Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 161, Home and Purchasing (asking for monthly ticket)
On the morning of February 3, 1959, in the Yanshan Mountains.

Bang!
With the blast of the last gunshot, Zhao Mancang completed the last item of the assessment task.

"Well, congratulations, Comrade Mancang. You have finally completed the assessment task of our 108th Department. When you return, you can receive the relevant identification documents of our 108th Department. From now on, you will be an official member of our 108th Department. Welcome to join us."

Zuo Changsheng, Pan Chengdong, Qiu Shigui and others came over and congratulated Zhao Mancang with a smile.

In their view, it was a foregone conclusion that Zhao Mancang would pass the assessment and become an official member of the 108th.

Even if Zhao Mancang cannot pass the assessment perfectly, or cannot pass the assessment at all, Wei Huayong will definitely find a way to help Zhao Mancang pass the assessment.

And people like Zuo Changsheng will definitely let them go.

Because Zhao Mancang's performance on Kimura's side was enough to make people like Wei Huayong admire him.

Who would be willing to push out a team member who can bring two tons of gold to the 108 departments?

Zhao Mancang put away his gun and asked Zuo Changsheng and others about the housing allocation with a smile.

He urgently needs a house now instead of continuing to live in Guozi Lane.

Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult for him to meet Lin Wan.

"Don't worry, Lao Wei is definitely helping you find a house, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Zuo Changsheng smiled and patted Zhao Mancang on the shoulder, then gave a call, and a group of people left the Yanshan Mountains and rushed towards the city.

When passing by Jundu Mountain, Pan Chengdong pointed to the farm on the mountain.

"Mancang, I heard that you were the one who proposed the musk deer breeding farm, right?"

"Yes, I've been away from the capital for more than three months. I don't know what the current situation of the farm is like."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang sighed.

Although he resigned from the steel plant at that time, deep down, he still hoped that leaders like Xing Shuqi would not only focus on "promotion" but also invite him back so that he could continue to stay in the steel plant.

But it is obvious that whether it is Xing Shuqi or Qi Zhengze, they are all the same. When faced with the "medical exchange" invitation letter sent from Moscow, they only saw the temptation of interests and their own contributions, but nothing else.

There is a very good saying: Why do many skilled people choose to leave our country?
In fact, it is because some environments are really too chaotic. There are too many people who are not in line with seniority and so on. Too many people do not respect people with skills, so they are willing to let skilled people become disloyal and escape.

"Why do you care so much? Just take care of yourself now. As for other things, don't worry, there will always be someone to take care of them."

Zuo Changsheng was quite open-minded. Zhao Mancang shook his head and simply stopped thinking about these things. Instead, he changed the subject and asked about some of the tasks that their 108 departments usually carried out.

When it comes to this topic, Zuo Changsheng and the others have a lot to talk about.

Taking their capture of White Rose in Kimura this time as an example, the tasks they usually performed were nothing more than these, as well as rescuing people, protecting people, etc.

For example, in the past, Qian Xuesen and others, Zuo Changsheng and others had actually received orders to "rescue" Qian Xuesen and other overseas students back to China, but later the matter was left unresolved.

"By the way, I remember that among the overseas students who returned to China last year, there was a professor named Zhao Zhensheng. I think he was your father, Mancang, right?"

Hearing Qiu Shigui's words, Zhao Mancang shook his head and said:

"He is not my father. My father is dead."

Zuo Changsheng and Pan Chengdong had already signaled to Qiu Shigui, but the latter didn't notice, which was embarrassing.

Zuo Changsheng and Pan Chengdong knew more about Zhao Mancang, because during the time in Kimura, Zhang Jinfu gave them a lot of "popular science" about some of Zhao Mancang's past.

As the recommender, Zhang Jinfu will of course try his best to speak well of Zhao Mancang.

In fact, even if he didn't say these words, Zuo Changsheng and others would not look down on Zhao Mancang.

