Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 141: It’s Hard to Persuade
October 10, 1958, Peking University People's Hospital, operating room.

After a two-hour operation, Zhao Mancang finally successfully completed the surgery for acute pancreatitis and aortic dissection, and successfully saved Professor Yan Huatang.

However, if Professor Yan Huatang wants to fully recover, he needs to pay attention to many aspects, such as getting more rest and recuperating, and not overwork.

Because if his physical condition deteriorates again, it will be troublesome for doctors like Zhao Mancang.

Anyway, Zhao Mancang didn't want to come and perform surgery on Yan Huatang again.

In the operating room, Feng Changfu and others all smiled. This was really a good thing.

Doctors such as Gu Shouzhi and Li Baishun all started to flatter Zhao Mancang.

Although they had no relationship with Zhao Mancang and Zhao Mancang was not their leader, they still flattered him.

The reason is very simple. They all want to get closer to Zhao Mancang so that they can communicate more with him.

In their eyes, Zhao Mancang is a treasure.

In addition to the previous nine-needle revival surgery, craniotomy, limb replantation surgery, heart repair surgery, etc., there is today's aortic dissection surgery. These are the key points that Gu Shouzhi, Li Baishun and others want to learn.

For any doctor, no one does not want to improve his or her medical skills.

It is definitely better to follow the successful path of others than to cross the river by yourself.

Zhao Mancang dealt with everyone with a smile and finished his work this morning.

A group of people walked out of the operating room, and several leaders in military uniforms outside suddenly stood up nervously and asked about the results.

After Feng Changfu finished reporting the situation, Meng Dongye, who was wearing a military uniform, smiled at Zhao Mancang and said:
"Doctor Zhao, you are so young. I thought you were just an ordinary doctor. I didn't expect you to be the lead surgeon today. Thank you for supporting our work and saving Professor Yan."

The other two uniformed leaders, Lu Linyuan and Yan Rulong, also laughed and echoed a few words.

"Hello, leader. I am just an ordinary doctor. I am just doing my job. I don't deserve such praise."

Seeing Zhao Mancang being so humble, Meng Dongye, Lu Linyuan, Yan Rulong and others were even happier.

However, Zhao Mancang was talking nonsense in such a serious manner that young doctors like Gu Shouzhi, Li Baishun, and Ma Xuyan suddenly twitched their lips: Damn it, he was pretending.

People like Meng Dongye are not doctors, so of course they don’t know what happened in the operating room just now, but how could people like Gu Shouzhi not know?
"Haha, I like people like you who are young and capable, not arrogant or impatient, good, good, good."

Yan Rulong laughed and patted Zhao Mancang on the shoulder. The force was a bit strong, but the latter's expression did not change, which made Yan Rulong exclaim in delight:

"Doctor Zhao, have you ever practiced martial arts? I see you have a very good body. Are you a martial artist?"

"No, I used to be a breeder, doing heavy work every day. I guess I developed this skill back then."

After a brief chat, Meng Dongye asked Zhao Mancang when Professor Yan Huatang would be able to recover and return to work.

Zhao Mancang said that Professor Yan needs to rest for at least three months, otherwise, if his physical condition deteriorates again, even the immortals will not be able to save him.

Zhao Mancang is the only one familiar with the case of aortic dissection.

And as Zhao Mancang said just now, this is an acute symptom of aortic dissection, which is very different from the descriptions of aortic dissection that Feng Changfu and others saw in medical reports.

What's more, Feng Changfu and others have been watching the operation all the time, so they don't know how long the follow-up rest period of aortic dissection will take, but there is no doubt that the longer the better.

Therefore, at this time, when Zhao Mancang said that the three months of rest period would naturally be three months.

However, Meng Dongye, Yan Rulong, Lu Linyuan and others became anxious when they heard this.

"Doctor Zhao, can't you shorten the rest period?"

"Sure!" Zhao Mancang nodded and continued:

"As long as you can bear the risk of losing Professor Yan, you can shorten this time."

Meng Dongye and the other two's faces darkened. They didn't expect Zhao Mancang to speak like that, which made their hearts fluctuate.

At the same time, they clearly understood that Professor Yan Huatang's physical condition had deteriorated to a very serious level, otherwise, the surgeon Zhao Mancang would not have spoken like this.

"Doctor Zhao, I hope you're not kidding us. Does Professor Yan's condition really require three months of rest?"

