggrieved and walked out without saying anything.
After arriving at the space, Liu Guangqi rushed to the kitchen without saying a word and pulled out all the edible things in the kitchen. Looking at the food in front of him, the stagnant energy in Liu Guangqi's heart finally dissipated a lot.
After solving this problem, Liu Guangqi officially started the process of calculating his family's wealth. The first thing to take stock of was his three-story small foreign-style building. There was no need to look at the second and third floors. There must be no houses of this era among his brothers. The main targets of the search for usable things were the first floor where his parents, grandparents lived, and the utility room at the back of the house. There were things in there that were already used by his family, but they were unwilling to throw away things.
"Ouch, Goode, Goode"
As the most likely place to find useful things, Liu Guangqi quickly found a good thing in her grandparents' room, a book of RMB. This RMB is not the RMB used in 2022, but the first set issued in 1949. The RMB, and the second set of RMB issued in 1955, should have been collected by the old man in the early years.
"Get rich. Get rich."
Looking at the book of RMB in his hand, Liu Guangqi couldn't help but cheer. Liu Guangqi did a simple inventory, and after picking out the second set of RMB that could not be used, he found that there were more than 28,000 RMB in the first set of RMB in the book, including two RMB notes worth 50,000 yuan and one worth RMB 30,000 yuan. , there is also a 5,000 Yuan and a 1,000 Yuan. These were either issued in 1951 or 1953, and cannot be used at all now. Liu Guangqi also picked them out, and the remaining ones that can be used, converted The purchasing power in 65 years is probably five or six yuan.
"Fuck, I spent so much time digging around to find five dollars."
After the conversion was completed, Liu Guangqi couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
Moreover, this money cannot be kept and must be spent immediately, because the start of the Korean War triggered the first inflation after the founding of the People's Republic of China. If this money is not spent as soon as possible, it will not be long before the money depreciates to the point where it is hard to wipe your butt. hard. But no matter what, at least I have a good start, especially the second set of RMB that is full of money, which is very valuable money.
With a good start, Liu Guangqi's enthusiasm for searching suddenly increased. It felt like treasure hunting. Although it was his own home, there were always some things he didn't know. Soon Liu Guangqi found a Shanghai brand watch in his grandfather's drawer. Unfortunately, he couldn't take it with him because the Shanghai Watch Factory was only established in 1955. Looking at the house full of unusable things, Liu Guangqi felt entangled in his heart, but this entanglement was quickly forgotten. Even if he couldn't use it now, he would still be able to use it in the future. Sooner or later, he would be able to use it.
After searching the old man's room, Liu Guangqi went to his parents' room. After searching for a long time, he found some jewelry and cash. Although he didn't find anything useful, Liu Guangqi took note of everything in the room. It's always useful.
After looking at the small foreign-style building, Lin Wen went to the utility room at the back of the house. Compared with what he had at home, Liu Guangqi felt that the things in this room were probably things he could use in this era.
Sure enough, as soon as he opened the door of the utility room, Liu Guangqi saw a rusty 28-inch bumper. Not only was the handlebar crooked, the chain was broken, and even the front wheel had disappeared. But the more he broke Liu Guangqi, the happier he was. If it was a brand new Liu Guangqi, he would still be worried about how to get it. After all, a bicycle in this era costs a lot of money. Although Lao Liu's salary was quite high, it only increased after the founding of the People's Republic of China. He had not saved much money before. The condition of the car in front of me is in line with the financial situation of the old Liu family. After I find an excuse to take it out, and then spend some money to repair it, it is still a means of transportation, and it is better than walking.
Then Liu Guangqi pulled out a sewing machine from a pile of messy things. Although he didn't know if it could be used, it still looked quite new. These two things, plus the old man's watch, Liu Guangqi had completed three of the three turns and one beep in a short time. Then Liu Guangqi found another set of carpenter's tools, which he probably used when he was young.
The utility room was not very big, and Liu Guangqi had almost searched it in a short time. Just when he was about to leave and search the warehouse area, several cardboard boxes stacked at the door suddenly fell down, almost missing him. The dust on the box suddenly flew everywhere, choking Liu Guangqi and coughing.
"what is this."
Just when Liu Guangqi was about to throw these broken boxes out, he saw a wooden box under the box. Liu Guangqi opened it and was immediately happy. It was full of old gadgets, including chains, iron sheets, etc. Frogs and stuff. These things look like the things Liu Guangqi's father played with when he was a child.
"No wonder there's nothing in the house. They were all kept here. What is this? Come on, after three turns and one click, it's all done."
Putting the toys aside, Liu Guangqi saw a small wooden box among a pile of little books. When he picked it up, he saw that it was a homemade mineral radio.
After finishing the few things in his house, Liu Guangqi found the spare warehouse key that others had left in his house from the old man's room and walked towards the warehouse area.
