Courtyard House: Passing through the Silly Pillar, Activating the Blessed Cave Heaven

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These remarks severely damaged public confidence in the Gold Yuan, leading to significant obstacles to its implementation in North China.

Not long after, Beiping was peacefully liberated. Surprisingly, He Yuzhu's actions saved many people from this economic disaster.

The messages spread by He Yuzhu spread wider and wider, and soon reached the whole country.

This also resulted in the loss of one-third of the gold, silver dollars, and foreign exchange when Bald-headed Dang retreated to Taiwan. However, He Yuzhu was unaware of these subsequent events at the time.

After the liberation of Beiping, this ancient city with a thousand-year history finally ushered in true peace.

He Yuzhu discovered that although the gold yuan had been replaced by the renminbi, the new currency still depreciated during circulation, although the depreciation was far less severe than that of the legal tender in the past.

Although the reasons are unclear, He Yuzhu firmly believes that this country, which has endured many hardships, will soon be reborn, and the era of the people being the masters of their own country is not far away.

In order to support the newly established regime, He Yuzhu, while meeting his own daily needs, continuously released the large amount of resources stored in Fudi Cave into the market.

Finally, the day that he was incredibly excited for arrived.

That day, He Yuzhu, unusually, asked his master Wu Baotian for leave, changed into his neatest clothes, and tidied himself up.

The boy in the mirror has shed his former childishness. In two years, he has grown from a child into a handsome young man who is 1.78 meters tall.

He carried a Leica IIIc camera that he had obtained through special channels, along with ten rolls of film, and headed to Chang'an Avenue before dawn.

After passing through security, he hung his camera on his body, carried dry food and spare lenses, and stood on the street on the south side of Chang'an Avenue.

Looking at the bustling crowds on Chang'an Avenue, He Yuzhu couldn't help but snap a few photos of the street scene, and then asked other photographers around him to take a few more pictures for him.

In the photo, he stands with his back to the city gate tower—a composition technique he learned from a master photographer at a photography studio for ten silver dollars.

In order to get the best viewing spot, he squeezed his way to the very front of the crowd.

Around 3 p.m., when that solemn declaration, which would be recorded in history, resounded through the sky, He Yuzhu instantly burst into tears.

The scene, which he had seen countless times in video footage in his previous life, was now being experienced in person, making him tremble all over.

He cheered with all his might, for this nation, which had endured so much suffering, had finally ushered in the dawn of a new era.

The cheers of the crowd and the booming of the cannons drowned out He Yuzhu's shouts.

After watching the ceremony, which was not as orderly as in later generations, he joined the mass parade.

Back at his home in Qudeng Hutong, he was still unable to calm his excitement.

He Yuzhu carefully put away all the film negatives taken today. For him, this was the most glorious day from his past life to the present.

Just for this day, traveling back to this era would be worthwhile, and these negatives will become precious witnesses to history.

The next day, He Yuzhu threw himself back into his busy culinary studies.

In the early 1950s, the southern provinces of China were liberated one after another.

Beiping gradually regained its prosperous appearance as an ancient capital with a history of thousands of years.

After three years of apprenticeship, He Yuzhu officially began cooking after the New Year.