Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 164, New Year's Eve, (asking for monthly tickets)

Lin Wan expressed her worry and frowned slightly, but her brows were smoothed over by Zhao Mancang's chuckle.

Zhao Mancang had just explained clearly why they had to move, and since she didn't want to move, she naturally didn't want to make things difficult for him.

In addition to financial relationships, it is also because of people like Luo Yinshui who are monitoring his home every day.

"Don't worry about these things, I will take care of it."

Zhao Mancang smiled and said:

"The money issue is simple. I've already received 3,000 RMB today. I guess it's a reward from my boss. You know I brought back two tons of gold, and three other teammates brought back half a ton of gold and $780,000 USD."

"These are all confidential information. Just keep it to yourself. You must keep it secret."

"The higher-ups know our family is wealthy, and you've already been transferred to the Grain Bureau. You'll just go over there tomorrow morning to get acquainted with the family, and you won't officially start work until after the New Year."

"None of this matters. Your belly is getting bigger and bigger. If you continue to live here, it will definitely be very inconvenient."

The Grain Bureau was on Zaolinqian Street, and now their home is near the Friendship Hotel on Zhongguancun South Street. The two places are eleven kilometers apart, which takes about three hours to walk and one hour to ride a bike.

It is especially difficult for Lin Wan, a pregnant woman.

"Tell your parents tomorrow that after the New Year, you can have your brother-in-law move in with us and help look after the house. You and Huijun can live in your mother's house first. After a while, I'll find a house near the Grain Bureau, and you and Huijun can move in there."

"That's it. Don't bother saying anything else. Although buying a house isn't easy, there's always a way."

Zhao Mancang made up his mind very firmly. Lin Wan opened her mouth, not knowing how to refute.

I had no choice but to accept it.

"Did your boss really reward you with 3,000 RMB?"

It was only after a while that Lin Wan finally realized she wanted to ask this.

Her focus seemed to be a little slow.

Even though Zhao Mancang's monthly salary was 268.7 yuan before, Lin Wan was still very surprised.

If it is 3,000 yuan, then Zhao Mancang will need almost a year to earn that much money.

In fact, in October last year, Zhao Mancang would probably still be able to get the salary of a level six breeder for about half a year, and no more.

In other words, even if Zhao Mancang had not gone to Moscow and the subsequent events had not happened, he would have received at most 268.7 yuan for half a year.

Half a year later, he could only receive a monthly salary of 207 yuan as a level 4 deputy chief physician.

"Of course, I'll show you."

When talking about this, Zhao Mancang was speechless. There were still 260,000 yuan in the system space, but now another 3,000 yuan came. Wow, he really couldn't spend his money.

Having too much RMB in hand is not a good thing.

And what is foreseeable in the future is that the amount of RMB in his hands will only increase.

It is unlikely that he will be able to spend all the money in the short term.

Lin Wan covered her mouth and laughed secretly, patting him lightly, "Other people would be very happy if they received so much money, but you still seem very unhappy."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang smiled and said nothing.

He suggested to Lin Wan that they should just go to Hong Kong Island, but she was obviously reluctant to go there.

Firstly, she is pregnant now and is not suitable for long-distance travel. Even if Run goes out, the journey will not be easy.

Zhao Mancang now has bigger goals and his superiors pay more attention to him, so the possibility of him wanting to take advantage of it is smaller.

Secondly, Lin Wan has long been accustomed to life in the capital, and it will definitely be difficult for her to adapt to life in the south.

Thirdly, all her family members are in the capital, including Zhao Mancang's parents. Although Zhao Mancang himself does not acknowledge Zhao Zhensheng and other blood relatives as his close relatives, they are indeed in the capital and are his closest relatives.

To sum up, she was certainly resisting going to the South.

Zhao Mancang also knew this, so he just mentioned it briefly and didn't say anything else.

Anyway, for him, he really loves Lin Wan, otherwise he would not have returned to Beijing immediately after making arrangements in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Secondly, he had to avenge Qi Zhengze and others, so he couldn't completely leave the capital.