Among most of the information about Zhao Mancang, Zuo Changsheng and others knew about the part about his father, and the relationship between Zhao Mancang and his father was also very strained.

If Zhao Mancang had recognized his father last year, the events that followed probably wouldn't have happened.

It's a pity no.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Mancang. You've joined our 108th Department now, and you'll be taking on missions in the future. When the time comes, come join my team. From now on, we'll..."

Zuo Changsheng changed the subject, but before he finished speaking, Mi Shouyang interrupted:

"Old Zuo, you're going too far. Why should Mancang go to your team? Mancang, don't listen to him. Come to our team. Our team is the strongest team in the 108 departments."

The 108th department of twelve people was not a large number of people, but it was divided into six teams in total.

For example, Zuo Changsheng and Pan Chengdong are in the same team, and Zuo Changsheng is the captain.

Mi Shouyang is also a team leader. He forms a team with Tie Wanzhong, while Qiu Shigui is in a team with Yuan Zuliang, the latter of whom is the team leader.

Yesterday, when Zhao Mancang learned that the small 108 departments were actually divided into six teams, he was indeed stunned for a long time.

Isn't this a typical case of 'the temple is small but the evil spirits are great'?

There are only twelve people in total. If all of them form a team, it can only be called a squad. But in the end, there are two people in a team, and there is also a squad leader?
It’s really that Wuyu’s mother opened the door for Wuyu, and Wuyu is home.

But this is the tradition of the 108th Department, and this is why it is so difficult to join the 108th Department.

Funding is a huge expense issue that limits the further expansion of the 108 departments. Secondly, having fewer people allows for greater flexibility. When carrying out tasks, the targets are smaller and success is easier.

Team leaders Zuo Changsheng, Mi Shouyang, Yuan Zuliang and others were all arguing about this matter. When they started arguing, it was like a vegetable market. The atmosphere in the car suddenly became extremely lively and it seemed like it could not be stopped.

There are not many members of the 108th Department who have returned now, a total of six people, namely Zuo Changsheng, Pan Chengdong, Mi Shouyang, Tie Wanzhong, Yuan Zuliang and Qiu Shigui who is driving.

There are six others who are still out on missions and have not returned.

Otherwise, it would probably be even more lively now.

And it is obviously a special department with a high status, but the military trucks here are all borrowed.

This also shows how tight the funding of the 108 departments is. It is estimated that survival has become a big problem.

"Captain Zuo, Captain Mi, Captain Yuan, could you all listen to me for a few words?"

Zhao Mancang interrupted everyone's spellcasting, and everyone looked at him with wide eyes, with questioning and expectant expressions in their eyes.

"Well, I'm very grateful to everyone for welcoming me so warmly and recognizing my abilities."

"But Captain Zuo, Lao Pan, you all know my abilities. Perhaps it would be better if I acted alone. What do you think?"

hiss!
Suddenly, Zuo Changsheng and Pan Chengdong gasped, while Yuan Zuliang, Mi Shouyang, Tie Wanzhong and others remained silent.

After a while, Zuo Changsheng finally spoke:

"That's right, Mancang, your camouflage skills are indeed impressive. It would definitely be better if you could carry out missions on your own. That way, you don't have to worry about following orders. You just need to complete the mission."

It’s not that Zuo Changsheng is broad-minded, but that Zhao Mancang is too capable and their team simply cannot accommodate him.

Take the mission in Kimura this time for example. In fact, the roles played by Zuo Changsheng and the other three were very limited. Zhang Jinfu was slightly useful in just providing some intelligence support.

You know, when Takahashi Kuroki was arrested later, it was entirely thanks to the bold and careful Zhao Mancang that he walked into Takahashi Kuroki's villa alone and took the person and the gold away.

It's really interesting that the bodyguards and police hired by Takahashi Kuroki are just decorations.