Yan Rulong put away his cheerful and gentle side and became serious.

This is the point of conflict between the three of them and Zhao Mancang. The latter does not want to perform surgery on Yan Huatang again and only hopes that the patients he has treated can be healthy.

If patients want to stay healthy, they must have enough rest time.

However, Yan Rulong, Meng Dongye and Lu Linyuan happened to be working in the Atomic Research Institute of a secret department. They were responsible for the calculation and research and development of atomic bombs, as well as ensuring the health of scientific researchers. Their timeline was very tight.

This is especially true after October.

why?
Because around National Day, Khrushchev and his group had discussed with their superiors the construction of a long-wave radio station on the southern islands.

And many scientific research projects assisted by Moscow, etc.

In short, the signs have already appeared, and the higher-ups have already started adjusting some plans.

For example, the atomic bomb project. If we no longer have Moscow’s help, can we complete it ourselves in a short period of time?
So, before Khrushchev and his people turned the table over, and before the Moscow experts left, the atomic bomb project had to have a contingency plan.

The pressure from top to bottom was transmitted to Meng Dongye and the other three, which of course became very troublesome.

Otherwise, it would probably be only Meng Dongye who came today, not three people.

Meng Dongye and the other three all hoped that Zhao Mancang could shorten Professor Yan Huatang's recuperation time, so they asked Zhao Mancang so seriously.

"Boss, I'm not joking. I'm not good at joking."

Zhao Mancang said very seriously:

"This is Professor Yan Huatang's current condition. Three months of rest is my conservative estimate. I believe in my medical skills, and three months should be enough. However, if his health deteriorates during this period due to some external factors, then I will be unable to do anything."

"So I had to make it clear to the three leaders in advance that Professor Yan must be given a restful environment. Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable."

Zhao Mancang has just briefly explained the surgery for aortic dissection, and Feng Changfu also gave a brief explanation at the beginning.

Therefore, at this time, Zhao Mancang did not repeat it again.

Even if I repeat it, I guess Meng Dongye and the others won't understand or listen.

It would be better to just tell them what to do next.

Meng Dongye and the other two looked at each other and saw the anxiety in each other's eyes. This was too difficult to deal with.

Seeing that Zhao Mancang was inflexible and about to annoy Meng Dongye and the other three leaders, Feng Changfu was about to stand up and say a few good words, but at this moment, Qu Guochun took over the conversation with a smile:
"Three leaders, let's go eat first. Professor Yan definitely needs to rest now. We can make adjustments based on the situation after a week."

At the same time, Qu Guochun put his arm around Zhao Mancang's shoulders, preventing the latter from saying anything.

Zhao Mancang was speechless. It was not like he didn't know what to say and when. If he showed high emotional intelligence and catered to Meng Dongye and the other three now, if anything went wrong later, he would probably have to clean up the mess.

Isn't this a stupid act of being taken advantage of?

You may even become the scapegoat.

The reason why Qu Guochun did this was that he thought Zhao Mancang was too radical, and to be honest, three months of rest was still a very long time.

Second, his understanding of the case of aortic dissection was far less than that of Zhao Mancang, and he did not know the physical exhaustion and damage caused by Professor Yan Huatang's specific work, let alone what the higher-ups were requiring of the Institute of Atomic Research.

Third, he also didn't want the relationship between Zhao Mancang and Meng Dongye and the other two to be too rigid. After all, Meng Dongye and the other two were leaders, and although Zhao Mancang was a doctor, he was actually just an ordinary citizen.

Why would an ordinary citizen compete with the leader?
In short, in Qu Guochun's opinion, Zhao Mancang's behavior at this time was somewhat naive and he did not know how to be tactful and flexible.

The group came to a small private room in the cafeteria. The food was already prepared. It was not very rich, but not shabby either.

There is wine and meat, these are definitely standard.

At this point in time in 1958, it was a period of great construction in the red era, and wine was definitely indispensable.

The same is true in the army, even drinking has become a task.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zhao Mancang was almost full, so he emphasized again to Meng Dongye and the other three that they must ensure Professor Yan Huatang's rest time and recuperation environment.

If problems arise due to failure to strictly enforce the rules, Zhao Mancang will definitely not be held responsible.

He was originally a doctor at the steel plant, not a doctor at Peking University People's Hospital, nor a doctor at the Institute of Atomic Research.

That's why he was too lazy to get involved in this matter.