Being a coward is not Zhao Mancang's style. Even though Qi Zhengze and the others have been demoted, there are some things that cannot be let off so lightly and just let it go. Haha, how can it be that simple?
Tonight, the couple chatted for a long time until Lin Wan could no longer bear the sleepiness and fell asleep in his arms.

The next morning, still at four in the morning, Zhao Mancang left again.

Although they cannot go home openly in their current life, it does not have a very big impact on the couple.

But a few days later, after the Spring Festival, Lin Wan and her son moved to Heizhima Hutong, and Zhao Mancang could no longer sleep with her.

Early in the morning, Zhao Mancang came to the Xizhimen Pigeon Market again, but he left after a short walk.

He had not seen Li Erzhu, otherwise he would definitely teach him a lesson.

When Zhao Mancang walked into the Andingmen Pigeon Market, he was shocked by the prosperous and bustling scene in front of him.

Wow, so many people?

Today is New Year's Eve, and more people come here.

Because it is the Chinese New Year, everyone seems to know that good things can only be exchanged at the Pigeon Market. After all, there are many scarce materials here that do not require tickets.

Zhao Mancang even saw a lot of frozen seafood and dried seafood here, and he bought a lot of them directly.

Although he couldn't have the reunion dinner with Lin Wan and the others tonight, the couple could still have the next one.

So you must prepare enough food.

After purchasing a bunch of food ingredients, Zhao Mancang began to contact middlemen to inquire about big business such as gold, grain, and pounds.

"You said you had some pounds to exchange?"

One of the middlemen, Deng Weilin, looked at Zhao Mancang in surprise and asked anxiously.

"How many pounds do you have, comrade? I'd like to exchange five thousand pounds."

"Five thousand pounds?" Zhao Mancang smiled and said, "No problem, but I don't need RMB. I only want to exchange it for gold. I also have food, which I can also exchange for gold."

"gold?"

Deng Weilin hesitated for a moment, but he still said that he could wait a moment as he needed to confirm.

Seeing this, Zhao Mancang only said that he would stay in Pigeon City for twenty minutes and would not wait for anyone after the time limit.

"Five minutes will do!"

After saying that, Deng Weilin ran away.

In less than five minutes, Deng Weilin came back. During these few minutes, Zhao Mancang only exchanged 20 kilograms of food and more than ten grams of gold.

This is the norm!
It is not easy to meet big capitalists like Zhou Wenchuan, Xie Zhenfa, and Su Yuanfu even in a place like Beijing.

Deng Weilin was alone at this time, but what he didn't know was that more than ten meters behind him, someone was staring at his conversation with Zhao Mancang with wide eyes.

As expected, less than two minutes after Zhao Mancang completed the transaction of 5,000 pounds with the middleman Deng Weilin, Zhao Mancang was stopped by someone.

"Excuse me, sir, do you have any foreign currency? US dollars, British pounds, Canadian dollars, or even rubles are all fine. We can trade at the market price."

Looking at the man in front of him, Zhao Mancang frowned for a moment, then smiled:
"Yes, but my rule is that you can only exchange gold for foreign currency. I don't accept RMB."

In later times, if Zhao Mancang dared not to accept RMB, it would definitely not work.

But in this era of pigeon market, no one cares about these things.

Gold is too heavy, but its beauty, value preservation and rarity make it the most sought-after metal, more valuable than the RMB.

If it weren't for wealthy capitalists who wanted to make a profit, ordinary people would not touch the gold even if they had it.

There is still a lot of gold among the people, but this gold is hidden and will not be taken to the bank to be bought.

"No problem, we have gold!"

Jin Funian nodded, clearly not surprised. "Would you mind coming with me? We'll trade near my house!"

"no problem!"

Zhao Mancang, who is skilled and courageous, is naturally not afraid of these things.

Even if the other party wants to cheat him, he doesn't mind eating back.