Yuan Zuliang and Mi Shouyang looked at Zuo Changsheng in surprise, and then chose to remain silent.

The latter had carried out missions with Zhao Mancang and must have a better understanding of Zhao Mancang's personality and abilities.

What's more, in the past few days, Wei Huayong has been talking about the two tons of gold that Zhao Mancang brought back from Kimura every day.

Being able to bring back two tons of gold from abroad shows that Zhao Mancang is no ordinary person.

The atmosphere of the subsequent conversation became relatively relaxed, and the truck quickly returned to Guozi Lane.

Zuo Changsheng and others gave a brief report to Wei Huayong, and then Zhao Mancang passed the so-called assessment and, under Wei Huayong's instruction, officially became a member of the 108.

Identity documents and other related documents, two sets of military uniforms for spring and summer and autumn and winter, training uniforms, firearms, gun licenses, etc., and a key.

"Mancang, I won't send you the wash basin, towel, and kettle. I already gave them to you that day."

"Here are the keys to your new house. The address is at the courtyard house at No. 35, Dongguanying Hutong. Due to your current special situation, we have forged a set of documents for you. Please memorize them and disguise yourself well to avoid being exposed."

After taking the key, Zhao Mancang nodded seriously, indicating that he would definitely complete the task.

The resume that Wei Huayong forged for him was actually just a short page, not very long.

His name is Chen Zhijian. He is a loner, quiet, and doesn't mind other people's business. He serves in the army. That's about it.

"If you want to see your wife then, we will arrange for her to come to your house in her military uniform."

"Thank you, leader!"

For now, this is the only arrangement.

Dongguanying Hutong, Yard No. 35. When Zhao Mancang arrived here, he was stunned. He didn't expect that it was an independent small courtyard. It seemed that Wei Huayong had really taken great pains to find a place for him to stay.

Although this is a small courtyard with a unique entrance, Courtyard No. 35 has all the necessary features of a quadrangle courtyard.

Wouldn't the neighbors be suspicious if one person lived in such a big house?
Even if Zhao Mancang is serving in the army, this is too big, right?
In fact, this yard was left behind by Zhang Jinfu and his department during the execution of their mission.

The person originally living there was an enemy spy, who was also living alone in such a large place, and was then killed by Zhang Jinfu and his men.

Therefore, there was nothing inappropriate in Wei Huayong's arrangement for Zhao Mancang.

Today is the 3rd, and it’s not far from New Year’s Eve on the 7th.

After cleaning the yard, Zhao Mancang took a note and bought various supplies for the yard.

Rice, flour, grain, and oil are all necessities, as is coal for heating in winter. Forget about the winter storage of cabbage, it's already February, so it's definitely out of stock now.

By the time Zhao Mancang finished his work, it was already completely dark.

After eating and drinking, Zhao Mancang closed the door and went out under the cover of night.

Walking all the way to Zhongguancun South Street outside the city, Zhao Mancang immediately noticed two people wandering near his door.

Luo Yinshui and Zhang Lingxian were walking back and forth on the street opposite Zhao Mancang's house. It seemed like they were taking a walk, but in fact they were staring at Zhao Mancang's house.

"It's the end of the year, and no one has shown up. I don't know what we're doing here day in and day out."

Zhang Lingxian was full of resentment. It was really terrible to wander around the street in the cold weather and have to stare at people.

But Zhao Mancang, whom they had been waiting for, did not show up at all.

Of course, they were just minions, so it was impossible for them to know the specific details of the mission. They were only told to report immediately if they saw any movement in Zhao Mancang's house.

Especially when outsiders come to Zhao Mancang's house, they must report it immediately.

As a result, it has been more than a month and there is still no movement.

They had encountered Qi Zhengze and others a few times before, but after reporting, the mission was still not over, which made Luo Yinshui and others collapse.

Zhao Mancang walked around the area and confirmed that they were indeed only watching the area near the gate. There were only two people patrolling, and the other two were staying at the gate, taking turns.