He just needs to fulfill his responsibilities and obligations. He doesn't care about other things.

If it rains, it will rain; if my mother wants to get married, no one can stop her.

"Xiao Zhao, your stubborn temper is perfect for our army. You're so strong, are you interested in joining us as a military doctor?"

Yan Rulong suddenly thought of something and asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang shook his head and refused.

Although the military doctor is good, Zhao Mancang doesn't want to go.

And if he wanted to be a military doctor, he would have accepted Hong Wumin's invitation before. Why would he wait until now?

The doctors in the PLA General Hospital are military doctors, and this is a general hospital, which is much better than other regional military hospitals.

Besides, even in a military hospital, there are bound to be intrigues, so it would be better to stay in the steel plant clinic.

Now the steel plant health center is completely Zhao Mancang's world, and no one dares to mess with him.

Zhang Zongxi had provoked Zhao Mancang before, but was severely punished. In addition, Zhao Mancang's status continued to rise, which completely extinguished any thoughts Zhang Zongxi had.

After all, although Zhao Mancang is young, he is really not easy to mess with.

Seeing that Zhao Mancang refused without hesitation, Yan Rulong didn't take it seriously. He just smiled and let it go.

After eating and drinking, Zhao Mancang left first.

When I returned to the steel plant, it was already 2:50 in the afternoon. I can only say that time passed very quickly.

In the afternoon, Zhao Mancang was just slacking off. He didn't go to the Jundushan breeding farm, but stayed in the office reading.

Apart from He Zhongyong and a few others who came to ask a few questions, Zhao Mancang had been slacking off.

Returning to Zhongguancun South Street in the evening, Zhao Mancang looked at Zhao Zhensheng again.

The latter drove here again this time and bought Lin Huijun a lot of delicious cakes, chocolates and other foreign goods.

Although Lin Huijun didn't want to eat chocolate, she couldn't resist the temptation. Moreover, Zhao Zhensheng personally brought it to her mouth. She didn't want to eat it, but her mouth opened involuntarily.

If Zhao Mancang hadn't come back in time, I'm afraid she would have eaten the chocolate.

"Lin Huijun!"

Zhao Mancang's loud shout scared Lin Huijun. This was the first time she heard her father call her full name.

In addition, Zhao Mancang was very angry at the moment, his face was ashen, which made Lin Huijun's face pale immediately, and she didn't react for a long time.

Zhang Dongyue stood aside, opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

Zhao Mancang stood in front of Zhao Zhensheng, his face icy, and said in a cold voice:
"Please leave immediately. From now on, if you come to disturb me and my family again, I promise to be rude to you. I mean what I say!"

The latter wanted to speak, but when he met Zhao Mancang's emotionless eyes, he backed off.

It was because he left home for nearly twenty years and ignored Zhao Mancang for so many years, which led to Zhao Mancang completely breaking off with his family and never seeing his father.

It is said that broken bones cannot be repaired, but I was young and ignorant. The past is over and the broken mirror cannot be mended.

Therefore, Zhao Zhensheng's belated apology is worthless to Zhao Mancang.

"Get your things and get out of here!"

Seeing that Zhao Zhensheng was still playing tricks and did not take away the chocolates, pastries, coffee, etc., Zhao Mancang became even angrier.

However, Zhao Zhensheng still stepped on the accelerator and ran away.

Seeing this, Zhao Mancang took all the things to Yu Ziliang's house next door and asked them to help deal with them.

Lin Huijun had already realized that she really wanted to eat chocolate, but her father's face was so serious that she didn't dare to ask for it.

"Did it scare you?"

After Zhao Mancang finished dealing with the matter, he saw Lin Huijun's pale face and his heart softened.

We must not scare this little ancestor, otherwise, if she treats Zhao Mancang's children like this in the future, it will be difficult to deal with.

A four-year-old child can already remember things.

Wow!
In an instant, the aggrieved Lin Huijun couldn't help but burst into tears.

Zhao Mancang, holding the little guy, had no choice but to say to Zhang Dongyue:
"Mom, please go back first."

The latter felt relieved, so he went to the bus stop to wait for the bus.

After seeing Zhang Dongyue off, Zhao Mancang rode his bicycle and prepared to go out.

It’s very simple to coax a little kid. Just take her to eat delicious food.

Since he didn't meet Lin Wan on the way, Zhao Mancang took the little kid to a trust store and bought a box of chocolates.