The black market is a place where there are mostly greedy people, but those capitalists are not fools, so before Jin Funian took Zhao Mancang away, he still did a simple capital verification before taking him away from Pigeon City.

No. 22 Beigangzi Street, Wu Mansion.

Zhao Mancang followed Jin Funian's footsteps and walked into this place.

Unlike the Su Mansion, Zhou Mansion, and Xie Residence he had seen before, the Wu Mansion was more like a characteristic residence from the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Why?
Because it is even more of a hodgepodge, integrating the unique courtyard layout of the capital, and is full of traditional carvings, Western-style porcelain tiles and glass, etc. In short, in Zhao Mancang's view, it is a particularly abstract house.

But this thing was a very popular building at that time, so there is nothing much to say about it.

Just in the front yard, Zhao Mancang met Wu Zhigui, the owner of the Wu Mansion.

"Comrade, Master Wu is the master of our house, Master Wu"

Jin Funian is the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion. Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhao Mancang quickly realized that Wu Zhigui was definitely an old man from the old times.

The other party has a lot of gold and seems to be engaged in some kind of grain business. He looks like a big boss of a middleman dealer.

Zhao Mancang didn't know how Wu Zhigui, a man living in Beigangzi Street, extended his business to Andingmen, but this did not affect his transaction with the other party.

After some probing, Zhao Mancang and Wu Zhigui agreed to exchange 200,000 grams of gold today, calculated based on the current domestic gold price.

Wu Zhigui is very knowledgeable about international gold prices and international exchange rates, but these are useless. Zhao Mancang would not calculate this with the other party.

Because in today's market, the price of gold is very stable. Although there is a shortage of gold in the country, it is an official shortage, and it is also the official that collects gold.

The price difference between black market gold and official gold is only one or two cents, which is not a big difference.

Second-hand dealers rarely accept gold because the price difference is not that big.

On the contrary, foreign currencies such as the US dollar and the British pound are very valuable because few people sell them, and there are very few foreign currencies on the market.

There are too few sources, which leads to a shortage of foreign currency, so the value is naturally high.

One US dollar can be exchanged for 6.5 RMB, and one British pound can be exchanged for 40 RMB.

Wu Zhigui and his friends were not willing to exchange RMB for pounds directly, and insisted on exchanging RMB for US dollars and then for pounds.

Zhao Mancang is not stupid, so of course he wouldn't change it so directly.

Because according to Wu Zhigui and others' exchange method, Zhao Mancang needs to take out more pounds to exchange for gold.

Two hundred thousand grams of gold is equivalent to 680,000 yuan, which is 93,500 yuan when converted into US dollars. Based on the exchange rate of 4.86 pounds to 4 pounds, it can be converted into 19,247 pounds.

On the contrary, if Zhao Mancang directly exchanges RMB for pounds, then 680,000 RMB can only be exchanged for 15,200 pounds.

In other words, if Zhao Mancang directly uses the black market exchange rate of one pound to forty yuan, then he only needs to pay 15,200 pounds.

When he was doing business with Xie Zhenfa yesterday, he did not follow this exchange rate because the other party had already said that he wanted US dollars from the beginning. It was because Zhao Mancang himself did not have enough US dollars, so he used British pounds to make up for the remaining money.

For Zhao Mancang, it was not a loss, it was just a little less profit.

But today is different. He had already agreed in advance that the exchange would be in pounds.

Moreover, Wu Zhigui also agreed to exchange gold for British pounds as foreign currency. Now he has changed his mind, which is definitely not acceptable.

"Comrade Wu, if you really insist on your own exchange plan, then I'm sorry, I won't exchange with you."

After hearing what Zhao Mancang said, Wu Zhigui had to compromise.

After a while, when the money and goods were settled, Wu Zhigui and the housekeeper Jin Funian were both shocked to see Zhao Mancang picking up 100,000 grams of gold in one hand and another 100,000 grams of gold in the other hand with a normal look on his face.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but feel lucky that they didn't take action just now, otherwise they would have been in trouble.