So, Zhao Mancang seized the opportunity, leaped over the wall and jumped into the house.

The two wolf-blue dogs, Dahei and Xiaohei, had grown a lot. Before they could react, Zhao Mancang pinched their mouths with one hand each, preventing them from speaking.

In this way, Zhao Mancang finally returned home.

Unfortunately, this way of going home really made him unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it.

When Dahei and Xiaohei were released, the two wolf-blue dogs were already wagging their tails because they smelled the familiar scent of their owner and saw their owner's face clearly, so they started to whimper excitedly.

"Who?"

Lin Wan, who was standing at the door of the master bedroom, shouted in fear. She was very nervous because Dahei and Xiaohei had not given her any warning in advance.

"it's me!"

Zhao Mancang quickly stood up and walked over. When Lin Wan saw that it was him, she was obviously relieved and then threw herself into his arms in surprise.

Lin Wan never dreamed that it was Zhao Mancang. Although she had seen Zhao Mancang that day, she also knew that he couldn't go home now because there was someone at the door.

After pestering Zhao Mancang for a while, Lin Wan chattered and asked several questions, and Zhao Mancang answered with a smile.

The couple was affectionate for a while. Zhao Mancang didn't see Lin Huijun for a long time, so he asked curiously, only to find out that the little one had fallen asleep.

"Is she really asleep? That's good, I'll go check on her."

"Well, she misses you too."

After hearing Lin Wan's words, Zhao Mancang's eyes softened a lot.

The couple came to Lin Huijun's room, watched the sleeping little one by the bed, and stayed there for a while before leaving.

"She probably misses me buying her snacks, right? You, don't be too strict with her."

"I understand." Lin Wan rolled her eyes at him and then said worriedly:
"It's already late. How are you going to get back? I'm afraid those people at the door will see us."

"Don't worry, I'll sleep with you tonight and leave in the early morning. Don't worry, they won't see me. But you have to be careful in the future and don't let them find you."

"Really?"

Lin Wan's eyes suddenly lit up. Although she was worried about Zhao Mancang, she didn't want to stay alone in the empty room.

Zhao Mancang smiled and nodded, then made a joke, trying to find some humor in the situation: "Wan'er, do you think we're having an affair now?"

Snapped!
This sentence immediately made Lin Wan blush, and she punched Zhao Mancang and said coquettishly:
"Who wants to steal that thing from you? Shame on you!"

The couple joked and played for a while. In the room, Lin Wan nestled in his arms and suddenly asked in a low voice whether Zhao Mancang had missed her in the past period of time.

Do I need to ask this question?
However, Zhao Mancang quickly figured out what was going on. This wasn't a question about whether he missed her, but a subtle hint as to whether he was looking for someone else outside.
Thinking of how she accidentally touched him just now, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but hug her tightly, "Do you want to practice water magic with me?"

To be honest, Zhao Mancang had been away for such a long time, and except for finding a waitress named Valentina Shayk to relieve his stress at the Kobelco Palace Hotel in Moscow, he had never found anyone else.

After all, after that day, it was either about escaping or surviving. Who would have the leisure to think about these things?

Only when you are well fed and well clothed will you think about sex. When even your survival is threatened, of course you cannot have so many other thoughts.

Of course, some people like to use this method to release stress, but this is an exception.

Lin Wan moaned, lowered her head and was too shy to speak.

But unfortunately, she is pregnant now, and Zhao Mancang dare not do anything rash.

The couple slept in each other's arms, and they themselves had forgotten exactly when they fell asleep.

But at four o'clock in the morning, Zhao Mancang got up on time.

He was about to leave quietly, but Lin Wan held his hand tightly and refused to let go. Just when he was about to pry her hands apart, she woke up.

"Be good, go back to sleep. I'll come see you tomorrow. Remember to let the little greedy cat go to bed early. Don't let her know I'm back for now."