"Dad, what is this? Oh, this is chocolate. Why is it different from the one the old man gave me just now?"

"Hurry up and eat it, it's all the same, just the packaging is different."

Zhao Mancang unwrapped the chocolate and broke off a small piece for her.

After the little guy put it in his mouth, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Many chocolates of this era were imported from abroad and were quite sweet.

Foreigners, especially Sam's Club, used to think that chocolate was extremely sweet, but that was after the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Today's chocolate is actually developing towards the direction of being too sweet, but it is still limited after all.

When humans are faced with food like sugar, they find it irresistible to enjoy it because it is sweet and is also one of the energy sources needed by the body.

At this point in the 1950s, more than 99 percent of people were thin.

Since they are thin, their energy source is actually sugar, not fat.

As we all know, the main sources of energy for our human body are carbohydrates, fats and proteins in food.

But in this era, most people cannot eat foods that can store fat, such as meat.

Then carbohydrates become everyone's first choice, but even so, it is still very difficult to get enough of such food.

Chocolate is a kind of sugar, and such food is of course very tempting to a little kid like Lin Huijun.

She was also a thin person, but not as thin as when Zhao Mancang first met her.

After tasting the chocolate, Lin Huijun's body quickly responded: she needed more chocolate.

Desire began to spread, which is the instinctive reaction of human beings as animals.

Zhao Mancang did not satisfy her desire all at once.

After buying the chocolates, Zhao Mancang did not stay for long, but went home first.

After all, trust stores are also foreign-related stores, and their main business is agency operations. They are roughly divided into three categories based on their business scope.

The first category is the purchase and sale of miscellaneous items such as cameras, handicrafts, watches, radios, etc. The second category is the purchase and sale of furniture such as beds, tables, chairs, wardrobes, etc. The third category specializes in the purchase and sale of bicycles and their accessories, etc.

But there is also foreign-related business.

However, there were not many foreign-related products in that era. At most, there were daily necessities such as chocolate and coffee, and at worst, there were suits, imported watches and other products. There was nothing more.

When Zhao Mancang and his friend returned from the nearby trust store on Zhongguancun South Street, they had just arrived home when Lin Wan had just returned.

You can imagine how fast Zhao Mancang rides his bike.

Yu Ziliang and Jiang Chuanmei came again soon, and this time they brought some tea and wine.

"You are so polite."

Zhao Mancang was speechless. He had just given away the chocolates that Zhao Zhensheng had sent him, and Yu Ziliang and the others came to return the gift.

Are you too impatient?

It's like a business transaction.

After some polite refusals, Zhao Mancang finally had to accept the offer, but he insisted on inviting the couple to have dinner together.

Of course the couple would not stay, after all, they were neighbors next door, just a few steps away.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang had no choice but to take out some bacon from the basement and stuff it into their arms, letting Yu Ziliang and the other two "escape in panic."

"Mom and Dad, where did the meat come from? It smells so good."

As Yu Ziliang and Jiang Chuanmei walked into the yard, their children, Yu Yuanxu and his two siblings, immediately started calling out with bright eyes, their mouths almost watering.

This is meat!
Even Yu Ziliang and Jiang Chuanmei, a couple who work in a foreign-related unit, have a monthly quota of six taels of meat each, just like other residents in Beijing.

Perhaps Yu Ziliang and his colleagues’ unit might occasionally give out some benefits, but not much.

Therefore, the three siblings Yu Yuanxu, Yu Shulan and Yu Shumeng are all the same. They have very few opportunities to eat meat every month, and they are very happy if they can have it once a week.

Yesterday, their parents ran to the next door and bought three pounds of roasted goose meat, so that Yu Yuanxu and his two siblings could have a big meal.

I didn’t expect there would be bacon today?
However, to their disappointment, their mother said that the meat had to be kept and cooked during the Double Ninth Festival.

Apart from the fact that the Double Ninth Festival is approaching, the most important thing is that they just had roast goose yesterday and are eating bacon today, which is too luxurious.

There was meat at home, but they couldn't eat it, which made Yu Yuanxu and his two siblings very depressed.

Even Yu Ziliang's parents felt a little reluctant and wanted to persuade him, but they were held back by Yu Ziliang.

At this time, supplies are scarce, and we must not let Yu Yuanxu and the other three little brats spoil their appetites.

Since we said we would eat it after some time, we definitely have to wait.

Zhao Mancang had no idea what was happening in his neighbor's house and was too lazy to ask.