One hundred thousand grams of gold weighs two hundred kilograms, and two hundred thousand grams weighs four hundred kilograms. However, Zhao Mancang could easily pick up such heavy gold. It's incredible.

"Comrade, wait a moment."

Wu Zhigui stopped Zhao Mancang who was about to leave. The latter turned around and his sharp eyes scared Wu Zhigui.

The murderous intent in this look was as real as substance. Although it was only a fleeting moment, it still made Wu Zhigui tremble with fear.

Wu Zhigui swallowed his saliva and said with a dry mouth:
"I heard you still have some food, comrade? I wonder what kind of food it is? And what's the price?"

"Well, I do have quite a bit of food, including barley, corn, oats, potatoes, and rice. Since they're all unprocessed, I'm selling them all at nine cents per pound. But I only accept gold, nothing else."

Zhao Mancang responded and then said:
"If you have enough gold, I can provide you with one million kilograms of food. How about that? Can you eat it?"

hiss!
One million kilograms of grain?
Wu Zhigui and Jin Funian opened their eyes wide, and their breathing became rapid.

Nine cents per pound, one million pounds is only ninety thousand yuan, but nowadays flour is 18 cents per pound, cornmeal is 10.6 cents per pound, and rice is 13.6 cents per pound.

Therefore, even if it has not been processed, the price of nine cents per pound is enough to make people earn a lot of money.

"Of course we can eat it, comrade. When do we start trading? By the way, is this food moldy?"

Hearing Wu Zhigui's words, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but laugh:
"If you can find even one moldy grain, I'll sell you all one million kilograms of grain for five cents."

How confident do you have to be to say such a thing?
Because of this, Wu Zhigui was even happier and hurriedly confirmed the specific transaction time again.

"How about half an hour later, we'll be in the woods outside the city. I'll give you 100,000 kilograms of food first?"

One hundred thousand jin of grain is already a lot. According to the specification of one hundred jin per bag, there are one thousand bags of grain in it.

The transportation problem was not a problem at all for Zhao Mancang, but for Wu Zhigui, it was a huge problem.

So a thousand packs would definitely be a challenge. It depends on whether Wu Zhigui can finish them all.

After experiencing the last incident with Li Erzhu, Zhao Mancang is now much more cautious and bolder about selling grain.

It is imperative to be cautious, otherwise, you never know when you will be robbed by others.

The reason for being bold is that the five million kilograms of grain in the system space is really too much and difficult to sell, so it is best to sell them all at once.

"How about this, comrade? Can we set the trading location near No. 45, Hongyan East Road, Sifang Bridge, outside the city? We can trade one million kilograms of grain at once."

Wu Zhigui asked cautiously.

He was originally the largest food supplier in the nearby black market and had cooperation with many food companies. Otherwise, how could he dare to agree to let Zhao Mancang consume these one million kilograms of food?

As one of the biggest middlemen, Wu Zhigui has several secret warehouses and a lot of people under him.

However, food supply has always been a problem. There are almost no people like Zhao Mancang who can supply millions of kilograms of food at once.

Because there are almost no wild food suppliers.

Simply put, there is a shortage of food.

Maybe Zhao Mancang is not very clear about this, but Wu Zhigui is very clear about this.

In the past 1958, drought had already begun to appear.

For example, in March and May of 1958, droughts occurred in most areas of the southwest, Guangdong and Guangxi, etc. In some more serious areas, severe droughts occurred and grain harvests were poor.

During the summer months of May, June, July and August, severe droughts occurred in some areas including the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake and the Northeast.

Poor harvests have become a trend.

Wu Zhigui has come into contact with many important figures and usually pays attention to reading newspapers, so he is very sensitive to these situations.

Since the harvest is already poor, there will undoubtedly be a wave of food shortages before the winter wheat harvest in April or May of this year. By then, food prices on the black market might surge.