"Ok!"

Zhao Mancang closed the door and left the room. Lin Wan was still very worried, but she also knew that she could not help, so she could only stand at the window, lift the curtains a little and watch him leave.

Dahei and Xiaohei ran out again whimpering. They hadn't seen their owner for a long time and of course missed him very much.

After patting the heads of Big Black and Little Black, Zhao Mancang gave them a few words of advice, asking them to keep an eye on the house. Then he took a run and jumped and left the yard.

Outside, it was pitch black. Luo Yinshui, Zhang Lingxian, and the others were already snuggled up somewhere warm and fast asleep. After making sure no one had spotted him, Zhao Mancang left, feeling satisfied.

It was snowing and windy early this morning. It was normal for people like Luo Yinshui to not be able to stand the cold and run to a warm place to hide.

Xizhimen Pigeon Market, Zhao Mancang hasn't been here for more than three months.

Zhao Mancang, who entered here in disguise, is now only thinking about how to spend the 260,000 yuan faster.

This money was what Zhao Mancang exchanged with Su Yuanfu at the Su Mansion on October 9th last year. At that time, Su Yuanfu was in a hurry to sell it out, so Zhao Mancang only spent 26,000 US dollars to get such a large sum of money.

At that time, Zhao Mancang was still thinking about purchasing some rice, flour, grain, oil, antiques, gold, etc., but in the end he had no choice but to go to Moscow.

Nowadays, Zhao Mancang has joined the 108th Department and can go abroad, so naturally there is no need to purchase rice, flour, grain and oil on a large scale.

On the contrary, he can be a real international middleman.

This is also one of the ways he makes money.

He had previously "moved" tens of millions of kilograms of grain from the Grodpatryash Grain Company in Moscow. Except for half of it that he stored in the warehouse at the Wharf Terminal in Hong Kong Island, he brought back the rest.

In other words, Zhao Mancang now not only needs to sell the 5 million kilograms of grain in the space, but also needs to clear out the 260,000 yuan and exchange it for the gold or other useful things he wants.

The task is arduous!
After walking around the pigeon market, Zhao Mancang found Li Erzhu, a middleman, and said to him:

"Comrade, I have a total of 100,000 catties of grain on hand. I'm selling it all at a low price, nine cents a catty. Can you eat so much food?"

The food in the system space is barley, corn, oats, potatoes, rice, etc., and they are not processed, so it is normal to sell them at a low price.

In fact, nine cents per pound is not really a bargain, it can only be said to be a little cheaper.

"Do you really have so much food? Can we trade it now?"

Li Erzhu was overjoyed. Apart from anything else, nine cents per pound was enough to surprise him, not to mention that it was 100,000 pounds. The total amount was 9,000 yuan.

If it were in the past, Li Erzhu certainly couldn't eat so much, but recently, he has relied on a big backer who is very rich.

"Of course!"

Zhao Mancang smiled and nodded, then immediately said:
"But I don't want cash. I need gold, lots of gold."

Forget about the US dollar. This thing has been sold at a sky-high price in the pigeon market. Zhao Mancang only wants to use US dollars to exchange for gold, and will not accept US dollars anymore.

Hearing Zhao Mancang's words, Li Erzhu was immediately stunned, his brows furrowed into a frown.
"Comrade, if you settle the bill in gold, then we can't help you."

"It's okay. If you don't have it, I believe there's always someone who does. We can have a chance to work together again in the future."

Since the other party said so, Zhao Mancang naturally would not waste any more time.

Li Erzhu was stunned for a moment. He originally wanted to control Zhao Mancang in order to prepare for the subsequent bargaining, but Zhao Mancang ended the conversation without saying a word. Is this guy really here to do business?
Seeing that Zhao Mancang was about to leave, Li Erzhu quickly stepped forward to stop him and said:

"Comrade, please don't leave so quickly. We can discuss everything."

