Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

The few people on the roadside who heard Xu Damao say it was porcelain from the Tang Dynasty were also clueless and gave He Yuzhu pitying looks.

However, He Yuzhu remained calm at this moment, and simply asked, "Why is cotton stuffed inside this Buddha statue?"

Everyone around was stunned by what he said. Yes, normally porcelain is hollow in the middle, so why would you put cotton in it?

Just now, everyone was just lamenting that the porcelain was broken; no one thought much about it.

"Perhaps the cotton was packed in in order to prevent it from being damaged during transport," said Xu Wude.

"Even though the porcelain is broken, this cotton is still useful."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he squatted down and threw the broken porcelain shards on the roadside garbage heap. After all, they were porcelain from the Republic of China era and were worthless.

Then, as he picked up the cotton, a golden object suddenly fell out and landed directly on the ground.

"What is this?" He Yuzhu asked in surprise.

"It's a large yellow croaker!" A sharp-eyed onlooker immediately recognized it.

"It was four large yellow croakers tied together."

"What? Four big yellow croakers?" Xu Wude was shocked. Upon closer inspection, the gold bars on the ground were dazzling. The cotton ropes that tied the four gold bars had broken, and the gold bars were lying crookedly on the ground.

"A piece of this size could probably buy a whole house, right?"

"This kid is incredibly lucky. He bought a porcelain piece and found four gold bars hidden inside."

"How much money can this be exchanged for? I wish it were mine."

"Why exchange for money? Just go to the military control office and exchange for a house. The government is collecting gold bars now."

The onlookers were all talking at once, each expressing their envy of He Yuzhu's luck. This was something even more incredible than a pie falling from the sky, yet it had actually happened right before their eyes.

This was exactly the effect He Yuzhu wanted. He had already bought a bicycle, making it the only bicycle in the courtyard.

If he were to spend a large sum of money to buy houses or sell things, the beasts in the courtyard would definitely suspect that he was making money illegally, and they would certainly report him.

But today, Hugh Wood brought me to buy porcelain, and then he hid four gold bars inside, which made him a large sum of money and laundered the money.

Especially today, Xu Wude brought me to buy porcelain, which was clearly malicious. The three of them conspired to deceive me into spending money on a worthless piece of porcelain, hoping I would keep it as a family heirloom and not sell it so that the fake wouldn't be exposed.

He Yuzhu broke through this fake porcelain, openly obtaining four large yellow croakers, thus killing two birds with one stone: laundering the money and making Xu Wude so annoyed he wanted to vomit blood.

At this moment, the three members of the Xu family were dumbfounded. They had indeed set a trap to lure He Yuzhu into it. After all, Ge Yusuo had assured them that the porcelain on his stall was all collected from the countryside and bought from scrap yards. At most, it was from the Republican era, and there wasn't even any from the Qing Dynasty.

Yes, there is definitely no Qing Dynasty porcelain here, that's for sure. But how could there be four large yellow croakers hidden inside a Republic of China-era piece of porcelain?

The key point is that this large yellow croaker is more valuable than a piece of Tang Dynasty porcelain.

Hearing the passersby's comments, Xu Wude was stunned. His eyes were fixed on the four large yellow croakers, his eyes red with envy.

I had planned everything meticulously, but I never imagined that there would be gold bars hidden inside these Republic of China-era porcelain pieces, and there were as many as four of them.

My monthly salary is only 30 yuan, which is more than my salary in ten years. I could never save up the money for these four gold bars in my entire life.

How come He Yuzhu is so lucky?

The key point is that I brought He Yuzhu here today to help Ge Yusuo swindle money from He Yuzhu. Everything was going according to plan, but who knew that he would earn four big yellow croakers in the blink of an eye.

Although he could get 10 yuan from Ge Yusuo, it was nothing compared to the four large yellow croakers.

Xu Zhaodi waited for a long time before she could calculate the approximate value of the four large yellow croakers in her mind. That was enough to buy the entire courtyard house. Then she looked at He Yuzhu with shining eyes.

It was as if I were looking at a glittering golden doll.

Putting aside the money he earns from work, those four large yellow croakers alone represent a fortune that many people couldn't accumulate in a lifetime. How wonderful it would be to become a daughter-in-law of the He family, then one would never have to worry about food and drink again.

You can buy whatever you want and live a prosperous life.

Xu Damao was even angrier than his father.

He had only said one thing to him before He Yuzhu pinned him to the ground and started hitting him hard.

He Daqing ran away, and I was overjoyed. Now He Yuzhu is a child without a father.

But in just a few months, He Yuzhu actually got lucky and got four large yellow croakers. What's the difference between that and getting them for free?

The thought of He Yuzhu using the money to buy houses and live a life of extravagance made Xu Damao feel so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood, as if he had swallowed a fly.

The person who was most upset at the scene was Ge Yusuo, the stall owner who sold him the Buddha statues.

