Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 118 The Gold Bracelet Given by the Dogfish

It felt heavy when I picked it up; although it didn't weigh 500 grams, it was at least 300 grams.

There are five gold rings, which are just ordinary gold ornaments. Northerners like to call them that because they don't have any patterns on them.

I weighed them, and each one must weigh more than 20 grams.

Banks nowadays can exchange them, and usually the tellers don't ask where the money comes from.

A few years ago it cost about eight yuan per gram, but now it can reach about ten yuan.

After 1980, the price skyrocketed.

Even so, if these gold jewelry pieces were taken to a bank, even if they were bought at eight yuan per gram, after accounting for the so-called impurities, a single bracelet could fetch more than two thousand yuan.

All of these together would amount to at least five thousand yuan.

Five thousand yuan, that's a huge sum of money.

[Young master, the old turtle and the big carp asked me to tell you not to worry. These gold ornaments at the bottom of the lake are ownerless. Whoever finds them can keep them. The big pike asked us to give them to you.]

Lu Qiaoge felt a pang of emotion.

I never imagined that the first gold bracelet and gold ring I ever received would be a gift from a fish.

She took out a handkerchief, wrapped the gold jewelry in it, and asked in surprise, "Aren't you and the dogfish supposed to keep to your own devices? When did you get in touch?"

Hua Hua: [I don't know either. Old Turtle didn't say, but Pike said he hopes you can help prevent Red Star Lake from returning to its original state. That deputy manager of the fishing company is after the treasure at the bottom of the lake. Pike also said it's just a small token of his appreciation, and he hopes you can accept it.]

Lu Qiaoge: ...

This pike is quite dog-like, it's even a little bit of a treat!
If you can help, it and the old tortoise will slowly retrieve all the gold and silver treasures for you, ensuring you'll never have to worry about money again.

Lu Qiaoge: ...

She's said it a million times already, why is she still being asked to come up with solutions for each of these?

I really can't do it!

Lu Qiaoge said seriously, "I'll accept this gift. Go tell Old Turtle and Dogfish tomorrow that I'll try my best to find a way."

The tabby cat happily hopped around.

He added smugly, "I already told them, little master, you're really poor right now, no salary and no money. Seeing all this gold, they'll definitely agree."

Lu Qiaoge grabbed the tabby cat and said in a sinister tone, "Is there any other possibility that I want both the fish and the gold?"

The tabby cat opened its mouth and meowed like a kitten, not resisting at all, but instead rolling around happily, enjoying the energy coming from Lu Qiao's heart.

After the two of them had a good time playing around, the night grew deeper. Lu Qiaoge hid the gold jewelry and happily lay down with Huahua in her arms.

Yes, yes, for the sake of this gold, she will try her best to find a solution.

The next morning, after Lao Shen had finished washing up, Shen Yun finally found an opportunity to tell him that when she watched the performance last night, she saw Qin Hengzhi drive the military representative office's jeep away with Lu Qiaoge.

"Dad, do you think this is misuse of a public vehicle? The car doesn't belong to Qin Hengzhi; it belongs to the military representative office. What right does he have to drive a government car around town with Lu Qiaoge in it?"

Old Shen stared wide-eyed: "You didn't tell anyone about this, did you?"

Shen Yun was startled: "I didn't tell anyone else. Brother Aishu told me to ask you first."

Old Shen snorted coldly: "At least he has some brains."

Finally, he said to Shen Yun, "Now that you're with Liang Aishu, once things calm down, you two should get married."

As for Lu Qiaoge, that's all in the past. Don't treat Lu Qiaoge like a thorn in your side every time you see her.

Let me tell you, the Jeep that Qin Hengzhi drives was assembled by himself and was specially approved for use; it belongs to him personally.

Xiaoyun, let me tell you, Lu Qiaoge is not the same Lu Qiaoge as before. If you don't learn your lesson and dare to provoke her again, you won't get away with it.

He then urged her, "Go to work quickly."

Shen Yun was so angry that she didn't even eat breakfast.

It's so annoying.

When Lu Qiaoge was with Liang Aishu, she was in pain and distress. Now that Lu Qiaoge and Liang Aishu are no longer together, why is she still in pain and distress?

When will these days end?

Lu Qiaoge had no idea that she was about to become Shen Yun's inner demon.

She went to several departments early in the morning to retrieve the completed permits and related documents.

Before the license could even be sent to the food factory, Lao Hu returned from a meeting, took a sip of water, and then called everyone to the conference room for a meeting.

Only Sister Hua was left to be on duty in the main office.

It turns out it was related to the inspection team.

Three days later, the inspection team came to the military factory to offer their condolences. After all, they were not from the same department and had different affiliations, so they could not inspect 516.

But visiting and offering condolences is still acceptable.

Of course, there are certain limits to the scope of the visit.

The true core area is off-limits to unauthorized personnel.

"...We are responsible for the area under the jurisdiction of Xiangyang Subdistrict Office, mainly focusing on sanitation and public image. Let's discuss the area each person is responsible for."

Huang Juan said, "We will continue as before, with one person in charge of one district, working together with the residents' committee to do a good job in various tasks."

Lu Qiaoge volunteered, saying, "All members of the service station are responsible for the sanitation of the bungalow area, the night school, the food factory, and the cleaning of the nearby roads."

Old Hu nodded in satisfaction and emphasized, "Mr. Zhen donated food, medicine and ammunition to our Workers' and Peasants' Party before, and now he is donating airplanes to us. Although he went to the port city, he is very patriotic."

By bringing his heir back this time, he is actually sending a signal to the people of Hong Kong that the Zhen family is on our side and has our hearts set on us. This is very important for the future return of Hong Kong.

Therefore, we must do a good job of hosting them this time, just like in daily life. Although we don't have a luxurious villa, our thatched cottage must be clean and tidy. Do you understand what I mean?

Shao Le answered loudly, "Understood!"

Old Hu waved his hand: "Meeting adjourned, let's get down to business."

Lu Qiaoge asked Lao Hu, "Should we make some small flags to wave and shout 'Welcome, welcome, warm welcome'?"

Old Hu waved his hand: "No need, no need."

After all, it's 516, which is under military-style management.

As long as their mental state and hygiene meet the standards, it's fine.

After all, production is still the primary focus.

We don't need anything fancy.

After making the arrangements, Lu Qiaoge asked Lao Hu for permission to go to the food factory and deliver the collective production license.

The license states that Xiangyang Food Factory is approved to be established to produce shortbread and corn cakes, and the factory will temporarily be responsible for obtaining the necessary flour and other food products.

However, the plan does include the provision that, based on prior sales, the company can apply to the First Grain Depot to purchase flour, sugar, soybean oil, and other products.

It also specifically states that capitalist operations are prohibited.

The only thing missing now is the health certificate. According to the standards, a hygiene inspection will be conducted on Saturday. So Lao Hu has instructed Lu Qiaoge to supervise the progress of the food factory in the next few days, in addition to the assigned cleaning tasks.

The license that Lu Qiaoge brought was examined by everyone one by one.

Everyone's faces were flushed with excitement, or perhaps from the sun.

Chang An, who was mute, was illiterate, so Zhou Li patiently read the words to him one by one.

The mute man's lips moved, as if he were learning from the others.

Lu Qiaoge's heart skipped a beat.

My gaze was fixed on Chang An's face...

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