"You don't have the gold I need, so what else can we discuss?" Zhao Mancang looked at him with a look of concern for the mentally retarded. Li Erzhu explained awkwardly:

“It’s not that there is no gold, but you know that gold is now beginning to be regulated.”

"Food is also a controlled commodity. Aren't you also buying and selling it?"

Zhao Mancang interrupted him and asked again if he had any gold. If he didn't have any gold, then he shouldn't waste his time.

In order to get this business, Li Erzhu didn't dare to use any tricks anymore and quickly nodded in agreement.

Of course, we have to wait a little longer to raise gold.

Seeing this, Zhao Mancang asked the other party to raise the funds first. Anyway, before New Year's Eve, he would come here at this time every morning.

After saying goodbye to Li Erzhu, Zhao Mancang found another person who wanted to exchange dollars.

"Comrade, how many dollars do you have?"

Zhou Wenchuan looked at Zhao Mancang expectantly, because he had been waiting for a long time but had not been able to exchange the foreign currency he wanted.

As a capitalist, Zhou Wenchuan had the opportunity to leave the capital before liberation, but he was reluctant to leave his family business, and for other reasons, it was difficult to leave his hometown, so he stayed.

But I didn't expect that the current situation is so hard to describe.

It started in 1955, when there was only slight material control and it was not very serious.

However, in August last year, Beijing began to implement a unified management method of renting instead of selling, which resulted in Zhou Wenchuan being forced to rent out all nine of his empty houses.

In addition, there are more and more types of controlled materials nowadays, and they are very strict.

The supplies such as rice, flour, grain and oil are fine and have not changed much. But the problem is that meat and vegetables have also been changed from the original three-level control to the second-level control.

Too harsh.

It’s so frustrating that I can’t buy the food I want even if I have money.

There is no need to say more about rare things like milk.

Therefore, Zhou Wenchuan didn't want to stay in the capital anymore.

At his level, he can access more information, and that information will definitely be a devastating blow to a capitalist like him.

He didn't want to continue to resist, and getting out was his only option.

However, there was too much money, and Zhou Wenchuan wanted to exchange it all for the US dollars and other foreign currencies he wanted, but this was too difficult.

"As much as you want, I have. Besides dollars, I also have pounds. It all depends on whether you have the ability to exchange them all."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"However, what I need is gold. As for other things, antiques are also acceptable, but only high-quality ones."

The man in front of him was not a middleman, but a capitalist, so Zhao Mancang mentioned this.

After all, who knows what antiques the capitalists have, and they are likely to be rare treasures.

Instead of letting the other party move it abroad, it is better to keep it in Beijing, or let Zhao Mancang keep it.

Of course, antiques are not easy to cash in, so Zhao Mancang doesn't want to touch them too much at this time.

Anyway, by next year or the year after, if he wants antiques, he can easily collect a lot of them.

And only then will you really get a bargain.

"Really? You still have pounds?"

Zhou Wenchuan was immediately overjoyed.

This is definitely a good thing!
After seeing Zhao Mancang nod, Zhou Wenchuan immediately asked to trade with the former, and to go back to his house to trade immediately.

Zhao Mancang, who was skilled and courageous, was naturally fearless and left with the other party immediately.

The value of foreign currencies such as the US dollar and the British pound is very high in Beijing. The gold obtained in exchange can be sold abroad to make a lot of money.

Especially in October this year, if nothing unexpected happens, based on the situation in the European Community and Kimura, the price of gold will definitely soar to US$40 per ounce.

In this way, the gold purchased by Zhao Mancang can increase even more.

Before the 1970s, gold prices fluctuated very little, and a five-dollar increase per ounce was considered a significant increase.

Dayu Hutong, Zhou Mansion.

Zhao Mancang followed Zhou Wenchuan to the latter's home and sat down in the living room to chat for a while. Zhou Wenchuan had arranged for someone to get the gold early, but it took nearly half an hour before someone brought out a lot of gold.