He stared in astonishment as He Yuzhu picked up the four large yellow croakers. He was completely dumbfounded, standing there dumbfounded, his head feeling as if it were filled with lead, unable to think straight.

It took him a while to react. Seeing He Yuzhu pick up the four large yellow croakers, he hurriedly shouted, "These gold bars are mine. I only sold you the Buddha statue. The large yellow croakers are mine."

"Heh, dream on."

He Yuzhu said, "Once you buy, you're no longer responsible. Are you trying to break the rules of the antique trade?"

Some of the vendors watching the commotion were unhappy. No matter how good the four large yellow croakers were, they couldn't possibly be theirs. They couldn't just go up and snatch them.

Besides, with so many people in the market now, you can't possibly outcompete others even if you try to take advantage of them.

Someone said, "Ge Yusuo, you're talking nonsense. Nobody can say for sure whether the antiques you sell are genuine, but once someone has paid for the items, they belong to them."

"Yes, how can someone sell something and then claim the outside is someone else's but the inside is their own?"

There is no such rule in the world.

"That's right, if you're going to break our rules, then don't set up your stall here."

"Doing business is all about integrity. How can you be so unruly?"

After the others spoke, Ge Yusuo immediately fell silent. She had only wanted the big yellow croaker in a moment of desperation.

But right now, he knows very well that he can't win it back at all, especially since these fellow street vendors are all the type to laugh at others' lack and complain about others' success.

At this point, under the guise of righteousness and the rules of selling antiques, there was absolutely no hope of getting those four large yellow croakers.

Passersby couldn't stand it anymore. Many people come to this night market specifically to buy antiques. If they could back out after selling something, it would be a disaster for both the seller and the buyer, and it would defeat the purpose of the antique market.

"You're a street vendor, you took their money, and now that they've offered you a large yellow croaker, you still have the nerve to ask for it back?"

"You're shameless, you're a disgrace to the men of Beijing."

"That's right. You have to be honest in business. Who will do business with you if you're not honest?"

"If you dare to utter another word, I'll beat you up, you swindler."

A large crowd cheered, and some even wanted to personally teach Ge Yusuo a lesson.

Terrified, Ge Yusuo immediately begged for mercy, saying she dared not.

Although I felt very regretful, I still had to make a living in this industry.

"Mmm-hmm, lately there have been a lot of pickpockets."

He Yuzhu was delighted. This was none other than Ye Dapeng, Li Fugui's son-in-law.

"Brother Ye, are you on duty today?"

"Yes, what happened?" Ye Dapeng saw a crowd gathered around and rushed over to see what was going on.

"It's nothing, I just picked up four big yellow croakers."

He Yuzhu recounted how he bought the Buddha statue.

Ye Dapeng was stunned; he had never heard of such a bizarre thing before.

"You said you bought a Buddha statue, and there were four large yellow croakers hidden inside?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "Yes, that's how bizarre things are, but so many people saw it."

Ye Dapeng asked some onlookers, and they all gave the same answer, which made him believe that He Yuzhu actually had amazing luck.

“There is too much gold. It’s not safe for you to keep it. You should send it to the Military Control Commission. There are troops stationed there, so there’s no way anything will go wrong.”

Then he said, "Now the government is buying up gold in a unified manner, and the price is not low."

He Yuzhu said, "I understand the current policy and will cooperate actively. Can I exchange gold for a house?"

"You should discuss this with Director Li tomorrow; I can't make the decision on my own."

Ye Dapeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that He Yuzhu agreed to deliver the gold to the Military Control Commission. At present, the country is in difficulty and needs the support of the people.

He Yuzhu followed Ye Dapeng directly to the Military Control Commission, ignoring Xu Wude and his family the entire time.

Upon arriving at the Military Control Commission, I registered four large yellow croakers with the leader on duty.

Do you want money or supplies?

At that time, prices were still very unstable, so He Yuzhu would certainly not ask for RMB. He hardly saved any money and spent it all every day. Any money he couldn't spend was exchanged for silver dollars or copper coins.

"I rented a storefront on Yanyandai Xiejie Street. Could you sell me that apartment?"

"Okay, but we'll have to wait until they're open tomorrow to complete the paperwork."

"Okay, I'll come again tomorrow."

He Yuzhu returned to the tavern. After all that commotion, it was already past 10 o'clock. The workers had all gone home, and only Xu Huizhen was anxiously waiting in the courtyard.

Seeing He Yuzhu return safely, I breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Why are you so late? It's all over the street. Everyone's saying you picked up four big yellow croakers."

He Yuzhu said angrily, "This kind of person really knows how to spread rumors. Did I find it by chance? I bought it for twenty yuan."

Xu Huizhen burst out laughing, exclaiming, "How can you talk like that? Buying four gold bars for 20 yuan is practically like finding them on the street!"

"You're getting cocky. Twenty yuan isn't a lot of money. It's almost a month's salary for an average person."