Even if the price of grain did not go up, Wu Zhigui would definitely be able to make a lot of money with the current grain price of nine cents per pound offered by Zhao Mancang.

"Sure, no problem!" Zhao Mancang agreed with a smile. Wu Zhigui was overjoyed when he heard that.

At the same time, Wu Zhigui looked at Zhao Mancang with extremely fiery eyes, as if he was looking at a fool.

why?
Because the price is only nine cents per pound, no one would do this. Only Zhao Mancang would do this. Isn't he a stupid fool?
No, it should be said that he is the boy who brings wealth.

However, Wu Zhigui and the others did not know about Zhao Mancang's "hardship". After all, he could get more food at any time, so of course he didn't care about the price of nine cents per pound of food.

After determining the transaction location and time, Zhao Mancang left first.

Wu Zhigui and Jin Funian also left in a hurry. Could they really transport one million kilograms of grain to the vicinity of Sifang Bridge in half an hour?
What they didn't know was that Zhao Mancang had already arrived near Sifang Bridge before them.

Zhao Mancang searched around near No. 45 Hongyan East Road, determined the specific address, and then immediately identified a place that could be used to store grain.

However, Zhao Mancang waited for twenty-five minutes before arriving at the gate of Courtyard No. 45.

At this time, Wu Zhigui and Jin Funian had been waiting at the door for a long time, and there were more than ten people behind them.

Before Zhao Mancang arrived, they even looked around the door for a long time, but they didn't hear any movement. Wu Zhigui thought that Zhao Mancang was not coming.

I didn't expect to actually see someone.

"Comrade, has the food been delivered?"

When Wu Zhigui greeted Zhao Mancang, his eyes were looking behind Zhao Mancang.

But behind Zhao Mancang was pitch black, so dark that one couldn't see one's hand in front of one's face. How could he see clearly?
Today is New Year's Eve, and it is the twelfth lunar month. The dawn comes very late, around 7:20.

"Well, it has been shipped here, and the scales are also here, but you can use your own scales."

Zhao Mancang smiled and was quite excited himself.

As long as he can complete this transaction with Wu Zhigui smoothly, Zhao Mancang will definitely look for him again next time.

Hearing this, Wu Zhigui was overjoyed, but was also very shocked inside.

Only twenty-five minutes had passed, and Zhao Mancang had managed to transport one million kilograms of grain to the vicinity of Sifang Bridge without making a fuss?

And during this process, there was no sound at all, which was simply terrifying.

If someone said that there was no group of people behind Zhao Mancang, Wu Zhigui would never believe it.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Wu Zhigui hurriedly called for people to follow Zhao Mancang and came to an open space fifty meters away.

Wu Zhigui was very familiar with this open space, which was the small grassy area beside the road. He usually didn't pay attention to it because it was very close to Sifang Bridge.

At this time, the open space was filled with food, bags of food, like a small mountain, which made Wu Zhigui and others drool.

The food cost nine cents per pound, and the combination here was 200,000 pounds each of barley, wheat, corn, oats and rice. The price was fair to everyone and Wu Zhigui did not suffer any loss.

Such a large amount of food is really astonishing.

Wu Zhigui also took a kerosene lamp and paid attention to the ground. He found that there were not many footprints or wheel marks on the ground.

"Did he bring it here in advance? Or is there something else going on?"

It hasn't snowed in the capital in recent days, but there are still some ice and snow residues on the ground, and the traces can be seen relatively clearly.

No matter how suspicious Wu Zhigui was, Zhao Mancang smiled and said:
"I've already told you that if you can find even one moldy grain, I'll sell it to you for five cents. You can check it now, or you can do random checks at any time during the transaction."

Seeing Zhao Mancang so confident, Wu Zhigui still carefully randomly checked hundreds of bags of grain. The result was without a doubt that there was not a single moldy grain.

This made Wu Zhigui and others marvel.

Because this is too awesome, too incredible!
After all, grain that costs nine cents per pound will more or less be mixed with sand and other things, or it may be stale grain that has been stored for a long time.