What he should do most is to close the door and live his own life.

At the dinner table, Zhao Mancang was eating when Lin Wan suddenly sighed:
"I never thought that one day I would be able to eat meat every day. Mancang, do you think I've gained weight?"

"No, you haven't gained weight except that you look better. I'll pick you up and weigh you later, and then I'll know if you've gained weight."

"Wow, Dad, you are so awesome! You can even pick up Mom."

Just as Lin Wan rolled her eyes at Zhao Mancang shyly, Lin Huijun happily took over the conversation and said that she also wanted to weigh herself.

The family continued to talk about this topic for a while.

Then we talked about when is the most accurate time to weigh ourselves.

Zhao Mancang said directly that it must be when you get up early and have an empty stomach.

So, Lin Wan made a decision to weigh herself when she woke up tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, Zhao Mancang went out to work again.

In the early morning of the day before yesterday, Chu Qingsong had already said that only two days would be enough.

So, at four o'clock this morning, Zhao Mancang came to the grove near Madian Bridge to trade grain with Chu Qingsong.

The latter brought 1,400 kilograms of grain in a horse-drawn carriage, including four types of food: rice, sweet potatoes, corn flour and wheat.

"Comrade, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you clearly that I don't accept wheat, which is processed into flour."

When Zhao Mancang saw Maizi, he didn't recognize her at first. After confirming that it was Maizi, he expressed regret.

This made Chu Qingsong very angry.

Transporting grain is not an easy task, especially since there are a total of 1,400 kilograms of grain here, of which about 280 kilograms are wheat.

It’s definitely not light.

It's very tiring to go back and forth.

"Let's put it this way. I'll take the wheat this time, but I won't take it next time."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"Comrade, if you have any other food or meat, please bring it over. We will meet again here in three days."

He had dealt with the middleman Chu Qingsong several times. The first time was about the transaction of fluorouracil injection, and Chu Qingsong even tracked him at that time.

Logically speaking, Zhao Mancang should not have looked for the other party to purchase grain this time.

But there is really nothing that can be done about it.

Second-hand dealers also require strength. People like Chu Qingsong who can take out more than a thousand kilograms of grain at any time are definitely a minority.

Therefore, in order to purchase more grain, Zhao Mancang could only endure it for the time being.

This time, Chu Qingsong was relatively honest and did not cause any trouble.

If the other party causes trouble this time, Zhao Mancang doesn't mind sending him to see the King of Hell.

Fourteen hundred kilograms of grain, the price of which is only a few cents per kilogram, which is not very expensive.

For example, rice is 13.6 cents per pound, and cornmeal is 16 cents per pound.

Calculated at an average of 1.2 cents, 1,400 kilograms would be a total of 168 kilograms.

Two hundred and sixty thousand RMB, I don’t know how long it will take to spend it all.

"I need to find time to chat with those old folks in the future, get in touch with them more often, and spend some money to buy some gold, antiques, or something like that. I wonder if they'd be willing to sell it to me."

Looking at Chu Qingsong's leaving back, Zhao Mancang thought so.

After all, 1,400 kilograms of food only cost 168 yuan in total.

He has 260,000 yuan in his hand. Without buying big items such as cars and houses, the best way to preserve his value is to buy gold, antiques, etc.

If that doesn't work, then buy food.

However, once Zhao Mancang purchases more than 100,000 kilograms of grain, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction.

So he would only buy 100,000 kilograms and stop there.

It is October now and the grain has just been harvested, so there is still a lot of grain on the black market.

All the major grain companies and granaries in the capital have a lot of grain. Although Zhao Mancang's purchase of grain at this time will have an impact, it will not be particularly exaggerated.

You know, the capital city mobilizes billions of kilograms of grain from other places every year. For example, in the past few years, it was 2.7 to 2.8 billion kilograms of grain.

With such a large quantity, the level of 100,000 jin is completely insignificant to the overall situation.

But that doesn't mean Zhao Mancang can act recklessly.

Regarding this group of old people and young people, Zhao Mancang had previously known an old man named Wu Siwei through the wine dealer Meng Deqing.

Wu Siwei is a very traditional old-fashioned person, and you can tell from his words and actions.

What's more, the other party also has five courtyard houses, and a lot of gold such as large and small yellow croakers, which further confirms the other party's identity.