Uncle Fu was Zhou Wenchuan's housekeeper in the past, and now he is a worker in their family.

Seeing Uncle Fu take out the big yellow croakers, even the knowledgeable Zhao Mancang was shocked.

Wow, there are a total of 337 large yellow croakers. This capitalist named Zhou is really rich.

Moreover, the other party didn't seem to be afraid of Zhao Mancang at all, and just took out the 337 yellow croakers so carelessly.

Gold transactions are naturally calculated based on RMB, which is three yuan and four cents per gram.

There are a total of 337 yellow croakers here, each of which is a full-sized Republic of China standard yellow croaker, each weighing 312.5 grams, with a total weight of 105,312.5 grams.

Then the total price is RMB 321,500.

The normal exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB is one US dollar to 2.46 RMB, but the price on the black market is one US dollar to 6.5 RMB.

Simply because the US dollar is more scarce in the market now.

Capitalists like Zhou Wenchuan all want to make a profit, so many of them are buying up US dollars, causing the price of the US dollar to skyrocket.

This price is even more exaggerated than the one US dollar to six RMB exchanged by Zhao Mancang last year.

The exchange rate between the British pound and the RMB was also exaggerated, but Zhou Wenchuan preferred the US dollar, and Zhao Mancang still had a lot of US dollars in his hands, so the transaction between the two parties did not involve the British pound.

Therefore, according to the exchange rate of 6.5 yuan to one US dollar, 321,500 yuan can be exchanged for 49,254 US dollars.

Zhao Mancang took out $50,000 from his cross-body bag, took out $746, and then handed the remaining dollars to the other party.

"The money and goods are settled, then I'm leaving first."

After completing the transaction, Zhao Mancang planned to leave with the more than 150,000 grams of gold. Zhou Wenchuan and Uncle Fu were horrified.

This is more than 150,000 grams, which is equivalent to more than 210 kilograms. However, Zhao Mancang lifted it up easily with both hands, which is really shocking.

"Wait a minute, comrade, we still have quite a bit of RMB in cash. Would you like to exchange some too?"

Zhou Wenchuan hurriedly spoke.

Zhao Mancang was about to refuse, but the other party took out a big black ten, which made him swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

If it was any other RMB, Zhao Mancang would definitely refuse.

Because there is still 260,000 yuan in the system space, he is still worried about how to deal with the money, so how could he possibly want to exchange it for RMB?

But the Big Black Ten currency is different. It still has a certain collection value. After the millennium, a Big Black Ten was worth tens of thousands of RMB.

In addition to the Big Black Ten, there are actually quite a few treasured first edition RMB notes such as 5,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan, and 500 yuan, which made Zhao Mancang a little jealous.

The collection value of the first edition of RMB is higher because not many people have such RMB now.

Take the 10,000 yuan picture of herding horses from the first set of RMB as an example. This piece of banknote is actually only equivalent to one yuan from the second set of RMB, and the exchange rate between the two is one to ten thousand.

After so many years of development, there are no longer many first-set RMB notes on the market, as most of them have been recycled.

As a capitalist, Zhou Wenchuan is very sensitive to these things, so he has collected a lot of such items at home.

Whether it is RMB or other antiques, even silver dollars, he collects them in sets.

It's just because he is so rich and money is just a number in his eyes, so his family has so much gold.

Because he was going to profit from it now, he dug out a lot of gold and other valuables in preparation for the next profit.

Zhao Mancang took a quick look and then valued the RMB, buying them all for US$100.

At this moment, Zhou Wenchuan's heart was bleeding. The RMB was really cheap, but the market conditions were like this now. He was in a hurry and there was really no better way.

"Comrade, I have some antiques here. Would you mind showing them to me?"

As he spoke, Zhou Wenchuan invited Zhao Mancang to visit his underground collection room, and the latter nodded happily.