But the result was completely different. These were the grains that had just been harvested last autumn and were definitely not stale grains.

Just based on this, Wu Zhigui made a fortune.

Ninety thousand RMB converted into gold is only 29,605.2 grams.

Wu Zhigui paid the money very readily.

Seeing the other party being so straightforward, Zhao Mancang nodded happily:
"Okay, next time if there's more food, I'll come back."

"Then let's put it this way!"

Both parties were very satisfied with the transaction. At this point, the money and goods were settled.

After leaving Sifang Bridge, Zhao Mancang did not return to Pigeon City because it was not far from dawn.

It seemed like I didn't do anything early this morning, but it seemed like I did a lot.

One million kilograms of grain were cleared from the system space, and the entire space looked a lot emptier.

The price of grain at nine cents per pound is still too cheap after all, but this time the grain was obtained "for free", so Zhao Mancang has a generous attitude of "the son sells the father's land without feeling sorry".

What's more, he wanted to sell the food quickly. After all, he and Lin Wan couldn't eat so much food.

There was nothing to do in the morning, so Zhao Mancang planned to stay in No. 35, Dongguanying Hutong, read some books, and organize the supplies in the system space.

As a result, when he saw the stored wine, he couldn't help but think of the courtyard house in Caoyuan Hutong yesterday.

It's only been a day, Xie Zhenfa shouldn't have sold the house yet, right?

Regardless of whether the other party has sold the house or not, Zhao Mancang needs to go and see it. Otherwise, he would feel uncomfortable if he missed such a good house.

Although it is not appropriate to buy such a house at this time, firstly, he doesn't know how to spend the 260,000 yuan, and secondly, Xie Zhenfa has already decided to sell it to his family. If this house is not sold, it will definitely be taken over by someone else.

Or it might be occupied by Xie Zhenfa’s relatives, friends, and neighbors, and then it might be broken into pieces.

Instead of doing this, you might as well buy it yourself. It will be perfect for storing your cellared wine.

As for Zhou Mansion, that place is too conspicuous and inappropriate.

After all, Caoyuan Hutong is in a hutong, and it is also a quadrangle courtyard, which is very common in the capital.

But Zhou Mansion is a Republican-style building, a villa, which is indeed very conspicuous in that era.

After deciding to buy the Xie residence at No. 17 Caoyuan Hutong, Zhao Mancang immediately disguised himself and went out.

When he arrived at the gate of No. 17 Caoyuan Hutong, Zhao Mancang knocked on the door. After the housekeeper of Xie's house opened the door, he explained his purpose.

Seeing someone coming to see the house, the housekeeper was immediately overjoyed. He brought Zhao Mancang in and gave him a warm welcome.

After a while, Xie Zhenfa, the owner of the house, also came.

"What do you call a comrade?"

After some pleasantries, Zhao Mancang explained directly that a friend had told him yesterday that Courtyard No. 17 in Caoyuan Hutong was for sale, so he came to take a look.

The Xie residence has a layout of three courtyards and one span. The courtyard covers an area of ​​more than 2,000 square meters, reaching 2,600 square meters, which is twice as large as the 1,300 square meter courtyard that Zhao Mancang bought on Zhongguancun South Street.

However, one is a two-courtyard building, while the other is a three-courtyard building with one span, so the two are not comparable.

Zhao Mancang followed Xie Zhenfa's footsteps and visited the entire Xie residence. Except for a few houses that were occupied, he looked at almost all the other rooms.

After the visit, Zhao Mancang was somewhat hesitant to agree with the other party's decoration. It was obviously a good house, but the decoration was really too ordinary.

If Zhao Mancang wants to live in this house in the future, he will definitely have to renovate it.

Especially the fact that there is no bathroom, that is something Zhao Mancang absolutely cannot tolerate.

"Comrade, I wonder how much you plan to sell it for?"

Now that you have finished looking at the house, it is naturally time to bargain.