At this point in time in 1958, if a person could own 77 large yellow croakers, 62 small yellow croakers, and five courtyard houses, he must be a capitalist if he was not an old-fashioned person.

However, capitalists are definitely not short of money, and they are definitely rich.

After Chu Qingsong left for a while, Zhao Mancang walked around the grove again, then put all 1,400 kilograms of food into the system space, and then quietly left the grove.

The entire transaction process took less than half an hour, which was very quick.

While it was still early, Zhao Mancang did not go home directly, but went to the small farmers' market on Zizhuyuan Road nearby.

Originally he came here to try his luck and see if he could spend some RMB, but instead he met Wu Siwei.

He was just talking about the other person, but he didn't expect that this person was so indifferent to talking.

"Comrade Li, what a coincidence?"

Wu Siwei also saw Zhao Mancang and was immediately surprised.

Before National Day, that is, on September 30th, Wu Siwei met Zhao Mancang once.

However, Wu Siwei was very dissatisfied with the exchange conditions proposed by Zhao Mancang at that time, so the deal was not completed.

As a result, Wu Siwei has not yet sold the gold in his hands and exchanged it for US dollars. He also wants to leave the capital as soon as possible to avoid being targeted or discovered by other capitalists and being unable to escape.

Because there are not many channels to make money now.

Most of them take a boat from the seaport terminal in Tianjin to Hong Kong Island, and then transfer in Hong Kong Island to travel to all parts of the world.

As for taking a train or plane to Hong Kong Island, that is simply wishful thinking and it is impossible to happen.

Even if we could get a letter of introduction, it would be too conspicuous to move so much belongings, and for the whole family to move south together.

There is a high possibility that he will be stopped in Baiyun City.

Therefore, the best way is to take merchant ships, grain ships, etc. to Hong Kong Island, which is the safest.

Companies like China Resources have such grain transport merchant ships.

However, if too many capitalists move south, it is likely to attract attention, and then it will be even more difficult for Wu Siwei to move south with his family.

Ten days later, when Wu Siwei saw Zhao Mancang again, his mentality was completely different.

Zhao Mancang was pulled aside by the other party. When he heard that the other party wanted to use gold and other items to exchange for foreign currency, he knew in his heart that Wu Siwei had decided to be a runner.

Good words can't persuade a damn ghost.

Is the moon in foreign countries really that round?
What's more, Zhao Mancang and Wu Siwei were not familiar with each other, and had no position to persuade each other.

"I don't have much US dollars left, but I still have some Canadian dollars. Do you want some?"

"Really?" Wu Siwei was suspicious when he heard that.

Zhao Mancang took out a stack of Canadian cash from his cross-body bag and asked the other party to check it.

The Canadian dollar has the same value as the US dollar, and the exchange rate difference between the two is even smaller than the exchange rate difference between the US dollar and the ruble.

After checking these Canadian dollars, Wu Siwei immediately knew that they were real money.

Before liberation, there were quite a few foreigners in Beijing, and the currency of the Republic of China was simply terrible.

Wu Siwei, who has lived in Beijing for decades, has certainly come into contact with foreign currencies. He has come into contact with currencies such as US dollars, Canadian dollars, and British pounds.

He even has a collection of several hundred Canadian dollars at home, so it is quite easy for him to distinguish the real from the fake.

"Comrade Li, do you have time now? How about we exchange these foreign currencies now?"

"I have no problem." Zhao Mancang nodded with a smile.
"But you should remember my rules, right? I won't exchange gold with you at the international price. Besides, the current exchange rate between foreign currencies and RMB is one US dollar to six RMB. The price of gold remains unchanged at three RMB per gram. Is this price acceptable to you?"

When Wu Siwei heard this, a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

After all, if he does this, he will be able to exchange even less foreign currency.

However, if he wanted to take so much gold out all at once, it would be too conspicuous and he might be caught in the act.

On the contrary, foreign currencies are easier to hide and will not be taken away in one go.

So he could only grit his teeth and agree reluctantly.

After Wu Siwei agreed, Zhao Mancang and he left the market first.

The two rode their bicycles back to the courtyard in the city. Along the way, Wu Siwei tried to test and sell things.

He really wants to sell the courtyard house he lives in now, and he also wants to sell the other four houses.

However, Zhao Mancang was not interested in the courtyard house.

Siheyuan will definitely be priced sky-high in the future, but at least it will have to wait until after the millennium for the price to skyrocket.

Therefore, it is completely useless for Zhao Mancang to buy the Siheyuan at this time.