The Zhou Mansion is not big, and is similar to the Su Yuanfu Mansion that Zhao Mancang saw last year. Both have gardens and villas, but Zhou Wenchuan's villa is a different world.

There were actually three underground floors. When passing the second underground floor, Zhao Mancang curiously asked what was inside.

In fact, he had already smelled the alcohol, so he had the idea in his mind that it would be nice if he could buy some.

Whether it is Moutai or Wuliangye, these collected wines will exude a flavor that is indeed very tempting after a certain period of time.

Zhao Mancang is not a person who loves drinking, but he likes to drink occasionally. If he can drink liquor that has been cellared for ten or twenty years, it would be a great enjoyment.

Especially since he is still very young, it is naturally a pleasure for him to be able to drink some such wine occasionally.

When you get older and your body starts to show symptoms of discomfort, such as high uric acid, high creatinine, high blood pressure, etc., it will be difficult to drink alcohol at that time.

Even if Zhao Mancang is cheating now, no one can say whether the system can help him adjust these things.

He is a doctor himself, but it is difficult for a doctor to treat himself. If possible, Zhao Mancang still hopes to have a healthy body, rather than sub-healthy or unhealthy body.

"There are some cellared liquors in there, such as Fenjiu, Kouzijiu, Zhuyeqing, Baishui Dukang, Yili Shangjia Baijiu, Luzhou Laojiao Daqu, Wuliangye, etc."

Zhou Wenchuan knows all these liquors like the back of his hand, and it's obvious that he's a wine lover.

As he was speaking, Zhou Wenchuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said:
"Comrade, do you want some of this wine? Let me tell you, there are a lot of wines here that are over ten years old, which are definitely good stuff. And there's also the Moutai that's very popular in Beijing right now. Many people offered 500 yuan, but I didn't sell it to them."

Zhao Mancang felt a little dry in the mouth when he heard this.

Fortunately, he did not show any abnormality, otherwise, he would have been blackmailed by Zhou Wenchuan.

In September last year, Zhao Mancang bought five jars of Moutai liquor from Meng Deqing for the first time, and then purchased Fenjiu, Wuliangye and Moutai brands of liquor from him for $830.

These wines are well stored in the basement of his home on Zhongguancun South Street. He went to check on them last night and found nothing unexpected.

However, these wines have only been stored for less than a year and cannot be drunk yet.

For Zhao Mancang, the stored wine in Zhou Wenchuan's basement is ready to drink.

"Oh, I'll take a look then."

Since the other party was trying so hard to sell it, Zhao Mancang naturally wanted to take a look. Zhou Wenchuan was overjoyed. Uncle Fu immediately led the way outside with a kerosene lamp and a flashlight. Soon the three of them saw the wine cellar in front of them.

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"Comrade, you have quite a lot of wine in your cellar."

To be honest, Zhao Mancang was indeed shocked to see so much wine.

No wonder they call him the evil capitalist. Zhou Wenchuan alone has more than 100,000 kilograms of liquor stored in his home. It's basically a wine cellar.

Anyway, Zhao Mancang was really surprised, and then he felt a headache. After all, it was still a bit troublesome to complete the transaction with so much wine.

“It’s really a lot. It gives me a headache.”

Zhou Wenchuan said helplessly.

One of the reasons why he was reluctant to leave here was the liquor in front of him.

For a wine lover, it is easy to go abroad, but it is really difficult to drink authentic liquor abroad.

Different origins will result in completely different tastes for the wines brewed.

Especially for people who like to drink, they can taste the subtle differences.

Therefore, Zhou Wenchuan is really having a headache now. What should he do with so much liquor?

Zhao Mancang did not continue talking about the liquor, but told the other party to go and take a look at other collections first.

When they came to the third underground floor and saw the collections inside, Zhao Mancang was surprised again.

(End of this chapter)