Previously, Zhao Mancang bought a house on Zhongguancun South Street. Because it was outside the city and had an average location, the price was only 1,850 yuan.

Because this house is located in the city, covers a large area, and is made of very good materials, it can even be said that in the past, it was the residence of a prince or a villa of a prince.

All in all, the value of this house is not low.

However, Xie Zhenfa was probably in a hurry to sell it out, so he only offered a price of 5,000 yuan, which was not high.

Although the price is not high, it is actually not low and is not much different from the market price.

Zhao Mancang bargained with the other party and finally settled on a price of 4,900 yuan.

In order to avoid any further complications, Xie Zhenfa and Zhao Mancang went together to handle the procedures in the morning.

In less than two hours, the name on the property title had been changed.

The household head's name was changed from Xie Zhenfa to Li Changan in a very short time.

Li Changan is the identity that Zhao Mancang disguised himself as. At present, this identity is just a name in the rural area outside the city. Once it is verified by the street office, he will be finished.

Therefore, after completing the transaction, Zhao Mancang rode his 28-inch bicycle out of the city.

Xie Zhenfa still needed to stay in the Xie residence for a few more days, so even if Zhao Mancang took over the house, he couldn't do anything.

Nanmazhuang Village, located on the outskirts of the city, is a very small village surrounded by mostly farmland.

After some simple inquiries, Zhao Mancang decided to let Li Changan settle in this area.

Letters of introduction and the like can all be forged, and as for other things, that is even simpler.

Zhao Mancang found a small hill near Nanmazhuang Village, dug two empty tombs, and then put up a sign.

Li Changan is a person who got lost in the chaos of war and is now "returning to his roots."

Although the capital was liberated peacefully that year, there was also chaos and war in the vicinity of the capital. It was normal for an ordinary person like Li Changan to flee his hometown.

As for who else was among our ancestors, so many years have passed, who would remember?
Therefore, Zhao Mancang gave five kilograms of sweet potatoes and half a kilogram of meat to each of the former village chief and villagers of Nanmazhuang Village, and the tone of the matter was completely set.

After arranging all this, Zhao Mancang returned to the city to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Zhao Mancang spent the afternoon of New Year's Eve in the suburbs of the city, and in the evening he ate a simple meal by himself to fill his stomach.

However, the Zhao Family Courtyard on Zhongguancun South Street is extremely lively.

Lin Guohua, Zhang Dongyue, Lin Kai and Lin Shuxian, a family of four, all came here to celebrate the New Year.

Because the place in Heizhima Hutong is too small and there are too many neighbors, it is not suitable!

The yard has been very lively since the afternoon. Big Black, Little Black and their little master are running around and strolling around the yard.

Today is New Year's Eve, and no one mentioned Zhao Mancang, mainly because they were afraid that Lin Wan would feel uncomfortable.

Lin Wan herself was quite happy and not too sad, which made Zhang Dongyue even more worried.

"Wan'er, tell me, have you found another man behind our backs?"

"Mom, what are you talking about? Didn't I tell you already? This is just a normal job transfer." Lin Wan rolled her eyes and explained helplessly:
"I've already told you, this is the compensation my boss gave me."

"Besides, my belly is so big now, and other people are not stupid, how could it be possible?"

"Forget it. I can't explain it to you. Just figure it out on your own. I'm too lazy to explain it anymore."

Lin Wan was both angry and helpless when she heard that she was having an affair with someone, and that person was her own mother.

Fortunately, she knew that Zhao Mancang was not dead, otherwise, she would feel even more wronged for being transferred to the Grain Bureau for no reason.

She even wondered if some leader had taken a fancy to her.

The news that Guan Wade, the leader of the Grain Bureau, transferred her to the Grain Bureau yesterday quickly spread throughout the entire steel plant, so Lin Guohua, Zhang Dongyue and others also knew about it very quickly.

Out of the blue, Lin Wan was transferred again. No one would believe it if there was nothing strange about it.