Besides, by the millennium, Zhao Mancang’s wealth would have been unknown, not to mention that he would be very old by then. The most he could do was to hoard it and leave it to his descendants.

There is no need to rush about the future.

What's more, in the 1980s, Zhao Mancang still had the opportunity to buy those top-notch courtyard houses, so there was no need to buy these slums at this time.

Soon, the two finally arrived at Wu Siwei's home.

After entering the courtyard, Zhao Mancang was waiting in the room, while Wu Siwei took out the gold antiques from another room.

Seventy-seven large yellow croakers and sixty-two small yellow croakers, this part of gold weighed a total of 26 kilograms, and Zhao Mancang paid 19,760 US dollars in Canadian dollars.

He also bought antiques worth more than a thousand US dollars. Since the other party was not willing to give up any precious antiques, Zhao Mancang could not spend much money.

When Zhao Mancang left Wu Siwei's house, he originally had more than 80,000 US dollars worth of British pounds, Canadian dollars, rubles and other foreign currencies, but now only more than 59,000 US dollars are left.

When Zhao Mancang rode his 28-inch bicycle back to Zhongguancun South Street, the sky was gradually getting brighter.

Looking at the weather, Zhao Mancang quickened his pace.

When I got home, the sun had already risen. I guess the national flag in Tiananmen Square was already fluttering in the wind?

"Dad, you're back. Come weigh me."

As soon as she got home, Lin Huijun couldn't wait.

She still remembered what they talked about last night, so she had already prepared the weights and other things.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Zhao Mancang parked his bicycle with a smile and handed the vegetables to Lin Wan.

Soon, Zhao Mancang weighed Lin Huijun and her weight came out.

She is still very light, only 28.5 kilograms.

"Ah, it's not even 30 kilograms yet?"

Lin Wan was surprised when she heard this:

"She's been eating a lot lately. I thought she weighed over 30 kilograms, but she's not even over 30 kilograms."

It’s not that she was disappointed, but Lin Wan felt that the little greedy cat was a little too light.

"Mancang, can you take a look at her? Is this weight normal?"

The little greedy cat didn't quite understand what was wrong with the weight of 28.5 kilograms, but since her mother was so nervous, she also looked at her father.

Zhao Mancang heard this and shook his head while taking the little fellow's pulse.

"Her weight is normal. I take her pulse and see her every day, so I know her physical condition very well."

"We eat meat for every meal at home, but we haven't lived that way for long. Besides, the child is still growing. Haven't you noticed that she's grown a bit taller? She probably wasn't as tall as she is now before, and she's a bit stronger than before."

If I remember correctly, Lin Huijun weighed just over 20 kilograms before, probably less than 23 kilograms.

Being able to grow to 28.5 kilograms during this period is a huge improvement.

Lin Wan had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Zhao Mancang ask her to give him her hand so that he could take her pulse.

"The baby in your belly is very healthy, but you still need to pay more attention and eat more nutritious food. Come, let me weigh you."

Zhao Mancang smiled at her gently, then began to weigh her with one hand.

He was very strong and could lift one end of the beam scale with one hand, and use the other hand to adjust the position of the weight on the beam scale. Soon he saw that the weight stopped at the ninety-five position.

"You said Xiaojun was too light, but aren't you just as light? You've been pregnant for over two months, and you're only 95 pounds."

Hearing Zhao Mancang's complaints, Lin Wan smiled slightly and did not argue with him.

In fact, Lin Wan is over 1.68 meters tall and weighs only 95 kilograms, which makes her quite thin.

But this is a common situation in this era. Many people are very thin and their weight is completely disproportionate to their height.

Simply put, it’s a lack of nutrition!

Especially since Lin Wan is already more than two months pregnant and weighs only 95 kilograms, she is even thinner.

After weighing, Zhao Mancang specifically told the mother and daughter to eat more starting from this morning's meal.

When the little greedy cat heard about this good news, he was of course overjoyed.

"Dad, can I have some cake?"

She was thinking about the pastries and mooncakes stored in the basement!

There were quite a few mooncakes left over from the Mid-Autumn Festival, just because Zhao Mancang bought a lot of them and Lin Wan didn't let the greedy little cat eat them all at once, so some were left over.

Living frugally is the most common phenomenon in this era, and even Zhao Mancang can't stop it.

Of course, starting from today, this situation will change.

(End of this chapter)