Especially since Lin Wan's complexion was getting better and better, all these changes made Zhang Dongyue very worried.

Logically speaking, since Zhao Mancang had sacrificed himself, it wouldn't be a big deal if his daughter found another man.

But the problem is that Zhao Mancang just left not long ago, and the baby in her belly hasn't been born yet. Is she so anxious to find a stepfather for the child?

If the neighbors knew about this, who knows how they would frame Lin Wan.

If this continues, the Lin family might be criticized in the future.

"It seems that I have to keep a close eye on it!" Zhang Dongyue thought secretly.

In the evening, to be exact, at 5:30 pm, the New Year’s Eve dinner began.

Lin Huijun has already put on new clothes, a blue and white flowered jacket, which is very beautiful and fits her well, and a pair of black cotton shoes. Those were the shoes her grandmother had sewn for her. They had a lot of cotton in them, so they were very warm.

These materials for making clothes and shoes were brought back by Zhao Mancang. Zhang Dongyue also asked Lin Wan where they came from.
At that time, Lin Wan just lied and said that it was left by Zhao Mancang.

"Dahei, don't come near me. If you dirty my clothes, I will beat you!"

The greedy little cat wearing new clothes no longer likes to play with Dahei and Xiaohei. He even shows a cute fierce expression and threatens them with words.

Dahei and Xiaohei were also very obedient and didn't come forward.

However, during the meal, because there were too many delicious dishes, Lin Huijun accidentally got her clothes dirty.

Looking at the dirty clothes, Lin Huijun burst into tears.

The kind that is difficult to coax makes the two bootlickers, Dahei and Xiaohei, very anxious. They jump up and down, but it doesn't help.

Adults like Lin Guohua all started laughing. Lin Wan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and asked the little guy to take off his clothes by himself and wash them simply first, so that they would not be washed clean later.

So Lin Wan took the kid to change clothes. When the kid returned to the dining table, Lin Guohua and the others' eyes were wide open.

"Washed? No, this is another new dress, right?"

"Well, my mother hid the clothes and just took them out for me to change into, hehe."

The little guy showed off proudly, and at the same time took out a towel and hung it on his chest to avoid getting his clothes dirty when eating later.

Zhang Dongyue and the others looked at the little guy with smiles and cooperated with him in acting, but Zhang Dongyue quickly glanced at her husband, her eyes full of worry.

The latter shook his head slightly, indicating not to rush and take it slow.

Overall, today's New Year's Eve dinner is very rich, with seafood, fish, shrimp, chicken, duck, fish, pig's trotters, braised pork, etc. In short, the main dishes are very hard.

Even though Lin Kai was known as the king of eating, he was so full that he couldn't finish the food on the table.

After dinner, Zhang Dongyue and her family of four took some dishes and food home.

In fact, Lin Wan tried to keep them, but Lin Guohua insisted on going back.

It's already a big deal to come to my son-in-law's house to have the New Year's Eve dinner. If he stays at home, that would be too much.

Even though Zhao Mancang has sacrificed himself, this place should be completely considered Lin Wan's own home, but Lin Guohua is a man who cares about face, so naturally he would not live in his daughter's house.

Even if Zhang Dongyue wanted to stay and supervise Lin Wan to find out who was supporting Lin Wan behind the scenes, she was called away by Lin Guohua.

As soon as they left, Lin Wan coaxed the little one to fall asleep quickly.

Lin Huijun didn't have firecrackers, so after eating and chatting for a while, it was almost time to go to bed.

The little brat has learned her lesson. Today, she is determined to find out whether her mother is secretly eating delicious food behind her back.

However, when she lay on the warm big bed, she soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

Lin Wan walked in the yard for nearly twenty minutes before waiting for Zhao Mancang.

"Have you been waiting for a long time? Happy New Year, and little one, happy New Year to you too." Zhao Mancang said to Lin Wan, then half squatted down and said to the little one in her belly.

(End of this chapter)